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rwlh posted...

This description is on point (to me at least).

Yay, vague agreement!

Raka_Putra posted...

Damn, didn't expect Cell Block Tango to went out this early.

I get Chicago is popular, but honestly, I don't think I liked the movie soundtrack that much in general. I did kinda like Mister Cellophane and I enjoy the verses on "We Both Reached For The Gun" , but those were the only two tracks that really stood out. Though to be fair, I only saw the film once and that was a long time ago.

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Three more eliminations for the night which, if you count the re-elimination of Announcement as a full elimination, sorta gets us up to a total of five?

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#372: WWE | Too Cool Theme (3:25)
https://youtu.be/7DTuUvIytoY?si=DFIJp7orhyp8ccYc
Character: Too Cool
Nominator: MarkS2222222222 [4 songs remaining]

Initial Score: 53.41
Final Score: 52.90

(First Reaction: I give some props for trying to capitalize on my WWE nostalgia, but this wasn't the song to do it with. I've never had any real emotions, positive or negative, towards Too Cool or any of its members. There was Rikishi (the popular one), Scotty 2 Hotty (known only for doing The Worm), and Brian Christopher who left so little impression that I legitimately cannot recall his ring name.

*eventually looks it up after several minutes of struggling*

"Grand Master Sexay".right, I do recall that now. How did Rikishi manage to avoid getting a terrible gimmick name as part of the group? I'm surprised Vince didn't change his name to something like "Tuphat Shaker" or "2phat4u" or something that, while not as lame as Grand Master Sexay, would have killed his career. He really dodged a bullet there.

Rikishi was, I suppose, a decent wrestler? He was never a favorite, but he seemed talented enough. He could function as a lovable goof and was reasonable as a villain... "I did for The Rock!" may be one of the most infamous promos ever, but I'm willing to blame that on the terrible script rather than Rikishi himself. He's fine; someone that I wouldn't mind appearing in the newer WWE games as another large wrestler (I like playing the big guys; a holdover from when large characters were overpowered by being immune to certain attacks in older games), but wouldn't be inclined to buy a season pass for. Earthquake, now there's a big man that I would pay good money to have added to my game, but I digress.

I suppose I need to discuss the song itself at some point and it's... fine? It's a really simple looping beat. It's inoffensive. It goes nowhere and does nothing, It's like a ten second song stretched out to three and a half minutes, but it's fine; it's instantly recognizable and fit the team well, so it's not a bad song. It's also not anything I'd ever choose to listen to. I'm thinking it's probably towards the middle of the "more positive than negative" tier? Like... I do have some positive feelings towards the era of WWE this song is from and it's memorable enough to stay positive, but I'm having a hard time convincing myself to move it up to the 55 point tier.)

I feel like I should have this higher because it is an instantly recognizable theme which is more than most current WWE wrestlers get, but my feeling is always a rather bland "oh yeah, it's this song". Like I know it and I can't imagine the group with any other theme, but I also don't actually like this much.

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#371: Frank Zappa | Alien Orifice (4:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaKP1Vzxuo
Nominator: @Place [10 songs remaining]

Initial Score: 53.99
Final Score: 52.96

(First Reaction: I was looking forward to hearing something else by Zappa, but this didn't leave much of an impression.)

The artist and title always get me hyped up; Zappa's usually doing weird things and that's even when he's not going for something alien! I can't wait to hear this! And then it's... some electric guitar playing. Perfectly fine guitar playing, but not anything that I find myself drawn to. It also feels unnaturally long... I find myself checking to verify that this isn't one of the 10+ minute songs and I'm surprised this was only four minutes.

It's definitely not bad, but it's on the low-end of Zappa songs that I've heard.

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#370: Zovi - How to Listen III: Open Ears hear the Multiplied (Building a Structure, Show Me Your Face, Multiplied) (11:57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JloSherKsI8

Nominator: NFUN [14 songs remaining]

Initial Score: 38.26
Final Score: 39.16 [Upgraded to 53.00]

(First Reaction: Long song is long. The high-pitched, childlike vocals bother me and actively harm some otherwise decent sections. I enjoy what the music is doing around the 5:45 mark, but that voice bothers me enough that I can't focus on the instruments. At 7:45-ish, the song starts breaking down; it's a fairly neat effect, like being inside of a broken machine that's quickly running out of power. I don't know that I really like that section, but it's neat and novel enough to be interesting.

...Actually "I don't know that I like this, but it's neat and novel" could probably serve as a write up for the entire song. I might like the section around 10:30 when it starts getting more cacophonic, as that is a more pleasing type of strangeness? I don't know. This certainly feels like the longest song nominated, even though I know we have at least one twenty minute long song. I'm thinking that I didn't like this, but it's not bad and it's different enough that it was worth trying.)

This song feels endless, but it's not exactly bad. It's... occasionally strange in ways that I find pleasing, but only occasionally which isn't quite enough when the song goes on so long. When it started, I was feeling like "wow, I don't know why this is so far down! Surely, it's at least in the early 50s for novelties sake??" & then those vocals came in and it just... kept going. It's not a dealbreaker for a song to be long, but I have to be into it strongly enough that I don't want it to end--this would probably fare better if it were half the length.

[Later: Saying that "I like this" would still be a bridge too far, but I feel like i've learned to at least tolerate these vocals. I'd very much prefer a different singer and I still wish this song were half as long as it is, but... I am drawn to the madness tonight in a way where it feels like it'd be criminal to have this below the 50 point mark. I'm thinking around 53 points might make more sense; still a bit below the "Kinda Like" level, but still far above where I usually have it.]

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