ArsMoriendi: Song of the Day for April

ArsMoriendi 03.31.22	Edgelords come in, it's your time to shine
anat 03.31.22	booking the 6th for my birthday
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	o fuck i have AnCo songs for days for this theme, but that would be boring would also have shot straight for deftones, but i think a decent number of SOTD peeps would agree they're boring cack, so instead ummm oh Isis - Garden Of Light (off In the Absence of Truth) i rly love this band and almost everything they did was great especially their closers but this one is bland and overlong and boring and has no intrigue and is somehow a fan favourite huh fuck that noise
fogza 03.31.22	I want to go with something off Wish you were here but I guess that violates the classics etiquette.
someone 03.31.22	i'll put in some effort maybe when second recs come around, but for now it's this. boring sowing-core is boring. All The Luck In The World - Hollowing (off How the Ash Felt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl_uKzqOofM
dedex 03.31.22	oooof gonna be difficult
Koris 03.31.22	"Frownland" by Captain Beefheart. I absolutely hate the fuck out of Trout Mask Replica, but I'm sure somebody will enjoy it regardless. lol
ArsMoriendi 03.31.22	Fucking classic track Koris, but also a controversial one Link it though?
Koris 03.31.22	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lpLm7jwQY :]
Pangea 03.31.22	My Bloody Valentine - She Found Now (from m b v) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBKjhgHGVZs&list=PLMxy067kbpQgOX6yhP8tqVmItZxpOrAoY&index=1 Debut + loveless are great but m b v never appealed to me. I just find it super boring to be honest. And idk normally love dreamy ethereal stuff, but i find none of the melodies to be engaging
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	awful take smdh
Pangea 03.31.22	i mean point of the theme right haha sometimes i return to a few songs from the album just to check if it isn't really that boring but everytime it is
Pheromone 03.31.22	what are we doing for your birthday anat
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	nvm the theme, i'm just imagining getting filtered from the mbv's richest production and deepest atmospheres by an absence of twinkly hooks issa scary, scary thought
Ryus 03.31.22	for reverend green is incredible yeaaa the vocals rule
anat 03.31.22	we could get cake?
Ryus 03.31.22	put me down for "in keeping secrets of the silent earth: 3" by coheed and cambria. god i fucking hate that song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp_Now6WDRc
fogza 03.31.22	"Edgelords come in, it's your time to shine" You know what I'll take the deduction. Pink Floyd - Welcome to the machine (toss up between this and Have a cigar) Sounds like a guy dressed in foil with long blonde hair singing in a cloud of dry ice smoke, but not ironically. More boring whining from the most insipid major rock and roll "frontman", and the song goes nowhere except into a pool of awful synth, do people actually like that sound? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt-udg9zQSE
ArsMoriendi 03.31.22	Ryus please link
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	yeah ryus, there are like 100 different songs that come up if you search "in keeping secrets of the silent earth: 3" goddammit
fogza 03.31.22	oof
YoYoMancuso 03.31.22	Anberlin - [*Fin] The rest of this album is good but this is one of the cheesiest songs I've ever heard. The children's choir is legitimately hilarious. Somehow considered the best song on this album, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ObKcP3yTDE&ab_channel=Anberlin-Topic
YoYoMancuso 03.31.22	@Pangea that's one of my favorite songs ever made so you definitely understood the assignment lmao
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	haven't we already had Fin on a separate list (much as that take is probably a good one from what i remember ugh)
SlothcoreSam 03.31.22	Yo, fun topic! Let me check my 1s
YoYoMancuso 03.31.22	not entirely sure! i participate in these sporadically
fogza 03.31.22	Storm recced fin on the closer theme.
NOTINTHEFACE 03.31.22	Kayo Dot - Amaranth the Peddler. Seems to be a fan favorite among most KD lovers but I have never once been able to avoid zoning out during this 14 minute snoozefest.
SlothcoreSam 03.31.22	Journey - Don't Stop Believing. I fucking hate this song! Off the album Escape https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs
fogza 03.31.22	OMG I love don't stop believin'!
SlothcoreSam 03.31.22	And I really hope I lose terribly this month, that's how much I loathe the shit out of this ear destroying poooooo.
YoYoMancuso 03.31.22	ok if that's a problem then I'll choose Thrice - Image of the Invisible for pretty much the same reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHz-kDEMKN0&ab_channel=Thrice
deathofasalesman 03.31.22	shit i hate that i think people will love? sounds like portrayal of guilt to me but hardcore is not SOTD material, gonna have to think about this
JohnnyoftheWell 03.31.22	PoG are perfect for this tbh i considered them
dedex 03.31.22	The Knife - Wrap Your Arms Around Me (from Shaking the Habitual) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPfe0J0eboM i tried to like this ya'know but i failed :[
ArsMoriendi 03.31.22	This month is interesting already nice
porcupinetheater 03.31.22	This is a good theme and already a good mixed round up of incredible trax and absolute bilge, good work yâ€™all
Pheromone 03.31.22	can i pick the entire benji album but sun kil moon
Divaman 03.31.22	I'm having a hard time with this theme. I feel like most of the stuff I truly hate the more sensible among you would hate too.
Divaman 03.31.22	OK, I guess I'm in. How about this. I hate this goofy bastard, but lots of people love him. Maybe you guys do too. Prince - Let's Go Crazy (from Purple Rain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmwLlj51iTA
Egarran 03.31.22	I can confirm that I agree with most people's hate here esp fogza's
fogza 03.31.22	Oh wow, eg agrees with me! If only I was in Denmark, I'd buy you a celebratory doughnut
Divaman 03.31.22	I would have actually rec'd his "Batdance", but I'm just assuming you all hate that as much as I do. (If you don't, maybe don't tell me. I'm not sure I could take it.) But some people actually like "Let's Go Crazy". Although I'm damned if I know why.
Egarran 03.31.22	Cult of Luna is band that will always annoy me by being sput darlings but I basically can't stand 'em. Cold Burn: https://youtu.be/0alDMvVk4jY Thankfully I know ars will have my back here.
Divaman 03.31.22	Oh fogza. Oh Eggy. (shaking head disapprovingly)
Divaman 03.31.22	That "Oh Eggy" was for agreeing with fogza. I'm not familiar with your rec yet.
Egarran 03.31.22	But Diva I also agree with your Prince take.
Divaman 03.31.22	Well I like that, for sure.
ArsMoriendi 04.01.22	I hope this month gets a lot of finishers :P
JohnnyoftheWell 04.01.22	Have heard about 80% of everything rec'd so far, so am optimistic woooo
fogza 04.01.22	1. Animal Collective: For Reverend Green - Woozy, colourful, like a big slice of spiked watermelon after drunkenly sliding down a lawn waterslide. 4.2
JohnnyoftheWell 04.01.22	1. AnCo - For Reverend Green: was expecting bad AnCo, but this is quite good AnCo. pleasantly surprised that i just soaked it up and had no further thoughts, so let's get some prompts "the music is boring" i mean that trem-pedalled overdriven guitar or whatever is about 3x as creative as any of that ween shite you've linked here, but it does maybe overstay its welcome a little "It has the stereotypical indie-pop whoos that are way overdone" not rly, they vocalise a dedicated motif and play a v distinct role in the song. but they are anco woohoos, so automatic minus points strong 3.5/5
dedex 04.01.22	1. For Reverend Green - music is fine but his wannabe growls are to be refined. 3.4
ArsMoriendi 04.01.22	Everything about it sucks to a frustrating extent , damn you guys I legit wanted to turn it off multiple times while revisiting it for this list
dedex 04.01.22	hahaha this will be the only month where we hope peepz destroy our recs
Divaman 04.01.22	Curse you Ars! Because I revisited mine for this list, now I've got a bunch of Prince in my YouTube feed today.
Pheromone 04.01.22	I keep thinking about this one to try and find something that I seriously hate - I do not really like any queen, does that count?
fogza 04.01.22	The question is does the SOTD crew love queen? like i see you didn't like big star's debut, or rage against the machine, or high violet, or kid a, or highway 61 revisited. there must be some gold in them hills.
CottonSalad 04.01.22	hard agree on 8 lol
Ryus 04.01.22	1. for reverend green - 5/5 top 5 anco songs. amazing build-up and progression to the track, gorgeous melody, and one of my favorite vocal performances ever
fogza 04.01.22	for what it's worth i do like some queen hits, but i also really don't like some queen hits...
Divaman 04.01.22	1. Animal Collective - strange guitar. What almost sounds like a car horn, exceptionalities it changes pitch. Male vocals, kind of whiny. Now it sounds like carousel music with sporadic guitar over it. Has some kind of a tune at least. I've heard worse, but not really my thing. 2.8
CottonSalad 04.01.22	Can I reserve my bday? April 20th! Fugazi. Pick any song. "Add Fugazi to my list of bands that could disappear and it would be fine".
fogza 04.01.22	Yet memory serves us to never let you wipe out Cha-cha-cha-champion
JohnnyoftheWell 04.01.22	i will piss on the imprint of your personality and forget what i was there for xoxoxoxoso volunteering Forensic Scene or Fell, Destroyed bc cotton reasons
dedex 04.01.22	nice Cotton you're born on the weed day lmao
YoYoMancuso 04.01.22	1. For Reverend Green - god i hate this band 2.0
fogza 04.02.22	2. Isis: Garden of Light - very relaxing in places, and they keep the obligatory cookie monster vocal a little less prominent in the mix (and use it sparingly, which is nice for me). Pretty but maybe also a bit dull? 3
ArsMoriendi 04.02.22	@Cotton: gotta pick a specific song
anat 04.02.22	okay time to turn heel better oblivion community center - didnâ€™t know what I was in for https://youtu.be/lNqBuxjLDlE a megatron of boredom
Divaman 04.02.22	2. ISIS - Jesus Johnny, another 9+ minute song. This is supposed to be one that you hate but we LOVE. OK. Melodic enough intro. I can already see why Johnny hates it. Now the guy started singing, and they've already changed their time sig a bit. Now we've got some "Rah-Rah!" vocals. Why are we supposed to love this again? Some fairly dramatic electric guitar. But now the rah-rah guy is back. I can feel the precious few moments left in my life wasting away. Now we've shifted into a different section. This is more of a suite than a song. We're at the 6 and a half minute mark, so maybe I'll make it. Did I tell you guys I saw Colin Hay last night? Now there's a musician. Funny, talented, melodic. Johnny would really hate him, although he is a fellow Scotsman. It was a pretty quiet show, but entertaining. Ah, Johnny's song just ended. 2.3
Divaman 04.02.22	I'm not all that big on Queen, Phero. I like some of their stuff, but they're a bit silly for my taste.
YoYoMancuso 04.02.22	2. Garden of Light 3.2
Divaman 04.02.22	I predict that fogza will win this round, in spite of Egarran's possible vote.
fogza 04.02.22	Woohoo! Always wanted to win SOTD
ArsMoriendi 04.02.22	I apparently won last month for Lola
budgie 04.02.22	no i won last nighjt
budgie 04.02.22	queen bohemian rap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
Divaman 04.02.22	"I see a little silhouetto of a bird!"
Divaman 04.03.22	3. All the Luck in the World - Acoustic guitar and Jon Anderson when he first wakes up in the morning vocal. Some vocal harmony. This isn't bad at all. 3.2
YoYoMancuso 04.03.22	3. All the Luck in the World - not bad, not great. 3.3
fogza 04.03.22	3. All the luck in the world: Hollowing - Ok, but doesn't really have impact, everything feels.half finished. 3.1
Pangea 04.03.22	1. For Reverend Green - animal collective have the ability to be both kinda weird and to be completely uninteresting. This was more interesting as the other i heard though, but maybe that was only because of the random manic screaming. 2.0 2. Garden Of Light - I have never listened to ISIS before, but they have been on my list for a while. Maybe after my boris run, although that will take a little while. Eh i will find some time in between, i do love some good post metal. Hopefully this song is a good introduction, i do really like it. Very good dynamics. 4.0 3. All the Luck in the World - boring, also has the most typical soft indie vocals. 2.5
Pangea 04.03.22	okay phew all catched up on sotd now
ArsMoriendi 04.03.22	"Garden of Light" Am I listening to Tool haha this guitar intro? Okay, the vocal style isn't very Tool. Oh no, growling! Growling and riffing. Nope, I hate this. Even the clean vocals suck haha. This isn't the worst metal song I've heard when it's instrumental at least. 2.7/5 "Hollowing" Gross vocals, nice acoustic part. The vocals got better maybe? Only a little though. This is nothing special, but it's closer to harmless and bland than it is outright bad. 3.1/5
fogza 04.04.22	4. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band: Frownland - Trout Mask Replica is awful and wonderful. Frownland is, of course, fast and bulbous. 4
dedex 04.04.22	2. Garden of Light - dem beaut tones, but it's true this one doesn't have as much dynamism as their best tunes. I'm part of the post-rock gang (TM) so i still enjoyed my time. 3.5 3. Hollowing - cheesy. 2.7 4. Frownland - every time I listen to this record I'm like "this is shit" but also I do realize my head bops at some moments. Weird. This one didn't make my head bop that much. 3.0
Pangea 04.04.22	4. Frownland - i have always wondered how i feel about this album, definitely will check it in full at some point. I do like this, i like the power in the vocals. 3.5
Divaman 04.04.22	4. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Frantic guitar and raspy vocals. It's under 2 minutes and that's a good thing. The guitar doesn't really go with the vocal. Pretty horrible. 1.8
ArsMoriendi 04.04.22	"Frownland" I remember first renting Trout Mask Replica from the Library when I was about 16 having only really known "Muffin Man" from Beefheart (which is just a normal Zappa rock song with him on vocals, really,) and being LIKE WHAT THE HELL IS THIS once "Frownland" started. I found it hilarious at first, but as the album went on, I loved many of the tracks from the getgo. This song is so off, yet catchy, yet constantly engaging. Even its dissenters have to admit that it reshaped the way they thought about music, even if just by a smidge. The post-punk and art-rock scenes were both very heavily influenced by Beefheart, and if you're surprised, lemme tell you, it's obvious to me why. David Lynch and Matt Groening both love this album, why don't you? 5/5
Pheromone 04.04.22	Can I pick Ween - Ocean Man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkzY_VwNIek I don't "hate" much music but something about ween's style of goofiness really fucking irks me and this song is maybe the best example of that.
JohnnyoftheWell 04.04.22	based
ArsMoriendi 04.04.22	You guys REALLY wanna hear my analysis on Weenâ€™s Ocean Man? Iâ€™ll make it a short middle school style essay haha ( so 5 short paragraphs!) youâ€™ll see
dedex 04.04.22	i like Ocean Man
Pangea 04.04.22	i haven't really liked the ween dongs i heard but the song from last month was okay enough
dedex 04.04.22	ween dongs lmao
YoYoMancuso 04.04.22	4. Frownland - yeah this is a bruh moment 2.0
fogza 04.04.22	Bruh!
Egarran 04.04.22	For Reverend Green - Nah surely no one actually likes this. 2/5 Garden of Light - This is correctly diagnosed as overlong and boring. 2.5/5 Hollowing - Not super exciting indeed, but good vibes. Reminds me of Mew. 3.5/5
fogza 04.05.22	5. MBV: She Found Now - Like most MBV, it's pretty and rich. But for some reason it's not something I ever feel like repeat listening to. Still, what they do they do well. 3.5
dedex 04.05.22	5. She Found Now - Although I disagree with Pan re:latest MBV, this one don't impress me much (oh-oh-ooooh). 3.0
Divaman 04.05.22	5. My Bloody Valentine - Intro sounds like (at least) 2 songs playing at once, all muddy and a little like it's being played from a warped record. There are guitars and dual vocals low in the mix. Kind of wretched, although I got more used to it as the song went on. 2.2
Egarran 04.05.22	Frownland - No. 1.5/5 She Found Now - Love the gaze, but indeed, where's the melody? Much randomness. 2.5/5 Didn't Know What I Was in For - Sounds like a million other songs. 2.5/5
Ryus 04.05.22	2. garden of light â€“ eh not so big on this band, this is fine 3.2 3. hollowing - as soon as you said sowing-core i knew this would probably suck 2.0 4. frownland - one of my favorites on the album prob 3.3 5. she found now - so fucking gorgeous. best band of all time? maybe 4.7
Ryus 04.05.22	"she found now" is so wispy and light, but still has the weightiness of those classic mbv guitars. i strongly disagree w calling it random or lacking melody
Egarran 04.05.22	Indeed, it's a first listen thing. Maybe the melodies will appear in time. Also I grade these songs very harshly, in sympathy.
ArsMoriendi 04.05.22	Tbh unless itâ€™s like Mr. Bungle or actual improv, few songs actually come off as randomâ€¦ I kinda hate that criticism, itâ€™s overly and poorly used
porcupinetheater 04.05.22	Budgie with the best entry so far Bohemian Rhapsody contender for woat
Ryus 04.05.22	yeah shit song shit band
fogza 04.06.22	6. BOCC: Didnâ€™t Know What I Was in For - Lmao Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst in the same band, oh joy. I liked Conor for two minutes when I was young, and then the scales fell from my eyes. His template for melodramatic, histrionic schtick has ruined many an easily influenced singer. Bridgers is possibly the most overhyped artist in the indie scene over the last few years, like annoyingly so. Song is weak. 2.2
dedex 04.06.22	6. Didnâ€™t Know What I Was in For - oh yah I remember being super bored by that record. 2.5
Pangea 04.06.22	i agree with she found now not being random. If that was the case, maybe something actually interesting would have happened
Pangea 04.06.22	6. Didnâ€™t Know What I Was in For - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 2.7
CottonSalad 04.06.22	Fell, Destroyed - Fugazi For April 20th :]
Egarran 04.06.22	>I kinda hate that criticism This month is for hate, so good. And song is obviously random. Oh I'm gonna strum this guitar at infrequent times! You won't predict this weird vocal line!
YoYoMancuso 04.06.22	5. She Found Now - my favorite Shoegaze song ever 5.0
Divaman 04.06.22	6. Better Oblivion Community Center - Nicely strummed guitar, decent female vocal. I guess that's Phoebe Bridgers, huh? So far, so good. Yeah, this is a decent song. It's not the most exciting song ever, but it's solid. Happy Birthday, anat. 3.3
fogza 04.07.22	7. Coheed and Cambria: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - I heard these guys were prog emo sci Fi so I never bothered listening to them. Going in cold, it sounds like if Fallout Boy wrote a soundtrack for a sci Fi telenovela (except FB would probably write a better chorus). The only thing worse than a band going through the motions to make some money off say, contributing to a Joel Schumacher soundtrack, is a band passionately drawing inspiration from their own space opera graphic novel. 1.3
JohnnyoftheWell 04.07.22	3. All the Luck in the World - Hollowing: this is pleasant i am sleeping now 2.3 4. Captain Beefheart - Frownland: hahaha some of that jerky pentatonic stuff is great. is this good idk 3.0 5. MBV - She Found Now: absolute classic, probably their best song, 100% case-in-point of shoegaze done perfectly right. gimme that thick blue syrup. can vividly remember hearing this for the first time over a year after have p much written Loveless off; those viscous, viscous tones rly do stick like glue huh. "where's the melody" no idiot "maybe something actually interesting" jfc it's called shoegaze not scratch my feeble inattentive back with twinkly dynamic babybullshit-gaze. glad to see this elicit a rare good Yolo take. 5.0 6. BOCC - Didn't Know What I Was In For: back in the day I actually quite liked this album (in bits anyway), think it was my first exposure to PhoeB. coming back now is definitely nostalgic, but also I have much less time for that "Ummmm I feel every syllable deeper than I have metaphors to describe, but also I'm in a coma" style of delivery. has not aged well, but we had a good run. 2.9 7. CoCa - IKSSE:3: oh man, the ups the downs the good times the bad times the COHEED TIMES. I think I've heard this live twice now, and it's a huge track in that space however I always thought this was one of the most overrated Coheed fan favs. Like, yes that anthemic chorus is nice, but they have better and it's a little clubfooted compared to most of their prog tracks - did it really need to drag that long? Great opener, but I never wanted to spin it on repeat like practically every other song on this glorious fucking album. 4.0 "if Fallout Boy wrote a soundtrack for a sci Fi telenovela" I would pay extremely generously to see a FOB music vid for this
fogza 04.07.22	Why are you sputniking Johnny you should be staring pensively out of windows thinking about your journey
dedex 04.07.22	7. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - phwoar, long time no hear. no wonder lmao. 2.4
Purpl3Spartan 04.07.22	OCEAN MAN TAKE ME BY THE HAND LEAD ME TO THE LAAAAAND
dedex 04.07.22	hell yeah bro m/
Pangea 04.07.22	In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - hmm i can appreciate some good ol' cheesy anthemic song. Would have eaten this up as a teenager most likely but now all i say i that i enjoyed the experience. 3.3
Pangea 04.07.22	also guys, please, can we not make my first sotd come from this fucking theme
JohnnyoftheWell 04.07.22	I aucc take 2: I successfully violated every rubbish disposal principle in the Japanese trashbook, cleared a disgusting amount of things into one bag, almost killed myself dragging it to the station, was saved by the awesome old lady next to me on the train, and now no longer have a fixed address woooo NO PENSIVES
Pangea 04.07.22	woo sounds like an adventure. good luck on your trip!
dedex 04.07.22	awesome old ladies are awesome. hope the trip goes smoothly my dude
Pangea 04.07.22	random old people on trains do often turn out to be awesome
fogza 04.07.22	godspeed you scottish emperor
Divaman 04.07.22	7. Coheed and Cambria - Decent guitar intro that starts quiet, then half explodes. Now vocals. I've never liked this guy's vocals. Oof, this one is more than 8 minutes. It's not really good enough to sustain that. My score is dropping rapidly. It started at a 3.2, but halfway through, we're down to 2.8. Seems very unfocused, like they're just trying out a bunch of shit to see if anything works. Holy crap, at about 6 and a half minutes in, they just stopped and started what sounds like a whole new song. Wtf are they doing? 2.3
fogza 04.07.22	lmao @diva
dedex 04.08.22	8. Welcome to the Machine - am a middle-class white boi who reads leftist literature => this is a fucking 5.0 mate
fogza 04.08.22	I'm gonna win finally!
fogza 04.08.22	All it took was a bad taste challenge you are a genius ars
JohnnyoftheWell 04.08.22	8. Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine: fogza is actually pretty based for this - grating self-consciously smart experimental piece that hasn't aged well at all. Would normally 2.5, but fuck it, it can have a 1.0 for ruining an otherwise perfectly fine album. Probs the least interesting of Floyd's classics, even if the Wall is worse as a whole. 1.0 Fuck you fogza
fogza 04.08.22	Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
dedex 04.08.22	damn how the turntables
Pangea 04.08.22	8. Welcome to the Machine - always felt like this and have a cigar are heavily overshadowed by the t/t & shine on your crazy diamond. Idk pretty good song i guess, but very underwhelming for a classic album. agreed with fogza that it kinda goes nowhere. 3.2
fogza 04.08.22	no pan you're supposed to love this unconditionally everything is falling apart
fogza 04.08.22	my only hope is diva
Pangea 04.08.22	i would have been a bit more kind to have a cigar i think, but that one also is also kinda underwhelming t/t is a hard 5 though
fogza 04.08.22	t/t is actually brilliant tbf. i can do without the rest of it though
Pangea 04.08.22	i do really like shine on your crazy diamond too but overall animals >
Divaman 04.08.22	Oh Jesus fucking h Christ Johnny, you need to resign your position in utter disgrace. This is why I just can't do SOTD anymore. 8. Pink Floyd - the song is a 5.
JohnnyoftheWell 04.08.22	Have a Cigar was unironically my fav WYWH song on first listen. doesn't hold up that well, but still good. animals>> sry diva your fakehigh chat isn't up to the level where you're allowed to fake5 that kind of music it is just random sounds where are the melodeis
Divaman 04.08.22	Johnny, I'm not even kidding with you.
Ryus 04.08.22	welcome to the machine is pretty mediocre. its a good pick
Divaman 04.08.22	Here's the thing. I can accept that people's taste in music is different. Yours (Johnny) seems particularly bad to me (that's obviously just imo of course), but whatever. But when people don't even take this seriously ("I really think the song is a 2.5, but I'm going to give it a 1 because blah blah blah"), there's no point to me in even doing SOTD. The averages at the end of the month are meaningless, because they don't even reflect people's real scores. That's why I walked away from SOTD last November, and it's why I need to walk away now. I can't control what other people do, but I can decide whether it's worth it for me to participate. For the record, I rarely give 5's, but this song was always going to get a 5 from me. It had nothing to do with anyone else's scores.
Egarran 04.08.22	In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - Thank you, been looking for a chance to hate on this band. The vox obv terrible, the guitar flat af, drums completely uninspired, HS level songwriting. 2/5 Welcome to the Machine - Thank you, I've always felt alone in not liking this and Have A Cigar, so this thread is very therapeutic for me. Sorry Diva. 2/5 Image of the Invisible - Thank you, post hardcore may be the worst genre (did you have it on your list Ars?). Terrible band. 1.8/5
JohnnyoftheWell 04.08.22	Divabby I promise you that song is a 1.0 in the context of that album please take care on your vacation Eg you're not allowed to comment on songwriting ever until you get a hold on those darn random melodies UGJH
Egarran 04.08.22	First SOTD? MBV may be kinda random but I admit they're better songwriters than C&C.
Pheromone 04.08.22	cannot wait to catch up on this
Ryus 04.08.22	6. didn't know what i was in for â€“ this is aggressively averageÂ 2.5/5 8. welcome to the machine - this is also aggressively average. nowhere near the best floyd song, nor their best album 2.7/5
robertsona 04.08.22	I been hatin on WYWH since 06
Pheromone 04.08.22	i was going to pick a queen song as well for this because for the most part i kind of hate queen
Pangea 04.08.22	my parents liked queen so i do have very nostalgic feelings for them (their greatest hits album was also one of the first albums i had on my mp3). However, i definitely don't care about them as much anymore. Early Queen is still great though, espeically sheer heart attack
fogza 04.09.22	9. Thrice: Image of the Invisible - what to say what to say, doesn't really hit me in any particular way. 2.9
fogza 04.09.22	Apologies if my pick has caused any consternation, I always thought this was just supposed to be, for the most part, fun.
Pangea 04.09.22	9. Image of The Invisible - tried the youtube link, but it wouldn't load. I like to believe that the youtube player was trying to protect me. Unfortunately spotify still exists so i'm not out of the woods yet. Yeah song isn't good, the chorus is the cheesiest thing ever. All the Thrice i have heard reminds me of the lamest arena rock. i was told post hardcore thrice doesn't suck, but this doesn't show that. I don't get sput's obsession with them. 2.0
dedex 04.09.22	9. Image of the Invisible - Used to be a 5 like 10 years ago. I still like it, but it doesn't resonate as much. 4.2 i used to jam the hell outta the two Queen Greatest Hits albums on my walkman. No regret.
Pangea 04.09.22	I can see where Diva's coming from, but i have always considered the ratings/scores to be meaningless fun so i don't mind if people are a little silly with them
Pangea 04.09.22	haha nice dedex! i only had the first but good memories
Pangea 04.09.22	Semi-related, but should we have a discussion on how to deal with classic songs? It's been controversial for a while and partly why diva left a few months ago. I think it's better if we can reach agreement on them rather than few people arbitrary low rating them (it didn't annoy me as much, but i do agree with diva that it's kind of stupid). If enough people hate them, we can think about banning them or idk something else. We can also leave it up to host with them. Personally i don't them at all. I think it can be nice to revist a classic for sotd purpose. i also don't care at all who wins, that's not what sotd is about for me. Furthermore, a song being classic doesn't mean that that the crew will love it. We can have a, ummm, unique taste. But i would love to hear other thoughts
dedex 04.09.22	I just think we know each other well enough to not resort to trolling
Egarran 04.09.22	Louis Armstrong once won this. No one could complain about that.
anat 04.09.22	i don't think i've ever paid attention to the winner of SOTD, i considered this format to just be like an advent calendar or something i'd sooner vote to ban the train of thought paragraphs like "now the man starts singing. and now there is guitar" just an inane audio description
fogza 04.09.22	I have arbitrarily voted lower scores for songs that don't fit the theme and I feel that's definitely ok. It's too contentious to say what constitutes a classic song and ban them, like that would spark off a debate and it's hard enough getting people to engage without complicating it more. I don't care if someone picks Lucy in the sky with diamonds or something, but I think they shouldn't care if I downvote it either because I like SOTD as an exercise to hear unfamiliar or new stuff - as pointed out you can still win picking What a wonderful world because everyone rates differently anyway. This theme feels like an exception because the whole point is massively overhyped songs according to individual taste so it almost makes sense to pick something like journey or whatever
fogza 04.09.22	The thing is most people on this site have some baseline music knowledge, do any of us dutifully have to listen to, say the stones' satisfaction on a particular day, to me it just seems sort of redundant because it's so played out, but yeah pan makes a case for nostalgia and I get that too. If there was a disclaimer saying this is a hardcore critical evaluation competition then I'd understand but I thought from the various judging approaches that it's a fun place where people can banter, or be serious, or whatever. Sidebar: even though it's not serious I'd still like to win someday
Egarran 04.09.22	It's definitely more fun to win with an obscure pick though. I won with Portishead once and it did feel a bit like cheating.
fogza 04.09.22	Portishead is one thing (esp depending on the song) but objectively rating purple rain for instance is actually a bit weird. If people open up this list and it's like 1.baby got back 2. like a rolling stone 3. I will always love you 4. Billie Jean Etc etc Are you actually going to listen to those songs again, do you really want to know what people think of those songs, etc etc? I understand some people getting upset with my take on that, but I could easily rate that stuff lower anyway and just not explain my reasoning. I must admit when I saw what a wonderful world I was like "oh so there's no SOTD for today, no point in getting out the headphones".
Egarran 04.09.22	And there it is, well said.
fogza 04.10.22	10. Kayo Dot: Amaranth the Peddler - The end of this is insufferably boring, like the worst Dirty Three warm up jam in history is probably better. 2
fogza 04.11.22	11. Journey: Don't stop believin' - A commercial AOR song with a beating, beautiful heart? The wizard of Oz is real folks. Steve Perry manages to tap into the texture and sentiment of soul singers like Sam Cooke over iconic piano chords, and one the few genius uses of finger tapping. The whole proto hair rock power ballad should drown but stays above water clutching a movie poster as a flotation device. 4.7
dedex 04.11.22	10. Amaranth the Peddler - bruitist pome #6. 2.1 11. Don't Stop Believin' - fucking classic, I put it on yesterday while playing Terraforming Mars with some friends. We all were happy. 4.8
JohnnyoftheWell 04.11.22	9. Thrice - Image of the Invisible: this is pure cheese and still kinda hits a little bit, but ugh I hereby commit to reappraising Thrice's whole discog hmmmm 3.4 10. Kayo Dottt - Amaranth the Peddlar: this is a weird pick for this theme because it's a) crazy long and b) deeply situational. Not the kind of thing I'd want to listen to with no context. Dowsing Anemone is ig kinda genius in the way it erodes itself away into a purgatorial netherspace, and this song inhabits that like nothing else and makes for a perfect closer. Liminal Laughing Stock vibes for unlicensed stray mystics and a timeless pleb filter. Idk, like album like song 4.9 Also agreed v much with fogza and anat's remarks overhead with the addendum that this is listinstitution is first n foremost fun because it's exchange of opinions, and the aggregated ratings are just a minor facet of that. Pretty sure anyone here should be able to express themselves however they so please within the vague blurry confines of earnestness
Pangea 04.11.22	Great posts, i'm pretty much in agreement here with anyone else. I just noticed some annoyances regarding classic songs and ratings (not even a recent thing, i remember people being slightly annoyed that enjoy the silence one in the first month i hosted). So wanted to check if there was a incentive to change anything. But if not, i'm happy for things to stay how they are and yeah sotd has been always been about sharing music, exporing and banter to me. The ratings are not all that important
porcupinetheater 04.11.22	11. Don't Stop Believin' Yep this is the worst song of all time 1.0 15. Bohemian Rhapsody Or maybe it's this one. 1.0 oops now I'm all earnested out
JohnnyoftheWell 04.11.22	porc u missed a few silly
porcupinetheater 04.11.22	I saw those suggestions for Kayo and the best Knife album and had to repress them under the comfy lashing waves of dad rock hate I cannot go back to your frownland
JohnnyoftheWell 04.11.22	You were born twixt the creases of my currently uncustomarily stern brow kiddo and now is most defs not time for a revival. Even Venus on her conch never had to put up with that much salt
Pangea 04.11.22	10. Amaranth the Peddlar - i guess this is good, but also boring idk. Not much stood out on my 2 listens. 2.5 11. Don't Stop Believing - good belting songs with friends. But it doesn't work when i'm alone at my laptop. 3.0
porcupinetheater 04.11.22	Held that shell to my ear and the only wave I can hear is goodbye And oops that Venetian salt mixed in with the sulfuric acid rain, and the hydrogen chloride is corroding my eyes, lungs, and soul. Gonna use this corrosion and start tossing out 1s until my objectivity score is a lemniscate
ArsMoriendi 04.11.22	We need more recs... but I don't want to say 2nd recs yet PORC you haven't rec'd anything yet
JohnnyoftheWell 04.11.22	PORC YOU HAD ONE JOB and it wasn't a 1 job gottem
someone 04.11.22	2nd rec is one of this year's disappointments: Ed Schrader's Music Beat - European Moons (off Nightclub Daydreaming) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-RS4bknuE
ArsMoriendi 04.11.22	i Will add 2nd recs when they inevitably are needed, around the 15th...but for now hold back until then if you can
YoYoMancuso 04.11.22	6. Didn't Know What I Was In For - what I was in for was being put to sleep 2.3 7. In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth - Too long but still p good 3.6 8. Welcome to the Machine - bro what is this doing here 4.5 10. Amaranth the Peddler - bruh moment 2.0
YoYoMancuso 04.11.22	11. Don't Stop Believing - this song is terrorism 1.0
rockarollacola 04.11.22	Nice. I've been keeping track of the songs I listened to the most each week. I might just have to post the songs I listened to the most each week in 2021.
Ryus 04.11.22	9. image of the invisible - highly embarrassing band and tune 1.8/5 10. amaranth the peddler - iconic kayo tune 4.5/5 11. don't stop believing - yeah this sucks 1.5/5
Storm In A Teacup 04.11.22	Storm CONVERGE Fault and Fracture https://youtu.be/f0YztcXC5mI I hate Jane Doe but everyone loves that album. I can barely tolerate and appreciate few of their other albums, this one is unbearable though.
fogza 04.12.22	12. The Knife: Wrap Your Arms Around Me - an unsettling mood piece, all big percussion, clattering sounds, and cold synths. Dunno why but I picture Lady Macbeth surveying a brutalized landscape from the ramparts of her castle. 3.8
dedex 04.12.22	Any Way You Want It > Don't Stop Believin'
Pangea 04.12.22	12. Wrap Your Arms Around Me - i respect this album a lot, but i have always had trouble really liking it. Something about it doesn't click with me. Thing song is no exception but it's also pretty cool. A conflicted 3.0
fogza 04.13.22	13. Prince: Let's Go Crazy - I wouldn't say I'm a big fan of Prince but he had some killer singles. This is a fun track. 3.5
JohnnyoftheWell 04.13.22	jajaja well you know what else is a fun track
budgie 04.13.22	jajajajaajajajaja
JohnnyoftheWell 04.13.22	jajajjjjhahahahaha it's budgje BURP
dedex 04.13.22	13. Let's Go Crazy - HELLO THIS IS THE 80s IMMA INVOKE NOSTALGIA FOR AN ERA YOU NEVER LIVED IN. thank you for that, Prince. OH NO LET'S GO! 3.9
fogza 04.13.22	"what else is a fun track" I've always enjoyed spa francorchamps
dedex 04.13.22	hell yeah fogza, eau rouge is m/
Pangea 04.13.22	13. Let's Go Crazy - very fun song! i can appreciate the extravagance of it. 3.8
YoYoMancuso 04.13.22	12. Wrap Your Arms Around Me - creative and impressive but didn't leave a big impact on me 3.5 13. Let's Go Crazy - Prince will forever be GOATed 4.0
dedex 04.14.22	14. Cold Burn - yeehaw. 4.0
fogza 04.14.22	14. Cult of Luna: Cold Burn - Ok, so everyone is probably thinking "oh he hates metal, he's going to say the vocals are garbage", and indeed, I am going to say that. But the music was, dare I say it, not bad. Still a 2.3 for me
dedex 04.14.22	oh he hates metal, he's going to say the vocals are garbage
fogza 04.14.22	You know me so wellllllllll
dedex 04.14.22	teehee
fogza 04.15.22	15. Queen: Bohemian rhapsody - When I was about 13, a friend of my brother asked him to keep his complete Queen CD collection safe for a month or two. Can't remember why exactly. Anyway, back then I couldn't afford to do a discog run of an artist and my taste was not yet solidified - I thought Queen were great, and I was EXCITED. Listening to their entire catalogue up to that point kinda turned me off them. All that pomp and excess wears you down. This song used to be a classic for me as a teenager, but it has not survived the test of time, like I never want to hear it again. It's actually a bit silly. 2.5
dedex 04.15.22	15. Bohemian Rhapsody - last time I heard this, it was in a karaoke bar that's mostly a bar where people squeal. This came on at 1AM, and it was fucking legendary. 5.0, like always.
Ryus 04.15.22	12. wrap your arms around me - not my fave on the album, but rules nonetheless 3.9/5 13. let's go crazy - fuckin classic cmon - 4.5/5 14. cold burn - most post metal has been meh to me and this is no exception 2.7/5 15. bohemian rhapsody - yeah fuckin sucks 1.6/5
IsisScript80 04.15.22	Love Mastodon, never dug â€˜Hearts Aliveâ€™.
ArsMoriendi 04.15.22	Okay I can take 2nd recs today
IsisScript80 04.15.22	â€œThis song used to be a classic for me as a teenager, but it has not survived the test of time, like I never want to hear it again. It's actually a bit silly. 2.5â€ â€˜Bohemian Rhapsodyâ€™ is a song that has been rammed down our collective throats for decades. I too, used to love it, but through overplay, fucking musicals (Ben Elton calling it â€œBo Rapâ€â€¦ eww), itâ€™s lost all connection.
ArsMoriendi 04.15.22	C'mon guys we need 10 more songs to fill out the month
budgie 04.15.22	"never dug â€˜Hearts Aliveâ€™." ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²ðŸ˜²
Ryus 04.15.22	amon amarth - twilight of the thunder god https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFYVcz7h3o0 the lamest genre/band imaginable
fogza 04.15.22	2nd rec. Tallest man on Earth: King of spain https://youtu.be/0qdM8WdTfH4 I don't believe this guy's songs make any sense, like literally a bunch of nonsense strung together. I also don't really buy his singing voice, sounds affected in the worst way.
fogza 04.16.22	16. Ween: Ocean Man - Ween always sound like a novelty act to me, just not my bag. I guess this song isn't really a disaster. 2.8
Pangea 04.16.22	Manchester Orchestra - The Gold (From a Black Mile to the Surface) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeWss85_vg I just cannot with Andy Hulls vocals, his nasalness hurts my ears. The music is mostly lame and overblown
Pangea 04.16.22	14. Cold Burn - Cult of Luna are one of the most consistent bands out there. Perhaps to a fault, because i do sometimes feel that maybe they stay a bit too much in their comfort zone. But regardless, this rules. 4.2 15. Bohemian Rhapsody - i want to do karaoke with dedex. 5.0 16. Ocean Man - Catchy fun song. I don't think i can deal with ween for a long time, but for small bursts like this it's fine. 3.2
dedex 04.16.22	16. Ocean Man - THAT YOU UNDERSTAND! I like this band and this song. 4.0
Egarran 04.16.22	Damn I still can't get over how random that MBV track was. Amaranth the Peddler - Right, this never became worth listening to. 2/5 Don't Stop Believin' - Ugh. 2/5 Wrap Your Arms Around Me - A very intriguing track. I know it's wrong, but I can't help like this band. 4/5 Let's Go Crazy - Yes Prince was pretty awesome. This song was too popular though, so li'l Eg hated it by default. 3/5 Bohemian Rhapsody - Hardly gets more classic than this. 5/5 Ocean Man - Yeah wtf this is like terrible on purpose. 2/5
Egarran 04.16.22	~Let's go crazy Let's get nuts Let's look for the purple banana 'Til they put us in the truck, let's go!~ Words of wisdom.
ArsMoriendi 04.16.22	"She Found Now" I don't really get full-fledged shoegaze. Like other genres with a little shoegaze mixed in can be cool, but this is just like soupy ethereal nothingness. The guitar is unsurprisingly mixed so loud that the bass and drums are inaudible (do shoegaze fans hate the bass guitar? More at 11.) Actually, I can't tell if this song has a bass or drums. No thanks, I don't love the guitar enough for this I guess. 1.8/5 "Didnâ€™t Know What I Was in For" This is fairly pleasant so far. It's innocuous, but not engaging. 2.5/5 "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" Some okay guitar and drums so far. Not a fan of that pickup. Terrible vocals, nerdy comic book lyrics, not feeling it. This has fizzled into nerd prog metal and with that my brain is starting to tune this out. Oh, an outro? I guess it's long and "epic" enough to deserve one of those even if this isn't my style. I weirdly respect this now? I...don't know why? 2.7/5 "Welcome to the Machine" I mean this is a classic, right? Starts with some cool machine sounds. Can we retcon this as proto-industrial or would that make the naysayers angry? There are legit loud electronic machine sounds in this song throughout! The synths are haunting, Gilmour's vocal delivery is scary and commanding. I love it honestly. The fact that Floyd could make a song where the rock elements are easily the least interesting, but still have everything be interesting, shows how they could've transcended genre more if they wanted. 4.5/5 "Image of the Invisible" Some beeping and some riffing, okay. Don't like those vocals at all, they're just so anthemic ew. Haha that harmonizing really makes this feel like 8th-grade core. Bad stuff. 1.4/5
Ryus 04.16.22	16. ocean man - cute fun spongebob movie not the best song on the album but i like 4/5
ArsMoriendi 04.16.22	"Amaranth the Peddler" Fuck me, more Kayo Dot and it's 14 minutes. These are supposed to be things we'll love dammit. After last month's I don't have much hope. Okay bias aside, the slow intro with the quiet drums and discordant piano is okay enough so far. Decent vocals, okay maybe I'm engaged? You know, I kind of respect that this doesn't have a predictable loud guitar pickup. It subverts that kind of expectations I have on this kinda metal maybe? Too long nad drawn out though, but that's the point maybe? 3.1/5 "Don't Stop Believing" Hahahahaha I used to work at a Sleepaway Camp and there were a few songs the girls would belt out randomly during lunchtime and this was one of them. Not as cool as when they did "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie. I've heard this song too many times against my will to judge it with any sense of fairness, but I gotta say no musical elements of this beyond the soling guitar stand out. The chorus is so cheesy that it feels like it established it's own brand of lame to influence a generation. Maybe this is terrible, but I can't even tell anymore? Can anyone actually listen to this objectively? I guess it's as bad as like "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner, but with more of a "inspiring" message so I'll give it that score. 2.9/5 "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" How dare you pick one of the only two songs on Shaking the Habitual I have a problem with! The drums rule, but like nothing else about this song engages at all. This album is a hard 4.5/5. If they trimmed the 19-minute Old Dreams to about 7 mins and took this off, the album might've been the best album of the 2010s. I can't even yell at you for picking this one. 2.8/5 "Let's Go Crazy" Fun fact: Prince is Dean Ween's favorite artist of all time. Admission: I've never heard this song before. I like the vocal intro, but the synths are kinda too 80s cheesy for me. The guitar and drums are very fun though. 3.4/5 "Cold Burn" DRONES. Good drums? Hmmm. ROOOOOOOOOOOAR (haha of course) WAAAAAAAAAAH. Fuck I'm so bored now. The good drums couldn't make the rest of this good for me. Okay I'm ready to gett of this ride now. 2/5
ArsMoriendi 04.16.22	"Bohemian Rhapsody" Another song I've heard too many times against my will, but this time it's actually a great song. I mean a powerful and beautiful piano intro, strong vocals, and an interesting premise. On the surface, it's about a murder trial, but apparently, that's just an allergy for his killing off his old self and claiming a new identity and the criticism that came because of it. A lot of anti-religion derision in the lyrics. This is a varied and beautiful piece of progressive pop. The "trial" section of the song is so dramatic and colorful without feeling obnoxious. And who doesn't like Brian May's guitar work? Do I care about Queen on the whole? Not REALLY, but this is still a prog pop classic no matter how many times it's played by people who don't know who Kate Bush is. 5/5
ArsMoriendi 04.16.22	MINI ESSAY TIME, as promised: I grew up with SpongeBob's original run (Seasons 1-3, 1st movie) as a kid like the rest of you and always liked the music. "Loop de Loop" from the Your Shoes Untied episode was written and performed by Ween because creator Stephen Hillenburg desperately wanted his favorite band to have a song on his show. When I realized the band that did the SpongeBob Movie's credits was a real band I had to give their album The Mollusk a chance... It's not surprising that the creators of some of the most successful and long-running comedy series of all time (SpongeBob SquarePants, South Park, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia [just Glenn Howerton, but still,]) are huge Ween fans. Those shows, despite being immature, irreverent, and goofy have massive amounts of appeal to adults and Ween is often the same. Every interview I've watched with Ween paints them in such a specific way. Dean's kind of a dick, a chill way though, but then Gene's just this laidback mellow non-pretentious guy who has a lot to say. And Gene, let there be no mistake, is the bigger creative force of the band. Dean's the better guitarist and can riff with the greats's but it's Gene's ear for melody, chameleon-like vocals, and heart and soul poured even into the stupidest of songs that really makes them stand out. It's so surprising that a band who likes to talk about food so much would present a discography that's like an aural buffet (meaning a little bit of everything even some surprising things you wouldn't expect.) Some critcis may say that artists who try to transcend genre are "trying too hard" or are being a jack of all trades by a master of none," but Ween said themselves that they're never really trying to do more of their genre-specific songs on purpose, they just write what they want at the moment and it just ends up that this leads to a variety of styles being put forth. If anything, and their lo-fi trilogy feel like evidence, maybe they're not trying hard enough to be appealing and acceptable to the common audience. They're not too interested in sanitizing anything, I guess that's more up to their producer Andrew Weiss. Though I guess their material did get more sanitized as the band matured, and boy did they. By the time we get to White Pepper and Quebec, there actually is a noticeable maturity in the songwriting. A lot of people don't want to see the nuances in what they thought was a novelty band, but there are just so many for Ween.
ArsMoriendi 04.16.22	OKAY onto the actual song: Ocean man stands with fun bright drums and multiple guitar parts all playing simple cheery music. Heavy pitch-shifted deep vocals tell you all about a strange ocean man soaking up the land (Stephen Hillenburg interpreted this as being SpongeBob.) Dean's soloing is simple but expressive and pretty. It's a catchy pop-rock tune with way more going on it than meets the eye at first. Not even my favorite song on the album, but: 5/5
budgie 04.16.22	ill give someone $2 if they read all of that
Egarran 04.16.22	Hey you owe me then. It wasn't bad, but I'm pretty sure some passages were written by a bot, like "Some critics may say that artists who try to transcend genre are "trying too hard" or are being a jack of all trades by a master of none," but Ween said themselves that they're never really trying to do more of their genre-specific songs on purpose, they just write what they want at the moment and it just ends up that this leads to a variety of styles being put forth." I doubt a human could be this general.
SlothcoreSam 04.16.22	https://youtu.be/uBFZeW-MxZY This version of bohemian Rhapsody is a 5 all day long. Check it
fogza 04.17.22	17. Converge: Fault and Fracture - whole album sounds like someone setting a toddler's tantrum in a supermarket to music. Dude, get over it. 1
Ryus 04.17.22	17 fault and fracture - whole album rules, this is one of my favorite songs on the album as well 4.7/5
JohnnyoftheWell 04.17.22	2nd rec Beach House - Zebra (from Teen Dream) dreadful opener for an egregious album. off goes my brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-wfb25WmV4
ArsMoriendi 04.17.22	"Fault and Fracture" Maybe the worst vocals of all time. I'd rather listen to a 15-minute black metal song than this again. The guitar was fine, the bass was fine when you cold actually year it, and the drums actually weren't for me at all. Something about screaming that harshly removes all of the actual personality from the vocals, like this could be anyone who accidentally swallowed some thumb tacks desperately screaming for help, y'know? 1/5
Storm In A Teacup 04.17.22	1 is too high for converge.
ArsMoriendi 04.17.22	I don't like giving out scores below 1, it feels cheap
Ryus 04.17.22	these scores on converge and mbv are my joker moment
YoYoMancuso 04.17.22	14. Cold Burn - all about this 4.2 15. Bohemian Rhapsody - Maybe the worst key change in music history? 2.2 16. Ocean Man - epic spongebob moment 3.5 17. Fault and Fracture - overrated album but it's still good 3.7
dedex 04.18.22	17. Fault and Fracture - helluva track from one helluva record. 4.8 18. European Moons - i did not care yet it wasn't horrible yet i did not like either uuuuuuh. 2.5
fogza 04.19.22	18. Ed Schrader: European moons - Starts off a bit like a post punk "If you could read my mind". Ok but also doesn't really have a second gear. 3.2
fogza 04.19.22	19. Stevie Wonder: Sweet Little Girl - Never really gelled with Stevie Wonder so I don't know his back catalogue. I know it's specific to me but his voice just kinda grates, just a personal thing. Also, the harmonica tone on this is pretty yucky and he's one of those flourish songwriting guys and I don't really dig his style of flourish. So I've never really heard him in horn dog mode and it's hilarious, I mean he's so cringe at it. Totally lame and unintentionally creepy, just bad decision making here all round. 1.5
dedex 04.19.22	19. Sweet Little Girl - musically erf for him, lyrically cringe af for everyone. 2.0
SlothcoreSam 04.19.22	2nd rec time. This is my second most hated song, that I know some of you love. Lisa Lefteye Lopes - "The Block Party" off the album Supernova https://youtu.be/kl-gEopCI4U
fogza 04.20.22	20. Mastodon: Hearts Alive - "Time and space, all alone, it can be a lonely place". Nuff said. 2.2
budgie 04.20.22	fogza how could you 2.2 that song!!!!!!!ðŸŒŠ
fogza 04.20.22	Considering the genre that's a pretty good score from me
budgie 04.20.22	im just now realizing i have no idea what ur taste in musics is
fogza 04.20.22	LoL I think you'd hate my taste
dedex 04.20.22	20. Hearts Alive - not my fav Mastodon track, but nevertheless a tune when the band was at its peak. 3.9
fogza 04.21.22	21. Amon Amarth: Twilight of the Thunder God - what a load of tripe. 1
dedex 04.21.22	21. Twilight of the Thunder God - ngl, this one was a massive bop back in da high school dayzzzz. 4.1
YoYoMancuso 04.21.22	ok we back 18. European Moons - average content 2.5 19. Sweet Little Girl - below average content 2.0 20. Hearts Alive - good content 3.5 21. Twilight of the Thunder God - slightly less good content 3.2
Ryus 04.21.22	18. european moons - this is super milquetoast as post-punk goes. it's fine 2.5/5 19. sweet little girl - wtf is happening on the back end of this song 2.2/5 20. hearts alive - mediocre band ya 2.5/5
fogza 04.21.22	i'm expecting everyone to get their 5's out tomorrow, don't let me down boys
IsisScript80 04.21.22	If you still need a second rec, Iâ€™d go for the album Godflesh - â€˜Streetcleanerâ€™. I just DO NOT get on with this, despite it being something Iâ€™m led to be believe I should like, given my genre interests. Never did it for me.
ArsMoriendi 04.21.22	Which song from the album, it can't be a whole album and a link please, but sure
fogza 04.22.22	Ok, for today's song, I'd like to do a little hype work. This comes from the the #1 album of 2010 according to sput, so just about everyone should love this song right?
fogza 04.22.22	let me quote some soundoffs - NotMrBlonde says: "This is on par with anything Bob Dylan has ever done. Bobby. Fucking. Dylan."
fogza 04.22.22	Enotron waxed lyrical, stating: "album reduces me to nothing with its simplicity and genuinity. perdy tunes for sad people. biggest hug ever from a pretty girl disguised as an album. i don't know what i'm saying. this shit is awesome."
fogza 04.22.22	and most tellingly, someguest said: "Holy shit. "King Of Spain" will be the song of the year by the time 2011 rolls around. No doubt in my mind."
fogza 04.22.22	Finally, our beloved dedex left a long and intricate soundoff for this. So those of you who are voting on this song have to at least 4.5 this... otherwise you're basically saying you hate dedex. I'm exempt from this bizarre logic as I suggested the song and can hate on it while still being pro dedex.
fogza 04.22.22	in conclusion, 5 this my friends, and hand me my first SOTD win. I don't even care if it's for having bad taste.
Egarran 04.22.22	Idk you've made it awkward now
fogza 04.22.22	you show a little commitment to the cause and then suddenly everyone is like "you're being weird"
ArsMoriendi 04.22.22	We need 5 more recs but I want 2nd recs not 3rds, a a first or two would be cool toooo
Pheromone 04.22.22	hahaha ok ill think ok i have decided
JohnnyoftheWell 04.22.22	rec archers of loaf
Pheromone 04.22.22	Slick Rick - Indian Girl (An Adult Story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOM5lFQlWjc So admittedly I don't think many people here will love this BUT this is considered a bit of a hip-hop classic comedy song on a hip-hop classic album so I think it fits the theme? The song is reprehensible and fucking grim. Let me know what u think : 3
JohnnyoftheWell 04.22.22	omg i love you for this
IsisScript80 04.22.22	"Which song from the album, it can't be a whole album and a link please, but sure" Okay fair enough, in that case then, might as well then go for the opener, 'Like Rats' because it pretty much set the tone for my "Hmm... not feeling this too much" sentiment that subsequently spanned the album's entirety. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EU1nJIJEzgM
ArsMoriendi 04.22.22	Cool now we just need 3 moreâ€¦
fogza 04.24.22	23. Manchester Orchestra: The Gold - I'm glad this guy is no longer aping Conor O. But they are just a weirdly flat band, they never really seem to rise above mediocre. This is one of their better songs I suppose. 3.1
fogza 04.24.22	24. Beach house: Zebra - I feel like I'm starting to come round on Beach House. This is a simple little song with a nice wonky hook. I like that graceful drunk stretched tape vibe. 3.7
SlothcoreSam 04.24.22	Quiet day at work = SOTD catch up 1. For Reverend Green. 3.5, I enjoy this song as much as it irritates me, but that sums up Animal Collective in general, enjoyable and irritating at the same time. 2. Garden of light. 3.0 I never listened to this album, actually I've only ever listened to Panopticon and liked it a lot, I'll have to go back and do a discog run. This song itself is ok, nice build up, but not memorable. Next 3. Howling. 2.2 Never heard of this band and probably never needed to. Again it's OK but I don't go for this folky indie stuff. 4. Frownland. 2.0 This isn't music just kids getting their instruments for the first time in grade 3, vocals are good though. 5. She found now. 1.0 I fucking hate this band and was going to rec them, but Pangea beat me. Song is boring, like the rest of their shit. It almost makes white noise sound good. Fuck off!!! 6. Didn't know what I was in for. 3.5 This however is pleasing. Conor and Phoebe, perfect for a Sunday morning. 7. In keeping secrets of silent earth 3. 3.0 Man, I fucked with this album when it came out. Sounding very outdated now though. The guitar tones are not great, and the vocals are again irritating yet work for the genre. 8. Welcome to the machine. 2.0 boring overrated.
Ryus 04.24.22	22. king of spain â€“ not the best on the album; it's a little too light-hearted for that, but it's fun as hell to play on guitar 4.1/5 23. the gold â€“ yea dis band sucks 2.2/5 24. zebra â€“ one of their most boring songs 2.0/5
SlothcoreSam 04.24.22	9. Image of the invisible. 1.5 Another Sputcore band I never got into. This is stadium cockrock in the same vein as Rise Against, but not as good. 10. Amaranth the Peddler. 2.0 And another band I never got the Sput hype for. This is too long and blah. 11. Fuck this song 12. Wrap your arms around me. 3.0Probably the worst song off a great album. 13. Let's go crazy. 3.8 again the worst song off a classic album. 14. Cold Burn. 3.5 What's with all the long songs. Another Sput band I never listened to. Song is pretty good, maybe I need to check the album. 15. Bohemian Rhapsody. 4.2 an overplayed classic. The goat version is better. 16. Ocean Man. 3.9 it's s fun, catchy and quirky just like ArsMoriendi 17. Fault and fracture. 4.8 I overplayed this album when it came out, now it just makes me want to smash my head through a window. In a good way that is. Classic album, and a game changer in the genre, I still hate them for Metalcore. 18. European Moons. 1.0 Boring, give me back those 4 minutes, it's like they don't even care, minimal effort on this.
ArsMoriendi 04.24.22	"European Moons" What is that voice. The bass is cool though. The instrumental break at the end definitely makes this stronger though. 3.2/5 "Hearts Alive" 13 minutes? Jesus, why is it always metal when it's overlong? Yup this is a metal song already. Riffs and harsh vocals, but very serious and shreddy. How can something so loud and aggressive be THIS boring, can someone explain? Extreme = bad, okay? And it's not because I have soft ears. Plenty of noise rock heavier than this that's good. 2/5 "Twilight of the Thunder God" EPIC RIFFS BROS. I imagine fans of this saying that? Ah, there's the terrible vocals I was expecting. This sounds like its music video would be in an entirely white nowhere room, but the musicians would be wearing edgy black outfits. They're singing about destiny? IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ADVENTURE SONG? Oh god. Spare me more. 1.5/5 "King of Spain" This has pretty good folk guitar, actually. Not into that voice though, but at least it's not metal growling, right? What's random about this song? He wants to be the King of Spain and he's detailing what that would be like. Pretty straightforward, really. Fantasizing about a new life is cool. I don't love this or anything, but it's quite competent and maybe a little ear-catching? 3.6/5 "The Gold" This is nasal? Seems more flaccid than offensive to the ears. Kinda has serious radio pop vibes actually... maybe from like 2007. I'm bored. This is for people who think Coldplay's early work is good and that they got bad. 2.5/5 "Zebra" God this band is on a fucking mission to be as generic and tired sounding as they can I swear. This isn't even relaxing either or that dreamy it's just like a huge nothing burger. 2/5
SlothcoreSam 04.24.22	19. Sweet little girl. 1.5 Not a fan of this. Music is annoying and lyrics are cringe. Even his vocals suck on this. 20. Hearts Alive. 3.8 I haven't spent a lot of time with Mastodon pre 2014, that needs to change. When I'm in the mood for this type of sludgey proggy metal I'm all in, and I feel Mastodon are one of the best. 21. Twilight of the thunder god. 3.0 Is this viking metal? It's OK I guess. 22. King of Spain. 2.5. I didn't like this album when it came out. 23. The Gold. 4.5 terrific song. 24. Zebra. 5. My second favourite song off my favourite album of 2010. 25. Shiiiiite
JohnnyoftheWell 04.24.22	yikes
YoYoMancuso 04.24.22	22. King of Spain - god i love this man 5.0 23. The Gold - Didn't understand the hype in 2017 and I don't understand it now 2.7 24. Zebra - this is the song ever 3.2
DoofDoof 04.24.22	Thanks for the invite Ars Has to be The Cranberries 'Zombie' - hated this instantly and it was played in the form room every day at school for what felt like a year. Sounds like some random hyperventilating over a generic grunge instrumental you'd expect from someone like Stiltskin. Naff and shit. The pointless version of 'Creep' maybe. Y'all love it no doubt :D
budgie 04.24.22	""Hearts Alive" 13 minutes? Jesus, why is it always metal when it's overlong? Yup this is a metal song already. Riffs and harsh vocals, but very serious and shreddy. How can something so loud and aggressive be THIS boring, can someone explain? Extreme = bad, okay? And it's not because I have soft ears. Plenty of noise rock heavier than this that's good." agh physically painful to read
ArsMoriendi 04.24.22	Budgie, give us a 2nd rec
DoofDoof 04.24.22	Budgie's first pick was the perfect selection so good idea
Conmaniac 04.24.22	This Heat - Health and Efficiency
fogza 04.25.22	25. Lisa Left Eye Lopes: The block party - Aside from the wack intro, I wasn't really disliking it too much until the chorus (dancin' all night long) kicks in. That's a bad chorus. 2
dedex 04.25.22	22. King of Spain - I WANNA BE THE KING OF SPAAAAAAIIIIIIIIN. 4.4 23. The Gold - I've come around to this song - but not the album. 3.8 24. Zebra - don't care that much but it's aight. 3.0 25. The Block Party - verses are cool, rest is trash. 2.2
fogza 04.25.22	It's looking good it's looking good
Pangea 04.25.22	17. Fault and Fracture - fucks hard. 4.3 18. European Moons - god this dude sounds so bored. this is fine i suppose, but it doesn't sound like they care at all. 2.8 19. Sweet Little Girl - i feel so uncomfortable and awkward. 2.0
Pangea 04.25.22	wait i'll be subjected to the most boring beach house song? that is a terrifying prospect
Pangea 04.25.22	20. Hearts Alive - yeah enjoyed this. doesn't get boring over it's runtime. 3.5 21. Twilight of the Thunder God - i often have a hard time with viking metal but this is quite fun actually. a shorter song definitely helps me. Fun energy & riffs. 3.5 22. King of Spain - super fun song. and yeah i don't see what's so random about any of his lyrics. This is one of his more silly songs, but i think his lyrics can be very poignant in other tracks. 4.5 24. Zebra - the guitar melody is actually kind of pretty, definitely heard more boring stuff from them. the rest of the song is a big whatever. 2.7 25. The Block Party - oh yeah this is awful. 1.0
IsisScript80 04.25.22	SlothcoreSam: "20. Hearts Alive. 3.8 I haven't spent a lot of time with Mastodon pre 2014, that needs to change." Indeed. 'Hearts Alive' might have been my pick for this list as a personal outlier, but Mastodon around the first decade of their existence were consistently fantastic.
fogza 04.26.22	26. Slick Rick: Indian Girl (An Adult Story) - 80's hip hop ages so well. Absolute garbage. 1
Pangea 04.26.22	26. Indian Girl - this is a hop hop classic?? and yeah this is the grossest song i have heard in a long time. 1.0
dedex 04.26.22	26. Indian Girl (An Adult Story) - waw that fake girl voice is hilariously bad. rest is outdated wooo. 1.9
fogza 04.27.22	27. Godflesh: Like rats - Why does he pronounce rats like he does? Bit of a nothing song. 2
dedex 04.27.22	27. Like Rats - Jesu > Godflesh. 2.4
ArsMoriendi 04.27.22	Damn 1 more song needed lol no 3rd recs though we can do this
fogza 04.28.22	28. The Cranberries: Zombie - Ok, so I love this album, it's a straight up classic for me. I'm aware that the Cranberries are not considered great musicians and I didn't like their releases after this one, but No need to argue is just one of those special albums. However, doof is to some degree correct, this is the worst song on it, and does not hold up to overplay. However, I liked it back in the day and it led me to the album. It's also not really bad, just not built to last. 3
dedex 04.28.22	28. Zombie - wah twas a classic back then but now I don't care that much about it. Can't forget your past loves tho. 3.8
Storm In A Teacup 04.28.22	Have I won yet lol
fogza 04.28.22	I'm gonna win don't mess it up for me storm
Pangea 04.28.22	27. Like Rats - noisy & angry. i like it. 3.7 28. Zombie - hey this was the first song i learned on guitar. it's pretty good. 3.2
dedex 04.28.22	Alright, here's my 2nd rec: Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall (from Father of the Bride) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkTVMMkCP4 is this Ed Sheeran lmao
fogza 04.28.22	And the line up is complete
fogza 04.28.22	don't see any of these songs beating my 2nd pick so i think you can call it for me pan
fogza 04.28.22	I was legit worried someone would pick neutral milk hotel
fogza 04.29.22	29. This heat: Health and Efficiency - wtf is this, starts off brilliantly. The "experimental" part is ok but it does hurt the song a bit from a replay perspective. 3.5
dedex 04.29.22	29. Health and Efficiency - as tha fogza said, the rocky part is great, the exp part is aight but not as great. Still had a blast. 3.7
ArsMoriendi 04.29.22	Who is hosting next month, I nominate Ryus or dedex
dedex 04.29.22	I actually have an idea! @Ryus answer in 3 seconds otherwise I win
dedex 04.29.22	i win lmao
fogza 04.29.22	congrats dedex well fought
dedex 04.29.22	ðŸ’ªðŸ’ªðŸ’ª
Egarran 04.29.22	Fault and Fracture - No I have never loved this band. 2/5 European Moons - Is this popular? Never heard about it. Wait is this post-punk? Yeah it's pretty terrible alright. 2/5 Sweet Little Girl - Very creepy. Is he drunk here? I never liked his harmonica either. "Don't make me get mad and act like a nigger" woah not cool dude. 2/5 Hearts Alive - There was like a month where I heard this album non-stop. Then I soured on the band and esp the vocals. But yeah, sweet tune with some Call of Ktulu vibes. 4/5 Twilight of the Thunder God - Agreed, never got why this band is so popular. Damn, those YT comments are gatekeeping af. 2.5/5 The Tallest Man on Earth - Was kinda into it until he started singing. That's intolerable. 2/5 The Gold - Indeed one of the most uninteresting songs I have ever heard. 2/5 Zebra - I have often tried to like this band, but it aint happening. 2.5/5 The Block Party - Ugh why 2/5 Indian Girl - Why ugh. I refuse to believe this is a classic. 2/5 Like Rats - Another band I've been trying to love in vain, so I'm glad to see it here. Metal for noobs amirite. 2/5 (spreadsheet updated)
fogza 04.29.22	oh ffs everything was going so well
DoofDoof 04.29.22	I think I might have won this month - in that you all seem to not be able to say 'Zombie' is bad...when really it's as irritating as fvck. I knew it
ArsMoriendi 04.29.22	"The Block Party" Cartoony sound effects, but that's clearly just for the music video's intro. Now that the actual song has started it's kinda generic, but the percussion is kinda cool. These lyrics are stupid. Oh my god, what are those vocals? This is a mess, and not in a good way. I think there's supposed to be Indian classical influence in it, but it's so corny that it's just gross. 1.5/5 "Indian Girl (An Adult Story)" I forget the dated instrumentation. This is like a 90s computer game mixed with They Might Be Giants but hip hop. So he raped her? And now he's making racist sounds oh no. 1/5
ArsMoriendi 04.29.22	"Like Rats" This is supposed to be industrial metal, but I only hear the metal. Okay, I guess there's a drum machine, but this needs more metal clanging. Man, this is boring, but I like Ministry so I was kinda having high hopes for this. 2.8/5 "Zombie" See, I get why people would hate this, but it's so fun. I like the guitar and bass here. It's no "Zombie" by Fela Kuti, but it's still good. 3.6/5 "Health and Efficiency" So far, this is quite fun post punk! Good guitar and goofy vocals that work. Ooh, cool thing he's doing with that guitar. So far this is awesome, what the hell is happening here! I might love this? This is almost industrial now? Ending sort of doesn't fit, but whatever, it's also good actually? 4.7/5 "Harmony Hall" Very vibrant. Don't really like these vocals, but I do like how colorful the instrumentation is so far. Ew those harmonies. Why are bad vocals ruining an otherwise good song? The piano, the drums, the bass, all of it's good, fuck off Ezra Koenig, you sound decent usually! Eh, the vocals are actually growing on me, weird. 3.3/5
fogza 05.01.22	30. Vampire Weekend: Harmony Hall - I never really got the appeal of VW. Bland, as usual. 2.5
SlothcoreSam 05.01.22	Will finish today!
Egarran 05.01.22	Zombie - Wow, over a billion views. I always considered this one of the better radio hits. Y'know cos that guitar is pretty heavy. 3.5/5 Health and Efficiency - Woah over 7 thousand views. Post punk obv sucks in general, but this is extra annoying. 1.5/5 Harmony Hall - Never heard a song by this band before. It seems very harmless. This is from the 90s right? 2.5/5
SlothcoreSam 05.01.22	26. Indian Girl. 1.3 27. Like Rate 2.6 28. Zombie 3.5 29. Health and efficiency 3.2 30. Harmony Hall 1.1
JohnnyoftheWell 05.01.22	"Post punk"
Pangea 05.02.22	29. Health and efficiency - yeah i'll admit this kinda bores me. 2.8 30. Harmony Hall - disappointing album, but this one is great! 4.2
Egarran 05.02.22	Is there a may thing? I can't find it. "Post punk" lmao
ArsMoriendi 05.02.22	Check dedexâ€™s lists, heâ€™s the host
Egarran 05.02.22	Thank you!