Sorry for the long wait. Lot of shit has been happening, and I feel bad the most of you waited for results you won't like. Just think, there is only 2 more rounds, unless you are one of the top two, and then it will be another long wait, considering I'll need to listen to 2 albums worth of material.
Oh, and unlike Justin, I actually give all the songs at least 5-6 spins (unless it is super long) before I make a final decision.
Here we go:
UMH:
Foxy Shazam-Oh Lord: Well, fuck you. This certainly isn't SikTh Seriously. I said there probably wouldn't be a 1 or a 7 and you had to go and fuck that up. Luckily for you, it was on the better side of the two. This song is so fucking awesome. Like, seriously. I hate that you sent it, because you really didn't like anything that I sent you, but 'tis what it is. It's like Queen, but not. I was never that big a fan of Queen, but this takes it to a new level, mixing Queenish grandeur with epicly epicness that makes a fucking amazing song. The chorus to the song is just so fucking amazing and when I sing it, it reminds me off my discovering of Earth Day, just playing that chorus over and over and over and just jamming along and fake belting out to it. Congrats, I just compared this song to my favorite song of all time. Be happy. I must admit, I've since listened to the whole album and it is fucking amazing, and as you know, these guys are coming by a local club and I'll be going. Once again, fuck you. 7/7 +1 for having the best song of the round, making it an 8
Lat:
Buckethead-Aunt Suzie: You took a massive risk with this one, and I'm not sure if you'll think it will pay off. You are correct in describing this as chill music that you need to be in the mood for. Luckily for you, there are a few different moods that will work. I can totally see myself doing homework to this, taking a walk, browsing the interwebz, or falling asleep to it. (I will most likely try it...is the rest of the stuff on the album like this?) It is long, and usually, you'd get a complaint from me because of that, but not here. This could go on for ever and I'd like it, because (and here's where you and Justin and most people will kill me) this, to me, is not music for listening. This is music to do shit to. I could never sit back and just listen to it the way I would different music, because if I tried, I'd get bored. However, the music is beautiful, bluzey, chill, and over all, not bad for an 11 minute instrumental. 4/7
DTVT:
maudlin of the Well-Gleam in Ranks: Hmm, a lot of shit going on in this song, and I'm not sure I dig it all. It's a bit out there and just drags with not a lot changing other than the odd scream or increase in intensity by the singer, though it didn't do much for me. Avant-garde just doesn't seem to be my thing. I mean, the two songs last round weren't that bad, but I just couldn't get into this. The music description of wiki seems to be cool, so maybe this just wasn't the right song to sends, but who knows? Off all the songs sent that I ranked, I'm most afraid of the back lash from this one. I feel like a dick any time I give a song a low score, but I try to be fair and honest, and I just didn't really like this. 2/7
ariich:
Petter Carlsen-Spirits in Need: You're first attempt at playing to my singer-songwriter loved worked incredibly well (I haven't stopped playing England Keep My Bones since you sent Peggy Sang the Blues,) but this doesn't really work. I don't know why, maybe because it was a little more...spacey(
)...than straight up singer-songwriter like Turner was. To me, not a lot happened in the song. It was melodic, but nothing grabbed me. It wasn't catchy and the chorus was lackluster. I also didn't really enjoy the singer's voice in general. I mean, it wasn't bad, so it won't get a 2, but it wasn't very good. 3/7
Lonestar:
Saxon-Denim and Leather: Awesome. This roulette has been missing some straight up, ass kicking, bad ass metal music. I find it somewhat sad that I haven't listened to these guys, but right when I started getting into metal more than just the big names, I tried to move forward instead of back, so many of the NWOBHM was lost on me, but this is awesome. It's just simple, ass kicking music, and it's the shit that Bill and Ted would bang their heads to. I like this, and it represents something that I haven't listened to in a while and I miss it. I've spent a lot of my recent time on heavy, heavy metal or more out there stuff, so listening to this reminds me of back when I first began getting into metal. (Can a 17 year old kid be nostalgic?) However, I must say, despite my metalheadness, I think denim and leather is quite possibly the dumbest look ever. Seriously, I never understood the demin jackets and leather pants, but whatever. It's fun, badass, heavy, and pretty sweet. 5/7
Sigz:
Above and Beyond-Alchemy: Another song where I'm afraid about what I have to say. This song, while not awful, wasn't very good. I mean, I dug the electronic bits, but that was about it. I didn't especially like the singer and the chorus got grating, especially considering it seemed to play quite a lot. I just couldn't get "IT WAS ALCHEMY !!!" out of my head for all the wrong reasons. I was on the fence about giving this a 2 or a 3, but I decided to be a dick...I mean, you are pretty far ahead so you can miss one point, and if I'm correct, there will be more than one 2 in this round. Between this and Maudlin, I'm going to get crucified. Eh, I'll go listen to Oh Lord again. 2/7
Ravenheart:
Poe-Haunted: This is an interesting little song. I wouldn't know exactly where to categorize it in terms of genre, but I most definitely liked it. It was memorizing and I felt myself losing myself in the song, and when the chorus kicked in, I snapped back into the song, but it was a good feeling. I really dug the chicks voice and I dug the weird operatic (?) voices in the back. If I had to mention my one qualm, it would be the incessant use of "Badabumba" over and over again. That got annoying, but over all, I really liked this. It was melodic, catchy, and somewhat mysterious at the same time. I can honestly say I haven't really heard something like this before. Oh, and who the hell are these guys? A quick search on wikipedia yields nothing. I'd like to listen to more of this after the roulette but I can't seem to find anything.
5/7
Shake:
Ulver-Porn Piece or the Scars of Cold Kisses: Don't quite know what to make of this. Ulver is a pretty popular band here if I'm not mistaken. Well, I might piss off some people with this review. The song was meh. I mean, it spent the first two minutes not really going anywhere and when it did finally kick in into what I'd call electronic music, it was too out there with no real "hook" for me to grab on to. Then, the song changed gears and the singer started singing and it wasn't that bad. If the entire song was just three minutes of the second half of the track it might've been better. I was on the fence of whether I should give this a 2 or a 3, and after listening to it a couple more times, I gave it a 2/7
Standings:
UMH-28
Sigz-24
Lonestar-23
Ravenheart-23
Lat-22
ariich-21
Shake-17
DTVT-15
Round 6 is...open.
Oh, and let the haters hate.