wolfking's roulette to end all roulettes v. Kip Winger approved!

[Crow]

i guess that's what i get for skimming then 

[bl5150]

Well I think I have managed to fit in Stefan, Melissa, Jason, Kylie and Guy within the 30 mins so you're in for a kick ass listen.

I won't be taking huge risks here but I think I have a very consistent batch of obscure songs that cover everything from AOR to power/classic metal.   The songs I have come to 32 mins , so I might have to send you a bonus track   Just need to decide which one doesn't get a score.   I have set aside a lot of my shorter wolfkip approved songs just in case I needed an EP so as I could cram it with 7 songs

[bl5150]

Do you know what you're doing with unzipping files etc... Kade.?   I might just zip up the mp3s and give you a cloud download link if that suits.

[TAC]

Hath, J Boy, and EMind, welcome to Loservile!

[wolfking]

Well I think I have managed to fit in Stefan, Melissa, Jason, Kylie and Guy within the 30 mins so you're in for a kick ass listen.

I won't be taking huge risks here but I think I have a very consistent batch of obscure songs that cover everything from AOR to power/classic metal.   The songs I have come to 32 mins , so I might have to send you a bonus track   Just need to decide which one doesn't get a score.   I have set aside a lot of my shorter wolfkip approved songs just in case I needed an EP so as I could cram it with 7 songs

32 minutes is fine mate, I'm not a nazi when it comes to rules.

Do you know what you're doing with unzipping files etc... Kade.?   I might just zip up the mp3s and give you a cloud download link if that suits.

That's fine mate.

[Dr. DTVT]

If I'm going to make up an entire point, I am going to need you to be a rules nazi.  Please be my kangaroo Hitler.

[Big Hath]

damn, shoulda sent more growlies.  Saved a whole bunch for the EP.

[wolfking]

If I'm going to make up an entire point, I am going to need you to be a rules nazi.  Please be my kangaroo Hitler.

 

damn, shoulda sent more growlies.  Saved a whole bunch for the EP.

Was close bro, would be intrigued to know what else you had lined up.

[Big Hath]

ok lemme pull a playlist together

[Evermind]

Holy shit, should've sent Dimension Act after all.

Screw you Brent.

[bl5150]

bye bye

[wolfking]

ok lemme pull a playlist together

Cool man.

bye bye

 

[wolfking]

I found the Dimension Act really surprising.  I thought it would just be your run of the mill prog metal, but it had character and substance, and as I said, the songwriting is great, good stuff.

[bl5150]

Sent.

[wolfking]

Sent.

Yep, Brent locked and loaded!

[Dr. DTVT]

How is this round being scored?  If it's just the average of the songs, then its pretty impossible to make up the deficit and I'm going to send songs I like more that probably won't do as well because the way scoring is here, 1 point is pretty insurmountable.  Even double points makes it really freaking hard to swing even a tie.  Triple points would guarantee not a tie, and fuck even winning a round by 0.4 is tough if we are both consistently in that 9.0 range.

If I have any chance of winning, I'll play to win; but otherwise I'll play to push your envelop, musically.

[bl5150]

Any guide on what weighting the first 9 rounds will have in any final score for those that make the grand final?

For the two that make the final, I will be continuing along the same paths.  The score that you end up on after this round will carry over.  If you're first and half a whole point lead, than that's your advantage.

This round I'll be rating the songs the same way and taking an average of the two songs to get your round 9 score. It may be more brief as some the criteria will obviously carry over being the same artist and such, but whatever.

The final EP round will again have the songs rated individually and then an average of the whole thing.  That final score will go onto your existing score resulting in the winner.  No bonus points in the EP final round either.

[Lowdz]

I've checked out Dimension Act but didn't rate them much. Same with Echoes. I'm not the biggest prog metal fan though.

I like Sanctuary though.

And Zbrent unveils another band I've never heard. 

[Dr. DTVT]

Well, as the asshole said to the dildo, "I'm fucked"

[Prog Snob]

I found the Dimension Act really surprising.  I thought it would just be your run of the mill prog metal, but it had character and substance, and as I said, the songwriting is great, good stuff.

They're really good. Believe it or not, I get tired of the cookie cutter prog metal bands. There are very few that add something fresh and unique to it. For every ten bands I check out, maybe one or two stand out.

[TAC]

Just chiming in to say that I actually saw Sanctuary in 1988. Part of a cool triple bill: Megadeth, Warlock, & Sanctuary. 

[wolfking]

Well, as the asshole said to the dildo, "I'm fucked"

How is this round being scored?  If it's just the average of the songs, then its pretty impossible to make up the deficit and I'm going to send songs I like more that probably won't do as well because the way scoring is here, 1 point is pretty insurmountable.  Even double points makes it really freaking hard to swing even a tie.  Triple points would guarantee not a tie, and fuck even winning a round by 0.4 is tough if we are both consistently in that 9.0 range.

If I have any chance of winning, I'll play to win; but otherwise I'll play to push your envelop, musically.

I don't think a single point is that hard to make up with up to 30 minutes available to send.  I think that's why I opted for the same scoring system.  I feel there should be advantages for first over second.  If Brent sends a couple of tunes that get low 8's or whatever, that brings the average down quite quickly, and number of songs is another factor.  If Brent sends 5 songs, and you send 3 longer songs, every chance the more songs, the more risk of bringing the average down.

You're in the top two mate for a reason, you have the ability to win, things certainly aren't clear cut, just the odds are more against you than Brent, but play it how you want, just keen to hear more submissions from you.

[Dr. DTVT]

No point in guessing since there are only two left.  Here's my five completely unrelated songs:

Big Big Train - Folklore
Orphaned Land - Ocean Land
MindMaze - Moment of Flight
Red Fang - Wires
Tiles - Beneath The Surface

[wolfking]

Listening is underway.

And yeah Mason, that Red Fang video was really entertaining. 

[bl5150]

So Kade - have Mason and I produced material worthy of a final or have we run out of puff?

[wolfking]

Both have produced some really good stuff indeed.  I think Mason has gone the 'fuck it approach, I'll send some left field stuff', but it's still mostly really solid, and some stuff I wouldn't have checked out on my own, which is good.

All in all, this whole roulette has been amazing IMO.  So many good bands that I really want to check out more and purchse albums from, if I could ever find them.  Just goes to show there is some holes in my collection, but also showed me styles that I thought I might like to dabble in quashed.

Very productive, and already have some purchases lined up, everyone involved was well worhty of playing.  I will say I feel the earlier rounds were indeed a lot stronger than the later rounds, but maybe that's me getting a bit burned out too listening to so many new tunes.  Lots to go back over which is great.

[wolfking]

Gonna share a 2cd best of up to this point soon.

[Train of Naught]

Yeah hosting a roulette is a lot of fun, I wasn't the best but I always enjoy participating, and am happy I could atleast show you one or two things you enjoyed. Aswell as a partial success with the Ihsahn as others ended up pointing out songs you liked way more

Good luck to the finalists, looks like a close one.

[wolfking]

I just went through and compiled all the songs I'd like on a final 2cd compilation and it came out to 3.2 hours. 

Okay, that might take some time, might do that after the final results.

Will have results Tuesday.

[Big Hath]

but maybe that's me getting a bit burned out too listening to so many new tunes.

I think there i some truth to that, at least in my experience.  The listening almost becomes a job because you have to keep the thing moving.



once you've wrapped up, I'll send you some extra stuff

[wolfking]

but maybe that's me getting a bit burned out too listening to so many new tunes.

I think there i some truth to that, at least in my experience.  The listening almost becomes a job because you have to keep the thing moving.



once you've wrapped up, I'll send you some extra stuff

Yeah, I'm glad it wasn't just me then.  It became a big part of my daily job list mixed with work to be honest.  Which was fine but yeah definitely almost a fulltime job in itself. 

[TAC]

That is why 8 rounds is plenty for a roulette.

[wolfking]

That is why 8 rounds is plenty for a roulette.

More than enough for sure.

[TAC]

You know after I typed that, I was hoping you didn't take that as a critique of yours because it wasn't. I remember being totally spent at the end of The TAC Roulette and I still had to get through the Epic Round for Round 8. And J-Boy sent me a 30 minute song! 

[bl5150]

Looks like everyone is out of puff    I'm enjoying the Kade EP anyway - I keep going back and playing it myself , but I'm sorta biased.