Non-metal Themed Mixtape Game

[Vegard Pompey]

Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor - I'll Stay
This is pleasant but I really hope this entire mixtape isn't going to be this lethargic.
7/10

Modest Mouse - Ohio
uuuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
seriously though
10/10

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Suburban Relapse
This was so good I was disappointed that the last two minutes of the video were only silence.
9/10

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck
I don't understand this and I don't understand why anyone would listen to this.
1/10

Pearl Jam - Blood
WHOSE BLOOD, EDDY? funny how eddy is so anti gun, but assisted freaktoid johnny depp in getting the memphis three killers released. it is simply repulsive beyond words. you can find excerpts from jessie misskelley's testimony on yt, he knew where the children were sliced up before they died, he described the brutal child murders quite clearly and in a very detailed fashion. it didn't surprise me that depp decided to make it his cause to get these satanic killers freed, but i was surprised eddie vedder got involved in this. too bad, i loved pearl jam. no more.
4/10

Portishead - Threads
6/10

Rosemary & Garlic - Old Now
6/10

Melanie Laurent - En T’attendant
I liked it well enough until the bombastic finale. Not gonna bother looking up the lyrics so I'll just trust that it's on theme.
6/10

Michael Jackson - Workin' Day and Night
5/10

 

[Satanstoenail]

Pearl Jam - Blood
WHOSE BLOOD, EDDY? funny how eddy is so anti gun, but assisted freaktoid johnny depp in getting the memphis three killers released. it is simply repulsive beyond words. you can find excerpts from jessie misskelley's testimony on yt, he knew where the children were sliced up before they died, he described the brutal child murders quite clearly and in a very detailed fashion. it didn't surprise me that depp decided to make it his cause to get these satanic killers freed, but i was surprised eddie vedder got involved in this. too bad, i loved pearl jam. no more.
4/10

NO MAW NO SIRR

 

[no country for old wainds]

The RH Factor – I’ll Stay
a really smooth, satisfying cover. so flawless that it feels a little soulless i guess. 7/10

Modest Mouse – Ohio
so great. unstable and fragile and haunting (or something, i'm never sure how to describe modest mouse tbh. they're up there with mad river as an ideal for gorgeous guitarwork to my ears though) 10/10

Siouxsie and the Banshees – Suburban Relapse
like porno-era cure and ubu with some of that x ray spex attitude over the top and a gradual speeding up into mania that i always associate with suicidal tendencies. course i'm gonna love it. didn't know they ever sounded like this. 9/10

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck
exactly what i'd expect from a 'metal cabaret' band pretending to make some authentic regional traditional music. i bet whoever submitted this is the person who usually submits tom waits songs. 3/10

Pearl Jam – Blood
horsepiss! 2/10

Portishead – Threads
the 'hardening of the arteries' of non-metal. no catharsis, no escape. 10/10

Rosemary & Garlic - Old Now
hardly reinventing the wheel but it's lovely, all the textures work together, great voice and tasteful arrangement. doesn't put a foot wrong, and i too am a sucker for some straight up wistful melancholy. 8/10

Melanie Laurent – En t’attendant
this isn't terrible but it's basically a second rate arcade fire song and i don't really find it thematic either. based on her directorial debut (RESPIRE) she might actually be a better director than anything else. 5/10

Michael Jackson - Workin' Day & Night
obvs great. shit just pops. 8/10

good playlist thx

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Glad you like Ohio. I get the impression it's one of the less popular songs on the debut but I always felt it was the debut-iest of them all, the one that should've been the title track if it were to have one.

 

[Phylactery]

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck
exactly what i'd expect from a 'metal cabaret' band pretending to make some authentic regional traditional music. i bet whoever submitted this is the person who usually submits tom waits songs. 3/10

Harsh, I submitted Waits once (the childhood theme). Dunno who submitted him the other times. Anyway, I had to listen to this after that comment and it's awful. Gave me some laughs so that's something I guess.

I didn't submit a song for this, but Portishead is the winner for me.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Seven ratings from nine submissions, if EspaDa submitted then we're only waiting on one.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I'm pretty sure @dwellerINTHEdark submitted a song.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

The RH Factor – I’ll Stay
7.5/10
Soul brotha...

Modest Mouse – Ohio
5.5/10
I don't feel much of anything from this.

Siouxsie and the Banshees – Suburban Relapse
8.5/10
I haven't listened to much of the earliest works from the Banshees; this is a nice pick.

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck
9/10
Apparently people have an irrational bias against clarinets. This is clearly the best of the bunch.

Pearl Jam – Blood
6.5/10
I never really liked Pearl Jam all that much, but this is rawer than their single-friendly material.

Portishead – Threads
8.5/10
I haven't explored Portishead, but I'm pretty sure they are the third best thing to come out of Bristol, right after pirate speak and that famous poop chart.

Rosemary & Garlic - Old Now
8/10
Rub this all over a prime rib roast.

Melanie Laurent – En t’attendant
7/10
Evokes enough wistful melancholy to avoid failing to its own placidness.

Michael Jackson - Woikin' Day and Night
4/10
Nothing much to offer here. The previous MJ song had quite a bit more going for it.

 

[Phylactery]

The RH Factor – I’ll Stay 7.5/10
A solid, chilled out start to the playlist. Enjoyed this one.

Modest Mouse – Ohio 6/10
Liked this a little more on second listen, especially some of the guitar parts. I don't enjoy the vocals at all.

Siouxsie and the Banshees – Suburban Relapse 8/10
Very cool stuff, great vocal delivery. Becomes quite intense as it starts speeding up towards the end.

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck 4/10
What is this?! Awful, but props for submitting something quite different.

Pearl Jam – Blood 3.5/10

Portishead – Threads 10/10
Dear lord, this is so good. I haven't listened to this band in years, I used to be into them but that was before they released this particular album so I haven't heard this one before. Regretting that now, this is just amazing. Harrowing vocals accompany this overwhelmingly bleak atmosphere. More stuff like this in future mixtapes please.

Rosemary & Garlic - Old Now 8/10
This is beautiful. Took me off to another place for a while.

Melanie Laurent – En t’attendant 6/10

Michael Jackson - Workin' Day and Night 6.5/10

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I'm pretty sure @dwellerINTHEdark submitted a song.

Yep. I can get my ratings in on Tuesday if that's something y'all wanna wait for.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Portishead – Threads 10/10
I used to be into them but that was before they released this particular album so I haven't heard this one before.

the s/t is slightly my favourite but THIRD is arguably as good as DUMMY to me - the rare case of a reunion album worthy of their classic material. that song's the best thing on it IMO but it's well worth checking out the rest.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

A preface: I've been in the airport for the past 18 hours. My scores may be a little grumpy as a result.

TheRH Factor – I’ll Stay
Fuck this song on so many levels. My tortured airport stay is like twice as bad because of it. Did anything even happen in this song like at any time? 2/10.

Modest Mouse – Ohio
I liked this song at times, but it's really way too monotonous for how long it is. 5/10.

Siouxsie and the Banshees – Suburban Relapse
I usually love Siouxsie. I'm gonna chalk it up to my airport rage as to why I didn't enjoy this more. 6/10.

Angizia - Mein Gaul, mein Gaul verreckt im Dreck
My Angizia love holds true, however. 8/10.

Pearl Jam – Blood
I shall say fuck you to everybody here. Best band on the planet and a kickass song by them. 10/10.

Portishead – Threads
Why is this a song? 3/10.

ODB - Good Morning Heartache
We're on a mission to create the worst mixtape game, aren't we? 2/10.

Rosemary & Garlic - Old Now
Some sappy shit right here. 4/10.

Melanie Laurent – En t’attendant
Good God people. 3/10.

Michael Jackson - Workin' Day and Night
Thanks for making my eternal layover even more miserable. 3/10.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Savage.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Baroque, you're the only one left that needs to rate.

 

[Baroque]

Baroque, you're the only one left that needs to rate.

Oh, I tend not to rate this one. I rate all of the metal ones.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Aight

CASSETTEISGOD - Siouxsie and the Banshees - 7.8
Wainds - Portishead - 7.65
Funerary - Rosemary & Garlic - 7.45
Baroque - The RH Factor - 6.7
Satanstoenail - Michael Jackson - 6.35
Vergard - Modest Mouse - 6.05
arg - Melanie Laurent - 5.65
Dweller - Pearl Jam - 4.65
Serjeant - Angizia - 4.4

Congrats CASSETTEISGOD! He's banned right now though right? I guess we could give him a few days or something. Otherwise it's wainds.

 

[CiG]

Nice. I knew an in-crowd submission might get me the win, but I stand by my pick for reasons beyond that. Instantly came to my mind when I read what the theme was.

Anyways... My theme for the next round is:

MOTHERHOOD

 

[Vilden]

I first read the theme as "MOTORHEAD" not sure which would be best...

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Dammit! I already used up that Nozomi Aoki track.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Cool theme, digging around to see what i could find