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Post by sadchild on Dec 21, 2020 10:01:34 GMT -5
Hi there.
What a year.
'Nuff said.
Here are my 100 favorite songs of 2020.
But first, the "almost-made-it" list:
ALMOST MADE THE TOP 100
ACDC "Realize" Aesop Rock "Rogue Wave" Alter Bridge "Native Son" Another Day Dawns "Forget Me Not" Any Given Sin "Insidious" Atmosphere "Bde Maka Ska" Atmosphere "Dearly Beloved" Awolnation "Slam (Angel Miners)" Bad Omens "Limits" Bob Mould "Siberian Butterfly" Body Count "Ace of Spades" Cleopatrick "Daphne Did It" Clint Lowery "Alive" Dax & Tech N9ne "Faster" Dead Daisies "Bustle And Flow" DED "Parasite" Dropout Kings "Virus" Eminem "Darkness" Evanescence "The Game Is Over" Fear Until Fury "Turpentine" Fever 333 "Presence Is Strength" Fit For A King "Locked (In My Head)" From Ashes To New "Panic" Gorillaz & Robert Smith "Strange Timez" Jaden "Boys And Girls" Jim Davies "Headwars" Joywave "FEAR" Joywave "Half Your Age" Killswitch Engage "I Can't Be the Only One" Kxng Crooked "I Luv Y'all" Kxng Crooked "Target The Next One" Larkin Poe "Holy Ghost Fire" Lilyhammer "King of Nothing" Malibu Ken "Tuesday" Marilyn Manson "Don't Chase The Dead" Missio "Can You Feel The Sun" Monuments "Animus" Mushroomhead "Seen It All" NF "Paid My Dues" Nine Lashes "Dear Self" Nine Lashes "Shadows" Outfit "Come Alive" Ozzy Osbourne "Scary Little Green Men" Palaye Royale "Anxiety" Paul McCartney "Home Tonight" Public Enemy "Fight The Power (2020)" Public Enemy "GRID" RA The Rugged Man "All Systems Go" RA The Rugged Man "Dragon Fire" RA The Rugged Man "Wondering" RA The Rugged Man & Jazzy Jeff "Gotta Be Dope" Rat Boy "Money On Dust" Rat Boy "Victim Of A System" Rob Zombie "The Triumph of King Freak" Seether "Dangerous" Shallow Side "Sound The Alarm" Slipknot "Nero Forte" Snak The Ripper & DAX "Fckin' Right" Stabbing Westward "Cold" Stabbing Westward "Dead and Gone" Starset "Trials" Stitched Up Heart "Warrior" Tech N9ne "Yeah No" Tetrarch "I'm Not Right" Token "30 People" Token "Cough Freestyle" Veer Union "Slaves To The System" Violent "Fly On The Wall" Winger "Better Days Comin' (All-Star 2020)" Yello "Arthur Spark"
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Post by sadchild on Dec 22, 2020 12:05:55 GMT -5
#100: Easy Life "Peanut Butter" Genre: Pop
One of the few modern pop bands that I like more than just one or two of their songs.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 23, 2020 7:31:04 GMT -5
#99: Snak The Ripper "Blah" Genre: Rap
Rough around the edges, but you gotta love when someone's calling out uninspired, mediocre crap rappers and uses a word like "glockenspiel".
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Post by sadchild on Dec 23, 2020 8:24:36 GMT -5
#98: Dinosaur Pile Up "Round The Bend" Genre: Rock
If I'd known a pandemic was gonna shut down concerts for 2020, I woulda gone to see 'em when they came around in 2019.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 23, 2020 8:26:20 GMT -5
#97: Discrepancies "Undertow" Genre: Rock
Kinda POD vibe, and just as uplifting lyrically.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 23, 2020 8:29:07 GMT -5
#96: Blacktones "Minnesota" Genre: Rock
A bit like a Clutch 45 played at 33 RPM.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 26, 2020 18:29:23 GMT -5
#95: Diamante "Ghost Myself" Genre: Rock
Depressing topic but man it rocks.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 26, 2020 18:34:29 GMT -5
#94: Code Orange "Underneath" Genre: Metal
Love the balance between vocalists: female singing and male screaming
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Post by sadchild on Dec 26, 2020 18:37:25 GMT -5
#93: Alien Weaponry "Blinded" Genre: Metal
Released in summer 2019 as a b-side to a song on my 2019 fan list. But later this song gained its own traction in 2020.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 26, 2020 18:39:54 GMT -5
#92: Arrested Development "Becoming" Genre: Rap
Still making that uplifting hip hop 30 years later! #iknowiwill #becomethebestican
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Post by sadchild on Dec 26, 2020 18:46:31 GMT -5
#91: Nine Lashes "Rise" Genre: Metal
Proof you can proselytize AND rock at the same time.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Dec 28, 2020 1:12:58 GMT -5
Great start. Great to see DIAMANTE make the list. I still gotta chart "Ghost Myself", but she pretty much dominated my 2020 year with her other singles.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 28, 2020 11:55:54 GMT -5
#90: Missio "Hoodie Up" Genre: Alt
Half of these guys songs I love, half I don't. This one was a slow burner for me, but it eventually fell on the "I like it" side.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 28, 2020 12:29:29 GMT -5
#89: Die Antwoord "Future Baby" Genre: Alt
These guys were getting a little too repetitive and predictable for a while. Nice to see them get a little more experimental with their sound again.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 28, 2020 12:30:11 GMT -5
#88: Beach Slang "Bam Rang Rang" Genre: Rock
Two distinct parts to this song. The part that rocks. And then the part that rocks even harder.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 28, 2020 12:50:16 GMT -5
#87: Aesop Rock "Drums On The Wheel" Genre: Rap
Song made for a video game. Great sci-fi references throughout. And yes, I play drums on my steering wheel too. #tappitataptaptap
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Post by sadchild on Dec 28, 2020 13:07:06 GMT -5
#86: Larkin Poe "She's A Self Made Man" Genre: Pop
Foot stompin' anthem about going from underdog to overachiever. It's sounds like Joan Jett went Louisiana blues.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Dec 29, 2020 1:38:33 GMT -5
Favorite surprise Listens tonight
#88: Beach Slang "Bam Rang Rang" Rocking on the edge of Punk. I can go for this sound on Active.
#86: Larkin Poe "She's A Self Made Man" Easily my favorite of the night. I hear the Joan Jett influence, but also could have been The Pretty Reckless. I hear some Talyor Momsen bluesy tones. Great song.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 29, 2020 9:32:33 GMT -5
#85: Brick + Mortar "American Reality" Genre: Alt
This duo has come to the realization that the American Dream they were promised as kids has become "violence, systematic racism and capitalism over humanity". Imagine all the people sharing all the world, living life in peace.... Maybe I'm just a dreamer?
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Post by sadchild on Dec 29, 2020 9:35:24 GMT -5
#84: Logic "Perfect" Genre: Rap
Short but sweet. Sometimes you only need a minute and a half to get something off your chest.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 29, 2020 9:41:14 GMT -5
#83: Black Stone Cherry "Again" Genre: Rock
Sometimes you just need a rock song with a great groove and a positive message to get you through the day: Stand tall / Don't fall / With wings from the fire / We fly even higher
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Post by sadchild on Dec 29, 2020 10:55:48 GMT -5
#82: Ghostkid "Start A Fight" Genre: Rock
Me: "Yeah! Yeah! Start a fight! Smash your amp with your guitar! Smash your drum kit! Cool! These guys rock!" Butthead: "Uh, settle down, Sadchild. Don't make me hafta kick your ass."
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Post by sadchild on Dec 29, 2020 11:54:29 GMT -5
#81: Czarface "Bizarro" Genre: Rap
Cool sound effects, samples, and references to old cartoons.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 30, 2020 7:49:06 GMT -5
#80: Lojii "Lo & Behold" Genre: Rap
Didn't find this one until the end of the year but glad I did. Positively chill.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 30, 2020 7:53:03 GMT -5
#79: Pearl Jam "Quick Escape" Genre: Rock
Love the bass groove
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Post by sadchild on Dec 30, 2020 8:01:17 GMT -5
#78: Haroula Rose & Peter Bradley Adams "Rachel's Song" Genre: A/C
Another song I found at the end of the year. Love PBA, just discovering Haroula through this song.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 30, 2020 8:15:33 GMT -5
#77: Rat Boy "Brave New World" Genre: Alt
Commentary on 2020. "I'ma stay inside / If it means that I will survive / I don't wanna go outside / Counting out the days I'm still alive"
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Post by sadchild on Dec 30, 2020 8:22:14 GMT -5
#76: Grey Daze "Sickness" Genre: Rock
Before Linkin Park, Chester Bennington fronted Grey Daze. They had begun re-recording their old songs shortly before he committed suicide. The band used his old vocals from when he was 17-21 years old and finished the album.
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Post by sadchild on Dec 31, 2020 7:38:34 GMT -5
#75: Cold Kingdom "Devil In Me" Genre: Metal
This rocks. But the acoustic version really showcases this singer's pipes even better!
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Post by sadchild on Dec 31, 2020 7:40:35 GMT -5
#74: Hunna "I Wanna Know" Genre: Rock
This song reminds me of the excitement, anxiety and sexual tension of being 19 years old.
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