porcupinetheater
02.28.22 | Y'all know what time it is |
ArsMoriendi
02.28.22 | I hate and love you guys, so here's a 20 min song that's a story:
The Adventures of Greggery Peccary by Frank Zappa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aymj5wcIhiY
https://open.spotify.com/track/3nCuhBMCQYLQnLt5jV0Giv?si=6e85f6a52e7b4902 |
porcupinetheater
02.28.22 | Lmao word
Ima stick this at like March 15th so we got a chance to trick peeps into the swing o’ things before we jaw tha fuckers with a tonnage of tunage if that works for you, Ars |
anat
02.28.22 | NICE brief lemme think |
ArsMoriendi
02.28.22 | You're the host, so you make the rules |
SlothcoreSam
02.28.22 | Paul Kelly- How to make gravy.
It's the ultimate Christmas story. The clip has the lyrics so you can sing along.
https://youtu.be/iISWrBk8KZc
Off Songs from the south |
anat
02.28.22 | Delta Spirit - Ballad of Vitaly taken from History from Below
https://youtu.be/fqRt1UyI4x4
This song recounts the story of a midair plane collision in 2002 involving a Russian passenger plane and a cargo plane, which lead to a Russian bereaved of his wife and children taking murderous revenge on the air traffic controller he deemed responsible for the crash |
someone
02.28.22 | Can I reserve 8th of March?
Thanks aplenty |
porcupinetheater
02.28.22 | Hell yeah bb got you for March ∞ |
budgie
02.28.22 | ulver - dead city centers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82hH_ME4Nu0
lol idk ??????
film noir narrative
i dont LISTEN To tom waits nick caver music |
porcupinetheater
02.28.22 | Fucking word, human nature to find stories anywhere innit |
Pheromone
02.28.22 | if porc is hosting then i am going to have to find a way to listen to all 31
> 20 minute frank zappa song
ok guys see you next month |
porcupinetheater
02.28.22 | My Phero lies over the ocean
My Phero lies over the sea
My Phero's making a commotion
Please bring back my Phero to meeeeee |
budgie
03.01.22 | if porc is hosting then i am going to have to find a way to listen to all 31
> 20 minute frank zappa song
ok guys see you next month
LMAO |
fogza
03.01.22 | I like a story in the lyrics but I don't listen to tons of straight up, 100% storytelling. I figure this is going to be pretty heavy month with long dark songs, so here's a cheerful, short ditty about an old lady being robbed by an incestous naked guy.
Randy Newman - Naked man
https://youtu.be/Ycv6W-QSg0Q |
ArsMoriendi
03.01.22 | I've sat through multiple 10 min black metal songs cuz of thee lists you'll be fine Phero ;) |
Koris
03.01.22 | I know this song's long as hell, but I'm gonna go with "I Trawl the Megahertz" by Paddy McAloon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-P7yVqJ9Wk
It's a beautiful, sprawling chamber piece in which the narrator Yvonne Connors tells "the story of her life"; this story she tells is supplemented by anecdotes that are presented as fragments of her memory. The composition is autobiographical in nature despite having sections inspired by documentaries and phone-ins, and McAloon himself has likened it to a short film. Still one of my favorite pieces to this day |
Koris
03.01.22 | "I figure this is going to be pretty heavy month with long dark songs"
You thought correctly, considering the song I just rec'd. lol |
fogza
03.01.22 | 1. Roselit bone: Surgeon's Saw - Not a big gothic rockabilly guy but it's ok in small doses. I dunno why but this makes me think of some sort of horrific Mexican border crossing scenario with a revenge twist at the end. Yuck! 3.4
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ArsMoriendi
03.01.22 | Oh my Koris' is longer than mine! |
Pheromone
03.01.22 | Matt Elliott - The Kursk I’ll add the story soon I love u all it is bed time goodnight |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | Bump for you Euro early birds |
Koris
03.01.22 | lol, having mine at the end is fair |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | Also, anyone know how to copy the google docs template over for a new month? |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | Only those who have climbed the mountain are worthy of you, my dear Koris
Also closing the month with a good ol' fucking "Paddy" seems fitting |
dedex
03.01.22 | uh being a non-lyric motherfucker suckz rn i'll think of something today |
fogza
03.01.22 | Made a duplicate tab, renamed to March, and cleared out the scores, if it helps? |
Pheromone
03.01.22 | I wonder... should i have gone for stairway to heaven, or perhaps hotel california... |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | lol, dedes if u can come up with something that musically feels like a story to you, even disregarding lyrics, I'll def let it in. Just have to give us enough context to get us on your wavelength. Stories ain't one thing, and I'm mostly super curious how a group that has so much collective and individual insight approaches the idea of storytelling |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | Bless you fogza, my tech illiterate ass thanks you forever, I'll add to the description.
Phero rec Bohemian Rhapsody |
Trifolium
03.01.22 | The only thing that's missing is fire-pit:
Tamino - Indigo Night (on Amir)
https://youtu.be/j-fFF0JKBNM |
Pheromone
03.01.22 | mine only has like 30 words so
so
so
can i rec the metallica version of whisky in the jar |
porcupinetheater
03.01.22 | Phero I will accept it, but you have to make a compelling case that Metallica used it as a prequel for "Fuel" |
Pheromone
03.01.22 | it is the sequel to st. anger and the prequel to me deciding to actually stick with the kursk |
dedex
03.01.22 | OK YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT A CHUNE FOR YA
Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHnNLfc0OX0
This track is divided into four parts. The third part tells the day LUM encounters one of his ol' pals and how he's changed and how you can't save the lives of other people.
On top of that I do think the different track segments tell us a story of hip hop through the eyes of Lil Ugly Mane. I wrote a very pompous review detailing all that jazz |
Pheromone
03.01.22 | oh was that your review wow who knew |
dedex
03.01.22 | 😲🤯 |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.01.22 | budgie is dumb [123]
woa we have roselit bone and uneven compromise um fuck okay im gonna have to pick a good song maybe it will be bambara who knows |
dedex
03.01.22 | 1. Surgeon's Saw - damn i wanna shoot bad guys and run amok across the Wild Wild West WAIT maybe im the bad guy - billie eilish style - aaaah. Cool tune! 3.7 |
budgie
03.01.22 | budgie is dumb [5] |
fogza
03.02.22 | 2. Paul Kelly: How to make gravy - Very meat and potatoes song (see what I did there) but it does hit the feels. 3.5 |
Storm In A Teacup
03.02.22 | K-Rino - Annihilation of the Evil Machine |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.02.22 | Kayo Dot - Gemini Becoming the Tripod
once upon a time the man picked a beautiful flower and held it close to his heart so tightly that its aphrodisiac spores permeated his skin and he swooned sideways and was met by his double and simultaneously deliriously hallucinated all his past lovers as one person and the ground shaked and people scramed to evacuate the dancefloor and take things to the emergency level fucking boogie and they reconciled at the same time as god ran away and THAT, dear friends, is how babies are made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI61gnDXQsk |
fogza
03.02.22 | AND THE MAN IN THE BACK SAID EVERYONE ATTACK AND IT TURNED INTO A BALLROOM BLITZ |
dedex
03.02.22 | 2. How to make gravy - lol fog. Kinda feel the same, as in: ugh country but aw feelz. 3.5 |
anat
03.02.22 | and then shaq came back covered in a tire track |
Pheromone
03.02.22 | lmao anat |
fogza
03.03.22 | 3. Delta Spirit: Ballad of Vitaly - I like his voice and there are some musical switch ups during the 7 minutes of this tale, but I probably wouldn't tune again. Lyrics range from good to ok. 3.3 |
dedex
03.03.22 | 3. Ballad of Vitaly - HEY THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH oops no my bad. Great track with a nice intensity shift towards the middle. 3.5 |
fogza
03.03.22 | can't be tallest man on earth, the lyrics aren't gibberish 😝 |
dedex
03.03.22 | babe don't be snarky |
anat
03.03.22 | please guys. don’t argue over my rec |
fogza
03.03.22 | i'm sorry dedex and anat, that was unbecoming |
fogza
03.04.22 | 4. Ulcer: Dead City Centres - Four minutes of station sounds, some jazzy noir stuff with lyrics read out in that film trailer voice. I'm guessing this doesn't work out of context as it just sounds like pretentious twaddle on its own. 2 |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.04.22 | "I'm guessing this doesn't work out of context as it just sounds like pretentious twaddle on its own"
yeah budgie really fucked that one up |
fogza
03.04.22 | i was trying to sugarcoat it but yeah totally |
dedex
03.04.22 | 4. Dead City Centers - cryptic and creepy! doesn't really work outta context. 2.2 |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.04.22 | tbf budgie has only ever rec'd filler songs, so ig this one just has the misfortune of being from an album that isn't also 100% filler (a first?) |
fogza
03.04.22 | Still, you have to luv budgie |
budgie
03.04.22 | r u guys making fun of me |
budgie
03.04.22 | r u guys making fun of me |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.04.22 | r u guys making fun of me
|
budgie
03.04.22 | 🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️🚑bringmorecopz |
fogza
03.04.22 | Awwwwwe budgie we really do love you |
Storm In A Teacup
03.04.22 | So that is a yes then to budgies question. 😃 |
budgie
03.04.22 | "SUBMIT A SONG WITH A NARRATIVE ELEMENT"
*submits only song he knows w narrative element
"THAT SONG SUCVKS BUIDGIE UR A FAILURE!!!"
😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 |
budgie
03.04.22 | https://prnt.sc/k-s2ePn3Al3c |
fogza
03.06.22 | 6. Matt Elliott: the Kursk - It's that submarine song. It's just far, far too long. 2.5 |
fogza
03.07.22 | 7. Tamino: Indigo Night - It's alright but I sort of checked out a bit at the end. Oh dear I'm so negative this month. 3 |
porcupinetheater
03.07.22 | Hi i will update these in a bit broke a couple minor fingers busting ass on ice this week and now typing is a pain but eek the update wall has arrived |
fogza
03.07.22 | I hope for a speedy recovery of your digits |
anat
03.07.22 | the narrative here is that fog hates narratives |
fogza
03.07.22 | hate is a strong word, maybe i'm just looking for a bit more mixer in my drink |
someone
03.07.22 | My rec:
On the international women's day I would like to submit a romantic song. I know it ain't Valentine's and the song should probably be empowering, but I Fucker up my Valentine, so here's a romantic one anyway. Hug your ladies or any lady you know. Or don't. Do whatever. What do I care.
Nerez - Tisíc dnů mezi námi
https://youtu.be/bwLLkfVlrvE
(I feel like I've rec'd it once before already, if so please tell me so I can choose something else) |
Pangea
03.07.22 | been a super busy first week of march but here is my rec and i'll catch up & stuff
Kishi Bashi - Town of Pray (from Emigrant) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAhL0vsVycY |
Pangea
03.08.22 | 1. Surgeon's Saw - has a nice Western swagger to it. 3.7 |
Storm In A Teacup
03.08.22 | Roasting porc on an open fire 🔥 |
Pangea
03.08.22 | also updated the spreadsheat! |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | fogza what the fguck bro |
porcupinetheater
03.08.22 | Oh no am I getting roasted? Without a spit? |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | i will spit on u |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | if u like |
fogza
03.08.22 | "fogza what the fguck bro"
is this because of that submarine song critique? |
porcupinetheater
03.08.22 | Oh yes please bathe me dear |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | the submarine song i bet you listened to with your earphones off on a fucking walk on a sunny day through south africa main city or some shit
ok porc open up |
porcupinetheater
03.08.22 | Hard to enjoy music when you’re trying to keep your pet Die Antwoord from harassing all the other pet Die Antwoords getting walked. Takes constant vigilance
Aaaaahhhhh |
fogza
03.08.22 | i'll have you know i listen to SOTD mostly at 7AM in my tiny split level lounge as the light is slowly breaking. it is a very poetic time to listen to music |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | the kursk is 2am with a whiskey when your pet die antwoord has just fucking died |
Storm In A Teacup
03.08.22 | Burzum |
fogza
03.08.22 | sidebar it really sucks that Die Antwoord somehow got big |
Storm In A Teacup
03.08.22 | But now they can get rich and reduce their music quality without sacrificing potential profit 🙂 |
fogza
03.08.22 | I saw their show and I remember having an existential crisis during it |
Storm In A Teacup
03.08.22 | One could say your bird was baked. 🙃 |
fogza
03.08.22 | 8. Nerez: Tisíc dnů mezi námi - Starts off very easy listening in that Cabana way. Was not feeling it but there's a cool changeup at about 2:10. Then switches back to the chilled vibes. Then back to the cool intense thing. I'm gonna even out at 3. |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | time in south africa is 12:27
7am my tits |
fogza
03.08.22 | today was different i was confused about what i had to listen to and there were things that sidetracked me |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | i am sorry i am being catty |
fogza
03.08.22 | it is ok it hurts when someone disses your rec. you are welcome to 1 mine in retaliation |
fogza
03.08.22 | hey, where is dedex? |
Pangea
03.08.22 | i think he is on a ski trip. can't believe he dares to have a life outside of sput |
Pangea
03.08.22 | 2. how to make gravy - don't care for the story-telling and the song is boring too. 2.5
3. ballad of vitality - ohh i do love this, nice variety in the song. 4.3 |
fogza
03.08.22 | I am pretty sure ski lodges have WiFi! |
budgie
03.08.22 | if i were at a ski resort in the alps the last fuckn thing i would do is sit at a computer and log onto sputnik |
ArsMoriendi
03.08.22 | Do we need 2nd recs? this isn't filling up much :o |
Pheromone
03.08.22 | if i were at a ski resort in the alps i bet i actually would still sometimes look at sputnik i am pathetic |
fogza
03.08.22 | i would too, for sure, probably because i'd break my leg on the bunny slope and be stuck by the fire drinking hot chocolate for the whole trip |
anat
03.08.22 | I would try submitting my end of year list via mobile browser whilst halfway down the slope, get aggravated when I encounter the list log-out bug, lose my footing and fly head first into a boulder and spend months in a coma and nobody here would be any the wiser |
porcupinetheater
03.08.22 | Catch me harassing people on the chair lift about how In on the Kill Taker and Slayyyter make a logical closed circuit |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.09.22 | hello i am porc i will be your guide for the day no you do not need to get off this ride
guide-sama, if we do second recs will u veto the radicalisation of d? |
porcupinetheater
03.09.22 | Yes but that is b/c I was gonna rec the radicalisation of d |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.09.22 | okay hmm if u do the solo ver and i do the springtime ver, there's a small chance that some of it might possibly sink into at least two cute dummy campfirebunny skulls |
porcupinetheater
03.09.22 | Yesss a side-by-side I love this
Johnny, let us waltz hand in hand through the gates Ars opened
Also yes Ars go ahead and drop a second rec |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.09.22 | ars has unlatched the garden gate and he is going to get TANGLED
wasn't sure earlier, but everything in this conversation is now 100% serious, let those recs soar |
porcupinetheater
03.09.22 | fr
some of the best actual narrative storytelling I done heard in any song by anyone, and am excited that this sotd is turning into the unspoken subtext that it is a 10+ minute theme |
Storm In A Teacup
03.09.22 | What about my song 😢 |
porcupinetheater
03.09.22 | Storm I missed it i m sorry that is what I get 4 procrastin brb |
porcupinetheater
03.09.22 | What album is it from
Do you have a youtube link |
fogza
03.09.22 | 9. Lil Ugly Mane: Uneven Compromise - Man what is with all these long songs. I find myself liking parts of it and being bored by parts. uhhhhhhh i dunno 3.4 |
Storm In A Teacup
03.09.22 | https://youtu.be/h8Rf24KdOBw
Song and album same name Annihilation of the Evil Machine by K-Rino even a fun story Matrix-esque |
Divaman
03.10.22 | OK, I'm in with a rec for this month:
Tony Hightower - I Loved Annie First
This was the first song I ever saw Tony perform. Hint: Annie = Geena Davis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sght1NOtqbM |
porcupinetheater
03.10.22 | Hey Diva it's good to see you back! Hope you've been well, I'll add yours and Storm's once I get back home tonight |
normaloctagon
03.10.22 | OPEN MY MIND AND THEN HAMMER IT CLOSED
INTO THE DARKNESS I'M STRANGLED AND CHOKED
TRACING THE PATTERNS AND NUMBERS IN SMOKE
BLOOD ON MY DAGGER FROM ENEMIES THROATS |
porcupinetheater
03.10.22 | https://imgur.com/a/ASzijIA |
fogza
03.10.22 | 10. Kayo Dot: Gemini Becoming the Tripod - ok, the music is interesting and not a complete buzzkill. The vocal sounds like someone testing out vocalizing while keeping their face frozen - so a variation on a child in the backseat of a car trying to be annoying / testing a parent's patience. Scratch the vocal and it might be pretty good. 2.4 |
Divaman
03.10.22 | Thanks porc. |
fogza
03.10.22 | Bless you diva, a song under 10 minutes lmao |
budgie
03.10.22 | 🌮🍴🌶🥵 |
fogza
03.10.22 | Have some yoghurt budgie, quick quick! |
fogza
03.10.22 | Ok, thinking behind my 2nd rec. after getting an early start and listening to that fucking zappa song ahead of time, and since I'm the only one actually plowing through this stuff and all the casuals have been chased away, i've decided fuck it, i'm going to rec something that's totally not going to make anyone's day. minimal, live improvised guitar and drums backing for afrikaans spoken word poetry about grief, experience and memory. translation sites work fairly well for this btw (who am i kidding i'm just commenting on this stuff in a vacuum)
The Buckfever Underground - Ek skryf hierdie vir jou (off The Last Days of Beautiful)
https://buckfeverunderground.bandcamp.com/track/ek-skryf-hierdie-vir-jou |
Pheromone
03.10.22 | oh man i really |
SlothcoreSam
03.10.22 | Starting to get into a routine with the little one now, so going to start listening again
But to keep the month going here is my second rec.
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Off the album of the same name.
Because, everyone in the world should be able to complete the next line of these lyrics.
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.............
https://youtu.be/fPO76Jlnz6c |
Pheromone
03.10.22 | i forgot you were a dad wow well done |
SlothcoreSam
03.10.22 | Thanks Phero.
Baby sloths can be a lot of work, but it's all worth it.
https://ibb.co/2Z1ZjQr |
SlothcoreSam
03.10.22 | Hey Pangea, you should check out the 10 year release of Kishi Bashi's debut Demo-arigato Version. It's out tomorrow and really good, I was going to rec a song off of that, but saw you already laid down your one. |
ArsMoriendi
03.10.22 | 2nd rec time?
I’ll do a copout one people already love. Or maybe it’s dated? Lots of double entendres in the lyrics.
“Lola” by The Kinks (from Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround)
https://youtu.be/LemG0cvc4oU |
Pheromone
03.10.22 | well that was adorable sloth
|
SlothcoreSam
03.10.22 | Nice one Arse, but your should have chose The Raincoats version, that's an insta-5
Have you heard that one? |
Pheromone
03.10.22 | the raincoats version of lola is one of the greatest songs of all time fr |
ArsMoriendi
03.10.22 | Yeah it’s good, but I love The Kinks version
Apparently Ray Davies wrote because the band’s producer danced with a woman at a gay bar they were at only to find out it was a drag queen and was super surprised. The Kinks apparently used go to gay bars a lot since Dave Davies was bisexual, and it caused the band to have a big LGBT following from what I’ve read. They have A lot of lyrics about gay stuff for a 60s/70s band haha. Like their song “David Watts” is another great one of those |
fogza
03.11.22 | 11. Kishi Bashi: Town of Pray - Pleasant but perhaps a bit too neat around the edges? The short back and sides of Americana. 3.4 |
Divaman
03.13.22 | Say porc, you out there? |
ArsMoriendi
03.13.22 | Does today have a SotD? :o |
porcupinetheater
03.13.22 | Baboom will get the second recs up in a bit fuck me |
ArsMoriendi
03.13.22 | "Surgeon's Saw"
Exciting! I like the overall feeling of this one.
3.8/5
"How to Make Gravy"
Feels oddly country? Not into this at all so far. Okay, these lyrics are not good. I'm sorry, I can't.
2.3/5
"Ballad of Vitaly"
Folk guitar and shaky vocals. Cool pickup. Not bad.
3.6/5
"Dead City Centers"
A lot of beeping so far. Not a story. Now it's creepy and jazzy like a Twin Peaks song, okay? Cool enough.
3.5/5
"Naked Man"
Very peppy so far. Newman's voice is charming, but maybe not something I like too much. I like the mellon-type sound though.
3.4/5
"The Kursk"
11 miutes AND you didn't include a link for it? Lame, hope I chose a good version if there's multiple versions. Floaty instrumental guitar for 3 minutes. Do you guys know what a story is? 6 minutes for the lyrics to come in? Weird. This is now mostly echoey vocalizations... okay. This is kinda pointless and hollow.
2.2/5
"Indigo Night"
Simple and pleasant. Boring too.
2.9/5
"Tisíc Dnů Mezi Námi"
Finally, something lively. Like stories don't need to sound dead, there's an art to it! No idea what she's saying though. The male vocalist kinda ruins it.
3.2/5
"Lil Ugly Mane"
Creepy voices and chimes. Boring and annoying at this point (4-minutes in.) Part 3 is fine, best part. This is too long aaah.
2.5/5 |
ArsMoriendi
03.13.22 | "Gemini Becoming the Tripod"
Is this a story? The vocals sound so washed out and growly like what. This is not a story. What the hell, guys? Do you all hate this theme? Because this theme rules, but only like 2/3 of the songs so far have felt narrative. This song sucks a lot. Maybe I ranked post-metal too high on my genre ranking list.
1.2/5
"Town of Pray"
Folky and lively so far, off to a good start. Not exactly my thing, but I like it enough.
3.3/5
"Annihilation of the Evil Machine"
Oh my god it's meme rap. Wait, no, the performance is actually played straight. So I guess it's just corny, not a meme. This got better as it went on. Hmmm. Still corny though.
3.1/5
"I Loved Annie First"
Not too into these vocals, but the music is cool. The nah-nah-nahs are weird and not in a way I'd like.
2.8/5 |
budgie
03.13.22 | YEAH~! 3.5 BITCHES |
normaloctagon
03.13.22 | corrupted by the darkness now you fall into an endless sleep |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.13.22 | dead city centres is my now ars' house song |
porcupinetheater
03.13.22 | Kursk blasphemy gets u inquisition'd round here
Shit's a musical story, all them ghost sailors dicking about in the dark. Perf song 5/5 |
ArsMoriendi
03.13.22 | It's okay Porc, everyone's gonna hate my first choice like they always do if that makes you feel better |
budgie
03.13.22 | innn the dead offff nnnnnighttt
loooves bites
lloooves bitesss |
porcupinetheater
03.13.22 | Lmao it's okay Ars I'm gonna 2.5 everything on the last day to assert that diffusion still works |
dedex
03.13.22 | 5. Naked Man - chill, it'd be lit on a road trip ig. 3.5
6. The Kursk - very long but i like! 3.3
7. Tamino - kinda lovely but also wishing more happened? 3.4
8. Tisíc dnů mezi námi - cool and lively! 3.5
10. Gemini Becoming the Tripod - long shit but payoff is yeah. 3.6
11. Town of Pray - heyo Kishi i want quirky stuff!! still lovely. 3.5
12. Annihilation of the Evil Machine - aight rap. 3.2
13. I Loved Annie First - upbeat shit yay! 3.6 |
anat
03.13.22 | i will catch up on this tomorrow! ok! |
Divaman
03.13.22 | Should be getting home tonight (if the flight doesn't get cancelled). I'll try to start listening to these this week. |
fogza
03.14.22 | 12. K-Rino: Annihilation of the Evil Machine - Is playing out your internal "i'm a hero" fantasy a hip hop thing, like when RZA made that Man with the Iron Fists movie? sounds a bit cheap but i haven't got the best speaker in my room i guess. it's ok but i don't love it. 2.8 |
fogza
03.14.22 | 13. Tony Hightower: I Loved Annie First - Tony really goes for it, inserting a bunch of nene nene ne ne's to contextualise what phase of life this occurs in. i don't know why i'm so grinchy but it kind of started to irritate me. anyway, maybe a 3 because it was short and the music was pleasantish. |
dedex
03.14.22 | what's today's song????? |
porcupinetheater
03.14.22 | Present |
fogza
03.14.22 | I feel so bad now, everyone's suddenly engaging and I've picked the biggest floor clearer in history |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.14.22 | PORC where are the radicalisations of d |
porcupinetheater
03.14.22 | radicalisation of deez nutz |
dedex
03.14.22 | wheeee!
14. Ek skryf hierdie vir jou - very pretty, and i even understood some words thanks to Ducth woo! it does mostly rely on the ~story~ though, with music merely complementing the mood. 3.0 |
fogza
03.15.22 | 15. Frank Zappa: The Adventures of Greggery Peccary - Ok, I want to preface this by saying even though Ars brings out the worst in me from a pointless argument perspective, I do, in fact, appreciate him and all he brings to sput.
Personally, I feel picking a song the length of an EP is a little contrary to the spirit of SOTD. Thay may be a bit rich for someone who has only played a few rounds, but there, I said it. The occasional 12 minute bad boy is ok, I mean we all like to have a chuckle at some power metal epic while we sip our morning chamomile. But I would love to see more people shitpost about the songs, or love the songs, or whatever, on the regular. I dream of a world where 70% of the people who rec a song say something amusing about a song on a daily or weekly basis. Because, aside from CC, SOTD has been an entry point into Sput banter for me, and that is meaningful. It probably shouldn't be, like I should be reading academic literature in my spare time, but whatever. So a 20 minute cartoon soundtrack might scare folks away and make it difficult to just slip the track onto your fave playlist for the day and get to it in the course of your busy life
As for the song itself? Little snatches of music blare at you intermittently like malignant crazed hamsters living in mushroom infested corners of a crumbling high rise building imagined by JG Ballard. It is the Tom and Jerry soundtrack of drug fuelled mania, with some sort of parable about the evils of calendars delivered by a faintly off-putting narrator. I don't like it. Koris, no pressure, but your pick better be as conceptually good as crispy butter pastry. 1.5
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budgie
03.15.22 | "radicalisation of deez nutz"
HASHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
normaloctagon
03.15.22 | HASPAMAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.15.22 | Ok, I want to preface this by saying even though Ars brings out the worst in me from a pointless argument perspective, I do, in fact, appreciate him and all he brings to sput |
budgie
03.15.22 | PAHAHHAHWHAWHAWAHWHSHFSHFAFAF |
ArsMoriendi
03.15.22 | Fogza lol it's about trends and stuff
Glad you heard it though |
fogza
03.16.22 | Can't say the same ars, but yeah it was a trip lol |
fogza
03.16.22 | 16. Gareth Liddiard: Radicalisation of D - Ok, so I know I've been ranting about song length, so this is going to sound like a bit of an about turn.
Liddiard creates a staggering level of tension with the unsettling guitar lines that allow you to fully immerse yourself in the hellish and horrific world created by meshing his and Hicks' past. The lyrics are brilliant; not flashy but so detailed and believable. Despite the hysteria at the end, the song never drifts into cabaret or pantomime, and the production makes you feel isolated in a circle of darkness closing in around you like a sack inches from the top of your head. 5 |
dedex
03.16.22 | 16. Radicalisation of D - 16 fucking minutes???? woah. My shortass attention span and relative lack of consideration for lyrics made this one somewhat long, but the lyrics I decided to listen were very beauty, and the crazy stuff at the end was cool. 3.5 |
ArsMoriendi
03.16.22 | Dedex did you skip mine |
deathofasalesman
03.16.22 | edit: Removed a stone cold classic
"Seven Years" by My Dad Is Dead (album: The Taller You Are, The Shorter You Get)
Story of a person leaving someone they once loved. Very Joy Division-esque.
"Standing at pump number three
I watch the numbers fly by
And the dollars become hours
Since I left without goodbyes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn5JcG9-3s |
fogza
03.16.22 | Edit: I will no longer penalize death's choice as it is, to my knowledge, not yet a stone cold classic. I will, however, show it no fear or favour, as is customary |
fogza
03.16.22 | "Dedex did you skip mine"
Yes dedex where is your Zappa rating hmmmmm.... |
dedex
03.16.22 | oh damn I totally did! woah 20 mins long
15. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary - it's cartoonish - but not in MF DOOM style - and long - but not good long - and basically I don't vibe with this although some moments were nice. 2.1 |
fogza
03.17.22 | I'm not too sure whether I'm supposed to rate the same song again today. I mean there's a bit more instrumentation and slightly less atmosphere? |
deathofasalesman
03.17.22 | changed mine cuz you right fogza, definitely too much of a classic |
fogza
03.17.22 | Cool death. I have amended my comment too, as is befitting such a noble act as changing your rec under churlish pressure from a cantankerous stick in the mud |
normaloctagon
03.17.22 | churlish is a great word. don't hear it that often |
fogza
03.17.22 | I like to throw in an expensive word from time to time |
normaloctagon
03.17.22 | indeed. should i be expecting an invoice in the mail or |
fogza
03.17.22 | Not at the moment, still working out my onlyfans model |
normaloctagon
03.17.22 | respectable |
dedex
03.17.22 | 17. Radicalisation of D - hey it's The Drones/TFS shi! This is def good, but eh too long for a non-lyric mf like me. Still I didn't want to skip parts, big woo! 3.3 |
fogza
03.17.22 | 17. Springtime: Radicalisation of D - Deja vu. Blah blah blah I like the acoustic one a bit better. 4.5 |
dedex
03.17.22 | pogza |
fogza
03.18.22 | 18. I think it's Coolio today? I don't know if one could consider Gangster's Paradise a classic but it sort of is, like that song was enormous and like a maze that keeps leading to the same place - you couldn't escape it. It actually is a pretty good track, but because of the protocol, Imma 3 it. |
porcupinetheater
03.18.22 | There, that'll keep me through the end of finals and will be better at staying on top after that.
Don't post 'em yet, but start thinking about yr third recs. Anybody else got a second rec, now's your time to shine.
Post Dopesmoker or something the seal's broken jfc let's all listen to fogza and slim it back down next month |
deathofasalesman
03.18.22 | I got a rec in the comments :] |
porcupinetheater
03.18.22 | Yes bless ty for holding me accountable luv, excited for the 4.2avg/'89 release date combo! |
Storm In A Teacup
03.18.22 | I like that my rec got consistently rated between 2.8 and 3.1 lol I’d proygive it a 3.4 myself |
deathofasalesman
03.18.22 | @porcupinetheater: thanks mate, one more edit actually! i'm going to change the link because the previous audio quality is really bad, like bad bad, so here's the timestamped album version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ud6zm1HzQ&t=694s |
budgie
03.18.22 | has garas won yet |
budgie
03.18.22 | wrong thread
|
porcupinetheater
03.18.22 | no wrong thread to check if garas is winning
garas wins anytime any place |
dedex
03.18.22 | 18. Gangsta's Paradise - My papa don't listen to no rap but if there's one tune I jammed with him, it's that one. Classic shit. 4.4 |
Divaman
03.18.22 | 2nd rec:
Harry Chapin - What Made America Famous (from the Verities & Balderdash LP)
An upbeat American fairy tale about people of different backgrounds and beliefs coming together. Purely fictional, but Harry was a dreamer (and a storyteller).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxmJzZBdPWw |
dedex
03.18.22 | 2nd rec:
IAM - Petit frere (from album L'ecole du micro d'argent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INuD2D7R8bk
long time no see, French rap! This is the biography of a little brother who could in fact be everyone's |
DavidYowi
03.18.22 | Sade - Tar Baby
Story of a woman who unintentionally gets pregnant, panicked about the whole ordeal, but once the baby is born she feels on overwhelming love for her child that makes all her worries vanish, at least for a brief moment.
Edit: read the doc! This is really cool but I don’t think I have the time to really commit to this, sorry. Ignore my song request if u want |
Divaman
03.18.22 | 1. Roselit Bone - Intro sounds like I'm in a bullfighting arena. The body of the song sounds like music for a spy film. Kind of fun, but I don't love the vocal. It's very Violent Femmes. 3.1
2. Paul Kelly - Nicely strummed guitar. Fairly vanilla, but I like it. 3.3
3. Delta Spirit - Nicely picked guitar, Arlo Guthriesque vocal. (Reminds me that I should have rec'd the pickle song.) A little samey, but OK. Ooo, changes beat about 3 minutes in, then gets all dreamy about 6 minutes in. Could have used some editing. 3.0 |
Divaman
03.18.22 | 4. Ulver - Creepy sounds. I think I see Freddie Krueger. But he's using some kind of short wave radio or something. Now we're in a submarine. budgie, I'm looking at the lyrics. Is this a song about California? Ooo, it suddenly got jazzy. Hmm. Spoken words. I liked the mood in the early part, but this narrated part isn't doing it for me. 2.6
5. Randy Newman - Geez, Ulver to Randy Newman. Now there's a transition. OK, some nice piano. Almost ragtime music, though. And I've never been a fan of Newman's vocals. 2.7
6. Matt Elliott - Eleven-and-a-half minutes, huh? Try my attention span, why don't you? Over a minute's worth of useless sound effects. I'd chop that right off. Now some slow guitar, with some ghosty sounds in the background. Almost 4 minutes in and not a word has been sung yet. Just some choral vocals in the background. You're really pushing it Matt. Have you got an actual song for me or not? Or are you totally just bluffing? C'mon, I'm a busy man here. Fuck, almost 6 minutes in. God, I hate drunks. OK, the song has finally started. Lead vocal is kind of low in the mix, though. All the choral guys are drowning him out. Come on choral guys, let Matt sing. I can't hear what he's trying to tell me. This is more atmosphere than song. 2.8 |
dedex
03.18.22 | diva you gonna go crazy if you do it all in one day!!! |
Divaman
03.18.22 | 7. Tamino - Understated and depressive. And blessedly short. Not sure I love the high-pitches stuff at the end, though. 3.2
That'll do it for today, I think. |
Divaman
03.18.22 | Yeah, I hear you dedex. I went into it today with an arbitrary cutoff point of 7 songs. |
budgie
03.18.22 | omg gonna narrate ur face into an early grave diva !!! |
Divaman
03.18.22 | Hey, I gave you one of your higher scores. The only one higher was Ars, and you're always mean to him too. |
budgie
03.18.22 | ya dead punk !!!! ya dead !!!!! |
Divaman
03.18.22 | See. Mean. |
Storm In A Teacup
03.18.22 | If you guys meet up in Boston then budgie can throw a toilet off a roof down at you, diva. 🙂 |
Divaman
03.18.22 | That sounds not at all appealing, Storm. |
budgie
03.18.22 | dont knock it till you try it! |
Divaman
03.19.22 | But it sounds like it would hurt. |
deathofasalesman
03.19.22 | 1. Roselit Bone - This is pretty fun, could catch me having fun listening to this at a bar or something 3.3
2. Paul Kelly - Very easy-going song, which I like. Maybe I'm not a fan of this style but it doesn't capture my attention much 2.8
3. Delta Spirit - I can see this one winning. What a powerful narrative. I like the way the song structure imitates the nature of a plane crash. Ironic cuz their name is delta spirit? You might get docked for 8 minutes but I won't cuz it's earned 4.2
4. Ulver - This really takes you for a ride. I like dissonant stuff so this works for me. The juxtaposition of dark jazz with a movie trailer voice guy was interesting. Ulver really did that, huh? Guess I should check this album finally 3.6 |
porcupinetheater
03.19.22 | Hell yeah jam Perdition City
Best Ulver record and that ain't no easy choice |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.19.22 | for real, also worst full song on the record so fasten your seatbelt |
deathofasalesman
03.19.22 | had a feeling that was the worst song so that's a good sign |
deathofasalesman
03.19.22 | 5. Randy Newman - Nice way to lighten the mood, kinda. Well written and performed 3.2
6. Matt Elliott - The song is crazy. Very haunting, it captured my attention the whole way through. I then read up on the Kursk submarine disaster, shit is awful. Moving tribute 3.9
7. This guy's smelling my ears a lot. Pretty cool tho 3.4 |
budgie
03.19.22 | there are no songs on perdition city
|
fogza
03.19.22 | 19. The Kinks: Lola - I mean it's Lola. La la la la Lola. I think this also falls in the classic space. I always liked this song but it's more like a fun ditty for me, personally. Penalties apply, 3 |
fogza
03.19.22 | There is no touching in the champagne room |
dedex
03.19.22 | 19. Lola - cool lil upbeat tune! lo lo lo lolaaa 3.7 |
CottonSalad
03.19.22 | Came here to recommend 16 - nice. |
deathofasalesman
03.19.22 | 8. Nerez - Pretty music, feel like swaying my hips back and forth 3.1
9. Lil Ugly Mane - Straight banger of a track and I'm not even a LUM fan 4.4, real talk
10. Kayo Dot - Goddamn yall with these 10-minute rex, but I can't lie this is another great choice. Don't know what tale he's spinning but I'm for it 3.7 |
ArsMoriendi
03.19.22 | "Ek skryf hierdie vir jou"
No idea what he's saying, but the guitar's very atmospheric? I want to enjoy these as stories, but there keeps being things that keep this from happening. Language barriers, songs that aren't actually stories, instrumentals... damn guys.
3.1/5
"Radicalisation of D"
I don't know how people are complaining about my 20 min choice when there are multiple 16 min ones and a 22 min one lol. WAIT AN ACTUAL STORY, nice. Folky and simple. I wish this had more variation. 6 minutes have passed and musically it's been the same. I certainly prefer long songs to be more dynamic than this. I also find folk where it's just one man and a guitar to be a fairly dull choice. So yeah, I don't like this. 13 minutes in and man...no lyrics are good enough to make something like this work. FINALLY! ONLY TOOK 14 AND A HALF MINUTES. Well good ending, so bonus points for that, but most of this is just meh.
2.7/5
|
ArsMoriendi
03.19.22 | "Radicalisation of D" (a cover)
Oh great, it's the same fucking song but 2 minutes longer and electric lol. You guys are legit not allowed to complain about my choice anymore. At least the more developed instrumentation is making this go faster. I won't lie, I took a break at the 7-minute mark to eat dinner, but I just heard the original in full so like how many times am I supposed to listen to the same shit?
2.9/5
"Gangsta's Paradise"
I prefer the song this samples and borrows the chorus of: Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise." With that said, this is okay.
3.2/5 |
Divaman
03.20.22 | 8. Nerez - Some nice guitar and a pleasant female vocal. It's followed by an equally pleasant male vocal later on. 3.4
9. Lil Ugly Mane - Uh oh. What's this? Oh crap, it's hip-hop, my mortal enemy, with a bunch of weird ass music backing it up. 10 minutes worth. Why would you do this to me, dedex? Why? (Sobbing.) Jesus God, this is awful. it sounds inside out. OK, Part 2 - some pleasant piano. This part is at least tolerable. It's going to take a lot to recover from Part 1, though. Now there's just a bunch of echoey lines repeated. Are we still in Part 2? OK, the music has shifted again, so this must be Part 3. The music is weird ass again, but less weird ass than Part 1. I feel like you should have to cut off a pinky or something for recommending this one. OK, one more shift, so this is presumably Part 4. (The last one, right?) This is another one of those scratchy record thingy's with a female vocalizing over it, and a guy giving little grunts under it, while discordant jazz plays at the same time. Now there's a bunch of random noise for the big closing, and ... it's over. That was horrible. 1.5
Sorry about that, dedex. |
Divaman
03.20.22 | 10. Kayo Dot - A little false start. Geez, another 10-minute song? You guys are killing me. Yet another song that builds into a big discordant section. Then it slows down and gets quiet. Barely audible vocals. Hmm, this one is Johnny's huh? I should have known. I think I like it better when I listen to these songs in the morning, when I'm still half numb. Are you guys all too young to have ever watched the Addams Family TV show? This guy sings like Morticia Addams. Now he's just screaming a lot. I feel your pain, pal. Did Johnny recommend you a song too? 1.8, because it was just marginally less painful than the last one. What's next?
11. Kishi Bashi - No writeup, huh? Pangea is just going to let the song speak for itself. I like that. Now THIS is more like it. A rustic, folky feel with some actual melody. I feel much less like killing myself. Vocal is OK - not amazing, but serviceable. 3.6
12. K-Rino - I've got a bad feeling about this one, but maybe it will prove me wrong. Grand opening. OK so far. Oh crap, more hip-hop? Actually, this isn't as bad as I feared. The music is pretty repetitive, so it's all about the story. I won't be going back for it, but it's not bad. 2.8
Next up is my little masterpiece, so I think I'll leave it there for tonight. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.20.22 | i feel like every theme anyone comes up with somehow pans out as a serviceable pleb filter, but this might be the finest so far |
porcupinetheater
03.20.22 | I tried to add Sach’s rec before he got ban’d again and it wiped out March 21st oops |
ArsMoriendi
03.20.22 | Can I host April
It's the month of April Fools Day and I have an idea |
porcupinetheater
03.20.22 | April Sold to Ars, no take-backsies |
anat
03.20.22 | if may is also up for grabs I wouldn’t mind hosting again, it’s been a minute |
Divaman
03.20.22 | 14. The Buckfever Underground - Oh swell. I hate it just from the description. And another 9-minute song. OK, slow moody guitar. Some guy taking. And talking. And talking. I'd take myself out if I didn't see some other songs I like ahead. Might not be back in April. What the hell has happened to SOTD? I think this might be a passage from the Necronomicron. I hope Deadites don't show up in my living room. Sadly, it's better than much of what I've heard this month so far, even if I have no idea what the fuck he's talking about. 3.0
15. Let me preface this one by saying that although I love We're Only in It for the Money, it's the only Zappa album I own, and there are reasons for that. It started. Oh Dear God. Didn't we put a 10-minute limit on these things? Yeah, this is terrible. How do I compare it to Lil Ugly Mane and Kayo Dot? How do I compare a Tabasco Sauce enema to a having my eyes impaled on olive forks? 1.7
I think that's gonna do it for today. |
ArsMoriendi
03.20.22 | Where are all the cool people who actually get Zappa ;) |
Divaman
03.21.22 | I believe that I get him, Ars. He was immensely talented, but also thought he was way more clever than I think he was. He also had very little compassion for his fellow man.
Even as much I love We're Only in It for the Money, I was about 12 or 13 when I first heard it. I don't know that it would have appealed to me in the same way if I first heard it as adult.
Hearing this piece cold, it's virtually unlistenable.
Don't mean to be mean, as I know he's your favorite. I need to take him in much smaller doses, though. |
fogza
03.21.22 | Lol, I love that diva gave my pick a 3 even though he hated it. He's really not feeling this month. I thought I was having a hard time |
fogza
03.21.22 | 20. My dad is dead: Seven Years - Maybe a tad derivative but damn it sounds really good. Those stuttering drums and that hanging guitar bursting into movement on the chorus. Gorgeous. 4.3 |
Storm In A Teacup
03.21.22 | I literally aim to rec 3.0 songs so fuck you johnny your filter doesn’t work on me this shit is intentional |
fogza
03.21.22 | 21. Harry Chapin: What made America famous - Despite being a bit of biting social commentary, it has that almost schlocky Neil Diamond 70's vibe. Strange mix of damning praise and sentimentality. Crazy arrangement in parts, like so over the top. All in all a fun listening experience, but I probably won't check out the back catalogue. 3.4 |
dedex
03.21.22 | 20. Seven Years - Great post-punk! 3.8
21. What made America famous - Basically the same as tha fogza: fun stuff that don't make me pp hard. 3.5 |
Divaman
03.21.22 | 16. Gareth Liddiard - Acoustic guitar. Kind of monotone vocals. Pretty samey musically. It's all about the story. Unfortunately for him, I'm grading the song as a complete entity, not as a short story. Christ, this is another 16 minute song?!!! What the hell is wrong with you people? You know stories can be SHORT, right? They don't have to go on forever. (My wife, who entered the room about halfway through this one, just commented "This is the worst song ever!" Heh.) I'd have given it a 3, but I'm deducting .2 for the length. 2.8 |
Divaman
03.21.22 | I would move on to the next one, but I just read Ars' comments and realized that Johnny rec'd a cover of the same fucking song, so I'm gonna need a break here. |
Divaman
03.21.22 | I can't believe how much I'm looking forward to Sam's hip-hop song after all of these songs that never end. |
Pangea
03.21.22 | do we still need recs? if so Arab Strap - Sleeper (from As Days Get Dark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-r27YtOh40
|
JohnnyoftheWell
03.21.22 | "You know stories can be SHORT, right"
diva just wants more IS ISLAM 2 BLAME headlines he is too old society is fucked |
Pangea
03.21.22 | 4. Dead City Centers - not best ulver but still cool ulver. 3.5
5. Naked Man - yeah the music is too cutesy for this style for me. not loving his vocals either. 2.2
6. The Kursk - Gorgeous & haunting with a perfect build up. Really liked his 2016 album as well, definitely need to hear more from him (also wow the ratings for this suck, i'm upset on phero's behalf). 4.5 |
Divaman
03.21.22 | You don't have to be old to be ADHD or to FUCKING HATE HAVING YOUR TIME WASTED Johnny. Especially by songs that are mostly horrible. |
fogza
03.22.22 | 22. I AM: Petite Frere - Old school hip hop. I tend to find stuff that follows the 90's "serious" hip hop formula (all thick beat and scratching, just one or two musical flourishes, rapped hook) a little boring. Sorry dedex 😞 2.6 |
budgie
03.22.22 | pls stop yelling at eachother .. . |
fogza
03.22.22 | Budgie, do a cute whistle! |
budgie
03.22.22 | i cant whistle |
dedex
03.22.22 | do a cute fart then! |
Pangea
03.22.22 | 7. Indigo Night - dude sounds like he's bored by his own story. 2.5
8. Tisíc dnů mezi námi - lovely folk song! 4.0
9. Uneven Compromise - yeah didn't really like this, it was always either annoying or boring. 2.5 |
Divaman
03.22.22 | If I can deal with it, I'll go back for 17 later. Maybe. If I have nothing better to do with my life.
18. Coolio - OK, I can actually enjoy SOME (not much) hip-hop. This is a classic, and it's always had a great sense of drama. 3.6
19. The Kinks - Another classic. 4.1
Did we lose porc? |
fogza
03.22.22 | porc is reversing into an aggressor with the hope that his quills will deter further violence |
fogza
03.22.22 | fun fact, when i was a kid our dog often tried to pick a fight with porcupines and repeatedly came off third best |
Divaman
03.22.22 | 20. My Dad Is Dead - Stark guitar with a little bit of feedback. Weird-voiced vocal. I could do without the feedback, but it's decent. 3.3
22. Petit Frère - Why do you hate me so, dedex? I've never liked the scratchy turn table sound, and I don't speak French, so I have no idea if these guys are questioning the meaning of life or lamenting a bad croissant. As hip-hop goes, though, just based on pure sound, it's less hideous than a lot of others. 2.6 |
Divaman
03.22.22 | 17. Had a longer write-up, but accidentally deleted it. The gist was that this is slightly better than the original because its fuller, but the length and monotony of it still limits the hell out of it. 3.0 |
dedex
03.22.22 | > I have no idea if these guys are questioning the meaning of life or lamenting a bad croissant
they do both!!!!! |
Divaman
03.22.22 | If I'd have known that, I'd have given it an extra .1. |
fogza
03.23.22 | 23. Sade: Tar baby - Sade sounds like Sade; I often cannot tell her songs apart. This one has an interesting switch up (the "you cut into my life" part), and it's difficult to really dislike her stuff with that voice that sounds like chocolate fondant. Pleasant and probably a treat for genre fans. 3.3 |
dedex
03.23.22 | 23. Tar Baby - i wanna take a nap in this song, so damn comfy. 3.8 |
Pangea
03.23.22 | 10. Gemini Becoming The Tripod - Long song but there wasn't much that interested me outside the climax (dope climax though!). Dude sounds like he's in a lot of pain, i hope he's doing better now. 2.5
11. Kishi Bashi is precious
12. I do like some epic hip hop. it's kinda corny but engaging enough to be worth it. 3.3 |
Divaman
03.23.22 | 23. Sade - I agree w/fogza re/Sade's voice. It's so smooth. The song is kind of slow-to-mid tempo and goes down easily. And it's less than an hour and a half long, so that's a definite plus. 3.3 |
deathofasalesman
03.23.22 | something above a 3 from diva? now that's something :] |
budgie
03.23.22 | 4. dead city centres - wow this is a great track & great pick. gonna go w a 5/5 |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.23.22 | amesoeurs - budige: -infinity/five shit poo |
budgie
03.23.22 | LEEEEEEEAVE BRITNEYYY ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
ArsMoriendi
03.23.22 | Where's today's song |
Divaman
03.23.22 | I give higher than 3's! (When you don't TORTURE ME!) |
Divaman
03.23.22 | porc seems to have offed himself. Today's song was pulled out of the comments. I think there's one more song for tomorrow (see the spreadsheet). After that, March will come to an early end if porc doesn't come back. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.23.22 | Didn't Pangea rec Sleeper or smthng
and no, we will just rec more songs and the month will go on for one entire week gawd diva you are the pits with your doomspeak Vibe |
Pangea
03.23.22 | i did! I can have a look at the spreadsheet later to see if it needs any updates but i think we may need some new songs still |
Divaman
03.23.22 | Its too late! We're done for, we're done for! |
neekafat
03.23.22 | ): |
Divaman
03.23.22 | Actually, porc just posted to another list a while ago. So maybe he'll come back. |
Divaman
03.23.22 | But we're probably still doomed! |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | porc is back, had to dip out of town for a few days without much lead warning but gonna update real quick and then kick off the bonanza of 3rd recs. Who will get there in time?? |
budgie
03.23.22 | LEAVE PORCUPINE ALLONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | budgieulverbudgieulver
5/5 |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | 6 spots left, 3rd recs ok but gonna nix any 10+ minutes, fogza's been through enough and there's still that looming Paddy track at the end here.
readysetgo |
normaloctagon
03.23.22 | Corrupted by the darkness now you fall into an endless sleep |
budgie
03.23.22 | im SOOOOOOO hungryyyyy |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | could go for some couscous
or like a banh mi or somethin |
normaloctagon
03.23.22 | Corrupted by the darkness now you banh into an endless mi |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | lil ugly mi |
budgie
03.23.22 | ive never had a banh mi but im surrounded by vietnamese places a hh hhhh hhhh h hh hhh hhh hhhhhh hhhhhh hhhhhh hhhhh hhhh i will do it soon |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | Hell ja
tbf have to hit the vietnamese joints with banh mi intentions otherwise I'll just be pho pho pho all day |
Divaman
03.23.22 | The Good Rats - Reason to Kill from Ratcity in Blue
Ain't that treating me bad? Ain't it reason to kill?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC1NmSxceFs
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Divaman
03.23.22 | See budgie! Porc didn't off himself. |
normaloctagon
03.23.22 | Banh Mi is literally the best sandwich this side of the cosmos get one in your belly asap budgie
Nice bun porcy i mean pun |
porcupinetheater
03.23.22 | What'chu talkin bao Norma?? |
fogza
03.24.22 | 3rd rec, it's time for the frickin' Plan y'all
The Dismemberment Plan - The face of the earth
https://youtu.be/RI6HlO2dHCs |
fogza
03.24.22 | 24. Arab Strap: Sleeper - It was a sad experience listening to this album and having very little emotional reaction to it, as Arab Strap were one of my favourite bands in my youth. This song is ok I suppose but I keep comparing it to their best work and it's just so pedestrian. 3 |
dedex
03.24.22 | 24. Sleeper - i like but this was be'er in the context of the album. 3.4 |
Divaman
03.25.22 | 24. Arab Strap - A good one from a good LP. 3.6 |
dedex
03.25.22 | 25. Reason to Kill - cool 70s rock. 3.6 |
Pangea
03.25.22 | 13. I Loved Annie First - fun song, has a nice energy. 3.7
14. Ek skryf hierdie vir jou - Afrikaans is so trippy for a native Dutch speaker. Like i can sorta understand it, but it is still so different. Anyway cool song! 4.0 |
Pangea
03.25.22 | okay a 3rd rec: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Curse of Milhaven (from Murder Ballads)
feels right to rec nick cave for a story theme |
dedex
03.25.22 | 3rd rec from moi: Denzel Curry - Walking (from Melt My Eyez)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOO1mWLGhh8 |
deathofasalesman
03.25.22 | If there's still room, I'll rec my original choice because why not
Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat (Songs of Love and Hate)
Story of a love triangle in the form of a letter sent to the person who took his love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohk3DP5fMCg |
Pangea
03.25.22 | We did have famous blue raincoat on sotd a while ago. Not sure what the rules on repeat songs are
goat song though for sure |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.25.22 | Curse of Milhaven fuckin-A
given that my chances of completing this month are very low, imma lay down:
1. Roselit Bone - Surgeon's Saw 4.9
4. Ulver track rec'd by budgie 1.0
9. LUM - Uneven Compromise 4.0
11. Americana Kishi Bashi 2.0
16. Acoustic Radicalisation of D 5.0
19. LOLA 5.0
24. Arab Strap - Sleeper 5.0 |
budgie
03.25.22 | fk u |
fogza
03.26.22 | 25. The Good Rats: Reason to Kill - Dude strikes out at bar and has homicidal thoughts I guess? Like most lumpenrock feels decidedly full bore for the topic. Not my bag, but probably another man's bit of alright. 2.7 |
Pangea
03.26.22 | Oh shit did i forget a link. my bad
https://youtu.be/p_aygaCosJU
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porcupinetheater
03.26.22 | Cheers, Pange, appreciate! Hope that didn't come off salty, i'm just freestylin' in the edit at this point |
Pangea
03.26.22 | No not at all! but it was helpful to make me realize i forgot it haha |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.26.22 | um the raveonettes - suicide (from in and out of control)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZO2O_7OiU
delightfully succinct/crass ode to making the right choice plus best ronettes ripoff of 2009 perhaps |
Divaman
03.26.22 | 26. The Dismemberment Plan - Fairly mellow intro. Oops, there's a vocal - I was just about to declare it an instrumental, which would have been weird, given the theme for the month. The song runs kind of hot and cold for me. 3.3 |
Divaman
03.26.22 | >Dude strikes out at bar and has homicidal thoughts I guess?
I always felt that it was more than just thoughts and that the song was him trying to explain himself to a jury. But you can interpret it differently. |
ArsMoriendi
03.26.22 | 3rd Rec, since only dedex, fogza, Divaman and I are prob gonna finish this
Buenas Tardes Amigo by Ween
They might be silly, but this is an epic Mexican cowboy murder ballad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv-gT9lNa1g |
Pangea
03.26.22 | okay wow i have finished every sotd. the lack of faith 😔 |
ArsMoriendi
03.26.22 | "Seven Years"
Good bass so far I think. Chill, but maybe a bit generic? The chorus is growing on me though. This is good for sure.
3.9/5
"What Made America Famous"
Folk-pop with strings. Certainly nice. This pickup is so Hunky Dory-era Bowie haha. Not bad, and OOH that string change is neat, wait this got better. Now it's like Station to Station lol. Oh, this is the Cats in the Cradle guys. Yeah good enough.
3.6/5
"Petit Frere"
This is fun. Jazz rap with a lot of turntables. I like this hmmm. If only I liked the rapping more.
3.8/5
"Tar Baby"
Sexy saxophone. This was decent, but not really my thing.
3.2/5
"Sleeper"
Every time these guys are rec'd he's always just talking. Does he ever sing? Creepy so far. Not for me, but not bad.
3/5
"Reason to Kill"
Hard rocking so far. Don't like those vocals at all. Sounds like Foreigner, but heavier, ew. Sorry.
2.4/5 |
Divaman
03.27.22 | 27. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Very noisy intro. Now a kind of driving, railroad beat. Don't love the vocal. A lot of la-la's. Very tongue-n-cheek. It's OK, if overlong. 3.3 |
fogza
03.28.22 | Pan, I have faith in you. Your good work does not go unnoticed! |
budgie
03.28.22 | did my rec win |
fogza
03.28.22 | 27. Nick Cave: The curse of Milhaven - There is definitely something happening in Nick Cave's stuff that I'm missing. Ok but also a patience tester. 3 |
fogza
03.28.22 | 29. The Raveonettes: Suicide - Sounds like the generic evolution of a band left over from the garage rock revival. It's definitely not blitz! 2.8 |
fogza
03.28.22 | Budgie, you have won 2nd princess. Should Miss Sputnik or the 1st princess be unable to perform the duties required, you will be eligible to receive the crown and use your position as an ambassador to uplift those in need. |
porcupinetheater
03.28.22 | Does 1st princess follow Miss Sputnik in the line of succession? |
fogza
03.28.22 | That is a correct interpretation of the rules porc |
fogza
03.28.22 | Although that lineage is only valid for one year |
fogza
03.28.22 | I have to be specific, don't want legal troubles later on |
dedex
03.28.22 | 26. The Face of the Earth - love this band. 3.9
27. The Curse of Millhaven - am kinda like tha fogza - I seem to be missing something with Nicky but idk what. 3.0
29. Suicide - hazy pop is gud but didn't leave a huge mark on me. 3.2 |
normaloctagon
03.28.22 | *takes deep breath*
CORRUPTED BY THE DARKNESS NOW YOU FALL INTO AN ENDLESS SLEEP |
normaloctagon
03.28.22 | Anyway does anyone know if budgie ever got that banh mi sandwich |
Divaman
03.29.22 | 28. Denzel Curry - female backup sirens. Oh fuck, it's another hip-hop guy. Now it's changing speeds. And he's mumbling to himself. Damn it. Just when my average for the month had almost climbed back up to 3. I don't know. Let's go with 2.3. |
fogza
03.29.22 | Oh shit I missed that one.
28 (the true 28). Denzel Curry: Walkin' - It's fine for a while and then it feels repetitive (that vocal backing is very overbearing over time as the song progresses), lyrics don't blow me away. It's ok. 3.2
|
fogza
03.29.22 | Edited my earlier rating to reflect today's date. Damn it's all out of sequence, I done messed up |
dedex
03.29.22 | oh no! and I was just listening to the same song as you lmao |
fogza
03.29.22 | I apologise for leading you astray dedexbro |
dedex
03.29.22 | that's alright love, I should never rely on ANYBODY |
Pangea
03.29.22 | 15. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary - oh boy do i love listening to random notes for 20 minutes! But yeah for real this was unlistenable to me. It's not like anything is played incompetently, but the entire structure of the song is obnoxious. Having a few ideas for a long song is a good thing, but this can't commit to anything for more than a minute. It makes the song feel like it was constructed using a random number generator. 1.0
ugh the next one is 16 minutes. you're all making it difficult catching up with these long ass songs |
Pangea
03.29.22 | 16. The Radicalisation of D - Boring & long. Vocals are off-putting. Story is good, but you gotta support with the music. 1.8
17. I can definitely appreciate the fuller sound of this more. The instrumentation supports the story pretty well, but i still feel like it could do more. Still don't love the delivery. 2.8 |
ArsMoriendi
03.29.22 | I don’t see how the actual composition of Greggery Peccary is random
The lyrics? Sure, but the music follows the narrative quite directly. Maybe I’ve just heard it too many times |
fogza
03.29.22 | wait you've listened to that twice? |
ArsMoriendi
03.29.22 | Far more than twice
Prob at least 2 dozen. Only gets better with each listen |
Pangea
03.29.22 | 18. Gangsta's Paradise - I mean it's a classic. Always liked the anthem feel of this one. 4.2
19. Lola - i did always love this one. 4.5
20. 7 Years - Post Punk always manages to sound cool. Yeah this is great, really like the chorus. 3.8
21. What Made America Famous - fun, probably a tad too overdramatic though. 3.0
22. Petit Frère - cool stuff! 3.3
23. Tar Baby - nice but also not very exciting. 3.0 |
Pangea
03.29.22 | appreciate the faith fogza 🙏 |
fogza
03.29.22 | It's like bon jovi said, you've got to keep the faith |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.29.22 | "wait you've listened to that twice?"
lmfao |
Pangea
03.29.22 | sorry ars but i don't hear. Maybe the structure reveals itself more on repeated listens, but during my 1.5 listens everything was just frantic to the point i couldn't discern any structure |
ArsMoriendi
03.29.22 | I mean it is complex… maybe to a fault for some. Zappa would often compose his rock songs as if they were classical pieces and I’m pretty sure this is one of those instances. A methodical operation with no room for improv, so I find it so weird people think it’s random
If I’m being honest, I think the lack of variation on that 16 min folk song was considerably tough listen to because my brain was pretty much numb during it. I don’t get how that one has any replay value unless you’re beyond in love with the lyrics |
fogza
03.29.22 | i think i listened to that one four or five times that day, song hit me like a brick in the face. there is a level of connection between the artist and the material in that performance that is hard for me to ignore |
Pangea
03.29.22 | Well i didn't like that one either for what's worth
Eh complexity was not the issue for me. And I know it's not actually randomized, but I felt like it so frantically threw out ideas for, what felt like, every minute, that i found it difficult to attach myself to anything. If we are doing the classical pieces comparison, the pieces there i've heard i feel do a much better job building onto their ideas and slowluly moving into different movement. Like I said, having multiple ideas for a long song is good, but in my opinion you have to let ideas be for a minutes sometimes (and maybe add some elements to it to keep it fresh). The Frank Zappa song felt too scatterbrained to my taste |
Divaman
03.29.22 | 29. The Raveonettes - Sounds like spy music in the beginning, with breathless female vocals. Almost sounds like early Blondie, but with more strummed guitar. It's OK. 2.9 |
fogza
03.29.22 | it is just always so amazing to me how people experience things so differently |
Divaman
03.29.22 | porc, death, we're gonna need a ruling for tomorrow. The song that death recommended has been used previously in SOTD. porc, are you allowing that song to be repeated this month? And if not, death, do you have a different rec for us? |
Divaman
03.29.22 | Or are we just going to move on to Ars' Ween rec? |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.29.22 | lol diva can't tell which the male and female parts are, just like he can't tell what is and isn't a good song boom dismantled oof
and yh claiming that anything has no replay value because of limited variation is a good wheeze. great storytelling is timeless/gimmick wankcollages are not/just listen to naked city for goofball pastiche at a pace and quality that 21st century humans will benefit from exposing themselves to/keep up the blog!! |
Divaman
03.29.22 | Johnny, speak English for Christ's sake. |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.29.22 | read a book america |
Divaman
03.29.22 | https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b9a9285d-06f6-4cb9-91af-514b4d8626aa |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.29.22 | will that damage my attention span if i click it |
Divaman
03.29.22 | Hopefully. |
Divaman
03.29.22 | Honestly, I don't know what it has to do with yarn, though. But whatever. |
ArsMoriendi
03.29.22 | John Zorn is a big fan of Zappa, so extra bad take Johnny/the way you use slashes is dumb |
deathofasalesman
03.29.22 | didn't realize that was a previous rec, i'll choose something else
Thin Lizzy - Romeo and the Lonely Girl (Jailbreak)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwpdbMm0zc
Pretty much any Thin Lizzy song has a story to tell, but I chose this one |
fogza
03.30.22 | 30. Thin Lizzy: Romeo and the lonely girl - Nice enough little song. 3.3 |
budgie
03.30.22 | thx fopr ruining another thread jonny |
dedex
03.30.22 | 30. Romeo and the Lonely Girl - yeah fogzy's got it. 3.4 |
Divaman
03.30.22 | 30. Thin Lizzy - Some good basic rock. 3.2
Extra (?) - Ween - Some light Spanish guitar. Kind of cool, if a little repetitive. 3.2 |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.30.22 | budgie shit the fuck up eat a cow poo
"John Zorn is a big fan of Zappa"
a big enough a fan to make that shitgash listenable yh gottem nice |
ArsMoriendi
03.30.22 | Tbh I’m pretty sure you’d like a decent amount of Zappa so idk why you’re protesting so hard. -Someone from Hamlet or whatever |
fogza
03.31.22 | 31. Paddy McAloon: I Trawl the Megahertz - There are parts of it where the music is really pretty, but I'm not sure the wait is worth it? I feel this needs some fierce editing. I don't really love the narration. 3 |
dedex
03.31.22 | 31. yeah some pretty parts but im an impatient brat. 3.0 |
fogza
03.31.22 | Brrrrrrrat |
budgie
03.31.22 | drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrOP |
dedex
03.31.22 | ^ things you can hear |
Koris
03.31.22 | Hey, at least you guys still found something to enjoy in the song :] |
fogza
03.31.22 | you skirted close to the borderline koris but you can leave with your head! |
ArsMoriendi
03.31.22 | I will finish this today
Also new list is up |
Divaman
03.31.22 | 31. Paddy McAloon - I think we had this in the prog contest one year. I like the dream quality of it, as if we're drifting through someone's entire life. 3.8 |
ArsMoriendi
03.31.22 | "The Face of the Earth"
I sort of already like Emergency and I and Terrified, so let's see how I feel about a sogn from Change. So far good riff. And there's Travis's voice, maybe my least favorite part of the band, but it's not bad I suppose. That pick-up's okay, this seems more direct than the stuff I know from them.
3.5/5
"The Curse of Milhaven"
Wait, I know this one! Fun and catchy intro too. Murder ballads and a violin solo. Whoo. Black Mariah? is that a Tom Waits reference I sense? I hope.
4.1/5
"Walking"
Nice bass and nice soulful voice. Not into this rapping or percussion though. Okay I'm done with this now.
3/5
"Suicide"
Weirdly sexy and corny at the same time hmmm. It got better, now it's all airy and dreamy and kinda electronicish? Is this a story? Good anyway.
3.7/5
"Romeo and the Lonely Girl"
Ooh, that riff immediately caught me. I'm not really looking for 70s hard rock anymore, but if I was, this song makes Thin Lizzy jump to the top of that list. Great solo and drums and vocals. All around good shit. Fuck it.
4.6/5
I'll do the 22 min one soon, but I need a break lol |
ArsMoriendi
03.31.22 | "I Trawl the Megahertz"
Pretty strings. Sadly monologue about divorce...hmmm. I do like how epic this baroque pop piece is. Or chamber pop...whatever same different shut up Johnny. At the 9 minute mark and I am wondering if there's going to be any singing. Like this is good so far, but I don't know the narration is a little plain. Sing for me Paddy! I guess Paddy isn't going to sing. This is pretty still. Maybe a bit overlong...maybe if it was more engaging, but it's still good. Does it justify the length? Honestly maybe actually. 17 minutes in and it's getting really cool and intense. So long, but I like it actually.
3.7/5 |
Pangea
04.03.22 | 25. Reason to Kill - okay enough rock song for the most part, but i'm really not a fan of this type of vocal, it's just really cheesy to me. 2.7
26. The Face of the Earth - Instrumentation is really cool, didn't care for the voice as much. 3.3
28. Walking - I really like the voice sample, very soulful. Pretty good song otherwise too. 3.5
29. Suicide -Kinda dreamy synth poppy stuff, love it. The pieces of guitar very welcome, but the electronic bits are cool too. Love the bouncy chorus. 4.3
? Buenas Tardes Amigo - you know, i have warmed up to spoken word in recent years. But this takes to many breaks between talking. I get inpatient! Electric guitar bit is good. 2.8
30. Romeo and the Lonely Girl - Very fun rock song, great guitar solo. 4.0
31. I Trawl the Megahertz - woo this is beautiful. Does a great job at being engaging for its runtime. 4.5 |
