THE FUNKIEST SIDE OF GOTHIC FUNK

I weep for the victims, I don't waste my tears on mass murderers, serial killers, serial rapists. It sickens me when some are released back into society because of those misguided bleeding hearts who feel it is their purpose in life to save these people, only to hear, within a month of release, they killed a child.
If the Weepy Voiced Killer is as insane as he sounds, well that insanity must be taken into account, though he must never be allowed back into society; as for the rest, they must never be released. 
I will avoid discussing the Death Penalty here because it's such a divisive issue, but I do think the primary function of the justice system should be to protect law abiding citizens from the monsters that walk among us!

THE WEEPY VOICED KILLER (I'M SORRY I KILLED THAT GIRL)

SIX TREES PER PERSON

ZEN CITY
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE

SECURITY AND PEACE BEGAN HER THOUSAND YEAR REIGN

ZEN CITY
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE

ALL THE TROUBLES OF THE WORLD
DISAPPEARING WITHOUT A REFRAIN

ZEN CITY
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE

ONLY TRACES OF A CHECKERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN

ZEN CITY
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE

AS THE MIRACLES INCREASE
DEATH WILL DISAPPEAR AND THE PAIN

ZEN CITY
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE

ONLY TRACES OF A CHECKERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN

CITIZEN KANE CAUGHT THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO ZEN CITY
SHE HAS AN INTERESTING NAME
AND HE WANTED TO SEE HER AGAIN

HOPING ALL THAT WOULD COME TO PASS
WITHIN ONE PERFECT MOMENT
WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD LAST
FOR ALL ETERNITY

WHEN SHE TAKES YOU IN HER ARMS
AND WHISPERS, COME TO ME
SHE OFFERS PERFECT LIFE
IN A PERFECT WORLD
WITHIN HER HEAVENLY CITY

SECURITY AND PEACE
BEGAN HER THOUSAND YEAR REIGN
ZEN CITY
PURITY AND FAITH
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
ZEN CITY
ONLY TRACES OF A CHECKERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN

will be adding more lyrics/vocals to next version

ZEN CITY voc version 1

MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

MY MIND HAS GOT THE BEST OF ME
PROTESTING THAT I’M CONTRARY
BUT WHO AM I TO DISAGREE
SO MUCH BETTER TO BE CIRCUMSPECT
THAN OVERSTEP SOME SACRED BOUNDARY

MY HEAD CONTAINS AN OCEAN
ONE THATS CONSTANTLY IN MOTION
AND AMIDST ALL THIS COMMOTION
I NEVER GET TO BE THE MAN I WANT TO BE

NOW BATS ARE IN THE BELFRY
LOCKED AWAY IN MY MEMORY
WITH ONLY ROCKS FOR COMPANY
CONCEALED UNDER A LOCK OF SHIFTING HAIR


ACCESSED WITH THE TWIST OF A SKELETON KEY

MY MIND, MY MIND

MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
SO I’M….NEVER ALONE

NEVER HAVE TO THINK FOR MYSELF
OR LOOK AFTER MY HEALTH
CAN JUST GO WITH THE FLOW
SIMPLY SAY, I DONT KNOW
SPEND THE DAY STARING OUT OF THE WINDOW

I’M OUT OF MY MIND

EARNED LONG AGO TO KEEP MY PLACE
TO NEVER SHOW MY REAL FACE
TO DO SO WOULD DISTURB THE FLOW
TO DO SO WOULD OPEN THE WINDOW

MY MIND, MY MIND

I ONLY HAVE ONE MEMORY
THE DAY I CHOSE TO DISAGREE
I BEGGED TO DIFFER, FOOLISHLY
AND PAID THE PRICE EMPHATICALLY

MY MIND, MY MIND

MY SILVER LINED MIXED UP MIND
CAN SOMETIMES LAG BEHIND
WITHOUT WARNING, EVERY MORNING
HE KEEPS PULLING DOWN THE BLINDS


I BREAK ALL THE RULES DEFINING THE MUSIC MAKING PROCESS, SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THEM! 

AND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNFAMILIAR, UNPREDICTABLE, FROM ONE CREATION TO THE NEXT, ONE TUNE WILL ONLY TELL YOU AS MUCH AS READING ONE PAGE OF A NOVEL, AND ONE LISTEN, NO MORE THAN A PARAGRAPH :)

MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

SUPPORT....I'll show you mine if you show me yours....FAIR EXCHANGE!

THE HACIENDA (ACID HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE) - SOUND CROWD (THE IN-CLOUD)

Fair Exchange: Listen 4 Listen, Comment for Comment, Share 4 Share!

THE HACIENDA (ACID HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE)

THE WORLD IS YOUR ASHTRAY

With nobody listening to these tunes, it would be understandable for any visitor to this page to come to the conclusion that my tunes must be garbage, but if you actually ignored the false flags and listened to them you might ending up asking yourself, while scratching your head in bewilderment, WHY THE F__K ISN'T ANYONE LISTENING TO THIS STUFF???

musicianswithvision.com gothicfunkfusion.com stevanhorne.com northernsoulisourworld.com

I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE TUNES ON THIS PAGE STAND UP TO ANYTHING DAFT PUNK or equivalent bands HAVE DONE! To prove me wrong you would need to listen; give these tunes several listens and I think you will come to the same conclusion!

Listen, leave feedback, and I PROMISE to do the same for you! Swapping support and hype is FREE PROMOTION; paying for promotion is throwing money away on a SCAM! @Steven A Horne @MusiciansWithVision

Likes alone don't do anything; only feedback brings more listeners!

Feedback keeps the post in circulation, and it serves as hype; people respond to hype; on the other hand, viewers see posts without feedback and assume it must be crap so they don't even bother to listen; psychology!

Some of the best music on Soundcloud gets no attention precisely because of this negative psychology! 

And some genres are pushed right out of the picture, even though the artist is making some to finest music on there!

LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU'RE A GEEK

IN YOUR FACE, IN YOUR SPACE, AND ON YOUR CASE

NARCISSISTIC NATION (Trump Is Of Your Own Creation)

The tunes on this page can’t match the studio production of the likes of DAFT PUNk because they were not done in a studio, but, creatively, they stand up to anything that band did! By the time you’ve listened to all these tunes you might well agree!

Listen, leave feedback, and I PROMISE to do the same for you!

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COVFEFE

BRIAN EPSTEIN's THEORY OF SEXUALITY

My approach to making music is to go wherever it takes me!

Last place I wish to go is where lust for fame & fortune might take me!

AUTHENTICITY leads to OBSCURITY but CONFORMITY is not for me!

ZEBEDEE (Highly Sprung)

Practice HUMANITARIAN SOCIALISM and prove to the world that we’re not just bog-standard, self-absorbed, one-dimensional, musicians--actively contribute to making this world a better place....DON'T JUST CRUISE, ROCK THE BOAT!

Together we can go further than if we each go it alone! Genuine support, genuine listens, genuine likes, genuine, meaningful, #feedback, encourages you, encourages me, #encourages all of us; motivates us, #inspires us, lifts our spirits--I know it does mine....positive feedback puts me on a high for the rest of the day!

DON'T JUST LIKE, LISTEN; DON'T JUST LISTEN, COMMENT; DON'T JUST COMMENT, SHARE!

TWO STUPID SODS

BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNING BODY

BAD TRIP....HOP

RIGOR MORTICIA

ZEN CITY
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EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
SECURITY AND PEACE BEGAN HER THOUSAND YEAR REIGN
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ZEN CITY
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EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
ALL THE TROUBLES OF THE WORLD
DISAPPEARING WITHOUT A REFRAIN
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ZEN CITY
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EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
ONLY TRACES OF A CHEQUERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN
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ZEN CITY
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EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
AS THE MIRACLES INCREASE
DEATH WILL DISAPPEAR AND THE PAIN
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ZEN CITY
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EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
ONLY TRACES OF A CHEQUERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN
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CITIZEN KANE CAUGHT THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO ZEN CITY
SHE HAS AN INTERESTING NAME
AND HE WANTED TO SEE HER AGAIN
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HOPING ALL THAT WOULD COME TO PASS
WITHIN ONE PERFECT MOMENT
WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD LAST
FOR ALL ETERNITY
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WHEN SHE TAKES YOU IN HER ARMS
AND WHISPERS, COME TO ME
SHE OFFERS PERFECT LIFE
IN A PERFECT WORLD
WITHIN HER HEAVENLY CITY
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SECURITY AND PEACE
BEGAN HER THOUSAND YEAR REIGN
ZEN CITY
PURITY AND FAITH
EXISTING ON A HIGHER PLANE
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ZEN CITY
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ONLY TRACES OF A CHEQUERED PAST
AND FLEETING MEMORIES REMAIN
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ZEN CITY

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO ZEN CITY vocal

Don't let the MUSIC INDUSTRY FOOL YOU, the best tunes around today are #UNSIGNED, #INDEPENDENT & #UNDERGROUND!
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And don't let anyone tell you what music to make or how to make it, JUST MAKE IT….DO WHAT YOU FEEL!
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I’M TOO SCARED TO DANCE
I’M TOO SCARED TO DANCE
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I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
YOU GIVE ME CONFIDENCE, ENOUGH EXUBERANCE
I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
YOU OPEN EVERY DOOR, YOU SWEEP ME ON THE FLOOR
I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
THE PEOPLE FADE TO GREY, THE PEOPLE FADE TO GREY
I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
AND SINCE YOU CHANGED THE LAW, I’M CRYING OUT FOR MORE
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TOO SCARED TO DANCE
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I THINK I’M DEAD INSIDE
IT’S THE REASON WHY I HIDE
EXPLAINS THE PARANOIA
TOO AFRAID TOO SLIP AND SLIDE
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I’M KIND OF TORN INSIDE
I NEVER CAN DECIDE
UNTIL YOU GUIDE ME TO THE FLOOR, AND SAY,
RELAX, ENJOY THE RIDE
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I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE AIR
I ONLY DANCE WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU
SHE SAID, TRY NOT TO CARE
IGNORE THEM, LET THEM STARE
PRETEND YOU’RE UNAWARE
OF THE EYES THAT ARE EVERYWHERE
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MY ONLY HANG UP
MY ONLY HANG UP
I’M MUCH TOO SCARED
I’M TOO SCARED….TO DANCE
I’M MUCH TO SCARED
MY ONLY ONLY HANG UP
I’M TOO SCARED….TO DANCE
I’M MUCH TOO SCARED
MY ONLY HANG UP
I’M TOO SCARED….TO DANCE
I’M MUCH TOO SCARED
MY ONLY HANG UP
I’M TOO SCARED TO DANCE
MY ONLY HANG UP
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MY ONLY HANG UP
I’M TOO SCARED TO DANCE
MY ONLY HANG UP
I’M TOO SCARED TO DANCE
MY ONLY HANG UP

I'M TOO SCARED TO DANCE

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SUPERFINE APOSTLES

In the WRONG PLACE at THE WRONG TIME with THE WRONG MINDSET, apparently making THE #WRONG #MUSIC, but it feels #RIGHT to ME!

Highly unlikely more than one of my tunes will ever be heard by more than a handful of listeners, so just for the record here is an incomplete list of artists my music has been compared to by other musicians, depending on which tunes they heard, StevenVellou (Gothic Funk)

RESIDENTS, PHILIP GLASS, DAVID BYRNE, FRANK ZAPPA, THE BEATLES, BAUHAUS, SISTERS OF MERCY, DAVID BOWIE, LOU REED, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, PARLIAMENT, SYD BARRETT, PINK FLOYD, PSYCHIC TV, NEU, MOMUS, MINISTRY, CHARLES IVES, BEACH BOYS, KINKS, THE FALL, JOY DIVISION, DEPECHE MODE, GARY NUMAN, LEONARD COHEN, STONE ROSES, GIORGIO MORODER, GEORGE CLINTON, THE CURE, DALIS CAR, JOHN ASTLEY, KILLING JOKE, ALIEN SEX FIEND, ROBERT FRIPP, DEVO, B52’s, IAN CURTIS, FAD GADGET, TALKING HEADS, GORILLAZ, MIKE PATTON, JON ZORN, LES CLAYPOOL, STEVEN REICH, TOM WAITS, THE EX, TOM CORA, THE CAKE, NAPOLEON XIV, KEVIN AYERS, ROXY MUSIC, FRANK TOVEY, RUPERT HINES, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, SPARKS, BILL NELSON, JOHN CALE, TRIO, JULIAN COPE, HEAVEN 17, LLOYD COLE, TUBEWAY ARMY, FRONT 242, NITZER EBB, COCKNEY REBEL, SHRIEKBACK, VICTOR SNOW, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, THE THE, BABYBIRD, JOHN LENNON, ULTRAVOX, DAN DEACON, BACH, SQUEEZE, ANDREW ELDRITCH, IGGY POP, MIDNIGHT OIL, BILLY CHILDISH, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, LOVE AND ROCKETS, ART OF NOISE, LOOK PEOPLE, CABARET VOLTAIRE, PRODIGY, et al.
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Don't take sides and I'll respect you for it; take sides and I'll treat you with the same contempt I treat anyone with a mob mentality, because mob mentality invariantly betrays an underlying intolerant right-wing mentality!
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#SUPPORT gathers #MOMENTUM when #RECIPROCATED!
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My tunes are ten times better than you might imagine!
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A lack of listens proves nothing, other than the fact that no one is finding your tunes; it does not prove, as some believe, that your tunes must be crap, so don’t ever take such a ridiculous notion on board—on an internet FLOODED with music no listens rarely has anything to do with the quality of your music, your creative talent, is almost always down to the fact that the right audience can’t find your music, because finding it is now as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack!
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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, EVERYTHING FOR SOMEONE!
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For diversity and consistency, I am not hesitant in saying my Soundcloud pages house the most inventive creations on here. There are others making fabulous tunes, but no one is more prolific while maintaining a high standard of pole to pole invention, and that applies to the lyrics too. I won't escape obscurity and oblivion, but that proves nothing, the internet is way, way, WAY overcrowded with unsigned music, way too much mediocre stuff, which obscure anything exceptional out there; the wood hidden away behind lots and lots and LOTS of trees, and no one has the time to look for needles in haystacks, to find a diamond in the rough, it's just way too big a task, not humanely possible!

INVENTIVE, AUTHENTIC, DIVERSE MUSIC, INVENTIVE, AUTHENTIC, IMAGINATIVE LYRICS, but those are the last things the vast majority of listeners are looking for these days!
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Me, I'm awestruck by musicians who can't be pigeonholed, who don't conform to any borders, who don't think about which direction each new creation will take, they just go wherever that creativity takes them; pure, on the fly, innovation, imperfect but 100% authentic, as far a way from manufactured, recipe book, regurgitation, as it is possible to get, totally unforced, inspirational and way, way, WAY outside the box! There ought to be a place for such creativity, there was at one time, but a mercenary music industry put an end to that, leaving us with a situation where those who deserve the most adoration for the talents receive the least!
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Will this ever change, will a yearning for TRUE underground, creativity unique to the individual, ever return, or has the spoon-feeding gone to far this time, is its grip so vicelike nothing can break it!
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I make #INVISIBLE music, perhaps it feels that way to you too!
#Overlooked, #Underrated, Dismissed Without A Listen!
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When Soundclouders follow me or click like without leaving feedback, what is it they are hoping for? That I come listen to their tunes and heap praise on them, what? I mean really, what is the point of following someone, what is the point of liking one of their tunes, if you don't actual think they are deserving of feedback, if you don't think the tunes are as good as what you do???

EXPLODING THE MYTH THAT UNSIGNED IS UNSIGNED BECAUSE IT’S INFERIOR TO SIGNED MUSIC!

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UNTIL this MYTH is blown out of the water we don’t have a cat in hells chance of breaking through. #TheMyth  is the BIGGEST obstacle that stands in our way, it is the FIRST hurdle we must get over, it is the message that should be going #VIRAL, it’s down to each & every one of you to make that happen!
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#ExplodeTheMyth
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Listening to just one of my tunes tells you nothing about my creative approach, listening to ten of my tunes will still tell you very little, listen to a hundred of my tunes and the penny will start to drop, but it's only after hearing 500+ of my creations and collaborations that your eyes will widen in amazement! 
However, if you don't have unlimited eclectic taste none of that applies, and the reality is, who, in this world, is going to listen to every tune I've created, no one--if even one tune is heard from beginning to end it's a minor miracle, because sadly, there is a belief that unsigned means inferior, but I've heard enough tunes by the rest of you guys to know that's a myth, that's bullshit, we create some of the most inventive, authentic, imaginative tunes out there!
Give me unsigned, independent and underground music over signed, safe, predictable, recipe book, music any day of the week!
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I MAKE TUNES NO ONE WILL EVER LISTEN TO!
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Some musicians & music fans don’t want to hear music from the past because they would have to acknowledge IT’S ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE!
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Finally come to terms with the fact that I'm PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE OF ONE, and even I have to FORCE myself to listen!!!
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My music and lyrics are all about different, but if no one listens no one will EVER know! 
#StevenVellou

I CREATE TUNES ON THE FLY; NO FORMULA, NO PLAN, NO DIRECTION; THEY JUST HAPPEN--I'M IGNORANT OF THE RULES INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC MAKING PROCESS, SO I'M NOT BOXED IN BY THEM, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE SO VARIED AND UNPREDICTABLE!
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Meaningful yet tongue-in-cheek tunes that can’t be #PIGEONHOLED!
Great production ISN'T my forte, accomplished musicianship ISN'T my forte but #UndergroundInvention, #InfiniteDimensions & LYRICS are!
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Now I don't personally believe I'm in the same league as #Bowie, other than my lyrics, more often than not, making more sense, but I do think I share his ability to adapt to different genres, and his endless, diverse, creativity, just not quite on the same level.
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I'm not proficient/accomplished on instruments, & I have other musical limitations, but most genres come natural to me, and I much prefer having that unforced ability to being highly accomplished on instruments, highly polished on production, or having the perfect voice!
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If I didn't feel I had my own approach, if my music was easy to pigeonhole, I would have quit music a long time ago!
Never been about fame & fortune, just about pushing the boundaries without actually intending to push the boundaries; creativity that's second nature not formula! 
Yes, I want to reach an audience but making money from my music means nothing to me!
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NOT saying I’m THE MOST #talented musician on music promotion sites but I will say I’m one of the most #UNDERRATED! Even so, I would much rather be underrated than overrated!
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