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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 0:52:49 GMT -5
Fun drunk thing I just noticed: In a no shit Jug moment, I just noticed Depeche has literally gotten better with every appearance in chronological order. Now that the 80s are around the corner, there could possibly be no turning back
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Nov 16, 2019 2:00:35 GMT -5
10. Joey - Concrete BlondeNice melody, nice vocals. Not crazy about it, but it did almost make my top 40. 9. Kool Thing - Sonic YouthThis Sonic Youth song was way cooler than I ever thought it would be. First time listen that kinda gave me Hole and The Sounds vibes. The female vocals worked wonders for the song. 8. Getting Away with It - ElectronicThis is the song I knew and loved by Electronic. IT had everything to do with Neil Tennant's guest vocals. "Tighten Up" became my favorite since I heard it on our 1991 Alt RD. True Story. 7. Tom's Diner - D.N.A. with Suzanne VegaIt's about time too. Wasn't this some pop song? I hated this travesty with a passion. There is not one aspect I liked about it. Not the percussion (yuk), The dadadada's, The spoken vocal delivery, Stupid lyrics, melodically absent, Even the bassline which usually pulls me in failed hard on the song. @doinktheclown hit the nail on the coffin. 6. Here's Where the Story Ends - The SundaysI didn't really care for this band. This first time listen had at least pleasant female vocals, but that's it. If you knew me ,and saw how I dress, you could never see me rocking out to this? 5. The Downtown Lights - The Blue NileVery "pretty" first time listen for me. Reminds me of 80's Sophistipop. A couple nights ago about five people in a row showcased this on this thread pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/132085/listening-pt-8 . I thought to myself here is a PULSE "hard-on song" in the waiting. I actually made that comment on the thread. Didn't expect this song to have that many #1's. 4. Iceblink Luck - Cocteau TwinsA wondeful first time listen for me. great song. So aesthetic and melodic. If you saw in my street with my "road warrior" apparel you wouldn't think I rocked out to this? 3. Cuts You Up - Peter MurphyHere is one I knew and loved. Grabs you from the start. The vocals follow the tones of many Spanish Rock bands too. As does the melody. Nice to see the #1 song end up high with good reason too. 2. Policy of Truth - Depeche Mode If not mistaken both were also Pop hits. Great song and out in correct order. 1. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode Great song. This is one of their most melodic wonders. The chorus is perfect and it could've gone on forever as far as I'm concerned. singingrulebritannia Albie Great job. Videos, info and extras are always my favorite part. I think the next few alt years will be full of first time listens, but also a lot of download? checks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 2:07:20 GMT -5
.....should I be scared I'm in Indies head?
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Post by craziaskowboi on Nov 16, 2019 4:48:35 GMT -5
Wrote by Prince.
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Post by craziaskowboi on Nov 16, 2019 5:11:25 GMT -5
Despite being the biggest Alternative hit of 1990, I only heard this song for the first time earlier this year. In 1990, I still listened mostly to Top 40, but that began to change a year later, so I just missed out on this.
Anyway, I visited a friend in Atlanta about six months ago, and as I drove home that night, back out into the darkness of the exurban fringe, the local, low-power Classic Alternative station played this song. I'd never heard it before, but it pulled me in. Hearing a song like this when you're behind the wheel late at night, driving back into the darkness at high speeds on a highway with almost no traffic puts you in an introspective frame of mind. Then, the tone of the song changed in the middle, and it became eerie, especially with no light other than your own headlights on the highway in front of you.
Maybe it was just hearing it under the right circumstances, but the experience was surreal. The song is classified as "dark wave," so hearing it in the pitch black night probably struck a nerve more than it would have if I heard it at any other time. It's been stuck in my head ever since, and it's actually become one of my most listened-to songs in 2019.
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Post by craziaskowboi on Nov 16, 2019 5:25:45 GMT -5
"Policy Of Truth" is pretty good, but "Enjoy The Silence" is special to me. In the summer of 1990, my family and I lived in Taiwan, and though we were strangers in a strange land, we did find a radio station that played popular music from the Anglosphere. Its call letters were ICRT, which stood for International Community Radio Taipei. The standard format was music on the U.S. pop charts, though they also had a British DJ in the late afternoon and evening who played pop music from the U.K. and Australia. The station even had Casey's Top 40 on Sundays! In fact, Casey Kasem even mentioned ICRT on the list of "great radio stations" that broadcast the show during one of the weeks that we were there! Anyway, "Enjoy The Silence" was the song I heard most of all while we lived in Taiwan that summer, so every time I hear it, I reminisce. It was an unforgettable summer, and this was the defining song of that summer. On that note, I need to make it back to Taiwan one of these days, especially since I want to go to the top of Taipei 101.
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Post by alexcuse on Nov 16, 2019 10:52:48 GMT -5
Though I've been hearing talks about a 2016 Alt re-do, and I'd personally be interested in that, being that I (and presumably several others) missed out the first time around. Before any yearly re-do, I would like to suggest "best of decade" alt rankdowns. (If so this after re-do, there may be controversy over whether to use original vs re-do for decade, especially if there is more strategic voting to tank/boost songs from/into top 10) Unhinged did this for 80s (hot 100) by taking the top ten Pulse ranked song for each 80s year, for a super stacked top 100 list. By having just the best of the best of each year, listening, ranking, and following the outcome/reactions to the results were super enjoyable. There would be enough data for 3 separate top 100 rankdowns: alt 90s, alt 2000s and soon alt 2010s.
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Post by lyhom on Nov 16, 2019 11:18:04 GMT -5
something to keep in mind with an alt 2016 redo (or any rock chart rankdown done before active 1999) is that the original rankdown did not have the same policy of removing all repeats that we do now, so most of the lists would have at least one new song to rank that were extras originally I made a spreadsheet a while ago to see exactly what would be removed if we did the 2016 and 2017 alt and active rankdowns today, and 2016 alt, for example, would have about 19 new songs that weren't ranked originally spreadsheet(also this is me personally but I have little interest in doing a "rank the top tens of each year in the decade" rankdown at all, at least without redoing all the 2010s and 2000s rankdowns to make the repeat rules consistent)
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Post by House Lannister on Nov 16, 2019 15:15:26 GMT -5
Yet no mention of my personal rankdown Underrated Songs whose deadline is Sunday. I see how it is. ;) I'm not opposed to a 2016 Alternative redux, but I'd prefer it to be held after we get done with all the retro ones. And yes, maybe holding them in the new year might be better than trying to deal with all the 2019 ones as well as the retro ones. As for the AAAs, can the people behind those possibly work with those scheduling the Active/Alternative ones to not make it like you have to choose between doing theirs and doing these other ones? Not a fan of the deadlines set so far which feels arbitrary so far.
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Post by Juanca on Nov 17, 2019 1:09:07 GMT -5
15. Love and Anger (24): This is the type of Kate Bush I like. Unorthodox but captivating in terms of both music and vocals. Dynamic production and a crescendo of intensity made it more interesting. One of my favorite songs by Kate in the 1990s 14. Down in It (88): I'm a fan of good rock/electro combinations and I like several NIN songs --but this was too messy and a big disappointment to me, unfortunately. 13. Ball and Chain (52): I actually had this higher than LIBM initially, but then it got sorta stuck around the middle and other songs became more interesting to me. 12. Velouria (76): This was just an uneventful first listen that didn't grab my attention. 11. The Sensual World (70): I dug the music, vibe and vocals at first, but then I was expecting some more dynamics and it sort of just stayed there. Maybe I needed a few more listens to be fully convinced, whereas LaA had a much quicker and stronger effect. 10. Joey (4): I had forgotten about it. After listening to Someday for a previous RD I knew they had another better song. It was great to re-discover Joey for this RD. I believe this has one of the most heartfelt, powerful Alt vocals, and is one of the best Alt ballads I've heard. The dark, moody production and music complements the lyrics and vocals perfectly,too. Great to see it top 10. 9. Kool Thing (89): I had high hopes for this first listen, but I just didn't get it despite several listens- maybe needed a few more listens with more drinks 8. Getting Away with It (15): A mid-size pop hit back home in 1990 that made all the way to the runner-up spot in my personal chart. I love PSB and Neil vocals, so having them on top of music that combines some synth-pop elegance of New Order and cool guitar melodies from Smiths was like sophisti-pop magic to me. This and Disappointing are my favorite Electronic songs. 7. Tom's Dinner (30): I like this quite a bit. I initially had it in my top 20, but then I gave some extra points to other songs that surprised me in this RD. Good to see Suzanne Vega in the top 10! 6. Here's Where the Story Ends (19): I remembered Summertime, Love and Goodbye, but for some reason I had forgotten about this. Really nice, chill vocals with a slightly nostalgic melody. I could've easily put this in my top 10, so good to see it this high in this RD. 5. The Downtown Lights (31): Another song that I could've easily ranked in the top 20. I especially liked the moody 80s influence. 4. Iceblink Luck (55): I don't dislike this one. It was a pretty decent first listen but the melody just didn't grab my attention enough to beat other songs that I compared it with. 3. Cuts You Up (10): On the contrary, this was another great discovery! (This may have been the annual RD with most great discoveries for me.) I really like the production here; the eclectic instruments and sounds throughout the song keep things interesting. Plus, I'm a sucker for strings and I get even more captivated when used in lower key with a moody, dark vibe. The melody is pretty strong, too. It sorta reminds me of some late 80s stuff from Heroes del Silencio, Caifanes, or Indochine. 2. Policy of Truth (5): One of my favorite DM tunes, and a classic that I still listen to often. 1. Enjoy the Silence (1): YAYYYY!!!! My absolute, definite #1 (just like Losing My Religion was my clear #1 in 1991). This song has A LOT of great memories. The first time I recall hearing it was in Florida, during our second family trip to the US. I was the navigator -dad was the driver- and we were driving from our hotel to Medieval Times at around sunset time. It was the PERFECT song at that time. I was mesmerized. I heard this song a few more times during that 3-week trip, and sunsets were by far the best times to enjoy it. It made the top of my personal chart and ended in the top 10 of my yearend chart as well. It's become one of my favorite songs ever. The music and production is a masterpiece IMO. It has dance/electronic, but also nostalgic, dark elements. The last minute or so (before the extra instrumental) has several musical layers that make the song even more interesting. The lyrics have hit me at different moments for different reasons. I'm SOOO GLAD to see this atop this RD. Thanks for a great RD! This was lots of fun!!
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