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#29
#47
Evil
Interpol
7.596
11 (2) @DJHazey @berserkboi | 10 (2) @Trouble in Paradise @Remorque | 8.5 (3) @2014 @Aester @elektroxx
4 @daninternational | 5 @klow
Host's score: 7
Another song that was just .25 points ahead of the previous elimination. Evil is the second song eliminated so far to have received multiple 11s, and this elimination means poor @berserkboi is the first person to lose both their 11s.
Interpol are a band from New York who have released seven albums between 2002 and 2018, and Evil, their biggest song, is taken from their sophomore album Antics, from 2004. This is actually my lowest score so far, so I can't say it's one of my favourites (and that music video certainly doesn't help), but I didn't expect it to do so badly, I while they're not a band I ever really followed, I definitely thought Interpol were more popular. But I guess aside from a handful of big fans, no-one was super here for it, given it didn't receive a single score in the 9 range. Instead of picking which songs to embed in the elimination post myself, since a couple of their singles got mentioned in the commentary, I figured I might as well go with those - Slow Hands, also taken from Antics, and The Heinrich Maneuver, from their third album Our Love To Admire (2007).
@daninternational (4) “Some male vocalists just rub me the wrong way, and this is one of them. The song isn't strong enough to overcome it either”
@Sprockrooster (6) “I know it is hardly the same as Rolling Stones versus Beatles, but the versus camps for Interpol and Editors (because of similar vocal style from the singers) were easily won by Editors for me. That is not because I wanted to pick a team, but simply because aside from The Heinrich Maneuver they rarely snatched my attention.”
@DominoDancing (7.5) “Slightly surprised that _this_ is the Interpol song we're rating, but checking Wikipedia it _was_ their highest charting single after all. It's good, but even sticking to the same album, Slow Hands is a much, much better song imo.”
@KingBruno (8) “I liked this band more when they called themselves Joy Division.”
@DJHazey (11) “I can’t really explain it and please don’t ask me to try to explain the creepy doll video. Let’s try to forget about that. The metronome beat throughout the chorus and its melody and the interesting words I got wrapped up in it all. There isn’t another song I find myself singing in my head nearly as much as this one. I kind of want to explore this band and find out what other goodies they have to offer. His voice is unlike anything else I listen to, so giving my 11 to the song really is a statement as another chapter of me branching out musically. I really am open to anything.”
@berserkboi (11) “My PJ00s VETO from the songlist! They were the moment! Everything about this track is inspired! Thank you @soratami for giving me a chance to 11 Evil!”
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#29
#47
Evil
Interpol
7.596
11 (2) @DJHazey @berserkboi | 10 (2) @Trouble in Paradise @Remorque | 8.5 (3) @2014 @Aester @elektroxx
4 @daninternational | 5 @klow
Host's score: 7
Another song that was just .25 points ahead of the previous elimination. Evil is the second song eliminated so far to have received multiple 11s, and this elimination means poor @berserkboi is the first person to lose both their 11s.
Interpol are a band from New York who have released seven albums between 2002 and 2018, and Evil, their biggest song, is taken from their sophomore album Antics, from 2004. This is actually my lowest score so far, so I can't say it's one of my favourites (and that music video certainly doesn't help), but I didn't expect it to do so badly, I while they're not a band I ever really followed, I definitely thought Interpol were more popular. But I guess aside from a handful of big fans, no-one was super here for it, given it didn't receive a single score in the 9 range. Instead of picking which songs to embed in the elimination post myself, since a couple of their singles got mentioned in the commentary, I figured I might as well go with those - Slow Hands, also taken from Antics, and The Heinrich Maneuver, from their third album Our Love To Admire (2007).
@daninternational (4) “Some male vocalists just rub me the wrong way, and this is one of them. The song isn't strong enough to overcome it either”
@Sprockrooster (6) “I know it is hardly the same as Rolling Stones versus Beatles, but the versus camps for Interpol and Editors (because of similar vocal style from the singers) were easily won by Editors for me. That is not because I wanted to pick a team, but simply because aside from The Heinrich Maneuver they rarely snatched my attention.”
@DominoDancing (7.5) “Slightly surprised that _this_ is the Interpol song we're rating, but checking Wikipedia it _was_ their highest charting single after all. It's good, but even sticking to the same album, Slow Hands is a much, much better song imo.”
@KingBruno (8) “I liked this band more when they called themselves Joy Division.”
@DJHazey (11) “I can’t really explain it and please don’t ask me to try to explain the creepy doll video. Let’s try to forget about that. The metronome beat throughout the chorus and its melody and the interesting words I got wrapped up in it all. There isn’t another song I find myself singing in my head nearly as much as this one. I kind of want to explore this band and find out what other goodies they have to offer. His voice is unlike anything else I listen to, so giving my 11 to the song really is a statement as another chapter of me branching out musically. I really am open to anything.”
@berserkboi (11) “My PJ00s VETO from the songlist! They were the moment! Everything about this track is inspired! Thank you @soratami for giving me a chance to 11 Evil!”
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