Board 8 > Rank the Tracks Week 6: Mastodon's Crack the Skye (+MBDTF results and new rules)

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Previous results can be seen here:
https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks

The rules:
1. Listen to the album in full
2. Rank every track on the album
3. For this week, you can nominate one new album or second an album you have already supported without having voted yet (so that there is time for a new nomination to potentially get 5 supporters). After this week, the nomination process will be changed and any album with at least five votes will be put into a queue.
4. You can still second as many albums as you like which you have not already supported (even if an album already has 5 votes, supporting it will bump it up in the schedule)
5. For the results, there will be a curve at the top of each list; two additional points between #1 and #2, and one additional point for the next two ranks. This way, the songs that really stick out to someone get an edge that is not immediately negated by someone else putting it lower. In the case of Demon Days, someone's 15th track will get 1 point, 14th 2 points, 4th 12 points, 3rd 14 points, 2nd 16 points, and 1st 19 points
6. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results
7. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic
8. The deadline to vote is Sunday, April 18 at 8:00 AM EST - though if you are for whatever reason listening to the album around that time, just say so in the topic and I can delay a bit
9. After we get through the queue, the options for each week will be chosen by a single member in a cycle. As long as you have submitted a list at some point (including this week), you are eligible. Simply let me know you want added to the list - the order will be randomized, though users with less featured albums so far will be given priority.

Mastodon's Crack the Skye track list:
1. Oblivion
2. Divinations
3. Quintessence
4. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
5. Ghost of Karelia
6. Crack the Skye
7. The Last Baron

Nominations:
6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)

5 supporters:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)

3 supporters:
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin)
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)

1 supporter:
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb)

Previous albums and their nominees (just so I have easy access for determining the queue order):
Demons Days - no one
The Blue Album - ZaziGuado
Nevermind - CasanovaZelos
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Seanchan
MBDTF - ZaziGuado
Crack the Skye - VeryInsane

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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy results

Participants sorted by their deviation from the final results:
TheArkOfTurus (12)
Giggsalot (12)
ZaziGuado (14)
mcflubbin (18)
CasanovaZelos (20)
Jesse_Custer (20)
Seanchan (20)
KommunistKoala (20)
MoogleKupo141 (22)
Menji (24)
Seginustemple (24)
kateee (24)
Blur (26)
Johnbobb (26)
VeryInsane (30)
ChainLTTP (34)
Raetsel_Lapin (38)

General album comments:

CasanovaZelos: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is my favorite album of 2010 and #24 of all time though unlike a lot of my all-time favorites, I feel there are several questionable moments on this album. The best tracks just happen to be enough to make up for those weaker moments. Additionally, theres a very strong theme that makes this album more than the sum of its parts this is Kanye Wests ode to himself, and that narcissistic excess gives purpose to every inch of the album.

Seanchan: I'm not much of a rap fan but this is still a really great album. I remember downloading this super cheap on an Amazon sale some time after it won the Grammy but being very skeptical. Then you get to that Power/All of the Lights/Monster section and it's like "whoa". I feel like I've said this a few times already with our Rankings but this is another deserved classic.

ChainLTTP: Best rap album ever made so this is very difficult. The top 8-9 are all-timers.

ZaziGuado: This is the first, and probably only, rap album I've ever come to love. Rap/Hip hop is a genre I don't normally engage with but Board 8 was aflutter when the album came out 10 years ago, so I partook in listens of it and really found myself drawn to it. I probably wouldn't have given it too much play without Board 8, so it has this neat association with the board that I enjoy. The opening is balls to the wall amazing, and while it, for me personally, stumbles a bit in the middle, it recovers with grace.

Johnbobb: I've never actually listened the full way through a Kanye album before, and I'm actually surprised by just how much I enjoyed it. There's a lot you could say about Kanye, but you can't deny his production value. Purely instrumentally, the album is fantastic, with most songs sounding drastically different from each other beyond just having a different beat. Lyrically, it's hit-or-miss, but I enjoyed most of it

kateee: definitely not as high on this album as most people and my feelings on it have not changed much throughout 10 years. Jay-Z's Monster verse is still meh but even with that, Nicki's verse makes up for it to make it the best track. Dark Fantasy should have just ended like 40 seconds earlier. Chris Rock skit is still the worst part of the entire album. weak finish after an amazing start.

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Track Ranking

11. So Appalled (Track #7)
Score: 47 (Average Rank: 9.24/11)
Biggest Fan(s): kateee (#6)
Biggest Detractor(s): CasanovaZelos, mcflubbin, Menji, ZaziGuado (#11)

CasanovaZelos: This song has never clicked with me. Theres a unique, almost apocalyptic intensity to the production, but the repetition in the lyrics are almost headache inducing. Might be my least favorite track across my top 25 albums. At the same time, I can respect that its in a style that others like.

Giggsalot: i mean it's cool, but coming after monster it just kind of seems like a lesser version of the same idea. should've been ditched for christian dior denim flow. still, getting rza in just to bellow FUCKIN RIDIKILISS once is awesome

ZaziGuado: I appreciate this song for inspiring fun ways to say something is "fucking ridiculous" that I've carried for ten years now. The verses are whatever for me. It's fairly similar thematically to Monster while being longer and not as enjoyable minus the FUCKEN RIDIKILIS parts.

Blur: I had this ranked lower before a relisten, and I forgot just how much I enjoy the melancholia-tinged production. The beat is too good to not show this some appreciation. Other than that, here's a random and very dumb fact: I had a friend at work named Paul who, before he quit, I would always sing variants of the "I'm so appalled" line to, like "you're so a Paul." I don't know why I did this. He didn't even know the song.

Seginustemple: The beat is alright but damn for six-and-a-half minutes with standard braggadocio verses? Life can be sometimes ridiculous. It's not bad, it's below par for this album.

10. Hell of a Life (Track #10)
Score: 64 (Average Rank: 8.29/11)
Biggest Fan(s): ChainLTTP (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): VeryInsane, Seanchan, Giggsalot (#11)

CasanovaZelos: Like Gorgeous, this is a pretty great track that gets overshadowed by everything which surrounds it. This has the dubious task of following up Runaway while also being a complete thematic reversal. After a few minutes of self-reflection, Kanye is back on his bullshit a perfect summation of his public life. The production here is absolutely top-notch.

Giggsalot: a bit stale compared to the rest here, could've been cut and i wouldn't miss it

ZaziGuado: It's fine, but it has the really difficult task of following Runaway. It seems disconnected from the album because of it. The distortion is a little distracting. I appreciate the sampling, however. Nothing else really stands out to me besides the "fuck with the lights on" moment. I don't hate it. It just falls a little flat for me.

Blur: Virtually tied with Devil near the bottom. Lyrically it's kinda eh but the chorus is perhaps getting too much hate. Yeah I don't care for the Iron Man sample, but the little section after the titular line is delivered is top notch.

Seginustemple: I think the album needs this after Runaway, the transition to a more aggressive sound after that moment of introspection gives the album of a lot of character. Like it doesn't want to reveal sensitivity for too long before putting up the wall of testosterone again. But it's kind of simple and after the four minute mark it's just spinning its wheels.

9. Blame Game (Track #11)
Score: 74 (Average Rank: 7.88/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Blur (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): TheArkOfTurus, Johnbobb, kateee (#11)

CasanovaZelos: I combined a few tracks for this week if only I could break this one into two. The first half of Blame Game is among Kanyes most emotionally devastating pieces. The Aphex Twin sample is beautiful. If Runaway is a narcissistic acknowledgment to outsiders, Blame Game explores how it harms his personal life. The transition to the back half is outstanding and then we get to the back half. Two and a half minutes of Chris Rock having a comedy bit. The surreal part is it almost works. But Ive never understood skits on hip hop albums, and this one is embedded into a track. Unlike so many others, this skit is actually funny, but I cant help but feel that it detracts from the overall experience.

Giggsalot: slightly gratuitous sample, exceptionally gratuitous skit, still excellent

ZaziGuado: Blame Game is a really good follow-up to Hell Of A Life. I think the verses are very well done and the second verse where lyrics are coming from all sides of the headphones, especially after the first verse was so short and simple and ended in a cry for help, is fantastic. The skit at the end is legitimately hilarious and gave me new appeciation for upholstery. I'MMA SHOOT A BOOTLEGGA!

Blur: Emotionally hits me as much as anything else here. Perhaps drags on too much, but I enjoy when Kanye gets excessive and let's a track breathe for longer than it has any right to. That and my affinity for emotional Kanye are why my top 2 are what they are! The Chris Rock bit was a constant reference in my group of friends back in the day.

Seginustemple: I like the idea of the the heavy effects on the second verse (as if there were three voices) but for some reason it just doesn't work here. I find it more distracting than anything. I love the idea of sampling Aphex Twin but that ends up just sounding...okay? And then it tacks an extra three minutes with this Chris Rock re-upholstered pussy skit and again on paper I should be into this but it doesn't work for me.

8. Devil in a New Dress (Track #8)
Score: 87 (Average Rank: 7.24/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Seginustemple (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Jesse_Custer (#11)

CasanovaZelos: This track took the longest to grow on me; it stands in massive contrast to the other tracks on a production level, feeling like it belongs to one of his earlier albums. But this is not a bad thing; its a breather between massive ideas, and thats sometimes necessary. Also, I just love the fact Kanye dares to let the music talk sometimes; that guitar solo is such a great moment. While it may not define MBDTFs sound as a whole, its one of Wests better tracks on its own.

Giggsalot: yeah ross is great here and the solo is a cool touch but i never bought the furore over the beat overall, it's just okay really

ZaziGuado: This track really doesn't click with me. I don't really enjoy whatever it is sampling. Some of the lyrics are fun. I enjoy "hard to be humble when you strutin' on a jumbotron" for instance. The mid-song breakdown and guitar solo is also a fun touch, but it makes me lower my guard before Rick Ross comes in which is always a little jarring but he does a pretty good job. The quick cutoff leading into the first note of Runaway is really neat.

Blur: The beat sounds like something ripped from The College Dropout, so that's a plus. A chill lead in to Runaway, but this is the beginning of my lowest tier rankings here.

Seginustemple: Yeah it's the slick beat that does it for me, and yeah it's just this Alicia Keys song straight up (Speechless) with a little bit of Smokey Robinson's voice in there to punch it up. It still sounds fresh to me! The Rick Ross verse is fun but really I just love the texture of the instrumental a whole bunch.

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7. Lost in the World/Who Will Survive in America (Track #12/13)
Score: 94 (Average Rank: 6.47/11)
Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane, Blur (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): KommunistKoala (#11)

CasanovaZelos: The opening is so pretty, and then the drums come in and give the most propulsive beat on the album. This is a rare closing track that actually feels like an ending this is a positive anthem of trying to do better after the nightmare of everything leading into it. And then we get to the Gil Scott-Heron outro can Kanye survive? A perfect ending.

Giggsalot: absolutely perfect closer, anyone saying the GSH narrative at the end doesn't elevate this to a whole other level is tripping

ZaziGuado: Man this track slaps. Bon Iver lulls you into complacency and then the track explodes. A really catchy ending to the album and I love the RUN FROM THE LIGHT RUN FROM THE NIGHT portion. The Who Will Survive In America part doesn't really do anything for me since I'm wholly unfamiliar with the author, but it feels well done and resonant.

Blur: Simple but stellar closer that was likely my favorite track the first month or so the album was out. A friend made me a mixtape with Bon Iver's "Woods" in it that prior December and maybe that's why I liked this so much. Definitely remember how jarring it was hearing Bon Iver on the first listen, and when the lyrics transition to "I'm lost in the world" I get chills. Doesn't hold up as top tier all these years later, but it's close.

Seginustemple: This one took a while to grow on me but it's a solid, layered song. There's the element of party anthem but with the weird vocal layering and fantastic percussion/chant ending it's almost too artsy/progressive to be a proper party tune. And then the album closes on a political speech over organ and congas? I kinda love that

6. Dark Fantasy (Track #1)
Score: 104 (Average Rank: 6/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, VeryInsane (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): MoogleKupo141 (#11)

CasanovaZelos: Kicking the album off with a weird spoken piece by Nicki Minaj feels perfect. I remember hearing this track for the first time and feeling like Kanye was pushing his sound to a new level the fact this will rank in my lower half is a testament to the greatness of the album as a whole. The contrast between the heavier hip hop production with bursts of gospel choir feels like a mission statement for the rest of the album. The sance section carries so much energy.

Giggsalot: perfect and iconic opener but actually not that much of a "song" when you step back a bit

ZaziGuado: I love this as an opener. The choir is fantastic and really sets the stage for the bombastic nature of the album to come. Also might be my favorite overall on the album as it relates to the verses in the non-POWER division.

Blur: Agreed that it's strangely perfect to open this rap opera with some Nicki Minaj spoken word. Gotta shoutout "Too many Urkels on your team, that's why you're Winslow" - that line still makes me laugh on the umpteenth listen.

Seginustemple: An appropriate opener for sure but most of its charms have worn off. The layered vocals in the "can we get much higher?" section are still fire.

5. Monster (Track #6)
Score: 132 (Average Rank: 5.35/11)
Biggest Fan(s): CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, kateee (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Blur, Seginustemple (#11)

CasanovaZelos: Kanye strips the production back on my personal favorite from the album. Perhaps Kanyes lyrics are a bit weaker than the previous tracks; Jay-Z might give one of the weakest verses of his career. None of this matters when Nicki Minaj steps up and delivers one of the all-time best moments in rap. On this track, Nicki Minaj promised to become one of the greatest rappers alive the fact she immediately turned to pop is one of the biggest tragedies of the 2010s. Whatever the case, the raw energy of this track makes it a song Im always happy to hear. An absolute banger.

Giggsalot: i mean jay z sucks here and the joys of this are all a tiny bit played out but come on, what a song

ZaziGuado: This track has never really stuck with me as much as it seems to others. Kanye does drop some pretty fun lines though, most notably the pharoah part. Nicki Minaj does a good job too. But I don't really find myself really vibing with any of it, and the end feels kind of limp. Still, it's an easily listenable track and I normally don't skip it if I'm listening to the album.

Blur: Still a bop but often found myself skipping this track on full listens. On a record of absurdly grandiose production, the simplistic drum beat maybe just makes me want a little more, I think. This was my last before a relisten and it stays that way. Always felt like it could be removed from MBDTF and the record would still feel complete. But despite that and the bad Jay verse, I can still appreciate it for the club banger it is.

Seginustemple: Another one that goes on too long and I still find both Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj obnoxious on it. She has the better verse by far but the silly voice stuff just grates on me, it reminds me of when Eminem tanks a song by leaning too far into his nasal mocking tone. I know most people love this verse though so it's just me being crazy

4. Gorgeous (Track #2)
Score: 133 (Average Rank: 5.18/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, ChainLTTP, Johnbobb (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): CasanovaZelos, Jesse_Custer, Menji (#10)

CasanovaZelos: I love the production, but this is a strong track that gets lost among greats. It features some of Wests best one-liners, from attacking the South Park writers to pondering the meaning of a Black Beatle. Absolutely one of Wests angriest songs, and would have been a standout on any of his previous albums.

Giggsalot: probably the best pure rap song here, would be a highlight on almost any other album. the way the beat dips out for raekwon's verse is a great touch

ZaziGuado: Around the time MBDTF came out, I was getting big into Audiosurf Ninja Mono has a means to relax. This track got the most runs. It's so smooth and the Audiosurf track it produced just grooved with a perfect flow. Really dig the variations of the melody during Raekwon's verse. This is the shortest 6 minute song I've ever listened to. The entire track is feels tight and precise.

Blur: Damn it makes me happy to see this getting love - always felt like it was one of the least talked about tracks on the whole album. Cudi provides a smooth ass chorus and Ye kills it on the verses. This has always been a personal favorite and I originally had it at 3 before I came to my senses.

Seginustemple: More cool production ideas - the old radio/over-the-telephone effect on the verses works for me but what I really love is how the entire mix opens up after the last verse, at the end it sounds much bigger and if you scrub back to the start you can hear how thin and compressed it was when it began. The whole song has this gradual dynamic like you're slowly entering the room it's actually playing in, it's really cool

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3. All of the Lights (Interlude)/All of the Lights (Track #4/5)
Score: 150 (Average Rank: 4.06/11)
Biggest Fan(s): mcflubbin, Menji (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): ChainLTTP (#11)

CasanovaZelos: The interlude serves as a nice transition from the energy of the previous tracks; would the main song hit as hard if we jumped straight into it from Power? All of the Lights is Kanye at his most excessive as a producer, the type of songs with too many features artists to list them all out. Kanye has always been a stronger producer than lyricist, and this is him absolutely flexing his abilities. This should be a mess (and parts of it might be), and the fact this is somehow one of the best tracks on the album proves his strength. In addition to the massive number of vocalists, the song goes through several minor movements that keep things moving. It takes a lot to take so many disparate parts and make it work.

Giggsalot: OUR ***** DEAD! perfect pop song, and the intro strings are gorgeous

ZaziGuado: This was my favorite track back when the album came out. It still ranks high, but I've grown a greater appreciation for others over time. I really enjoy the interlude. It's a good setup for the adrenaline to come. ALL OF THE LIGHTS. The chorus seems chaotic to me, but not in a bad way. It's a fun ride. I really dislike Fergie's part, though, which is a big of a drag. I love how he just inserts Alicia Keys and Elton John at the end. We're just doing that. Okay neat.

Blur: Undeniable classic that is only the second greatest Kanye song with "Lights" in the title. Not sorry. Some of the best production on the whole record and probably the catchiest song here.

Seginustemple: Super hooky and bombastic, crazy drums in the chorus. Just a hype high energy song and Elton John blows that shit up by the end.

2. Power (Track #3)
Score: 170 (Average Rank: 3.24/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): ChainLTTP, Blur (#6)

CasanovaZelos: Now this is where the album really becomes a masterpiece. The production here is legendary; that King Crimson sample grinding everything to a halt is so powerful. He refers to the screams of his haters as his theme music, but this track could very well qualify as his actual theme; the combative lyrics, the propulsive production, the self-destruction at the end. Abomination of Obamas nation is such a mad line.

Giggsalot: straight up classic in every way, this beat is absolutely bananas

ZaziGuado: This song is fucking monolithic, which is impressive considering the album it is on. That beat will stand the test of time in stadiums and team introductions and any hype up music. The verses are incredibly fun to sing along to. I don't know anything about what it is sampling, so I don't know how much of it is an "original" beat, but it's become an iconic one now.

Blur: Always thought of this as perfect mid-tier for the record, which says a lot about how good this album is. What more is there to say except what a great, weird ass bridge to make this song the full package.

Seginustemple: Again the drums sound great, the dirty kick and the hit-hat really punch through. One of my favorite ridiculous Kanye lines is just "Colin Powell, Austin Powers" because he delivers it like it means something important. It's like he is able to totally buy into an operatic mode of expression no matter what he is saying and I think that's often what's so great about his music.

1. Runaway (Track #9)
Score: 186 (Average Rank: 3.06/11)
Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane, TheArkOfTurus, KommunistKoala, Giggsalot, Blur, MoogleKupo141 (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, mcflubbin, kateee (#8)

CasanovaZelos: According to critics, this just might be the greatest song of Kanyes career. Excessive in a way completely distinct from All of the Lights; where the earlier track shoved as much as it could into a traditional track length, Runaway is a sprawling epic that largely keeps to the same idea through its nine minutes. This is Kanye at his most reflective; that chorus is excellent. This is another track where Kanye knows to let the music talk, this time almost literally. Taking a full minute to build into the vocals and starting with a single piano note is daring; ending it with three minutes of imperceptible auto-tuned mumbling is breaking all known rules of music and he somehow makes it work!

Giggsalot: one of the definitive songs of the decade, time will view this as an absolute unimpeachable kanye peak

ZaziGuado: I enjoy the build in this song, and surprisingly don't hate the vocaloid ending. The violins backing it and the borderline unintelligible but oddly meaningful/powerful singing just works. I also really appreciate Kanye's continuation after Pusha T's verse. It's a fun subversion from what I would normally expect. The anthemic nature also lends itself to singing along. A very surprising but wonderful track that I kind of wish wasn't followed by anything other than Lost In The World.

Blur: Giggs had it right - a masterpiece and one of Kanye's all-time finest. Even the music video is a classic. The first time I indulged this record was in video form, in that little movie version of the album Kanye released for free. When it got to Runaway, that's when I knew MBDTF was special. Simultaneously anthemic and personal, an impressive achievement.

Seginustemple: The jewel of the record, the album would be missing its heart without this oddly sentimental moment of self-reflection. On its own it can get redundant, the progression is a bit Pachelbel's canon in that way. In the context of the album it's a welcome slice of vulnerability. Love the little production choices like the stereo effect on the "who got ya" sample or how the detuned piano sample is affected once the beat comes in.

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I can accept Runaway at #1. I might even agree depending on the weather.

This is currently #1090 on my album list (and #16 for 2009 for those keeping track at home), but I also haven't revisited it in nearly a decade and it's in a genre I have grown to appreciate more in that time. So, hopefully, it will bump up a bit as I relisten.

Unfortunately, I don't have strong enough opinions on the tracks or this genre to try writing opinions on individual songs this week.

My ranking:
1. Divinations
2. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
3. Oblivion
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Last Baron
6. Ghost of Karelia
7. Quintessence

Now that I have relistened, I definitely have a better appreciation. But I also feel that it's an album that works better as a whole. Progressive metal combines two genres I'm rather oblivious to, and I'm going to have difficulty differentiating between these tracks in a day or two. Still, the overall sound is outstanding.

Now I play the waiting game on nominations, hoping someone supports Silent Shout so I don't have to double up on it.

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This is probably the only "true" metal album I enjoy start to finish. Anyone have recommendations for something similar to this album while we are here?

I did an initial listen to Crack the Skye last week and I have to agree that it was really hard to differentiate the tracks. I didn't think it was bad...just that after listening to MBDTF, in which every song sounds unique, it was a little tough. Definitely gonna need some more listens to get a better feel.

I went through a big metal phase a while back. Don't ask me if a particular album is prog or death or melodic or whatever. One band I really enjoyed, and which might be worth a listen, is Symphony X. They've got a somewhat theatrical style that mixes with the traditional metal sound, with a really great vocalist (after their first album). I think The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite are considered their best but I'm also partial to The Odyssey and Paradise Lost.

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Nominate: Counting Crows - August and Everything After

1. The Last Baron
2. Divinations
3. Crack the Skye
4. Ghost of Karelia
5. Oblivion
6. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
7. Quitessence

Nominate: Iron Maiden - Powerslave

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Crack The Skye
Ghost of Karelia
Divinations
The Last Baron
Oblivion
The Czar
Quintessence

Those first five are incredibly strong

Ill second Powerslave. Torn between picking a well known album or a slightly deeper cut for my nom

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ChainLTTP posted...

This is probably the only "true" metal album I enjoy start to finish. Anyone have recommendations for something similar to this album while we are here?

Other Mastodon albums, Baroness, Clutch all come to mind here

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1. The Last Baron
2. Oblivion
3. The Czar
4. Divinations
5. Quintessence
6. Ghost of Karelia
7. Crack the Skye

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1. Quintessence
2. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
3. Divinations
4. The Last Baron
5. Crack the Skye
6. Ghost of Karelia
7. Oblivion

Every song on this album is a literal masterpiece and I come out with a new favorite each time. Demands to be listened to as a whole piece, as the intricacies of each riff and storytelling lyrics unfolds before you.

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Nominating in the hopes that it somehow hits 5 in this topic

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

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VeryInsane posted...

Ill second Powerslave. Torn between picking a well known album or a slightly deeper cut for my nom

Third powerslave

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Ill second Hendrix

I guess Ill go with a standard pick for this week, seems like itll be tough to go for a deep pick

Nom Pixies - Doolittle

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I'll support Jimi Hendrix and Doolittle

Nominations:
6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)

5 supporters:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)

3 supporters:
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin)
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)

1 supporter:
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer)

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Johnbobb posted...

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

I'll support this.

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Ill second / third / whatever Doolittle
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today I think I'll nominate Outkast's Aquemini! I'll also second Moon Safari and Doolittle.

I'm not big on Mastodon or their style of music in general, but Crack the Skye is a really fun record. gonna give it a re-listen to solidify my thoughts then do this in the next few days!

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I'll also support Doolittle

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I wanna nominate Steely Dan's 'Can't Buy A Thrill' and I will second Rumours, The Wall, Ben Folds Five, and Aquemini
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Support Doolittle

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I'll support Aquemini and Can't Buy a Thrill

Nominations:
7 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)

5 supporters:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)

3 supporters:
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin)
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos)

1 supporter:
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer)

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It blows my mind that QOTSA has been stuck with only two supporters for this many weeks. They're one of the rare harder rock bands to enter the mainstream during the 2000s and Songs for the Deaf is a masterpiece.

And now there's a handful of albums in the 4 supporter tier where I'm just waiting to see if any get through before I double up on one...

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Oh remind me to do I Appear Missing

that album rules (Songs for the Deaf is good but its not even a top 3 QOTSA album for me)

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LiquidOshawott posted...

Oh remind me to do I Appear Missing

that album rules

You mean Like Clockwork, right?

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Oh yeah, that

...Pay no attention to the name of the song I posted

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nominate: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

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Steiner posted...

nominate: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Second

I had actually been considering nominating the downward spiral

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just my own take but I think PHM is the finest collection of songs in the NIN catalogue even if TDS is perhaps a greater artistic achievement as a whole

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Nominate:
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard

Supporting:
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill


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I know nothing about Mastodon or this album other than it's progressive rock or metal or something and that a section of Board 8 loved it around the time of its release.

1. Oblivion
2. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
3. Divinations
4. Quintessence
5. Crack the Skye
6. The Last Baron
7. Ghost of Karelia

Thoughts: I legitimately enjoyed Oblivion. The first four tracks all had something for me to enjoy I felt. It was probably just fatigue, but it felt like the front half of this album was a lot more interesting than the back half. My experience with prog rock is very minimal, so maybe you have to be attuned to it to really be able to appreciate an entire album. Assuming this was a concept album, I could not follow it. All the lyrics were muffled by the massive guitars. Again, I'll chalk that up to lack of experience and familiarity with the genre. I didn't hate this album, but by the end I was ready for it to be over.

Double nominate Air - Moon Safari

Support Counting Crows - August and Everything After

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I'll support Pretty Hate Machine

Nominations:
7 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)

5 supporters:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado x2, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus)

3 supporters:
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin)
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Snake5555555555)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb, Snake5555555555)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado)

1 supporter:
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard (Snake5555555555)

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ZaziGuado posted...

Thoughts: I legitimately enjoyed Oblivion. The first four tracks all had something for me to enjoy I felt. It was probably just fatigue, but it felt like the front half of this album was a lot more interesting than the back half. My experience with prog rock is very minimal, so maybe you have to be attuned to it to really be able to appreciate an entire album. Assuming this was a concept album, I could not follow it. All the lyrics were muffled by the massive guitars. Again, I'll chalk that up to lack of experience and familiarity with the genre. I didn't hate this album, but by the end I was ready for it to be over.

Yeah, this is echoing a lot of my thoughts after a 2nd listen. Fatigued is EXACTLY what I felt after about 30 minutes. I'm just not getting enough memorable parts to differentiate the tracks and so my mind starts to wander by track 5 or 6.

I want to do another listen with the lyrics up so I can try to track whatever story is being told. I totally agree that I had a very hard time picking up the vocals as I was listening on my evening walk.

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1: Oblivion
2: Crack the Skye
3: The Czar
4: Ghost of Karelia
5: The Last Baron
6: Divinations
7: Quintessence

And another block of seconds:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
OutKast - Aquemini
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard
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I'll throw a 4th to Rancid

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I'll support Pretty Hate Machine.

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Lulz guys don't even try to understand the lyrics/story on this, they're about as close to pure nonsense as you'll find

some notes I scribbled on the train this morning:

Overall - The rare sort of album that completely transcends its sound and becomes a must-listen even for people who don't care about the scene or style from which it emerged. It's not something I reach for often, but a worthy addition to the modern metal and prog canons.

Oblivion - An iconic pop-metal opener in the enter sandman mould, totally encapsulates what's great about the album. Critical eye says that the only truly great thing here is the chorus, but who cares about that really

Divinations - Lots of energy and a decent tune, but lacks the atmospheric flair that allows the longer songs here to really breathe

Quintessence - Yeah, this doesn't do much for me. The transitions are super jarring and the major key chorus isn't good. Cool gnarly Mars Volta-esque guitar in the verses though.

The Czar - This is where the album really breaks open for me, and the band's ambition (the best thing about the album) really becomes clear for the first time. The sneaky secret is that large parts of the song - cool atmosphere aside - actually aren't that stellar. Lovely textures though, and the "spiralling up through the crack in the sky(e)" climax section is an absolute epiphany

Ghost of Karelia - Maintains the cool mystical atmosphere of The Czar and begins to hint at the sludgy heaviness to come in the title track. Immaculately sequenced. Not the strongest song overall, but the crunchy heavy parts here rip more than I remembered.

Crack the Skye - Oh hell yes. For a long time this was my favourite song on the album, and the added crunch here is really appreciated. Scott Kelly's volcanic bellowing gives all of the surrounding mystical silliness so much more gravitas, and the moment he first blasts through the wall is a top tier moment. The song itself might not be quite as good as I remember, but it's still essential shit

The Last Baron - Yeah, this really has to be #1, doesn't it? As with most prog epics, it's a little bit of a mess, but it's a glorious mess, and no song on the album better brings together everything great about Crack the Skye. It almost sounds like an updated version of Sabbath's sound at their most coked out and proggy, and I am always here for that. Last five minutes in particular are spectacular.

1. The Last Baron
2. Oblivion
3. Crack the Skye
4. The Czar
5. Divinations
6. Ghost of Karelia
7. Quintessence

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Nominations:
7 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)

5 supporters:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado x2, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, TheArkOfTurus)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb, Raetsel_Lapin)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb)

3 supporters:
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, Raetsel_Lapin)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb, Snake5555555555)
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)

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support 36 Chambers

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I guess I'll use my nomination to double up on Silent Shout

Nominations:
7 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, ChainLTTP)

5 supporters:
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos)
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado x2, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, TheArkOfTurus)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb, Raetsel_Lapin)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb)

3 supporters:
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, Raetsel_Lapin)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb, Snake5555555555)
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)

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