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[Oniw17]

It was ok until it got to the screamy part. 5/10.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUZ8USLbHXs

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

As a general rule, I hate rap. But I really liked this. Good message and nice melodic interludes. But, still, it's just too long. Thanks for posting some good rap, though . 7/10

One of the closest things to rap I like. This guy is definitely gimmicky, and I really don't like his later work when he used so much techno-crap. But I love this song and his whole first live album. Love the good musicians he has with him.

[OrphanPip]

I just can't get into that 4/10.

Valentine's is technically over, but I didn't get to post a sappy romantic themed song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hm7v...eature=related

[manolia]

Not my cup of tea but cute and pleasant 6/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwsJlUdklmk

[MarkBastable]

They almost lost me at 'behold'. Since 1880 or thereabouts, nobody using 'behold' has contributed much to the sum of human happiness.

However, I stuck with it and I have to say that the entire thing - music, vocal, video, general approach - was so unabashedly mannered and pretentious that I was seduced by its internally-consistent charm. I'm glad there are people out there producing such fathomless tosh. Just the fact that they can make it and get it to me inspires a sort of warm, reassured feeling about the democratic nature of the Web.

Yay, them.

7/10


Here's one that, if you classified it by genre, I'd have to say was not up my street. But a great song and a unique voice will transcend genre every time.

[The Comedian]

I liked that one quite a bit. 7/10

I'm in the mood for somethin' wit' a little more funk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBg0...eature=related

[Oniw17]

The kind of song that needs no lyrics. 8/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCQTr8ZYdhg

[MarkBastable]

I'm not always completely convinced by the Floyd, but when they're good, they are very good indeed. 8/10

What do you say? You know any more?

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Awesome Floyd song. 9.5/10

Winner of the Grammy for Best New Artist (someone who actually deserves a Grammy actually got one. Who would've thunk it?)

[MarkBastable]

I'd already done the Floyd. You missed one.

But your Grammy winner - pretty good - and very unusual, in that context. So 8/10.

Back to the one that was skipped.

What do you say? You know any more?

[jmnixon95]

Dammit, I love the Beatles so much! Favorite is John.
10/10
I've always really liked this video.

Next: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwJlv0Bljg

[Paulclem]

I could never get into Weller - I think it's something to do with his unremitting po-facedness. There's no glimmer of fun in the man. 4/10


Here's a song that Weller described as one of the two best records of the late Sixties. (The other was Waterloo Sunset.) Can't fault his taste, then.

I agree. I like his stuff though. Before he got those horrible blonde streaks in his hair, he looked like my brother, who looks nothing like me.

[Paulclem]

Dammit, I love the Beatles so much! Favorite is John.
10/10
I've always really liked this video.

Next: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwJlv0Bljg

Great voice - 8/10. Peter Ustinov used to live next door to him, and in his autobiography reported his wife saying how dedicated Frank was to his songs. She said she heard him singing every day. Until once day they popped round on the off chance and caught Frank turning his record player off. Hmm

Ah that raw sound from the early 80s. Yet another that takes me back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwMzSJ6RYs

[The Comedian]

like it 6/10

More funk?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWP1rsAMrw

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Loves me some Rage. Though, one of my lesser liked songs of theirs. Just doesn't stand up to anything from their first two. I'm still disappointed that they did a cover album for their last release. I've always wondered if they did it because they owed their label another contractual album.

Still, it's Rage. 7/10

I'd already done the Floyd. You missed one.

But your Grammy winner - pretty good - and very unusual, in that context. So 8/10.

Sorry about skipping yours. Not intentional, though it would've pained me to give one of your songs a high rating, which I would've had to with The Beatles.

Another from Esperanza Spalding. A different sounding tune than the one I posted before, but I love this one, too. Song starts around 1:30 if you wanna skip the interview, though I found it interesting.