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BenSmith94 replied to the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.
10th season could always be a re-hash of some of the best rounds from previous seasons - a fresh spin on some fan favourites.
Aug 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM -
BenSmith94 liked Rowan5215's post in the thread Enter Shikari - A Kiss For The Whole World (April 21, 2023).
sorry for the random bump but while the Shikari drought goes on I think you all would enjoy the new album by Pendulum. they always rode the line between dnb and alt rock but their comeback has some strong metal influence in the mix as well. this song especially could go right on a Shikari album I reckon: [MEDIA]
Aug 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM -
BenSmith94 liked David87's post in the thread Band Jack's Mannequin.
Can’t believe EIT is 20 today. Can never say enough what a perfect album it is. Perfect summer album. Tells a great story and the 8 minute epic to close out the story of the summer it tells is just so good.
Aug 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM -
BenSmith94 liked irthesteve's post in the thread Band Yellowcard.
Oooo Ocean Avenue is ruined because I heard Way Away on the radio 22 years ago
Aug 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM -
BenSmith94 liked Supernova's post in the thread Band Yellowcard.
Why. wait. just. listen. to. the. songs. now. they. are. right. there. literally. the. band. wants. you. to. stop. being. weird. about. "pure". or. whatever. album. 1st. listen. experiences. just. listen. to. the. damn. songs. I say this with love.
Aug 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM -
BenSmith94 liked Michael Schmidt's post in the thread Band Yellowcard.
Are you all out of faith?
Aug 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM -
BenSmith94 liked irthesteve's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.
Side note, when I typed "let's rock" on my phone it put "let's fuck" and I almost didn't notice
Aug 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM -
BenSmith94 liked irthesteve's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.
After this season ends, I'm starting an in-deprh deep dive league for "the scene" aka absolutepunk core, but not just surface level emo night stuff. I have some great prompts picked out. I'll try to spread a wider net on this site and might make it an open league to get randos too, but anyone specifically interested in that, let's rock. Also, I'll send out an entry form for the next chorus season for prompt ideas. As always, feel free to invite fresh blood
Aug 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM -
BenSmith94 liked bobsheiskawy's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.
Also, I can't see the write-ups for this round, but here are some brief thoughts after listening through just now: This Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops song isn't my thing for regular listening, but it's fun (and it's a great "and the" band name). There are parts of this The Zells song that remind me of Weatherbox, and there's some really cool guitar stuff here. I really like the Half Gringa song; it sounds familiar in a good way, even though I don't think I've actually heard it before. It's the sort of thing I'd be hyping all the time if it were someone I knew/local. I've definitely heard (and like!) the Hailey, It Happens song/album, either from an AP comp or just general posting. Always cool to hear something from someone here that's a few steps up production wise. This jazz song is really cool and so clean. I wish I could read the write-up for this one to know if it's someone here or just a friend/local. I think if I'd heard this Fools & Horses song around when it was released, there's a fair chance I would've gotten really into the album. Scratches a good itch. Patterns in Traffic is another I (obviously) recognize from here. I especially like the drums, and the melodies on this song are so strong. That opening part of the Tommy & The High Pilots song is so good. Lots of great guitar sounds and playing throughout. If this Little Low song had been in basically any round, I'd have given it a "hell yeah." This is right up my alley (kind of like a punkier The Color And Sound), and I'm definitely going to check out the rest of the record later. The production on this Broken Left Foot song is so good, especially the instrumental tones and how everything fits together. The AJ From The 9/Raheem Amir song is really good, too; I wouldn't have minded if the playlist had gone into another song like this one. I'm mad that I haven't been listening to this Hollywood Slasher EP for the past two years and to find that the band broke up. Was someone here in this band? This Blue Collar PA song feels like it could've been big in the scene back when it came out. It looks like the singer died in a car crash sometime around the time of this EP? Really sad. Aaron, I'm really sorry to you and to me that I don't seem to have ever clicked the link under your avatar. This song is great, definitely going to be checking out the rest of the record soon. I wish this Stay The Course song had been earlier in the playlist, but I really like it and am going to be keeping an eye out for the rest of the album in a couple months. It would've been hard to distribute points, and there's absolutely no way I would've held onto first place after this round haha
Aug 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM