ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 Just now, creativity. said: Gave that Zach song a 10 bc their voices sound so good together. How could you not! He also got a general +2 from me bc nothing hotter than a military man 🫡 He's got one of those weird faces where I can never decide whether or not I find him attractive. Like, it really depends on the angle, the day, the weather, which direction the breeze is blowing... 1
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 TICKING Average: 6.56 High Score: 10 (@Born to Run) Low score: 1 (@Alldeezy) Choosing life on the road over his marriage, Zach Bryan recognizes that he needs to set his wife free on this bluegrass dirge – though, perhaps still in love, he keeps putting off the difficult conversation for another day, using the distance that’s driven them apart as an excuse. Best bit: the explosion of voices that emphasizes the word “ticking” in the chorus ATRL says…: “That is REALLY bad x_x ouch,” @Alldeezy grumbled.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 We'll let Zach breathe momentarily to close out this set.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 DISGUISE Average: 6.59 High Score: 9 (@Ace Reject, @Suilen) Low score: 2 (@a_d_22) Amaarae is spiraling on this slinky dance track, hypnotized by a lover that she knows is only attracted to her money. She indulges in fast cars, designer clothes and drug-fueled nights at the club to cope – one of many moments on Fountain Baby where excess and materialism converge with sex and romance. Cash rules everything around her. Best bit: “I like my coffee with some head in the morning” ATRL says…: @a_d_22 found Amaarae’s voice “grating.”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 Zach Bryan now has fewer tracks left than Olivia Rodrigo or Victoria Monét. Your top forty: Fountain Baby “Angels In Tibet” “Co-Star” “Princess Going Digital” “Big Steppa” “Reckless & Sweet” “Wasted Eyes” “Counterfeit” “Sex, Violence, Suicide” “Sociopathic Dance Queen” “Come Home to God” Guts “All-American Bitch” “Bad Idea Right?” “Vampire” “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl” “Get Him Back!” “Love Is Embarrassing” “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” “Obsessed” “So American” Jaguar II “Smoke” ft. Lucky Daye “Alright” “Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)” “How Does It Make You Feel” “On My Mama” “I’m the One” “Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt)” “Hollywood” ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét “Good Bye” The Record “$20” “True Blue” “Not Strong Enough” “Satanist” “Anti-Curse” Zach Byran “Overtime” “East Side of Sorrow” “Fear and Friday’s” “Jake’s Piano – Long Island” “El Dorado” “I Remember Everything” ft. Kacey Musgraves “Tourniquet”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 2 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, Suilen said: A pretty decent list. Also, Water from Wine has left, I think. Indeed. Good catch.
Ewan Chaos Posted May 2 Posted May 2 King of Oklahoma was the WAY better Oklahoma-referencing country song of 2023 so. BYE. Hmm I think I'm OK with everything that left this update!
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 Hide contents @a_d_22 @Into The Void @Alldeezy @4Real @Quicksand @Ewan Chaos @kandicha @creativity. @MP2K @Achilles. @Reverie @greento @glitch @Ace Reject @Suilen @Born to Run I got five on it! Including a major single that gets eliminated in this set.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 JAKE'S PIANO - LONG ISLAND Average: 6.65 High Score: 10 (@a_d_22, @creativity.) Low score: 2 (@Alldeezy) Zach Bryan has his Sliding Doors moment on this two-part story song, which recounts diverging reactions to losing a loved one. The first half, which seems to be about his mother, finds Zach cleaning up his act as he holds on to “the best parts of you.” Then it’s a descent into drunken depression as he calls up an ex whose father has died, eager but also afraid to reconnect. “I'vе been tryin' like hell to call,” he admits. “These ain't the hopeful hands you held before.” Best bit: “And, Lord, I've been tryin' to smile like you told me/Laugh like the old me, it comes out all wrong” ATRL says…: @a_d_22 called it “one of, if not the best song he’s ever written.”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 BIG STEPPA Average: 6.72 High Score: 9.25 (@MP2K) Low score: 3 (@a_d_22) Amaarae has her eyes on the prize on this horny (and horn-y) flirtation from Fountain Baby, convincing a prospective hookup that a rival “can’t love like I do.” Best bit: the call and response between Amaarae’s lithe vocals and the fluttering trumpet during the second verse ATRL says…: @a_d_22 dismissed it as “a lot more listenable than some of these other songs but it’s still bad.”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 2 minutes ago, kandicha said: Amaarae bringing the ratings 1
Born to Run Posted May 3 Posted May 3 He was channeling Bruce Springsteen on Jake's Piano and Overtime. Oh well I should just give Zach all 10s...
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 1 minute ago, Born to Run said: He was channeling Bruce Springsteen on Jake's Piano and Overtime. Oh well I should just give Zach all 10s... I was thinking Billy Joel, but the song is good, so you're right, let's go with Bruce. 2
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 STOP (ASKIN' ME 4SHYT) Average: 6.79 High Score: 9 (@MP2K, @Ace Reject) Low score: 1 (@Born to Run) Victoria Monét makes her contribution to the R&B subgenre of diss tracks about scrubs who want you to pay their bills, bills, bills. “Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt)” has a throwback sound – the thumping drums and layered harmonies, courtesy of James Fauntleroy, evoke ‘70s soul – and razor-sharp barbs (“But I'm not your bank/Ask your momma”). Best bit: “So why you callin' me with a wishlist/Like I live in a vase?” ATRL says…: “No shade but my mind totally switched off during this song twice x_x” @Alldeezy shaded.
creativity. Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I sorta hate the title Jake's piano - Long Island but the song is beautiful and genuinely v impressive storytelling
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 1 minute ago, creativity. said: I sorta hate the title Jake's piano - Long Island but the song is beautiful and genuinely v impressive storytelling It took a while to grow on me. I would give it a higher score now.
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