I just realized I said I wanted to start a new series where I put together playlists weekly or almost weekly, and that was almost a month ago now. Oops. At least I was honest and said I didn't know if that would actually happen.
If I'm honest, not much has changed. I'm still listening to basically the same things I already was, and I'm still not playing as much music as I do out of quarantine. But life is slowly getting back to normal, slowly but surely anyway. And to keep up with what I said I was going to do, it only feels right to come up with a new playlist. Some of the songs are still the same, because as I've said on the page, I've had four songs on a loop in my head for probably two weeks now. There's no real reason for any of them, but they're still looping no less. So, let's get into the quarantine playlist number 2. 1. Rise Above It -I Prevail 2. Popular Monster -Falling In Reverse 3. Monsters -All Time Low 4. Clumsy- All Time Low 5. The Lighthouse- The Used 6. Talk To A Friend -Slaves 7. Pretty Handsome Awkward -The Used 8. Lifelines -I Prevail 9. Tears Don't Fall -Bullet For My Valentine 10. Famous Last Words -My Chemical Romance 11. However You Want It Said -Beartooth I was thinking I could actually put some thought into this and add some depth. Really dig into how I've been feeling and make a playlist of songs that reflect that, but for now I kind of just named some random songs. Maybe the next one I do will have some depth to it. Some are just what I thought of as I was putting this together, a bit like the last one, but others are songs that have been heavily stuck in my head. By the way, I said at the beginning of this post that there were four songs on a loop for absolutely no reason. Those songs are "Rise Above It", "Popular Monster", "Monsters", and "Talk to A Friend." Well, and "Taste of Regret" from Of Mice And Men, which was not added into this playlist, just because I was trying to give some diversity. Some of the songs in this one were in the last one as well, so I couldn't be too similar. I'm running out of things to say for this one. I hope you guys are all doing well. Life is slowly going back to normal here, and I am kind of conflicted about it. I'm beyond ready, because I miss work and friends, and just some sense or normality. But I also am a little afraid of getting sick or getting someone close to me sick. There's been a lot of conflicting thoughts on the matter, and I guess its just taking it one day at a time. I'll talk to you guys soon. Thank you for being here, and please let me know what you're listening to or what's stuck in your head.
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So, I just posted the results for the 2020 Immortal Music Awards, and with every other year, to go with the results, I shared my thoughts. I doubt anyone really cares about that, but I do it because I actually don't vote at all in the polls. I don't give any input ever, and some opinions do get formed while I monitor the polls and other activity. So I always have something to say and just feel like sharing it.
There's a good handful with this year's results that I was quite happy with, but there are a few things I would have chosen that didn't quite make the cut. Before I get into my thoughts, please click here and check out the final results for the Immortal Music Awards. Once you see all of the winners, anything I say will no longer be a spoiler, and will make a lot more sense. Now that you've hopefully actually gone and looked at them, I can get into this. I first want to start off by saying I had absolutely nothing to do with the final outcome. I didn't even vote in any of the polls, despite how it might look. While these were in the suggestion stage, I had so many thoughts. First off, I was extremely happy to see how many suggestions were actually being provided. It was refreshing to see people actually participating, and kind of warmed my heart. Brought me back to before algorithms were basically a force-field against me. It was nice. The second thing was, "Well this is going to look rigged." Because its no secret that I am a massive I Prevail fan. I make that pretty clear, especially with the fact that I think I've shared "Bow Down" basically every single day since its release on the page. So many people suggested them for various different categories, and with the amount of suggestions, I just knew they'd probably win. I promise I had nothing to do with it. Already had a friend picking on me about that,and I hope nobody actually thinks that. That being said, while yes, I do agree that Trauma was hands down the best album to be released last year, and that the video for "Hurricane" is awesome, there is one thing I don't totally believe. They also won for the most underrated band of 2019, and at this point, I don't know if I'd call them underrated. Prior to Trauma being released, hell yes. I absolutely felt they were underrated, but not noq. Trauma has literally been nominated for a Grammy, so was "Bow Down." Underrated bands don't really get the attention of the Grammy's. I personally would have gone with Bury Tomorrow as the underrated band of 2019. I'm fairly new to them, but they're still relatively small and from what I've heard, they're absolutely wonderful. I also fully expected Slipknot to completely dominate the awards. For most of the time the polls were up, they were on top. There was just a last minute spark that set other bands ahead of them. I have always seen a ton of love for Slipknot through the page, but especially lately for "Unsainted." That was a very interesting music video, and I solidly expected that to win for best music video. Slipknot did however win for the best live band, and I can understand that. I actually have seen three of the four nominees live, with the only one I have not being As I Lay Dying, and they all were amazing. I think any of them were completely well deserved. However, the only one I saw live in 2019 was I Prevail, so I guess by default they won for me. Plus that show did something special to me, it was some time of tension release I desperately needed at the time. But that may have been more situational than band related, I don't know. In general though, I'd probably go with them or Bring Me The Horizon. I liked Slipknot live when I saw them in 2015, but I felt way more captivated by BMTH and I Prevail. As for the best song of 2019, I do understand why "Where I Belong" won, as it is a very sweet song, and I love the fact that it was such a big collab between three bands. But personally, I think I'd go with "Popular Monster" by Falling In Reverse. If I'm honest, I hadn't heard it all the way through until earlier this year when I saw them live, but I really think that might be their best song ever. It somehow slipped through the cracks for me prior, I think I might have heard the intro, assumed it was just Ronnie rapping and turned it off. I admit I didn't give it a proper chance, but then they played it live back in February and it proceeded to embed itself into my head for the whole next month. I don't really have that much more to say about all of it, but its tradition for me to give my feed back regarding the results so I decided to do it now. Please let me know your thoughts on the results, and if you did read the whole thing, be sure to send over some up and coming bands. I do have another semi small project in mine. Its just a way to hype up musicians that are not touring and still growing, and I thought it'd be fun. I know a lot of them, and personally really enjoy the local music scene. I absolutely love being part of it, and helping bands grow to the new levels. So send them over to the Facebook page, and be on the look out for that soon. Over the last two weeks, we've been working on a project. I started taking suggestions for the best musicians for 2019, and last week, we took the votes on those suggestions. This was all for a pre-existing event that has been hosted by Immortal Music several times over the years called the Immortal Music Awards. Now, the 2020 version is massively different from any other version I've ever done in the past. That is due to the fact that the world is completely different, and this time, it was brought back as an opportunity to combat boredom for everyone. In the past, it was an annual thing, done in the winter, typically between November -December, to recap the year. The first one dates back to 2011, the very beginning of Immortal Music. We did them every single year through 2016, then took a break. This is the first one since then, and since its just barely May, and 2020 has forced a lot of things to get postponed or canceled, all of this is based off of 2019. If anyone wants us to, if time permits and some sense of normalcy does come back to us this year, maybe we could do a second round of the awards this winter to recap 2020. Though I doubt anyone really wants to recap the hell fire that has so far been 2020. With all that being said, I'm hopeful the suggestion and voting periods provided some source of entertainment for everyone out there. Thank you so much for your participation, it means a lot to me. We got so many wonderful suggestions, and it sincerely felt like you guys were having a lot of fun with it. The voting felt a little light. but we still got a good handful, so I think we can semi-accurately determine the winners for ten different categories. Just to refresh your memory real quick, those categories are: Best Album, Best Song, Best Live Band, Best Music Video, Most Underrated Band, Best Vocalist, Best Unclean Vocals, Best Guitarist, Best Bassist, and last, but certainly not least, Best Drummer. We are going to go through them all in that order, and I just wish to remind you that these were all chosen by you guys! Every single nominee was suggested by someone who follows our Facebook page, and once again we thank you! Absolutely none of this was chosen by me, though if you would like to hear what I would have done, or my thoughts on the winners, please keep checking back, as I will be sharing my thoughts, as per tradition. Now, I know you're all probably skimming this, or have flat out scrolled down to see the winners. So, let's get into it, shall we?
So there you have it! Those are the winners for the 2020 Immortal Music Awards, as chosen by you guys. What do you think? Are you happy with the winners? What would you have done differently, if it was all up to you? Let me know. I'll be posting my thoughts very soon. Thank you again to everyone who provided suggestions and voted! A lot of suggestions were made that did not make it into the final running, but they all were much appreciated! If nothing else, I had fun seeing all the participation, and I hope you guys enjoyed taking part. Speaking of the suggestions, before I go, I want to quickly bring up something. I had a lot of people suggesting underground, up and coming, growing bands as nominees. They obviously would not be popular enough to win awards that are basically a popularity contest, but they deserve their own spotlight. So if you know any growing bands that aren't quite touring yet, please send them our way. I want to give them the attention they deserve. Please send them to via private message through the Facebook page, with the band or artist's name, social media and an example of their work, if you have a link. If not, I'm sure I can find it through their social medias. That's obviously going to be a project, but I wanted to quickly bring it up. I thought it was very sweet that several people were hyping up smaller musicians. Send them my way, and I'll speak to you guys very soon. |
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