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Red's Best of 2011: The YECA
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I ****ing agree! Those songs are repulsive and none of them made my list. Im starving for the next set.
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Sexy & I Know It.
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I like them all
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5/5
Wow. Four of those songs are the best at parties. I wonder which songs you could stand while at one.
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I'm not liking Don't Stop The Party and SAIKI now.
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The worst 5 All really bad songs, but some of them I like regardless
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Agree with so much of the 'worst' list, particularly Avril Lavigne, LMFAO, and BEP. Augh.
But I also found some of my guilty pleasures on there, including 'Cheers', and Pitbull. Ah well! To each his own.
I have so much looking back to do in your thread.
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i hate that bep song too
but avril shouldn't be there
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Nice, worst songs list! I refrained of making one, I still don't know why
10---Friday: That song taught me to memorize the days of the week Not THAT bad but certainly not something I would label as a...good song.
9---E.T: I liked the version with Kanye West more than the original one. I'll admit I didn't like it very much at first, but I liked it more everyday until it got to the #1 in my countdown. But yeah, E.T s expected to place relatively high in my Best of 2011
8---Get Back: Eh? First time I hear of this song. Mr. Saxobeat would have been in my Top 5 of Worst Songs, though.
7---On the Floor: Would you believe me if I told you that this song was the #1 of 2011 in my favorite latin music channel? Either way, I'm perfectly satisfied with this song, even if I once again didn't like it at the beginning. Ah well
6---Don't Wanna Go Home: So agreed. That is all I have to say :O
5---Don't Stop the Party: I instantly felt hatred for this song. The Time and Just Can't Get Enough was masterpieces, and then Black Eyed Peas ruined the strike of good songs with...that thing.
4---Give Me Everything: To be honest, I debuted the song, got it to the #1 and then got it out...in nine days. And I only did it because Ne-Yo deserved it. If it weren't for him, this would have been total flop.
3---Cheers: Along with Man Down, I classified this as one of my less liked singles from Rihanna. And, n my opinion, We Found Love wasn't much better. Ah well.
2---What the Hell: Butbutbut
1---Sexy and I Know It: So, some weeks ago I was trying to show a friend my favorite english music channel and I was all "hey man check this channel It got some quality **** here. Just listen." I turn the TV on and the video that was in that moment was...this thing. Just in the three seconds where Skybloo or Redfoo or whoever itwas removes it clothes until it only got the underwear. Oh man how embarrased I felt. No need to say that all my arguments to like the channel was unvalid in that moment. That made me hate the song.
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I like E.T. and What the Hell
Though I agree with Cheers, the vocals are just unbearable to be honest, it's like Unfaithful 2.0.
Sexy and I Know It is just...I'm not even sure how to describe it but it did gave me a few good laugh...
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So majorly sucking up to Athens
Your 15-11 set of Music Videos was the best, imo, though Ellie <3
So, you'll be disappointed to know that BB did not make my list at all, because I just completely forgot they had new music out, much less a GREAT GREAT (so agree with you!) video. Wah.
LMFAO @ #2. Yeah, Tron is definitely going to be on my list. How could it not?! I do agree, the movie wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't for the soundtrack
I'm not big on games but I've been more exposed to them recently and so I've been trying to get more into them... and like I said in Omee's thread, sort of regretting not getting AC when it was cheaper yesterday. Oh well, I'll find decent deals but you make it sound worthwhile!
While I can agree on Derulo, it still would be stuck in my mind way too often. As for ET, only only will agree for Kanye's remix, but that's it.
This list is sexy and you know it. I do agree with you on the word wiggle. It's so tainted now
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I LOVE Cheers, but I agree with you on all the other ones. haha
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All of them are garbage.
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Originally posted by Billie Joe
Wow. Four of those songs are the best at parties. I wonder which songs you could stand while at one.
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Good songs?
Okay, really, I'm mostly into the older party tunes. "Let Me Clear My Throat", "Electric Slide", "Cha Cha Slide", "Cotton Eye Joe" (for some reason), etc. This new generation of party songs just doesn't do it for me.
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8---Get Back: Eh? First time I hear of this song. Mr. Saxobeat would have been in my Top 5 of Worst Songs, though.
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It's on the list because it's basically "Mr. Saxobeat" all over again, which is just lazy.
Okay, I know, this isn't actually my first update in a while, but that first update in a couple of days WILL be up today. The only thing that I need to do is resize my photos to their appropriate size. As an apology, I'm probably going to do two sets of 15 today to get this YECA countdown out of the way. Let's see if that actually happens.
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YECA Countdown #6: Top Thirty Non-Singles (30-16)
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So, you'll be disappointed to know that BB did not make my list at all, because I just completely forgot they had new music out, much less a GREAT GREAT (so agree with you!) video. Wah.
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This made me much sadder than I thought it would.
I was originally going to post five or even ten songs for this first set of yet another return of an old YECA standby, but my random break from any and all year-enders has forced me to post the entire list today. Not in one post, of course, but in two sets of fifteen songs. Consider this both as an apology and my Christmas gift to all of you.
Oh, and, as always, if you wish for me to comment on your year-ender and I haven't commented on your latest update, please send me a link to your year-ender's update (or to the earlier point in your year-ender that I haven't commented on) on my wall.
| Lights
Suspension
The top 30 kicks off with a song from an album that could have conceivably given us a third of this list, and it was rather difficult to leave ANY songs off of this list from Siberia, but I somehow pulled it off. The first of many songs from that amazing album, "Suspension" has many qualities that permeate the entirety of Siberia: A great, pulse-pounding, incredibly catchy beat, great lyrics, and a soothing (and yet somewhat forceful at the same time) vocal performance. |
| tUnE-yArDs
Wolly Wolly Gong
tUnE-yArDs was one of my favorite discoveries of the year, mostly because her music is one of those rare occurrences where an artist has made music that is truly unlike anything I have ever experienced before. The song that did make this list, however, and my favorite song on the album is one of the least unique songs on that album. "Wolly Wolly Gong" reminds me quite a bit of mid-90's Portishead, complete with incredibly soothing vocals and a very soft and beautiful instrumental to match the vocals. But the standout here is the lyrics. On the surface, the song seems like a sweet lullaby from mother to her child, but the lyrics make it seem more like a mother talking to her child about how blissfully unaware she is of the horrors that surround her every day. |
| Korn ft. Skrillex
Chaos Lives In Everything
Yeah, of course Korn was going to be on this list multiple times. SURPRISED? The first of many appearances by the band that got me into music in the first place is also the first song on the album. Honestly, this song is probably the weakest contribution by Skrillex on the album, but that's mostly because his other songs are so much more forceful and powerful than "Chaos Lives In Everything". That being said, this song is plenty powerful, with the AWESOME drumming of Ray Luzier being the clear highlight. |
| Christina Perri
The Lonely
Another of my favorite discoveries of 2011 was this beautiful singer-songwriter who entranced quite a few people with her instant classic "Jar of Hearts". Me, though? I was hooked the moment I listened to "The Lonely" for the first time. This piano-driven gem reminds us all just how lonely we can all feel after a break-up and how difficult it is to let go, and Christina's hurting vocals perfectly showcase that feeling, to the point that we ourselves are reliving a destructive and painful break-up through Miss Perri. Wonderful. |
| Social Distortion
Alone and Forsaken
Honestly, I was disappointed by Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. It's a good album, sure, but it just felt like something was missing. One song that wasn't missing anything, though, was "Alone and Forsaken", a Hank Williams, Sr. song that Social Distortion turns into their most epic song since...well, since "Machine Gun Blues", actually. I guess that the point that I'm trying to make is that HTANR doesn't have enough moments like "Alone and Forsaken", those moments that remind you that Social Distortion is at their absolute best when they remind us that very few bands, if any, can hope to be as powerful. |
| Limp Bizkit
Walking Away
At one point, this song was in the top ten. Yes, a song by Limp Bizkit was in a top ten by someone doing a best list that was NOT being put together by Johnald. There's a reason for that, though: Limp Bizkit has ALWAYS been at their best when they have shown their serious side. Those of you who prefer their lighter fare like "Nookie" and "Rollin" can keep those songs. I will listen to songs like "Let Me Down", "Build a Bridge", "Re-arranged", and this song, easily the highlight of Gold Cobra and one of the best songs of their career. I still get chills at Fred's scream at the 3:15 mark, because I can feel his pain all the way from here. |
| Kasabian
Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From the Storm)
As I write this blurb, I'm still trying to determine if Velociraptor! is one of my 15 favorite albums of the year. Even though that decision has not been made yet, songs like "Acid Turkish Bath" are certainly doing a great job of convincing me that it should be in my top 15. At six minutes long, "Acid Turkish Bath" is the longest song on Velociraptor!, but it doesn't really feel like a six minute song as you listen to it. The middle eastern tone of the song really sets it apart from many of the songs on Velociraptor! and many of the songs from this year, for that matter. It almost has a System of a Down or, more accurately, a solo Serj Tankian feel, and that cannot possibly be a bad thing. |
| Chevelle
Hats Off to the Bull
This song was the one that told me that their latest album was going to be a great one. "Face to the Floor" is certainly a nice rock song, but there's no denying that it's also pretty generic and standard Chevelle fare. "Hats Off to the Bull", on the other hand, takes me back to Wonder What's Next and just how refreshing THAT album was. WWN was the album that finally convinced me that mainstream rock was never going to be completely terrible, and "Hats Off to the Bull" is the closest they have come to recapturing that magic. |
| TV on the Radio
Second Song
TV on the Radio has always had a great history when it comes to the first song on their albums, especially since Return to Cookie Mountain. Both "I Was a Lover" and "Halfway Home" are among my favorite songs ever. "Second Song" doesn't QUITE reach the greatness of those songs, but it's certainly up there as one of the best songs of this year, especially when the song reaches the 1:27 mark and the main beat of the song kicks in, complete with horns and the trademark TV on the Radio falsetto. It may not be as great as those aforementioned opening tracks, but it's a great song in its own right. |
| Lights
Flux and Flow
I really could say one thing about this song and leave it at that: "This song has an incredibly powerful beat, perhaps the most forceful of the year." But that would be a disservice to the chorus, which is one of my absolute favorites of the year, where Lights stretches her vocals to their absolute limit and the beat reaches its powerful apex. This song, above all other songs on Siberia, showcases why Siberia is such a fantastic pop album. |
| Korn ft. Feed Me
Bleeding Out
For ****'s sake, the song begins with a PIANO and only a PIANO. Out of all of the songs from Korn's latest album, it's the one that feels the most different and challenging, the song that pushes the most boundaries and changes the preconceived notions that many people have always felt about Korn the most. The main beat of this song is absolutely SICK, one of the best on an album full of kick-ass beats, and JD's vocals here are perhaps his best vocal performance on the album. Both soothing and perplexing at the same time, "Bleeding Out" stands out. |
| Mastodon
The Hunter
There were a couple of songs on Mastodon's latest album of the same name, particularly two songs on this very list, that reminded me of one of their absolute best songs, "Sleeping Giant". That gigantic (pun intended) tune from their instant classic Blood Mountain did a very good job of balancing both a soft side and an incredibly brutal side. The first song of two on this list that reminded me of that wonderful song was the title track of their latest album, "The Hunter". It would be a lie for me to say that I enjoy their slower side more than their faster, more brutal side, but I'm not sure it would be a lie to say that I enjoy both equally, and "The Hunter" is certainly one of their better slower songs. |
| Girls
Just A Song
"Just A Song" represents the emotional and intimate apex of Girls' wonderful album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, which takes a look back at a time when music was nothing more than a showcase of talent and musicianship. Two things that separate Girls from many other rock bands are made apparent here very quickly: Christopher Owens' soothing and wanting vocals and Owens and his bandmate JR White's ability to create songs that resonate with you on an emotional level and on a sonic level. You feel the pain and sorrow in Owens' voice and in his words as he sings about how "it seems like nobody's happy now, it feels like nobody's happy now". And, while this song doesn't quite reach the musical heights of "Vomit", the change in guitar midway through the song is as wonderful as the ending sequence of "Vomit" in terms of pure musical bliss. |
| Lights
Timing Is Everything
Really, I can keep saying this about every Lights song: "Great beat, among the best of the year." The beats that Lights creates on Siberia are just on another level when compared to her contemporaries. It's a credit to Lights herself that she's able to make sure that the beats don't overtake the meaning of the song itself thanks to her lovely vocals, where she never tries to do something with her voice that's beyond her capabilities and keeps her voice in the general vicinity of the music. "Timing Is Everything" also happens to be one of the catchiest songs on an album that is chock full of catchy songs. |
| Adele
Lovesong
"Lovesong" is just one of those songs that is truly impossible to screw up. Many artists have performed the song since The Cure's classic original with varying results ranging from Snake River Conspiracy's hyperactive sexual version to 311's laidback version. In fact, 311's top five placement with that very version in 2004 is what's going to make this next statement a pretty strong one: Adele's version of "Lovesong" is the one that comes closest to matching the beauty of The Cure's original, all while creating a distinct version that doesn't found like a carbon copy of that original. Then again, it seems like Adele has always done a fantastic job with covering classic songs, lest we forget about her classic cover of "Make You Feel My Love". |
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Alright, my fingers are now officially tired. And that's nothing: I have fifteen more songs to get to by the end of the day. My fingers are going to hate me in the morning tomorrow. *sigh* I guess them's the breaks, though. And hey, you get fifteen more songs to either love or check out some time in the future, so there's that!
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The Lonely, Timing Is Everything and Lovesong <3
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Adele
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I hope Like a River is coming!
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Christina Perri
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I apologize for making you sad but you have no idea how sad it's been looking at people's lists and realizing the few things I did hear but somehow managed to forgot... It's a sad year-end but next year will be better and I still have songs I enjoyed and remembered!
More Lights <3 Timing is Everything is def. my favorite song from the album!
Adele is a good way to end this set.
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