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    Best Spongebob Birthday Music Poll!

    in K-BLUB

    Posted

    The Beach Boys would probably be a more fitting choice given the underwater beachy atmosphere of the show but since that's not on there, I'm gonna go with my personal bias and say Duran Duran.

     

    edit: oh shit, forgot about rock lobster, changin' my vote

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    Cameron Boyce dead at the age of 20

    in Robot-Pirate Island

    Posted

    I've never actually been saddened by hearing about the death of a celebrity I've never been too familiar with before but with this instance, it's totally different. Learning that there's another 20-year-old named Cameron out there whose struggling with the same seizure disorder as I am and learning that he died from one of his (and more notably, IN HIS SLEEP) made me really concerned. It really makes me think that the next seizure I have is going to kill me for real. Sure, I've had feelings like this after every seizure I had so far but after hearing about this, I feel concerned about my life more than ever.

     

    To anyone out there who has this problem, I really recommend taking the proper medication for it regularly and do anything you can to prevent them from happening. I also hope that more people out there can take note of this issue recognize anyone out there like me and Cameron Boyce who struggle or have struggled with epilepsy all their life.

     

    With all that being said: Rest in peace, Cameron. I'll say hello if I do make it up to Heaven with you one day.

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    Fred's Either Positive or Negative Ramblings on Entertainment (Topic: Best/Worst Songs of 1995)

    in New Kelp City

    Posted

    So yeah, I know I mentioned before when I did my 1988 list that I would quit doing these kinds of lists. This is a special exception, however. Maybe there are a few choices I regret when I did years like 1991 or 1999. There were either songs I was too hard on, not hard enough on, or songs I massively overlooked. Regardless of those, I do admit that those lists have still aged well and I am satisfied with how they both turned out.

     

    With my 2004 list, it's a different story.

     

    "I'm not a perfect person" indeed, and my old list of 2004 more than proves that. All those problems I mentioned earlier are all prevalent back when I did the year in 2016. It's not like I regret every placement on that list. I am still happy with a lot of the songs I placed on both of my lists, but some songs on the first half of the list have gotten worse and some songs on the second half I've softened up on overtime. We can get to my old shame after my best list is revealed, but first, I think it's time to evaluate how the music in 2004 was.

     

    Honestly, it does feel like I'm reliving my 1991 rankings again. Maybe it's not as bad as that year was but it did share some similarities. This was a big year for Usher and an even bigger year for hip-hop so naturally, I ran into some followers while doing so. Unfortunately, some of them ranged from okay to really bad and we are looking at the really bad on this list. And right now, I think you know what we're gonna be looking at here.

     

    Fred's Bottom 10 Hit Songs of 2004

     

    Spoiler

    Okay so if I'm about to begin non-stop bashing of artists I've never heard of, we may as well start off this list talking about some familiar faces: Nickelback.

     

    Honestly, I don't really like bashing on these guys that much. While some of their criticism is well-deserved, I still think there are worse bands who have done Nickelback worse than Nickelback. And with the internet bashing them enough already, what's the point of beating a Chad Kroeger?

     

    Still though, I have my limits as to what they're allowed to get away with and what they're not. And when they make a song like this, I have to draw a line.

     

    10. "Someday" - Nickelback

     

    Honestly, I'd love to riff on this but the exact first line of the song does it for me.

     

    How the hell did we wind up like this

     

    Yes, how the hell did we end up like this? How did we end up giving Nickelback a #1 hit song back in 2002 and then getting an almost carbon copy of that song two years later? I really hate making this comparison like the others do, but it's true. It's the same damn song.

     

    There is a reason why that mashup was made. It basically illustrates how samey-sounding most of their hits are and demonstrates one of the problems people have with Nickelback: their lack of contempt into making good music. It's like they said "Let's take our popular song from two years ago, put it into another key, change the lyrics, and see how much the general public will eat it up". And of course, their plan worked.

     

    And no, I don't think this is their worst song. They have made songs much uglier and dumber, which is why this song is higher than some others. But from my point of view, it's an incredibly lazy song and it may have been a perfect influence for bands like Imagine Dragons to do the same. I mean, if Nickelback can recycle their own songs and still be famous for it, any future rock band can do it, right? Okay, that's probably the reason why this is so low. Anything else the song has to say?

     

    We're gonna make it alright but not right now

     

    Yes, continue to try making it alright. Keep making the same sludgy songs that make people call you guys the punching bag of rock music.

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    9. "Game Over (Flip)" - Lil' Flip

     

    I don't think I mentioned how bad the worst hip-hop songs this year were. They were atrocious, especially this one. Let's jet through all the problems:

     

    1. The artist's name is Lil' Flip.

    2. Lil' Flip has absolutely no personality.

    3. This song samples Pac-Man noises terribly.

    4. The constant chanting of "flip" is the hook of the song.

     

    Those four problems are the reasons why this is one of the worst hip-hop songs this year had to offer. To those who think that Lil Jon's songs are stupid, at least he has a bite to his performance. If you need to listen to any "little" rapper in 2004, please listen to that guy, not Forgettable Stereotypical Rapper here. Game over for this guy.

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    And of course, while we're on the topic of bad rap songs this year...

     

    8. "Lean Back" - Terror Squad

     

    "Terror Squad" feels like the correct name for a group that would make this song because this song truly feels like a terrorist attack on my ears. Fat Joe is insufferable as a frontman, the song is based off of a stupid dance move, and the cherry of the shit sundae himself, Scott Storch.

     

    This year, Scott Storch was behind most of Beyonce's songs and I'd be willing to give those songs a safe pass due to Beyonce being a much better performer. So when you swap out Beyonce with The Notorious Wannabe.I.G. and back it up with an even worse exotic sounding production, you pretty much get a shitty rap song.

     

    Oh and if I didn't mention it yet, this song is in 2004's Top 10. It was #1 for about three weeks in 2004. PEOPLE WERE LISTENING TO THIS IN 2004. I guarantee you guys 100% that there were much better hip-hop songs this year so I suggest you all just listen to those songs instead and let these guys rest in irrelevance.

    Spoiler

    The year was 2004. Country and hip-hop were the two most popular genres that year. Naturally, this would start a feud between the two genres. Country fans would burn Public Enemy albums. Rap fans would burn Johnny Cash albums. It truly was a dark time for both of those genres.

     

    Okay, I'm not sure if it was exactly as bad as the rock and disco feud back in 1979, I think both genres just left themselves the hell alone. My point is, 2004 was the year country and rap had their first crossover song. Too bad it was so damn boring.

     

    7. "Over and Over" - Nelly featuring Tim McGraw

     

    You know, if you want to make a huge crossover hit between two genres, AT LEAST have the decency to make it sound interesting. This just sounds like yet another mediocre country song I came across this year and a much worse mediocrity too. And yes, this is indeed the worst country song I came across when doing this list. Why? Well, let's look at another country song this year that was really bad.

     

    Good lord, is this song awful. It is the perfect way to perpetuate the stereotypes of country music that makes people hate it in the first place. I only listened to it for one minute and I instantly thought it was a contender for my worst list. Like, one of the songs that Todd Phillips of SBM infamy would write. It's bad, but at least it's an interesting type of bad. The kind of bad that can make me write a whole essay on how bad it is.

     

    But "Over and Over" is just so depressing that it makes me wonder why these two genres would meet in the first place. Hell, the remix to "Cruise", to many of its many many faults, at least tried to incorporate both genres into the song. "Accidental Racist"? Okay, maybe I'll put a pin to that one for now. Still, you should put some intrigue into your song, no matter how great or atrocious it may be.

     

    And really, I have nothing against both the artists involved. I think they are both passable in the genres they are involved with. This? It's simply the most uninteresting thing both artists have ever done. Definitely won't be playing this song over and over again.

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    It is astonishing as to how an artist who would release a song like this would sell out two years later.

     

    6. "Just Lose It" - Eminem

     

    I suppose there should be some sort of explanation as to why this is lower than Terror Squad. With them, it's the kind of bad you would expect from them. But "Just Lose It" is coming from a rapper who has made many outstanding songs before this one. Eminem is lucky to have such a huge fanbase even after releasing this song because it sounds like a song that would kill anyone's career. 

     

    This is just like "Without Me", a song that I would probably hate if the lyrics and Eminem's flow throughout the song didn't make up for it. I would certainly take it over this song which is an all around bad from the bad toilet humor, Eminem babbling like an idiot, and the weird-ass walrus noise he makes throughout the whole song.

    Yep. That's the one I'm talking about. Arr arr arr arr arr.

     

    Thankfully, Eminem was able to bounce back in 2010. While I would never call Recovery one of his best works, it is still way more dignified than this song. If you need a good example of Eminem selling out................just look at his collaboration with Ed Sheeran. I still can't believe that such a thing like that ever existed. "Just Lose It" is an acceptable alternative as well. Arr arr arr arr.

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    But if we're to discuss songs from rappers who were already bad to begin with, there's only one person to call.

     

    5. "One Call Away" - Chingy featuring J-Weav

     

    I mean, it can't be a 2004 worst list without bringing up Chingy, right? Out of all the no-talent rappers of this era, I would undoubtedly call Chingy the worst of them all. Most of the songs he's released over the course of his career are bad but this one's different from his usual kind of bad. This is the bad that is trying to sound romantic.

     

    Look, in a year like 2004, you'd have to be like Usher if you wanted to release a romantic song like this. The difference between him and Chingy is because Usher actually sounds good. In what world would you want to be swooned by a guy who sounds like Eric Cartman doing a bad Steve Urkel impression? Seriously, each time he says a word that rhymes with "ball", it sounds like he's being kicked in the BAWLS.

     

    I'd judge J-Weav's part in the song but it's barely visible due to Chingy being all over the place, talking over him about "HOWYOUWASMAHBABAH". How we let this guy have more than one hit is beyond me but how did we let this guy write a love song? That's practically never worked for these kinds of rappers, even before Chingy's success, and when your love song is fronted by a rapper like Chingy, it's bound to be a trainwreck from the get-go. Just more proof that songs entitled "One Call Away" are really bad.

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    A breakup is a great topic to write a song about. Given that I don't know how tough a breakup can be yet, I know how tough it can be with others. And most breakups have inspired some of the greatest songs ever made. From Fleetwood Mac to Greg Kihn to Taylor Swift, they've all made great songs regarding breakups. Unfortunately, if you write your songs like Eamon did, maybe there's a reason why your spouse broke up with you.

     

    4. "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" - Eamon

     

     

    If there's anyone who has more negative talent than Chingy this year, it would no doubt have to be Eamon. Thankfully, he never had more success past this one pathetic and forgettable song. Who was this song for anyways? For people who want to breakup with someone? That can't be true because there are way much better breakup songs than this one. Is it supposed to be a "fuck you" song? If so, then it's bad at that aspect too. Obviously, there's only one song for that.

     

    I think what separates that song from this is because we actually understand why Ceelo is angry. Because his friend is sleeping with the girl he loved. As far as I know, that's a perfect reason to write a "fuck you" song. All I get from this song is that Eamon's ex slept with some guys and................that's pretty much it. Oh and Ceelo sounds much better on his song than Eamon does on his, maybe that's the main issue I have with this.

     

    I can't imagine anyone who would sing a song like this to break up with somebody. There are much better songs about this that are sung much better than this guy. Nothing else to say except fuck this song and fuck you too, Eamon.

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    3. "Milkshake" - Kelis

     

     

    Okay, clearly, this is gonna be the song that I'll be getting flak for by putting it on my worst list so I'll just start off by saying this: I get the appeal of this song. Despite my distaste for it, the hook for it is admittedly catchy. However, it's catchy the same way herpes is catchy and it can't even save this garbage song.

     

    Can you tell that this is another Scott Storch song? Because it's not. It was produced by the goddamn Neptunes who are in general, better producers than him. Knowing that they're the ones behind this godawful production makes my blood boil. Aside from that, there's another problem I have with this song. Not only is it obnoxious, but it's the kind of obnoxious that sounds way too boring.

     

    https://ytcropper.com/cropped/pG5d0ce867f34f7

     

    It sounds like she took a Benadryll before recording this. Like she wanted to make the most boring dance song of 2004. Well, mission fucking accomplished.

     

    So what is this song about anyways? Is it an anthem dedicated to milkshakes? Is it a double entendre? Well, Kelis said herself that the "milkshake" represents something that makes women feel special but really, who the hell cares what it's about anyway? It's a meaningless song that sounds like utter crap. I can't imagine there would be other people who would listen to this song outside of that catchy hook but whoever they are, they are way braver than I am. Next.

    Spoiler

    Now this next song here isn't really as atrocious as the ones I had above. It's not nearly as lazy as "Someday", stupid as "Lean Back" and "Game Over", embarrassing as "Just Lose It", pathetic as "Fuck It", or unlistenable as "Milkshake". However, it is the one song that represented the problem I had with the list I did before: the lack of effort I put into it. Out of all the songs that were in my top half, this is the one that least deserved it.

     

    2. "Sorry 2004" - Ruben Studdard

     

     

    I am literally speechless. How the hell did I put this in my top half in the first place? I mean, it wasn't too high like in the Top 20 or something, but it was at #48 which is still being too generous. I dunno, I'm at a loss here.

     

    I don't really think the year was horrendous enough for some of the bad songs to seep into the top half so what gives? Was it because I was into mediocre American Idol contestants at the time? Impossible because there are way more talented singers from that show (which we'll get to when I post my best list). Was it because I thought it was romantic? Impossible because that's why we had an Usher this year. I can't think of ANY reason why this made my top half back in 2016.

     

    How anything this C-list at best could make my top half is baffling to me. This song makes "The Reason" sound like a genuine apology and at least that song has nostalgic value. You could say it literally has a reason for its position in the top half. This? I can't buy a single apology out of this song. Especially when he starts speaking in "Ironic"-type similes. This is why you should really re-think your lists before you post them. Otherwise, you'd be getting shit like this to enter the top half of a year that's much better than I stated before. I guess you can say this is my sorry for 2004, and I'm not sorry about placing this on my worst list.

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    My #1 song here is actually one some of you guys may not expect it to be. With all of the songs I've shown above, they could've been the worst of 2004 but alas, that's not the case here.

     

    Not only is this my least favorite of the year, it's the song I really feel uncomfortable talking about on my worst list because it comes from a surprisingly decent act in the rock scene. Still though, I'll be damned if I find a song in 2004 more useless than this one.

     

    1. "One Thing" - Finger Eleven

     

     

    Despite me placing a song of theirs at #1, I should mention that I do not hate this group at all. And yes, I can find myself listening to a song of theirs over some of the garbage that Nickelback shat out during the 2000s. Let's look at their more memorable hit three years later.

     

    "Paralyzer" is one of the best rock songs of 2007. Maybe it was because of bands like Nickelback or Hinder dominating the rock scene that year but as far as I know, Finger Eleven was one of the few rock bands that year that had a better edge than those two. However, in the context of 2004, they sound like another Lifelesshouse. This sounds like something that would play in a sappy scene of a forgettable teen drama. The kind of song that doesn't deserve to be dignified not only in rock music but pop music as well. The kind of song that even Nickelback would out-rock this year. That's a damn shame.

     

    Thankfully, they've made much better songs because this is not the kind of song you would want to represent your rock band with. While it may not be the most horrendous song on this list, it is bad in the most disappointing way possible. If you do want to check out the rest of their discography, I really recommend doing that. Trust me when I say that they're much better than they sound here.

     

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    Wumbo Ranks Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Charts! (Ahhh, the deed is done.)

    in K-BLUB

    Posted

    I actually do admit that "Ordinary World" is a great song as well but I also see why others don't. "Come Undone" is the superior Duran song of that year though.

     

    Also, "I'd Do Anything for Love" is a legit great song and would probably make my Top 10, if not my #1 song.

     

    4EverGreen listed some songs above that I'd like your opinions on but the only one that really matters to me is "Three Little Pigs". So thoughts on "Three Little Pigs".

    Grade Poll

    in Robot-Pirate Island

    Posted

    Most of the days I should be spending at college, I'm actually spending working at Publix. They really like me there.

     

    Though in an alternate scenario where I actually go to college, I would probably be a college sophomore.

    Fred's Either Positive or Negative Ramblings on Entertainment (Topic: Best/Worst Songs of 1995)

    in New Kelp City

    Posted

    Welp, bad news that I neglected to mention on this thread months ago: With the new SpongeBuddy Mania update, the Blogs section of the site is now gone. Yes, including AngryKoopa's, which was the main reason this topic was made. With that being said, should I really abandon this topic just as SBM abandoned their Blogs feature? And with that question asked, my answer is no.

     

    That's right, this topic is making a transition. I won't be making this a huge negative project anymore, but instead, I'm making it the best of both worlds. Sure, there will be some instances of negativity here and there but it'd be nice balancing it out with some positive best lists now and then. And honestly, what inspired me was because of a blog post I made around three years back. One many of you guys may not remember anymore since the recent update got rid of the Blogs feature. The blog post I am talking about is the one where I reviewed the Billboard year-end charts of 2004.

     

    Yes, I know I said I would never really cover a year-end chart again when I revealed the whole list of 1988's, but this is a special exception. Mostly because there are many positions for my 2004 list that I regret putting there. Not all of them, mind you, just the some that I incredibly underestimated back in 2016. With all that said, I think it's time I say I'm sorry for.....

     

    2004

     

    I actually started this project just a week ago so it should be coming not too soon.

    Clappy vs Billboard Hot 100

    in K-BLUB

    Posted

    What are your thoughts on:

    2 Legit 2 Quit

    I Can't Dance

    To Be with You

    One

    All I Want

    Good for Me

    Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

     

    Fine lists as always and I am looking forward to the year that you do next.

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