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| Angel_Bob (profile) wrote, on 6-6-2004 at 4:12pm | |
| Current mood: disappointed Subject: It all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down.... |
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| So I'm in a "The Best Mix" mood. I've discovered that it's not the hallowed CD we once thought it was. It's basically emo/punk wannabe music. The generic kind too. By generic, I mean the kind that even I've heard and I'm not into that genre enough to be exposed to it. Disappointing really. Half the bands don't even know how to spell their own name. Sigh. Anyway, I took time out of my oh so jam-packed life [sarcasm sarcasm] to figure out what each song is. Every time I found out a song title, I gave a sigh of disappointment when I saw the band name. I hope a sophomore made this and it wasn't someone in my grade. So, Kelly, Katie and all who have heard of "The Best Mix". Here it is in all of its disappointing half-glory. Like everything I spend time on, my colorful commentary and opinions will be included. I'll probably offend half, if not most, of you. 1. (I have no idea what this song is so I dub it:) Miscellaneous Screamo Song #1 2. Little Room by The White Stripes (I've heard this song before. I don't know where. I want to say a commercial but I have no idea. Generic.) 3. Play Crack the Sky by Brand New (This one wasn't that bad. It was still bad though. The weird title gives it extra points.) 4. Walk Away by Dropkick Murphys (Oh yeah, I've heard this one before too. That makes it generic.) 5. Understanding in a Car Crash by Taking Back Sunday (I've thought before that all of Taking Back Sunday's songs sounded the same and this one confirms it. Nice lyrics though so it's less bad.) 6. Three Simple Words by Finch (The band itself makes this song lose 50 points. But meh, okay lyrics. Oh, I've heard this one too. Generic.) 7. Tomorrow Too Late by Saves the Day (Originality gives it ten points which are quickly stolen away when I realize I've heard this song before. Generic.) 8. 500 Miles by Some Cover Punk Song Band (I like this song. I like Punk remakes. I thought it might be Me First and the Gimme Gimmes but it's too punkish. It's good though. I heart this song but not this version. Well, it's okay. Now I'm just being wishy-washy. Next song.) 9. Sureshot by Yellowcard (This song gets five bazillion points because it's Yellowcard and they not only use an electric violin but also make me cry.) 10. Kristina by Unsung Zeros (This song gets two points because it has one of those cello things in it and almost sounds like a sock hop song. Until right here were it falls into the punk/emo mold and loses acquired points.) 11. Flight 601 (All I've Got is Time) by Fenix TX (This song loses five bazillion points because the band can't spell their own name and it sounds just like every other song. Another five points are lost because they can't decide on a title and have to be like the "cool kids" and have a second title in parentheses.) 12. Radio Song by The Anniversary (They get two points for having a band name that probably half their fans cannot spell. Those two points are quickly taken away and the entire fan base is run over by a station wagon because I recognize this song. Generic.) 13. Sick and Sad by Catch 22 (Unique beginning = three Points. Negative five bajillion points for nearly indecipherable words.) 14. Beyond the Gray Sky by 311 (Nice sort of calypso/reggae style. How do you pronounce the band name though? Three-eleven? Three-one-one? Thirty-one-one?) 15. Crawl by Alkaline Trio (I sighed when I saw who sang this song. It's very… plain to say the least. A cookie-cutter song if there ever was one.) 16. The Worst Day Since Yesterday by Flogging Molly (I'm hoping not all their songs are in this style because it's pretty unique. I don't know what to think about it. Nice lyrics. A little too emo though.) 17. Sesame, Smeshame by The Early November (Weird title. Odd band name. Same old song. Nice lyrics. Gasp. Okay I've heard this before. It just crossed over to generic.) 18. Ghost Man on Third by Taking Back Sunday (Remember what I said about Taking Back Sunday's songs all sounding the same? This is a fine example. It sounds just like every one of their songs I've heard. The lyrics are pretty nice though. Sadly the same. How can you listen to a CD of the same song with different lyrics over and over?) 19. Anthem of Our Dying Day by Story of the Year (Nice lyrics but they're too emo and it just sounds like every other song.) 20. Shatterday by Vendetta Red (It jumps out of the cookie-cutter form that all punk/emo songs fall into and surprises me a little. I almost like it.) 21. Cailin by Unwritten Law (What? It's no different. It's blah.) 22. Pinky Swear by The Movielife (This is what happens when you try too hard. It's different and would be okay without the beginning and the middle and the end. Everything in-between is pretty tolerable and almost okay.) 23. Alien by Pennywise (It sounds like another song. Pretty okay lyrics. I don't know. It doesn't have enough to form an opinion on.) |
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Aerii | 06-06-04 4:38pm I like some of those songs and bands.... |
threshershark | 06-06-04 5:13pm Yeah, they all suck. 311 is sorta cool, Flogging Molly is a great celtic punk band but I'm dissapointed to hear that they're trying out a new style, doubly dissapointed that that style appears to be emo.
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Sike-a-delic_Grasshopper | 06-06-04 7:25pm I didn't like most of the songs on that cd. I said most of 'em were generic pop/punk the day we found it. I liked the White Stripes and Flogging Molly songs, though. I probly liked a couple others, I just don't remember which. I have a Fenix, TX song you might like. I do, anyway. And it's pronounced three eleven. |
Angel_Bob | Re:, 06-06-04 8:03pm Really? I would've pronounced it three one one. Like 411. Or 911. That's weird. |
KTHPKC | 06-07-04 12:35am Flogging Molly's pretty good, at least from what I've heard.
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Angel_Bob | Re:, 06-07-04 5:41pm You've got it, don't you?
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fadingfallenstar | just so you know.., 06-07-04 6:06pm 5. Understanding in a Car Crash by Taking Back Sunday
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Angel_Bob | Re: just so you know.., 06-07-04 6:23pm Really?
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