LogFAQs > #972876050

Well, I do have a few extra minutes today, so let's get one more song out of the way as a "not really a whole day, but still something resembling progress" day.

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Diablo Swing Orchestra - Exit Strategy Of A Wrecking Ball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9vTJGgtZ2U

Estimated Score: 64.4 [the lack of a trailing zero continues to mean nothing, but feels appropriate]

Pretty neat song for the most part. It's a bit more metal than most of their nominated songs tend to be, but it's a lighter style that I don't mind & the song shifts to a more theatrical musical style for a decent portion of the track anyway. The lyrics arre also pretty great--a lot of fun metaphors and fun villainous-adjacent energy: If you'll forgive my quoting the entire first verse and a large chunk of the chorus:

I brought the stars to burn you,
I thought their beauty would turn you around
This state of chaos suits you,
But now I've got a nation to crush you on my command

I've come to erase you
I'm here to replace you
This time words won't save you

Just a lot to love all around lyrically. While it's not literal, the imagery is fun and offer enough interpretations to have fun envisioning things. On the other hand, I don't like the outro; it turns into a more generic style of metal and ditches the lyrical variety to just repeat one line. It's a short enough section to not tank the song's score or turn me against it, but it's a pretty good example of something I dislike. So... I think the mid-60s would likely be a good place for the song. Definitely something I like and a ways above the Clump, but with a decent amount of space remaining between it and the next tier.

Also, I'm surprised this song is six minutes long. It's one of those tracks that feels much shorter than it actually is thanks to the musical variety & compelling lyrics.

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