+7
Round 3
1. Budgie - Breadfan
(Extremely kick-ass. Encapsulates all the elements that make early hard rock and metal so awesome. Gave me strong Deep Purple vibes. Love the transitions. At first wasn't a fan of the singer, as he has that nasally Geddy Lee-type voice, but even he grew on me within a couple of minutes.)
2. Lightning Dust - Run Away
(Not the type of music I listen to often, but it hits my sweet spot if I'm feeling subdued and retrospective.)
3. Magnum - Soldier of the Line
(Don't think I've ever heard of Magnum, although the vocalist sounds familiar. Fun listen. Really dug the theatricality and the 80's cheesiness. Will definitely listen to more from Magnum.)
4. Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues
("The sun's not yellow, it's chicken.")
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Still Unbroken
(Skynyrd in name but not sound. However, even southern rock at its most generic is going to be listenable to me, given my redneck heritage.)
6. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
(Buried beneath layers of dust somewhere in my house are the first two Arctic Monkeys CDs. I used to really like this band when they first exploded on the scene, but I grew out of them. Still, if this had been one of their more energetic tracks, it would've placed higher on my list, but this sonic sound of youthful disinterest isn't the band at their best.)
7. Sally Yeh - The Killer Main Theme
(Slow-dancing to John Woo's gun-fu. Somebody release some doves!)
8. HBS - Baron Robber
(Teeters that line between sonic assault and unrestrained cacophony a little too much for my liking.)
9. Six Side Die - Fuzz Candy
(Nice head-banging pace, but wears out its welcome despite the short length.)
10. R.E.M - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
(Only good to come from listening to this overplayed, annoying song is the fond memory of Spade and Farley mumbling the verses in Tommy Boy.)
11. Hunter Hayes - Invisible
(Somebody stuff this dork in a locker! Well-meaning song, but I almost always reject this type of cornball inspirational sh*t on basic principle.)