#GIVE ME THAT BASS GIVE IT TO MEEEE

[binniesoob]

so uhm...

[dearestaussiechannie]

ʚ♡ɞ Good For You ʚ♡ɞ ― Choi San

word count: 2.4K paring: Sub!San x Dom!F!Reader genre: Smut warnings: teasing,begging,pet names,pwp,handjob,semi-public,unproctected sex(wrap before you tap),alcohol consumption,subby!san, let me know if I missed anything Author note: This is for @xosannie since they handed out a delicious smutty prompt for FREE !! this is the first time i've wrote smut so be nice to meeee!! but I hope everyone who reads enjoys it AND please check out her works, I EAT them up !! have a good one!!

The music pulsed through the dimly lit house, a blend of thumping bass and laughter that filled the air like a vibrant tapestry. The party was in full swing, and here you were right in the middle of it, energy high as you navigated through the throngs of bodies, drink in hand.

San was off to one side, leaning casually against a wall, an enigmatic smile playing on his lips. You could never resist the urge to tease him; he was like a magnet, drawing you in with his charm and mischievous eyes that sparkled.

“Look at you, standing there all broody,” you said, sauntering up to him, a smirk on your face. “What’s the matter? Did you forget how to have fun?”

“Not everyone needs to be in the middle of the room, bodys pressed against one another to have fun at a party, y/n.” San said as he looked you up and down, noticing how short your skirt was and the deep cut neckline of your shirt…if he looked long enough maybe he could make out the outline of your bra, just maybe…

“Earth to Choi San? Did you even hear me?” Your voice pulls him out of his trance as his eyes widen and cheeks turn a light shade of pink, your drink coming up to your lips after you spoke.

“Ah, I couldn’t hear you over the music.. Can you say that again?” He asks, rubbing the back of his neck.

You had noticed the way that he’d been staring at your chest, making a mental note of it as you stepped closer to him, pressing your bodies together while your free hand slowly rubbed up his chest.

“I said, don’t act like you wouldn’t enjoy it. I’m sure if you just went out there you’d have plenty of fun. Come on, I know you know how to dance so why don’t you show me?” Your lips close to his ear, making sure he can hear you over the music.

His body jolts from the way you barely touched him and how close your lips were to his ear as you spoke. He weighed out his options; have you pressed against him and mentally torture himself OR watch as you were pressed against someone else, obviously he didn’t like the ladder option.

Carefully, he took your hand that was on his chest and nodded towards where everyone was dancing. You smiled mischievously as he pulled you close behind him, chugging down your drink before throwing the cup onto the ground so you could focus both hands on him soon.

As the two of you made it to the dance floor, your hands land on his shoulders first as you swayed your hips with his to the rhythm of the music, pulling him closer to you. His hands fell to your hips slowly, grip a bit too loose for your liking but you leave it alone for now.

“C’mon Sannie, move your hips for me.” You say seductively in his ear, making his heart and pants tighten a bit as his mind starts to race. Your hands move from his shoulders up to his hair, tangling them through as your nails gently scratch against his scalp, giving just the slightest tug against the roots. 

He watched you closely, looking into your eyes for a moment before looking to your lips, watching the way your hips swing closely with his, and down to your chest as sneakily as he could before his attention was brought back to your eyes when you pulled his hair, a moan escaping past his lips before he could even think to stop it. You could feel the lust in your body swirling from the sound, turning your back to him to press against his body that way.

“Such a pretty noise from a pretty boy.. Bet you could make more, hm?” You teased as your hips grinded back against his, feeling the way he throbbed through his pants, pulling a whine from him. His grip tightens as he presses against you for any form of friction where he needs you most as you keep swaying your hips, head falling into the crook of your neck, letting you feel the heat from his face and breath making your heart beat faster.

“Don’t tease me..” He mumbled against your skin as one of your hands ran through his hair and the other down the inside of his thigh. Unfortunately for him, this only encouraged you to keep going.

“Oh but it's so fun to tease you, sweetheart. The way your face gets so red is cute and it feels like you're getting so hard from it.” You whisper into his ear before softly nipping at the lobe. This was his breaking point, making him stand up straight and pull you towards the back of the house until he got both of you into the bathroom.

You looked him up and down in the slightly brighter room, leaning back against the sink. “Now tell me, why exactly did you pull us in here, Sannie?” You ask him before turning to look in the mirror to fix your hair and wipe away the slight smudges of your lipstick, eyes focused on him behind you, noticing how he's staring at the floor while fidgeting with the front of his shirt to slightly tug it down.

“Well.. you kept teasing me and now I’m like this and I can't have anyone seeing me like this.. Need your help..” His voice barely above a whisper as he spoke, almost drowned out by the music in the other room making you turn to face him once more.

“San, I can’t hear you when you whisper face down to the floor. Look at me when you speak.” Your voice is more demanding than he expected. He looks up quickly, eyes glossy as he stops pulling on his shirt.

“Please help me with… this problem I’m having..” San said, looking into your eyes for any kind of rejection or uneasiness. To his surprise you step closer, running your palm against the bulge in his pants making him push against your touch with a small whine.

“Look at you, being such a good boy for me.. Tell me, what do you want me to do, hm?” You whisper to him, kissing his neck from under his ear down to his adams apple, chuckling when it bobbles against your lips. 

“Just want you to touch me.. In any way you’d like.. Whatever you’ll give me.” Sans words were almost complete gibberish with how fast he spoke in a small tone. His hands moved to hold onto your shoulders as you kept rubbing his cock through the rough material of his pants, head falling back against the door.

Slowly, you unbutton and unzip them and pull them down with his boxers just low enough for him to spring free, bouncing against his abdomen. You look up at him, taking in the sight of him looking down with glossy blown out eyes, the red tint on his ears and cheeks and his bottom lip pulled between his teeth. Your fingers dance around his tip causing his body to shudder as he looks at you as a plea for more. His head falls back against the door again making a small thud noise this time, holding back a small moan when you let spit fall onto him before you wrap your hand all the way around his cock and start moving your hand at a slow pace.

“Ah ah, baby. Don’t hold back any of your noises or I'll stop.” You say while your free hand moves to push his shirt up, kissing across his chest while leaving love bites as you move, pulling moans from his puffy lips. He looks down at you as best as he can while you start to move faster, squeezing his chest while leaving dark hickeys on the other side. 

“Please.. Feels so so good..” He whispers as his hips buck into your hand, making you feel your own arousal dripping in your underwear. You pull back from his chest to look up at him, capturing his lips in a kiss. Your lips move in sync as you deepen the kiss, his hands moving into your hair as he moans into the kiss, hips stuttering slightly as he starts to chase his high which only makes you pull away. He whines as he chases your touch, hands fumbling to pull you back to touch him again making you laugh against his skin.

“So desperate for me. Be a good boy for me and undress, yeah? Then I want you to go sit down and wait for me.” You say as you start undressing in front of him, which makes him stare at you like a lost puppy before you snap your fingers in front of his face. “Now, San.”

“Yes ma’am..” He says as he pulls his shirt over his head, throwing it into the sink, shuffling to sit down on the toilet seat as he pushes his pants to his ankles while watching you remove your skirt and underwear making his cock throb. 

He watches your every move as closely as he can, instinctively wrapping his own hand around his cock, moving at a slowish pace that pulls the smallest whimper from his throat. Hearing this, you turn to fully face him. 

Now, the sight was absolutely delicious. The way he was touching himself while staring at you, the deep red marks you’d left all over his chest and neck complimented his caramel skin tone. However, that’s not one of the things you’d told him to do.

You click your tongue as you walk up to him, grabbing his jaw with your finger and thumb to make him look up at you, desperation written all over his face. He leans up into your touch, whining softly as he tilts his head down, taking your thumb into his mouth, sucking on it softly. This makes you smirk as you sit down on his spread legs, leaning closer to his ear when you start to speak.

“Sweetheart, I don’t remember telling you to touch yourself on the list of things I asked you to do. Care to explain to me why you're doing it?” You ask him before biting into his shoulder as your fingers begin to trace over his cock, feeling his hips bounce under your weight. 

“I.. I just got so excited watching you get undressed.. My hand moved before I even realized I was doing it..” His voice barely above a whisper as you kept touching him. As you kiss over the spot where you bit him, you wrap your hand around him again, moving at a quick pace to start, making him moan out as his hands hold onto your thighs. Looking at him you pull him into a kiss, free hand tangling into his hair.

Your lips move in sync, licking at his bottom lip as a request to explore his mouth, tongues dancing together passionately. San whimpers against your lips as the kiss deepens feeling the knot in his stomach tightening. 

“Please.. feels so good.. ‘m close..” He mumbles as his face falls to your chest, kissing the skin softly as he pants against you, tickling you slightly. You run your fingers through his hair gently as you hum, making San nip at your skin when he feels the vibration from your chest. 

“You gonna make a mess all over my hand, pretty boy?” You say to him as you start moving your hand faster, pulling a high pitched whine from San as he looks up at you trying his best to keep his eyes from rolling back as he pants.

“Let me? Please, I wanna cum..” He practically begs, as his heart pounds against his chest. He doesn’t think he can last if you tell him no, but he’ll try his best for you if you tell him he must wait.

“Cum for me, pretty boy.” You whisper against his ear, pressing a kiss to his temple as he lets out a small whimper, warm cum spilling all over your hand as you don’t slow down. He whines a bit louder as you continue, overstimulation hitting him faster than he thought it would. You coo as his hips try to pull away from your touch, wanting more but unsure if he can take it. 

You stand up slightly as you hum softly to yourself, lining his cock up with your entrance. Slowly, you sink down his full length pulling the loudest moan from San so far. You moan softly in his ear from how well he’s feeling you up. You put two fingers in front of his face, gently tapping his lips before he takes them into his mouth, swirling his tongue around your fingers as he sucks on them for a moment before you remove them from his mouth.

You begin to slowly rock your hips against his, moans leaving his lips as if his life depends on it. You drop your head down to the crook of his neck, leaving more hickeys all over his neck to match the ones on his chest as your hips start moving a bit faster adding a bit of a bounce. San shakily moves his hand from your thigh using two fingers to start rubbing tight circles against your clit, making a loud moan escape your lips. He can’t fight back the smile as if your moan was a reward just for him.

You pull back from his neck, looking over his face once before crashing your lips to his again, nipping at his bottom lip a bit harshly. The two of you hold onto each other tightly as you start moving your hips quicker, bouncing harshly in his lap as his head falls back, both of you panting as his fingers start to move faster. You wipe what little mess is left on your hand onto your thigh before pulling at his hair again, the coil in your stomach starting to tighten as San looks up at you.

Your grip on Sans hair tightens as your walls clench around him, hips slightly stilling as you feel waves of pleasure washing over you but the feeling of you stopping makes San become desperate as he starts thrusting his hips up into you as best as he can. You moan into his ear as his hands hold onto your hips tightly, chasing the feeling of his second orgasm while looking up at you as he fucks up into you.

Sans hips stutter as he moans out your name, grip getting even tighter as he cums inside of you. You both try to catch your breath for a moment before you look down at him, hand cupping his cheek making him push into your touch with a small smile.

“Was I a good boy for you?”

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[dirubtrentfree]

Watching TOUR 22-23 PHALARIS DVD's for the second time.

(Just wanted to write down my thoughts and feelings from watching them, so nothing important here. My random notes for myself, never mind meeee. 😅)

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TOUR22 PHALARIS -vol. I-

Schadenfreude is such a strong starter song. I'm dying to experience Oboro live on day. It's so good. 😢 And damn Toshiya is theatrical nowadays! 👀 (Does he practice in front of a mirror or something?)

After a very long break from Diru, watching Kyo feels different now. It feels like he's somehow more into it? I'm very impressed how someone whose skills as a vocalist and performer I already respected a lot evolved to be even better. I wonder if it's because half-assing never crossed his mind, and with that attitude one can evolve into a beast like this? Huge respect. Dance moves are the cherry on top of the cake. 👌

Ochita Koto no Aru Sora! 🤟🤟🤟 Very powerful. 🖤 I want to jump to this aaaaaa.

Somehow Shinya looks so light, almost like he's flying, even when he's hitting the drums like crazy. Since long ago I remember thinking he and Die have this... sense of lightness to them. 🤔 It's beautiful. I cannot explain it, but in Die's case it's that when performing he comes across more relaxed. I suppose it's something about his way of moving, posture, and all that. And face, of course. Kaoru, Toshiya, and Kyo have more of a heavy vibe to them on stage.

Mazohyst of Decadence is fucking impressive. Guitar gives me shivers. (Also, starting from this song Kaoru's face becames more expressive. 😊)

I'm always in awe how all instruments stand out in this band. 🤔 That's one thing I love about DEG; the balance. Everyone gets to shine.

T.D.F.F is such a great live song. I love how this makes the members move. (Is it packed with good memories? 😄)

Great encore songs; Itoshisa ha Fuhai Nitsuki (got me quite emotional); Gyakujou Tannou Keloid Milk, Stuck Man ("Oooosakaaaaaaaa" 👹😁); Clever Sleazoid. Ending with Ningen wo Kaburu! 🤩 Shinya in this one! 🖤🖤🖤

I just love to see how they end the last song; the epic drumming, Kaoru's fingerguns (or drumming??), Toshiya being rough with his bass, Die lifting his quitar up like THIS IS MAH GUITAR 😇🎸. Kyo just died. Thanks.

Stylewise, we got one semi-formal prince, one vampire, one gothic bullfighter, one flashy uncle, and one rock musician. (I love them all equally.)

[tojisun]

WAAA U NOTICED SO QUICKLY !! i was gonna tell u after that i changed my user n all, TWAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE SUNSUN grrrrrr its ok tho ur off the hook! but but im glad you like the theme!!!!! i have yet to warm up to it, maybe ill change it to a blue theme if i dislike it:0 who knows !!

YAYYYYY YOU LIKE THE SONG!!!??? DUDE ITS SO GROOVY YES I LOVE IT!!! i was dancing to it in my room w headphones on *BITES KNUCKLES* ITS SO GOOD!! sunsun i would frickin LOVE to go to a pub or smfin with you n dance n have fun :< ITS A DREAM !!!!!!!!

ALSO YES UR SO CUTE!!! i could like bite ur cheeks (im wack ik, dont u dare look at me) ur just so adorable BFMDBDB HEHE i love you so so much!!!!!! MWAH MWAH

SMOOCHIEESSSSSSE N BIG BEAR HUGS !!!!!! update on meeee: ive been doing well otherwise! my semester just ended and my summer session is starting next week so im excited for that! its just one class, gonna be chill :> nuffin crazy !

HOW R U HAVE U PAMPERED URSELF YET (u better soon bc u deserve it miss maam) HOWS WORK !? U SAID THAT DUDE WAS A BIT BETTER BUT THEN HE MADE U MAD !! i feel like he's giving u whiplash :| ill fight him for you sunsun, just you let me know.

(i yapped so much omg oki *throws a flower at u* bye bye)

i check ppls blogs when they send me stuff shebjehehe

ouu blue would be pretty too!!

and yes i do love the song!! i was listening to it w my headphones too so the bass and everything were so rich in my ears aaahhhhhh and no fr :(( ur such a sweetheart, i wanna go out with u and stuffff

i never expected to appear cute online so thank u for seeing me that way Hhehwhe <33 i love you so much too darling dear !!!!

oh yey!! i hope ur enjoying ur summer break and that ur summer sem would be a cruise!! i made an error (well, a habit at this point) of being a full time student again during summer and our buildings are so old i keep getting stifled

two of my profs sound inchresting tho. the other one 😭 oh god her voice lulls me to sleep

im pamperin myself today!! after going to the drs n stuff BUT YEA!! my sister’s gon take me out drivin too which is fun bc my instructor’s been sick for a week now :(

WORK WAS GOOD! idk if i shared this here yet but we found a fuckin mic in our tech room and he was able to make it work (i may have kinda influenced him to focus on making the mic work instead of us actually doing our tasks, and that shit took 2 hrs so 😭)

yea no fr hes giving me a whiplash. although we’re finally building a good rapport w each other! he hates my music taste tho like fuck him wtv but thats bc hes into oldies rock. i played bad omens bc he asked what do i mean by modern metal and then he said no thanks and asked if i have mobile (band) instead. which, yea i do 😭 so we bonded over that ig

but yea! he still tends to be so aggravating but im learning to let it wash over me bc IM STUCK BESIDE HIM what good is it to let the anger fester (prioritizing myself!!!)

BUT YEA I RAMBLED AGAIN i need to shut it upppop!!! bye sweetheart <33

[spit-your-love-onme]

My Mindless Initial Reaction to Rush - Måneskin

My unfiltered first reactions to the songs. Most of it is me just being like HOLY SHIT over everyone. There is no substance just immediate thoughts.

It is all my honest opinion on FIRST listen.

OWN MY MIND

HELLO DRUMS

THAT GUITAR

Dami's voice is so good

The bass is so fucking good

GOSSIP (ft. Tom Morello)

Already a fucking BOP

The bass in this song is so fucking 😩

TOM MORELLO IS A GOD

TIMEZONE

DAMI'S VOICE HOLY SHIT FUCK ME UP

This has potential to become my most played MÅ song

OKAY THOMMMM

This is gonna inspire many fics

BLA BLA BLA

Not vibing

But the bass is amazing

This ain't it

Low tier

The drums are fucking great tho

BABY SAID

BASS ON POINT

I fuck with it and I'm only 30 seconds in

"You can talk between my legs" EXCUSE MEEEE 😩

GASOLINE

OKAY VIC I HEAR YOUUUU

YES

THE DRUMS YES ETHAN

FUCK YEAH THOM

I FUCK WITH THIS HARD

I fucking love this song

I gotta play this song for my dad

FEEL

OKAYYYYY

Dami's voice is so good and I am in too deep

The bassssssss

How many times can I say that Victoria de Angelis can save my life with her bass 😩

YES MAKE ME FEEL

DON'T WANNA SLEEP

This band reminds me why I fell in love with rock in the first place when I was in middle school

I fucking love it

10/10

KOOL KIDS

My expectations are in hell based on that clip of them performing it live

The music is so fucking good

Why does it go so hard?

The lyrics are so weak 😭

Dami, I love you with every fiber of my being but this ain't it

Is this what edging feels like emotionally?

Low tier. Bottom tier. Bad. Evil.

BUT THE GUITAR AT THE END IS SO FUCKING GOOD WHAT THE FUCK

IF NOT FOR YOU

It's the song from the wedding!

10/10 already

This makes me so soft

I wanna cry

I cried

When will it be my turn?

I wanna be loved like that 🥺

READ YOUR DIARY

OKAYYYYY VICTORIA

I fuck with it

Good shit

Dami, please give me a chance

His voice is so fucking good FOR NO REASON

Thom's guitar can put me into cardiac arrest he's so fucking good

MARK CHAPMAN

Why is this named after the guy that killed John Lennon? Because mood.

OOHHH GUITAR

Gotta translate the lyrics

Oh...that's why...

This song fucks so hard tho

LA FINE

When I showed my dad this song he couldn't stop talking about Dami's voice

We stan

This song goes so fucking hard

IL DONO DELLA VITA

Dami, please sing me to sleep

I'm vibing too much to translate the lyrics

But this sounds like a song my paternal grandma would love if she was still alive

The bass is so gooood

MAMMAMIA

1000/10

Love this fucking song

SUPERMODEL

A fucking BOP

My dad also likes this song

THE LONELIEST

This song lives rent free in my head and so does its music video

The album as a whole is fucking great. There's only 2 songs I don't vibe with.

But I love this band so fucking much 😩

[puppyboymikeyway]

the little 'arrrrrreee youuu neeeeaarrrr meeee' part of helena. shivers down my spine. love it sm

'if you look in the mirror and dont like what you see-' THE WAY GERARD SAYS MIRROR??? IDK BUT IT SOUNDS FUNKY??

the little snaps in The End with the piano<33

the bass solo during this is how i disappear makes me go feral, guys

OKAY BUT THE START OF THIS IS HOW I DISAPPEAR AND THE LITTLE 'GO!' GETS ME EVERY TIME

disenchanted. again like just, all of it. i <3 disenchanted and you can fuck yourself if you dont like it.

'it was the ROAR OF THE CROWD THAT GAVE ME HEARTACHE TO SING'

"we laughed so hahard it would sting yeayeeeahhh'

'how can you listen all night long(NIGHT LONG)'

the piano at the start of prison like do do do do do do do do do do do

'welll i miss my mom will they give me the chair lethal injection or swing from a rope if you dARE'

the sweet little 'oooooooooo's at the start of kids from yesterday

little mcr things in songs that i would drop to my knees for

THE GUITAR AT THE BEGINNING OF DISENCHANTED

ITS SO SWEET

'GET. UP. COWARD.'

'run run bunny run' in scarecrow and how it gradually gets louder until gerard is yelling

UHM?? MIKEYS LITTLE 'FUCKIN READY' IN VAMPIRE MONEY?? LIKE BBG PLEASE GIVE US MORE??

the start of kiss the ring?? like?? perfection??

the sweet little guitar part in demolition lovers at the start like go ray! play your silly little riff!

the bassline to planetary(go!)(i have never once called this song just 'planetary'. its always been planetary go to me) is super funky and i absolitely love it. and i remember mikey saying how that was the hardest bassline that hes played or stage or smt like that<3

THE SILLY LITTLE COWBOY THEME AT THE START OF HANG EM HIGH?? LIKE?? I LOVE IT BUT WHY??

that silly riff during dead! that sounds like woody the woodpecker

8 bitter years - 9 bitter years - 10 FUCKING YEARS

romance. all of it. fuck you if you dont like romance. i would die for this little thing

'dO YOU HAVE THE KEYS TO THE HOTEL-'

the peppy little drums at the start of cemetery drive

'sosendmyresignationtothebrideandthegroom'

'hair bACK, MOTHERFUCKER'

THE INTRO TO GIVE EM HELL KID WHERE ITS JUST MIKEY PLAYING AND YOU CAN REALLY HEAR THE BASSLINE. SHIVERS, BRO

also the bassline to headfirst for halos?? and the guitar at the start?? like i love this song too much??

at this point just bullets. all of it. the entire album. so underrated tbh. fuck anyone who doesnt like bullets

'YOU SHOULDVE RAISED A BABYGIRL I SHOULDVE BEEN A BETTER SON' absolute trans anthem right here, folks

the piano throughout blood is just so happy for no reason like hun, this is not the song for this-

the little 'oooooooooss' in all the angels

the howling in house of wolves??? like it fits so perfectly, guys

'so shut your eyyyyess kiss me goodbyeeee and SLEEEEEEEEEEEPP' 10/10

i will never not love the guitar at the start of na na na and it sucks that the only version you can hear it alone and more isolated is the version off of mdnsy but thank god we at least have that version. i love the lil riff at the start<3

the kids from yesterday. all of it. the electro-themed start and then the sNARE- PHMYGOD GUYS. PLEASE DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS SONG

'from the earth to the morgue morgue morgue MOOOOOOOORRRRRRRGUE WELL TONIIIIGHT WILL IT EVER COOOME?'

ray and franks backing vocals during planetary!! the little wooahs! i love them!<3

the drums at the beginning of burn bright??

the way gerard sings television in boy division like 'teLAviSION'

'well it better be BLACK and it better be TIGHT and it better be JUST. MY. SIZE. - well it better be WHITE and it better be CUT and it better be JUST. MY. SIZE.'

WE DONT NEED ANOTHER SONG ABOUT CALIFORNIA. ALL OF IT. I LOVE THAT SONG AND NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT.

'STOP AND STARE AT THE ACCIDENTS AND STARS THAT BORE YOU'

THATS MY FAVORITE MCR LYRIC GUYS

'louder than gods revolver and TWICE AS SHINY'

okay wait this list was longer than i intended but reblog with your favorite little snippets of mcr songs!!(i keep updating this i need to stop)(i updated it again help)

[leiawritesstories]

Hiiii it's meeee

again.

So um I was listening to Nicky Minaj and thought of this prompt in which rowan comes home from a long day of work and finds aelin vibing and dancing and rapping to Super Freaky Girl ON FULL VOLUME

you always give me the best scenarios omg i love it i just wrote this real fast so ignore how sloppy it is lmao

word count: ~500

warnings: none, i think?

enjoy!!

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Gods, he was tired.

Wearily, Rowan pushed open his townhouse door, expecting the usual burst of light and warmth and faintly scorched food that usually accompanied his fiancée, and froze in the doorway.

What in the hell was that noise?!

It sounded...dear gods, it sounded like the modern rap genre had a female lovechild with MC Hammer. And a synthesizer.

As for Aelin...

"F...R....E....A-K!" Aelin chanted at the top of her lungs, her blonde ponytail bouncing as she waltzed and spun and swayed her hips in wild, unrestrained rhythm to the thumping bass. Arms raised above her head, eyes closed, head tilted back in joy, she seemed the very picture of when he'd met her at a frat party in college.

She'd only grown more beautiful since then.

Carefully, Rowan closed the door, debating whether he should make a beeline for the shower and try to scrub the filthy, nonsensical lyrics from his poor brain or just stay and observe Aelin as she so obviously enjoyed herself. His brain pushed him towards the stairs, but he'd hardly got one foot on the bottom step before the music abruptly cut off.

"Ro!" Aelin exclaimed, her musical voice out of breath from her impromptu dance break. "You're home!"

"That I am, love," he grinned, accepting her soft kiss. "Should I ask what I just came home to?"

She smirked. "Only the latest work of art from Nicky Minaj."

His brows shot nearly to his hairline. "Work of art, love?"

"Oh, shut it," she laughed, pinching his side. "I know you're an old snob, but surely you can give us young ones some leeway."

"Mmm, yes, but Ae?" Hand weighing hot against the curve of her waist, he used his height advantage to look down at her.

"Yes?" She tilted her chin up to meet his gaze, widening her eyes into flawless innocence.

"Only I get to see you dance like that," he rumbled, the words coming out rather more gravelly than intended.

"Of course," Aelin whispered, her voice rising to that breathy register she knew drove him insane. "Sir."

"Fireheart." Growling now, he caught her waist, spinning her around so her back met the wall.

She fluttered her lashes. "Did I say something wrong, love?" Just a few words, just a few of her little gestures, and he was complete and total putty in her hands.

"More like something right," he mumbled.

She chuckled softly, rising onto her tiptoes to kiss his jaw. "Go on and shower, my love. Dinner will be waiting when you're done."

"Sounds bloody wonderful," Rowan sighed, stealing a kiss before he let her go, heading upstairs.

"Enjoy your shower," Aelin cooed, waiting until he was halfway up the stairs to toss her last dart. "Sir."

His echoing growl promised a long, long night.

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[liberty-barnes]

the good think about staying home cause i'm sick is that i can finally watch the afh stream

so yeah, i've been crying for an hour and a half

like first of all this is done amazingly, charlie lightning really smashed it, no lie

hélène is the new love of my life, i just wanna hug the living daylights out of her for everything she's done for louis

the band is fucking amazing and that instrumental solo in fearless sounded like angels coming out of my tv

the crowd looking gayer than a pride parade makes me incredibly proud to know that this is not only thanks to louis, but that he knows we love and support him and that we're as brave and fearless as we are thanks to him

"only you lot can hear [copy³] once and know it that fucking well!" well, we've kinda been streaming it non stop since you first sang it so it's more like hearing it a million times but go off i guess

jho is making me fucking bawl. that song's been saving my life for four years and hearing him perform it will never not make me emotional

to everyone that was there, i'm so happy for you and thank you for letting him know how much we love him and SCREAMING the "come so far from princess park" line

this was supposed to be a short thing, but like all things in my life, it's turning into a running commentary so i'm sorry in advance

CHANGE IS NEXT YAY I ACC HAVEN'T HEARD IT BEFORE

i've been avoiding it like the plague until i had time to watch the livestream so

okay i already love it

the way the arena went quiet cause we know we need a clean version lmaooooooo

OOOOH THAT HIGH NOTE ON "cAAALL ON mEEEE" just about killed me, it was so clean

"if you need you can call on me, i'll be the friend you need, everything's changed outside, but i feel the same inside" PLS CAN YOU SEE MY TEARS

everyone's crying in the audience and looking at him with literal heart eyes and tbh same

those instrumental solos are so fucking good

this song is gonna be perfect for everything, like i can study to it, i can listen to it on the bus, i can scream it at the top of my lungs

"hold it, i'm talking" you're such a DIVA

"i'm looking around and obviously none of you know the words" give it two more listens and we'll be good, don't you worry

DEFENCELESS DEFENCELESS DEFENCELESS

"got so much to ✨lose✨" music asmr for my overworked brain

the "oh oh oh oh oh" with the instruments, and the music, and the audience >>>>> every fucking thing else

he must be having the time of his life on stage i'm so proud of him omg my baby boy i'm having a proud mama moment even though this guy's like 11 years older than me but i don't give a single flying fuck i love him so much

i need a shower to wash the salt off my face, i cried a little too much these last few songs

YAY BEAUTIFUL WAR I LOVE THIS ONE

it took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out that the reason the drums sounded like they were making different notes is cause there must be someone playing bass but i jusy can't see them cause i'm too focused on louis and Hot Guitar Guys

oh there's the one playing bass

i think

oh give me a break i'm sleep deprived and high on pain meds

idk if i miss his long hair or dig the short hair, but either way he looks gorgeous and i love him and i want that shirt

i should watch this with my louis and play a drinking game

drink everytime he curses

we'll end up smashed but it's worth it

LITTLE BLACK DRESS OH MY GOD

IDK IF I'M FREAKING OUT CAUSE WE'LL GET A LOUIS VERSION OF IT OR IF I'M CRYING CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A LARRY CATWALK MOMENT BUT EITHER WAY OH MY FUCKING GOD

i wanna kiss and kill whoever thought it'd be a good idea to have these many instrumental solos

kiss them cause they sound amazing

but kill them cause i'm slowly falling in love with Matt The Bassist and i don't have the mental stability to handle yet another crush on a white man but damn if he doesn't look hot with that thing in hand

like between matt dinnadge and victoria de angelis and calum hood i'm really just a hoe for bassists huh

FOR EVERY QUESTION WHY YOU WERE MY BECAUSE

i don't know who the violin girl with shoulder-length hair is but ma'am please marry me

louis taking shots is hilarious PLEASE the cough and immediate drink of water made me laugh so hard

THROUGH THE DARK YAY

even if you screeeeaaaaam and shout *cue video of liam screaming cause louis poured water down the back of his shirt*

*affectionately flips fans off🥰*

he loves us so much and that makes me so happy

this fandom is honestly amazing, from the love we get from him to the love we have for each other. it's like a fucking found family and we all know how much i love those. i love you guys🤍

hélène really wasn't lying when she said he'd sound the best he ever did

this show was 50% louis asking the crowd to sing and i'm not sven mad cause the pure happiness on his face hearing his songs being yelled back at him is too good. it's like he's surprised that we love those songs with all our hearts like of course we do they're fucking masterpieces

this is getting increasingly incoherent but who cares

DON'T KICK THE CAMERA THOSE ARE EXPENSIVE

kmm was the best song to end the show

louis and his band jumping around in happiness >>>>>>

"let's go have a DRINK!!!" god i wish but i'm on antibiotics

"oh fuck me man" i mean i'm sure we can arrange something, i'd have to check if harry's good with it, maybe we'd have to turn it into a threesome but i'm good with that

louis & hélène are my new friendship otp

louis with his family >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

"they're so loud" well i mean we learned from you, Mr Loud Loud Loud

the tommo sisters are eating pizza and now i want some too

i wish i could hug hélène, she's so amazing

"i've got these lot behind me, who the fuck's gonna stop us?" FUCKING NOBODY THAT'S WHO

i'm off to cry now, bye y'all

i'm so glad i have this downloaded cause this is the only thing i'll be watching for the rest of my life

[ratcarney]

finale to the show choir cats (2019) saga

i finally got them to see it with me tonight.

some notes:

- the theatre was the size of a shoebox. there were about 20 seats in the whole thing and the screen still managed to be huge

- elijah, daniel, and i got there later than the others, so we walked in and the guy behind the register said, no hesitation: “you’re here for cats.”

- upon us saying yes, the manager of the theatre came up to us and said “just warning you. there’s an old couple in there who’s...watching the movie for different purposes than you are.”

- the guy behind the register just looked Sad.

- we all took up one row and elijah came in a little late so he sat in the row in front, directly in front of me

- other than the poor old couple, it was just young people looking to make fun of the movie

- we were INSUFFERABLE.

- i genuinely feel bad for that old couple

- there were several dudebros behind daniel and me, and they proved to be HILARIOUS

INDIVIDUAL REACTIONS (including voice type):

DANIEL (bass):

- “best movie ever. 10/10 would watch again. i fucking HATE victoria.”

- he brought his own blanket

- vibing the whole time

- started the standing ovation for jennifer hudson when she started the “toooouch meeee”

- he has no prior knowledge of the musical, but did look up the characters on his phone in the car. so when misto came out, he gasped and whispered “mister mistoffelees!!” i could have CRIED

- was strangely obsessed with old deuteronomy and her “human hands”

- LOVED mister mistoffelees

- thought grizabella was too mopey, but liked “memory”

- thought rumpleteazer and mungojerrie were dating

- “why are there, like, two people with magic? and why isn’t it explained?”

- during a very quiet moment during which grizabella was walking away before “beautiful ghosts,” he exclaimed, “veronica!” and when i looked at him, he corrected himself with “oh, i mean victoria.”

JAYLYNN (tenor):

- responded to EVERY rhetorical question, started actual conversations with the cats onscreen

- started snapping during “skimbleshanks,” “rum tum tugger,” and others

- every time rebel wilson came onscreen, she would whisper “there she is!”

- and whenever a cat would go offscreen, she whispered “where did they go??”

- laughing the WHOLE TIME. just LOSING HER SHIT throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE

GARRIELLE (tenor):

- sat there motionless for the whole thing up until memory, during which she cried

RACHEL (alto):

- regularly looked to me and mouthed “what the fuck” in disbelief

- would occasionally conduct the songs

- never took her eyes off of munkustrap (at my request) at the end of the movie and BURST OUT LAUGHING when she realized he didn’t blink for a whole minute

- enjoyed the catnip scene with taylor swift

JULIET (soprano, also my vice president):

- texted the show choir groupchat throughout the whole movie

- greatest hits:

- upon leaving the theatre, said “it was so bad it was...good?”

- she’s the one i had to REALLY convince to come with me

YVONNE (alto):

- horrified. horrified the WHOLE TIME.

- only spoke to juliet, kept her eyes on the screen.

ELIJAH (bass):

- almost in tears by the time the overture started

- i had to physically hold him back so he wouldn’t walk out again

- the first one to give a standing ovation when grizabella was chosen as the jellicle choice (the rest of the audience stood as well)

- audibly said “get me out of here” several times

what they liked:

- the “favorite character” consensus was easily mister mistoffelees. 100%

- “favorite song” consensus also goes to mister mistoffelees, though “memory” may be a close second

- they were generally pretty enthusiastic about mister mistoffelees.

parting remarks:

overall a 10/10 experience.

[pranspat]

bmc broadway album

more than survive

this song doesn’t have a lot of major changes to it, but i still love hearing the differences from the original! the biggest change is the inclusion of more dialogue (and some of the dialogue changes), as well as some of the tune to jeremy’s “christiiiiine”. also, will roland s h i n e s in this. i’ve seen him live a lot, but this song is already allowing me to appreciate his vocal so much more

i love play rehearsal

stephanie sounds so cute!! it sounds even better than the original recording. not only is the album just clearer in general, but she sounds so beautiful and passionate. i love the dialogue and how she pulls the little voices like she does during the show. the only real change is the line cut of “i thought i was very vulnerable” and the inclusion of her “a part of me also wants to do this” *makes weird noises*

i lOVE CHRISTINE OKAY

more than survive reprise

do you know how happy i am that this made it onto the album??? i’m sobbing rn. will’s voice is so beautiful and it was a crime that this wasn’t on the original album. also, including the music to the bathroom scene??? Lovely

the squip song

gerard is so amazing! i love how much emotional inflection he puts into this song and i love the music, which sounds different to me. the line cut throws me off a bit and i kind of wish they hadn’t cut the little wrap from off-broadway, but still!! this is wonderful.

two-player game

george doing his lil weird “the cafetorium”!! my heart!!! ughh will and george’s voices sound so nice together! and the little video game music added is so good and atmospheric. surprised they didn’t add more dialogue, considering how much was added for other songs.

the squip enters

this is somehow even funnier than the original khgfhhkjghf also fiNALLY GIVING ME MY JASON TAM!SQUIP. also the fact that they included the ending dialogue!!!!! nice!!! “yoU LOOK LIKE KEANU REEVES” (tho tbh half the song is now dialogue lmao)

be more chill part one

the new intro!!! god I LOVE IT “come on, boo, you know that you make everyone around you nauseated” again with a lot of newly included dialogue!! i think it will help newcomers understand the story better, but it’s just strange at first.

do you wanna ride

honestly probably one of the only parts that hasn’t changed except for lauren’s riff on pinkberry at the end, but i’m so gay for brooke that i’m loving it. ALSO HER LITTLE GIGGLE AND AU REVOIR AT THE END??/ JUST KILL ME

be more chill part two

jason tam’s voice is beautiful and i’m so blessed to be able to listen to it whenever i want now! also the theremin mimicking the “popular... incredible” is iNCREDIBLE and will’s little giggle just killed me

sync up

YES YES YES NEW SONG!!! surprised it starts the same as the previous more than survive reprise. but like i love seeing this live and i’m so glad i can just listen to it now!! this is just so fun i love it aaaaa also brooke’s french is so cute okay

“just like in a video, success in life requires just two things: good hand-eye coordination and a cheat code!”

and i still love that it ends the same as more than survive, okay. i would be devastated if it didn’t

a guy that i’d kinda be into

ooooooo this music sounds so nice?? and jason and will’s voices sound so nice together on the “absolutely” part! it kills me every time. and this song isn’t changed too much at all, but it’s so beautiful!! this is my fave song in the show and it’s wonderful

the squip talks

lmao why did they rename this from the squip lurks??? like i get he talks in the show over this music by why

upgrade

i love all the changes!! brooke calling jeremy jer-bear is adorable. and britton’s voice!!!! i’m dead!!! i love jake’s new part a lot. also do you know how often i have the new lyrics stuck in my head “i’m tired of being the person that everyone thinks that i am” sobs

loser, geek, whatever

this isn’t really different from the off-broadway version very much, but i love it a lot. will puts so much emotion into his singing and the song is such a win. BUT THANK YOUR FOR FINALLY INCLUDING THE OPTIC NERVE-BLOCKING PART

halloween

like, everyone’s voices sound so nice??? i’m dead??? this feels much more like a party song than it did in the original album and i love it!! wow they cut all that dialogue, huh??? that transition to “crank the bass” was a lil weird tbh. the instrumental parts are so good tho!!

and new ending part is so good!! i forgot all about it lmao but it slaps

do you wanna hang

the intro dialogue!!! i think it’s interesting that they included a lot more of the dialogue but cut out the line that actually makes chloe want to kiss jeremy??? the singing was really good, but the song was half dialogue and i don’t really think that was necessary

michael in the bathroom

george’s voice is beautiful, as always!! there really isn’t any changes, but i love being able to listen to slightly different versions of this song lol

a guy that i’d kinda be into reprise

i love that this is on the album!!! i love this moment in the show and i’m glad we get to hear it again :’)

smartphone hour

TIFFANY MANN CAN SLAUGHTER ME I LOVE HER!!! her riffs are killer! and katlyn’s voice on “rich set a fire and burned down jake’s house” kills meeee. brooke’s scream!!! my fave part of the song and i’m so glad it’s prominent now!

pants song

this is still such a fun song!! it’s never been my fave to listen to, but it’s fun! new dialogue replaces the old, but i like the new dialogue better honestly

pitiful children

YAAAAASSSSSS pitiful children has always been so good but this new intro!! and jason tam!!! also yes to the part with jenna’s dialogue lmaooo and her high note!!!! it literally gets applause every night and it’s so deserved

the play

hmm idk i can’t tell if i just never listen to the play anyway, but this feels weird. kinda incoherent??? i think they tried to make it make sense out of context but i don’t think it worked

voices in my head

i love this song!!! the inclusion of rich’s lisp!!! yes!!! this is just as good as the original :’) also i sob every fucking time i hear them say “we got your back because we are your squad”

[im-happy-at-home]

So I just found out that it was recently the anniversary of the release of the masterpiece that is A Day at the Races and so I wanted to share a rant I wrote in the middle of the night, sleep deprived listening to the album. A fair warning: I am incredibly enthusiastic and easy to rile up when I’m tired, plus spelling will probably wrong, as well as grammar. So anyways here is me making a fool of myself on the internet. Notice I get louder and louder as time progresses. 

Anyways, enjoy!

A Day at the Races is so good that my brain cannot compute.

Tie your mother down, with that gong opening and guitar solo is like the beginning of an epic movie or something.

You take my breath away? Eerily beautiful and sad. “I get ever so lonely from time to time” stood out to me so much and omg I cry 

Long Away? Is like? Such an Underrated song? I felt like I was leaving home or something and about to go away on a long journey, both excited about where I’m headed yet sad to leave behind everything. But then it’s also like I’m stuck in a place on my way somewhere longing to get where I wanna be but also go back to where I came from? I’m here, somewhere in between? Nowhere to go? How could a 3 minute 30 second song do this to me???? BRIAN HAROLD WILLAM MAY YOU ARE A GENIUS (author’s note: I don’t think that’s his real full name)

Don’t get me fricking started on Millionaire Waltz. It’s fricking beautiful when the opening has Freddie’s piano playing in one ear and John’s bass playing in the other, then they slowly merge together with the opening lyrics? And like that says a lot about their friendship?? Freddie’s bouncy and flowery and energetic piano and Deaky’s chill but complex bass riff?? Merging together in perfect harmony???? Also Freddie is at his peak here I swear. 

“Do you reMEEEEEEEmmmber?” YOURE DOING AMAZING SWEETIE 

“Coooome baaaack toooooo MEEEEEEE” YOURE DOING EVEN BETTER SWEETIE 

BRIAN LEGIT SNAPPED WHEN HE MADE THIS GUITAR SOLO ITS AMAZING!!! AND ROGERS DRUMMING CHANGES THE WHOLE TONE TOTALLY AND ARGWJQKSOSOEKEJSJ then the fricking WALTZ WITH THE MULTIPLE GUITARS AND RICH BASS AND BOUNCING PIANO KEYS AND THE CYMBAAALS the it slows down with Freddie and his voice and tHEN IT GETS THE FUCK BACK UP IM TIRED OF CENSORING MYSELF THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TRACK THE HARMONIES ARE MY SEXUALITY I SWEAR I FEEEL LIKEEE A MILLIOOOONAAAIRE 

You and I is a BOP! John really has a way with songs that get stuck in your head for fuckING DAYS “JUST YOOOUUU AND IIII LAUGHTER RINGING IN THE DARKNESS PEOPLE DRINKING TO DAYS GOOONEE BYYYYY” im soft i want a love like this OH GOD THE FEELS

Also, “You know I could never see the futile, you know I could never see where life is leading me, but will we be toGETHER FOREEEVER?” “i don’t know” is such a MOOD. Deaky marry me I love you I wanna be your best friend. 

Then the masterpiece that is SOMEBODY TO LOVE is on next. Of COURSE it is. From one FUCKING banger to the next. Do I even need to emphasize how much I fucking love this song????? The HARMONIES, the PIANO, the BASS, GUITAR SOLO, the CYMBALS, the “SOOOOoooommBOOOOddyyy to LOOOooooOoOoVe,” the Roger SCREECH, then, THEN......

“find me somebody to LOOOVE, find me somebody to LOOOOVVEEE, find me somebody to LOOOOOVE, FIND ME SOMEBODY TO LOOOOVE, SOMEBODY SOMEBODY SOMEBODY SOMEBODY” 

“can annyYBOODDYY FIND MEEEE”

“somebody TOoooooOoooOOOO...”

“LooOOOOOOOoooOoooooVEEEEEEEE”

I fucking love this song. 

Alright here we go with White Man. I have actually never heard this song. Brian’s guitar is killing here. WOAH THE DRUM JUST JUMPING IN ON ME LIKE THAT IM SHIVERING I LEGIT GOT CHILLS OH MY THE DRUMS BANgING IN THEBACKGROUND THE GUITAR RIGHT IN MY EAR THE BASS IS TIGHT FREDDIE IS IN PRIME ROCK AND ROLL MODE HERE and boy this song got too real too fast and I am LIVING FOR IT YOURE KILLING IT BOYS THIS IS A BANGER “WHITE MAN WHITE MAN WHITE MAN WHITE MAN” SMASH THOSE CYMBALSSSSS ROGER YAS Freddie you’re voice and Brian’s guitar is just...music to my ears hehehehe lame joke. BOOM that drum ending though WOOH what a rush

YAAAAAS GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVER BOY “I CAN SERENADE AND GENTLY PLAY ON YOUR HEARTSTRINGS BE A VALENTINO JUST FOR YOUUUUU”

“oooooh LOVE oooooh LOVER BooooOOOOY WHAT YOU DOING TONIGHT hEy BoY” 

This song is amazingggggg every single member is able to shine here. Piano, drums, guitar, bass, and all those extra quirks make this song this is so underrated UGH

“Wheeeeeeen I’m nooottt WiiThhhh YOooUuuu THINK OF ME ALWAYS love youuu LOVE YOUuuuuuu”

BEST SONG EVER UGH WHAT AN UNDERRATED BOP 

Drowse. What. A. Song. Roger has never sounded better in my opinion. I can totally get lost in his voice and the instrumentals in the back. Wow. I just feel so at peace

“It’s a fantastic drowse of the afternoooooon suuuuundays” awww yes life makes sense now

“IT AINT EASY FOR A SMALL TIME BOY IT AINT EASY AT ALL” awww Rog my baby

“THINKING IT RIGHT, DOING IT WRONG” roG ME TOO ME TOO I WANNA GIVE YOU A HUG

I think this is one of my favorite songs. With the quiet chatter as the song fades.....what a chaotic yet serene song I just cannot Roger Taylor you are so much more than a car fucker I’m sorry if I ever doubted you THE WORLD IS BLESSED TO HAVE YOU

Awww the final song. What is this? Teo Torriate? This keyboard is sick! 

Oooh my god Freddie!!! “When I’m goooone no need to wonder if I ever think of yoooooouuu” I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU FREDDIE 

Wow this song is —

I had to stop for a while and really listen to the song as a whole. This song is amazing, especially with the references Freddie makes about how when he’s gone, not to forget him and the lessons we have learned. The final part where it seems like a whole crowd is singing along is like for me as if the whole world is singing along and continuing the legacy of Queen. Plus I’m listening to this at midnight dead tired and hearing Freddie say “Close your pretty eyes and be with me” or something along those lines was an almost spiritual experience.This is such a powerful song it’s like Freddie’s singing about not being sad that he is gone and instead celebrate what we’ve gone through together. “Let the candle always burn, let us never loose the lessons we have learned.” I’m not crying my eyes are just sweating. 

Wow. I’m done. I’ve listened to the whole of A Day at the Races. Wow. I just can’t believe how this album isn’t as well known as some of their others. There’s a track for literally everybody, and a lot of these songs have such deep and meaningful lyrics and melodies. I have just reached another level of peace and enlightenment after this album. Queen, you make living life so much better. If this isn’t Queen at their best then I don’t know if I can handle them at their best.

So here’s the end of my sleep deprived rant. I’m sorry if it’s so long, I guess I’m just really passionate at 1 am. If you guys want me to pull another allnighter, let me know what album I should do next. Thanks guys!

I sounded so high and drunk at the same time. Gawd. High on Queen I guess.

[sopranokirstin]

christmas is here: first listen & reaction!

alright fOLKS i’m excited for this so without further ado, my first time reaction of the new ptx album yay (under the cut bc spoilers!)

1. what christmas means to me

OH MATT :’))))))))))

omg harmonies i love

scott is going OFF

i yelled!!!!! the harmonies are so pretty

hello kiRSTIN

mitch sounds like a WOMAN

yes @ masky high notes

OH YES BREAK IT DOWN

key change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KIRESITIN

i’m so happy rn :’)))

hello party track

YES RIFF SCOTTY

2. rockin’ around the christmas tree

matt ashjgdsajhdsk JSDHKA MATT

i love this chill vibe

oh MATT

ohojdsghd i have heard this before in a ptx song

HELLO KEVIN

the harmonies are so christmassy

KEIVNJSDHFKADSK

kirstin and matt are my parents djfhadsfksafdas omg that was perfECT

harmonized high note!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas

(please let this have a matt solo i beg you)

ohhh this beginning???

OH KRISTINBFCS yes

i love one (1) trio

yes kevin

all of these are BOPS so far

yes mitchy!!!!

kirstin leads are my fave... i might be biased tho

YES MATT

ohh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh <3

4. grown-up christmas list feat kelly

(i can only think of socal vocals rn)

kelly’s voice is GORGEOUS

the bells!!!!!

i’m gonna cry this is so pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES HARMONIES

mitch! i love you!

go off kelly!!!!!

i love her voice so much i can’t explain it!!

is that matt’s falsetto????

i say yes kelly!!!!!

MATTSAHFJHSADJ WHAT THEF NUV

5. greensleeves

oh i know this song ???

band harmonies are my fav

(idk who is singing but it sounds like avi and i wanna die)

hi matt

(spotify ads just ruined the transition, thanks)

6. sweater weather

MATT OH MSTFGSDA

THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN ASKING FOR!!!

BARITONE SOLOS FOR MATT YES

hello BOYS

this is not christmassy at all but i LOVE it

i’m so shook right now i can’t think

that trill mitch!!

mitch is singing the lows omgjfjksh

trio splitting apart..... YES

i love this chorus so much

7. when you believe ft maren

SHGFS MATT

yes maren omg

i LOVE this intro so muchbs sdjfkhak i can tell this is gonna go hard very soon

ohhhhdsjfhk yes!

SCOITJDS I JUST YELPED

get runny boy omg

there are so much runs here

mitch and maren duo omg.......

their voices go so GOOD together

HGSJFHJAS THE HIGH NOTE DJFHDS OMG YES

i’m screaming all over the place

i loved it :’))))))

8. waltz of the flowers

hello superfruit livestream

wait i’ve hEARD this song

this gives christmas eve vibes

OH MITCH YES

hello kristie’s head voice

matt is so killing the bassline

9. here comes santa claus

lots of “dabadaba”s in this album

OH EYSH

MATTDSJFHSDA

i love kristin maldonado so much!!!

SKCHGKD SCOTT

break it down kevin!!!

MATTSBFDS OMG

this is all i ever wanted

SAHHASDK AHHHH

mattJSDHJKFSDK GIVE ME A BREAK

the hamrony!!!!!!!!!

the bass drop!!!!!!!!!!!

the sdjhgfjsdkfa hello god rest ye merry gentlemen

I SAY YES TO ALL OF THIS

11. where are you christmas

no this is so soft!!!!!!!

no mictjsdjfhska i’m gonna christmas!!!

“meeee” OHGFDJKH

i cant talk im so emo!!!

KIRISITHN

THE LOW NOTE IM FJSDH

mirstie !!!!!!!!!!!!

scirstie own y entire ass

KEY CHANHGEKSDJK

SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no i love this too muych i cnathjkdsfhjks

MATTDSGFH

i might be cryign

def on my top three omg

12. jingle bells

oh so this is the one they recorder last year

i’ll allow it because i love kirstie in this

i’m quacking at the quality tho

i LIVE for kirstie’s high note here

soo!!!!!! i’m an emotional wreck right now. i didn’t dislike a single song here and that literally never happens jsdhfjsk wow. faves are what christmas means to me, rockin’ around the christmas tree, when you believe, here comes santa claus, where are you christmas (i deadass listed half of the album but hey)

this fucking album is a masterpiece and i love my boys and girl so fucking much!!!!!!

[baekhvuns]

Hahha yes it’s real time I wishhh I could change it 😫

Why do you always make me laugh… apologising to miss hairdresser 🤣 she’s right above me , I’m trying to hide my phone from her so she can’t see what we’re talking about hahaha it would be embarrassing. I know she won’t look but still…

THE FICCX OMGGOMF I’M SO EXCITED

Ahh 2NE1 I wish I had more to talk about it but unfortunately I don’t know much

I got into Kpop in 2020 😞 but it’s never too late right? 🥺

Long looong time ago I heard Come back home and I really liked it, I was a loot younger and when I got into Kpop I discovered that it’s actually 2NE1 -IT WAS KPOP and I didn’t know- it brings back memories 😭

Can you, if you have time, recommend me some songs to listen to?? Your favourites.

I know about a lot of groups and I know a lot of songs but not all of them. I really only stan Ateez, as in I know their entire discography but I listen to other groups too it’s just that Ateez is VERY ACTIVE GROUP and there is no time for me to search for other songs hahaha

I like finding new music so if you can please tell meeee what your favourites are ♥️

-🥀

HIHI

Hahha yes it’s real time I wishhh I could change it 😫

BDMSBS real time vlive <3

Why do you always make me laugh… apologising to miss hairdresser 🤣 she’s right above me , I’m trying to hide my phone from her so she can’t see what we’re talking about hahaha it would be embarrassing. I know she won’t look but still…

LMFAOOOO BDMWHDKW NAURRR 😭😭😭 the “but still…” PLLS FBWNDBEM

THE FICCX OMGGOMF I’M SO EXCITED

EEEE I AM TOO FOR U GUYS TO READ IT !!!! <3333

Ahh 2NE1 I wish I had more to talk about it but unfortunately I don’t know much

AAAAAA NO WORRIES im just glad u know their name bc a lot of new ones literally do not 😭😭😭

I got into Kpop in 2020 😞 but it’s never too late right? 🥺

of course!!!! it’s absolutely perfect if u join later but what matters is that u stay till the end !!!! omg bestie almost 3 years ago

Long looong time ago I heard Come back home and I really liked it, I was a loot younger and when I got into Kpop I discovered that it’s actually 2NE1 -IT WAS KPOP and I didn’t know- it brings back memories 😭

I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAD THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE WITH THEM 😭😭😭😭 omg come back home is literally GOD TIER 😩😩😩 that album was rly good!!!

Can you, if you have time, recommend me some songs to listen to?? Your favourites.

of course!!! idk if u meant like 2ne1 specifically but id rec : gotta be you, falling in love, goodbye, you and i

for others this is what ive been listening to these days (they usually like give u a eargasm bc of the harmonies 🤌🏼😮‍💨) also most of these have heavy bass bc im in love with heavy basses dbdb

bad dream + oasis + el dorado by exo, invu + you better not + cold as hell + cover up by taeyeon (honestly anything by her) paradise by siyeon, goddamn by i.m, last day on earth by tai verdes, cosmos b.i, flame of love + heaven by taemin (also anything by him), betcha + GHOST by baekhyun, you better know by rv, hate that by key ft. taeyeon, u&i by ailee, bermuda triangle by zico ft. loco and dean, tell me what to do by shinee, wonderland by dreamcatcher !!!!

all of them u gots to wear headphones it’s insane

I know about a lot of groups and I know a lot of songs but not all of them. I really only stan Ateez, as in I know their entire discography but I listen to other groups too it’s just that Ateez is VERY ACTIVE GROUP and there is no time for me to search for other songs hahaha

DBDNDHDJ COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE !!!

I like finding new music so if you can please tell meeee what your favourites are ♥️

omg ofc i love telling ppl my fav music dbdb it mostly goes into r&b or house music fhfh but after u listen to them!! ill def send more your way!!

[littlecafe]

my suband thoughts pt. 2

(me trying to make this post for the 3rd time now) i realized i wrote like a 10 page dissertation instead and i refuse to post all that so i’m just going to copy over a few and keep the rest in drafts for when i want to reference them later

i will include results and elimination spoilers in this post so if you want to avoid those then don’t read this one...i try to keep things spoiler free but i just. have things to say about the results specific to round 2 :-)

jtbc finally striking down accounts on twitter and instagram for posting suband content....i think tumblr is safe bc this website is dead so i’ll continue posting i guess??? they haven’t done anything to that one youtube that’s been posting all the performance videos too so who knows

should i start with more contestant based random thoughts first

i was scammed by jtbc teaser editor bc they used a clip of jeongho “singing” into the mic in their preview and i waited 2 whole episodes (his team performed last in round 2) for me to find out it was a autotuned mic and a vocoder HELP MEEEE SAKJFDSKF at that point literally i could only laugh 

but he plays contrabass? he actually majored in contrabass? or maybe that was his old major, he’s still in school atm since wonsang said they go to the same one but he had educational training on it which is really cool

wait a minute......now that i think about it, that same teaser clip also spoiled the result of yeji winning bc they showed us that she was sitting in the waiting room during eliminations even though they haven’t performed yet (which means we knew her team won AND they already showed us all the matchups before so we also knew who she beat) WHO WAS EDITING THIS LMAO and it wasn’t even a accidental leak like she was sitting in the background, it was literally her reaction as the main focus and everything omg

hwang inkyu hello??? he’s movning’s bassist and he has a combined total of maybe 3 lines of airtime so far i wish he’d speak more bc i was so scared he’d get his ass kicked off the show bc he wouldn’t have been able to make a lasting impression but thank god hwanglin picked him up and seems like he’s going to be moving on with his team in the next round too (good for them the stage was so good i wanted to post it but haven’t yet..)

i used to really like movning’s music but their music direction went into a style i don’t listen to much so i haven’t checked into them recently, tbh i didn’t even know they auditioned until i looked at the full list of contestants later because their stage was cut out and only inkyu made it in

park dawool and hwang hyunjo both have galaxy brains and i would trust them with my life - yea i will not elaborate much because this post is already long even after i shortened it bc i talk too much but hyunjo making entire ppt slides? to present her theories and ideas? yea she’s absolutely ready for everything, for real she’s carrying her teams to victory

leenzy’s 2nd round team was so strong that i thought she got to pick really early (since they showed us all the team formations before airing the actual performances with the behinds for pickings and stuff) but she was actually the 2nd to last pair?? so all that’s left is her > the guy she chose to be her opponent, and then the poor guy that gets to pick from the remaining 6 or so and the final team of the ones unchosen

i was really shocked to find out no one wanted nakyung and ahkyung when i thought they were some of the best :-( i really still can’t tell if the mixing of male and female was a good idea esp since it was so skewed male in the first place ugh in round 2 it seems like the girls are getting shafted???

out of the 6 girls (that can be picked since 3 are frontmen!), 3 of them were not picked up until basically the very end when you don’t really have many choices left...nakyung (guitar), ahkyung (drums), and sujin (vocals)...and they’re all really good?? sujin ended up on the second to last team (basically the last team if we’re being honest since the actual last team is sadly the band of leftovers) and i just don’t understand why they weren’t picked up earlier...i can understand sometimes vocalists can get shafted because the show starts out with a loooot of vocalists so it’s hard to find a place for all of them but guitar? drums? u can definitely pick them...there’s literally only 7 or so drummers to begin with and one has been glued to crackshot the entire time

before the season started i was already terrified that the girls might get shafted because jtbc didn’t want girls auditioning in the first place but it was fine in the first round but now the second round made me think about that again.....it’s worse when they spin the whole “yes!! all girl band!! girl power!!!” when the reality was they weren’t picked up this whole time. annoying.

but this blame has to be shouldered by jtbc bc they wanted to keep it all boys but bc of public reactions (rightfully so) they decided to let female contestants audition but then it turned out that they barely pass any female contestants so it’s still terrible?!! i’ll just write this up that teams are still trying to figure themselves out and work with different people for now....maybe i’m just worried for nothing

not to absolutely curse myself but i think most of my favorites might make it at least to round 4 and i feel like a decent amount will make it to semis so haha /knock on wood but i really hope this stays true...i just need nokdu to continue taking care of hyunsang and make city pop bops together because the judges seem to like that so far

i’m just worried about demian....the judges keep saying he’s improved so much but why do i feel like they will cut him as soon as they need to eliminate more people.....i’m not as worried about round 3 (unless his team falls on their face) but round 4 is where i’m really scared...it’s the last round before the real deal and in season 1 the round 4 eliminations hurt so bad...they cut like 9 people or something

i mean he has his own career as a soloist so he doesn’t need a band like some of the other contestants but i think he really enjoys being in a team with others, honestly i don’t even know if his company would allow for him to be in a side band? even if he were to make it? like mone made it but all their members had solo careers and with the rose and woosung having problems it must be way they just decided to stop after the show unlike the other semis teams purple rain, lucy (they did have a vocalist change since joohyuk stayed with his current band gift), aftermoon (but i guess their dj dropped out i don’t know what happend with dpole??), and of course the winners hoppipolla all continued making music together under the same name

honestly if he makes it past the judges i don’t even know if the public would vote for him, atm his popularity with the public seems nonexistent? lol but to be fair, for most contestants it’s like that, but i do wish he’d become more popular

actually should i be more worried for haeun...she plays classic guitar and usually they don’t like classic leaning instruments but she showed she can sing so i hope she gets to stay

there’s danny too but i think i have given up on him making it until the end, the only way is if he manages to stay on teams that win so he’ll never be up for elimination but i feel like they’re out to get him TT_TT

but i’ve condensed my solid favorites to just demian, yeji, haeun, and jeongho...maybe i’ll pick a 5th eventually but i still like everyone i put in my first post! i really want hyunsang to make it far though bc the vibraphone brings me so much joy so he can be honorary 5th for now

about eliminations though, right now the judges have eliminated less than last season which is odd for jtbc because i feel they keep to their formats almost exactly so now i’m just ?????? if there’s still more people currently....what is going to happen? are they going to make the judges cut more during rounds 3 and 4? or they trying to equalize the semifinals teams since last year some teams had 4 people while others had 5? are they going to do the unthinkable and give us more rounds or semifinal teams? (i wish) anyways kinda scared to see what round 3 eliminations bring now...

the actual eliminations have been mostly as expected for me, still sad but i guess since i sensed it coming it became more a feeling of like “it couldn’t be helped” and also early eliminations hurt less in general because you had less time to get to know the contestants which is why i’d rather they just eliminate now than later if they were going to do it anyways like pls spare me the pain (but this is selfish and contestants probably want to stay as long as possible)

one surprising one was ludi??? he’s a dj but he’s literally done nothing wrong so far i was just wtf??!! when they eliminated him like it felt out of nowhere.....i feel like djs have so much potential on this show because of all the sounds they have access too but i guess the judges aren’t found of edm noise

also demian nation we rise at dawn, when he said “i’m not okay” like- this song really meant a lot to him too i hate thisssss

PLS I JUST WANT HIM TO WIN ONCE SO BADLY but next time, thanks to kfans detective work on the teaser, it looks like junseo (the smol piano child) picked him and jeongho to be on his team (maybe there’s a 4th member too??) and i am putting my faith into that team now pls help my winless boys

the fact that jeongho is winless is almost funny to me because it’s also obvious he’s a judges favorite but i mean that doesn’t translate to wins just i’m pretty sure he’ll make it to the end regardless (like bohoon the vocalist of purple rain lost all 3 /technically all 4/ rounds and still made it), he plays bass and no bassist has ever been eliminated on the show yet so cheers to that

round 4 was special since they switched over to a number format and no band versus band i don’t remember if the team with the top points were immune to elimination or not (or maybe just an unwritten rule bc why the heck would you do that to them after giving them the best score) but the rest of the teams were fair game - which is exactly why this elimination round is the scariest and not good for my heart especially after i had spent weeks watching them sing and have fun..........

ok now to complain about the judges AGAIN: why are the judges thoughts on what they want in a band so damn similar anyway?

i mentioned this in my first post already about how i dislike the judging atmosphere

but now i actually see it...in the numbers...like s1 there was a bit more taste diversity within the judges but now i feel like i’m seeing a lot of 4:1 or 5:0 scores so i went to see the breakdown out of the 15 stages we had so far

5:0 score - 6

4:1 score - 7

3:2 score - 2

compared to s1 (out of 14 only because they edited out one pair of battles completely so we never knew their score...)

5:0 score - 2

4:1 score - 6

3:2 score - 6

looking at that...it makes me feel sad....especially in the early 2 rounds it must be demoralizing to keep getting met with 5:0 loss and to be very honest and in s1 the number of 5:0 did increase in round 3 but that was when more teams started to figure themselves out so it makes sense that some would start pulling ahead

i’m really tired of listening to the judges agreeing with each other all the time, it makes it seem like the vision they have for the band was already set from day 1 unlike in s1 where everyone went in with no expectations because it was a brand new program, zero expectations, zero fans, just some kids wanting to make music and that’s what it should be like....music shouldn’t be limiting like this, the judges seem a little closed minded and now i’m 100% sure they have certain band styles in mind (i don’t know if it’s the judges only or if it’s jtbc producers too that’s causing this)

and i see other ifans saying this exact same thing on twitter now too so it’s not just me that picked up on this so safe to say we can’t all be extremely sensitive right

like the contradictory comments -

dongheon’s 2nd round team was told their original song was great and lovely but they brought nothing new to the table and that it was too standard, “just like any other rock/rock ballad song” when i thought the leenzy’s team (the one they went up against) also had a pretty standard? pop rock song? absolutely nothing wrong with it either, even the judges said that the song was not complicated at all but complimented them on their “band feel” so i guess as long as they enjoyed the vibe of the team and it suited the type of band style they have in mind it’s suddenly fine to make a simple song

i’m not saying her song was worse than his (i enjoyed both and seeing original songs performed make me very happy), i’m just a little confused at the judges comments for them both especially when one performed after the other, you really don’t see the bias in your words?

dawool was told his song composition in the first stage was a little too...nuanced(?) and that they wish he could just keep thing simpler even though he thought he toned down already and kept things simple, so round 2 he decided to just work with someone that makes mainstream music (davii) to fulfil what the judges want

seulong’s 2nd round team decided to go heavier on the instrumental side because they figured they didn’t want to go head to head with one of the favorite vocalists of the show (sorry yeji, ur my queen but ur also the judges’ queen too :---( ) but got criticized for a similar reason...yoo heeyeol saying that their composition was “fun for the brain” but if he were thinking about the general public he doesn’t think they would like this type of music, literally saying that the general public do not have the music knowledge or brain capacity to understand all the skill based playing going on musically and so won’t enjoy it because it wouldn’t appeal to their hearts................(ok sure call us dumb it’s true but won’t appeal to our hearts? music can sound intricate and fun? we can enjoy some funky strings guitar riffs without actually knowing all the details ya know)

they also kept telling them (seulong’s team) “oh i loved this” “i wish there was a band like this” “very cool” and gave them no votes??? if you wish a band like this exist then why? would? you? not? vote? for them??? like i can’t tell if those were consolation comments or what 

man judges rant ended up being long asf and i’m usually not affected by them and what they say but i was already feeling an odd vibe from the beginning and now seeing 5:0 after 5:0 after 5:0 really did it for me

overall, a not very fun post to read through it’s just more ranting than anything....i’m dying for a big pop off performance so i can successfully gauge the public opinion so far but i’ll refrain from posting my guess until at least the end of round 3, also i believe the team vibe usually outweighs solo popularity but we don’t know any teams yet (at least i can’t guess anyone yet like i could in s1) so we will still have to see!!

i’m pretty sure only i would look and read through these long ass posts of mine lol but if anyone makes it this far i hope you enjoy my crazy ramblings and see you in my suband thoughts pt.3 

[mic-and-cheese]

You and Teru for the ship meme.

who hogs the duvet

Me, especially during the winter, but don’t underestimate me I will steal it when it’s 80 degrees outside and Teru’s just confused

who texts/rings to check how their day is going

Both of us, but it gets a bit tricky sometimes because I’m always scared I’m bothering him, and he doesn’t have a lot of time to text/call a lot of the times. In Teru and Akiko’s case at least, they’re usually within waking distance of each other, and their schedules are much more relaxed

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts

ooohhh no I don’t even think that’s a fair comparison. We’d probably give each other something reflective of our skills, so food and art respectively, and I don’t even know if you could put those on the same scale of creativity!

who gets up first in the morning

Teru does, usually to cook breakfast or begin prep work, but he’s just an early riser in general, even if he doesn’t have anything else to do

who suggests new things in bed

Teru does. I have my ideas every now and then, but it’s still like 90% Teru 10% me anyway. But sometimes he’s joking and it gets tough to tell when he’s being serious or not until he tells me.

who cries at movies

Technically both of us, but it’s more likey that Teru would cry. It’s rare for me to cry at movies in the first place, and even when I am really emotionally moved by something, it’s usually only a single tear, which is my equivalent to him sobbing at the movie, but again, it’s still less frequent

who gives unprompted massages

meeeee~ Teru’s on his feet all day, so it’s the least I can do to help him relax

who fusses over the other when they’re sick

Both of us, but mostly Teru since he gets really worried because it reminds him of his mom who’s ill

who gets jealous easiest

Depends on what we’re jealous of. I get very very slightly jealous a lot, but Teru gets really jealous at a few certain things

who has the most embarrassing taste in music

Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift vs. future bass and video game osts. hmmm.....

who collects something unusual

we both like tiny versions of things, like mini figurines and stuff like that! I also collect snowglobes. Not really unusual, but-

who takes the longest to get ready

Me because I don’t fully wake up for like an hour after I get out of bed and I’m a complete mess until then

who is the most tidy and organized

Teru, since he’s just so used to keeping the kitchen clean that it kind of transferred over to the rest of the house

who gets most excited about the holidays

I get more excited about decoration, gets more excited about the meals he’ll make for parties and such, as well as just more excited about the parties in general

who is the big spoon/little spoon

our heights are somewhat similar, so it can go either way, but he’s usually the little spoon

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports

Meeee I’m competitive as FUCK. Unless it’s a stripping game or something of that sort, in which case it’s just savage on both sides

who starts the most arguments

Teru, usually about my poor eating habits

who suggests that they buy a pet

Me. I‘d suggest a dog or some rats, but Teru would prefer a cat or a bird

what couple traditions they have

Karoke and or movie night at least once a month is a must, and we sometimes “swap talents” where I’ll cook something for him, and he’ll draw something for me

what tv shows they watch together

Our favorite show to watch together is Panty and Stocking!

what other couple they hang out with

Akane and Nekomaru

how they spend time together as a couple

Just being near each other, really. We just like to talk when we’re working on something at the moment and just need someone to keep company

who made the first move

Technically Teru, since he’s always flirting, but nothing really happened until I made my move

who brings flowers home

Teru. I like flowers too, but hate that they die so easily, so I prefer fake plants

who is the best cook

Teru of course!!! He’s not the Ultimate Chef for no reason!

[god-hunter]

Hybrid Theory - 2000

This was an amazing band that took me completely by surprise.  My little 15 year old heart didn’t know how to handle it.  It was the band I didn’t know I needed.  And they were right there at a time when I really needed music that spoke to me.

On this album specifically.  Every song spoke to me.  Not only that.  Everything was so good!  This band was different.  They were new.  They were fresh!

They combined Rock and Rap and did it well!  I thought this was it.  This was the future of music man!!  And the future definitely looked bright, in my little 15 year old eyes.

Almost every song on this album became a hit on the radio.

My absolute favorites are Papercut, One Step Closer, With You, Crawling, Runaway, Myself, In the End, Forgotten and Pushing Me Away.

That literally leaves out 3 songs, which are still great.  And they are - Points of Authority, A Place for My Head and Cure for the Itch.

This album went fucking Platinum man.  The World..  LOVED this band.

Chester Bennington’s vocals had a nice blend of being swooning and pretty, while also having the ability to create a harder edge, and an unforgettable scream that still gives me chills to this day.

Mike Shinoda was the 2nd vocalist, who was more noted for his rapping mic skills.  However, that too was something of an evolution.  Eventually Mike sang too and proved to have quite a nice voice, for songs that needed a different flavor.

The rest of the band members were also very good on their instruments.  The music was not always complicated, but it certainly was innovative and very creative.

Hybrid Theory was an amazing album, and honestly... I think we’re all better people for having it in our lives.

It’s no secret that I’m super biased about this album.  But I’ll try my best to talk about the track list without gushing about every song.

Papercut - We start with an awesome drum sample, and a sweet guitar line that only gets added to with a great verse riff.  Mike Shinoda runs us through the 1st verse in an awesome rap and Chester takes over for the chorus.  It’s still rapping, but it’s melodic.  This was different, energetic, awesome and fun.  The song raps in this fashion until we reach the bridge, where Chester takes us away with a great line.  “The Sun goes down.  I feel the light betray me.”

That’s about it.  The familiar raps are layered over this, but the whole thing comes to a building climax before it’s over.  And that was just track one!

One Step Closer - This was the major hit on the radio that everyone fell in love with, including me.  Great guitar riff, and full-on ensemble build.  Chester handles the verse with a melodic rap.  It’s not even a rap.  It’s just fast singing.  This was the typical nu-metal song.  Simple guitars underneath more vocally driven parts.  And for the moment, it absolutely worked and was done right with these guys.  What is most memorable in this song is the break where Chester shouts, “SHUT UP! SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKIN’ TO YOU!!”  I’d be remiss not to bring up the chorus that has a joint energy to it with the singing and fast rapping.  “Everything you say to meeee” “Takes me one step closer to the edge. And I’m about to break!”

With You -  The flow on this album is great.  Mike Shinoda takes over from here, for a nice rap in the first verse.  Chester takes on the chorus.  The song is heavy for a main refrain (and chorus), but the verses are calm and somber.  It pulls at the heart-strings of adolescence.  “So even though you’re close to me, you’re still so distant.  And I can’t bring you back!”  Yep...  That was definitely a real teenage feeling for me.

Points of Authority - This one picks up practically from the end of With You.  I don’t love the breathing sound effect in the beginning, but Shinoda talks you into a build into the song.  “Forfeit the game before somebody else takes you out of the race... Puts your name to shame. Cover up your face. You can’t run the race. The pace is too fast, you just won’t last.”  From there, guitars take us away, and Chester sets us up.  “You looove the way. I look at you..”  And this song goes back and forth between Chester and Mike about a shitty relationship.  It was good man.  “You live what you learned.”  This is exactly what I needed at 15.

Crawling - This was I think, the 2nd major radio hit off of this album, which has been SO Overplayed, that its still heard to this day.  People can’t get enough of it.  Or just radio stations. I can’t tell.  But either way...  I used to love this song, when I first heard it.  And here’s why.

There’s a nice build with electronic samples and a sweet orchestral string builds us in.  Then the guitar takes over and Chester has this awesome melodic scream, as he actually sings notes with a hard edge.  “Craaaawling in my skiiiin. These woooounds, they will not heeaaal”.  The verse is calm and subdued.  Only drums and light synth samples or what-hav-you.  Chester sings beautifully.  More adolescence.  More angst.  It’s very good.  Each verse builds into the already recognizable chorus.  It’s SO easy to learn and just dive right in.  You can join Chester right away on a first listen on each chorus refrain.  And then the song is over.

Runaway -  But then Runaway kicks in.  The flow is so smooth, I feel like I’m in a movie.  This one became a radio hit, too, and was overplayed as well.  Another nice build with electronic sounds, drums and then guitars.  The groove is more funky and upbeat, which I appreciate.  Chester sings swiftly and the whole thing is very sing-songy.  Honestly, I listen back to it, and just sort of makes me happy.  Mike doesn’t offer much for back-ups, but his voice is there. “You point the finger at me again!” 

Myself - To this day, I still think of this beginning riff randomly.  It’s so heavy and awesome. The rest of the song.. is just alright.  There’s definitely an anvil in the background, which would rival that of Fear Factory, believe it or not.  But this is definitely Linkin Park.  The verse immediately goes into rap ballad groove, for Mike to take us away.  Chester joins in with an awesome Chorus and Post-Chorus part.  The song literally spikes up in energy and comes back down.  At least twice.  We end on a cool chorus, and this song was very heavy.  I’m glad it wasn’t a radio hit though.  It makes this one special.

In the End - I fucking LOVED this song.  It quickly became the thing that Everyone of my generation, and future generation, wanted to learn on the piano.  This was an awesome collab on Mike & Chester’s part.  “It starts with one thing...”  (I won’t go through it.  I’d have to do the whole song.)  But good GOD. As a Teenager, this song was my Answer!  It spoke to me.  I cried to this song man...  I fuckin’...  ran and hit stuff to this song.  I worked out to this song.  It has heart wrenching guitars, awesome drums, good build and momentum from the rapping.  The chord choices and notes were perfectly placed...  Everything WORKED here.  And thats why people will always, and forever remember this band as something special.

A Place For My Head - This song somewhat falls short after such a climactic song.  It’s always hard to follow up on something great.  But still, this one is a decent contender.  It starts with bass, which is nice and different.  No other song on this album does that.  Drums and turn table join in the build to the actual beat.  Shinoda takes us away with an interesting rap verse.  Chester joins in for a chorus and adds back ups to other verses.  It definitely has an angry energy to it, and it shows why it wasn’t a radio hit.  Just not catchy enough.  But not catchy does not equal not good.  Also... There is a very notable break with just string samples as Chester says, “You try to take the best of me, go away.”  Then he finally screams “GO AWAY!”  Before we’re taken into the final parts.

Forgotten - “From the top to the Bottom!”  This song is AWESOME.  I love the energy on this song, still to this day.  I just don’t like how it ends.  Perfect blend of heavy rock and groovy rap.  Honestly, this is something that Lost Prophets was copying (or doing at the same time...) on their first album.  I really enjoyed this energy.  I wouldn’t have mind if they kept on in this direction, but that was not the case.  ...the Chorus... is fine.  But it’s sort of positive and a little too happy sounding for me.  And it just kind of ends on that note, which felt weird.  But overall, I didn’t mind.

Cure for the Itch - This one was a weird instrumental, which I really liked a lot.  I say weird, because the whole band made it a big point to introduce their special guest, “Mr. Hahn.”  Which... didn’t really seem to make much sense at the time.  Mr. Hahn comes on the turntable and does all these cool effects with drums, which are definitely interesting.  Then there’s a silly sample that says, “Alright now. Wasn’t that fun?  Let’s try something else.”

That’s where this piece opens up into something really interesting when strings come in. Piano too.

Mr. Hahn shows us what he’s got, and it’s definitely something special...

It left us on an introspective note as this one fades out into the finale.

Pushing Me Away -  That would be, “Pushing Me Away”.  it was a great last song, which brought the whole experience together.  The perfect, Falling Action to a storybook, if you will.

We had their typical build with a nice sample effect, then the whole group slamming in with an awesome strum on the guitars.  Chester sings this one in the lower register, and I think that’s what makes this one very memorable too.  Mike Shinoda joins with quick raps underneath that serve as sort of a back-up, which really amplify the song before the chorus chimes in.  “Why I never walked away. Why I play myself this way. Now I see.. You’re testing me..  Pushes me away!!!”

It was a beautiful song.  And it came to a close at exactly the right time.  The first sample sound, which brought you into this song is left alone and closes you out.

And that was the whole album.  

Your left with the silence after all that good, solid music.

It practically felt like one great song.

It was so awesome.  I loved it.  My little teenage self couldn’t get enough of it.

Half a life later, in my 30′s I barely listen to it...  But I didn’t forget about it.

This album was a special stepping stone in my life to grow on.

And grow I did.  Along with them...

Come 2002, Linkin Park offered something a little different to the table in Meteora.  But I welcomed it with open arms.