Biggest Fan Songs - April 2020

[Wezzo]

475. Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart - 6

[Hymie]

Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart

3

[Schüttelbirne]

475. Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart: 6/10

[Rob]

Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart: 3
There are times I forgive Bryan Adams everything because he made Summer of '69. Than I listen to anything else he recorded and have to reconsider. Nobody was as committed as him to that particular sighing, sensitive, singing style as him and I can't stand it. Worse of all, it was already there from the beginning, as Straight from the Heart proves. There was no rough starting phase for this guy.

[Hymie]

Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart: 3
There are times I forgive Bryan Adams everything because he made Summer of '69. Than I listen to anything else he recorded and have to reconsider. Nobody was as committed to him to that particular sighing sensitive singing style as him and I can't stand it. Worse of all, it was already there from the beginning, as Straight from the Heart proves. There was no rough starting phase for this guy.

The only record I like by him is "Let Me Take You Dancing."

[mileswide]

The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 6

471. The Skygreen Leopards – Inland Towns - not on Spotify in UK, can't see it on YouTube in UK either

Only way I managed to get around it was the VPN route...the track's a 5
Ann Peebles - A Love Vibration 6 No more than reasonable on an otherwise fantastic album
Fludd - Turn(ed) 21 4
Lemon Demon - Touch-Tone Telephone 7
Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart 3

[Live in Phoenix]

Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart

3

I like three Bryan Adams songs, but this isn't one of them. Two albums preceded this, released during his lean years -- of those, Allmusic recommends Bryan Adams Hasn't Heard Of You Either (re-titled You Want It, You Got It by the time of its release). Oddly, you have to go to web.archive.org to find an Allmusic profile of Adams.

Incidentally, my rating system is something like: 10 is a great radio song (or equivalent in quality). 6-10 is a positive rating, with 5 being the lowest passable rating. 1-3 is bad enough to be offensive on some level (because of how generic it is, or something worse).

[Rob]

Yet another SafetyCat!

476. Steriogram – On and On
Year: 2004
Album: Schmack!
Biggest Fan: SafetyCat (Unranked)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

[Wezzo]

471. The Skygreen Leopards – Inland Towns - not on Spotify in UK, can't see it on YouTube in UK either

Only way I managed to get around it was the VPN route...the track's a 5

Good thinking on the VPN.

471. The Skygreen Leopards – Inland Towns - 5

476. Steriogram – On and On - 6

[Safetycat]

Watch the throne Also should be Steriogram - yes, they cannot spell.

475. Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart - 5
Just kinda slow and acceptable. A little boring, even. I prefer his grander and cheesier work.

476. Steriogram – On and On - 9
Steriogram deserved better. They were one hit wonders, for Walkie Talkie Man, and even then only really in NZ, and then no-one ever heard of them again. But Schmack! is a genuinely good punk album in my nostaliga-heavy view.
I think On and On is excellent, with a really grand feel (it's the closer) and a lot of texture with the different parts.

[Hymie]

476. Steriogram – On and On

3

[Rob]

Steriogram – On and On: 6
Decent punk. I like it, but don't have anything in particular to say about it.

[Schüttelbirne]

476. Steriogram - On and On: 6/10

[Zombeels]

Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart: 3
There are times I forgive Bryan Adams everything because he made Summer of '69. Than I listen to anything else he recorded and have to reconsider. Nobody was as committed as him to that particular sighing, sensitive, singing style as him and I can't stand it. Worse of all, it was already there from the beginning, as Straight from the Heart proves. There was no rough starting phase for this guy.

Never liked anything Bryan Adams did. Not even his Sweeney Todd days. Being from Canada I had to endure a bombardment of his songs on all the radio stations.

[Rob]

Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart: 3
There are times I forgive Bryan Adams everything because he made Summer of '69. Than I listen to anything else he recorded and have to reconsider. Nobody was as committed as him to that particular sighing, sensitive, singing style as him and I can't stand it. Worse of all, it was already there from the beginning, as Straight from the Heart proves. There was no rough starting phase for this guy.

Never liked anything Bryan Adams did. Not even his Sweeney Todd days. Being from Canada I had to endure a bombardment of his songs on all the radio stations.

Oh believe me, that was not only in Canada.

[Myself]

447 Wayne Shorter – Juju 7
448 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona 5
449 The Waterboys – The Return of Pan 6
450 Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck 7
451 Talking Heads – I Zimbra 7
452 Loreen – Euphoria 5
453 Animotion – Obsession 10
454 M83 – Run into Flowers 7
455 Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Inakunarinasai (A.k.a. Pokey Means Business*) 4
456 World Party – Take It Up 5
457 Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes 8
458 Georges Brassens – Marinette 7
459 The Alarm – Sixty Eight Guns 4
460 The Velvet Underground – Lisa Says 5
461 The Hotelier – Your Deep Rest 6
462 The Human League – Marianne 6
463 Peter Brötzmann – Machine Gun 8
464 Opeth – Windowpane 8
465 Funkadelic – I’ll Bet You 8
466 Mourn – Your Brain Is Made of Candy 8
467 Thin Lizzy – Emerald 8
468 Eva Cassidy – Songbird 5
469 Yes – White Car 6
470 The Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid 6
471 The Skygreen Leopards – Inland Towns 7
472 Ann Peebles – A Love Vibration 5
473 Fludd – Turned 21 6
474 Lemon Demon – Touch-Tone Telephone 6
475 Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart 6
476 Steriogram – On and On 5

[Brad]

473 Fludd – Turned 21: 5.5
474 Lemon Demon – Touch-Tone Telephone: 5.5
475 Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart: 2
476 Steriogram – On and On: 5

Thanks!

[DaveC]

473. Fludd – Turned 21: 6
474. Lemon Demon – Touch-Tone Telephone: 5
475. Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart: 4
476. Steriogram – On and On: 8

[Akhenaten]

471.The Skygreen Leopards - Inland Towns - (can't find it)
472. Ann Peebles - A Love Vibration - 5
473. Fludd - Turned 21 - 5
474. Lemon Demon - Touch-Tone Telephone - 6.5
475. Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart - 4
476. Steriogram - On and On - 6.5

[mileswide]

471.The Skygreen Leopards - Inland Towns - (can't find it)

Even through a VPN?

[Madzong]

476. Steriogram - On and On - 7

[mileswide]

Steriogram - On and On 6

[scoopog]

joanna --- 7
kool & the gang

[Krurze]

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona: 5/10
Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck: 6/10
Talking Heads – I Zimbra: 6/10
Loreen – Euphoria: 5/10
Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes: 4/10
The Velvet Underground – Lisa Says: 7/10
Peter Brötzmann – Machine Gun: 5/10
The Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid: 6/10
Lemon Demon – Touch-Tone Telephone: 3/10

[Romain]

447 Wayne Shorter – Juju 5
448 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona 1
449 The Waterboys – The Return of Pan 6.5
450 Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck 5
451 Talking Heads – I Zimbra 6.5
452 Loreen – Euphoria 1
453 Animotion – Obsession 3.5
454 M83 – Run into Flowers 4
455 Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Inakunarinasai (A.k.a. Pokey Means Business*) 3
456 World Party – Take It Up 6
457 Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes 8.5
458 Georges Brassens – Marinette 8
459 The Alarm – Sixty Eight Guns 6.5
460 The Velvet Underground – Lisa Says 7
461 The Hotelier – Your Deep Rest 6
462 The Human League – Marianne 7
463 Peter Brötzmann – Machine Gun 3
464 Opeth – Windowpane 6.5
465 Funkadelic – I’ll Bet You 7.5
466 Mourn – Your Brain Is Made of Candy 6
467 Thin Lizzy – Emerald 4.5
468 Eva Cassidy – Songbird 4
469 Yes – White Car 5
470 The Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid 2
471 The Skygreen Leopards – Inland Towns 7
472 Ann Peebles – A Love Vibration 6
473 Fludd – Turned 21 7
474 Lemon Demon – Touch-Tone Telephone 6
475 Bryan Adams – Straight from the Heart 1.5
476 Steriogram – On and On 5

Some of the worst songs in the whole game for me this month!

[Live in Phoenix]

Peter Brötzmann – Machine Gun

7

I actually used to own this album. I knew what I was basically in for, and listened to it probably a couple times, wasn't turned off by it, but felt like I got the point. This was back when I'd make a beeline toward whatever was supposed to be the most extreme music around, or what was considered experimental or avant-garde. (You think I can't take this? I'll show you!)

I was surprised to read the allegation that this track is a "song," because I still haven't noticed that, except for a bit of tune during the 15th minute (as a joke?). Rather, it reminds me of "Endless, Nameless" or "European Son." Musical instruments can make all these careful melodies, or can call forth any number of musical styles. They can also just make a fucking racket or assault, capturing a primal feeling instead of trying to harness some of it into something more sophisticated. Not the stuff of a 10 out of 10, necessarily, and God knows I couldn't play this in my living room, but it seems like an important element in the musical universe.

[antonius]

Favourites for this month

Talking Heads - I Zimbra - 8
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes - 9
Georges Brassens - Marinette - 6
Velvet Underground - Lisa Says - 6
Peter Brötzmann - Machine Gun - 7
Opeth - Window Pane - 7
Funkadelic - I'll Bet You - 8
Mourn - Your Brain is made of candy - 6
Ann Peebles - A Love Vibration - 9

[Akhenaten]

457. Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes - 7

Not sure why I had this scored so low.
New score:
457. Gorillaz – Rhinestone Eyes - 8.5 [#2440 AT]