ohnostalgia
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Anyways.............
Remember that handy list of enemies I made yesterday?
I'm pleased to knock off another 10 from them!
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Vengeance is swift!
The first of our two songs just missing the Top 50 is-
#51. Everything About You [6.594]
High Score: 10 x 1 (@SophiaSophia) s c r e a m i n g
Low Score: 3 x 2 (@Up Down Suite, @wackseed)
My Score: 7
And we're back to the "almost but not quite" bops from Up All Night. Everything About You is another one of the tracks written with Steve Robsen and Wayne Hector. It's.... fine. At this point I find myself wishing for great moments in their discography, and this is not one of them. I would actually downgrade my score after playing this for the last half an hour. The chorus is absolute dreck and the synthesizers are overused. The pre-chorus shines, but that's not enough to save it. I'm really really glad they moved away from this type of pop on Take Me Home. It just doesn't suit them. Apparently there are people who really love this though. Who knew?
@SophiaSophia (10) says this is "Synth Pop Rock amazingness" but really that comment only needed the first three words.
We haven't heard from @Lost In Japan. (9) in awhile; too bad about their taste- "I strongly feel that this would be a 10/10 if they sung “from the way that you touch ba-bay / to the way that you kiss on MAY” like Britney and *NSYNC would."
Look who gets it all wrong. What a shock it's @DJHazey (8)- "This would only need a slight remix in order to be ready for the clubs -- well teen clubs anyway. The chorus could definitely come a bit harder, because it feels undercooked and that's a shame. This is definitely the template should be going for though, instead of the slower tracks I've been hearing." NO!
I would feel bad for her, but I can't with this praise from @iheartpoptarts (9.5)- "I like how they venture into dance-pop territory for a second, but they don’t lose the pop-rock sound they’re known for. The two work surprisingly well together!"
@KAG (8) sees the faults but is still using it- "The synths sound a bit dated and cheap, however I still like this song. It's very playful and bombastic."
@constantino (8) sums up the One Direction fan experience- "Repetitive, but really catchy and fun…I’m conflicted."
@Sprockrooster (7) got me excited to drag RedOne again, but I fact checked him first- " RedOne is a genius. But this is not even close to his prime work." It's okay, I did the same thing earlier.
@A$AP Robbie (7) shows questionable opinions- "This is more like it in the 1D-co-writing-stakes. Surprisingly upbeat for Wayne Hector being the co-writer "
Before I move on to the less enthusiastic, the following people also overscored this @GhettoPrincess (9), @Remorque (8), @MollieSwift21 (9.4), @Reboot (8.5), and @Xanthippe (8.5). I did not see that last one coming.
@With The Bands (6.5) has taken off the rose coloured glasses- "I LOVED this when the album first came out – but it has not aged well."
@sexercise (6.5) gets it right- "Something about it doesn’t fully hit. A semi-bop if you will."
Poor @eccentricsimply (5) was reminded this is a song- "A forgettable track. I forgot it existed and I was very surprised it started playing. (Zayn's part, though.)"
@VivaForever (3.5) is trying to get sympathy, but she's still on my enemies list from yesterday so let's laugh at her pain- "This isn’t as bad as some of what I’ve sat through (I Want + most of Midnight Memories), but God knows it ain’t good. I hope you appreciate what I’m putting myself through for you."
I like when @wackseed (3) gets snarky- "The boys are here with their SYNTHESIZER and they're gonna HELP YOU OUT. That's nice of them, even if this song is yawn."
Last word to @First2Run (4) who also pinpoints exactly where the song goes wrong- "As soon as it hits the chorus, this song just kind of becomes noise. Slightly irritating noise. Like a fly you can’t see that randomly flies past your ear at horrible intervals."
If you would like to swat some flies, here's a live performance!
Stay tuned: one more song is not safe tonight.
Remember that handy list of enemies I made yesterday?
I'm pleased to knock off another 10 from them!
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Vengeance is swift!
The first of our two songs just missing the Top 50 is-
High Score: 10 x 1 (@SophiaSophia) s c r e a m i n g
Low Score: 3 x 2 (@Up Down Suite, @wackseed)
My Score: 7
And we're back to the "almost but not quite" bops from Up All Night. Everything About You is another one of the tracks written with Steve Robsen and Wayne Hector. It's.... fine. At this point I find myself wishing for great moments in their discography, and this is not one of them. I would actually downgrade my score after playing this for the last half an hour. The chorus is absolute dreck and the synthesizers are overused. The pre-chorus shines, but that's not enough to save it. I'm really really glad they moved away from this type of pop on Take Me Home. It just doesn't suit them. Apparently there are people who really love this though. Who knew?
@SophiaSophia (10) says this is "Synth Pop Rock amazingness" but really that comment only needed the first three words.
We haven't heard from @Lost In Japan. (9) in awhile; too bad about their taste- "I strongly feel that this would be a 10/10 if they sung “from the way that you touch ba-bay / to the way that you kiss on MAY” like Britney and *NSYNC would."
Look who gets it all wrong. What a shock it's @DJHazey (8)- "This would only need a slight remix in order to be ready for the clubs -- well teen clubs anyway. The chorus could definitely come a bit harder, because it feels undercooked and that's a shame. This is definitely the template should be going for though, instead of the slower tracks I've been hearing." NO!
I would feel bad for her, but I can't with this praise from @iheartpoptarts (9.5)- "I like how they venture into dance-pop territory for a second, but they don’t lose the pop-rock sound they’re known for. The two work surprisingly well together!"
@KAG (8) sees the faults but is still using it- "The synths sound a bit dated and cheap, however I still like this song. It's very playful and bombastic."
@constantino (8) sums up the One Direction fan experience- "Repetitive, but really catchy and fun…I’m conflicted."
@Sprockrooster (7) got me excited to drag RedOne again, but I fact checked him first- " RedOne is a genius. But this is not even close to his prime work." It's okay, I did the same thing earlier.
@A$AP Robbie (7) shows questionable opinions- "This is more like it in the 1D-co-writing-stakes. Surprisingly upbeat for Wayne Hector being the co-writer "
Before I move on to the less enthusiastic, the following people also overscored this @GhettoPrincess (9), @Remorque (8), @MollieSwift21 (9.4), @Reboot (8.5), and @Xanthippe (8.5). I did not see that last one coming.
@With The Bands (6.5) has taken off the rose coloured glasses- "I LOVED this when the album first came out – but it has not aged well."
@sexercise (6.5) gets it right- "Something about it doesn’t fully hit. A semi-bop if you will."
Poor @eccentricsimply (5) was reminded this is a song- "A forgettable track. I forgot it existed and I was very surprised it started playing. (Zayn's part, though.)"
@VivaForever (3.5) is trying to get sympathy, but she's still on my enemies list from yesterday so let's laugh at her pain- "This isn’t as bad as some of what I’ve sat through (I Want + most of Midnight Memories), but God knows it ain’t good. I hope you appreciate what I’m putting myself through for you."
I like when @wackseed (3) gets snarky- "The boys are here with their SYNTHESIZER and they're gonna HELP YOU OUT. That's nice of them, even if this song is yawn."
Last word to @First2Run (4) who also pinpoints exactly where the song goes wrong- "As soon as it hits the chorus, this song just kind of becomes noise. Slightly irritating noise. Like a fly you can’t see that randomly flies past your ear at horrible intervals."
If you would like to swat some flies, here's a live performance!
Stay tuned: one more song is not safe tonight.
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