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The 2009 Year-End Crazy Ambition
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Watched about 7 of them
I loooved #7 and #1. <3
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**** YOU ASSHOLE!
That **** is epic
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LOLOL. dead @ Chia's Obama Commercial. oh man, that **** is so wrong on so many levels.
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I've watched the bottom five videos and they were hilarious esp the one where the koala got punched in the head. The singing cats one was quite creepy, btw.
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The Kitties
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I'm a little behind here so I'll comment on the video games. I'd take out UFC. I wasn't a fan of it. I'd probably put in NHL 10 instead. The rest is fine. I even agree with uncharted 2 and I've never played it since I don't have a ps3.
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10/10
Lil Billo The Clown <333
no Keep ****ing That Chicken?
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Quote:
Originally posted by yankee04
I'm a little behind here so I'll comment on the video games. I'd take out UFC. I wasn't a fan of it. I'd probably put in NHL 10 instead. The rest is fine. I even agree with uncharted 2 and I've never played it since I don't have a ps3.
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I told him he's a ***** for not putting 1 vs 100.
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Quote:
Originally posted by yankee04
I'm a little behind here so I'll comment on the video games. I'd take out UFC. I wasn't a fan of it. I'd probably put in NHL 10 instead. The rest is fine. I even agree with uncharted 2 and I've never played it since I don't have a ps3.
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NHL 10 was #6 (or #7 now, because Modern Warfare 2's single player probably shot it up to #6, but it STILL wouldn't make the top five. So there.), and the reason it didn't make it over UFC is because it only improved slightly over such a masterful game, whereas UFC came out of nowhere and provided an experience unlike any other in 2009.
As for the people wondering about KFTC and 1 vs. 100, Ed already knows why 1 vs. 100 didn't make it (trivia games, no matter how fun they are, don't make my top five). As for KFTC, it may have made it as an honorary mention, but I never would have put it in the top ten, though I imagine it will be #1 on the Best of YouTube countdown.
I will update this soon. Trust me.
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The 2009 YECA: Top Ten Albums of 2009 (But FIRST...)
Sorry for the delay, everyone. Three things got in the way of me updating on time:
1) Football
2) Football
3) Oh, did I mention football?
However, I'm here now, and I'm ready to move on to one of the biggest countdowns of the YECA: the top ten albums of the year! But first, let's look at six albums that just missed out on making the top ten. Consider these #16-#11.
Chester Bennington knew what he was doing when he hooked up with Julien-K to create Dead by Sunrise. Even though Linkin Park is his main band, he wanted a band that would be just a little bit more complex. Julien-K is just that band, and the combination of the two is definitely an early success. It's true that the faster songs, as a whole, tend to work more often than the slower songs. "My Suffering" blazes by at a rapid pace, almost incendiary by design, while "Condemned" is probably the most pulse-pounding song on the album. However, that isn't to say that all of the slow songs don't work as well. Case in point, "Let Down", which has quickly become one of my favorite songs of the year.
Favorite Songs: Let Down, My Suffering, Condemned
Unlike their last album, Christ Illusion, World Painted Blood did not impact me in any strong way. Of course, when Christ Illusion impacted me, it was during one of the most important music stages of my lifetime, and it had a huge impact, in that regard. That doesn't mean that this album doesn't kick ass, however...it's just on a more muted scale than when Christ Illusion impacted me. It also doesn't help that none of the songs are quite as memorable as the first song that was released from these sessions, "Psychopathy Red", and that song was first seen in the summer of *2008*. But there are some other standout songs here: "Hate Worldwide" may be the most powerful song on the album (and, possibly, one of my favorite Slayer songs), while "Americon" has one of Slayer's catchiest beats. Yeah, you heard me correctly.
Favorite Songs: Psychopathy Red, Hate Worldwide, Americon
Possibly my favorite discovery of 2009, Orianthi is not just some pretty face. She doesn't just sing and let other people play the instruments for her. She actually plays guitar, and, boy, does she ever. Believe is filled with huge anthemic rock and pop riffs and smart vocals, giving off the feel of being something "important" in the music world, as opposed to being just "the guitarist of the Michael Jackson tour". Some of these songs may just be a sign of things to come. "Highly Strung" is one of the most surprising songs in recent memory, as this young woman not only plays with the legendary Steve Vai, but, somehow, matches the guitar god, note for note. You will hear more from this woman. I guarantee it.
Favorite Songs: Highly Strung, Think Like a Man, What's It Going to Be
Uplifter seemed to come around at just the right time, just as summer was really getting started. And I just want to make this clear: This is one of the ultimate summer albums. Listen to this album and say that it isn't. That being said, it doesn't hold THAT much value beyond being one of the great summer albums, but I do find myself coming back to some songs. "Hey You", of course, is one of those, which goes beyond being a summer song and just being a damn good one, while "Golden Sunlight" and "Never Ending Summer" both have me yearning for the days when the sun would bring heat, as opposed to just being a figurehead in the sky.
Favorite Songs: Golden Sunlight, Never Ending Summer, Hey You
Wow, did this album ever come out of nowhere for me? Something about Death to Analog just appeals to me. Is it the sound, the sound that sounds very Orgy-esque? Is it the deep vocals? Is it a combination of both? I can't quite say, but it just works for me. I actually had a hard time picking two-thirds of my favorite songs from this album, not because there weren't enough stand-out songs, but because the rest of the album just sounds THAT good. In the end, however, there was one single track that stood out from the rest of its quality brethren: their cover of Romeo Void's "Never Say Never", or "Nvr Say Nvr", as Julien-K has called it. Out of every song on the album, "Nvr Say Nvr" was the one that picqued my interest on first listen, as well as the one that has stuck with me the strongest. It just eats at you until you have to accept that the song is just plain awesome.
Favorite Songs: Nvr Say Nvr, Maestro, Kick the Bass
We all know that Jack White is awesome, right? Right. However, very few people also know that Alison Mosshart, part of the duo The Kills, is awesome. So, what do you get when you add the two together? Well, SUPER AWESOME, of course! And let's not forget about Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age. Oh, and Jack Lawrence of The Racounteurs. A supergroup? I would say so. Thankfully, they make music that lives up to their supergroup status. Too often, we see supergroups come and go and make good, but not GREAT, music. The Dead Weather bucks the trend by creating a sound that is so garage band that it, literally, sounds like it was made in two hours in a garage. There's only one or two songs that sound a little bit above the garage band sound on Horehound. "Treat Me Like Your Mother" is definitely one of those songs, as it sounds a bit too produced when compared to the songs around it, but oh, does it *ever* kick ass. On the other hand, you have songs like "Bone House", "60 Feet Tall" and "No Hassle Night" that sound like they came from Jack White's garage. They are so gritty, yet so technically precise at the same time.
Just as a side note, I hate not having this album in my top ten. I really do. If this was a top 15, like it normally is, then it wouldn't be that big of a deal. It would just settle in at #11, and all would be right with the world. But I just had to do a top 10, and, because of this, I knew one really good album would get left out. It's just a shame that this had to be it.
Favorite Songs: Treat Me Like Your Mother, Bone House, No Hassle Night
Later today, we begin the actual look at the top ten, as we look at albums 10 through 6. Stay tuned!
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Shocked at you liking Orianthi. Not a fan, but to each their own. Definitely gotta download Dead by Sunrise's CD.
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Treat Me Like Your Mother is amazing. I think that Orianthi's album is good
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2/6
Dead By Sunrise
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Quote:
Originally posted by Master Shake
I told him he's a ***** for not putting 1 vs 100.
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I'd put 1 vs 100 as my number number 6 or 7 of the year probably. MW2 would probably get #1 on my list as I have never played Uncharted 2 and no matter how good the game is, I can't chart it if I haven't played it.
As for your excuses about football, there were a ton of fantastic finishes yesterday so I don't blame you.
As for the albums so far, pretty good stuff. For some odd reason, I like Orianthi too and I also point toward "Highly Strung" as being the main reason for that.
So I suppose you get a 6/6
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Haven't heard the Orianthi album, but the rest are great picks. Can't wait to see the top 10.
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I'm surprised that 311 didn't make the top 10. Anyway, can't wait for the top ten sir!
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Top 10 albums Edward has never heard of?
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Quote:
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Top 10 albums Karlos has never heard of?
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I know
Muse better be here somewhere........
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YES!! "Uplifter" is perfect for summer, it was one of my favorite albums this year
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