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Two more for the night:



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176: EVERY TIME I DIE - EL DORADO:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0PVweBr8CHUuN6MTd3PrIa

Nominator: Bane (3/28)
Source: From Parts Unknown (2/14)

Initial Score: 52.37 [#343]
Revised Score: 78.12 [#133]
Final Score: 73.35 [#176]

(First Thoughts: How many times have I just left a writeup at Its fine? Because heres another one.)

You were alone when you came in
Youll be alone when you leave again
And in the middle theres nothing
That can keep you around when its time to go home

A different kind of sad lyrics than I was originally looking for, but it works for me. Its also fairly tame by metalcore standards which makes it easier to enjoy... the CRUSH YOUR ALLIES! shouting is a low point for the track, but its over quite quickly and doesnt particularly drag the song down.

Also, I wouldnt say it impacted the score at all, but its kinda neat to let the other band members have an instrumental outro to themselves. Its not often on either album that anyone other than the singer gets a chance to shine.

[Final Thoughts: No further thoughts.]

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175: LIVE - LIGHTNING CRASHES:

https://open.spotify.com/track/48iWbsOaBUAGzMdoSmqyg1

Nominator: azuarc (13/28)
Source: Throwing Copper (7/15)

Initial Score: 0 [#581]
Revised Score: 77.90 [#135]
Final Score: 73.45 [#175]

(First Thoughts: Her placenta falls to the floor.

...Well, Ill give you credit for finding a new way to score zero points.)

This was a pretty big song, wasnt it? I didnt recognize it at first, and its not a song Ive ever searched for, but it sounds very familiar... like something Ive heard dozens of times in the background without ever paying attention to the lyrics or really acknowledging it as a song.

Once I get past the...choice of describing childbirth, the actual song is quite good. I wouldnt say I want another Circle of Life song but I like the alternative rock sound this has. I can certainly see why this song became mainstream... at least, I still presume it was mainstream at some point.

[Final Thoughts: Ive never thought about it before, but Im wondering if I have a natural bias towards songs with metaphorical lightning? Ive been listening to a lot of Lou Christies Lightnin Strikes lately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRqdzF8swY

Which should be something I hate (cheating ballad, ahoy!), but I apparently really like. On a similar level, theres also The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUhnIY3oRM

And now Lightning Crashes... eh, probably just a coincidence.

(Id also question if I have a thing for high falsetto voices like those two tracks I posted, but I dont think thats one of my things...dunno, cant say I gave it any thought before right now, but I dont recall many of my favorite songs having that as a connecting thread.)]

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