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The ATRL Interactive Music XChange 2006 Hullabaloo!!
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Uber Cool Hullabaloo C/D.
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Before I start the top 25, here's the complete list of close calls. The ones in blue are the ones I hadn't shown in a previous thread.
#150. "Little Razorblade" by the Pink Spiders
#149. "Speak Easy" by 311
#148. "How To Touch a Girl" by JoJo
#147. "Drive Slow" by Kanye West, T.I., and Paul Wall
#146. "Walk it Out" by UNK
#145. "Slow Down" by the Academy Is
#144. "That's That" by Snoop Dogg feat./ R. Kelly
#143. "Side 2 Side" by Three 6 Mafia
#142. "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" by Dem Franchize Boyz
#141. "Runaway Love" by Ludacris feat./ Mary J. Blige
#140. "The Pot" by Tool
#139. "Chicken Noodle Soup" by Webstar feat./ Bun B
#138. "There's a Class for This" by Cute is What We Aim For
#137. "It's Not Your Fault" by New Found Glory
#136. "The Denial Twist" by the White Stripes
#135. "Break if Off" by Rihanna feat./ Sean Paul
#134. "Taking Back Control" by Sparta
#133. "We Fly High" by Jim Jones
#132. "Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor" by the Arctic Monkeys
#131. "Chemicals React" by Aly & AJ
#130. "Graduation Day" by Head Automatica
#129. "Diary of Jane" by Breaking Benjamin
#128. "The Theft" by Atreyu
#127. "I Know You See It" by Yung Joc
#126. "Daydreamin'" by Lupe Fiasco feat./ Jill Scott
#125. "Gone Daddy Gone" by Gnarls Barkley
#124. "I Luv My Bitch" by Busta Rhymes feat./ will.i.am. and Kelis
#123. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash
#122. "Show Me What You Got" by Jay-Z
#121. "Seize the Day" by Avenged Sevenfold
#120. "What's Left of Me" by Nick Lachey
#119. "Play With Fire" by Hilary Duff
#118. "Black Sweat" by Prince
#117. "Through Glass" by Stone Sour
#116. "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor
#115. "Rooftops" by lostprophets
#114. "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)" by Straylight Run
#113. "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse
#112. "Crooked Teeth" by Death Cab for Cutie
#111. "Do It For Me Now" by Angels and Airwaves
#110. "Faster Kill Pussycat" by Oakenfold feat./ Brittany Murphy
#109. "Stunnas" by Jagged Edge
#108. "Coming Undone" by Korn
#107. "Say I" by Christina Milian feat./ Young Jeezy
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Rise Against, Panic, and AAR ^_^_^
Diary of Jane at 129 .. it's ok, I forgive you.
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A lot of good stuff there.
I especially like Straylight Run, Arctic Monkeys, and DCFC.
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Oh and before that set which I missed
You have Panic x2, Ok Go, Rihanna, Rise Against, and a lot more - but you also have Killers and recognition for "Jesus" line. Way to freakin' go man.
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lots of good ones! many of which I'd rank higher, but that's why i have my own list
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Yes, "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" was a single. 4 consecutive weeks @ #1 on Billboard Modern Rock. The video was scrapped, but an EP was released for the song. It's in the top ten for my year-end countdown.
And I love the new Papa Roach album. Props for putting "To Be Loved" so high. People need to get over "Scars" and turn their ears to songs like "Roses on My Grave", "Crash" and "Time Is Running Out".
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hopefully the top twenty wont have yellow font :-p
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Thrice, P Roach, and NIN!
WOOT!
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THE TOP 20 IS NOW UNDERWAY...NO yellow font, and a recap of other videos which made my year end countdown.
#20. "The Mixed Tape" by Jack's Mannequin "I didn't know Something Corporate had a new album coming out." Well they didn't, but that's what I first thought when I heard this song back in January. But, Jack's Mannequin is a side project of Something Corporate's lead singer, Andrew McMahon. Did you also know that former MTV VJ and now One Tree Hill Star Hilarie Burton makes a cameo in the video? She's a paint splasher!
Previous #20's: 2003 ("Bandages" by Hot Hot Heat); 2004 ("Last Train Home" by lostprophets); 2005 ("Mr. Brightside" by the Killers)
#19. "Nausea" by Beck This song is sickkkkk, literally. I never saw a video for this one, but wasn't there about 2735353 versions released? Beck just knows how to bring it with the first singles - "Sexx Laws," "E-Pro" and now this one. I really can't describe this song because it's all over the place, but it's a true instrumental genius of the year. I wanna defineeeee the logic of our sex laws. Ooh, how I miss that one too.
Previous #19's: 2003 ("Outtathaway" by the Vines); 2004 ("Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" by Chevelle); 2005 ("Don't Tread on Me" by 311)
#18. "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio In the 1990s, the hip hop community accepted many white rappers, noteably Vanilla Ice and Eminem. Other musical genres also began to let the gates open to artists who you normally wouldn't think belonged there. Fast forward to 2006: She Wants Reveng, Bloq Party, and now TV on the Radio. Don't get me wrong...I'm not trying to be a hypocrite. In fact, I think it's great that the rock community has welcomed black artists, a trend I feel that should've remained popular after Jimmy Hendrix. I caught on late to "Wolf Like Me" but oh God, I like it!!
Previous #18's: 2003 ("Blue Side" by Rooney); 2004 ("Sic Transit Gloria (Glory Fades)" by Brand New); 2005 ("Beverly Hills" by Weezer)
#17. "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" by Taking Back Sunday It really disappoints me when I see people rank MakeDamnSure miles ahead of Liar. Make is good, but I'm damn sure that Liar is better. From a visual standpoint, how much more perfect could the video be? With its lie detector concept, it'd be a shoein for me to win the VMA in 2007, but that's a joke! We got 26 days to work withhhhhh...
Previous #17's: 2003 ("Try Honesty" by Billy Talent); 2004 ("Spitting Games" by Snow Patrol); 2005 ("Holiday" by Green Day)
#16. "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado feat./ Timbaland I know, I know. There were two pop songs left on the countdown and you probably thought this was going to be in the top 10. Sorry. But nevertheless, "Promiscuous" is a song that should be in everybody's top 20. I really can't see how you can hate this song. It's fun, sing-a-longable, and just a good ol' time. I'll say it over and I'll say it again...I hope Nelly never "flies like a bird" back to her old style.
Previous #16's: 2003 ("Burn, Burn" by lostprophets); 2004 ("Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand); 2005 ("Only" by nine inch nails)
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green font and all those songs <3
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#15. "This Ain't A Scene, It's an Arms Race" by Fall Out Boy This is the highest charting most recent single. And well deserving of it. FOB had two top twenty videos last year, and they're already back again one year later. This Ain't A Scene should be the song to finally shut up people who deride this band - it's a witty mix of hip-hop and rock and the "woo hoo's" make it a chocolately milk good time.
Previous #15's: 2003 ("The Quiet Things that No One Ever Knows" by Brand New); 2004 ("Pain" by Jimmy Eat World); 2005 ("Image of the Invisible" by Thrice and "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard)
#14. "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" by Plain White T's Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, whoa.......the Plain White T's finally wrote the breakup song that everybody always wanted to write. Or it doesn't even to be a breakup. Moms across America teach their children that hate is a strong word, but finally, the boys introduced us to another way to show our loathe: I really really really don't like you. These guys are big on the MTV College circuit and I see big and better things in the future.
Previous #14's: 2003 ("Drowning" by Crazy Town); 2004 ("All Downhill From Here" by New Found Glory); 2005 ("Niki FM" by Hawthorne Heights)
#13. "Smiley Faces" by Gnarls Barkley Ahh what did you do? What did you say? Did you walk or did you run away? I'm smilinggggggggggg. And who wouldn't and couldn't smile after hearing this song? "Crazy" got all the credit, but this song is what really made me give Gnarls Barkley a second chance. Like Outkast, Gnarls are a smart duo who make nothing but the kind of music you'd hear in a Baptist Church. Alleluia!
Previous #13's: 2003 ("God Put a Smile Upon My Face" by Coldplay); 2004 ("Meant to Live" by Switchfoot); 2005 ("Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy)
#12. "Sexy Back" by Justin Timberlake You ready? Justin could've picked any song off of FSLS to be the lead single, but I think he did a good job when he picked this. At first I though Sexy Back was a risk and I really didn't see the public liking it. But its infectious Go head girl, Take em to the bridge, Take em to the chorus parts just grab you in and this song makes you want to touch yourself. It's like the 2006version of the Divinyls 1991 classic. Now go get your sexy on!
Previous #12's: 2003 ("Nowhere Kids" by Smile Empty Soul); 2004 ("Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane); 2005 ("My Doorbell" by the White Stripes)
#11. "Miss Murder" by AFI Many of AFI's earliest fans said they were disappointed when they heard this song, and well I really can't say if I agree or disagree since I wasn't with them from the beginning. But I can say that I loved Miss Murder. Sure it has a little "pop" side to it, but they took a chance! Maybe it wasn't AFI's intention to go for a radio hit, but they got one. Decemerunderground took the boys aboveground in 2006, and I'm pretty sure they'll enjoy more luxuries in '07. TAKE MY LIFEEEEEEE WHOAAAAAAAA!
Previous #11's: 2003 ("The Last Song" by All American Rejects); 2004 ("Time and Time Again" by Chronic Future); 2005 ("Fearless" by the Bravery)
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Thrice, TBS, Nelly, FOB, and AFi ^_^_^_^
Haha at the clues..
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clueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Hahahaha for Portuguese soccer team and Facebook.
Tunage-wise: Thrice, AFI, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, TV On The Radio, etc.
All fantastic
And wise words in your write ups; very true about Nelly F should be in everyone's top 20
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