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Machete all the way.

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Machete is a kicka** dude.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

:/
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

How about this fictional Robot Master I created?


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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Damn, well that was bad Tag timing lol.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Good luck with your ranking @NFUN. Mine just flopped. I'm so disappointed that I lost my flash drive. :(

I still made it to 650 songs though so I think that is still near the top for the most songs ranked.

I will still be trying to nail the record though with my NES chiptune ranking which I expect to be over 4,000 tunes. (I'll be making backups every couple of weeks this time)
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

***IMPORTANT AND UNFORTUNATE ANNOUNCEMENT***

The worst thing that could possibly happen for this ranking has come to pass.

I will be unable to complete the ranking. I have unfortunately lost my flash drive. In 10+ years, I have never misplaced my flash drive but only 3 days ago it happened. I had a backup, or so I thought, that I attempted to make a couple of months ago but when I put the drive in my laptop it asked if I wanted to install the driver like it was the first time it had ever been used. That's when heavy depression set in.

Folks, I cried real man tears. I had over 10 years worth of project stuff plus family photos, music and some movies on that drive. The other thing it had was all of the lists, documents and the spreadsheet containing the rest of this ranking.

I could take a year or so and possibly put together a list of the remaining 650 songs but it wouldn't likely be the same so instead I must unfortunately concede and chalk this up as a project failure. It is a heavy disappointment on my conscience to give up since that really isn't my MO but I think this is still one of the larger Board 8 rankings as it is so I can live with the attempt.

I still have plans for the NES Chiptune ranking that'll be a few thousand tunes so I'm hoping to still snatch that record.

There was a tiny bit if luck and I was a little bit relieved when I found an old backup that I had made in April of 2015. It feels weird to be set back by almost 5 years but at least I have something and I got most of the family photos back. I'm lucky that this is the only topic that will be affected since I have posted updates in the BB7 topic that I can copy.

I do apologize for the disappointment if there were many of you following and I hope this doesn't keep you from visiting any of my other topics in the future. Thank you for following.

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 651st Place } [70's][ 70th Place]
Song: "The Battle Of Evermore"
Band: Led Zeppelin
Album: Led Zeppelin IV
---{ 1971 }---
Genre: Folk
Score:[8.3][9.3][6.3][9.3][8.2][5.3][5.3] = [52] = [7.428]
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With this ranking we will officially be half way through the reveal. 650 songs down and 650 to go. I'm expecting the 2nd half to at least go faster than the first and I kinda gotta wrap this up before midnight on December 31st anyway for reasons. This is an epic tune though and it really should be higher but there are a few reasons why it isn't. Even though I like folk music I tend to not prefer anything that is too Celtic sounding or redundant in tone. It didn't do too well on the charts but Billboard wasn't that old by the early 70's (1958 for the Top 100) so there could have been some data-lapse imo. The album sold pretty well though and has become on of Zeppelin's more popular collections of song. I actually think most of the songs I included in this ranking were right from the same album.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 652nd Place } [70's][ 71st Place]
Song: "No Sugar Tonight"
Band: The Guess Who
Album: American Woman
---{ 1970 }---
Genre: Hard Rock
Score:[9.3][8.3][6.3][7.2][6.2][4.3][10.2] = [51.8] = [7.4]
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I remember when I was younger and I didn't know there was a difference between The Who and The Guess Who. Did anyone else ever think this? Anyway, Im not sure how this song made it higher than some of the other 70's tunes I've dropped so far since I'm really not that much of a fan. I'm a little confused on the beat and hook scores I gave here since it clearly isn't that fantastic. I must have been in a particular place mentally when I originally scored this because I was awfully generous in hindsight... or perhaps maybe I actually ranked Lenny Kravitz's "American Woman" accidentally (which didn't appear in the ranking btw). I "Guess" I'll never know now.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 653rd Place } [80's][ 152nd Place]
Song: "Careless Whisper"
Band: George Michael
Album: Make It Big
---{ 1984 }---
Genre: Pop Jazz
Score:[9.3][8.3][6.2][7.3][2.3][8.2][10.2] = [51.8] = [7.4]
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This is somewhat of an iconic tune imo. Many folks can immediately recognize the saxophone bit and the best thing I like about it is this weird dude with a mullet known as "sexy sax man" on youtube that has walked into a variety of mall food courts and restaurants shirtless playing the main riff of this song over and over and over lol. It's certainly not my favorite song to come out of 1984 but it is one of the most familiar imo. Here is one of the videos in case you are interested:

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 654th Place } [00's][ 170th Place]
Song: "In Da Club"
Band: 50 Cent
Album: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
---{ 2003 }---
Genre: Gangsta Rap
Score:[7.3][6.2][6.3][9.3][6.3][6.2][10.2] = [51.8] = [7.4]
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Not really a big fan here of this tune but it was prominent in my life because of a friend of mine that was obsessed with the song. I can recall so many times we partied and he had this blasting out of the stereo. It's catchy in a dance setting but not comforting to listen to really anywhere else imo. I get the appeal but it isn't lasting for my interest. I did actually own a 50 Cent cd once though. I got it in a stack of BMG discs once upon a time. I don't think I ever opened it though and eventually gave it away to a co-worker.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 655th Place } [70's][ 72nd Place]
Song: "Close To You"
Band: The Carpenters
Album: Close To You
---{ 1970 }---
Genre: Soft Rock
Score:[8.3][9.2][6.3][6.3][3.3][8.1][10.2] = [51.7] = [7.385]
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If there are any major Simpsons fans reading, this is gonna pop to you right away. It has of course become known as Marge & Homer's theme/wedding song on the show. It symbolizes the love they have for each other no matter how many times they struggle and can be heard in several episodes. It was a hit on the charts and instantly made The Carpenters as famous as they would ever be. I dig it because as I've said a bunch of times, I'm a big Piano fan. I don't really have much else to say about the band unfortunately. I don't think I have ever owned a Carpenters album but I think my mother did have a record when I was younger.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 656th Place } [70's][ 73rd Place]
Song: "Wish You Were Here"
Band: Pink Floyd
Album: Wish You Were Here
---{ 1975 }---
Genre: Classic Rock
Score:[8.2][8.2][7.1][8.3][8.3][5.3][6.3] = [51.7] = [7.385]
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Sorry Johnbobb, you're gonna be upset with this one. This is without a doubt a masterpiece to many of the band's fans and you can't really not feel the chill vibes the way the melody meanders across the guitar here. In the right mood a good listen is an emotional trip through melancholic bliss. However... the song sort of aged based on the number of times I've heard it over the years and now I struggle with the pacing a little bit. It's definitely one of my favorites from Pink Floyd if I'm being honest but unfortunately it didn't rank high enough to make the top half of the ranking. Don't worry though, it won't be the final Pink Floyd song in this ranking; there is still one more to go.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 657th Place } [90's][ 164th Place]
Song: "Loser"
Band: Beck
Album: Mellow Gold
---{ 1994 }---
Genre: Alternative Rock
Score:[8.2][6.3][6.1][9.3][4.3][8.2][9.3] = [51.7] = [7.385]
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Sometimes I find this song a bit difficult to listen to. The additional twang in the guitar strings can be rough on the melody receptors if you know what I mean. This song screams early 90's though for sure and has an obvious amateur-ish vibe to it imo. I know Beck had a couple of other hits but he wasn't an artist I really paid much attention to when he became famous. I remember hearing this a lot while riding the bus home after school for some reason. Our bus driver was one of the cool ones and actually played our local Top 40 hit station every day both to and from school. It's interesting to recall how surrounded I was by music growing up in almost every situation I was in.lol
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

azuarc posted...

Se7enthrust posted...

I think that leaves you with 2 remaining nominations if I'm not mistaken. You were definitely cheesed out of some placements because of the unfamiliarity category so keep an eye out for that list I'll be dropping after the ranking to see how this does.

I was just trying to look for some songs I really liked that weren't going to be on your auto-includes. As long as you enjoyed the tracks, I did my job.

I have quite enjoyed the nominations thus far. It's kinda fun to analyze new material and stack it against my preferences. I am pretty surprised that there are nominations remaining and very curious just how high up the list someone can make it. There are still plenty of great tunes left.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 658th Place } [90's][ 165th Place]
Song: "Run Around"
Band: Blues Traveler
Album: Four
---{ 1994 }---
Genre: Blues Rock
Score:[7.3][7.2][7.2][8.3][6.3][5.3][10.1] = [51.7] = [7.385]
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This song gives me an immense amount of anxiety for some reason. Not sure if there is a reason for that but in 1994 I was entering middle school and going through some things with my mother. We weren't getting along too well and to make a long story short, several months later I would emancipate myself from her legal responsibilities as a parent and sought legal guardianship elsewhere on my own. So... I guess that there might be the reason I get anxious. Who knows. They did overplay this on the radio around that time and a lot of my other childhood memories involving my mother seem to trigger when it comes to music so it makes sense I suppose.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 659th Place } [10's][ 99th Place]
Song: "Blurred Lines"
Band: Robin Thicke
Album: Blurred Lines
---{ 2013 }---
Genre: Dance Pop
Score:[9.2][8.3][7.2][6.3][2.2][8.3][10.1] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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Gdamnit I hate this song for reasons! Well... just one reason actually. As you can see below I feel like there is a better version. The only version in my eyes! See, I heard Word Crimes first and actually enjoyed it immensely until one day I decided to rank 1,300 songs and I came across some douche named Robin Thicke who ruined my appreciation for the song. Actually I wasn't phased and Weird Al's version is still the only one that exists in my reality lol. I know the words by heart and love the writing. It really is genius imo. So basically screw this version of the song and just listen to Word Crimes.

Best Version IMO:
Weird Al Yankovic - Mandatory Fun - 2014

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 660th Place } [80's][ 153rd Place]
Song: "Broken Wings"
Band: Mr. Mister
Album: Welcome To The Real World
---{ 1985 }---
Genre: Pop Rock
Score:[9.2][8.2][4.2][8.3][4.2][7.2][10.3] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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I guess we are on an 80's kick atm as another drops from the decade here. I remember this song pretty well from my childhood though as I played in my room with my GI Joes and Ninja Turtles that had just come out not too long before then. It was really one of the best of the best songs back in the day and got frequent airtime on a variety of radio stations from Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Contemporary and of course Pop Rock themed stations. I don't know much else from the band and I have always considered this tune a one-hit-wonder so that probably interfered with my interest in checking out any of their other work tbh. If you spent the first 10 years of your life in the 80's the term "One-hit wonder" is almost a genre to you (or at least imo that's how it feels lol).
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 661st Place } [80's][ 154th Place]
Song: "No Easy Way Out"
Band: Robert Tepper
Album: Rocky IV
---{ 1985 }---
Genre: Rock
Score:[8.3][8.3][6.2][9.2][7.3][6.1][6.2] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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Not my favorite theme made famous by the Rocky series but it's a pretty good anthem from the 80's anyway. I'm kinda not too surprised that we are still over 50 songs from the Top 100 80's tunes since I'm literally a child of the 80's (born in 1980) and the decade shaped my interests to the core since it was all I really knew growing up when my brain was the most impressionable. Other than the 70's tunes I heard occasionally coming out of my older brother's room that I didn't always like, I basically only heard 80's all the time since it was the only thing my mother ever really played on the home stereo system we had. What's funny is this song actually served the purpose of pumping up the ambition since the stereo usually only got used during chore time daily. I guess it was my mother's motivational tool of sorts because I don't recall her ever listening to much music any other time.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 662nd Place } [80's][ 155th Place]
Song: "Born In Te U.S.A."
Band: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born In The U.S.A.
---{ 1984 }---
Genre: Rock
Score:[8.2][8.2][4.2][6.3][7.3][8.2][9.2] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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I know a few Springsteen fans that always laude over the Boss and this song but to be perfectly honest... I kinda hate the song. I suppose it's a mix of overexposure and a disliking for the raspy vocals but I don't like how pretentious it seems on the surface. My first impression tells me that the song is about pride to be an american but for anyone who knows what the song is actually about, it's definitely not about pride. The song was written about the negative response our troops received after coming home from Vietnam which makes the statement "I was born in the U.S.A." more of a plea for acceptance despite what our government enlisted them to do. The song is probably one of the top 3 songs Bruce built his fame on even though it comes from his 7th studio album.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 663rd Place } [10's][ 100th Place]
Song: "The Monster"
Band: Eminem
Album: The Marshal Mathers LP 2
---{ 2013 }---
Genre: Hip Hop
Score:[8.1][7.3][8.2][7.3][6.3][4.2][10.2] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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Here is a collaboration that is kinda disappointing to me. I like a lot of Eminem's stuff and have a certain affinity for Rihanna so I kinda expected this song to be much more... I dunno... more than I expected I guess. I do like the vocals and lyrics ok but the chorus at the decibels of Rihanna don't quite pair with the tonality of Marshal's rapping imo. This song does however bump 2013 over the 5 point mark which is kinda significant at this point since there are still 4 years out of the current decade still below 5 points with only 100 songs remaining from the category. Em and Rihanna do team up again in "Love the way you Lie" and I often confuse or mix the 2 songs together for some reason.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 664th Place } [70's][ 74th Place]
Song: "Stayin' Alive"
Band: Bee Gees
Album: Saturday Night Fever
---{ 1977 }---
Genre: Disco
Score:[7.2][6.2][5.2][8.3][7.3][7.3][10.1] = [51.6] = [7.371]
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Oy... there is definitely a certain amount of cringe factor that comes with this song for me when I see the video. All three of the dudes in the video look too manly and creepy for the vocals that I'm hearing lol. It was certainly weird in the 70's when a lot of groups didn't think about the fact that their performances would eventually make it worldwide with the future of the internet. I don't really get what an abandoned building has to do with the song but the trio here dances around it like it means something to the song so if anyone knows more about that I'm curious. Anyway, the beat brought the group more success than they could handle almost overnight. The song was released exclusively for the Saturday Night Fever Original Soundtrack and both the movie and the band saw a certain amount of shared success because of the union. The song made it onto Rolling Stone's Top 500 songs of all time list.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 665th Place } [10's][ 101st Place] @azuarc
Song: "Iron"
Band: Within Temptation
Album: The Unforgiving
---{ 2011 }---
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Score:[9.2][9.1][8.1][0.3][8.2][8.3][8.3] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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Yay with this ranking we'll finally be at the Top 100 songs from the 2010's. Unfortunately though... it's another nomination down for you azuarc. I think that leaves you with 2 remaining nominations if I'm not mistaken. You were definitely cheesed out of some placements because of the unfamiliarity category so keep an eye out for that list I'll be dropping after the ranking to see how this does. I gotta say though that even with the small amount of listening experience I have for this song it isn't something that I'd really ever rank high there anyway since it isn't something that I'd listen to extensively. I do love certain aspects about Symphonic Metal but the vocals here bring the excitement down for me a little bit. I really kinda prefer Symphonic Metal the most in Instrumental form. You should check out Battle Against a True Hero by FalKKonE on youtube if you want to see what I consider a perfect Symphonic Metal instrumental.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 666th Place } [00's][ 171st Place]
Song: "Between Angels And Insects"
Band: Papa Roach
Album: Infest
---{ 2000 }---
Genre: Nu Metal
Score:[9.2][9.1][7.1][8.3][4.2][5.3][8.3] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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Oooh, what an interesting outcome for the 666th placement in the ranking. This is the 7th Nu Metal song to make an appearance and it is the 3rd Papa Roach song to drop. The song is from the best Papa Roach album imo and I'll say that a few more times I think. I really love the main guitar riff but the vocals become an acquired listening interest as they really don't mesh 100% with the tempo of the song imo. Papa Roach has never really been stellar with the vocals but they do carry a rather unique sound despite that fact. Sadly, I only included 1 more Papa Roach song in the ranking but at least it won't come up for a little bit.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 667th Place } [00's][ 172nd Place]
Song: "Cry Me A River"
Band: Justin Timberlake
Album: Justified
---{ 2002 }---
Genre: R & B
Score:[9.2][8.3][7.1][6.2][3.3][8.2][9.2] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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If it's one thing Justin Timberlake is good at it's making decent beats. I'm not all that big into his vocal style but it certainly has made his bank account larger (I'm assuming). Of course he's right into some impressive dance choreography that he can probably thank *N-Sync for. I wonder how the rest of the group felt about Justin's breakout success when he went solo. I gotta be honest when the boy band hit the scene and Justin was sporting his bleach blonde micro-fro, I never expected him to become the most valuable member. For some reason when I think of Timberlake now the most prominent thing I think of is an old episode of Punk'd where Ashton Kutcher brings in a faux team of repossession professionals that start emptying his house. They actually had Justin convinced that he was going bankrupt so I thought it was kinda funny.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 668th Place } [90's][ 166th Place]
Song: "Genie In A Bottle"
Band: Christina Aguilera
Album: Christina Aguilera
---{ 1999 }---
Genre: Dance Pop
Score:[9.1][6.2][7.2][8.3][5.2][5.2][10.3] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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At the forefront of what can really be considered modern Dance Pop we had Christina Aguilera breaking the mold with this tune that rocketed to success in 1999/2000. It's kind of interesting to look at the video now though as back then she was considered to have major sex appeal but she did it without showing tons of skin and wearing bizarre or risque clothing like you see as kind of mandatory in today's Dance Pop videos. I kind of miss the decency although I am definitely not complaining about the videos Britney Spears has made for our entertainment over the years lol. :P Anyway, I dig the beat and the tune is slightly catchy and it always takes me straight back to high school when I hear it.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 669th Place } [70's][ 75th Place]
Song: "Ring My Bell"
Band: Anita Ward
Album: Songs of Love
---{ 1979 }---
Genre: Disco
Score:[8.3][5.3][6.1][10.1][6.2][5.3][10.2] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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I guess this song was originally written to be a "teeny bopper" song as Stacy Lattisaw who was 11 years old at the time was supposed to sing it. I don't know who the heck she is but I'd probably be saying the same thing about Anita Ward if she hadn't gotten the opportunity to sing this song instead. It ended up being the only thing she became famous for as the song topped the charts. Anita received a nomination for Best Female Vocalist at the 1980 Grammy Awards. Collette who was an Australian singer tried to make success with covering the song in 1989 but it failed to get any attention anywhere but in Australia and New Zealand.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 670th Place } [80's][ 156th Place]
Song: "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Band: Chicago
Album: Chicago 16
---{ 1982 }---
Genre: Soft Rock
Score:[8.2][7.3][6.3][8.2][4.2][7.1][10.2] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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I always remembered this as a child in my dreams as if I'd heard it a million times while asleep in my playpen or something. It may very well have been something that my mother would have listened to while I was a toddler. I can't believe these guys have cranked out so many albums though. Definitely a group of folks who liked to make music and probably still do tbh. I may have quoted it in the last Chicago ranking but I think they have over 30 albums or so. I can't recall exactly atm. I think I may have acquired this album on tape back in the day. Anyway, not much to say here really. Just popping on to push out some rankings before hitting the hay. Hopefully I get at least 5 posted tonight! :p
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Way to go Raetsel! You'll be dropping this in no time. =)
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 671st Place } [10's][ 102nd Place]
Song: "Thinking Out Loud"
Band: Ed Sheeran
Album: x
---{ 2014 }---
Genre: Soul
Score:[7.3][6.2][7.2][8.3][7.3][5.1][10.1] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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Gotta drop another one from my wife's favorite artist atm. It's not really my thing but I can appreciate that Ed Sheeran is a good lyricist. The message is sappy to me but significant to people of all sorts. I always think of that Marvin Gaye song "Let's Get It On" and consider this somewhat of a sequel to that. Rhythmically it is a perfect sequel to the song of course since they pretty much use the same beat progression. Sheeran puts a little bit of his own spin on it of course but it seems to work quite well. This was the 3rd of 5 total Ed Sheeran songs to drop and my wife tells me I better have one in the Top 100 or our relationship will be in jeopardy lol. She's joking of course but I may have to disappoint her all the same.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 672nd Place } [90's][ 167th Place]
Song: "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely"
Band: Backstreet Boys
Album: Millennium
---{ 1999 }---
Genre: Pop
Score:[7.3][6.1][6.2][9.3][7.2][6.3][9.1] = [51.5] = [7.357]
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What a year 1999 was for many genres including plain Pop. As much as I don't like the genre as a whole, there are sadly many examples I have to appreciate. Boy bands had somewhat re-surged and the Backstreet Boys were enjoying plenty of success at this point in their careers with Millennium possibly becoming their greatest selling album. I never owned a copy and that's the truth but that didn't stop me from getting overexposed to the band. It seemed like most of the girls I even had an interest in, owned and were listening to this album. There are a few other songs of theirs that could have ended up in this ranking but I must have subconsciously left any more of them out. This is unfortunately all you get from me if you are a Backstreet fan.
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{ 673rd Place } [10's][ 103rd Place]
Song: "Sugar"
Band: Robin Schulz
Album: Sugar
---{ 2015 }---
Genre: Deep House
Score:[8.2][8.2][7.1][7.3][6.2][5.2][9.2] = [51.4] = [7.342]
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Oh god I love to hate this song. It is pretty stellar on the surface but when you dig down and realize how simple it is in composition it can be annoying that you gave it more credit than it deserves for creativity. That's if you're a weirdly quirked up guy like me that is but I guess that's the real beauty of the song isn't it? Whatever it is, I once appreciated this song until I didn't. I heard it way too much on transport with my clients that year and it was always a pain because it would get them bouncing and moving around so much that simple transportation became a risk. The annoyance factor went up for me whenever I hear this song as a result.lol
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 674th Place } [70's][ 76th Place]
Song: "Ziggy Stardust"
Band: David Bowie
Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
---{ 1972 }---
Genre: Glam Rock
Score:[8.1][8.2][7.1][7.3][6.2][6.2][8.3] = [51.4] = [7.342]
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This is probably where I start to appreciate David Bowie. I got hooked on this song when Guitar Hero was released and played it until I couldn't stand it anymore. I really loved the main riff for some reason but what I thought was really cool was that it is the meat and potatoes of the Ziggy Stardust story. It's a confusing story and most assuredly a drug induced one at that but you gotta admire Bowie's attempt to create a universe behind the music. I've never actually listened to the entire Ziggy Stardust saga but it's definitely on my to do list.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 675th Place } [90's][ 168th Place]
Song: "That's The Way It Is"
Band: Celine Dion
Album: All The Way... A Decade of Song
---{ 1999 }---
Genre: Pop
Score:[6.3][5.2][7.1][8.3][8.2][7.1][9.2] = [51.4] = [7.342]
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Ok... so I gotta get corny for a minute here since we are faced with a Celine Dion song. Not really a fan but she did put out a couple of hits that inevitably landed on some Top music lists. This song exploded on the radio in late 1999. A few years later in 2003 I specifically heard it one day at a job I hated during a time I was severely lonely and depressed. It didn't inspire me per se, but it did kind of make me give up on feeling like I needed to be with someone. I truly had given up on the prospect of finding someone. Funny thing though is not even 2 months later comes along and I get hit up by some stranger on the internet for a random conversation and that person is still my wife today.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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[1st Place]
{ 676th Place } [10's][ 104th Place]
Song: "1955"
Band: Hilltop Hoods
Album: Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung
---{ 2016 }---
Genre: Hip Hop
Score:[9.2][9.2][8.1][0.3][9.1][9.2][6.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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Aww man... total bummer Snake. It looks like your nominations are finished. I like that your highest ranking tune is a fun one though. The beat is infectious but unfortunately I'm not into the Nelly Furtado-ish vocals. It might have actually gone a little bit higher if it wasn't for that. You got creamed in the unfamiliarity category since your recommendation is the first I've ever seen this song. Stay tuned until after the ranking though and you may see this go much higher without that category. I was surprised that this wasn't as popular as it obviously should have been but that is still a rising Top 100 # since this song is still relatively new in comparison to everything else on the list. It feels like it should have been a summertime hit but 2016/2017 wasn't the greatest for me so it's possible I just missed it.
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Thank You for your Nominations! =D

@Snake5555555555
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[3rd Place]
{ 843rd Place } [10's][ 148th Place]
Song: "New Years Resolution"
Band: Handguns
Album: Life Lessons
---{ 2014 }---
Genre: Pop Punk
Score:[8.1][8.2][7.2][0.3][7.3][8.2][6.2] = [45.5] = [6.5]
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So... I kinda feel bad for you Snake since you are running out of nominations fast (down to 2 left atm). You picked a genre that I like here but it loses some points because I've never heard it before this ranking even though I thought I did. The vocalist sounds like another prominent Pop Punk singer that I can't quite put my finger on atm. I don't think they are the same person because I can't find any info about Taylor Eby (the lead vocalist) for Handguns as far as being in another band. He definitely sounds like another popular Pop Punk vocalist though. The band has the same energy you'd get if Sum-41 and Simple Plan had a baby imo. I do like this song but I don't think it was even Handguns best song based on my research. The band has gone through a few members over the years and more recently re-united most of the original members for their newest album. This album was released digitally through Pure Noise records and can still be found on their site.
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[2nd Place]
{ 797th Place } [00's][ 196th Place]
Song: "Cyanide"
Band: Metallica
Album: Death Magnetic
---{ 2008 }---
Genre: Thrash Metal
Score:[7.2][7.1][6.3][3.3][7.1][6.1][10.3] = [47.4] = [6.771]
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Oh man. Always a terrible coincidence in these rankings Snake and I'm sorry dude but... shortly after you posted I cringed knowing that this was coming. I don't know what it is but every time I post notifications or rally for support in one of my rankings, I always have to let down one of the few to actually respond as their items sit and wait on the immediate chopping block. (It's not just my rankings as I've seen this happen in many rankings. It's kind of a phenomenon though isn't it?) Anyway yeah... this sucks for you Snake as you fall to 1 remaining nomination. It isn't any secret by now for anyone that has paid attention to my Metallica commentary that I really don't have much of a preference for anything post-Newsted. Call me crazy but the band just is not the same creatively. I totally get that the band wanted to return to it's Thrash Metal roots but compared to the old stuff this just doesn't compare imo. One of the biggest changes I feel are that the old songs are almost poetic lyrically and the new stuff is just nonsensical raging/shredding imo. Where are all the great riffs that they used to create?
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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[6th Place]
{ 1,075th Place } [10's][ 212th Place]
Song: "All You Had To Do Was Stay"
Band: Taylor Swift
Album: 1989
---{ 2014 }---
Genre: Pop
Score:[4.2][5.2][6.2][3.2][5.2][3.2][5.2] = [32.4] = [4.628]
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The 3rd Taylor Swift song to crash and burn before the Top 1,000 here and unfortunately another of your nominations Snake. There are actually a few of Taylor Swift's songs that I like tbh and fortunately they were selected for the ranking so you'll get to see those further up the list. I don't think I've really heard this one all that much though. It seems a bit different than the hits she usually turns out in the way that the rhythm is a bit more inconsistent here and I don't find a part of the song that gets stuck in my head like usual. There were pieces of White Horse that I even found catchy but I'm not getting that here which is interesting since I've already dropped White Horse awhile ago.
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[5th Place]
{ 1,008th Place } [90's][ 216th Place]
Song: "Vote With A Bullet"
Band: Corrosion of Conformity
Album: Blind
---{ 1991 }---
Genre: Sludge Metal
Score:[6.2][6.2][5.2][2.3][6.2][4.2][5.2] = [35.5] = [5.071]
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And with this song, all of your 90's picks are down Snake. I think that leaves you with 4 or 5 nominations left which sort of puzzles my original expectations for your nominations. I honestly thought you'd have a bunch of noms I liked but as it turns out our interests aren't exactly as similar as I thought they might be. This is our first trip into Sludge Metal though and it isn't a terrible example considering. It does kind of feel slightly unpolished but it's hard to tell since the instrumentation is supposed to be edgy and sharp. The main guitar riff is pretty kick a** but it isn't enough to carry this higher unfortunately.
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[4th Place]
{ 994th Place } [80's][ 213th Place]
Song: "Hip To Be Square"
Band: Huey Luis and the News
Album: Fore!
---{ 1986 }---
Genre: Rock
Score:[4.2][3.2][4.1][7.3][6.2][2.2][9.1] = [36.3] = [5.185]
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Another tune from the 80's here but not one of my favorites. I honestly never really got much into Huey Luis and the News. I don't think I even had a single cassette in the hundreds that I owned growing up. It does remind me of when I used to search through the collection at my local pawn shop as a teenager back when I was collecting cassettes. There were almost always 15 to 20 from these guys but like I said I was never enticed into buying one. The sound of the 80's is pretty unmistakable here but I really feel like this is more akin to movie background music in the 80's like maybe something you would always hear in films like Beverly Hills Cop and such. This unfortunately drops you down to just 3 nominations left Snake and your 80's selections are through.
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Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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[9th Place]
{ 1,149th Place } [70's][ 215th Place]
Song: "War Zone"
Band: The Vibrators
Album: V2
---{ 1978 }---
Genre: Punk
Score:[6.2][4.2][5.2][0.3][6.2][3.1][3.2] = [28.4] = [4.057]
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The beat is decent and vocals are ok. The first song to drop in the Punk genre (just Punk without any variation) that is. It could be the age in which the song was released but I couldn't find much of a following for this band. Maybe the real fans aren't too internet saavy? This isn't really a song that I would add to any playlist but I might not change the station if I happen to hear it on the radio. I did see this get classified somewhere as an "Oldies" song so that might back up the claim I make about it's fans not hanging around on the internet.lol
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[8th Place]
{ 1,147th Place } [90's][ 235th Place]
Song: "N.W.O."
Band: Ministry
Album: Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
---{ 1992 }---
Genre: Industrial Metal
Score:[6.2][4.2][4.2][0.3][7.2][4.2][2.2] = [28.5] = [4.071]
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Lol. So I was completing the write-up for this song and noticed that I didn't have it tagged as a nomination but thought it sounded like something Snake would have nominated so I double checked and indeed I forgot to tag it as one of his nominations. I'm not the biggest fan of Industrial Metal but the right songs can make me feel like a diehard and unfortunately this isn't one of them. I think the name of the album here is kinda funny though. This song tanked on the charts.. but that isn't completely terrible I suppose as it did actually make it on the charts at least.
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[7th Place]
{ 1,121st Place } [70's][ 202nd Place]
Song: "Death Or Glory"
Band: The Clash
Album: London Calling
---{ 1979 }---
Genre: Punk Rock
Score:[6.2][5.2][4.2][0.3][5.2][5.3][3.2] = [29.6] = [4.228]
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So after multiple listens I am decidedly fixed on the chorus here and the chorus alone. Although it isn't too deep lyrically it has a catchy ring to it. "Death or Gloryeee...". It's weird though because I have almost certainly heard of the band before but I was checking out some of their other work and I couldn't even find a song that I recognized. It doesn't appear that they received too much mainstream success but there is a dedicated following for the band. The song itself speaks about the previous generation of rock stars who were commonly quoted as swearing to die before aging so maybe the whole song is about aging? One critic claims that "this song features the best and most satisfying chord progression and melody the Clash ever came up with" but I wouldn't know if there was any truth to that. What are your thoughts on that Snake?
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Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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[12th Place]
{ 1,176th Place } [00's][ 244th Place]
Song: "White Liar"
Band: Miranda Lambert
Album: Revolution
---{ 2009 }---
Genre: Country
Score:[5.2][1.3][5.2][0.3][4.2][1.1][8.2] = [25.5] = [3.642]
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Wait... what? This is one of your nominations Snake? I'm kinda shocked, didn't peg you for someone that liked Country. I, on the other hand do not care much for Country music. I can deal with Classic Country but Pop Country or what is basically known as regular Country now (since Pop Country now has evolved into something else) just never caught on with me. I actually don't even find this chic attractive at all if it tells you much how anti-country I am lol. I settled at middle of the road on the beat and vocals here and the fans clearly like it but I had actually never heard this song before and it is definitely something I'd never be caught singing along to.
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[11th Place]
{ 1,161st Place } [90's][ 238th Place]
Song: "The Vitamin"
Band: Incubus
Album: S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
---{ 1997 }---
Genre: Alternative Metal
Score:[4.2][4.2][4.1][3.2][5.1][3.2][3.2] = [27.2] = [3.885]
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I am most certainly familiar with Incubus but I wouldn't go as far as saying that this is one of their better songs as I have heard better. It's still on ok metal track despite how short it is though. The message is the highest scoring thing for me here and everything else is kind of under par. For me this isn't really a song that you can even sing to tbh because of the constant change in tempo vocally as the lead singer Brandon Boyd switches from spoken word to singing and back. I like some of the stuff the band has done but as I am not a die hard fan, I prefer their stuff from Make Yourself much better. One interesting thing I have learned here that I didn't know before is what the band's name actually means and it's more graphic than I ever took the band for. For those of you that don't know an Incubus is a demon that goes around having sex with women who are asleep. Pretty dark tbh.
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[10th Place]
{ 1,158th Place } [00's][ 240th Place]
Song: "Nth Degree"
Band: Morningwood
Album: Morning Wood
---{ 2006 }---
Genre: Alternative Rock
Score:[4.2][4.2][6.2][0.3][4.1][3.2][5.2] = [27.4] = [3.914]
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This song isn't too bad but fails in a couple ways. Lyrically for example, there is no substance since they pretty much repeat the same thing over and over and over and over. Plus I never understood songs that used spelling out something to avoid actually rhyming. It's got an ok beat but even that is on a short repetitious loop for the whole song. Interesting though that I thought I had never heard this song before but according to the wiki it is featured in the game Thrillville which I own but never really sat down to play completely. The band has had a few hiccups since it started in 2001 replacing out one or two of the band members a couple times. Eventually in 2012 though the band was at it's end as the lead singer Chantal Claret left the band to go solo.
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Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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[15th Place]
{ 1,275th Place } [80's][ 254th Place]
Song: "Slip It In"
Band: Black Flag
Album: Slip It In
---{ 1984 }---
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Score:[3.2][2.2][3.2][0.3][3.1][2.2][2.3] = [17.5] = [2.5]
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Um... Not a song I am comfortable listnening to at home for sure with kids around. Hell this one even makes me uncomfortable when I'm by myself. I honestly can't say I've even listened to a whole lot of Hardcore Punk and if this song is an indicator of how brash it is then maybe that's why I've avoided it most of my life. I warn you all that this song is a little explicit by the end. I mean, I'm no prude but this is kinda over the top and in your face with the sexual overtones. It's got a beat but it isn't too redeeming for the other issues I have with the song unfortunately.
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[14th Place]
{ 1,255th Place } [70's][ 251st Place]
Song: "Trouble"
Band: Little Feat
Album: Sailin' Shoes
---{ 1972 }---
Genre: Blues Rock
Score:[4.1][2.2][4.2][0.3][4.3][2.2][2.2] = [19.5] = [2.785]
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I'm generally an acoustic fan so this tune catches my attention right away but then the lyrics come in and I have to wonder if this is meant to be comedy which makes me take the song less seriously for some reason. It's a fine song really but I don't think I'll need to listen to any of the bands other work if this is what is to be expected. I like a good Blues Rock song but this just isn't in the group of songs that I would consider top tier.
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[13th Place]
{ 1,191st Place } [80's][ 238th Place]
Song: "Hangin' Tree"
Band: Green River
Album: Sub Pop 200
---{ 1988 }---
Genre: Punk Rock
Score:[5.2][3.2][5.1][0.3][4.3][4.2][2.2] = [24.5] = [3.5]
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I've never really listened to anything from this band before and this song is more Punk Rock but the band has been labeled as one of the earliest pioneers of Grunge. Also, this song should not be confused with the James Newton Howard song "Hanging Tree" from the Hunger Games: Mocking Jay movie. They are completely different.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Welcome to the 4th of 20 Nominator Reviews in which I give a personal countdown to each and every nominator. In case you guys missed your rankings during the rollout, you will have the opportunity to review them all in this series of posts.

Fourth Nominator we will be reviewing is... Snake5555555555

Snake5555555555 { +16,011/3,206 = { 4.994 Points }
[Nomination List Ranking Order]
[70's]
[7th Place] {1,121st ][ 202nd } "Death or Glory" - The Clash
[9th Place] {1,149th ][ 215th } "The Vibrators" - War Zone
[14th Place] {1,255th ][ 251st } "Trouble" - Little Feat
[80's]
[15th Place] {1,275th ][ 254th } "Slip It In" - Black Flag
[4th Place] {994th ][ 213th } "Hip to Be Square" - Huey Lewis and the News
[13th Place] {1,191st ][ 238th } "Hangin' Tree" - Green River
[90's]
[11th Place] {1,161st ][ 238th } "The Vitamin" - Incubus
[8th Place] {1,147th ][ 235th } "N.W.O." - Ministry
[5th Place] {1,008th ][ 216th } "Vote With a Bullet" - Corrosion of Conformity
[00's]
[10th Place] {1,158th ][ 240th } "Nth Degree" - Morningwood
[2nd Place] {797th ][ 196th } "Cyanide" - Metallica
[12th Place] {1,176th ][ 244th } "White Liar" - Miranda Lambert
[10's]
[6th Place] {1,075th ][ 212th } "All You Had To Do Was Stay" - Taylor Swift
[3rd Place] {843rd ][ 148th } "New Years Resolution" - Handguns
[1st Place] {676th ][ 104th } "1955" - Hilltop Hoods

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Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 676th Place } [10's][ 104th Place] @Snake5555555555
Song: "1955"
Band: Hilltop Hoods
Album: Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung
---{ 2016 }---
Genre: Hip Hop
Score:[9.2][9.2][8.1][0.3][9.1][9.2][6.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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Aww man... total bummer Snake. It looks like your nominations are finished. I like that your highest ranking tune is a fun one though. The beat is infectious but unfortunately I'm not into the Nelly Furtado-ish vocals. It might have actually gone a little bit higher if it wasn't for that. You got creamed in the unfamiliarity category since your recommendation is the first I've ever seen this song. Stay tuned until after the ranking though and you may see this go much higher without that category. I was surprised that this wasn't as popular as it obviously should have been but that is still a rising Top 100 # since this song is still relatively new in comparison to everything else on the list. It feels like it should have been a summertime hit but 2016/2017 wasn't the greatest for me so it's possible I just missed it.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 677th Place } [90's][ 169th Place]
Song: "L'amour Toujour"
Band: Gigi D'Agostino
Album: L'Amour Toujours
---{ 1999 }---
Genre: Eurodance
Score:[9.2][8.2][7.2][6.2][5.2][7.1][8.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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So... at some point in 1999 I became weirdly obsessed with Eurodance listening to everything from Eiffel 65 to Alice Deejay some of which you'll see in this ranking. It wasn't a terribly long spell since 1999 had a lot of successful genres to offer but I was totally enamored by the club beats. I didn't spend too much time going out because I worked a lot my Senior year while going to school but I did hit up a couple of raves that year. I never took any psychotropic drugs because I was young and didn't need them but it didn't stop me from tripping out on good vibes and getting my dance on. If you've never heard this tune before now I hope you like it because it's a very fun tune imo.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 678th Place } [00's][ 173rd Place]
Song: "3 Libras"
Band: A Perfect Circle
Album: Mer de Noms
---{ 2001 }---
Genre: Alternative Rock
Score:[9.1][9.2][6.2][8.1][3.2][6.3][9.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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I remember a time when I was a Tool fan that I got super excited about this band... but then they kind of let me down. The lead member is of course Maynard James Keenan the vocalist for Tool. The band only made 4 albums but had a bunch of associated acts including Tool, Ashes Divide, Puscifer, Nine Inch Nails and Tapeworm. Before I was a temporary fan I had a friend that only listened to Tool because it was the only band he had introduced to our group of friends and he took pride in that for some reason. I hadn't heard of the band before he brought it to my attention so I'll give him that but I'm willing to bet he doesn't even know the names of the band members lol. He was never that kind of a fan of anything. Anyway, it's an ok song. I like Judith also but that didn't even make it into the ranking if that tells you anything.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 679th Place } [90's][ 170th Place]
Song: "God Moving Over The Face of the Waters"
Band: Moby
Album: Everything Is Wrong
---{ 1995 }---
Genre: Electronica
Score:[8.2][9.2][3.1][9.2][6.3][8.1][7.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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Man I used to love this instrumental. I mean, I still do but I've listened to it a lot over the years. I'm a big Piano guy of course so this reels me in easy peasy. The fast scales and harmonics are perfect together and you really get the sense when listening that something epic is the focus of the story being told in the music. Obviously it is up to interpretation but I really get the sense of flight here as one would imagine soaring over and across the ocean. Not much of a beat to get excited for but the melody does alright by itself. Even though there is typically an intended message with every song you hear, this one is a bit tougher to decipher. I feel the emotion in the music but I'm not sure if it is to be happy or sad. Although I have listened to this while depressed before and it was oddly uplifting.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 680th Place } [70's][ 77th Place] @Alanna82
Song: "Baker Street"
Band: Gerry Rafferty
Album: City to City
---{ 1978 }---
Genre: Jazz Rock
Score:[8.2][6.3][5.2][8.2][6.1][7.1][10.2] = [51.3] = [7.328]
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Gotta hand it to this song. It made it this high on the list almost entirely because of the saxophone bit. I don't even know what the other s*** is that is ruining this song. Play me a full 6 minutes of just the sax and I'd love it way more than the verse portion of this tune. It doesn't even fit with the sax bit imo and has no business being there. Aggghhh! So frustrating. At least it tries with the solo guitar bit but I still feel the same for the most part. The other way this could work is to remove the vocals completely. It wouldn't be a half bad instrumental tbh. Anyway, this knocks you down to 2 nominations remaining Alanna. There are 23 more user nominations left in the ranking if anyone is curious.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

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{ 681st Place } [10's][ 105th Place]
Song: "As Long As You Love Me"
Band: Justin Beiber
Album: Believe
---{ 2012 }---
Genre: Electric Pop
Score:[9.2][7.1][7.2][7.2][4.2][6.2][10.1] = [51.2] = [7.314]
Video:

Write-Up:
Justin Beiber fans rejoice, it's another of his popular tunes! This one catches my attention but I sort of lose interest after the intro tbh. The beat is obviously decent but boy band beats have never really been my thing aside from a few that slip through and infect my mind from time to time. I don't know if it's because he actually does but I feel like no matter how old Beiber gets he always sounds like a little boy imo. Justin has had his ups and downs as one could predict for a child star. Children who become famous always seem to have a rough streak eventually in life. As soon as they become adults they lash out at the oppressive world around them because keeping a schedule as a child performance artist is an immense amount of pressure even for an adult... or so I've heard.
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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

Se7enthrust posted...

azuarc posted...

(I'd be curious to know how user-nominated songs would do if this category were removed.)

You had already requested this and I will be dropping the list without that category after the ranking. =D

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter

azuarc posted...

Se7enthrust posted...

I'm not sure why it didn't get to the top of the Billboard list but I always thought it did well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Soul_discography

#1 on US Mainstream Rock, #2 on US Alt. I realize that's not the Billboard list, but rock songs have a hard time performing well on Billboard. Collective Soul had seven #1 hits on US Rock, and none of them made the top 10 on Billboard.

Se7enthrust posted...

{ 685th Place } [00's][ 175th Place] @azuarc
Song: "Map of the Problematique"

I am satisfied with this performance, especially considering it tanked in the category where any new song we introduce to you is going to be completely boned. (I'd be curious to know how user-nominated songs would do if this category were removed.)

Se7enthrust posted...

Speaking of that I could also imagine speeding along in Gran Turismo or Need For Speed with this playing in the background as well.

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"Best read of the game goes to se7en. Who correctly surmised this town is full of idiots." - Corrik
Se7enthrust ~ Dude_Dexter