Here are the round 5 results. After this we will be down to the final 6!
Scorpion: Ark - Just A Little: Knowing Jorn was involved, I definitely was not expecting what I heard. This was almost Latin Jazz. Heck, it IS Latin Jazz. Very interesting. Is the rest of the album like this? I wouldn't say I was blown away, but I found it enjoyable. For THIS song, I think I actually preferred the other guy that seemed to do most of the singing instead of Jorn.
Score: 7.0
Bolsters: Edenbridge - The Invisible Force: Musically I was very fond of the big symphonic sound and thick guitars, but I wasn't all that crazy about the vocalist. It just didn't seem like a strong enough voice to compete with what was happening with the instruments.
Score: 7.0
Tom Bombadil: The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - The Jody Grind: Nice little bossa nova after that screaming opening. Reminds me of Horace Silver. Then I look up a little more info on this song and what do you know, it's a Horace Silver tune. Makes sense! I like the “big band with the sound/style of a smaller jazz group” format, in a similar vein as the Mingus Big Band. The trumpet section is on fire in this performance.
Score: 7.5
Elite: Armed Cloud - Jealousy with a Halo: Whoa, nice thick/heavy sound! The vocal delivery and production remind me of System of a Down, although I wasn't crazy about his voice, especially on that little vocal melody in the chorus.
Score: 7.5
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - Soft Bomb Salad: About halfway through the song I was not really feeling it, although I like the bass production. Wait there could be something awesome brewing, ok this is more like it. The intensity buildup was really well done and gets some extra points for the song, but ultimately I wish it had taken the song to a new level. However, it just seemed to peter out.
Score: 7.5
bl5150: Trail of Murder - Nightmares I Stole: Ah yes, this is a great riff right off the bat. That solo between the chorus and 2nd verse was quite tasty. Just a very solid song all around.
Score: 8.5
senecadawg2: Sound of Contact - Pale Blue Dot: Very good first impression. I liked the spacey intro (music, not video) and the thick rhythmic accents throughout the song. The dude sounds just like his father. When he sings that “I” with the echo it reminds a lot of Turn It On Again. I really like that epic sounding bridge.
Score: 9.0
As you can see below, we had a tie for the elimination spot. In my mind the first tiebreaker was whoever had sent the highest scoring song during the roulette. In this case senecadawg2 had sent two songs that scored higher than Tom Bombadil's highest (had they tied on this tiebreaker, the 2nd tiebreaker was going to be who scored the highest in this round, which was also senecadawg2). So there you have it. TB, it was a pleasure to have you play and thanks for sending some awesome music. The Umphrey's Mcgee was excellent and you have already lightened my wallet a bit!
Rankings after round 5
bl5150 - 9.0 + 9.0 + 8.0 + 7.5 + 8.5 = 42.0
Elite - 8.5 + 9.0 + 7.5 + 8.0 + 7.5 = 40.5
Bolsters - 8.5 + 8.0 + 8.5 + 8.0 + 7.0 = 40.0
kingshmegland - 9.0 + 7.5 + 7.0 + 8.5 + 7.5 = 39.5
Scorpion - 7.0 + 9.0 + 8.0 + 7.5 + 7.0 = 38.5
senecadawg2 - 8.0 + 8.5 + 7.5 + 5.0 + 9.0 = 38.0
Eliminated
LieLowTheWantedMan - 6.0 + 7.5 = 13.5
Sacul - 8.0 + 8.0 + 6.0 = 22.0
adace - 7.0 + 7.0 + 8.5 + 6.0 = 28.5
Tom Bombadil - 7.5 + 8.0 + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 = 38.0