OK, before you read the results, I have to say scoring these songs was so freaking hard. All of you are sending me some really awesome stuff, just look what I wrote about the last place song for this round.
Round 2 - Vocal Performance6 points
YtseBitsySpider - Queensryche - Someone Else? (youtube) - What can I say, I'm a sucker for Geoff Tate, and I only have two Queensryche albums. One of my least favorite criticisms of a singer is, "He sounds like Geoff Tate." WTF is wrong with that? Nothing I say. If this were an open round, this song would have been lower (don't get me wrong, I liked the song, but this round was tough), but being the "vocal performance" round, but Geoff brought his A game to this ballad.
5 points
SoundscapeMN - The Dear Hunter - His Hands Matched His Tongue
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=His%20Hands%20Matched%20His%20Tongue - This song reminded me of the Radiohead song "Let Down" - in a very good way. These two The Dear Hunter songs have me very excited for the albums which I ordered before this round (I hadn't heard these songs before, which is why I accepted them)
Portrucci - The Dear Hunter - What It Means To Be Alone
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/What+It+Means+To+Be+Alone/2g8kAO
- Well, the same singer, so these songs figured to be near each other, right? I'm starting to get a Thom Yorke feel to Casey Crescenzo's voice, which I definately dig.
4 points
Sigz - Battle of Mice - Sleep and Dream
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Crying/2ToTzZ - Well, this is certainly...interesting. This is my first exposure to this band and singer, Julie Christmas (is she married to Lloyd Christmas?) The "whisper-singing" (that's what I'm calling it) contrasting with Julie's few screams, in addition to her regular singing, worked really well and showcased her talent. I had this song as high as 3rd place and as low as last place in this round, so I'm not really sure how I feel about this song even after six listens, and the tightness of this round makes these rankings somewhat fluid, so it's here for now.
Wolfking - Beyond Twilight - Crying
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Crying/2ToTzZ - When I saw that I was sent Jorn Lande in addtion to Geoff, Casey, and Mike Patton (see below), I knew I created a horrible monster in trying to score these songs. Jorn delivers the soaring powerful vocals he's known for here. I really need to get around to checking out his bands stuff though.
3 points
Gorille85 - Mr. Bungle - Squeeze Me Macaroni (youtube) - Mike Patton...another talented guy in his own right. Rather than relying on range (Geoff), or expression (Casey Crescenzo), speed and inflection are Mike's tools. While the song itself might be the least favorite of the ones sent this round, the first 4 minutes are a showcase of Mike's talents. The Faith No More fan in me just went upside my head with a tire iron for placing this so low...
2 points
Zantera - Ulver - EOS
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/EOS/2uw6NB - The thing I liked about this song was the lower register vocals. A vast improvement over the Ulver song I was sent last round, and the vocals have everything to do with it. I don't know how often I could make it though an entire album of this stuff though, musically speaking. I just don't go for this slow atmospheric stuff.
1 point
Seventh Son - High Passage/Low Passage (youtube)- I really liked this song...I mean I REALLY liked this song. If this was an open round, it might have won. I'll definitly look into get one of their albums next time I make a CD order, but as far as actual vocal performance...this song just ran into flying buzzsaws this round. They vocal performance wasn't bad in any way, shape, or form...it just wasn't the showcase of the song. I feel aweful that I have to give one point though...I mean I REALLY liked this song. I was originally going to give it 2 points, but I couldn't figure which song to take a point from. I even considered taking half a point off of two songs.
**NEW ADDITION**Just for shits and giggles, I'm going to start posting the song I would have sent had I been playing, just to kind of return the favor and maybe turn you on to a band I like. Here is a song from the new Therion album,
Sitra Ahra, the song is Unguentum Sabbati
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=Unguentum Sabbati I don't know how to post the direct link to the song, so I just put the search in.
After 2 rounds:
SoundscapeMN & YtseBitsySpider - 11
Sigz & Portrucci- 9
Wolfking -8
Zantera - 5
Gorille85 - 4
Seventh Son - 3
Still plenty of time for a comeback.
Round 3: Lyrical content - a song whose lyrics are either very meaningful or very important to you
Looking forward to your next submissions!
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