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273: THE EIGHTFOLD ROAD - FLAMESGRACE, GUIDING LIGHT:

https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/track/flamesgrace-guiding-light

Nominator: The_Mighty_KELP (12/32)

Initial Score: 52.66 [#338]
Revised Score: 64.32 [#251]
Final Score: 64.50 [#273]

(First Thoughts: Its nice, but doesnt make me think of anything specific.)

Still nice, still doesnt really make me think of anything specific. It starts off rather hopeful and then transitions into being triumphant, so I think it could work as either an End Credits theme or a final cutscene montage before the end credits theme, which is neat & obviously has its place... but I need a bit more imagery than credits to be particularly inspired. Wow, this song makes me feel like Im watching a list of names slowly scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen!!, said no one ever.

[Final Thoughts: Unlike most of the songs from this album, Flamesgrace doesnt waste time trying to go hard or be epic. It starts off as a simple and pretty song and actually keeps that feeling going for the entire song. I cannot emphasize how much I prefer that over most of the songs on the album.

Unfortunately, its still not quite pretty enough. This song is a big step forward for the album, but its not quite there yet.]

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272: HUUN HUUR TU - CHIRAA-KHOOR:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bDntRWfL70

Nominator: rwlh (10/15)

Initial Score: 51.39 [#361]
Revised Score: 64.68 [#248]
Final Score: 65.00 [#272]

(First Thoughts: I...uhh.... dont know that I actually like this, but I like how theyre making horselike clip-clop sounds to sell the journeying on a horse motif and that its very, very distinct from all other songs at this topic or any other. Its certainly memorable and will stay with me, so Im pretty sure 51 points is the lowest I can give it.

...that Im not giving it any more points than that probably says a lot.)

I dont want to give this song any less than 60 points because I want to encourage more nominations of unique experiences that Id never come across outside these topics. And I do like it, I just think I like it more for novelty reasons & horse reasons than actual song reasons? Im probably never going to be a fan of these types of traditional instruments or throat singing, so its not quite my style of song... but its interesting, unique, and and horse related so its still good.

[Final Thoughts: A good and very unique nomination, as well as one of the few animal related songs. Nifty.]

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271: TOOL - RIGHT IN TWO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bndL7wwAj0U&list=OLAK5uy_l7KrE4YuWhZsfCdXlLJERHyk4YlwydukA&index=10

Nominator: Steiner (7/26)
Source: 10,000 Days (4/11)

Initial Score: 29.99 [#540]
Revised Score: 21.49 [#574]
Final Score: 53.19 (upgraded to 65.00) (upgraded to 65.50) [#271]

(First Thoughts: Long song... Im a bit turned off by Biblical references and angels and it all falls apart once we hit the interlude. I dislike the drumming for reasons I cant place and then the song just becomes quite unpleasant once it intensifies.)

In a rare twist, I actually prefer the parts focusing on Maynards vocals, but either way, this just isnt something I want right now. Dont want to think about God, or angels, or Bible stories, or war, or humanity killing each itself, and I certainly dont want that headache inducing bridge or its preceding interlude.

I at least see the appeal of this track, which is something?

[Not-Quite-Final Thoughts: I kinda like parts of this tonight. Being from the perspective of angels does make this one of the very, very few songs sung by a non-human character and as far as humanity killing themselves songs go I think this might be better than the one by Live (White, Discussion)? At least, its a lot closer than this abysmally low score implies.

Lets move this to the same level as White, Discussion and revisit it later.]

[Still Not Final: Definitely better than White, Discussion. But I dont really have any clue where I want to throw this song now.]

[Later: ...I dont know, 53.19 points? I do lose interest towards the end when it becomes a bit too intense, but Id say my feelings towards the track are generally positive. Lets see how the list looks with this song getting that score and work from there.]

[STILL LATER: ...This is starting to become a pet song that keeps getting moved further and further up the list. Lets try mid-60s for the score?]

[Final Thoughts: 65 and a half points feels good for this. Ive definitely started liking the early parts of the song, but the instrumental interlude is not to my liking... and then the song becomes as aggressively loud as anything on Aenima and I do not like it. But there are definitely enough high points to the song that I want it in the mid 60s score-wise. Certainly the positives greatly outweigh the negatives, though it took quite a few listens before I came to that opinion.

Also, this song jumped over 300 rankings between the Revised and Final Rankings, so thats neat.]

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