#top five beatdown ep

[bergoose]

the vegetarian experience watching the new episode

[blu-bat]

shane saying "it'll really just make me love watching train rides on youtube" [in reference to weed] was the funniest call out I've ever gotten

[ravxe3n]

this top five beatdown ep was odd

[littlekingbergara]

rewatching old eps of top five beatdown, oh boy ryan and shane flirting is off the charts...

no you're so right... the little glances and the digs at each other's lists and the things they point out specifically to get a rise out of each other. especially when they were able to be in person again after the zoom season it was Unavoidable.

[spare-hat-spirit]

I’m still giggling from the newest top five beatdown vid.

Definitely one for the ages.

[drunkkenobi]

Watcher Viewcounts - First Year Round-Up

Welcome, one and all, to the one year anniversary of Watcher’s YouTube launch! It was a year ago this very week that I started recording every episode’s weekly views. It’s been a fun and interesting journey! I am also delighted that so many of you are interested in these updates and I appreciate all of the likes and reblogs so much.

Since it’s the anniversary week, this will be a big update, so let’s go behind a cut.

As of today, January 11, 2021, the top 10 highest viewed videos on Watcher are:

Top Five Fast Food Chains -  2.139 million views / debuted Feb 6, 2020

Puppet History: Stealing the World’s Most Expensive Necklace - 1.98 million views / debuted Feb 27, 2020

Puppet History: The Dancing Plague - 1.971 million views / debuted May 22, 2020

Puppet History: Life During the Black Plague - 1.932 million views / debuted January 10, 2020

Puppet History: History’s Luckiest Woman - 1.695 million views / debuted April 10, 2020

Too Many Spirits season 1, ep 1 - 1.541 million views / debuted October 8, 2020

Tourist Trapped: LA - 1.474 million views / debuted February 21, 2020

Are You Scared? Voice in the Walls - 1.451 million views  / debuted June 19, 2020

Too Many Spirits season 1, ep 2 - 1.311 million views / debuted October 15, 2020

Puppet History - The Donner Party - 1.211 million views / debuted October 2, 2020

Since Watcher likes to do pilot episodes/seasons for their shows, I thought I’d compare the pilot episodes for every show the weekend they debuted vs where they are now.

Puppet History: Life During the Black Plague. 

Opening weekend: 188k views

As of today: 1.932 million

Watcher Weekly 001

Opening Weekend: 148k

As of today: 384k

Spooky Small Talk with Zach Kornfeld

Opening weekend: 157k

As of today: 556k

Weird and/or Wonderful World: Mystic Museum

Opening Weekend: 181k

As of today: 1.186 million

Homemade Dumplings

Opening weekend: 96k

As of today: 488k

Top 5 Beatdown: Fast Food Chains

Opening weekend: 124k

As of today: 2.139 million

Grocery Run: Philip Wang

Opening weekend: 70k

As of today: 171k

Tourist Trapped: LA

Opening weekend: 189k

As of today: 1.474 million

Social Distancing & Dungeons & Dragons Ep 1

Opening weekend: 115k

As of today: 324k

Are You Scared? Voice in the Walls

Opening weekend: 367k

As of today: 1.451 million

Too Many Spirits

Opening weekend: 598k

As of today: 1.541 million

Dish Granted: Mac & Cheese for Shane

Opening weekend/today: 266k 

This is all to say that Dish Granted had a very good opening weekend for one of their pilots and I’m so happy because it’s such a good show! Also fun fact, Dish Granted gave a small boost to all the existing Homemade episodes. Go Steven!

Next, I wanted to do was see the average amount of views for each series. Here they are:

Are You Scared? averaged 1.261 million views over 8 episodes

Grocery Run averaged 107k views over 4 episodes

Homemade averaged 478k views over 4 episodes.

Puppet History averaged 1.27 million views over 13 episodes.

SD&D&D averaged 141k views over 8 episodes

Spooky Small Talk averaged 444k views over 4 episodes (a big gap between most views/least views here)

Too Many Spirits averaged 978k views over 8 episodes

Top 5 Beatdown’s average is 947k views over 4 episodes, but there are almost 2 million more views from it’s most viewed ep from it’s least, so...I don’t think it’s statistically sound. Obviously, the solution here is more episodes!

Watcher Weekly averaged 191k views over 40 episodes

Weird and/or Wonderful World averaged 635k views over 9 episodes

I also looked at video “likes” versus views. I did a quick scan so it possible I missed one, but it looks like the very first Puppet History has the most likes, at 114k thumbs up. The more popular videos tend to have more likes, of course, but Puppet History in general does very well there. (meanwhile, Top 5 Fast Food has 67k likes, about 20k less than the average PH ep)

Overall, Watcher has garnered 60,328,034 views over the past year! That’s an average of 533k per video (of 113 videos). I know their launch year wasn’t what they expected, but I think they made adjustments to their productions very well and were still able to produce high-quality and fun shows. I’ll be interested to see if they stick to one-video-a-week beyond January, or if they have plans for a new Wednesday show. I don’t think Watcher Weekly will return until they can film it safely in person, so I don’t see that coming back for awhile (if it does). And while I’d always love to see more TMS, I can see them maybe not wanting to push too many out at once and save it for the spooky season again. The one thing that we know best about the Watcher team is that they love to surprise us and are pretty good at keeping secrets, so I’m sure there will be a delightful surprise coming sooner or later.

As always, my inbox is open if anyone wants to know anything specific or has any questions/comments! Thank you for reading!

[judgment1964]

Top 100 Favorite Albums

1. Trout Mask Replica [Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, 1969] 2. Paul's Boutique [Beastie Boys, 1989] 3. Judgment! [Andrew Hill, 1964] 4. The Hot Rock [Sleater-Kinney, 1999] 5. The Band [The Band, 1969] 6. 1977-1983 [Kleenex/Liliput, COMP, 2011] 7. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man [Louis Armstrong, COMP, 1994] 8. Jack Johnson [Miles Davis, 1971] 9. Rain Dogs [Tom Waits, 1985] 10. Ghetto Blaster [Red Aunts, 1998] 11. Wild Honey [The Beach Boys, 1967] 12. The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death [John Fahey, 1965] 13. Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) [Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, 1978] 14. Mode For Joe [Joe Henderson, 1966] 15. Come Out, Come Out [cub, 1995] 16. The Nightfly [Donald Fagen, 1982] 17. Big Band and Quartet in Concert [Thelonious Monk, 1963] 18. Swordfishtrombones [Tom Waits, 1983] 19. Good Old Boys [Randy Newman, 1974] 20. Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing [Compulsive Gamblers, 2000] 21. Mambo Nassau [Lizzy Mercier Descloux, 1981] 22. The Definitive Collection [Chuck Berry, COMP, 2005] 23. Gobi. The Desert EP [Monolake, 1999] 24. Arthur [The Kinks, 1969] 25. Dig Me Out [Sleater-Kinney, 1997] 26. The Great Reunion [Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington, 1963] 27. whokill [tune-yards, 2011] 28. Watertown [Frank Sinatra, 1970] 29. The Yellow Princess [John Fahey, 1968] 30. Mose Allison Sings [Mose Allison, COMP, 1963] 31. Money Jungle [Ellington/Mingus/Roach, 1963] 32. Empyrean Isles [Herbie Hancock, 1964] 33. Odyshape [The Raincoats, 1981] 34. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Tom Waits, 2006] 35. Highway 61 Revisited [Bob Dylan, 1965] 36. London Calling [The Clash, 1979] 37. Black Up [Shabazz Palaces, 2011] 38. Way Out West [Sonny Rollins, 1957] 39. Critical Beatdown [Ultramagnetic MCs, 1988] 40. Point of Departure [Andrew Hill, 1965] 41. Ultraglide in Black [The Dirtbombs, 2001] 42. Everybody Down [Kate Tempest, 2014] 43. Love, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 [James Brown, ARCHIVAL, 1992] 44. Complete Town Hall Concert 1947 [Louis Armstrong, ARCHIVAL, 1983] 45. NTS Sessions 1-4 [autechre, 2018] 46. Homogenic [Björk, 1997] 47. Faust [Faust, 1971] 48. Modern Vampires of the City [Vampire Weekend, 2013] 49. Singles - 45's and Under [Squeeze, COMP, 1982] 50. Star Time [James Brown, COMP, 1991] 51. Germfree Adolescents [X-Ray Spex, 1978] 52. Mars Audiac Quintet [Stereolab, 1994] 53. Safe as Milk [Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, 1967] 54. Labour of Lust [Nick Lowe, 1979] 55. The Richard D. James Album [Aphex Twin, 1996] 56. The Velvet Underground [The Velvet Underground, 1969] 57. Droppin' Bombs [Trouble Funk, COMP, 1998] 58. The B-52's [The B-52's, 1979] 59. One Beat [Sleater-Kinney, 2002] 60. Jesus of Cool [Nick Lowe, 1978] 61. Small Faces [Small Faces, 1966] 62. Flamingo [Flamin' Groovies, 1970] 63. Saxophone Colossus [Sonny Rollins, 1956] 64. In My Own Time [Karen Dalton, 1971] 65. Giants of Jazz [Henry "Red" Allen, COMP, 1980] 66. Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions [Dizzy Gillespie, COMP, 1976] 67. Night at the Village Vanguard [Sonny Rollins, 1958] 68. Fear of a Black Planet [Public Enemy, 1990] 69. Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... [Faces, COMP, 2004] 70. The Singles [Bikini Kill, COMP, 1998] 71. Doc at the Radar Station [Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, 1980] 72. Too Much Too Soon [New York Dolls, 1974] 73. 1928 Sessions [Mississippi John Hurt, COMP, 1979] 74. 12 Songs [Randy Newman, 1970] 75. Misterioso [Thelonious Monk, 1958] 76. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [The Beatles, 1967] 77. Out to Lunch! [Eric Dolphy, 1964] 78. Small Change [Tom Waits, 1976] 79. At Folsom Prison [Johnny Cash, 1968] 80. Nikki Nack [tune-yards, 2014] 81. Village Green Preservation Society [The Kinks, 1968] 82. Atrocity Exhibition [Danny Brown, 2016] 83. The Blues and the Abstract Truth [Oliver Nelson, 1961] 84. Hokey Fright [The Uncluded, 2013] 85. 1999 [Prince, 1982] 86. Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) [Car Seat Headrest, 2018] 87. Monk's Music [Thelonious Monk, 1957] 88. Live in Tasmania [John Fahey, 1981] 89. Bitches Brew [Miles Davis, 1970] 90. Piñata [Freddie Gibbs/Madlib, 2014] 91. Mother 2 [Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu, 1994] 92. Nation Time [Joe McPhee, 1971] 93. Oylam [Judith Berkson, 2010] 94. Tijuana Moods [Charles Mingus, 1962] 95. Live at Montmartre [Stan Getz, 1977] 96. Blowout Comb [Digable Planets, 1994] 97. The Hissing of Summer Lawns [Joni Mitchell, 1975] 98. Clear Spot [Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, 1972] 99. Martes [Murcof, 2002] 100. Complete 1937-1941 [Lionel Hampton, COMP, 1976]

[moshpittprincess]

Top 10 Releases of 2017

1. Incendiary - Thousand Mile Stare

Incendiary kept us waiting for this album for four years and it was well worth the wait. When a band releases and album as good as “Cost of Living”, it’s hard for them to top it. A lot of the time bands tend to disappoint after a release that solid. But Incendiary really delivered on “Thousand Mile Stare”. It’s one of those rare albums that I enjoy every minute of and you probably will too. It has that same sound we’ve all grown to know and love while showcasing a lot of growth as a band as well.

2. Sabella - Dog Daze

Up and coming band Sabella made their debut appearance this year. This album harnesses the potential that Sabella has to become the newest addition to a long list of NYHC heavyweights. Altogether, this album is one of the most unique releases to have come out this year. There’s a lot of different things going on and it really has a little bit of something for everyone. If you’re into more melodic music, they have that. If you’re into super aggressive heavy shit, they have that too.

3. Lorna Shore - Flesh Coffin

This year Lorna Shore proved that they’re truly developing as musicians for the better. With “Flesh Coffin” they showed us that they’re not the same band they were when they released their debut EP in 2013. They really honed in on the blackened deathcore style they’ve been experimenting with, putting them up there with the likes of Carnifex. Lorna Shore makes the lyricism a forefront on this album, which is part of what makes it such a solid release. The lyrics are almost poetic in a sense; filled with emotion and meaning.

4. The Acacia Strain - Gravebloom

The Acacia Strain is just one of those bands that has never put out a bad album. They get better and better as the years go on, but this year they did some things they haven’t done before. On “Gravebloom” The Acacia Strain did some experimenting with different styles like doom metal which payed off. This album gives off a different vibe than anything they’ve ever done before. It’s different than their previous work in some aspects and similar in others. It shows that they can still progress as a band even though they’ve been around for a while.

5. The Front Bottoms - Going Grey

On their sixth album “Going Grey”, The Front Bottoms are almost a completely different band than they were five years ago. The alt-rock/indie band experimented with a more electronic sound on this album. Altogether the album is much cleaner than anything they’ve done before. It’s not all over the place like what they usually do, which can be good or bad depending on how much you like their old style. To me it seems like The Front Bottoms are trying to create a more mainstream sound, but they’re still staying unique to themselves.

6. Varials - Pain Again

This year Varials proved that metalcore is still alive on their debut album “Pain Again”. The lyricism in this album makes it the most relatable release of this year. Altogether the album seems to be about depression, a topic that is rarely tackled in hardcore. Varials captures the dark and cruel realities of life; channeling feelings like pain, betrayal, loneliness, and anger. “Pain Again” has the aggressiveness of hardcore paired with beatdown that will challenge everything you’ve previously thought about metalcore.

7. Code Orange - Forever

Code Orange is another one of those bands that could have potentially struggled to top their previous release. The Grammy nominated Code Orange proved themselves on this record as a serious band and not just some immature kids (no pun intended). Despite the negative feedback over the years they’ve kept doing what they do best, and that’s breaking the rules to make great music. They’ve never been one to follow the standards of hardcore. They took that unconventionality to the next level on “Forever” making it their most unique release yet.

8. Xibalba - Diablo, Con Amor, Adios

At only 11 minutes long, Xibalba manages to pack a punch in such a short time on “Diablo, Con Amor, Adios”. As they always do, Xibalba discusses the issue of oppression by painting a picture of what it feels like to be the oppressed. It’s dark, it’s angering, and that’s exactly what this EP is. All of Xibalba’s music has really intense imagery in the lyricism paired with extremely heavy instrumentals. They didn’t disappoint with this release, incorporating elements of doom, sludge, and death metal to bring a refreshing twist to hardcore.

9. Bodysnatcher - Death of Me

Some would say that this album isn’t unique in the sense that it features the same techniques that have been used for years. In reality this kind of “generic deathcore” is hard to find these days. Bands aren’t really doing the whole downtempo beatdown thing anymore because, like their listeners, they feel it’s played out. However, there are still those of us who will always love that generic bludgeoning that is downtempo. So if you’re one of those people, this album is for you.

10. Falsifier - World Demise

Among the many bands that made their debut full-length appearance this year is Canada’s own Falsifier. “World Demise” is another example of the distinct sound that Falsifier has made. Since they’re a fairly new band, it is clear that they still have a lot of growing to do. As a whole, the album might seem a bit sloppy but it shows the potential they have as a band. For their first full-length release they did a good job and will hopefully work their way up from here.

[littlekingbergara]

God, shane using ryan's phone and insta to tell everyone abt the recent ep of top five beatdown is so cute and insane.. its making us shippers go nuts

it's sooo... yeah. right. every time they do anything like that it drives me crazyyy. i bet they have face id access in each other's phones.