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NFUN 10/14/21 8:14:31 PM #102:	this is not dead i just need to get back into a new music mood --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959039713] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>this is not dead i just need to get back into a new music mood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 10/14/21 9:09:38 PM #103:	Apologies to everyone if the goblins killed the topic. <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:959041255] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Apologies to everyone if the goblins killed the topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/14/21 9:17:39 PM #104:	spoilers: the goblins were not bad --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959041485] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>spoilers: the goblins were not bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 10/18/21 8:33:44 PM #105:	NFUN posted... spoilers: the goblins were not bad https://imgur.com/EdCv1IS <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:959169718] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>spoilers: the goblins were not bad</quote> https://imgur.com/EdCv1IS </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/18/21 8:59:31 PM #106:	alright let me actually finish and post this There's a strangely nostalgic and compelling facet to this sound. It reminds me of my friends playing Psychostick and One Finger Death Punch back in early high school, and a lot of the goofiness is reminiscent of System of a Down's first album (listen to Suggestions, for example... oh, they apparently covered Chop Suey. That tracks). It makes the guitar tone pretty easy to acclimate to. You don't need to worry about the singing either; I wouldn't call this "growling", it's more like "guttural vocals", which is not a synonym, at least in my mind. 1:30 in Row is pretty solid what the christ is magic spider alestorm collab with Killing Time and Space? You'll note that that I don't have a lot to say on specific songs. That's partially fatigue and partially that I forgot that I was listening to an album I was supposed to be ranking the second time, which is a pretty good sign. Consider that a victory, that it was overall enjoyable enough that the fact it was supposed to be a "job" was lost on me when I forgot myself. So, you get less writeups and sure knowledge that I did, in spite of your expectations, enjoy this. I will say that it was not as funny as I was expecting; it was amusing rather than "ha-ha", though there were some bits in Killing Time and Space, and Goblins that got me. Whatever videos they have would probably help with that. rating: goblin/10 favorite song: Darkness --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959170510] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>alright let me actually finish and post this There's a strangely nostalgic and compelling facet to this sound. It reminds me of my friends playing Psychostick and One Finger Death Punch back in early high school, and a lot of the goofiness is reminiscent of System of a Down's first album (listen to Suggestions, for example... oh, they apparently covered Chop Suey. That tracks). It makes the guitar tone pretty easy to acclimate to. You don't need to worry about the singing either; I wouldn't call this "growling", it's more like "guttural vocals", which is not a synonym, at least in my mind. 1:30 in Row is pretty solid what the christ is magic spider alestorm collab with Killing Time and Space? You'll note that that I don't have a lot to say on specific songs. That's partially fatigue and partially that I forgot that I was listening to an album I was supposed to be ranking the second time, which is a pretty good sign. Consider that a victory, that it was overall enjoyable enough that the fact it was supposed to be a "job" was lost on me when I forgot myself. So, you get less writeups and sure knowledge that I did, in spite of your expectations, enjoy this. I will say that it was not as funny as I was expecting; it was amusing rather than "ha-ha", though there were some bits in Killing Time and Space, and Goblins that got me. Whatever videos they have would probably help with that. rating: goblin/10 favorite song: Darkness </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 10/18/21 9:04:04 PM #107:	Nice. SoaD is my favorite band so that tracks. Darkness is my favorite song on the album as well. <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:959170669] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Nice. SoaD is my favorite band so that tracks. Darkness is my favorite song on the album as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 10/27/21 7:54:49 AM #108:	Bump --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:959431729] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/30/21 8:03:24 PM #109:	HasteDeux posted... John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSplZAZ1reDqkS6g2O0HVKoD0jonbUEO @HasteDeux Haste, when half the videos in a playlist are from 2008 and there other half are fucking video recordings of a record player playing the song, maybe you should find a better upload for me. This is the first time this ranking where I had to seek out a different upload because christ, man I'm listening to too late on the first pass to have many comments, but I do have to mention now that Thousand Island Park is really doing it for me, particularly the midpoint. The way the piano is interacting with the guitar (which is doing a certain melancholic thing I recently discovered I love) is cool as hell, and is something I don't think I've heard the like of before. One word: drum solo. Wait. Fuck. I actually thought I had switched to the Allman Brothers or something when Open Country Joy came on. The opening was the best part, honestly. Kind of lost the thread with both genres when the song picked up. I'm really struggling to write comments on the albums I like a lot compared to the albums I like less. I listened to this a ton over the last week but never felt motivated to write anything. I liked it a lot. I knew I'd like it a lot. You knew I'd like it a lot. This isn't diminishing my appreciation of the album or the nom or anything, I just feel bad that I don't have too much to say here. If asked to do an individual song analysis I'd have an easier time. Favorite song; Thousand Island Park Score: did you even need me to tell you/10 --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959545443] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>HasteDeux posted... </cite> <quote>John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSplZAZ1reDqkS6g2O0HVKoD0jonbUEO</quote>@HasteDeux Haste, when half the videos in a playlist are from 2008 and there other half are fucking video recordings of a record player playing the song, maybe you should find a better upload for me. This is the first time this ranking where I had to seek out a different upload because christ, man I'm listening to too late on the first pass to have many comments, but I do have to mention now that Thousand Island Park is really doing it for me, particularly the midpoint. The way the piano is interacting with the guitar (which is doing a certain melancholic thing I recently discovered I love) is cool as hell, and is something I don't think I've heard the like of before. One word: drum solo. Wait. Fuck. I actually thought I had switched to the Allman Brothers or something when Open Country Joy came on. The opening was the best part, honestly. Kind of lost the thread with both genres when the song picked up. I'm really struggling to write comments on the albums I like a lot compared to the albums I like less. I listened to this a ton over the last week but never felt motivated to write anything. I liked it a lot. I knew I'd like it a lot. You knew I'd like it a lot. This isn't diminishing my appreciation of the album or the nom or anything, I just feel bad that I don't have too much to say here. If asked to do an individual song analysis I'd have an easier time. Favorite song; Thousand Island Park Score: did you even need me to tell you/10 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/30/21 8:03:49 PM #110:	ZaziGuado posted... Cloud Cult - Light Chasers https://open.spotify.com/album/33eVsQZqpFsBNoKu97rJlS?si=xENgnVfqRRqPOo9gRDlMLQ @ZaziGuado I have to hand it to the nominators. There's a lot of variety in these albums, and I never know what I'm going to get before listening. Of all of the strange intros I've gotten (which has been like every album), starting with the Major Tom orchestral indie piece was probably the most effective. Really got me excited for the album in a way I doubt any other plausible song would've. Of course, I didn't like the songs that weren't in that style nearly as much, though I'm more merciful on them than I probably would've been had the first song not put me in a good mood. The album has a pretty archetypical indie pop feel, so right away this was a risky pick. I found that the most typical the instrumentation a given song here had, the less I liked it (with the exception of Exploding People, which had the rough handicap of the autotune in the variety I hate the most). I definitely felt my patience wearing thin by song 4 until it started ticking up again. I think I'll say that this was "Owl City but approaching some value of 'good'". A lot of it was way too happy (or, more [and less] precisely, "happy-feeling") for me, which is just... blech. Blech is the word for those tracks. Others, like Forces of the Unseen, I liked better for not being so peppy and having neat instrumentation choices like the cello. I think I can say I genuinely liked that and a couple others, ~7/10 tier. One thing I have to mention about this genre in general is that emotionally, it's a complete miss. It's too... straightfoward is the wrong word but it's the best one I'm coming up with. It's... I can't think of how to describe it without sounding condescending. It's too "show > tell". It's too "I am telling you how to feel so this is how you should feel". It's too "look how relateable this is". I want to stress that these aren't any kind of "objective" statements, just observations on what it feels like to me. Cheesiness can be alright, but this goes way too far. In terms of conveying emotions with songs I don't have prior associations with, I strongly value more nuanced compositional storytelling, and will generally consider lyrics only after I've already formed a connection, as I think I've mentioned in another writeup somewhere. The Venn diagram of emotional beats between this and, like, Kimera II is the null set. The closest song I can think of that succeeds to me is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCENN-Zm3R0, which is quite obviously pretty different. The album depends pretty strongly on feels, so it has an inherent handicap. Some individual song notes: The Exploding People, SOMEHOW, would fit perfectly as a goblin track with just a Ctrl-H of "people" to "goblin". Call of the Wild was probably my least favorite movie I've ever seen. Responsible is the specific song that led to my emotions rant, as you may have guessed. When Dawn started, I 100% thought I somehow was listening to Dead Man's Gun from RDR. The album was exactly as long as my preparation for dinner, so that was convenient (it finished fading out just as I took the food out of the oven and put it down). I rolled my eyes at a lot of this and wished for a few of the songs to end faster, but I can't say I hated it. Honestly, that might be a bigger accomplishment than Nujabes or Kali Uchis scoring high, since, if you saw my VGM ranking and Johnbobb's average placement, you'll know that any kind of music that can be described as "indie" scoring above "I made it through the song" is remarkable. Favorite song: Unexplainable Stories Score: I usually wasn't yearning to mute it/10 --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959545449] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>ZaziGuado posted... </cite> <quote>Cloud Cult - Light Chasers https://open.spotify.com/album/33eVsQZqpFsBNoKu97rJlS?si=xENgnVfqRRqPOo9gRDlMLQ</quote>@ZaziGuado I have to hand it to the nominators. There's a lot of variety in these albums, and I never know what I'm going to get before listening. Of all of the strange intros I've gotten (which has been like every album), starting with the Major Tom orchestral indie piece was probably the most effective. Really got me excited for the album in a way I doubt any other plausible song would've. Of course, I didn't like the songs that weren't in that style nearly as much, though I'm more merciful on them than I probably would've been had the first song not put me in a good mood. The album has a pretty archetypical indie pop feel, so right away this was a risky pick. I found that the most typical the instrumentation a given song here had, the less I liked it (with the exception of Exploding People, which had the rough handicap of the autotune in the variety I hate the most). I definitely felt my patience wearing thin by song 4 until it started ticking up again. I think I'll say that this was "Owl City but approaching some value of 'good'". A lot of it was way too happy (or, more [and less] precisely, "happy-feeling") for me, which is just... blech. Blech is the word for those tracks. Others, like Forces of the Unseen, I liked better for not being so peppy and having neat instrumentation choices like the cello. I think I can say I genuinely liked that and a couple others, ~7/10 tier. One thing I have to mention about this genre in general is that emotionally, it's a complete miss. It's too... straightfoward is the wrong word but it's the best one I'm coming up with. It's... I can't think of how to describe it without sounding condescending. It's too "show > tell". It's too "I am telling you how to feel so this is how you should feel". It's too "look how relateable this is". I want to stress that these aren't any kind of "objective" statements, just observations on what it feels like to me. Cheesiness can be alright, but this goes way too far. In terms of conveying emotions with songs I don't have prior associations with, I strongly value more nuanced compositional storytelling, and will generally consider lyrics only after I've already formed a connection, as I think I've mentioned in another writeup somewhere. The Venn diagram of emotional beats between this and, like, Kimera II is the null set. The closest song I can think of that succeeds to me is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCENN-Zm3R0, which is quite obviously pretty different. The album depends pretty strongly on feels, so it has an inherent handicap. Some individual song notes: The Exploding People, SOMEHOW, would fit perfectly as a goblin track with just a Ctrl-H of "people" to "goblin". Call of the Wild was probably my least favorite movie I've ever seen. Responsible is the specific song that led to my emotions rant, as you may have guessed. When Dawn started, I 100% thought I somehow was listening to Dead Man's Gun from RDR. The album was exactly as long as my preparation for dinner, so that was convenient (it finished fading out just as I took the food out of the oven and put it down). I rolled my eyes at a lot of this and wished for a few of the songs to end faster, but I can't say I hated it. Honestly, that might be a bigger accomplishment than Nujabes or Kali Uchis scoring high, since, if you saw my VGM ranking and Johnbobb's average placement, you'll know that any kind of music that can be described as "indie" scoring above "I made it through the song" is remarkable. Favorite song: Unexplainable Stories Score: I usually wasn't yearning to mute it/10 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 10/30/21 8:05:40 PM #111:	John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking) LEX the Lexicon Artist - Alter Ego Derek Sherinian - Planet X Nekrogoblikon - Welcome to Bonkers Incubus - Morning View Nujabes - Metaphorical Music 1992 Australian Cast - Highlights from "Jesus Christ Superstar" Kali Uchis - Isolation Eric Dolphy - Last Date Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion Cursor Miner - An Explosive Piece of Mind Between the Buried and Me - Colors Cloud Cult - Light Chasers Norma Jean - Wrongdoers ---DNF--- 100 gecs - 1000 gecs forgot to mention that the birds of fire cover looks like it should be for like, tetris cdi --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:959545503] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking) LEX the Lexicon Artist - Alter Ego Derek Sherinian - Planet X Nekrogoblikon - Welcome to Bonkers Incubus - Morning View Nujabes - Metaphorical Music 1992 Australian Cast - Highlights from "Jesus Christ Superstar" Kali Uchis - Isolation Eric Dolphy - Last Date Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion Cursor Miner - An Explosive Piece of Mind Between the Buried and Me - Colors Cloud Cult - Light Chasers Norma Jean - Wrongdoers ---DNF--- 100 gecs - 1000 gecs forgot to mention that the birds of fire cover looks like it should be for like, tetris cdi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HasteDeux 10/30/21 10:12:32 PM #112:	Huh. Turns out the playlist I provided wasn't the one I had normally listened to. I guess I just quickly searched it on Youtube assuming it was the same playlist I had listened to previously without checking >_> But hey, I'm glad you liked the album nonetheless. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." <cite>HasteDeux posted [p:959548467] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Huh. Turns out the playlist I provided wasn't the one I had normally listened to. I guess I just quickly searched it on Youtube assuming it was the same playlist I had listened to previously without checking >_> But hey, I'm glad you liked the album nonetheless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZaziGuado 10/30/21 10:17:43 PM #113:	I'm glad you didn't hate it! Light Chasers is an important album for me because I discovered it, as well as the band, during a vulnerable time in my life, so it makes sense that the heavy push for emotion appealed to me. It was also designed to be a concept album and those can be a tad hamfisted. The lead singer, who does most of the writing, definitely prefers to get lost in topics dealing with some sort of existentialism. Sometimes it's an emphasis on positivity and optimism and sometimes it's an emphasis on searching for meaning. I can 100% understand how someone can come away with the opinions you did regarding the pursuit of emotion and the "indie spirit" or whatever we want to refer to it as. The band's studio is a literal cabin in the woods, so they are all about being wrapped up in it. I'll take your takeaway as a win. Thanks for your thoughts! --- snowpork azuarc is OP. <cite>ZaziGuado posted [p:959548601] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I'm glad you didn't hate it! Light Chasers is an important album for me because I discovered it, as well as the band, during a vulnerable time in my life, so it makes sense that the heavy push for emotion appealed to me. It was also designed to be a concept album and those can be a tad hamfisted. The lead singer, who does most of the writing, definitely prefers to get lost in topics dealing with some sort of existentialism. Sometimes it's an emphasis on positivity and optimism and sometimes it's an emphasis on searching for meaning. I can 100% understand how someone can come away with the opinions you did regarding the pursuit of emotion and the "indie spirit" or whatever we want to refer to it as. The band's studio is a literal cabin in the woods, so they are all about being wrapped up in it. I'll take your takeaway as a win. Thanks for your thoughts! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 11/10/21 3:13:23 AM #114:	bump --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:959859953] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 11/17/21 9:08:51 PM #115:	this weekend i promise --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960098438] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>this weekend i promise </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 11/27/21 8:07:27 AM #116:	ok --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:960391704] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>ok </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 11/27/21 11:06:14 AM #117:	I listened to an album once last weekend! That technically counts! --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960394386] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I listened to an album once last weekend! That technically counts! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/03/21 8:38:57 AM #118:	don't give up --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960580404] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>don't give up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/09/21 11:21:48 PM #119:	Johnbobb posted... Monkey - Journey to the West https://open.spotify.com/album/3fSudt5ZdrtphuKIfINicX @Johnbobb finally... monkey music... holy shit what am I listening to? I guess I need to truly return to ape to appreciate what's going on here. I can say I certainly don't hate it. When I saw that you nominated something I was praying that it wouldn't be like your vgm nominations, and I'm definitely not disappointed in that respect! I'm hitting a similar wall with these songs that I did with some of Mycro's and jangler's vgm noms; I respect weird music, yet at a certain point, if it's out there enough, I have trouble viscerally accepting it as music and all and it becomes kind of there. I think that's especially potent here, with how different every song is and how little the album flows. By the time I've started getting the hang of a song, we're off somewhere completely different. wait this is apparently for a musical?? what the fuck? and it's by Gorillaz people ok that part makes sense. i think the added context of the play would help a lot with this. gotta admire the clipping favorite song: i honestly don't know how to answer this they're all on another plane of existence rating: i honestly don't know how to answer this it's on another plane of existence monkee --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960780585] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Johnbobb posted... </cite> <quote>Monkey - Journey to the West https://open.spotify.com/album/3fSudt5ZdrtphuKIfINicX</quote>@Johnbobb finally... monkey music... holy shit what am I listening to? I guess I need to truly return to ape to appreciate what's going on here. I can say I certainly don't hate it. When I saw that you nominated something I was praying that it wouldn't be like your vgm nominations, and I'm definitely not disappointed in that respect! I'm hitting a similar wall with these songs that I did with some of Mycro's and jangler's vgm noms; I respect weird music, yet at a certain point, if it's out there enough, I have trouble viscerally accepting it as music and all and it becomes kind of there. I think that's especially potent here, with how different every song is and how little the album flows. By the time I've started getting the hang of a song, we're off somewhere completely different. wait this is apparently for a musical?? what the fuck? and it's by Gorillaz people ok that part makes sense. i think the added context of the play would help a lot with this. gotta admire the clipping favorite song: i honestly don't know how to answer this they're all on another plane of existence rating: i honestly don't know how to answer this it's on another plane of existence monkee </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HasteDeux 12/10/21 12:09:51 AM #120:	I'm glad cako nominated Still Life ~ Talking. I had heard the Bob Curnow arrangement of Minuano, which I thought was amazing, but I had not heard the original, which I like even more. If it was vgm it would be in my top ten vgm easily! When visiting my grandparents and other family on Thanksgiving everyone was to share a song for everyone to listen to. I chose... Minuano. And it was a hit! --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." <cite>HasteDeux posted [p:960782176] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I'm glad cako nominated Still Life ~ Talking. I had heard the Bob Curnow arrangement of Minuano, which I thought was amazing, but I had not heard the original, which I like even more. If it was vgm it would be in my top ten vgm easily! When visiting my grandparents and other family on Thanksgiving everyone was to share a song for everyone to listen to. I chose... Minuano. And it was a hit! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 12/10/21 10:30:47 AM #121:	Hell yeah Journey to the West of one of my favorite instances of bizarre music that's just a thing completely to itself I'm really curious how the musical would've been altogether but I also don't know Chinese --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:960791151] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Hell yeah Journey to the West of one of my favorite instances of bizarre music that's just a thing completely to itself I'm really curious how the musical would've been altogether but I also don't know Chinese </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Steiner 12/10/21 12:02:24 PM #122:	protest the hero - palimpsest --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see <cite>Steiner posted [p:960793424] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>protest the hero - palimpsest </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/10/21 12:08:57 PM #123:	one each --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960793604] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>one each </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HanOfTheNekos 12/10/21 12:21:27 PM #124:	Can I still submit --- "Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic <cite>HanOfTheNekos posted [p:960793934] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Can I still submit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Steiner 12/10/21 12:29:01 PM #125:	NFUN posted... one each no --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see <cite>Steiner posted [p:960794150] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>one each</quote>no </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/10/21 12:47:01 PM #126:	Steiner posted... no wow that's what digi said to you! HanOfTheNekos posted... Can I still submit Yeah sure it'll be a while before I get there at this rate though --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:960794657] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Steiner posted... </cite> <quote>no</quote>wow that's what digi said to you! HanOfTheNekos posted... </cite> <quote>Can I still submit</quote>Yeah sure it'll be a while before I get there at this rate though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HanOfTheNekos 12/10/21 12:51:56 PM #127:	Okay let me decide between two albums I really like recently --- "Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic <cite>HanOfTheNekos posted [p:960794788] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Okay let me decide between two albums I really like recently </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cakophon 12/11/21 12:47:15 AM #128:	HasteDeux posted... I'm glad cako nominated Still Life ~ Talking. I had heard the Bob Curnow arrangement of Minuano, which I thought was amazing, but I had not heard the original, which I like even more. If it was vgm it would be in my top ten vgm easily! When visiting my grandparents and other family on Thanksgiving everyone was to share a song for everyone to listen to. I chose... Minuano. And it was a hit! that is awesome glad people enjoyed. i love it a lot --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdnOym-kbh4 <cite>cakophon posted [p:960812989] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>HasteDeux posted... </cite> <quote>I'm glad cako nominated Still Life ~ Talking. I had heard the Bob Curnow arrangement of Minuano, which I thought was amazing, but I had not heard the original, which I like even more. If it was vgm it would be in my top ten vgm easily! When visiting my grandparents and other family on Thanksgiving everyone was to share a song for everyone to listen to. I chose... Minuano. And it was a hit!</quote>that is awesome glad people enjoyed. i love it a lot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/20/21 10:03:30 AM #129:	bump --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961071331] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 12/27/21 8:16:16 PM #130:	i will finish --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961262699] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>i will finish </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/05/22 7:28:46 PM #131:	I listened to the next two albums just gotta relisten --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961503858] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I listened to the next two albums just gotta relisten </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 01/15/22 5:36:31 AM #132:	up --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:961761420] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/15/22 6:47:37 PM #133:	alright I guess it's time to admit defeat and relisten to albums I wasn't digging the first time. That should make this go a lot faster BlueCrystalTear posted... Sunspot - Weirdest Hits https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWnHAClJts4ESdw109Y_aNmVoFhIzgPM0 @BlueCrystalTear I've heard weirder hits tbqh. This has nothing on Global Understanding (and going from that to this is quite a jump). Those are some basic fucking trap hi-hat/kick patterns in Reverse Engineering ...yeah I don't think I have much aside from ultimately meaningless faint praise or rebukes YO WHAT THIS HAS A SONG CALLED ARCHEOPTERYX. The album I referenced earlier is by "Cryptovolans", which is another ancient (and much cooler, sorry) bird-like dinosaur. If you were paying attention to the topic, you could probably guess about what my thoughts on this would be. It's fairly firmly in the "good but ultimately forgettable bar music" tier that Beale Street is hanging out. It's definitely good, and I certainly don't mind listening to this... yes, you guessed it, it's pleasant. It's got no edge, it doesn't feel--and I can't believe I'm about to use this phrase--challenging to listen to. To put it less stupidly, it doesn't surprise me or take me places I haven't been before or even make me feel a little uncomfortable in listening something I'm not accustomed to. It's exceptional background music, and does, against all odds, get me into the lively mood it's setting. So... bar music. --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961775219] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>alright I guess it's time to admit defeat and relisten to albums I wasn't digging the first time. That should make this go a lot faster BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite> <quote>Sunspot - Weirdest Hits https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWnHAClJts4ESdw109Y_aNmVoFhIzgPM0</quote> @BlueCrystalTear I've heard weirder hits tbqh. This has nothing on Global Understanding (and going from that to this is quite a jump). Those are some basic fucking trap hi-hat/kick patterns in Reverse Engineering ...yeah I don't think I have much aside from ultimately meaningless faint praise or rebukes YO WHAT THIS HAS A SONG CALLED ARCHEOPTERYX. The album I referenced earlier is by "Cryptovolans", which is another ancient (and much cooler, sorry) bird-like dinosaur. If you were paying attention to the topic, you could probably guess about what my thoughts on this would be. It's fairly firmly in the "good but ultimately forgettable bar music" tier that Beale Street is hanging out. It's definitely good, and I certainly don't mind listening to this... yes, you guessed it, it's pleasant. It's got no edge, it doesn't feel--and I can't believe I'm about to use this phrase--challenging to listen to. To put it less stupidly, it doesn't surprise me or take me places I haven't been before or even make me feel a little uncomfortable in listening something I'm not accustomed to. It's exceptional background music, and does, against all odds, get me into the lively mood it's setting. So... bar music. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/15/22 6:53:31 PM #134:	ChaosTonyV4 posted... Lemuria - Recreational Hate @ChaosTonyV4 Yeah I can tell immediately that this one is gonna be a hard sell. I'm making a concerted effort to not be harsh in this topic (and truth be told, I don't feel harsh towards this album), so it might be opaque exactly how I feel about albums I'm not super into, and how such compare to its contemporaries in its tier. I think the most telling thing I can say is that, unlike most of the "iffy" songs that placed above it, this isn't something I'd want to listen to again, even in the right context. I don't not want to either. It's perfectly in the liminal zone of not doing enough things I dislike to at least make it interesting, and not doing enough things I like to make me like it. Unlike Weirdest Hits, which I just said was something that I had trouble making myself go through again, I do have actual reticience beyond "I have other things I want to listen to more" holding me back, but not to the extent I would go out of my way to avoid hearing it in another context. It's just kind of alien looks like i skipped an album woops --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:961775356] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>ChaosTonyV4 posted... </cite> <quote>Lemuria - Recreational Hate</quote>@ChaosTonyV4 Yeah I can tell immediately that this one is gonna be a hard sell. I'm making a concerted effort to not be harsh in this topic (and truth be told, I don't feel harsh towards this album), so it might be opaque exactly how I feel about albums I'm not super into, and how such compare to its contemporaries in its tier. I think the most telling thing I can say is that, unlike most of the "iffy" songs that placed above it, this isn't something I'd want to listen to again, even in the right context. I don't not want to either. It's perfectly in the liminal zone of not doing enough things I dislike to at least make it interesting, and not doing enough things I like to make me like it. Unlike Weirdest Hits, which I just said was something that I had trouble making myself go through again, I do have actual reticience beyond "I have other things I want to listen to more" holding me back, but not to the extent I would go out of my way to avoid hearing it in another context. It's just kind of alien looks like i skipped an album woops </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 01/15/22 6:57:20 PM #135:	I'm just glad you finally got around to listening to it. And yes, they usually play in bars or at festivals. But it's really good stuff for that and does everything it's supposed to. Thanks for taking the time to do that regardless! --- BlueCrystalTear \| You're living your own life. You're you. #FearTheDeer \| ((FREE HUGS)) <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:961775432] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I'm just glad you finally got around to listening to it. And yes, they usually play in bars or at festivals. But it's really good stuff for that and does everything it's supposed to. Thanks for taking the time to do that regardless!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 01/25/22 3:26:12 AM #136:	bump --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:962055998] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 01/30/22 9:47:12 PM #137:	clump --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:962226555] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>clump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 02/05/22 6:56:15 PM #138:	still gonna happen --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:962396495] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>still gonna happen </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 02/15/22 3:09:51 AM #139:	bump --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:962662990] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HanOfTheNekos 02/15/22 6:13:37 AM #140:	Okay, I nominate Light Me Up by the Pretty Reckless. --- "Bordate is a pretty shady place, what with the gangs, casinos, evil corporations and water park." - FAHtastic <cite>HanOfTheNekos posted [p:962664674] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>Okay, I nominate Light Me Up by the Pretty Reckless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 02/21/22 11:29:03 AM #141:	c --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:962836235] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>c </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UF8 02/21/22 9:32:35 PM #142:	good rating <cite>UF8 posted [p:962852767] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>good rating </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 02/21/22 9:39:19 PM #143:	UF8 posted... good rating d- --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:962852954] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>UF8 posted... </cite> <quote>good rating</quote>d- </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 02/23/22 2:34:33 PM #144:	NFUN posted... @ChaosTonyV4 Yeah I can tell immediately that this one is gonna be a hard sell. I'm making a concerted effort to not be harsh in this topic (and truth be told, I don't feel harsh towards this album), so it might be opaque exactly how I feel about albums I'm not super into, and how such compare to its contemporaries in its tier. I think the most telling thing I can say is that, unlike most of the "iffy" songs that placed above it, this isn't something I'd want to listen to again, even in the right context. I don't not want to either. It's perfectly in the liminal zone of not doing enough things I dislike to at least make it interesting, and not doing enough things I like to make me like it. Unlike Weirdest Hits, which I just said was something that I had trouble making myself go through again, I do have actual reticience beyond "I have other things I want to listen to more" holding me back, but not to the extent I would go out of my way to avoid hearing it in another context. It's just kind of alien looks like i skipped an album woops wow Ive seen anyone react that way to that album, lol --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:962900696] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>@ChaosTonyV4 Yeah I can tell immediately that this one is gonna be a hard sell. I'm making a concerted effort to not be harsh in this topic (and truth be told, I don't feel harsh towards this album), so it might be opaque exactly how I feel about albums I'm not super into, and how such compare to its contemporaries in its tier. I think the most telling thing I can say is that, unlike most of the "iffy" songs that placed above it, this isn't something I'd want to listen to again, even in the right context. I don't not want to either. It's perfectly in the liminal zone of not doing enough things I dislike to at least make it interesting, and not doing enough things I like to make me like it. Unlike Weirdest Hits, which I just said was something that I had trouble making myself go through again, I do have actual reticience beyond "I have other things I want to listen to more" holding me back, but not to the extent I would go out of my way to avoid hearing it in another context. It's just kind of alien looks like i skipped an album woops</quote> wow Ive seen anyone react that way to that album, lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 03/02/22 11:53:42 PM #145:	I listened to the next two albums! --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:963123316] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>I listened to the next two albums! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 03/09/22 9:37:55 PM #146:	i just have to write them up! --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:963316408] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>i just have to write them up! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 03/20/22 6:36:11 AM #147:	bump --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:963602089] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 03/29/22 6:02:54 PM #148:	NBIceman posted... The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise https://open.spotify.com/album/0TCkVVN1AfEtMP3IjVD1Zi @NBIceman In my headcannon Bitter Suite IV is about Nyarlathotep In an all-too-important sense, it's a good thing that this topic is taking so long, because if it wasn't, you'd all be beyond done with how often I use the word "indie" to describe things (but at least I'm not overusing "alternative"). This album has a lot of different takes on genres, and to be concise, the unifying feel to the tracks is that they feel... indie. I have to give it to the album, it really did a good job getting me into it and selling me on that kind of sound, and here, unlike most or all of the other """"indie"""" albums I listened to, this quasi-perjorative label gradually faded to inconsequentiality as the album progressed. I didn't like Waves because of it, but by The Line it felt natural, even if in isolation I'd probably dislike that one a fair amount. Really, in general the album did a superb job of sampling different styles while making them feel its own. The tracks had a consistency that felt like a deliberate stylistic decision rather than a crutch which could be the result of a similar album done by a less competent group, and there was a good amount of creativity even outside of the variety you'd expect from an eclectic group of styles. Even Squeaky Wheel has little bits of dissonance that make it a lot more interesting than comparable songs. I'm fairly confident that this is near the zenith of albums in its vague sphere of genre. Score: Super Meat Boy/VVVVVV Favorite Song: Bitter Suite VI --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:963860936] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>NBIceman posted... </cite> <quote>The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise https://open.spotify.com/album/0TCkVVN1AfEtMP3IjVD1Zi</quote>@NBIceman In my headcannon Bitter Suite IV is about Nyarlathotep In an all-too-important sense, it's a good thing that this topic is taking so long, because if it wasn't, you'd all be beyond done with how often I use the word "indie" to describe things (but at least I'm not overusing "alternative"). This album has a lot of different takes on genres, and to be concise, the unifying feel to the tracks is that they feel... indie. I have to give it to the album, it really did a good job getting me into it and selling me on that kind of sound, and here, unlike most or all of the other """"indie"""" albums I listened to, this quasi-perjorative label gradually faded to inconsequentiality as the album progressed. I didn't like Waves because of it, but by The Line it felt natural, even if in isolation I'd probably dislike that one a fair amount. Really, in general the album did a superb job of sampling different styles while making them feel its own. The tracks had a consistency that felt like a deliberate stylistic decision rather than a crutch which could be the result of a similar album done by a less competent group, and there was a good amount of creativity even outside of the variety you'd expect from an eclectic group of styles. Even Squeaky Wheel has little bits of dissonance that make it a lot more interesting than comparable songs. I'm fairly confident that this is near the zenith of albums in its vague sphere of genre. Score: Super Meat Boy/VVVVVV Favorite Song: Bitter Suite VI </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 04/07/22 8:21:30 PM #149:	bump --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:964109112] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 04/14/22 11:57:35 PM #150:	h --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:964296589] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>h </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 04/23/22 1:49:10 PM #151:	e --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:964510182] in NFUN Ranks... [t:79645768]...</cite> <quote>e </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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