Bracket Of The Year (Story Of The Year Bracket) Bracket • Page 37

The Eternal Battle For Mike Cronin’s Soul
Goodnight, My Love
Bang Bang
My Home
Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay

The only tough one for me this round was Goodnight, My Love vs. A Part Of Me.

Full disclosure - I did not listen to Bang Bang V2. I know that it was released exclusively to people who participated in the pledge campaign (which I did not) and I couldn’t find it on YouTube. I wasn’t going to vote for it regardless, because I’d feel weird about voting for Bang Bang twice in the same round. I’m not crazy about My Home, but it’s alright.

 

Bang Bang V2 is pretty cool IMO and packs more of a punch at points than the original, but overall the original is better. Also why so much hate on My Home!

 

I said it’s alright!

I dunno...for me it’s toward the bottom of Wolves. I just like most of the album more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

I really like the chorus on that one. Not a fan of the electronic drums and overall sound in the verses. It's sad that these little things ruin otherwise good songs.

 

Wait, should we have included a track exclusive to pledgers in this?

 

It's an extra incentive to support them! lol

 

I don't mind that they turned it into a dubstep track actually. But yeah, it just sounds weird with all the other tracks on that album.

Btw, did they ever say why they left out those two tracks? I can sort of understand for Falling Down since it's a faster track and sounds different than the rest of Page Avenue. It sounds like a bonus track of them just having fun and going all in. I don't understand Burning Years being left out though.

 

I thought I remember them saying they just ran out of time, which is why I think they shouldn't have spent time on In the Shadows.

I would have loved a slowed down version of both Falling Down and In the Shadows. Divide and Conquer and The Hero Will Drown both turned out fantastic. I never would have thought Hero could be turned into a piano ballad but it was beautiful and gave me chills the first time I heard it.

 

Does Wolves have some religious undertones to it? I could be crazy but I feel like I hear things referenced in more than one song that make me think this.

Also, does anyone else think Can Anybody Hear Me would fit perfectly on the last Marianas Trench album?

 

I think the bridge in Eternal battle is really cool! I love the way the guitar comes in underneath it all. Idk, maybe it's because I listen to everything from pop to hardcore that I don't have problem with it. Wouldn't really call it dubstep though, that sounds way to negative ;)

 

Eternal Battle For Mike Cronin’s Soul

Goodnight, My Love

Give Up My Heart

Bang Bang V2

Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay

 

Soul Love Bang My Youth

 

I think I've seen this movie on Cinemax after 9pm.

 

It's my favorite Parliament record

 

Mine is Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome.

 

May or may not be a hot take, but Funkadelic > P-Funk

Maggot Brain is the the GOAT

 

My local rock station used to play Maggot Brain at midnight every Saturday. Assuming that was for the stoners.

 

Alright everyone, here’s the final scores of round 1. We have some clear winners, and some that were just not even close beyond that.

Can Anybody Hear Me-6
The Eternal Battle For Mike Cronin’s Soul-12

Goodnight, My Love-5
A Part Of Me-13

Bang Bang-13
Give Up My Heart-5

My Home-15
Bang Bang V2-3

Like Ghosts-1
Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay-17


That will move us on to round two, which will be:

The Eternal Battle For Mike Cronin’s Soul Vs. Miracle

A Part Of Me Vs. Bang Bang

My Home Vs. Wolves/How Can We Go On

Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay Vs. Praying For Rain

Begin!

 

Miracle

Bang Bang (listened to this song like a year straight before Wolves came out and it still hits. Sucks to vote out Part of Me though since it's top tier on Wolves)

Wolves/How Can We Go On (I lovvveee My Home, esp the bridge build up. The guitar and bass tones in that part are so great. How Can We Go On is the best song on the album though!)

Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay (everything after the spoken word part of Rain rules but first half drags it down for me)

 

Agree with your last vote but how can you not love that intro of PFR

 

Miracle
Part of Me (tough match)
How Can We Go On
I Swear I'm Okay (reeeaaaally tough match)

 

Miracle
A Part of Me
How Can We Go On
Praying for Rain

 

Miracle
A Part Of Me
Wolves/How Can We Go On
Praying For Rain

 

The Eternal Battle For Mike Cronin’s Soul
Bang Bang
Wolves/How Can We Go On
Youth/I Swear, I’m Okay

All good songs but pretty easy decisions

 

Miracle
Bang Bang
Wolves/How Can We Go On
Youth/I Swear, I'm Okay