Summertime Gladness - Come on, this song is perfect. So feel-good and catchy. Blood Wolf is just a bit too slow and weird for my tastes. SG is just pure power.
Final Totals: Blood Wolf - 3 Summertime Gladness - 6 -------------- That'll do it for this short round. The next round will begin shortly.
Round One: 1) Say Hi vs. Into The Sunset 2) Parody Catharsis vs. Parallels 3) One In A Million vs. Strawberry's Wake 4) Born To Fail vs. Nothing Shameful 5) Three Wishes vs. Prisoner ------------------ Round Two: 1) Match 1 Winner vs. Lyrics Lie 2) Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner 3) Match 4 Winner vs. Calentamiento Global 4) Match 5 Winner vs. Night Sway I know it's a bit unconventional to have a bracket for an album on its release day, but blame it on my poor timing! I'll keep this first round open until Monday morning so hopefully everyone has a chance to get a few listens in.
I already feel pretty certain on 3/5 of those match ups, so I will revisit the other 4 songs and come back soon.
Into The Sunset - Very cool and weird song. Bilmuri is great, and that chorus is fantastic. Parody Catharsis - This is just such a fun song. Hooks for days, and Will & Jon's contributions just elevate it beyond anything any other band could do. Strawberry's Wake - This one was the hardest, but Jon absolutely kills it here, I can't not give it to him. And that outro is so bouncy and energetic. Nothing Shameful - I haven't fully gotten familiar with this matchup of tracks yet, but this is one of the best utilization of Tilian's voice, more setting a mood than trying to convey a message. And that little bit by Andrew with all the chill prog guitars are great. (I melt inside when Andrew goes "what happened to my fucking purpose Three Wishes - This one just struck me as an instant classic within the first notes. This is a great pop-rock song, the melodies are perfect, and the screaming is used tastefully.
Current Totals: Say Hi - 4 Into The Sunset - 2 Parody Catharsis - 5 Parallels - 1 One In A Million - 4 Strawberry's Wake - 2 Born To Fail - 0 Nothing Shameful - 6 Three Wishes - 5 Prisoner - 1 --------------------- I hope everyone has a good weekend and is enjoying Afterburner!
Current Totals: Say Hi - 5 Into The Sunset - 4 Parody Catharsis - 8 Parallels - 1 One In A Million - 6 Strawberry's Wake - 3 Born To Fail - 2 Nothing Shameful - 7 Three Wishes - 7 Prisoner - 2