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koganbotHad the vague impression that The Singles Jukebox was giving higher scores to songs I dislike than to songs I like, so I decided to run a crude check. I broke this into three groups: those I'm thumbs down on (generally a score of 6 or under), categorized as NO; those I'm borderline on (hovering right around 6), categorized as BORDERLINE; and those I like (probably better than 6), categorized as YES. "Borderline" is a weasel category, since in Year In Pop and Year In America I TICK or NOT TICK; my main reason for keeping "Borderline" here was to ensure I didn't kill Calle 13 and keep Beirut just to raise my Alienation Index. But probably I am going to kill Calle 13 and keep Beirut (and keep Mondo Diao and Ciara).* In any event, adding up the numbers, it turns out my impression is wrong, though not wildly so. (I'll point out that relative high scorers "Lions, Tigers and Bears" and "Zero" are not that far from my borderline; I much prefer other tracks on the Jazmine and YYY albs.)
(The number after each song is the average Jukebox score.)
NO (15) (Avg. 5.04)
Flo Rida f. Keisha "Right Round" 5.60
The Saturdays "Just Can't Get Enough" 5.60
Jenkins, West, et al. "Barry Islands In The Stream" 2.20
A.R. Rahman/Nicole Scherzinger "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" 3.86
Stefanie Heinzmann "The Unforgiven" 5.67
Darkwood Dub "Robot" 6.25
Soulja Boy f. Sammie "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" 4.75
La Roux "In For The Kill" 4.00
Carrie Underwood "Home Sweet Home" 3.30
Calvin Harris "I'm Not Alone" 5.25
Basic Element "Touch You Right Now" 5.33
Olivia Ruiz "Elle Panique" 7.14
Franz Ferdinand "No You Girls" 5.00
Camera Obscura "French Navy" 6.50
Rick Ross f. John Legend "Magnificent" 5.11
BORDERLINE (4) (Avg. 5.84)
Calle 13 f. Cuci Amador "Electro Movimiento" 7.60
Mondo Diao "Dance With Somebody" 6.14
Beirut "La Llorona" 3.50
Ciara f. Justin Timberlake "Love Sex Magic" 6.10
YES (15) (Avg. 5.79)
Chipmunk "Chip Diddy Chip" 5.67
Asher Roth "I Love College" 2.18
Jamie Foxx f. T-Pain "Blame It" 5.13
The-Dream "Rockin That Shit" 6.14
Keri Hilson f. Lil Wayne "Turnin' Me On" 6.80
Pet Shop Boys "Love, Etc" 7.22
Jazmine Sullivan "Lions, Tigers And Bears" 6.70
Miley Cyrus "The Climb" 4.44
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Pow Pow" 5.36
Britney Spears "If You Seek Amy" 5.58
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero" 8.36
Lily Allen "Not Fair" 5.20
Peter Fox "Schwarz Zu Blau" 5.71
K.I.G "Head, Shoulders, Kneez N Toez" 5.00
Ms. Dynamite "Bad Gyal" 7.29
*If I kill Calle 13 and place Beirut, Ciara, and Mondo Diao into YES, my NO score rises to 5.20 and my YES falls slightly to 5.70. (The Calle 13 and Beirut both have instrumental sounds I like and vocals that irritate me, Beirut's thick bad vocals fitting the horn sound pretty well whereas with Calle 13 I'm going, "If only they hadn't wrecked the flow there.") I'll point out that "Turnin' Me On" and "Rockin That Shit" were originally NO TICK when they came through Another Year In America. While I've reversed drastically on "Turnin' Me On," I still waver on "Rockin That Shit," which is something of a blah start to an ultimately powerful album; sort of fits the story arc, though: sexmush --> rage 'n' recrimination --> better sexmush.
(The number after each song is the average Jukebox score.)
NO (15) (Avg. 5.04)
Flo Rida f. Keisha "Right Round" 5.60
The Saturdays "Just Can't Get Enough" 5.60
Jenkins, West, et al. "Barry Islands In The Stream" 2.20
A.R. Rahman/Nicole Scherzinger "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" 3.86
Stefanie Heinzmann "The Unforgiven" 5.67
Darkwood Dub "Robot" 6.25
Soulja Boy f. Sammie "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" 4.75
La Roux "In For The Kill" 4.00
Carrie Underwood "Home Sweet Home" 3.30
Calvin Harris "I'm Not Alone" 5.25
Basic Element "Touch You Right Now" 5.33
Olivia Ruiz "Elle Panique" 7.14
Franz Ferdinand "No You Girls" 5.00
Camera Obscura "French Navy" 6.50
Rick Ross f. John Legend "Magnificent" 5.11
BORDERLINE (4) (Avg. 5.84)
Calle 13 f. Cuci Amador "Electro Movimiento" 7.60
Mondo Diao "Dance With Somebody" 6.14
Beirut "La Llorona" 3.50
Ciara f. Justin Timberlake "Love Sex Magic" 6.10
YES (15) (Avg. 5.79)
Chipmunk "Chip Diddy Chip" 5.67
Asher Roth "I Love College" 2.18
Jamie Foxx f. T-Pain "Blame It" 5.13
The-Dream "Rockin That Shit" 6.14
Keri Hilson f. Lil Wayne "Turnin' Me On" 6.80
Pet Shop Boys "Love, Etc" 7.22
Jazmine Sullivan "Lions, Tigers And Bears" 6.70
Miley Cyrus "The Climb" 4.44
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Pow Pow" 5.36
Britney Spears "If You Seek Amy" 5.58
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero" 8.36
Lily Allen "Not Fair" 5.20
Peter Fox "Schwarz Zu Blau" 5.71
K.I.G "Head, Shoulders, Kneez N Toez" 5.00
Ms. Dynamite "Bad Gyal" 7.29
*If I kill Calle 13 and place Beirut, Ciara, and Mondo Diao into YES, my NO score rises to 5.20 and my YES falls slightly to 5.70. (The Calle 13 and Beirut both have instrumental sounds I like and vocals that irritate me, Beirut's thick bad vocals fitting the horn sound pretty well whereas with Calle 13 I'm going, "If only they hadn't wrecked the flow there.") I'll point out that "Turnin' Me On" and "Rockin That Shit" were originally NO TICK when they came through Another Year In America. While I've reversed drastically on "Turnin' Me On," I still waver on "Rockin That Shit," which is something of a blah start to an ultimately powerful album; sort of fits the story arc, though: sexmush --> rage 'n' recrimination --> better sexmush.
Top 10
Date: 2009-03-31 02:59 pm (UTC)CONSENSUS:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Calle 13
3. Ms Dynamite
4. Pet Shop Boys
5. Olivia Ruiz
6. Keri Hilson
7. Jazmine Sullivan
8. Camera Obscura
9. Darkwood Dub
10. Mando Diao
MINE
1. Black Eyed Peas "Boom Pow Pow" 5.36
2. Asher Roth "I Love College" 2.18
3. Britney Spears "If You Seek Amy" 5.58
4. Keri Hilson f. Lil Wayne "Turnin' Me On" 6.80
5. Peter Fox "Schwarz Zu Blau" 5.71
6. Chipmunk "Chip Diddy Chip" 5.67
7. Lily Allen "Not Fair" 5.20
8. K.I.G "Head, Shoulders, Kneez N Toez" 5.00
9. Pet Shop Boys "Love, Etc" 7.22
10. Jamie Foxx f. T-Pain "Blame It" 5.13