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And the last five of the day:

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#262: John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra - Thousand Island Park (3:20):
https://youtu.be/cU6eykMxiZM

Nominator: NFUN: [6/31 Remaining]

Initial Score: 53.935
Revised Score: 70.00
Final Score: 70.00 [Upgraded to 70.00000005]

(First Reaction: It's not quite my type of music, but I do find it fairly intriguing. It's like... I'm not really fond of the things it is doing, but what it is doing causes my ears to perk up & forces me to pay attention to it. It is an interesting novelty and one I wish to hear more of, to identify why it is making my ears react that way... but when I ask myself if I actually like it, I just kinda shrug and say "kinda??". Like in terms of being interesting, this song is a 90.00, but in terms of things I enjoy listening to it's in the low 50s... and while I should give it far more points for the interest, I feel like I want to keep it in the low-50s for the moment.)

I am unsure why the original score was so low, as a song that is strangely fascinating should be at least one tier above the 50 point level. I'm still not entirely sure what to make of this track and it's not really one of my preferred styles (whatever style it may be), but it's so intriguing that I thoroughly enjoy blinking at it in confusion. I think I shall go ahead and jump this song up two tiers, to the "really like" Cluster. It's certainly fascinating, whatever it is.

[Final Thoughts: I shall keep this at the Neo Cluster level. I really like this, whatever it is.]

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-if I'd noticed NFUN was losing two songs back-to-back, I may have rearranged things so they'd both go out in the same post...-

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#261: LOONA 1/3 - Sonatine [3:27]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6JmCdDs_GM

Nominator: cakophon [4/20 Remaining]

Initial Score: 65.35
Revised Score: 65.35
Final Score: 65.35 [Upgraded to 67.07] [Upgraded to 68.939] [Upgraded to 70.003]

(First Reaction: Good vocals & nice lyrics. Doesn't really make me think of anything specific, but it's quite good and I'd like to hear more from the group which is nice because the next song you nominated is more from them.)

!Short & pretty. I'd like this particular song to go a bit longer, but there's something to be said for songs that don't overstay their welcome and leave you wanting more.

[Final Thoughts: A sweet type of romance that I'm able to enjoy.]

[Later: Going to move this one up to 67 points.]

[Later: And just under two points, enough to push it right to the edge of the 68 point level.]

[Later: And another boost to reach the next tier.]

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Inside the darkness
At the end of the road
Will we be able to meet?

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#260: Linkin Park - Forgotten (3:14):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6QHZSwyKw&list=PLSZnrWBCBT3ng1xEWEkXC91StoZjD8BP3&index=10

Nominator: Mega_Mana [14/38 Remaining[

Initial Score: 51.39
Revised Score: 59.42
Final Score: 59.399 [Upgraded to 60.00] [Upgraded to 60.47] [Upgraded to 64.12] [Upgraded to 66.08] [Upgraded to 69.41] [Upgraded to 69.9004] [Upgraded to 70.004]

(First Reaction: It's possible I'm just burned out after going through this entire album in one sitting, but this song feels rather exhausting.)

The intro/pre-chorus of this song goes pretty hard, which is a bit of a turn-off and the bridge repeating the same lines seven times in a row is definitely more repetition than I'd like... but the chorus definitely represents things about the band that I love. Chester's singing in those parts is wonderful and the lyrics are very much in line with my interests:

In the memory, you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up

As someone who spends all their time in memories and flashbacks and darkness, those lines definitely work for me. I could live without the sun part, but hey, it's not like the line actively ruins the song or anything. Which brings the question: If I love the chorus and don't really care about the rest of the song, does that average out to "like" (60 point tier) or "generally positive feelings" (the tier it was at, albeit with a higher score because this song definitely does better when it's not being directly compared to the rest of the album)?

I think I'll go with the high-50's here. The song goes a bit too hard for me most of the time and the chorus isn't perfect, though it does offer plenty of reasons to love it. I can revisit things and see if I want to bump it up the last half a point or so it needs to reach the next tier during the Final Score portion.

[Final Thoughts: Louder and heavier than I'd like for most of the song, but the chorus is a definite highlight.]

[Later: Yeah, I really like the chorus, which I'm going to say is enough to move this up a tier.]

[Later: How far can the chorus carry this song? Above the Neo Clump at least, I suppose.]

[Later: Uhhh.... I love the chorus, I still can't decide how high that fact raises the score because the metal parts are still off-putting. I'm going to try 64 points?]

[Still Later: Maybe 66?]

[Later Still: Let's try a few more points while we're at it.]

[Later: Moving this up a tiny bit more... I do love the chorus, I'm just not sure if I love it enough to go up to the next tier.]

[Later, the same day: Ehhh... kinda close, but I think the chorus is solid enough to let this squeak into the 70 point level.]

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-quite a few songs that have received seven or eight upgrades; I'm honestly not sure if anything has reached nine or more since I haven't actually been counting.-

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#259: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces (6:15):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuuYf0BuCDY

Nominator: NBIceman [10/22 Remaining]

Initial Score: 67.00
Revised Score: 65.11
Final Score: 67.00 [Upgraded to 69.40] [Upgraded to 70.006]

(First Reaction: Good song. I feel I should be more bothered by how quickly it runs out of new lyrics, but honestly, I think it kinda works here)

!Still good, though I do find myself wishing there was a bit more lyrical content here.

[Final Thoughts: Not sure why this song was moved down, so I'm moving it back up. I should have more to say here about the story it's trying to tell and things, but honestly, I just like it.]

[Later: A couple extra points. I still don't have much to say about the song, but I like it even more than usual right now.]

[Later: I think I enjoy the chorus enough that I want to move this up a tier.]

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-two songs moved up based primarily on their choruses in a row. I suppose it makes sense they'd end with similar scores.-

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#258: bermei.inazawa - circle (zts mix) (8:30):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZpTtZPLII

Nominator: DoctorJimmy [9/24 Remaining]

Initial Score: 63.4724
Revised Score: 63.19
Final Score: 70.015

(First Reaction: I don't really know what that was or what any of those lyrics were, but it's a fun & beep-y journey to...somewhere or whatever.

...I swear that's meant as a compliment.)

!The pulsing beat can get to be a bit much, but it's still a strange journey that's worth taking.

[Final Thoughts: Actually, I really like whatever this is. Going to go ahead and bounce this up a tier.]

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