Ariich's ALBUM Roulette; or, Is The Man Completely Mad? (completed)

[Nekov]

Yeah, is the 45-minutes a hard limit? I've got two albums I instantly thought of that are in the 45:30 - 46:00 minutes range.

He's brittish, 45:01 is unacceptable by his standards

[Stadler]

He's only going to listen to the first 45 minutes you send. It'll be like back in high school when the song runs out midwa

[lonestar]

Sent just in case I get through...

[Crow]

He's only going to listen to the first 45 minutes you send. It'll be like back in high school when the song runs out midwa

It's like the pull me under extended edition with the 20 minute flute interlude that cuts out in the middle of Kevin Moore's extended rant at the end...

[ariich]

He's only going to listen to the first 45 minutes you send. It'll be like back in high school when the song runs out midwa

And yeah there were a few submissions in the first round that fit this criteria. That often is the case in the open round though, as we get so much variety.

[jingle.boy]

Yeah, is the 45-minutes a hard limit? I've got two albums I instantly thought of that are in the 45:30 - 46:00 minutes range.

Someone's confident.

[Stadler]

Sent.  43 minutes and 19 seconds of pure metal goodness.

[Nekov]

I'm thinking of pulling a Jingle.boy here but I'll listen to a couple more things before doing that

[ariich]

Don't forget that EPs are perfectly acceptable and should pretty much always come in under 45 mins.

[jingle.boy]

I'm thinking of pulling a Jingle.boy here but I'll listen to a couple more things before doing that

Cheat, or do the exact opposite of what your instinct says?

[Nekov]

I'm thinking of pulling a Jingle.boy here but I'll listen to a couple more things before doing that

Cheat, or do the exact opposite of what your instinct says?

Cheating obviously

[lonestar]

[TAC]

WTF is that?? Does that dude have to go to the bathroom?

[Elite]

or he’s just anxious

[ariich]

Can't it be both..?

[Elite]

Of course, it could well be.

[Nekov]

Sent round 2

[ariich]

TIEBREAKER RESULTS

This wasn’t easy, again all good songs and interestingly they went to opposite ends of the spectrum, two gentle ballads and one extreme metal onslaught. Here are the results:
 
Lonestar: SURVIVES
Allegaeon – Grey Matter Mechanics - Apassionata Ex Machina
My initial reaction to the opening was to question whether it was a bit too proggy, but once it kicked in it jumped squarely into extreme metal territory. This is a really good song, and has made me interested in checking out the album it’s from (once I have time!). They do a great job with the pretty bone-crunching stuff that runs through a lot of it, but there’s also a good variety of sounds. The acoustic guitars in particular give it a really interesting, Nordic feel.

Evermind: SURVIVES
Jon Lord – Pictured Within
One of two ballads, and ultimately the one that spoke to me more. Lord’s voice is really nice (EDIT: Correction - it's not Lord singing after all, but either way, lovely singing), and the whole song has a lovely warmth to it. It has a really nice use of strings and choirs to give it a very delicate and emotional feel. Don't have more to say really, listening to it is just a really nice experience.

Jingle: ELIMINATED
White Lion – When the Children Cry
Nooooooooooo! Sorry dude, I’m gutted that I’ll be getting no more submissions from you, but unfortunately this was my least favourite of the three. It’s a nice song, and the main melody is pretty catchy. But it doesn’t have the warmth or atmosphere as the Jon Lord song, and doesn’t have much that draws me back to want to listen more. I do actually wonder if you’d have done better just sending some full on cheesy glam rock, instead of a ballad, but there you go.

EDIT: Reminder for people to send round 2 submissions when you can!

[Nekov]

Well, this will be less fun now. Sorry to see you go Chad

[lonestar]

Booyah!!!

Funny thing is I got turned on to those guys the day before sending. I was listening to them today and out of curiosity checked out their tour schedule.

They played San Francisco last night

[Stadler]

WOW.  Extremely interesting selections.   Without checking the "banned list" it's impossible to tell, but at first glance, those are some ballsy overtime decisions.  That's like going for it on 4th and 4 at your own 30 yard line in sudden death. 

I've not heard the Jon Lord record - as huge a Purple fan as I am, the offshoot work hasn't really grabbed me, and always seemed cobbled together to me - and while I am a huge Vito Bratta fan, sometimes Mike Tramp's vocals are hard to get past. 

My two cents.   Here's hoping Chad stays around to heckle.     

[jingle.boy]

Told ya I'd be going down in a blaze of glory - maybe I should've sent that song instead. 

Oh well, on the whole, we're not a musical match.  As soon as Ruslan told me he also sent that ballad, I had a feeling my song was toast.  I would've been going for the more proggy side of the library, and frankly was surprised that you rated Darwin's Radio effectively a 3.5 when Frost* is 4.5 and 5.   

It's probably for the best... 3 roulettes with Rich as the judge that I've participate in, and I'm constantly chasing (and missing!) his sweet spot.

Here's hoping Chad stays around to heckle.     

Fear not.

[ariich]

It's strange really, I think we do have quite a lot of overlap, but it seems that overlap is already covered by bands we both know, making roulettes really tricky. Sad times.

[Crow]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

[jingle.boy]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

Let me pour you something to combat your constant self-deprecation.

[Nekov]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

The best way to approach a Rich roulette is not playing it safe, he has a varied taste in music

[Stadler]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

The best way to approach a Rich roulette is not playing it safe, he has a varied taste in music

That's kind of my approach.  I feel a little like this:

[Podaar]

Yet look like this.



I kid. I kid.

[ariich]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

The best way to approach a Rich roulette is not playing it safe, he has a varied taste in music

Not only varied, but somewhat inconsistent, at least when it comes to genre.

[Evermind]

Nice. I should've mentioned in PM that it's not Lord singing, the singer on this song is Miller Anderson. Still, glad that I'm still in.

Time to find something to send in Round 2.

[Elite]

what i sent this round i don't feel is a particularly safe bet so i'll be joining you soon, jingle 

The best way to approach a Rich roulette is not playing it safe, he has a varied taste in music

That's kind of my approach.  I feel a little like this:

Then you also know how that scene ended.

[ariich]

I should've mentioned in PM that it's not Lord singing, the singer on this song is Miller Anderson.

Oops. That makes sense though!

[Stadler]

Yet look like this.



I kid. I kid.

True story:  a bunch of friends and I were talking one day - this is probably 15, 20 years ago, when Kevin James was just starting to make a name for himself - and we were casting the movie about our lives.  And one woman said - for me - "Kevin James".  It's scarred me for life.    

[jingle.boy]

Not only varied, but somewhat inconsistent, at least when it comes to genre.

[Podaar]

Yet look like this.



I kid. I kid.

True story:  a bunch of friends and I were talking one day - this is probably 15, 20 years ago, when Kevin James was just starting to make a name for himself - and we were casting the movie about our lives.  And one woman said - for me - "Kevin James".  It's scarred me for life.