maxer: Sputnik's favorite songs

maxer 08.16.16	I'm very interested in seeing what this list will be like. Should I add the stories (if there will be some) or only add the song?
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	Not sure I have a definite favourite but this one would certainly be close.... The The - out of the blue (into the fire) "To provide some context when I first listened to 'Infected' I was 8 years old, my other favourite album would have been 'Bad' by Michael Jackson and I'd never so much as kissed a girl. I'm not sure why out of all the albums my parents would play in the car I became so obsessed with this one, but I did, and I clearly remember 'borrowing' the cassette and playing it most nights on my walkman. It sounded like nothing else I'd heard at that age (or since tbh) and Johnson came across like an everyman who'd been afforded access to some incredible secret truths and ended up a modern day prophet. Johnson is my all time favourite lyricist and 'Out of the Blue' in particular is a genius piece of story telling that still grabs me after...what? 1000 listens? Could it really be that many? As they say most every great rock or pop song writer eventually pens one about a prostitute... (Description taken from my Top 100 songs list)
ScuroFantasma 08.16.16	Oh man, don't know if I could pick one but there's four that really stand out for me; Tyr - Into the Sky Eluveitie - Celtos Opeth - Closure Sepultura - Arise Of those though, probably Into the Sky. It's probably a strange choice because it's so modern and pretty short, but i found it around the time I was seriously starting to branch out and enjoy exploring new music. I remember hearing how fucking cool the vocal melody was for the chorus and being floored by it. I love everything about that song.
zakalwe 08.16.16	Ben E King - Stand By Me. 1986 watching top of the pops with my mum and big bruv. The love was overwhelming dudes.
DigitalSchism 08.16.16	Far too many songs to ever choose an all time favorite but one that comes to mind when I think about it would have to be Cleanse Me by O'Brother from their album Garden Window. The first time I heard this song I was in a bit of a depressed state of mind and it really hit me hard. The lyrics "Lay me in the ground and I will grow" seemed to be directed right at me. It made me want to stand up and face my problems head on. Even though that sounds a little melodramatic. Very few songs have ever gotten that kind of emotion out of me before or since that first listen.
SandwichBubble 08.16.16	Simon Finn - Jerusalem Don't really have a story to go along with it. It's just super good.
Artuma 08.16.16	converge - jane doe if there is one song that is able to speak for me when i can't, it's this. for every moment of sheer frustration and angst to the point of wanting to break shit up and shout at everyone, this song defuses it as i let it do the screaming for me. a lot of the song is absolute pain to listen to as i've used it so many times in the darkest moments of my life but it's still effective in a good way, not to mention it's the most epic way imaginable to close up this masterpiece of an album. lost in you like saturday nights, searching for streets with bedroom eyes, dying to be saved... RAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
maxer 08.16.16	I had never heard of The The and Tyr, but they both sound pretty cool. Stand By Me is a song that, even when you don't remember it, anyone has probably heard at some point. For some weird reason, everytime I edit the list to add a new song, I only see my own songs and have to add everything all over again.
CalculatingInfinity 08.16.16	Only one song...that's so hard :/
maxer 08.16.16	@CalculatingInfinity You have to challenge yourself everyone once in a while ;)
Aerisavion 08.16.16	I can't say this is my all time favourite, but Warpaint's song 'Krimson' certainly springs to mind. Just a beautiful spiral into the unknown, and the guitar tones and textures are stunning. It just represents Warpaint and their style at their best.
DinosaurJones 08.16.16	Streetlight Manifesto - The Big Sleep It was one of those occasions where I had heard the song multiple times, but one day I really listened to it and listened to the lyrics and it just clicked.
UpwardSpiral 08.16.16	Unwound - Below the Salt (leaves turn inside you) If this song would be an instrumental it would still be a masterpiece. Every time I listen to it I feel like it is more a piece of art than music. The haunting vocals take me to another place.
maxer 08.16.16	I'll add the last 2 over an hour. This is promising to be a very diverse list. Has anyone ever heard Empty (from Pvris), I've never heard anyone talk about and I want to share my enjoyment
ashcrash9 08.16.16	sgt. - "Destroy The Galaxy, Create The Power Plant" album: Stylus Fantasticus 17 minutes of beauty. This song never fails to lift me away to another place. Like the title, it straight-up sounds cosmic in scope and like an aural manifestation of the human spirit. That's not even talking about the objective production stuff; it's produced and mixed perfectly, and the composition is mind-blowingly organic and emotional. It's in a league of its own.
guitarded_chuck 08.16.16	Pink Floyd - Echoes The psychedelic rock epic that Floyd put out as the last song before they blew up with the release of DSOTM. The Meddle period is probably my favorite period of Floyd stylistically, and Echoes seems like the climax of the period of growing and development the group went through in the post-Syd years. The Live at Pompeii version is probably my favorite thing ever.
Archelirion 08.16.16	Cult of Luna - Dark City, Dead Man (on Somewhere Along the Highway) This became a definite, surefire favourite after spending a weekend with my fiancee. While she went in the shower I sat in the living room, popped my headphones on and listened to DCDM as the sun streamed in through the window onto me. At that moment, life felt pretty much perfect, and that feeling returns every time I listen to it now. Damn I'm sappy :^)
maxer 08.16.16	Talking about 17 minute epic songs NOFX - The Decline is also worth mentioning.
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	I was actually tempted to put something I only started listening to this week that's definitely an all time top 10 tune for me: Glenn Branca 'The Spectacular Commodity' Newly crowned my favourite instrumental of all time. The thing slays and then you realise it was released in nineteen fuckin eighty one! And it's better than anything GY!BE or Sonic Youth ever recorded in about a combined 100 hours worth of material. Legendary doesn't cover it tbh
AsleepInTheBack 08.16.16	Whoo can relate to 8 hard
Masochist 08.16.16	It's supremely hard for me to pick a favorite song, since it changes probably month to month. For the purpose of this list, I'll choose one of my undisputed top 20: Black Star - "Respiration" Three superstar MC's (Talib Kweli, Mos Def and Common) and two superstar producers (Hi-Tek and Pete Rock) guarantee that this was going to be at least good, but actually it's one of the most poetic and literarily complex hip-hop songs ever released. The theme of the city being a breathing, pulsing living being, and what it's like living in this place as though it were an actual jungle prowled by "Beasts" (cops) carries throughout the song, and all three MC's give superlative performances (props to Talib Kweli for giving one of the very best verses of his career). If ever you need to convince someone that hip-hop has true artistic and literary value, this is the track to show them.
Ocean of Noise 08.16.16	Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 A perfect nostalgic capsule. Every time I hear it, it's like a breath of fresh air. It always seems to lift up and away from everything it surrounds, and it takes me up there with it every time. It's a song that, to me, is truly and universally magical.
CalculatingInfinity 08.16.16	Buck-Tick - Yuuwaku Album: Darker Than Darkness (Style 93) The smokey swing soundtrack of escaping your temptation from death, a perfect song front to back. Top draw imagery is given here by having the image of a dimly lit figuring trying the seduce you to submit to death and the terror it brings with, thankfully music as gorgeous as the visions death tempts you with in your darkest hours. Blaring sax perfectly used to accompany Sakurai's lush vocals, whether it is his screams in the background or his sleek deep singing in the foreground, gives the best possible vibe as you move to the sway to the song. Whether you love it as a lyrical masterpiece or just adore listening to Sakurai do what he does best, it's a stunning work of art.
maxer 08.16.16	This takes more work than I expected, but it's worth it. Btw I love the people who actually say what album the song is on. The list is turning into a pretty good recs list as well.
Drifter 08.16.16	The Notorious B.I.G. - Sky's The Limit Album: Life After Death This song is so special to me. I have never not cried to this song and I have no idea why. It's not even when the melancholy instrumental kicks in, the enchanting chorus, or Biggie's rapping which just sounds like ha has given up hope and just makes you feel nostalgic. It's right when the song starts. Plus, I always have chills throughout the song.
Angelboros 08.16.16	Alright, I'll take a swing. Dir En Grey - Gaika, Chinmoku ga Nemuru Koro From - Uroboros (Remastered & Expanded) Incredibly obvious, but fuck it. This was THE song that got me into Diru when I was younger. It's a track that holds up really well today. It's good just from the intro which does a great job highlighting frontman Kyo's attempt at spoken word and Toshiya's prominent bass, but things really kick into overdrive the moment that first verse hits. To add to that, those choruses don't let up either. Without exaggeration, Gaika... is one of the catchiest, most recognizable tunes crafted by this band post-Withering to death.
MistaCrave 08.16.16	Agalloch - In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion Unlike most music I listen to, this song isn't something that I can derive a sense of empathy from; it's not something that I can relate too emotionally, which is strange, considering it's probably my favorite song ever. Instead, this song almost feels sacred to me, like something that can only properly be listened to on the right occasions. When I listen to it, it takes me to a whole other world. For 14 minutes, I'm lost in a misty forest in the middle of autumn, isolated from the rest of humanity. For those 14 minutes, nothing in the real world exists. This song gives me an escape from the world when I most need it. No other piece of music has ever had the same effect on me, and I doubt any other music ever will.
709baj 08.16.16	Rainbow - Stargazer Album - Rising Probably the first song that ever gave me chills down my spine, and the first song to which I had a very positive emotional reaction. Completely changed how I listened to music. Instead of being background noise, it turned music into an experience for me. Also, it's just goddamned epic.
Tunaboy45 08.16.16	Pink Floyd- Time Typical? Predictable? Yes, probably- but forget about the hype, love and cultural adoration for DSOTM and just listen to the album with fresh ears. It's not only one of the most important rock albums of all time but one of the most heartfelt and poetic. One of the crowning moments has to be the life-affirming Time, with its (frankly terrifying) lyrics of waking up one day and realising you've wasted your life and one of David's all time best solos. Wonderful stuff.
JohnnyoftheWell 08.16.16	Kayo Dot - The Antique Album: Choirs of the Eye Perhaps the rarest of my favourite qualities in music is genuine mystery. Not just enigmatic opacity - thrilling, enticing mystery presented as music simultaneously immediate and elusive, fascinating and immersive in what it offers but at the same time intriguing and terrible in what it hints at. The Antique absolutely nails that duality in a way I still find compelling beyond belief. This is actually a fairly simple song - a long build that peaks with a grotesquely heavy climax and then moves into a gentle coda. However, the way in which it comes to life is absolutely breathtaking - first a whisper, then a shadow, then a vast and terrifying shape slowly becoming distinct and drawing itself up to its full strength and moving forwards in a staggering, unnatural lurch becoming increasingly frenzied. The chaos summoned ever so delicately by Toby Driver + co in the first half is harrowing and relentless, and the way the disorder fades away to be replaced with a calming, subdued final act only enforces how chilling this song is - it isn't just heavy at its loudest and most fearsome, it's heavy at its gentlest because at every moment throughout that gorgeous coda, the need to recover from the previous onslaught is recalled; the chaos is very much present in its absence. In many ways, the Antique is a fairly impersonal song; it feels like something distinct and alien that marches past the listener, shaking them in its passage rather than meeting them head on. It doesn't have many memories attached to it beyond the experience of simply listening to it. And for me, that's part of its appeal - it's a song so colossal and frightening that listening to it feels like being in coincidence with a larger force, and what a force it is. (sorry if that's too long, I kinda got carried away)
JohnnyoftheWell 08.16.16	@MistaCrave sounds like we enjoy our respective tracks for similar reasons
Typhoon24 08.16.16	El Mañana - Gorillaz (Demon Days) to this day, i still dont know what this song is about, yet i feel i still "get" it nonetheless. a very atmospheric song with sad but content lyrics. this was the song that really opened my adolescent eyes to the beauty of melancholy in music. its not all about being mopey, it's more about acknowledging the reality of rain vs sunshine and accepting rain when it comes. i loved the production. my tastes were shaped by this song and i instrinsically try to find songs that sound like it.
Tunaboy45 08.16.16	^ ooh good pick, I almost went with A Song To Say Goodbye by Placebo as well
TVC15 08.16.16	Life on Mars? // David Bowie from Hunky Dory The first time listening to that little piano stroke that opens the song, I was immediately hooked. The piano set the melody and Bowie's vocals are sung with such a dramatic wistfulness like the song was a cover of a song from a high budget Broadway show. All of a sudden Bowie sings "But the film is a saddening bore" changing the chord progression in a way that contrasts the innocent lyrics of the first verse with the dark undertones of the lyrics to the rest of the song. And then the melodic yet chaotic chorus kicks in with Bowie belting some of his highest notes ever reached on record and they soar in a way so uplifting that the dark, surreal lyrics pop out even more. The crescendo backed by the epic string section ending the song is more cathartic than almost any post-rock song recorded. The song truly transports me to a seat with the clearest view to a show called "Is There Life on Mars?" somewhere in a theatre lost in time in Europe
MistaCrave 08.16.16	@Johnny I'd definitely say so.
Recreate 08.16.16	Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence Album - A Night At The Opera It's about Cassandra's vision of Troy falling. One of the only songs to continuously give me chills every time I hear it. Also I doubt there will ever be a greater moment in all of power than the part where Hansi sings "She's like the sunrise / Outshines the Moon at night / Precious like starlight / She will bring in a murderous price" Obviously referencing Helen of Troy and the tragedy her coming will bring. Not the best lyrics, but the delivery is unmatched.
ZackSh33 08.16.16	Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis - (What's the Story)? Morning Glory I'm not sure if I could pick my favorite song ever, but this one would certainly be up there. Sometimes the right song at the right time has the power to simply carry you away, and this song has that power over me. This song has been there, in both good times and bad in my life, and, despite it being associated with so many personal and cathartic moments already, I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. It is hands down one of the best anthems ever made, and it has all of those little things that just makes you want to pretend to be a rock star; a sing along chorus, guitar flourishes, and an absolutely monster drum fill leading that rolls into the final chorus. Lyrically, I'm pretty sure the whole thing is almost nothing but nonsense, but the line "please don't put your life in the hands/of a rock and roll band/who'll throw it all away" gets me every single time, and I can't quite figure out why.
AmericnZero02 08.16.16	1 is so spectacular. That album has such a great opening and closing track combo. Both are epic as hell.
maxer 08.16.16	You're right Call To Arms is great too. Too bad not every song is as good as those two (Secret Crowds and Rite Of Spring come very close though) .
Avagantamos 08.16.16	Autechre - YJY UX (from the album Exai) So ethereal and beautiful, like floating off of Earth into space.
AmericnZero02 08.16.16	Yeah those 2 are stellar. I really like that trio of Love Like Rockets, Sirens, and Secret crowds. All three of those just have that huge stadium rock anthem vibe to them.
Shadowmire 08.16.16	Metallica - Orion It has to be my favorite track of all time, because it represents more clearly than anything else the gateway to my love for music as it stands today. I found Metallica as a child which paved the way for my music taste in very generic fashion, but Orion in particular resonated with me and imparted to me an understanding of how music can express thoughts and feelings in a way that words themselves never can. Music doesn't lie.
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	just checked 7 and it is excellent
Piglet 08.16.16	Swans - Beautiful Child (Childen of God) I have never ever heard a song with this kind of energy- so derailed and malevolent. Michael Gira the host, acting a wrathful, psychotic man wailing out to a choir "I could kill a child, I could kill a child" and how hypnotic and menacing the product is coupled with that instrumentation and that stampeding beat. Every repetition on it inscribes a mold in your psychosis like burning baby nugget sized hippos to a plastic plate
maxer 08.16.16	When you guys listen to music in general, what hits you most? A great instrumental, a spectaculair vocal perfomance or amazing lyricism?
Shadowmire 08.16.16	really depends on the type of music, but typically instrumentation and arrangement/composition
maxer 08.16.16	You're right it does vary a lot based on the music, but I usually have the opposite. When the music really hits me, it's mostly a great lyric in combination with a great vocal.
Recreate 08.16.16	I've heard some really bad lyrics that are delivered passionately enough to devastate my feels more than amazing lyrics with sub par delivery.
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	What hits me the most? Emotional connection and music that over time builds its own world inside your mind that eventually mixes in with your own memories and personal associations Magic is born
Conmaniac 08.16.16	ugh I wanna participate in this but this is a fucking impossible question
maxer 08.16.16	I've never really had that to be honest. The vocal delivery has to at least be decent, that's true, but if a lyric just really connects I can still get goosebumps.
maxer 08.16.16	@Conmaniac Do you mean the question about your favorite song or what hits you the most?
Artuma 08.16.16	a great vocal delivery can save sub par lyrics but great lyrics can't save a sub par delivery
Conmaniac 08.16.16	agreed Art and the question about my favorite song. I'm gonna write one up for a song tho just gimme time to think
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	Art it depends what you look for in the delivery - for example Daniel Johnston is great lyrics and a highly erratic quality delivery If he was singing poor words you wouldn't give it the time of day but with his lyrics it works
maxer 08.16.16	I guess you're right, but I can't think of any examples right now. I mostly come across a combination of great lyrics and enough emotion to bring the point across. Do you have any examples of artists with great lyrics, but sub par delivery?
Artuma 08.16.16	daniel johnston's vocal delivery is great though. not from a technical standpoint but you can't blame him for not singing from his heart
Artuma 08.16.16	"Do you have any examples of artists with great lyrics, but sub par delivery?" i've always enjoyed the lyrics on third eye blind's s/t but the vocals are super eh
DoofusWainwright 08.16.16	I just meant if his lyrics drop a shade the wheels come off completely so in that case id say they save him more than his delivery
Conmaniac 08.16.16	ugh I don't wanna be stereotypical but I keep coming back to Never Meant - AF and You Won't Know - Brand New
Conmaniac 08.16.16	heyyyyy 3eb's vox are pretty damn good imo esp on the s/t
Artuma 08.16.16	"I just meant if his lyrics drop a shade the wheels come off completely so in that case id say they save him more than his delivery" you may be right about that. if his lyrics were shit people would probably just consider him as nothing but a retarded kid trying to make music
maxer 08.16.16	It's subjective of course, but I thought the vocals were pretty good too (Third eye blind). What do you guys think about Davey Havok from AFI. The lyrics are pretty damn solid, but his delivery can get quite whiny.
Artuma 08.16.16	havok used to have a lot of sweet vocal moments (on art of drowning and before) but yeah he can get very irritating
Conmaniac 08.16.16	why does Daniel Johnston have like 1000 ratings on RYM but some albums on Sput have like 3 ratings lol btw would I dig him?
Futures 08.16.16	no
Conmaniac 08.16.16	oh I wouldn't? why's that
Conmaniac 08.16.16	nah checked a song by him and it seems like something up my alley. will check a full release soon
Conmaniac 08.16.16	"Johnston had a manic psychotic episode believing he was Casper the Friendly Ghost and removed the key from the plane's ignition and threw it out of the plane. His father, a former Air Force pilot, managed to successfully crash-land the plane, even though "there was nothing down there but trees". Although the plane was destroyed, Johnston and his father emerged with only minor injuries." holy fuck man
maxer 08.16.16	@Conmaniac That's the craziest thing I've ever heard concerning a musician. Btw if I add one of the two songs you mentioned, which one do you want then?
Conmaniac 08.16.16	ill do a write up for one of them hold up
Conmaniac 08.16.16	Never Meant - American Football Although a typical answer for someone into the genres of emo and emo revival, this song is hard to ignore when asked, "What is your favorite song of all time?". It contains everything I look for in music, evocative, open and honest lyrics, emotive, twinkly guitars, and enough dynamics that the build leads to something truly special. Maybe my choice is clouded a bit by how iconic the band is and how often people cite this song as one of their favorites, but this is one of the only songs I have been able to come back to over the past couple of years and it never ceases to amaze me.
maxer 08.16.16	Quick and unrelated question. How is my english? I'm trying to improve on it, but I'm still not completely confident with it.
Shadowmire 08.16.16	very good
Conmaniac 08.16.16	yeah didnt even notice
TheSpaceMan 08.16.16	"Echoes - The psychedelic rock epic that Floyd put out as the last song before they blew up with the release of DSOTM." @Guitarded umm Obscured by Clouds?
maxer 08.16.16	Thanks guys
zakalwe 08.16.16	This list swells the heart
ReminiscentOfAWhale 08.16.16	Song – O, Porcupine Artist – mewithoutYou Album – Brother, Sister I am not a religious man. No specific creed exists that I believe in or follow. But we are all spiritual in our own unique ways. My view of the world and significance in anything differs from everyone else’s. However, that does not stop me from reading scriptures or philosophical texts that I may not agree with wholly, in order to draw something meaningful out of. Listening to mewithoutYou’s lyrics often feel like a similar activity, strengthening my grasp on this reality, or at least what I want to make out of it. The first time I listened through the entirety of Brother, Sister, I felt the same emptiness when it ended that I have felt when a TV series I was in love with ended. So I went back. The album is so powerfully poetic in addition to the beautiful instrumentation that can swell from folk-like flawed and minimalistic to orchestral epicness. And they achieve what my favorite poetry and folk music does – turning the most overarching and powerful themes into something grounded. mewithoutYou summarize the greatest things using the smallest things that we see and hear every day. Specifically with O, Porcupine, which can still bring me to tears and make my heart race after countless listens, the lyrics touch me deeply, while I probably do not even interpret them the same as the band. There is a part where the lyrics are “all creation groans, shhh!” followed by the unplugging of a guitar and then complete silence. The lyrics come back in with “listen to it!” I can’t recall a song ever actively making me think to listen to the ambience of the world around me before. The way the song builds at the end from a percussion feature to shouting impassioned lyrics, and then flows into Brownish Spider gives me chills. I first heard this album back when I was transitioning into more non-mainstream, unconventional music styles and Brand New and Thrice were my gateway to being able to appreciate the shouting and screaming of hardcore music. This album and specifically this song showed me the true spectrum of what vocals can do and this has stuck with me since. While it’s hard to choose a favorite song/album/band, these are three strong candidates for each because they haven’t come and gone like some other ‘current favorites’ but rather have only grown stronger. Tl;dr – rules hard
Artuma 08.16.16	O POOORCUPINEEEEE PERCHED LOW IN THE TREEEEEE
user 08.16.16	godspeed you! black emperor antennas to heaven lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven easy will add write up
maxer 08.16.16	That's a really well written piece, but damn that will take a lot of space :p
ReminiscentOfAWhale 08.16.16	Yeah haha sorry. Halfway through I was like... maybe I should just write a review for the album
maxer 08.16.16	But that would mean you couldn't write everything you wanted about this one song in particular, so this is actually a really in depth track review. You made me really interested in the song too, so I'll go and listen to it now.
ReminiscentOfAWhale 08.16.16	True, and thanks for the kind words. I hope you enjoy it!
maxer 08.16.16	It's nothing like what I usually listen, but it sounds very interesting and I definitely get why you would like it so much. Too bad I can't find a higher quality stream of it online though.
maxer 08.16.16	I was just thinking about hard hitting songs and another one came to mind. What do you guys think about Christina Aguilera's Hurt? I still think it's one of the best songs I've ever heard from a "popstar". Her voice is just so damn good. Pretty much the whole second disc of Back To Basics is amazing.
Lavair 08.16.16	One of my favorites is Invalid Litter Dept. by At The Drive-In This song made me realize just how good Relationship Of Command is. It perfectly states what the entire album is about, with spoken-word snippets and harmonies and the blood-curdling screams. It's all strangely beautiful.
Masochist 08.16.16	"Do you have any examples of artists with great lyrics, but sub par delivery?" Tom Waits. His vocals are rasped and drunken, like the homeless guy who sings on a street because he's got nothing else to do. Many people like his music because of his delivery; I like it despite.
Lavair 10.30.16	Update after I listened to all of Relationship Of Command again: Yeah, I don't like the album as much as I used to. Invalid Litter Dept. is still really good though. Oddly enough, the songs I still like on the album are all the odd-numbered ones.
TheSpaceMan 10.30.16	echoes [2] Drone Refusenik - The December Sound: the melody and rhythm of this song is just perfect, the vocals are so inciting and the band's control of timing is so impressive. a top quality shoegaze song, the vibe is unreal
BMDrummer 10.30.16	Unwound- Valentine Card/Kantina/Were, Are and Was or Is (Fake Train) This song is what converted me into a post-hardcore fanatic, and it's been the one piece that has stuck with me hardest through all these years. The summer right before my freshman year, I had a musical awakening or something, and specifically, Unwound have been my favorite band since then. They were exactly what I needed to hear; emotional as all hell, but also a little playful and certainly cynical. I'll never forget how blown away I was, the first time I heard this song. A 3-song epic, that just goes from 12/8 noise rock (Valentine Card), to the most emotionally intense and honest lyrics I've ever read (Kantina), to the pure catharsis that is the end (Were, Are and Was or Is). I only put this song on in extremely emotional circumstances (last time I heard it was about a month ago, can't even remember why), and it's because it's so special. I don't want to get tired of it, not that I ever could. I don't listen to Unwound nearly as much as I used to, but whenever I do, and especially whenever I hear this song, I know that they're always my favorite band. It's amazing how one can get so invested in a chorus that just begs someone to please stay, at least until they find another one. That would sound cliche and whiney almost anywhere else, but Justin's tone in his vocals just show that he fucking means it. Teen angst is powerful, relish it. I could go on, but it'd take all year. Favorite song ever, hands down.
Frippertronics 10.30.16	King Crimson - Starless (Red) A song that was in the works for a year before its appearance on Crimson's then-swan song, "Red", "Starless" took root in the sessions for "Starless and Bible Black", the band's previous album. Rejected by fellow band members Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford, bassist John Wetton rewrote several of the lyrics with the band's lyricist Richard Palmer-James. Beginning as a ballad, the song transforms into a tense, nerve-wracking instrumental before giving way to a powerful, break-neck tour-de-force of instrumental mastery. The band was saying goodbye, and gave its fans a proper farewell with what is usually considered their masterpiece.
brainmelter 10.30.16	Rectal Smegma - Keep on Smiling Song: Hitler Only Had One Ball This song and band in general make me feel sick to my stomach, I wish this was funnier than depressing(tho it's hilarious). A lot of death metal, sludge/depression, grind,drone, whatever, bands try to paint images of depravity and anguish into your mind but this is how you truly do it. If this doesn't make you think about the uncomfortable, sad, demeaning, disgusting things some people are you probably already shot yuorself.