Non-metal Themed Mixtape Game

[no country for old wainds]

the idea of you hanging out with tame impala is hilarious to me.

'nice' and 'charming' are not exactly adjectives i would use to describe a song about a child getting viciously murdered ha

 

[CiG]

'nice' and 'charming' are not exactly adjectives i would use to describe a song about a child getting viciously murdered ha

My brain is...

 

[Sirjack]

when you said 'despicable' did you mean 'disposable'? seems a bit of a strong word for a 7/10 otherwise haha

no l meant despicable as in very very naughty ha

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Saint Ettiene - I Threw It All Away: Good vocals but really boring otherwise. 5/10

Tame Impala - New Person, Same Old Mistakes: I can dig it. Nothing to write home about but it wasn't bad. 7/10

Skeleton Key - All the Things I've Lost: Utterly dull funk. Boring, artificial, and completely lacking in skill and feel. Not to mention those legitimately fucking awful vocals 2 minutes in. They weren't all that great for the rest of the song either but fucking hell... 3/10

Dion - Runaround Sue: This song would be better if Meghan Trainor hadn't ruined doo-wop for a whole generation. It was OK though. 6/10

Steeleye Span - Little Sir Hugh: This was quite pleasant. The lyrics caught me off guard so...half point on for subverting expectations? 7.5/10

Modest Mouse - The Good Times Are Killing Me: @CASSETTEISGOD As someone who skates a lot, it sure was "FUN" hanging around a bunch of hipsters in middle school and high school who didn't know what Kyuss and Baroness were. You know...something to actually ACCOMPANY the act of skating. Song's really boring though. Extremely middle of the road. 5/10

John Lennon - What You Got: Love solo Lennon. Awesome stuff. 8/10

Stevie Wonder - Blame It On the Sun: Wonderful ballad. 9.5/10

Blues Pills - Ain't No Change: Pathetically stilted, gutless, and milquetoast classic rock worship. You can bet your ass that the saccharine and cliché lyrics don't help, either. You're better off listening to Blue Cheer or Hawkwind over this. 4.5/10

Smokey Robinson - The Tracks of My Tears: Love this song. Great vocals. 8.5/10

Anathema - A Simple Mistake: This was pretty cool. 8.5/10

Well, there you have it.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

1. Saint Etienne - I Threw It All Away
8/10

2. Tame Impala - New Person, Same Ol' Mistakes
7.5/10

3. Skeleton Key - All the Things I've Lost
7/10

4. Dion - Runaround Sue
5/10

5. Steeleye Span - Little Sir Hue
8/10

6. Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me
4/10

7. John Lennon - What You Got
6.5/10

8. Stevie Wonder - Blame it on the Sun
7.5/10

9. Blue Pills - Ain't No Change
7/10

10. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Track of My Tears
3.5/10

11. Anathema - A Simple Mistake
9/10

 

[CiG]

As someone who skates a lot, it sure was "FUN" hanging around a bunch of hipsters in middle school and high school who didn't know what Kyuss and Baroness were. You know...something to actually ACCOMPANY the act of skating.

I couldn't give a fuck about Kyuss and especially Baroness, but what do they have to do with skateboarding? I've never associated skateboarding with zoned out stoner dickhead metalrock in my life, so maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Satanstoenail]

 

[Sirjack]

...;/.////.........

 

[no country for old wainds]

january is spend-your-spare-time-making-belated-top-10-of-year-lists-month, what did you expect

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I truly intended to rate both this and the metal mixtape in a timely fashion but I am dealing with some heavy shit right now. Sorry.

 

[arg]

will rate 3 playlists today

 

[arg]

1. Saint Etienne - I Threw It All Away - 8
pleasant

2. Tame Impala - New Person, Same Ol' Mistakes - 7
hipsterish but cool enough

3. Skeleton Key - All the Things I've Lost - 4
annoying

4. Dion - Runaround Sue - 8
fun song

5. Steeleye Span - Little Sir Hue - 8.5
all the instruments and vocals come together really well

6. Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me - 5
these mice sound pretty lame. i only like the deep voiced mouse

7. John Lennon - What You Got - 6.5
good playing but what is he doing with his vocals

8. Stevie Wonder - Blame it on the Sun - 7.5
nice

9. Blue Pills - Ain't No Change - 8.5
had me nodding my head and tapping my foot alright

10. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Track of My Tears - 7.5
sweet

11. Anathema - A Simple Mistake - 8.5
melancholic beauty

 

[Funerary_Doom]

I truly intended to rate both this and the metal mixtape in a timely fashion but I am dealing with some heavy shit right now. Sorry.

Don't worry take your time.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Saint Etienne - I Threw Everything Away
Ethereal and bittersweet with lovely textures, this strongly appeals to the same part of me that made me throw that Broadcast song in the last mixtape. Saddened by all the low ratings.
9/10

Tame Impala - New Person, Same Ol' Mistakes
Grating, whiny hipster garbage. I generally don't take it personally when people make bad music but I can totally see these guys being yuppie douchebags.
2/10

Skeleton Key - All the Things I've Lost
s'ok.
4/10

Dion - Runaround Sue
7/10

Steeleye Span - Little Sir Hugh
Lovely song but seems a bit tangential to the theme. Would've been a fun, morbid pick for the 'childhood' theme.
7/10

Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me
Sorry for picking MM for the third time, in my defense they're basically a different band at this point. This is my favorite song post-TM&A by a wide margin.
9/10

John Lennon - What You Got
This is shit.
2/10

Stevie Wonder - Blame it on the Sun
I was all ready to downrate this smarmy dreck but actually the chorus is really lovely.
8/10

Blues Pills - Ain't No Change
Not surprised to learn that this band is Swedish, seemingly every time I hear some polished, unexceptional throwback to a genre past its glory days that turns out to be the case. I guess something about our pragmatic mentality lends itself to music like this. That said this is a fun tune, just a bit lacking in personality.
7/10

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
5/10

Anathema - A Simple Mistake
A journey from C-tier alt-rock to C-tier post-rock.
6/10

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Oops I forgot about this game. I'll listen/rate soon.

 

[CiG]

Tame Impala - New Person, Same Ol' Mistakes
Grating, whiny hipster garbage. I generally don't take it personally when people make bad music but I can totally see these guys being yuppie douchebags.
2/10

Spot fucking on.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I was referencing your description of them from earlier in this thread.

 

[CiG]

I rated so long ago.

I've forgotten what I've written.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Saint Etienne - I Threw It All Away – very pleasant, sounds like super hi-def Runescape music with singing, 7.5/10

Tame Impala - New Person, Same Ol' Mistakes – I was gonna say that this was an indie band I took some interest in and then forgot about, but checked my RYM wishlist and remembered it was Neon Indian and not these guys, in any case this was a little groovier than I expected and I didn’t dislike it, 6/10

Skeleton Key - All the Things I've Lost – this is like the best moments of King Crimson’s Thrak only even more energetic and fun, objectively the best song on this playlist, 9/10

Dion - Runaround Sue - ok, 4/10

Steeleye Span - Little Sir Hue – awesome story and instrumentation, 8/10

Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me – Modest Mouse is a band that somehow made it into all the computer and gaming forums I used to frequent as a target of derision, and I was surprised to discover that I actually liked their earlier stuff to an extent, but this is pretty bleh and now everything makes sense, 2/10

John Lennon - What You Got – as someone that has never listened to a Beatles album and only knows him for Imagine I was surprised to hear an aggressive voice and funky rhythm here, I won’t say this was fantastic but it was definitely enjoyable, 7/10

Stevie Wonder - Blame it on the Sun – great stuff, 7/10

Blue Pills - Ain't No Change – started really strong, didn’t really move enough though and the bridge was predictable, 6.5/10

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Track of My Tears – ok, 5/10

Anathema - A Simple Mistake – this definitely needed to be twice as long as all the other songs on the playlist, 3/10

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Alright y'all I'll probably close this Saturday night. It's been opened forever lol