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The 2008 YECA: Attack of the Ambition (Top 10 MVs + ??)
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Attack of the Ambition: Top 80 Songs(80-76)
Okay, that was quick. I was able to get off of my lazy ass to get this top 80 started. Now, a quick note: There are some songs from 2007 that made this list. However, because they were released as a single in 2008. they make the list(or, in the case of one song, were released just before 2008). Also, this year, there was a date deadline, and this year's deadline for songs to enter the top 80 was December 1st, 2008, and it will be the same again in 2009, and from every year onward. With those important rules noted, here is the extra-special Year-End Crazy Ambition closer that, maybe, a couple of you were anticipating!
The top 80 kicks off with one of the songs that will define a decade, one of the most popular songs of the decade, a true tour de force that was inescapable when it was at its peak of popularity. It's not hard to see why "Viva la Vida" was such a big hit, honestly, when you consider how bombastic, how epic, how...honestly, just plain BADASS this song is.
YouTube Link: "Viva la Vida"
First off, yes, I know, it's "They Gave You A Heart, They Gave You A Name", but I have this distinct feeling that it wouldn't have fit on the screen, had I put in the full name of the song. Anyway, is there anyone else out there that feels like the opening beat could be the music for an 80's game show? That's not to say the beat sucks. Actually, I really enjoy it. It's just funny to think about a beat in such a way, is all. Helen Marnie, Ladytron vocalist and my latest music crush, provides certain points of euphoria during this song, especially the first time she sings "lay down beside me", which always makes my ears perk up with interest.
YouTube Link: "They Gave You A Heart, They Gave You A Name"
The song that introduced everyone, not just yours truly, to the world of MGMT. In an age when people tend to over-analyze anything and everything, MGMT keeps it relatively simple, as this song is just making fun of the rock star lifestyle that everyone thinks that ALL rock stars are supposed to have. "We're fated to pretend," indeed. What makes this song a truly great one is the combination of the beat and the harmonious vocals that sound like what many singers from the late 60's and early 70's would sound like with today's technology. A nice nostalgia trip to the days when worries didn't exist on the level that they do today.
YouTube Link: "Time to Pretend"
If you're wondering if this is meant to be the original version or the US version, it's both. The original version is more dark and moody, while the US version is...well, still dark and moody, just not as much as the original. Both vocals still feature the same gritty Corey Taylor vocals, except one is darker than the other, and the other is more amplified and meant for a concert. Pick your poison.
YouTube Link: "I'm Not Jesus" (original version)
YouTube Link: "I'm Not Jesus" (American version)
The opening riff alone is enough to get any heart pumping and excited for what's to come, and Radiohead doesn't disappoint with their rockin' track "Bodysnatchers". Still one of the most complex bands out there, Radiohead is the kind of band that can make a song seem so different to so many people, and this is the case here, and, really, on most of the songs on their album In Rainbows. Personally, my favorite part is the middle of the song, where the song becomes Thom Yorke's personal vocal playground. Still blessed with one of the most beautiful vocal chords in all of rock, Thom especially shines on this song, and in another song that is still to come.
YouTube Link: "Bodysnatchers"
So, I hope you understand why the list itself is going to be so spread out, when compared to past years, considering how big the updates actually are. 75-71 will, more than likely, be up either tonight or tomorrow, tomorrow, for sure. HUZZAH!
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Sorrow, Viva La Vida and I'm Not Jesus <33333
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3/5
''Time To Pretend''
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Great Job!
Every song on this list is pleasing to the human ears. And possibly rabbits, too.
As for the Last Twenty...
99) Flyleaf - Sorrow
97) Portishead - Silence
96) Metallica - The End of the Line
94) Filter - Soldiers of Misfortune
93) Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
91) Nine Inch Nails - Echoplex
90) Ladytron - Runaway
89) The Raconteurs - Consoler of the Lonely
88) Red - Already Over
87) Coldplay - 42
86) Shiny Toy Guns - Frozen Oceans
83) Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
82) Radiohead - House of Cards
81) The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go
'Cause Stone Cold Said So!™
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Great damn way to start off the list.
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Attack of the Ambition: Top 80 Songs (75-71)
"OH, **** YES!" That was the first thought that came to mind after listening to this song from the recording sessions for Slayer's latest album, to be released in the summer of 2009. Yes, that's right, this song's not only a non-single, it's not even on a freaking album. No matter, this song still kicks my ass, and your ass, even if you haven't heard the song. This song is absolute POWER. The riff is amazing, Slayer-awesome stuff, and it is SO fun to try and emulate it with your own sounds, and Tom Araya's vocals are spewing pure hatred, and it hits a peak point at the end of the song, where Tom actually screams so hard that his voice cracks. Now THAT is metal.
YouTube Link: "Psychopathy Red"
Am I putting this song way too low? Perhaps. But I do know that this song kicks ass, anyway. And, honestly, a lot of people will think I've put quite a few songs too low, but keep in mind that I also don't think that this year was as weak, musically, as most people think it was. Anyway, I digress. Still one of the more kick ass songs from Trent's latest opus, The Slip, "1,000,000" starts off firing and ends firing. It's especially awesome when paired up with "999,999". See below...
YouTube Link: "1,000,000 (with added "999,999", for good measure)"
This song and its vocals generally sounds pretty nice, even if the lyrics are convulted and, generally, goofy. However, this song is most notable for its solo, which is not only Floyd-esque, but it is, in my honest opinion, the best guitar solo of 2008. And, I know, there are solos that shredded harder and and a few that lasted longer, but it truly feels like the guitarist, Ace Mark(yes, that's actually the name on their website, no joke), is pouring all of his heart and soul into one solo, especially when the song comes to the second part of the solo, where the solo absolutely takes over the song and sinks its claws to you and doesn't let go. Very few solos give me legit goosebumps, but the solo in "Money, It's Pure Evil" does.
YouTube Link: "Money, It's Pure Evil (not the video, because there's no interruptions here)"
Now here is a fun song, and another song that gives off a decent sense of nostalgia. Who can't help but think of the 80's new wave scene or Duran Duran when they listen to this song? An awesome beat? Check. A catchy as **** chorus? Check. Fun and cheeky vocals? Check. This song even has a sax solo! A SAX SOLO! Come on, how can I (or you) possibly resist this song?
YouTube Link: "Joy Ride"
Now here is a song that is notable for more than just its great sound. The message is pretty straight-forward here, as the protagonist tells three ladies that he has to let go of them and their memories, and move on. An absolutely gorgeous tune, with a nice, simple music arrangement, great vocals by Brian Fallon, and, of course, the lyrics. As a matter of fact, this may be too low.
YouTube Link: "Here's Looking At You, Kid"
God, I hate that I had to split up the artist and the song on the last one. Thanks, too long song names!
The next block will have the most mainstream song on the entire top 80. You'll see what I mean when I post it tomorrow.
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100-80: 14/20
80-70: 7/10
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One of these songs is my NUMBER ONE.
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So, obviously, I approve.
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Didn't even know new Slayer stuff was out.
JOY RIDE!!!
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hey Gaslight Anthem! you are awesome. thanks for rocking my brain for a few months this year. from Ben.
oh yeah, this list so far has been great. I've never heard of these Bigelf characters, but they look like a nice group of gentlemen. I especially like his hat.
keep it up, R!
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Yo, comment on mine. I did part of a skit that I had you guys do
Don't hate on me but I only heard 1,000,000, haven't heard the others
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When your chips are down, when your highs are low, joy ride!
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****, I missed so much. But to see Metallica at #1 is pretty great
Doucheback of the year = priceless.
WallE and TDK are so frigging great. **** you Golden Globes
Way to recognize "Neon Tiger" , the amazing sax solo of "Joy Ride", the brilliance of Coldplay's "42" and that it should be a single, and last but not least, BODY-FREAKIN'-SNATCHERS!!
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"Here's Looking At You, Kid" is great!
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I don't know that Slayer song and i'm not sure how i feel about Joy Ride
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Holy crap, where do I begin? That albums list was epic. Great songs here too (Gaslight Anthem, NIN, etc.). P A R T Y!
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SLAAAYYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
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Rock Out!!!!
Nothing much better than rocking out to Slayer...
I'm quite surprised to see something quite as new as Bigelf's song on your chart, but it is indeed awesome and I would agree that it has the best guitar solo of 2008. I only ran into because I listen to practically the only radio station in the country that would play such a song.
Everything else is awesome in its own way as well.
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I gotta give mad props for Slayer too
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