Board 8 > Raetsel continues ranking 631 songs (+ extra songs) [Rankings]

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Im not really myself right now, but I dont want to delay this indefinitely, so well just press along and see what happens?

Dont quite feel up to finishing the Bring Me the Horizon album right now, or diving into any of the remaining albums, so... more Vtubers?



cyan slime - Simulate (feat. Ruri Enma): I think Ill go with 70 points? Its certainly intriguing. The instruments are more...abnormal than I expect from Ruri, which Ill just presume is cyan slimes influence.

cyan slime - Milky Way (feat. Ruri Enma): The opening is fantastic, but then Ruri gets rather high-pitched and the music feels rave-adjacent with its thumping nature for a while... I guess Ill go with 70 points again?

merry milk/minai karte - colorful: An awfully cute and sweet song considering what I know about the source material... 64 points, maybe?

VGeneration - Sincerely: I think Id prefer the song covered by a single artist instead of a group, but I think they all did a fine job with it. It would probably hit some of the right notes of sadness, if I was in the mood for it, so Ill probably leave it unscored (its not exactly fair to judge it right now).

Nemukawa Yumena - Onegai Santa-san: Im...not really a fan of Christmas (Im sure Ive said that before), but the song seems fine? 54-ish points of fineness, possibly, maybe?

RIZnote - Christmas Song: Good song. Im not sure if its better or worse than last years cover of Christmas Song because I dont so much remember the last one, but the lyrics are so familiar that Im positive you nominated one. Somewhere in the 70 to 80 point range, I suppose.

Various Ex-Shuffle Members - Jingle Bells: ...I dunno. For being a cover of a song I hate, this is actually a good version of it. I didnt dislike it.. 50.86? Possibly?

Amatsuka Seu - Hikaku Shoukougun: Sounds familiar, so Ill imagine there were possibly multiple covers of this song last year? Definitely too familiar to have been something I only heard once before... its possible you just nominated one and I also listened to the original Vocaloid version as well or something, I guess, but I know Ive heard this a few times.

...Its nice, but not something I want at this exact point in time... 58 points, feel free to ask again on a different time axis.



Usuwa Suu - Secret Room: 57 points. Its fine, a bit off-beat (meaning weird, not literally) with things like a ringing phone in places, but... I dunno, 57 points just feels like an appropriate number at the moment.
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by the way, the latest ruri song went up last night

also a new yumena cover

also uh, seu's cover was the one you skipped ahead to a few weeks ago lol

UF8 posted...

also uh, seu's cover was the one you skipped ahead to a few weeks ago lol

Huh, I have no memory of that happening... at least explains why it was so familiar though. Would have bet on it having a higher score that night though, it really feels like the type of thing that would normally get high marks.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

And I think Ill open today by skipping ahead to Amatsuka Seu.

Amatsuka Seu - Hikaku Shoukogun: More depressing than I was expecting, but not bad. 60-something points, probably.

about the same really
(it was because she was in that in that kyoani group medley thing, to my surprise)

...Apparently, I do have something against circuses, huh? This is, what, the fourth time that complaint has come up? Thats intriguing, but I cant think of any reason for that to be the case. Oh well.

possibly because you obviously have a thing for animals, and circuses are infamous for the way they treat animals?

...sorry for responding to a post you made a few months ago, i've been finally catching up on all the writeups >_>

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I dont think so... its something about the environment specifically, not anyone or anything in the environment. Particularly those red and white tentsfor... some reason. Im pretty sure Ive never been to a circus before, but I get rather twitchy around the idea.

Considering how often circuses are a setting for events in games, cartoons, and shows theres probably some stupid pop culture thing thats lodged in my subconscious and skewing my perspective. Though still no real ideas what or why.



Lets finish the last three songs from Sempiternals Deluxe Edition:

BMtH - Join The Club: 57 points. A bit too intense for me and not something Im looking for right now, but its fairly catchy and along the lines of several other BMtH songs that I do love.

BMtH - Chasing Rainbows: 54 points. Its...nice, but Im not crazy about it and dont really see any lyrics Im especially drawn to.

BMtH - Deathbeds: 56.66 points; very good song that I have no connection to, appreciate hearing it though.



I really should listen to the Pathologic 2 OST now, but Im just not in the mood for Dark Adventure right now and Im trying to save that for when I do want to listen to it, to give it the best chance of getting high scores... you know, I think Im going to take a quick glance at how The Dear Hunters Act III album opens; probably too serious, dealing with the Great War and all, but I want different and theyre different.

...not a different I typically like on a first listen, granted, but work with me here. (And since Iceman will probably nominate Act IV, or something from Act IV at least, it makes far more sense to go backwards an act rather than jumping the gun and doing Act IV now.

...why not Act I? would be a good question...)

The Dear Hunter - Writing on a Wall: Short interlude that leads directly into the next song, not really capable of standing on its own, but not actually bad. Somewhere in the 50 point range, though its a bit of a dud nomination by itself.

The Dear Hunter - In Cauda Venenum: This feels like big band metal which is an odd combination that Im not immediately fond of, but does certainly qualify as different enough that it cant get less than 51 points. Probably a bit more than that, but not much more (though again, this is one of those bands where songs often jump several hundred placements after I adjust to them, so take first impressions with a heavier grain of salt than listen.)

....and dont even get me started on the Hawaiian-esque outro...



The Dear Hunter - What It Means To Be Alone: Yeah, not a fan here. Like 49.99 pointsI certainly cant say I dislike it, but... well I liked the outro at least.

The Dear Hunter - The Tank: I do kinda like the lyrics, not as sold on the actual song. 51 points, reasonable odds of moving up on a re-listen.



Take a break from that for now, finish with some amount of Vtuber songs:

Enma Ruri - Telecaster B-Boy: Nothing about this song or the lyrics feels familiar in the least... I dont have any problem with her design (though again, Im trying not to factor videos in), but I just...dont like this song. 38 points.

Asano Akane - Shinobi Shinobazu High Tension: 56.9799426.

...I dont know why such a very precise number, but Cute Ninja feels like exactly that number of points.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

I dont think so... its something about the environment specifically, not anyone or anything in the environment. Particularly those red and white tentsfor... some reason. Im pretty sure Ive never been to a circus before, but I get rather twitchy around the idea.

Considering how often circuses are a setting for events in games, cartoons, and shows theres probably some stupid pop culture thing thats lodged in my subconscious and skewing my perspective. Though still no real ideas what or why.

ok, fair enough.

also, snake nominated a spyro gyra song? nice, i love spyro gyra! i'm pleasantly surprised that snake is into this kind of music.

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I'll be interested to see what you think of Act III as you keep moving through it. It's got a very different feel from Act IV all the way through - much more raw. The back half has a couple of my very favorite TDH songs, though, and they're decidedly not like the rest of the album at all.

I would... Maybe recommend skipping He Said He Had a Story, though. Subject matter in that one is a little heavy and it's not so good of a song that I'd ever call it a must-listen for the band.

Also, I think it slipped my mind to ever comment on those few extra Savatage songs you listened to. Glad you enjoyed them! I'm sitting here right now trying to remember what Power of the Night even sounds like, and I honestly can't. Definitely not one of their most enduring efforts.

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Ill make a point of skipping that song for now then.

The Dear Hunter - The Poison Woman: Lets go with the full 60 points here. Its kinda a villain song, it kinda reminds me of Pimp/Priests song, its almost funny in how out of place it seems (we run away from a tank and then spontaneously run into a crazy woman who murders men for fun?). Its amusing and fun, though Im not in love with itcertainly comes closer to capturing the feel of the Act IV songs I like more than the opening tracks did.

The Dear Hunter - The Thief: Not bad. The dreamy, hypnotic qualities of the verses & chorus are quite appealing, though the interlude goes on a bit too long. 66 points, perhaps?

The Dear Hunter - Mustard Gas: For being a song about chemical warfare, I was expecting something more...explicit than this turned out to be. 58 points? I actually like a fair amount of the lyrics, but feel like Im missing something that remains undefined. (Could just be that the song wasnt what I was expecting and opinion would go up when listened to now that I know what it is.)

The Dear Hunter - Saved: I dont like the backing music on this track, though as usual I cant place why its putting me on edge. Nothing wrong with his vocal performance or the lyrics though... somewhere between high 40s and low 50s. (Its something I should be listening to more often to work on why Im bothered, but also not something I particularly like, so its bit variable.)



Which brings me to the track Im supposed to skip, which is a good excuse to take a break and go for some DARK ADVENTURE music from the Pathologic 2 soundtrack.

Theodor Bastard - Darkness: The ominous and oppressive feeling of the instrumental opening is fantastic, but the song loses something once the singing starts. Just repeating Hello, Darkness isnt exactly spooky... there are other lyrics, eventually, but Im always left wanting an instrumental version of the song. 54 points seems reasonable.

Theodor Bastard - Children Are Burying The Doll: 53 points. I kinda always laugh at creepy children these days, after WWE ruined the concept. Theres this ridiculous match some number of years ago where John Cena lost to Bray Wyatt because a creepy singing child was standing in his way; now whenever SPOOKY SINGING CHILD shows up, I just picture Cena pretending to be afraid of them and any dramatic tension is completely destroyed.

...mind you, I love wrestling when its being goofy and Im totally going to go watch that match again later tonight...



Theodor Bastard - Drops in The Endless: Ambient environmental track, though not one of my favorites. I appreciate what its trying to do, but its more slow and forgetful than foreboding. 52 points, Im thinking? I like the idea of it.

Theodor Bastard - Mourning Of The Gone: Exactly 50 points. Didnt leave much impression, Im afraid.



Now if youll excuse me, I have a terrible wrestling match to go rewatch.
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Only five songs left in Act III (presuming I continue skipping that one song), so lets see if we can get through it tonight:

The Dear Hunter - This Beautiful Life: I quite like the early parts of the song, particularly the second verse. So let us force a smile and pretend that were alive is a line that fits in perfectly with the BMTH songs that I love these days. Outroas usual for the bandis not quite my thing, though not enough to really drag the song down much. Somewhere in the 60 point range, lets just say 63.72.

...of course the point of this song being that Hunter is traumatized by the previous song on the album that was skipped, leads me to suspect that I really should go back to it for context at some point...



The Dear Hunter - Go Get Your Gun: Well, its definitely different than the other songs on the album, so it feels like a safe bet that this is one of the songs Iceman was talking about earlier. Unfortunately, its not something that lends itself well to first impressionsmilitary drinking song is... not exactly a topic that I find very appealing. Though it is catchy enough that I like it and theres some nice lyrical dissonance here; probably the most upbeat tempo song on the album thus far, with lines like

With our one foot in the grave
While the other ones kickin its way right down to hell

So... the song definitely does things and goes places that I like, while attached to subject matter that I have an aversion to; well say 64 points for a first impression? I like it well enough.

The Dear Hunter - The Son: Its fine enough. It does everything it needs to, but the way it seamlessly transitions to Father makes it all too evident that this song isnt meant to stand alone by any means.

The Dear Hunter - Father: I do like the dreamy ambience of the music, though Im still not really into the whole stolen identity part of the storyline. And theres just something almost comical about using the Poison Womans poison to kill the father. Youre in the middle of a war and have a gun, but to murder someone you need something you picked up from that nice serial killer we met a while ago? Kay.

Oh, take the 80 points; I do quite like the song itself, even if Im not terribly sold on the lyrics or story its attached to.

The Dear Hunter - Life and Death: Ehh... Ill try listening to this again on another day. Had an odd internet hiccup:

When we dance, it looks just like fire
When we sing, it sounds the same tone
We all have hearts, we all have homes
But when we die, we die alone

Oh, what a mess

And then my internet cut out briefly and the song ended abruptly. For a minute, I thought it was intentional and a bold way to end the albumwith the war and the constant threat of death, the final song ends mid-note almost as quickly as it started! So bold, so symbolic, so... oh wait the internets back and the songs resuming, I guess thats fine too...

Think Ill give it a day and try re-listening to it when Im not distracted by what the song isnt. For now, I want to go the Untitled track from the deluxe version of Act IIIits not on Spotify, as far as Im aware, but as its like a demo version of part of A Night on the Town, its a song Ive heard quite a bit about over the past few years.



The Dear Hunter - Untitled 1: Not as good as the full version from Act IV, but still interesting. 57 pointsworth listening to and seeing the differences at any rate.

Pretty good album though I do think the skipped song was a bit more important to the story than indicated. Without it, Hunters decision to murder The Father seems to be especially out of left field... but either way, I did enjoy my time with it.



Now where did I leave off on that Pathologic 2 album...

Theodor Bastard - Doctors Dead: Not quite as oppressive as I like my dark ambient music, but its a better example of the genre than Drops In The Endless was; 56.15 points.

Theodor Bastard - The Temple Of Lost Childhood: Creepy children singing, take two. This song has more unsettling instrumentals though, so its better than Children Are Burying The Doll... this song feels a bit too short though; 1:33 isnt really much of a runtime. At least 60 points though, I did enjoy it while it lasted.

Theodor Bastard - Killing The Bison: Another good try song. I like what its going for, but it never succeeds in making me feel any actual dread or fear or anything. 53 points, I think; its definitely the right genre and Id rather have this song than no ambient tracks at all, but its not quite enough.

Theodor Bastard - Heart Of The Labrint: 51 points; like above, but slightly worse.



Ill finish the album tomorrow (or whenever I get back to this if tomorrow winds up being a day off).
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Theodor Bastard - Lost In The Night: 56.29 ; its still not quite the terror ambience that I love, but I like some of the instruments here and I enjoy the song. Just a bit short and not as emotionally resonant as Id hope for. Still nice though!

Theodor Bastard - Macula Areas: Desert Ambience Music. 64 points; it nails the aesthetic of being lost in a desert for most of its runtime (it does get a bit more intense towards the end), but I dont think desert is one of my favorite environments... still, I definitely like it and appreciate anything that successfully creates an atmosphere like this song does.

Theodor Bastard - Disappearing: Creepy chanting song and the most unsettling song on the album thus far. Lets say 70-some points for this? Its still not quite there, but its very, very close.

Theodor Bastard - Shaman From The Downtown: I dont know. Pass for now.

Theodor Bastard - Volchya Yagoda: ...wait, what? This track has the same name as the album from earlier, but the earlier album didnt have this song? Thats confusing. Low 50s here (53?); its fine, but a bit forgettable.

Not a bad album; didnt dislike any of the songs and I wouldnt mind listening to it again on another night. I really do love the idea of most of the songs, so its probably worth the extra chance.



Now to give that one song from Act III another chance with stable internet.

The Dear Hunter - Life and Death (attempt #2): 55 points, Im thinking. I like it, but the Bridge is a bit repetitive. I do like the ending of the song though. When we die, we die... is certainly blunt and the way the singer trails off if quite pleasing.

...alright, I guess its more than 55 points of pleasing. Ill go up to 60 points on this one.



I want something harsh to provide a bit of variety from the recent songs, so lets hit those two Every Time I Die songs Bane mentioned over a month ago that he didnt think Id like because those should fit the bill nicely.

ETiD - Pigs Is Pigs: 64 points. True, its not my favorite song of theirs, but I do like it. (Alternatively: I want to listen to this band right now and this is very a song by this band; but to be fair its not overly explicit and its not so intense that I black out, so I think I can say its above average for the band.)

ETiD - Leatherneck: 58.71 points. Not quite my favorite song by the band and I cant recall any lyrics or moments I specifically enjoyed, but its in the right genre and something I wanted to hear right now, so yeah, I like it.



That was a fun interlude, but I should get back to some of the vtuber songs, as it has been a few days since I worked on that list.

Kanade Izuru/Hanasaki Miyabi - Universe: 65.99. I like this.

HOLOSTARS - Fire Flower: The choruses are catchy, but I find the verses a bit boring to be honest... 50.73.

HOLOSTARS - Blessing: 50.60 ; about the same, really, just slightly less catchy.
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Ive made good progress with the albums, so now lets work on the list of individual songs that were suggested.

Corrosion of Conformity - Clean My Wounds: 38 points. Sorry, I know Im supposed to like this type of classic rock song and I suppose its fine, but it doesnt really do anything for me.

POWER TRIP - Executioners Tax (Swing of the Axe): 50 points. Its certainly fine, but I need some lyrics that really appeal to me to get into metal songs. This is typical popular metal; its fine, Ill never complain about listening to it, but I also wont really remember it or have much reason to seek it out in the future.

Somunia - last night (virtual cat remix): Very intriguing. Think Ill go up to 90 points on this one.

Iamthemorning - Post Scriptum: 64 points. Somehow it feels like walking at night music. Which is a thing I like.

Iamthemorning - I Came Before the Water (Pt.1): An intriguing start to the album, but a bit short. I do feel like I should have just listened to the entire album at this point though... this song certainly does a fine job of making me want to hear more, but as its really just an intro, I dont know that it really works by itself. I guess Ill o with 60 points, since I did like it.

Iamthemorning - I Came Before the Water (Pt. 2): ...I imagine reprising the first song at the end of the album would be more impactful without skipping directly to the reprise, but I do like it. 62.50 points?.

White Moth Black Butterfly - The Serpent: 51 points. Its performed well, but as usual, there arent any specific moments or lyrics Im attached to.

White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn: 60 points. Im not going to pretend I understand anything about the lyrics, but its certainly intriguing enough that I liked it.

Aesop Rock - Save Yourself: 64 points. I like the interlude (I dont know that Id say very fast rap is one of my things, but it is quite pleasing and used sparingly on this specific track) and its certainly the type of thing I should be listening to, but Im not instantly in love with it like I was with None Shall Pass.

Aesop Rock - Flashflood: I love the intro (oh hey, Im praising spoken word samples taken out of context, what a surprise), though I was slightly less into the actual song than the previous one. 61.22 points; still something I appreciate listening to and should be listening to.



And back to the vtuber section for a moment:

AZKi - Unstoppable Rain: I know auto-translated lyrics are always gibberish, but these work for me:

I was still wandering around
Looking for an answer that I couldnt get
Tears run down my cheeks

Only the unstoppable rain
Will snuggle up to the dull pain

And I suspect this may actually be AZKis best song, thinking somewhere in the 90 point range. (Probably early 90s, but still, there are not many songs I give scores that high to on a first impression). So of course that would be the song that was posted accidentally... well, whatever, it made it in anyway.



Cecilia - Seven Colors of Nico Nico Douga: Very impressive, but an almost eleven minute long medley is a bit of a hard sell. 70 points, though I think it might be the type of thing that would go down on repeat listens. Also way too many different songs represented to try picking out which ones I liked the most (there was a cute bit around the six minute mark, I think? I liked that part the most; the polka bit might have been the worst, but was very short-lived.), but I enjoyed it.
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Well they were certainly worth a try.

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I think Im in the mood for a few louder and angrier songs, so lets take a look at that Bring Me The Horizon album that people generally agreed I wouldnt like as much (There Is a Hell and Im not typing out that full title).

Bit of a long shot, but hey, if I dont listen to it now than I probably wont listen to it.



BMTH - Crucify Me: Yep, this is definitely much harsher and metal than the more highly suggested albums. Thankfully, thats what I want right now. I like the Pre-Chorus bits featuring Lights (she has a lot of synthetic distortion on her lyrics in places) and... well the rest of the song is what I want now; probably a bit too harsh for most nights, but Ill say 70 points for right now.

BMTH - Anthem: Dials the intensity up to 11. There are some lyrics I find appealing, but its rather difficult to make them out amidst all the drumming and screaming and metal growling. 50-something points, I do have more positive feelings towards the song than negative ones, but I do kinda wish it was dialed back slightly. The outro is the type of thing that appeals to me (quiet, dreamy, spoken samples out of context) but feels rather out of place here... which is certainly intentional, but still a bit odd.

BMTH - It Never Ends: Oh hey, another song from Live at Royal Albert Hall. I prefer the RAH version, but this isnt bad. 50 something points again.

BMTH - Fuck: 33 points. Too metal, too explicit, too much sex, but I actually dont hate it (or dislike it all that strongly) which is the best that could be said for a song of this type.

BMTH - Dont Go: The story of Terry Lee Hurst, a boy who was slaughtered by three adolescents... you know, lets just say Im happier not clicking this song or learning any further details and move on.

BMTH - Home Sweet Hole: 60 points; the verses are a bit too harsh, but the chorus nails the exact level of angry/sad/metal that Im looking for tonight. Probably should give it a few more points.

BMTH - Alligator Blood: Not quite sleep-inducing levels of intensity, but definitely a bit dull... exactly 50 points.

BMTH - Visions: Ah, heres an almost sleep-inducing song, I figured thered be at least one on the album. 40 points.

BMTH - Blacklist: Not quite the type of anger Im looking for and still a bit too intense, but I think the song accomplishes what its going for and I can understand liking it. Feels like the type of song that would be a candidate for 49.99 or something like that, where it just misses the cutoff to neutrality.

BMTH - Memorial: An over three minute long intro to the next song. Too long to really get the obviously not meant to be taken as an individual song writeup, too... song-intro-y to be a standout track or anything. 53 points, I suppose; its kinda relaxing and not bad, but its not quite soothing enough to work all that well.

BMTH - Blessed With A Curse: Dials the intensity back a little, but the lyrics are rather repetitive... probably another low 50 point song. I kinda like it.

BMTH - The Fox and the Wolf: Its fine, I suppose. 50.90 points.

Well, unsurprisingly, I did not like it as much as the other albumsbut it did have two tracks I liked which is more than most albums, and its basically what I wanted right now. So it was worth the listen, even with the relatively lower scores.
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Oh hey nice

Alligator Blood is my personal favorite, Blacklist is another fav as well. But I just love the whole album, really like how they incorporate the more orchestral parts and Lights adds nice touches

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For a change of pace, lets look at some of Kanos album.

Kano - Powerless God at The Stroke of Midnight: This feels familiar. I really should have been keeping an actual log of these extra songs somewhere because Im almost positive this song came up earlier... not seeing anything about it from earlier in this topic though. Either way, I like it. Probably a high 60s type of song.

Kano - Hikare: Somewhere between 60 and 70 points, which is a ridiculously large area for it to fall into, but I havent decided exactly how much I like it. I definitely like it and could see it as a solid tier above the I like this category, but I find myself hesitating when it comes time to actually give it a score that high.. I probably would, but Id like to hear it a second time before locking that score in. So itll just have this nebulous somewhere in this arbitrarily large range of scores score.

Skipping past the song from the main ranking (Im sure its worth revisiting now that Im more use to her, but going by that logic, itd be worth revisiting all 600+ songs again and Im not doing that)...

kano - KILIG: 55 points. Bit stranger than some of her more traditional songs, but not weird enough to pique my interest enough to get lots of free points. Still, something I enjoy somewhat.

kano - listen: Mid 60s? Im very close to connecting it with quite strongly, but Im not quite there... seems like the type of thing that would be a good nomination at a full topic where Id listen to it repeatedly because it might zoom up to the top of the charts if it hit me on the right day.

kano - Sozoroame: 52 points. Its fine, but it feels like a rather typical song and doesnt seem to stand out in any specific way. Its just kinda nice. Which isnt bad, obviously.

kano - Welcome Back: I think Ill pass on scores or writeups on this for now. I listened to it at least.

Bypass the one song I know I listened to earlier in the topic (if only because I found it when trying to look up the first song) to get to the last song on the album.

kano - Ending Note: 51 points. See Sozoroames writeup, but slightly less.

Not a bad album. The first two songs were my favorites, but I mostly enjoyed my time with it.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Kano - Powerless God at The Stroke of Midnight: This feels familiar. I really should have been keeping an actual log of these extra songs somewhere because Im almost positive this song came up earlier... not seeing anything about it from earlier in this topic though. Either way, I like it. Probably a high 60s type of song.

yeah i forgot to mention it but it came up a year ago in last time's post-topic, since it was released before the album

in any case i'd completely forgotten this album hadn't actually come up yet (besides that)

also glad i seemingly picked the right song from the album, even if it was still relatively low scoring

oh yeah, by the way. the Hanayori vtuber group broke up last month

oh yes, also
Raetsel_Lapin posted...

And I suspect this may actually be AZKis best song, thinking somewhere in the 90 point range. (Probably early 90s, but still, there are not many songs I give scores that high to on a first impression). So of course that would be the song that was posted accidentally... well, whatever, it made it in anyway.

well that's still lower than some of the ones from last year but hey

in truth, the reason i skipped over it was because i hadn't actually gotten around to listening to it myself until i accidentally included it

come to think of it, if that one with the music video was the next best scoring one on the album, you might like the major songs she's done since

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34nCX5AEXWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX8_xSOZfUc

you could say i snubbed these from the list earlier since i'd already posted a bunch of kano songs (that i liked a little bit more than these generally) but i don't consider these bad (also the latter's another one from hidekazu tanaka)

Well, I had lower standards last year (see: 30/300 songs getting 10s, compared to 24/631 songs getting 100s), but I dont recall any of AZKIs songs having really high scoresother than Fake.Fake.Fake, which Ive listened to so often that Im a bit tired of it now... I suppose I should go back through the old archive and see which songs of hers I loved.

Today, Ill start looking at Maria Menas Viktoria album.

Maria Mena - Viktoria: 58 points. A bit too personal to really relate to or connect with, but its performed well and I enjoy it. (Im expecting that to be the common writeup of this album, but well see.)

Maria Mena - Homeless: 63 points, though Im (as usual) finding it difficult to find what I want to say about it.

Maria Mena - The Art of Forgiveness: 55 points. More emotional lyrics, but Im less into the song... think its a slight step down.

Maria Mena - Habits (Feat. Mads Langer): 56 points. Like the previous writeup, but slightly better (though still below the title song of the album).

Maria Mena - My Heart Still Beats: 36 points. Really not a fan of this one. Not bothered by it, it just seems a bit dull.



Ill try the rest of the album tomorrow (or whenever I get back to it, if tomorrow winds up being a day off). Where did I leave off on Post #188 (I figure Ill finish it before getting to the newly posted kano songs)...

Pochi Korone - Levan Polkka: 38 points, with a note that I dont like the original version either, so this is about as good as the song ever gets.

Pochi Korone - Burning Switch (Scorching Ping Pong Girls OP): 43 points. Not exactly my favorite anime opening here, though its not something I actively dislike.

And I think Im going to take a break after this barrage of low scores, see if Im a bit less miserly with scores tomorrow.
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And were back, picking up where we left off with the Maria Mena album: Lets try to get through it today.

Maria Mena - This Too Shall Pass: 60 points. Very well performed and emotional, but not something I can particularly relate or connect with, which leaves it at a I like and respect this, but Im not going to obsess over it or get overly emotional in response to it type zone. Still a good song though.

Maria Mena - Takes One to Know One: 64 points.

Maria Mena - Money: Back on the so personal and so specific that its hard to say anything about train, but this time in a song that really doesnt appeal to me on much of any level. 30-something points, probably towards the lower end (33.something-or-other is my first guess).

Maria Mena - It Took Me by Surprise: 50 points. The type of heavier than I really want to deal with, but not so overly heavy that I actively dislike it.

Maria Mena - Secrets: 50.419 ; like above, but I kinda like parts of it.

Maria Mena - Am I Supposed to Apologize: 52 points. Like Money, but its a stronger and better songthough again, its way too personal a song to really leave itself open for any critique.

Good album, though not really one for me personally. Still was worth the attempt though since shes an artist I was interested in. Would not mind trying another album of hers later.



And back to Korones covers to clear that section of the list out.

Pochi Korone - Shakunetsu Switch (Acapella): ...I dont even know at this point. This is another version of the song I left off with last time, right? I started off actively hating the song, but then at some pointed I started laughing at it, then I think laughing with it, and I simultaneously hate it; like it; and hate how much I like it. Somewhere between 13 and 73 pointsthis is one of those tracks that can wind up anywhere on the list. Lets just say 60 points at the moment, with a note that the score will likely fluctuate wildly in all directions on repeated listens.

*Im starving at the moment, so I take a break to eat and do other things here. Will resume with more songs a few hours after the earlier writeups were written*



Pochi Korone - Hana ha Odori Reya Iroha ni Ho: 63 points. Cute.

Pochi Korone - We Are!: Not a fan of One Piece, but this is fairly cute. 57 points.

Pochi Korone - Panzer Vor! (Acapella): 53.80 points; its certainly different.

Pochi Korone - Aikatsu! Calendar Girl: 47 points. Not quite my thing.

Pochi Korone - One More Time, One More Chance: 85 points feels right here. This is a pretty drastic improvement over the rest of her songs in this particular block.

Took me too long to get to whatever playlist was next and its been nuked from existence, so moving along to the next functional link...

Asashi Seto x Minai Karte - Waves: Ooh, this is a really good one. Theres something very relaxing about their voices. 95 points.

I would normally break after a score that high, but Ive got some time to kill before I can play Yakuza, so lets press on with at least one more song anyway. My apologies to whoever has the misfortune of following that song.



Sato Myumyu - orbit: 66 points. This is actually pretty nice.

Monokaki Aer - Kaerou: 66 points. Also pretty nice, so lets just let the songs tie for a bit.



Okay, that was pretty good progress today.
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Took a day off to work on that Rank the Album topic series, but were back with more vtubers.

Nabana Nana - Rouge no Dengon: 62.9*something* ; surprisingly nice song. Ukuleles arent typically my favorite instruments (that I know of), but this is just quite nice and rather relaxing. Good choice.

PIROPARU - Thoughtcrime: 54 points. Video shows up fine after a few minor steps (setting it to full-screen mode and rotating the phone). Song is alright? Not my favorite singer or my favorite lyrics, but I like parts of it.

Kanade Kanon - Penta no Uta: 66 points. Good video, good song.

Kanade Kanon - Dont Stop Dancing: Misclicked and hit this song first. Either way, this song is also pretty nicenot quite as nice as the last song (which I shall always refer to as the penguin song because penguins), but I still like it. 64 points.

Kanade Kanon - Scotch Bourbon Bass Girl: Slightly better than the previous song, though still not quite as good as the first. So 65 points then?

Also, I really like the videoits simple, but walking at night is nice. Also, theres eventually a cat. Still trying to not be too influenced by such things, but it was a good pick visually.



Forgive the half-update day. Running late on everything all day set me back a bit.
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This isnt relevant, but Ive been forgetting to mention it since whenever Doomed (Live at Royal Albert Hall version) was eliminated in the main rankings: The original linked version of the track had the concerts instrumental intro, Overture, edited together as part of Doomed.

When I switched to a Spotify link for the album (it was briefly necessary as they blocked all videos of the concert for a short while), I did listen to Overture and Doomed together as one track for scoring purposes, because thats how it was nominated and how Id scored it the first two times Id listened to it. I meant to add a note clarifying that somewhere, but kept forgetting.

Either way, Overture is a nice enough intro that I dont particularly mind it being attached to Doomed, and it had no appreciable effect on Doomeds score. Like most intro songs, it isnt exactly compelling enough by itself. If Overture had gotten nominated as its own song it probably would have dropped the albums average score a bit, but not drasticallyI mean, I kinda like it, its nice enough as far as intros go.

Aaanywho... , I feel like taking a look at the vaguely defined Artists category of the list; in which, I just pick an artist and listen to however many songs seem amusing without any particular guidance.

Steve Reich

Appears to be the first name on the list. I dont know who suggested his work, if anyone (I did add a couple artists to the list myself), or anything about who this person is or what genre they might be. So lets poke around on Spotify and see what happens.

Seems to be a rather prolific artist with work stretching from the late 60s to today. He appears on a Best of Avant Garde complication, so that probably explains how his name came upI do like some weird things. I suppose well start with his song from said compilation album:

Steve Reich, Nicolas Prost - New York Counterpoint, Pt. 3: ...Somehow manages to be incredibly repetitive and strangely compelling at the same time, which is... interesting. 60 points, though I dont know how well itd hold up to repeated listens.

And now we detour to a non-Steve Reich song from the same compilation because theres no way Im going to not click a song with this title:

Mark Phillips, Nicolas Prost - Rappin with Dizz and Bird: 52 points. Kinda interesting, but not nearly as compelling.

Lets find something else by the person Im supposed to be listening to... something more recent:

Steve Reich, Grant Gerson - Shiviti Hashem LNegdi (I Place the Eternal Before Me): Not bad, though I dont really recall much about it either. 53 points, I think? I enjoyed it a bit more than the previous track.

And lets go to what Spotify thinks is his most popular track:

Steve Reich, Kronos Quartet - Different Trains: America, Before the War: Almost nine minutes long and it still ends abruptly because all three Different Trains songs are really just one long piece... not really fair to judge this as a solo song as a result, but its nice enough? I didnt mind listening to it, but I also didnt enjoy it enough to rush out and listen to the next 20 minutes of it.

Steve Reich, Kristjan Jarvi - Duet for two Solo Violins and String Orchestra (Dedicated to and written for Yehudi Menuhin): Still not a bad song, though more classically styled than I normally go for? 51-ish points.

Well that was interestinghes certainly got varied styles, as none of the songs felt particularly similar to each other... but I think Id need more specific suggestions on songs than browsing around his work randomly. Too many options and too much variety to get a good sample while going blindly.

Riverside

I feel like finding a more traditional band after that. Does that apply to these guys? Maybe, maybe not. Dont remember who this band is or who suggested them, so lets just start clicking things.

Riverside - The Depth of Self-Delusion: 49.80 points; fine enough, but it couldnt hold my attention for the full seven and a half minutes & I didnt find any part of it that I enjoyed enough to offset the disappointment.

(Band seems to be progressive rock, or something adjacent to it, so seems like a group Id probably like if I found the right song).

Riverside - Living in the Past: Good song, but I wasnt quite in the mood for a 12 minute long song right now... 60 points, I suppose? I do like it.

Ill try more by the band tomorrow; after so many long songs in a row, I rather want a break at the moment.
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i think the comment that got you looking into steve reich was me referring stuff a bit more in this vein, when i compared the angel beats song to him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRN_jUrJSnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzQcDrX86M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITdlcNpCQM

honestly i never would've expected you specifically to like him, but more it was just what that angel beats song reminded me of, was very clearly a reference to his style. reich is definitely about having repetition (taken to an extreme) but a lot more strange, rhythmically complex and heavily layered repetition than you'd get from like the kinda dance music you don't like i guess. but because of that repetition focus i wouldn't have ever imagined you into him.

maybe you'd like some more electronic covers of his stuff though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccD18YD6eVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZx-KL7yQ3c

though maybe if i think a bit i'll be able to come up with some stuff by him that'd actually interest you

he's one of my favorite artists of all time and influential to me to the point i'd say i would barely be even close to as interested in music as i am now if it weren't for his music. but definitely someone who's difficult to recommend to people because of the extreme length and repetition in his stuff. regardless music by him or music influenced by him is typically some of my favorite ever
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Toxtricity posted...

maybe you'd like some more electronic covers of his stuff though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccD18YD6eVc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZx-KL7yQ3c

THESE ARE SO GOOD wtf

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i haven't heard much reich but from what i've heard, i actually don't find him to be that repetitive, to the point that i'm not even sure if his stuff qualifies as "minimal music." perhaps i'm just desensitized from listening to certain philip glass compositions, but i know that other minimal music composers are MUCH worse when it comes to being highly repetitive >_>

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Toxtricity posted...

i think the comment that got you looking into steve reich was... when i compared the angel beats song to him:

Ah, that makes sense. As soon as I saw him on an avant garde album, I kinda suspected you were the most likely to have mentioned him---followed by rwlh. (After listening to a track, I vaguely suspected Lasa as a possible third choice--not one of the usual suspects, but he did lead me to some of Frank Zappa's more experimental tracks back in the day, so I don't think Steve Reich is that far removed from his interests. Though I'm fairly certain he hasn't specifically mentioned any artists or songs this topic.)

Irrationally pleased with myself that Lasa popped in to defend Steve Reich, even if not the biggest fan of his. </.<

Will get to some or all of those Steve Reich songs tomorrow, thank you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3TnCZKV7E by the way, here's a kaf live on later (about 6.5 hours away) in case you're interested. it's the first one since the first live back in 2019 that they're apparently streaming fully on youtube for free (they're charging for the vod on a separate platform though)

Just a few for right now

New Found Glory, The Power of Love (Cover): https://open.spotify.com/track/5V8LT9dH0pkyYscd7DTkMd?si=510c6d9dd5fb4510

Valley Swerve, Mindless Game Deathtrap:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6uADHaLMr2JCFqVG4LBWFD?si=2b79582f5d274489

HKE, Moon Ritual
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ENgLRzSIGur2qetqsn0oa?si=da9bfe5f93614a72

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I would be interested in the Kaf concert, but I'm going to bed in like... 20 minutes and I'm not in a place where I can just skip an entire's night sleep right now (or wake up early enough to catch it that way). I do appreciate the heads-up though.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PajB--Ay6jQ

Another day where Im running rather late on certain things (overslept by a lot), but I should have time to get at least the first Steve Reich song.

Bang on a Can All-Stars - 2x5 (2x5: 1. Fast ; 2x5: II. Slow ; 2x5: III. Fast): Feels like itd be good working musiclike, were I to be sitting here and working on a project for a couple hours, this seems like the perfect background music. Compelling enough that I dont mind listening to it, long enough that I dont get distracted by a variety of songs, and not so engrossing that itd pull all my attention away from whatever Im working on.

I rather like the part starting around the 8 minute mark? The jarring shift shortly after the ten minute mark was also noteworthyI figured I wouldnt likely notice where one track ended and the other started, but that was a pretty big shift, so I suspect that has to be the start of II. (There was also one other part later I meant to comment on, but I didnt, and dont really want to go back to find it... somewhere between the 10 and 12 minute mark, I think.)

60 points, well say? Its good and I like it, but its probably a bit too long.



And lets see if I can squeeze in CPUs three latest songs before breaking for the night.

New Found Glory - The Power of Love: A harder rock version of the classic Huey Lewis song. Not bad; I prefer the original, but this version is at a bit of a disadvantagenot quite right to compare something Ive only heard once to a song that Ive known forever. 57 points, with chances of rising up once I get more used to it and stop comparing it to the original.

Valley Swerve - Mindless Game Deathtrap: The haunting and ominous intro of the first 7 seconds was fantastic. The song also covers a lot of ground in its brief (less than a minute-thirty) runtime. 58 points, would like to listen to other songs on this album latersince the entire album is only 17 minutes long, I suspect Ill wind up listening to the whole thing eventually. Certainly not much of a time commitment to do so.

HKE - Moon Ritual: 50 points. Im afraid it never left much of an impression.

HKE - Pondlife: I didnt hit the stop button quick enough after the last song ended and the opening notes of this were interesting enough to let it play, so heres an extra song: Marked improvement over the last one. Chirping bird (or bird-like) sounds are interesting and I kinda like what its doing here. 59 points?
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Time for our daily Steve Reich break:

Steve Reich - Eight Lines: 52 points. I like aspects of it, but it feels like a bit of a step down and it still felt like a sudden endingkinda curious if its supposed to segue into another song there at the end or not.

Jeroen van Veen - Six Pianos: 66 points. Seems to have a rather calming effect, which is nice.



And back to vtubers for a little while. Probably just two songsin my defense, Steve Reich songs are long so Ive spent more time listening to music lately than it seems.

Tadase Kairi - Future: 60 points. I like it.

YuNi - Umbrella: Its nice to hear YuNi again, but Im not really into this one... Kinda torn between very high 40s (49.something), exactly 50, and very low 50s (50.07-ish). Sorry... I was happy to see her again, even if the specific song didnt work out.
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jeroen van veen is a pianist from my country who is well known for his performances of simeon ten holt's (also from my country) canto ostinato. like reich, ten holt is often considered to be a "minimalist" composer but i don't consider his stuff to be that (not canto ostinato, at least). ten holt himself even said that he didn't make minimal music!

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Ill try to check out Canto Ostinato before the topic ends. Looks like its an hour and sixteen minutes long though, so its going to take a bit more effort and time commitment than other songs.

Back to our daily Steve Reich break:

Ryan Landry - Electric Counterpoint III Fast (NES Multichip): Strangely, I seem to prefer the more traditional versions of his songs than this. 54 points? I still kinda like it, but its a bit of a downgrade.

D*Note - Piano Phase (Phased and Konfused Mix): 52 points. Maybe. Kinda reminding me of something, score would probably go somewhere if I finished figuring out exactly what Im thinking of... I kinda wanted to say it was reminding me of Perfect Dark, but skimming the soundtrack, I dont see anything particularly similar.



Lets skip ahead to the Sad Bear song that was posted on this page.

Manju - Natsuki: 59.40 points. Not my favorite song of this particular type of sadness, but the lyrics do hit the right level of blunt sadness.

[Auto-translated]

My feelings overflow again
The back of my eyes [are] bleeding

I can always count on her for those types of lyrics and I appreciate what she does.



Kaf - Mahou: 65 points. Shes still got a great voice and I like listening to her. Not one of my favorite songs of hers, but I still like it.

Somunia x Isekai Joucho - Tomeina Kokyu: 64 points. Nice song and their voices go well together.

KMNZ x ORESAMA - Fuzzy Town: 80 points. Song has a great beat.

wotoha - Cobalt Dreams (Eharamiori Remix): I really liked most of the song, but the breakdown shortly before the 2:20 mark is... not something I enjoy (though that section is mercifully short). 70 points? I feel like putting it a solid tier above the 60s, even with that brief segment holding it back a bit.

mitsuki neu - jelly girl (chiro remix): After some longer songs, theres something charmingly quaint about one thats under a minute and a half long. 60 points; its charming and doesnt overstay its welcome.



Short day, again; blah blah overslept, blah blah Im hungry and want to take a break and eat something, you know how it is.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Ill try to check out Canto Ostinato before the topic ends. Looks like its an hour and sixteen minutes long though, so its going to take a bit more effort and time commitment than other songs.

depends on the version. if it turns out you really love the piece, you could also try this two-and-a-half hour version (featuring jeroen van veen):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-4bh8J84Go

...but for something a little more accessible, check out this less-than-15-minute one keyboard version of part of the composition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgV2bJej-rw

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ryan landry is just some random uploader right, not an actual arranger

i think there was a suguri arrangement from someone else on his channel iirc

also since i didn't bring it up ever last time at all, i have a bit of a soft rec to go over all of mitsuki neu/wotoha's songs and pay attention to the lyrics. it's kinda interesting imo since they're basically all about how she is effectively a symbol of corrupt otaku culture, while being a depressed, media-addicted NEET herself. it's something i didn't even realise had become her identity until recently, but it's been that way for years

UF8 posted...

ryan landry is just some random uploader right, not an actual arranger

Yes, that arrangement is by lyzell. Good eye, didn't catch that earlier.

sergiocornaga posted...

Yes, that arrangement is by lyzell. Good eye, didn't catch that earlier.

Ah, thanks to both of you for the correction.

Taking a bit of time off for personal reasons, will probably be back in a day or two. Nothing bad, but I need to make a few decisions on some things and can't really focus until things are resolved.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ0Ojj7acgg

Still not here, but Ill at least listen to the newest posted song before.... stuff.

C-C-B - Romantic Ga Tomaranai: 84 points. Its definitely an 80s pop song and I like 80s pop, so thats nice. As usual, its half-reminding me of something I cant place, but whatever. Its got a good beat, an infectious chorus, and its a genre I like. Good pick.



And lets o ahead and take the short, 13 minute long song Lasa mentioned while were here, so we can at least say we did two things today:

PianoArie - Canto Ostinato (first 84 sections): The jump cuts feel a bit jarring to meI understand why hes removed the parts of him turning the pages, but the video isnt spliced together seamlesslythere are definitely points when listening to it, where you can clearly hear that the video was spliced and time has shifted. It does pull me out of the pieceslightly. Its not a song ruining trait or anything and, since hes an amateur, quite understandable.

Least favorite part is the opening, favorite part is after the jump somewhere in the 4:50 range (I want to say 4:58, but Im not positive. Shortly before the five minute mark either way). 58 or 59 points; I generally like it, but a few low points and slightly disjointed audio skipping keeps me from wanting to go all the way up to 60 points.
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there are a few important things to note about canto ostinato. first of all, there's also versions for two pianos and even four pianos. obviously, this is the one keyboard version so all of the interesting interplay between the different pianos (or keyboards) is lost. second of all, there is no "definitive" version of the piece. ten holt let the players decide which sections they would play, how often they would repeat certain sections, etc. so there's tons of different versions out there. this guy just rushes through the first 84 sections without repeating anything. kind of interesting how different this version is from the more reich-ish repetitive versions i'm more used to listening to (the hour sixteen minute version you found is in that category) but this isn't a version i ever wish to hear again. i agree that the jump cuts are very jarring and inhibit the flow of the composition.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

you could also try this two-and-a-half hour version (featuring jeroen van veen):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-4bh8J84Go

Since that was the version actually posted abd I wanted an excuse to spend two and a half hours on something that took minimal effort, I went ahead and watched the full thing. It's... not exactly for me, but I didn't really dislike it either. Probably an exact 50 type of song?

Thinking I may want a "maximum of 20 minutes per song" rule in the future though, whatever format the next formal ranking takes.
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pretty amazing that you watched the whole thing! i appreciate it, even if you didn't end up liking (that version of) the piece.

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the way i'm thinking of handling it in the future is "maximum 40 total minutes added up of all your noms combined together" or something. that way people can nom 40 1 minute songs or 1 40 minute song and it takes the same amount of time on my end

actually this was how i handled it in an ancient ranking topic
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Toxtricity posted...

the way i'm thinking of handling it in the future is "maximum 40 total minutes added up of all your noms combined together" or something. that way people can nom 40 1 minute songs or 1 40 minute song and it takes the same amount of time on my end

actually this was how i handled it in an ancient ranking topic

Oh hey, I actually thought about trying something like that for this topic's gimmick before that alignment thing: Up to 3 hours of music per person, do whatever with it.

Didn't realize anyone had tried something like that before, but it's nice to know that it's not unprecidented or anything.
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Lets see where I left off on the vtuber section, make a bit of progress on that.

Isekai Joucho - Tomedo Naki Hakujou: 67 points. Good song, good video. Since the video has 1.2 million views, Im curious how popular the other members are if shes easily the least popular and bringing in those kinds of numbers. (I suppose the most likely explanation is this particular video going viral for some reason and not reflecting her typical popularity. It was just an awful lot of views.)

Isekai Joucho - Kaku Utsukushiki Zouka: 61 points. A bit of a step down, but yeah, I like it still.

Kiritani Komugi - KOMUGI MAXIMIZER: A bit louder and more intense than I was expecting, kinda feels like a Touhou song or something. Certainly cant complain about getting to see someone who describes themselves as an apprentice giraffe who works at a virtual bakery. I love the ambiguity of that sentenceis she a giraffe who is an apprentice or is she apprenticing to be a giraffe. Dont tell me, itd ruin the fun. 53.50 points.

(I know its assuredly the first one, just let me have my fun.)

Its really nice of her to try to do an English introduction, even though its difficult for her. Always appreciate it when someone tries to push themselves like that.

Kiritani Komugi - cooking!!: Convenient. After the English introduction, I was a bit curious about her other song with the picture of a shark. Slight improvement, 54 to 56 points, probably.

(Though I kinda love the shark holding the X paddle at the 1:49 mark. Something about her crying, the sharks wide open mouth, and the giant TOO BAD bar over half the screen makes it possibly the funniest moment of the topic. To a point that I almost want to give it 70 points based purely on this imagebut Im really, really trying not to be as blatantly influenced by that type of thing.)

Tenkai Tsukasa - HOWL: 60 points. i dont really know why as hes certainly not my favorite vocalist, but I really do like this one.

Tenkai Tsukasa - Saintpaulia: 70 points. Feels like a solid tier above HOWL.

Tenkai Tsukasa (and a lot of other people as well) - Haru No Uta: 59 points. Still good, but its a bit too long and a bit of a step down. Feels like everyone turned out for this group performance.... including a virtual gorilla. Kay.

Yamamii - Tengoku e Ikou: 46 points. I didnt like it, but for being so long and repetitive, I didnt actively dislike it.

??? - Last Dance wa Motomenaide (?) I have no idea what this last video was, but I think I liked it. 62 points, maybe, I dunno.
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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Im curious how popular the other members are if shes easily the least popular and bringing in those kinds of numbers. (I suppose the most likely explanation is this particular video going viral for some reason and not reflecting her typical popularity. It was just an awful lot of views.)

well, the others are people like kaf, or rime, who has a 25+ million view song now, and a few others, all sitting on larger subcounts and especially average views.

technically she's not the least popular member now though, since a new one joined a couple of months ago, but that'll probably change in a few more months

UF8 posted...

well, the others are people like kaf, or rime, who has a 25+ million view song now, and a few others, all sitting on larger subcounts and especially average views.

Fair enough!

Note to self: Listen to Koko's song next time, I see she has one.
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anyway, unfun other explanation time
Raetsel_Lapin posted...

??? - Last Dance wa Motomenaide (?) I have no idea what this last video was, but I think I liked it. 62 points, maybe, I dunno.

i had a feeling i spaced this one a little too far out for this to be very obvious. So I mentioned beforehand that pretty much everyone in 774inc got 3D debuts late last year (that didn't have them already). Kanade Kanon, who was in 774inc's VApArt group, already had a 3D model... But her creepy heart-shaped partner mascot character guy that nobody likes, Hatsuko-san, didn't. So they made one as a joke, with an actual realistic body to make it even more creepy. And since that Ora Tokyo sa Iguda song was inexplicably being memed in their 3D debuts, he did it too. And then as a further joke, she decided to meme her own Last Dance wa Motomenaide/Don't Stop Dancing song by splicing in clips from his "performance" of that.

basically, it's cursed content