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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 2, 2020 0:35:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 0:55:43 GMT -5
It can wait on TBA forever.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 1:31:39 GMT -5
They can keep it
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Post by narp on Jul 2, 2020 1:49:40 GMT -5
Please lord spare us just once
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Post by Trilogy on Jul 2, 2020 2:23:16 GMT -5
eh, they can use that time to actually improve musically
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Post by Naos on Jul 2, 2020 11:49:23 GMT -5
How about no?
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Post by Fire on Jul 2, 2020 13:59:22 GMT -5
considering that i found 100 bad days worse than burn the house down and then they somehow got worse with bang, i wanna see if they actually somehow make this worse than bang, already in my top 10 if not top 5 for the worst songs i've ever heard.
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Post by BlurryKyle on Aug 23, 2020 19:32:35 GMT -5
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Post by narp on Aug 23, 2020 19:43:40 GMT -5
Ooooh boy that titleβs a winner. I hope they drop something just detestable because Iβm really stuck. My #100 in 2020 alt is between 3 songs right now. βBang!β, βDance Monkeyβ, and βZenβ. Come on AJR, do ya thing!
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Post by Fire on Aug 23, 2020 19:47:37 GMT -5
i can't wait to see if they somehow make this worse than bang lmao
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Aug 24, 2020 0:36:38 GMT -5
Bummer-land? At least they're self-aware that's where their music belongs.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Aug 24, 2020 1:34:43 GMT -5
I'm kinda intrigued to hear if they can top the big "Bang" travesty
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Post by narp on Aug 30, 2020 16:29:54 GMT -5
I just heard this as it was being premiered by 93.3 FM in Denver. The DJβs kids were apparently big fans of the band, so thereβs their target audience for you. This was awful, as expected. It starts out with the awful falsetto returning from βDear Winterβ. Oh god, these lyrics are bad. Here are a couple from the chorus:
βBummerland, here I am; better nix my summer plansβ
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βThis month I got 7 haircuts and now my hair is all goneβ
βItβs sad but Iβve been alone for too long, so I keep getting haircutsβ
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 17:38:45 GMT -5
I hate this band so much.
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Post by Suono on Aug 30, 2020 20:19:15 GMT -5
The negativity these guys get on this board... who did they ever hurt? haha I love them and their songs make me smile.
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Post by narp on Aug 30, 2020 20:34:06 GMT -5
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Post by Fire on Aug 30, 2020 21:37:34 GMT -5
decided to give the song a listen.
this is an improvement from bang, but that isn't much of an accomplishment lol. this is so bad. terrible lyrics and as per usual sh*tty all around. might be even worse than 100 bad days. 0/10.
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Post by π‘πππππ€ on Aug 30, 2020 23:09:04 GMT -5
narp wait there are really 2 lines about haircuts
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Post by Fire on Aug 31, 2020 1:03:27 GMT -5
oh yeah and here it is, for those who are actually brave enough to listen to it
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Post by narp on Aug 31, 2020 15:44:53 GMT -5
Ugh. So it starts. Under Cool New Music for Alternative.
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Post by macattack on Aug 31, 2020 21:05:20 GMT -5
Yo, like, AJR knew that calling their song "Bummerland" means that the song, like, doesn't have to be a literal bummer, right? But that's what this thing is, bro.
The lyrics are, you know, so bogus. Why would you give yourself seven haircuts, bro? That's like, totally heinous and stuff, you're like gonna take all the skin off your head. I mean, if he like did that, he won't be making any more songs like this, then? Maybe that would be bodacious for our ears, dudes! And I totally get that they're going for this triumphant feeling with the trumpet in the bridge, but then why would they mess it up with all of this stuttering electronic stuff? That's ruining an awesome musical instrument, man!
2020's been a sucky year and we're supposed to be excellent to each other, but this just gives off all the negative vibes. At least since their songs don't tend to stick around after peaking this one will blow away like all the others, like dust in the wind. Except that "Sober Up" song, but that's because River Cuomo is a dude's dude. And his glasses are funny.
This song isn't just a bummer, it's a maxi-bummer. Whoa.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Aug 31, 2020 21:25:13 GMT -5
Absolute dogshit.
Also, this thumbnail. You guys are above 20. BEHAVE AT THAT AGE INSTEAD.
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Post by narp on Aug 31, 2020 21:54:31 GMT -5
My thoughts on this: it sounds like an unholy amalgamation of every bad 2010s indie pop trope, except folk-hop, and thank god for that. It even sounds like a commercial jingle. And it almost seems like they wanted to emulate the success βLevel of Concernβ got. Not even almost, because thatβs exactly what they wanted to do.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Aug 31, 2020 23:37:03 GMT -5
Who backs up this music on the airwaves? Mike Kaplan? Idk know about the rest of you, but I just witnessed a Nickelodeon nightmare. I would just like to add that I have never charted nor downloaded anything ever by this band. Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 1:54:50 GMT -5
What is their thing with putting high pitched vocals into every song? It never sounds good
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 19, 2020 6:43:11 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
58 50 AJR Bummerland 162 111 51 0.526
NOT a result of Kaplan effect
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Sept 19, 2020 9:29:00 GMT -5
I mean, it's not the worst thing I've ever heard. AJR goodness is like, Burn the House Down > Bang! > Bummerland >>> Sober Up >>>>>>>>>>> 100 Bad Days >> Dear Winter
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Post by narp on Sept 20, 2020 17:44:47 GMT -5
Iβd rather be deaf than listen to all the AJR charters and rank them if Iβm being honest
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Post by narp on Sept 20, 2020 20:03:50 GMT -5
f**k. The fact that alt still plays these guys is a huge bummer.
Top 50 on Alternative:
53 50 AJR Bummerland 175 120 55 0.545
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 20, 2020 20:06:00 GMT -5
f**k. Top 50 on Alternative: 53 50 AJR Bummerland 175 120 55 0.545 You like the song so much that the top 50 update was posted twice, thanks for admitting!
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