Re: Top 100 Songs of the Millennium (2000-2019) - #20-11
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 1:12 pm
Round 12 thoughts
Not a great round for me, unfortunately. Glad someone picked Cloud Nothings to keep things awesome...
Chien, Benjamin Biolay - I apologise in advance, but while I appreciate the effort you have made in translating the lyrics, unfortunately it sounds like Europop, and dare I say I would not be surprised if it was a Eurovison entry. Not for me.
Geezer, The Menzingers - I like this one, it works with the change of pace and the guitar line is cool.
JohnErle, Jason Isbell - Heard of this guy a bit but never invested. Not sold yet, sounds very much like my idea of stereotypical singer songwriter with nothing musically standing out at all.
Leestu, My Chemical Romance - Preferred it when they were not quite so serious and attempting to create something epic. And the drastic switch from the intro just doesn't work. Not for me.
Nspan, The 88 - My daughter very much enjoyed this and spent a good few minutes dancing around to it. Has a nice britpop vibe, may explore further.
Ron, Radiohead - Unlike some, while I appreciate this record, I don't really LOVE it. Has its moments (particularly the reworking of live classic True Love Waits which has really grown on me), but at times it just doesn't click. This is one of the better songs, though I do think it works more as a piece within a movie score.
Screen, Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - This is pretty popular over here and is featured on many an advert. Just not for me, though.
Shryke, Gorillaz - I'm surprised that this seems to be the most popular Gorillaz song on the countdown. Thought that would have fallen to something like Feel Good Inc. Still not a fan, especially of the vocals.
Six, Interpol - Got to admit, while I love Turn Out The Bright Lights, and this is a lovely mood piece, it felt like a lesser track on a superb album, and I often drift away for a minute with it. For me there are many more highlights on this record, many of which have already been featured on here. This may be one of the most represented records on the countdown now.
Tranny, Darkest Hour - Again, not a fan of the vocals, musically it rocked a little bit which was cool.
Not a great round for me, unfortunately. Glad someone picked Cloud Nothings to keep things awesome...
Chien, Benjamin Biolay - I apologise in advance, but while I appreciate the effort you have made in translating the lyrics, unfortunately it sounds like Europop, and dare I say I would not be surprised if it was a Eurovison entry. Not for me.
Geezer, The Menzingers - I like this one, it works with the change of pace and the guitar line is cool.
JohnErle, Jason Isbell - Heard of this guy a bit but never invested. Not sold yet, sounds very much like my idea of stereotypical singer songwriter with nothing musically standing out at all.
Leestu, My Chemical Romance - Preferred it when they were not quite so serious and attempting to create something epic. And the drastic switch from the intro just doesn't work. Not for me.
Nspan, The 88 - My daughter very much enjoyed this and spent a good few minutes dancing around to it. Has a nice britpop vibe, may explore further.
Ron, Radiohead - Unlike some, while I appreciate this record, I don't really LOVE it. Has its moments (particularly the reworking of live classic True Love Waits which has really grown on me), but at times it just doesn't click. This is one of the better songs, though I do think it works more as a piece within a movie score.
Screen, Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - This is pretty popular over here and is featured on many an advert. Just not for me, though.
Shryke, Gorillaz - I'm surprised that this seems to be the most popular Gorillaz song on the countdown. Thought that would have fallen to something like Feel Good Inc. Still not a fan, especially of the vocals.
Six, Interpol - Got to admit, while I love Turn Out The Bright Lights, and this is a lovely mood piece, it felt like a lesser track on a superb album, and I often drift away for a minute with it. For me there are many more highlights on this record, many of which have already been featured on here. This may be one of the most represented records on the countdown now.
Tranny, Darkest Hour - Again, not a fan of the vocals, musically it rocked a little bit which was cool.