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Banbard {Piano Version)
Desert-Duo

Song of Mourning: The Eternal Wind
An Empty Tome
Calling

Chrono
Fantasy
Smash

Disco Volante > Paegan Terrorism Tactics > Option Paralysis

1: VCR
2: Islands
3: Intro
4: Heart Skipped a Beat
5: Shelter
6: Infinity
7: Night Time
8: Fantasy
9: Crystalised
10: Stars
11: Basic Space

Persona

Rampage
Staff Roll
Unused Song 2

Sayonara (ALL PHASE MIX)
Miss Conductor (Regret ver.)
You Can Have Mine

I haven't been as into Sayonara this year, but the song is hitting unexpectedly hard this morning for some reason. You Can Have Mine also feels stronger than I remember, though not to such a drastic extent.

Hades

Galaxy

Frozen Grounds
Rainbow after snow
Back in Time

Fantasy

Ring Ring Ring!
Apollo
Remnants of Celestial (Stage 3)

-hotdogturtle-- posted...

Immaterial: Is it just me or does this song not match the rest of the album at all? The vibe is completely different than the other 8 songs. I definitely like it in any case, it's maybe #1 material on an alternate ranking and I expect to listen to it in the future. But if this is the standout/most popular song from the album, and it's the one that's the most different, then doesn't that mean that people aren't fully appreciating the rest of the album?

For me, Immaterial doesn't work as well without the earlier tracks building up to it. There needs to be a gradual build-up of experiences leading to the rush of euphoria or it all feels rather hollow. Listening to the song by itself doesn't do a lot for me--after all the crying, acceptance, experimentation, and chaotic breakdowns "Immaterial" becomes a tremendous release which contributes to this being my favorite album in the series.

So... while the euphoric song does feel like a pretty easy first place (though which part of the album's journey I personally prefer varies day-to-day), I feel like I love it due to my appreciation for the album as a whole.

Suna Gin
Can You Feel the Sunshine?
Ragna Breakers

Flipping my vote on the tiebreaker. It's close, but I'm not really in a cave mood this morning.

EDIT: Or a "using words correctly" mood for that matter. Fixed.

Solioxrz362 posted...

I'VE PLAYED THIS OMG

When I was a kid this was like one of my favorite games, like I even had the username Yanjun_Zong for a while based on the character Raven's real name. Now looking back, that game is sooooo mid haha

Neat! I wish I could remember more about it, but I'm drawing a total blank other than the name & general genre.

EOE: Eve of Extinction. Some PS2 action game, I dunno.

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. > Nina Simone - Pastel Blues > Grant Kirkhope - Banjo-Kazoiee: Re-Jiggyed

1: Immaterial
2: Ponyboy
3: It's Okay to Cry
4: Infatuation
5: Pretending
6: Is It Cold in the Water?
7: Not Okay
8: Faceshopping
9: Whole New World/Pretend World

I think this may be my new favorite album that we've covered. I'd also like to thank our host for the added context on the album, it was a very insightful read.

Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever
The Sunleth Waterscape
Banbard (Chroma Remix)

Pokemon

Chrono

Crystal Caves
Beat the Diamonds
Subterranean Sunrise

Mario

Moonlight Concert
We Are Burning Rangers (English Version)
KANNANSHINKU

Another weird day for me, as I usually really like Wind Scene, but I'm just not feeling it today. Match 3 is also one where I think I'm going against how I'd normally vote, but this is just where I am right now.

Northeast Frost Street
Purple Town
Banbard (Piano Version)

Got more raves? -Full Ver.-
Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke
To Far Away Times

Hades
Mega

Then I'll have to give that one another listen when I get a chance, thank you.

MaxGalactica posted...

Then there's the B Sides album which is 8 more tracks that didn't make it into the main album.

Fun fact: I love Fever from "EMOTION SIDE B" so much that I almost considered nominating that album myself, but I figured it was way too close to when we were covering this album to be worth considering.

...Honestly I don't recall being into any of the other tracks, so I likely wouldn't have, but the thought did come to mind.

Banbard (Piano Version)
Fly In The Freedom Theme of ROUGE
POP TEAM BATTLE

Galaxy
Smash

Calling
Rock Club
Chain of Pain

Bump.

Town, Flow of Time, People
City Centre (Construction Site)
Un Deux Trois

-hotdogturtle-- posted...

This album was a huge disappointment compared to what I expected from the one song that I listened to before. I'm not really sure how I misinterpreted it like that, but maybe Warm Blood (the preview track) was a stand-out and the others don't live up to it. Or maybe hearing that song alone made it sound different than hearing it in the middle of the other songs.

I'd agree that Warm Blood doesn't sound like anything else on the album, though obviously we disagree on if that makes it better or worse than the other tracks. I don't like how unnatural her voice sounds here (especially the heavily distorted/almost demonic sections, brief as they are) & there's a darker quality to the instruments that feels completely at odds with what I want from her music.

So yeah, I think it'd make sense to not be into the rest of the songs if you were really into that one.

Jintinda Lab
Another World
Empty Tome

(General Thoughts)

I actually prefer how tame the lyrics are. I'm still rather averse to sexually explicit lyrics (though I'm no longer especially bothered by them), so the more childish type of romance is far more my type of thing & is probably one of the things that drew me to her work originally. Anyway, I was greatly looking forward to covering this album--"Run Away With Me" is one of my favorite songs of all time, so I had to support the nomination & hoped I could find a song even half as good as that one.

Well... I can't say that any song here resonated with me anywhere close to "Run Away Wiith Me", -but- I'd say "Emotion" and "I Really Like You" are pretty great at least. And I generally like the rest of the album; while none of the songs are quite what I was looking for, the fact is, I'm pretty into this type of sweet innocent pop song & enjoy her singing.

(Song Comments)

Run Away With Me: Ah, this old favorite of mine. It was nominated at one of my ranking topics a few years ago and I fell in love with it fairly quickly. It's kinda funny looking back at my thoughts back then--I actually partially dismissed this song originally for being more explicit than I'd have liked, which is hilarious considering how tame it is. I really could not handle anything even adjacent to sex back then. Aaaanywho..., the intro to this song opens with some of my favorite notes. There's this deep, low sound to those tones that reverberates through my soul & those first ten notes are absolute perfection, if not somehow beyond perfection. And while I'm not going to go into the details publicly, the lyrics are also incredibly resonate with me for *reasons*. Taken together, this song is one of only three songs that I've given scores of 11/10 to. Simply wonderful.

Emotion: Incredibly catchy song. I kinda love this one.

I Really Like You; I hated this song back in the day for how overly repetitive these lyrics are--by my count, "really" is said 67 times. But I've come around on it lately. It's another really catchy tune and the entire thing is so ridiculous.

...how'd we get in this position?
It's way too soon, I know this isn't love
But I need to tell you something

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

The sudden shift from sexy times to that chorus is so jarring that it cracks me up every time. This song pleases me now.

-
Gear

Panic In The Sky!
Unused Song 2
Un Deux Trois

Expected to vote the other way in match one, but I'm both oddly drawn to Panic & less interested in Staff Roll than usual this morning.

Low Roar - 0 > The xx - xx > The Antlers - Hospice

1: Run Away With Me
2: Emotion
3: I Really Like You
4: All That
5: Let's Get Lost
6: Gimmie Love
7: Boy Problems
8: Never Get to Hold You
9: Your Type
10: Making the Most of the Night
11: I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance
12: When I Needed You
13: LA Hallucinations
14: Love Again
15: Black Heart
16: Favourite Colour
17: Warm Blood

Rampage
Close in the Distance
Labyrinth IV - Echoing Library

Battle Against The Masked Man
You Can Have Mine
Astebreed ~ The Void

World Ender
Miss Conductor (Regret ver.)
noisemaker

(Generic Album Comment)

I didn't have much experience with Incubus before this album, but I enjoyed it. "Southern Girl" in particular is one of my favorite songs we've ranked in quite a while. While I was initially disappointed that this album didn't have "Drive" (the only song by the band that I knew at all), I'd say I'm pleased with this album and it was well worth checking out.

Back in Time
Festival of Dionysus (Greece)
Sayonara (ALL PHASE MIX)

Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker

DADADADADADADADADADA (Long Version)
"Left Alone" - Theme of Brimstone Elemental
Frozen Grounds

Full Base
The Last Specter's Theme
Apollo

Lovestory > What Up, Dog? > Graveyard Shift

I'm tempted to put Graveyard Shift second since I do prefer it, but I think What Up, Dog will provide more interesting responses here.

1: Southern Girl
2: Made for TV Movie
3: A Crow Left of the Murder
4: Talk Shows on Mute
5: Beware! Criminal
6: Agoraphobia
7: Megalomaniac
8: Here in My Room
9: Smile Lines
10: Priceless
11: Zee Deveel
12: Pistola
13: Sick Sad Little World
14: Leech

Can You Feel the Sunshine?
My Dark Disquiet
Ring Ring Ring!

INARI 1st
Suna Gin
Shutoko - Spiral Maze