ROUND 3 RESULTS
GentlemanofDread: Hiromi’s Sonicbloom – Time Difference
Theme (name): Well, there are definitely a lot of changing times in this piece. However, I didn’t feel so much of a time “difference”. To me, that phrase indicates several voices being displaced in time, and this song was very much in sync. Not a fault of the song, but not the best for the theme. 2/5
Instrument (piano): I can’t argue with that. I love how even though she’s playing this ridiculous music, she keeps that big smile on her face. 5/5
Overall: This is a significant improvement from your first two rounds. It’s dynamic, it’s impressive, and above all, it’s fun. Paradoxically, I’m a big of songs with jazz influence, but not as big a fan of pure jazz. I’m not sure where to place this, other than saying I really enjoyed it. 9/10
Total: 16/20
Dr. DTVT: Bozzio Levin Stevens – Chaos/Control
Theme (name): There were moments of both chaos and control, but the constant drum groove kept it mostly on the control side. Still, the changing feels throughout gave a feel of chaos that was brought into control as the feel went on. 3/5
Instrument (drums): The drums are technically impressive, but not the most memorable or distinctive drum part. I did really like the cymbal solo section. 3/5
Overall: The song as a whole is okay, but I didn’t think it was anything special (sorry, the streak has been broken). It goes on for a while, never really arriving anywhere, but just sort of being there. 5/10
Total: 11/20
senecadawg2: Agalloch – Into the Painted Grey
Theme (name): I completely see where the title is coming from. The song is definitely a shade of gray, in that it’s halfway between being very dark and very beautiful. The idea of painting just adds to that blurriness, a blurriness that is furthered by the “wall of sound” which goes throughout the song. 5/5
Instrument (drums): The problem with the drums here is that they’re mainly providing the wall of sound, and they aren’t really standing out in any way. As I said, the drums are effective at what they’re doing, but as a performance, it’s nothing all that interesting. 3/5
Overall: The song is a lot to take in, but once I did take it in, I was really moved by it. It really does convey the emotion that it’s title suggests. Unfortunately, it was a bit dense for my tastes. 6/10
Total: 14/20
Tyrias: Gojira – Explosia
Theme (name): The song is more of a constant intensity than having bursts or explosions, but it is still an explosively high intensity. 3/5
Instrument (drums): The drums in this song really complement the other instruments well, as well as being interesting in their own right. That one main rhythm is also quite cool. 5/5
Overall: I really liked this song. It is very heavy, but at the same is understandable and accessible. I also liked the emotion shift halfway through the song. 8/10
Total: 16/20
Sacul: 5inapsi5 – Summer’s End
Theme (name): The song has a longing feel, which I guess is the memories of the summer that is ending, and the wish that it wouldn’t end. Some of the later parts ruin that feel, but only briefly. 4/5
Instrument (piano): The piano beginning was my favorite part of the song. Part of that came from the sound effects, but the piano was definitely pretty. 4/5
Overall: Upon first listen, I was not expecting the more prog and metal sections. So much of this song is so beautiful, but those parts are…not as beautiful. This is a great example of a song that would be better if it stripped away the prog. It’s still quite an emotional and evocative song. 7/10
Total: 15/20
Tom Bombadil: Beyond the Bridge – Triumph of Irreality
Theme (name): I understand the triumph, but without any other context, I don’t get where irreality comes in. I say without context because I imagine this fits well into the context of an album, considering its abrupt ending. 3/5
Instrument (guitar): I kept thinking that I would have given a perfect instrument score to the keyboards. The guitar is great, but the keyboard is what really stood out to me. 4/5
Overall: Congratulations. You have received the first perfect overall score of my roulette. This song is really powerful and really fun all at the same time. It took me on a journey the whole way through, and because of that I’ll give the benefit of the doubt to whatever comes after the abrupt ending. 10/10
Total: 17/20
Evermind: David Gilmour – Red Sky at Night
Theme (name): I tried to ignore the album cover, which is obviously a blue sky, but the more I thought about the song, the more it seemed like a dark blue, a cool color rather than a warm color. It’s still very evocative of a night sky. 4/5
Instrument (saxophone): Like a wolf howling at the moon. Sorry, this theme has got me thinking metaphorically about everything. I love the emotion in the saxophone part. It really is the life of an otherwise dormant piece. 5/5
Overall: Despite the fact that Gilmour basically rewrote the intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond, this is a great piece. It is poignant and would work great as an intro to something bigger…all kidding aside, it is also a nice emotion all by itself. 8/10
Total: 17/20
mikemangioy: Devin Townsend – Truth
Theme (name): I could think of a way that this song evoked truth, but anything I could really think of would be a stretch. 1/5
Instrument (vocals): As I’ve said, I don’t normally like Devin Townsend, but I do think he’s a great vocalist. The vocals in this song don’t have any words (as far as I can tell), but they’re still important and complement the rest of the song very nicely. 4/5
Overall: My biggest complaints with Devin Townsend are (1) the oversaturation of sound that is his production, and (2) too much of the same thing. I didn’t mind the first one in this song so much, because everything was still relatively clear to hear, but the second one got me. Maybe it’s because of the production, but even when the song moves on to a new idea, it still feels like the same thing throughout almost the whole song. But I still liked what I heard. 5/10
Total: 10/20
Results after Round 3:
Dr. DTVT – 46
Sacul – 44
Tyrias – 44
Evermind – 43
Tom Bombadil – 40
mikemangioy – 36
senecadawg2 – 35
GentlemanofDread – 27
ROUND 4: Striking a Chord
This round is all about harmony. Give me songs with interesting choices of chords. It could be a repeating chord progression, but it definitely does not have to be, and it might even be better if it isn’t, instead opting to change things up harmonically. Get songs to me by the end of Friday.
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