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And four more songs to end the night. We should be in a good position to speed back up to 15 songs tomorrow.



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192: FRUMS - XNOR XNOR XNOR:

https://frums.bandcamp.com/track/xnor-xnor-xnor

Nominator: cakophon (11/26)
Source: metacontinues (2/6)

Initial Score: 70.00 [#138]
Revised Score: 70.75 [#200]
Final Score: 71.45 [#192]

(First Thoughts: I remember the song name from last topic, but not the song itself, so it doesnt go into the R# pile. My comments on it last time havent changed: It has some parts that I love (namely the part with the static; just give me, like, two minutes of static and you would probably win) and other parts that Im less excited for.)

Another very complicated track. Allegedly, its divided into seven different elemental sections: Moon, Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, Earth, and Sun with no reused instruments between the different sections. Suffice to say, Im really bad at noticing those types of details, but it does explain why the different sections of the song are hit-and-miss for me. Its like seven different mini-songs strung together.

[Final Thoughts: Definitely one of the better complex instrumental musical journey songs Ive listened to.]

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191: STURGILL SIMPSON - JUST LET GO:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vDpQbGnzRbRVirXlfQagB

Nominator: Xeybozn (2/20)
Source: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2/10)

Initial Score: 65.18 [#170]
Revised Score: 71.08 [#197]
Final Score: 71.55 [#191]

(First Thoughts: Back on the spiritual songs done right train.)

I cant find anything to say here. I like the messages of transcendence, of being in a place between death and rebirth, going far beyond time to an eternal dream... its some very nice imagery and I like this aspect of spiritualism.

Im still not the biggest fan of this album or this particular type of country music, but I do like this song quite a bit.

[Final Thoughts: Nice song. Not the best or the worst spiritual song in the topic, but still a fairly high scoring one.]

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190: PSO2 - YGGDRASIL ~ APPEAR:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q36le2xxUw&list=PLeKaE-gusMmaq2FecWApCcMOVGJblcdrD&index=29

Nominator: NFUN (6/37)

Initial Score: 72.35 [#93]
Revised Score: 74.27 [#168]
Final Score: 71.75 [#190]

(First Thoughts: Why does this soundtrack consist almost exclusively of songs that are either too long or too short? This is fantasticthe foreboding atmosphere, the deep tones that rumble through you, the buzzing like sounds, I love this! And its...45-ish seconds long.)

Its a really great 45 seconds of intense atmosphere, but I still want a bit more to my music than something so short. It also loses a bit of impact when Im expecting it. Having a song like this pop up unexpectedly was a real treat, but when I already know what type of atmosphere it creates and how short it is, its just...less impressive.

[Later: Ehh, maybe let it have a bit more points than original? I dunno. I do like it quite a bit.]

[Final Thoughts: Not really anything to add. Its wonderful for its entire duration, that duration is just really short.]

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189: PSO2 - YGGDRASIL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifEmsaN5bcA&list=PLeKaE-gusMmaq2FecWApCcMOVGJblcdrD&index=35

Nominator: NFUN (5/37)

Initial Score: 50.25 [#399]
Revised Score: 75.26 [#159]
Final Score: 71.80 [#189]

(First Thoughts: After so many songs with Yggdrasil in the name, I expected more from a song just named Yggdrasil. Either something serene befitting the great world tree, or something dramatic for whatevers going at this point in game, but this is just...kinda...average and ordinary?)

I suddenly really like this tonight, though Im having a very hard time identifying why. I think it might be abnormally complex? Like theres enough different instruments and things going on that I find it very...intriguing? Or something?

...Look, whatever, I like the song, dont try to ruin it with over analysis.

[Final Thoughts: ...Dunno, but I still dont want to drop this down to the 60s, so apparently I still like this quite a bit. For some reason.]

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