Board 8 > Rank the Tracks Week 29: Billy Joel's The Stranger (+ Silent Shout results)

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CasanovaZelos
09/19/21 10:54:41 AM
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Previous results can be seen here:
https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks

The rules:
1. Listen to the album in full
2. Rank every track on the album
3. For the results, there will be a curve at the top of each list; two additional points between #1 and #2, and one additional point for the next two ranks. This way, the songs that really stick out to someone get an edge that is not immediately negated by someone else putting it lower. In the case of Demon Days, someone's 15th track will get 1 point, 14th 2 points, 4th 12 points, 3rd 14 points, 2nd 16 points, and 1st 19 points
4. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results
5. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic
6. The deadline to vote is Sunday, September 26 at 8:00 AM EST - though if you are for whatever reason listening to the album around that time, just say so in the topic and I can delay a bit
7. You can sign up to be added to a user cycle for after we finish the queue; once we get through the last planned album, the next person on the list will choose 3 albums which the other users will vote on for the next topic.
7a. To ensure people are being given an actual choice, the three nominated albums must be by different artists. You can otherwise stick to a similar sound or era.
7b. The tiebreaker for these polls will be whichever is listed first in the poll options - make sure to deliver the results in order of your own preference (which will hopefully have the added benefit of influencing people toward your first choice if they can't decide).
7c. The order of the user cycle will be randomly determined, but users will first be sorted into tiers by how many of their nominations have been covered during the early nominations period.

Billy Joel's The Stranger track list:
1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
2. The Stranger
3. Just the Way You Are
4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
5. Vienna
6. Only the Good Die Young
7. She's Always a Woman
8. Get It Right the First Time
9. Everybody Has a Dream

Schedule:
9/26: Spice Girls - Spice (SpikeSetsFire)
10/3: Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus)
10/10: Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555)
10/17: OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot)
10/24: Of Monsters and Men - My Head Is an Animal (Jesse_Custer)
10/31: Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555)
11/7: The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire)
11/14: Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire)
11/21: Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple)

User Cycle sign-ups:
11/28: MetalmindStats
12/5: TheArkOfTurus
12/12: Snake5555555555
12/19: Jesse_Custer
12/26: ZaziGuado
1/2: SpikeSetsFire
1/9: Johnbobb
1/16: VeryInsane
1/23: CasanovaZelos
1/30: Seanchan
2/6: Giggsalot
2/13: RyoCaliente
2/20: darkx
2/27: neonreaper
3/6: Great_Paul
3/13: jcgamer107
3/20: ChichiriMuyo

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CasanovaZelos
09/19/21 10:56:56 AM
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The Knife's Silent Shout results

The participants sorted by deviation from final results:
CasanovaZelos (24)
Seanchan (24)
VeryInsane (24)
HBJDubs (24)
Raetsel_Lapin (26)
SpikeSetsFire (28)
Johnbobb (32)
MetalmindStats (36)

General Album Comments

CasanovaZelos: My 19th favorite album of all time and probably the most obscure of my favorites. This is synthpop as it has rarely been seen before or since, though its influence feels obvious - CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, and even Grimes probably owe a lot to this Swedish duo. Karin Dreijer's vocals here are a journey through everything modern production will allow, while the synthlines are pure ecstasy. This is not an entirely pleasant journey, but that is by design - Silent Shout (and followup Shaking the Habitual even moreso) is something I would classify as horror in music form. Songs like "Na Na Na" and "Like a Pen" are about as abrasive as music comes, so you have to approach this album more as an insight into what music can be rather than simple entertainment. The lyrics are also disarming, a tour of various forms of oppression and inner turmoil.

Seanchan: Did a first listen to this...it's a weird one! I was enjoying it for the most part, though there are easily some songs (like Marble House) that are more accessible than others.

CasanovaZelos: This is an odd album, but not a completely niche choice. It came out of nowhere in 2006 and ended up being listed as Pitchfork's album of the year. It's one of the prime examples of the Internet's ability to spread music that would have likely gone overlooked in an earlier era.

Seanchan: Ended up liking this quite a bit. I went back and forth on my top 3, which is a good sign.

MetalmindStats: Silent Shout was far from a lock for me to enjoy or even appreciate, and ultimately, I don't think enjoyment is a term that fits it very well anyways. That being said, for as singular as the album is, I really do appreciate it - in an unambiguously positive sense, not just because I'm glad it broadened my musical horizons.

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CasanovaZelos
09/19/21 11:00:44 AM
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Silent Shout track ranking

11. Na Na Na (Track #5)
Score: 23 (Average Rank: 9.38/11)
Biggest Fan(s): MetalmindStats (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, SpikeSetsFire, VeryInsane, HBJDubs (#11)

CasanovaZelos: As I said in my full album comment, "Na Na Na" and its high-pitched vocals are truly abrasive. Yet the synthesizer that pops in about 50 second in hits like a fog machine - this entire track is coated in a murky haze, an early morning jog from someone who peers over their shoulders the entire time.

10. Still Light (Track #11)
Score: 35 (Average Rank: 7.88/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#11)

CasanovaZelos: Not much out of context, but a poignant endpoint - how else to end this album than someone waking up from a suicide attempt? But, importantly, there is the smallest ray of hope as a doctor sits at the narrator's side and offers help.

9. From Off to On (Track #8)
Score: 38 (Average Rank: 7.38/11)
Biggest Fan(s): SpikeSetsFire (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): CasanovaZelos, MetalmindStats (#11)

CasanovaZelos: The only track here I could do without - the soundscape is too simple to be engaging, and the lyrics and vocals are rather bland.

8. Neverland (Track #2)
Score: 46 (Average Rank: 6.5/11)
Biggest Fan(s): SpikeSetsFire (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb, MetalmindStats (#10)

CasanovaZelos: Among the more approachable tracks on the album, which makes it comparatively dull to me but still carrying a forceful rhythm.

7. One Hit (Track #10)
Score: 47 (Average Rank: 6.25/11)
Biggest Fan(s): CasanovaZelos (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, HBJDubs (#10)

CasanovaZelos: The odd one out on the album - after nine tracks of terror, The Knife take on the perspective of the oppressor himself. Pitchfork describes this as the only example of 'goblin-glam' in their review of the album, and it's hard to find a better term. This is the peak of the vocal experimentation on the album - how low can Dreijer go? The lyrics are phenomenal, with "spending time with my family like the Corleones" being truly killer.

6. We Share Our Mother's Health (Track #4)
Score: 52 (Average Rank: 6.25/11)
Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb, SpikeSetsFire, MetalmindStats (#9)

CasanovaZelos: I think of this as the most 'fun' track on the album. The rhythm is killer, and the dueling vocal section at the end is sonic perfection.

5. Marble House (Track #6)
Score: 61 (Average Rank: 5.13/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb, SpikeSetsFire, MetalmindStats (#8)

CasanovaZelos: Perhaps the only song on Silent Shout that could be called traditionally pretty, and also the only track to have vocals from someone other than Dreijer. Lyrically, the perfect centerpiece for the album, closing in on the generational cycle that passes down so many of the beliefs that cause the tension in the other tracks.

4. Like a Pen (Track #7)
Score: 64 (Average Rank: 5/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#9)

CasanovaZelos: This song is an absolute nightmare - The Knife legitimately captured the sensation of having a panic attack here. The lyrics are also the most visceral on the album, exploring dysmorphia by invoking anorexia. An unpleasant piece out of context, but vital to the Silent Shout experience. The rhythm, as on nearly all of these tracks, is mindblowing, and the cloying synthesizers have certainly grown on me over time.

3. Forest Families (Track #9)
Score: 66 (Average Rank: 4.5/11)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb, SpikeSetsFire, Seanchan, VeryInsane (#6)

CasanovaZelos: Continues the pulsing anxiety found in "Like a Pen," but a bit more restrained to its benefit. As we near the end of the album, we finally get a song showing the slightest shred of hope, but also trapped in a religious community where the narrator cannot express themself. But that insistent synthline is so suggestive of their escape.

2. The Captain (Track #3)
Score: 71 (Average Rank: 4.38/11)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs, MetalmindStats (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan, VeryInsane (#8)

CasanovaZelos: The colossal soundscape that makes up the intro to this song is a wonderful slice of ambience, and the transition into pop rhythms is to die for. I expect some might get bored of that slow build, but this is monolithic.

1. Silent Shout (Track #1)
Score: 81 (Average Rank: 3.38/11)
Biggest Fan(s): CasanovaZelos, SpikeSetsFire (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): MetalmindStats (#7)

CasanovaZelos: (copying what I posted in my song project): House is a genre that I tend to associate with, if not warmth, at least relative frivolity. This is a genre made for clubs, places to escape from the stress of everyday life. Silent Shout feels like an intentional antithesis, featuring all the driving synthesizer you could want but cast from the darkest pits of human torment. This is not a song for raves but the horrid aftermath, like stumbling through the darkest woods from unknown assailants while coming down from a bad trip. Silent Shout is horror as music.

The percussion is demanding, forceful, its repetitive beat a haunting presence throughout the track. Karin Dreijer layers their voice atop itself, one a low register suggesting something demonic while the others retain a human quality. The lyrics are a trip themselves, a surrealist nightmare of finding oneself incapable of speaking. Through the dark sound, a sadder truth forms this is a song of the oppressed and forgotten, too unsightly to garner proper attention. More than an atmospheric piece alone, this is a house track at heart, and a glorious one at that. The synthesizer soars, finding new ways to build on top of itself. Where most other tracks I would describe as horror tend to be complex and intentionally off-putting, Silent Shout finds a perfect balance between outright creepiness and accessibility.

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Snake5555555555
09/19/21 3:19:30 PM
#4:


  1. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  2. Get it Right the First Time
  3. She's Always a Woman
  4. Only the Good Die Young
  5. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  6. The Stranger
  7. Everybody Has a Dream
  8. Vienna
  9. Just the Way You Are
Simply fantastic album, front to back. I've always been a huge Billy Joel fan, and to me, and I think many others, this is his masterpiece. There's not a single dud on this thing. It's a perfect portrait of romance painted with strokes of rock and roll, soft lulling jazz, and some of the best lyrical craftsmanship this side of popular music. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a 70s progressive epic rivaling the likes of Stairway to Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody with twice the packed storytelling, with well-paced plot beats and a poignant tragedy that I'm sure more than a few young whirlwind lovers can relate to. The storytelling continues on "Movin' Out" a cute song with a fun groove that nevertheless deals with the harsh realities of societal and family pressures, to follow your own passions despite what any other people may say or belittle you for. The rest of the tracks explore love in all its different facets, like the taboo & promiscuous Catholic girl crush in "Only the Good Die Young" which is pure rock and roll on every level, or "She's Always a Woman" in which Joel warmly sings about a woman's (it was written for his wife at the time specifically) flaws and unfeminine traits, and how, despite everything, she's still the perfect woman for him. I could play this album in full all day, it's perfect for whether you want rowdy rockers, a romantic score to set the scene, or when life gets you down and you need someone there for you who always understands.

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ChainLTTP
09/19/21 3:53:13 PM
#5:


  1. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  2. The Stranger
  3. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  4. Only the Good Die Young
  5. Vienna
  6. Just the Way You Are
  7. She's Always a Woman
  8. Get it Right the First Time
  9. Everybody Has a Dream


Love me some Billy Joel even if 90% of his songs are overproduced.
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Jesse_Custer
09/19/21 3:54:56 PM
#6:


She's Always a Woman
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
The Stranger
Just the Way You Are
Vienna
Only the Good Die Young
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Everybody Has a Dream
Get It Right the First Time
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Johnbobb
09/19/21 4:24:10 PM
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https://youtu.be/LAQRtjvtQRo?t=91

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Seanchan
09/19/21 8:13:10 PM
#8:


The dirty secret is, despite this being my nomination...I've never actually heard this album before! Okay, okay, that's more like a half truth (or a 2/3rds truth to be precise).

My love of Billy Joel is almost entirely from that 2 CD Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2 that was put out in the mid 80s. I've heard that collection a million times (and I'm only slightly exaggerating). But we can't (or shouldn't) nominate greatest hits albums, and so I looked and quickly realized most of The Stranger (6 of the 9 songs) is on that collection. And now here we are.

I did a full listen and my brain had such a hard time processing the 3 songs I hadn't heard. The other 6 are practically ingrained in my soul at this point, and so I just wasn't sure what to think about the "other" songs. Did I think lesser of them just because they weren't on the Greatest Hits or because they are truly lesser? Going to do another listen this week to give them another chance.

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ChainLTTP
09/19/21 8:30:48 PM
#9:


CasanovaZelos posted...
5. Marble House (Track #6)
I know there were low votals, but I am honestly shocked that this wasn't #1 or #2. It's easily the most accessible song on that album (I would say the most accessible Knife song period, but Heartbeats exists).
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Seanchan
09/19/21 8:48:59 PM
#10:


ChainLTTP posted...
I know there were low votals, but I am honestly shocked that this wasn't #1 or #2. It's easily the most accessible song on that album (I would say the most accessible Knife song period, but Heartbeats exists).

Don't blame me, it was my #1 for precisely that reason!

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CasanovaZelos
09/20/21 10:36:49 AM
#11:


bump

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neonreaper
09/20/21 10:58:56 AM
#12:


The Stranger
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Just the Way You Are
Only the Good Die Young
Vienna
She's Always a Woman
Get It Right the First Time
Everybody Has a Dream

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Arti
09/20/21 11:15:24 AM
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Only the Good Die Young
The Stranger
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Just the Way You Are
Vienna
She's Always a Woman
Get It Right the First Time
Everybody Has a Dream

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CasanovaZelos
09/20/21 5:00:04 PM
#14:


I feel like Billy Joel is the artist I feel most neutrally about (other than We Didn't Start the Fire, which is an easy contender for my least favorite song ever). His music is pleasant enough, I see why others would like him, but none of it sticks with me.

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ChainLTTP
09/20/21 5:24:37 PM
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CasanovaZelos posted...
I feel like Billy Joel is the artist I feel most neutrally about (other than We Didn't Start the Fire, which is an easy contender for my least favorite song ever). His music is pleasant enough, I see why others would like him, but none of it sticks with me.
Prelude/Angry Young Man may be one of the most ambitious and perfect rock songs ever. Piano Man and Captain Jack are panoramic ballads that are up there with the top-tier Bob Dylan songs. Those three to me are set apart from the rest of his oeuvre, which can be spotty at times.
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SpikeSetsFire
09/20/21 5:39:28 PM
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Seanchan
09/20/21 9:28:19 PM
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We Didn't Start the Fire sucks ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_av7jC_gK-k

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CasanovaZelos
09/21/21 9:54:24 AM
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bump

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CasanovaZelos
09/21/21 5:01:25 PM
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Johnbobb
09/21/21 6:09:38 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTgwDgBWCqI

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CasanovaZelos
09/21/21 6:15:05 PM
#21:


I just updated my album file and am apparently only 5 albums away from having heard 3,000 total. Need to figure out something special for #3000 - I think #2000 was Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. but can't be sure.

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ChainLTTP
09/21/21 6:32:52 PM
#22:


Metal Machine Music
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CasanovaZelos
09/21/21 6:36:42 PM
#23:


ChainLTTP posted...
Metal Machine Music

I'm actually surprised I haven't listened to this yet, having already listened to 10 Lou Reed albums and this one being so infamous.

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Snake5555555555
09/21/21 6:48:34 PM
#24:


The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time

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Johnbobb
09/21/21 7:30:05 PM
#25:


Andre 3000?

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Seanchan
09/21/21 8:06:40 PM
#26:


This is a great album, though it's hard to be objective when I've heard most of these songs hundreds of times.

  1. Only the Good Die Young - One of my favorite songs of all time and my go to when I think about "favorite Billy Joel song".
  2. Just the Way You Are - Has grown on me tremendously over the years; it's just a beautiful song that's even better here because the Greatest Hits version is missing a verse or two.
  3. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Just a stone cold classic.
  4. The Stranger - I've been known to whistle this at random just for fun.
  5. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Solid song though I always get a little bored of it before the very end.
  6. Vienna - Easily the best of the 3 "new to me" songs. As an aside, something about the opening piano notes and the lyric "Vienna is waiting for you" reminded me of Boxing by Ben Folds Five ("has boxing been good to you"). I did a quick listen to that again and, ye gods, it's like my brain forgot how bad Ben Folds singing is. Also, not really that similar!
  7. Get It Right the First Time - Perfectly fine but nothing special.
  8. She's Always a Woman - Despite this being a Greatest Hit, I've just never been a big fan of this song.
  9. Everybody Has a Dream - Not terrible but easily the bottom of the list for me.

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MetalmindStats
09/21/21 11:49:33 PM
#27:


ChainLTTP posted...
I know there were low votals, but I am honestly shocked that this wasn't #1 or #2. It's easily the most accessible song on that album (I would say the most accessible Knife song period, but Heartbeats exists).
If it says anything, I for one would actually rank Marble House still lower today (even though I liked it). I didn't give myself really any time to sit on Silent Shout after my third listen, but my appreciation was and continues to be mostly a result of its more singular songs. As for the album at hand this week, though...

The Stranger was probably the single upcoming album I was most looking forward to - I was planning to participate this week back even before I decided to try returning in full. I guess my first listen brought me face-to-face with the flipside of setting expectations rather than going in fully open-minded, though. In short, my initial impression of The Stranger was unexpectedly middling, milquetoast, and generally mediocre. Now I'm hoping familiarity will ease me into numbers 2-3 the way it usually does, rather than breeding contempt - but if not, I guess I'll always have Vienna.

Then again, I actually like We Didn't Start the Fire, so take everything I just said with a grain of salt.

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CasanovaZelos
09/22/21 9:48:32 AM
#28:


bump

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CasanovaZelos
09/22/21 3:28:13 PM
#29:


When are we going to tackle Trout Mask Replica?

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Johnbobb
09/22/21 4:15:24 PM
#30:


  1. Just the Way You Are
  2. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  3. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  4. The Stranger
  5. Vienna
  6. Only the Good Die Young
  7. She's Always a Woman
  8. Everybody Has a Dream
  9. Get It Right the First Time



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SpikeSetsFire
09/23/21 3:52:44 AM
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1. Just The Way You Are
2. She's Always A Woman
3. The Stranger
4. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
5. Only The Good Die Young
6. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
7. Vienna
8. Get It Right The First Time
9. Everybody Has A Dream


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BlueCrystalTear
09/23/21 2:54:39 PM
#32:


Top to bottom, this is Billy Joel's finest work. Not a single bad song here. I can see why the rankings are all over the place.

1. Just the Way You Are - All. The. Feels. This song gets me every time.

2. Everybody Has a Dream - Also a powerful song.

3. Only the Good Die Young - Fun, awesome, and strong lyrically. Mixes angst with maturity.

4. She's Always a Woman - Another great ballad that really echoes the sentiments well.

5. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

6. The Stranger

7. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Goes on a bit long but it's thoroughly enjoyable.

8. Vienna - Putting this so low feels wrong. That shows you how damn good this album is.

9. Get It Right the First Time - Really the only forgettable song here, simply because it pales in comparison to the rest.
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CasanovaZelos
09/24/21 9:42:56 AM
#33:


I still can't believe we're doing Spice Girls next

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ZenOfThunder
09/24/21 10:09:18 AM
#34:


damn i love this album

  1. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  2. The Stranger
  3. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  4. Only the Good Die Young
  5. She's Always a Woman
  6. Just the Way You Are
  7. Everybody Has a Dream
  8. Vienna
  9. Get It Right the First Time

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CasanovaZelos
09/24/21 4:51:47 PM
#35:


Bump

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Seanchan
09/24/21 5:34:27 PM
#36:


CasanovaZelos posted...
I still can't believe we're doing Spice Girls next

It might be an amazing album that tickles your nostalgia. SPOILERS: It's not!

I don't think you submitted for this week yet?

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CasanovaZelos
09/24/21 5:36:58 PM
#37:


Seanchan posted...
It might be an amazing album that tickles your nostalgia. SPOILERS: It's not!

I don't think you submitted for this week yet?

It's a decent enough album - more shocked that we decided upon it before so many others.

And I will probably get around to it tomorrow.

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Raetsel_Lapin
09/24/21 7:02:47 PM
#38:


1: Vienna
2: The Stranger
3: She's Always a Woman
4: Only the Good Die Young
5: Just the Way You Are
6: Movin' Out
7: Everbody Has a Dream
8: Get It Right the First Time
9: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Fantastic album.
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HBJDubs
09/24/21 9:43:26 PM
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1. The Stranger
2. Movin Out (Anthonys Song)
3. Everybody Has A Dream
4. Only The Good Die Young
5. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
6. Get It Right The First Time
7. Vienna
8. Just The Way You Are
9. Shes Always A Woman

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CasanovaZelos
09/25/21 11:32:05 AM
#40:


The weird thing about this album to me is that I really do not care about any of these songs on their own, but I can enjoy them together. The Stranger is a much better album than the sum of its parts.

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Just the Way You Are
Only the Good Die Young
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Vienna
She's Always a Woman
The Stranger
Everybody Has a Dream
Get It Right the First Time

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MetalmindStats
09/25/21 7:20:09 PM
#41:


  1. Vienna
  2. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  3. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  4. Only the Good Die Young
  5. The Stranger
  6. Just the Way You Are
  7. Get It Right the First Time
  8. Everybody Has a Dream
  9. She's Always a Woman
I kind of knew my first take was indeed wildly premature once certain songs popped into my head as I revisited this topic to compose my original thoughts. The circumstances in which I conducted my second listen leave only one explanation, which is that I, for whatever reason, decided to have a contrarian opinion and initiated this week looking to fit that narrative. Without that baggage, I found The Stranger roughly as enjoyable and to my taste as I had expected all along.

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CasanovaZelos
09/26/21 1:38:57 AM
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Final bump

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