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TopicRaetsel continues ranking 631 songs (+ extra songs) [Rankings]
Raetsel_Lapin
01/17/21 3:02:34 PM
#135:


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#5: BRING ME THE HORIZON - HAPPY SONG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58LeVo7j46w&list=PL1djAjAZEwIaB0KaDGDu8uF99OV2Q4FA4&index=2

Nominator: @BlackDra90n (1/21)
Source: Live at Royal Albert Hall (1/14)

Initial Score: 73.10 [#82] {19}
Revised Score: 100 [#4] {4}
Third Score: 100 [#3] {3}
Fourth: 100 [#2] {2}
Fifth: 100 [#6] {6}
Sixth: 100 [#13] {13}
Seventh: 100 [#12] {12}

Rating Score: 59 [#5]

(First Thoughts: It was going well until he stopped to address the crowd. I much prefer being alone with my thoughts and talking to the crowd is... bothersome.

The album version doesnt have the crowd (yay!), but I dislike how harsh the vocals sound in comparison to the original (boo!), so... yeah, I think I definitely prefer this live version, though its still a bit disappointing.)

Id say this song is exactly as dark as you can go without taking things too far. The song opens with theres a voice in my head, says Im better off dead and doesnt particularly let up at any point. But theres no actual death, suicide, or rampant drug use so... its right up to the line, but not over it.

I cant decide if I like the crowds presence or not. Taking a break to interact with the crowd in the middle of the song probably works great for those in the crowd, but is rather dull when youre just watching a recording... but then theres also something funny about a crowd that large turning out to dance & sing along with a song containing the line Were all fucked in the head, alone and depressed.

...also, its almost inspirational to see just how many people will relate to the lyrics, turn up, and be miserably alone together.

You know, lets go ahead and bounce this song up to the 100 point tier. I shouldnt as it has a fairly low chance of getting first place, but I actually do want to entertain that possibility for a little while.

[Final Thoughts (Round 3):

The world has coalesced
Into one giant mess of hate and unrest
So let's sing along a little goddamn louder
To a happy song and pretend it's all okay


Somehow that line hits harder after recent events. Either way, songs exactly what I was looking for in terms of bleak without being soul-crushing, so well done.]

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BRING ME THE HORIZON - LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL:

Shadow Moses: 59.65 [#351]
Follow You: 67.40 [#251]
It Never Ends: 68.62 [#225]
Empire (Let Them Sing): 68.68 [#224]
Throne: 79.00 [#124]
Avalanche: 79.55 [#119]
Sleepwalking: 84.00 [#102]
Go to Hell, For Heavens Sake: 87.85 [#82]
Doomed: 95.00 [#50]
Can You Feel My Heart: 96.00 [#46]
True Friends: 96.25 [#45]
Drown: 96.55 [#43]
Oh No: 99.74 [#29]
Happy Song: 100 [#5]

Average Score: 84.16135714285

Honestly, this album hits a lot of the same notes for me as Linkin Parks Meteora did. Its very sad, but not soul-crushingly sad (though Avalanche might have been a bit too depressing) and exactly what I was looking for, which paid off with a lot of very high scoring songs.

Oh, the playlist you nominated did leave off the song Antivist, but there wasnt a good upload of it until well after the topic started, so theres not much you could have done about that. Its not a bad song, but my first impression is that it probably wouldnt have had much of an impact on things... good enough to not get a low score, not so amazing that it would have raised the average score.

Also, this is officially the album with the highest average in the topic! I didnt think any album was going to pull it off, but this managed to defeat History Repeating Blues score of 82.025.

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Player Averages

UF8: 81.3146666666
Mega_Mana: 78.6065384615
Jesse_Custer: 75.6406666666
rwlh: 74.683326
Shonen_Bat: 73.6884285714
BlackDra90n: 73.3910714285
FL81: 72.7471428571
Handsomeboy: 72.3626666666
Snake: 72.2906666666
Murphiroth: 70.2560714285
Toxtricity: 69.1299933333
IhatethisCPU: 68.876
Cakophon: 68.4806666666
azuarc: 68.1417688974
LOLIAmAnAlt: 64.7993333333
DoctorJimmy133: 60.5125
paulg235: 60.3446666666
The_Mighty_KELP: 60.130625
Metalmind: 59.3499999999
Bane: 58.1471428571
Steiner: 54.2413311687
Haste_2: 53.8109523809
Xeybozn: 53.3525
Hbthebattle: 53.0054545454
Pyresword + sergiocornaga: 50.2062698412
Player_0: 44.991
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