Rate The Song Above You

The "Rate the band above you" and "Now listening to..." threads had a child, and this is it. I guess it doesn't absolutely have to be the song you are listening to at this very second but I think it would be more interesting that way? So anyway.

EDIT: I've just thought this should probably go in the Forum Games subforum rather than here.

edited 3rd Dec '09 12:50:41 PM by Zudak

9/10. Fuck Yeah.

Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time

8/10 - Not exceptional, but enjoyable.

8/10 Excellent. I've never heard of those guys. I gotta check them out .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGBjAG2XUgE Sorry, no embedding.

edited 3rd Dec '09 7:19:52 PM by phencer42

7/10. Need to listen to more Modest Mouse.

^^ I didn't know until watching that video that Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear was also the singer in Department of Eagles. Awesome.

8/10 You guys have awesome taste.

6/10 - I know that a lot of the stuff I listen to owes a lot to Pink Floyd, and this track is pretty good, but my attention span couldn't put up with all 9 minutes of it. And this from someone who listens to Post-Rock on a regular basis. AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

7/10 I love the visuals for the video and the sound was brilliant.

Now for something completely random!

10/10 - I laughed.

6/10 - Not particularly absorbing. Sounds vaguely Beatle-ish in some way, though why, I don't know. No complaints though.

edited 3rd Dec '09 9:33:00 PM by newtonthenewt

8/10: a) I love The Mountain Goats, b) that song made me chuckle.

7/10 Not bad at all.

DJ Shadow - Organ Donor

5/10 I probably would have rated higher but hip-hop isn't really my thing. I do however respect DJ Shadow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYtk1Z0UUuE

Sorry, no embed again.

10/10 for the video alone. Wow. The music is maybe 7/10, so 17/20 over 2...

8.5/10

edited 5th Dec '09 4:32:32 PM by newtonthenewt

7/10 Good stuff. Now try this:

edit: ninja'd

6/10. Lulzy but not something I'd just randomly listen to.

edited 5th Dec '09 4:48:14 PM by Saeglopur

8/10 excellent and gets really epic starting around 1:40

7/10. Pretty good. Catchy. Singer has a good voice but an odd one.

7/10 Very weird but very good. And because Saegs likes The Mountain Goats...

7/10 I like the M Gs too

on that note...

Aesop Rock feat. John of Mountain Goats - Coffee

7/10 (I'm beginning to sense a pattern here). Normally I'm not a fan of Hip-Hop of any sort, but that was pretty freakin' sweet.

Note: album version has more instruments.

edited 5th Dec '09 5:30:43 PM by Saeglopur

6/10 I have a feeling it sounds better with the rest of the band.

Quite possibly the best cover ever:

edited 5th Dec '09 5:51:12 PM by phencer42

I give it a 6/10. It's a clever concept - reversing the empty vocal theatrics with CAKE's signature monotone, but once you get past that there's not much left over.

7/10 Catchy but generic. His voice is a little too high for my liking. The lyrics are pretty cutesy and saccharine, but I like that type of thing.

6/10 Not bad, but not great.