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Rob

Yet another Brad:

509. Dead Kennedys – Bleed for Me
Year: 1982
Album: Plastic Surgery Disasters
Biggest Fan: Brad (#348)

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Rob

Deftones – Sextape: 7
Deftones have almost left metal here, for some soft rock that echoes the sound of 10 years before this what made, but it is a surprisingly touching piece.

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8. Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five File this under: “bands I just don’t get the appeal of”. To me Ben Folds can’t play the piano. It sounds like he is banging on the keys without any rhyme or reason. He also can’t keep a tune with his voice, so most songs here sound to me like a clash between his v...

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508. Deftones – Sextape
Year: 2010
Album: Diamond Eyes
Biggest Fan: Panam (#635)

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Rob

Welcome to the June 2020 edition of Biggest Fan. Let me explain for those who only join now. It's about those songs that only got one vote in our recent All-Time Best Song Poll. There were over 13.000 of them! That's too much to get collectively into, but through this series we are going to introduc...

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The Velvet Underground – She’s My Best Friend: 6

When we had Lisa Says from the same album just a little while back some claimed it was a lesser song of VU. I didn't agree. This however, is probably my least favorite of the album, but still worth a listen.

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Today already the third appearance by The Velvet Underground.

507. The Velvet Underground – She’s My Best Friend
Year: 1985
Album: VU
Biggest Fan: Brad (#539)

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Rob

Gillian Welch - Dark Turn of Mind: 6 Nice ballad, but she has songs that truly transport me. I also have to say that I have to postpone the top 100 update to next week. I was kind of afraid that would happen, but now that The Netherlands is loosening it's anti-Covid measures and more work spaces ope...

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The second appearance of Gillian Welch.

506. Gillian Welch – Dark Turn of Mind
Year: 2011
Album: The Harrow & the Harvest
Biggest Fan: Dan (#666)

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Rob

Hymie wrote: ↑
Fri May 29, 2020 2:38 pm

Rob wrote: ↑
Fri May 29, 2020 9:09 am
505. Garbage - A Stroke of Luck
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Never was a band more appropriately named!

Isn't it great that is popular though, so you can make that joke multiple times

Rob

Garbage - A Stroke of Luck: 7
I thought of this as a lesser track from that album, but listening to it three times actually made me appreciate it more. It doesn't have that immediate rock appeal of their best work, but it build a different, almost sexy atmosphere.

Rob

The second appearance of JamieW in this week leads to the second appearance of Garbage in this game:

505. Garbage - A Stroke of Luck
Year: 1995
Album: Garbage
Biggest Fan: JamieW (#90)

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Rob

Brendan Benson – Cold Hands (Warms Heart): 6
Just a decent song to pass the time with.

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*Spotify told me this was a new release from Gong, the Flying Teapot band, which had me pretty excited. So I started listening and what I hear doesn‘t sound like Gong at all. Now I haven‘t heard anything of their newer stuff, so of course their style could have changed, but I doubted that it had ch...

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The next song is not on Spotify, at least around here, except in a live version. It is on YouTube though. 504. Brendan Benson – Cold Hands (Warm Heart) Year: 2005 Album: The Alternative to Love Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#844) The song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClOAnm_JnY Don’t forget...

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Ariane Grande, featuring Zedd – Break Free: 4
Not my thing. Not awful or anything, but rather bland pop.

Rob

The selections from my list, including Daniel Caesar, Loreen and now Ariana Grande, are rather amusing. Have I become the biggest pop fan of the forum? :D Well, I’d be proud if I was. Alas, I'm pretty sure it is impossible to be more of a pop fan than StevieFan13. Than again, with the massive appre...

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The next one ranks at #6751 on Acclaimed Music. It’s got a massive amount of plays on Spotify too.

503. Ariane Grande, featuring Zedd – Break Free
Year: 2014
Album: My Everything
Biggest Fan: Henrik (#978)

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Rob

Johnny Rivers – Summer Rain: 8

This must be one of the earliest songs to long back on the Summer of Love with some nostalgia. It was only a year ago! A very good sixties ballad.

Rob

The Ekseption versus Sergei Rachmaninoff match-up is rather funny (rockified classical pastiche versus real classical music). Obviously the faux-classical is not going to win to the real deal.

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I was thinking Max Roach was winning this easily, but somehow didn't consciously notice how in the second half of the votes the tide turned against him. Curious to see that development.

Rob

The Longest Time is a 10 but it was in fact on my list at #351, as best as I can tell, which is odd.. I went back and checked an you are right! You indeed voted for the song. There is a mix-up on the original results sheet as BonnieLaurel named the song For the Longest Time, giving the song two ent...

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Today the second appearance of Billy Joel. The song ranks on AM at #8211:

502. Billy Joel – The Longest Time
Year: 1983
Album: An Innocent Man
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#761)

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Ineligible, see my next post for today's entry.

Rob

StevieFan13 wrote: ↑
Sun May 24, 2020 8:09 pm
Johnny Cash | Hurt

Is this the only song you chose that the artist made after being inducted in the Hall of Fame? It's something rare, certainly.

Rob

Amazing week. The top 3 is absurdly good and the three that follow would be stand-outs in a normal week too. And there is nothing I actively dislike. 8. Take That – Progress Perhaps the Americans among us didn’t notice, but I remember this being a very big deal in 2010 (although I’d swear it was onl...

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Danny and the Champions of the World – You Don’t Know (My Heart is in the Right Place): 6
A very decent light heartland rock song. Nothing unexpected, but it is fun.

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501. Danny and the Champions of the World – You Don’t Know (My Heart is in the Right Place)
Year: 2011
Album: Hearts & Arrows
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#474)

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Rob

Are there stats on how many of each persons songs have been picked? I'm not keeping track, no. The Books - Take Time: 6 One of those odd songs to hear on it's own. I need the whole album to ease me into this. It is interesting, the way the repeating of the words "Take Time" actually make feel nervo...

Rob

Today a song that is bubbling at AM:

500. The Books – Take Time
Year: 2013
Album: The Lemon of Pink
Biggest Fan: Nassim (#42)

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Rob

6 (2953) | Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs | case/lang/veirs This is stretching definitions of a debut to the widest possible angle. A one-time (?) collaboration of three people with extensive solo careers seems a bit much to call a debut, especially since they didn't even pick a band name. By that...

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Galaxy 500 – Temperature’s Rising: 6

Yet another lazy and warm song, but not as good as Otis. It makes for a fine listen, but I think the voice doesn't completely suit the song. To sharp in a way.

Rob

6 (2953) | Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs | case/lang/veirs This is stretching definitions of a debut to the widest possible angle. A one-time (?) collaboration of three people with extensive solo careers seems a bit much to call a debut, especially since they didn't even pick a band name. By that...

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Ah, I remember him because I had to write about Yé Ké Yé Ké back when I did that Topm 10.000 Songs series here. A likable song. Link: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6235

Rest in peace.

Rob

499. Galaxy 500 – Temperature’s Rising
Year: 1988
Album: Today
Biggest Fan: DaveC (#201)

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Alright, a lot of reactions after mine, many as a direct response and I thought to expand on my thoughts. Instead of reacting to everyone one by one, I take a more general approach. It became a little long, so I added some headlines for people who just want to skip to parts they find interesting. On...

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First Aid Kit – In the Hearts of Men: 7
A typical First Aid Kit song, but I just really like their style. There is something ethereal about them that manages to also be grounded, which shouldn't work, yet does. This doesn't stand out among their best songs, but there is still a lot to like.

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The second selection by Acroamor this week:

498. First Aid Kit – In the Hearts of Men
Year: 2012
Album: The Lion’s Roar
Biggest Fan: Acroamor (#326)

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The Durutti Column - Otis: 8

One of the most relaxed pieces of music I've come across here. It fits especially well with the warm temperatures around here.

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Britney Spears is also one of the most influential music figures of the 21st Century, though. In fact, she was not only a catalyst for her beginning genre but is the prominent influence on modern commercial pop acts while simultaneously holding major influence on the "indie", critical darling Pop a...

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Also, there's a hint in the music itself - the ending of Spiral of Ants starts to replicate the beginning of Lifetime Achievement Award, as if the album is going to start all over again. Sadly, this effect is completely lost if every release continues on with the bonus tracks... But I agree to not ...

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497. The Durutti Column - Otis
Year: 1989
Album: Vini Reilly
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#237)

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Deep Purple - Burn: 8

One of those songs I'm surprised didn't get more votes. It is a low-key hard rock classic after all. Deep Purple around these years can do no wrong with me. A bit on the proggy side, but still retaining a certain amount of cool.

Rob

How are the bonus tracks of Spirit Phone handled? Usually I wouldn't ask, because bonus tracks are not part of the album proper so I don't take them under consideration for my votes, but according to both RYM and Discogs the bonus tracks are part of every version of Spirit Phone, which is unusual. ...

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How are the bonus tracks of Spirit Phone handled? Usually I wouldn't ask, because bonus tracks are not part of the album proper so I don't take them under consideration for my votes, but according to both RYM and Discogs the bonus tracks are part of every version of Spirit Phone, which is unusual. S...

Rob

Today’s song ranks at #7039 on AM.

496. Deep Purple - Burn
Year: 1974
Album: Burn
Biggest Fan: Brad (#484)

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Rob

495. Vampire Weekend - Walcott I thought that Walcott was the name of the group and that the song was "Vampire Weekend" but then I heard the word Walcott in the lyrics and figured it out. The name of the band is always on the left. Besides, as I said, this is not the first appearance of Vampire Wee...

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Nice that my nomination kind of lets us come to full circle. I first listened to 23 during the monthly game here two and a half years ago before Which game was that? I do remember the album popping up on this forum before, but couldn't recall the context. I wasn't sure I ever listened to it, though...

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The second appearance by Vampire Weekend. It’s a bubbler on AM.

495. Vampire Weekend - Walcott
Year: 2008
Album: Vampire Weekend
Biggest Fan: Acroamor (#425)

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Rob

Ben Folds – Still Fighting It: 6
Surprised he sings sincerely this well, as I always have this idea of Ben Folds being completely ironic all of the time. A nice change of pace, but as per usual with this guy he never completely grabs me.

Rob

A bit of a minor week for me. 8. Depeche Mode – Music for the Masses Depeche Mode probably intended the title to be ironic or sarcastic, but the album became a big hit and the title came to confirm something I knew for a long time: I do not like music for the masses. This should come as no surprise ...

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