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I'm pretty sure Henry would also be my biggest enemy; a quick scan suggests I love pretty much every song he has eliminated...

It's kinda funny we can both be high up on Nassim's list
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I don't want to be the guy who removes all entries from one act, but my dislike for repetitive music makes Daft Punk an inevitable target, so:

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Henry wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:11 pm
Nassim wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:59 pm
Henry is 17 points ahead, you can't catch up (especially without eliminating some of your own favs)
I'll stop the count after the 500th elimination, you're right at some point it won't be anymore about songs we dislike, just those we love less.
Who is in second place?
How many points does the second place person have?
So now Henry is 1st with 24 points with Rob 2nd with 11.
BleuPanda wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:59 pm 643 Seal - Kiss from a Rose 1994
And BleuPanda just jumped to 3rd place with 9 points. They are right though that we usually share a lot of favorite songs, their recent top 250 had at least 50 songs I have in my top 1000, including my #1, #3, #6, #7, #8 and #10 and probably over 150 I’d grade 8 or higher. But tastes never fit 100% so there were still a few a few songs I really don’t like, like Do You Realize or Sex Machine.
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I have no sympathy for this track.

Good polyrhythms don't redeem boring lyrics and a mediocre progression.
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prosecutorgodot wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:45 pm 11 The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil 1968

I have no sympathy for this track.

Good polyrhythms don't redeem boring lyrics and a mediocre progression.
I am by no means the biggest fan of this song, but how could you say the lyrics are boring? That is just about the last criticism I would have expected.
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Jackson wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:09 pm
prosecutorgodot wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:45 pm 11 The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil 1968

I have no sympathy for this track.

Good polyrhythms don't redeem boring lyrics and a mediocre progression.
I am by no means the biggest fan of this song, but how could you say the lyrics are boring? That is just about the last criticism I would have expected.
I suspect there are generational differences regarding how lyrics (and certain musical styles) are considered. This may be one of the reasons why someone in their 60's (like me) has different favorites than someone more than a decade younger.
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I am interested in predictions regarding what the over/under is for my final enemy points total with Nassim. I'm already at 24, so perhaps 50 (or higher) would be a decent betting line.
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Henry wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:16 pm
Jackson wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:09 pm
prosecutorgodot wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:45 pm 11 The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil 1968

I have no sympathy for this track.

Good polyrhythms don't redeem boring lyrics and a mediocre progression.
I am by no means the biggest fan of this song, but how could you say the lyrics are boring? That is just about the last criticism I would have expected.
I suspect there are generational differences regarding how lyrics (and certain musical styles) are considered. This may be one of the reasons why someone in their 60's (like me) has different favorites than someone more than a decade younger.
I don't know how old prosecutorgodot is, but I am in my thirties and love the lyrics of Sympathy for the Devil. The Stones' best. So, while there might be differences agewise, I wouldn't generalise too much when it comes to age.

Or do you actually dislike these lyrics?
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Gillingham wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 6:12 pm
Henry wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:16 pm
Jackson wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:09 pm

I am by no means the biggest fan of this song, but how could you say the lyrics are boring? That is just about the last criticism I would have expected.
I suspect there are generational differences regarding how lyrics (and certain musical styles) are considered. This may be one of the reasons why someone in their 60's (like me) has different favorites than someone more than a decade younger.
I don't know how old prosecutorgodot is, but I am in my thirties and love the lyrics of Sympathy for the Devil. The Stones' best. So, while there might be differences agewise, I wouldn't generalise too much when it comes to age.

Or do you actually dislike these lyrics?
I think the lyrics are clever and interesting. They greatly contribute to my enjoyment of the song.
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Elder wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:19 am
Heylazaro wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:26 pm 475 Toto - Africa 1982
Calm down, Lazaro is just one elimination a day.
Toto you are back in the game (but you are on my priority list)
You are right, one song was voted at 23:46 local time, the other at 00:26 the next day.

As I see Toto is anyway out, I will go for:

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Jackson wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:09 pm
prosecutorgodot wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:45 pm 11 The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil 1968

I have no sympathy for this track.

Good polyrhythms don't redeem boring lyrics and a mediocre progression.
I am by no means the biggest fan of this song, but how could you say the lyrics are boring? That is just about the last criticism I would have expected.
Boring is the wrong word... I just don't see the point of it all.

...I guess it's just that nihilism does absolutely nothing for me.

I can see it working if it was a short, fast punk song, but instead it's a lavish, ornate rock song dragging on for six minutes.
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BleuPanda wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:55 pm 541 Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You 1970
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Henry wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:21 pm 400 Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space 1997

I am interested in predictions regarding what the over/under is for my final enemy points total with Nassim. I'm already at 24, so perhaps 50 (or higher) would be a decent betting line.
25 now ! I'll stop after the 500th elimination (more or less, I'm not tracking how many songs have been eliminated but that should be around the 530th post pretty much). Here is the 393th post, so that should get you around 32 points at that rate !

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I'm surprised there are still mbv songs around, I thought they would be too polarizing to stay long.
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