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Web's Rookie Roulette! *FINAL Results!*
« on: April 11, 2014, 06:34:05 PM »
My intention for wanting to do a roulette is almost solely to find new (to me) music. There's lots out there (new and old) that I haven't really taken the time to get more into or just haven't come across yet and this as you all know is a great avenue to take the time and discover new music. So as basic as can be, my judgement will be based on what I think of the musician/band/songs that are sent but I prefer it to be something that I haven't really listened to much, if at all. It can come from just about any generation and genre if you feel confident in it.


There's been so many interesting ways of running these roulette's, determining a way to go about it has been a struggle. I love the themes but I feel like themes sometimes get in the way of choosing a band/song, so it will be quite vague in those terms but you'll be able to send the best of the best throughout.

I know there have been bands I've missed over the years some really far back so for the rounds with theme's I'm breaking it up between two 30 something year periods of modern music. Wanting to find older and some very new bands as well and feel this can help, also some of you tend to know older bands better than new and some know the newer bands a bit better so it somewhat evens the playing field.




Rules and stuff:

Rules are, I make the rules as I go along...lol...

Hoping to have 10 contestants and 10 rounds... I'll move quickly so if you join please be willing to be timely with submissions. Once a musician/band has been used it can't be used again. If a band can't be used or whatever and it's sent I'll notify and allow for a change. Scoring will be 1-10 with .5 increments as well.

I don't really want to eliminate anyone along the way but it helps to keep the competition fierce and with the scoring reseting after elimination rounds the final 6 contestants should all be in the game as we come down to the end!

Submissions can be sent to my email at musicnut77@gmail.com . Youtube would be preferable but if you need to send in other ways just let me know, sure it will be fine.



Round 1: Free Round

Round 2: 60's-80's

Round 3: 90's-10's


Eliminate Bottom 2 contestants (SCORING RESETS)



Round 4: 60's-80's

Round 5: 90's-10's

Round 6: Free Round


Eliminate Bottom 2 contestants (SCORING RESETS)




Final 6 contestants will compete in 4 final rounds but I won't reveal the final themes till we get to that point.


Round 7: 60's-80's

Round 8: 90's-10's

Round 9 and 10 ??? Mystery Rounds ???




Contestants:

1.Ultimetalhead
2.senecadawg2
3.jingle.boy
4.Nekov
5.Lucien
6.Dr. DTVT
7.lonestar
8.Evermind
9.orcus116
10.Big Hath





References for me...

My Top 50 Album list from back in 2012: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=30454.0

My Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/user/MusicNut77





Roulette Banned Bands/Musicians List:

Beyond the Bridge
Redemption
The Omega Experiment
Vanden Plas
Flaming Row
ISIS
I Mother Earth
Evergrey
Shostakovich
Rishloo
King Crimson
Marillion
Al Di Meola
The Waterboys
UFO
Dire Straits
Yes
Death
Winter Rose
Vangelis
Brand New
Demains
Bruce Dickinson
The Deadstation
Foxy Shazam
Kamelot
WarMachine
Enslaved
The Dandy Warhols
The Enid
Tower of Power
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Electric Light Orchestra
Triumph
Jon Lord
Candlemass
Worlds
Seventh Wonder
The Pineapple Thief
Agalloch
Karnivool
IQ
Destrage
Kiss
Dir en Grey
Pure Reason Revolution
Ne Obliviscaris
Epysode
Intervals
Dog Fashion Disco
Nightingale
Effloresce
Thoughts Factory
Max Webster
The Cure
Montrose
Eloy
Pentagram
Frank Zappa
Von Hertzen Brothers
Opeth
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
The Hive-Mind
The Contortionist
Star One
Gary Moore
Sigh
Sting
Gotye
Graham Central Station
Robin Trower
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2014, 06:44:56 PM »
Geezer ready to kick buttocks.
     

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2014, 08:15:51 PM »
hhhhmmmm... Upon review of your last.fm, seems as though your musical tastes are a few degrees sideways from mine.  This shall be fun and interesting.

I like the decade segmentation for the rounds.  Will be reviewing my options over the weekend.  Don't think I'll have any problem in finding bands you don't know whatsoever.
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2014, 07:05:39 AM »
Looking forward to this! Specially since I have the chance to once again kick Chad's butt  ;D
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2014, 07:22:29 AM »
Looking forward to this! Specially since I have the chance to once again kick Chad's butt  ;D

You can go ahead and kick my butt, but ....



Say, Raider... are you wanting tunes that will lead you to explore the band, or just wanting excellent new music - meaning, one-hit wonders would still appeal to you?
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2014, 08:13:54 AM »
one more question - what is the cutoff for how many plays a band has in your last FM that can be sent?  Over half of the artists have less 4 or less plays, and another 15% are at less than 10 plays.
     

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2014, 09:24:09 AM »
Saw some glaring omissions from your last.fm, enough that I should be able to put Chad down a few notches again. I'm in man.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2014, 09:30:23 AM »
I'll probably end up eliminated after the first thing with my tastes, but that doesn't matter, right? I'm in.
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2014, 09:53:42 AM »
Saw some glaring omissions from your last.fm, enough that I should be able to put Chad down a few notches again. I'm in man.

oh ffs.  Can I ever get in a Roulette without you so I can use the material you've introduced me to?   :rollin

Every now and then I might not play so ethically.   :P
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2014, 10:26:55 AM »
Hoping to last more than 3 rounds!!!  :)
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2014, 10:29:07 AM »
Saw some glaring omissions from your last.fm, enough that I should be able to put Chad down a few notches again. I'm in man.

oh ffs.  Can I ever get in a Roulette without you so I can use the material you've introduced me to?   :rollin

Every now and then I might not play so ethically.   :P

I give you free reign to use what you wish. Based on his last.fm taste, most of what I'll be sending here isn't from the stuff we mutually dig anyways.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2014, 12:24:53 PM »
I'll join.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2014, 07:02:47 PM »
Say, Raider... are you wanting tunes that will lead you to explore the band, or just wanting excellent new music - meaning, one-hit wonders would still appeal to you?


If I'm being honest, songs from bands that I will really get into is what I'm looking for. I want the roulette to lead me into new bands, musicians that maybe I haven't had time to listen to or really considered in the past. I figure this will force me to really take the time to evaluate some bands I haven't given a chance or that I don't even know.




one more question - what is the cutoff for how many plays a band has in your last FM that can be sent?  Over half of the artists have less 4 or less plays, and another 15% are at less than 10 plays.



There's a lot I listen to that might not have made it on my Last.fm or is on there very little. If it looks like I haven't listened to the band very much and you think I'd dig it then feel free to send something. As I noted above I'm willing to allow for another submission if I can't really accept the first one sent.




I think we have all but one slot filled for this roulette! :tup

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014, 07:23:52 PM »
Hey, I'm in every roulette lately, so I can be in this one too.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 07:32:12 PM »
looks like shadow ninja is #10, but if not, I'll join
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2014, 07:51:23 PM »
Yeah, go ahead and give Hath my spot, WebRaider. I'm in enough roulettes as it is. :lol

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2014, 07:54:58 PM »
I'm calling a TOP song for this roulette from Big Hath.  "What Is Hip" Bro!!
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2014, 08:10:01 PM »
Since it looks like you have 10 people now, I'll go ahead and send you my first round submission. Hope you enjoy!!!
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2014, 09:11:48 PM »
Yeah, go ahead and give Hath my spot, WebRaider. I'm in enough roulettes as it is. :lol




Alright Karkat, er.. I mean Shadow... Big Hath is in to complete :) and you all can start sending submissions if you like! Lets do this!  :metal

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2014, 11:24:04 PM »
round 1 sent
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2014, 01:55:18 AM »
Sent mang...

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2014, 03:06:58 AM »
Sent mine.
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2014, 07:30:31 AM »
Sending momentarily...
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2014, 10:52:01 AM »
web, our music tastes are so alike I'm going to have a hard time finding something you haven't heard before.

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« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2014, 12:18:08 PM »
Sent.

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« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2014, 01:22:21 PM »
Sent
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2014, 01:46:32 PM »
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
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« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2014, 04:11:27 PM »
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2014, 04:26:56 PM »
I've got everyone's 1st round subs... waiting on Ultimetalhead and Lucien and they may not even be aware yet as they haven't checked in here. (They signed up in the general roulette thread)....

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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2014, 05:04:19 PM »
You should pm them and see if they still wanna play
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2014, 05:27:06 PM »
Yeah, I think I'll play.
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2014, 06:04:02 PM »
Sent.
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #32 on: April 14, 2014, 05:47:38 AM »
Ah jeez I'm the only one left. Sending momentarily.
Orion....that's the one with a bunch of power chords and boringly harsh vocals, isn't it?
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #33 on: April 14, 2014, 06:04:46 AM »
bummer I just seem to miss getting in these lately.
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Re: Web's Rookie Roulette!
« Reply #34 on: April 14, 2014, 03:25:41 PM »


 Everyone is in for Round 1! I'll be diving in to all the music goodness this afternoon!  :hat