Another week, another good round! I have a busy weekend, so I'm going to post these write-ups in a sloppy and rushed fashion.
LieLowTheWantedMan Exuma -
Exuma, the Obeah ManThis just isn't my cup of tea, I'm sorry to say. I could go through all the thing that I dislike about the song, but that would essentially just boil down to 'everything'. Sorry man, this is not the kind of folk I was looking for.
6Elite Supertramp -
Fools OvertureYes, Supertramp was on my banned artists list, but I'll take this song anyhow. Nice relaxing piano intro, but a little boring to be honest. Then the bells and what not come in and the song starts to really take off. But by that point I've already lost 3 and a half minutes of my life. Time I'm never going to get back, and I'm just not sure that intro was worth it. The song definitely picks up a bit once the vocals enter (halfway into the song), but that's not an easy intro to recover from.
6.5kingshmegland Eagles -
Seven Bridges RoadExplaining why I was disappointed with this song is very simple. Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of vocal harmonies. Normally it's not enough to really turn me off from a band and rarely I actually really enjoy them, but this particular song doesn't fit into either of those categories. It all sounds a bit too a cappella for my taste (never have like a cappella, unfortunately). It is a bit more on the folk side of things, which I appreciated. But this isn't quite doing it for me :sad panda:
7Nekov Pendragon -
InsomniaPendragon is a band I've actually heard a bit from, but never from their earliest material. This ain't bad. Not at all. Good bang/buck ratio, without a doubt. Instrumentally, I can definitely get behind this. I'm not thrilled with the vocalist, but he's not bad either. Solid submission.
7.5Dr. DTVT IQ -
Widow's PeakDagger of betrayal, maybe, but lonestar still beat you out this round by a hair. Along with Pendragon, this is the second 'neo-prog' song/band this round. I like this one a bit more, but I can't exactly put my finger on why. There's just a bit more meat on this one. I especially love the bit from 4:40 onwards (was this album in 'inspiration corner' when DT wrote Octavarium?) Good stuff.
8Scorpion Death -
LeprosyGoing down a heavier route than everyone else this round, not for the first time either. I own and listen to Symbolic somewhat frequently, but I've never heard any of their other stuff. This particular song doesn't sound all that different from anything on that album, but I do feel like his growl-annunciation might have improved by the time they released Symbolic (I'm catching less lyrics in this one). The riffing is about what I would expect, which is quite good. I'm going to check out the full album now, thanks!
8lonestar and
jingle.boy Crosby Stills Nash -
Carry On/Questions and
Suite: Judy Blue EyesBoth of you stepped up to the plate per my request for something a bit more folky this round, and both songs were great. I don't have a favorite between the two, but I also don't like them for the exact same reasons, which is nice. I'm going to check out a lot more from this iconic band.
8.5'sTAC Tesla -
We're No Good TogetherAnother really good submission from you (I've probably said that every round). lonestar sent me a Tesla song in my last roulette and I didn't really enjoy it all that much (it was live version though, which in hindsight I don't think was as good as the original). jjrock also tried to submit that same song earlier in the roulette and I had to turn him down, but encouraged that he try something different from Tesla. He didn't, so I figured I'd probably not get another crack at them. I'm really thankful that you've given me that crack. I love how this song is essiantly just one large crescendo, with a really satisfying payoff to cap it all off. Really good stuff
8.5jjrock88 Coney Hatch -
First Time for EverythingEven now that I've let the songs sink in a bit more, I'm continually surprised that yours is my favorite. That's not meant to be a slight at you, I just really like this one
Love that innfectiously catchy chorus! In fact, I love everything about this song.
9Standings:
TAC 50
Elite 47.5
Dr. DTVT 47
jingle.boy 47
Scorpion 46.5
lonestar 46
jjrock88 46
kingshmegland 44.5
LieLowTheWantedMan 43.5
Nekov 43.5
Only two rounds left now. Someone needs to take TAC down. All it takes is a couple mediocre songs from him and a couple great songs from one of you near the top and he'll be toppled.