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touya kinomoto Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Rihanna - Pon de Replay • We're going old school Riri here, huh? Off to a good start for our group. Loves it. It clearly has aged but still a good song nonetheless. I still wosh that outro didn't drag on for too long lol. Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons • Backseat is ha best album opener but since it has been sent last season, you'll have to settle for the next best option. I miss this Charli sound tbh. There is a bit of roughness that I like about her older material. Ariana Grande - Honeymoon Avenue • R&Biana is the best Ariana Grande and this masterpiece is R&Biana's best. The way this album opener from her debut remains in the top 5 of her discography shows how great this song is. AND IT'S NOT EVEN A SINGLE! Jenn Champion - O.M.G. (I’m All Over It) • I kinda like this. I am a fan of chill songs plus it also has retro production so I am down for this. Tinashe - Aquarius • Lovely song from Miss Kachingwe but not the best choice for her tbh. Especially when Lucid Dreaming is there. Not gonna dock points for that jsyk. Chung Ha - Chica • It's a cute song. Not bad but nothing special as well. Plus points for sending a non-English song. Sky Ferreira - Sad Dream • idk why but it is not working for me. I mean, I love Everything is Embarrassing but this is not it. Kesha - Cannibal • This classic I know it's actually a bad song but it's a bop and reminds me of my younger days. Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U • Another classic but a better one. Kinda problematic but the production slaps and it's iconic. ゲスの極み乙女 - 人生の針 • WAIT! That production is a slay! I love me some J-pop with that very J-pop sound. I know I don't make sense but listen to Mitski's Nobody and you'll know what I am talking about. It just dragged on longer than it should tho. Bats For Lashes - Kids In The Dark • Pretty production. The rest, eh. Jordin Sparks - Tattoo • This is so Speezy'd. This will suffer the same fate as Cannibal for me. It's a nostalgic guilty pleasure. Rina Sawayama - Dynasty • Asian excellence! It's not even the best song from that album but this is just so good. A contender for my number 1 tbh. Adele - Daydreamer • This is a cute song. I like it. However, it's up against some great songs so I am not sure if cute is enough to merit it a good ranking. The Aces - Daydream • Oh this is a bop. Thank you for introducing me to this song. I like it a lot. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack • Thank you... for making it easy for me to put which song in the last place. I have always hated this. In all rates I participated here in ATRL that this song was included, I always gave this a zero. The production is basic and it has some very cringeworthy lyrics. A lot of y'all hate Firework for the plastic bag line but I don't see the same energy for the basketball line in this song. Rihanna - Umbrella • I like how our group is bookended by Rihanna classics. Anyhow, this clearly is aged but still a great song. Consideration was sent last season so I understand that you can only send the next best options.
touya kinomoto Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 also my song getting acclaim across the board? hopefully i get that back-to-back first round wins.
Overprotected Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Looking like the beginning of another mediocre run of surviving but never winning
Wondy Lust Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Fruity said: good luck w that nn Hopefully my country keeps up our Covid-free status, I've already booked transport and accommodation so I will NOT be denied.
shelven Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 This was an exhausting amount of songs to listen to so there might be a ton of typos in these critiques since I didn't go back and read them. Anyone who submits a song under 2:30 in the future gets a bonus from me (kidding, but only because Miguel would fire me) GROUP 1 Spoiler Mariah Carey - It's Like That Oh wow, I haven’t listened to much of Mariah’s discography, but this isn’t a type of song I’d expect from her. I like it, it’s very catchy and the vocal mixing on the track is really good. Haim - Los Angeles This is nice, the production is good and the song has a nice vibe that put me in a good mood. I’m not sure if I’d rush to replay it, but I liked the listen. Taylor Swift - ...ready for it? So I REALLY disliked this song when it first came out, but now it’s kinda a guilty pleasure for me nnn. The production still gets a bit annoying to me at times, but it’s a fun song. And the chorus is still pop excellence. Hilary Duff - Sparks Eh, this is honestly pretty basic and forgettable. It sounds like all of those generic faceless Canadian-produced tracks that I’m forced to listen to on the radio all the time because of our content laws. Aly & AJ - Take Me Aly & AJ queens! I love modern synth pop when it’s interesting and captivating, and this song treads that line very well. Great production and their voices have always been very pleasant to me. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway This definitely brings back some cute nostalgia for me, but other than that… eh. It’s a nice song, but kinda bland. I definitely liked it a lot more as a kid than I do now. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me Ugh are we still pushing that lame, tired narrative that this is one of the best pop songs of the 21st century? Listen, it’s definitely far from a bad song and certainly not the worst here, but I never felt like this song was all that special and I’m just tired of it at this point tbh. Kali Uchis - Body Language Kinda conflicted on this one, it’s an interesting song which a cool melody, but it also kinda feels like it’s the type of song you’d hear in an elevator or at a spa nnn. Not sure where I’ll end up ranking this one. Agnes - Release Me Ok now WAIT, I’ve never heard of this person in my life before but I’m STANNING this. Easily my favourite song of this group so far. Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love Ooh, I never would have thought of this song but I’m glad somebody did! Sabrina is very underrated and this song is a massive bop. The production is a bit more grating than I originally remember, but I still like the song a lot. Clairo - Alewife This is pretty and relaxing without being boring. Normally I’m not a big fan of this dreamy/airy type of pop, but this was nice. Jhene Aiko - The Vapors Speaking of boring… Sorry, but I just couldn’t get into this at all. Very repetitive and too one-note for me. I was hoping I’d start liking it more when Vince came in, but his part was pretty bland too. Ariana Grande - Imagine I’ll probably get a lot of sh*t for this, but I find this song very overrated. Her vocals are great as always, but the rest of the song is kinda just… there. It’s not a bop, it’s not emotional, it doesn’t relax me, it doesn’t put me in any particular mood. That doesn’t mean it’s a BAD song, but it just doesn’t too much for me. Måns Zelmerlöw - On My Way A shame these submissions are anonymous because I’m so curious who sent this! Anyways, this is pretty generic and corny, both lyrically and production wise. But I feel like your goal in all these games is just to get more streams for Mans, so congrats, you won in a way! Tame Impala - Let It Happen Does this song sample something or have I just heard it before and didn’t realize it? Either way, this is a really great song. I’ve expressed my issues with long songs that waste the additional time in other games, but this song managed to keep my attention the whole time, mostly thanks to the really captivating production. Halsey - Ashley Omg girl what are you doing, Castle was RIGHT THERE!! Anyways, this song is alright. It’s far from one of my favourites on Manic, but it’s cute enough I guess, although I’m not sure if I’d like it if I wasn’t already a big Halsey fan. Bad Bunny - Si Veo A Tu Mamá I don’t know why this song lowkey has me cackling, it has a very silly feel to it. It’s a cute song though! Definitely not one of the best in this group but not the worst either. GROUP 2 Spoiler Rihanna - Pon de Replay A CLASSIC and a BOP! This song has honestly held up very well for me, it’s still such a fun song to listen to and the production hasn’t really become annoying or dated at all. Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons That intro could have been shorter, but once the song really got started, it was cute! Parts of the production started to get slightly annoying to me about halfway through the song, but overall it was a pretty nice listen. Ariana Grande - Honeymoon Avenue One of Ariana’s best early songs and EASILY the better Ariana song in this round. The production is a bit more dated than I remember it being, but the vocal arrangement of this song is excellent. (Lemme also use this chance to give some promo to Fetus 5H’s cover of this song which is also great) Jenn Champion - O.M.G. (I’m All Over It) I was expecting this song to be a mess based on the title so I’m very surprised by how chill it is nnnn. It was pleasant to listen to, although kind of unremarkable. Production was nice, but something about her voice bugged me at certain moments. Tinashe - Aquarius Yaaaaawn. This song has done nothing to convince me that Tinashe deserves the hype and acclaim that she gets by some people on here. Chung Ha - Chica This is very cute! It didn’t blow me away or anything, but it was fun to listen to. I liked the chorus quite a lot. Sky Ferreira - Sad Dream She has a very nice and soothing voice, wow. I was worried this song was going to bore me, but there were just enough interesting and unexpected moments to keep my attention whenever it began to waver. But yeah, her voice is definitely the best part of this, it’s lovely. Kesha - Cannibal dfkghkdfj I forgot just how messy the dollar sign version of Kesha was. This song is a bit grating to listen to now and the bridge is very annoying, but it’s still fun and has a good chorus. Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U I’ve never understood why so many people love this song tbh. It’s always been pretty annoying to me. The production feels all over the place and the song overall feels disjointed. ゲスの極み乙女 - 人生の針 It’s cute! Honestly I don’t really have any thoughts on this beyond that. Cute song with a nice instrumental! Bats For Lashes - Kids In The Dark I said in Group 1 that I really like synth pop when it treads the line of not being too dull, and this song falls somewhat into dull territory for me. It’s a pretty song and I definitely didn’t mind listening to it, but I don’t think I’d actively choose to listen to it. Jordin Sparks - Tattoo Omg the NOSTALGIA. Nostalgia isn’t always a points grabber for me (see Breakaway in Group 1) but this song just makes me feel so good and happy, I can’t rank it low. Rina Sawayama - Dynasty YAAAAAS!! Okay so I wasn’t really obsessed with Rina’s album the way a lot of people here were and it was very hit-or-miss for me, but this was definitely one of my favourites on the album and possibly my #1 favourite. Absolutely love this song, if I wasn’t so exhausted from listening to this endless parade of songs, I would have stopped to replay this. Adele - Daydreamer This is good in the sense that most Adele songs are good, but it’s not doing too much for me honestly. And I can’t believe I’m saying this about Adele, but I’m not a fan of some of the vocal moments on this. The Aces - Daydream Ok I definitely need to get around to listening to more of The Aces soon because this is GREAT. The whole song is very well produced and a great listen, but the chorus in particular is pop at its best. I was so sure going into this that Dynasty was going to easily take this group, but this is making me reconsider. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack Um well… I hope the Miguel pandering was worth it? Jk (kinda), the song is cute and I don’t mind it, although I do find it to be somewhat basic and too bubblegum for my taste. Rihanna - Umbrella It’s a classic, although I’ve never been as high on this song as a lot of people seem to be. Still good, just not amazing. 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Navyofbadgals Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 25 minutes ago, shelven said: Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me Ugh are we still pushing that lame, tired narrative that this is one of the best pop songs of the 21st century? Listen, it’s definitely far from a bad song and certainly not the worst here, but I never felt like this song was all that special and I’m just tired of it at this point tbh. You did not hesitate LMAOOO
Navyofbadgals Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 It’s like that - this had a turrible chorus, the other parts were decent I guess Los Angeles - v cute ...Ready For It? - a guilty pleasure yup x Sparks - The f words pushed this one so much that I’m now kinda over it ? it’s not turrible tho I guess but yeah Take Me - this was a cute lil moment Breakaway - bit bland x RAWM - standing in solidarity with @touya kinomoto and tanking this ?? Body Language - cute I like x Release Me - not what I expected to see this round it bops a bit tho so I’m not mad x Almost Love - actually turrible you should be ashamed x Alewife - boring x The Vapors - boring and turrible x Imagine - yuh On My Way - no x Let It Happen - CLASSSICCCCCCC Ashley - dont care for this x Si Veo a Tu Mamá - it was inch resting x I liked it x
Navyofbadgals Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 The way @disruptive put me in the group without Heart Attack.. he really robbed me of my ability to tank her ??
Born to Run Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 9 hours ago, disruptive said: @Born to Run 6 hours left I flopped, sorry
Rence Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 It's Like That: A bop yup Los Angeles: This is pretty I like it ...Ready For It?: Sparks: okay this is fun bop Take Me: This is lovely Breakaway: cute but it didn't age well for me Run Away With Me: idc if carly is overrated by the gays this is still one of her best Body Language: it really came and went Release Me: I hear a bop! Almost Love: Alewife: One of my favorites from her album The Vapors: a bit of a bore imagine: the last 40 seconds yuh On My Way: I admire the dedication but there are times when you just need to stop and think about what you're doing, love Let it Happen: a classic me thinks Ashley: it's cute I guess, she snapped though Si Veo a Tu Mama: I like the instrumentals
Staryu Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Spoiler Rihanna - Pon de Replay - still a bop Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons - Ariana Grande - Honeymoon Avenue - cute Jenn Champion - O.M.G. (I’m All Over It) - never heard of her, not bad Tinashe - Aquarius - sultry queen Chung Ha - Chica - cute bop Sky Ferreira - Sad Dream - it's ok Kesha - Cannibal - I don't endorse cannibalism Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U - classic iconic bop ゲスの極み乙女 - 人生の針 - cute tbh Bats For Lashes - Kids In The Dark - kinda boring Jordin Sparks - Tattoo - dated but cute Rina Sawayama - Dynasty - amazing Adele - Daydreamer - kinda boring The Aces - Daydream - very cute Demi Lovato - Heart Attack - dated bop Rihanna - Umbrella - iconic moment in history
touya kinomoto Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said: The way @disruptive put me in the group without Heart Attack.. he really robbed me of my ability to tank her ?? no worries. i got you covered with that.
KevinDG Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Mariah Carey - It's Like That a classic bop!! Haim - Los Angeles not exactly my cup of tea Taylor Swift - ...ready for it? always in for some Taylor Swift and this is her best album opener Hilary Duff - Sparks I was a huge fan of Hilary in my younger days and this is still a cute song Aly & AJ - Take Me alright but there are way better songs in this group Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway this didn't age well, and it was never my favorite song of hers to begin with Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me a bop Kali Uchis - Body Language wake me up when this is over Agnes - Release Me never loved this song but it's kinda cute I guess Sabrina Carpenter - Almost Love in my mind it was better when I last heard it but it still goes hard Clairo - Alewife even more sleep inducing then the Kali-song Jhene Aiko - The Vapors I liked this up until the part she just kept repeating the same line over and over for the rest of the song Ariana Grande - Imagine not the best song in this group but still in the higher half of my ranking Måns Zelmerlöw - On My Way the best of the worst Tame Impala - Let It Happen even though I never listen to them, this is a jam! Halsey - Ashley the opener of my fave album of 2020 so far, love the rawness of the track Bad Bunny - Si Veo A Tu Mamá unlistenable trash!!
miguel Posted August 3, 2020 Author Posted August 3, 2020 6 hours ago, Born to Run said: I flopped, sorry welp, stay perched for the comeback round ig
Navyofbadgals Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, Overprotected said: I quit Yay!
Remmy Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 i'm STAYING 36 minutes ago, Overprotected said: I quit wow I guess you really mean it this time since you posted this a few pages ago :/
Overprotected Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Remmy said: wow I guess you really mean it this time since you posted this a few pages ago :/ 20 minutes ago, fiercE said: Nothing new? Nothing changed, same old **** same old ****ing ****
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