Rev8 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 No way Rosalia left wtfff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted July 2, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Cuff it is great but when you have … everything from track 9-16, it’s just not as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, cockatoo said: It's true, it's true I slept on Renny until like April this year. I'm being excommunicated from the gay community Expeditiously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandicha Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 A perfect single, a great chart run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted July 2, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, Rev8 said: No way Rosalia left wtfff I’m guessing because the album was split between manic uptempo and old style ballads, voters struggled on picking a side hence why 7 of her songs were just eliminated one after the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoo Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 minute ago, madonnas said: Cuff it is great but when you have … everything from track 9-16, it’s just not as good Yeah exactly. I think it's a bit of a reverse BMS in that respect. Cuff it works really well as a single but just kinda blends in as an album track but BMS really comes into its own in the context of the full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 If I had placed a bet before voting started, the next elimination would have been my pick for the winner. Coincidentally, my #3 song of 2022! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Ugh I just remembered my first SAOKO listen again and it legit felt like a cultural reset The epic synth, the distorted pianos, the reggaeton drums, the JAZZ percussion? She's unhinged Still hate her ass for making it barely two minutes long Edited July 2, 2023 by State of Grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted July 2, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Oh no is it alien superstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, madonnas said: Oh no is it alien superstar It's joever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 ALIEN SUPERSTAR Average score: 8.43 High score: 10 (@supaspaz, @a_d_22, @Reverie, @4Real, @MP2K, @BlackoutZone, @State of Grace., @Rigalo, @Virgos Groove, @Crashed, @madonnas, @Achilles., @Subomie, @Quicksand, @Sanguine, @V3$$3L.) Low score: 3 (@cockatoo) A tip of the hat to whichever mad genius conceived this one, a spectacularly out of-this-world dance floor serve that might melt your brain if you think for too long about how its kaleidoscope of musical pieces came together. Consider: It is perhaps the first time in history that Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” has been repurposed into greatness. (Foremost Poet’s “Moonraker,” Danube Dance’s “Unique” and Barbara Ann Teer’s “Black Theater” also provide vocal samples.) Or consider: The justifiably gloating lyrics are packed with bon mots – “I'm one of one, I'm number one, I'm the only one” – that will be quoted by homosexuals for years to come. And consider: Its confident rise and fall through industrial beats and celestial synths, commanding you to dance and then luring you to meditate on its relentless inventiveness as you stop to take a breath. It’s no wonder “Alien Superstar” became a standout on Renaissance, despite never getting the single treatment it deserved, even winning the ATRL Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Best bit: “Category: bad bitch, I'm thе bar” ATRL says…: “This song is incredible, but I have to admit when the AS stans were trying to act like ‘Cuff It’ wasn't a massive smash waiting to happen, I had to laugh when CI did smash,” @Ewan Chaos pettily pointed out. @madonnas called it an “avant-garde club masterpiece.” @cockatoo once again struggled to see brilliance laid out before him. “This is so overrated, I'm sorry,” he sniped. @Rev8 also “never understood the overwhelming love for this overrated song. The beginning isn't even that cute and the end is just horrid.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguine Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Literally her best song. WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoo Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 This song is AHAP's ugly step sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 So unserious. Somebody needs to stop the damn America Has An Overrated Song gays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 RIP to a legend. The fact that it missed the top five is criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted July 2, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 This is straight up one of the most avant garde songs a mainstream pop star has done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, cockatoo said: This song is AHAP's ugly step sister Just now, State of Grace. said: So unserious. Somebody needs to stop the damn America Has An Overrated Song gays These two posts in succession have me cackling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, State of Grace. said: So unserious. Somebody needs to stop the damn America Has An Overrated Song gays No... NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greento Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 HEATED needs to win now, VIRGO'S GROOVE is overrated i fear (still a bop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, madonnas said: This is straight up one of the most avant garde songs a mainstream pop star has done It takes unbelievable genius to come up with something like that. Diane Warren will never see heaven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Real Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I thought this was winning huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Real Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Manifesting HEATED winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Miss @cockatoogiving a 3 to both Alien Superstar and SAOKO should have cancelled the ballot. A troll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted July 2, 2023 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2023 SUMMER RENAISSANCE Average score: 8.61 High score: 10 (@BGKC, @Reverie, @Ewan Chaos, @BlackoutZone, @State of Grace., @Virgos Groove, @madonnas, @Achilles., @creativity., @Quicksand) Low score: 4.5 (@jacklovesyou1) Beyoncé couldn’t make an entire dance album without a nod to the Queen of Disco. So this closing track from Renaissance heavily samples Donna Summer’s essential “I Feel Love,” turning one of the building blocks of modern electronic music into a flirty bedroom jam. Giorgio Moroder’s groundbreaking Moog synthesizer production provides the melodic heft while the chorus interpolates Donna’s breathy hook. With the title, “Summer Renaissance,” Beyoncé positions herself as the natural heir to her legendary forebear’s crown. Best bit: “Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, collect your coins, Beyoncé” ATRL says…: “Probably the most obvious sampling she could have done for Donna but who gives a fuck,” @Ewan Chaos shrugged. “One of the best songs ever and used in such a fantastic way. Great closer.” @cockatoo thought it was “definitely the best sample use on the album.” @madonnas was blown away by the “perfect ending to the best 1/2/3 punch. When she rhymes her name with Givenchy, it’s a chef’s kiss moment.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockatoo Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, State of Grace. said: Miss @cockatoogiving a 3 to both Alien Superstar and SAOKO should have cancelled the ballot. A troll! I'm just here for a good time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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