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FoolFantastic 02/12/23 9:47:55 AM #1: |
poll for VeryInsane's week: Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork vs. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 vs. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach Previous results can be seen here: https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks_Set_2 The rules: 1. Listen to the album in full 2. Rank every track on the album 3. 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. For albums with greater than 15 tracks, everything ranked below #15 will be given 0 points and the scale for the top 15 will be the same as a 15-track album. For albums with more than 20 tracks, you only have to list your top 15 (with 16-20, I still like having the average rank listed) 4. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results 5. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic 6. The deadline to vote is Sunday, February 19th at 4:00 PM Central Time 7. You can sign up to be added to the user cycle (a new user will be added to the end of the current cycle as long as there are four weeks remaining) - the next person on the list will choose 3 albums which the other users will vote on for the next topic. 7a. To ensure people are being given an actual choice, the three nominated albums must be by different artists. You can otherwise stick to a similar sound or era. 7b. The tiebreaker for these polls will be whichever is listed first in the poll options - make sure to deliver the results in order of your own preference (which will hopefully have the added benefit of influencing people toward your first choice if they can't decide). 7c. I have added a tiered vote structure - the least popular album will be removed and its backup votes distributed to the other two entrants. 8. Starting with the next cycle, every four weeks will be a competitive week where those listed choose a single album to face off against others. 9. Skits and tracks under 40 seconds will be excluded from the rankings unless argued otherwise blur - Parklife track list: 1. Girls & Boys 2. Tracy Jacks 3. End of a Century 4. Parklife 5. Bank Holiday 6. Badhead 7. The Debt Collector 8. Far Out 9. To the End 10. London Loves 11. Trouble in the Message Centre 12. Clover Over Dover 13. Magic America 14. Jubilee 15. This is a Low 16. Lot 105 Current cycle: 2/19: Johnbobb (clipping. - Splendor & Misery) 2/26: Great_Paul bonus (My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade) 3/5: VeryInsane 3/12: FoolFantastic 3/19: Seanchan 3/26: Johnbobb/ZaziGuado/jcgamer107 4/2: Giggsalot 4/9: RyoCaliente 4/16: darkx 4/23: Snake5555555555/Raetsel_Lapin/Seanchan 4/30: neonreaper 5/7: Great_Paul 5/14: jcgamer107 5/21: Giggsalot/MetalmindStats/rwlh 5/28: ChichiriMuyo 6/4: BlueCrystalTear 6/11: rwlh 6/18: NFUN 6/25: HBJDubs/firefdr/NFUN Future cycle: 6/25: MetalmindStats 7/2: HBJDubs 7/9: Raetsel_Lapin 7/16: competitive week 7/23: Steiner 7/30: Snake5555555555 8/6: Jesse_Custer 8/13: competitive week 8/20: ZaziGuado 8/27: firefdr --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/12/23 10:40:07 AM #2: |
Run the Jewels 2 > Plastic Beach > ...Like Clockwork A member of my top 100 albums, kicking off with a song that has always sat within my all-time top 10. This is the definitive Britpop album to me. All the tracks are catchy, but the album never falls into the usual pitfall of most pop records where only the big singles really work. There are big hits here, but the tracks between take on their own distinct style. Despite blur's occasionally bratty attitude, the variety here reveals genuine musical brilliance. My ranking: Girls & Boys To the End Parklife This is a Low End of a Century Tracy Jacks Clover Over Dover London Loves Trouble in the Message Centre Jubilee Magic America Bank Holiday Far Out Badhead The Debt Collector Lot 105 --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 02/12/23 10:57:59 AM #3: |
Plastic Beach > Run the Jewels > Like Clockwork I almost always prefer doing new entries over repeat artists but Gorillaz are my favorite band and Plastic Beach is probably in my top 10 albums, or close to it --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LiquidOshawott 02/12/23 11:46:56 AM #4: |
Johnbobb posted... Plastic Beach > Run the Jewels > Like Clockwork I picked it as a callback to our near 2 year anniversary (I think it was our first album? And it will start at 104/105 which is close to it Like Clockwork > RTJ > Plastic Beach but all are great --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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jcgamer107 02/12/23 4:16:11 PM #5: |
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach > Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork > Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Psycho_Kensou 02/12/23 10:50:54 PM #6: |
Plastic Beach > Like Clockwork > Run the Jewels Despite all of the musicians I'd like to see get in that haven't, I would agree two years is long enough. --- Some call me Chichiri ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/14/23 9:46:36 AM #7: |
Yay, the brand new album I was hoping to nominate next week is starting off with a 92 on Metacritic. Gonna force through a women in electronic pop week. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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neonreaper 02/14/23 2:32:32 PM #8: |
Girls & Boys End of a Century Tracy Jacks Parklife This is a Low Clover Over Dover To the End Far Out Badhead London Loves Trouble in the Message Centre Magic America The Debt Collector Jubilee Lot 105 Bank Holiday --- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter? Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MarkS2222222222 02/14/23 7:03:28 PM #9: |
Like Clockwork > Plastic Beach > RTJ2 --- I guess that's why they call it window pane. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZeroSignal 02/14/23 7:15:12 PM #10: |
Plastic Beach > Clockwork > RTJ2 --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/TheZeroSignal ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 02/14/23 7:25:02 PM #11: |
FoolFantastic posted... Yay, the brand new album I was hoping to nominate next week is starting off with a 92 on Metacritic. Gonna force through a women in electronic pop week.Paramore? --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/14/23 7:46:44 PM #12: |
Johnbobb posted... Paramore? Caroline Polachek - and now it's jumped up to a 96, which is a few points higher than anything from last year. I'm sure it will fall a bit with a few more reviews, but it's looking like a serious album of the year contender. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/16/23 9:22:53 AM #13: |
bump --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/16/23 11:21:49 PM #14: |
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News results The participants sorted by deviation from final results: HBJDubs (17) Giggsalot (21) FoolFantastic (22) Great_Paul (22) ZaziGuado (22) VeryInsane (26) neonreaper (38) ChichiriMuyo (42) Seanchan (47) Johnbobb (49) Raetsel_Lapin (59) General Album Comments FoolFantastic: My general feeling remains that, despite being their big breakthrough thanks to Float On, this feels like a step down from their earlier albums. The poppier sound doesn't work for me as much. Giggsalot: I actually like this album a lot. it's clearly not as ambitious as their previous work, and the quality is pretty up and down, but I think the 4 or 5 best songs here are as good as anything they ever did. they were never able to nail it down consistently, but when it works I actually really like the pop sound on these guys - stuff like float on and black cadillacs are a joy. plus, the world at large is up there with bankrupt on selling as "modest mouse song most likely to make me cry", so yeah. really fun album despite its flaws, maybe the MM I throw on most often even if it's not their best. neonreaper: Some super-skippable stuff but the top 10 songs on this album are solid. I liked this more than I thought I would. HBJDubs: Most of the album is good overall, but every song has like one specific bit that I don't like about it, except the top two which are great start to finish. ZaziGuado: Top 6 songs make up the top tier of the album. One Chance and Black Cadillacs make up their own middle tier. Everything else is the weirder, but still appreciated lower tier. Songs don't normally switch tiers for me at this point in my listening history. One Chance flirts the most with moving into the top tier. This album was my first introduction to music that had that "indie" sound, whatever that means these days. It helped shape my tastes in music during pretty formative years when I started willfully choosing what I listened to. It's been nice to revist it. I know albums like Lonesome Crowded West and Moon and Antarctica are more beloved among the general fanbase, but this is my favorite in a way that I have trouble putting into words. Not for any deep reason, it's just difficult for me to express without sounding dumb. Like it's simultaneously up its own ass but also tongue in cheek. Anyways, great stuff. ChichiriMuyo: I only knew this band from Float On before, and man does that song seem like a lie. This is an album where if you hear the hit single and then buy it you are at a high risk of disappointment. I actually wonder if this is one of those things where the band hates "that one song" because it's what the "fans" always want to hear. I do like a few songs here, but if I'm going to spend my precious time in life listening to Modest Mouse again it'll be when Float On pops up on a mix. Seanchan (responding to Chichiri): I totally understand where you're coming from. And yet I had the exact opposite reaction to the full album, as I really enjoyed this a lot. I didn't post my first listen impressions earlier, but I was very much caught by pleasant surprise. This wasn't what I expected, but maybe in a way I should have seen it coming. Float On was always a bit of an oddball song that managed to find success, so why should the album be any different. I think what I enjoy about it IS that variety. This isn't a boring album. There are songs that are fast and hard (relatively speaking) but then you've got slower, more introspective songs. And it all just come together for me, even if the first half is stronger than the second. I will have to find some time to listen to more Modest Mouse. If anyone has a good suggestion for a second album? --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/16/23 11:25:46 PM #15: |
GNFPWLBN track ranking 14. Interlude (Milo) (Track #12) Score: 33 (Average Rank: 12/14) Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#6) Biggest Detractor(s): Giggsalot, Johnbobb, Seanchan, VeryInsane (#14) ZaziGuado: I mean, it's pleasant enough but it feels more like an intro to Blame It On the Tetons than its own track, which isn't a bad thing to be. 13. Dance Hall (Track #7) Score: 35 (Average Rank: 11.91/14) Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#3) Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, FoolFantastic, neonreaper, HBJDubs, Great_Paul (#14) ZaziGuado: catchy and chaotic, though I kinda wish it was a little shorter to just concentrate it more. 12. This Devil's Workday (Track #9) Score: 55 (Average Rank: 10.55/14) Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): ZaziGuado (#14) ZaziGuado: gosh I've always read this as The Devil's Workday and didn't realize it was this until today. doesn't make much of a difference but still an interesting revelation almost 20 years later. anyways this doesn't do it for me, but it doesn't overstay its welcome so it's okay. 11. Satin in a Coffin (Track #11) Score: 70 (Average Rank: 8.64/14) Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb, neonreaper, ChichiriMuyo (#5) Biggest Detractor(s): ZaziGuado (#12) ZaziGuado: this feels like the most modest mouse song on the album. I don't know what I mean by that, but it feels right. I definitely tend to favor their more pop-friendly stuff, but I can flirt with this weirdness. 9 (tie). Black Cadillacs (Track #14) Score: 73 (Average Rank: 8.36/14) Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot (#4) Biggest Detractor(s): VeryInsane (#13) ZaziGuado: "it's true we named our children after towns that we've never been to" is a lyric that I always remember vividly because I have a slightly irrational disgust for bullshit names. I also greatly enjoy that sitcom opening-sounding piano chime that randomly pops in. 9 (tie). The Good Times Are Killing Me (Track #16) Score: 73 (Average Rank: 8.36/14) Biggest Fan(s): neonreaper, ChichiriMuyo (#4) Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb (#13) ZaziGuado: I find this a fun, goofy ending to fun, goofy album. really enjoy the very smooth, prominent bassline. 8. One Chance (Track #15) Score: 79 (Average Rank: 7.91/14) Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#3) Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb (#12) ZaziGuado: this song is so weird after being inundated with cynicism, hopelessness, and just a general malaise up to this point. to be met with a song about coping with the loss of everything is an odd, but not unwelcome, turn this late into the album. I appreciate it. 7. Bury Me With It (Track #6) Score: 89 (Average Rank: 7.27/14) Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): neonreaper (#11) ZaziGuado: always been a little off-putting, but I've learned to appreciate the exasperated pleas. plus they say the name of the album! 6. Bukowski (Track #8) Score: 96 (Average Rank: 6.45/14) Biggest Fan(s): Giggsalot, VeryInsane (#3) Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan (#10) ZaziGuado: such great banjo action here. I enjoy every time they slow the beat down and then pick it back up. 5. Blame It on the Tetons (Track #13) Score: 107 (Average Rank: 5.73/14) Biggest Fan(s): ZaziGuado, ChichiriMuyo (#2) Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#13) ZaziGuado: this song is so damn chill. I love that fiddle and piano. the continuation after the false ending is interesting but not unwelcome. I've never actually taken the time to digest the lyrics, but I think I'd enjoy this song even more if I did. 4. Ocean Breathes Salty (Track #4) Score: 110 (Average Rank: 5.64/14) Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): ChichiriMuyo (#10) ZaziGuado: some fun lyrics in this one like "you missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye" and the abrubt ending with "for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there but I wouldn't hold my breath." 3. The View (Track #10) Score: 115 (Average Rank: 5.36/14) Biggest Fan(s): Great_Paul (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): neonreaper (#10) ZaziGuado: this song is top tier on the album to me, but I always waver on whether it's near the top or bottom of that tier. I love that warble in the chorus and some of the background vocal eccentrics. 2. The World at Large (Track #2) Score: 143 (Average Rank: 3.82/14) Biggest Fan(s): Giggsalot, neonreaper, ZaziGuado (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): ChichiriMuyo (#14) ZaziGuado: beautifully bittersweet track which serves as a very interesting tone setter for the album. also really appreciate the way it leads into Float On. 1. Float On (Track #3) Score: 154 (Average Rank: 3/14) Biggest Fan(s): FoolFantastic, HBJDubs, ChichiriMuyo, Seanchan (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#11) ZaziGuado: iconic riff. I remember being so excited when I saw this reach the top of a weekly ranking show on a music channel. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/16/23 11:30:46 PM #16: |
Created a page for set 3 that I need to remember to add to the opening post: https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks_Set_3 --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/17/23 1:38:39 PM #17: |
I find it funny we have Gorillaz in the poll during a blur week --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 02/18/23 10:42:59 AM #18: |
FoolFantastic posted... 12. This Devil's Workday (Track #9)I knew this was coming but I'm still mad about it --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 02/18/23 10:53:54 AM #19: |
FoolFantastic posted... I find it funny we have Gorillaz in the poll during a blur weekI had that same thought!
--- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 02/18/23 4:53:21 PM #20: |
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HBJDubs 02/18/23 5:46:23 PM #21: |
QotSA > Gorillaz > Run The Jewels Trouble In The Message Centre This Is A Low London Loves Parklife Jubilee To The End Clover Over Dover Girls & Boys Tracy Jacks Badhead Magic America End Of A Century Far Out Bank Holiday Lot 105 The Debt Collector Was expecting a "samey" album where everything sounds similar, but was pleasantly surprised that pretty much every song is distinct. Nothing blows me away, but that's ok, it's a very solid album. --- Save in the name of true love ~Project 1000~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fluttershy_Pony 02/18/23 6:23:38 PM #22: |
Plastic Beach > Run the Jewels > Like Clockwork 1: Badhead 2: Trouble in the Message Centre 3: To The End 4: This Is a Low 5: Lot 105 6: Far Out 7: Tracy Jacks 8: Parklife 9: End of a Century 10: Clover Over Dover 11: Magic America 12: Jubilee 13: The Debt Collector 14: Girls & Boys 15: London Loves 16: Bank Holiday --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Psycho_Kensou 02/18/23 10:46:06 PM #23: |
A decent album that can feel a bit all over the place. Lots of different styles and influences. Hard to put this one in a box
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firefdr 02/19/23 8:40:32 AM #24: |
Queens of the Stone Age > Gorillaz > Run the Jewels Parklife Girls & Boys Far Out This Is a Low End of a Century To the End London Loves Bank Holiday Trouble in the Message Centre Badhead Jubilee Lot 105 The Debt Collector Clover Over Dover Magic America Tracy Jacks ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FoolFantastic 02/19/23 10:35:37 AM #25: |
The poll is closed, but you can still rank the Parklife tracks for the next 6.5 hours --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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