A Song For July

Round 9 nomination:
Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa

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You should place them where you like them, but it just seems strange when people like my noms. It's kind of like being in the Twilight Zone.

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If I answer a game thread correctly, just skip my turn and continue with the game.
OPEN FLOOR.

Don't feel bad about it. You're entitled to like whatever you like, and if country music just isn't your thing, then that's okay. There are a lot of songs that I don't like, but I'm not going to feel bad for placing them at the bottom of my list, and liking the type of music that I like.

If I wanted to win, I would let Hubby choose my noms. He listens to those loud, banging songs, (that I call "headache music").

It would be on my top-10 thrash albums list if I ever did something like that (along with bands like Slayer, Metallica, and Sabbat). Unfortunately, I don't much like them outside that specific album.

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No votes from honeykid but as always this is a strictly No Waiting zone so.....

1st - Still Corners - Black Lagoon (97 pts)

2nd - Annihilator - Alison Hell (87 pts)
3rd - Ride - Vapour Trail (80 pts)
4th - The Chevelles - Barbarella (79 pts)
4th - Chelsea Wolfe - Carrion Flowers (79 pts)
6th - Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up (75 pts)
7th - JINJER - I Speak Astronomy (73 pts)
8th - Hugh Cornwell - Another Kind of Love (67 pts)
9th - Hanzel und Gretyl - Evil as Fukk (59 pts)
10th - Claude King - Wolverton Mountain (54 pts)
10th - Red Box - For America (54 pts)
10th - Blaze Foley - Springtime in Uganda (54 pts)

Congratulations to cat who's on a roll

Round nine up shortly....

We lose hk and hashtag for this round but do gain a Swan and HollowMan makes his return

1. black midi - bmbmbm
2. Kanye West - Black Skinhead
3. Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa
4. Dr Dre ft.. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin but a "G" thang
5. The Knux - Bang! Bang!
6. Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
7. Porcupine Tree - Trains
8. Jim Reeves - A Letter To My Heart (Dear Heart)
9. Prince - U Got the Look
10. Ylvis - The Cabin
11. Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist
12. A Day To Remember - If It Means A Lot To You

My R10 nom:
Godless Procession - Hace Falta

01: Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist
02: Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
03: Porcupine Tree - Trains
04: Jim Reeves - A Letter To My Heart (Dear Heart)
05: A Day To Remember - If It Means A Lot To You
06: Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa
07: Prince - U Got the Look
08: The Knux - Bang! Bang!
09: Dr Dre ft.. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin but a "G" thang
10: Kanye West - Black Skinhead
11: black midi - bmbmbm
12: Ylvis - The Cabin

Round 9

1. Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of da Baby Killa
(I mentioned in the last song tournament that my journey through rap had taken a serious detour down the dark, dangerous alleyways of 90's horrorcore, and this album has been the highlight so far. Instead of cliched gold chains, give me rappers with baby entrails dangling around their neck. Brotha Lynch Hung sounds like a meth-smoking, homicidal Snoop, and the grotesque imagery -- at least on his early stuff, haven't listened to anything from him post-90's -- is shock value with substance. A torture porn version of life in the ghetto. Plus my morbid sense of humor finds this sh*t hilarious.)

2. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
(Timeless classic. Even as someone who never liked or listened to much rap growing up, this song's SoCal vibes were impossible to deny.)

3. Kanye West - Black Skinhead
(It's normally difficult for me to separate my dislike for Kanye the person -- our next President of the United States -- to appreciate Kanye the artist, but the anger and punk-like sound/approach to this song makes it easier than normal.)

4. The Knux - Bang! Bang!
(Liked it enough to listen to it twice.)

5. Prince - U Got the Look
(Far from one of my favorite Prince tracks, but it's still Prince . . .)

6. black midi - bmbmbm
(Mostly feels like a long intro or garage jam session, but the noisier it gets, the better it gets. Still want to cut out the singer's tongue. That drummer is legit.)

7. Porcupine Tree - Trains
(Not a sound that typically appeals to me, but it's impossible not to appreciate the intricacy of the music.)

8. Jim Reeves - A Letter to My Heart (Dear Heart)
(Gentleman Jim is a gangsta in his own way.)

9. Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
(I really love the last minute of this song when the band presses down on the gas pedal. Then that solo appears just as the song's ending, and I'm like, "No, keep going!")

10. Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist
(Vocally, it sounds like the metal equivalent of an administrator delivering a student address, while the rest of the band is set up three miles away, but it's still admirably heavy. Just wish the music didn't sound so buried.)

11. Ylvis - The Cabin
(Saw a blurb that described this artist as the Norwegian Lonely Island, which seems apropos. The part about pissing outside made me LOL. Amusing enough for a one-time listen, but the joke gets stale well before the song is over.)

12. A Day to Remember - If It Means A Lot To You
(It doesn't.)

At least the rest of the band doesn't complain about the treatment. Why? Well, it's a one-man project by Fenriz, the drummer of Darkthrone, who does everything here.

Round 10 nomination:
Rope Sect - King of the Night

black midi - bmbmbm
Porcupine Tree - Trains
Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
Jim Reeves - A Letter To My Heart (Dear Heart)
The Knux - Bang! Bang!
Dr Dre ft.. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin but a "G" thang
Kanye West - Black Skinhead
Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa
Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist
Prince - U Got the Look
A Day To Remember - If It Means A Lot To You
Ylvis - The Cabin

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@Captain Spaulding what do you dislike about Kanye the person?

Congratulations @cat_sidhe!

1 Porcupine Tree - Trains
2 Dr Dre ft.. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin but a "G" thang
3 Prince - U Got the Look
4 Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa
5 Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
6 Ylvis - The Cabin
7 Kanye West - Black Skinhead
8 The Knux - Bang! Bang!
9 Jim Reeves - A Letter To My Heart (Dear Heart)
10 Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist
11 A Day To Remember - If It Means A Lot To You
12 black midi - bmbmbm

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Look who showed up to vote on the weekend! ^^^

Round 10 NOM NOM

Nothing More - Fade In / Fade Out

1) Jim Reeves - A Letter To My Heart (Dear Heart)
2) A Day To Remember - If It Means A Lot To You
3) Ylvis - The Cabin
4) Porcupine Tree - Trains
5) Prince - U Got the Look
6) The Knux - Bang! Bang!
7) Dr Dre ft.. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin but a "G" thang
8) black midi - bmbmbm
9) Kanye West - Black Skinhead
10) Brotha Lynch Hung - Return of Da Baby Killa
11) Cathedral - Soul Sacrifice
12) Isengard - I kamp med Kvitekrist


I'll be back later with my nom for the next round.

I decided to go away from country music with my Round 10 nom, and I picked a song that's completely different for everyone to hate:

John Barrowman - The Doctor And I

Still @HollowMan, @cat_sidhe, @Derek Vinyard, @Swan, @jiraffejustin and @John-Connor to vote....

Mine will be incoming in 2 hours or so.