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Matthew
08/09/03, 09:00 AM
what are some songs that have really stuck out as far as quality this year?

my picks:

"the quiet things that no one ever knows" - brand new
this song stuck out because i dont really care for brand new or deja entendu, but for some reason i really liek this one. a lot more intense than most of the mellowed out "deja".

poison the well, for - "meeting again for the first time" and "apathy is a cold body"
the former because it is just very well written, and i love the way it is delivered, quickly going back and forth between an ethereal, faded singing voice and intense screaming. the latter because the song starts slower, than builds to a reeally cool climax.
however, "meeting again" is def. my fave from the new cd. and i know alot of people are down on it, but "you come before you" may be one of the best hardcore records since glassjaw did EYEWTKAS

"but home is nowhere" -afi.
davey and his crew really put out an amazing record this year, my 2nd fave of the year. but this song is by far the best song of the cd. the lyrics hit home, the song is equally anthemic and brutal.

thrice gets nods for "silhoute" (sp?) and "the artist in the ambulance" . the title track is just great, well written, and the "late night, red light..." part just makes my heart jump every time. "silhoutte" is not only a awesomely heavy rock song, but a very poetic ballad. my favorite from the new cd.

and last, "televators" by the mars volta.
this was my favorite disc of the year so far. the whole thing is very cohesive, so its hard to pick one song that really stands out. but the slower paced "televators" is lyrically ingenious, and the chorus is just amazing.


but the year is young.....

Matthew
08/09/03, 09:09 AM
yeah. sorry if taht was a bit on the long side. but you are more than welcome to post your picks. that was kind of the point...

NOFXdesendents5
08/09/03, 09:10 AM
I couldn't choose really.

omegaX
08/09/03, 09:33 AM
Originally posted by Matthew

"but home is nowhere" -afi.
davey and his crew really put out an amazing record this year, my 2nd fave of the year. but this song is by far the best song of the cd. the lyrics hit home, the song is equally anthemic and brutal.

That could be disputed. I agree that the album was hella great, but my personal fave was This Celluloid Dream. So that would get my nod for an afi song.

Matthew
08/09/03, 09:39 AM
Originally posted by omegaX
That could be disputed. I agree that the album was hella great, but my personal fave was This Celluloid Dream. So that would get my nod for an afi song.

awesome. "celluloid" would rpbably be my 2nd or 3rd pcik from the album. I also really like Bleed Black, Dancing til Sunday, and DEath of Seasons. Ah what the hell, the whole thing si fucking great. But "This Celluloid Dream" is one of the best tracks.

omegaX
08/09/03, 09:40 AM
And I already picked my song of the year,

"all you can ever learn is what you already know" the ataris off so long astoria. That record was great in the first place, but that song summed up a lot of my life and how i feel. Not to mention you can listen to it many times without being bored of it.

omegaX
08/09/03, 09:41 AM
Originally posted by Matthew
awesome. "celluloid" would rpbably be my 2nd or 3rd pcik from the album. I also really like Bleed Black, Dancing til Sunday, and DEath of Seasons. Ah what the hell, the whole thing si fucking great. But "This Celluloid Dream" is one of the best tracks.

Exactlly. It's hard to pick a fave, but that one gets it. Every song is awesome, and im one of the only people that thought girlsnotgray was a friggen great song also.

MaybeOneDay
08/09/03, 09:59 AM
Originally posted by NOFXdesendents5
I couldn't choose really.

steverocks33
08/09/03, 10:00 AM
nofx- the separation of church and skate
a perfect statement on the whole tsl simple plan shit

lagwagon- never stops
probably the best political song ive ever heard

less than jake- the science of selling yourself short
best weed song ever

afi- sliver and cold
i just love this song