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  1. Patterns in Traffic liked irthesteve's post in the thread Lights - A6 (May 2, 2025).

    Deluxe has 8 bonus tracks 14. EDUCATION 15. COME GET YOUR GIRL 16. LOVE IS A GAME 17. THE CITY IS FALLING 18. THIS TIME TMRW 19. LEARNING TO LET GO 20. FINAL ROUND 21. ANGELINA

    Sep 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM

  2. Patterns in Traffic liked The Lucky Moose's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    Smh if I our American to European ratio was the other way around I would have killed the radio round with Wonderwall

    Sep 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM

  3. Patterns in Traffic replied to the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    Your comment both answered my question and debunked my assumption that they were a one hit wonder. Huge value add

    Sep 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM

  4. Patterns in Traffic liked trevorshmevor's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    @Patterns in Traffic my half assed internet research when asking the same question - they spelled Blessid like that apparently to distinguish which pronunciation of the word “blessed” they would have meant if they actually spelled it Blessed which is genuinely the most galaxy brained thing I’ve ever heard in my life

    Sep 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM

  5. Patterns in Traffic liked irthesteve's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    I love it, but also, I've always referred to them as Bless Id without knowing till now how they spelled it, so I guess it worked?

    Sep 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM

  6. Patterns in Traffic liked trevorshmevor's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    Me Aaron :shake: The Lion King edit: dumb autoformatting. but you get it

    Sep 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM

  7. Patterns in Traffic liked Craig Manning's post in the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 10: “Truth Is” by Sister Hazel.

    Wow, this is cool! I'd kind of forgotten about this playlist. Answers to a few of your questions here: 1. Yes, there are two members who sing lead. Ken Block is the core lead singer, but Drew Copeland provides a lot of the high harmonies and occasionally takes lead. Most of these are Block tracks, but there are a couple ("In the Moment," a couple of the more country-leaning tunes) where Copeland takes lead. 2. Based on your reactions, I think you'd probably dig Absolutely and Fortress the most. Chasing Daylight is my personal favorite, in part because it was really the album that made me fall in love with the concept of the summertime album. You can't go wrong with one of those three, though. 3. You are right that they are not subtle at all, which I think is part of the reason they never got the cultural reappraisal that some bands from that era did. But a lot of the things you clocked about them, particularly their knack for big, catchy melodies, just work for me. 4. Yeah, for me, the peak is exactly the period you clocked. Fortress through Absolutely was when I was a really big fan. Release and Heartland Highway (which should actually be sequenced before the Lighter in the Dark stuff) were a little more hit or miss for me, though I still like them. Lighter in the Dark kind of got me back into them, actually, because that came right in the middle of my country phase and totally fit the vibe. Glad you circled back to this, and enjoyed it!

    Sep 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM

  8. Patterns in Traffic replied to the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 26: “Song for the Road” by David Ford.

    Highly recommended if you have 8 minutes: [MEDIA]

    Sep 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM

  9. Patterns in Traffic liked Craig Manning's post in the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 26: “Song for the Road” by David Ford.

    This is cool, I wouldn't have thought that would be the form his live set would take. I never followed him much, in part because the album didn't live up to this song when I got around to listening to the whole thing. But cool to hear there are some gems later in the catalog. I'll have to check those albums out.

    Sep 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM

  10. Patterns in Traffic liked Jason Tate's post in the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 26: “Song for the Road” by David Ford.

    love, and miss mixtapes. playlists are great, but sharpie on a CDR? classic. just looking at images of them makes me smile:

    Sep 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM

  11. Patterns in Traffic liked DPG124's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    Also sounds like we need a Radio, Part 2 round!

    Sep 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM

  12. Patterns in Traffic liked DPG124's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    I just came up with Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses - I don't listen to the radio that often anymore but I still feel like I hear it almost every time I listen to the radio

    Sep 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM

  13. Patterns in Traffic replied to the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 26: “Song for the Road” by David Ford.

    What a pleasant surprise to see David Ford highlighted in this series. I saw him open for Augustana on their Can't Love, Can't Hurt tour. I hadn't heard of him prior to the show, and I was shocked to see him take the stage by himself with a full-band setup around him. He proceeded to play one of the most unique and captivating sets I've ever seen, running around the stage like a madman, picking up various instruments, and adding layer upon layer to the soundscape of each song by using a loop pedal. By the end of each song, there was full cacophony of music, vocal parts, and stacked harmonies in a spellbinding cycle. It was physical and emotional and the most masterful use of live looping I've ever seen to this day. I left the show with a copy of Songs for the Road, but it fell a little flat for me after the energy and spectacle of the live performance. This song is tremendous, but on the whole I couldn't get past how muted the album sounded in comparison to the show. I gave a cursory listen to the next few albums, but my favorite David Ford album is 2018's Animal Spirits. That is the first one that really captured me front-to-back. Lots of clever and engaging songwriting on that one. I also enjoyed 2022's May You Live in Interesting Times quite a bit. I'll always have a soft spot for Ford because of how memorable that one out-of-nowhere opening set was back in 2008.

    Sep 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM

  14. Patterns in Traffic replied to the thread My Life In 35 Songs, Track 10: “Truth Is” by Sister Hazel.

    Slightly delayed response, but I have given this playlist a handful of listens. Thanks again for creating it! Finally have some time to put some thoughts together. -This band has quite a bit more range than I knew or expected. Really mature, solid songwriting throughout. Lots of touchstones to other '90s bands that popped up for me on different songs. -"Champagne High" is minivan rock at its finest. Uplifting, goes down easy, a lot of fun. Some great harmonies. A few moments in the verses brought Rob Thomas/MB20 to mind. -"Your Winter" sounds like a Hootie and the Blowfish song. The soulful voice, kind of Southern musical backdrop. Enjoy the slightly more aggressive vocals. Are there multiple members of the band who sing lead? -"Give In" is a little more straightforward rock. I get a little Gin Blossoms from this one. Pretty impressive that these first three tracks are from the same album, because they cover a lot of ground. -More of the same from the Chasing Daylight tracks. A great mix of more anthemic songs and more singer-songwriter sounding fare. Great hooks here. Really like the solo on "Your Mistake." "Come Around" is single material. "Best I'll Ever Be" walks the line of being a bit cloying for me, but they make it work and it feels sincere. -Heckuva hook on "Surrender." Some sneaky cool guitar work on this track, which is something I noticed throughout the playlist. These guys have some chops! -"Another Me" has such a sweet melody in the chorus. Lots of pure and timeless melodies on these tracks. -Really enjoy the three Absolutely songs represented here. Obviously I haven't heard the full album, but from these tracks it feels like they're really going for it on this record. There's not a lot of subtlety in these songs, and I mean that as a compliment. It's like they were laying all their cards on the table. "Here are the crunchy guitars, here are the huge choruses, this is a distillation of what we do best at this point in our career." Feels like it has a bit of raw/live energy as well. -The two Release tracks here owe a lot to classic rock. If you told me these songs were recorded in the '70s, I would not have questioned it. "One Life" sounds like it could be an Eagles tune. "Ghost in the Crowd" is pure Zeppelin. Wow! Had no idea Sister Hazel had that in them! -The Lighter in the Dark songs sound like the band are dipping their toes into alt-country territory, and it suits them well. Probably not the first version of the band I would reach for after getting acquainted with the songs on this playlist, but plenty enjoyable. Makes a ton of sense for them to explore this side of their sound. -The two Heartland Highway tracks feel like the band is retaining the country elements, but reigning them in a bit and blending them into their more signature heartland rock sound. They have that country storytelling, but the orchestration leans a little bit more to the rock side. Of course, these assumptions could be totally off base since I don't have the context of the full albums yet. It's cool to hear them still pumping out big radio-ready hooks like "Far Away" this far into their career. "The Saddest Song" actually made me a little emotional as I was revisiting the songs for this writeup. -"All Goes By So Fast" I think has the most prominent use of synths out of any song on the playlist. Great to hear the band continuing to experiment with different sounds. Still retaining their trademark emotional songwriting here. -Overall, I'd say most of the highlights lie in the first half of the playlist for me (through the Absolutely tracks), and I'd venture to guess you feel similarly since the number of songs per album on the playlist drops off after that point. However, there is a lot to enjoy in every one of these songs, and it's fascinating to hear how the band has changed and evolved over the years. This playlist is a great introduction to the band, and I'm planning to spin a couple full albums soon to see how that changes or cements my thoughts here! Any recommendations for good albums to start with?

    Sep 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM

  15. Patterns in Traffic liked fourstarters's post in the thread Vinyl Thread.

    Equal Vision tracking in my email - Everglow is on the way!

    Sep 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM

  16. Patterns in Traffic replied to the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    I also tried to stay away from one hit wonders since I categorize those separately in my head. Plus we did a OHW round so picking another one felt less interesting to me. I also have strong memories attached to hearing "One Step Closer" on the radio for the first time.

    Sep 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM

  17. Patterns in Traffic liked bradsonemanband's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    just joined!

    Sep 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM

  18. Patterns in Traffic liked Elder Lightning's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    A lot of these are, or are close enough to, one-hit wonders and I wanted to stay away from those. I went with one where I had a specific radio memory and not just a vague recollection of it being on the radio often/constantly. One I considered was "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park. I remember hearing that on the radio the first time and being like "Yo! That shit is dope." And then it felt like suddenly it was everywhere.

    Sep 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM

  19. Patterns in Traffic liked irthesteve's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    Alternates: Breakfast at Tiffanys, Roll To me, If You Could Only See, Barely Breathing, The Freshmen, How Bizarre, Bittersweet Symphony, Torn, Bitch, Flagpole Sitta, Tubthumping, Sex and Candy, All For You, You Get What You Give, The Way, One Week, Save Tonight, Closing Time, She's So High, Crazy For This Girl, Absolutely (Story of a Girl) Yes, I have personal playlists........

    Sep 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM

  20. Patterns in Traffic liked ghostedaway's post in the thread The Chorus.fm Music League Thread.

    One I almost used was Drive by Incubus. Surprised it didn’t make the playlist because that song felt like it was being played nonstop

    Sep 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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