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The 2008 YECA: Attack of the Ambition (Top 10 MVs + ??)
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Ladytron, NIN, Slipknot, Metallica ^_^.
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3/3
good set. i don't love stork and owl, but it's a beautiful song indeed.
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I didn't know you liked "Stop" that much. Impressive.
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How the **** did #9 happen?! Either way, two thumbs up for 10-9
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oh my, Against Me! Glad to see you are a fan of them. so good.
TVOTR and Tallica also rule, so overall an awesome set of awesome.
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The Day That Never Comes is gangsta! :copcar:
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Wow I missed alot!!
Your love for Hayley is so telling in your descriptions. She, Paramore, and 'Decode' are amazing.
Awesome showing for Kings of Leon. That song is beyond epic.
And mad props for Metallica TVOTR (band every critic loves) and AGAINST ME!!! "Stop" is so damn catchy.
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OOOOOOHHHH CHILD!
Stop and ES****INGPECIALLY TAL LICKER
Expect to see Tallicer...sorta? high on my list.
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Who knew you liked "Stop" that much? I certainly didn't.
From 25-8, the whole list is awesome. Paramore up so high was nice to see as well.
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Attack of the Ambition: Top 80 Songs of 2008 (7-5)
I find it kind of funny that so many people are shocked that Against Me! is so high, personally. Goes to show you that, yes, I still have a couple of tricks up my sleeve.
Alright, onto 7-...5. Yes, I already decided to back out on my original plan for posting song sets for the top ten. Don't look so shocked. An artist who just appeared in the last set appears again here, while the most popular song of the top ten (I'm just guessing, anyway) appears here.
The final song on, in my opinion, one of the most underrated albums of 2008, "Sword" is a perfect capper, a perfect last song for the debut album of Billy Howerdel's latest project. It builds up with a beautiful piano and cello melody, with the cello being provided by Tool singer(and legend) Maynard James Keenan's son Devo. A little after the one minute mark of the song, however, the song begins to pick up, with a driving rock beat and Billy's powerful vocals leading the way. Every so often, however, the song reverts back to the beautiful piano melody, this time, being accompanied by the hard beats of Josh Freese's drums. The song continues to build, build, build its way to the expected explosion ending. Billy's vocals begin to get more powerful, the drumming picks up in incredible speed, the general sound of the song hits a frenzy...and then, a sudden change in tone and pace, with only Billy's vocals and the beautiful sounds of a well-toned piano leading you to the end of the song(and the album). The last piano note never, ever fails to give me chills. Hell, the entire song is a "chill" song.
YouTube Link: "Sword" (hey, at least I actually found the studio version!)
This song has been a long time coming. I'm not some Offspring fan who only loved the 90's stufff. I definitely see the appeal in some of The Offspring's material in the 2000's. I really, REALLY like "Can't Repeat" and "(Can't Get My) Head Around You". But even the staunchest Offspring fan would have to admit that there was a bit of a dropoff up until the release of "Hammerhead" this year. It always seemed like Dexter and the gang had become complacent with their current place in music, and decided to milk their old sound for all of its worth. Imagine my surprise the first time I listened to this beast of a song. Would I be wrong if I said this may be The Offspring's most complex song? Between the music change a little over midway through the song, the pounding drums throughout, Dexter's almost damning vocals, and the message of the song, which goes from, seemingly, being about a soldier in a war to being about school shootings in a heartbeat, you begin to wonder if this is actually another band, until you remember that NO ONE sings like Dexter Holland. I never should have doubted them, not even for a moment.
YouTube Link: "Hammerhead"
Another album opener, this one for a comeback album that I just didn't expect. It's not that I didn't think Metallica was truly terrible now(though St. Anger was), it was just that their more recent material couldn't touch their 80's/Black Album material, as hard as they tried to make it so. With Death Magnetic, they finally found the spark again, even if it took dipping their toes into the past to get them there. "That Was Just Your Life" is the perfect opening song for such an album, which makes its intentions known as soon as the song begins to really take off around the 1:30 mark. More importantly, you can actually HEAR THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS! It's not totally overshadowed by Lars Ulrich's drumming. Well, maybe the bass is, a bit, but hopefully, that can be remedied with the next album. Anyway, back to this song. the opening of "That Was Just Your Life" sounds like the openings of some of their best material("Battery", for example), and the rest of the song(the main riff, James' vocals, the solos) sound like they came from Justice/Black Album-era Metallica, as if they never left. The chorus is pretty freaking special, too, and CATCHY AS HELL. I find myself singing along, even when my head is throbbing from banging my head a bit too much. Critics of this song(and the album) think that Metallica may be riding on past glories, but what past glories to ride!
YouTube Link: "That Was Just Your Life"
More than likely, I will be posting 4-2 either tonight or tomorrow, which means that #1 could actually be up before Christmas. Unbelieveable. I am a WORK HORSE this year.
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2/3
''Hammerhead''
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Your aim is true.
Perfect set... of songs, you pervert!
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2/3
"Hammerhead" ^________^
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Typical good stuff, but I didn't expect otherwise.
With all this great stuff, your top 4 should be phenomenal.
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3/3
That Was Just Your Live good song, did All Nightmare Long make the list? i hope so, cuz i cannot remember lol
Sword and Hammerhead
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10-8: 3/3
7-5: 5/3 (2 bonus PTS for Hammerhead)
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Almost like your endless fight!!
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