Alright, I'll post some first impressions now. I'm shooting for Sunday, but it might be Monday. It's been a busy week and this'll be a busy weekend, which is why I wanted to postpone the full-size epic round.
First:
1) Damn, you all really pushed the envelope on the length. So many songs over 6:00. Don't think I'm going to penalize anyone because it was mostly reigned in, but this aspect of this round serves to me as a reminder to you all that on the next round, sending a long song could really be something that works
against you, because I'll have so much material.
2) Once again, two people sent a song by the same artist. And once again, I won't tell you which, so that you can wonder if it was you.
EDIT: Here are the first impression quotes.
"This type of thing almost always goes well with me; I think it's really beautiful"
"Really eclectic"
"The title here is really fitting with the music."
"Hmm. Songs like this often don't get through to me that well. Time will tell if this one succeeds."
"Like [another song], this one is pretty chaotic."