Yet another of Stokes' music based posts =P

I can already feel the Butthurt from baker... =P
SO! I was writing an essay Sunday night and thought and really really couldn't be arsed with it... SO! I decided to distract myself by making some categories and listing my favorite tracks from those categories for the good of the blog. AND LOOK! I've even found you videos... just remember to put them to HD or 720p =P

So without further ado here are the categories!

1 The "STOKES! You like that!?!?" Category
2 The "OMG ;-; so beautiful!" Category
3 The "AWESOME" Category
4 The "Prog Favorites" Category
5 The "Dat Lyrics" Category
6 The "Melodic Masterpieces" Category
7 The "My Top 10" Category

Believe me... this was harder than anything I was doing that night (Stop giggling Baker...)
I will note bands and track like so: Track - Band


So category 1... "STOKES! You like that!?!?"
These are tracks that many people think I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, but I do like all these quite a lot in my own special way...

No. 5: Blue Da Ba Dee - Eiffel 65 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ugkg9RePc

No. 4: If you want Peace... Prepare for War - Children of Bodom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23oAaFX6mQ

No. 3: Don't Stop - Innerpartysystem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPNPvOwWN0

No. 2: Pain - Jimmy Eat World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaP6KgwbOvo <- generic video is generic

No. 1: Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM
I first heard this whilst I was half asleep and it woke me up... I had no idea who or what it was but she's one of the few singers who can sing and not have to use autotune or a wub wub machine. Also its prettyful =3

Honorable Mention: Laid to Rest - Lamb of God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7yK4zHhgU0 < yet another generic video


Category 2: "OMG ;-; so beautiful!"
These are the tracks that slapped me in the face with prettyfullness for one reason or the other. I've posted the winner of this before so you may be able to guess... if you pay any attention to my posts XD

No. 5: Vacant - Dream Theater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J8bG9GN-tY

No. 4: Hurt - Johnny Cash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMZi2XVzEA

No. 3: Seasons (Acoustic) - Dragonforce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0mSCXJYWaQ

No. 2: Delirium - Epica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zatVB3AAZc

No. 1: Room 6 Blossoms of Decay - Dreyelands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1mGWS7iF4
I go cold listening to this and go goosebumpy... I honestly cant describe this track...

Honorable Mention: Wither - Losing My Religion - R.E.M. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if-UzXIQ5vw


Category 3: "AWESOME"
The title states it... These are the most awesome tracks I've heard. There are quite a lot that overlap with other categories and I wanted to only mention each track once so there had to be some decisions made ._.

No. 5: Asylum - Disturbed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9jBL2syJ8

No. 4: Through the Fire and Flames - Dragonforce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9SI-s-UPM
Lets be honest... you cant have an awesome list without this =P

No. 3: Andromeda Unchained - Anubis Gate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw9yJofxRZQ

No. 2: Twilight of the Thunder God - Sabaton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0ANbhufMk
Originally by Amon Amarth who did it as melodic death metal (Which is crap)... just imagine all the words screamed/growled and thats how it sounded =P

No. 1: Man O' War - Dawn of Battle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_e5tMtxTAc
Because you can never have enough 'Steel', 'Death', 'Riding through blood' etc XD

Honorable Mention: Our Truth - Lacuna Coil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqoQ20Lpq18


Category 4: Prog Favorites
Lets not get this confused with me top 10. These are tracks I admire for their pregressive...ness...

No. 5: Legion - Eumeria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbfDtHa12U

No. 4 :Internal Fire - Edgend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESh0NTpUSLM

No. 3: Dawn of the Machine - Bad Salad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH2hq0cFweU

No. 2: Sleepy Hollow - Pyramaze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8mznoICHJ4 < only video is terrible quality -_-

No. 1: Snowbound - Anubis Gate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Mm3fAZn_c

Honorable Mention: Ministry of Lost Souls - Dream Theater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ-v32p6Nzo


Category 5: Dat Lyrics
These are tracks what the lyrics are questionable or are interesting in some way =P

No. 5: A Nightmare to Remember - Dream Theater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADX9DdURn8o

No. 4: Room 4 Fragments - Dreyelands THIS ISNT ON YOUTUBE!!!! It makes me sad that such a good band is so unheard of =(. The song itself mixes with the lyrics and creates a slightly disturbing feel. It's about someone who hears the voice of God, but the music is almost happy... quite wierd...

No. 3: The Second Calling - Bad Salad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrulOZV3uY4

No. 2: The Winter - Jurojin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLjf6S9IWSQ

No. 1: Vicarious - Tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb88usOBud0
Best description of Tool I ever hears was "They take all the things that are f***** up in life and throw guitars and drums at it" it's the truth

Honorable Mention: The Majority - Mammal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfEH_TA5Z0 Excuse the... um... well... racism XD


Category 6: "Melodic Masterpieces"


No. 5: Ancient Words Within - Pyramaze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFj6bK1GAU4

No. 4: My Oath - Edgend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-xUlvNty4

No. 3: Unearthed - Wildpath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsd84xXnHlI < seeds of a dream is the album intro

No. 2: Assimulate, Destroy - Lost in Thought http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfu-z217sho&playnext=1&list=PLbNRSN6hbklJDe1yDrl2jYon3s6SRc1uc

No. 1: Devil's Lullaby - Anthriel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSYgBJCPstg

Honorable Mention: Lament (Instrumental) - TesseracT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytPLGu71t3w


Category 7: My top 10
DA TOP TEN OF ALL TIEM!!

No. 10: The Last Journey Home - Dragonforce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qRLN5CMFo

No. 9: No Turning Back - Myrath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJC1C70SD4c

No. 8: Tides - Eumeria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g4H4XLGWxs

No. 7: In the Blink of an Eye - Darkwater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoSNwNeSyXA

No. 6: Find a Way (Or Make One) - Anubis Gate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayA5kHZ77ns
Best album starter EVARRR

No. 5: Melancholy Beast - Pyramaze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCRjylahf3M

No. 4: Nemo - Nightwish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIBdpFJyFkc
I liked this whilst I was still in my pop-loving dark ages and was just about the best thing I'd heard... was probably what caused me to have a 2 year hiatus from music =P

No. 3: Le Onde - Ludovico Einaudi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie951V1yd4A
Ive still not found anyone more unique than Enaudi. Anyone who says he's bad or doesn't like it is an uncultured urchin xD

No. 2: Pull Me Under - Dream Theater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeDNAXgsaFw
I owe my entire CD collection to this track. It would be a sin not to put at lease something by Dream Theater on this list =P

No. 1: Ties that Bind - Alter Bridge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SHohbTpL8
DAT AWESOME! DAT EVERYTHING! Everything is in there. Le wow.

Now that was fun (for me)
With a 3-week long playlist on Spotify this list is gonna be changing a fair bit =P
Try to enjoy this =P (even you Baker)

Stokachu =3