ROUND 5 RESULTS
Scorpion - Shpongle - Star Shpongled Banner - 7 points
Well, you finally got something other than an 8!
This song is pretty strange. I particularly like the Eastern-sounding instrument that's somewhere between a saxophone and a cat on drugs. Speaking of drugs, I imagine doing some sort of hallucinogen would be comparable to listening to this song (this is not a criticism, btw, I like that stuff
). Overall, I like the song, but it does feel a bit rambly and incomplete. Or maybe that's the point? I'm not sure.
It should be noted that this song won the "Motherfucking Best Song Title Ever" award, though unfortunately this award comes with no prize and is basically bullshit.
Sacul - 5inapsi5 - Summer's End - 7 points
This is a pretty interesting piece. The piano section that opens the song is quite nice, and is probably my favorite part of the song. The following guitar-driven section I like a bit less, but it's still pretty good. All told, I do think the song goes on a bit longer that is justified, though.
adace - Accept - Stampede - 8 points
You know, I really should be more familiar with Accept. I heard Teutonic Terror when it came out, though "Whoa, this rocks!", heard Stalingrad (the single) and thought the same, yet somehow never listened to anything beyond that. This song didn't make quite as much of an impression as the other two I mentioned. For about the first two minutes, up until the chorus, the song just seems kind of average, though fortunately it picks up quite a bit after that. Overall, I really liked it. Maybe I'll actually get around to buying one of their albums.
Nekov - Von Hertzen Brothers - Insomniac - 9 points
This was my favorite song sent this round. The vocals are good, the song is well written, the chorus is great, basically everything is great. Good choice.
senecadawg2 - Clint Mansell - Death Is the Road to Awe - 8 points
This song was really great. It does take a while to get going, but I suppose that's the entire point of it. It sounds very cinematic, I'm assuming it's part a score? I'm definitely interested in hearing more of his work.
bl5150 - Enuff Z'nuff - 6 points
This song is all right, but it doesn't really do anything to interest me or make me want to relisten.
Lucien - Lucien - Seismic Disorder - 7 points
I actually quite liked this piece. The sections are distinct, but still definitely parts of the whole. The song does seem a bit long, though, and some parts don't hold my attention as well as others. Still, a good submission.
LieLowTheWantedMan - Unexpect - Desert Urbania - 7 points
This is a strange one. Not saying the song's strange (though it certainly is), but rather that it's strange I don't like this song more than I do. The respective parts, and all the vocalists are great, but the whole thing feels just a bit
too schizophrenic. I get that that's their thing, and it didn't bother me on some of the other songs I've heard from them, but it just didn't click with me here. Not to say I didn't like it, because I did, I just would have expected to like it more, as this is pretty much a textbook example of the kind of music I like. Can't win 'em all, I suppose.
Bolsters - Afro Celt Sound System - Deep Channel - 8 points
I'm not really sure what kind of music this is, but the beginning is quite ethereal and very nice to listen to, and the second, more upbeat part is really great too. Not a whole lot to say here, good choice.
Onno - Chopin - Waltz No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18 "Grande valse brilliante' - 8 points
The names on these classical pieces are really killing me.
This is probably my favorite classical song I've received so far. I have a bit of a soft spot for solo piano pieces, and the constantly changing tempo keeps the piece interesting all the way through.
Standings
Bolsters - 43
adace - 42
LieLowTheWantedMan - 41
Onno - 40
Scorpion - 39
Nekov - 38
senecadawg2 - 38
Lucien - 36
Sacul - 36
bl5150 - 34
Sorry for being so slow with this, guys. I'll try to do better on that going forward (note I didn't say that I would try particularly hard).
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