Non-metal Themed Mixtape Game

[Caecius]

I'm just gonna put this out there...fuck that Queen song.

P.S. I love Queen.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

 

[no country for old wainds]

Mozart - Lacrimosa
i'm a little mad at myself for not even considering this as it's pretty definitive. too obvious? maybe, but it has to be here. like many people i am fascinated with the question of how much input mozart had on the finished movement - it all sounds of a piece to these untrained ears. 9/10

Andi Almqvist - Death
basically a good song but i can too easily imagine preferring a sparer, quieter, slower arrangement, as is my wont. 6/10

Christian Death - Cavity - First Communion
sounds kinda like a mid-point between the cure and sonic youth (not sure if the latter is a leftfield comparison but there are obvious similarities, coincidentally or otherwise), which is ok by me. can't say it particularly grabs me, but i would like to explore them further. 6/10

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar
this is a bit more like it. i like cave when he gets all fevered, which he kinda does here. my late grandad, who listened mostly to mahler, little richard and tina turner, randomly loved this album, profanities and all. 7/10

Alice In Chains - Rain When I Die
i didn't like these stoned out sleazy grooves when sabbath did them either - and it's metal innit. 4/10

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
Your Kid Committed Suicide Because You Suck 1/10

Comus - Drip Drip
i used to find FIRST UTTERANCE super intimidating, but nowadays it's right in my wheelhouse, and this could be the most fucked up song on there. 9/10

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
i'm gonna be less harsh about obviousness in the non-metal game, but this is still losing a point. it is pretty irresistable though. mercury was utterly ridiculous, he was like halford and dio all in one. 6/10

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis
lame nu-grunge masquerading as 16 horsepower. chorus is just straight up puddle of mudd. 4/10

Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
fuck the rest of the list, i would happily listen to this over and over. for the record, i never thought i liked husker du 'til right this second, so thanks to whoever picked it, definitely needs a revisit. 9/10

Carissa's Wierd - Ignorant Piece of Shit
i'm not sensitive enough for shit like this unless it's exceptionally good, and this ain't. only scarf-wearing crybabies need apply. 5/10

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
among the most worthy of all mainstream rock classics, but i'm docking a point for obviousness. 8/10

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
YES dude, i salute whoever picked this. real deal. 9/10

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Wenn dein Mütterlein
lol when i mentioned mahler i didn't realise this was here. is my grandfather picking songs from beyond the grave? i'm sorry i said fuck the rest of this list because it's honestly been a really good one. "ach, zu schnell..." 8/10

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
ahhhhh i've never heard this one and i must! 8/10

Gravenhurst - Animals
the vocalist and main songwriter died not long ago at 37 - i know he had bad epilepsy but i wouldn't be surprised to find it was actually suicide. such a bleak, unnerving, quietly psychotic song/album. 9/10

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato
nice enough mood piece, nothing special to these ears. 6/10

all in all a fine list folks! not my most eloquent reviews this time but it's been a tiring week fu

 

[Mort Divine]

Mozart - Lacrimosa
6/10

I know Mozart is supposed to be 'sacred ground' that everyone is supposed to adore, but for some reason I find most of what I've heard of his work really not that interesting. Clearly well made, just doesn't engage me.

Andi Almqvist - Death
6/10

not awful, but kinda boring

Christian Death - Cavity - First Communion
7/10

I should probably look into Christian Death some more

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar
5/10

too fucking long

Alice In Chains - Rain When I Die
7/10

not my favorite AiC song (we die young), but solid

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
3/10

i like some lame sappy shit, but god this is not only sappy but just fucking boring

Comus - Drip Drip
8/10

i used to know a guy who was super into comus, he never shut the fuck up about them so i decided to never listen out of spite

turns out i made a bit of a mistake

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
6/10

its clearly not bad, but come on can people stop with this fucking song already

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis
4/10

sounds like a shitty AiC

Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
9/10

probably my favorite song on the album, just fucking great in every way

Carissa's Wierd - Ignorant Piece of Shit
9/10

probably not my favorite song on the album, still fucking great in every way like the rest of the album (sorry if anyone trips on my tear soaked scarf)

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
8/10

i'd probably want to kill myself if i heard it as often as i see it mentioned around the internet, but somehow i've avoided being overexposed to it so i can appreciate it still

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
8/10

hey...thats pretty good

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Wenn dein Mütterlein
8/10

i'm phoning in my review text at this point because i'm also working on an end of semester project but pretty good

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
6/10

not a huge fan of blues rock, but its not bad

Gravenhurst - Animals
8/10

reminds me of a - somehow - more depressed jeff buckley

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato
7/10

not bad

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

This thread be all neglected and shit

 

[Vegard Pompey]

We're at 9 ratings currently. I'll go over this thread later today and notify every submitter who hasn't rated.

 

[arg]

Mozart - Lacrimosa - 9
haunting

Andi Almqvist - Death - 3
don't get this

Christian Death - Cavity - First Communion - 4
nice atmosphere but singer sucks cock

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar - 2
the fuck is this

Alice In Chains - Rain When I Die - 5
lol nu metal

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven - 9
heartbreaking

Comus - Drip Drip - 1
i clicked through the song hoping to find a redeeming part but it was all garbage

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 6
so sick of this song

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis - 4
inbred redneck crap

Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue - 8
cool

Carissa's Wierd - Ignorant Piece of Shit - 9
trippy

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black - 10
fantastic

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy - 4
not something i would ever willingly listen to

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Wenn dein Mütterlein - 8
great

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May - 9
awesome

Gravenhurst - Animals - 9
sweet

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato - 5
unsettling

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Waiting on ratings from @Baroque, @Krow, @Omni, @EspaDa, @Serjeant Grumbles, @Caecius and @Funerary_Doom.

 

[Omni]

Sorry, I've been busy dying. Feel free to go on without me.

 

[Krow]

I'm not doing anything tonight but staring out the window and watching it snow so I'll try and get mine in.

 

[arg]

Paint It Black is certainly about death. He's grieving the death of his lover.

ok i saw the lyric about his love never to come back, updated

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Sorry, I've been busy dying. Feel free to go on without me.

Dying, huh? I've got just the mixtape for you.

(On a more considerate note, get well soon)

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Sorry guys my brain has been all over the place this week and haven't gotten the chance to post much. I'll put them up tonight. I've already listened to the playlist.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Mozart - Lacrimosa 6/10
This is cool, but he does have better material. Or maybe I've heard this many times in shows and movies that its novelty has worn off on me a bit. Probably both.

Andi Almqvist - Death 6/10
I think there's something about the lyrics/vocal meldoy that I don't like... sorta cliche and they are noticeable so it's hard to tune it out. The music was nice though.

Christian Death - Cavity/First Communion 5/10
I've heard Christian Death and thought I liked them more. It's maybe just this one song though. I thought this would be "darker" sounding... idk.

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar 7/10
I liked this. It has a sleezy bar sound to it. It's way too long though for what it is.

Alice in Chains - Rain When I Die 7/10
I like Alice in Chains.

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven 2/10
This is just beyond corny, boring and not a good song. I don't see anything good about this song whatosever. I don't think I've been so uninsipired after listening to a song than with this. Jesus fucking christ.

Comus - Drip Drip 10/10
I really loved this. Really interesting and I even relisten to it sometimes. I'll have to check this band out more. I do think it could've ended sooner, but I didn't mind the noise stuff they were doing towards the end.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 9/10
I love this song. Who doesnt?

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis 8/10
I like Man's Gin. They do have that Southern thing, but they don't go overboard with it (at least for me), "but I feel OK, I feel ALRIGHT."

Husker Du - Pink Turns to Blue 9/10
I liked this a lot. Really fun and I liked the guitar tone a lot.

Carissa's Weird - Ignorant Piece of Shit 7/10
The title of this is very misleading. And actually when I think about it a little silly and childish. I was ready for some Alanis Morisette hate, but glad it didn't go that way. This was OK.

The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black 8/10
This song rules. But it's about death? How? Never thought about it being about death, but I really can't be bothered about being a theme nazi right now. LOL I need to get these ratings IN.

Rev. Gary Death - Death Don't Have No Mercy 9/10
I enjoyed this a lot.

Dietrich Fisher - 6/10
This is okay. I'm not really big into operas. I recognize it's good but it doesn't do much for me. I suppose I'm missing the entire story/point just listening to it it like this though. Idk.

Blue Oyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May 10/10
This is beautiful.

Gravenhurst - Animals from Fire in Distant Buildings 6/10
Hmm. This is decent. I can't tell if I like it or could just stand it. I'd need to listen to more from them

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato 8/10
I love the slow pacing of this song. This song you really have to sorta listen to it in a different frame of mind. Anytime I have it on, I really pay attention to it and get submerged into it. It's a little odd in this playlist and doesn't necessarily fit but it's a beautiful song. It's actually the perfect yoga song, it forces you to breathe and be aware of things. Maybe I'm speaking for myself. Yeah.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Ahh okay. Cool I had no idea. Didn't take any points off or anything, but now i know that that's pretty cool and see the song in another way.

And yes that's an awesome name. The only pastor i'd listen to.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Mozart - Lacrimosa
9/10
It's the requiem, and it's in D minor, so you would have to be a pretty shitty composer to fuck that up. I'm not even that big of a Mozart fan, but this deserves its iconic status.

Andi Almqvist - Death
8/10
A nice melancholic melody to it.

Christian Death - Cavity - First Communion
8.5/10
The price of red death is the price of your love. I considered submitting this, but ultimately decided on something else.

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar
6.5/10
I'm interesting in exploring Nick Cave further, having wet my teeth on the Birthday Party already. However, I felt that that song just rambled on and on and on, and I would have liked it more at half that length.

Alice In Chains - Rain When I Die
6/10
As much as I like AiC, this is a metal song, as I've pointed out, so I must dock a few points.

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
4.5/10
Connor Clapton Committed Suicide Because His Father Sucks. Seriously, though, this is pretty sappy, although that chromatically descent in the chorus is a little bit good. And it invokes nostalgia for when I was in middle school orchestra and we played this song at one point.

Comus - Drip Drip
6/10
Some weird, wild stuff. Not quite my cup of tea, though.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8/10
Sure, it's overplayed, but I hardly ever play the radio in my car, so I haven't grown sick of it like some others might.

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis
8/10
It's been likened to a shitty AiC, but I would make a more favorable comparison of that sort. It's got a nice alt folkish thing going on.

Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
8/10
Good post-punk with some proto-black metal leanings.

Carissa's Wierd - Ignorant Piece of Shit
6.5/10
Not bad.

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
9/10
I'm not a Rolling Stones fan, but I'm a fan of this song. It really

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
8/10
I'm not much into blues, but this more somber, minor-key strain of blues that I can dig, as opposed to formulaic 12-bar blues.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Wenn dein Mütterlein
8/10
Harrowing and melancholy, a welcome

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
7.5/10
Pretty good.

Gravenhurst - Animals
7.5/10
Ditto.

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato
8/10
Soothing and beautiful.

 

[Krow]

Mozart - Lacrimosa
3.5./10. I don't really like classical music.

Andi Almqvist - Death
5/10. Eh

Christian Death - Cavity - First Communion
8/10.

Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar
8.5/10. My dick felt long and hard.

Alice In Chains - Rain When I Die
5/10. Metal song, but still on topic and good.

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
4/10. Too slow and didn't really grab me.

Comus - Drip Drip
6/10.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3.5/10. I've heard this song so many fucking times and I've never liked it.

Man's Gin - The Death of Jimmy Sturgis
9/10. Man, their first album was something special.

Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns to Blue
9.5/10. Hats off to whoever picked this one.

Carissa's Wierd - Ignorant Piece of Shit
3/10. The two minutes of silence at the end of this track was the best part.

The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
2/10. I despise The Rolling Stones. I suppose I'll give it a couple points for being in topic.

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
5/10.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Wenn dein Mütterlein
4/10. Jesus fuckin hell this is dark, still has the same issue for me as the first song.

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
7.5/10.

Gravenhurst - Animals
6/10.

Tenhi - Tuulenkaato
9/10. Dark and brooding and fantastic.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I think I'll close this tomorrow around 24 hours from now. Paging @Baroque, @EspaDa and @Caecius again. Get your ratings in before then if you want them to count.

 

[Caecius]

Sorry, just had another kiddo -- been busy.

 

[no country for old wainds]

sort out your fucking priorities, caecius.