First off let me just say this was the strongest round to date. I enjoyed each and every song a good bit and as such have not given anything 1 point. There was a wide range of music sent and I thought highly of the mix.
DTVT: Ben Folds Five – Song for the Dumped (2 pt)
Kinda like the general joyous atmosphere of this song despite the lyrical content that isn’t exactly about a cheery subject. Definitely has a Transatlantic edge as far as that happy go lucky sound is concerned (and yes, I realize that’s probably more a Beatles thing, I just don’t care about the Beatles). However the song is kinda a hodge podge mess it seems, and very poorly engineered. I definitely appreciate the sound and enjoyed the song but this was nothing spectacular.
PC: Ben Folds Five – Video (3 pt)
Two point Tingle also sent along some BFF (fun fact, Tingle’s BFF is his imaginary friend Biff) and this song sounded as mediocre as the last, but was more cohesive and I enjoyed it a tad more. Piano definitely does a nice job throughout.
Wolf: Communic – Flood River Blood (4 pt)
Killer opening to this song, and it generally stays pretty solid throughout. Not sure if I’m feeling the vocalist all that much, and like the previous two songs this one seems to suffer a bit from sub-par sound, but the advantage is that the aggression of this song is better suited for the lower sound quality.
Ytse: Magic Elf – Scrambledeggs (10 pt)
I was surprised when Ytse had failed to hit a high ranked song up until this point, but here it finally is. A pretty interesting instrumental to say the least. I don’t know how well the acoustic guitar noodling goodness would sit with me over time, but thankfully that’s not an issue for this here roulette. Highly entertaining and flamboyant the song definitely is a fun listen.
Zander: Placebo – Sleeping with Ghosts (9 pt)
When I listen to this song I really feel as if we’ve gotten into pure Zander material. I really enjoyed the atmosphere the song creates and very much liked the electronic influences within the song. The vocals added nicely to the song even if by themselves they might not have been much. In that respect I see the vocal approach within the song as a more atmospheric OSI or something. I know a bit of a stretch, but hopefully somebody gets what I’m saying.
Seth: The Antlers - Every Night my Teeth are Falling Out (8 pt)
Throughout every round it seems I get a band that reminds me of Three and this is that submission for this round. And that’s definitely a good thing. I have probably criticized vocals a lot more than other things so far, and while one might expect me to say bad things about this singer I really enjoy him, just as I do Eppard from Three.
Rich: The Aristocrats - Bad Asteroid (5 pt)
Instrumental submission #2 has a nice flow (much like On the Sunday of Life, and unlike In Absentia) and is a great kick back and enjoy track. However that smoothness might also be the tracks undoing in a game such as this. It just didn’t stand out as strongly as many other tracks.
Jingle: The Tea Party - Fire in the Head (6 pt)
A Canadian Trio? What the fuck good can come of this shit? This song features some stellar little musical builds. At 1:27 and 2:01 come musical moments that were amongst my favorite in the round. The little industrial edge to the guitar in parts was cool and in general this was just a pretty interesting song for me.
Rapkins: 6+9+1+6+8 = 30
Hair: 5+4+0+9+9 = 27
Mason: 8+7+1+7+2 = 25
Wolf: 9+8+0+4+4 = 25
Ytse: 1+5-1+5+10 = 20
Brit: 4+6+0+3+5 = 18
Puppet: 7+1-1+1+6 = 14
Joseph: 2+2-1+2+3 = 8
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