Round 6 - Long SongSorry for the short write-ups, they were done ex post facto as I was grading when I did both listens (yes, I listened to everything twice). Also, Seventh Son hasn't logged on since Nov. 21, so he's eliminated. For the most part I really enjoyed all the songs I was sent, some just more than others.
6 points
Sigz - Grayceon - Still the Desert - Heavy, unique,
5 points
Wolfking - Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness - Proggy goodness all around
Gorille85 - UneXpect - In Velvet Coffins We Slept - Heavy and unique as well, vocals will take some time to adjusting to but musically very interesting.
4 points
YtseBitsySpider - Pagan's Mind - The Prophecy of the Pleiades - This was the first song I listened to...my only note on it was that I enjoyed it as much as...
SoundscapeMN - Kaddisfly - Day Disappears with the Absence of Night (tied w/ Pagan) - ...which is to say I enjoyed it, although I remember Kaddisfly being on the lighter side of things (nothing wrong with that at all)
3 points
Portrucci -Moonsorrow - Karhunkynsi - Vocals were the only thing keeping me from really digging this, but I'm nowhere near writing this band off.
Zantera - Oceansize - Music for a Nurse - I thought I heard some Pink Floyd and Radiohead influences. I think I'd like to hear more from this band at some point.
After 6 rounds:
YtseBitsySpider - 29
SoundscapeMN - 28
Sigz - 27
Wolfking - 22
Portrucci- 20
Zantera - 20
Gorille85 - 19
Seventh Son - DEAD
PLAYOFFS:All rounds are open. Below are some instructions.
Ytse, as the top seed, send me your song choice. No one else can use it, it will be your song in the finals
SoundscapeMN - send me two songs. One will be for the semis, and one for the finals (should you win the semi-final) You can decide later which song you want to use first if you want.
Everyone else: When you are in a round, send me a song. Better of the two songs moves on. Will have writeups. This can move much faster than previous rounds.
Zantera wins tiebreaker over Portrucci since they tied in round 6, and Zantera scored higher in round 5 (I posted tiebreakers a while back).
Gorille85 has been coming on strong. It's Gorille85 vs Portrucci. Portrucci already sent in his first song, so all I need is yours Gorille85. Also, I need the protected songs from Ytse and SoundscapeMN.