+7
Round 1
1. Cody Jinks - Watch the World Die
(Apocalyptic country. Timely lyrics.)
2. George Jones - The King is Gone
(No song with "Yabba Dabba Doo" in its chorus should be this good.)
3. Cerrone - Supernature
(One of the YouTube comments summed it up perfectly: "If disco and porno music had a baby." First-time listen. Great nom.)
4. Rush - Big Money
(Strongly tempted to rank this dead last for that dorky ass music video. Gotta remind myself to judge the song on its own merits.)
5. Saving Escape - Rhyme or Reason
(Comfortable, if perhaps overly familiar sound. I'm always partial to female-fronted rock, and the song builds nicely.)
6. American - Sister Golden Hair
(Beautiful, breezy harmonies. Perfect song to play outside on a warm summer day.)
7. Toothless - Sisyphus
(Pleasant, upbeat, if a tad monotonous.)
8. The Alan Parson Project - Sirius
(I wondered why this sounded so immediately familiar. Thankfully the YouTube comments pointed out the reason: Jordan-era Chicago Bulls introductions. Wish this was 2-3 minutes longer.)
9. The Beatles - In My Life
(Simplistic perfection, but I respect the Beatles more than I enjoy listening to them.)
10. Hell on Wheels - The Soda
(A little too indie-sounding for me, though it did grow on me.)
11. Depeche Mode - Little 15
(Never been a fan of Depeche Mode. Their sound just always bums me out.)
12. Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You
(I love a lot of Journey songs, mostly for Steve Perry's soaring vocal abilities, but this one has never done it for me.)
13. Neil Diamond - Hurricane
(Don't hate it, but it definitely makes me think of elevator music.)
14. No Buses - With or Without You
(Grating.)