50/100 - A once visionary band begins its descent into conventionally rocking mediocrity, reheating NWOBHM lite songwriting and trite ear candy pop hooks in the place of highly dramatic melody and the epic scope of the prior album.
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7/10. Decent song. I like the riffs and the structure of the song is pretty good as well.
6/10. It's an okay song if slightly forgettable.
Tupac-Changes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL5sdu3pNrU
edited 12th Dec '17 5:45:34 PM by pointless233
Tupac was such a talented rapper. Even though "Changes" is one of his more mainstream and preachy songs, I think it's one of his best. Very simple and heartfelt. He definitely gets a 9/10 from me. Continuing the trend with the new King of the West Coast:
Kendrick Lamar- DNA [1]
8/10.A good song. I'll admit, I haven't been listening to Kendrick Lamar in a while. It's nice to hear some new stuff.
Outkast-Miss Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc89T_KPNWc
edited 13th Dec '17 8:29:22 AM by pointless233
Not one for comparisons
10/10 for a memorable chorus/verses. Outkast were masters at painting bleak situations so colorfully. Andre 3000's verse is easily within the top 10 for all time.
Since I'm new, I can't post the link, but the song I meant to have was Miami Nights 1984-tiger42
edited 13th Dec '17 9:09:12 AM by SilverHammed
Farewell!
Atlas
: Outkast at their most soulful, and the result is a stone cold classic. This is one of those wonderful catchy hooks where you're glad it's going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. On top of that, we have some of the deftest rapping Atlanta's finest ever did, a gorgeous synth-laden beat, and lyrics about the collapse of a relationship that manage to be heartfelt and aware of the narrator's own flaws without falling into mawkishness or unbearable self-pity. 10/10
: I'm getting distinct vibes of a certain other piece of media with Miami in its name. Hell, maybe this was in Hotline Miami and I don't remember it? It's definitely merely passable; I nodded my head as it played, then realised I'd forgotten it almost as soon as it was over. 6/10
Jimi Hendrix - Long Hot Summer Night
edited 13th Dec '17 9:24:38 AM by Uilleam
Tastes better on the way back down.
Underrated track, especially with the guitar solo and the vocals. Shame you can't find most of stuff easily, but still classics nonetheless. 9/10.
…That was one of the weirdest guitar solos I've heard. 
Sounded like a jam session impro or something, and felt pretty jarring. But otherwise the song has a good balance of atmosphere and energy, and for some reason I absolutely love the bass work in this.
Johnny Hallyday - Allumer le feu
I was never a fan of Johnny, but still, he was kind of a local legend. RIP.
Link isn't available in my country...
But I looked it up. It's some pretty good hard rockin' music and I can see why he was a major star in France. 7.5/10.
It is mostly a classic 80's instrumental metal track, but at times, especially when there is singing, 70's hair metal uncomfortably seeps through, 3/5.
"Supergirl":
Review either.
Spiral out, keep going.
Atlas
The original version isn't the most original song in the world, but it's pretty good - the singer has a pleasant voice and I'm fond of that bleepy synth tone in a guilty pleasure sort of way. Anna Naklab's version is totally by-the-numbers EDM with nothing to make it at all noteworthy. 7/10 Reamonn, 5/10 Anna Naklab.
Tastes better on the way back down.
7.5/10. It's not what I normally listen to, but it's pretty good. I really like the guitar work in this song.
Soundgarden-The Day I Tried To Live
Good classic Grunge, like the rhythm and the late Cornell's delivery in the chorus. 8/10.
A VG theme reminiscent of classic rock tracks, with added synth sounds. Rather generic, even if it would work in the context of the game, 2/5.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee
Warning: Cluster F-Bomb.
Spiral out, keep going.
3/10. A steaming pile of wasted potential due to the weak vocal that the song is supposed to emphasize.
6.5/10. It's an alright song. Ellie has a nice voice, but I wish more could've been done musically.
Notorious B.I.G-Everyday Struggle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rogvlB2SP4k
edited 15th Dec '17 5:08:11 PM by pointless233
9/10: It's Biggie. Hard to say anything bad about his skills.
Moody, atmospheric track, though a bit monotone, 4/5.
Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror
89/100 - One of the last speed metal leaning numbers BG would have dor a while and bearing their usual quasi thrash tradenarks and surprisingly gutsy choruses.
Atlas
This is unusually folky and borderline progressive for an anime opening theme, which from my distinctly non-otaku hipster perspective means it's also unusually good for one. There's some nice instrumental choices here, and the singer has an enjoyable voice. 8/10
Tastes better on the way back down.
…I was very afraid in the first few seconds, but it turned out not half-bad. There are few unusual beats and overall it's pretty catchy. Sounds like the kind of stuff you hear in a carnival. It gets a little repetitive after a while, but it's admittedly hard to avoid in a track entirely based on percussions.
Dammit I wanted to post that one. One the best opening songs I've heard in years. Oh well, since Uilleam talked of "Japanese tweeness" earlier, here's some more:
Shikata Akiko - Fujouri > Tanoshii?!
(I must have posted half of that woman's discography by now, but hey. >.>)
edited 16th Dec '17 1:01:37 PM by Lyendith
That was weird, but also boring and unmemorable. 4/10.
Goddammit ![[nja]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png "[nja]"){kind=small}
Anyways, strange but enjoyable Japanese music. 6/10.
edited 16th Dec '17 1:08:30 PM by Nyte
Pretty much your average 2016 indie/pop/whatever tune that sounds like it could be used in anything from an energy drink commercial to a scene from Bojack Horseman. 5/10.
9/10. Great song by the Dan. I really love the chorus and the musicianship is amazing.
5.5/10. The singer has a nice voice but the song is too slow for my tastes and I feel like this sound has been done before.
Weezer-Undone(The Sweater Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvCzxhvpfsA
edited 16th Dec '17 2:15:07 PM by pointless233
I'm fairly certain I heard the word "kawaii" somewhere in these lyrics, and I couldn't have put it better myself. This is a track dripping with a distinctly, intensely Japanese tweeness, and unlike some examples of such it actually succeeds at putting me in a good mood and generally being very cute and likeable, if not something I'd eagerly return to. 7/10
Amorphis - In the Beginning
Tastes better on the way back down.