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General => Archive => General Music Archives => Topic started by: TAC on April 24, 2015, 03:51:39 PM
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Looking for 8 victims.
IN:
Jingle Boy
b5150
Kingshmegland
Big Hath
Evermind
jjrock88
Wolfking
Senecadawg2
Lonestar
Rules..
1. Nothing complicated. 8 people, 8 rounds.
2. No eliminations
3. Themed rounds and a couple open rounds
4. Scoring from 1-10 points per song
5. Schedule likely to be this, as how it jives with my work schedule. Submissions in by Tuesday PM and I’ll have the results the following Monday
6. Like Kirknosehair, I plan on making CDs of each round to listen to in the car. I can rip from Youtube so youtube links really will work best.
7. My ask when submitting a song is to please include Album name and year and if possible the band lineup. This will be necessary for the Guitar Hero round. I’m interested in the supporting musicians as well. Same for the Savatage round, as I know they have had lineup changes.
8. I will ship the TAC Roulette CD Set to the winner!!!!! That’s the prize!
9. If you are torn between 2 songs for a round, I will allow everyone to use a Wild Card, which means you can send two, and I'll use the best one. You can only use this Wild Card ONCE and this option, for obvious reasons, will NOT be available for the Winger Round.
Round 1..Kick my ASS Round!
Submit a track that will knock me out. Consider how an opening track of an album or a concert sets the tone. That’s what I’m looking for here.
Round 2..Savatage Round
Savatage is a band that I cannot get into. I need some convincing. And sorry Chad, no TSO.
Round 3..Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
The only Guitar Instrumental albums I have belong to Michael Schenker and Uli Roth. I know there are TONS of great albums out there. Let me hear them. And while Steve Vai is most certainly allowed, please don’t send me The Attitude Song. I have that.
Round 4..Open Round
Round 5..Winger Round
You assholes wanted it, you got it! I suppose this saves me the trouble of disqualifying everyone at the same time because I know you guys were going to play shenanigans.
Why is Round 5 the Winger round? Because sucks has five letters. So does blows. So does queer.
Round 6..Open Round
Round 7…Live Round
Must be a selection from a Live Album. No time limit.
Round 8…Epic Round
It’s not a DTF Roulette without an Epic Round right? 10-15 minute time limit here.
As most of you guys know, I am not a fan of growls so send at your own risk.
Bands on my iPod:
Abodean Skye
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Accept
Ace Frehley
Adrenaline Mob
Alcatrazz
Alice Cooper
Angra
Annihilater
Anvil
Anthrax
Ark
Arch/Matheos
Armored Saint
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Beyond The Bridge
Black Country Communion
Black Majesty
Black Sabbath
Blackfoot
Blaze Bayley
Blind Guardian
Blue Murder
Blondie
Pat Benatar
Boston
Bruce Dickinson
Burning Point
Circus Maximus
Cloudscape
Constantine
Crimson Glory
Daedalus
Darkwater
Death
Death Dealer
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
DGM
Dio
Dokken
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Edguy
Eldritch
Elf
Enbound
Engine
Eternity X
Eumeria
Fates Warning
Fields Of The Nephilim
Fifth Angel
Firewind
Flotsam & Jetsam
Gamma Ray
Gary Moore
Golden Resurrection
Guns n Roses
Hammerfall
Halcyon Way
Headspace
Heart Of Cygnus
Halford
Hibria
Holy Gral
Harmony
Heavenly
Heavy Pettin’
Heir Apparent
Helloween
The Hourglass
Iced Earth
Illusion Suite
Impelliterri
Iris Divine
Iron Maiden
Iron Saviour
Jack Starr
James Labrie
Journey
Judas Priest
Kansas
King Diamond
Kiss
Krokus
Led Zeppelin
Level 10
Lords Of The Trident
Lost Horizon
Lost In Thought
Loudness
Lucifer’s Friend
Magnus Karlsson
Malice
Manowar
Marillion
Mob Rules
Motorhead
Motley Crue
Masterplan
Megadeth
Merciful Fate
Metal Church
Metallica
Michael Kiske
Michael Schenker
Mike Lepond
Molly Hatchet
My Soliloquy
Nightmare World
Odd Dimension
Opeth
Overkill
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantommind
Pathosray
Paul Stanley
Pete Way
Primal Fear
Prymary
Pyramid Theorem
Queensryche
Queen
Rainbow
Redemption
Reverence
Riot
Robert Plant
Rush
Sacred Warrior
The Sacrificed
Saxon
Scorpions
Serious Black
Serenity
Seventh Wonder
Shadowkeep
Shy
Shadow Gallery
Shadowquest
Silent Force
Slade
Slayer
Speaking To Stones
Stargate
The Storyteller
Stryper
Styx
Subsignal
Sun Caged
The Sweet
Symphony X
Talas
Tesla
Testament
Theocracy
Thin Lizzy
Thoughts Factory
Threshold
Tokyo Blade
Triumph
UDO
UFO
Unisonic
Uriah Heep
Van Halen
Vanden Plas
Vision Divine
Warlord
Waysted
Whitesnake
Y&T
Yngwie Malmsteen
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actually, I would welcome it. MORE WINGER TALK!!
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To hell with this thread! :lol
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To hell with this thread! :lol
:metal
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BUMP (in more ways than one)
(https://s3.postimg.org/dmtleab37/kip.jpg)
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Dude, WTF are you trying to do, break the interwebz?
You wanna get thrown out before I put a roster together, keep it up!
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One string bass.
BTW my friend did Kip''s neice. She was only 17. True story. Lol
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:lol I would just like to thank Tim for the opportunity to start this discussion weeks, if not months, before the actual roulette.
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I was looking for the official Winger thread, might as well make this a new one by the looks of it. ;D
Rankings;
Pull
Better Days Comin;
Winger
Karma
IV
In the Heart of the Young
The new one was really excellent.
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I honestly can't remember much about their last one at all - only listened once or twice.
Looking at my ratings it'd be something like this...
1) Pull
2) Karma
3 Winger
4) Better Days Comin
5/6) IV and In The Heart of the Young.
it looks like we're pretty much in line aside from the new one.
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Lol
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This is already shaping up to be an instant landmark in DTF history.
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I hate you guys. I mean I love you guys...but I hate you guys.
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"Can't Get Enuff" Tim?
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I wonder if there are any other people who can't take Winger seriously because of Beavis and Butt-head? I would put myself in that crowd.
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I honestly can't remember much about their last one at all - only listened once or twice.
Looking at my ratings it'd be something like this...
1) Pull
2) Karma
3 Winger
4) Better Days Comin
5/6) IV and In The Heart of the Young.
it looks like we're pretty much in line aside from the new one.
Give it another listen one day, it's good. Can't complain with your top 3 obviously.
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I think the majority of people would list Pull as their favorite. I'm not a big fan of the band, but that's a good album
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I think the majority of people would list Pull as their favorite. I'm not a big fan of the band, but that's a good album
I would expect that too.
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Pull is definitely my favorite
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It does seem like their latest is getting good reviews
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It does seem like their latest is getting good reviews
Spun it this morning. Definitely would be my second fav after Pull, really enjoyable album.
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Test your knowledge of Winger guys...... :biggrin:
https://quiz.thefullwiki.org/Winger_%28band%29
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I know I know the first answer. It's a multiple choice.
A. They suck
B. They're queer
C. They blow
D All of the above
I'm going with D!!
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Hey guys, which album would you recommend to someone who wants to get into Winger? And why that one? :neverusethis:
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All of them, because:
A) TAC wouldn't know a good band if it fell out of the sky, landed on his face, and started to dance
B) Paul Taylor's hair
C) Dixie Dregs
D) They're awesome
E) D
Hint: It's E.
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Test your knowledge of Winger guys...... :biggrin:
https://quiz.thefullwiki.org/Winger_%28band%29
I submitted my answers but didn't give me the answers. Some weird questions there too. Just noticed in the categories this quiz is under Atlantic Records Artists. lol, at least I know I got that answer right.
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Hey guys, which album would you recommend to someone who wants to get into Winger? And why that one? :neverusethis:
Pull is their best and most mature work. I don't think you can go wrong with that one. If your more a metal hard rock type, go Pull, Karma and Better Days Comin.' If you like your glam you might like the debut.
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I really hope Tim doesn't end up in the psych ward because of this thread!! Lol
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I really hope Tim doesn't end up in the psych ward because of this thread!! Lol
He only has himself to blame.
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Will you look at that. Kip Winger doing an acoustic show in Lawrence, Ma. where I was born.
Tim, here's you chance! :lol
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From what I've seen of those shows on Youtube he does a great job.
What are you hoping Tim will do King? - stage a protest out the front of the venue? ;D
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Wouldn't you love to see that?! :lol
It's an hour drive for me. For him a little over 2 but, hell, I'd pay him to show up. :lol
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I'd pay not to show up!
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I'd pay not to show up!
I'll PM you then. :lol
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:TAC:
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Sir Guitar Cozmo has been eliminated!
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:lol
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:tup
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At the pace the other roulettes are going we'll all be banned or dead anyway before it comes time to submit some Winger. Thanks to Cozmo for the bump -saved me using mine and "breaking the interwebz" :lol
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At the pace the other roulettes are going we'll all be banned or dead anyway before it comes time to submit some Winger. Thanks to Cozmo for the bump -saved me using mine and "breaking the interwebz" :lol
I'm voting for dead. ;D
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The first serial Winger-rage murders :omg:
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This thread is headed for a heartbreak.
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:lol
A State of Emergency for Tim at the moment - maybe it's Karma at work. But don't worry mate - there's Better Days Comin (once the roulette finishes in the year 20-Seventeen)
Personally I Can't Get Enuff . :biggrin:
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I sure as hell can!
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Something there's a ton of Winger-pun related humor I'm missing here due to the fact that Winger blows.
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THERE'S TWO OF THEM.
GET THEM!
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Lonestar wins The TAC Roulette!
ARCHIVE IT, BITCHES!!
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And that makes victory no. 9. :RJ:
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But he likes The Dead.
Minus 2 games.
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You're dead to me, RJ.
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:lol
A State of Emergency for Tim at the moment - maybe it's Karma at work. But don't worry mate - there's Better Days Comin (once the roulette finishes in the year 20-Seventeen)
Personally I Can't Get Enuff . :biggrin:
Lonestar wins The TAC Roulette!
ARCHIVE IT, BITCHES!!
Tim, I think you need to loosen up a bit. Maybe you're just not hungry enough at the moment, or maybe it's just the day to day rat race. I know when you run it it will be out of this world, but seems like it may be miles away at the moment.
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:soon:
:TAC:
:caffeine:
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Chad and Brent are in. Looking for 6 more!
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Dude.
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OP updated with Rules, etc..
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I'll make a go of it
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Dude.
IN!I'll make a go of it
You're in! You post a lot of interesting stuff in the Album thread.
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Well, that banned list isn't as bad as I feared it might have been, but it's scratched 7 bands that I thought I might have been able to sneak in. Back for some more listening research.
Savatage is going to be a bit of a challenge for me, as I'm not a huge fan of them either, but at least I know, and have, their albums.
You know what else has 5 letters... slays, rules, and :metal
Awesome... Glass Mind isn't banned! :neverusethis:
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Yes Glass Mind is on my iPod. I probably missed a few.
Still need 4 more!
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8. I will ship the TAC Roulette CD Set to the winner!!!!! That’s the prize!
I already have everything by Winger thanks ;D
Wow..............only 4 open rounds? How am I supposed to squeeze all the goodies I have lined up into 4 rounds? I was hoping for at least seventeen rounds :hat
Rd 1 sent and expecting to see your socks flying shortly.
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Never listened to Winger, but hell, I can't miss this one! I'm in.
If anyone wants to send the Winger round instead of me, you're welcome. I bet we all going to receive 1 point for this round anyway. :lol
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I bet we all going to receive 1 point for this round anyway. :lol
Actually everyone will be losing points in that round. The goal is to lose the least! ;D
You're in bro!
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Never listened to Winger, but hell, I can't miss this one! I'm in.
If anyone wants to send the Winger round instead of me, you're welcome. I bet we all going to receive 1 point for this round anyway. :lol
Sounds like a good reason for you to do some of your own investigating! Focus on the first two albums. :lol
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Never listened to Winger, but hell, I can't miss this one! I'm in.
If anyone wants to send the Winger round instead of me, you're welcome. I bet we all going to receive 1 point for this round anyway. :lol
Sounds like a good reason for you to do some of your own investigating! Focus on the first two albums. :lol
Sounds like I should probably do it some Friday evening when I'm drunk enough. :lol
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So live music ain't really ma thang..........need to plan for that round. Are you wanting live material from bands not on your list , or are you interested in submissions of live material from your favorites that you may not have?
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So live music ain't really ma thang..........need to plan for that round. Are you wanting live material from bands not on your list , or are you interested in submissions of live material from your favorites that you may not have?
Would have to be from bands not on my list.
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I'll join! But as you are aware the vast majority of my songs are from the 70s and 80s. So it might be a grind to find you songs you've never heard. But it is all rock/metal to the max
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Never listened to Winger, but hell, I can't miss this one! I'm in.
If anyone wants to send the Winger round instead of me, you're welcome. I bet we all going to receive 1 point for this round anyway. :lol
Sounds like a good reason for you to do some of your own investigating! Focus on the first two albums. :lol
You bastard! :lol
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I'll join! But as you are aware the vast majority of my songs are from the 70s and 80s. So it might be a grind to find you songs you've never heard. But it is all rock/metal to the max
Geez ... Making excuses already! Typical Canadian.
Wait. Wut?
Actually, sounds like you need to host a roulette of you're own. :eyebrows:
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. But it is all rock/metal to the max
Then it's good! :metal
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
or Pat Benatar!!
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
or Pat Benatar!!
I bet you stopped following PB after 1991 though.
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
Haha
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Actually I have about a dozen albums that were released after 1989; so I have a few tricks up my sleeve lol
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
or Pat Benatar!!
I bet you stopped following PB after 1991 though.
Try '83! :lol
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
He could send Kim Carnes, or Bonnie Tyler I'm sure.
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I'm in.
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I'm in.
Awesome!
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I'm in.
Awesome!
It is now.
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Winger round?! Savatge round?! Oh yeah baby!
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Pity you can't send any Blondie jj.
or Pat Benatar!!
I bet you stopped following PB after 1991 though.
Try '83! :lol
So, I might be able to send you a song from 25 years ago and it will still be new for you! :lol
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Yes that could be true. I'm more than familar with Pat Benetar though. I have her first three albums. If you think you can blow me away with a deep track from the late 80's or 90's you can try.
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I may not even send one at all.
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I likely won't be sending until Saturday, which should be ok since there's still a couple of spots to fill. I might poke RJ, though he's on vaca with his womang, so I'm sure Roulette's (even as epic as this one) aren't quite top of mind for him atm.
I refuse to send YT links, as the quality there is always suspect. So, I'll upload to my Google Drive, and share the link with you to download.
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Am I correct that you're still looking for one more person?
If so, sign ne up please!
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Am I correct that you're still looking for one more person?
If so, sign ne up please!
You're the 8th!
Great!
I'll hold a 9th spot open for Lonestar through the weekend.
Chad, that's fine as long as I can get 'em on a cd.
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Aaand sent the first round!
I'll try to send YouTube links, but yeah, if the quality will be bad, I'll probably use that MEGA storage site to upload the song. It's surprisingly easy to use.
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No problem Evermind. As long as I can grab them.
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Chad, that's fine as long as I can get 'em on a cd.
Well, you at a technological "Luddite", so who knows!?!? ;D
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Chad, that's fine as long as I can get 'em on a cd.
Well, you at a technological "Luddite", so who knows!?!? ;D
Please send this response in a form of an email.
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I spent about an hour and a half last night working on my submissions for all rounds. I think I have every round covered
Round 1 is sent
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Well, you at a technological "Luddite", so who knows!?!? ;D
Please send this response in a form of an email.
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Got the first 4 submissions. Starting to listen.
And don't worry to those that haven't sent. I'll get through these now, and the others when I get them. No one will get extra listens, unless the submission is better than the rest! :metal
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I spent about an hour and a half last night working on my submissions for all rounds. I think I have every round covered
Round 1 is sent
I realised after looking through the various options for the themed rounds that I have about 10 times as many instrumental guitar albums as I do live albums :lol I could always send a (https://www.jaymiescotto.com/corp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Logo-LIVE-Red-PNG.png) song :angel: or of course.........
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This Epic Round..............is the 10-15 minute limit an indication of high end range or is the 10 mins a lower limit too ?
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Well, you at a technological "Luddite", so who knows!?!? ;D
Please send this response in a form of an email.
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Message recieced. Will answer with a 2 x 4. :lol
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2 x 4 Sent!
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2 x 4 Sent!
Got a 1 x 7 instead. ;D
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2 x 4 Sent!
Got a 1 x 7 instead. ;D
It's length that matters Tim. :eyebrows:
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Am I too late? Been on vacation and haven't been checking things. I'll send a song now, and check in a day or two if I'm actually in or not :lol
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Am I too late? Been on vacation and haven't been checking things. I'll send a song now, and check in a day or two if I'm actually in or not :lol
I'll hold a 9th spot open for Lonestar through the weekend.
I think you got VIP privileges!
I spent about an hour and a half last night working on my submissions for all rounds. I think I have every round covered
Round 1 is sent
I've got 1/2 a mind to band-block you, as I can probably guess a couple of them. :biggrin:
Btw, I've been doing the same most of the day driving from airport to hotel to meetings to Nick-dinner. Too many bands I WON'T be able to send. :getoffmylawn:
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Ok sweet. Seeing as I got a beautiful lake on one side of me and a beautiful lady on the other, DTF is of low priority at the moment...
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Ok sweet. Seeing as I got a beautiful lake on one side of me and a beautiful lady on the other, DTF is of low priority at the moment...
I might poke RJ, though he's on vaca with his womang, so I'm sure Roulette's (even as epic as this one) aren't quite top of mind for him atm.
We know. Go get some. :zydar:
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I'm pretty busy at the moment, I'll get something within 24-36 hours if that's not too late. I gotta get to bed, damn work ruling my life. :-[
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Alright, Lonestar is in.
Just waiting on Chad and Kade. No rush guys. I feel like next week is Week 1, and these submissions that I already have are EARLY.
So I did get 5 songs yesterday, and I put them on my iPod. Listened to each 3 times. All good stuff.
One song stood out. It's quite a mashup combining LA Glam/Sleaze with a Power Metal chorus, and a touch of Prog at the end.
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One song stood out. It's quite a mashup combining LA Glam/Sleaze with a Power Metal chorus, and a touch of Prog at the end.
Gotta be Brent.
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Trading PM's with a participant reminded me of a rule that I wanted to use, but forgot to post it originally. I have updated the OP to now include Rule 9:
9. If you are torn between 2 songs for a round, I will allow everyone to use a Wild Card, which means you can send two, and I'll use the best one. You can only use this Wild Card ONCE and this option, for obvious reasons, will NOT be available for the Winger Round.
Does that make sense? Is that fair?
If those who have already sent for Round 1 want to use their Wild Card in this round, you can send another song.
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Well, that glam song is not mine indeed.
The wild card thing is great.
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Love that wildcard rule. Totally stealing it for my roulette!.
And link has been sent. mp3 will arrive tomorrow for you to rip your CD.
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Yes that is a very nice rule. I'd use it if I wasn't so smitten with my first choice this round.
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This Epic Round..............is the 10-15 minute limit an indication of high end range or is the 10 mins a lower limit too ?
Hey Tim.....if you have calmed down after comparing woodies with the king , what's the deal ? ;D
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This Epic Round..............is the 10-15 minute limit an indication of high end range or is the 10 mins a lower limit too ?
Hey Tim.....if you have calmed down after comparing woodies with the king , what's the deal ? ;D
It's not the 10 to 15 that's important, it's how you use it.
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Well someone is still aroused.
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Going on 21 years married anything arouses me.
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I would prefer the epics in the 10-15 minute range. I don't need 9 Octavariums.
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OK - I was thinking more at the lower end anyway. My question was more about if less than 10 mins is okay if I still consider it "epic". We all have our own definitions of that term I suppose - some are more focused on length (like the king :lol) and others it's more about the vibe/structure of the song.
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:biggrin:
You have to feel out (pun intended) how Tim is rating. As the roulette goes on I might have 2 songs ready just incase.
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If you have already picked out a song for the epic round that is less than 10 or more than 15, don't sweat it. No one will be deducted any points either way.
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OK - I was thinking more at the lower end anyway. My question was more about if less than 10 mins is okay if I still consider it "epic". We all have our own definitions of that term I suppose - some are more focused on length (like the king :lol) and others it's more about the vibe/structure of the song.
And for others still, it's about girth.
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OK - I was thinking more at the lower end anyway. My question was more about if less than 10 mins is okay if I still consider it "epic". We all have our own definitions of that term I suppose - some are more focused on length (like the king :lol) and others it's more about the vibe/structure of the song.
And for others still, it's about girth.
:eyebrows:
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OK - I was thinking more at the lower end anyway. My question was more about if less than 10 mins is okay if I still consider it "epic". We all have our own definitions of that term I suppose - some are more focused on length (like the king :lol) and others it's more about the vibe/structure of the song.
And for others still, it's about girth.
:eyebrows:
You know it cuddle-bear. :hug:
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Um guys.. This is NOT the Winger Round. Take a cold shower!!
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I'm only 17 x 2 + 13. Like you've never seen.
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Just need one more. Hopefully Wolking doesn't have to work Saturday!
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Alright, I've got a couple of hours this morning, expect something in the next hour!
Now comes the hard part.
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Great!!
:metal
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Sorry for being so behind here, but Tim, what format are we sending you the songs?
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YouTube is fine
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Cool bro.
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Sorry for being so behind here, but Tim, what format are we sending you the songs?
No problem. Youtube really works fine. I can rip and I am putting the tracks on my iPod and will make a CD for my car.
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That's easy man.
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Sent.
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My expectation is to post results Tuesday morning.
So as they say:
See you next Tuesday. ;D
For the Savatage Round, the only song that I am banning is the title track to Hall Of The Mountain King. It's really the only song that I am familiar with.
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"Now comes the hard part"
"Everyone's in"
These are the phrases I would expect from Zydar's roulette... not yours. :zydarscouch:
Also... your handwriting is eerily similar to mine. :o
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"Now comes the hard part"
"Everyone's in"
These are the phrases I would expect from Zydar's roulette... not yours. :zydarscouch:
You really can't wait for the Winger Round, huh? :lol
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Who isn't! :lol
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Who isn't! :lol
ME!!!!!! :rollin
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That's why we are so giddy. You need your family to video it. You should be tied to a chair. :lol
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What a cocktease of a pic. Got excited then saw every song called TAC Roulette. Damn you. *Shakes fist high in air*
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What a cocktease of a pic. Got excited then saw every song called TAC Roulette. Damn you. *Shakes fist high in air*
The songs are out of the picture to the left. Artist called TAC Roulette, and album called Round 1.
;D
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All I know is that your #5 song says otherwise.
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fake TAC cd's are already being sold for $300 on ebay
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I almost want to scan my library for those time stamps to see what the competition is, but given they're mostly/all YT rips, the time stamps are likely inaccurate to the actual length of the songs.
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Yeah, my song is 4:31 on the actual CD, and there's no 4:31 on TAC Roulette CD.
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Yeah, my song is 4:31 on the actual CD, and there's no 4:31 on TAC Roulette CD.
He added gaps between songs just to throw nosy people like you off. :lol
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All I know is that your #5 song says otherwise.
I thought it was #7. Wait what?
Yeah, my song is 4:31 on the actual CD, and there's no 4:31 on TAC Roulette CD.
It's 4:30 on ny CD.
fake TAC cd's are already being sold for $300 on ebay
:lol :metal
The tracks are in the order I received them.
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I'll be you were relieved.
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Fixed.
Too many quotes to do on my iPhone.
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So the Round 1 CD is an absolute ass kicker.
EVERY song has grown on me. And the CD has a great flow.
3 of you tried to sneak some growls by me. I have come to terms with two of them, but the third one still seems a little out of place. And by out of place, I mean they are really not necessary.
I will say that the song I liked the least on the first listen is likely going to end up in the Top 3. It's like musical crack. Literally.
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Well you asked for it. :lol
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Our job is done.
And we'll do it 7 more times.
Hope you've been saving up.
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So the Round 1 CD is an absolute ass kicker.
EVERY song has grown on me. And the CD has a great flow.
3 of you tried to sneak some growls by me. I have come to terms with two of them, but the third one still seems a little out of place. And by out of place, I mean they are really not necessary.
I will say that the song I liked the least on the first listen is likely going to end up in the Top 3. It's like musical crack. Literally.
probably more growls to come, get ready biatch!
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I have just realized there were growls in my song. :lol
No, really, I dislike growls and I didn't even notice they're there until now. But really, it's one word sung in growls after the choruses. I think if you count the growling time in my tune, it will be about two seconds.
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I have just realized there were growls in my song. :lol
No, really, I dislike growls and I didn't even notice they're there until now. But really, it's one word sung in growls after the choruses. I think if you count the growling time in my tune, it will be about two seconds.
You're not one of the 3 I was referring to.
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I guess I succeeded in sneaking some growls then, even if unknowingly so.
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3 of you tried to sneak some growls by me. I have come to terms with two of them, but the third one still seems a little out of place. And by out of place, I mean they are really not necessary.
To be fair, my submission isn't so much growls, as 'not totally clean'. The lyrics are clearly recognizable, and completely appropriate given the theme of the song. IE, I hoping I'm not the 'unnecessary' one.
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To be fair...Quit whining bitch!
;D
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Well no growls on mine......
Yet. I only like growls sparingly.
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To be fair...Quit whining bitch!
You've never followed a roulette that I've participated in, have you? :rollin :rollin
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:rollin
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I sent growls, and wasn't hiding the fact. I regret nothing, it's a solid fucking tune.
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I sent growls, and wasn't hiding the fact. I regret nothing, it's a solid fucking tune. RRRRROOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR.
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I sent growls, and wasn't hiding the fact. I regret nothing, it's a solid fucking tune.
That's why you're in last place after Round 1, and I'm not hiding the fact. I regret nothing.
:P
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I sent growls, and wasn't hiding the fact. I regret nothing, it's a solid fucking tune.
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I sent growls, and wasn't hiding the fact. I regret nothing, it's a solid fucking tune.
That's why you're in last place after Round 1, and I'm not hiding the fact. I regret nothing.
:P
Fucker :lol
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I'm going to start my write ups today and will post tomorrow after work.
I would love to get the Savatage Tunes by Tuesday afternoon.
Also, I banned the title track to Hall Of The Mountain King. I actually think that song is pretty decent. I am also banning the title track to Gutter Ballet. That song sucks!
Anyway, with write ups going up tomorrow, I thought you guys would like to see your scores. Here they are:
9.5
9.0
9.0
8.5
8.5
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
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I am also banning the title track to Gutter Ballet. That song sucks!
I was considering sending this one, in fact. :lol
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Not a lot of spread between first and worst.
Dis gonna be a good roulette for Timmy
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Not a lot of spread between first and worst.
Honestly all of the songs were excellent.
I hesitated throwing out a 9.5, but I wanted to shift the scale from 7.5-9.0 to 8.0-9.5 because:
1. I hated starting anyone off with a 7.5, and
2. You're all losing points in Round 5, so I figured it'd even out
Of the 3 songs with growls, er not clean :yeahright vocals, we have an 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0.
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growls would get an automatic zero from me.
Do you want to post round 1 before we send you Savatage?
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You can send Savatage. I've already received two submissions.
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I am also banning the title track to Gutter Ballet. That song sucks
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Will post results very shortly.
The write-ups are listed in the order of the CD (and in the order I received them, which is how I will format the CD in each round).
They are not War And Peace, but just a few lines of thought on each.
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Round 1
b5150-Twisted Tower Dire-The Reflecting Pool/Crest Of The Martyrs
This isn’t the first I’ve heard of TTD. Back in the early/mid 00’s, I used to listen to a weekly web cast and they played them all the time. Not sure why I never followed up. Real solid East Coast metal.
This was the longest submission in the round. Starts off with a little mellow build up and then breaks into probably the most classic metal track of the round. Starting my own Roulette, with this the first song submitted and heard, I know this experience will be a treat.
9.0
Senecadawg2-Dynazty-Starlight
When I saw the band’s name, I didn’t have very high expectations. This song ended up being my favorite this round. Starts out with a little LA Glam/Sleaze feel, sports a Power Metal chorus, a short but absolutely ripping guitar solo, and a touch of prog at the very end. As every other song in the roulette grew on me, I kept waiting for this one tom lose its luster. It never did. Track of the round!
9.5
Evermind-Bloodbound-Stanic Panic
WTF kind of title is Satanic Panic? :lol
Bloodbound is a band that I’ve been meaning to check out for a while. Their singer, Patrick Johanson, is awesome on the Shadowquest album released earlier this year. This kind of song is exactly what I envisioned for Round 1. The verses are straight off of Painkiller and the chorus reminds me of Russian Roulette era Accept. Right in my wheelhouse!
8.5
jjrock88-Lethal-Waiting On The Kill
JJ didn’t disappoint. I was expecting something bad ass and I got it. Lethal is a rather obscure metal band, from Kentucky (of all places) that I can tell. Not a ton of info out there on them. The wiki article compares them to Queensryche and Crimson Glory, so this must be the same band. JJ mentioned a classic Sacred Warrior comparison, and I think that fits perfectly. The vocals aren’t as good as those three bands, but I get the comparison. I will say that I listened to this song the most, because it had the handicap of having the worst sound. Not sure if it was the YT link, or the production. Maybe both.
8.0
Kingshmegland-Doubledrive-Track #7
Probably the most mainstream band submitted. I know that Joe has an “everyman’s” taste in music, which could cumulatively concern me in this roulette. But this song was not out of place. My CD had great flow and this song sat dead center. It was actually a refreshing listen. Kind of Kings Xish.
Not sure what is a worse title, Satanic Panic or this one!
8.0
Big Hath-Bride-Everybody Knows My Name
Interesting song here. Has a wicked GnR vibe to it. Having just gone through a big GnR kick, this was a good time to receive this song. According to the band’s wiki page, they’ve been around quite a while, and also come from Kentucky. Apparently they’re Christian too. I’m interested to hear more from these guys.
8.0
Lonestar-Destrage-Destroy Create Transform Sublimate
WTF did you send me, man? :lol Yikes. I know RJ is a chef, but all I could think of is that there was a music version of Chopped, this would be one fucked up basket. Easily my least favorite song in the round on first listen, but this grew on me like a fungus. It’s like musical crack. Lots going on. A risk with the growls, but this song had so much to offer. Loved where it went the second half, as it really lifted the track.
As much as I feel the need to warn against growls, the risk here paid off.
9.0
Jingle.Boy-Star One-Human See Human Do
Like Ruslan’s submission, this is exactly the type of song I was envisioning for this first round. Fast upbeat and to the point. Excellent vocals on this especially Damien Wilson. Tried sneaking those Swano vocals by me, and on first listen, I hated it, but on subsequent listens, I thought they worked perfectly with those eerie keyboards. Would definitely be interested in hearing more from this album.
8.5
Wolfking-Blessed By A Broken Heart-Shut Up And Rock
This is a really cool tune that brought me back to 1984. Classic 80’s hard rock reproduced with a great modern sound. Did not get the growls in that first verse at all, but thankfully, the other vocals aside from that were excellent. I thought the Lemmy style vocals after the guitar solo were fine. This tune made a great Round 1 CD closer.
8.0
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Bring on the Savatage Round!
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Interesting to see Dynazty take out the round - one of the most powerful vocalists of the current generation - but I never thought of them for this roulette.
I am surprised you didn't know Lethal Tim..........also check out Fire In Your Skin from their full studio album Programmed - killer song. And if memory serves correct it has better production than the EP from which Jay's track came.
So how are we playing this?............once an artist is mentioned it is banned from here on in?
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So how are we playing this?............once an artist is mentioned it is banned from here on in?
Yes.
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Oh I've got shit to send. That's just an ass kicking tune I love. BTW Tim did you notice when that song came out?
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BTW Tim did you notice when that song came out?
2003 according to my research.
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I am surprised you didn't know Lethal Tim..........also check out Fire In Your Skin from their full studio album Programmed - killer song. And if memory serves correct it has better production than the EP from which Jay's track came.
Jay highly recommended their first two albums. I did like them, so I will check out for sure.
Edit: Awesome tune! :metal :metal
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i never got the other star album but human see human do wasn't particularly one of my favorites on victims, still pretty good tho :lol
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Savatage sent!!
Tim, if this round of songs doesnt convert you, then its over for Savatage and you. Still mind boggling that they arent a favorite of yours.
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Savatage sent!!
Tim, if this round of songs doesnt convert you, then its over for Savatage and you. Still mind boggling that they arent a favorite of yours.
I think it's already over jj - at a guess I would say there are zero Savatage fans that don't like Hall of the Mountain King and/or Gutter Ballet.
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Savatage sent!!
Tim, if this round of songs doesnt convert you, then its over for Savatage and you. Still mind boggling that they arent a favorite of yours.
I think it's already over jj - at a guess I would say there are zero Savatage fans that don't like Hall of the Mountain King and/or Gutter Ballet.
thats true........two amazing songs right there. Could you imagine if Winger covered Gutter Ballet.
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:rollin
Or if Savatage covered Seventeen? Something we will now never see :-\
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:rollin
Or is Savatage covered Seventeen? Something we will now never see :-\
Worlds are colliding Jerry!!
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Um..are you guys done? :lol
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done..........starting now
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4 submissions so far..
2 Zak
2 Jon
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I'll send before noon tomorrow, working now..
So glad Destrage got ya man, those guys are ridiculously talented.
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Those were some badass boss songs that round. I'll take the 8.5.
Song link sent.
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Those were some badass boss songs that round.
My ears are very happy...
...and no Duran Duran.
Go figure! :lol
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Will send before the day is out. I have condensed the discography down to 12 possible "TAC Approved" Savatage tracks and will have one more listen ;D
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Awesome!
I'd highly recommend that full Dynazty album, if/when you get the chance. As for Savatage, I'll send as soon as possible.
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Those were some badass boss songs that round. I'll take the 8.5.
My thoughts exactly.
Sent Savatage round yesterday.
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And sent...
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Will send before the day is out. I have condensed the discography down to 12 possible "TAC Approved" Savatage tracks and will have one more listen ;D
You better hurry up before they are all taken!
Just waiting on the Australians!
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I'd highly recommend that full Dynazty album, if/when you get the chance.
:iagree:
Great choice Nelson. Tim... at a minimum, get the free version of Spotify, and let that album flood your ears with awesomeness when this is said and done.
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Yeah, I'm definitely looking into that album.
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That Dynazty song deserves to take out the round IMO, amazing.
A bit gutted to have the lowest score though.
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Round 3..Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
The only Guitar Instrumental albums I have belong to Michael Schenker and Uli Roth. I know there are TONS of great albums out there. Let me hear them. And while Steve Vai is most certainly allowed, please don’t send me The Attitude Song. I have that.
Ok, so I have some questions on this round now that we need to start prepping. Do you want a song from an album/artist that is the guitarist, or is an instrumental band ok (with a kickass guitar contribution)? Are you looking for the 'named' guitar legends, or is someone current/not relatively known ok? Are some minimal vocals or spoken parts ok?
Just looking for the guide posts here.
That Dynazty song deserves to take out the round IMO, amazing.
A bit gutted to have the lowest score though.
To be fair 1.5 was the spread. It's like being tied for last place in the world bukkake competition. You still gave it your all, and performed like a champ. Nothing to be ashamed of. Now go cleanup, and surely you'll beat at least me in this round - you're far more knowledgable with Sava than I am.
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Song sent. Sorry Tim didn't put a subject in my PM.
To be fair 1.5 was the spread. It's like being tied for last place in the world bukkake competition. You still gave it your all, and performed like a champ.
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Some asshole stole my fav Sava song!! >:(
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Sent Tim.......5 songs in numbered order. Take the highest that hasn't already been submitted.
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All submissions are in. Will burn my CD when I get home from work!!
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whats the tally between Zak/Jon songs?
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whats the tally between Zak/Jon songs?
I have to double check when I get home but I believe Zak wins 6-3.
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will be interesting to see how that shakes out in the ranking.
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I submitted Zak and ended up with Jon :P ;D
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Question to the Savatage experts. Who does Jon Oliva cite as influences?
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Did you have a big affinity for classic prog stuff?
Jon Oliva: I love it. Yeah, that's my favorite music. I mean, I guess maybe that's when I was learning everything, I mean. Those bands like that, Yes, Queen, the Beatles, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, those are all...I mean, that's all I did when I was (laughs) a teenager and stuff. That's all I did was play to those records over and over, about 10 million times. Dude I played them so much I used to have to go out and buy doubles of the records cause I wore them out. So that's how I kinda learned how to play. Those guys were my teachers basically
https://www.rocknworld.com/morley/06/JonOliva.shtml
Who would you say are some of your favorite singers and also songwriters?
Jon: Beatles, obviously. Freddie Mercury - the earlier Queen stuff I liked a lot. Man, there's so many. Pete Townsend is a brilliant songwriter. A lot of the Deep Purple. I mean, Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi, god, he's the hard rock riff master, he's the messiah. I don't think there would be heavy metal if it wasn't for Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath. They were very inspirational to me.
Sabbath was the band that turned me on to heavy music. Before I heard Sabbath, all I did was play the Beatle records and learn. The Beatles taught me how to sing and how to play instruments, but it was Sabbath that turned in to where we started cranking out songs like "Sirens" and "City Beneath the Surface" and things like that, which were waaaay heavier than anything we had ever done. They were like the teachers of the hard rock. And Deep Purple, as well. It was a very tough competition there going on with who I liked more. Some albums of Sabbath I liked better, then Deep Purple's album came out and I didn't like it as much. And then they would switch, the next Sabbath album would come out, and then they'd put another album out and I'd like that one better.
https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jon_oliva_of_trans-siberian_orchestra/
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Thanks Jonathan!
I ask because being a huge Alice Cooper fan, I totally hear an Alice influence in some of Jon's songs.
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If you guys are interested, here are the tracks that were submitted. How do they look? Is this a good mix?
An extra half point to whoever ranks them as I do!
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Very split mix, and I don't think that will flow the best. But Savatage are so varied in their work, it would be hard to get a solid consistent mix of all eras and only 10 songs. Only one song from the Gutter Ballet/Streets combo, which is interesting. 4 from Edge of Thorns to, which shows the strength of the album.
I was wondering if anyone would go DWD/Magellan and obviously not.
Are we allowed to post our rankings here? I'd rank them;
He Carves His Stone
Follow Me
Believe
Miles Away
Morphine Child
Strange Wings
Handful of Rain
By The Grace of the Witch
Lights Out
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Are we allowed to post our rankings here?
Yes, please!
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So why did Jon step to the background for Edge Of Thorns?
He was obviously very involved given that according to wiki, he played just about every instrument on Handful Of Rain?
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Jon was very involved in those albums .........writer, player , co-producer etc... From memory there were a number of reasons cited but mostly :
- he was having some vocal issues at the time
- he wanted to invest time in some side projects he was working on like Doctor Butcher and a musical called Romanov which AFAIK was never done and is to eventually be part of a TSO release. I don't follow TSO closely so I may be wrong.
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- he was having some vocal issues at the time
That never stopped him before! ;D
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So why did Jon step to the background for Edge Of Thorns?
He was obviously very involved given that according to wiki, he played just about every instrument on Handful Of Rain?
I believe Jon's vocals just couldn't keep up with the touring schedule and he felt is was getting weaker over time. I think he also felt a bit responsible for the band not breaking into a bigger market. I think Zak's vox they thought might have more mainstream appeal. I think all in all, Jon just wanted to take a backseat in the band. I don't think there was anything major behind the whole thing really.
And yeah, Jon plays everything on HOR except the solos, done by Alex Skolnick. That was more like a solo album for Jon I think.
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Jon was very involved in those albums .........writer, player , co-producer etc... From memory there were a number of reasons cited but mostly :
- he was having some vocal issues at the time
- he wanted to invest time in some side projects he was working on like Doctor Butcher and a musical called Romanov which AFAIK was never done and is to eventually be part of a TSO release. I don't follow TSO closely so I may be wrong.
I guess this makes sense, but I didn't know it was a direct reason why he stepped down. I'll have to read through the Edge of Thorns remaster booklet, it has the whole history behind the album.
Dark Master could probably fill us in though.
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From the horse's mouth (Jon's website)
Citing that he reached his musical peak with the release of Streets, Jon officially stepped down as lead singer for Savatage following the end of the album's tour in 1992. By stepping aside as lead singer, it allowed Jon more time to focus on other projects that were in development around that time, including "Romanov" and Doctor Butcher. Jon still remained a very important part of Savatage during the Edge of Thorns writing and recording processes, and helped select new singer Zak Stevens. Jon wrote and played on every song on the album, as well as being its co-producer with Paul O'Neill.
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Yeah, I guess, I thought Doctor Butcher came out later than it did. Then looked up and it was 1994 so makes perfect sense.
I swear I also remember reading that Jon thought his vox held the band reaching a wider audience and Zak might help their popularity. Gotta look into that.
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That's quite an interesting transition. Zak is obviously a better singer, but do you think he lacks the personality in his voice that Jon has?
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do you think he lacks the personality in his voice that Jon has?
For sure............and Jon has quite a nice clean voice when he wants to.
I find Zak quite awkward in his lower register sometimes - almost sounds flat even though he's not. I prefer him when he's belting it out in his upper register.
And I prefer the music during Jon's era too - Edge of Thorns aside .
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I find Zak quite awkward in his lower register sometimes - almost sounds flat even though he's not. I prefer him when he's belting it out in his upper register.
I don't know if I'd call it awkward or flat, but I always thought of it as generic.
That said, I am thoroughly enjoying every song and gaining a real appreciation for it.
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Tim is converting!!!!!!
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So why did Jon step to the background for Edge Of Thorns?
He was obviously very involved given that according to wiki, he played just about every instrument on Handful Of Rain?
Hope you don't mind if I drop in to comment on this :P
Jon blew his voice out during the Streets tour. Toward the end, his voice started to give, and he would be hacking up blood on the side of the stage during and after shows. At one point he literally lost his voice for a few days and couldn't even speak. After a couple of doctor's appointments, he decided to step down as lead vocalist lest he loose his voice forever.
That being said, it was always intended that once his voice was healed, he would come back, so when choosing a new singer, they deliberately wanted someone who sounded quite different, because eventually, they would have the two singers side by side. Zak's smooth voice with his bluesy Southern drawl not only contrasted sharply to Jon's more screamy metal vocals, but hi more commercially palatable sound (and good looks; the ladies do love Zak) brought the band to their commercial peak with EOT.
Beyond that, though, Jon also wanted to use the time off to branch out into new projects. He stated up Romanov (which evolved into TSO) during this period, and when his voice was strong enough to sing on an album (although still not ready for a full tour) he did the Doctor Butcher albums with Caffery. It was intended that Jon and Caffery would rejoin the band together for the next album around 1995.
Unfortunately, Criss died, and that threw everything out of balance. Jon sank into a deep depression, and was only pulled out of it by working with Paul on the next record. Originally they just wanted to do one song (Alone You Breathe) as a tribute to Criss, but the label would only take a full album. At the time, the rest of the band was so in shock from the death of Criss, they were not yet ready to do a new record. For all intents and purposes, there was no band at the time, just Jon, so he just started recording everything himself. He did everything but the lead vocals (he said they had to "bribe" Zak to come back) and some of the more technical guitar solos (Caffery had been asked, but Caffery was still not yet ready to step into Criss Oliva's shoes) so Alex Skolnik of Testament, who had been a friend of Criss, came in to fill that void, albeit only briefly.
Eventually, Middleton made his way back to the band. Wacholz only did promos and the music video for the title track. Once it became obvious the record wasn;t going to be the success of EOT, he ditched Savatage, and Zak recommended Jeff Plate from his old band Wikked Witch. Skolnik left after the tour, and Pitrellit was brought in as the new guitarist, forming the lineup that made Dead Winter Dead, The Wake of Magellan, and basically became TSO. The rest they say is history...
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Hope you don't mind if I drop in to comment on this :P
No, not at all. Drop in anytime!
That was a great synopsis and I appreciate it. Definitely clears up the band's history for me.
Though I'm an old school metal fan, I have just never been into Savatage.
My first real experience with them was actually seeing them live, opening for Dio/Megadeth in late '87. I thought they were absolutely horrible, mainly the fat singer who just screamed uncontrollably for what felt like their entire set. He had this long purple cape or robe and I always referred to him as a possessed Barney, hence the :
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...at the start of the round.
I remember playing the title track from Hall on my radio show in college, but I could never get past the live experience and vocals to get into the album. I didn't try real hard.
A few years ago, I downloaded their discog from a torrent site. I regret doing so because I believe that unless you buy or invest something into it, you really don't get much out of it. I tried Hall and Gutter Ballet and they still didn't do anything for me.
I will say that I thought their visions and ambitions were outstanding, but felt they didn't possess the chops to execute them. I actually felt the playing let down those albums.
I then sampled some Zak stuff, but it felt way too generic. At least those earlier albums had some flavor.
Believe it or not, most of their albums are still on my iPod. They've always been a click away from me.
But way too many people around here that I respect their musical tastes immensely swear by Savatage. I decided to dedicate a round to them in my Roulette. This way everyone could personally recommend a track, and tell me what they like about it. Nearly everyone has done so.
Tim is converting!!!!!!
Yes, it is happening. Not in love with them, but let's just say that we are officially courting. ;D
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Interesting backstory as always Dark Master! Nobody on earth is a bigger fan of Savatage then DM
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Tim is converting!!!!!!
Yes, it is happening. Not in love with them, but let's just say that we are officially courting. ;D
Cop a feel underneath the bleachers yet?
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Um..
Courting def- Copping a feel underneath the bleachers
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:rollin
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I will say that I thought their visions and ambitions were outstanding, but felt they didn't possess the chops to execute them.
In all our discussions around Savatage ,that is the one thing I cannot understand. Perhaps we have different definitions of "chops" but from my experience playing some of the songs I can tell you that on average the Savatage stuff was harder to play than your average Maiden or Van Halen track. So from a guitaring viewpoint I have trouble understanding this "lack of chops" concept.
Are you referring more to songwriting chops.......turning the concepts into great songs? That is very subjective and open to interpretation but , in my mind at least (if we're talking playing chops) , the musical talent of Criss in particular is less up for debate.
Hmm..........I'm hungry now with all this talk of chops.
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Are you referring more to songwriting chops.......turning the concepts into great songs? That is very subjective and open to interpretation but , in my mind at least (if we're talking playing chops) , the musical talent of Criss in particular is less up for debate.
I can see that Chris Oliva is pretty good. I am getting that.
Maybe it's the vocals (Jon era). Maybe it's the drums. Maybe it's the production. I felt like maybe they were too much of a straightforward metal band to pull off what they were trying to do, and I'm looking at Streets and Gutter Ballet. Even a little of Hall.
Opinions are changing for sure, but I felt like when I heard those albums that there was something holding them back.
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Speaking from the viewpoint of one who had never dug into Savatage at all, I totally see what you mean Tim. In searching for a song for this roulette, I was fairly underwhelmed at everything I heard on first listen. Some of it did grow, and I've heard nothing but praises about Streets concept from my PPUSA friends where Jon performed it in it's entirety, but there was a certain roughness to it that did little for me.
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The vocals I can definitely understand being love/hate - both Zak and Jon .
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As a teen I listened to them a lot. Not touching them in decades I feel the same with RJ. The vocals is what turn me off now.
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As a teen I listened to them a lot. Not touching them in decades I feel the same with RJ. The vocals is what turn me off now.
As I read this, I want to say .."so you were a teen DECADES ago?" Then I remember we are the same age and I think :facepalm:
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Starting my write ups. If you wish you had sent a different song and would like to use your Wild Card, now would be the time.
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My initial idea was to send Temptation Revelation - nice guitar piece and no vox to annoy anyone :lol But I thought it probably wasn't what you intended. :angel:
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I'm surprised you didn't send me White Witch.
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Tim is converting!!!!!!
Just wait until Round 5!!
Dark Master... you need to sign up and run a Savatage Discography Discussion thread.
Speaking from the viewpoint of one who had never dug into Savatage at all, I totally see what you mean Tim. In searching for a song for this roulette, I was fairly underwhelmed at everything I heard on first listen. Some of it did grow, and I've heard nothing but praises about Streets concept from my PPUSA friends where Jon performed it in it's entirety, but there was a certain roughness to it that did little for me.
Almost in the same boat. I'd tried their albums off and on over the years since I first saw TSO in concert 7 years ago. It was always enjoyable, and some of it even excellent - but I was rarely compelled to actively seek out listening to them. I definitely prefer Zak over Jon vocally.
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I'm surprised you didn't send me White Witch.
I did consider that but thought it a bit one dimensional. It's not easy picking songs with the knowledge that the target audience doesn't like the artist :lol
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It's an awesome tune. That's the one I played a lot on my radio show. That and the title track.
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I'm looking forward to the results. I'd like to rank the submissions as well, but I only like one of the songs :lol
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As a teen I listened to them a lot. Not touching them in decades I feel the same with RJ. The vocals is what turn me off now.
As I read this, I want to say .."so you were a teen DECADES ago?" Then I remember we are the same age and I think :facepalm:
Thanks for making me feel young but 47 is getting up there.
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Are you referring more to songwriting chops.......turning the concepts into great songs? That is very subjective and open to interpretation but , in my mind at least (if we're talking playing chops) , the musical talent of Criss in particular is less up for debate.
I can see that Chris Oliva is pretty good. I am getting that.
Maybe it's the vocals (Jon era). Maybe it's the drums. Maybe it's the production. I felt like maybe they were too much of a straightforward metal band to pull off what they were trying to do, and I'm looking at Streets and Gutter Ballet. Even a little of Hall.
Opinions are changing for sure, but I felt like when I heard those albums that there was something holding them back.
I didn't have a lot of time earlier after I made my post (I had a lot of shit to do), but I did have a chance to catch this and had some time to think about while going about my day.
First off, I think, at least instrumentally, Savatage's chops are above reproach. I wouldn't put them in the same league as, say, Dream Theater or Symphony X, but just from listening to their albums and seeing various members of the band play live (especially in TSO), it's clear they have musical talent in spades. Criss Oliva was a special sort of genius, but the other guitarists who followed in his wake (Caffery, Skolnik, Pitrelli) are all world class shredders in their own right. And while the band's drum and bass section tends to get a bit overlooked, I feel there was, and still is, a lot of technical skill there as well. From the unorthodox beats of songs like 24 Hours Ago to latter day groove-fests like the title cut from The Wake Of Magellan, it's clear that Middleton, Plate and Doc were all masters of their instruments.
Now vocally, Savatage is very much an acquired taste, and I think this is where a lot of people start to have issues with the band. Jon's take on singing is unique, to say the least, and while I like it, I totally understand why others don't. He has a lot of range, both in terms of octaves and tone (he has this weird ability to morph his voice like a cartoon voice actor), but his lack of formal training led him to create his own way of singing, which due to his reliance on screams is why he blew out his voice in 1992. He was always inconsistent live, having good nights and bad, and it's unfortunate he didn't get any professional direction before damaging his voice.
Now Zak is a totally different creature entirely. His voice was much more refined, and it certainly helped Savatage gain more mainstream respect in the 90's. At the same time, though, the blues-and-country roots in his singing style seemed to put off a lot of fans from a more metal musical background, and I have seen it said that his voice made the band too commercially friendly, too smooth, and too safe. Again, this is largely a matter of taste, and I personally happen to like Zak's voice a lot, but, as with Jon, I can understand why others do not. I do think it must be said that his delivery of Jon-era songs was rather hit or miss. His Southern drawl works very well on some songs (especially Jesus Saves) and not so well on others. There is a reason Savatage limited their performance of pre-Edge of Thorns tracks before Jon started singing again more frequently later in the band's career.
Songwriting, much like vocals, is largely subjective. That being said, for many Savatage fans, the songwriting is one of the best things about this band, and while the bulk of the compositional work can be credited to Jon, I fell this is where Paul's influence helped the band to shine the most. Starting with Hall Of The Mountain King, the band, little by little, became much more progressive and ambitious in their works, and Paul's collaborations with the Olivas really blossomed during the Gutter Ballet and Streets era, pushing them into musical realms far beyond what was explored by most of their contemporaries. It was that same ambition that led them to create so many rock operas, and ultimately led to the creation of TSO.
That being said, I think it is worth noting that by the later period of the band's career, their reach was starting to exceed their grasp. Albums like Dead Winter Dead and The Wake of Magellan, with layers upon layers of vocal melodies and orchestrations, were no less complex then their concurrent TSO siblings. And yet, from a creative stand point, the band's set up, with only two singers and five full time musicians, limited their ability to fully explore the musical territory into which they were delving. It's not too difficult to see why TSO was a much better vehicle for that sort of music. Even as far back as Streets, Jon and Paul were beginning to realize their ambitions were a bit too grandiose for a simple heavy metal band, hence the creation of Romanov and, ultimately, TSO.
This is where the disparity between the band's vision and their abilities becomes most apparent. It's not so much that the members lacked the quality of talent; they lacked the quantity. Tanking an orchestra on the road is obscenely expensive, and was far beyond the resources of Savatage. The band's symphonic ambitions were limited, especially live, by practicality. Likewise, rock operas with only one or two singers become, in effect, just concept albums with narratives. Even with the relative diversity of vocal styles of which Jon was capable, creatively, the band was still left in want of more. More singers, more instruments...
All that can only be accomplished with a bigger budget, and given how much Savatage struggled to find commercial success, their budgetary constraints had to be considerable. The later Savatage albums literally cost millions of dollars to make, and yet the band was still slugging it out in clubs. Where is the room on a club stage for an orchestra and 24 singers? Where does a band at that level get the money to even attempt such a thing?
Ultimately, tragically, the band's vision far outstripped what they could actually do, at least as a simple heavy metal band with only 4-6 guys. Worse, their stigma as just being a simple metal band hurt their commercial appeal, and caused a lot of people to overlook their songwriting prowess that extended far beyond such easy genrefication, which in turn limited their ability to make the money they needed to bring their dreams to fruition.
In the end, they found a solution to their problems, and the only thing it cost them was their name...
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Dark Master... you need to sign up and run a Savatage Discography Discussion thread.
I was considering this a while back. Do I need to sign up somewhere special, or can I just start a new thread and do it?
Since the Wacken show, I've felt the itch to do a Savatage discography run, so the albums will be fresh in my mind. Perhaps I should do just that...
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I'm surprised you didn't send me White Witch.
I'm surprised no one sent you songs from the first three albums. I would have bet those would be right in your wheel house.
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I'm surprised you didn't send me White Witch.
I'm surprised no one sent you songs from the first three albums. I would have bet those would be right in your wheel house.
I did .
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My bad, I didn't see "By The Grace of the Witch."
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Dark Master, thank you for your contribution. I really appreciate it. And maybe saying they didn't have the "chops" isn't quite wording it right. But I'm certainly not an expert, and I will really dive in after the Roulette, but I found "something" limiting in their delivery of those latter Jon albums.
I'm surprised no one sent you songs from the first three albums. I would have bet those would be right in your wheel house.
In a way, I'm glad people sent me their favorite songs rather than what they thought I would like.
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I will have results tomorrow after work. Write ups are just about done.
I have one more ask:
Could everyone list their 5 fave Savatunes and Top 3 albums? After my Roulette, I'll take the aggregate and start my journey from there.
Dark Master, Podaar, feel free to post yours!
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Dark Master, if you're down with it, you would be perfect to start a Savatage discography thread
Songs:
1) Edge of Thorns
2) Power of the Night
3) Strange Wings
4) Hall of the Mountain King
5) Gutter Ballet
Albums: 1) Edge of Thorns 2) Hall of the Mountain King 3) Gutter Ballet
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Thanks JJ.
Dark Master, if you're down with it, you would be perfect to start a Savatage discography thread
I would absolutely follow.
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TAC, you're welcome, and of course I'm always more then happy to talk about Savatage. ;)
Top 5 Savatage songs:
1: Gutter Ballet
2: Hall of the Mountain King
3: The Wake of Magellan
4: Edge of Thorns
5: Chance
Honourable mentions to Believe, Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) and Morphine Child
Top 3 Savatage albums:
1: Dead Winter Dead (Streets was my #1 for a long time, but over the years, I've come to appreciate DWD much more, as it just seems better polished and refined, the story is a bit more well thought out and original, and it appeals equally to my metal and classical sides. Plus, this was the album with Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), single-handedly spawning TSO in it's wake. The legacy and significance of DWD cannot be overstated.)
2: Streets- A Rock Opera (Still awesome, and IMO the pinnacle of Jon Oliva fronted Savatage)
3: This is really tough. It's pretty much a toss up between Gutter Ballet and The Wake of Magellan. Gutter Ballet is, IMO, where Savatage became truly great (although they were showing signs of greatness on Hall of the Mountain King), plus GB has many of my favourite songs by the band, such as the title track, When the Crowds Are Gone, and Hounds. The Wake of Magellan was one of the Savatage albums that took me a long time to fully appreciate, but over the years it has become a highlight of their discography in my eyes. It has some excellent high points, such as Morning Sun, the title track, and The Storm, but what really makes it stand out to me is how seamlessly the whole thing flows together. While GB may have better individual songs, with TWOM, much like DWD, I feel the whole of the album is greater then the sum of it's parts. Ultimately, I think I may have to go with Magellan because it is overall a more solid album, although the individual songs of Gutter Ballet stand out more, and I've been leaning more towards later Savatage over the past few years anyways. Still, I'd give an honourable mention to Gutter Ballet.
Dark Master, if you're down with it, you would be perfect to start a Savatage discography thread
I would absolutely follow.
Ok, well, I'll definitely get started on that soon. I will probably start it on Friday when I have some time to give Sirens some serious attention and do a write up to get the ball rolling.
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awesome!! good to hear DM
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Albums:
1)Gutter Ballet
2) Hall Of The Mountain King
3) Edge Of THorns/Streets
Tough to pick 5 toons but
1) Gutter Ballet
2) Hall Of The Mountain King
3) Hounds
4) Follow Me
5) When The Crowds Are Gone
HMs to Ghost In The Ruins, Strange Wings, Power Of The Night, He Carves His Stone, Watching You Fall , Beyond The Doors Of The Dark, The Price You Pay, Summers Rain , The Unholy , By The Grace Of The Witch, Sirens :)
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Not a lot of love for tracks from Streets, I've noticed.
It's my favorite Savatage album and Believe is my favorite track on the album (and maybe... just maybe my submission this round ;)). Also love Jesus Saves, Tonight He Grins Again, Can You Hear Me Now and Somewhere in Time.
But like I said before, I'm not crazy about the rest of their music. Hall of the Mountain King is good, from the bits I've heard, but it doesn't call to me like Streets. And I've not heard Gutter Ballet or Edge of Thorns, apart from the title track on the former.
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Not a lot of love for tracks from Streets, I've noticed.
It's my favorite Savatage album and Believe is my favorite track on the album (and maybe... just maybe my submission this round ;)). Also love Jesus Saves, Tonight He Grins Again, Can You Hear Me Now and Somewhere in Time.
But like I said before, I'm not crazy about the rest of their music. Hall of the Mountain King is good, from the bits I've heard, but it doesn't call to me like Streets. And I've not heard Gutter Ballet or Edge of Thorns, apart from the title track on the former.
Streets is an amazing release, but flows together as the full story. Maybe that's why the singles didn't stand out as much to me
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I like pretty much everything on my fave albums listed so Streets is up there for sure . And in terms of songs .........perhaps the best don't stand out to me quite as much due to the format. Having said that I would take Streets over SFAM in a heartbeat in terms of my liking for the individual songs.
If you haven't heard Gutter Ballet seneca , you really need to hear the stuff like When The Crowds Are Gone. Gutter Ballet is sorta half HoTMK and half Streets in terms of the straight metal/theatrical mix and that's why I like it so much - best of both worlds.
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Edge of Thorns is a great album, and I also enjoy Dead Winter Dead. Beyond that, I don't know them well enough to give rankings. You'll probably get the best rec's from Brent/Kade/Jay... and Dark Master obviously.
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Round 3..Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
The only Guitar Instrumental albums I have belong to Michael Schenker and Uli Roth. I know there are TONS of great albums out there. Let me hear them. And while Steve Vai is most certainly allowed, please don’t send me The Attitude Song. I have that.
Ok, so I have some questions on this round now that we need to start prepping. Do you want a song from an album/artist that is the guitarist, or is an instrumental band ok (with a kickass guitar contribution)? Are you looking for the 'named' guitar legends, or is someone current/not relatively known ok? Are some minimal vocals or spoken parts ok?
Just looking for the guide posts here.
was there a reply to this and I just missed it?
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Someone shoot me a PM when the Savatage round is over so I can re-join the conversation... :p
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For the Guitar Hero Instrumental round, I guess I envision it like the Savatage round. I don't really want to treat it as a standard instrumental round where a vocal band spits out the random instrumental. When I think if guitar heroes, I'm thinking Vai, Macalpine, that sort of thing. Just looking for songs in that genre.
I don't want vocals on it. I might let some brief spoken word get by.
Feel free to ask more specific questions or shoot me a PM.
Savatage Results will be up after work so you can start sending for the next round anytime. I'd live to get them in by Friday afternoon.
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I understand where people are coming from in finding Savatage a tough band to get into, but for me, I was hooked instantly, on every single era. They were such an amazing band to discover and every album showcased something new.
I find the lack of chops comment a bit baffling also. As Brent said, they is much more going on in their songs than your standard metal band at the time.
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I'm having a lot of trouble deciding on this next round, but I think I've finally settled on something you might enjoy.
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For the Guitar Hero Instrumental round, I guess I envision it like the Savatage round. I don't really want to treat it as a standard instrumental round where a vocal band spits out the random instrumental. When I think if guitar heroes, I'm thinking Vai, Macalpine, that sort of thing. Just looking for songs in that genre.
I don't want vocals on it. I might let some brief spoken word get by.
What I'm leaning towards might have some spoken samples/dialog, but not lyrics.
How set are you in the "named" guitar hero's? Again, I'm considering someone modern and pretty unknown - a hero in the making.
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I have the artist, the album that I want to use for the instrumental, I just got to figure out which damn song to send.
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sent
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Chad, you can send a hero in the making.
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OK the WTF submission worked pretty well for me in round one, let's try it again.... sent...
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How set are you in the "named" guitar hero's? Again, I'm considering someone modern and pretty unknown - a hero in the making.
Again, this is fine.
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I just want to say that this round was a rousing success. I can definitely cross Savatage on my Bands I Don't Care For list. This has been a great experience. For anyone running a roulette, if there is a band that you are on the fence on, you might want to dedicate a round to them. With Savatage, I had heard enough to form the opinion that I wasn't interested, yet not so much that anything submitted wouldn't be a totally new experience for me.
After my Roulette, I will be digging in to them pretty good. Heck, I already have at least half of their albums on my iPod already!
And a special Thank You to guest contributor Dark Master. I had considered sending him a PM for this round, but he apparently sniffed it out anyway!
Round 2 Savatage Results:
Evermind-He Carves His Stone
From my brief sampling of Savatage in the past, I do remember hearing this song. This is a great song and an excellent start to my Round 2 Savatage disc. The band goes a number of places in this track. While I don’t think Zak has Jon’s personality, he whales (no pun intended)on this track. Love the upbeat part in his high register.
Two people sent me this track.
9.0
Big Hath-Lights Out
This is a hot and fiery rocker. Great guitar solo, and some cool rhythm beneath it. Almost Aerosmith-ish. Pretty simple compared to some of the other tracks in the round. Even though it’s not the highest score in the round. I still liked it a lot and there’s nothing here that would deter me.
Two people also sent me this track.
8.0
Kingshmegland-Morphine Child
Here is the monster of the Round. The song that is, not who sent it. :D WOW! I did not expect something like this. This is a phenomenal song. Like heavy metal Marillion. At 10 minutes it goes by pretty fast. Great execution on this. I’ve never heard this song before. Real epic track.
9.5
jjrock88-Strange Wings
A JJ special for sure. Classic metal. I would expect nothing else. I really like this. Pretty straight forward. I like where it goes in the guitar solo. Again, not a stand out track here, but nothing to not like about it.
8.0
Jingle.Boy-Miles Away
Dude, I think you sent me a Winger song. Nah, you didn’t cuz this song is awesome. It starts out a little iffy but corrects itself quickly. Love the “I’ll be runnin’” part. Another well built guitar solo here with the band doing nice things underneath.
8.5
Senecadawg2-Believe
So I had the first 5 submissions after 1 day, and listened to them a few times before I got the next 4. (FYI-all songs got equal listens!). When I first got this, a slow Jon era track, I was quite frightened, especially when it started. But it quickly moves into this bombastic and moving piece. And you know what..Jon kills it..in a GOOD way. He doesn’t try and be anything else he isn’t. He puts on an incredible performance here. I’m a huge Alice Cooper fan, and I totally can hear Alice singing this. A risk here by Nelson, but I really loved this.
9.0
Lonestar-Handful Of Rain
I know this round was a challenge for Lonestar, but I appreciate his effort. Handful Of Rain has some soul to it, but nothing really stood out about it. It’s a decent song and I certainly didn’t not like it. But I think it was up against some stronger tunes here.
8.0
Wolfking-Follow Me
The fourth and final entry from Edge Of Thorns. A monster album for you guys! Zak is killer on this. This is a song that I caught myself belting out while driving. Love the Iommi-ish guitar solo later in the song.
8.5
b5150-By The Grace Of The Witch
Well Brent, I didn’t know what to do with this. I appreciate the metal nod, but I just plain liked a number of other tracks better. I did sample a couple of other tracks from The Dungeons Are Calling. Definitely pretty raw and shows a band yet to really evolve. Reminded me of old Merciful Fate. Nothing wrong with that!
8.0
Standings:
Senecadawg2-18.5
Kingshmegland-17.5
Evermind-17.5
b5150-17.0
Jingle.boy-17.0
Lonestar-17.0
Wolfking-16.5
jjrock88-16.0
Big Hath-16.0
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Someone shoot me a PM when the Savatage round is over so I can re-join the conversation... :p
Consider this your PM. It is now safe to re-enter the thread! ;D
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Round 3 - Guitar Hero Round has officially begun!
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Woot!!!
That's the one song that I always played over and over so I though I needed to send that first to beat someone to the punch. I'll get you the next song tonight. And yes, I am a monster. Cookie Monster.
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Fantastic ;D
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Round 3 sent!
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Well I am not in sync yet at all - I took the view that if TIm thinks Gutter Ballet is crap then tracks like Believe wouldn't rate.
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:lol
Love the Fonz! :tup
There was just something about Believe. I didn't mind the vocals, and the music in the song seemed full. In fact, I liked the vocals. He took a real Alice Cooper approach and it resonated with me.
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You should give the TSO version of Believe a go. THAT version is to die for. Tim Hockenberry lays down a monster vocal performance.
These rounds are running faster than I expected. If I go the 'hero in the making' route, I might not be able to send until the weekend - the dude only has two of his songs on YT, but I might not be using those.
Gonna make that Sava playlist. The Round 1 playlist was pretty sweet.
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If you're out and about it makes it easier for you Chad - email me an mp3 and I will covert it to flv and upload to Youtube for you and PM the link to Tim.
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Thanks for the offer, but being out is the problem - I don't have my personal laptop, so no way to get the mp3. What I've been doing is uploading to Google Drive, then sharing the link with Tim.
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No worries - if you think there's a chance I might have it/can access it , then PM what you're after.
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No worries - if you think there's a chance I might have it/can access it , then PM what you're after.
You better not... this is one of my possibilities for your Roulette. :lol
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These rounds are running faster than I expected.
I hope that's good thing. I don't want to bore anyone. Nothing worse than sending a song and waiting 3 weeks for results.
The Round 1 playlist was pretty sweet.
Yes, yes it was! :metal
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No worries - if you think there's a chance I might have it/can access it , then PM what you're after.
You better not... this is one of my possibilities for your Roulette. :lol
I'd like to see the potential list of banned bands for that one.
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These rounds are running faster than I expected.
I hope that's good thing. I don't want to bore anyone. Nothing worse than sending a song and waiting 3 weeks for results.
Yes- so far the pacing has been fantastic
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The track I sent Tim for the instrumental round was themed on his roulette pacing :lol
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Regarding pacing, who could forget this infamous quote:
Apparently ***** gives about as many fuck's as I do at this point.
None.
Sure as heck don't want to be the recipient of THAT! :lol
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No worries - if you think there's a chance I might have it/can access it , then PM what you're after.
You better not... this is one of my possibilities for your Roulette. :lol
I'd like to see the potential list of banned bands for that one.
It will be sent to you on dual layer DVD .
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Yeah the pace for this roulette is top notch
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Yeah the pace for this roulette is top notch
I agree . Lots of fucks to go 'round.
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Seems I get half of the entries for each round right away. I start right in on those so I only have to learn 4 or 5 at a time instead of 9 all at once.
I'm not waiting for all to come in before I begin listening.
But there's no advantage either way. ALL get equal listens.
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These rounds are running faster than I expected.
I hope that's good thing. I don't want to bore anyone. Nothing worse than sending a song and waiting 3 weeks for results.
Yes- so far the pacing has been fantastic
Agreed... my comment was based on the original expectation it would be a week between rounds. It's a fine line between rounds being too fast vs too long. IMO, you're right in the sweet spot of that line. So long as participants submit in a timely manner, 4-5 days is deal ... again, my opinion.
And I know I'm a culprit right now of not being timely - travel is throwing a wrench into things.
No worries - if you think there's a chance I might have it/can access it , then PM what you're after.
You better not... this is one of my possibilities for your Roulette. :lol
I'd like to see the potential list of banned bands for that one.
As I think Brent said in the tracker thread, he'll likely break the interwebz in trying to post that.
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Chad I think we can all find it in our hearts to forgive you for sending the song a little late. I think I can speak for everyone
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Regarding pacing, who could forget this infamous quote:
Apparently ***** gives about as many fuck's as I do at this point.
None.
Sure as heck don't want to be the recipient of THAT! :lol
You wouldn't want to see the Canadian Bruce Banner angry.
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Damn, this is going quick, good stuff.
To open up Savatage for you Tim means we've all done our job, regardless. Savatage really are just an incredible band, and so underrated.
Alright, let's see if I can come up with something now before I head off to bed.
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Sorry if this has already been clarified, but since you mentioned Schenker in the round description, I'm guessing you're not looking speficially for instrumental guitar songs, or are you?
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Sorry if this has already been clarified, but since you mentioned Schenker in the round description, I'm guessing you're not looking speficially for instrumental guitar songs, or are you?
I'm looking for instrumentals, yes. Michael Schenker has a few strictly instrumental albums, and I have those. But that's it.
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Cool as, that's makes it a bit easier.
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And I know I'm a culprit right now of not being timely - travel is throwing a wrench into things.
No rush. I feel like the instrumentals may take a bit to sink in anyway.
I have 6 of the 9 entries so far and listened to each of them twice last night.
Some really cool stuff.
After two themed rounds, I'm looking forward to the Open Round.
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You got 6 entries already, man you mofos are keen!
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Yeah! You guys have really dictated the pace.
For the first two rounds, I probably listened to each song 7 or 8 times.
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Song sent.
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Round 3 sent!
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Regarding pacing, who could forget this infamous quote:
Apparently ***** gives about as many fuck's as I do at this point.
None.
Sure as heck don't want to be the recipient of THAT! :lol
You wouldn't want to see the Canadian Bruce Banner angry.
Wow... you went back to dig that one up! And given the situation of that one, it was something I regret saying. But yeah... usually I get pretty worked up around slow roulettes. Given current course and speed, no chance of this happening here.
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I just don't get why it was never finished. Weren't we on the last round? I can see taking a break mid roulette, but to abandon it altogether?
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Indeed- we were on the last round. And the standings, you might ask? (albeit not including secret points)
Senecadawg2 – 41
jingle.boy – 39
Dark Castle – 38
Scorpion – 37
Sacul – 35
TAC – 34
Nekov – 29
Lonestar – 26
Obfuscation – 20
:sadpanda:
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So I'm just waiting for the travelling salesman, but everything I have received is SPECTACULAR! Seriously, this is one hell of a playlist. Way beyond what I expected. I have no idea how I'm going to score this.
I have 10 hour days at work the next 3 days, but then I'm off Tues and Wed. Results will be up Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning at the latest I would expect.
If I could have Round 4 (Open Round) submissions by next Wednesday, that would be great. You can send anytime.
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For round 4 I am switching it up and taking a chance
I'll be sending a song from an obscure Canadian rock band; however, the song itself is my all time favorite "classic rock" song.
The Chadster will be very familiar with it, but I doubt many others on the forum would be (including Brent)
Sent!
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Cool. Never heard of 'em!
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Cool. Never heard of 'em!
The Helen Readies?
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Cool. Never heard of 'em!
The Helen Readies?
Close! :lol
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Bryan Adams isn't obscure jj ;D
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I think I'm also taking a bit of a risk on four.
Sent some black metal!
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I love Living Colour. :metal
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Bryan Adams isn't obscure jj ;D
This band sold just a few less albums then Bryan lol
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A few million!
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I wonder if this band had a rock doc about them?
Tim, I'll get you the next two rounds tonight.
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I wonder if this band had a rock doc about them?
Tim, I'll get you the next two rounds tonight.
Don't care too much for Anvil
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Just catching up with the progress so far has made me revisit Savatage. Great band.
Gutter Ballet was my introduction to them and I loved it. Streets was just awesome. Such a great production. Crisss's guitar never sounded better.
I did struggle a bit with jons vocals but came to accept them.
For me the big difference between the success of tso over Savatage was simply the Christmas element. I'm sure Beethoven s last night didn't sell anywhere near the numbers the Christmas albums did.
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Tim, I'll get you the next two rounds tonight.
Cool looking forward to it. Well, the next round anyway!
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Just catching up with the progress so far has made me revisit Savatage. Great band.
Gutter Ballet was my introduction to them and I loved it. Streets was just awesome. Such a great production. Crisss's guitar never sounded better.
I did struggle a bit with jons vocals but came to accept them.
Just listened to Poets And Madmen while cutting the lawn. WOW! What an awesome album. Shit!
I hear so much Alice Cooper in it it's not even funny. And Commissar could been ripped from a King Diamond album.
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Just catching up with the progress so far has made me revisit Savatage. Great band.
Gutter Ballet was my introduction to them and I loved it. Streets was just awesome. Such a great production. Crisss's guitar never sounded better.
I did struggle a bit with jons vocals but came to accept them.
Just listened to Poets And Madmen while cutting the lawn. WOW! What an awesome album. Shit!
I hear so much Alice Cooper in it it's not even funny. And Commissar could been ripped from a King Diamond album.
I didn't rate it that highly at the time but it's grown on me. It's this album I've just listened to also. Now on HotMK. Going for my least played Sava albums.
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Thay're ALL my least played Sava albums! :lol
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For round 4 I am switching it up and taking a chance
I'll be sending a song from an obscure Canadian rock band; however, the song itself is my all time favorite "classic rock" song.
The Chadster will be very familiar with it, but I doubt many others on the forum would be (including Brent)
Sent!
One or two bands spring to mind, but could also be way off.
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Just catching up with the progress so far has made me revisit Savatage. Great band.
Gutter Ballet was my introduction to them and I loved it. Streets was just awesome. Such a great production. Crisss's guitar never sounded better.
I did struggle a bit with jons vocals but came to accept them.
Just listened to Poets And Madmen while cutting the lawn. WOW! What an awesome album. Shit!
I hear so much Alice Cooper in it it's not even funny. And Commissar could been ripped from a King Diamond album.
I actually never thought of this before but now that you mentioned it, yeah, I can see how you would come up with that. That's a top 3 song on the album for me. Surrender is a fav too.
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Yes, great tune!
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For round 4 I am switching it up and taking a chance
I'll be sending a song from an obscure Canadian rock band; however, the song itself is my all time favorite "classic rock" song.
The Chadster will be very familiar with it, but I doubt many others on the forum would be (including Brent)
Sent!
One or two bands spring to mind, but could also be way off.
Believe me, you're way off lol
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Way way off! :lol
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Sent the open round and THE BEST ROUND EVER TIM!! :lol
Since I'll be in Columbus OH all week.
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Sent open round. Now for the unenviable task of finding a fucking Winger tune. Why you guys...just...why??
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Why you guys...just...why??
POTY!!
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I'll win the Winger round with a 5. :lol
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Thanks for the patience guys... song is in Tim's inbox.
The Chadster will be very familiar with it, but I doubt many others on the forum would be (including Brent)
I'm intrigued.
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I'll send something for round 4 on Monday. Maybe on Tuesday, but definitely not later.
And yeah, I still need to listen to at least one Winger song. :lol
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I love Living Colour. :metal
:lol
Just listened to Poets And Madmen while cutting the lawn. WOW! What an awesome album. Shit!
I hear so much Alice Cooper in it it's not even funny. And Commissar could been ripped from a King Diamond album.
Commisar was on my TAC short list. How is this guys ? From a chop free zone to awesome in a few days ;D
Next up..................Winger becomes awesome :lol
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It will be surreal if Tim becomes a huge Winger fan after their round
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It will be surreal if Tim becomes a huge Winger fan after their round
I'll shart myself.
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All of us would.
The slogan would be, "TAC, better than Prune Juice".
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All of us would.
The slogan would be, "TAC, better than Prune Juice".
Prune juice?? Tim Horton's coffee right here pal! 2 sips of that in the morning, and the skids are greased!
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I need no help. :lol
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:mehlin
You guys are cracking me up!
So I get to work this morning and I see literally a fucking mountain of work ahead of me. I figure the best way to start attacking it is to see what's happening on DTF! :lol
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:mehlin
You guys are cracking me up!
So I get to work this morning and I see literally a fucking mountain of work ahead of me. I figure the best way to start attacking it is to see what's happening on DTF! :lol
Sounds like my everyday
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Looking forward to the instrumental round. I love me some widdely widely :metal
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For sure. This round has been incredible. Beyond words.
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Looking forward to the instrumental round. I love me some widdely widely :metal
Don't we all? :eyebrows:
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:lol
All I need is a 5 minute instrumental and fetch me a beer after baby.
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And it takes 4 minutes to drink the beer! ;D
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And it takes 4 minutes to drink the beer! ;D
I don't see a problem. I win. :lol
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:rollin
Well, you are the King!
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Kneel before Zod.
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Kneel before Zod.
for some widdely widdely?
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:lol
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I'm really interested in seeing what everyone else picked for this round.
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I'm really interested in seeing what everyone else picked for this round.
I'll say it again. Everything is stellar.
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I used my Wild Card right on this one. Both songs aren't from instrumental guitar albums, but they're definitely played by legendary guitarists, that's for sure.
Still, I think 8.0 max for me this round.
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Feeling better Ruslan?
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I used my Wild Card right on this one. Both songs aren't from instrumental guitar albums, but they're definitely played by legendary guitarists, that's for sure.
That's sort of what I was torn on doing also, but I only sent one.
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I used my Wild Card right on this one. Both songs aren't from instrumental guitar albums, but they're definitely played by legendary guitarists, that's for sure.
That's sort of what I was torn on doing also, but I only sent one.
You should have sent Tim a video of you playing guitar.........10 points!!
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Haha, you're too kind Jason.
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Sent Rd 4 + Winger Rd :metal
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Well, I know exactly what I'm sending for Round 4... gotta send it before one of you fuckers cock-block me.
As for Winger, I think know what I want to send, but might go a completely different route.
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Feeling better Ruslan?
Yeah, a lot better. I think today might be my final day in the hospital. I will probably be heading home before evening.
Edit: or maybe not. Next day apparently.
The only downside of that is that leaves me no excuses about that necessary Winger-round listening. :lol
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Good morning! Update:
Working all day. Will start write ups when I get home from work. If lucky they'll be posted tonight. I'm having a very hard time scoring this round
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Damn, I thought the next round was the Winger round. Another open, now I actually gotta think.
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I'll probably send the Winger song today or tommorow if that's ok
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Might send a Winger song for round 4 aswell. :lol
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Might send a Winger song for round 4 aswell. :lol
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Already sent my Winger song to beat you fuckers from getting it. :lol
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I don't know which way to go with the Winger. Gonna be tough as it looks like I'll be one of the last to send.
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If in doubt.............Seventeen. :tup
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I'll pulled money down no one sends anything from the first 2 albums.
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Might send a Winger song for round 4 aswell. :lol
:rollin
Don't even think about it
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I don't know which way to go with the Winger. Gonna be tough as it looks like I'll be one of the last to send.
I'm still holding out. There's 9 excellent songs in there, so I'm not too worried.
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I prefer to pass the time differently. And seeing how Brent got me in the "mood" with that hunk-of-the-month pic....
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Winger song sent!
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You guys have some serious PE. I'm just starting write ups for Round 3 and you're already sending Round 5!
You guys are like a horny bunch of 13 year olds at a sorority house! Keep it in your pants!!!
Keep it up and I'll move up and I'll move it to Round 8!
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Those that have already submitted are clearly insecure about their selections, having to mark their territory as quickly as possible. RJ and Ruslan are really the only ones that should be worried, not being big Winger fans to begin with - they should get first crack at song selection (unless of course they use the song I want to use :lol). The rest of you that have submitted ... well, you're all pussies.
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That's why they're getting bonus points for that round! ;D
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RJ and Ruslan are really the only ones that should be worried, not being big Winger fans to begin with -
That's why they're getting bonus points for that round! ;D
Oh.... well ... then it should be known I've never listened to a live album in my life other than How the West Was Won, and Celebration Day. I really have no idea what to send in that round.
I'm true!
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Um.. nice try. :lol
What? Never heard an epic either?
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Nope... just ask mrs.jingle - I'm a 3-minute man.
At best.
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Round 3
Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
I’m sorry for some of the confusion. I just didn’t want this to simply be an Instrumental Round. I have never really been into these great guitar players like Vai, Satriani, etc..so I was looking for a good sampler of guitarists of that ilk.
Anyway, I got all of the submissions and was literally blown away by every one. I actually considered giving everyone a 9.0 and calling it a Push.
But I felt that one song definitely stood out,and I kept going back to a couple others.
So here we go:
Senecadawg2- Neal Schon-Bandalero
Nelson was first to submit, and I have to be honest, I wasn’t expecting to get Neal Schon in this round. That said, I couldn’t have asked for a better first track to my Guitar hero CD. It almost acts as a nice intro. But this is an incredible beautiful and stunning piece. Highly unexpected but much enjoyed.
9.0
b5150 – Joe Satriani-One Big Rush
Alright. Some Satch!. Now everything (very little) I’ve heard from him is basically a steady drum beat with him plaing over. This is like that, but I really like where he goes with this. It’s as though he is singing verses with his guitar. Memorable hooks all over the place. Definitely a cool driving song, as advertised.
9.0
Evermind-Blackmore’s Night (feat Ritchie Blackmore)-Carry On…Jon
Evermind deserves extra points as he sent me his selections from a hospital bed! Bravo brother!! He was also the first to use his Wild Card sending this along with David Gilmour’s Castellorizon. After one listen, it was an easy choice. Blackmore. This is a great tribute to Jon Lord. Very touching and moving. I’ve been listening to Blackmore my entire life, and there was something very comfortable here. Love the Jon inspired organ part too.
9.0
Lonestar-Alek Darson-Sprockets
Apparently a Berklee grad, this is what I now expect from Lonestar. Very chunky and progressive. This kid can play. I think it’s amazing to come up with a composition like this. This took a little while to warm up to but this officially kicks this playlist into overdrive.
9.0
jjrock88- Tony Macalpine- Edge Of Insanity
I was really hoping for some Tony Macalpine here. Going all the way back to 1986 for Edge Of Insanity. JJ loves his 80’s!! This one really stuck with me throughout the entire round. It has an infectious feel and some great 80’s shred. Very memorable, and he will be on my exploration list after this is all done. Also, loved the Schenker-ish outro. And you know that hits my sweet spot for sure!
9.5
Big Hath-Racer X (feat Paul Gilbert)-Technical Difficulties
Coupled with TM, this made a great 1-2 punch on my CD. This was also a favorite of the round. Believe it or not, I have never checked out Racer X. And for no good reason. I was amazed at how effortlessly Paul Gilbert makes his playing feel. Love the opening riffage and a classic guitar instrumental. This was a real joy.
9.5
Wolfking- Marco Sfogli –Still Hurts
Track of the round. Seriously, it takes the shred, the progressiveness, the melodicness, and the power of this round and packs it all into one track. I absolutely love this song and will definitely be checking this album out. Really impressive. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m not nuts about the last few Labrie albums. They do rock pretty good though, I’ll give them that. This is such a great piece I kept going back to it.
10
Kingshmegland-Animals As Leaders (feat Tosin Abasi)- CAFO
Holy Shred, Batman! This is absolutely insane. WTF! These guys can play. This is very intense and a little busy yet fairly easy to listen to. I’m checking these guys out. I went back and forth on scoring this bitch but I’m going with a 9.5.
9.5
Jingle.Boy-Wasaya (feat Tarek Shehabi)-Garden Of Doubts
The Guitar Hero CD ends with the longest track at over 7 minutes that gives this whole experience an epic closer. So many great passages in this and really quite a find. Definitely following up here for sure.
Really melodic and inspiring and a complete joy to experience.
9.5
Standings:
Senecadawg2-27.5
Kingshmegland-27.0
Evermind-26.5
Jingle.boy-26.5
Wolfking-26.5
b5150-26.0
Lonestar-26.0
jjrock88-25.5
Big Hath-25.5
Seriously guys, this was really tough. I really agonized over the scoring, and if another track scored higher than yours, it was a really small margin. Every song was absolutely incredible.
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The Marco was an awesome tune. Took the best of everything in the round and put it in one place.
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which AAL song? :lol
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The next round is officially:
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which AAL song? :lol
CAFO..fixed. Being that it was the King's track, I figured I'd fuck up the posting in his honor! ;D
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okay yeah CAFO is probably my favorite AAL off their debut (and I never checked out the others) so that's a good pick yes
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As a shred fan I was looking forward to this. As it is I'm familiar with most of these tracks.
I'll have to check out Chad and Lonestars tracks though.
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Both are excellent.
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Jingle.Boy-Wasaya (feat Tarek Shehabi)-Garden Of Doubts
The Guitar Hero CD ends with the longest track at over 7 minutes that gives this whole experience an epic closer. So many great passages in this and really quite a find. Definitely following up here for sure.
Really melodic and inspiring and a complete joy to experience.
Glad you enjoyed... I was pretty leary, since I wouldn't exactly call this guy a shredder. Knowing I'd be going up against MacAlpine, Satch, Vai (though no one sent him!), Gilbert and the like, I figured I'd 'flank' my competition.
https://wasaya.bandcamp.com/releases
Check his EP out for those that want to listen to what he has to offer - quite diverse, creative, and almost eclectic.
I can't wait to build this playlist... hopefully it's all in Spotify - if not, purchases will be made.
Now it's time to drop the bomb. Favorite song, from my most beloved musical discovery of the last 10 years.
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There's actually a few songs there that I haven't heard. Will have to check them all out.
I almost sent a TMac song but changed my mind at the last minute. Was looking at Agrionia or Empire in the Sky.
I have no clue what to send now. Will get onto this tonight. looking forward to seeing what this song is Chad.
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Apparently it's the..
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Boo yeah! Great news while bowling in Columbus!!!!
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I'm glad you enjoyed the song! Neal Schon is a beast on some of those early Journey songs. Of a Lifetime, the song, in particular.
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I'm glad you enjoyed the song!
I really did!
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That is one high scoring round!
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I'm glad you enjoyed the song! Neal Schon is a beast on some of those early Journey songs. Of a Lifetime, the song, in particular.
Yeah... absolutely under-rated soloist.
Also surprised no one sent Becker.
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Also surprised no one sent Becker.
For some reason, I actually expected Kade to send him to me.
Just two more submissions needed for Round 4!
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Wow, you guys know me too well.
Altitudes was actually the first song I thought of and was about to be sent, then TMAC, then for some reason went Sfogli.
Thinking about it now, I'm not sure what steered me away from Becker and TMac. I think I wanted that bit of technical stuff with the Satch type melody. I think I was afraid that Becker might have been a bit too shred for Tim, but looking at some of the submissions, probably not
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I said to Tim in my PM that I thought he would get bombarded with Altitudes and For The Love of God and he got neither :lol
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God bless him. What a tragedy. I actually saw him when he played with DLR.
And I can handle some shred! :)
That is one high scoring round!
Honestly, that's how I felt. I LOVED every submission.
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I said to Tim in my PM that I thought he would get bombarded with Altitudes and For The Love of God and he got neither :lol
Tim, definitely check Altitudes from Jason Becker too. I'm actually intrigued to see how it stacks up against the rest of the entries.
Alright, shh, enough chatter, I gotta find a song for round 4. :-\
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I will.
But everyone should remember that they can use their Wild Card and submit two songs for any round (except the Winger Round). Please don't save all of the Wild Cards for the Epic Round. Not sure I need 18 Epics to sift through! :lol
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Sent. Went for something that's quite new to me and only been listening for a couple of months, but the song I sent is one of my favs of the year.
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Tim, definitely check Altitudes from Jason Becker too. I'm actually intrigued to see how it stacks up against the rest of the entries.
Listening now. WOW. Phenomenal. Like I said, I know there are all these great guitarists out there, but I just don't really gravitate towards any of it.
It's amazing how young he was when this was recorded. Truly a great loss. As great of a loss as Randy Rhoads easily.
Scores a 9.5 on first listen but would've likely fetched a 10!
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Win win for me then if I sent it instead. haha.
It is such a great loss. It's great Jason defied the odds and is still alive, but his talent taken away so brutal and young is such a loss. The mind boggles at what he would have become if he stayed fit.
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Here's a great vid of Marco playing Still Hurts Tim for you to check out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iau3w0ilKM
I actually recorded my own version of Still Hurts as I purchased a legit backing track of it back in the day. I should link it and share it and see what you think.
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I'd love to see your version.
How is the rest of that album? Is it all instrumental?
Actually listening to Sirens right now for DM's Savatage Discog thread.
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It's just an audio version, I never did a youtube vid because it's just too hard to nail the whole song in one take.
Yeah, the whole album is instrumental, with loads of variety.
Here's another one of my favs;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOx_uxq7i3g
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Yet another bad assumption on my part :lol - Altitudes was my first thought but I decided Tim would likely prefer something a bit more riff based. Nope.
I also considered submitting something I played on many years ago but didn't have the time to muck around tidying up/digitising old tapes.
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Yet another bad assumption on my part :lol - Altitudes was my first thought but I decided Tim would likely prefer something a bit more riff based. Nope.
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Here's a great vid of Marco playing Still Hurts Tim for you to check out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iau3w0ilKM
Awesome!
Here's another one of my favs;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOx_uxq7i3g
Nice, but not as good as Still Hurts.
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Alright folks, sorry for delaying this, the song should be in Tim's PM now. Looking forward to the results! Not looking forward to the next round!
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AAL was the first concert I ever went to and CAFO was the first song I ever saw live, some 6 years ago (yes- I'm much younger than you Tim :lol). I wasn't very familiar with them at the time and I still don't listen to them so much, but I remember being very impressed. It's an interesting choice that I wouldn't have thought about.
I'm excited to see the submissions this next round! Chad's song might be the bomb, but I know he would say the same thing about mine.
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I wonder how many people know the band I've sent. If I was playing, say, Shadow Ninja roulette, I would say only Brent. In this roulette, though... well, probably everyone does. :lol
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Just want to say that I've had one run through and collectively, it might be a rough round. Hopefully these are all growers.
Apparently it really is the round of the bombs! ;D
On my second listen now.
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I don't think my song is a grower. If you didn't like it the first time, I'm probably screwed. ;D
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Just want to say that I've had one run through and collectively, it might be a rough round. Hopefully these are all growers.
Apparently it really is the round of the bombs! ;D
On my second listen now.
Wasn't expecting that.
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Crap.
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Maybe he confused some of Round 4 songs with Round 5 songs? Told you guys you shouldn't have sent for the next round ahead of time.
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Maybe he confused some of Round 4 songs with Round 5 songs?
Maybe you guys confused my roulette with some others going on! :lol
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Nah, I sent something that should be up your alley. At least I think so.
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Yeah, I'm just kidding. The second listen went better.
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Yeah, I'm just kidding. The second listen went better.
I think you should've listened to something to cleanse your listening palette between rounds - Savatage clearly didn't do the trick.
Maybe a little Prince, or George Michael? :lol
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Problem is I got Prince and George Michael in this round! :lol
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Problem is I got Prince and George Michael in this round! :lol
definitely not from me!! lol
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Problem is I got Prince and George Michael in this round! :lol
definitely not from me!! lol
Not me either...
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Interesting to see the outcome of this round. I don't think mine is a grower either, but was quite confident it would be liked.
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Mine may or may not be a grower and it may or may not be liked, but it's definitely more interesting than Winger.
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Mine may or may not be a grower and it may or may not be liked, but it's definitely more interesting than Winger.
Impossible.
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I've listened to Pull today trying to pick a Winger song to send. I think there was only one track that didn't make me want to hit a skip button. :lol
Now I either will be able to muster some inner strength to spin IV, or I will just send this track in. I don't know.
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Why put yourself through that? Just send the first song that doesn't make you wanna hurl!
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Why put yourself through that? Just send the first song that doesn't make you wanna hurl!
You've got a point here.
Sent.
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Why put yourself through that? Just send the first song that doesn't make you wanna hurl!
If I followed that strategy, you'd be getting Seventeen. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that tune - unless of course one hates 80s glam.
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Why put yourself through that? Just send the first song that doesn't make you wanna hurl!
If I followed that strategy, you'd be getting Seventeen. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that tune - unless of course one hates 80s glam.
nobody would hate 80s glam........impossible
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i hate 80's glam
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i hate 80's glam
Well, maybe not hate, but I'm not a fan in the slightest.
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Why put yourself through that? Just send the first song that doesn't make you wanna hurl!
If I followed that strategy, you'd be getting Seventeen. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that tune - unless of course one hates 80s glam.
nobody would hate 80s glam........impossible
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lol........mesmerising
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That guy looks just like JJ!
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Sent!
Whats the code for the vomiting emoji?
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:puke with : at the end
:puke:
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:puke:
Yup, it works! Just practicing.. ;D
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you're gonna rate all the Winger songs using puke emotes
8 pukes out of 10
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That might happen! :lol
You guys have some serious
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I already have 6 of the 9 Winger tracks! :lol
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:puke with : at the end
Ah yes- thanks. That's the perfect image to describe sending a Winger track. I'm just trying as hard as I can to not get any on Tim.
:puke: TAC
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Don't forget :TAC with a : at the end ;) :TAC:
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Damn all you fuckin' people haha.
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Tim, you've probably said before, but what is it exactly that makes you dislike them so much? Plenty of songs that could be sent, but the answer to this question could narrow things down.
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Tim felt betrayed when Kip did that "Hunk Of The Month" pic - that's all you need to know Kade.
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:lol
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Tim, you've probably said before, but what is it exactly that makes you dislike them so much? Plenty of songs that could be sent, but the answer to this question could narrow things down.
I have said it, but I'll discuss it again when it's time.
I have never heard a lick after the first album, so I hope that narrows it down a bit. ;D
Tim felt betrayed when Kip did that "Hunk Of The Month" pic - that's all you need to know Kade.
Yup, I lost my favorite pair of red nut holders around 1988. :lol
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Okay, that helps and I'll wait for your writeup.
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If he ran off with your nut holders then maybe it meant more to him than you think ;)
That's interesting about nothing after the first album - I tend to write off bands like that myself (only so much time) but on a couple of occasions I have been surprised to see how said written off band developed. Imagine if you wrote off DT after WDADU and missed the best album ever. Winger's 2nd album might be I&W Mach 2 for all you know :lol I think it's clearly their worst.
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i listened to the first winger song that came up on youtube because i was curious
this is like bog-standard glam rock with nothing special about it
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Winger's 2nd album might be I&W Mach 2 for all you know :lol I think it's clearly their worst.
Umm..just NO!
this is like bog-standard glam rock with nothing special about it
Parama wins the round and he ain't even playing!
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i've won more rounds in your roulette than bolsters'
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i've won more rounds in your roulette than bolsters'
:rollin
So anyway here's an update:
I will do my write ups when I get home from work Friday afternoon and will post then. Then the You Know What Round will officially be on.
I am reluctantly ;D requesting the final three submissions by that time.
The Round 4 Open Round has been by far the weakest. I'm expecting MUCH better for the next open round. And I hope no one feels too restricted by the Live Round. It's essentially open, so if a band not on my iPod has a live album, go with it!
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Tim, you've probably said before, but what is it exactly that makes you dislike them so much? Plenty of songs that could be sent, but the answer to this question could narrow things down.
We're still waiting for Tim to point to the place where Kip touched him.
The Round 4 Open Round has been by far the weakest.
Guess we set the bar too high with rounds 1-3?
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Tim, you've probably said before, but what is it exactly that makes you dislike them so much? Plenty of songs that could be sent, but the answer to this question could narrow things down.
We're still waiting for Tim to point to the place where Kip touched him.
The Round 4 Open Round has been by far the weakest.
Guess we set the bar too high with rounds 1-3?
Lip = Catholic Priests to Tim.
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For the first time ever king I won't go near that :lol
Lip = Catholic Priests to Tim.
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Thinking the same thing! :rollin :rollin
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:lol
Can't blame it on alcohol.
Or can I? :lol
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Round 4 Results when I get home from work. Waiting on 2 tracks for the next round.
Then it's time to break the internet.
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No, then it's time to break you.
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(https://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4856733/i-must-break-you-o.gif)
Don't forget guys......for the next open round , Kip has solo albums too :tup
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:lol
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Round 4 Results when I get home from work. Waiting on 2 tracks for the next round.
Then it's time to break the internet.
Looking forward to seeing your impressions, and whether anything grew on you.
As for breaking the internet, it could be from the shockwaves of you actually enjoying a Winger song... or seven.
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If that happens Chad, this would be my response.
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Man-floored-by-divorce_zps0k9maucv.jpg.html)
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:lol
As for this round, yeah things got a little better. Still the weakest by far though.
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Mayhap because this was our chance to take a chance... and some/most of us failed miserably.
Won't it be shocking if the Winger round is better than the Open round?
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I can't even remember what I sent for the open round, and that's not a commentary on the pace of your roulette, I'm just old as hell and can't remember shit anymore.
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I can't even remember what I sent for the open round, and that's not a commentary on the pace of your roulette, I'm just old as hell and can't remember shit anymore.
Well, no wonder you couldn't even remember what you received in your roulette 2 years ago!!! :biggrin:
I shouldn't laugh too hard - the only reason I remember what I sent (in any roulette), is because I have a tracker spreadsheet.
:roulettenerd:
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I can't even remember what I sent for the open round, and that's not a commentary on the pace of your roulette, I'm just old as hell and can't remember shit anymore.
I can't remember either. Must've been real good huh? :P
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I can't even remember what I sent for the open round, and that's not a commentary on the pace of your roulette, I'm just old as hell and can't remember shit anymore.
I can't remember either. Must've been real good huh? :P
:'(
I can't even remember what I sent for the open round, and that's not a commentary on the pace of your roulette, I'm just old as hell and can't remember shit anymore.
Well, no wonder you couldn't even remember what you received in your roulette 2 years ago!!! :biggrin:
I shouldn't laugh too hard - the only reason I remember what I sent (in any roulette), is because I have a tracker spreadsheet.
:roulettenerd:
:|
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If the Winger round scores better then the open round, I think we have some problems lol
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If this happens, we can send more Winger in the next open round, I guess. :lol
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OK, here are the Round 4 results. I think you guys really set the bar quite high in the first three rounds. At one point this week, I pulled out the Round 1 CD for a listen, so that tells you how I felt. I think some of you will be :omg: at your scores, and I appreciate you guys sending me some of your favorites, but if you strayed too far from my comfort zone, it may not have worked.
Anyway..here it is:
Round 4
jjrock88 – Queen City Kids – Girls
This is a quirky little song. Its chorus is fairly catchy but it’s repeated too often. Has a nice hook. But I think there’s a reason this band is obscure. I’m sure you’ve been listening to this song a long time and have lots of good times attached to it, but honestly, I’m not sure if I heard this in 1982 that I would pay it any attention. Should've sent Blondie!
7.0
senecadawg2 – Ayreon-Isolation
Aryeon is one of those bands that I see thrown around here quite a bit. I’m glad someone sent me one of their tracks. But I was expecting to be blown away, but I just wasn’t. I liked the instrumental part quite a bit. Pretty Pink Floyd-ish to me. Sometimes too many voices get in the way for me. It did get better on subsequent listens but I found myself trying too hard to get into it. Love James though. It’d be awesome to see him on an Avantasia album.
7.5
Lonestar – Silent Memorial – The Darkest Hour
This is a band that I’ve checked on in the past and are on The List. This tune grew a lot over the course of the week. I really started to get the subtleties in this. I am definitely interested in this album. If this is the best song on the album, I might be disappointed, but very enjoyable nonetheless.
8.0
Kingshmegland – Teramaze – Transhumanist
Read Lonestar’s write up!
8.0
b5150 – Crystal Eyes – Shadow Rider
On first listen this was the track of the round. In fact, I left it alone for most of the round as I was trying to digest everything else. Classic Maiden inspired metal here. The dual guitars are eerily similar to Maiden, and the nod to Bruce’s Darkside Of Aquarius right before the solo was obvious. Definitely right in my wheelhouse.
8.5
Jingle.boy – Flaming Row – Unearth The Truth
Well, I know how much you love this song, so you might want to stop reading here. First, this is a beautifully done song. Very deep and captivating. But it only seemed to work if I sat down and simply tried to lose myself in it. I feel like I need to hear more around it, but as a stand alone song, this isn’t something I’d go back to. Again, I felt like I was trying to hard to like it. I’d be interested to hear something a bit heavier from this album and would certainly follow up any recs you may have.
7.5
Big Hath – Epysode –Obsessions
Read Kingshmegland’s write up!
8.0
Wolfking – Borealis – Revelation
This is the kind of song that is very easy on the ears. Heavy, Catchy, melodic. It grew on me and eventually caught Brent’s song. I looked forward to it when it came on and will look for this album. While it did score well here, I thought it was a pretty safe track from you Wolfie.
8.5
Evermind – The Answer – Raise A Little Hell
Oh Evermind, this just didn’t work with me. I have a hard time with mid tempo plodding rockers unless there is something spectacular going with it, like a great vocal. But this song plods along and doesn’t really do anything else. I did think the harmonica/guitar solo was cool, but that was really about it.
7.0
Updated Standings:
Senecadawg2-35.0
Kingshmegland-35.0
Wolfking-35.0
b5150-34.5
Lonestar-34.0
Jingle.boy-34.0
Big Hath-33.5
Evermind-33.5
jjrock88-32.5
Only 2.5 points separate first and last place.
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Only 2.5 points separate first and last place.
That's because only 1.5 points is the difference between "right in my wheel-house" and "just didn't work for me". :biggrin:
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it's time :hat
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So now we get to see Tim lose his mind. :lol
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Only 2.5 points separate first and last place.
That's because only 1.5 points is the difference between "right in my wheel-house" and "just didn't work for me". :biggrin:
:lol
Right!
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The highlight of the album is the 24 minute ass whoopingof a ttitle track, Retrospective. Have at it man..
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No worries. I thought you might like it though. Anyway, I'll go with something different next open round.
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The highlight of the album is the 24 minute ass whoopingof a ttitle track, Retrospective. Have at it man..
Will do. I like this band.
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it's time :hat
I'll leave the Results title on the thread for a couple of hours. Then once the sun comes up in Australia, I should get the last song of the round and it will officially be ON!
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I was hoping to do a little better this round, but I can't complain. It was a bit of a risk and I knew it might not pan out. And so long as I'm still on top of the pile, I'm very happy. Hopefully my Winger is not as bad as the rest of the lot.
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Well, there goes using Ayreon as an option for the Epic round... Was gonna cheat and everything, using the Bruce-fronted Into the Black Hole!
Shocking scores from some of those songs - Obsessions "moved" me... like in the George Costanza "I think it moved" kinda way. Silent Memorial.... :hefdaddy Borealis - :tup.
Jingle.boy – Flaming Row – Unearth The Truth
Well, I know how much you love this song, so you might want to stop reading here. First, this is a beautifully done song. Very deep and captivating. But it only seemed to work if I sat down and simply tried to lose myself in it. I feel like I need to hear more around it, but as a stand alone song, this isn’t something I’d go back to. Again, I felt like I was trying to hard to like it. I’d be interested to hear something a bit heavier from this album and would certainly follow up any recs you may have.
Totally valid writeup - and demonstrates the risk in using songs from concept albums - like Obsessions too. Beware though, Rage of Despair has some pretty serious growlie moments. Listen at your own risk - though it did make me appreciate growls (when they are used appropriately as in this song).
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I think with both the Ayreon and Flaming Row, I do plan on investigating more, and would appreciate some more recs. Again, neither song was bad by any stretch.
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Guys, so I was thinking. What if we skip the Winger Round and have a Porcupine Tree Round instead?
;D
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Guys, so I was thinking. What if we skip the Winger Round and have a Porcupine Tree Round instead?
;D
I'd sooner sit on a porcupine.
As for Ayreon recs, I'm sure you'll get a host. The Human Equation is my #2 album of all-time (behind I&W), and I'm highly partial to Day 10:Memories and Day 11:Love. Into the Electric Castle is my 2nd fave - and Across The Rainbow Bridge and/or Isis and Osiris would be my recommendations there. Although, you may like Into the Black Hole (as I mentioned, Dickinson provides the vocals).
Flaming Row only has two albums out - and honestly, Elinoire (the first) does require a full commitment - hard to pick an individual track. If you want to try an individual track from their 2nd album (Mirage - A Portrayal of Figures), Aim L45 and Pictures are my two favorites.
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Guys, so I was thinking. What if we skip the Winger Round and have a Porcupine Tree Round instead?
;D
Or change an open round to this. :biggrin:
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The Human Equation is definitely my first choice, and recommendation, for Ayreon. And yes, it is a bit off to isolate one of the tracks for a roulette. I understand the score, if for no other reason than that.
What's your deal with Porcupine Tree?
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Winger song sent.
Don't know many of those tracks actaully. Was happy to get the 8.5.
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What's your deal with Porcupine Tree?
PT is another band that I do not get. Now I've heard very little, but a guy at work gave me a copy of Deadwing. I thought Arriving Somewhere and Something Beautiful were pretty decent songs but I did not care for the rest. I did not like the vocals. Thought they came off as pompous British kind of thing. I get they're good musicians and all that but I would really need to hear some more. Problem is, I'm not all that motivated to do so.
I came very close to actually having a Porcupine Tree Round in this roulette, but ultimately decided to have a Savatage one.
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OK Boys! IT IS ON!!!!!!!
THE WINGER ROUND!!!
A lot of people have asked me what's the deal with Winger. My name is TAC and this is my story.
OK..Hope you guys won’t find this too long, but I have to start the Winger Round with my true discovery of Alice Cooper.
I happened to be home from college on the weekend of Halloween 1986. It was my Freshman year. MTV was airing Alice’s show from Detroit that night. Now I wasn’t into Alice at the time. In fact, this was his comeback after being out of the spotlight for 5 years. Anyway, not sure why, but I just had to watch. You might call it Special Forces at work.
I was blown away, not just by Alice, but by his incredible band of top notch metal musicians. This was Heavy Metal Alice, and the metalized versions of Welcome To My Nightmare, Billion Dollar Babies, and The Ballad Of Dwight Fry and others were incredible. Found out they were playing a couple of weeks later in Worcester and I bought tickets. Saw the show. Mind blown.
I bought his new album Constrictor. Going through the album credits, I see among others, the bass player’s name is Kip Winger. Yup, he’s the bassist in the touring band too. Among the touring band (which also included Kane Roberts and Ken Mary!), was a keyboard player name Paul Taylor.
Alice came back to the area again, playing the Providence Civic Center on 2/17/87. I snapped some great pics of this show, including one this of his bass player:
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/KW.jpg) (https://s195.photobucket.com/user/TACPics/media/KW.jpg.html)
A few months later, Alice’s new album, Raise Your Fist And Yell, was released. Again, the band on the album is Roberts/Mary/Winger/Taylor. This album is incredible, and if you’ve never heard it, check out Roses On White Lace. Saw Alice at the Boston Garden on 11/17/87. The 3rd time seeing him in a year.
This time, he had another bassist playing, but essentially had the same band. Got this shot with Paul Taylor at the after show party:
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/PT.jpg) (https://s195.photobucket.com/user/TACPics/media/PT.jpg.html)
(For the record, I’m 19 in this picture. I actually had a can of Heineken in my other hand.)
Now I went full bore on Alice Cooper while in college, but I’ve always been fascinated about the incredible talent he always puts around him.
So a year or so later, I read that Kip Winger and Paul Taylor would be teaming up with Rod Morganstein (who I already know is a beast) and a hot shot new guitarist named Reb Beech, I was teeming with anticipation. This will have to be great, I though.
As soon as the album is released I run out and buy the tape. OK it has a cheesy cover, but there’s no way this is going to suck, could it?
As soon as I started listening, I thought the manufacturer put the wrong tape in the cassette. WTF was this horseshit? I was just getting back into thrash, listening to Helloween, Slayer, Metallica a lot during this time. Not to mention Iron Maiden, Queensryche..
But this is such cheesy and fake hair metal. Say what you want about Poison, and yes I think they sucked too, but at least I felt a certain genuineness about them. With Winger, it was so fake. Such posing. They simply became the poster children for all that was wrong in music at that time. Hair Metal, to me, jumped the shark with Winger. I felt they made a complete mockery of the whole scene. I KNEW they were better musicians than this. And I didn’t appreciate the expectations and the money I spent on this piece of shit.
Winger’s first album was literally the most disappointed I have ever been in an album. For the first time I felt truly let down by music. It made a scar.
To me, they just would always represent all that was wrong in music. I know through time, they would make a number of albums. And there are people I respect on this forum and others that like them and say they have some great music. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. I’ll never know. That is, until now.
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I don't dislike Winger as much as you, but they really don't do much for me. Decent is as much of a compliment as I will give them.
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Damn, that last paragraph was heavy.
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Damn, that last paragraph was heavy.
It runs deep, brother! :lol
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(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/006_zpsmhfnk3hd.jpg) (https://s195.photobucket.com/user/TACPics/media/006_zpsmhfnk3hd.jpg.html)
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/007_zps3bzplvw9.jpg) (https://s195.photobucket.com/user/TACPics/media/007_zps3bzplvw9.jpg.html)
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Feel like my choice is gonna backfire, but I love it and was one of the first Winger songs I heard. Plus is has some cool prog parts.
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Not in the least surprised the submissions are heavy with Pull songs. Someone's got balls to go with something from In The Heart of the Young.
Good luck Tim.
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Someone's got balls to go with something from In The Heart of the Young.
They sure do. :\
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Good luck Tim.
I'm gonna need it! ;D
I need Tempus to write me a letter!
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Loving Pull Me Under, especially the "watch the sparrows falling" part. But why does it end so abrupty?
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Loving Pull Me Under, especially the "watch the sparrows falling" part. But why does it end so abrupty?
There must be a gitch in your CD.
and a problem with you "l" key.
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I had a feeling it would be "Pull" heavy.
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I had a feeling it would be "Pull" heavy.
Yup
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Oh, my god... this was in the Frontiers FB feed. It was clearly some kind of sign.
This week in 1988, Winger released their excellent self-titled debut album featuring their first hit single, "---------"! Turn this one up LOUD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlN3oEjMpUQ
:2metal:
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:rollin
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First listen:
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:lol
Hey, blame yourself. You asked for it.
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:rollin
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:lol
Hey, blame yourself. You asked for it.
He's having a heart attack because he likes it. It's more like this:
(https://keithroysdon.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/mikey-life-cereal.jpg)
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:lol
I'm going to make the same playlist on my I-Pod.
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Out of curiosity, since I'm not one of them, how would the proper Winger fans rank those submissions?
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Out of curiosity, since I'm not one of them, how would the proper Winger fans rank those submissions?
9 songs tied for last place!
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My song #1. :lol
I need to play the list again. they're not fresh in my head since I own so many albums these days.
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Out of curiosity, since I'm not one of them, how would the proper Winger fans rank those submissions?
9 songs tied for last place!
Which would also tie them all for first place! Along with King, I'd rank my song #1 as well. I'll post my opinions at the end of this round. There are a few excellent songs I'd put ahead of some of these that weren't submitted, but there isn't a bad song in this bunch, imo.
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There were definitely some songs better than others. Of course that ain't saying much. ;D
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prediction: highest score = 3.5
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More like -3.5.
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I'm so looking forward to posting this:
(https://i0.wp.com/beyondbridges.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Eat-Crow.jpg)
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And remember folks, humility is when you say grace before eating crow...
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Unless it's Cameron Crow. Then it's the same feeling Tim has about Winger. :lol
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(https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/agriculture-cow-ranch-graze-bull-meadow-awhn367_low.jpg)
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And remember folks, humility is when you say grace before eating crow...
So basically you're saying that a 'best of Winger playlist' = saying grace?
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Now I know what this guy felt like!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Clockwork'71.jpg)
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So is there any songs you like Tim? Or is it what you expected?
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So is there any songs you like Tim?
Nope! ;D
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Well well then. :lol
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Hopefully you got something out of some of the songs, or else it feels like a bit of a waste of a round.
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So is there any songs you like Tim?
Nope! ;D
(https://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q112/jzorns/Trash%20Talking/Joker_not_sure_if_serious.jpg)
If this truly is the case, then there is a mental (audio) block at you being able to like this music just because it's "Winger" (which I can understand - play me some Opeth, and I'm bound to be the same way). Given your tastes, there should've been something in that list that was palatable. 9 of us can't be entirely wrong (or even 6... since 3 aren't big Winger fans either).
Or maybe you're just trolling us.
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Ok I'll give some serious observations after three listens each.
There are a few good tunes.
They sure can write vocal melodies.
The lyrics are terrible.
Some great guitar solos but way too short.
With the top notch musicianship in the band, I would expect more interesting musical breaks.
Rod Morganstein is criminally under used. Apparently it's easier to get laid hanging around Kip than it is with Steve Morse.
I didn't realize Marc Storace sang for Winger too! ;D
You guys AGAIN did a great job. There's really no song that absolutely sucks. There ARE some that are better than others though.
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Ok I'll give some serious observations after three listens each.
There are a few good tunes.
They sure can write vocal melodies.
The lyrics are terrible.
Some great guitar solos but way too short.
With the top notch musicianship in the band, I would expect more interesting musical breaks.
Rod Morganstein is criminally under used. Apparently it's easier to get laid hanging around Kip than it is with Steve Morse.
I didn't realize Marc Storace sang for Winger too! ;D
You guys AGAIN did a great job. There's really no song that absolutely sucks. There ARE some that are better than others though.
Lyrics - whatever you do, don't listen to their latest song - Midnight Driver of a Love Machine (I'm not making that up).
Guitar solo's - check out the outro solo in Witness - another ballad, and a close 3rd in what I would've sent. Epic is the only way to describe that solo. Best in the discography, imo.
Rod getting pussy - clearly. Same could be said about hanging with Jordan Rudess I'm sure.
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Hopefully you got something out of some of the songs, or else it feels like a bit of a waste of a round.
In all seriousness, it is most definitely not a waste. :)
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Hopefully you got something out of some of the songs, or else it feels like a bit of a waste of a round.
In all seriousness, it is most definitely not a waste. :)
:tup :TAC: :tup
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:tup :TAC: :tup
:metal :metal
:lol
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For guitar solos, as Chad said, Witness is one to listen to, as is Out of This World from the last album. The live version of Generica that was released on the live album and DVD, which I think was in 2007. That has some of the best live impro jamming I've ever heard.
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So are you telling me I have to listen to MORE Winger?? :lol
I will.
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So are you telling me I have to listen to MORE Winger?? :lol
ok I will.
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You've gone schizophrenic from listening to Winger!! :lol
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My ears need a straightjacket!
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I would pay to see that.
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(https://www.oasisoriginals.net/images/petgearGsnoodS1sm.jpg)
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No sock can stop Kip.
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No sock can stop Kip.
That's gross!
:puke:
Yay, I used it!!
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Thinking about it now, I should have sent something from the last album, that's creeping up the rankings for me, killer album.
I love Kip Winger I think.
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I love Kip Winger I think.
:rollin
That's sig-worthy! I triple dog dare you!
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I love Kip Winger I think.
:rollin
That's sig-worthy! I triple dog dare you!
Are you daring me to sig my own comment?
If so, I think it's done!
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Well I sure as hell ain't sig-ing it! :lol
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I have a poster available if you would like to change your avatar Kade ;)
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I have a poster available if you would like to change your avatar Kade ;)
This one?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/06/ac/98/06ac98a0cc123dfde190daca1239788e.jpg)
:heart :heart
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I love Kip Winger I think.
:rollin
That's sig-worthy! I triple dog dare you!
Are you daring me to sig my own comment?
If so, I think it's done!
Nope, it's not.
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hmmmm, yeah, I don't think I'm gonna do it. No one has dared me hard enough.
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I have a poster available if you would like to change your avatar Kade ;)
This one?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/06/ac/98/06ac98a0cc123dfde190daca1239788e.jpg)
:heart :heart
Hmm..........anyone want to loan me some admin powers for 5 mins :lol
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:lol
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Is that hard enough Kade? :lol
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Is that hard enough Kade? :lol
It sure is. ;) :blush
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This roulette is outta control!!
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Again, Tim's fault, no one else is to blame.
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Is that hard enough Kade? :lol
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Seems results are taking a little longer this round, can't stop spinning the Winger hey Tim, so good you can't move on. ;)
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Seems results are taking a little longer this round, can't stop spinning the Winger hey Tim, so good you can't move on. ;)
To quote one of the songs:
"With every inch, grows a new obsession"
Seriously, listening only started on Friday. Results will be posted tomorrow.
Just seems longer because most of you started sending a week early! :lol
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Too many good songs to send Tim. we were trying to beat each other to the punch! :biggrin:
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Seems results are taking a little longer this round, can't stop spinning the Winger hey Tim, so good you can't move on. ;)
To quote one of the songs:
"With every inch, grows a new obsession"
Seriously, listening only started on Friday. Results will be posted tomorrow.
Just seems longer because most of you started sending a week early! :lol
It's all good bro, take your time, just stirring.
Too many good songs to send Tim. we were trying to beat each other to the punch! :biggrin:
Yeah. Really though, every song this round should be deemed the winner.
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OH Shit! Bosk1 got to us! :lol
Look at our avatars!! :rollin
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Suckahs!
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Uh oh. :lol
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:corn
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Suckahs!
I'm only 17 x 2 + 13 dammit! :lol
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what the??? lol
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Suckahs!
I'm only 17 x 2 + 13 dammit! :lol
(https://files.sharenator.com/336554.jpg)
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Roughing out the write ups today. And I do mean rough. ;D
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Roughing out the write ups today. And I do mean rough. ;D
Just give 'em the swinging, stinging, glancing-blow, slap. I heard they really dig that.
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Oops, wrong thread.
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If you need support for YOUR Winger Intervention, post in this thread!
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Looks like EVERYBODY in this thread wants to be TAC's "Wing-man." :lol
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:lol
I quite like the change. Maybe I'll keep it.
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i'm so glad i'm not participating in this roulette and can keep my really great avatar
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Looks like EVERYBODY in this thread wants to be TAC's "Wing-man." :lol
I'd like to buy everyone in my Roulette a Coke!
(https://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10693318_834439309913959_925527568_a.jpg)
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Looks like EVERYBODY in this thread wants to be TAC's "Wing-man." :lol
Giggity.
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Suckahs!
I'm only 17 x 2 + 13 dammit! :lol
(https://files.sharenator.com/336554.jpg)
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Mobile%20Uploads/zzENSDv_zpsr80hokco.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Mobile%20Uploads/zzENSDv_zpsr80hokco.jpg.html)
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Logged into DTF..........
At first I was like;
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but then I was like;
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(https://www.quickmeme.com/img/ee/eefcaad6d3ca4085dd69990a1e1e3871a675e980706f3807c68ffa878cef4749.jpg)
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg.html)
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(https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/square_medium/12/124450/4345096-jeremiah_johnson_nodding-robert-redford.gif)
Gonna rename this one The Wolfking!
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(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg.html)
(https://ermigal.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/bathtubs-cant-remember1.jpg?w=812)
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:lol This thread owns all.
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:lol This thread owns all.
:metal :metal
You guys make it so!
What will really own all will be the look on Chad's face when he logs in! :lol
I saw Lonestar lurking earlier. He must've shut off his computer in disgust! :lol
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(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/FB_IMG_1434489157370_zpscqalnixb.jpg.html)
(https://ermigal.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/bathtubs-cant-remember1.jpg?w=812)
(https://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/kingshmegland/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-04/3F53BBA0-08D8-4832-A25A-25E064E07ACD_zpsxnqrvdz0.jpg) (https://s583.photobucket.com/user/kingshmegland/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-04/3F53BBA0-08D8-4832-A25A-25E064E07ACD_zpsxnqrvdz0.jpg.html)
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:rollin
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OK Serious housekeeping update!
Winger results will be posted in the morning. I would love to get all Round 6 (Open Round) submissions by tomorrow afternoon if at all possible. I will be unable to do any listening this coming weekend and I would like to get a jump on it to keep the pace up. Cool?
Don't forget, you can use a Wild card if you're stuck between two songs.
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And now you know why he's missing. :lol
Kade, RJ made my Easter meme and I stole the Archer one from him. :lol
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And now you know why he's missing. :lol
Eggzactly! ;D
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:lol
Alright, got the day off so can have I'll get the next round submission in today.
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I'm here... Actually getting a tattoo now so I'll comment fully later... :metal
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Winger tattoo?
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You'll have towwait and see....
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RJ just sent me a PM!
(https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m585/Paula_Hakansson/072.jpg)
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:rollin :rollin
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He would definitely get laid way more with that.
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If it works for Rod Morganstein, then it should work for Lonestar!
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If he actually got that, we would have to change his name to Foreveralonestar.
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Or She'sOnlyFifteen.
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We should send this thread to Kip Winger, I think he'd be fucking proud.
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(https://s18.postimg.org/cptp5otl5/kip2.jpg)
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Ok inking is done, but you clowns gotta wait a bit before the debut, it's still covered.
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Dilly, dilly, lavender.....
RJ?
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We should send this thread to Kip Winger, I think he'd be fucking proud.
I'm pretty sure his response would be..
(https://img.memecdn.com/wtf_o_1215252.jpg)
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Not when he sees that I confessed my love for him.
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Yeah,. He's only human. He'll be looking for the Rainbow in the Aussie Rose.
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Tim will come off as Turd Furgerson.
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Yeah,. He's only human. He'll be looking for the Rainbow in the Aussie Rose.
It's a good song bitch, you better admit it or else. *shakes fist*
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Tim will come off as Turd Furgerson.
Who is Turd Ferguson?
Yeah,. He's only human. He'll be looking for the Rainbow in the Aussie Rose.
It's a good song bitch, you better admit it or else. *shakes fist*
:blush
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Google is your friend Tim.
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I don't know who that is either.
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Jingle boy is here (finally). Everybody hide!!
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Jingle boy is here (finally). Everybody hide!!
Why? The only one that would have a problem with a Winger avatar is you my good friend. Could happen to you one day when you're least expecting it. hahaha
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Jingle boy is here (finally). Everybody hide!!
Sorry dude ... Once again, traveling on business.
To Bosk
(https://i.imgur.com/2sREC.gif)
This is thread of the year material.
At first I was like:
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But then I was like
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hahah similar to my reaction post Chad, love it. Fucking love it.
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Why y'all blamin' me? :dunno:
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Because, this the good kind of fun that's up your sleeve and we approve! :lol
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My idea was to change Tim's avatar , not ours :P . But it's even better now as Tim has to see Kip everywhere he looks :lol
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Will probably use my wild card for this round. Not cause I'm doubting my possible selections, just don't think it's fair to use it for the epic round. Tim, you should ban the wild card for the epic round IMO.
Also, what's the go with the live round, it still has to be from bands you've never heard of right?
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My idea was to change Tim's avatar , not ours :P . But it's even better now as Tim has to see Kip everywhere he looks :lol
We'll convert him eventually haha.
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Tim, you should ban the wild card for the epic round IMO.
Not fair to all those who have saved it up for that round.....me ;D And my two "epics" will add up to less total time than most of the individual submissions anyway :lol Perhaps a total time limit of 20 mins :lol
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Tim, you should ban the wild card for the epic round IMO.
Not fair to all those who have saved it up for that round.....me ;D And my two "epics" will add up to less total time than most of the individual submissions anyway :lol
How the hell are they epics then lol?
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I can't even tell who is posting what anymore.
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Tim, you should ban the wild card for the epic round IMO.
Not fair to all those who have saved it up for that round.....me ;D And my two "epics" will add up to less total time than most of the individual submissions anyway :lol
How the hell are they epics then lol?
We all have our definitions of what constitutes "epic" and it's not all to do with filling in time..................Evermind will be here shortly to put you straight. :P IMHO it is more than possible to have an epic somewhere around the 7-10 min range..............if it is epic :lol .
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I can't even tell who is posting what anymore.
Well they do say it can make you can go blind!
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Tim, you should ban the wild card for the epic round IMO.
Not fair to all those who have saved it up for that round.....me ;D And my two "epics" will add up to less total time than most of the individual submissions anyway :lol
How the hell are they epics then lol?
We all have our definitions of what constitutes "epic" and it's not all to do with filling in time..................Evermind will be here shortly to put you straight. :P IMHO it is more than possible to have an epic somewhere around the 7-10 min range..............if it is epic :lol .
I actually absolutely agree Brent. I don't know what I was talking about to be honest.
EDIT: I know what it was, I thought the epic round time length for the songs was 8-10 minutes. I went back and saw that it's 10-15.
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I agree Kade that it is fair to expect people to be reasonable if they intend using the epic round as a wild card round. I have three epics I am considering and the times are something like 7 mins, 9 mins and 15 mins. I will either do the 15 alone or the 7+9 mins.........most likely the latter.
Imagine all the Winger fun we can have waiting for those results.
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Yeah, righto, as long as someone doesn't send 2 15 minute epics, I think 2 under 10 minutes is reasonable then.
And yes, so much Winger fun to be had.
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No sweat if the epics are a little over or under the 10-15 guide. Not going to be strict about it, but will certainly ban all Winger related banter!
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If only Winger had an epic :corn
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...dafuq?
I was wondering why 2/3rds of the people posting in my Savatage Discography thread suddenly had the same damn Winger avatar.
Now I know why.
:lol :rollin
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
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That's fucking sweet.
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Damn that's awesome RJ!
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Kip would definitely approve.
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Alright, I think I'm gonna use my wild card for the epic round too. You can blame Brent for that Tim. ;D
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I'm getting confused with all this Winger around too lol
I'll send my open round tommorow. Back to the metal for me
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I'll keep my avatar if it's easier. :blush
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Open round submission sent.
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
(https://i.imgur.com/QWw6wzP.jpg)
that's some solid work right there
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You can change it if you want Kade.
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You can change it if you want Kade.
Hmmm.......I might keep it. :\ :blush
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Oh, God!! Big Hath, for the fucking win!!!! :rollin :rollin :rollin
I'm using my wild card in the Epic round too. I have a 32 minute song, and a 26 minute song in the waiting.
Can't change my avatar until I get home, ffs.
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Tim is now my avatar.
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
(https://i.imgur.com/QWw6wzP.jpg)
that's some solid work right there
:rollin
Oh, God!! Big Hath, for the fucking win!!!! :rollin :rollin :rollin
I'm using my wild card in the Epic round too. I have a 32 minute song, and a 26 minute song in the waiting.
Can't change my avatar until I get home, ffs.
Bro, the songs can only be between 10 and 15 minutes.
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Bro, the songs can only be between 10 and 15 minutes.
pfffttt ... Rules, schmules.
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
(https://i.imgur.com/QWw6wzP.jpg)
that's some solid work right there
Oh shit... :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
(https://i.imgur.com/QWw6wzP.jpg)
that's some solid work right there
Damn. :rollin
This thread is awesome.
About the epics, yeah, I know some epic songs shorter than 10 minutes, and I know some songs over 15 minutes that aren't really epic if you ask me. I'll try to send something within 10-15 minutes range, but I'm not sure what yet.
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Nice to see you all adopting a similar approach to avatars as me. Kip is forever, not just for Christmas :biggrin:
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Kip is forever, not just for Christmas :biggrin:
This is a motto to live by.
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Oh, God!! Big Hath, for the fucking win!!!! :rollin :rollin :rollin
:rollin :rollin
Awesome!!!!!
This thread needs more Hath!!
Tim is now my avatar.
:lol
Kip is forever, not just for Christmas :biggrin:
:lol
Bro, the songs can only be between 10 and 15 minutes.
pfffttt ... Rules, schmules.
10-15 minutes is only a guide. You know what? Fuck it! It can be as long as you want! I just didn't want to make you guys wait like two weeks for the final round's results!
Can everyone get me their Round 6 songs today please?
Oh..and you guys rule!!!
:metal :metal
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I will get you a song when I get out of work Tim. I'm too busy listening to Winger right now.
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10-15 minutes is only a guide. You know what? Fuck it! It can be as long as you want!
You son of a bitch. Back to the old drawing board.
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I will get you a song when I get out of work Tim. I'm too busy listening to Winger right now.
Like a fucking boss!!
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son of a bitch.
Every time I hear that phrase I think of this guy (The Distinguished Gentleman w Eddie Murphy)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a3aWFwRH9Mg/mqdefault.jpg)
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Sent a song from the album Brent introduced me to in my roulette, because why the hell not.
Looking forward to those Winger results.
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because why the hell not.
Hell........because I did before you :lol :biggrin:
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son of a bitch.
Every time I hear that phrase I think of this guy (The Distinguished Gentleman w Eddie Murphy)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a3aWFwRH9Mg/mqdefault.jpg)
That's one of those movies that comes on at midnight while you're in bed and you find yourself not changing the channel, but falling asleep and sad the next morning that you didn't catch the whole thing.
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Could send so many killer growly songs. >:(
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Could send so many killer growly songs. >:(
Could lose so many points.. ;D
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Could send so many killer growly songs. >:(
Could lose so many points.. ;D
Hence the >:( face.
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10-15 minutes is only a guide. You know what? Fuck it! It can be as long as you want!
Fucking eh! I was only kidding (I had a few 15 minute-ish songs lined up to chose from - and wasn't going to used my wild card). Now that you're lup for it, you are getting a longer one. And Ruslan, fuck off... it's my song.
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10-15 minutes is only a guide. You know what? Fuck it! It can be as long as you want!
Fucking eh! I was only kidding (I had a few 15 minute-ish songs lined up to chose from - and wasn't going to used my wild card). Now that you're lup for it, you are getting a longer one. And Ruslan, fuck off... it's my song.
I wasn't going to send it anyway. :lol
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What songs that boys? :-\
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What songs that boys? :-\
I've shared it with you too a long while ago ... and Big Hath recently listened to them (based on the 'what album are you listening to' thread).
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What songs that boys? :-\
I've shared it with you too a long while ago ... and Big Hath recently listened to them (based on the 'what album are you listening to' thread).
I think I got it.
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Just used my wild card song for round 6. Gonna just go for it with the epic round.
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Sented...
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Wild card song withdrawn. Boom!
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Winger results will be posted in the morning.
Um, it's fucking morning. Where are the results??
*pestering you as much as you are pestering us*
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OK I have 6 of the 9 for Round 6. Just waiting for King, JJ, and Loney.
Winger results will be posted in the morning.
Um, it's fucking morning. Where are the results??
I'm off today. I'm going to give everything one more listen, and decide on final scoring.
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Fucking Chad. Always fucking swearing. Fucking guy.
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Fucking Chad. Always fucking swearing. Fucking guy.
Maybe some son of a bitch should make a fucking thread.. Oh wait, we have this goddamn shit ass one.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=44291.0
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Fuck that. :lol
Really though, I barely swear online. I should more. I blame Canada.
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I blame Canada.
Well, JJ seems like a cool guy at least! ;D
Chad's OK too I guess.
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OK I have 6 of the 9 for Round 6. Just waiting for King, JJ, and Loney.
Winger results will be posted in the morning.
Um, it's fucking morning. Where are the results??
I'm off today. I'm going to give everything one more listen, and decide on final scoring.
Can't fucking get enough of this Winger shit now hey?
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Honestly the songs are really close.
If I may tease you a bit..
A Prophecy from the Book Of Jingle:
Won't it be shocking if the Winger round is better than the Open round?
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Fucking Chad. Always fucking swearing. Fucking guy.
Fuck you, you fucking fuck!
It's such a versatile word - noun, adjective, verb all in one sentence!
A Prophecy from the Book Of Jingle:
Won't it be shocking if the Winger round is better than the Open round?
(https://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/1/25/15/enhanced-buzz-1504-1359144345-0.jpg)
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If Jingle.Boy and Kingshmegland had a love child!
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If Jingle.Boy and Kingshmegland had a love child!
And then the rest of us peed on it....
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I'm the butch in these relationships guys.
Remember that.
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I'm the butch in these relationships guys.
Remember that.
I can attest to this.
Honestly the songs are really close.
No they're not. Kade's is the worst...
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:lol
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OK I have 6 7 of the 9 for Round 6. Just waiting for King, JJ, and Loney.
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Tonight, out of work I will sir! Around 7 pm
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Really wish I'd volunteered for this roulette new. >:(
STress of the previous 2 was too much though.
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First off, thank you everyone for my Winger Intervention. It was a success!!
Now I am not running out to buy a Winger CD, but at least I am on the road to recovery.
Has anyone ever been so wronged that it doesn't matter what a person does, they can never make amends?
Well, I was and I am happy to say that, Kip, you are now forgiven.
Some general observations:
The music was a lot heavier than I was expecting.
The vocals were much better than I thought they would be.
I'm still not sure where the band is "coming from".
Half the songs came from one album, but I still feel like I got a sprinkling of their discog. I'd be interested in hearing more from IV and Karma.
So, sorry to say that the Winger Round is officially over. Bosk, you may now change everyone back. Except Wolfking! ;D
I actually liked every song. Here are the Results:
Kingshmegland – M16
So the first Winger track I hear is M16. Starts off pretty heavy. Then I hear “Charlie Foxtrot” and I’m thinking good grief. But other than those two words, this song is pretty cool. Love the vocals on it. Now a Winger song about war is not what I was expecting. But this song serves as a great opener to the round and definitely has me primed for more. After listening to M16, I am intrigued.
-1.0
b5150 – Pull Me Under
M16 leads into Pull Me Under and this goes next level. I had no idea Winger could have a track this cool. Love the standard riff (Stand Up And Shout/Two Minutes To Midnight/Power And The Glory, etc…). A real hot rocker (the song not Kip) with a great but short solo. This song stuck in my head. Memorable chorus and really a song right up my alley. Great choice.
-.5
jjrock88 – Hell To Pay
Last round aside, JJ continues his consistent delivery of rockers. I’m thinking if this was Krokus, it would be awesome. So if it’s Winger, can’t it be awesome too? It sure can. And I love the Alice Cooper style bridge. I’m 3 songs in and I’m thinking we might have a better round than the previous one! Again, a great choice to get me interested.
-.5
Evermind – Spell I’m Under
OK. Power Ballad. Uh oh! Another Krokus sounding tune. This is actually very catchy and it stays in my head. Great melodies. But some of these lyrics are pukeworthy! “Woman, how deep can I go, with every inch grows a new obsession.” Yuck!! That said, surprisingly, I really enjoyed this.
-1.0
Senecadawg2 – Junkyard Dog (Tears On Stone)
Finally some Morganstein greatness in the beginning of Junkyard Dog. Settles into a nice rocker. Not in love with the lyrics, but musically it’s pretty good. And I love the transition into the Tears On Stone part. I love this arrangement. Megadeth uses it a lot, as did Ozzy era Sabbath. I actually like the second part better than the first. Shows off some nice versatility.
-1.0
Jingle.boy – Blind Revolution Mad
The slow intro part is cool, if a bit long, and I liked where I thought it was going, but as the song really kicked in, it settled into a pretty mid tempo groove. IMO, the pace needed to be double what it is. I feel it would’ve been a bit more powerful as a faster song. Not a bad song by any stretch. I actually gave this song a few extra listens, but I couldn’t help feel that the heavy part was just a bit too slow.
-1.5
Lonestar – Naked Son
I think this is solo Kip. Interesting song coming from Lonestar. This one is very mellow and picks up a little towards the end. This is how I feel about it. I never really looked forward to listening to it, but once it started, it’s pretty captivating. Great vocals and melodies. Ended up a lot stronger than I was expecting.
-1.0
Big Hath – In My Veins
This song took a listen or two to sink in, but I love the GnR vibe on this one. Feels like they are channeling some Y&T too. I’m not really sure what else to say about it, other than I hear a lot Alice Cooper in it. This track didn’t really stand out for me, but I still enjoyed it.
-1.5
Wolfking – Rainbow In The Rose
While the music sounds a little dated, I really liked this one. Not in love with the lyrics, but finally a song with some mad Morganstein drumming. He’s a beast on this. Some tastey guitar coming in and out of this song as well. This one grew on me like a fungus. This ended up being one of my favorites. Listening to it put me in a time machine.
-.5
Updated Standings:
Wolfking-34.5
Senecadawg2-34.0
Kingshmegland-34.0
b5150-34.0
Lonestar-33.0
Jingle.boy-32.5
Evermind-32.5
Big Hath-32.0
jjrock88-32.0
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I was trying to listen to this list of songs yesterday but ultimately got distracted. My take on "Spell I'm Under" was exactly yours. When it started I was all ::)... then it got going and I thought :tup... then he sang the lyric you cite and I was back to :loser:. Still, by the end of it I thought it was a really good song.
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I was trying to listen to this list of songs yesterday but ultimately got distracted. My take on "Spell I'm Under" was exactly yours. When it started I was all ::)... then it got going and I thought :tup... then he sang the lyric you cite and I was back to :loser:. Still, by the end of it I thought it was a really good song.
You said it better than I did!
Note to TAC: Need more emoticons in write ups! ;D
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Really wish I'd volunteered for this roulette new. >:(
STress of the previous 2 was too much though.
Yeah, I was surprised I didn't hear from you!
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I too thought the lyrics were cringeworthy, but I liked melodies and the vocal delivery, so I thought the song was pretty good overall.
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Just a quick sampling of the Round 6 tracks and I will say that you guys are BRINGING it! More than making up for Round 4.
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round 6 sent
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Damn... two rounds pulling the caboose score.
Glad the intervention was successful. Now you don't need to be ashamed of your emot.
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Damn... two rounds pulling the caboose score.
You might call it being the ass of the round! ;D
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No Comment.
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Well, I sure am glad that round is over so we can have an end to the Winger avatars. With that behind us, I'm sure only those that truly LOVE Kip will have him in their forum avatar going forward.
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:lol
I'm gonna relapse if you don't change it back!
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Gotta run. Should be back in a few hours.
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Y&T sucks!
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Lol
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Tim, damn you're so hot.
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Tim, damn you're so hot.
I'm the butch in these relationships guys.
You just went from butch to bitch!
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I like to butter up my bitches.
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:eyebrows:
So I've got my long song picked but I'm having a hard time with the live song. Working on it now.
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Saw sexy Kip Winger on the side and loled when I saw who owned it. I knew we'd convert you Time. ;D
And fuck you Chad, I took and punt with Rainbow and nailed it......kinda! :hat
Fuck yeah, leading this shit now. I'm not sure if my next song will keep me there though, but I'm confident in the tune.
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Your inbox is full, Tim.
Here's my answer to your question about the wild card submission:
"Yeah I'm going to send something else for the live round, if you don't mind. The only reason this particular song is live is because there aren't any good versions of the studio version on YouTube and this live recording is just as good (if not better) anyways." :tup
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Your inbox is full, Tim.
Fixed. Thank you.
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Okay, I unlocked you now. You can change it back. :biggrin:
...but you don't have to.
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Thanks for everything Bosk!!
Well not everything..
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It's never enough is it Tim?
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Live round sent, just trying to settle on an epic. Not sure if I can catch up and win, but I'm going out in style man, dropping some big fucking guns on you...
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Only 2.5 points from 1st to last so you never know.
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Tim, what's the point of the live round? Serious question.
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Tim let me know if you got my round 6 song
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I'm sure Tim wouldn't have done his Rd 6 CD without some metal from (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_4501_1439925907.jpeg)
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Tim, what's the point of the live round? Serious question.
Fair question.
Well as long as I've been interested in music (forever), Live Albums have always been a gateway to many bands.
The first album I ever bought was Kiss Alive II.
If I am starting with a band, I usually start with whatever live album they had. I would not be the huge UFO and Thin Lizzy fan I am without Strangers and Life.
I've done this as an adult as well. To introduce myself to Sym X, I bought Live On The Edge Of Forever. With Threshold, I started with Critical Energy.
I remember trying to decide which Iced Earth album I should start with, and saw Alive In Athens.
Even when I'm on a Dream Theater or Metallica kick, I rarely listen to the studio albums.
Live albums are very important for me and as I said, they are THE way for me to start with a band.
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For me the live round has been by far the toughest - and I'm no epic hoarder either (although very,very happy with what I have there).
Pretty much all the good live albums I have (not many) are by bands on Tim's list. Of the bands I think he might like almost none have a live album - and the few that do sound like shit , have a poor vocal etc... :lol I have settled on a couple of options finally but it's not an easy one.
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Yeah, live round is definitely the toughest. I don't listen to live albums much, so I don't have a lot of options here. I'll probably have to send something outside of Tim's comfort zone.
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Live albums are very important for me and as I said, they are THE way for me to start with a band.
Awesome, thanks for the whole explanation too, makes things a lot clearer. Tough round though.
For me the live round has been by far the toughest - and I'm no epic hoarder either (although very,very happy with what I have there).
Pretty much all the good live albums I have (not many) are by bands on Tim's list. Of the bands I think he might like almost none have a live album - and the few that do sound like shit , have a poor vocal etc... :lol I have settled on a couple of options finally but it's not an easy one.
Yeah, I'll have a search tomorrow now but I'm not that big into live albums, so it's gonna be really hard I think.
Yeah, live round is definitely the toughest. I don't listen to live albums much, so I don't have a lot of options here. I'll probably have to send something outside of Tim's comfort zone.
He might get a whole lot of growls from me yet. :lol
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Cookie Monster Live :metal
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iXVLsatcQuQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Cookie Monster Live :metal
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iXVLsatcQuQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B69ciKJOcOo
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Cookie Monster Live :metal
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iXVLsatcQuQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
:lol
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I have a similar opinion of live music as you Tim, this round was cake for me, and I'm looking forward to seeing what others send.
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I have a similar opinion of live music as you Tim, this round was cake for me, and I'm looking forward to seeing what others send.
Ditto ... I had lots of options to choose from. Like RJ, I'll be swinging for the fences, and have as good a chance of flaming out as knocking it out.
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I'm sorry some of you are finding the Live Round a tough one. It is actually the round that I was most looking forward to when I originally set the rounds. That is why I saved it for the end. It's basically an Open Round for any band that has a live album.
Back to Round 6 for a second.
Two people used Wild Cards. One was an EASY choice. The other was harder to decide which one to use.
Also, two people sent me songs from the SAME album!
This round is really kicking ass and as a group, is miles better than the last Open Round.
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Those two people are apparently Brent and me. :lol
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So going back to my Round 4 Open Round write ups, I wanted to modify one of them. I originally wrote this:
Jingle.boy – Flaming Row – Unearth The Truth
Well, I know how much you love this song, so you might want to stop reading here. First, this is a beautifully done song. Very deep and captivating. But it only seemed to work if I sat down and simply tried to lose myself in it. I feel like I need to hear more around it, but as a stand alone song, this isn’t something I’d go back to. Again, I felt like I was trying to hard to like it. I’d be interested to hear something a bit heavier from this album and would certainly follow up any recs you may have.
7.5
But I would like to now amend it to this:
Jingle.boy – Flaming Row – Unearth The Truth
Should've saved this for Bolsters' Roulette.
7.5
;D
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Let me respond for Chad like only he can,
"YOU MOTHER F****R!" :lol
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Also, two people sent me songs from the SAME album!
Wow, freaky.
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Also, two people sent me songs from the SAME album!
Wow, freaky.
No kidding
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Let me respond for Chad like only he can,
"YOU MOTHER F****R!" :lol
Probably something like "Le fucquer du mere"!
And on Google Translate, it also has this:
Synonyms of mother fucker
noun
cocksucker, whoreson, asshole, prick, motherfucker, dickhead, son of a bitch, sob, bastard, shit
See also
motherfucker, mother, fucker
:lol :lol
I kid you not!
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Yup. You'll hear one of those.
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Haha this is the best roulette ever!
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What's going on here. Almost a day without a post.
Chad you son of a bitch.
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Haven't been able to post at work today. Home now!!
I've been listening to my CD to and from work and I must say that this is the strongest round, edging out Round 1.
I do have a question for Lonestar.
Is the singer in your song
a. a man
b. a woman
c. Jared Fogle's pre teen lover
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Flaming Row was banned in Bolsters'. :biggrin: What do you have against Animotion!!?? You know you dig it.
Conference is almost over - I'll get back to spamming the shit out of this thread tomorrow.
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I'll get back to spamming the shit out of this thread tomorrow.
Umm..you just did! ;D
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I'll get back to spamming the shit out of this thread tomorrow.
Umm..you just did! ;D
And I'll also get back to having my avatar back!
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I got one for you!
(https://cdn.discogs.com/gG6m7q9ZL8CrRUkQuSs8mVUD_lE=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb()/discogs-images/A-73205-1391979409-8071.jpeg.jpg)
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Haven't been able to post at work today. Home now!!
I've been listening to my CD to and from work and I must say that this is the strongest round, edging out Round 1.
I do have a question for Lonestar.
Is the singer in your song
a. a man
b. a woman
c. Jared Fogle's pre teen lover
Yikes, not sure I'm cool with the tone of this.... (it's a man)
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I got one for you!
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I'm calling you out for know it sucka!
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I wouldn't have known the pic, but following a neighbor's roulette, I was :omg: when I saw this submitted. :lol
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Hopefully you read the 'why' behind the submission.
Nostalgia baby!! I have a dark and divided mind. ;)
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Yup, no regrets!
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Hell, I remember the video played a thousand times on MTV a week.
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Oh absolutely.
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Posted it in the tattoo thread but I'll share here as well to...
(https://i.imgur.com/QWw6wzP.jpg)
that's some solid work right there
Hath, you might have the Post Of The Thread here. I'm expecting more from you over the next couple of rounds, brother!
Silent Seneca..you too!
Even if you guys got nothing to say, you can still rib Jingle. So see, there's always something to say!
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I feel a little behind the 8-ball on the live round. Not much of a live album guy, so the ones I do have are mostly Rush. I do have oodles of bootlegs, but they are almost all from Rush, DT, and Metallica.
As with Evermind, what I end up sending may be a bit outside your comfort zone.
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I feel a little behind the 8-ball on the live round. Not much of a live album guy,
I surprised to hear this, and you're not the first to say this in this thread. You're obviously a huge music fan. If a band you like releases a live album, do you skip it?? To me, that does not compute.
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I've been a little surprised as well to hear so many people mention having a difficult time with the live round. Not that I have a lot of live albums, I really don't, but almost any of the bands that I might send for an open round in this roulette have released at least something live.
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i have probably around 150 albums physically purchased by now, among a number of digital purchases as well, and not once have i ever bought a live album :lol
i mean i think i have a few as bonus discs from albums i purchased but, not many
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My issue is that Tim and I are around the same age so he has a lot of the live albums I owned. Plus finding a band not on his list.
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I've been a little surprised as well to hear so many people mention having a difficult time with the live round. Not that I have a lot of live albums, I really don't, but almost any of the bands that I might send for an open round in this roulette have released at least something live.
Yeah, that's what I was figuring.
i have probably around 150 albums physically purchased by now, among a number of digital purchases as well, and not once have i ever bought a live album :lol
i mean i think i have a few as bonus discs from albums i purchased but, not many
But if one of those bands releases a live album, would you skip it?
When I was a kid, I always went for Live albums first when starting with a band. It usually had their best songs, and tons of energy. To me, a band plays. They don't record.
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My issue is that Tim and I are around the same age
That's my issue too! :lol
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i have skipped plenty of live releases and will probably continue to do so
i like the polish of studio tracks, mostly, and i like to listen to songs in the context of the albums they're from a lot of the time
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Parama, I take it you're a young guy, yes?
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My issue is that Tim and I are around the same age
That's my issue too! :lol
It happened so fast! :lol
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Parama, I take it you're a young guy, yes?
yessir
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Parama, I take it you're a young guy, yes?
yessir
Well as you start attending concerts hopefully you'll appreciate the Art Of Live (and I don't mean Queensryche :lol).
Nowadays, it's so easy to surf the net and sample music.
(old man voice) Back in my day, you had to go to a record store and if you wanted to check out a new band, you might be willing to risk $10 on it. So of all of a particular band's albums, you could choose ONE. Typically, their live album would have the best cross section of their music. So that was usually the one I would pick.
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concerts are cool to go to, yeah, but live performances are something you have to really be there for, i feel :lol
(also i'm not -that- young lol, 22 rn)
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concerts are cool to go to, yeah, but live performances are something you have to really be there for, i feel :lol
I hear ya on that.
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Ah 22. Drunk from the concerts and still drunk at work the next day. Can't do that anymore.
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I've been a little surprised as well to hear so many people mention having a difficult time with the live round. Not that I have a lot of live albums, I really don't, but almost any of the bands that I might send for an open round in this roulette have released at least something live.
^ This... except I DO have a lot of live albums/DVDs.
My issue is that Tim and I are around the same age so he has a lot of the live albums I owned. Plus finding a band not on his list.
There's lots of them. I'm gonna bitch-slap all you whiners after this round is over. There's at least 1/2 dozen bands in your (and Tim's) wheelhouse that have official live releases.
Just don't use the one I'm gonna use. ;D Though... I got a feeling there might be some doubling up on band/album submissions this round (again apparently).
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i have skipped plenty of live releases and will probably continue to do so
i like the polish of studio tracks, mostly, and i like to listen to songs in the context of the albums they're from a lot of the time
I'm right with you, a lot of the time. Generally I prefer studio albums for the sound quality, and quality of performance and production. And the original track running of studio albums is usually better.
There are exceptions. The big one is Iron Maiden, of course, who are infinitely better live. Live After Death and Rock In Rio are the two places I'd tell someone to start with Maiden. But for me, they are the exception, not the rule.
I don't skip all the live releases, and there are bands other than Maiden that I like live albums of—Coldplay, Transatlantic and Portnoy-era DT being three. But the live album is something I get after getting all the studio releases and is sometimes something I never get around to or get around to really late.
I just now bought LSFNY (I already had the Metropolis 2000 video, though). Just like a week ago. And I still haven't seen or heard anything from Breaking the Fourth Wall. So it's not a high priority for me either.
I totally get how it would be different in the pre-YouTube, pre-Spotify days, though.
Btw, I'm three years younger than Parama.
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425, we've already established that other than Maiden, we are not much of a match! :lol
On page 15 of this thread, I posted a picture of myself when I was 19.
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I've been a little surprised as well to hear so many people mention having a difficult time with the live round. Not that I have a lot of live albums, I really don't, but almost any of the bands that I might send for an open round in this roulette have released at least something live.
^ This... except I DO have a lot of live albums/DVDs.
My issue is that Tim and I are around the same age so he has a lot of the live albums I owned. Plus finding a band not on his list.
There's lots of them. I'm gonna bitch-slap all you whiners after this round is over. There's at least 1/2 dozen bands in your (and Tim's) wheelhouse that have official live releases.
Just don't use the one I'm gonna use. ;D Though... I got a feeling there might be some doubling up on band/album submissions this round (again apparently).
I already sent my last 2 rounds. God luck chump. BOOM! :lol
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I have three for Round 7 and two for Round 8 already! :lol
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425, we've already established that other than Maiden, we are not much of a match! :lol
On page 15 of this thread, I posted a picture of myself when I was 19.
True, but what a match it is!
And I saw that, very nice! I've been secretly following this thread, like I suspect a lot of the forum is. The Winger drama was too good to pass up.
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Everyone is invited. Thanks for posting!
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Btw, I'm three years younger than Parama.
'cause i'm three years older
and i'll always be now
bye
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I'm struggling with this live round too. And I saved my wild card for this round. I can't even find one song. :lol
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Not a fuck I gave and not a wildcard was given. Awe yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh boooooooooooyyyyyyyy!
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Not a fuck I gave and not a wildcard was given. Awe yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh boooooooooooyyyyyyyy!
I'm probably gonna be a bad ass mother fucker like you.
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Cool. Never doubt your submissions. Always go with your first instinct when you have a few songs to send.
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Not a fuck I gave and not a wildcard was given. Awe yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh boooooooooooyyyyyyyy!
(https://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Money_db9826_654695.jpg)
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Been there.
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Been there.
Tell me about it! :lol
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Actually coming across a few good options with the live stuff. Probably gonna send something fucking heavy.
EDIT: Might use my wildcard with a song from the same live album, BOOM!
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I used my wild card for the live round.......and sent them
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I have three for Round 7 and two for Round 8 already! :lol
I don't think I've ever been in a roulette in which so many people send ahead of schedule. It's a great pace and great reflection of the energy. Page 23 already... :lol
I'll send the next two shortly, as well!
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I feel like a 23 year old again. I'm ready to do it again at this pace. :lol
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I feel like a 23 year old again. I'm ready to do it again at this pace. :lol
(https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110406-viagra-5p.grid-6x2.jpg)
:lol
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Seems it's time for another :bump: Kip don't need no Viagra.
(https://s3.postimg.org/dmtleab37/kip.jpg)
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I have three for Round 7 and two for Round 8 already! :lol
I don't think I've ever been in a roulette in which so many people send ahead of schedule. It's a great pace and great reflection of the energy. Page 23 already... :lol
I'll send the next two shortly, as well!
No rush. Round 6 Results go up Tuesday morning. So as long as I have Round 7 by Tuesday afternoon, we're cool.
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Brent, just ..NO! :lol
You can troll the Archives when this is over!! ;D
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Seems it's time for another :bump: Kip don't need no Viagra.
(https://s3.postimg.org/dmtleab37/kip.jpg)
I don't need viagra now.
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:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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I feel like a 23 year old again. I'm ready to do it again at this pace. :lol
(https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110406-viagra-5p.grid-6x2.jpg)
:lol
Hold on, I'm taking a pill and then I'll send an extra song. I am going to totally make your toes curl. :lol
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Just make sure the song is longer than a minute and a half! :lol
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I don't care about you. That's all I need.
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:rollin :rollin
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Brent, just ..NO! :lol
You can troll the Archives when this is over!! ;D
Will do. :hat This roulette , just like Kip's manhood, might last a lot longer than anyone thinks.
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Don't end this roulette at round 8. Keep it going to 25 rounds!!
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I don't have enough blue pills for that many rounds.
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Then I'll need some
(https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110406-viagra-5p.grid-6x2.jpg)
Since we basically did a Pull round, we could do a round for each album. Wait. :facepalm: What am I saying?
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We can get more!
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I don't have enough blue pills for that many rounds.
(https://s3.postimg.org/dmtleab37/kip.jpg)
Problem solved.
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I don't have enough blue pills for that many rounds.
:lol
We can get more!
Canadian Pharmacies FTW!!
Kade :lol :lol :lol
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No all I can think of is Fenway Franks.
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Speaking of Viagra, where's Chad?
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Arrested for smuggling blue pills over the border.
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So apparently "conference" is code for "making a deal".
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Speaking of Viagra, where's Chad?
:lol
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So apparently "conference" is code for "making a deal".
I've heard of those stories of ordering your drugs mail order from Canada.
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So apparently "conference" is code for "making a deal".
I've heard of those stories of ordering your drugs mail order from Canada.
Shit, my own doctor recommended it.
Directed me to a Dr. Belcher, whoever the hell that is!
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Male order Chad.
I've punned too much.
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I'm sorry, I belched. What did you say?
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What in the name of all that is sacred is going on in this thread??
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Male order Chad.
(https://media.licdn.com/media/p/3/000/024/0c1/17a5206.jpg)
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What in the name of all that is sacred is going on in this thread??
:lol
You need to add that to my sig!
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I've had him in 2 countries. :lol
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Apparently playing for the other team.
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What in the name of all that is sacred is going on in this thread??
Waiting 4 days for results is unconscionable!!! We all have ADD.
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What in the name of all that is sacred is going on in this thread??
Waiting 4 days for results is unconscionable!!! We all have ADD.
This.
I've had him in 2 countries. :lol
I can attest to this.
Male order Chad.
(https://media.licdn.com/media/p/3/000/024/0c1/17a5206.jpg)
Sexin both of you later. :heybaby:
Hopefully no one stole my Live Round band already. I'm using my wildcard, but the same band - different singers. I may have said too much.
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Hey Chad, I think I'm using the same band. :lol
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Fuck you, you fucking fuck!
:lol
I'm sure you're just razzin, but even if you weren't, I know I've got a couple in my back pocket that no one else would be thinking of.
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:lol
Yeah, I don't even know what to send yet. Will think about it on weekend.
Edit: Thinking about it, I might send the band you mentioned in my PM a few weeks ago though. I told you I won't send it, but you know how that phrase of yours about winning, losing and cheating goes.
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:lol
Yeah, I don't even know what to send yet. Will think about it on weekend.
Edit: Thinking about it, I might send the band you mentioned in my PM a few weeks ago though. I told you I won't send it, but you know how that phrase of yours about winning, losing and cheating goes.
Too late... I submitted already.
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Lol what's up with Mr Rogers giving the double Austin salute
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Hopefully no one stole my Live Round band already. I'm using my wildcard, but the same band - different singers. I may have said too much.
Hey Chad, I think I'm using the same band. :lol
Winger only have one singer guys.
Chad, that gif is incredible.
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Lol what's up with Mr Rogers giving the double Austin salute
It's legit.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eaS3Saqg88
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:lol
This ain't no land of make believe!
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That and the Casey Kasem spaz out are the best. Their professional persona is so squeaky clean.
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I can see a particularly topical spelling error in prospect here for you king when talking about giving someone the middle
wing....I mean finger.
Kip's middle winger ........never mind :neverusethis:
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Lol what's up with Mr Rogers giving the double Austin salute
It's legit.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eaS3Saqg88
This is gold, is there a story behind this?
I can see a particularly topical spelling error in prospect here for you king when talking about giving someone the middle wing....I mean finger.
Kip's middle winger ........never mind :neverusethis:
mmmmmmm....
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Only Tim gets the middle winger as seen by the picture posted to him all the time.
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:lol
Yeah, I don't even know what to send yet. Will think about it on weekend.
Edit: Thinking about it, I might send the band you mentioned in my PM a few weeks ago though. I told you I won't send it, but you know how that phrase of yours about winning, losing and cheating goes.
Too late... I submitted already.
In fact I don't think there's anything in the rules that forbids me to send the same band as you in one round. So it's never too late I guess. :biggrin:
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:lol
Yeah, I don't even know what to send yet. Will think about it on weekend.
Edit: Thinking about it, I might send the band you mentioned in my PM a few weeks ago though. I told you I won't send it, but you know how that phrase of yours about winning, losing and cheating goes.
Too late... I submitted already.
In fact I don't think there's anything in the rules that forbids me to send the same band as you in one round. So it's never too late I guess. :biggrin:
Oh, grow a pair already! Get your own band.
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Oh, grow a pair already! Get your own band.
He did it to me first in the current round :lol I second Chad's request
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I don't have neither any organizational capabilities nor a studio for that, I think.
Anyway, I think I know what I'm sending (and it's not that band), just let me get home.
Edit: and it's not like Chad's band is that unknown, really. Not like Brent's anyway.
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You'll probably beat what I submitted anyway. Very risky choice.
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You'll probably beat what I submitted anyway. Very risky choice.
Both songs are very risky? I wonder what you've picked.
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You'll probably beat what I submitted anyway.
Probably! ;D
Only Tim gets the middle winger as seen by the picture posted to him all the time.
If I get the middle finger, then Kade gets the middle leg.
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:lol
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Alright, I sent Round 7. Probably going to get another 7.0 or lower, but what the hell, I love that album and song.
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Ok, for the most part I am taking this weekend off. Sporadic posting at best. But will check in.
While I'm out:
Kingshmegland is in charge. :facepalm:
A few assignments;
Jingle, you are responsible for making sure Hath post at least once.
Evermind, you are responsible for making sure Seneca post at least once.
JJ, since you are in last place, you are responsible for making sure this thread doesn't go to Page 2.
B, Woflie, and Lonestar; keep on :hat
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When Tim leaves, some get the salsa and chips!
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Big Hath... mind saying a word or two so I can complete my task?
Sure, no problem. Tim has been criminally under-scoring your songs so far this roulette. So has Bolsters.
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Hath wouldn't say that. Now you have to get TWO posts out of him!
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yeah, when did I say that? Or are you saying that and you want me to comment on it?
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On it... :RJ:
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yeah, when did I say that? Or are you saying that and you want me to comment on it?
You may not have said it, but you know you've been thinking it.
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Since I'm in charge we all should misquote everyone. I'll start.
Tim - "Winger is my new favorite band!"
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Kade- "I will never buy a cd again"
I re sent my live songs, with wild card
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Since I'm in charge we all should misquote everyone. I'll start.
Tim - "Winger is my new favorite band!"
I like you being in charge.
Kade- "I will never buy a cd again"
I re sent my live songs, with wild card
:lol
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JJ- I just downloaded 5 albums to my iPod.
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JJ - Meh, Saxon isn't really that great.
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Live round sent. Went with a different wild card as my inital song might be too brutal for Tim. ;)
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"The only thing brutal that Tim can deal with is his own dirty diaper" --JJ
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Did you send him growls wolf?
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Did you send him growls wolf?
No, but sent a band with obscure dark vocals that you certainly have to have an acquired taste for.
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yeah, when did I say that? Or are you saying that and you want me to comment on it?
You may not have said it, but you know you've been thinking it.
That was Bosk like to coax that out if Hath. Doesn't count!
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Hey, get lost. You are on vacation. :lol
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Tim you heard him, he's in charge lol
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:rollin :rollin
Ok ok!
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That's right! Move it bub!
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Goddam junkie, do we need to do an intervention??
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Chad - "It's a shame these four green stars I have ain't worth shit to Bolsters"
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yeah, when did I say that? Or are you saying that and you want me to comment on it?
You may not have said it, but you know you've been thinking it.
I don't have any problem with the scoring in this roulette so far. Was hoping for a little better on the Epysode song. And I ended up getting Kip-blocked on a couple of Winger songs, but no issues there.
Bolsters, roulette? I'm at a complete loss. :lol
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Either way, thanks for the second post. I've fulfilled my duties. :lol
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random thoughts on the live album thing.
I too prefer the pristine perfection and sound quality (assuming the sonics haven't been crushed) of a studio recording. When I do consume live music, I either want to be at the concert or watching a concert video. I also don't really trust that most live albums are actually that. Finally it seems like live albums used to be more "special" than they are now. Like they were something a band built up to and became sort of a crowning achievement in their discography. Nowadays it seems like you get a new live album after almost every tour. I guess I feel like bands themselves put more focus on studio albums, and live albums are sort of an afterthought.
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random thoughts on the live album thing.
I too prefer the pristine perfection and sound quality (assuming the sonics haven't been crushed) of a studio recording. When I do consume live music, I either want to be at the concert or watching a concert video. I also don't really trust that most live albums are actually that. Finally it seems like live albums used to be more "special" than they are now. Like they were something a band built up to and became sort of a crowning achievement in their discography. Nowadays it seems like you get a new live album after almost every tour. I guess I feel like bands themselves put more focus on studio albums, and live albums are sort of an afterthought.
I agree with all this. I used to love live albums. Bands often sounded better on their live albums than in the studio, even on the albums that weren't very "live". I still love those old classic live albums but they don't have the same magic anymore. Maybe because the studio sounds are generally better now.
Priest, KISS, UFO, Lizzy etc all sounded heavier and fuller on their live albums.
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You guys behave now. The man in charge is having a meet up with the one, the only Coz! :metal So if you party, clean up so daddy Tim won't see the mess.
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I sent a couple songs to finish the roulette out.
Fair warning to all of you out there- I think I just might win this thing :D
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With this group, whoever wins earns major kudo's.
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I sent a couple songs to finish the roulette out.
Fair warning to all of you out there- I think I just might win this thing :D
I definitely won't win this thing, but at least I've done my assignment alright.
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I sent a couple songs to finish the roulette out.
Fair warning to all of you out there- I think I just might win this thing :D
I'm your huckleberry.
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WTF does that mean? I'm your huckleberry?
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That I'm in the running and I feel the same way. Bring it on. Also get out of here dad.
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This whole weekend has been a set up by Tim lol
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This whole weekend has been a set up by Tim lol
Resultz tomorrow then??
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Came in here after a day expecting results. Damn bugger.
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Ha ha. No set up here. The TACS are away. But the good news is that I have managed to get through the tunes another 4 times, so I pretty much know how the write ups will be.
I'll bang them out after work on Monday and will post Monday afternoon.
7 of the 9 songs are excellent. And I mean EXCELLENT! Struggling with the scoring in this round.
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Ha ha. No set up here. The TACS are away. But the good news is that I have managed to get through the tunes another 4 times, so I pretty much know how the write ups will be.
I'll bang them out after work on Monday and will post Monday afternoon.
7 of the 9 songs are excellent. And I mean EXCELLENT! Struggling with the scoring in this round.
Which means 2 of us = :sadpanda:
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Emphasis on US. ;D
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Emphasis on US. ;D
Looking good for the Aussies then?
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Emphasis on US. ;D
Looking good for the Aussies then?
Not unless one of you gets the same score as J Boy!
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*nervous*
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it seems like live albums used to be more "special" than they are now. Like they were something a band built up to and became sort of a crowning achievement in their discography.
That's an interesting thought and I completely get it.
Maybe in the digital age, it's easier, or maybe cheaper to release them. I remember as a kid wishing I could get a live album after every tour.
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Dammit!
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I go to NH and I see you came to Mass! :facepalm:
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And I went to Maine today.
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New England FTW!!! :metal
Except Connecticut!!
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To hell with Connecticut. (SORRY CHINO)
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:lol
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It warms my heart to browse this thread and see all the Winger avatars. :rollin
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It warmed my bowels!
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It warms my heart to browse this thread and see all the Winger avatars. :rollin
Shoulda been here last week when we ALL had the Winger avatar.
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OK.. Round 6 Open Round Results.
Just want to say that this was an incredible round and very strong.
b5150 – Trail Of Murder – Some Stand Alone
This is the first of TWO songs received off the same album. I actually like this one a bit more than the other, and this is a great opening shot to this round. I remember Trail Of Murder coming out lasy year, and after sampling it, I put it on “The List”. Somehow, I forgot about it. I will likely grab this though, but Brent says this is much better than Serious Black. I really Love that album.
Ranked this in the excellent category, but due to the strength of this round, there are a number of tracks that scored higher. If this one could’ve given me a bit more of an earworm, it may have joined them.
9.0
senecadawg2 – Steven Wilson – Regret 9/Travis Larson Band - Watchman
Oh Seneca, I hate to do this, but this song just did not resonate. It’s an instrumental. I know I said I didn’t like Wilson’s vocals, but I think in this roulette, and especially this round, choosing the heaviest song with vocals may have made more of an impact. This is very moodful and nice, but it was up against some seriously catchy power metal and strong progressive metal tracks. It just did not fit. Even when I tried to give it its space, I just couldn’t get it to click.
Now you used a Wild Card here, coupling this with the Travis Larson Band’s Watchman, which is the stronger of the two. But I selfishly went for the Wilson to get aquainted with it. Anyway, I felt the score would be so low, I went back to Watchman. Still, against this group, Even Watchman was still a bit underwhelming.
8.0
Wolfking – Pyramaze – Back For More
Speaking of earworms, this song was it! For some reason, I still haven’t gotten around to picking this up, not have I heard anything other than samples. So it’s not on my iPod/Banned List, so Wolfking was able to get it through. IMO, it’s another safe entry, but quite effective. Great tune and loved hearing it! Wolfking just might be the guy to beat here.
9.5
Big Hath – Pink Cream 69 – Gods Come Together
I’ve literally never heard a PC69 tune. And I am missing out. This is another earwormy tune that stayed with me long after every listen. Fantastic chorus. I just wished Dennis Ward had saved this for Unisonic. Would love to hear Kiske to it, but this guy does a great job with it. A great round by Hath!
9.5
Evermind – Trail Of Murder – Carnivore
The second track off of the Trail Of Murder album. Unfortunately, I did not like this song as much as Some Stand Alone. What this song lacked was a little speed and a catchy chorus. It rocked pretty good, and in Round 4, this would’ve been one of the higher scores, but in this round, it was swallowed by the competition.
8.5
Jingle.boy – Anthriel – Dark Divided Minds
So this song made me think of those foolish threads that pop up from time to time. The ones where “If JLB leaves DT, who should replace him?” Well if your answer was Marching Out era Jeff Scott Soto, then you would have Anthriel. This was a great song that starts off an incredible 1-2-3 progressive punch on my CD. It’s heavy, progressive, while never losing you by being too complicated. Good call J Boy, and I will definitely be picking this up.
9.5
Lonestar – Voices From The Fuselage – Meteorites
I love this song! Seriously, this is a great find. Lots going on, and an incredible arrangement. When the vocals started, I wasn’t so sure, but this quickly grew on me and has so much to offer. I will be picking this up too. While it’s the longest song in the round, I still can’t believe they crammed so much in its 7 minutes. Still it never felt too long. The first half of the CD had the back to back power metal greatness of Wolf and Hath, and the second half had this and Anthriel.
9.5
Kingshmegland – Jolly –The Pattern
My first thought was WTF kind of name is Jolly?! This was an incredible song. Had my favorite instrumental part on the CD. This was like Heavy Metal Primus! Very cool. The only thing that kept it from a 9.5 was the fairly bland vocals, but other than that, a great tune!
9.0
jjrock88 – Recon – Light The Fire
JJ, you gave me goosebumps with this one! And that’s really the first time that has happened in this roulette, as far as I can remember. This is what I would imagine if Michael Kiske had actually sung on Walls Of Jerhico. Great classic Helloween feel on this, and you really put me in a time machine on this one. Another classic entry by Jason, but this one was the best yet!
9.5
Standings:
Wolfking-44.0
Kingshmegland-43.0
b5150-43.0
Lonestar-42.5
Senecadawg2-42.0
Jingle.boy-42.0
Big Hath-41.5
jjrock88-41.5
Evermind-41.0
Tough round for the guys at the end when you score a 9.5 but make up no ground. Whoever wants this looks like they'll have to go through Wolfking!
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Hot damn. I'm still in it! And toy were worried Tim. :lol
You already have my 2 songs so I sit back and stir the pot. :biggrin:
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Wow, that's a lot of 9.5s.
Anyway, I'm not sure I'll be able to get up from this last spot. I'll send epic round in a few days and will watch how this will unfold.
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Wow, that's a lot of 9.5s.
It was a strong round.
Anyway, I'm not sure I'll be able to get up from this last spot. I'll send epic round in a few days and will watch how this will unfold.
Getting out of last is definitely do-able, especially with all the crap people have sent me for the Live Round! ( ;D )
Tough to catch 3 points on Kade in two rounds. Hey, you never know..
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I'm just not sure you'll like the song I sent for Round 7. I know I like it, but I think there's a good chance it won't be up your alley. We'll see, I guess.
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I'm just not sure you'll like the song I sent for Round 7. I know I like it, but I think there's a good chance it won't be up your alley. We'll see, I guess.
I have really liked everything you have sent, except for The Answer. But this has been some tough competition, and I have really agonized over the scoring.
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Wow, that's a lot of 9.5s.
Anyway, I'm not sure I'll be able to get up from this last spot. I'll send epic round in a few days and will watch how this will unfold.
Yeah, there's too much awesomeness from all of us here. Glad I finally scratched ya where you itch.
Lots of great submissions that round. Looking forward to the live results.
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Regret 9 is a cool jam, I feel, though not my favorite from that album :lol
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Yeah, there's too much awesomeness from all of us here. .
Bingo!
Just waiting on Kade now. It's actually not his fault. One band he sent is not listed on my iPOd list, but I do have a couple of albums by them, and I really don't care for them. So though not on the list, they are banned.
And the other came off the board in Round 6.
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Regret 9 is a cool jam, I feel, though not my favorite from that album :lol
Mine neither, but I thought I would try something different.
I regret sending the song now and I regret wasting the wild card.
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there's 2 regrets, only 7 more to go
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That sucks, Nelson. Not the songs, that you regret it. I was really looking forward to the Wilson track.
Like I said, I was very close to having a Porcupine Tree Round, but changed it to a Savatage Round instead.
If I ever do another Roulette, I will definitely have a PT Round.
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there's 2 regrets, only 7 more to go
We'll get those sorted out in your roulette.
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That sucks, Nelson. Not the songs, that you regret it. I was really looking forward to the Wilson track.
Like I said, I was very close to having a Porcupine Tree Round, but changed it to a Savatage Round instead.
If I ever do another Roulette, I will definitely have a PT Round.
No hard feelings- I understood that it was a risk. And it's not that big of a regret, I'm sure I'll recover :lol
On another note, is there any chance I can change my round 7 submission, since you're (presumably) waiting on Kade to make the CD? Or have you already given the tracks several listens? If you have, I'll not bother.
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I haven't listened to one track of Round 7 yet, so you can absolutely change it.
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Kade is killing it with 2015 releases! Pyramaze and Borealis. What's next, Kamelot? I think you'll probably get some Kamelot this round - I'd be surprised if you don't. I had both of those bands on my 'possibilities' list, and was going to include as part of my "best of the rest" CD. Oh well. Still gonna nail these last two rounds, but you're right... it's Kade's to lose.
Don't choke like you did in my first one, mate! :lol :lol
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Kamelot wasn't banned? Shit, could've sent them for Round 7 I guess.
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Not sure it would've helped. I've never been able to get into them.
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Not sure it would've helped. I've never been able to get into them.
You also couldn't get in to Kip either until we came along. :lol
We'd be up to the task with Kamelot.
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Lonestar – Voices From The Fuselage – Meteorites
I love this song! Seriously, this is a great find. Lots going on, and an incredible arrangement. When the vocals started, I wasn’t so sure, but this quickly grew on me and has so much to offer. I will be picking this up too. While it’s the longest song in the round, I still can’t believe they crammed so much in its 7 minutes. Still it never felt too long. The first half of the CD had the back to back power metal greatness of Wolf and Hath, and the second half had this and Anthriel.
9.5
Isn't this one just fantastic? I expect lonestar to continue having success with this one for some time to come. It's a great song.
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It's a killer tune. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
Lonestar turns me onto one great album a year. Two years ago, it was Stargate. Last year it was Thoughts Factory.
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Yeah, it's such a solid album, serious AOTY contender for me.
Think I'll send my epic in and join king in the balcony...
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TAC STINKS! :getoffmylawn:
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^ :lol :lol :lol Perfect!!
It's a killer tune. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
Lonestar turns me onto one great album a year. Two years ago, it was Stargate. Last year it was Thoughts Factory.
Lonestar has turned me on to many more than that. I gotta say about 25 albums in my library are a result of him. Without a doubt, my single largest influencer here at DTF.
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Still gonna nail these last two rounds,
I'm having a hard time deciding on which track to use in this round.
They both suck.
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Yeah, it's such a solid album, serious AOTY contender for me.
Think I'll send my epic in and join king in the balcony...
(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.iDdPwnsG2G4sTnZdt27%2b9Q&pid=15.1)
:lol
TAC STINKS! :getoffmylawn:
:rollin
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Good to see some PC69 getting some love. This is from a great album. Well worth picking up.
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Good to see some PC69 getting some love. This is from a great album. Well worth picking up.
Yeah, I really liked it.
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I'm having a hard time deciding on which track to use in this round.
They both suck.
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Put some glasses on that baby and it looks like your avatar. Put some cargo shorts on it and it looks like you :lol
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Put some glasses on that baby and it looks like your avatar. Put some cargo shorts on it and it looks like you :lol
Shit, I was thinking just the opposite. Put cargo shorts on that baby and it looks like his avatar. Put glasses on it and it looks like him!
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Thats some top notch scores.......glad you like Recon......check out their one lone album, Behind Enemy Lines
Unless Wolf sends a couple of stinkers (not likely), this should be his to win.
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Unless Wolf sends a couple of stinkers (not likely), this should be his to win.
I felt bad for you and Hath. You guys nailed it this round and I was hoping you guys could gain some ground. But Wolf nailed it too.
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Put some glasses on that baby and it looks like your avatar. Put some cargo shorts on it and it looks like you :lol
Shit, I was thinking just the opposite. Put cargo shorts on that baby and it looks like his avatar. Put glasses on it and it looks like him!
I got one for each of you...
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Put some cargo shorts and a pair of glasses on that!
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Put some glasses on that baby and it looks like your avatar. Put some cargo shorts on it and it looks like you :lol
Shit, I was thinking just the opposite. Put cargo shorts on that baby and it looks like his avatar. Put glasses on it and it looks like him!
I got one for each of you...
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Put some cargo shorts and a pair of glasses on that!
That would be criminal. Nice :heart
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I would love to see that double barrel in the flesh.
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Damn, both my live releases got rejected haha. Alright, give me a minute and I'll have something.
Glad you liked the Pyramaze Tim. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
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Ive just heard the Pyramaze w/ Barlow. They seem like a cool band.
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Live round re-sent. Hopefully all good this time.
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Don't choke like you did in my first one, mate! :lol :lol
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Glad you liked the Pyramaze Tim. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
I fully intend to. Would've gotten it earlier this year except I ran out of Amazon $$.
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Cool (and disappointing) thing about Pyramaze was that Urban breed was fronting them in between albums, but never got on a studio release with them. Lance King on the first two albums; Barlow the 3rd; Urban for a few years doing live work, and now this new cat. Pretty good run of vocalists I'd say.
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I have the Barlow one (haven't heard it in ages), and will absolutely get the new one.
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All submissions are in! See, that wasn't so tough, was it? ;D
Looks like a lot of good quality tunes here. I have two sets of Wild Cards to pick through in the morning and then listening will commence.
Also, two people sent the same band. Looks like the same concert!
Also have half of Round 8 in! :lol
Do you have two more weeks in you, people?!?
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All submissions are in! See, that wasn't so tough, was it? ;D
(https://img.pandawhale.com/88629-Jim-Carrey-laughing-gif-Liar-L-Gtdr.gif)
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OOOHHHHH!! I wonder if it's mine that's from the same concert?!
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
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Tough round and once again Tim you have surprised me. For once I actually have all of those 9.5 songs/albums and the only ones I really like are PC69 and Recon. And I purposely went for less "earworm"/obvious choruses on my ToM submission......there's huge metal hooks all over the album - I just chose the wrong song. Once again I chose for your taste (or what I thought) and not my favourite track. I'll never learn. ::)
If I can stick within sight of Wolfie after the live round (doubtful) I am very confident in what I have for the last round (both tracks)
Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
:lol
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
BAD TIMMY! BAD TIMMY!
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Tough round and once again Tim you have surprised me. For once I actually have all of those 9.5 songs/albums and the only ones I really like are PC69 and Recon. And I purposely went for less "earworm"/obvious choruses on my ToM submission......there's huge metal hooks all over the album - I just chose the wrong song. Once again I chose for your taste (or what I thought) and not my favourite track. I'll never learn. ::)
That's an awesome song, don't get me wrong. I almost went with 7 9.5's! You still got a 9.0 out of it though! I do indeed plan on getting it.
It was a really strong round.
And let me do this for everyone.........
If anyone is on the fence and wants to change their Live Submission, it needs to be in my inbox in the morning. So 11 hours from now.
Cool?
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All submissions are in! See, that wasn't so tough, was it? ;D
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:lol
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
Been waitin all week to use that one, haven't ya?
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Nope! I actually just thought of it.
If I had thought of it, I would've posted your Wild Card submission too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18xwfGTgVRc
j/k
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And let me do this for everyone.........
If anyone is on the fence and wants to change their Live Submission, it needs to be in my inbox in the morning. So 11 hours from now.
Cool?
Is this a hint? :mehlin
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
Is this a poor man's Human League?
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
Is this a poor man's Human League?
Chad must have had Saturdays Night Main Event on his mind (Chad might be the only one to get that)
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Yeah, I didn't get that haha.
Chad, you should check out some classic Australian 80's synth pop if you like that trash, good stuff some of our shit.
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
Is this a poor man's Human League?
Chad must have had Saturdays Night Main Event on his mind (Chad might be the only one to get that)
I watched all of those, BROTHER! Takin my vitamins, and sayin my prayers.
Yeah, I didn't get that haha.
Chad, you should check out some classic Australian 80's synth pop if you like that trash, good stuff some of our shit.
As I told Bolsters, it's more nostalgia than the fact that it's actually good music. Doubt anything I didn't already know from that genre would appeal to me now.
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Pseudo Echo man...........wonder if they have an epic. :metal
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As I told Bolsters, it's more nostalgia than the fact that it's actually good music. Doubt anything I didn't already know from that genre would appeal to me now.
(https://memecrunch.com/meme/UXMM/not-sure-if-serious/image.jpg)
Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
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Pseudo Echo man...........wonder if they have an epic. :metal
Just every fucking song man! :metal
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my epic round sent
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Pseudo Echo man...........wonder if they have an epic. :metal
Just every fucking song man! :metal
:lol And Tim thought Winger was going to be the low point of this roulette. But as you keep on saying Kade - Tim's fault ;D
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Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
Pretty sure I just threw up in my mouth a little.
:lol And Tim thought Winger was going to be the low point of this roulette. But as you keep on saying Kade - Tim's fault ;D
Every time you think you've hit bottom, there's a trap door with a few more levels to go.
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Good to see some PC69 getting some love. This is from a great album. Well worth picking up.
Yeah, I really liked it.
yeah, the entire album is full of great tracks
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Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
Pretty sure I just threw up in my mouth a little.
:lol And Tim thought Winger was going to be the low point of this roulette. But as you keep on saying Kade - Tim's fault ;D
Every time you think you've hit bottom, there's a trap door with a few more levels to go.
If this roulette kept going, we could easily send Tim to an asylum. Plenty more where that came from to Chad. You love it don't lie.
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Good to see some PC69 getting some love. This is from a great album. Well worth picking up.
Yeah, I really liked it.
yeah, the entire album is full of great tracks
I sent a live track to Tim that was rejected from the live album they did a couple of years back, great tracklist. If you haven't checked it our Hath, do so, it's great.
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Chad, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I am going to reject you publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLUs91q1eg
Is this a poor man's Human League?
Chad must have had Saturdays Night Main Event on his mind (Chad might be the only one to get that)
he's not the only one. LOVED Saturday Night's Main Event! Although I never could figure out exactly which Saturday's it was going to air. After the local news ended, it was either going to be a rerun of Mama's Family (most of the time) or this:
(https://andrewstoeten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/saturdaynight.jpg)
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When the Saturday news paper arrived with the tv guide, SNME would be the first thing I would look for to see if its on.
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A Saturday night event but was on only random Saturdays? What the?
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Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
W T F'n F is that?? :lol
he's not the only one. LOVED Saturday Night's Main Event! Although I never could figure out exactly which Saturday's it was going to air. After the local news ended, it was either going to be a rerun of Mama's Family (most of the time) or this:
(https://andrewstoeten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/saturdaynight.jpg)
Did you grow up in Canada?? I seriously have no recollection of SNME whatsoever.
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Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
W T F'n F is that?? :lol
WA WA NEE BITCH!
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OP edited for new EXTRA Round!
Round 1..Kick my ASS Round!
Submit a track that will knock me out. Consider how an opening track of an album or a concert sets the tone. That’s what I’m looking for here.
Round 2..Savatage Round
Savatage is a band that I cannot get into. I need some convincing. And sorry Chad, no TSO.
Round 3..Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
The only Guitar Instrumental albums I have belong to Michael Schenker and Uli Roth. I know there are TONS of great albums out there. Let me hear them. And while Steve Vai is most certainly allowed, please don’t send me The Attitude Song. I have that.
Round 4..Open Round
Round 5..Winger Round
You assholes wanted it, you got it! I suppose this saves me the trouble of disqualifying everyone at the same time because I know you guys were going to play shenanigans.
Why is Round 5 the Winger round? Because sucks has five letters. So does blows. So does queer.
Round 6..Open Round
Round 7…Live Round
Must be a selection from a Live Album. No time limit.
Round 8…Epic Round
It’s not a DTF Roulette without an Epic Round right? 10-15 minute time limit here.
Round 9...WA WA NEE BITCH Round
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OP edited for new EXTRA Round!
Round 1..Kick my ASS Round!
Submit a track that will knock me out. Consider how an opening track of an album or a concert sets the tone. That’s what I’m looking for here.
Round 2..Savatage Round
Savatage is a band that I cannot get into. I need some convincing. And sorry Chad, no TSO.
Round 3..Guitar Hero Instrumental Round
The only Guitar Instrumental albums I have belong to Michael Schenker and Uli Roth. I know there are TONS of great albums out there. Let me hear them. And while Steve Vai is most certainly allowed, please don’t send me The Attitude Song. I have that.
Round 4..Open Round
Round 5..Winger Round
You assholes wanted it, you got it! I suppose this saves me the trouble of disqualifying everyone at the same time because I know you guys were going to play shenanigans.
Why is Round 5 the Winger round? Because sucks has five letters. So does blows. So does queer.
Round 6..Open Round
Round 7…Live Round
Must be a selection from a Live Album. No time limit.
Round 8…Epic Round
It’s not a DTF Roulette without an Epic Round right? 10-15 minute time limit here.
Round 9...WA WA NEE BITCH Round
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I'm happy to say that I don't remember that Wa Wa nee BITCH song and it didn't stimulate me.
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Locked and loaded!
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Someone got a little premature on the epic submission.
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A Saturday night event but was on only random Saturdays? What the?
yeah, the schedule was pretty sporadic. here is the description from its wikipedia entry:
Although the show aired infrequently, it did, starting in 1986, settle into a predictable pattern of airdates: New Year's weekend, an episode in late February/early March, an episode in late April/early May, an episode in late September/early October, and Thanksgiving weekend. 1989 and 1990 both offered episodes in July promoted as "Summertime Bonus Editions."
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Someone got a little premature on the epic submission.
I've got 5 of them already! :lol
I tried to edit all of them out in the picture, but I see that a little teaser got in there! :D
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Someone got a little premature on the epic submission.
I've got 5 of them already! :lol
I tried to edit all of them out in the picture, but I see that a little teaser got in there! :D
I actually was referring to the 12 minute live song.
I'm still torn on what to do. I've got two to chose from, both I'm quite certain no one is thinking of - well, Ruslan might've liked to think about one of them, but I know he's far too ethical a person to cock-block me. A rarity in Russia I'm sure. :lol
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Wa Wa Nee BITCH!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHhjeXuiHk
W T F'n F is that?? :lol
he's not the only one. LOVED Saturday Night's Main Event! Although I never could figure out exactly which Saturday's it was going to air. After the local news ended, it was either going to be a rerun of Mama's Family (most of the time) or this:
Did you grow up in Canada?? I seriously have no recollection of SNME whatsoever.
nope, it definitely aired in the US. It was in the late-night time slot on NBC.
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Someone got a little premature on the epic submission.
::)
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Someone got a little premature on the epic submission.
::)
Hopefully this is the only place you're premature.
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I'm sure he'd never undercook anything. ;D
Anyway, I'm listening to the live songs, it's quite an eclectic collection. I would say that if there was ever a time to send something out of my comfort zone, the Live Round would be it.
So, I'm cutting the grass today to the playlist, and I got to thinking. A couple of you guys I don't know that well, and Im happy everyone joined my roulette.
To everyone, if you guys could listen to only 5 bands for the rest of your life who would they be. For me, it'd be my Top 5 Bands:
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
UFO
Alice Cooper
Dio (whole career discog)
And you??
If any lurkers want to list, please do.
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Winger
Winger
Winger
Winger
Winger
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Winger
Winger
Winger
Winger
Winger
:lol
Nice!!
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wait, what just happened? Must have been my subconscious thoughts manifested in that post.
Here is the real list:
Rush
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Opeth
Tower of Power
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DT
Yes
IQ
Pink Floyd
PT/Steven Wilson
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DT
Yes
IQ
Pink Floyd
PT/Steven Wilson
You've sent some aggressive stuff, and you seem to gravitate to that kind of thing, yet there's nothing aggressive in your faves.
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In no particular order...
Agalloch
Steven Wilson/PT
Anathema
David Gray
Ludovico Einaudi
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In no particular order...
Agalloch
Steven Wilson/PT
Anathema
David Gray
Ludovico Einaudi
I was about to ask you if David Gray was the dude from American Idol, but that was David Cook. :facepalm:
I've never heard of him or Ludovico Einaudi.
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Ayreon
Pink Floyd / David Gilmour
Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler
Dio (including Dio-fronted Rainbow and Sabbath)
Dream Theater
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Dio (including Dio-fronted Rainbow and Sabbath)
Part of my 5 too! :metal
I'd also use a Wild Card and add the Kiske Career Discog too.
Next Post Is 1000!!
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I'd also use a Wild Card and add the Kiske Career Discog too.
Yeah, but that's kind of cheating. I mean, best albums of Helloween, plus Unisonic, Place Vendome, Avantasia (which should probably count too, since he's singing on every album). That's too good to be allowed. :lol
Oh, and Kiske / Somerville too.
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My 5
Rush
Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson
Dream Theater
Dada
Enchant
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Dada
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:lol
Nope.
:lol
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he missed a "Da"
he meant this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg
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ugh, this question sucks :lol
umm.
Pain of Salvation
Oceansize
Thrice
Isis
Devin Townsend
mostly in the interest of getting a lot of variety in there, I guess :lol
i don't think this is my top 5 all time bands though, probably close, the first three almost definitely would all be top 5 though
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Top 4 are no brainers.
Led Zeppelin
Rush
DT
Ayreon (actually... all Arjen projects)
Spock's Beard
SB is purely due to the depth of their discog. Was thinking of S-X and Avantasia, but went with SB due to having more albums.
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he missed a "Da"
he meant this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg
Nope. :lol
"I just tossed a 5th if gin, now I'm going to Disneyland." That's a hint.
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In no particular order...
Agalloch
Steven Wilson/PT
Anathema
David Gray
Ludovico Einaudi
I was about to ask you if David Gray was the dude from American Idol, but that was David Cook. :facepalm:
I've never heard of him or Ludovico Einaudi.
Haha, no David Gray is not from American Idol. He is, however, laughing in my avatar. He's a singer-songwriter in the tradition of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, etc. At least, that's how I would've described his first 3 (of 10) albums or so. After that he progressed and developed in a few different ways, experimenting with more Pop, Electronica and other stuff.
Ludovico Einaudi is more in the realm of Classical, but definitely not in the classical sense ;) of the genre. Again, some electronic experimentation, strange instrumentation, minimalist compositions, etc.
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Metalheads like Tim only know a few radio station and never listen to anything with acoustic guitar in it.
Come at me Tim. :biggrin:
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"I just tossed a 5th if gin, now I'm going to Disneyland." That's a hint.
It's a shitty hint.
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Metalheads like Tim only know a few radio station and never listen to anything with acoustic guitar in it.
Come at me Tim. :biggrin:
:lol
Top 4 are no brainers.
Led Zeppelin
Rush
DT
Ayreon (actually... all Arjen projects)
Spock's Beard
SB is purely due to the depth of their discog. Was thinking of S-X and Avantasia, but went with SB due to having more albums.
You like Sym X that much, huh?
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lurker post:
Gonna cheat a bit on the 5 bands for the rest of my life, and have my first two be people, because I pretty much listen to side projects more than DT:
1. Mike Portnoy (he is my most listened to artist. it doesn't matter much what project it is, I usually like it a lot)
2. James LaBrie (LOVE his voice, and a lot of his side-project/solo stuff is amazing)
3. Metallica (MUST include live albums/B-sides)
4. Pink Floyd (I couldn't live not knowing I'd never hear Shine On or The Wall again)
5. Green Day (just to break up the prog/metal fest I would have)
That's actually quite tough. I could make a seperate list of five different bands and be completely happy. In fact:
1. Styx/Dennis DeYoung
2. Rush
3. "Weird Al" Yankovic
4. 311
5. The Beatles
...would be just fine.
Spock's Beard
SB is purely due to the depth of their discog. Was thinking of S-X and Avantasia, but went with SB due to having more albums.
That's the trick. You gotta pick bands with a lot of albums.
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Tim, I should've tried sending you a Helker track at some point in this roulette. I don't know if you've ever heard the name (not very popular), but they're a heavy metal band from Argentina and the vocalist has been compared to Dio on more than one occasion. While I think Dio is better- better than just about any other heavy metal vocalist apart from Dickinson- this guy is still really strong. Maybe you'd be interested in hearing him sing in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8)
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"I just tossed a 5th if gin, now I'm going to Disneyland." That's a hint.
It's a shitty hint.
I'll shitty you, you mother.....
Ah hell, I won't pull a Tim and link a certain song and video.
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Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Dio
Rush
Queensryche
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Tim, I should've tried sending you a Helker track at some point in this roulette. I don't know if you've ever heard the name (not very popular), but they're a heavy metal band from Argentina and the vocalist has been compared to Dio on more than one occasion. While I think Dio is better- better than just about any other heavy metal vocalist apart from Dickinson- this guy is still really strong. Maybe you'd be interested in hearing him sing in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8)
Oh my God!! He sounds just like Dio!! Very cool.
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Tim, I should've tried sending you a Helker track at some point in this roulette. I don't know if you've ever heard the name (not very popular), but they're a heavy metal band from Argentina and the vocalist has been compared to Dio on more than one occasion. While I think Dio is better- better than just about any other heavy metal vocalist apart from Dickinson- this guy is still really strong. Maybe you'd be interested in hearing him sing in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8)
Oh my God!! He sounds just like Dio!! Very cool.
Wonder if they have any songs >10 mins? *brb*
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:lol
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Hmm, I don't know what my five artists would be. I have a well-established top three, and then I'm very uncertain about what goes beyond that.
The top 3 would be:
Dream Theater
Nightwish
Coldplay
Right now, I'd probably name these as the other two:
Iron Maiden
Death Cab For Cutie
But I'm not sure.
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I still can't believe I failed so bad in your roulette.
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You didn't really fail THAT badly. It wasn't like I hated everything you sent or something.
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
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5 bands, that's tough;
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
King Diamond
Dream Theater
In Flames or Soilwork
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I'm happy to say that I don't remember that Wa Wa nee BITCH song and it didn't stimulate me.
Something you don't know that I do? :omg:
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I'm happy to say that I don't remember that Wa Wa nee BITCH song and it didn't stimulate me.
Something you don't know that I do? :omg:
He's probably going to ban it now. Seriously, I don't even know how Brent could hold a roulette. What's it gonna be? One Round.
I'm calling Wa Wa Nee Bitch now!
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Seriously, I don't even know how Brent could hold a roulette. What's it gonna be? One Round.
I'm calling Wa Wa Nee Bitch now!
Lightweight. I started pre-qualifying bands a couple of months ago. Already got about 30 that are confirmed good to go, and another 1/2 dozen or so where I'll shart myself if he knows them.
The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
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13 pages, no sweat.
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This should be a 50 pager by the end of August
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Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
I didn't know that. Hmm..
(https://kokkieh.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/11-spam-03.jpg)
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Incredible.
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Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
I see that she also had 25 of you horndogs sitting on her porch. :lol
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Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
I see that she also had 25 of you horndogs sitting on her porch. :lol
To be fair, that was most threads she posted in, not just her roulette.
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
a) Savatage intervention
b) Winger intervention
c) big ol' circle jerk
d) all of the above
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
a) Savatage intervention
b) Winger intervention
c) big ol' circle jerk
d) all of the above
a + b + c + d = one of the best roulette's I've ever participated in - including my own!
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What's going to happen during the encore?
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Anything can happen, and it's all fucking good. Kinda never want this roulette to end.
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
a) Savatage intervention
b) Winger intervention
c) big ol' circle jerk
d) all of the above
:lol
Yup, pretty much nailed it!
What's going to happen during the encore?
Wa Wa Nee Bitch Round!
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Anything can happen, and it's all fucking good. Kinda never want this roulette to end.
:metal :metal
That's awesome! Thank you!
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
a) Savatage intervention
b) Winger intervention
c) big ol' circle jerk
d) king in charge
e) all of the above
Ftfy
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Hath is out of his shell. Only took him 6 fucking rounds!
(though he did have the post of the Thread in Round 5!)
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Top 5 bands..........well I can't see any reason to change from my DTF Top 50
Van Halen
DT
Ozzy
Queensryche
Savatage
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Top 5 bands..........well I can't see any reason to change from my DTF Top 50
Van Halen
DT
Ozzy
Queensryche
Savatage
Awesome.
Brent, 2 questions..
1. At what point did you write off Queensryche
2. How would you rank Ozzy's albums?
Me, I skipped Q2K and Tribe, but I did get OM2. I do have a copy of American Soldier.
And I haven't bought an Ozzy album since Ozzmosis.
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Top 5 bands..........well I can't see any reason to change from my DTF Top 50
Van Halen
DT
Ozzy
Queensryche
Savatage
Awesome.
Brent, 2 questions..
1. At what point did you write off Queensryche
2. How would you rank Ozzy's albums?
Me, I skipped Q2K and Tribe, but I did get OM2. I do have a copy of American Soldier.
And I haven't bought an Ozzy album since Ozzmosis.
Looking at my list I am wondering if KISS should be there actually........my first band and quality over a very long period vs the shorter term perfection of bands like DT . Would I rather have the KISS discog or a few DT albums that I love? Tough question but I can't imagine not having Images and Words.
I am loyal to a point but when my most favourite artists release shite I am still pretty quick to switch off , although I always take a passing interest in hope. DT and Queensryche both have some of the most disliked albums in my collection. DT got in there almost exclusively based on Images and Words - without that album they're not even close. Although there's tracks I like on most DT albums I was disappointed to some extent in almost every album after I&W up until ADTOE..........so a long break there.
Queensryche I thought could do no wrong up until Promised Land , which I thought was half decent but a very bad omen. HITNF cemented that thought and I really didn't bother from there. Like you I bought OM2 but that's it as far as purchases go , up until their most recent. Oh..........my poor sister gave me Dedicated To Crap for Christmas that year , so I have that too sadly.
Ozzy would definitely be my most played artist ever along with Van Halen. Like the initial run of Queensryche I loved pretty much everything from Blizzard to No More Tears and Ozzmosis is also strong, but different. Like you Tim I really haven't bothered since Ozzmosis. Rankings are hard ........maybe I'll do Ozzy next in the metal thread.
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Top 5 bands..........well I can't see any reason to change from my DTF Top 50
Van Halen
DT
Ozzy
Queensryche
Savatage
Hmm....I think Savatage would get my last spot too actually. Was just thinking of a bit of variety, but Sava does have it all.
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I don't like anything I've heard from ozzy since ozzmosis
And I agree with Brent about DT. Obviously an awesome band, but nothing they have released has touched I&W
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Tim, I should've tried sending you a Helker track at some point in this roulette. I don't know if you've ever heard the name (not very popular), but they're a heavy metal band from Argentina and the vocalist has been compared to Dio on more than one occasion. While I think Dio is better- better than just about any other heavy metal vocalist apart from Dickinson- this guy is still really strong. Maybe you'd be interested in hearing him sing in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCyIOryOF8)
Helker are pretty good - I think I might have picked them up off seneca in another roulette.
I still have so much I couldn't squeeze into this roulette that I would've loved to send..........one of the most obscure albums in my collection has a guy that sounds like the lovechild of Dio and Gillan (he sounds so much like both at various times :omg:) singing for Rainbow/Purple. The only reason I left it out is because I wasn't sure how Tim feels about bands that ape other bands so closely , no matter how good they are.
I'll save it for TAC v2 :lol
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I'll save it for TAC v2 :lol
:o The thought of this gets me excited as Kip does.
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
I was having that same thought, even went to the archives to see how many pages hers was, jebus what a fucking spamfest that one was, just brilliant.
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The fuck has been going on on these 30 pages? :lol
Tim's attempt to spam his own roulette and displace Nem's as the biggest and baddest. 13 more pages to go. :lol
I was having that same thought, even went to the archives to see how many pages hers was, jebus what a fucking spamfest that one was, just brilliant.
Yes it was (moreso the brilliant part vs the spamfest). This one is gonna surpass my first - 30 pages. Was just perusing it in preparing for my v3 Opening Post.
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Even if I was ever thinking about running a roulette (which I wasn't), I wouldn't now after this, no point, nothing can top it.
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Even if I was ever thinking about running a roulette (which I wasn't), I wouldn't now after this, no point, nothing can top it.
Probably what Rod thought after shooting that video of Seventeen!
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Yeah baby!
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I went through the Archives a bit after Chad's post. Man, there have been a lot of roulettes. I have never really followed them, and have only participated in less than a half dozen.
I had also never followed or considered doing a Top 50, until I stumbled upon the end of Chad's list. Saw Slade and that really excited me. You just never see a Slade reference on DTF. I was then inspired to do my own.
I had actually thought J Boy was a lot younger until I read is Top 50! :lol
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TAC top 50? Yes please!
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I went through the Archives a bit after Chad's post. Man, there have been a lot of roulettes. I have never really followed them, and have only participated in less than a half dozen.
I had also never followed or considered doing a Top 50, until I stumbled upon the end of Chad's list. Saw Slade and that really excited me. You just never see a Slade reference on DTF. I was then inspired to do my own.
I had actually thought J Boy was a lot younger until I read is Top 50! :lol
I remember you jumping in. Good thing you kept reading after seeing Shania Twain, Prince, and No Doubt!
TAC top 50? Yes please!
He did one you bozo. Guess you know your homework for tonight.
Edit... Jezuz Kade... you were the third person to post in his thread! https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=34205.msg1409763#msg1409763
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Tim did do one but I think Kip is hoping for a heavily corrected v2.
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Wolfking..you were there for it! Honorary Fogey!
Tim did do one but I think Kip is hoping for a heavily corrected v2.
Hmm..
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TAC top 50? Yes please!
He did one you bozo. Guess you know your homework for tonight.
Edit... Jezuz Kade... you were the third person to post in his thread! https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=34205.msg1409763#msg1409763
:rollin :rollin
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Umm.....yeah, I knew that. :\
Looking back now, I remember, I even post regulary in it. :lol
Fuck, my top 50 was July 2012!!! Just feels like yesterday. I should do another one. Mine was mainly based on nostalgia. There would be quite a few albums over the last few years that would be in it now, and would be more representative of my current tastes.
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TAC top 50? Yes please!
He did one you bozo. Guess you know your homework for tonight.
Edit... Jezuz Kade... you were the third person to post in his thread! https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=34205.msg1409763#msg1409763
:rollin :rollin
Yeah, um.......yeah....err....don't mind me, carry on.
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I should do another one.
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I remember when I did the inital list that it was based on albums I grew up on or ones that really helped me or changed my life. A lot of those albums I don't really listen to anymore, which is strange. I think now it would be different, the top 50 would be purely based on enjoyment and replay value over the years. A lot of the albums would still be in there, I wouldn't make it totally different but it would be good to go in with a different perspective.
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I remember when I did the inital list that it was based on albums I grew up on or ones that really helped me or changed my life. A lot of those albums I don't really listen to anymore, which is strange. I think now it would be different, the top 50 would be purely based on enjoyment and replay value over the years. A lot of the albums would still be in there, I wouldn't make it totally different but it would be good to go in with a different perspective.
It was tough to do a Top 50. Generally I would take the "if I could only listen to 50 albums for the rest of my life, which ones would they be?" approach.
But it is important to point out the landmark albums in your life.
I've considered doing a v.2, but I'd be hard pressed to pick a direction. I know I wouldn't take the approach of trying to find 50 albums no one has heard of.
I also think it'd be dumb doing a v.2 consisting of my fave albums 100-51. Seems pointless after listing 50-1.
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I really should do one.
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I really should do one.
You absolutely should. I think it'd be great!
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I really should do one.
You absolutely should. I think it'd be great!
I don't know if I could even do it. I may give it an attempt in my off time just to see if it's possible. If so, perhaps I'd sign up.
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I really should do one.
You absolutely should. I think it'd be great!
I don't know if I could even do it. I may give it an attempt in my off time just to see if it's possible. If so, perhaps I'd sign up.
I'd definitely follow.
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I really should do one.
You absolutely should. I think it'd be great!
I don't know if I could even do it. I may give it an attempt in my off time just to see if it's possible. If so, perhaps I'd sign up.
I'd definitely follow.
Oh man...I don't know. We share some tastes in music that would make you nod your head--like our mutual admiration for Schenker's tone and lead style. But when I started listing blues albums or Andrea Bocelli Sacred Arias I think I'd loose you pretty quick. :lol
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Yeah, but a Top 50 is OK if it's diverse. You should definitely do it.
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I remember when I did the inital list that it was based on albums I grew up on or ones that really helped me or changed my life. A lot of those albums I don't really listen to anymore, which is strange. I think now it would be different, the top 50 would be purely based on enjoyment and replay value over the years. A lot of the albums would still be in there, I wouldn't make it totally different but it would be good to go in with a different perspective.
It was tough to do a Top 50. Generally I would take the "if I could only listen to 50 albums for the rest of my life, which ones would they be?" approach.
But it is important to point out the landmark albums in your life.
I've considered doing a v.2, but I'd be hard pressed to pick a direction. I know I wouldn't take the approach of trying to find 50 albums no one has heard of.
I also think it'd be dumb doing a v.2 consisting of my fave albums 100-51. Seems pointless after listing 50-1.
I think if I ever decide to do a v.2, I would go with Chad's approach - 50 albums I got introduced to via DTF.
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I think if I ever decide to do a v.2, I would go with Chad's approach - 50 albums I got introduced to via DTF.
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I really should do one.
You absolutely should. I think it'd be great!
I don't know if I could even do it. I may give it an attempt in my off time just to see if it's possible. If so, perhaps I'd sign up.
I'd definitely follow.
Oh man...I don't know. We share some tastes in music that would make you nod your head--like our mutual admiration for Schenker's tone and lead style. But when I started listing blues albums or Andrea Bocelli Sacred Arias I think I'd loose you pretty quick. :lol
I had paganini's concertos in mine... Don't think anyone commented... :biggrin:
Should have had a Schenker album in there though strangers in the Night was there so that counts
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I remember when I did the inital list that it was based on albums I grew up on or ones that really helped me or changed my life. A lot of those albums I don't really listen to anymore, which is strange. I think now it would be different, the top 50 would be purely based on enjoyment and replay value over the years. A lot of the albums would still be in there, I wouldn't make it totally different but it would be good to go in with a different perspective.
It was tough to do a Top 50. Generally I would take the "if I could only listen to 50 albums for the rest of my life, which ones would they be?" approach.
But it is important to point out the landmark albums in your life.
I've considered doing a v.2, but I'd be hard pressed to pick a direction. I know I wouldn't take the approach of trying to find 50 albums no one has heard of.
I also think it'd be dumb doing a v.2 consisting of my fave albums 100-51. Seems pointless after listing 50-1.
I think if I ever decide to do a v.2, I would go with Chad's approach - 50 albums I got introduced to via DTF.
Mine would probably have a lot of DTF influence also.
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Should have had a Schenker album in there though strangers in the Night was there so that counts
I had MSG (his 2nd one) in my Top 10. An incredible album.
But while there is NO guitarist I like more than Michael Schenker, I must concede that a lot of his albums are kind of iffy.
I'd rank them like this:
MSG
Built To Destroy
Bridge The Gap
Assault Attack
Save Yourself
Spirit On A Mission
But after that, there's a lot of mediocrity, not so much in his playing, but songwise. I mean, you can kind of get a sense when he's tuned in.
If anything Paul, you need more UFO!!!
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I gotta check out more Schenker, don't know much of his stuff.
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I gotta check out more Schenker, don't know much of his stuff.
How familiar are you with Schenker era UFO?
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I gotta check out more Schenker, don't know much of his stuff.
How familiar are you with Schenker era UFO?
Like Saxon, mostly know their later stuff, quite unfamiliar with their earlier work. I have a few of their older albums though, just never gave them repeated listens.
I own;
Lights Out
Obsession
One of Those Nights
Phenomenon
Strangers in the Night
Showtime
Plus all of them from You Are Here bar the last one. So I have a couple of the classics, should dig them out.
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I gotta check out more Schenker, don't know much of his stuff.
How familiar are you with Schenker era UFO?
Like Saxon, mostly know their later stuff, quite unfamiliar with their earlier work. I have a few of their older albums though, just never gave them repeated listens.
I own;
Lights Out
Obsession
One of Those Nights
Phenomenon
Strangers in the Night
Showtime
Plus all of them from You Are Here bar the last one. So I have a couple of the classics, should dig them out.
For me the SiTN versions are faultless. But you have the early essentials there but the 80s albums are great too. They were a great band , and they were my first gig.
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Of the 5 original Schenker albums you are only missing the 2nd (Force It) and 3rd (No Heavy Petting).
For my money, playing wise, No Heavy Petting is Schenker's best work. He's untouchable on that.
Think about Phenomenon for a minute. He was 18 when that came out. Listen to that solo on Time On My Hands. Really??
And Force It is out of this world too.
You must also get the first reunion era album, 1993's Walk On Water.
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I own;
One of Those Nights
Is this the 1992 live album from Japan with Laurence Archer? If so this is an incredible live album. One of my favorite versions of Love To Love!
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I'll make sure I have a listen to these Tim. And yeah, I think that's a live album.
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Pretty sure One Of These Nights was also released as Live In Tokyo 1992.
It's fantastic.
They made one album with Laurence Archer, 92's High Stakes And Dangerous Men, which was notable as it was a reunion of Phil Mogg and Pete Way, who left after 82's Mechanix.
High Stakes contains a Top 10 UFO track for me by ANY lineup.
Borderline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkKg6VRQtIo
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Kade, listen to these insane solos from No Heavy Petting:
Reasons Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIyGsMad34o
Can You Roll Her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuDQAGL3eyY
Highway Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnKb3s7-HM
And the absolutely mesmerizing Belladonna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNanzZZIa-I
So many luscious layers in this mellow track.
He's 20 years old when he recorded this album!!!!
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
Chad layeth the smack.
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
Chad layeth the smack.
Just the way you liked it in Montreal. :eyebrows:
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I like it rough. 2 and 2 and caramel balls.
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
I figured one track in particular had potential to grow into a 9.5 written all over it with enough listens, but I guess I gotta stop now and give it a 7.5.
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
I figured one track in particular had potential to grow into a 9.5 written all over it with enough listens, but I guess I gotta stop now and give it a 7.5.
Whammy!
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
I figured one track in particular had potential to grow into a 9.5 written all over it with enough listens, but I guess I gotta stop now and give it a 7.5.
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:lol
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
I figured one track in particular had potential to grow into a 9.5 written all over it with enough listens, but I guess I gotta stop now and give it a 7.5.
haha
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Kade, listen to these insane solos from No Heavy Petting:
Reasons Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIyGsMad34o
Can You Roll Her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuDQAGL3eyY
Highway Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnKb3s7-HM
And the absolutely mesmerizing Belladonna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNanzZZIa-I
So many luscious layers in this mellow track.
He's 20 years old when he recorded this album!!!!
I'll check all these out tonight mate when I'm at home as well as pull out a couple of those albums.
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When are those results coming?
OK considering listening mode began only 48 hours ago, I will likely go through the weekend and post on Monday. That gives me 4 more rides to work to hear the tracks. So far, I've only really been able to listen doing yardwork, etc..
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Coolio
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Like having a young chick on the side, I knew Tim couldn't keep up with this pace. :biggrin:
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Like having a young chick on the side,
Not me bro. Not me.
I knew Tim couldn't keep up with this pace. :biggrin:
Well I could bang the results out tomorrow. But I'd like to get a few more listens in.
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Bang.
Giggity.
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Maturity level is high....I repeat....maturity level is high...
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Maturity level is high....I repeat....maturity level is high...
I have assumed control, I have assumed control, I have assumed control. *Guitar feedback*
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Someone needs to photoshop Joe's head on a 70's Rush pic.
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I would post that on Facebook.
DO IT! DO IT NOW!!
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Ok, my goal is to post Round 7 Live Round Results tomorrow afternoon.
That way I can dedicate any listening time over the weekend to the Epics.
So if you have not submitted your epic, I need it TOMORROW. FRIDAY.
Final results should be posted either next Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
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Ok, my goal is to post Round 7 Live Round Results tomorrow afternoon.
That way I can dedicate any listening time over the weekend to the Epics.
So if you have not submitted your epic, I need it TOMORROW. FRIDAY.
Final results should be posted either next Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
If you post tomorrow, you'll have my epic on Saturday morning. It's a matter of seeing how big my balls are after I see the scores.
But on the other hand... I'm sad this is coming to an end. :sadpanda:
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Yeah, why don't you extend this sucker another couple rounds?
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In a few months do it again with the same cast. Well just dub ourselves like the TV version of Smokey And The Bandit.
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J boy, Saturday doesn't help. I can either burn my Epic CD tomorrow or I can do it Monday. In that case the it's Monday for the results.
You've got to have balls before you can determine how big they are!!
Like my Canadian fortune cookie said, "Quit whining bitch!"
Send the best song! So if you are only losing by a little, then you'd send an inferior song?? :lol
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Yeah you whiny hoser! Let's go, eh!!
Tim, you've got to talk to him on his level.
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Less talkie; more listening. When are those results coming?
I figured one track in particular had potential to grow into a 9.5 written all over it with enough listens, but I guess I gotta stop now and give it a 7.5.
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Chad, I just saw this episode on TV where Jerry yells, "Newman" in the hallway to Elaine that you have here in the picture. It's " The Doodle"!!
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Hellloooo Newman
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J boy, Saturday doesn't help. I can either burn my Epic CD tomorrow or I can do it Monday. In that case the it's Monday for the results.
You've got to have balls before you can determine how big they are!!
Like my Canadian fortune cookie said, "Quit whining bitch!"
Send the best song! So if you are only losing by a little, then you'd send an inferior song?? :lol
I only send the best songs! It's two different styles - one is a safe choice, one is a little riskier. Depends if I want to take the risk.
I'll listen to 'em both tomorrow, and send. Fuckin peer pressure! Wish I had my wild card this round!
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J boy, Saturday doesn't help. I can either burn my Epic CD tomorrow or I can do it Monday. In that case the it's Monday for the results.
You've got to have balls before you can determine how big they are!!
Like my Canadian fortune cookie said, "Quit whining bitch!"
Send the best song! So if you are only losing by a little, then you'd send an inferior song?? :lol
I only send the best songs! It's two different styles - one is a safe choice, one is a little riskier. Depends if I want to take the risk.
I'll listen to 'em both tomorrow, and send. Fuckin peer pressure! Wish I had my wild card this round!
Hurry up pansy!
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Oh for fucks sake man, just put down your fucking hockey stick or whatever it is you lug around and send a song.
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Don't pressure me... I'm a delicate flower!!!!
At least some of you are being kind, taking into account that my Roulette is just around the corner, and.....
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I haven't sent too yet. Will do in a few hours though.
Edit: sent.
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Epic sent + wildcard + bonus track for being a good Winger fan :)
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WHERE ARE RESUTLS RAAAGGH
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At least some of you are being kind, taking into account that my Roulette is just around the corner, and.....
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Oh, well I am absolutely fucked then aren't I.
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By the way, I caved and sent. With great power comes great responsibility. I did what needed to be done.
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The only thing that's going to cave is your score! :lol
Sorry couldn't resist.
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Don't pressure me... I'm a delicate flower!!!!
At least some of you are being kind, taking into account that my Roulette is just around the corner, and.....
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Oh for fucks sake man, just put down your fucking hockey stick or whatever it is you lug around and send a song.
Oh just fucking great.
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Lot's of fucks being thrown just like on the ice.
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Oh for fucks sake man, just put down your fucking hockey stick or whatever it is you lug around and send a song.
Well, I was gonna lug around some banana bread next week, but maybe I'll bring my hockey stick instead. :P
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I love banana bread, especially with dark chocolate chips!
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Less talkie; more typing. When are those results coming?
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Right fucking NOW asshole! ;D
Round 7
Lonestar – Anathema – Untouchable Parts 1-2
WOW! That’s all I have to say. I’ve seem Anethema mentioned a lot around here, but have never checked them out. This is out of my comfort zone, but it’s an incredible song. Starts out nice, and then at about 4 minutes in the “I’d never betray our trust” parts starts and it’s a 4 minute eargasm that follows. Amazing. Might be my favorite 4 minutes of the whole roulette. The second more slower parts is a little draggy. I feel the parts should be switched. Not sure a studio version would be so magical. This is why I do Live!
9.5
Kingshmegland – Enchant – Under Fire
So apparently Rush and Kansas had a baby! I’ve honestly never heard an Enchant tune before. I was really looking forward to it. Major Rush influence but there’s not much other than that that really stood out for me. Nothing I didn’t like about it though.
8.5
b5150 – Eden’s Curse – Black Widow
Oh Brent, I am sorry, but this was probably my least favorite song of the round. You do know I’m not a Deris fan right? And I’m still shocked that you had so much trouble finding a track in this round. I have heard some Eden’s Curse before, and it’s OK, but I was hoping a live version of one of their songs would really change my mind on them. Unfortunately it didn’t.
8.0
Jingle.boy – Nightwish – Planet Hell
Chad used a Wild Card in this round and gave me a Tarja and a Floor song. I went with Planet Hell as I liked the song a bit better. Love how the male vocals play off the female. I’m not big on female vocals in a rock band. At all. So while I wouldn’t buy a Nightwish studio album, I could see myself investing in a live album by them.
8.5
Evermind – Evergrey – Mark Of The Triangle
Similar to Nightwish, Evergrey is a band that I have sampled a couple of times over the years. I’ve frankly never been that impressed. That’s why I cringed when Ruslan submitted them. But the energy of this live track was infectious. Loved how the crowd was mixed and it gave this a ton of energy. The song had some highs and lows and both were supported greatly by the audience. I surprisingly really enjoyed this. Again, I could see me buying this live album and being happy.
9.0
jjrock88 – Circle II Circle – Epiphany
A little Savatage encore here! I’m not sure if this is from an actual release or just a youtube vid with decent sound, but either way, I loved this track. It really has a mini epic feel. Love how the electric piano weaves in and out. I am going to follow up with CIIC. I could close my eyes and picture myself at a club listening to this. That is how I love to experience music. Great tune!
9.0
Senecadawg2 – Anathema – One Last Goodbye
The second Anathema track submitted this round. I think it’s from the same live album. This isn’t as bombastic as Untouchable was, but this was an incredible experience. And again, I’m not sure the studio version would have the same effect. It would come off as moody to me. But this live version is so genuine, I got goosebumps. Especially when the crowd stated singing. Tingles!! I expect to buy this live album and be happy not buying another Anathema album. Thought this was fantastic.
9.5
Big Hath – Harem Scarem – No Justice
Hath, I hate to do this to you, but I can’t believe this was the best live track at your disposal. You have such a wide range of tastes so you picking such a mediocre band like Harem Scarem to submit is surprising. I will say that No Justice was decent live, but I’m pretty sure I would not give the studio version any love. Honestly what I was hoping I’d get from you is a clean live vocal from Devin Townsend. I’m pretty sure the vocals can’t suck on all of his songs.
8.0
Wolfking – Kamelot – Karma
Kamelot is a band that I have sampled many times, but something has been missing for me. I can’t put my finger on it. But this was a cool song, and in many ways offered a bit more than the Eden’s Curse. Loved the lyrics and the vocals. In fact, Roy’s “babbling madman” style in the middle reminded me a bit of Suicidal Tendencies. While it doesn’t make me want to run out and buy a Kamalot album, it does make me want to buy THIS live album.
8.5
Standings
Wolfking-52.5
Lonestar-52.0
Senecadawg2-51.5
Kingshmegland-51.5
b5150-51.0
Jingle.boy-50.5
jjrock88-50.5
Evermind - 50
Big Hath-49.5
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Dude.... Half point out.... :omg:
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Looks like Kade is going to make this interesting. :D
Quite I diverse set of submissions (despite the double up on Anathema). I'm surprised (pleasantly) you went with Planet Hell.
And I'm surprised that HS and Kamelot just don't click for you. I knew HS was a bad call based on a comment long ago, but Kamelot?? Dem's tastes for ya.
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Good work- lonestar- on the Anathema! Between Untouchable and One Last Goodbye, we done well :tup :tup
Now, I'm excited to see my 10 point epic edge out the competition and win the roulette ;)
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And I'm surprised that HS and Kamelot just don't click for you. I knew HS was a bad call based on a comment long ago, but Kamelot?? Dem's tastes for ya.
Well this is what is great about doing a roulette. It forces you to analyze a song, which is a lot different that punching up youtube and listening for a few minutes.
I followed along as someone did a Kamelot Top 50 a couple of years ago. I sampled a few tracks along the way and nothing jumped out at me. Yes by all accounts, I should be a Kamelot fan. I can say that I am not big on symphonic elements in my metal.
But I liked this song and would definitely consider buying a live album by them.
I'm surprised (pleasantly) you went with Planet Hell.
That was the song that made the best first impression. I listened to each two or three times.
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I can’t believe this was the best live track at your disposal. You have such a wide range of tastes so you picking such a mediocre band like Harem Scarem to submit is surprising. I will say that No Justice was decent live, but I’m pretty sure I would not give the studio version any love. Honestly what I was hoping I’d get from you is a clean live vocal from Devin Townsend. I’m pretty sure the vocals can’t suck on all of his songs.
like I said, not much to choose from on the live front. My other alternatives were Tower of Power (R&B/funk) or Eric Johnson from the G3 album. I assumed TOP would have been so far outside your wheelhouse it wouldn't even make sense. Of course, I would have thought the same thing about Anathema, so when I saw you post in their thread, I almost fainted.
I didn't even know Devy had a live album. :lol
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Well I think Chad knows what never album I got this summer and the song I sent for the long round. To the last round. CHEERS!
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I didn't even know Devy had a live album. :lol
He may not. I'd be surprised that he didn't. I have just seen so many different albums you list in the listening thread and it's quite impressive. There has to be a decent live recording by someone. TOP would have been fine. I tried on HS. I really tried!
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I tried on HS. I really tried!
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Don't worry Big Hath... I got your back.
such a mediocre band like Harem Scarem
You're finishing last in my roulette for this statement alone. Just sayin...
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I'm pleasantly surprised you enjoyed that Evergrey track, Tim. I thought it would be out of your comfort zone, but I'm glad to see this isn't the case. Yeah, this album has a great mix between band and audience, and I think you won't regret buying it. I thought the live round would be difficult, but then I remember I own this album.
And wow, those Anathema scores. I don't have any live albums from them, but I'm definitely looking forward to see them in October now.
I'm gonna be out on weekend, got this festival to attend, great lineup with Helloween and Primal Fear and Amorphis too. Does anyone here listen to Dark Tranquility? What kind of band is it? Right now I'm tempted to skip them and get something to eat in the meantime, but maybe you guys will be able to change my mind about it.
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those are very good anathema songs indeed, Untouchable 1 is way better than 2 IMO but both are good
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those are very good anathema songs indeed, Untouchable 1 is way better than 2 IMO but both are good
Hey, when I saw your reply in this thread I expected you to say Dark Tranquility is great, which would mean I'm definitely going to skip their set. :lol
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i have absolutely no clue who Dark Tranquility is
edit: they're apparently a pretty old melodic death metal band
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I think Dark Tranquility would be fine with better vocals. Would definitely be worth seeing live! That is what this last round has been all about.
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i find it funny that you go "oh man sorry for the low score" and you give 8's
if i preceded my writeups with something like that you'd probably expect a 4 or worse :lol
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Well, they've got growls, so I'm kind of wary about it. I'm only interested in Amorphis because I got into them due to DTF. I still can't stand half of their songs.
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i find it funny that you go "oh man sorry for the low score" and you give 8's
if i preceded my writeups with something like that you'd probably expect a 4 or worse :lol
:lol
TAC's such a nice guy! I firmly believe that if you gave him a shit-sandwich for lunch he'd smile at you and nod.
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This is why I'm not a fan (when I run a roulette) of a 1-10 (or whatever) rating scale. It's hard to maintain consistency across rounds. For instance, are the 7s and 7.5s in previous rounds worse than the 8s and 8.5s in other rounds? Or was a 7.5 back then equivalent to a 9 now? Just my opinion on the matter.
And yeah, Tim is a nice guy and doesn't want to hurt my delicate feelings, so I like him that way.
I also like it when people are brutally honest. I remember getting 3s and 4s (out of 10) because the organizer really didn't like the tunes. I appreciate that kind of honesty too.
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Dark Tranquility are melodic death metal, pretty cool, but don't think they would be up your alley Evermind. The last album as pretty good and melodic though.
Interesting round, I've never heard Anathema, so I should proably check them out. Half a point hey? All comes down to the epic, which I sent two rounds ago.
Tim, what would have my wild card scored?
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Tim, what would have my wild card scored?
Well, I picked the one I liked the most. Honestly, it would've likely scored the same.
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Cool as. Figured Pagan's Mind wouldn't have scored much less than the Kamelot.
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Just had a listen to Untouchable by Anathema and I must be missing something, bored the crap out of me to be honest.
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I think a studio version would, but I react a lot differently to live music, and it allows me to open doors.
They remind me a lot of Fields Of The Nephilim.
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Just had a listen to Untouchable by Anathema and I must be missing something, bored the crap out of me to be honest.
Tastes! How do they work?
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Just had a listen to Untouchable by Anathema and I must be missing something, bored the crap out of me to be honest.
Tastes! How do they work?
Should work like mine, but looks like it doesn't work that way.
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Alright people! Final Round!
EPIC Round!
3 CDs. Really?? A 31 minute song?? :facepalm:
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This round could go 10 days. There is a TON of music here. Patience..
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31 minutes? pffft. You're lucky I didn't send Green Carnation or Edge of Sanity.
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3 CDs. Really?? A 31 minute song?? :facepalm:
Parama: Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
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And yes, Parama, I'm going to keep talking about this forever, so don't even.
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31 minutes? pffft. You're lucky I didn't send Green Carnation or Edge of Sanity.
No, YOU'RE lucky you didn't send Green Carnation! :P
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3 CDs. Really?? A 31 minute song?? :facepalm:
Parama: Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
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And yes, Parama, I'm going to keep talking about this forever, so don't even.
You didn't like it? ;D
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I liked it just fine! I'm just mocking him for having the audacity to send an hour long song.
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I have an epic of 16:42 in my music library so I'm p. sure I know what that one is :lol
i'm too lazy to look through the rest of my library to see if i can find any more of the timestamps though, the shorter ones would be too hard anyways and i doubt people sent many epics i know
also he liked LoDDoD a lot and was super pissed that he had to give it a good score, so that's why he will never let me forget it
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Also because I was specifically like "I'm not going to put a length limit here because I trust you guys to keep it reasonable" and then what do I get in my inbox but a 60 minute song.
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i am gonna revert to the defense of "that was legitimately the only good epic i had htat was not on your banned list" and blame you for doing an epic round in the first place nyeh :loser:
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Still don't regret doing an epic round at all because two of my most played songs from the past week came from that round.
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I think you got a fine deal, LODDOD is just incredible. Should have sent it as my wild card. :rollin
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Man. I sent my song early yet I was not the first song? :lol
Damn whoever is #1 is anal! :lol
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Damn whoever is #1 is anal! :lol
Nice way of calling him an asshole?? :lol
I think you got a fine deal, LODDOD is just incredible. Should have sent it as my wild card. :rollin
:lol
Are there growlies on it?
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Not really, one of two long screams but that's about it. Give it a listen after the roulette, it's a hell of a prog trip.
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Not really, one of two long screams but that's about it. Give it a listen after the roulette, it's a hell of a prog trip.
Well after a 3 CD Set Epic Round, new Maiden and Slayer, I'll try! :lol :lol
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TAC, I'm not that much of a growl person and you'll be fine on that one. The growls are a tiny part of the 60 minute song and they're not very prominent or abrasive. If you're fine with Slayer those growls shouldn't be an issue.
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Yeah, 2 or 3 long cool growls for effect, nothing to worry about. Damn, I should have sent that song haha.
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I've seen it mentioned a lot on the forum. I was actually expecting it in my Epic Round.
And whoever sent me the 31 minute track probably sent me something half as good! :lol
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I got two about that long that I really liked. I think that's a good length. Much longer and it gets really hard to maintain quality consistently and to follow the thing all the way through.
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Damn whoever is #1 is anal! :lol
Nice way of calling him an asshole?? :lol
I think you got a fine deal, LODDOD is just incredible. Should have sent it as my wild card. :rollin
:lol
Are there growlies on it?
:lol
You know how early I sent mine! Lol
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there are like three growls total on the entire album and they're all at like the 9 minute mark or so
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there are like three growls total on the entire album and they're all at like the 9 minute mark or so
Cool. It's on The List.
You know how early I sent mine! Lol
I've only done a few roulettes but I've never sent early. One thing I'll always remember about this was how everyone sent early, sending two rounds at a time a few times. And how many times I heard, "I'm sending this before _______ beats me to it."! :lol
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:lol
Well all know each other too well.
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Glad you liked Circle II Circle. Outstanding band and a great progression from Savatage.
Good luck listening to the epic round!
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Damn............I thought the live round would fuck me up and I was right. I sent Tim all 4 tracks I considered - don't bother telling me you liked all the rest better..........I think I know. :lol
I did realise you weren't the biggest Deris fan Tim - however I did my research and found a comment of yours about liking the most recent Helloween , so I assumed it couldn't be all that bad. Oh well . I expect to make a comeback in the epic round but given the quality of the competition 1.5 pts is asking a bit much.
You're finishing last in my roulette for this statement alone. Just sayin...
Tough times coming up for Tim :lol
And I’m still shocked that you had so much trouble finding a track in this round.
A live music round for me is like a guitar instrumental round for you ;)
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Alright people! Final Round!
EPIC Round!
3 CDs. Really?? A 31 minute song?? :facepalm:
Well, option be would've been 32 minutes, so ... yeah. I'm outta town all week starting Sunday morning, so I got plenty o patience. Hope to get my OP up either tomorrow, or end of the weekend. Got a lot to do before the cab comes to get me at 6:30am Sunday morning.
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Hey Tim...............before you leave for the weekend , check your PM's please. The YT version you have found and downloaded of my song is not complete (that's why I uploaded it myself ) - please use the link that I provided (which will now work fine.....it is now "unlisted" rather than "private")
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Hey Tim...............before you leave for the weekend , check your PM's please. The YT version you have found and downloaded of my song is not complete (that's why I uploaded it myself ) - please use the link that I provided (which
will now work fine.....it is now "unlisted" rather than "private")
All set!! No worries!
Edit: Thanks Eddie! ;D
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The festival was great. Primal Fear was :metal :metal :metal and Helloween was :metal . Amorphis was kind of meh though and I skipped Dark Tranquility. :angel:
I want Primal Fear to do a solo tour now. They kick ass.
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The festival was great. Primal Fear was :metal :metal :metal and Helloween was :metal . Amorphis was kind of meh though and I skipped Dark Tranquility. :angel:
I want Primal Fear to do a solo tour now. They kick ass.
Awesome!!!
Last time I saw Helloween was.......1987!!! :lol
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The festival was great. Primal Fear was :metal :metal :metal and Helloween was :metal . Amorphis was kind of meh though and I skipped Dark Tranquility. :angel:
I want Primal Fear to do a solo tour now. They kick ass.
Awesome!!!
Last time I saw Helloween was.......1987!!! :lol
They have a bit more material since that time lol
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Hey Tim...............before you leave for the weekend , check your PM's please. The YT version you have found and downloaded of my song is not complete (that's why I uploaded it myself ) - please use the link that I provided (which
will now work fine.....it is now "unlisted" rather than "private")
All set!! No worries!
Edit: Thanks Eddie! ;D
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Just a little weekend bump to say that I almost two times through the epics.
You guys have given some AMAZING music. Just WOW!
:hefdaddy
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The festival was great. Primal Fear was :metal :metal :metal and Helloween was :metal . Amorphis was kind of meh though and I skipped Dark Tranquility. :angel:
I want Primal Fear to do a solo tour now. They kick ass.
Primal Fear are just amazing man.
Just a little weekend bump to say that I almost two times through the epics.
You guys have given some AMAZING music. Just WOW!
:hefdaddy
Yeah buddy.
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Just a little weekend bump to say that I almost two times through the epics.
You guys have given some AMAZING music. Just WOW!
:hefdaddy
Yes... yes we do.
Ok... I had some serious trouble following the forum this afternoon, and :wtf:
Screenshot from my iPhone from some earlier posts on this page.
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Not only that, but certain emot codes were coming up as people's avatars, jj had TAC's avatar, and other wonkiness. iOS and Safari are not agreeing with DTF at the moment - doesn't matter if I'm logged, or after I force closed the app. Kinda comical.
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What the fuck? :lol
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TAC Roulette strikes again!!!!!
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This thread has seriously gone quiet.
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Long songs will do that to you.
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Need's a bump does it Kade?
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Don't make me, don't tempt me Brent, you know I'll do it.
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This thread has seriously gone quiet.
I think everyone is still suffering from Winger Round Afterglow.
I'm off the next three days so hopefully we'll go out with a bang.
The Epics are a bit much to get through but they are all truly amazing.
They are all gifts, and I appreciate every one if them. But we've also had an Iron Maiden leak. I only have two ears!
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Thoughts on the Maiden?
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And one face you'd like to keep intact right Tim?! Get listening bub. :lol
I'm to old to threaten. I just pulled a muscle.
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Thoughts on the Maiden?
Well I've only skipped around a bit. Tons to soak in. I remember it took a while for the totality of AMOLAD to hit me, and I have a feeling it will be the same here. The songs have tons of nuances and a lot of changes. Real progressive in parts. The musical break is very longs and cool in The Red And The Black. Reminds me of our conversation about The Duelist not too long ago.
Gotta get through the epics first. Like I said, I'm off the next three days (I'm home from work now). Problem is, in the car, in past rounds, I could get 4 songs in each way. Now, It's only a and a small part of another.
Results on Thursday!
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Thoughts on the Maiden?
Well I've only skipped around a bit. Tons to soak in. I remember it took a while for the totality of AMOLAD to hit me, and I have a feeling it will be the same here. The songs have tons of nuances and a lot of changes. Real progressive in parts. The musical break is very longs and cool in The Red And The Black. Reminds me of our conversation about The Duelist not too long ago.
Gotta get through the epics first. Like I said, I'm off the next three days (I'm home from work now). Problem is, in the car, in past rounds, I could get 4 songs in each way. Now, It's only a and a small part of another.
Results on Thursday!
This excites me.
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i only listen to unheavy metal nowadays
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All I can say about the new Maiden is "Empire of the Mother Fucking Clouds!!!"
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All I can say about the new Maiden is "Empire of the Mother Fucking Clouds!!!"
:metal :metal
:hefdaddy
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Thoughts on the Maiden?
Well I've only skipped around a bit. Tons to soak in. I remember it took a while for the totality of AMOLAD to hit me, and I have a feeling it will be the same here. The songs have tons of nuances and a lot of changes. Real progressive in parts. The musical break is very longs and cool in The Red And The Black. Reminds me of our conversation about The Duelist not too long ago.
Gotta get through the epics first. Like I said, I'm off the next three days (I'm home from work now). Problem is, in the car, in past rounds, I could get 4 songs in each way. Now, It's only a and a small part of another.
Results on Thursday!
Looking forward to hearing new Maiden Friday!
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Yes. Yes you are!
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All I can say about the new Maiden is "Empire of the Mother Fucking Clouds!!!"
I am actually submitting this in my own roulette for the Epic Round.
I might catch up to Kade on this song alone!
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All I can say about the new Maiden is "Empire of the Mother Fucking Clouds!!!"
I am actually submitting this in my own roulette for the Epic Round.
I might catch up to Kade on this song alone!
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Changing your name to gif-king. ;D
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Changing your name to gif-king. ;D
Thanks. Was gonna reply this with a gif, but thought enough was enough. :lol
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Changing your name to gif-king. ;D
My ears were ringing.
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What? Did someone mistype something?? :lol
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:lol
Let me mistype again for you.
Eff yu :lol
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:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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:biggrin:
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Just about done with the write-ups.
Might get posted today.
If we have a tie, just in case, how should I proceed? Interested in hearing opinions on this.
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Do one more round, a duel between the people who are tied for the first place. Both are to send one more song for you, the winner is the player whose song you like better.
In fact, do anything you want, but don't leave this thing with two winners. :biggrin:
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Duel!! Duel!!
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Well still trying to decide if I want to give Chad's song a 13 or a 14! :lol
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Well still trying to decide if I want to give Chad's song a 13 or a 14! :lol
Canadian exchange?
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More like Canadian Welfare!
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So I'm going to post the Final Results here in an hour or so.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Joe, Ruslan, Kade, RJ, Chad, Nelson, Jonathan, Brent, and Jason for playing. This was a ton of fun for me.
I hesitated to do a roulette for a long time for a couple of reasons.
First, I wasn't sure if I could actually commit the time needed to host one. It's actually a lot of work of compiling, listening and writing up. Nevermind that I decided to post pics of my CDs and iTunes. Photobucket is a bitch!!
and secondly, I hated the idea of choosing one person's song over another's. You guys all have awesome tastes in music, and I just have always felt funny about someone being in last place.
I remember signing up for this some times last year, and I cannot remember what prompted me. Anyway, I'm just glad I did.
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This has certainly been one of the most interesting roulettes that I've participated in and I'm happy that you had such a good time running it. I hope you do another one eventually.
It was also a great cast of players, so good on the rest of you.
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Even if I'll finish last place in this roulette, it means nothing because the participants had those impeccable tastes in music, bringing the competition to another level. And in the end, there's only one true winner, and that's Tim (not his wallet though, I'm sure some purchases are going to be done shortly after this whole affair)
I had a great fun participating and this was an awesome roulette regardless of the last round results. :tup
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Even if I'll finish last place in this roulette, it means nothing
:lol
That's good! :lol
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Even if I'll finish last place in this roulette, it means nothing
:lol
That's good! :lol
Hey, I've got to fabricate some excuse for my poor performance. Granted, it sounds a bit arrogant when ripped out of context. :lol
My epic is awesome though. If you found it as plodding as that The Answer song, the blame's on you.
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I love you man. Not in a Winger way but in a headbanging headbutting way.
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Even if I'll finish last place in this roulette, it means nothing
:lol
That's good! :lol
Hey, I've got to fabricate some excuse for my poor performance. Granted, it sounds a bit arrogant when ripped out of context. :lol
My epic is awesome though. If you found it as plodding as that The Answer song, the blame's on you.
Nothing is as plodding as The Answer! :lol
I love you man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizgKC0MSo4
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You can have you Bud Piss.....er....I mean Light.
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Oh absolutely. Horrible!
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the roulette doesn't really end until TAC buys the entire winger discography
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the roulette doesn't really end until TAC buys the entire winger discography
You would likely be my age before that happens!
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then the roulette won't end for a loooong time :hat
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the roulette doesn't really end until TAC buys the entire winger discography
You would likely be my age before that happens!
So 59 then? :biggrin:
then the roulette won't end for a loooong time :hat
:lol
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First off, I viewed everyone of these songs as a gift. They are all incredible, and I humbly accept each one. My first listen through was spiritual, and my appreciation for you guys really jumped out at me. This round, like the rest of the roulette was an amazing experience.
I know I said I'd send out the CDs to the winner, but you know what...I'm keeping them!!! An amazing collection of music.
OK, without further ado..EPIC Results!
Wolfking – Stratovarius – Elysium
I tried pretty hard on Stratovarius many years ago. But I just found them a little cheesy and inconsistant. And Kotipelto was completely annoying. But I haven’t heard anything by them in a very long time. I know Tolkki is gone and their new stuff has been fairly well received. Well after hearing this, I can see why. Real solid tune that got better with each listen. And Kotipelto’s voice has really matured. Love the sound of it actually. The Strats are now officially back on The List.
9.5
Kingshmegland – Forgotten Sons – In Harm’s Way
King, you really impressed me with this one. I totally underestimated you in this roulette. Perhaps because you sent your worst song in Round 1. I figured I’d get some progterpiece, but this totally kicks ass! Very heavy, and very strong musicianship, particularly the drummer. The instrumental break is incredible. Well done!
9.5
Senecadawg2 – Affector – Harmegedon
Seneca asked if I minded some Christian Metal. Hell no!!! And metal it is. Musically, this was one of my two favorite tracks in this round. This one rocks the whole way through. Love the vocals and the whole vibe. Most lyrics are pretty much battles between good and bad. So the fact that Christian metal extols the good is not a big deal for me. It’s a message I’m more than comfortable with. Bands like Theocracy, Stryper, and Sacred Warrior are terrific. Add Affector to the list!!
10
Lonestar – IQ – The Seventh House
Lonestar, I can see why this is your favorite tune. You feel about IQ as I do about UFO. This is going to be a track that I will definitely be checking back to. I don’t think a handful of listens over the course of a week do this justice. This is one song that you live a lifetime with.
9.0
jjrock88 – Rob Rock – The Hour Of Dawn
jj, you crushed this round. Along with Seneca, this was one of my favorites of the round. Rob Rock is someone who I am frankly not that familiar with, but I really like everything I’ve herad from him. And Roy Z!!! Unbeleivable!! He rips all over this, with an extended solo section trading off with the keys that will blow your mind. I’m getting this album! Most likely the first one I buy from this roulette.
10.0
Big Hath – Soul Secret – Aftermath
Hath, I had no idea what to expect from you in this round. I’ve never heard Soul Secret. But what this is is a high energy progressive tune that any fan of Dream Theater should love. This completely held my attention the whole way through and was a really refreshing listen. I am definitely interested in hearing more from them. You definitely went out with a bang here!
9.5
Evermind – Need – Orvam
Another track that I had no idea what to expect. After a somewhat mellow opening with some great guitar work, it’s very heavy, especially through the first 8 or 9 minutes. Doesn’t really let you up for air, but around the 9 minute mark, it really turns epic like. Lots more keys and flavors flowing through the track from this point on. I wish the first half was as colorful as the second half. Still a very cool tune.
9.0
Jingle.boy - Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope
I would’ve been fine with Dimension Act. You told me a NEED this song. I NEED an enema too.
Seriously, I could only get through this twice. It’s too much and while the playing is very good and nice, I had a hard time staying focused on it. Awesome to hear MP though, and I really miss his playing. The vocals on this are pretty bland, and this would be much better live. I think it would have retained some more energy. The two Anathema songs from the last round would’ve likely struggled too had it not been a live round.
8.5
b5150 – Stigma IV –Sleep
Where did you come up with this band?? This was a cool song. And YES the singer sounds a ton like Dee Snider (and a little Blackie Lawless). I liked this quite a bit. Not in love with the chorus, or hearing it so many times, but everything else was great. Because of the Dee Snider sound alike, the vocals really hooked me. This definitely felt like a dig deep track but thanks for sending it!
9.0
And the Winner is.........
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Final Standings!!
Wolfking-62.0
Senecadawg2-61.5
Lonestar-61.0
Kingshmegland-61.0
jjrock88-60.5
b5150-60.0
Jingle.boy-59.0
Evermind – 59.0
Big Hath-59.0
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I would like to thank Bosk for the Winger Avatar shenanigans, Zydar for the winner's portrait, and Dark Master for adding his two cents in the Savatage round.
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woo hoo! Glad you liked it. Congrats to Wolfking!!
I specifically did not send Dimension Act because I knew Jinglehop wanted to send it. I rate it roughly on par with with the one I sent. You should go check it out as well.
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I'm going to. And thank you for playing!
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It was a great roulette. Lots of fun. Submissions and results felt like they were going at lightspeed at times!
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So after all the buzz, no one sent Dimension Act? :lol
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Well done WOLFKIP :metal
Thanks Tim and everyone (including Kip) for making this roulette what it was.........."interesting" (to quote Seneca) :lol
When you get a chance Tim let me know what you thought of the wildcard and other track I sent. I'm saving up that first band for Kade's roulette , if it happens.
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I just thought the other song was a little too short but the quick listen I did give it was cool. I will go back to it. I gave my ears a break today, because they are going to be Maiden assaulted for the foreseeable future!
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Came down to the wire but happy t o get the win. I thought you'd like Elysium. Some more in that round for me to check out too. Thanks Tim for letting me be a part of it, and thanks everyone else, this roulette was an absolute hoot!
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And thanks for playing. I appreciate it. And thanks for adding your humor to the thread. Great stuff!! You guys all made this special.
I actually thought Seneca was going to catch you for a tie. That is how I viewed it over the weekend because I loved his song. But the Stratovarius really grew on me and it is excellent in its own right. A tie would've been cool and prolonged this a bit, but in the end, I couldn't drop Elysium one whole point below it.
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Congrats Kade!!!
Tim, thanks for having me. You need to get that Forgotten Suns album. It's right up your alley. So I surprised you eh!!
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Congrats Kade!!!
Tim, thanks for having me. You need to get that Forgotten Suns album. It's right up your alley. So I surprised you eh!!
You really did. I've seen some of your submissions in other roulettes and worried how'd you fare with some of these guys. But after the burp in the first round, you were ON it the rest of the way. And I am definitely getting the Forgotten Sons album. What year is that? Do they have anything else?
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This yearticle for the album. I need to get the rest. Chad has them and I do know the change a little bit album to album.
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This yearticle for the album. I need to get the rest. Chad has them and I do know the change a little bit album to album.
Wut? :lol
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Lol.
This year 2015 for the new album.
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And thanks for playing. I appreciate it. And thanks for adding your humor to the thread. Great stuff!! You guys all made this special.
I actually thought Seneca was going to catch you for a tie. That is how I viewed it over the weekend because I loved his song. But the Stratovarius really grew on me and it is excellent in its own right. A tie would've been cool and prolonged this a bit, but in the end, I couldn't drop Elysium one whole point below it.
I was worried when I saw his score for a second, and deservingly so, great song. But really with this roulette;
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The King always manages to yearticle my funny bone with his awesome wordsmithing.
Looks like I need to get that Rob Rock album - I think it's the only one of his solo albums I don't have. Can't remember much about any of them (been years) but will check it out.......and a couple of the other songs above. I have the Forgotten Sons and enjoy that , same with Strato but never managed to connect with the Soul Secret myself.
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The only Rob Rock I have is Garden of Chaos. Pretty solid metal too.
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b5150 – Stigma IV –Sleep
Where did you come up with this band??
Just in my travels :lol As I said in my PM I was not 100% convinced on whether to send it as I share some of your reservations on the song - a bit more variety in the chorus would be welcome. In the end though I almost always favour sending rare stuff that I reckon the host will never discover if not for my submission in the roulette , even if I may have something a bit "safer" that is more well known.
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The King always manages to yearticle my funny bone with his awesome wordsmithing.
Looks like I need to get that Rob Rock album - I think it's the only one of his solo albums I don't have. Can't remember much about any of them (been years) but will check it out.......and a couple of the other songs above. I have the Forgotten Sons and enjoy that , same with Strato but never managed to connect with the Soul Secret myself.
I'm gonna yearticle all over you Brent. :lol
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Joe better be careful at work if he ever has to put the word "test" in an email!
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Nah, it's the smartphone. Lol
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It is. Lol. I need to read before I hit send. I do it all the time.
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Congrats Wolf!!
This roulette was awesome; everything about it!!
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Sooo close! ;D
Congrats wolfy and thanks so much for running the roulette, Tim! I had a blast
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Thank boys, well played by everyone.
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Congrats for getting the monkey off your back Kade. :tup
@ Nelson and Hath... I know for sure I gave you Harmageddon in your Roulette, Nelson; did I give you Soul Secret, Jon? If so, I'll take some comfort in knowing that my tastes are a 10/10 with Tim.
So after all the buzz, no one sent Dimension Act? :lol
Don't worry... I got a triple CD worth of "Best of the Rest" stuff I'll be sending Tim, capped of with Drawing the Lines of Mortal Existence.
As for my last place performances, I was more trying to expose you to music outside your comfort zone - pure prog in Transatlantic, and Symphonic/Female in Nightwish. Kaleidoscope is a lot to digest, and not likely the best song to be first exposed to TA with. Try the 7 minute Black as the Sky if you're so inclined.
I knew 100% Joe was sending that Forgotten Suns song. Get that album Tim, Revelations is an EP, and maybe Innergy. The first two are very, VERY different and not metal at all.
Had a blast with this one. One of, if not, THE best roulettes I've ever played in. Guess we couldn't out-spam Nem's to get to 43 pages. :lol
I'll send you that triple CD when I'm back home... just gotta scratch off the Soul Secret from it.
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Quality roulette, except for the whole final results thang. Maybe with a few more spins IQ coulda hit that 10 range and put me in the winners circle, but as they say, wish in one hand shit in the other and see which one fills up first....
Kudos Kade, and props to you Tim for managing this thing like a champ.
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The IQ is a bit out of my area, but it's a song that deserves respect. At some point in the next couple of years, you are going to get a PM, or this thread is going to get a huge bump, where I go, "Lonestar, I UNDERSTAND!!!!" :lol
For a while, I was considering giving everyone a 10 for the round. Actually, I'm kind of sorry I didn't. But hey, scoring was one of the reasons I cited for being hesitant on doing a roulette in the first place.
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For reference, the song is about a group of war veterans getting together many years later to share stories.
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For reference, the song is about a group of war veterans getting together many years later to share stories.
That's cool! :tup
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@ Nelson... I know for sure I gave you Harmageddon in your Roulette, Nelson. I'll take some comfort in knowing that my tastes are a 10/10 with Tim.
You sure did... Such a great song. And I almost considered not sending the song in case it might block your submission. I would've felt bad about that, so I'm glad you sent something else. Though I don't think I would've gone for Kaleidoscope, of all the Transatlantic epics to choose from.
I'm also happy to see the Need epic was submitted. It probably would've been my choice if not for the Harmageddon.
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I have literally never heard of Need.
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I hadn't either until they released their third full length album last year. Coincidentally, they've toured a bit with Jon Oliva's Pain and he's been known to be a pretty big fan of theirs.
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Need are awesome and Orvam is great. Glad to see Tim liked it.
Relevant to this thread: I was just ordering the new Symphony X album (yeah, I'm slow like that) through the Russian analogue of Amazon, and after I added it to my shopping basket, the first album that popped up in "You might also be interested in" section was Winger - Karma. What a coincidence. :lol
And it costs ~13$, no less. New SX price is about ~4$. :lol
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Need are awesome and Orvam is great. Glad to see Tim liked it.
The second half was truly epic!
Relevant to this thread: I was just ordering the new Symphony X album (yeah, I'm slow like that) through the Russian analogue of Amazon, and after I added it to my shopped basket, the first album that popped up in "You might also be interested in" section was Winger - Karma. What a coincidence. :lol
That is all kinds of :rollin
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TIM! DON'T GO ON AMAZON!!! IT KNOWS!!
SKYNET KNOWS!
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Tim is it still my job to keep this bad boy off page 2?
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Tim is it still my job to keep this bad boy off page 2?
:rollin
You are relieved of duties!
:metal
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Tim is it still my job to keep this bad boy off page 2?
:lol
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Just a one time bump to say that I bought my first post Roulette album yesterday-Pyramaze's Disciples Of The Sun.
This was an album that was on my radar earlier this year, but for some reason kept getting edged out for purchase. But The Lovely Mrs. TAC put $50 in my Amazon account for my birthday and I promptly bought the new Slayer and then the Pyramaze downloads.
Will be spending the rest on Queensryche and Saxon. If the new Anthrax or Metal Church release dates are close to Christmas, I'll hold off on those and grab the Vanden Plas when it comes out.
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Good choice! :tup
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Just a one time bump to say that I bought my first post Roulette album yesterday-Pyramaze's Disciples Of The Sun.
Fuck yeah, my work is done. What's the verdict?
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I like it. Only through the first half. I still think Back For More is the best so far.
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Nice to see the return of the TAC Roulette thread!!
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Nice to see the return of the TAC Roulette thread!!
Yeah, I think I'll be hiding from Brent's Roulette in here! :lol
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I'll keep you company :lol
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I'll keep you company :lol
Alright! :rollin
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Mind if I join this circle jerk?
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TAC can I send you an entry for the post-final round even if i wasn't in the roulette to begin with
i don't actually have a song picked out but if this thread is gonna be still here
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TAC can I send you an entry for the post-final round even if i wasn't in the roulette to begin with
i don't actually have a song picked out but if this thread is gonna be still here
Round 9 is now open!
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I like it. Only through the first half. I still think Back For More is the best so far.
Yeah great song. The second half however has a couple of realy gems hidden at the back end.
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Mind if I join this circle jerk?
Well, since we have a circle, and you're a jerk, sure! ;D
TAC can I send you an entry for the post-final round even if i wasn't in the roulette to begin with
i don't actually have a song picked out but if this thread is gonna be still here
Round 9 is now open!
Danger Danger Round!!
:yarr
:metal :metal
(that's one :metal for each Danger. get it?) :lol
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Danger Danger round? I'm out! :lol
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Danger Danger round? I'm out! :lol
You might say you're out.....of Danger!
:neverusethis:
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(https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/gallery/files/4/0/1/7/thread-crap-wont_die.jpg)
And until it does........no roulette for you splent :lol
I am up for a D2 round too. :P
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I am up for a D2 round too. :P
Who the fuck are these bands you are talking about? :lol
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I am up for a D2 round too. :P
I'm always up for DD. Who isn't?
*awaits Coz*
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So, we're sending these DD songs yes? I'm ready. :lol
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I've done my research and ready to send! When is the due date?
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This thread could last til 2025 if we do a new round for every band that gets the TAC stamp of "approval"
(https://www.farces.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sucks-stamp.jpg)
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I guess Genesis is round 10
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I nominate Poison.
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I nominate Poison.
(https://www.farces.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sucks-stamp.jpg)
:lol
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I nominate Poison.
(https://www.farces.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sucks-stamp.jpg)
:lol
Round 11 it is then!
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I guess Genesis is round 10
Can I participate? Because Supper's Ready ;D