Scoring System:
https://kit10phish.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-album-ranking-scoring-system.html
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OneRepublic
1 awesome /18 tot = 5.56%
5 greats
4 good-ish
55.56% output is good & up
Group, syncopated, hopeful, waltz, swirling, orchestral.
I wanted to like this Album more, but the majority of the songs were not up to
their caliber. They didn’t hold up to the standard set up by them. It seems like
the album might have been slapped together. I’d like to see a return to their
more lush, substantial tunes.
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Childish Gambino
1 awesome /17 tot = 5.88% are awesome
0 greats
2 good-ish
17.65% output is good & up
Smart, intricate, complex, interesting, fast, lots going on, not a big fan of
screaming, catchy. I can hear that other artists have been inspired by this
(Beyonce for one).
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Kelsea Ballerini
1 awesome /15 tot = 6.67%
4 greats
5 good-ish
66. 67% output is good & up
Slow, low key, processing break up, catchy, pop-country
Damn, I really wanted to rank one of my faves, Kelsea so much higher! The
songs were growers, as I like to call tunes that don’t hit you immediately. And
that’s OK. But even after marinating with them for awhile, each song was a
little… lackluster. I really hate to say it too. I think every song would have
benefitted from just one more edit, and I think Kelsea’s production needs to be
amped up a little more. I truly wanted to be cheateee and put these higher, but
they just didn’t pass that bar.
36
Luke combs
1 awesome/12 tot = 8.33%
0 greats = 0%
3 good-ish
33.33% output is good & up
Sentimental, sweet, reminiscing.
I’d like to see some edge on the next album.
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Lenny Kravitz
1 awesome /12 tot = 8.33%
2 greats/12 tot = 16.67%
2 good-ish
41.67% output is good & up
What a fu(kin’ rock star, amIright?!
Covers? Cool, R&B, Stevie wonder, love, thankful.
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Keith Urban
1 awesome /12 tot = 8.33%
4 greats/12 tot = 33.33%
2 good-ish
58.33% output is good & up
Party, outlaw, similar to ‘03, radio-friendly, catchy, outlaw-ish. You can tell Keith
went back to his roots as the songs were upbeat and had those hooks. But
something is still missing. I don’t exactly know what it is, but that absent
component drops the album down a notch. I think it’s authenticity that would
elevate the sound. I want something from Keith’s heart, not just material that
the PR focus group promises is in style right now.
33
Coldplay
1 awesome (2 versions) /20 total (4 songs have a 2nd version) = 5.00%-12.5%
depending how you count multiple song versions
2 greats (1 is a version)/20 tot or 16 w/o versions = 10-12.5%
15.0% output is good & up
Cool Synth, orchestral flavor in backing, drama, anthemic, hopeful, earnest.
The original songs they did do were filled out and sounded good. Thoughtful
and professional as you’d expect. But don’t think I didn’t notice that the majority
of the album was filler. I need an EP or I need more.
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Snow Patrol
1 awesome /11 tot = 9.09%
4 greats
4 good-ish
81.81% output is good & up
Syncopated, low key.
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The Hanseroth Twins
1 awesome /10 tot = 10.0%
0 greats
6 good-ish
70.0% output is good & up
Harmony, introspective, folk.
I would have like some beat some of the time. I would have liked to hear some
differentiated sounds instead of one song blending into another. I think the
production could have used some pop–as in punchiness or interest, not as in
popular music.
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