ROUND (What round is it?) RESULTS
Train of Naught: Distorted Harmony - Misguided
I don't say this that often, but I felt this song was too long. I really enjoyed the first 4-5 minutes, but eventually it just kind of tired me out. I think if they trimmed some of the stuff here, it could be a really solid 4-5 minute song, but as it is it just feels a little bloated.
Grade: 6.5
Tyrias: Anathema - Anathema
I got a couple Anathema tunes in my last roulette, but I think that was before this album came out. This was probably my favorite of the songs I got, it was pretty enjoyable all the way through. I will say that it was probably trying to be more epic than it actually was, but it was still pretty darn cool.
Grade: 7
Splent: Return to Forever - Sorceress
This was sort of similar to your last song, at least with the bass grove. I definitely liked the last one more though, and although this song had its moments, I didn't think there was anything super special about it. Still a good listen, but it didn't quite live up to the lofty expectations I had after your last song.
Grade: 7
Shadow Ninja: Lindsey Stirling - Shatter Me
This song was cool, and a lot of fun to listen to. Vocalist was awesome, really powerful and energetic. I'm not a huge violin fan, but some of the parts in this song were really awesome. The build-up in the intro was probably my favorite part. It was pretty epic.
Grade: 7.5
Senecadawg: Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Yeah, this definitely was reminiscent of Bird of Sorrow. It had a very similar slow build-up to the big climax at the end, but in my opinion, it didn't quite reach the level of Bird of Sorrow. Still a pretty great tune, but it kinda just made me want to listen to Glen Hansard
Grade: 7.5
Scorpion: Nevermore - Passenger
This song was pretty darn heavy, with some great riffs. I really liked the spoken word sections, they were pretty great. Overall the song was pretty cool, although I felt it was a little repetitive at times.
Grade: 7.5
Sacul: Ulver: Lost in Moments
This song wasn't anything special if your eyes are open, but when you close your eyes it gets pretty freakin cool. Not sure if I've ever had a song quite like that before. Overall, there wasn't really one thing in particular that stood out, but as a whole it was a really interesting piece.
Grade: 7.5
Parama: East of the Wall - Naif/Linear Failure/My Favorite Society Guy
Wow, parts of this song were crazy heavy. Like trying to drag a truck through a swamp kind of heavy. And then some of it was not very heavy. That kind of contrast was really cool, and it made it a breeze to get through all 10 minutes of the song(s). So yeah, not much else I have to say, except thank you
Grade: 8
Twas the round of the 7.5 scores.
STANDINGS
1. Splent - 37
2. Senecadawg - 36
2. Shadow Ninja - 36
4. Train of Naught - 35.5
5. Scorpion - 35
5. Sacul - 35
5. Parama - 35
8. Tyrias - 33.5
Nothing mind blowing this round, but nothing even remotely bad. I'm totally out of theme ideas, so let's do another open round, shall we?