Here's the next set of 2 albums that made the list!
#15-14
Sounds Good Feels Good Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer Grade: A- | Metacritic: 67 Release Date: 10/23/2015 Mini Review: 5SOS's self-titled debut from 2014 slayed me up, down, left and right. Now this follow-up a year later doesn't quite hit the same notes, but it's still pretty solid overall. Though this time around, the musical style hasn't really changed much, and there aren't as many standout tracks. Either way, the quality remains and that's definitely the most important thing in my book.
SOUNDS GOOD FEELS GOOD Song Ranking
1. Safety Pin
2. She's Kinda Hot
3. Vapor
4. Money
5. Airplanes
6. San Francisco
7. Castaway
8. Jet Black Heart
9. Outer Space / Carry On
10. Permanent Vacation
11. Catch Fire
12. Broken Home
13. Hey Everybody!
14. Fly Away
15. Waste the Night
16. Invisible
Revival Artist: Selena Gomez Grade: A- | Metacritic: 74 Release Date: 10/09/2015 Mini Review: I've always enjoyed Selena's music, but I've never really considered her to be up at the ranks near Demi and especially not Miley. This album finally shows us that she has something to prove and can hold her own ground. Revival uncovers tons of growth in terms of sound, maturity and artistry, and I just love it. It's also her most cohesive release yet, and contains some of the best tracks of her career thus far.
REVIVAL Song Ranking
1. Camouflage
2. Me & the Rhythm
3. Same Old Love
4. Hands to Myself
5. Me & My Girls
6. Revival
7. Sober
8. Survivors
9. Body Heat
10. Good for You (ft. A$AP Rocky)
11. Cologne
12. Perfect
13. Nobody
14. Rise
15. Kill Em with Kindness
16. Outta My Hands (Loco)
BEST ALBUMS: Recap List [#36-14]
36. The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' [D+]
35. Miley Cyrus 'Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz' [D+]
34. twenty one pilots 'Blurryface' [C+]
33. Pentatonix 'Pentatonix' [B-]
32. Madonna 'Rebel Heart' [B]
31. Leona Lewis 'I Am' [B]
30. Janet Jackson 'Unbreakable' [B]
29. Chris Brown 'Royalty' [B]
28. Kelly Clarkson 'Piece By Piece' [B+]
27. Alessia Cara 'Know-It-All' [B+]
26. B.o.B 'Psycadelik Thoughtz' [B+]
25. Halsey 'BADLANDS' [B+]
24. Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' [B+]
23. Zedd 'True Colors' [A-]
22. Cee Lo Green 'Heart Blanche' [A-]
21. Dumblonde 'Dumblonde' [A-]
20. Fall Out Boy 'American Beauty/American Psycho' [A-]
19. Sara Bareilles 'What's Inside: Songs from Waitress' [A-]
18. Mika 'No Place in Heaven' [A-]
17. Jess Glynne 'I Cry When I Laugh' [A-]
16. WALK THE MOON 'Talking Is Hard' [A-]
15. 5 Seconds of Summer 'Sounds Good Feels Good' [A-]
14. Selena Gomez 'Revival' [A-]
This puts an end to the twenty-fourth day of REM-EMBERING 2015.
Remember that you can see a recap of everything in the Navigation post (Page 1, Post 2.)
To wrap things up, it's time for another performance.
Our next artist(s) are a group that came from Australia and then made themselves a name to be remembered all across the world. They appeared on my Best Band/Groups, Best Non-Singles and Best Songs lists, and now they just made their final one on Best Albums. Here to perform an acoustic version of the lead single from that release, this is...
Selena did surprise many of us and definitely showed maturity in her music career.
5SOS... welp I liked She's Kinda Hot, I mean, for the first they released a true semi-punk song, but they definitely should do something to "save" their career.
I really want to see Sisters. I love both Amy and Tina. They really are great together. They need a show or something because I really miss Parks & Rec and 30 Rock.
I like Stars, and 5Seconds Of Summer put out a really fun album
Selena did surprise many of us and definitely showed maturity in her music career.
5SOS... welp I liked She's Kinda Hot, I mean, for the first they released a true semi-punk song, but they definitely should do something to "save" their career.
Definitely
Oop I can't really disagree!
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I really want to see Sisters. I love both Amy and Tina. They really are great together. They need a show or something because I really miss Parks & Rec and 30 Rock.
I like Stars, and 5Seconds Of Summer put out a really fun album
For sure I'd love to see a show with them together, it's a biT overdue!
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Stars's chorus>>> those verses
Terrance Loves is is good but a bit boring
Runaway<<<
I love both
Hmm I thought it was pretty plain when it came out at first, but the bridge alone >>>.
Bye! It starts off the album so well.
Welcome back!
This puts a start to Day 25!
Now there's just 1 WEEK LEFT of the ceremony! (6 update days, 1 break day)
Today we finish up the Best Films list, which will leave us with just 2 more to wrap up.
TODAY'S CATEGORIES:
Best Films (#02-01)
Best Non-Singles (#25-21)
Best Albums (#13-12)
and a performance!
NOTE: Updates will be intentionally spread throughout the day, so don't get impatient or think I'm too slow!
Here they are... my favorite and second-favorite movies of 2015!
#02 + 01
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Grade: A- Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth RT: 70% | IMDb: 7.0/10 | MC: 65 Release Date: 11/20/2015 Mini Review: After the slow buildup of Mockingjay Part 1, Part 2 leads us right into what we've been waiting for: the war against the Capitol. It gives us just that and much more, including phenomenal action sequences, stellar special effects, plenty of intense moments, amazing performances and a complete rollercoaster of emotions. Overall, the film does its job by giving viewers a fantastic and eventful finale, and it's certainly a very satisfying ending to the franchise.
Inside Out Grade: A Starring: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Kaitlyn Dias (voices) RT: 98% | IMDb: 8.3/10 | MC: 94 Release Date: 06/19/2015 Mini Review: I anticipated Inside Out along with everyone else right from the start, though I never knew it would end up being my favorite film of the year. As I've said before, I've had a hit-or-miss history with animated films (and even Pixar) lately, but this certainly struck every single mark. This film, to me, is automatically an animation classic - the story is incredibly creative and unique, the voice cast is spot-on for every character, and it's also surprisingly mature, witty, emotional and truly something that people of all ages should enjoy.
BEST FILMS: Recap List [COMPLETE]
25. Tomorrowland [F]
24. Daddy's Home [F]
23. Jurassic World [F+]
22. The Gift [D-]
21. Home [D]
20. Ant-Man [C]
19. American Sniper [B-]
18. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation [B]
17. Joy [B]
16. Avengers: Age of Ultron [B]
15. Trainwreck [B+]
14. The DUFF [B+]
13. Paper Towns [B+]
12. The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials [B+]
11. Pitch Perfect 2 [B+]
10. Ted 2 [B+]
09. The Martian [A-]
08. The Age of Adaline [A-]
07. Spy [A-]
06. San Andreas [A-]
Here Is Home Artist: Ryn Weaver Album:The Fool [[3 of 6 entries]]
Gasoline Artist: Halsey Album:BADLANDS [[2 of 2 entries]]
BEST NON-SINGLES: Recap List [#80-21]
80. 5 Seconds of Summer- Money
79. B.o.B- Violence (ft. Jon Bellion)
78. Lana Del Rey- Freak
77. Demi Lovato- Stone Cold
76. Carly Rae Jepsen- Let's Get Lost
75. Adam Lambert- Shame
74. Ellie Goulding- Devotion
73. Janet Jackson- Night
72. Troye Sivan- LOST BOY
71. Cee Lo Green- Est. 1980'S
70. Demi Lovato- For You
69. Melanie Martinez- Training Wheels
68. Imagine Dragons- I'm So Sorry
67. Ryn Weaver- New Constellations
66. Miley Cyrus- Twinkle Song
65. Jason Derulo- X2CU
64. Madonna- Body Shop
63. Mika- Oh Girl You're the Devil
62. Hilary Duff- Belong
61. Imagine Dragons- It Comes Back to You
60. 5 Seconds of Summer- Vapor
59. Adam Lambert- Things I Didn't Say
58. Kelly Clarkson- Run Run Run (ft. John Legend)
57. Hilary Duff- My Kind
56. One Direction- Temporary Fix
55. Adele- All I Ask
54. Lana Del Rey- Art Deco
53. Meghan Trainor- Mr. Almost (ft. Shy Carter)
52. Carly Rae Jepsen- Favourite Colour
51. Ellie Goulding- Aftertaste
50. Adam Lambert- These Boys
49. Troye Sivan- for him. (ft. Allday)
48. Melanie Martinez- Tag, You're It
47. One Direction- Never Enough
46. Carly Rae Jepsen- E•MO•TION
45. 5 Seconds of Summer- Safety Pin
44. Adele- I Miss You
43. Janet Jackson- Take Me Away
42. One Direction- End of the Day
41. Ellie Goulding- Keep On Dancin'
40. Melanie Martinez- Mrs. Potato Head
39. Lana Del Rey- Salvatore
38. The Weeknd- Losers (ft. Labrinth)
37. Imagine Dragons- Dream
36. Hilary Duff- Night Like This (ft. Kendall Schmidt)
35. Halsey- Colors
34. One Direction- Wolves
33. Carly Rae Jepsen- Black Heart
32. Ryn Weaver- Runaway
31. Chris Brown- Fine By Me
30. Demi Lovato- Stars
29. One Direction- A.M.
28. Lana Del Rey- Terrence Loves You
27. Sara Bareilles- Opening Up
26. Ellie Goulding- Don't Need Nobody
25. Meghan Trainor- Walkashame
24. Melanie Martinez- Mad Hatter
23. Imagine Dragons- Polaroid
22. Ryn Weaver- Here Is Home
21. Halsey- Gasoline
Inside Out has put my faith back in Pixar. They still have it in them to make really moving, well written pieces of art.
So true I haven't really been here for them since Toy Story 3, but now they've definitely captured my attention again (aside from The Good Dinosaur, I wasn't interested in that. Also there's no way I'm seeing Cars 3 dd.)
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Here Gasoline is my favorite
It's definitely my favorite from Halsey thus far
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Shocked THG isn't #1 but slay a bit Inside Out
Walkashame is pretty good.
Well at least the first two films got to #1 Part 1 wasn't even top 10 and Part 2 rose like a phoenix to the runner-up spot.
It is, indeed! Such a great bop from M-Train.
Here's the next set of 2 albums that made the list!
#13-12
Breathe In. Breathe Out. Artist: Hilary Duff Grade: A- | Metacritic: N/A Release Date: 06/12/2015 Mini Review: After over 8 years since her previous (legitimate) album, Hilary finally put out some new music in the form of this release - and luckily, I'd say it was worth the wait. There is a song or two that does seem a little basic for her standards, but at least everything is superior compared to Chasing the Sun. Overall, Hilary's comeback provides a very fun, pop record with plenty of solid tracks included.
BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT. Song Ranking
1. Sparks
2. Breathe In. Breathe Out.
3. Night Like This (ft. Kendall Schmidt)
4. My Kind
5. Belong
6. Rebel Hearts
7. Arms Around a Memory
8. One In a Million
9. Picture This
10. Brave Heart
11. Tattoo
12. Confetti
13. Stay in Love
14. Lies
25 Artist: Adele Grade: A- | Metacritic: 75 Release Date: 11/20/2015 Mini Review: Adele is pretty much the queen of ballads and vocals, and she certainly doesn't stray away from that with this release. With continuing (and ending) the album age trinity, it's not extremely different from its predecessors, though I did enjoy her experimenting with other sounds (like in SML and MYA.) But as usual: her voice are on point, the lyrics are absolutely heart-wrenching, and now everyone's career is dead until next year.
25 Song Ranking
1. Send My Love (to Your New Lover)
2. I Miss You
3. Hello
4. All I Ask
5. When We Were Young
6. Water Under the Bridge
7. Sweetest Devotion
8. Remedy
9. Love In the Dark
10. Million Years Ago
11. River Lea
12. Why Do You Love Me
13. Can't Let Go
14. Lay Me Down
BEST ALBUMS: Recap List [#36-12]
36. The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' [D+]
35. Miley Cyrus 'Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz' [D+]
34. twenty one pilots 'Blurryface' [C+]
33. Pentatonix 'Pentatonix' [B-]
32. Madonna 'Rebel Heart' [B]
31. Leona Lewis 'I Am' [B]
30. Janet Jackson 'Unbreakable' [B]
29. Chris Brown 'Royalty' [B]
28. Kelly Clarkson 'Piece By Piece' [B+]
27. Alessia Cara 'Know-It-All' [B+]
26. B.o.B 'Psycadelik Thoughtz' [B+]
25. Halsey 'BADLANDS' [B+]
24. Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' [B+]
23. Zedd 'True Colors' [A-]
22. Cee Lo Green 'Heart Blanche' [A-]
21. Dumblonde 'Dumblonde' [A-]
20. Fall Out Boy 'American Beauty/American Psycho' [A-]
19. Sara Bareilles 'What's Inside: Songs from Waitress' [A-]
18. Mika 'No Place in Heaven' [A-]
17. Jess Glynne 'I Cry When I Laugh' [A-]
16. WALK THE MOON 'Talking Is Hard' [A-]
15. 5 Seconds of Summer 'Sounds Good Feels Good' [A-]
14. Selena Gomez 'Revival' [A-]
13. Hilary Duff 'Breathe In. Breathe Out.' [A-]
12. Adele '25' [A-]
This puts an end to the twenty-fifth day of REM-EMBERING 2015.
Remember that you can see a recap of everything in the Navigation post (Page 1, Post 2.)
To wrap things up, it's time for another performance.
Our next artist started her road to fame on NBC's The Voice and successfully made it all the way to the top 10, before unfortunately being kicked off. But that event isn't as unfortunate anymore as she's claimed a bigger career than everyone that placed before her - and it's only getting bigger! She's shown up on my Best Newcomers, Best Females, Best Songs and Best Non-Singles list, and even won the category of Best Album Cover. Here to perform a special acoustic performance of her hugest single from the Cry Baby era, this is...
Day 26 is officially here!
We're down to the FINAL FIVE DAYS of the ceremony! Plus, since the Best Films list was completed yesterday, we just have two more categories left to cover.
TODAY'S CATEGORIES:
Best Albums (#11)
Best Non-Singles (#20-16)
Best Albums (#10)
and a performance!
NOTE: Updates will be intentionally spread throughout the day, so don't get impatient or think I'm too slow!
Here's the next one that made the list - just before the top 10!
#11
Confident Artist: Demi Lovato Grade: A | Metacritic: 74 Release Date: 10/16/2015 Mini Review: Just like Selena did with Revival, Demi came through with a more adult and mature sound for this new album. We already knew she was capable of this, though her somewhat disappointing self-titled release from 2013 was a step in the wrong direction. Now she's putting her past aside and served us harder bops, tear-worthy ballads, more powerful vocals and all the greatness in between.
CONFIDENT Song Ranking
1. Lionheart
2. Stars
3. Cool for the Summer
4. For You
5. Stone Cold
6. Confident
7. Old Ways
8. Wildfire
9. Mr. Hughes
10. Father
11. Kingdom Come (ft. Iggy Azalea)
12. Waitin for You (ft. Sirah)
13. Yes
BEST ALBUMS: Recap List [#36-11]
36. The Weeknd 'Beauty Behind the Madness' [D+]
35. Miley Cyrus 'Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz' [D+]
34. twenty one pilots 'Blurryface' [C+]
33. Pentatonix 'Pentatonix' [B-]
32. Madonna 'Rebel Heart' [B]
31. Leona Lewis 'I Am' [B]
30. Janet Jackson 'Unbreakable' [B]
29. Chris Brown 'Royalty' [B]
28. Kelly Clarkson 'Piece By Piece' [B+]
27. Alessia Cara 'Know-It-All' [B+]
26. B.o.B 'Psycadelik Thoughtz' [B+]
25. Halsey 'BADLANDS' [B+]
24. Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' [B+]
23. Zedd 'True Colors' [A-]
22. Cee Lo Green 'Heart Blanche' [A-]
21. Dumblonde 'Dumblonde' [A-]
20. Fall Out Boy 'American Beauty/American Psycho' [A-]
19. Sara Bareilles 'What's Inside: Songs from Waitress' [A-]
18. Mika 'No Place in Heaven' [A-]
17. Jess Glynne 'I Cry When I Laugh' [A-]
16. WALK THE MOON 'Talking Is Hard' [A-]
15. 5 Seconds of Summer 'Sounds Good Feels Good' [A-]
14. Selena Gomez 'Revival' [A-]
13. Hilary Duff 'Breathe In. Breathe Out.' [A-]
12. Adele '25' [A-]
11. Demi Lovato 'Confident' [A]
SOUNDS GOOD FEELS GOOD Song Ranking
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I can't really disagree!
I thought it was pretty plain when it came out at first, but the bridge alone >>>.
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