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General => Archive => General Music Archives => Topic started by: LieLowTheWantedMan on November 07, 2013, 07:30:52 PM
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Welcome to my roulette of terror. Third one I've done, so I guess I'm no stranger to this. Anyways, I didn't realize I was coming up as quickly as I was so I guess I have no participants. Which means I'll need some volunteers! I will take
8 9 participants.
The players:
senecadawg2
Outcrier
Lolzeez
adace
Dark Castle
Shadow Ninja 2.0
elefantStone
Tyrias
Lucien
The scoring: I will give a rating out of 10. Simple. Might do a double round, who knows. :o
Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/user/DisgruntledPork
Forbidden bands:
I'm only putting bands I really like on this list. The list would be far too long if I put everything I like. Hell, it's far too long as is. :lol
10cc
13th Floor Elevators
65daysofstatic
A Northern Chorus
A Perfect Circle
A Silver Mt. Zion
A Tribe Called Quest
Agalloch
Air
Alestorm
Alt-J
Alter Bridge
American Football
Amia Venera Landscape
Amon Duul II
Amon Tobin
Amplifier
An Endless Sporadic
Anathema
And So I Watch You From Afar
Andrew W.K.
Anglagard
Animal Collective
Aphex Twin
Arcade Fire
Archive
Ash Ra Tempel
At the Drive-In
Atheist
Au4
Audiac
Autechre
Ayreon (Just The Human Equation)
Bad Brains
Bark Psychosis
Baroness
Bass Communion
Bathory
Battles
Beach House
Beck
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Belle and Sebastian
Between the Buried and Me
Beyond Creation
Bibio
Big Big Train
Big Black
Bjork
Black Flag
Blackfield
Boards of Canada
Bohren & Der Club of Gore
Bon Iver
Bongripper
Boredoms
Boris
Botch
Brand New
Brian Eno
Bright Eyes
Broken Note
Broken Social Scene
Buckethead
Built to Spill
Burial
Busdriver
Camel
Can
Cap'n Jazz
Captain Beefheart
Car Seat Headrest
Caravan
Carbon Based Lifeforms
Cardiacs
Caspian
Cat Power
Catherine Wheel
Charles Mingus
Chelsea Wolfe
Chicago
Chrome
CHVRCHES
Cinematic Orchestra
Circle Jerks
Circle Takes the Square
clipping
Cloud Nothings
Cloudkicker
Cocteau Twins
Coheed and Cambria
Coil
Common
Converge
Cult of Luna
CunninLynguists
Cypress Hill
Daft Punk
Dalek
David Bowie
De La Soul
Dead Can Dance
Dead Kennedys
Deafheaven
Death Grips
Deathspell Omega
Deerhunter
Deftones
Deicide
Deltron 3030
Demians
Depeche Mode
Descendents
Devil Doll
Devin Townsend
Devo
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Dillinger Escape Plan
Dinosaur Jr.
Dir en Grey
Discipline
Discordance Axis
Dissection
DJ Heny. G
DJ Hidden
DJ Shadow
Do Make Say Think
Dog Fashion Disco
Dolphin
Don Caballero
Down
Dream Theater (lol)
dredg
Echolyn
Einsturzende Neubauten
Eisley
Electric Wizard
Elliott Smith
Emancipator
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Emilie Autumn
Emilie Simon
Emily Wells
Emperor
Enslaved
Envy
EPMD
Eric B. and Rakim
Espers
Explosions in the Sky
Exuma
Fair to Midland
Faith No More
Fantomas
Faust
Feist
Fen
Fever Ray
Fire! Orchestra
Fleet Foxes
Floex
Fly Pan Am
Flying Lotus
Foetus
Four Tet
Frank Ocean
Frank Turner
Frank Zappa
Fridge
Fripp & Eno
Fu-Schnickens
Fuck Buttons
Fugazi
Galaxie 500
Gang of Four
Gary Numan
Gazpacho
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Ghost
Global Communication
God is an Astronaut
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gogol Bordello
Gojira
Goldfrapp
Gong
Gonjasufi
Gorgoroth
Gorguts
Gorillaz
Gotye
Gregor Samsa
Gregory & the Hawk
Grimes
Grizzly Bear
Guided By Voices
Gza
Haken
Hammock
Hatfield and the North
Have a Nice Life
Henry Cow
Her Name is Calla
High Tide
Hop Along
House of Pain
Husker Du
Idiot Flesh
If These Trees Could Talk
Ihsahn
Imahoritsuneoyoshidatatsuya
Infected Mushroom
Interpol
Iron Maiden
Isis
J Dilla
James Blake
James LaBrie
Jane's Addiction
Janelle Monae
Jannick Top
Jay Munly (and his projects)
Jean Louis
Jeff Buckley
Jethro Tull
Joanna Newsom
John Coltrane
Jon Hopkins
Joni Mitchell
Joy Division
Justice
Justin Timberlake
Kaizers Orchestra
Kaki King
Kate Bush
Kayo Dot
Kendrick Lamar
Killing Joke
Kimbra
King Crimson
Kiss Kiss
Kraftwerk
Kryptic Minds
Kvelertak
Kyuss
La Dispute
Laika
Laura Stevenson and the Cans
LCD Soundsystem
Lenny Valentino
Lightning Bolt
Liquid Tension Experiment
Loma Prieta
Lorde
Loreena McKennitt
Lou Reed
Low
LSD and the Search for God
Madvillain
Magma
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Manic Street Preachers
Marillion
Massive Attack
Mastodon
maudlin of the Well
Maximum the Hormone
Maybeshewill
Mayhem
Mazzy Star
Megadeth
Melt-Banana
Melvins
Merzbow
MGMT
Miles Davis
Ministry
Minor Threat
Modern Lovers
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
Monica Richards
Mono
Monster Magnet
Moonsorrow
Morbid Angel
Morrissey
Motorpsycho
Mr. Bungle
Mum
Muse
My Bloody Valentine
My Vitriol
Nails
Naked City
Napalm Death
Natural Snow Buildings
Necrophagist
Neu!
Neurosis
Neutral Milk Hotel
New Order
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Drake
Nine Inch Nails
No-Man
NoMeansNo
Nujabes
Oceansize
Odd Nosdam
Of Montreal
Off Minor
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Olafur Arnalds
Om
Operation Ivy
Opeth
Orbital
Ours
Outkast
Pain of Salvation
Pale Saints
Panda Bear
Pantera
Pantha Du Prince
Patti Smith
Pavement
Peeping Tom
Pelican
Pendulum
Pere Ubu
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill
Pg.99
Phaeleh
Pig Destroyer
Pink Floyd
Pinkshinyultrablast
Pixies
PJ Harvey
Polkadot Cadaver
Porcupine Tree
Portishead
Portugal. the Man
Primordial
Primus
Protest the Hero
Psychic TV
Psychotic Waltz
Public Enemy
Pulp
Pure Reason Revolution
Puscifier
Queens of the Stone Age
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Raekwon
Rage Against the Machine
Rapeman
Red House Painters
Red Sparowes
Refused
Renaissance
Reverend Glasseye
Ride
Riverside
Roger Waters
Roy Harper
Royksopp
Ruins
Run the Jewels
Russian Circles
Scott Walker
Sebadoh
Sepultura
Set Fire to Flames
Shackleton
She Wants Revenge
Shellac
Shpongle
Sigh
Sigur Ros
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Skinny Puppy
Sleep
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Slim Cessna's Auto Club
Slint
Slowdive
Smif-N-Wessun
Soda Stereo
Soft Machine
Solstafir
Sonic Youth
Spacemen 3
Spiral Architect
Spiritualized
SPK
Spock's Beard
Squarepusher
Starflyer 59
Stars of the Lid
Steely Dan
Stereolab
Steve Burns
Steven Wilson
Strapping Young Lad
Streetlight Manifesto
Submotion Orchestra
Suffocate For Fuck Sake
Sufjan Stevens
Suicidal Tendencies
Sun Kil Moon
Sunn O)))
Supersilent
Susanne Sundfor
Swans
Sweet Trip
Swervedriver
System of a Down
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tame Impala
Tangerine Dream
Television
Testament
Thank You Scientist
The Angelic Process
The Antlers
The Apples in Stereo
The Books
The Clash
The Contortionist
The Cure
The Dear Hunter
The Decemberists
The Doors
The Drones
The Fall
The Flaming Lips
The Future Sound of London
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus Lizard
The Knife
The Mars Volta
The Microphones
The Mountain Goats
The Mushroom River Band
The National
The Ocean
The Offspring
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Pharcyde
The Pineapple Thief
The Pogues
The Reign of Kindo
The Residents
The Ruins of Beverast
The Shins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Stone Roses
The Strokes
The Tallest Man on Earth
The Velvet Underground
The Verve
The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
The Zombies
This Heat
This Will Destroy You
Thrice
Throbbing Gristle
Tim Buckley
Tim Hecker
Today is the Day
Tom Waits
Tomahawk
Tool
Tori Amos
Touche Amore
Transatlantic
Tubeway Army
Tycho
Typhoon
Ulver
Una
Unexpect
Unwound
Vampire Weekend
Van der Graaf Generator
Venetian Snares
Violent Femmes
VNV Nation
Volbeat
Voltaire
Warpaint
Weather Report
Wilco
Wire
Wu-Tang Clan
Xanopticon
XTC
Yes
Yndi Halda
Yo La Tengo
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson
Zomby
Tips: I hate glam metal. I'm not fond of cheesiness, and power metal I'm pretty iffy with. If you're not sure I'll like it, send it to jingle.boy. If he likes it, odds are I won't. :neverusethis:
Anyways, anyone who's daring enough to join the roulette, say so!
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You've got a long list there, like really fucking long!
I'll play! :D
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Yeah, sorry about that. I actually took bands off too. :lol If it turns out to be too hectic I'll take more off. :)
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I'm in!
So, as a total noob to these roulettes, i am supposed to send you a PM with a link to the song(Youtube, Soundcloud...) right?
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I'M IN! :tup
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I'm in!
So, as a total noob to these roulettes, i am supposed to send you a PM with a link to the song(Youtube, Soundcloud...) right?
Yup. :tup I say a theme and you do just that.
Since my forbidden list is so long I'll try and keep the themes simpler. :)
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Count me in.
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A long list with a lot of bands/artists that I listen to as well?
Count me in!
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Tips: I hate glam metal. I'm not fond of cheesiness, and power metal I'm pretty iffy with. If you're not sure I'll like it, send it to jingle.boy. If he likes it, odds are I won't. :neverusethis:
:lol
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3 more spots open. If it takes too long and no one wants in, I guess I'll start with the batch we have!
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The length of your banned artists list is daunting, but what the heck. I'll join.
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Well that is the terror part! :D
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I can join, even though I problaby will have to send some unknown Swedish artists to get past your banned list...
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If you'll have me I'd like to join as well. (despite my low post count) I have been lurking on DTF for 3 years, i just haven't written much so far.
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Tips: I hate glam metal. I'm not fond of cheesiness, and power metal I'm pretty iffy with. If you're not sure I'll like it, send it to jingle.boy. If he likes it, odds are I won't. :neverusethis:
:clap:
Well stated.
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I'll join.
Being in 3 roulettes at once is fuuuuun!
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Devil Doll in banned artists list. :omg:
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I can join, even though I problaby will have to send some unknown Swedish artists to get past your banned list...
Ain't no problem with that! :tup
Anyways, looks like we have 1 more than I said, but I have no problem with that at all!
FIRST ROUND:We'll start off easy. Open round. Send me whatever you please! As long as it's good. ;)
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Devil Doll in banned artists list. :omg:
Indeed. I mean, not that anyone would send Devil Doll anyway because of the lengths. :lol But great band. :)
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How should we submit the songs? Youtube/spotify/Grooveshark ?
And can we send an arist that has already been sent in an earlier round (obviously, I#m asking this question for later in the roulette ;) )
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And can we send an arist that has already been sent in an earlier round (obviously, I#m asking this question for later in the roulette ;) )
lol, I was thinking about this too.
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How should we submit the songs? Youtube/spotify/Grooveshark ?
And can we send an arist that has already been sent in an earlier round (obviously, I#m asking this question for later in the roulette ;) )
Youtube or Grooveshark will be fine.
And hmm. I guess I'll run a banned bands list like some others depending on how some score.
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Sent!
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Sent
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Sent
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Sent, let's see if you dig it ;)
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I can't remember if I already sent you a song or not :I
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I can't remember if I already sent you a song or not :I
Nope.
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Sent.
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Good job gang. We have a very diverse group of songs thus far, I love that! Just senecadawg and Lolzeez left to send.
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Sent!
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Still need one from Lolzeez.
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Alright everyone's in! Results later tonight probably.
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So you guys kicked ass. Great start. Just saying not to expect scores to be this high all the time. ;) Y'all just did really well.
adace: Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTM9x-fEMwo)
You just narrowly dodged the forbidden bands list here. :lol I am familiar with Alcest and do like them, but I accepted this song because I haven't given them a good listen in a while, and because this comes from the one Alcest album I have yet to listen to, although I do have it on my computer. :) Now onto the song. Well it's definitely the Alcest I remember. :lol This is definitely one of the better things I've heard of them though. The strummy guitar intro sets a nice tone that the rest of the song continues strongly. Neige's vocal melodies are beautiful as ever. Alcest by the numbers, but me likey.
8/10
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Alchemist - Letter to the Future (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SMJWbPNmi8)
Cool song really. The harsh vocals sound rather demonic, which is a nice touch. The spacey synth at about 1:07 was kinda strange to put in, but I didn't mind. :lol And every now and then some cool riffage would pop up (the 1:36 section :metal). Overall, solid tune. I didn't love it beginning to end, but overall strong send.
7.5/10
Lucien: Paul Winter Consort - Wolf Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9gnAex_A4)
Interesting choice to open the roulette. The saxophone (?) that the song is most focused on sounds rather whiny, but I thought it really set the song's mood, and gave the song a sort of unique flavour. I'll admit I thought it was boring my first listen, but after a couple listens I started to dig the whole atmosphere. The way more instruments gradually come in is another thing I really enjoy. Like I said, very interesting choice, but you did good. :tup
8.5/10
Outcrier: Akira Yamaoka - A Stray Child (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1yMmX_T2ms)
Speaking of interesting choices, here we have video game music. I knew the name Akira Yamaoka sounded familiar, and I thought I might have heard of him doing the soundtracks to the Silent Hill games. Sure enough, I was right about that. Never played the games myself, but the soundtracks are spoken of highly from what I know. Now about the tune itself? Holy shit, this was great. It started off as dark ambient, but then trip-hoppy drums joined the mix. All the instruments that came in afterwards were heavenly. Damn this was a nice song to just space out to. Seriously convincing me to download the soundtracks to these games.
9.5/10
Tyrias: Árstíðir - Heiðin (https://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Hei+in/3B5MXH?src=5)
Ahh, you're definitely going out of my genre palette here. I've never really gotten around to checking out Nordic folk music. This is leaving a nice first impression on me though. Beautiful song, with a very full sound to it. And the louder section gave me an amount of chills. It didn't sound unlike what I expected Nordic folk to sound like, but that's not a bad thing at all. Good choice.
8.5/10
Dark Castle: Twenty One Pilots - Guns for Hands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu8s3ucBEL8)
I like to look into the artists background as I listen to them in these roulettes, and seeing this band described as both indietronica and pop rap definitely left me intrigued. :lol The pre-chorus is the highlight of this one for me. I really like it for some reason. The chorus itself is also very good though, as is the main synth line. :) I was waiting for a rap section to come too and it eventually did. :lol Honestly, don't think it fit so well, but it wasn't bad or anything. Overall, great tune.
8/10
elefantStone: Mew - Hawaii (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwtTuyc6IU)
Mew is another group I'm familiar with, but having only really listened to Frengers I left them off the forbidden list. I also haven't listened to Frengers very much because I never really got fully into it, so I was skeptical going into the song. However, the song is a different story. This is seriously better than anything on Frengers to me (although Comforting Sounds is pretty damned good). The intro is cool as hell with that tribal-ish vibe, and the really catchy, singable melody. The stuff that comes after though (mostly the section at 2:15) is even better. Quite a change in the mood of the song, but still retaining sort of a sunny mood (at least I think so). It's a really beautiful section, and Bjerre, who's voice I never really liked a lot, actually makes this song something great. He fits so well. Awesome choice. Maybe I need to start listening to these guys more.
9.5/10
senecadawg2: Les Discrets - Ariettes oubliées (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvcgBgb8o0Q)
Yes, this was very Alcest. I liked the production better here though. The acoustic guitar had a really nice sound to it. I don't like the vocals as much as Neige's however, but they were still great. The sudden entrance of the distorted guitar was pretty damned cool. :metal Definitely some might fine blackgaze here.
8/10
Lolzeez: Leprous - Thorn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odySTKfpmFs)
To answer your question, yes I have heard Leprous. Only a couple songs though, no full albums. ;) This song was really cool though. It had a great sound, and I don't know how to describe why I felt that. Some neat melodies, and the harsh vocals were awesome as hell. :metal Loved the use of other instruments besides the conventional too. Maybe some day Leprous will progress beyond that band I like everything I hear from them but keep forgetting to fully check out. :lol
8.5/10
Outcrier and elefantStone take the initial lead.
Outcrier - 9.5
elefantStone - 9.5
Lucien - 8.5
Lolzeez - 8.5
Tyrias - 8.5
adace - 8
Dark Castle - 8
senecadawg2 - 8
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 7.5
Round 2: Send me something that'll make me wanna sing along. Doesn't necessarily have to be catchy, although that is a good example to follow. Something with a nice vocal melody you yourself like to sing along to even. :)
NEWLY BANNED BANDS:
Alcest
Mew
Paul Winter Consort
Leprous
Árstíðir
Akira Yamaoka
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Hah, last place. :lol
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Whatever are you talking about? ;)
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Glad you liked that Alcest song at least somewhat. You should definitely check out the rest of their discography, they're amazing.
Also, sent for round 2.
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I didn't expect to score an 8 and also come in near the bottom, it really must have been a great batch as you said!
I'll send something catchy before the night is over!
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It was a great one. Every song amazed me in some way. I guess open rounds often give people the freedom to perform like that though.
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Oh, what? I guess I read that wrong
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Oh, what? I guess I read that wrong
Nah you didn't. I was just playing around, I fixed the error. :lol
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Sent that without thinking twice.
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Also sent.
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Me three.
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I as well.
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Hm... I'm thinking if i gonna pick the easy,safe way or the hard way :justjen
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Sent, again :P
It scares me that some people don't like 4 Non Blondes though haha.
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Sent some pop/jazz/chanson kind of thing, I'm really curious how it will turn out ;D
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Sent again.
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Sent
Apparently, i will go with the hard way as i'm interested in what you will think about it :xbones
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You were all very quick this round. :) I'm kinda busy this weekend but I'll aim for results Sunday.
EDIT: So I'm kinda swamped at the moment, really sorry... Tuesday night 100% for sure.
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Cool, hopefully I can stay near the front of the pack.
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:biggrin:
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:alwayswatching:
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Beginning to type the post now. Hold up y'all. :biggrin:
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:D :D :D
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Another really strong round from you guys! Although not quite as much as last.
adace: Scar Symmetry - Morphogenesis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mebSi4PDC34)
I am slightly familiar with Scar Symmetry. I have a friend who likes them a fair bit, but never listened to a lot of their stuff myself. I think this is the song he showed me, but that was years ago, heh. This song is pretty decent. The chorus is fairly catchy, and I really loved the sudden burst of heaviness at like 2:32. A pretty strong tune.
7/10
Lucien: Rush - Clockwork Angels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P8EOOvaISg)
Aha! Here's a band I bet some of you expected to be forbidden. :angel: Reason being I've only really heard much of a few of their albums and while I think they're pretty good, I never explored much because I didn't think they were as great as what everyone said. This is my first taste of the new Rush. My judgement, they actually did a very good job of modernizing their sound a bit while retaining the old Rush feel. This song has a heavy, almost metallic feeling to it, and I'm loving the aggressive bass tone throughout (which I've always deemed a strong point of their work). Maybe I'll listen to this album, as it's a nice sound. I still have my problem of not really liking Geddy's voice too much, but he doesn't really harm the song too much.
8/10
Dark Castle: MS MR - Hurricane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sj684zcmzw)
Haha, funny thing this. The day after you sent this (I hadn't listened yet), my mom had the TV on the music playing channels and it came up. I instantly said "Hey, I'm supposed to be listening to this one!" and turned it up. She thought it was silly. :lol Anyways, a high point of this one for me is the production. I really like it. It makes a poppish song have a nice atmospheric quality to it. I could see myself listening to this in one of my chill moods for sure. Nice one. Better than your original choice I'd say. ;)
7.5/10
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Voyager - Iron Dream (In Memoriam Peter Steele) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43o1pFLcmsA)
A tribute to Peter Steele? Interesting. This one didn't really grab me first listen. I don't know why because there isn't much to it. The next listen I found myself tapping my foot along, so I suppose that's a good sign. :lol The band has an interesting sound. Proggy, yet has a nice, catchy beat to it. A strong chorus as well, definitely what I was looking for this theme. Well done!
8.5/10
elefantStone: Johnossi - Dead End (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIkigSf6a-A)
I see lots of comments saying this sounds like When You Were Young by The Killers. Similar chord progression, but I don't hear it otherwise. The riff itself is kind of oddly timed, but that's not a problem. I like the one guitar with an almost spacey tone to it. It's also decently catchy. I wasn't super moved by this one throughout the entirety, but it follows the theme and has its strong points.
7/10
senecadawg2: Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkBRVukQmE)
Damn, that's a heavy accent. :lol Here's a band I've been recommended a bit but never really tried out. I like when it really gets going a lot, and how it sort of ends the way it begins. Another one that didn't click with me at first, but I really liked afterwards. Maybe I'll check 'em out.
8/10
Lolzeez: Foxygen - San Francisco (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq19haZ0w7s)
Golly gee, what is it with me and always preferring Beatles soundalikes to The Beatles themselves? I've never liked The Beatles a lot, although I do think Revolver is a great album. But the soundalikes always seem more enjoyable to me. This is no exception. Not even close to an exception. I can't put my finger on why, but I liked this song A LOT from the first listen. I downloaded the album even. It's not original or anything, it's just a really strong tune. Got stuck in my head from the first listen. Way to exemplify the round.
9.5/10
Tyrias: Guro von Germeten - Fa Fa (Come Stand Before Me) (https://vongermeten.com/)
You have a very interesting taste in music. :) I'm enjoying your sends, as they surprise me. This one is catchy itself. I'm loving the different instruments used, and she has a certain charismatic chanteuse feel to her voice that pulls me in. I don't have much more to say, but it's a cool tune!
8.5/10
Outcrier: Del Shannon - Runaway (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXxhAlhNxk)
Wasn't expecting anything like this to pop up, but it's great. It has a pretty neat sound for its time. I don't listen to much music from the early 60s aside from jazz, so I was pretty interested in this one. It's a very strong pop song, with a neat keyboard solo. Definitely enjoyed this from first listen, and enjoy it now. Neat-o.
8.5/10
Lolzeez - 18
Outcrier - 18
Tyrias - 17
elefantStone - 16.5
Lucien - 16.5
senecadawg2 - 16
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 16
Dark Castle - 15.5
adace - 15
Lolzeez and Outcrier in the lead, but it's anyone's game at this point!
ROUND 3: Something strange. I love strange music. I'm not too strict on the terms of strangeness. Could be strange melodically, or just plain messed up. Just something that comes to mind when you think of strange. :)
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:azn: :azn: :azn:
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I feel like this is going to be my favorite round. :D
Will be sending soon.
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Strange and enjoyable?
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Preferably. :lol I'm very open-minded with that stuff though, and I think at this point nothing is "too strange" for me, but I could be wrong.
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Two 8's, not bad in terms of consistency. I'll have to pick it up for at lest one round though if I want to get closer to the top.
I'll get ya something strange tomorrow!
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Sent!
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Preferably. :lol I'm very open-minded with that stuff though, and I think at this point nothing is "too strange" for me, but I could be wrong.
So, more points for the weird song you like most instead of more points for the song you think is the weirdest one, right?
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Yeah I guess that'd be the case. :o
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Darn, guess I'll have to try harder. :sadpanda:
Weird stuff, eh? This is gonna require some thought.
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Sent something a bit risky (But then, so is everything in a "weird" round). Also, my music taste is not that different from most non-progheads on the board, your excessive banned list just forces me to send the more obscure stuff ;D.
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I don't listen to much music from the early 60s aside from jazz
Thought so, that's why it was more risky to send you what i sent.
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Well that was more difficult than I thought it would be, but sent!
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Sent something strange in the matter of its obscurity and just in how the song SOUNDS.
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Sent!
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Wow,your banned list has all the stuff I like. I'm gonna send some shoegaze,it's not the weirdest thing but well.. Shoegaze is weird isnt i? :biggrin:
Would you accept it?
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This round to me was just simply music, could be any kind, that you find a bit weird and enjoyable.
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Wow,your banned list has all the stuff I like. I'm gonna send some shoegaze,it's not the weirdest thing but well.. Shoegaze is weird isnt i? :biggrin:
Would you accept it?
Sure if it's not on the list. :angel:
This round to me was just simply music, could be any kind, that you find a bit weird and enjoyable.
This though. :)
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:bump:
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So I am having some computer issues at the moment. Very sorry. I'll try my hardest to get the listening and results done soon though.
Oh and Outcrier still needs to send.
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Oh and Outcrier still needs to send.
I'm almost there :-\
EDIT: There you go :tup
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Bump.
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Computer that can play vids still not working. But luckily I just got a new phone that can, so we're back on track. Results hopefully will come this weekend.
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Are you still alive, LieLow :huh: :huh: :huh:
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I have to apologize to you guys. This past while has been utterly miserable to me. So I kind of had to take a short break from fun and focus on life. I guarantee results tomorrow. If it's any consolation, I think we have our first 10/10.
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I f*cked up this time, should have sent another track from the same band because the vocals is a big part of the "strangeness" of it (i sent an instrumental).
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It's only consolation if it was mine.
Though, I can't remember what song I sent. I hope it was good.
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The song I sent is pretty nice but pretty sure not a 10/10.
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The song I sent is pretty nice but pretty sure not a 10/10.
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Well if none of you want to claim it, I suppose I will. You're welcome, LieLow ;)
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So little confidence in here. :o
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When I remember what I sent, I'll decide my confidence level. :lol
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Here come the results! This was another amazing round like the first. Probably due to the fact I love strangeness so much. :lol
Shadow Ninja 2.0: !T.O.O.H.! - Al-Amin (Aneb Jak Vycakat Jelito)
So this song was completely nuts. Which is obviously what I wanted. There are very few things I love more than absolutely chaotic metal. The vocals add to the weird factor too. They sound really impish. The riffing is awesome and really there was no part of this song that wasn't totally badass. Cool as hell man. Nice job.
854908435/10, but due to you forgetting what song you sent like a silly person, a 854908425 point penalty has been incurred, so your score is 10.
elefantStone: The Dismemberment Plan - What Do You Want Me To Say?
Aha! Here's a band I've actually been meaning to get into for a while that I haven't checked out yet. I went and downloaded this album after hearing this because it gave me a reminder. So I can definitely see the strangeness in this track and it's mostly in the verses. The guitar, bass, and vocals almost sound like they're playing different tunes at once! :lol It's a really cool effect, I liked! The lyrics are something I enjoyed about this song too, so big plus there. The chorus is nice as well, if not a little ordinary compared to the verses, which pretty much steal the show for me here. Good stuff.
8.5/10
Dark Castle: Glasser - Design
This woman loves her ass. :lol The song and video were both actually rather hypnotizing. The synth line was something I enjoyed, it had a futuristic feel to it. And she's a good vocalist. Maybe not totally off-the-wall, but definitely weird and unique in its own special way.
8.5/10
Tyrias: The Legendary Pink Dots - Russian Roulette
Ahh neo-psychedelia. More familiar ground for me this time around. The vocals actually didn't take much getting used to for me, I enjoyed them. :) The lyrics were weird, as is kind of expected of the genre often, but neat. The whole "you thought you counted" section was definitely my favourite part though. The atmosphere and the main vocal melody just gave chills. Nice stuff.
9/10
senecadawg2: The Sugarcubes - Eat the Menu
So I'm rather disappointed that I didn't know of this since I do like Bjork a fair amount. :lol The song wasn't what I expected, but it was nice. The lyrics were amusing enough to pay attention to, and the song was nice and fun. The male vocals were probably the weirdest part of the song, but they definitely added to it. Hearing her voice in this style was pretty interesting, but I enjoyed. :)
8.5/10
Lucien: Iluvutar - Late of Conscience
This band was sent to me in a previous roulette, but I never really went further. Anyways, the song had neat sections. Some nice guitarwork and keyboards for sure. It felt a tad long though honestly. There were a few sections I didn't enjoy as much. But the musicianship was neat, as it usually is in this kind of music. Maybe it's just because I'm listening to less of this sort of stuff lately.
6.5/10
adace: Lisa Gerrard - Space Weaver
This one was also a tad lengthy, but it was also very atmospheric and pretty sounding. Has this aura of ambience that almost reminds me of Global Communication, but perhaps a bit more active. She also has beautiful vocals. I think if this was condensed into something shorter it'd get a higher score. But I still certainly enjoyed this.
7.5/10
Lolzeez: No Joy - Hare Tarot Lies
I loves me a some shoegaze. Well good shoegaze. Some shoegaze is dull and unimaginative, but this stuff had a pretty unique sound to it I find. Almost like shoegaze and Warpaint thrown together. The chorus was probably the highlight, as it got stuck in my head almost immediately, but the rest was great too. And the music video was really nice. The whole song is beautiful.
9/10
Outcrier: Chrome Hoof - Sea Hornet
From the intro of this song I was expecting some glitchy weird techno-ish stuff to emerge. Instead it eventually turned jazzy, which I thought was neat. Almost Jaga Jazzist like, but done quite differently. It was a fun, busy song. Not a ton to say but I liked. :)
8/10
Lolzeez - 27
Outcrier - 26
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 26
Tyrias - 26
elefantStone - 25
senecadawg2 - 24.5
Dark Castle - 24
Lucien - 23
adace - 22.5
Shadow Ninja 2.0 suddenly enters the mix up top!
Round 4: Send me something with sweet guitar. I play guitar, and while I gravitate more towards bass now, ordinary guitar still has a place in my heart. So send me something totally awesome, whether it be cool riffs, beautiful acoustic playing, or something with a rad solo.
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OOOOO I remember sending that. :lol
Dark Castle: Glasser - Design
This woman loves her ass. :lol
As do I.
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Send me something with sweet guitar. So send me something totally awesome, whether it be cool riffs, beautiful acoustic playing, or something with a rad solo.
What this guy actually wants :lol
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I was gonna send something from Beck's Sea Change album for round 3 but fucking hell your banned bands list has every good artist ever.
Edit:Okay,your list does not have the best singer/songwriter on the planet. Sending that shit right now.
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Sent
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Sent. Fourth time's the charm. *crosses fingers*
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Sent
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I'll send something soon...
Sent!
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Sent.
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Y'all are in. Results sometime in the next few days. :)
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Bump, because I'm back.
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Oh yeah, forgot about this. About time for me to win, I think.
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So, I'm puppysitting, and the puppies chewed through my headphone cord, ugh. So I have to wait to get a new set, which is actually probably happening come Christmas.
I'm really sorry this has gone so long guys. Hope y'all understand.
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No problem bro, I'm in no rush.
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And in direct contrast to my last post :lol how is this coming?
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Okay I got headphones now. Shooting for tomorrow night because I have New Years Eve festivities today. :)
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Hooray!
:vlastoday:
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Not good enough! Now you go get into your desk chains, start listening to music, and in 6 hours you can have your gruel and water, if you behave yourself
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I don't even care anymore
EDIT: It worked ;D
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elefantStone: Joey Eppard - Lay Down the Law
So funny thing here. When he first said the title of the song, I thought he sounded like Claudio Sanchez. And while reading on him he's the brother of Coheed and Cambria's drummer. 3 is also a band I know of but I never really listened to them. Anyways, the song. I really liked the fingerpicking here, so it's got me in the guitar department. :) The song itself is pretty catchy and has a nice edge to it. Funky stuff dude.
8/10
Lolzeez: Neil Young - Heart of Gold
As a Canadian, it's probably a crime this song wasn't forbidden. :lol It's on the radio lots so I've heard it a fair bit, but I've never really "listened" to it so I guess it gets a pass. And now that I'm actually listening, I enjoy it a lot! It's got the nice vocal melody I remember, but really listening I notice a lot more. The guitar is nice, and the harmonies at the end are neat. :) Great song, and I really need to listen to this guy more. :lol
7.5/10
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Ark - Just a Little
Aw yeuh. This song was cool as hell. I actually preferred the bass to the lead guitar here. As a bass player, mad props to him. It was one of many things that kept me invested in the song. The guitar itself was really neat so that helps. The fast-paced flamenco style was fun to hear. The chorus was abnormally catchy, something that a lot of prog bands miss out on. Another awesome send man!
9.5/10
adace: Scale the Summit - Odyssey
Scale the Summit is a band I've never given a proper chance. For some reason I always thought they were a metalcore group, but I guess I was wrong. :lol This song was awesome! The heavier parts were really cool, but the softer part was the best. Beautiful melody there. No vocals, so can't comment there. Yeah, awesome choice.
8/10
Lucien: Pendragon - The Edge of the World
Here's a band I haven't listened to in forever. Lots of these sort of lengthy prog tracks I always wait for the heavier parts after the softer parts because those are best. I actually preferred the softer stuff here. The guitar was just :heart :heart :heart. The spoken word was great too. Spoken word can be cheesy often in these sorts of songs, but I liked it. Yeah, neato fresh.
7.5/10
Tyrias: Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown
This is a band I've only heard a few songs of. I love the songs, but for some reason never dwelled further. This band really gets too much criticism, and this song is a good example. Sure it's not super unique. But it's just a really good song. The guitar is great and adds a lot. The vocals are awesome as always with this band. And I should get an album so I can defend their criticisms more accurately. :lol
8/10
senecadawg2: Journey - Of a Lifetime
Ballsy send here, seeing as I dislike every Journey song I've heard. ;) You were right though, this is different. Like really, really different. And I liked it a lot! The guitar was really awesome. Steve Perry isn't here, which is another big plus for me. :lol Nothing wrong with this tune. Maybe I'll try the album. :tup
9/10
Dark Castle: Skeletonwitch - More Cruel Than Weak
Another band of which I've heard a few songs, like them, but never dwelled further. First of all, I know Baizley art when I see it. Love that guy's art! :metal The song itself is sweet too. I love Skeletonwitch's blend of black and thrash metal. The soft intro is just beautiful, and everything afterwards is :metal :metal. Cool one!
9/10
Outcrier: Lô Borges - Trem de Doido
Alright there Mr. Noncaringpants. I'm sorry you don't care because your song kicked ass! ;) I love hearing more foreign sounding stuff, and this one had really cool guitar and nice vocals. The production was nice and almost relaxing in sound. This is some nice stuff to chill to. Good stuff.
9/10
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 35.5
Outcrier - 35
Lolzeez - 34.5
Tyrias - 34
senecadawg2 - 33.5
elefantStone - 33
Dark Castle - 33
Lucien - 30.5
adace - 30.5
Shadow Ninja surges up to the top!
Round 5 for anyone who cares: To compensate for my terrible attempts at punctuality, this is a DOUBLE POINTS OPEN ROUND WOOO! Whatever I would give originally is double, so no .5s here either. Gives Lucien and adace a change to get into the mix. I guarantee I will be quicker this time. 100% guarantee. I am sorry guys.
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Also I notice I gave a lot of 9s. I think I was feeling generous today :lol. Maybe I'm still drunk from New Year's Eve.
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I think you forgot at least 1.5 points for me. :mehlin
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Glad you enjoyed StS. I highly suggest you check out the rest of their album The Migration. It's one of my favorites of 2013 and their best work yet imo.
Btw, what's the theme for round 5?
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Open round :caffeine:
Not going to send till tomorrow though because I don't trust my half-asleep judgement
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Round 5 for anyone who cares: To compensate for my terrible attempts at punctuality
The round started in 2013 and now we are in 2014 :lol :lol :lol
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Shucks, I'm bad at this. :lol
Glad you enjoyed StS. I highly suggest you check out the rest of their album The Migration. It's one of my favorites of 2013 and their best work yet imo.
Btw, what's the theme for round 5?
Open :)
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Cool, gonna have to think hard about this one though.
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I'm doing surprisingly well for my first roulette ;D . Anyway, I will send right now and hope for results in 2014. ::)
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Taking a huge risk here. Sent.
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Sent.
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Sent.
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I'll get in tomorrow evening after work.
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Sent.
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Any news?
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Results tomorrow night.
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NO.
NOW.
:P
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So my laptop broke YET AGAIN. But I have persevered! Here are your results.
Tyrias: ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Life
I actually am slightly familiar with this band. I know the album Source Tags & Codes, but that's about it. So not enough to be forbidden. :) Anyway this song was pretty great. :D Really catchy and had a nice unique sound to it. Best part for me was the female vocal outro though. It sounded really nice. Solid submission.
18/20
Lucien: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 Finale
Ahh classical music. This is a first for this roulette! I seem to get one classical submission per roulette. :lol This one was all over the place, which made it great to listen to. Really intense overall, with a soft middle section. I honestly suck at talking about classical music so not much more to say. :lol Good tune.
17/20
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Steam Powered Giraffe - Brass Goggles
This song was right cool. :metal Catchy cabaret-infused music is something I like a lot and this band pulls it off nicely. Shame they aren't more well known or I'd probably be very familiar with them by now. ;) Nice one.
17/20
adace: Enslaved - Fusion of Sense and Earth
I've had this band on my computer forever but haven't gotten around to them. From what I understand they were once black metal but are now more prog metal. This is definitely a prog one. And a great one at that. :metal Lots of cool riffs and fine musicianship. All you could ask for from a heavier prog metal tune. Nice stuff.
19/20
Outcrier: Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle
The highest point of this song for me was probably the production. Really lush and polished in a way that complimented the rest of the song perfectly. It had some sweet bass in it too. :D It was a really full sounding song, which I enjoyed a lot.
17/20
senecadawg2: Gallowbraid - Stone of Remembrance
You compared this to Agalloch, which is a great comparison to make. I definitely got this feel. Not sure how to describe how I got that feeling, but it gave me that kind of atmosphere. And having an atmosphere like Agalloch is a wonderful thing. They're one of my favourite metal bands for that reason. The outro was really amazing I found. Not sure why but it was my favourite part and it really sealed the song up nicely. Awesome send dude.
19/20
Lolzeez: Morphine - Thursday
This song was just plain catchy. It had almost a post-punky feel in ways but a jazz rock feel too. I love both of those things, so this was an awesome listen. Not sure how I've never heard this band. :biggrin: Don't know how to go beyond what I said but nice send! Loved it.
17/20
Dark Castle: Nachtmystium - Addicts
So this song managed to be awesomely heavy but it also had this element of catchiness to it. A winning combo for sure. :metal Like it was overall a dark song, but still had nice melodies that stuck with me for sure. So yeah I definitely enjoyed that. Strong send for sure.
18/20
elefantStone: From Monument to Masses - Deafening
I definitely know this band name. It sounds so familiar. However I don't know their music. And this was quite an introduction. Post-rock is one of my favourite genres, and this song fuses it with some neat electronic elements. The voice samples worked for the song as well. They weren't used how, say, GY!BE uses them, but they do manage to compliment everything well enough. Neat song!
19/20
senecadawg2 - 52.5
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 52.5
Outcrier - 52
Tyrias - 52
elefantStone - 52
Lolzeez - 51.5
Dark Castle - 51
adace - 49.5
Lucien - 47.5
We see some changes here, most notably senecadawg surging to the top and the top 7 being super close. :lol
Round 6: Send something bright. Take what you will from that. There is dark music, and there is bright music. Let's see what you can do with that. ;)
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Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. That gallowbraid song has served me well in past roulettes too. It's a great one. I'll try to find something bright soon
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Sent.
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So much for that :lol
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Nice! Will probably send tomorrow, since there's not much bright music to choose from. :P
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Glad to hear you liked my pick! Check out Enslaved's last 4 albums, they're incredible.
Sent.
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sent!
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Sent. This will be interesting...
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Outcrier: Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle
The highest point of this song for me was probably the production. Really lush and polished in a way that complimented the rest of the song perfectly. It had some sweet bass in it too. :D It was a really full sounding song, which I enjoyed a lot.
17/20
Then it doesn't deserve a 17.... 0/20 wouldn't be more accurate? :P
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That Sebastien Tellier track is a joy of a song, nice choice Outcrier!
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I think you should all listen to what I submitted. It's been my favorite piece of a song for a good week now.
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Instead, I think you should join in with me as I listen to At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul :yarr
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I usually try to listen to most of the submissions, in case they're something I like.
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So I realised I misspelled the song title in the PM literally 1 second after hitting the "Send" Button. :P But the link should be ok, so there you go...
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I'll send tomorrow,sorry for the wait,have been really busy lately.
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:alwayswatching:
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Any info?
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Hmm, LieLow hasn't logged on today. Could be busy.
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I couldnt send cause his inbox is full. So yeah. Here's my song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPRXgXM7Yg
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Ahh sorry didn't realize. Coulda sworn I emptied. A couple more still need to send, will msg them.
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I couldnt send cause his inbox is full. So yeah. Here's my song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPRXgXM7Yg
SPOILERS
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People who haven't sent, send.
Or I will find you. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0jUwbBrKQc&t=2m2s)
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Yeah this is moving soo slow. Obviously not necissarily Lielow's fault, but it's hard to keep a lot of interest when it's difficult to remember what songs I've sent so far
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I actually remember what I sent this time. :lol
Anyway, I don't really have that much of an issue with the pace, it's just that I'm bored right now. :p
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I actually remember what I sent this time. :lol
Anyway, I don't really have that much of an issue with the pace, it's just that I'm bored right now. :p
Same here. I just hope he likes what I sent :lol
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I think I stand a fairly good chance. I sent pretty much the brightest, happiest song I know.
Which maybe isn't saying a lot, as I generally listen to either angry or downbeat music, but whatever. :P
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My definition of bright is different. The lyrics certainly weren't blazingly happy in my song.
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The lyrics in my song were pretty stupid. I hope he didn't listen to them too much. :lol
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The lyrics in mine are really ambiguous actually
step right up and take the ride
east of easy...
I forget the rest.
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I will send something today.
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I f*cked up my main PC, that's why i didn't send LieLow the song... sorry, better if you continue your round without my song :-\
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Sorry to hear man. :-\ Speaking of which I'm likely getting my laptop back tomorrow, results likely Sunday.
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Ok, i sent from a friend's PC, here you go.
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:D
I didn't get my laptop back but I'll try and get results tomorrow anyway.
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I cleaned my PC case, some accident happened and in the end, guess what? The problem was the only thing i didn't "touch", the monitor :huh: (because i used my TV as monitor and everything worked as usual unlike my monitor, who don't shows anything)
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Son, I am disappoint.
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Son, I am disappoint.
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He was last active on Sunday. I hope everything is alright and this is just temporary technical difficulties.
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My song was so great, he couldn't stop listening to it long enough to get online.
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I don't even remember what I sent. :|
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Hey, LieLow, you mind giving us an update on this? It's cool if you're busy or something, I'd just like to know.
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I'M BACK RESULTS TYPE NOW YAY
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:vlastoday:
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:vlastoday:
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So yeah sorry about that. My other laptop also stopped working, but now my good one is back so I can do this. :lol
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Jonsi - Go Do
Yeah I think I've heard this in a commercial before. I think maybe the full song too but I'm not sure. So since I can't recall I can let this pass. :lol It's not exactly Sigur Ros calibre, but that's not expected since Sigur Ros is one of my favourite bands. This song was pretty fun. A lot more fast-paced and poppy than SR. And most certainly bright. As for quality I enjoyed it a fair bit. Good one.
7.5/10
Lucien: Frost* - Toys
Frost* is a band I'm sorta familiar with. I know their album Milliontown and think it's okay but not great. This song is pretty different from that I find. Reminds me of Fair to Midland even. And since I love Fair to Midland that's a good thing. The song was upbeat, incredibly catchy, and was overall awesome. Nice one.
9/10
adace: The Daysleepers - Release the Kraken
This song was very hypnotic productionwise. Which I guess makes sense in shoegaze, but strangely enough while they are considered shoegaze I didn't get the same feel. Which honestly in modern shoegaze is a very welcome thing as many bands sound similar. And it did have a nice dream poppy brightness so you got that covered. Neato fresh. I'll listen to your other two things later. ;)
9/10
senecadawg2: David Gray - Shine
I downloaded an album by this guy soon before my laptop crashed actually, so I lost that. But oh well I can get it back. I loves me some good folk and this was no exception. The lyrics were really good and his vocals were nice as well. I should definitely redownload that album. :)
8.5/10
Tyrias: Biffy Clyro - The Joke's On Us
Yum another very British vocalist. :lol I've had this album downloaded for quite a while but never listened to it. Shows I have way too much to keep track of. :lol It was a right good tune. A real head bobber I suppose. Me likey.
8.5/10
Dark Castle: Man Man - Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)
Damn how come I haven't heard of these guys. This was awesome. :D The chorus was incredibly catchy, the instrumentation was nice, and I enjoyed every bit of this. Definitely repeated immediately after the first listen. :lol I'm definitely getting something by these guys. Amazing choice mang! You get the second 10 of the game.
10/10
elefantStone: Of Machines - It Must Belong Somewhere
Jesus christ that clean vocalist hurt my vocal cords just listening to him. He wails like crazy. :lol High pitched and just belted. Nothing wrong with that of course. Anyways this isn't typically my kind of metal but I actually enjoyed this. It was instrumentally and vocally more interesting than similar bands. So despite not being my thing it still worked.
7.5/10
Outcrier: The Evpatoria Report - Prognoz
Ouu a 14 minute track. Ballsy send there. This is another band I'm familiar with but both haven't listened to enough and it has been so long that I let this slide. Anyway, hard to go wrong with post-rock. A genre I love tons. The Evpatoria Report follows many of the conventions without sounding too conventional if that makes sense. Not sure how to describe that. :lol But I liked this a lot. Different getting such a long song in a roulette but good choice!
8.5/10
Lolzeez: The Moody Blues - Another Morning ღ A Childs World, After All
I haven't heard this band in forever. :lol I remember the Disney-ish orchestral sort of arrangements. It works with the music, and isn't something usually used in rock. The non orchestral parts I prefer though. Catchy vocals and nice harmonies. This is often called the first prog album but I've listened to it so little and so long ago I should be ashamed, ha. Good one though.
8/10
Rankings:
Dark Castle - 61
senecadawg2 - 61
Outcrier - 60.5
Tyrias - 60.5
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 60
elefantStone - 59.5
Lolzeez - 59.5
adace - 58.5
Lucien - 56.5
ROUND 7: Lucky number 7. I think this will be the final round since I've probably overstayed my welcome at this point and 7 is a good number of rounds anyway. :lol I'm actually going to think a bit on how this round will work though. :) Will return.
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I'm so happy that the song worked out :lol
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I'm glad you enjoyed the song! Out of curiosity, which David Gray album had you downloaded before?
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Jónsi is getting played on commercials now? I should start watching TV again. :lol
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I almost sent a Jonsi song fom the same album.
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Jónsi is getting played on commercials now? I should start watching TV again. :lol
Haha it was a while back actually. 2011 Ford Explorer commercial.
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I'm glad you enjoyed the song! Out of curiosity, which David Gray album had you downloaded before?
White Ladder.
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Ah! White Ladder is certainly his greatest commercial success, and for good reason, but they're all great. You should check out his earlier stuff too, particularly if you like the song from last round
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ROUND 7: So I've decided to keep this sorta simple. Wager up to 15 points. If your song scores 8 or higher, you win those points. If lower, you lose them.
Also, since this is the end and for the sake of having a theme, the song must be an album closer. :D
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Sent.
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I definitely sent something.
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So what if both Dark Castle and I wager 15 points and each score at least an 8? I assume a tie breaker round?
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Yup.
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Sent!
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I try not to double post, but it's been almost a week! Any news?
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I will sent something this week.
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Duuuuuuude, you've had a week ???
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Seriously. This really isn't the kind of thing that should take that much time, I thought about mine for about 5 seconds.
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Honestly, i don't even thought about it yet :blush
There's no deadline either.
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But you've gotta realize that taking a week+ to pick a song and delaying stuff even further just slows down everything, including others starting their roulettes, right?
Like I'm not trying to bust your chops man, but eyeh ;)
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Not my fault if i have adjusted to the pace of this roulette, it would take long anyway even if i had sent something early.
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He's nowhere near the only person left to send. ;) I'll send PMs to the others just in case they missed it.
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'adjusting to the pace of the roulette' seems like a kind of lazy route to take. If you're not into playing at a reasonable pace, why sign up to begin with?
Of course, if you're not the only one then no harm done. But still, I would like to start my own roulette soon, and these delays can be a little frustrating on that front.
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'adjusting to the pace of the roulette' seems like a kind of lazy route to take. If you're not into playing at a reasonable pace, why sign up to begin with?
Give me a break... If this roulette did go fast as the one from Jaffa, then i would play at a reasonable pace.
Of 7 rounds, there was 2 or 3 that i took more time to sent (because i had some problems with my PC).
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Sent.
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'adjusting to the pace of the roulette' seems like a kind of lazy route to take. If you're not into playing at a reasonable pace, why sign up to begin with?
Give me a break... If this roulette did go fast as the one from Jaffa, then i would play at a reasonable pace.
Of 7 rounds, there was 2 or 3 that i took more time to sent (because i had some problems with my PC).
So you're saying that you would play at a reasonable pace if it was moving at a reasonable pace, while ignoring the fact that a large part of the slow pace is due to slow sending? Hmm.. Okay :justjen
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'adjusting to the pace of the roulette' seems like a kind of lazy route to take. If you're not into playing at a reasonable pace, why sign up to begin with?
Give me a break... If this roulette did go fast as the one from Jaffa, then i would play at a reasonable pace.
Of 7 rounds, there was 2 or 3 that i took more time to sent (because i had some problems with my PC).
So you're saying that you would play at a reasonable pace if it was moving at a reasonable pace, while ignoring the fact that a large part of the slow pace is due to slow sending? Hmm.. Okay :justjen
No, it's not. There was rounds like 3 and 4 that took two to three weeks after everyone sent their songs (LieLow had his problems though).
EDIT: Round 5, when everyone didn't have any problems, was very fast, just one week.
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Sent.
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So I was away on holidays last week and only came home on sunday. I'm gonna send in a few minutes.
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Shoot. I forgot to tell you how many points I'm wagering.
15 BABY!
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I chose to wager 15 points, though I know there's no way I'm winning :lol
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SENT.
I choose to wager 15 points :hat
EDIT: I should loss these points though.
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Okie dokie. Everyone's submissions and wagers are in. Good stuff. :) Results in a few days.
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:bump:
No hurry, I'm just really interested to see what you thought of the song I sent.
..Unless you hate it, then I don't want to know. :P
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I don't really even care what my score is, I'm going to be last no matter what :lol
But to be able to introduce you to what I did with this song.. There is good in that.
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Sorry this one's taking a bit. You guys mostly went for lengthy songs this round so it's taking a bit more to digest. :lol But it won't be much longer.
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:caffeine:
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hope you like my song
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Gorille!?!?!
...Not that you know me :lol , but I've of you before. Good to see you around.
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I didn't send a long song, so :dunno:
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Keyword *MOSTLY* Lucien :P
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I'm aware :lol
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Finish this thing already!
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NEVER
Jk here we go:
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Mirrorthrone - So Frail
I liked the clean vocals quite a bit, so they weren't just nothing special to me. ;) The highlight was still the harsh though. You were right, that guy is great at it. When the piano joined the heaviness it was awesome. :metal Finally showed the avant-garde part a bit at least there. :lol This song was epic as hell. I'd give it a 9/10, so you get your wager of 15 points.
Dark Castle: Inter Arma - Sky Burial
So this is from another album on my long list of "albums I have on my computer but have yet to listen to". This song was pretty lengthy at 13 minutes, but it definitely warranted its length. Not much filler, and nothing really leaving me uninterested. It was great, sludgy black metal. Fun stuff. :) I give it an 8.5/10, and you also wagered 15 points.
Lolzeez: The Gaslight Anthem - The Backseat
This song actually got taken down before I could listen to it, but luckily I was able to find out what the song was, relocate it, and listen anyway. :lol Anyways, I've heard this band's name a lot, but that's it. Nothing about the sort of music they play or beyond that. The song was good! It was nice and catchy. A simple song, but it worked. You get exactly 8/10, and your 15 points.
senecadawg2: Ne Obliviscaris - Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise
Another band I have that I have yet to listen to! Anyways, the song had lots of cool moments. My favourite being the entrance of the violin. It had really good drumming and guitar too. Overall though, it may have been a tad long for my taste. So as a result it gets 7.5/10. Sorry dude, you lose your 15 points. :(
Lucien: Vangelis - Albedo 0.39
You're actually wrong and I have heard Vangelis before. ;) Not this though. This song was pretty interesting. It definitely set a cool atmosphere. I know Vangelis has made soundtracks before, and you can definitely hear that sort of thing here. It was a neat, interesting song, but it didn't really do a ton beyond that so it also gets 7.5/10. You lose your 15 points, but thanks for the send anyway because it did leave me interested in the rest. :)
Tyrias: Leafblade - Portrait
Wow, I'm kinda disappointed I didn't know about this group. This was really beautiful. It started out feeling like Devin Townsend's Ghost but eventually evolved into something a bit different and hypnotic. The vocals are great as I'd expect and the acoustic sections were awesome. Gonna give this 9/10, so you acquire 15 points. :)
adace: ††† - bi†ches brew
I've heard about this project, but have yet to listen! I like Deftones, so it was nice to get a taste of this. Almost sounds like NIN. I like NIN, so that helps a bit. ;) Overall it was a decent song. Not much else to say IMO. I'll give it 7.5/10, but you chose to be a bit more conservative and only lose 7 points. ;)
Outcrier: Caribou - Niobe
Hmm I THINK I've heard of this guy before but I'm not totally sure. Looks like he's from my province. :o This was a really fun tune. It had a nice groove to it and built up nicely to certain section. :) It had a certain atmosphere too that I really dug. I give this 8.5/10, so you acquire 15 points.
elefantStone: Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
Now here was one I was interested in hearing. I dislike every Bruce Springsteen song I've heard on the radio a fair bit. :lol But I never went beyond his radio stuff so I wouldn't know. This song was a hell of a lot better than the other stuff I've heard. Quite a lot longer, and it gave it a lot of time to try out lots of stuff. It had a really neat sax solo and the intro was awesome I thought. :) The outro was cool as well. So you actually managed to pass here with 8/10. You get 15 points. ;)
Dark Castle - 76
Outcrier - 75.5
Tyrias - 75.5
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 75
elefantStone - 74.5
Lolzeez - 74.5
adace - 51.5
senecadawg2 - 46
Lucien - 41.5
Dark Castle wins the gold medal and Outcrier and Tyrias both get silver medals. ;) You all introduced me to some neat stuff though. Thanks for participating and sorry about all the inconveniences that we encountered. But I had fun, so I hope you guys did too. :)
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so close
Anyway, glad you liked it, and thanks for having me! It's been fun. :D
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I've always wanted to win a gold medal, I'm so happy~
It was fun guys :yarr
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Wow, can't believe I'm the only one who didn't bet 15 points :lol
Had fun, will definitely sign up again if you have another roulette. :tup
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Damn, I dropped very quickly there at the end :lol
I had fun playing though, thanks for running it.