damnit!! just wrote it all up then closed the window by accident... sorry but I can't be bothered writing as much as the first time so the writeups are a bit short
Round 2Jingle - In an Empty Room
Good vocals and a pretty catchy chorus, it really sounded like the vocalist was giving it his all particularly in the second half of the song. Nice submission but didn't really move me that much to be honest.
4 PointsReaper - Kaki King - Joi
Great acoustic song, loved the part around 3 min from memory where it sped up and picked up in intensity before fading back down. However I found my attention wandering a couple of times.
4 PointsGorille - Bright Eyes - Waste of Paint
I'd heard of these guys before so I was pretty excited to see you sent me a song by them. But to be honest I found it a bit disappointing. The acoustic work was good but personally I didn't really like the vocals which put me off a bit from the song. The lyrics told a deep and touching story but I didn't really like the way in which they were written. I can see how it would make someone feel alone though.
3 PointsKari - Eluvium - Prelude for Time Feelers
Another awesome instrumental song but I preferred this one to Reapers. I found it did create quite a lonesome atmosphere, it just built up slowly and kept me hooked the whole way till its sudden ending.
6 PointsWolfking - Jorn Lande - Crying
Nice submission, loved the singers voice. You can definitely feel he was giving it all in this one. Quite a sad song too.
5 PointsNekov - King Crimson - Epitaph
I must admit I'd never heard King Crimson so I was very excited considering how seminal they are in the prog scene. It definitely lived up! Awesome, gloomy, sad song, that ending just had me captured. Definitely adhered to the contents of the round. Awesome submission!
7 Points
Elite - Damien Rice - Delicate
Very soft, stripped down touching song. I don't really know what else to write, but I liked it. Thanks!
5 PointsRaven - Anathema - Anyone, Anywhere
Once again an amazing song! I have WHBHW and WS so I was very excited to hear this. And it was just amazing, it had me captured from the beginning. Those keys and that huge distortion kick in are incredible! This is excatly what I was looking for in this round, very cold and desolate feeling. Perfect choice!
9 Points
Overall standings:
Ravenheart - 17
Wolfking - 13
Kari - 12
Nekov - 11
Reaper - 10
Elite - 10
Gorille - 9
Jingle - 7
Thanks again guys! Can't wait to check some of this stuff out.
For my 3rd round I want something that I can listen to and it just makes me think everything is right with the world! For example, if I come out of a test/presentation/date etc that went really well I can just listen to and feel on top of the world! Once again very specific round so I will be nice with the marking.