The TAC Roulette- Final Results!!!

[TAC]

First off, thank you everyone for my Winger Intervention. It was a success!!
Now I am not running out to buy a Winger CD, but at least I am on the road to recovery.

Has anyone ever been so wronged that it doesn't matter what a person does, they can never make amends?
Well, I was and I am happy to say that, Kip, you are now forgiven.

Some general observations:
The music was a lot heavier than I was expecting.
The vocals were much better than I thought they would be.
I'm still not sure where the band is "coming from".
Half the songs came from one album, but I still feel like I got a sprinkling of their discog. I'd be interested in hearing more from IV and Karma.

So, sorry to say that the Winger Round is officially over. Bosk, you may now change everyone back. Except Wolfking! 

I actually liked every song. Here are the Results:

Kingshmegland – M16

So the first Winger track I hear is M16. Starts off pretty heavy. Then I hear “Charlie Foxtrot” and I’m thinking good grief. But other than those two words, this song is pretty cool. Love the vocals on it. Now a Winger song about war is not what I was expecting. But this song serves as a great opener to the round and definitely has me primed for more. After listening to M16, I am intrigued.

-1.0

b5150 – Pull Me Under

M16 leads into Pull Me Under and this goes next level. I had no idea Winger could have a track this cool. Love the standard riff (Stand Up And Shout/Two Minutes To Midnight/Power And The Glory, etc…).  A real hot rocker (the song not Kip) with a great but short solo. This song stuck in my head. Memorable chorus and really a song right up my alley. Great choice.

-.5

jjrock88 – Hell To Pay

Last round aside, JJ continues his consistent delivery of rockers. I’m thinking if this was Krokus, it would be awesome. So if it’s Winger, can’t it be awesome too? It sure can. And I love the Alice Cooper style bridge. I’m 3 songs in and I’m thinking we might have a better round than the previous one! Again, a great choice to get me interested.

-.5

Evermind – Spell I’m Under

OK. Power Ballad. Uh oh! Another Krokus sounding tune. This is actually very catchy and it stays in my head. Great melodies. But some of these lyrics are pukeworthy! “Woman, how deep can I go, with every inch grows a new obsession.” Yuck!! That said, surprisingly, I really enjoyed this.

-1.0

Senecadawg2 – Junkyard Dog (Tears On Stone)

Finally some Morganstein greatness in the beginning of Junkyard Dog. Settles into a nice rocker. Not in love with the lyrics, but musically it’s pretty good. And I love the transition into the Tears On Stone part. I love this arrangement. Megadeth uses it a lot, as did Ozzy era Sabbath. I actually like the second part better than the first. Shows off some nice versatility.
 
-1.0

Jingle.boy – Blind Revolution Mad

The slow intro part is cool, if a bit long, and I liked where I thought it was going, but as the song really kicked in, it settled into a pretty mid tempo groove. IMO, the pace needed to be double what it is. I feel it would’ve been a bit more powerful as a faster song. Not a bad song by any stretch. I actually gave this song a few extra listens, but I couldn’t help feel that the heavy part was just a bit too slow.
-1.5

Lonestar – Naked Son

I think this is solo Kip. Interesting song coming from Lonestar. This one is very mellow and picks up a little towards the end. This is how I feel about it. I never really looked forward to listening to it, but once it started, it’s pretty captivating. Great vocals and melodies. Ended up a lot stronger than I was expecting.

-1.0

Big Hath – In My Veins

This song took a listen or two to sink in, but I love the GnR vibe on this one. Feels like they are channeling some Y&T too. I’m not really sure what else to say about it, other than I hear a lot Alice Cooper in it. This track didn’t really stand out for me, but I still enjoyed it.

-1.5

Wolfking – Rainbow In The Rose

While the music sounds a little dated, I really liked this one. Not in love with the lyrics, but finally a song with some mad Morganstein drumming. He’s a beast on this. Some tastey guitar coming in and out of this song as well.  This one grew on me like a fungus. This ended up being one of my favorites. Listening to it put me in a time machine.

-.5

Updated Standings:

Wolfking-34.5
Senecadawg2-34.0
Kingshmegland-34.0
b5150-34.0
Lonestar-33.0
Jingle.boy-32.5
Evermind-32.5
Big Hath-32.0
jjrock88-32.0
 

[Podaar]

I was trying to listen to this list of songs yesterday but ultimately got distracted. My take on "Spell I'm Under" was exactly yours. When it started I was all  ... then it got going and I thought  ... then he sang the lyric you cite and I was back to  . Still, by the end of it I thought it was a really good song.

[TAC]

I was trying to listen to this list of songs yesterday but ultimately got distracted. My take on "Spell I'm Under" was exactly yours. When it started I was all  ... then it got going and I thought  ... then he sang the lyric you cite and I was back to  . Still, by the end of it I thought it was a really good song.

You said it better than I did!


Note to TAC: Need more emoticons in write ups!

[TAC]

Really wish I'd volunteered for this roulette new. 

STress of the previous 2 was too much though.

Yeah, I was surprised I didn't hear from you!

[Evermind]

I too thought the lyrics were cringeworthy, but I liked melodies and the vocal delivery, so I thought the song was pretty good overall.

[TAC]

Just a quick sampling of the Round 6 tracks and I will say that you guys are BRINGING it! More than making up for Round 4.

[jjrock88]

round 6 sent

[jingle.boy]

Damn... two rounds pulling the caboose score.

Glad the intervention was successful.  Now you don't need to be ashamed of your emot.

[TAC]

Damn... two rounds pulling the caboose score.

You might call it being the ass of the round!

[King Postwhore]

No Comment.

[TAC]

[bosk1]

Well, I sure am glad that round is over so we can have an end to the Winger avatars.  With that behind us, I'm sure only those that truly LOVE Kip will have him in their forum avatar going forward.

[TAC]

 

I'm gonna relapse if you don't change it back!

[bosk1]

Gotta run.  Should be back in a few hours.

[TAC]

Y&T sucks!

[jjrock88]

Lol

[King Postwhore]

Tim,  damn you're so hot.

[TAC]

Tim,  damn you're so hot.

I'm the butch in these relationships guys.

You just went from butch to bitch!

[King Postwhore]

I like to butter up my bitches.

[TAC]

[King Postwhore]

So I've got my long song picked but I'm having a hard time with the live song.  Working on it now.

[wolfking]

Saw sexy Kip Winger on the side and loled when I saw who owned it.  I knew we'd convert you Time. 

And fuck you Chad, I took and punt with Rainbow and nailed it......kinda! 

Fuck yeah, leading this shit now.  I'm not sure if my next song will keep me there though, but I'm confident in the tune.

[senecadawg2]

Your inbox is full, Tim.

Here's my answer to your question about the wild card submission:

"Yeah I'm going to send something else for the live round, if you don't mind. The only reason this particular song is live is because there aren't any good versions of the studio version on YouTube and this live recording is just as good (if not better) anyways."   

[TAC]

Your inbox is full, Tim.

Fixed. Thank you.

[bosk1]

Okay, I unlocked you now.  You can change it back. 

...but you don't have to.

[TAC]

Thanks for everything Bosk!!



Well not everything..

[King Postwhore]

It's never enough is it Tim?

[lonestar]

Live round sent, just trying to settle on an epic. Not sure if I can catch up and win, but I'm going out in style man, dropping some big fucking guns on you...

[TAC]

Only 2.5 points from 1st to last so you never know.

[wolfking]

Tim, what's the point of the live round?  Serious question.

[jjrock88]

Tim let me know if you got my round 6 song

[bl5150]

I'm sure Tim wouldn't have done his Rd 6 CD without some metal from

[TAC]

Tim, what's the point of the live round?  Serious question.

Fair question.

Well as long as I've been interested in music (forever), Live Albums have always been a gateway to many bands.
The first album I ever bought was Kiss Alive II.
If I am starting with a band, I usually start with whatever live album they had. I would not be the huge UFO and Thin Lizzy fan I am without Strangers and Life.

I've done this as an adult as well. To introduce myself to Sym X, I bought Live On The Edge Of Forever. With Threshold, I started with Critical Energy.
I remember trying to decide which Iced Earth album I should start with, and saw Alive In Athens.

Even when I'm on a Dream Theater or Metallica kick, I rarely listen to the studio albums.

Live albums are very important for me and as I said, they are THE way for me to start with a band.

[bl5150]

For me the live round has been by far the toughest - and I'm no epic hoarder either (although very,very happy with what I have there).

Pretty much all the good live albums I have (not many) are by bands on Tim's list.  Of the bands I think he might like almost none have a live album - and the few that do sound like shit , have a poor vocal etc...    I have settled on a couple of options finally but it's not an easy one.

[Evermind]

Yeah, live round is definitely the toughest. I don't listen to live albums much, so I don't have a lot of options here. I'll probably have to send something outside of Tim's comfort zone.