Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

TOP STUFF IN 2019

 So it's the middle of January and that means I need to post my top books and stuff for 2019!

I actually tried to post this already, the stuff other than books, but stupid Tumblr refused to post it, so I'm back on here!

If you're wondering why I said I'd post more and then didn't, my computer died. It doesn't work at all. I mean it turns on, but can I run a program of any kind? No. Can I save stuff or open the internet? No. It's a very nice looking brick with a monitor that gets fuzzy whenever it feels like it. It's pretty damn annoying.

So I'm using a different computer not at my house to type this up and then post it.

*Ahem* Back to the task at hand.

So top thingies I was into last year! Except for books, because that will be it's own post, and music which you can follow me on Spotify to see what I'm obsessed with. I also will be posting a playlist with my top songs. Check out that list HERE.



SHOWS

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4. Teen Wolf





This show sucked me in over the summer. It follows Scott and Stiles after Scott is bitten by something and then turns into a Werewolf. I haven't finished the series but I got my sister into it as well and we LOVE these kids. I'm sad that it only has 6 seasons, but at least a bunch of them are splint into two parts, meaning twice as long as the other seasons.




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3. Witcher


I've heard about the Witcher video games, seen fan videos and heard fan songs, and heard the books are really well done. So when I heard there was going to be a TV show done by Netflix, I was all over it.


And it's SO GOOD!!! I love this show! I've seen the whole thing twice, numerous funny moments on YouTube, bought two of the novels (started both), and want merch. This show is so good! And after the nightmare of the ending of Game of Thrones I know won't suffer the same fate since unlike George RR Martin, Andrzej Sapkowski already finished the novels and the games are the only continuation, which ended this past year as well, and was considered a BRILLIANT ending. Thanks to fan videos I've seen the ending, and I love it.




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2. Steven Universe






While I was house sitting my best friend stayed with me so I wouldn't be alone for safety reasons, and we watched several shows, but the one we actually finished (including the movie) was Steven Universe. When I first started this show years ago I thought it was silly and odd, and didn't make it past the first few episodes. But this summer with nothing else to do when it rained we started it and fell in love. The music, the dances, the over all story, the characters, the humor, it's all BRILLIANT!!! It tackles heavy subjects in a manner small children can understand and does it in a non-triggering way. It's a lovely show and I watched the whole thing twice, and listened to the music non-stop.




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1. Supernatural




Despite how much I adored Steven Universe, the show doesn't define 2019 for me. It's music was super important to me, but the show that had one of my top ten songs of the year, the show that I got not one, not two, but THREE people into, the show that I have rewatched so many times I can't count it all (even though I haven't finished it yet, those later seasons are STRESSFUL) is Supernatural.

I've seen my favorite episodes so many times, I got both of my besties and one of their mothers into the show, I am obsessed with Carry On, Wayward Son the show's theme song, I own some merch, I want the boys car Baby. I'm just obsessed, right in time for the series finale. I don't know what I'll do when it's over, except maybe rewatch it a million times again.




MOVIES

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3. Captain MarvelYou know it's a good movie when your mother calls you seconds after she left the theater to tell you watch a movie. And when I didn't do that she ordered me to go rent it RIGHT NOW.

So I did. And she was right. It was amazing.

I loved the few Captain Marvel comics I read, and this movie was even better and did not disappoint! Since my mom is NOT a comic fan and loved this movie, you don't need to have touched a single comic to love this movie. I thought it was the best installment in the MCU, except for maybe Black Panther.




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2. Steven Universe: The Movie






I thought hard about not including this, but I can't just skip it. This movie is wonderful. As a movie it's pretty solid, as a cartoon movie it's PHENOMINAL!!! I adore this! I rewatched the whole series because I had to see this movie again. I love the music, the plot, and how it shows that even heroes who changed the world can do truly horrible things that had serious repercussions.




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 1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The best Marvel movie of all time has nothing to do with the MCU, and isn't live action. It has a brilliant plot that anyone of any age can follow. It's funny as hell, heartbreaking, and has breathtaking visuals.

It was a joy to watch and I've seen it repeatedly. Absolutely the best movie I've seen all year, and ties with Black Panther from last year.




GAMES


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3. Journey








Again, over the summer I played 3 games constantly, and one that I have been DYING to play for YEARS since before it came out was Journey, which is exclusively available on the PS 3 +, which I don't own. But my bestie brought hers over specifically so I could play this game and one other.

It did not disappoint. This game is BEAUTIFUL and so wonderful. The music, the imagery, the fact that my first time playing I had a companion. I adore this game and want to play it over and over and over again. Sadly, my one time is all I got before the house sitting ended and I lost access to it.




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2. Link's Awakening

When I first compiled this list I was certain this would be the only game I would mention, but I guess because my summer was mostly Supernatural (like most of the year) and Steven Universe, I forgot about the number one game I wish I still had access to.

But I digress.

I have wanted to play this game since it came out originally in the 90s, but was unable to because my brother (rightfully so) distrusted me with his video games since I was like, 6 or 7. But now I'm 30, I own my own Switch, and I preordered this game along with the amiibo.

It's a solid game, with an intriguing, and ultimately heartbreaking, story line, beautiful graphics, and adorable Link running around. I am now attempting to get 100% of the shells and heart pieces.

A can't miss installment for fans of the Zelda game line.




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1. Slime Rancher

The number one game my bestie wanted me to play, and another game I've wanted to play for over a year is Slime Rancher.

This fun, quirky, and adorable game is exactly what it sounds like. You run around this game and collect slimes, which are as adorable as they look in that picture, and build a ranch you were gifted. You're a woman of color, in a relationship with another woman, and that just makes the game even better.

When I wasn't watching Steven Universe or one of the other shows I was typically playing this game until the sun rose all summer, and I want all the plushies for this cute game. I need to own it. I want it so bad!!! I don't think it's available on the switch, but now that I'm thinking about it I really need to look into that! If not, I need to get a PS4!!!



That's all the stuff I was into that last year, and the best of it all. I hope you enjoyed this and that I can get another computer this tax season.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Music Favorites of 2014

Okay, in case you guys don't know, I'm a HUGE audiophile, which means I'm obsessed with music. I find time without music distracting and hard to think in. I need music to read, write, and do basic tasks. I want it quiet when I do spiritual stuff, and sleep, that's it. So of course, I listen to a LOT of it. And that means I have a lot of favorites, at least 3 songs every month, if not entire albums with a bonus song.

Before I get started, here's what Spotify has to say!



My Spotify 2014 stats ARE:
Top Genre - Pop
Top Artist - Katy Perry
                2. Megan Nicole
                3. Lindsey Stirling
                4. Demi Lovato
                5. Pentaonix
Top Album: Prism by Katy Perry
                2. Demi by Demi Lovato (not a 2014 release, can't be in MY top)
                3. Prism Deluxe by Katy Perry (don't ask me why it's stated as different)
                4. PTX, Vol. 2 by Pentatonix
                5. RECHARGED by Linkin Park
Top Playlist: Go Girl (big surprise)
Top Ten Tracks:
                1. A Light That Never Comes by Linkin Park
                2. Shatter Me by Lindsey Stirling ft. Lizzy Hale
                3. Dark Horse by Katy Perry
                4. Love Again by Pentatonix
                5. Problem by Ariana Grande
                6. Mmm, Yeah by Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull
                7. Let It Go by Idina Menzel
                8. Nightingale by Demi Lovato
                9. Really Don't Care by Demi Lovato
                10. Let It Go Armin Van Buuren Remix by Idina Menzel

Remember, these stats do go into my final choices, but not all count. If it didn't come out this year, whether as a single or on an album, it can't count. So all Demi songs are out.

NOW! Let's talk about albums! I had about 7 albums that I constantly were listening to that were new this year. So I have a top five. Sort of.

NUMBER 5


Theophany - Time's End
This is a fan remix of Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remixes up for free HERE! I haven't really stopped listening to it since I got it!



Taylor Davis - Melodies of Hyrule
I stumbled upon a song from this album, found it on Spotify, and been obsessed ever since! It isn't 5 or 10 songs, but more than TWENTY! WOW! It's really well done, and because I couldn't choose between the two, they tie at number 5.
Told you it was 5, mostly.


NUMBER 4


Katy Perry - Prism
There's a reason Spotify named this my number 1. Not because it has the most songs I adore, in fact it's the only one where I don't play the entire thing. HOWEVER what I love is AMAZING! She's one of the two artists to have TWO tracks in my top 20, and she deserves it. What I like are smashes, and I listened to it off and on all year long.
BTW, I list it because while it came out in 2013, I heard it for the first time last year.


NUMBER 3


Lindsey Stirling - Shatter Me
THIS ALBUM IS AMAZING!!!! From the first single to the last song, it's blown me away. Lindsey is one of my favorite artists of all time, and this album did NOT disappoint. The title track is so well done, and so many others are just fantastic.


NUMBER 2


Taylor Swift - 1989
This just made the number one album of the year in terms of sales, and it barely didn't make it my number one, which I'll explain later. Every song is better than the last, and while I do skip one track, that's not because it's not brilliant, it is. It's just my kind of sound.
Come on, Taylor changed genres, her album's look, tons of things, and it's JUST as good as the others, if not BETTER!!! I adore this album and listen to it all the time!


NUMBER 1


2NE1-Crush
Okay, ya'll should've checked out my December Favorites, and if you haven't do it now! But in there I name 2NE1 as my favorite YouTuber for a good reason: the lead singing vocal, Bom Park, is being harassed by the South Korean media (this is a K-Pop or Korean Pop group, ya'll) as a "drug dealer" for taking prescription meds in the US for severe depression and anxiety. Once she moved to South Korea, she was getting it mailed in, but turns out her anti-depressants are illegal there. So she dealt with it, not a big deal, really. And the media has turned it into a circus. She's so depressed she's left the TV show she was on, as well as refusing to perform in public. 
Her girls CL, Minzy, and Dara have her back, as well as her label head YG himself. But she's still depressed and scared. I don't want another amazing person to be lost to harassment. On Tumblr we've had too much of it, and I'd hate to have a repeat of Robin Williams.
This album was basically tied with Taylor's, but it's been out longer, and I got tired of hearing it all the time after. For the music alone, this deserves the number one spot. But I have to mention Bom, because I don't want another life lost to this kind of crap. We almost lost Fantasia Barrino to this, I don't want to see it again.
/rant


And onto my tracks, with some random mentions after! :)


20


Pentatonix - La La Latch (cover

19


Timeflies ft. Katie Sky - Monsters

18


Katy Perry - Dark Horse
(yes, I prefer it without Juicy J)

17


Idina Menzel - Let It Go
(Demi Lovato's is hella good too, but this one is better)

16


Ariana Grande - Problem

15


Zendaya - Too Much

14


Red Velvet - Happiness

13


AKB48 - River

12


Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

11


Katy Perry - By the Grace of God
(Told you she had two. Both are amazing)

10


Charli XCX - Boom Clap

9


John Legend ft. Lindsey Stirling - All of Me

8


Amy Lee - Sally's Song

7


Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

6


Pentatonix - Love Again
(the second artist to be on here twice, because they seriously rock)

5


2NE1 - Come Back Home

4


Taylor Swift - Style

3


Kurt Hugo Schneider ft. Macy Kate and Austin Percario - Still I Fly

2


Lindsey Stirling ft. Lizzy Hale - Shatter Me

1


Linkin Park ft. Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes


HONORABLE MENTION


Becky G ft. Pitbull - Can't Get Enough

Favorite Artist of the Year: Lindsey Stirling
Favorite New Artist: Taylor Davis
Annoying Song I Couldn't Get Out of My Head: One Republic - Counting Stars
Weirdest Favorite of the Year: Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora - Black Widow
Favorite Music Video: Lindsey Stirling ft. Lizzy Hale - Shatter Me


WOW! With pictures this post is LONG!!!
Let me know if you liked the pictures, or preferred the shorter one with almost 0 pictures!
Hope you found some cool music to listen to! No two people like the same music, trust me. Hope you enjoy my random favs!