Hello guys, I decided to do a Dead Poet Society tournament. Since they have that small of a discography I was able to include all their songs (64 in total).
We're starting with the Qualifiers, 32 songs continue to the Round of 32, then comes the Round Of 16, next the Quartierfinal, the semis and lastly the Final. I hope you'll enjoy and we're already starting with quiete a tough matchup imo.
Since 2013 Dead Poet Society have been pretty much consistently putting out new music, starting with a few singles and EPs until they released -!- in 2021 as their first full on studio album.
I'd like to know this fandoms general opinion on their discography and what people consider to be their best one. For me personally it's FISSION with -!- being a close second.
What do you think? Vote for your favourite of the six records in the poll and maybe let me know in the comments why you chose your pick!
Hey guys, today I've decided to rank my Top 10 favourite Dead Poet Society Songs. That surely wasn't easy but at the end of the day I came up with a very satisfying list which looks as follows:
.burymewhole. - amazing song, one of their best riffs and just a classic hard rock DPS sound!
1.4.5. - insanely underrated track on an insanely underrated EP, one of their best riffs and breakdowns for sure.
.getawayfortheweekend. - flows very naturally and catches you instantly with it's rhythym and guitar playing.
I hope you hate me. - this has become a classic by now, very unique for this band and an absolutely crushing final part.
Dead On The Inside - this might be a bit of recency bias but it's on repeat constantly, the hook is one of their best, it flows perfectly and that little bridge section near the end sounds really beautiful!
Bacalar - Jacks best vocal performance imo and one of my clear favourites ever since I've discovered their catalog.
LA Queen - one of the best written songs on FISSION with one of their strongest choruses and even a standout guitar solo.
Cold - my favourite song of the year so far, it's got everything I like about this band; the riffs, the catchiness, the weird but still perfectly fitting breakdown and Jacks damn amazing voice.
How Could I Love You? - very close second place, a song that perfectly represents their sound and has easily their best groove imo.
I Never Loved Myself Like I Loved You - kinda funny how contrary the two songs on 2nd and 1st place are haha, this is one of their slower, softer tracks but has easily one of their best choruses and an absolutely beautiful solo, once again an amazing performance by Jack and some really heartwrenching lyrics as well!
What do you think of this ranking? How would your list look like? Let me know in the comments!
Hey guys, although not totally new to this fandom since I have been listening to this band for some years now, I have recently been going much deeper into their discography and now after months of patient waiting I've listened to their new album "Monarch".
This is not gonna be an official or professional in depth ranking or review, it's just my personal opinion:
Miami For The Weekend: Not a bad song necessarily but nothing really excited me about this song even after multiple listens now. It doesn't seem to have a chorus, any good structure or something super catchy about it so it has to rank at the bottom for me. - 5/10
Psalm 136: Definetely has better elements than Miami but kind of the same argument applies here: Nothings notably catchy, no chorus that excites me or any interesting or memorable guitar part here. Still enjoyable to listen to tho. - 6/10
The Park: Really eerie and special song. Once again no insane hook like I was expecting from my listens from FISSION. It's still charming in it's own way especially in the album context. And that little breakdown part near the end boosts it's rating quite a bit! - 7/10
Hollywood On Fire: Solid opened but it lacks something to actually grab and keep me as a listener. I love the composition and musicianship on this one and it's very experimental like most of this record. But overall the rest of this album offers me more excitement personally. - 7.25/10
Sinner Systems: The very first single for this album was easily my least favourite until Miami For The Weekend arrived. While the main riff and the melody on the chorus are both nice it's not their most special or necessarily interesting song. It feels a bit to close to other songs of theirs (e.g. SALT). - 7.5/10
Lost: Now we have arrived at the really great stuff on this album. A super heartwrenching slow burner that pulls you in with it's melodies and openly communicated pain. Not as catchy or memorable as the rest but still great. - 8/10
Get Hot: I didn't fully enjoy this track on first listen but now I absolutely love it. It's very straight forward, weirdly accesible and still undoubtedly DPS. One of my favourite riffs on the album for sure! - 8.25/10
Roach: Easily the most experimental track on the album and maybe even in their whole catalog. The way the intro shifts from a simple electronic beat into a heavy distorted riff is so menacing and yet so beautiful. The chorus is weird but super fun and the amount of surprising and seemimgly out of place but still perfectly fitting elements on here make it a very special song for me. It's maybe just a bit too short. - 8.5/10
The Art Of Suffering: Oh what a beautiful outro this is. Definetely the best chorus on this album. It kinda reminds me of Twenty One Pilots but in a good way. Very emotional, well written and surprisingly calm. It only lacks a solo section imo - 8.5/10
Die If You Don't: Not too sure on 3rd and 2nd place tbh but at the moment this song ranks at 3rd because of the slightly slower and less interesting verses. The hook has grown on me a lot, it's one of the few songs with a proper solo and it's main riff is one of the best on the record. - 9/10
Dead On The Inside: Oh wow, that chorus, probably the second best after TAOS. Amazingly versatile and catchy verses and a really beautiful bridge/breakdown section in the middle makes this an almost perfect DPS song. - 9.5/10
Cold: Has been my favourite song of the year since I've heard it as a single a few months back. It's the sound that made me love the band on -!- and that they perfected on FISSION. Great riff, amazing vocals, catchy but still creative melodies and some nasty breakdown riffs with unique switch ups. Absolutely perfect - 10/10
What do you think of this Album? What does your ranking look like? Let me know in the comments!
This is obviously a little subjective and also quite difficult to answer since the entire band is so damn talented.
These are once again my personal choices but you can comment your own pick as always...
I've been thinking about asking this question for a while now. It's really tough since Toto has soo many good albums.
These are my personal favourites and once again you're able to comment your own pick. Let's see which album will win...
Toto had multiple Line up changes and stylistic developement across their career. Mostly a new vocalist, often a new bassist and later a new drummer made a huge difference in their music.
What do you think? What was Totos best era? Let me know in the comments!
Many Toto songs are instantly recognizable due to their irreplaceable Intro. Whether it's the guitar, the keyboard or just a beautiful singing voice - the band definetely knows how to pull you into a song.
But what is the actual best Intro? Which opening melody, riff or vocal line is the most iconic? You decide! Once again these are my personal favourites but everyone can commune their own choice...
Toto is a very versatile group that is able to convince with AOR, hard rock, prog, yacht, pop and even jazz. One of their most successful styles though is the rock ballad - slow, melancholic and most of the time very cheesy lol.
These are once again my personal choices and everyone can comment their own pick for this category...
After discussing the band's catchiest parts we'll now talk about their best technical performances. Once again these are my personal favourites and you're allowed to comment your own pick...
Toto is very well known for the band member's incredible musicianship but I do think they are/were just as good at songwriting. Some of their melodies and hooks are so damn catchy it's actually insane...
These are my favourites but just a few among many amazing choruses from their catalogue, you can comment your personal choice if you like.
Toto had various singers across their albums but which one was truly the best?
This is the result of all my polls over the last couple of days. All the most voted songs from each album and era compete for one final round. Let's see who will win 👀
The last actual "era" from Toto where Lukather takes over as lead vocalist for two records in the 90s. A very interesting period for the band with some great and other not so great ideas imo.
Overall Kingdom Of Desire and Tambu have a lot of Charme, versatility and are unique for what they're trying to achieve. These are the most voted songs from then individual record. Let's see!
After voting for the best Kimball era song we'll now decide what the best Williams era song was. I know not every song on here features him as the lead vocalist but he was the lead singer on most of these albums in their respective period.
I once again chose the song that you voted for from each of the albums individually. Let's see which one wins this round!
Keep in mind: These are the six songs you guys voted for in each of the albums. They don't nessecarily have Kimball as the lead vocalist but these are all the songs from their albums with Kimball as the lead singer.
Definetely an interesting approach of older Toto instrumentation mixed with newer Toto vocals and lyrics. Overall there's not too much absolutely great stuff on here but still it's worth the listen imo.
As always I've picked my personal favourite songs and another option for your own favourite song to comment! Here we go!
Often called a return to form, I personally don't find this record to be as mindblowing or interesting as others but it still has it's charm.
I'll give you my personal favourite songs and another option for your own favourite song to comment. Let's go!
A very interesting record that (imo) doesn't really deliver anything outstanding from Toto. Overall there's great tracks here and there and nothing is super weak but I couldn't really point to a song that's absolutely perfect, which is rare for a Toto album.
Again I've picked my personal favourite songs from the album and another option for your own favourite song to comment down below. Here we go!
Probably the most underrated album in their discography. Kimball on the mic, so many fantastic grooves and melodies, so much talent. I absolutely adore the majority of this record.
Once again I picked my personal favourite songs and i'll give one Other option to comment another song. Let's do this!