elefantStone: Joey Eppard - Lay Down the Law
So funny thing here. When he first said the title of the song, I thought he sounded like Claudio Sanchez. And while reading on him he's the brother of Coheed and Cambria's drummer. 3 is also a band I know of but I never really listened to them. Anyways, the song. I really liked the fingerpicking here, so it's got me in the guitar department.
The song itself is pretty catchy and has a nice edge to it. Funky stuff dude.
8/10Lolzeez: Neil Young - Heart of Gold
As a Canadian, it's probably a crime this song wasn't forbidden.
It's on the radio lots so I've heard it a fair bit, but I've never really "listened" to it so I guess it gets a pass. And now that I'm actually listening, I enjoy it a lot! It's got the nice vocal melody I remember, but really listening I notice a lot more. The guitar is nice, and the harmonies at the end are neat.
Great song, and I really need to listen to this guy more.
7.5/10Shadow Ninja 2.0: Ark - Just a Little
Aw yeuh. This song was cool as hell. I actually preferred the bass to the lead guitar here. As a bass player, mad props to him. It was one of many things that kept me invested in the song. The guitar itself was really neat so that helps. The fast-paced flamenco style was fun to hear. The chorus was abnormally catchy, something that a lot of prog bands miss out on. Another awesome send man!
9.5/10adace: Scale the Summit - Odyssey
Scale the Summit is a band I've never given a proper chance. For some reason I always thought they were a metalcore group, but I guess I was wrong.
This song was awesome! The heavier parts were really cool, but the softer part was the best. Beautiful melody there. No vocals, so can't comment there. Yeah, awesome choice.
8/10Lucien: Pendragon - The Edge of the World
Here's a band I haven't listened to in forever. Lots of these sort of lengthy prog tracks I always wait for the heavier parts after the softer parts because those are best. I actually preferred the softer stuff here. The guitar was just
. The spoken word was great too. Spoken word can be cheesy often in these sorts of songs, but I liked it. Yeah, neato fresh.
7.5/10Tyrias: Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown
This is a band I've only heard a few songs of. I love the songs, but for some reason never dwelled further. This band really gets too much criticism, and this song is a good example. Sure it's not super unique. But it's just a really good song. The guitar is great and adds a lot. The vocals are awesome as always with this band. And I should get an album so I can defend their criticisms more accurately.
8/10senecadawg2: Journey - Of a Lifetime
Ballsy send here, seeing as I dislike every Journey song I've heard.
You were right though, this is different. Like really, really different. And I liked it a lot! The guitar was really awesome. Steve Perry isn't here, which is another big plus for me.
Nothing wrong with this tune. Maybe I'll try the album.
9/10Dark Castle: Skeletonwitch - More Cruel Than Weak
Another band of which I've heard a few songs, like them, but never dwelled further. First of all, I know Baizley art when I see it. Love that guy's art!
The song itself is sweet too. I love Skeletonwitch's blend of black and thrash metal. The soft intro is just beautiful, and everything afterwards is
. Cool one!
9/10Outcrier: Lô Borges - Trem de Doido
Alright there Mr. Noncaringpants. I'm sorry you don't care because your song kicked ass!
I love hearing more foreign sounding stuff, and this one had really cool guitar and nice vocals. The production was nice and almost relaxing in sound. This is some nice stuff to chill to. Good stuff.
9/10Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 35.5
Outcrier - 35
Lolzeez - 34.5
Tyrias - 34
senecadawg2 - 33.5
elefantStone - 33
Dark Castle - 33
Lucien - 30.5
adace - 30.5
Shadow Ninja surges up to the top!
Round 5 for anyone who cares: To compensate for my terrible attempts at punctuality, this is a DOUBLE POINTS OPEN ROUND WOOO! Whatever I would give originally is double, so no .5s here either. Gives Lucien and adace a change to get into the mix. I guarantee I will be quicker this time. 100% guarantee. I am sorry guys.