Another very strong round for all of you. To be honest, there wasn't a single song I didn't like in here, but I have to score some songs better than other songs. But!; don't feel dishearted if you're (far) behind. This was only the second round, so there's still a lot more to come in this roulette. Thanks for the submissions once again, some real gems in this round. I'm looking forward to what you have in store for me for later rounds.
Also, excuse me for the terrible writeups, I'm dead tired at the moment.
Last place:Participant: Scorpion
Artist/Song: Orphaned Land - EstarabimI'm sorry, this song didn't do a whole lot in this round. It was good, but not as good as the others. I loved the blend of metal and oriental stuff, kind of in the vein of stuff like Myrath, but I think I like the latter more. Still, since this band was on my list, you'll get an extra point.
2 points in total.
2 points groupingParticipant: MoraWintersoul
Artist/Song: Apocalyptica - FarewellYou said you would be amazed if no-one else had sent stuff from Apocalyptica, but you were the only one. I have seen these guys live once and they were awesome on stage. Cool song, especially with the cellos and stuff.
2 pointsParticipant: Xanthul
Artist/Song: Sigur Rós - HoppípollaAh, Sigur Rós, a band I should have checked out long before. I have actually heard some of their stuff and found it very nice, but I haven't listened to the band enough to fully appreciate it. This song was very nice, soothing and ambient, but maintaining a bit of a poppy character. Cool stuff. 2 points, plus an extra point for the band being on my list. I should immerse myself more into their stuff.
3 points total.
3 points groupingParticipant: Ravenheart
Artist/Song: Gary Numan - PressureThis song was very interesting. Starting out very dark and industrial, the guy's vocals are something I had never heard before. Cool song, but I'm not sure whether I could listen to an album full of this. I once had a girlfriend who loved this darkwave stuff, but it wasn't for me. This song however I really enjoyed, so you'll get
3 points.
Participant: ReaperKK
Artist/Song: Dave Matthews Band - Stay (Wasting Time)How the hell have I never heard this before? This stuff was very good. Groovy and nice, great stuff. I'll check out the full album later, which I have seen in some top 50 list around here (I can't remember who it was), but this is great.
3 points4 points groupingParticipant: Zantera
Artist/Song: Gazpacho - Hell Freezes Over IAwesome progressive rock here. Part I of a couple of songs, but this song alone was enough to convince me I should get into their stuff. I've seen the name mentioned a lot, so I will dig in to their stuff eventually. Amazing stuff.
4 pointsParticipant: Nekov
Artist/Song: Solaris - ApokalipszisNekov does it again, but this time by sending a very obscure Hungarian band (you can tell by the name of the song). This is great quality progressive rock stuff with a nice flute thrown in the mix. The only thing dragging this down would be the relative poor production, but it's old stuff and I can listen through that. This really caught me by surprise, thanks for the submission!
4 points.
Round Winner!Participant: kári
Artist/Song: Vampire Weekend - M79Partly because his other song still haunts me, but mainly because this was undoubtedly the best song I got this round. I loved the atmosphere this song generates. It's happy, it's catchy and it has some great hooks. It's kind of in the same style as that Of Monsters and Men song, but I enjoy this one a lot better for some reason. This made my day, great stuff.
5 points to you!
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Side Mission 1:Nearly unanymously, Nekov has been chosen as the captain of Team Coffee! However, since kári has gotten the highest score for this round, only ReaperKK, who submitted him as the captain gets
2 bonus points.
As for Team Tea, Zantera got the most votes, so he has been chosen as the team captain. Because he also got the highest score on his team this round, both Xanthul and MoraWintersoul who voted for him get
2 bonus pointsSide Mission 2:kári said it in the e-mail he sent me and he was right; my favourite Seventh Wonder song is Hide and Seek, which runs at 7:46. This basically means the longest song gets bonus points, since all songs were shorter than than this round. This was Gary Numan's Pressure, so Ravenheart gets
a bonus point.
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Current Standings:Nekov: 6+4= 10 points
Zantera: 5+4= 9 points
Xanthul: 4+3+2 = 9 points
Ravenheart: 4+3+1= 8 points
ReaperKK: 3+3+2 = 8 points
kári: 2+5= 7 points
MoraWintersoul: 2+2+2= 6 points
Scorpion: 2+2= 4 points
Team Standings:Team Tea: 9+8+8+6= 31 points
Team Coffee: 10+8+7+4= 29 points
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Next Round!
Main Goal:Send me a happy song. SOngs will be judged by how happy I get from them, aside from how much I enjoy them, although both those things are interconnected. A great example would be both kári's submissions, but I'm open to anything happy, whether it be the lyrics, the melodies or the atmosphere of the song. The theme is pretty broad once again, but anything that doesn't fit the category won't be judged nicely, so send wisely
48 hours again.
Side Mission 1: Knowing the Captain (2 points/participant)Guess how many points your team captain will get next round. If you get it right, you will receive an extra 2 points. As for the captains themselves, they have to guess what the other captain will get. Let's start the gambling!
Side Mission 2: Happy in a heartbeat (1 point/participant)Be brave and send me something under 2:30. If you manage to score more than three points initially, you'll get an extra point for making me feel happy in a short amount of time!
Side Mission 3: Happily ever after (1 point/participant)Use up your only 'over 10 minutes card' and send me a song over 12:00. If you manage to score more than three points initially, you'll get another point for bringing happiness over a longer amount of time!
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Good luck!