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General => Archive => General Music Archives => Topic started by: WindMaster on December 16, 2012, 07:44:24 PM
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Hello, all, and welcome to my roulette! Get ready for 8 rounds of amazing fun!
Participants:
Nekov
PuffyPat
Heretic
YtseBitsySpider
Scorpion
Elite
lolzeez
crazyaga
Rules
I will score you a maximum of 10 points each round. On themed rounds you will be scored a maximum of 6 points on song quality and the remaining 4 will be given towards round theme relevance. On open rounds there will be no round relevance category, so up to the full 10 points will be given for song quality.
I will generally accept only YouTube and Spotify links. No MP3s please. If you can’t find your song on YouTube, then check Spotify. If you can’t find it there, contact me via PM and we’ll work something out.
You can send only 1 song per round. If I have heard the song you first submit, then I will give you only one more chance to submit a song that I don’t know for that round. If you can’t manage that, you will not receive a score that round. In the rare case (yes, it has happened) that two people submit the same song in one round, the person that sends me that song first (according to forum clocks, USA EST) will get scored on it. The other person will get another chance to submit a song.
Off limits bands:
Agalloch
Anathema
Animals as leaders
Between The Buried And Me
Borknagar
Brand New
Bruce Springsteen
Catharsis
The Contortionist
Cynic
Dead Letter Circus
Dream Theater
Ensiferum
Enslaved
Equilibrium
Eumeria
Evanescence
Explosions In The Sky
Fair To Midland
Finntroll
Flight Of The Conchords
Flying Colors
Folkearth
Foo Fighters
Frameshift
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
Green Carnation
Haken
The Human Abstract
In Flames
Iron Maiden
Junius
Karnivool
Korn
Korpiklaani
Kvelertak
Leprous
Liquid Tension Experiment
Loch Vostok
Mechanical Poet
Dethklok
Mr. Bungle
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Myrath
Ne Oblivscaris
Neutral Milk Hotel
Nightwish
Nirvana
Oakhelm
Oddland
The Old Ceremony
Opeth
Orphaned Land
OSI
Pain Of Salvation
Periphery
The Police
Porcupine Tree
PostHumanBigBang
Protest the Hero
Rage Against The Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rishloo
Riverside
Rush
Scale The Summit
Scar Symmetry
Solution .45
Spirit Of The Forest
Storm Corrosion
String Cheese Incident
Styx
Sybreed
Symphony X
System Of A Down
Tempest
TesseracT
Thrice
Tool
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trioscapes
Trivium
U2
Unexpect
Van Halen
The Who
Windir
Winds
Yes
That’s it. (I think). if you want more of an idea of what my musical taste is, go to my last.fm: https://www.last.fm/user/winndmaster
Round 1 is an OPEN round
The deadline is Wednesday the 19th of December at 23:59. Cool? Cool.
I don't really have a preference of song length, but I'd suggest you keep it under 10 minutes. Also, I apologize in advance for my unresponsiveness. I am a high school student and this week is the last before my break, so I may not have time to post results in a timely manner until after X-Mas.
BRING IT.
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Two roulettes at once? *cracks knuckles* let's go.
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Can I join too? PLEASE? :angel:
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This is going to be good. Prepare to be blown away by awesome music.
As jingle always aptly puts it: 'you're all playing for second place, bitches!'.
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following :corn
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Alright, let's do this. I have something in mind, sending shortly!
My goal is to not be last. :lol
EDIT: Sent that bitch.
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This should be fun, I like the competitors, I'm pretty sure you'll all do well killing each other
Sent round 1
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Envoyé.
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Can I join too? PLEASE? :angel:
Totally. I'll update the OP.
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(goody)
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Hmmm... So round 1 has no theme? We can just send some good stuff? Nice.
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Sent. I'm expecting at least a 9/10.
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Can I join too? PLEASE? :angel:
Totally. I'll update the OP.
yay :3
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Sorting Hat - "difficult.....difficult....."
So much good metal in his list, but good power prog too...which way to go round one.
Gotz to make a good first impression.
hmmm....will send this evening.
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That ish is in your inbox, son. Translation: Sent.
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bump
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bump
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I do not see ANY point in bumping a thread like this one after only just over 12 hours of non-activity. There's even less point in bumping it after that. Threads don't really disappear from DTF's front page, they remain there for a couple of days, so why should you get them to the top?
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bump
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Okay, screw this :lol
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I wasn't gonna do that originally, but then you said something about it, so I had to.
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Sorry guys, I've been really really busy. You'll have results tonight or Friday!
Once ytse sends his submission, that is. He's the only one I don't have
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Sorry guys, I've been really really busy. You'll have results tonight or Friday!
Once ytse sends his submission, that is. He's the only one I don't have
Deadline.
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Sorry guys, I've been really really busy. You'll have results tonight or Friday!
Once ytse sends his submission, that is. He's the only one I don't have
well I think that because the deadline is over you shouldnt wait for him...
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sorry..sorry...coming..here it is..here it is!!
shit
sorry!
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Round 1 Results!!
Great first round, guys.
Lolzeez: Ayeron – Day Two: Isolation
Incredibly interesting and proggy piece of music. Part of a concept album, I assume? Anyway, but Ayeron just sounds like a pretty generic prog rock/metal band. I did like the trade off singing which was used pretty well in this song but can butcher others. Unfortunately, that was pretty much the only thing I liked apart from the heavy guitar parts. This song didn’t really do that much for me. 4/10
YtseBitsySpider: Times Of Grace – Live In Love
I enjoyed this song enough, the verses with the harsh vocals were definitely the high point. But the clean vocals by the lead singer weren’t the best thing ever, in fact, I liked the backup singer’s (Glasses guy) clean vocals a lot more than the lead singer’s. But that aside, it’s a pretty generic metal tune, and not that outstanding to listen to, and doesn’t prompt me to check out any of this band’s other music. 4.5/10
Crazyaga: Jeff Buckely – Mojo Pin
I thought the song was cool for the most part, but there really wasn’t much to it. However, I especially liked the heavy part near the end, which really stood out and was really cool. The vocals weren’t all that great though, his voice seemed a bit too ‘breathy’ to me. Decent submission. Nothing really makes it for me, but nothing breaks it either. 5/10
PuffyPat: The Mars Volta – Cotopaxi
This song was pretty good, and pretty damn complicated, one of the most technically advanced songs sent to me this round. I definitely liked this song because of that. The vocals were also pretty sweet, this singer has a great range. His voice did seem to get whiny at some points though. Good submission. 6/10
Nekov: Dredg – Ode To The Sun
I’ve heard of this band before but never got around to checking them out. This song is good. They sound fairly similar to Fair To Midland, which was cool. The song didn’t really catch my attention all that much, but I still enjoyed listening to it. Good submission. I will probably also be checking out some Dredg in the future because I liked some of the other tracks on the album, but this track isn’t incredibly remarkable. 6/10
Heretic: The Mayan Factor – Jack Nicholson
This is a pretty mellow piece of music, but if you listen to the lyrics, they’re really depressing and, I have to admit, a little creepy. Great mellow guitar work on this one and I really liked the vocals. Once the drums came in, it was pretty confusing and mixed up because my mind couldn’t tell whether the feel was supposed to be a waltz or not, and it’s still hard to tell, but that is something I loved about this piece. Great submission! I also listened to some of their other stuff and quite enjoyed it, so I’ll add these guys to my list of bands to check out. 7/10
Elite: Devin Townsend – Kingdom
I’ve actually tried to check out Devin in the past, but nothing ever did it for me. This song is definitely an exception, however. The vocals are soaring, the music is really really heavy, which is awesome and always a plus. I especially like the “hey, hey” part at the start, and when he starts to sing deeper and more toward a mix between a clean vocal and a growl, it just adds so much. Awesome. I will most definitely be checking out more of his work in the future. 9/10
Scorpion: Diablo Swing Orchestra – A Tap Dancer’s Dillema.
Excellent submission! I don’t know if you guys know this but as a youtube user mentioned in the comments, this is a loose arrangement/remix of “Sing, Sing, Sing,” which is an old swing tune. Add the guitars and the excellent vocals, you get this great piece of music. I especially loved the drumbeat at the start, the “how low can you go” vocal line, and the trombones and brass in general are a nice touch. Also, the bass playing is insane! There isn’t really anything I didn’t like about this piece. 10/10
If anyone wants to check out “Sing, Sing, Sing,” I’d highly recommend it, as there is an extremely commendable drum solo in the middle.
Overall a pretty good round, I’m pretty impressed.
Point Standings
Scorpion: 10
Elite: 9
Heretic: 7
Nekov: 6
PuffyPat: 6
Crazyaga: 5
YtseBitsySpider: 4.5
Lolzeez: 4
Congrats to everyone for sending music. Try to send your music by the deadline next time. Oh, and make me happy.
Round 2 theme:
Winter
It sure doesn't feel like winter where I am, so send me songs that make me feel like winter. Gogogogo.
Deadline is Sunday at some time of day. I have no idea when. Just send your songs in by sunday or I actually will disqualify someone for this round.
If I had to pick a time when your results would be in, I would say wednesday of next week.
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Awww..... I really thought youll love it :/ really surprised you didnt like his vocals :O
oh well.
EDIT: my entry for round 2 is sent!
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WHAT THE HELL? FUCK. Ah well. Gonna be sending shortly.
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Sent the first thing that came to my mind. This better be good. :-/
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Great, glad you like it! :)
But, in the description you gave me 9/10, whereas in the standings I only have 8 points. Which is it? :P
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Hehe, I knew I would make a mistake like that sometime. You get a 9. You had previously gotten an 8 and I changed it.
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bummer....
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bummer....
We're the underdogs that will make a good comeback bro.
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Finally a roulette where I'm off to a good start! :victorydance:
Hm... a wintery song? Damn, I don't really have music for certain moods. I'll have to do some digging...
EDIT: Not sure how this will fare, but since my gut feeling landed me a high score in the first round, I'll send it anyway.
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Not a bad start. Glad you liked the song. Now on to winter. This might be difficult...
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Nice that you enjoyed dredg and you should definitely check them out some more.
Sent round 2
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Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Translation: Sent.
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Enviado.
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Heretic, you're the only one I'm missing, bro.
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GOTTA GO GOTTA GO GOTTA GO GOTTA GO
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I have everyone's submissions. Results tonight probably.
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ROUND 2 RESULTS!!
Good round guys. A couple incredible gems and a couple misses, but it's alright, there are other rounds to make it up!
YtseBitsySpider: Badlands – Winter’s Call
Well well well… 80’s hair metal. Not a genre I like at all and this song was no exception unfortunately. Thematically it was fine, as a portion of the lyrics were about winter (however, the song did not have a very wintery feel), but the music and the rest of the lyrics were pretty atrocious, not to mention the video was a cheesefest. Sorry, dude, but I just really didn’t like it.
Theme: 3/ 4
Song: 1/6
Total: 4/10
Lolzeez: Genesis – Snowbound
Genesis is a prog band, and this is kind a prog ballad song, I guess you could call it. I did like it somewhat, however, and it definitely fit the theme. I liked the chorus a lot and it was probably my favorite, but the song didn’t really change a lot. It was pretty same-y throughout, which really doesn’t cut it.
Theme: 3.5/4
Song 2/6
Total 5.5/10
Crazyaga: Do Make Say Think - Fredericia
I quite liked this song. It started out very mellow and gradually progressed into a faster light and airy riff that was really awesome. The buzzing guitar that enters around the 5 minute mark adds another layer which really made the song great. This song didn’t remind me of winter exactly though. But a pretty good song nonetheless.
Theme: 2/4
Song: 4/6
Total: 6/10
PuffyPat: A Great Big Pile Of Leaves – Drought of Snow
Hmm… I’ve heard of AGBPOF before, as I know a lot of people on this forum are familiar with them, but I’ve never heard them before now. This song was pretty incredible and I really liked it. The addition of brass in this song was quite cool. Although this song didn’t change a lot, it was quite catchy. Thematically it was fine. The song didn’t have a cold feel, but the lyrics were about snow so I guess that counts for something. I’ll definitely be checking these guys out some more.
Theme: 2/4
Song: 5/6
Total: 7/10
Elite: Wolves In The Throne Room – Dia Artio
This song was described as ambient black metal, and that’s kinda accurate, but it seems to be missing the black metal aspect of it. It’s a long, slowed down and drawn out piece of music and very clearly gives me a feeling of winter. It makes me just want to lie down and chill out and listen to this. It fit the theme incredibly well, but didn’t work too well as a song. I liked it ok.
Theme: 4/4
Song: 3/6
Total: 7/10
Nekov: God Is An Astronaut – Snowfall
This song was incredibly cold and empty and I really liked that feel. However, it didn’t really well as an instrumental. Some of the parts I felt like needed vocals, but the last couple minutes worked fine, in fact, the piano riff was one of the best parts of the whole thing. Overall I liked this song a lot, but it could have used a little vocal improvement.
Theme: 4/4
Song: 4/6
Total: 8/10
Scorpion: Wintersun – Sadness and Hate
I’ll start off by saying this song has a definite wintery feel to it. The song itself was also excellent, albeit a little long. This sounds like power-prog with black metal influences and the genres are mixed very well. The singer is quite talented, his screams and clean vocals are both very good. I definitely liked this song, and I will probably check out this band in the future. Great submission.
Theme: 4/4
Song: 4.5/6
Total: 8.5/10
Heretic: Ulver – Soelen Gaaer Bag Aase Need
First off, I love me some good Norwegian black metal any day and this was no exception. My favorite part of this song was the 6/8 feel with the clean singing, although I loved the rest of it very much. To me, black metal is the very embodiment of winter: bleak, cold, and desolate. This song fit the theme very well and was also an incredible piece of music. I’ll definitely be checking out more by this band. Awesome
Theme: 4/4
Song: 6/6
Total: 10/10
The standings
Scorpion: 18.5
Heretic: 17
Elite: 16
Nekov: 14
PuffyPat: 13
Crazyaga: 11
Lolzeez: 9.5
YtseBitsySpider: 8.5
Good round.
Next round's deadline will be whenever you can get it in, because I know a lot of you have the holidays to deal with.
This round's theme will be:
Heavy & Brutal
Pretty self explanatory.
Special Condition: The heaviest and most brutal of the bunch will get an extra 2 points no matter how much I like it or not.
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The rest of the album very clearly is black metal, if you ever want to check it out, the song I sent was basically the album intro. Also regarding next round's thema; fuck yes, I already know what to send, but I'll have to be at a computer first. Expect it tomorrow.
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I don't listen to heavy music any more. This might be my worst round...
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Fuck yes! This is looking good. :hat
Do want brutal music, or do the lyrics also have to be brutal?
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sent :3 (Be surprised, I know some seriously heavy stuff!)
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Fuck yes! This is looking good. :hat
Do want brutal music, or do the lyrics also have to be brutal?
I'm mostly looking for brutal music, but brutal lyrics would be a plus.
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Yay I'm not last!! Also that song isnt really prog. In fact i'd call it pop. But oh well. Brb gonna check my roulette to see the best brutal song i had. ^^
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Verzonden
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I'm glad you liked that song though I disagree about the vocals, I like instrumental post rock just the way it is :smiley:
Sent for round 3
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I'm glad you liked that song though I disagree about the vocals, I like instrumental post rock just the way it is :smiley:
Sent for round 3
The song was quite good but I feel like it could've used like, a line of vocals somewhere. Sometimes emptiness is a good thing.
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Gaaaaahhhd... I only know brutal music that probably sucks. Well, I could have sent Wintersun, but I already did that last round.
I'll send tomorrow, I'm too tired right now.
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Well at least you might get the 2 points for most brutal.
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Do you like instrumentals?
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I sure do.
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I don't really understand the theme. Can I send heavy metal? Or do i have to send some brutal metal? Whatever. I'm gonna send something. If it doesnt fit in,tell me.
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Oh yeah, sent.
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Sent.
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I don't really understand the theme. Can I send heavy metal? Or do i have to send some brutal metal? Whatever. I'm gonna send something. If it doesnt fit in,tell me.
Your submission is fine.
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I don't really understand the theme. Can I send heavy metal? Or do i have to send some brutal metal? Whatever. I'm gonna send something. If it doesnt fit in,tell me.
Your submission is fine.
Aw hell yeah! While not the heaviest,one of my favorite metal songs ever. One of the first metal "Epics" ever. Not too long though.
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Results? If I don't get a good score this time,i'm gonna blame you. :lol
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I'm really busy. Expect results after new years.
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I'm really busy. Expect results after new years.
I guess we're gonna have to wait a year for the results! :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Ok,that was bad. :-[
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I thought it was funny.
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Yeah, I chuckled.
I'm really anxious, actually. My song either scored really high or really low, I doubt there's much middle ground here...
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My song either scored really high or really low, I doubt there's much middle ground here...
Me too. I sent a great song but not too heavy. From what i think is the first metal album from the first metal band. Yes. That one.
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I haven't listened to anyone's yet, and as a matter of fact, I'm not sure I have heretic's or ytse's submissions yet.
HERETIC. YTSE. SEND.
THX.
That should do it. ;)
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Pm them :p
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sorry sorry I have way too many things to do!
will send right now
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Is it just me or it seems like nothing happens?
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He said that he doesn't have the time before New Years. :chill
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He said that he doesn't have the time before New Years. :chill
It's 8:54 PM here :metal
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So I have everyone's submissions. Thanks for being sort of patient with this round. ;)
Results either tonight or tomorrow.
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Bump
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I'm starting to judge now. :chill
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OKAY :biggrin:
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results tonight for realz.
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:caffeine:
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Take your time man, we understand. I've been just as busy, I feel ya.
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ROUND 3 RESULTS
Many thanks for being patient on this one guys. Sorry it took so much time.
Lolzeez: Black Sabbath – N. I. B
Ah, Black Sabbath. I suppose I should have put this band on my banned bands list, as I’m pretty familiar with their stuff. I’m not familiar with this song, however, so I decided to let it slide. This song was fine, but there wasn’t much to say about it. It was repetitive and the vocals in the verse were exactly replicating the guitar part, something I can’t stand. It also didn’t fit the theme very well because, while being a metal song, it wasn’t heavy or brutal. Sorry.
Theme 1/4
Song: 3/6
Total 4/10
PuffyPat: Sepultura – Convicted In Life
Another band I’ve heard of but haven’t checked out. This song was pretty brutal. It definitely had variety, however, it wasn’t just brutalness. I really think that’s what made it a great song and I liked it. The drum intro was incredibly sick.
Theme: 3/4
Song 3.5/6
Total 6.5/10
YtseBitsySpider: Devil Driver - End of the Line
This was straight up death metal, which is something that I like. This song was pretty cool and I liked it. However, it wasn’t very memorable. It was definitely brutal, so you get theme points for that. I liked it, but there isn’t much to say about it. Cool song.
Theme 3.5/4
Song 3/6
Total 6.5/10
Scorpion: Sleep Terror – Prodromal Nocturia
I’ll start off by saying that the blast beats in this song were among the fastest I’ve ever heard. It was awesome. Anyway, this song, while being really good, wasn’t that brutal mostly because it didn’t have vocals, and I really think they make metal songs even more brutal. Parts of it were heavy however, so props for that. I especially enjoyed the jazz part, however far away from the theme it may be. Cool song.
Theme 2/4
Song 5/6
Total 7/10
Elite: Lykathea Aflame – Bringer of Elvenefris Flame
This was no doubt a brutal song, and was pretty good, but the production was crappy. I don’t know if it was Youtube or not, but the snare drum sounds like a timpani drum or maybe he had the snare turned off or whatever, but anyway, it didn’t sound good. I’m not usually not bitchy about production, but here it really got on my nerves and made the song hard to enjoy. Anyway, aside from the production, the song was pretty good. The vocals were totally unintelligible, but that’s ok, it’s the thought that counts. And that made it even more brutal, so that’s pretty cool.
Theme 4/4
Song 3/6
Total 7/10
Nekov: Vintersorg – Jöklen
I really liked this one. It mixed brutal black metal vocals with nice clean singing, but for the most part, it had the brutal vocals, which sounded great. The only con I can see to this song is that for the most part it wasn’t very memorable, just a regular black metal song, a style that I love, but nothing really stands out.
Theme 4/4
Song 4.5/6
Total 8.5/10
Crazyaga: Strapping Young Lad – All Hail the New Flesh
This song is right up there with Heretic’s for most brutal. Not only were the vocals brutal, but the music was incredibly heavy. The lyrics (or what I could hear of them, anyway), were pretty cheesy with lots of profanity, which I didn’t like all that much. Not that it offends me, but it seemed really unnecessary. But I really did like rest of the song. Lyrics were a turn off, but yeah, great song.
Theme 4/4
Song 4/6
Total 8/10
Heretic: Converge – Trespasses
I’ve heard of Converge, and even checked them out briefly, but I haven’t heard this song. In any case, this was 3 minutes of pretty sweet music. It was heavy and brutal, but not so that it was unlistenable. The main riff was the best part and I also liked it when he screamed “burn at both ends.” It also sounded a ton like Kvelertak, and I really love them, that's another reason why I loved this one.
Theme 4/4
Song 6/6
Total 10/10
Most Brutal:
Crazyaga's submission of All Hail the New Flesh by Strapping Young Lad wins this! Congrats!
The standings:
Heretic: 27
Scorpion: 25.5
Nekov: 24.5
Elite: 23
Crazyaga: 19 (+2)=21
PuffyPat 19.5
YtseBitsySpider: 15
Lolzeez: 13.5
Next round will be an Open Round, mostly because I have no idea of a theme.
Deadline is Saturday at 23:59 Eastern states time.
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Glad you liked Converge! My favorite releases by them are Axe to Fall, All We Love We Leave Behind, and Jane Doe. Definitely give them a listen.
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:D
As I said, I don't listen to that kind of metal and I like Vintersorg mostly for their work after their second album which tends more to folk than black metal. I'll send something tomorrow.
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Sent.
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What? That was fucking brutal, vocals or not!
Oh well. I have something in mind, sending shortly. I think you will dig this.
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Convicted in Life? That is awesome, though for me the most brutal Sep song is Screams Behind the Shadows.
Carry on. I just weren't expecting anyone to send a Green-era Sepultura song.
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yay :D 10 points :3
Ill do my best this round!!!!!!!
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Edit: sent.
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CONVERGE :heart
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Glad you kind of liked Lykathea Aflame. I agree on the snare dums sound being weird, but it doesn't bother me at all. I think it's a very conscious decision, considering the whole album sounds like it. tbh; I haven't actually listened to the youtube version I sent you, because I have the album on CD and I love it.
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What did ytse send?
Edit: Sent
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Shoot. He sent a Devil Driver song called End Of The Line. Sorry I forgot to put it up there.
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Shoot. He sent a Devil Driver song called End Of The Line. Sorry I forgot to put it up there.
Awesome. I was just curious in case he had sent something from the band I sent you this round and lucky for me he didn't :D
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Sent.
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The deadline is allready over 2 days ago.
Results?
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Results today.
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:squee:
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Can you post before your 6:00 PM?
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Yup!
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If you don't give the song I sent a high score,I'll be pissed. Just saying. I'll also hire JMX.
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If you don't give the song I sent a high score,I'll be pissed.
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ROUND 4 RESULTS!
Crazyaga: Swans – Helpless Child
This is a song I liked, but hell, it was long. It was really chill and is something I would listen to as background music (which isn’t a bad thing). There isn’t much to say about this song, because there isn’t much going on. But that's because this song seems like it was written to be relaxing. Pretty good. Only complaint was that there wasn’t enough going on to fill the incredibly long 15 minute piece but I liked it well enough. A note to everyone: remember that the time limit is 10 minutes for songs.
6/10
YtseBitsySpider: Ozric Tentacles – White Rhino Tea
This was a pure prog song, a genre that I used to listen to but find myself steering away from in recent years. This song was pretty cool however and it brought back memories of when I used to exclusively listen to this kind of music. Pretty good song and technically impressive and there were some parts I really liked. Good submission, but I don’t expect to be listening to more prog anytime soon.
7/10
Lolzeez: King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
More prog. I liked this one more than Ozric Tentacles though. The main riffs were quite cool and I liked the vocals (although vocal distortion isn’t my thing it seemed to fit in this song). The only complains I have were that the ending of the song got on my nerves a bit and the wankyness level of the solo was really high. Definitely better than your previous submissions!
7.5/10
Scorpion: Luna Mortis – Ash
I remember checking out this album a while ago, but I sure didn’t remember until now and I don’t remember the music. This song was really good. I’m impressed with the vocalist; if she’s doing the growls too, than it’s the first female growl I’ve liked. It sounds a bit like her, but I really don’t know. Tell me if you do! Anyway, this was a really good melodeath song. I will definitely check out the rest of this album, as sadly, it is the only one Luna Mortis has made.
8.5/10
Nekov: Mastodon – Aqua Dementia
I’ve heard a ton of good things about mastodon and even checked out The Hunter passively a couple times. This was a great song. The drummer is very good and I liked the vocals although I thought it could use some clean singing here and there to spice it up. Cool riffing and great song. I will probably check out more from this band because I really like what I hear
9/10
Heretic: Twelve Foot Ninja – Deluge
This was a cool song. Had a pretty awesome pseudo-reggae feel at the beginning and quickly progressed into a really awesome heavy chorus. I loved this piece. I usually don’t like this kind of feel (upbeat bluesy pseudoreggae) in music but here it was used really well. The chorus was definitely the high point and a great contrast to the quieter verses. The scream at the end was perfect.
9/10
Elite: The Dear Hunter – Red Hands
I really liked the vocals (although on this song, I might have heard some autotune). This song was really good, not as good as Cauda Venenum, but they hardly sound the same at all. I really liked the part after the “get to work;” it was probably my favorite part of the song. Again, not quite as good as Cauda Venenum, but awesome nonetheless.
9.5/10
PuffyPat: The Dear Hunter – Cauda Venenum
I’ve heard of the Dear Hunter before. Never checked them out. That’s going to change now. This song was just incredible. I loved every second of it. Most of all, however, I really liked the vocalist. This song also had a feel that made me want to dance and that was cool. The handdrums were an awesome addition. Awesome submission!
10/10
Best round yet, guys! Keep it up!
The standings:
Heretic: 36
Nekov: 34.5
Scorpion: 34
Elite: 32.5
PuffyPat 29.5
Crazyaga: 27
YtseBitsySpider: 22
Lolzeez: 21
ROUND 5 THEME: Colors: Send me a song with a color named in the title. GO!
Deadline is Wednesday at 7pm EST. I go back to school this week so it might be hard for me to give you results depending on how much work I get. Send it in on time and I can assure you results friday if not earlier.
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I consider Helpless Child to be one of the most amazing songs ever, and I dont find it relexing at all. its unsetting as fuck, with massive intensity. I wouldnt listen to it as a background music.
I also think it worth every second of its 15 minutes. but oh well. opinions are opinions.
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:tup
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:D
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BOOYAH. I'm back in this thing.
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Sent
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Awesome. Now it's time for a comeback!!!!
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A couple of questions before sending:
- Does it have to contain a colour in the song title, or can it be in the album title or name of the artist as well?
- Can a song just contain the word 'color(s)' or 'colour' without having an actual one in the title?
- Are black and white colours?
I'm assuming the answer to the first two is NO and to the third is YES, but I want to be sure :)
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A couple of questions before sending:
- Does it have to contain a colour in the song title, or can it be in the album title or name of the artist as well?
- Can a song just contain the word 'color(s)' or 'colour' without having an actual one in the title?
- Are black and white colours?
I'm assuming the answer to the first two is NO and to the third is YES, but I want to be sure :)
I was just about to ask that :rollin
I so I think I got my song.
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Scorpion: Luna Mortis – Ash
I remember checking out this album a while ago, but I sure didn’t remember until now and I don’t remember the music. This song was really good. I’m impressed with the vocalist; if she’s doing the growls too, than it’s the first female growl I’ve liked. It sounds a bit like her, but I really don’t know. Tell me if you do! Anyway, this was a really good melodeath song. I will definitely check out the rest of this album, as sadly, it is the only one Luna Mortis has made.
8.5/10
Cool that you liked it! Definitely check out the rest of the album, and yes, the growls are done by Mary Zimmer, the vocalist as well. Pretty impressive, huh?
Anyway, thinking on the colour song. Will send shortly.
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Sent.
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A couple of questions before sending:
- Does it have to contain a colour in the song title, or can it be in the album title or name of the artist as well?
- Can a song just contain the word 'color(s)' or 'colour' without having an actual one in the title?
- Are black and white colours?
I'm assuming the answer to the first two is NO and to the third is YES, but I want to be sure :)
No
No
Yes.
There you go.
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A couple of questions before sending:
- Does it have to contain a colour in the song title, or can it be in the album title or name of the artist as well?
- Can a song just contain the word 'color(s)' or 'colour' without having an actual one in the title?
- Are black and white colours?
I'm assuming the answer to the first two is NO and to the third is YES, but I want to be sure :)
No
No
Yes.
There you go.
Can I send Red Hands again? :biggrin:
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:lol
Nice try.
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Remember folks, the deadline is today at 7pm Eastern time. GMT minus 5. I only have 5 people's submissions so far and I'd really like the rest of you to get them in on time.
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Sent.
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Missing lolzeez, but I'll start judging because he missed the deadline.
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lol my submission was literally done while I was nowhere near a computer so I couldn't think of anything good to send you. Oh well, there's always next round
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Sent.
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I found this one of the hardest rounds in any roulette I've ever played, not because of my lack of songs, but because of the overall mediocrity of songs with colours in the title in my library, but I hope you'll enjoy what I sent.
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I found this one of the hardest rounds in any roulette I've ever played, not because of my lack of songs, but because of the overall mediocrity of songs with colours in the title in my library, but I hope you'll enjoy what I sent.
This. I didn't was to send the song I sent because I wanted to save it for later.
Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider...
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I found this one of the hardest rounds in any roulette I've ever played, not because of my lack of songs, but because of the overall mediocrity of songs with colours in the title in my library, but I hope you'll enjoy what I sent.
I feel similar, though some are quite cool, but I wasn't sure how they would fare. Oh well.
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I found this one of the hardest rounds in any roulette I've ever played, not because of my lack of songs, but because of the overall mediocrity of songs with colours in the title in my library, but I hope you'll enjoy what I sent.
Agreed. The songs in my library were all by good bands, but they weren't close to their best songs, and wouldn't fair well as roulette submissions.
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Sorry it was hard guys, i'll try to brainstorm some ideas for the next rounds.
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Challenging isn't always a bad thing, though. It's how you thin out the horde and find the true champion among the ranks.
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Results?
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Results?
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Working on them now.
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Round 5 Results!
PuffyPat: The White Stripes – Black Math
I probably should have put this band on my not-to-send list, but I forgot because I don’t own any of their stuff (I’ve heard most of it however) and there’s a reason I don’t own their albums. I don’t like this band. It probably has something to do with a) the incredible simplicity of the drums and guitar and b) Jack White’s voice. Their music is actually too simple for me to stay interested in it. Plus, the production on this album is horrible (a minor gripe I suppose). So obviously I didn’t like this song. It’s not really your fault, you just happened to send me a band I detest that I forgot to put on my list. So I suppose it’s my fault. Sorry, and better luck next round.
Theme 4/4
Song 1/6 (only because I have enough of a heart not to give a zero)
Total: 5/10
Crazyaga: Boards of Canada – Turquoise Hexagon Sun
There isn’t a lot to say about this one at all. This was a really chill electronic piece that hardly had anything going on - and I have to admit it was kind of a reprieve from what I usually listen to. It was very relaxing, but I wouldn’t listen to this all the time. Mr. Fox here told me not to listen to it as background music, and I tried not to, but it automatically faded into the background when I listened to it. But I enjoyed it for what it was.
Theme 4/4
Song 2/6
Total 6/10
YtseBitsySpider: Memphis May Fire – Red in Tooth & Claw
This is pure modern metalcore. Not really on the technical side, it was basically metalcore with pop sensabilities (in the vocal melodies mostly). It also had some pretty awesome djent-style riffing. I did like this song, but it seemed like generic modern metalcore. I do enjoy this genre somewhat though, and this song was pretty good. My favorite part was the ritard at the end and the djent-y breakdown. Cool song, but not that memorable.
Theme 4/4
Song 3.5/6
Total: 7.5/10
Lolzeez: Camel – Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider
More classic prog. I freaking love Tolkien’s books, and this song was a pretty cool homage to his work. Again, this isn’t a genre I listen to very much at all because I’ve moved past it, but it’s nice to hear it sometimes. Some cool synth work on this one, and the vocals were cool. Kind of boring with the length and all, but it was a cool song anyway.
Theme 4/4
Song 3.5/6
Total 7.5/10
Nekov: Frost* - Black Light Machine
Silly me. I thought Frost* was an instrumental band. :lol Anyway, the vocal intro to this song was really cool and I liked the electronic stuff thrown in in a pinch. I was kinda iffy on the electronic part that seemed to go on for a long time until a really awesome lead guitar came in and relieved my imminent boredom. Then the drums did a really sick fill, cut out and the song was left with just the lead. This was my favorite part of the whole song. However the whole piece was very synthetic sounding, one of the last parts being all electronic synth stuff. I usually don’t like that in songs, but this part was really cool. All in all, great submission
Theme: 4/4
Song 4/6
Total 8/10
Scorpion: Redemption – Black and White World
I liked this one. A nice, cold-sounding piece of prog metal. You could’ve sent this one for the winter round and gotten full theme marks. The piano intro was really awesome and some of the rhythms they used were really awesome and messed with my heard. Unfortunately, the singer is singing in that typical prog metal style of operatic vocals, something that I don’t like about the genre. However, on this song, it wasn’t as bad as some bands can be in that area. Great stuff.
Theme 4/4
Song 4.5/6
Total 8.5/10
Elite: Seventh Wonder – The Black Parade
More prog metal. It was seemed heavier than the song Scorpion sent me, but maybe that was the audio quality. Anyway, I liked this fine. It was complicated enough so that I didn’t get bored of it, and I really liked the vocal melodies. However, like I said in Scorp’s writeup, it had that prog metal vocal style, which gets on my nerves a lot, but again, this band isn’t as bad about it as some are. Great song, I liked it I lot.
Theme 4/4
Song 4.5/6
Total 8.5/10
Heretic: Right Away Great Captain! – Devil Dressed in Blue
This was so different from the other submissions, and it was awesome. It was completely acoustic and it was one guy doing everything. I loved the lyrics. It sounds a ton like Neutral Milk Hotel on their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, especially the vocal style. I loved that. I will definitely be checking out more of his stuff.
Theme 4/4
Song 5/6
Total 9/10
This round was nowhere near as good as previous rounds, but that may have been partially my fault because of the theme I picked. Better luck next round. :)
Due to the songs not really being judge-able on theme points this round (you either got the points or you didn't), next round with a theme like this the songs will be judged purely on song quality.
The standings:
Heretic: 45
Nekov: 42.5
Scorpion: 42.5
Elite: 41
PuffyPat 34.5
Crazyaga: 33
YtseBitsySpider: 29.5
Lolzeez: 28.5
Nekov and Scorpion are tied! WHO'S GOING PULL AHEAD NEXT ROUND!?!?! Exciting!
Next round's theme will be Acoustic.
Send me a song without electric instruments. Deadline will be Sunday at 23:59 eastern time.... And I will take away two points from your score if you send it in late! It's quite annoying when that happens.
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I guess you dont like minimalism as much as I do XD
Also, the song Elite gave you doesnt have color in its title! :O
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I guess you dont like minimalism as much as I do XD
Also, the song Elite gave you doesnt have color in its title! :O
I'm guessing he sent "The Black Parade" but Wind just put the album title.
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I guess you dont like minimalism as much as I do XD
Also, the song Elite gave you doesnt have color in its title! :O
I'm guessing he sent "The Black Parade" but Wind just put the album title.
Indeed I did.
Scrop, I almost sent Black & White World, that was my third option.
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Fix'd. Don't know why I did that.
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You like Neutral Milk Hotel. FUCK. Well,easy. I got what I need already. Check out my top 50 album list. You'd know.
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Sent!
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Ahhhhh I have two songs that I absolutely love that fit the theme, what do...
Alright, sent. I sent the song that I like more myself, but it's also a little more risky than the other submission.
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AARGH why did you make this round acoustic AFTER I sent Right Away, Great Captain!? Haha, there's better songs by him that are purely acoustic and you would love them if you enjoyed that.
Either way, sent!
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AARGH why did you make this round acoustic AFTER I sent Right Away, Great Captain!? Haha, there's better songs by him that are purely acoustic and you would love them if you enjoyed that.
Either way, sent!
That's what I thought after having sent Red Hands the last round.
Sent for next round.
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I actually did get the idea for an acoustic round after heretic sent me Right Away Great Captain. Just to give him a hard time. :biggrin:
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Alright Heretic, how about slowing down the car a bit?
Sent
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Waiting on PuffyPat and ytse.
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Sent. Sorry for the wait. I was debating what song to send.
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oops.
sorry..didn't know this had moved along.
I'll send tonight.
eeek...-2.
Well Wind and I aren't really clicking anyhow.
I'll find something this evenning.
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(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/andariel13/Smileys/th_pyong_emoticons-17-1.gif)
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Sorry, I've been super busy. Results tomorrow.
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Sorry, I've been super busy. Results tomorrow.
+2 comin back my way then?
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Sorry, I've been super busy. Results tomorrow.
:yeahright
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Sorry, I've been super busy. Results tomorrow.
+2 comin back my way then?
No, sorry. You still sent it in after the deadline.
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I actually did get the idea for an acoustic round after heretic sent me Right Away Great Captain. Just to give him a hard time. :biggrin:
I KNEW IT. Sleep with one eye open tonight BreezeController.....
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Results today? :3
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Results today? :3
Yeah,I wanna see how bad I did.
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Round 6 Results!!!!
Nekov: Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia – Guardian Angel (live)
Another Al DiMeola song! I must say that I liked Scorpion’s submission better than this one, mostly because that one featured a lot less guitar wankery and more structure. Here the guitar was way to wanky for my tastes. It just seemed too drawn out and really didn’t hold my attention. I know this was the only acoustic song you had in your library and had you had more, I know you would’ve sent me something better.
5/10
Ytse: Machine Head – The Darkness Within
This is a pretty cool acoustic rock piece. Nothing folky about this one, it’s just a rock song done acoustically. I liked the lyrics and the fan made video was really cool and fit the song. Anyway, I liked it but there isn’t much more to say than it was a cool piece. I did think the singer would be better suited to singing on a heavier song, but that’s kind of a minor gripe.
6/10
-2 for lateness
4/10
Elite: Magic Pie – Endless Ocean
Pretty good acoustic pop song by a prog metal band, but nothing special. Honestly, there is hardly anything to say about this one. There isn’t much to the song at all. The vocals sounded like something Styx would do and I really don’t like that much. This was really forgettable unfortunately. I did like it somewhat, but the vocals were definitely the low point. I liked the vocal melodies for most of the song though.
6.5/10
PuffyPat: The Mountain Goats – No Children
I just looked up this band on Wikipedia and found out they are based in my area and I think they’ve opened for my favorite local band (The Old Ceremony) a couple times, but I’ve never seen them. Anyway, this was a great song. A nice indie rock piece, it had a cool 6/8 feel and had a great vocal melody in the bridge and throughout the song. I really liked this one. Great submission.
8/10
Scorpion: Al DiMeola – Mediterranean Sundance
This song had some pretty sick Spanish style guitar riffing (or Mediterranean I guess lol) and it’s obvious this guy knows his guitar. He’s incredibly talented and in this song he’s all over the place. This song is really technical while still maintaining melody and structure, so it’s not so technical that it’s unlistenable. Really cool song, and a bit of different folky flavor, which I like a lot.
8/10
Crazyaga: Radiohead – Last Flowers
This was a good song. Radiohead is definitely better at making acoustic songs than some other bands sent to me this round. This piece seemed really sad (I couldn’t really hear the lyrics, so I don’t know for sure) and that added to the acoustic slow-song atmosphere. I would definitely listen to this song if I’m depressed or something. I liked it a lot.
8/10
Heretic: Nick Drake – From the Morning
Cool song, and some of the most beautiful lyrics ever. I liked this one because it was really relaxed, perfect for an acoustic song. And as I said, some of the most beautiful and moving lyrics I’ve ever heard. Cool guitar work on this one, and his voice was great.
8.5/10
Lolzeez: Neil Young – Heart of Gold
I’ve heard of Neil Young. Who hasn’t? This was good. Not entirely acoustic (I think I heard a little electric guitar in there), but it doesn’t matter. The highlight of this song was the harmonica, and damn, it was awesome. Added with the twangs of the not-so-acoustic guitar, it made the song really chill and fun to listen to. The vocals were also really good. I liked it a lot. Don't get discouraged, dude, I know that you can send some good stuff if you really think about it.
8.5/10
The standings.
Heretic: 53.5
Scorpion: 50.5
Nekov: 47.5
Elite: 47.5
PuffyPat 42.5
Crazyaga: 41
Lolzeez: 37
YtseBitsySpider: 33.5
Heads up: there are only two rounds left. Time to bring out the big guns, yes?
Just FYI for the last round: I will be running a wager point system for the last round (round 8). More to come on that at the end of next round, but basically, you can wager up to all of your points and I will rank songs 1-8. The top 4 will gain their wager and the bottom 4 will lose their wager. I'm telling you now in case you wanted to save something special for the last round. theseoafs came up with/used this system and I stole it from him. I should probably give him credit.
Anyway, the next round's (7) theme will be:
New To The Scene
Send me a song from a band that is rather new and has only one album (or two albums, if it comes to that)
Deadline: Friday @ 23:59 Eastern Time. Don't forget that there is a 2 point penalty for lateness. Let's get to it.
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Bummer :-\
Sent for round 7. I always fuck up the wager rounds so I'm not expecting anything
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Yay! I needed this! Alrighty,will be sending shortly.
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Glad you liked the song. They're one of my favorite bands, and John Darnielle (the singer) is my favorite songwriter. He writes in a very poetic way, and the way he delivers the words really helps show how good of a writer he is.
EDIT: SENT. Cautiously optimistic for this round.
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The lyrics of Last Flowers: (its about drug addiction)
Appliances have gone berserk
I cannot keep up
Treading on people's toes
Snot-nosed little punk
And I can't face the evening straight
You can't offer me escape
Houses move and houses speak
If you take me there you'll get relief
Relief, relief, relief...
And if I'm gonna talk
I just wanna talk
Please don't interrupt
Just sit back and listen
'cause I can't face the evening straight
You can't offer me escape
Houses move and houses speak
If you take me there you'll get relief
relief, relief, relief, relief, relief...
It's too much
Too bright
Too powerful
Too much
Too bright
Too powerful
Too much
Too bright
Too powerful
Too much
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Crap.
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Hey Windmaster, do you like Jazz Fusion?
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I do like jazz fusion.
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Sent.
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results today? :3
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Heh. Scorpion and Heretic have yet to send their songs. Deadline's in an hour.
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I literally just got power back at my house and have had no time to think about this, plus I just got home from two soccer games and I'm really really tired. Can you extend the deadline to tomorrow at like 12 noon?
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Good excuse. Deadline will be extended with a 4 point penalty for missing it instead of 2 points. 12:00 tomorrow.
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Good excuse. Deadline will be extended with a 4 point penalty for missing it instead of 2 points. 12:00 tomorrow.
:tup
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Results today? :3
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Results today? :3
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Coming soon...
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Before your 6:99 PM please? *puppydogeyes*
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That may not be possible, because I'm super busy this evening. I can finish them a couple of hours later however.
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ROUND 7 RESULTS!!
Lolzeez: Dean Watson – Past Present
This was some pretty chill Jazz fusion piece, but it was more electronic then most jazz fusion I’ve heard. I liked it ok, but it didn’t seem to be going anywhere. It just when on and on doing mostly the same stuff. It changed parts, but most of the parts weren’t more or less interesting than the last part. Also, as one youtube commenter said, “The percussion is positively amateurish.” This person is right. The drums bored me a lot. I guess because he programmed them. Anyway, this wasn’t a song that really managed to hold my attention all that much.
6.5/10
PuffyPat: Ambassadors – Falls
This song opened strong with a very cool riff and a driving beat. This is some great indie/alt rock right here. It was good while it lasted, but really, it’s not that memorable. I liked it though, the drums especially. They were driving and really fit the song. Cool stuff
7.5/10
Ytse: I Am Abomination – Since 1776
This song was good for what it was, which is pretty much the case fore all other modern metalcore songs. I liked it enough, but didn’t love it. It was as good as the other songs you’ve sent me. This one stands out, however, because of the cool ending orchestral part. I liked that part, and it is something I haven’t heard many of these metalcore bands do.
7.5/10
Nekov: Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks
The thing that really stood out in this song was the female/male interplay on the vocals. The Mumford & Sons influence is really obvious on this track, and that’s awesome, because Mumford & Sons have a really cool sound. I really liked this song. The horns were a really cool addition also. I will be checking out more from this band in the future.
8.5/10
Elite: Ørkenkjøtt – Skygger og Støv (Del II)
I had heard your first submission before, so I listened to this one. I liked it a lot. It sounded a lot like Tool, but Norwegian. Awesome. I have yet to hear one band that i do not like from Norway. This song was not my favorite, however, because I accidently listened to Skygger og Støv (Del I) first and liked it better than Del II, but Del II was still very good. I’ll definitely be checking this whole album out. Cool stuff.
8.5/10
Heretic: Amia Venera Landscape – A New Aurora
I got a real Anathema-ish vibe from the piano part at the beginning of this one (which, according to Spotify is the end of the track before it, Empire) but it quickly descended into a brutal hardcore/post-hardcore piece and then became a soft acoustic verse. The whole thing sounded kind of like Melodic hardcore with a little black metal thrown in. Awesome. A very well done piece of modern metal music. I think the band it most reminded me of was Ne Oblivscaris and I really love them, so this was a great piece. Totally going to check out this album when I get the chance.
9/10
Scorpion: Shattered Skies – Saviors
The first thing that stood out in this song is that the guitarist and bassist aren’t using picks except for the guitarist on his solo and at the very end of the song. They were in fact slapping. And it sounded totally awesome. I really liked this piece and I’d really like to see this band get some more popularity, because they are pretty incredible. My favorite part was the main riff/beat, which was incredibly zesty.
9/10
Crazyaga: *Shels – Butterflies On Luci’s Way
I never knew that music this beautiful and grandiose existed. Anathema comes close, but never as close as this to the pure beauty and expanse that post-rock and post-metal convey. If I had to describe this song, I’d say that it is pure beauty and amazingness turned into sound waves. I loved, loved, LOVED this song and there is no doubt it will listen to more of this band. Honestly, I would give you an 11 if that were possible. The vocals were my favorite part of this song, but everything else was amazing too.
10/10
The Standings:
Heretic: 61.5
Scorpion: 59.5
Nekov: 55.5
Elite: 55.5
Crazyaga: 51
PuffyPat 49.5
Lolzeez: 43.5
YtseBitsySpider: 41
This was probably one of my favorite rounds, guys! Awesome job. Are you ready for the last one?
Round 8
With a deadline on Wednesday @ 23:59, this gives you a full 3 days to submit your song.
When you send your song, tell me how many points you'd like to wager. You can wager up to all of your points.
I will rank songs in places 8 to 1. The top four (1,2,3,4) will win their wager, thereby gaining the number of points they wagered. The bottom four (5,6,7,8) will lose their wager, thereby losing the number of points they wagered.
As for the round theme, this will be an OPEN ROUND.
rdygo
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Elite: Ørkenkjøtt – Skygger og Støv (Del II)
I had heard your first submission before, so I listened to this one. I liked it a lot. It sounded a lot like Tool, but Norwegian. Awesome. I have yet to hear one band that i do not like from Norway. This song was not my favorite, however, because I accidently listened to Skygger og Støv (Del I) first and liked it better than Del II, but Del II was still very good. I’ll definitely be checking this whole album out. Cool stuff.
8.5/10
:tup
Yes, do check out the full album, it is one of my top 5 albums for 2012. They opened for Leprous when I saw them and they were amazing, glad you liked it :)
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:D
Check that album for sure, it has some beautiful tunes. I'm gonna give this one a some good thought before sending
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Woot! First time that I'm not sucking in a roulette. Will think this over thoroughly, don't want to screw up in the last round. :laugh:
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That's because Shattered Skies is an amazing band and I should have thought of sending them too.
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Well, on the plus side, the name of your band is far cooler. It's actually the first time that a band name has me madly curious for their music, so I guess that I'll have to check it out. :lol
Also, I have a pretty good idea for the artist to send, I've only got to narrow it down to a song, which might be hard. Expect my submission sometime tonight.
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YAY I WON THIS ROUND :D
hmmm. I dont understand the whole wager concept.
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You have 51 points, so you can wager any number from 1 to 51 points in the next round. If your song is among the Top 4 of the 8 songs sent, then you get the points that you wagered. If you don't, you lose them.
Examples:
a) You wager 25 points and come in at 4th place. You get your 25 points and have 51 + 25 = 76 points in the end.
b) You wager your full 51 points and you just miss the cut, coming in at 5th place. You lose 51 points and have 51- 51 = 0 points in the end.
Clear?
EDIT: Also, sent.
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You have 51 points, so you can wager any number from 1 to 51 points in the next round. If your song is among the Top 4 of the 8 songs sent, then you get the points that you wagered. If you don't, you lose them.
Examples:
a) You wager 25 points and come in at 4th place. You get your 25 points and have 51 + 25 = 76 points in the end.
b) You wager your full 51 points and you just miss the cut, coming in at 5th place. You lose 51 points and have 51- 51 = 0 points in the end.
Clear?
Yap :p
Edit: sent
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I'm gonna be wagering ALL of my points. Here we go. I got a fun song.
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Sent
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EDIT: Fuck it. I'm sending it.
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will send tonight
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Can't wait till I have 0 points. :rollin
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I find this very difficult somehow. Will send something shortly :)
EDIT: SENT
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When can we expect results?
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The moment he posts them. :neverusethis:
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I laughed at that. I need to get more sleep.
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The moment he posts them. :neverusethis:
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Kind of soon. I've been home sick yesterday and today, but I might have time to squeeze some listens in.
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Results today?
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Dude, be patient :)
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:tup
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so much ANTICIPATION
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Man I love this E-Card. :lol
BTW I've been following always sampling band I know nothing about. Thanks all.
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Sorry it's taking so long. I'll get your results sometime....
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Sorry it's taking so long. I'll get your results sometime....
:yeahright
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Results toady? :3
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It's been 8 days. .-.
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Not really. the deadline was last Wednesday at midnight, so that would make only 5 days including today.
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My WindMaster lies over the ocean,
My WindMaster lies over the sea.
My WindMaster has suddenly vanished,
Please bring back WindMaster to me.
:heart
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:heart :heart :heart :heart
I am completely flooded with schoolwork tonight but I suppose i can get results by wednesday.
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I'M REALLY EXCITED TO START MINE SO GOGOGOGOGOGO
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I'M REALLY EXCITED TO START MINE SO GOGOGOGOGOGO
Remind me to send you a video of a kitten during your roulette.
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meanwhile......
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¿dónde están los resultados?
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Vendrán anoche tal vez.
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ROUND 8: THE FINAL ROUND
8th Place
PuffyPat: Omar Rodiguez-Lopez Group – My Horror Is In Park, Drive Me Away Troubled Heart
This was kind of not something I usually listen to – it sounded a little like electronic jazz-fusion metal blend thing. But nonetheless I liked it pretty well. The synths here were the strong point along with the drums (that drummer is soooo sick) but other than that it seemed to drag on for the 8 minutes. I usually like instrumental music, but this might have been a bit better with vocals. As a whole, it failed to hold my attention, but I liked the parts that caught my attention.
PuffyPat wagered all of his points, so he ends up with a final score of 0
7th Place
Ytse: Magic Elf – Scrambledreggs
This was a very bluegrass influenced stomp with shreddin guitars, and I really liked it. As you said, the guitar is insane. This is something that people would clog/tap dance to, but I also really liked listening to it. My only complaint is that it was a little too wanky, but being an instrumental and all, I didn’t think it was very over the top, which was good.
Ytse wagered all of his points, so he ends up with a final score of 0
6th Place
Nekov: Sigur Ros – Staralfur
This song started out with a beautiful string and vocal part. The melody was very well written and I enjoyed it immensely. This was pretty much the entirety of the song, so there isn’t much to say except it was really beautiful and I liked it a lot. Possibly not enough substance for me but it was pretty good nonetheless.
Nekov wagered all of his points, so he ends up with a final score of 0
5th Place
Elite: Ben Folds Five – One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
Something like this isn’t what I expected from you for this last round (I expected something heavy/prog), but this was a great song. The piano playing is obviously the highlight, since there is no guitar in this song – the lead instrument is piano. I thought that was cool. Also he was doing some insane shredding on the thing the whole time. It was awesome. The song was good, not the kind of music I usually listen to, but I did enjoy it a lot.
Elite wagered 55 of his 55.5 points, so he ends up with a score of .5
4th Place
Lolzeez: Focus – Hocus Pocus
I really liked the atmosphere and mood of this one. The vocal part kind of sounded like yodeling style and that was really cool. The vocals were also quite weird. This song was pretty fun to listen to. The instruments were interesting and it managed to hold my attention more than PuffyPat’s submission. Good stuff. I really liked it.
Lolz wagered all of his 43.5 points so he ends up with a grand total of 87.
3rd Place
Crazyaga: Sigur Ros - Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
This was a very atmospheric and chill post-rock sound. It had a bit more going on then Nekov’s submission and I liked that about it. Video was hella creepy though, with the doll things. Anyway, I really liked the vocals and the melodies in this song, which I assume is one of this band’s many strong suits. The buildup and the climax at the end was really awesome and I loved how the strings dissolved into chaos in the last few seconds. Great stuff.
Crazyaga wagered all of his 51 points, so he ends up with a grand total of 102
2nd Place
Heretic: Hopesfall – The End Of An Era
This song was really cool. It started out sounding like it was going to be a generic metalcore song, but quickly progressed to a something much more awesome. I have to say, the first time he did clean vocals I thought, “the rest of his clean singing is going to be shit,” but that changed with an awesome clean vocal break a little before the incredible buildup, which went evolved an even better climax. Excellent stuff.
Heretic wagered all of his 61.5 points, so he ends up with a grand total of 123
1st Place
Scrop: Ihsahn – On The Shores
As soon as this started, I knew it was going to be awesome. The saxophone was the highlight of this song and when Scrop told me it had sax in it I was a little apprehensive because I thought it wouldn’t mix well with black metal, but it was incredibly awesome. The vocals were also very good, mixing black metal styles with more of a death metal growl. They fit the song very well. I really loved this piece. It was one of the best sent this whole roulette.
Scrop wagered all of his 59.5 points, so he ends up with a grand total of 119
Thanks for playing, y'all. I really enjoyed this and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I hope we can do this again sometime.
Since Heretic won this roulette (by a mere 4 points!), he is now officially awesome!! Good job, bro.
If anyone is interested, here are the final standings.
0 Points: Ytse, PuffyPat, Nekov
.5 Points: Elite
87 Points: Lolz
102 Points: Crazyaga
119 Points: Scrop
123 Points: Heretic
Thanks to everyone who played!
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I was the only one who didn't wager all points? :lol
YAY I'M NOT IN LAST PLACE BITCHES.
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HECK YES. This was an awesome roulette, dude, glad I could show you some awesome stuff. NOW, however, you must do the same in my roulette. :D
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Also, thanks for running it. Hope you found some new stuff and congrats to El Heretic for winning.
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3rd place :3 yay :D
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good roulette, bummer we didn't click but it moved along well for the most part
thanks for running it
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:lol
Congrats Heretic, you were the best :tup
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Ahhh so close! I'm happy you enjoyed Ihsahn though.
Congrats Heretic!
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WOOOT!!! I'M 4th PLACE! WOOOO!!! Now THAT'S a good comeback. Anyways good job Heretic! Also Crazyaga that's an amazing song. I was listening to that like yesterday.
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Thanks, guys, you're all beautiful people.