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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #500 on: May 03, 2019, 07:17:51 AM »
Margaret - Cute gimmick with the video.  Song is, eh, average.

Klingande - This is at its best when the harmonica is just slam jamming whatever it feels like.  There is Rammstein coming up though.

Taylor Swift -  The snake at the start jumpscared me really badly.  Why would you do that?  It's totally unfair because it has nothing to do with the actual song part, but ugh, ruined my mood for all of these. 

Rammstein - Mmmmmm dark creamy Rammstein.  We did just do Deutschland.  But this is very good. 

Kylie Cantrall - Easy on the ears.  Not bad.

Lauv - Nice.  Good.  Yes.  Mm.  I like it.

Rammstein is the clear "winner" but we did just feature them a bit ago.  Lauv pretty easy second for me.  That stupid snake killed my nerves and motivation.

Rammstein > Lauv > Kylie Cantrall > Klingande > Margaret > Taylor Swift 
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #501 on: May 06, 2019, 12:48:21 AM »
I wasn't really feeling Rammstein or Taylor Swift, despite them being the obvious frontliners.

Was feeling Lauv and Kylie Cantrall, and those are Alex's #2 and #3.  So...between us I think Kylie was #1 from me, #3 from Alex, and Lauv was #2 from Alex, and #2 or #3 from me.  Guess I go for the #1/#3 split rather than the #2/#2 split.
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #502 on: May 10, 2019, 05:09:11 PM »
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #503 on: May 11, 2019, 01:19:22 AM »
Triplo Max - Decent enough.  Good low beats.

Beyond the Black - Good chorus, not much else to it.

Navid - Cheerful song, cute dog.  Lots of "serviceable genre entry" this week.

Sza etc - Comes together nicely, I liked this.

Hatsune Miku - Wild Miku appears, eh.  Well made, bouncy, I don't think we've ever had Miku in the list before.  Hm.

Andrew Huang - The most memorable of the week, rather haunting.  Did not expect but... I'll take it.

Interesting assortment, a lot of contrast.

Andrew Huang > Hatsune Miku > Sza++ > Triplo Max > Navid > Beyond the Black
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #504 on: May 17, 2019, 06:20:59 AM »
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #505 on: May 17, 2019, 12:03:53 PM »
Callejon - Metal/rap stuff, hits hard, decent.  Couldn't make out much of the lyrics but neither will the audience.  Good delivery.

Kylie Minogue - Ehh.  Has pop catchiness going for it but that's about all, I was writing stuff moving into the KHS and KHS is like this but better.

KHS - See above, I could've listened to this for another two minutes and been fine.  This pops way more than its genre usually does to me.  Shameless messaging appeal of course, but hey, it works.

MiniG - Like the Callejon but better!  Ear happy, good delivery, production, all that. 

Avicii - Hm yeah, nice instruments, I liked the finish but overall a little on the unexciting side for Avicii.  Which is still fine, but there's at least three I like better here.

A-Jax - Best video of the week for sure.  I wish there was a bit more guitar but might still be taking this anyway, it goes big.

Rough pick, I like all of the top 4!  A-Jax, MiniG and Callejon are all competing on sort of the same wavelength and in that order.  The question is whether to put KHS first.  Mmm.  I'll tiebreak on spectacle.

A-Jax >= KHS > MiniG > Callejon > Avicii > Kylie Minogue
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #506 on: May 19, 2019, 05:21:34 AM »
Hmm...well, turns out I got baited by K-pop reuploads again.  A-Jax is from 2012.
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #507 on: May 24, 2019, 05:03:55 PM »
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #508 on: May 25, 2019, 09:15:03 PM »
Hey Violet - Catchy and sweet, hits my buttons nicely.  One of those single note songs but I dig it more than usual.

DJ Khaled - Sounds nice, but also feels more like an extended intro than a full standalone song.  With another DJ Khaled in the pack this week I doubt I'm picking this one.

MKR - Very neat idea, really into some of the parts.  But there are a lot of parts, and they don't quite mesh together for me as I would prefer.  I actually like MKR's glue lyrics about demons and trees the least, if we took those out and kept it as a mashup of the other artists I might prefer that.

DJ Khaled - Good and soulful, hits the spot for me much more than the other DJ Khaled.

Oomloud - Good beats, pretty standard.  Nothing too special but not bad.

Martin Garrix - Cute, funny, nice sound.  Again nothing that stands out too too much, solid midtier.

Difficult pack to rank, these are all pretty close together in "pretty decent" territory.  MKR in particular is tough to place because I love the idea and all the other artists except MKR's part.  I'll go pretty high with it though.  But these are all very close, the only thing I'm really sold on is which DJ Khaled I prefer.

DJ Khaled (Weather the Storm) > MKR > Oomloud > Martin Garrix > Hey Violet > DJ Khaled (Higher)
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #509 on: May 27, 2019, 05:20:50 PM »
Hmm...didn't love the DJ Khaled on a re-listen, but did quite like MKR, so I guess I'll go with that.
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #510 on: May 31, 2019, 05:37:53 AM »
Seems like a fairly strong week.  There isn't an obvious winner to me, but all six of these seem like fairly strong candidates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vHDnFU2Yko
The Doubleclicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ04gPb4LlY
Todrickhall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uGvX3q9zfY
Bones UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pat2c33sbog
Rammstein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bm6eaIPNts
Machine Gun Kelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEWAGrgr-UY
Alli Fitz
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #511 on: May 31, 2019, 09:42:54 AM »
The Doubleclicks - Funny but a little gross, didn't capture me much.

Todrickhall - Fabulous.  Good beat, earworms pretty well, and then the video and style are pretty big bonus points.  Strong contender.  Only concern would be the Grandma Test with some of the explicit lyrics at the start, but I'll leave that to MC's judgment.

Bones UK - Oh, also fabulous.  Hooks me immediately, great sound, great vocals.  Why is it so short!  I could go for four or five minutes of this.  Respect having an end though.  Tough call.

Rammstein - Colonialism is bad mmkay.  It is Rammstein, not their best, but still pretty good. 

Machine Gun Kelly - I like the chill beat, the delivery is what I assume he's named for, overall cool.  Not too standout in this pack.

Alli Fitz - Also good.  A lot of similar grooves this week, fairly minimal but high impact styles.

Some weeks are very different and hard to rank because of that.  This one is fairly similar and so ranks a bit easier for me.

Todrickhall > Bones UK > Alli Fitz > Rammstein > MG Kelly > The Doubleclicks
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #512 on: June 02, 2019, 04:35:36 AM »
Todrick Hall wasn't my #1 choice (fairly high up) but also was a recommendation I saw on twitter, so it seems like it might be going around.  Probably the pick then if Alex likes it too.
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #513 on: June 07, 2019, 03:55:31 AM »
Hmmm...some big names this week.  Nothing super weird or quirky, but some decent music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnlJw9H0xAM
NF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOD0vHKHvAU
bones uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l198tCym1K0
Moonlight Haze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NpklKcfI5o
Pentatonix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxy-kaeO-o
Sofi tukker & bomba estereo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86SbimNf19c
abigail x ivoriandroll
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #514 on: June 07, 2019, 05:45:52 AM »
NF - Ooh, wondered if this would show up.  Hits hard, spits hard.  Me likey.  Good work with the backing.  Heard this get a lot of air on friends and streams lately, so there is buzz favor too.  Strong contender.

bones uk - Also nice on the ears.  Strong energy.  The sort of song that I like a lot while listening to it, but have a bit of trouble remembering afterwards. 

Moonlight Haze - Tries to do a whole lot of things.  Doesn't quite click for me as well as the others.

Pentatonix - Standard PTX, well sung, has some nice stuff with the cello work.

Sofi tukker & bomba estereo - Another bomb pick.  Good groove, just the right tempo and pacing to keep things moving.

abigail x ivoriandroll - Yet another strong one in the same vein... yikes this week.

Uhhhh strong pack, and very similar.  Sometimes this leads to a clear ordering for me, this week not so much, they're all good.  Lessee.  Moonlight Haze and Pentatonix go down compared to the other four.  Head to head kneejerks... NF beats bones, NF beats abigail, NF... maybe ties with Sofi tukker.  Abigail beats bones maybe?  Sofi beats abigail?  bones... beats sofi.  Hm.  Hrm.  NF first, let's say sofi higher overall because it's the one close to NF.  That gives me...

NF >  Sofi tukker > bones uk > abigail x ivoriandroll > Pentatonix > Moonlight Haze
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #515 on: June 14, 2019, 03:57:57 AM »
Well, strong overall week this week.  Some more typical quality music options, but also The Doubleclicks singing about pronouns, and Madonna inciting the gay communist revolution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uagw4zser8
Madonna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt9Ma1W_0wI
Majestica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnh1d9i5s4
Labrinth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nduyrsNZfg
Hallocene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIgfZeAv7rA
Phil Fuldner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hb30PE1xgo
The Doubleclicks
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #516 on: June 14, 2019, 08:36:52 AM »
Madonna - Huh.  Wow.  Madonna, huh.  Definitely a winner on artistic merit and memorability, and enjoyment for me.  Might be a little abrasive on the musical level though.  Lots of silence, and that climax... hrm.  Hm.

Majestica - Standard power metal stuff, done well.

Labrinth - Promising start, kinda underwhelmed by what it turned into after the intro. 

Hallocene - Eh.  "Typical quality music options" sounds about right here.  Basically this is "do you like this bare voice" and I'm just okay with it.

Phil Fuldner - More quality, quite short.  Reasonable, not much to say here.

The Doubleclicks - Good song, not too listenable for me because of the on-the-nose qualities, but a lot of people need this and they do it cutely and nicely.

Hm.  Strong week, lots of variety, lots of + and - on all of these.  Nothing else here knocks Madonna away from top spot for me, but no really strong opinions.  Doubleclicks in particular is 4th for me but might be a good pick if MC has first place feelings on it.

Madonna > Majestica > Phil Fuldner > The Doubleclicks > Labrinth > Hallocene
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #517 on: June 21, 2019, 05:53:35 AM »
Alright this week's picks.  Some interesting choices--there's two different videos for Ciara's new song (both good in different ways)--I think the audio is mostly the same.  Some Trot, which is actually a Korean-exclusive genre (dates back to the 40s, there's not a lot of trot produced today, but it tends to have novelty value).  Taylor Swift's song has had some amount of controversy in terms of her trying to take the spotlight at pride, but also co-produced by Todrick Hall (of Nails Hair Hips Heels fame).  Also Scooter is making music again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUPYYqkrMX0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I97Eujjlwc
Ciara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnGHESypBuU
Little Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqB-Rh4ycFM
Tae Jin A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkk9gvTmCXY
Taylor Swift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eINgmy4dUOA
Scooter x Harris & Ford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-lkv7YakGQ
Pink
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #518 on: June 22, 2019, 02:14:22 AM »
Ciara - Good beat, a bit on the minimal side for me.  I like the mommy+son video more than the lab. 

Little Mix - Similar to Ciara (and Pink, later) with a bit more to it.

Tae Jin A - This is the trot huh?  Interesting stuff.  Reminds me a lot of latin/mexican/SA music, and I see a lot of that in the comments as well.

Taylor Swift - Definitely memorable, mostly for lyrics though.  On the one hand I can see the controversy, on the other hand isn't it good that things like this are existing?  Hrm.

Scooter - Solid in its genre.

Pink - Didn't much grab me.

Hrm.  Nothing here really stands out to me.  Taylor Swift and Tae Jin A top two, take whichever you like of them?

Tae Jin A >= Taylor Swift > Little Mix > Scooter > Ciara > Pink
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #519 on: June 24, 2019, 02:00:06 AM »
Well, we share the same #1, so that makes this week easy.
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #520 on: June 28, 2019, 06:56:27 AM »
More Madonna doing Madonna things.  Also, I'm going to be on vacation for a while, which means we'll want to pick a second one from this week (or a recent week) next thursday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ09pSuA9hw
Lindsey Stirling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5n9emOr7SQ
Ed Sheeran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deV_DmHKwjc
Chung Ha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDyGvBvLMyw
Breathe Carolina x Asketa & Natan Chaim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-vd8QiLLw
Adam Lambert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv-sdTOw5cs
Madonna
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #521 on: June 28, 2019, 10:52:47 AM »
Lindsey Stirling - i t s  g o o d.  Above average for LS.

Ed Sheeran - Cool video, nice song.  A lot of the same appeal as LS this week though.

Chung Ha - Kpop, doesn't stand out too much to me. 

Breathe Carolina - Existed.

Adam Lambert - Very funky, good singing

Madonna - Couldn't watch this past 2:45 or so, paged through the rest.  Seems good.

So yeah, for me it's Lindsey Stirling and Madonna out of these two.  Maybe Doubleclicks from a couple weeks ago if you need another option?

Lindsey Stirling > Madonna > Ed Sheeran > Adam Lambert > Breathe Carolina > Chung Ha
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #522 on: July 12, 2019, 03:33:12 AM »
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #523 on: July 12, 2019, 01:59:20 PM »
Turilli/Lione - Turilli never bad.  Doesn't leave me with a particular impression beyond "that was nice musics" but perhaps that is enough.

Stella Jang - Nice, a bit on the minimal end even for me though.

Forever Still - Metalicious.

E Sens - Good K-rap, I wanna know the lyrics.

Freya Ridings - Stuck with me for a while, puts it pretty high for this pack.

Uhsn - So cute I had to see a dentist.

MKTO - Funny, surprisingly catchy.

Hm.  No really strong feelings here.  Nothing really jumped out as a lead.  A lot of "fine genre entry that doesn't stand out."  Just freestyling the rank.

E Sens > Freya Ridings > MKTO > Turilli/Lione > Uhsn > Stella Jang > Forever Still
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Re: Song selection topic for "Kaitlyn's Song of the Week"
« Reply #524 on: July 19, 2019, 03:42:36 AM »
Kind of a weird week; I started out with like...four Bones UK songs, and spent most of the time deciding that very few of them make the top 6.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7U6AoZ27yE
Blanco Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3SDsBKVn2I
bones uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bx7CFiWfU0
Epic Rap Battles of History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1h31hVGSw
Ezra Furman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIw_e2B0AbE
Avril Lavigne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ub_5dt7wVU
Haddaway
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