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General => Archive => General Music Archives => Topic started by: jingle.boy on July 29, 2018, 06:59:19 AM
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What do Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death have to do with this roulette? Not much really, I just had trouble coming up with a catchy subject.
Some key points from my previous OP’s that - after 6 years - still haven’t changed.
I'm not doing this to explore new genre's of music, so don't expect to get much love from pop, electronica (just ask Bolsters) or any genre requiring the words ”post" or "core" or “math” or “alt” or “death” or “thrash” to describe it. In fact, that kind of music might put you on the fast track to getting the boots.
My intention is for rounds to be a week at most - 2 days for you to decide what to send, 4-5 days for me to listen and writeup. I'm not going to chase people to submit, so if you're running late, your song just might not get many listens. As one of my old bosses used to say, this is the FIFO method - Fit In, or Fuck Off.
Now... the guidelines.
First and foremost, MAKE IT FUN. Roulette's aren't just about sharing good music you think the organizer will like, it's about having fun. I can get excellent music recommendations from Spotify, last.fm, Amazon, YouTube, BandCamp fishing expeditions, and/or Progstreaming. I host a roulette to have fun WHILE discovering new music.
The banned list. Even if I've listened to an artist lots of times, if there are songs/albums I don't know, I just might allow it. Great example, Zydar sent me Aerosmith in my first roulette. I have their box set, and a few albums, but I didn't know what he gave me. I'll allow that kinda stuff. There are lots of artists I like, but I don't know everything by them - as an example, The Moody Blues, Magnum, and and Rod Stewart from the banned list. I’ve listened to a bunch of their stuff, but there’s lots I don’t know. Send what you will, but I have the right to reject if I know an artist too well. Here’s a link that includes a copy/paste of my iTunes Library (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rqtHC1AMv7Es-RsCxrSHU8YhrKtBsTxH) for the ultra-keeners. It also has the bands that I received in my 1st three roulettes. Below is the list of artists that I have over 50 or more listens to in my iTunes library - Like I said, those with fewer plays may not be formally banned, but you'll might be hard pressed to sneak one of these by me. Not impossible, but most of these would be off limits. Lastly check my last.fm (https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/artists?date_preset=ALL_TIME). Searching is a pain, but you can look for a specific artist by using this format (note the "+" that needs to be in place of any band name with multiple words) https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/music/Led+Zeppelin
Participants. Come one come all. Some may not make it to the end however … see the Twists.
Format. 8 Rounds.. maybe 10 depending on whether I move quickly or not
Submitting. Spotify, or email me the .mp3 (chadrbelcher... I use gmail). If not available on either, just tell me the band/song ... I have ways. I prefer to avoid YT, as sometimes the quality is shyte.
My tastes. For those that don't know, figure it out yourself :lol. The banned list, last.fm, and 8 years of posting history ought to be enough.
Scoring.Stack Rank - rankings will be from 1-10 … 1 being the best song, 10 being the least best. If there’s more than 10 people in this, there will be ties.
Twists - these are clear in my mind, and hopefully they don’t seem too convoluted. Just something to add a little bit of fun each round.
Twist #1a. Three strikes and you’re out. I'm not really interested in repeatedly subjecting my self to mediocre music. If you finish in the bottom 1/3 three times, you’re getting sent home. If a lot of people sign up, I might (aggressively) modify this rule, as I don't think I can digest 17 songs over 8-10 rounds.
Twist #1b. If I hate it, it won't get much replay effort, and I may instantly give you a 10 - you’ll also get 2 strikes. Don't send me crap music that doesn't align with my tastes.
Twist #2a. Handicaps. Each round, whoever finishes last will be given the opportunity to handicap someone that finished in the Top 3. More on the handicaps later. They won’t be anything too disastrous, just give a little extra challenge for the leaders to stay the leaders.
Twist #2b. Someone in the Top 3 each round will be randomly awarded an “I’m rubber, you’re glue” award, and be able to reverse the handicap if they happen to be the one chosen by the bottom-dweller.
Possible Handicaps:
1) Instrumental or ballad
2) Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
3) Letter or colour - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a colour in it the title/name
4) Opening or closing track
5) Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
6) Aggressive or Mellow
7) Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
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Twist #3. How the hell did I miss them!?!? I have a list of 20 bands that while I kinda know and am mostly ambivalent about, I’m willing to be convinced - 9 bands are modern-era Prog or Metal; 11 bands are 80s era Metal (though some are still making music these days). These are all Tier-1 / very well known and well discussed bands around the DTFs. If you want to take a shot at submitting these bands, then I’ll grant you a reward of your choice - either a 2 place ranking improvement, or a 1 place penalty to any other player of your choice. In previous roulettes, there are an equal number of cases where this kind of submission would’ve gone horribly wrong (Iced Earth and Manowar come to mind), as those that were a smashing success - I’m eternally grateful to wolfking for giving me W.A.S.P., and lonestar for giving me IQ. Take your chances if you dare. I will ask this, don’t simply try and land on these bands just for the sake of the ‘reward’. If you send a shit song (for my tastes) that gets a poor score, a 2 point improvement isn’t going to help you that much in the end. Everyone’s focus should be on sending great music. I’m just trying to give an incentive to take a chance.
Protip #1… Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, and Haken are NOT on this list. I’ve tried with all of those far too many times to give them any more chances.
Protip #2… none of them are what my boy Evermind would classify as Zantera / Sacul-music
Lastly, put on your big-boy underoos and take any criticism or elimination like a man. lonestar is single-handedly responsible for the most recommendations in my library from any DTF'r, yet he didn't make it past the qualifying round in my last roulette. Shit happens. Don't take things personally.
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Roll call:
kingshmegland
lonestar
Elite
Evermind
Train of Naught
TAC
Kattoelox
Bolsters
Puppies_On_Acid
Indiscipline
jjrock88
Lowdz
Lethean
Stadler
wolfking
Parama
Round 4 Standings:
Evermind*: 4+3+1+3=11
lonestar*: 2+5+5+2=14
Bolsters: 5+4+5+1=15
TAC: 2+5+5+3=15
jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6=16
Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4=16
wolfking*: 2+4+6+5=17
Lethean*: 4+8+4+4=20
Lowdz: 6+1+8+6=21
kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8=22
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8=27
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10=29
Stadler: 7+6+7+9=29
Parama: 9+6+9+7=31
Elite: 10+7+10+5=32
Train of Naught: 9+10+7+7=33
* - 1 point improvement
** - 2 point improvement
Roulette 1 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=32265.0)
Roulette 2 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=40111.0)
Roulette 3 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=44462.0)
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(Most likely) Banned list
ABBA 123
Abime 101
Absolute Priority 150
Abydos 55
AC/DC 260
Accept 104
Aerosmith 241
Affector 159
After Forever 342
Age Of Artemis 52
Aldo Nova 81
Allen / Lande 668
Almanac 73
Alpha Rev 316
Amadeus Awad 261
Amadeus Awad's Eon 88
Amaran's Plight 199
Amaranthe 158
Ambeon 90
Ancestral Dawn 94
Angra 561
Animations 58
Anthriel 388
Anubis 316
April Wine 147
Arion 115
Arjen Anthony Lucassen 142
Arthemis 87
At Vance 490
Avantasia 1409
Axel Rudi Pell 362
Ayreon 1530
Bad Salad 74
Beautiful Sin 145
Beyond The Bridge 226
Bigelf 153
Black Fate 113
Blessed By A Broken Heart 144
Blind Guardian 368
Bob Catley 61
Bon Jovi 321
Borealis 480
Boston 131
Brazen Abbot 274
Brighton Rock 50
Bruce Springsteen 269
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 103
Bryan Adams 87
CCR 83
Chain 249
Chrissy Steele 53
Cinderella 75
Circus Maximus 570
Cloudscape 420
Conception 80
Consortium Project 782
Constantine 172
Coverdale/Page 97
Crimson Glory 127
Daedalus 175
Damian Wilson 221
Damn Yankees 182
Damnation Angels 266
Damnations Day 88
Danger Danger 76
Darkwater 113
Darwin's Radio 73
David Bowie 70
David Lee Roth 54
David Wilcox 110
Daydream XI 115
Dec Burke 366
Deep Purple 92
Def Leppard 205
Delain 181
Delta 268
Devin Townsend 176
Devin Townsend Project 110
DGM 467
Dimension Act 228
Dokken 103
Dream Evil 246
Dream Theater 2897
Dreyelands 57
Eagleheart 178
Echoes 302
Eclipse 150
Eden's Curse 375
Edguy 60
Elegy 422
ELO 57
Elton John 106
Empires of Eden 75
Empty Tremor 65
Enchant 310
Epysode 650
Erik Norlander 152
Eternity's End 96
Eumeria 126
Europe 418
Evergrey 1388
Everwood 141
Evil Masquerade 55
Expedition Delta 76
Extreme 230
Fatal Force 76
Fates Warning 148
Firehouse 250
Firewind 366
First Signal 199
Flaming Row 1045
Fleetwood Mac 79
Flying Colors 349
Forgotten Suns 155
Frameshift 889
Freedom Call 450
Frost* 332
Genesis 305
Genius 179
Glass Mind 214
Gowan 118
Grand Funk Railroad 67
Guns N' Roses 115
Hardline 652
Harem Scarem 1079
Harry Hess 80
Headspace 67
Heart 140
Heart of Cygnus 189
Heaven Below 90
Heavens Fire 139
Hemina 285
Henning Pauly 280
Hibria 91
House Of Lords 897
Ian Parry 52
Ice Age 244
Icefish 54
Illusion Suite 387
Infinity Overture 88
InnerWish 176
Innosense 50
InVertigo 68
Iq 300
Iq 131
Iris Divine 81
Iron Maiden 845
It Bites 212
Ivory Tower 51
James Labrie 330
Jethro Tull 317
Jimi Hendrix 84
Joe Satriani 52
John Cougar Mellencamp 65
John Petrucci 71
Jorn 50
Jørn 504
Journey 566
Kamelot 747
Karnya 148
Kim Mitchell 50
Kingcrow 315
Kiss 168
Lande 57
Last Tribe 177
League of Lights 99
Led Zeppelin 1372
Lionsheart 56
Lord 296
Lords of Black 223
Lost In Thought 171
Loverboy 86
Luca Turilli 51
Lynyrd Skynyrd 70
Maestrick 85
Magic Pie 66
Magnitude 9 246
Magnum 56
Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall 462
Marillion 123
Masterplan 535
Meat Loaf 82
Mechanical Poet 101
Metallica 320
Mind Key 154
Mind's Eye 163
Mindmaze 422
Mob Rules 204
Moon Safari 84
Mötley Crüe 227
Mr. Big 200
Myrath 174
Mystery 576
Nation Beyond 112
Neal Morse Band 171
Nemesea 246
Neonfly 412
Neverdream 195
Nightmare 69
Nightwish 1158
No Doubt 66
Nocturnal Rites 385
Noveria 154
Now or Never 140
Ocean's of Night 83
Odd Dimension 81
Original Broadway Cast 98
Outworld 66
Ozzy Osbourne 91
Pagan's Mind 519
Pain Of Salvation 106
Pathosray 179
Paul Gilbert 50
PelleK 196
Pendragon 81
Peter Gabriel 133
Phantasma 58
Phantom's Opera 152
Pink Floyd 379
Place Vendфme 104
Planet Alliance 181
Poison 310
Poverty's No Crime 253
Powerworld 412
Presto Ballet 267
Pretty Maids 579
Pride Of Lions 92
Primal Fear 635
Prince and The Revolution 50
Project Arcadia 82
Prospekt 125
Prymary 178
Psycrence 127
Pyramaze 489
Pyramid Theorem 93
Queen 177
Queensrÿche 731
Red Circuit 242
Redemption 521
Reo Speedwagon 67
Revamp 222
Revolution Renaissance 69
Rhapsody 115
Rhapsody of Fire 99
Rik Emmett 52
Robert Plant 110
Rockhead 116
Rod Stewart 51
Roswell Six 326
Royal Hunt 686
Rush 2029
Sacrum 177
Saga 58
Sandstone 54
Sass Jordan 213
Savatage 408
Saxon 165
Scale The Summit 65
Scorpions 118
Secret Sphere 420
Section A 229
Serenity 855
Serious Black 251
Seven Steps To The Green Door 139
Seventh Wonder 352
Shadow Circus 374
Shadow Gallery 412
Shadow's Mignon 73
Shania Twain 101
Shattered Skies 100
Shy 61
Silent Call 63
Silent Force 540
Silent Memorial 60
Silent Voices 51
Skid Row 266
Slade 92
Slaughter 183
Soul Secret 360
Speaking to Stones 88
Spirit of the West 64
Spock's Beard 1779
Stamina 51
Star One 855
Starbreaker 241
Stargate 148
Steven Wilson 57
Stratovarius 241
Stream Of Passion 430
Sturm Und Drang 283
Styx 400
Subsignal 560
Sun Caged 183
Sunburst 112
Sunstorm 59
Supertramp 136
Sven Gali 74
Symphony X 1033
T.O. Joker 81
Tangerine Circus 117
Tears of Anger 243
Tellus Requiem 144
Ten 535
Teramaze 250
Tesla 418
The Beatles 461
The Black Crowes 53
The Chronicles Project 141
The Dear Hunter 331
The Doobie Brothers 81
The Eagles 118
The Ferrymen 52
The Flower Kings 137
The Gentle Storm 175
The Guess Who 66
The Magnificent 153
The Moody Blues 58
The Night Flight Orchestra 70
The Poodles 163
The Rolling Stones 113
The Tangent 153
The Who 159
Theocracy 122
Thought Chamber 307
Thoughts Factory 88
Threshold 430
Thunderstone 345
Toby Hitchcock 199
Tony Macalpine 80
Toxic Smile 226
Trail Of Murder 84
Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1135
Transatlantic 424
Transcend 202
Triosphere 356
Triumph 806
U2 175
UFO 68
Unruly Child 82
Utopia 98
Van Halen 398
Vanden Plas 1013
Vandroya 289
Vanish 134
Vanishing Point 397
Vengeance 190
Vince Neil 66
Vision Divine 305
W.A.S.P. 178
WarMachine 343
Warrant 114
Wasaya 51
White Lion 172
Whitesnake 265
Wicked Sensation 280
Winger 427
Winter Rose 95
Withem 105
Within Temptation 160
Work Of Art 99
Xandria 266
Y&T 147
Yargos 186
Yes 104
Yngwie Malmsteen 95
Zebra 69
ZZ Top 94
Bands submitted so far:
Round 1:
A.C.T.
Amorphis
Caligula's Horse
Choirboys
Eric Gillette
Fifth Angel
Helloween
Katatonia
Nahtram
Orphaned Land
Soen
The Hirsch Effekt
The Lord Weird Slough Feg
Time Requiem
Wetton/Downes
Wolverine
Round 2:
Anathema
Aquaria
Dissona
Distorted Harmony
DragonForce
Dreamscape
Edenbridge
Fiction Syxx
Heart
Hekz
Impellitteri
Killing Touch
Manticora
Mercenary
Periphery
The Silent Wedding
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Read the entire OP and I'm fairly convinced I have some stuff to send, so bring it on!
Or as mr. jingle himself often says in other roulettes: "you're all playing for second place, bitches!"
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Not sure if I have enough good music for this, but I'll manage. Obviously in.
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In your face hoser. I'm in.
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Fuck it, I think I have enough cool stuff to send you despite some of our musical differences, and the format sounds really fun, so I'm in!
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I'm in. Hopefully I can show you some good tunes :biggrin:
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...put you on the fast track to getting the boots....
...this is the FIFO method - Fit In, or Fuck Off...
...Some may not make it to the end however...
...figure it out yourself...
...you’re getting sent home. If a lot of people sign up, I might (aggressively) modify this rule...
...Lastly, put on your big-boy underoos and take any criticism or elimination like a man. ..
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Of course..
First and foremost, MAKE IT FUN. , it's about having fun.
:neverusethis:
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:lol :lol
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Seems like the two of you are enjoying yourselves already. :tup
Carry on.
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Seems like the two of you are enjoying yourselves already. :tup
Carry on.
Yup.
Stay out of it.
;D
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Tim enjoys (his) butt hurt.
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In.
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In.
Shit dude, what the fuck are you doing up? You on the Blob sleeping schedule?
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:lol
Don't call me Shirley.
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I see Randy Newman is free to send? :neverusethis:
Considering I rely on this forum to show me prog music I doubt I'll have much in that realm to introduce so this will be a nice challenge... just hope I don't get eliminated early :|
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Obviously, I'm in! :2metal:
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I see Randy Newman is free to send? :neverusethis:
Considering I rely on this forum to show me prog music I doubt I'll have much in that realm to introduce so this will be a nice challenge... just hope I don't get eliminated early :|
There was that Sons of Seasons outfit that you sent Lethean I think - he hated it, but I thought it was excellent.
Of all the music ever, there are surely songs/bands in everyone's repertoire that might fit the bill here.
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I see Randy Newman is free to send? :neverusethis:
Considering I rely on this forum to show me prog music I doubt I'll have much in that realm to introduce so this will be a nice challenge... just hope I don't get eliminated early :|
There was that Sons of Seasons outfit that you sent Lethean I think - he hated it, but I thought it was excellent.
Of all the music ever, there are surely songs/bands in everyone's repertoire that might fit the bill here.
I forgot you liked that! But is that off the table now? :)
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May I apply with campy stuff or the roster's already pretty full?
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yeah i'm just gonna sit this one out & be the peanut gallery, there is like no common ground between us musically other than stuff that's already banned :lol
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well I've been involved in all of your roulettes; so if this is the last one, I might as well complete the saga lol
As long as you are ok with meat and potatoes/would have been my thing 20 years ago/not really my cup of tea/solid/type older songs, I can join. If you want modern songs, I'm probably the worst on the forum to join lol
But count me in.
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well I've been involved in all of your roulettes; so if this is the last one, I might as well complete the saga lol
As long as you are ok with meat and potatoes/would have been my thing 20 years ago/not really my cup of tea/solid/type older songs, I can join. If you want modern songs, I'm probably the worst on the forum to join lol
But count me in.
https://youtu.be/Gu3cgYJc_Fs
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Sounds a bit complicated for my tiny mind but sign me up. If just to put off the inevitable “when are you going to run a roulette?” retorts. :biggrin:
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Sounds a bit complicated for my tiny mind but sign me up. If just to put off the inevitable “when are you going to run a roulette?” retorts. :biggrin:
You're in... and every writeup you get will end with "when are you going to run a roulette?". :biggrin:
well I've been involved in all of your roulettes; so if this is the last one, I might as well complete the saga lol
As long as you are ok with meat and potatoes/would have been my thing 20 years ago/not really my cup of tea/solid/type older songs, I can join. If you want modern songs, I'm probably the worst on the forum to join lol
But count me in.
Dude... I almost called the third twist the "jj twist". That one should be right up your alley.
May I apply with campy stuff or the roster's already pretty full?
Come one, come all.
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Dude... I almost called the third twist the "jj twist". That one should be right up your alley.
Gee. I don't know. If Loudness can't get Japanese Bonus Points....
J Boy, all rounds Open?
We're having my folks down today. I'll send tonight.
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Chadster, will you post those twist 3 80's bands?
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Dude... I almost called the third twist the "jj twist". That one should be right up your alley.
J Boy, all rounds Open?
Yes.
I should also mention that I have two other potential twists - nothing major ... just something increase the 'equity' in the rankings in an attempt to give everyone a shot at winning - that may come up during the competition.
Chadster, will you post those twist 3 80's bands?
I haven't decided yet.
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I'm in, but I honestly will be blindly sending stuff since you already have my best.
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I'm in - will send tonight or tomorrow but it'll be youtube and you use your other means... :)
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Sent!
I'm in - will send tonight or tomorrow
Tomorrow??
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This should be called the mario kart roulette, because mario kart is the king of rubberbanding (you know, the act of rewarding badly performing players like myself to either bring down frontrunners or get closer to the front)
Anyway I think I'll send pretty soong!
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Sent a track packed with harsh vocals.
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I just looked at Chad's list of songs previously sent in his roulettes.. turns out I sent The Ocean in round 1. What was I thinking? :lol no wonder I didn't get very far back then.
I've already chosen some songs that I'd like to send and think I know which one is perfect for round 1
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I have a feeling I'm going to be agonizing over every pick in this roulette.....I kind of want 1st place in every round :biggrin:
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I kind of want 1st place in every round :biggrin:
Easy, just send him some post electro-funk influenced alternative mathcore with hints of thrashmetal and deathpop, which is a combination of all of chad's most loved genres as listed in the OP.
EDIT: just for fun and out of curiosity I typed in Between the Buried and Me in your last.fm page and you actually gave part 2 of the new album a spin, I can't believe you played the whole thing without turning it off. Did you accidentally hit the mute button on your computer? :lol
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Annnnddddd sent!
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Sent some prog metal that I think is right up Chad's alley.
And hopefully to the right email address. Even though I copied it, I always get nervous about that :lol
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Going through all my possible choices for this and damn, I'm excited as hell.
Still probably going to lose to Brent. :lol
edit: sent!
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I'm in. I still have to read that novel that kicked this all off though, to see what it is I can send. But I'm in.
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I'm in. I still have to read that novel that kicked this all off though, to see what it is I can send. But I'm in.
Such a lawyer. Lolol I have a picture to send to you!
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Also like.a lawyer, clean out your inbox. Lol
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Also like.a lawyer, clean out your inbox. Lol
Right?
Ok... already, two people have nailed bands from the 'how did I miss them' list.
@ Katt... yup, got your email.
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I'm tempted to send Spinal Tap :corn
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I'm tempted to send Spinal Tap :corn
Saw them on tour in 1992, when they played three different cities across Canada in one day.
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Sans the zucchini.
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Sent.
Anybody afraid of last place, you can sleep like a baby.
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Sent.
Anybody afraid of last place, you can sleep like a baby.
You suck it up like a man and punch Bieber in the wax face and say, "You will like my song Bieber"!
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Not sure about the real Bieber, but the wax one could kick my arse.
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Put a wick in him and light up! :lol
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Eheh.
"Wax on, wax off, motherfocker!"
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Sent! Ready to be immediately cut! :corn
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Ok... already, two people have nailed bands from the 'how did I miss them' list.
I'm not one of them.
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Ok... already, two people have nailed bands from the 'how did I miss them' list.
Make that three now.
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I think I know of one band on the "how did I miss them list". Lets see if they're one of the ones that are sent. Stadler hates them, so I don't think he'd send them.
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I hope one of those is mine 'cause I'm pretty surprised they're not something you know already :2metal:
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I hope one of those is mine 'cause I'm pretty surprised they're not something you know already :2metal:
Those that got one of the 'how did I miss them' bands know who they are.
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Also, bribing Chad helps.
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I hope one of those is mine 'cause I'm pretty surprised they're not something you know already :2metal:
Those that got one of the 'how did I miss them' bands know who they are.
Oh...
... so you're saying there's a chance? :lol
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I hope one of those is mine 'cause I'm pretty surprised they're not something you know already :2metal:
Those that got one of the 'how did I miss them' bands know who they are.
Oh...
... so you're saying there's a chance? :lol
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TAC
I'm in - will send tonight or tomorrow
Tomorrow??
As in, the day after today. :P
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Thanks Jack Hall.
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Who's Jack Hall?
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It's like you never used Google ever.
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OK.. or I could ask a bud..
*googles Jack Hall*
Anyway, I saw that movie. It blew.
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Jesus Tim. You missing the joke?
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I got it. It was a crafty wordplay on what Lethean said and Jack Hall's movie title.
Quite clever.
Seriously.
Really.
There's no way I'm the only one who had no idea WTF you were talking about. :lol
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I got it. It was a crafty wordplay on what Lethean said and Jack Hall's movie title.
Quite clever.
Seriously.
Really.
There's no way I'm the only one who had no idea WTF you were talking about. :lol
You're definitely not the only one. :) A quick Google search didn't even bring up a movie for me - politician, architect, folk song...
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Kingshmegland is just showing off.
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I still don't get it.
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Oh boy. You're really gonna upset him now.
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I still don't get it.
(Me neither)
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I still don't get it.
(Me neither)
That's okay, you have results to write. :D
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I don't know how, but I'm in. But growlies might be on the cards as I'm going to struggle as you all know that I havent discovered new stuff for a while. I struggled in Chad's last one and I'm pretty sure I've discovered nothing new since then that he would be interested in.
Jesus, log in and 75 replies to the thread already. Will spend my evening just reading through haha.
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Shit dude, what the fuck are you doing up? You on the Blob sleeping schedule?
It wasn't even midnight yet! I'm nowhere near Blob's level. :lol
I plan to go through and look for stuff to send later this evening and will send my first song then. I already have a whole bunch of things in mind but I want to put together a full list before sending anything.
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Fuck, ABBA is banned. :'(
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I don't know how, but I'm in. But growlies might be on the cards as I'm going to struggle as you all know that I havent discovered new stuff for a while. I struggled in Chad's last one and I'm pretty sure I've discovered nothing new since then that he would be interested in.
Jesus, log in and 75 replies to the thread already. Will spend my evening just reading through haha.
And yet you fucking won! I can tolerate growlies, when done appropriately and tastefully. Flaming Row / Rage of Despair is a favorite song of mine. Not sure I'll ever appreciate 100% growls though.
EDIT: just for fun and out of curiosity I typed in Between the Buried and Me in your last.fm page and you actually gave part 2 of the new album a spin, I can't believe you played the whole thing without turning it off.
Neither can I! Someone here recommended I give it a try (I forget who) and I did give it an honest try, but it just didn't float my boat.
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Oh, and there's a fourth person who submitted a 'how the hell did I miss them' band. Rankings this first round are going to be a little jiggy, so I might have to be a little flexible my 3-strikes rule.
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Oh, and there's a fourth person who submitted a 'how the hell did I miss them' band. Rankings this first round are going to be a little jiggy, so I might have to be a little flexible my 3-strikes rule.
When's the cutoff for submissions? And can you link your first roulette in the OP mate?
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Oh, and there's a fourth person who submitted a 'how the hell did I miss them' band. Rankings this first round are going to be a little jiggy, so I might have to be a little flexible my 3-strikes rule.
When's the cutoff for submissions? And can you link your first roulette in the OP mate?
I'd like to start listening Wednesday morning (my time). Next Monday is a holiday for us here, so my plan is to have results no later than then.
I'll link all three roulettes. Fun times re-reading those.
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Oh, and there's a fourth person who submitted a 'how the hell did I miss them' band. Rankings this first round are going to be a little jiggy, so I might have to be a little flexible my 3-strikes rule.
When's the cutoff for submissions? And can you link your first roulette in the OP mate?
I'd like to start listening Wednesday morning (my time). Next Monday is a holiday for us here, so my plan is to have results no later than then.
I'll link all three roulettes. Fun times re-reading those.
Okay cool, so if I send in 24 hours (Wednesday night my time) that should work out perfectly, I think.
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Ugh, everytime I try and do the search in Last.fm it comes up with a server error.
EDIT: The ITunes library is very good though. I will use that.
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Will be following for the lulz but not participating.
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Ugh, everytime I try and do the search in Last.fm it comes up with a server error.
EDIT: The ITunes library is very good though. I will use that.
This is tricky, I used iTunes library, didn't find my song there, sent him the song, and turns out he already heard it three times via last.fm. :lol
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Fuck, ABBA is banned. :'(
New roulette twist: The Winner Ain't Taking It All
*runs*
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Okay cool, so if I send in 24 hours (Wednesday night my time) that should work out perfectly, I think.
I think you actually have 48 hours, since I'm pretty sure it's not Tuesday night for you just yet. Long day at work, mate?
Ugh, everytime I try and do the search in Last.fm it comes up with a server error.
Same here... the premise of last.fm is great, but the site itself is quite shit sometimes.
EDIT: The ITunes library is very good though. I will use that.
iTunes and banned list covers about 85% of my listening. There are a few dozen bands / few hundred albums that I simply decided to just keep on Spotify, because I don't have room for them on my iPod/iPhone - those would show in my last.fm stats though. So, to those that are relying exclusively on iTunes/banned list, be aware there might be some things I still might have to reject.
Fuck, ABBA is banned. :'(
New roulette twist: The Winner Ain't Taking It All
*runs*
That's the name of the game :icy:
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Sent my first-strike song.
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Productive day so far...
- Winning submission sent
- Inbox (partially) cleaned out
- Bashed Hillary in P/R
My work is done here. :)
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Productive day so far...
- Winning submission sent
- Inbox (partially) cleaned out
- Bashed Hillary in P/R
My work is done here. :)
So much winning. :lol
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:lol
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That inbox is just gonna be full again in 2 hours.
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Yeah, so the more I look at your ban list side by side with my library, the more I'm assured you're getting a ton of growly stuff. :lol
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Don’t tell anyone but I’ve kidnapped Brent to give us we’re mortals a chance 😀
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That inbox is just gonna be full again in 2 hours.
It is filling up.... :)
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That inbox is just gonna be full again in 2 hours.
It is filling up.... :)
Did you see what I sent you? Lol
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Yeah, so the more I look at your ban list side by side with my library, the more I'm assured you're getting a ton of growly stuff. :lol
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I am going to get my ass kicked in this roulette :lol I have a feeling mine is either just 'okay' or Chad actually hates it because the band only has 3 plays on his whole last.fm, and it's for one song. But to me it begs to be heard by him.
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That inbox is just gonna be full again in 2 hours.
It is filling up.... :)
Did you see what I sent you? Lol
I did. The funny thing? I saw it just before I made that post, and yet it was still an unintended and completely random pun. But HIGHLY appropriate.
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Yeah, so the more I look at your ban list side by side with my library, the more I'm assured you're getting a ton of growly stuff. :lol
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man if everyone else is sending growly stuff i could probably actually make it a few rounds into this one while other people get cut :corn
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I don't know what movie that is from, but my wife has seen it 100 times. It blows.
You like chick flicks?
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I don't know what movie that is from, but my wife has seen it 100 times. It blows.
You like chick flicks?
It's from Bridesmaids. Think The Hangover but with broads. It's raunchy and fucking hilarious. Far from a 'chick' flick.
man if everyone else is sending growly stuff i could probably actually make it a few rounds into this one while other people get cut :corn
If more of these motherfuckers send growls (Kade and Tim are already whining and threatening), then it's possible (statistically speaking) that some growlie song(s) doesn't finish in the bottom 3rd.
I still haven't started listening so if you change your mind regarding your participation ....
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Oh it's more than possible. It will happen.
Right here in Round 1!
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Oh it's more than possible. It will happen.
Right here in Round 1!
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Bridesmaids is pretty funny. My old man thinks it's hilarious too. I thought he was going to drop a lung laughing so hard at it. Still do, every time he sees it.
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I don't know what movie that is from, but my wife has seen it 100 times. It blows.
You like chick flicks?
What to pay attention to a great movie Tim. Lol
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WUT?
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You
think
it
sucks?
You
obviously
did
not
pay
attention
to
the
movie.
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I
did
not
watch
it.
Everytime
I
go
in
and
my
wife
is
watching
the
scene
always
sucks.
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I
did
not
watch
it.
Everytime
I
go
in
and
my
wife
is
watching
the
scene
always
sucks.
That's like saying Caddyshack sucks because blowing up a gopher isn't funny.
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It's not, really. Caddyshack is OVERRATED anyway. I'd have ZERO interest in it had it not been for Rodney, although Ted Knight is pretty good in it.
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But Caddyshack does suck. :lol
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Katt is forgiven, because he's too young to know better.
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Hey, I love older comedies. But Caddyshack ain't one of 'em. Toy Story is pretty good tho. :2metal:
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Toy Story is fucking awesome!
Mostly because Bill Murray and Chevy Chase are nowhere near it.
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Toy Story is fucking awesome!
Mostly because Bill Murray and Chevy Chase are nowhere near it.
That's 100% true :lol :lol
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Toy Story is fucking awesome!
Mostly because Bill Murray and Chevy Chase are nowhere near it.
Stop infecting the youth.
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Bridesmaids had some serious potential to be funny but I didn't find hardly any humor in it at all. I think that Kristin Wiig/Melissa McCarthy (or whatever their names are, I don't care) group and style of humor just isn't funny
Anyway... following!
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It's one of what I like to call a "I hate men" movie. My wife watches them all the time while I'm watching a game.
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It's one of what I like to call a "I hate men" movie. My wife watches them all the time while I'm watching a game.
Sounds like your wife hates you. :lol
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I watched with the spouse because I legitimately thought the premise and the previews made it look funny. Boy was I fooled. I don't watch many new movies or any TV so really had no idea who all the gals were, except for Rose Byrne (because I've had a crush on her since Attack of the Clones) and the gal from Reno 911. I've since decided I don't get that Judd Apatow style of humor but am willing to accept I might be on an island feeling that way.
Hey, I just linked a David Gilmour album and Journey song title in one sentence.
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Chris, cut it out. Your getting in the way of me messing with Tim. :lol
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No, this is important dammit. I want my feelings about this movie known. I don't have any social media accounts so I have to put all my feelings on here (so they can be read by dozens of music dorks).
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It's one of what I like to call a "I hate men" movie. My wife watches them all the time while I'm watching a game.
Sounds like your wife hates you. :lol
:lol
I knew that was coming.
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I don't have any social media accounts so I have to put all my feelings on here (so they can be read by dozens of music dorks).
Sounds like you and Tim might be soul-mates.
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Everyone in yet?
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I don't have any social media accounts so I have to put all my feelings on here (so they can be read by dozens of music dorks).
Sounds like you and Tim might be soul-mates.
:lol. So true.
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Cool Chris "Hey, someone on dtf.org recommended this song, you recognize the artist?"
TAC "Nope."
Cool Chris "Hmmm... what should we do?"
TAC "We could Google it"
<TAC and Cool Chris laugh hysterically>
TAC "I know, I was just playing. Let's ask on the forum."
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Cool Chris "Hey, someone on dtf.org recommended this song, you recognize the artist?"
TAC "Nope."
Cool Chris "Hmmm... what should we do?"
TAC "We could Google it"
<TAC and Cool Chris laugh hysterically>
TAC "I know, I was just playing. Let's ask on the forum."
:rollin
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:rollin :rollin :rollin
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I'm whittling down my J Boy Roulette playlist. Making the cut is Stamina. And they're banned. Dammit!
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man if everyone else is sending growly stuff i could probably actually make it a few rounds into this one while other people get cut :corn
I was thinking the same thing. Although I'm pretty confident in my first round pick. Which means I will end up in last place.
I'm whittling down my J Boy Roulette playlist. Making the cut is Stamina. And they're banned. Dammit!
Bummer, I had them on my shortlist as well, great minds think alike....... Time to find something else...
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I'm whittling down my J Boy Roulette playlist. Making the cut is Stamina. And they're banned. Dammit!
I'd say blame Big Hath for that, but I'm not sure he's coming on board.
Everyone in yet?
No.
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I don't have any social media accounts so I have to put all my feelings on here (so they can be read by dozens of music dorks).
Sounds like you and Tim might be soul-mates.
I'll join this threesome.
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Okay cool, so if I send in 24 hours (Wednesday night my time) that should work out perfectly, I think.
I think you actually have 48 hours, since I'm pretty sure it's not Tuesday night for you just yet. Long day at work, mate?
Ugh, everytime I try and do the search in Last.fm it comes up with a server error.
Same here... the premise of last.fm is great, but the site itself is quite shit sometimes.
EDIT: The ITunes library is very good though. I will use that.
iTunes and banned list covers about 85% of my listening. There are a few dozen bands / few hundred albums that I simply decided to just keep on Spotify, because I don't have room for them on my iPod/iPhone - those would show in my last.fm stats though. So, to those that are relying exclusively on iTunes/banned list, be aware there might be some things I still might have to reject.
Fuck, ABBA is banned. :'(
New roulette twist: The Winner Ain't Taking It All
*runs*
That's the name of the game :icy:
Oh wow, totally thought last night was Tuesday night. Fuckin' hell.
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Bah, thought I found something good and original and did some searching and found Chad spun it and basically thought it was shit. :facepalm:
This is indeed going to be a challenge. Might just have to pull out some classics and get Chad up to speed with a few of the favs.
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Bah, thought I found something good and original and did some searching and found Chad spun it and basically thought it was shit. :facepalm:
This is indeed going to be a challenge. Might just have to pull out some classics and get Chad up to speed with a few of the favs.
You just might benefit from he 'how the hell did I miss them' twist. Of the four songs that I've received here, 2 were 'classics'; 2 were modern.
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Bah, thought I found something good and original and did some searching and found Chad spun it and basically thought it was shit. :facepalm:
This is indeed going to be a challenge. Might just have to pull out some classics and get Chad up to speed with a few of the favs.
You just might benefit from he 'how the hell did I miss them' twist. Of the four songs that I've received here, 2 were 'classics'; 2 were modern.
nah, thinking I just go for some growls instead. :biggrin:
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Sent. Now way past my bed time haha.
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OK, that should do it.
Let's have a blurry pic, hangman, results..
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OK, that should do it.
That's a negative, Ghost Rider. Go bug Lowdz... to submit, and to sign up to host his own roulette.
Oh, and to let Brent out of the pit in his basement.
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Just got in from work. Will send soon when Mrs Lowdz has fed me.
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Wow. 16 in the first round. That's the most I've seen in one round, I think...
I'll be happy if I make the top 50% :)
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Just got in from work. Will send soon when Mrs Lowdz has fed me.
And then you'll sign up for your own Roulette too? :D
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The only thing putting me off is coming up with a banned list. I’m not organised like you. Oh, and people sending me Sacul Parama/ Trainofnaught music... ;D
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The only thing putting me off is coming up with a banned list. I’m not organised like you. Oh, and people sending me Sacul music... ;D
I'd participate in an instant in yours, and you don't have to fear Sacul music from me too.
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Plus Sacul will never get around to sending it anyway.
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The only thing putting me off is coming up with a banned list. I’m not organised like you. Oh, and people sending me Sacul Parama/ Trainofnaught music... ;D
You'd have to invite Sacul/Parama/ToN to get that kind of music. :neverusethis:
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Plus Sacul will never get around to sending it anyway.
:lol
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Sent. Expecting some resends... ;D
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Parama sends some pretty awesome music... Though I will admit that I ran across another track from one of his bands that probably would have made my ears bleed. But he didn't send it, so it's my own fault. :)
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i can find some stuff that doesn't scare off the growlie haters for most roulettes tbh
then TAC turns around and sends me heavier stuff than anything i ever sent him in my roulette so i may have ruined him :lol
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Sent. Expecting some resends... ;D
You are correct sir - you will be resending. Damn, the band you sent is even on the banned list in post #2 of this thread! CTRL + F is your friend.
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then TAC turns around and sends me heavier stuff than anything i ever sent him in my roulette so i may have ruined him :lol
Gotta squeeze one more round out of you! ;)
What I struggled with in yours and Train's where I know you both liked growls, was to find a clean vocal that I thought you might like.
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i mean, i'm gonna be honest, more often that not i tolerate growls more than i enjoy them :lol though there are absolutely cases where i do enjoy them & they add to an already great album, but there are other times where they do kinda damper an album i'd otherwise like more & bad growls can outright ruin an album too.
it's just that the styles of metal i tend to prefer all have primarily growls more than cleans :lol
it's rare that bad growls do actually ruin albums for me though. there's been a few albums i was sent in my roulette that have primarily clean vox and then some really bad growls (thoughts factory comes to mind) on like one or two tracks & that's fine because it barely impacts the overall album. aquarius by haken is like that too, those growls b l o w and the band seemed aware of that & never had growls ever again (except for einar showing up in the architect but he can do growls well so)
i'm rambling but what i'm trying to say i guess is that i'm not someone who "loves" growls
train is though. 100%. i know for a fact. his traincore djent stuff that i hate is all growls all the time :lol
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And then Train pussied out on Ezerath. :facepalm:
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I was going to post a rambly comment too but this is jingle boys roulette and I don't want to go off topic too much :lol long story short I do love growls but only paired with instrumentals that I feel fit well with them. In my mind, tech-death does not go over too well with very raspy growls as in Ezerath, most of the times when I thought the album was great it was mainly due to the instrumentals (tremolo picking section of A Heart, An Eye, And A Womb :2metal:)
And yes traincore also but that's very mood dependent, it's crazy, chaotic, all over the place but somehow makes sense. I'm rarely in the mood for more than an hour of Frontierer, Sectioned or God Mother
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I was going to post a rambly comment too but this is jingle boys roulette and I don't want to go off topic too much :lol long story short I do love growls but only paired with instrumentals that I feel fit well with them. In my mind, tech-death does not go over too well with very raspy growls as in Ezerath, most of the times when I thought the album was great it was mainly due to the instrumentals (tremolo picking section of A Heart, An Eye, And A Womb :2metal:)
No one cares what he has to say anyway.
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that's an hour more than i'm ever in the mood for, train, so
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I was going to post a rambly comment too but this is jingle boys roulette and I don't want to go off topic too much :lol long story short I do love growls but only paired with instrumentals that I feel fit well with them. In my mind, tech-death does not go over too well with very raspy growls as in Ezerath, most of the times when I thought the album was great it was mainly due to the instrumentals (tremolo picking section of A Heart, An Eye, And A Womb :2metal:)
No one cares what he has to say anyway.
Including Mrs.Jingle
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..the poor woman.
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Remember Tim, you admitted your wife would rather watch male bashing movies than talk to you. :lol
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Remember Tim, you admitted your wife would rather watch male bashing movies than talk to you. :lol
No, that's not what I said at all. ;D
In fact, I watch Bruins and Red Sox. She'd prefer not to, so she watches I Hate Men flicks. She's usually in the other room exercising.
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Remember Tim, you admitted your wife would rather watch male bashing movies than talk to you. :lol
No, that's not what I said at all. ;D
In fact, I watch Bruins and Red Sox. She'd prefer not to, so she watches I Hate Men flicks. She's usually in the other room exercising.
With me
:heybaby:
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:lol :lol :lol
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Considering your at a um..disadvantage to begin with, and that doesn't even include the exchange rate.
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Tim, She's watching I hate men flicks because you are watching sports. :lol
Hmm. I did see Chad get cozy with the Queen.
Wait A MINUTE!!!!!!!! :lol
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Wait A MINUTE!!!!!!!! :lol
Exactly.
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Sent. Expecting some resends... ;D
You are correct sir - you will be resending. Damn, the band you sent is even on the banned list in post #2 of this thread! CTRL + F is your friend.
Checked this one thoroughly. But that doesn’t mean much... resent.
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Sent. Expecting some resends... ;D
You are correct sir - you will be resending. Damn, the band you sent is even on the banned list in post #2 of this thread! CTRL + F is your friend.
Checked this one thoroughly. But that doesn’t mean much... resent.
I would've told him CTRL + FU is your friend.
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Sent. Expecting some resends... ;D
You are correct sir - you will be resending. Damn, the band you sent is even on the banned list in post #2 of this thread! CTRL + F is your friend.
Checked this one thoroughly. But that doesn’t mean much... resent.
I would've told him CTRL + FU is your friend.
ALT + F4 is your friend :neverusethis:
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Ok, now every one is in. I'll figure out tomorrow what kind of guessing game I'm gonna do to help you fuckers pass the time.
Also, my intention is to make the first couple of listens as completely random as I can. I'm gonna load up the playlist set on random, and blindly (literally... close my eyes) tap a track. There may be some that I'll be able to recognize, but I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to identify most of the bands just by hearing them. Trying to remove any unintended bias - positive or negative.
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Tim's wife likes random.
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Junior High called. It wants its humor back.
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Ok, now every one is in. I'll figure out tomorrow what kind of guessing game I'm gonna do to help you fuckers pass the time.
Also, my intention is to make the first couple of listens as completely random as I can. I'm gonna load up the playlist set on random, and blindly (literally... close my eyes) tap a track. There may be some that I'll be able to recognize, but I have a feeling I'm not going to be able to identify most of the bands just by hearing them. Trying to remove any unintended bias - positive or negative.
rename all the songs to "untitled" & put them on shuffle? :lol
tbh that is actually a good idea and one i might do for my next roulette. literally won't know which song is which until i start results
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Parama….thank you. That's a great idea.
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Ok, this actually didn't take too long. For those that are still up, or will be up soon, chew on this. Looks tough to me, but I guess I'll see how tough it is once Evermind is up.
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(??) -
(lonestar) - Orphaned Land* / The Cave
(??) - A.C.T. /
(??) - Caligula's Horse / All is Quiet By the Wall
(??) -
(Train Of Naught) - Soen / Sectarian
(??) -
(??) -
(??) - The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage / Low Passage
(??) - Helloween* / Dr. Stein
(jjrock88) - Fifth Angel / Time Will Tell
(??) - Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
(??) - Katatonia / Old Heart Falls
(??) -
(??) - Amorphis / Amongst Stars
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
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Junior High called. It wants its humor back.
Ya. So.
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First three songs start with THE
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
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making me feel like i need to go to an eye doctor, geez :lol
i can only see the one TAC pointed out and only bcuz it's already guessed, no clue on the rest
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Fifth Angel-Time Will Tell....JJ!
The Lord Weird Slough Feg-High Passage/Low Passage K-Lox? Lowdz? El Barto?
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
Left side is who, right side is song.
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That's all you, fellas, after 20 seconds of squinting into my laptop I can't decipher shit :lol
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
Left side is who, right side is song.
Left side is NO, right side is FUCKING KIDDING.
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Orphaned Land-The Cave-Lonestar
A current "How did I miss them band?"
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
Left side is who, right side is song.
Left side is NO, right side is FUCKING KIDDING.
Well since you didn't get my joke.....
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Please tell me Evermind didn't send Helloween's Dr. Stein.
Another "How did I miss them band?"
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OK...I'm blind.
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I almost sent Fifth Angel, good pick.
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OK...I'm blind.
Yeah, I can't make out a fucking thing. Can't even make out my own.
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They actually became clearer when I took off my glasses....
Still can't see shit though.
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Wait, isn't the whole forum always blurred like that?
Crap
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I could be wrong, but I think I see Helloween, Dr. Stein?
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
Could be A.C.T?
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Beyond those already mentioned, I think I see:
Eric Gillette - The Great Unknown
Katatonia - Old Heart Falls
The Hirsch Effekt - Agitation
Also nope, I did not send Dr. Stein.
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Caligula's Horse-All Is Quiet By The Wall
Is the third song down by W.E.T.?
Could be A.C.T?
I was just about to say that...
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I think I also see Soen - Sectarian.
Oh and Amorphis - Amongst Stars.
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Orphaned Land is Train (is he playing?)
The Hirsch Effekt is Parama
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Umm no, what would make you think I would send The Cave by Orphaned Land ever? But as mentioned it could very well be sent by lonestar
Is the Hirsch Effekt song Agitation?
I don't think that's A.C.T simply because none of their good songs fit the letters in the picture. The End comes close but it's a bit too short it seems
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Is the Hirsch Effekt song Agitation?
Wait, how did you guess that? :biggrin:
The Hirsch Effekt - Agitation
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Umm no, what would make you think I would send The Cave by Orphaned Land ever? But as mentioned it could very well be sent by lonestar
Okay, then you sent Sectarian by Soen!
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yes :natalieportman:
Natalie Portman agrees
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Guys, I'm genuinely amazed by your superpowers of sight.
After sleep and coffee the only thing I can desume is:
fghgjjfghfhfj sent papapapapsisiosi
Solid tune
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I can't see shit in the remaining ones besides my own.
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Guys, I'm genuinely amazed by your superpowers of sight.
After sleep and coffee the only thing I can desume is:
fghgjjfghfhfj sent papapapapsisiosi
Solid tune
Someone sent Papadosio? :omg: That might actually go down fairly ok in this roulette to be honest, I'm not sure
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Maybe when JBoy wakes up he can list what’s been deciphered.
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Please tell me Evermind didn't send Helloween's Dr. Stein.
Another "How did I miss them band?"
Whoops totally missed your post here Tim before I posted it.
I don't think Dr. Stein will go down all that well.
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See, for as difficult as I made it, you guys did alright. Most guesses are accurate. I'll update in a few hours, but here's what's NOT correct (as far as bands/songs go... I didn't pay attention to the guesses of who sent what yet)
W.E.T. is already banned
No one sent Papadosio
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Oh and Amorphis - Amongst Stars.
Fuck.
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Guys, I'm genuinely amazed by your superpowers of sight.
After sleep and coffee the only thing I can desume is:
fghgjjfghfhfj sent papapapapsisiosi
Solid tune
Someone sent Papadosio? :omg: That might actually go down fairly ok in this roulette to be honest, I'm not sure
The only one who would send papadosio in a roulette is my and I'm not in this one. Also, it would be a terrible idea to send it to Jingle, he would hate it.
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One listen in, and nothing grossed me out. A few songs for sure jumped out as ones I enjoyed more than the rest, and a couple that were meh-worthy. Of the 16, I'd say 6 or 7 of them I could pick out because of the lyrics aligning with the title. But, for the most part, mission accomplished in not knowing who sent what I was listening to.
See below for your correctly identified bands and songs.
* indicates a correct guess that they were a 'how did I miss them?' band. FWIW, the other three bands that fall into this twist have already been identified. Speaking of which... for those that got one of these bands, once the full list of submissions is revealed, you need to let me know if you're taking the 2 ranking improvement, or assigning a 1 ranking penalty. For those that already did let me know, I'll give you a chance to adjust your decision should you choose to once the full list of submissions is revealed.
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(??) -
(lonestar) - Orphaned Land* / The Cave
(??) - A.C.T. /
(??) - Caligula's Horse / All is Quiet By the Wall
(??) - Wolverine / Your Favorite War
(Train Of Naught) - Soen / Sectarian
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(??) -
(??) - The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage / Low Passage
(??) - Helloween* / Dr. Stein
(jjrock88) - Fifth Angel / Time Will Tell
(??) - Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
(??) - Katatonia / Old Heart Falls
(??) -
(??) - Amorphis / Amongst Stars
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
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Is the fifth one Wolverine, Your Favourite War?
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Someone sent Erik Gillette?! Fuck.
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Oh and Amorphis - Amongst Stars.
Fuck.
Good song, and album.
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Dr. Stein sucks.
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Dr. Stein sucks.
One of my fav bands but one of the worst songs you could send from them IMO. I don't know, I've never liked it that much either.
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Is the fifth one Wolverine, Your Favourite War?
It is indeed.
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Oh and Amorphis - Amongst Stars.
Fuck.
Good song, and album.
I know, it was on a short list of songs available to me.
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Caligula's Horse is probably one of the bonus bands. Perhaps Amorphis too, since they're somewhat popular here.
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Caligula's Horse is probably one of the bonus bands. Perhaps Amorphis too, since they're somewhat popular here.
You are correct ... on one of them.
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Dr. Stein sucks.
One of my fav bands but one of the worst songs you could send from them IMO. I don't know, I've never liked it that much either.
Agreed. Then again I'm not a Kiskeween fan. I would've sent The Saints from Gambling, unless Chad already knows it :biggrin:
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I can't see shit in the remaining ones besides my own.
WTF, I can't even see my own. I'm going back to yelling at the kids on my lawn.
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I can't see shit in the remaining ones besides my own.
WTF, I can't even see my own. I'm going back to yelling at the kids on my lawn.
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Guess ya'll just gave up on this one. Ok, here's a little more .... clarity.
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(??) - / The Wolf
(lonestar) - Orphaned Land* / The Cave
(??) - A.C.T. / The Effect
(??) - Caligula's Horse / All is Quiet By the Wall
(??) - Wolverine / Your Favorite War
(Train Of Naught) - Soen / Sectarian
(Kattoelox) - Time Requiem - Sin to Sin
(??) - Choirboys - Run to Paradise
(??) - The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage / Low Passage
(??) - Helloween* / Dr. Stein
(jjrock88) - Fifth Angel / Time Will Tell
(Lowdz) - Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
(??) - Katatonia / Old Heart Falls
(Stadler) - Wetton/Downes / Under the Sky
(??) - Amorphis / Amongst Stars
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
And a reminder as to who still hasn't been correctly identified with their song
TAC
wolfking
Indiscipline
Puppies
Elite
Evermind
King
Lethean
Bolsters
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A.C.T. - The Effect :biggrin:
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some song names I see:
The Wolf
Under the Sky
no clue on anything else
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... Run to Paradise by Choirboys?
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Time Requiem?
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Sin to Sin
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No more detective work on who sent what?
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Did Kattelox send Amorphis?
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Stadler - Wetton/Downes for Under the Sky?
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I was gonna say Stadler sent Choirboys until you spotted that... that's a great song, I hope jingle likes it.
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I bet you know what I sent...
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I do... Lethean sent Katatonia :neverusethis:
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Did Kattelox send Amorphis?
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Stadler - Wetton/Downes for Under the Sky?
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The Lord Weird Slough Feg-High Passage/Low Passage K-Lox? Lowdz? El Barto?
If its none of these then I guess Evermind
I was gonna say Stadler sent Choirboys until you spotted that... that's a great song, I hope jingle likes it.
Lowdz must've sent Choirboys. Or Lowdz sent Eric Gillette.
Dr. Stein, really? There are so many better songs on that album.
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OK fine. Did Kattelox send Time Requiem?
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Also, is Stadler's submission one of the special * ones?
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Did Kade sent ACT?
Kingshmegland send Wolverine?
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OK fine. Did Kattelox send Time Requiem?
Yes.
@ TAC... are you just listing random connections now? You're all over the map, and only got one right.
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I got Lonestar, JJ, and Lowdz.
That's all I got.
Kade-Amorphis? ;D
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What about wolfking for Helloween?
Also, Kattelox has a correct guess that you missed. :)
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Damn right. Crack that whip! :biggrin:
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What about wolfking for Helloween?
No way Kade sends Dr. Stein.
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What about wolfking for Helloween?
No way Kade sends Dr. Stein.
I'm sure you'd know better than I. I was just going off his discussing the old Stratovarius song in my roulette, and thinking old Strato and old Helloween might not be a huge stretch.
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What about wolfking for Helloween?
No way Kade sends Dr. Stein.
Tim knows me too well.
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Keep in mind Choirboys is Australian.
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ohheywolfkingsentchoirboys
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Is the fifth one Wolverine, Your Favourite War?
It is indeed.
Im guessing you sent them then?
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Wolverine is a great pick.
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I think Elite sent Katatonia.
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Um....
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And I say again, Lethean sent Katatonia. :loser:
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I think Elite sent Katatonia.
Not a fan of Katatonia, really.
There’s one band in that list that’s a definite Elite-band that I send more often in roulettes.
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Took a stab really haha.
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I think Elite sent Katatonia.
Not a fan of Katatonia, really.
There’s one band in that list that’s a definite Elite-band that I send more often in roulettes.
Caligula's Horse?
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Kade-Amorphis? ;D
Seems you say that like there is no way I would send them.
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I think Elite sent Katatonia.
Not a fan of Katatonia, really.
There’s one band in that list that’s a definite Elite-band that I send more often in roulettes.
Caligula's Horse?
:tup
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caligula's horse is objectively a parama band before anyone else because i made their thread in 2011 before anyone else here had any goddamn clue who they were :corn
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(??) - / The Wolf
Motorhead / The Wolf?
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Umm Caligula's Horse is definitely a consul Incitatus-band and no one other than him deserves that title
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caligula's horse is objectively a parama band before anyone else because i made their thread in 2011 before anyone else here had any goddamn clue who they were :corn
but you never send them in roulettes and I do
and you didn't like In Contact
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nah i thought in contact was "okay"
TTtTaRE is where it's at though boyyy
so like, good pick :tup
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(??) - / The Wolf
(lonestar) - Orphaned Land* / The Cave
(kingshmegland) - A.C.T. / The Effect
(Elite) - Caligula's Horse / All is Quiet By the Wall
(Evermind) - Wolverine / Your Favorite War
(Train Of Naught) - Soen / Sectarian
(Kattoelox) - Time Requiem - Sin to Sin
(??) - Choirboys - Run to Paradise
(??) - The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage / Low Passage
(Indiscipline) - Helloween* / Dr. Stein
(jjrock88) - Fifth Angel / Time Will Tell
(Lowdz) - Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
(Lethean) - Katatonia / Old Heart Falls
(Stadler) - Wetton/Downes / Under the Sky
(wolfking) - Amorphis / Amongst Stars
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
And a reminder as to who still hasn't been correctly identified with their song
TAC
Puppies
Bolsters
Motorhead / The Wolf?
Negatory.
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King sent A.C.T
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Since there's 16 people and that isn't divisible by 3, will it be five getting a strike or six?
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King sent A.C.T
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Since there's 16 people and that isn't divisible by 3, will it be five getting a strike or six?
Five and one third, naturally. :D
To tell you the truth, I think I might dumb that twist down a little. I had put it in place in case anyone was repeatedly sending me stuff I didn't like, and still want that option. Nothing this round was outright tripe, so if it stays this way, I don't see the need to eliminate anyone. Instead of finishing in the bottom 1/3rd, I think I'll make it the bottom 3. And rather than making eliminations a for sure thing, I'd like to reserve the right to axe anyone who finishes in the bottom three 3x. To be honest, listening to 16 tunes wasn't overly onerous, and so long as I don't have a bunch of 15+minute songs in a given round, it won't be. So it's possible we may see 16 people to the very end.
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Nothing this round was outright tripe, so if it stays this way, I don't see the need to eliminate anyone.
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Kade-Amorphis? ;D
Seems you say that like there is no way I would send them.
No. I put the ;D because Chad was busting on me for guessing all over the place. So after I said that's all I got, I made another guess.
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Indiscipline is a big Kiske guy. Did he send the Helloween? I can definitely see him liking those focking lyrics.
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Indiscipline is a big Kiske guy. Did he send the Helloween? I can definitely see him liking those focking lyrics.
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To be honest, listening to 16 tunes wasn't overly onerous, and so long as I don't have a bunch of 15+minute songs in a given round, it won't be. So it's possible we may see 16 people to the very end.
Hold my beer....:p
Doesn't this take away the advantage given by finding the secret bands though?
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To be honest, listening to 16 tunes wasn't overly onerous, and so long as I don't have a bunch of 15+minute songs in a given round, it won't be. So it's possible we may see 16 people to the very end.
Hold my beer....:p
Doesn't this take away the advantage given by finding the secret bands though?
No, but it will ensure you see the first actual round. :P :P
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I'm still thinking Stadler's pick could be one of the secret bands...
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To be honest, listening to 16 tunes wasn't overly onerous, and so long as I don't have a bunch of 15+minute songs in a given round, it won't be. So it's possible we may see 16 people to the very end.
Hold my beer....:p
:rollin :rollin
Doesn't this take away the advantage given by finding the secret bands though?
Nah... the bonus received by the band still will accumulate towards total score/ranking. So, if you would've finished 8th, and take the two point improvement, your score/rank is now 6th.
I'm still thinking Stadler's pick could be one of the secret bands...
You go and keep thinking that.
Once all is revealed, I'll update the last 3 'bonus' bands
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TAC - Slough Feg?
Puppies - Choirboys?
Bolsters - Wolf?
total shots in the dark :lol
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TAC - Slough Feg?
Puppies - Choirboys?
Bolsters - Wolf?
total shots in the dark :lol
Amazingly, 0 for 3
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I am a miserable no good failure. :(
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Nitrovolt / The Wolf?
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Nitrovolt / The Wolf?
Yes!!!
And by "yes", I mean "No".
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All songs have been guessed, only one thing to do now...
:corn
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All songs have been guessed, only one thing to do now...
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Did Kade sent ACT?
Kingshmegland send Wolverine?
I though ACT and Helloween would be banned.
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Did Kade sent ACT?
Kingshmegland send Wolverine?
I though tACT and Helloween would be banned.
I swore I looked at Chad's banned list and saw Helloween. Must be mixing it up with Lethean's. Checked his Last.FM and he doesn't even have the best Helloween (imo) on there, but he has the Keepers! I would've sent something from Gambling or Dark Ride, personally. Or Ride the Sky because that's early Helloween at its finest :biggrin:
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Did Kade sent ACT?
Kingshmegland send Wolverine?
I though tACT and Helloween would be banned.
I swore I looked at Chad's banned list and saw Helloween. Must be mixing it up with Lethean's. Checked his Last.FM and he doesn't even have the best Helloween (imo) on there, but he has the Keepers! I would've sent something from Gambling or Dark Ride, personally. Or Ride the Sky because that's early Helloween at its finest :biggrin:
I don't own any Helloween, so there's no way it would've made it to the banned list. Any Helloween I've tried was on Spotify, which would trigger into my last.fm stats. Never been too fussed over anything I heard from them, hence the "how the hell did I miss them" award.
Tomorrow will bring the final disclosure of who sent what (since ya'll seem to have given up on that), details on the Handicap twist, and first impressions.
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To tell you the truth, I think I might dumb that twist down a little. I had put it in place in case anyone was repeatedly sending me stuff I didn't like, and still want that option. Nothing this round was outright tripe, so if it stays this way, I don't see the need to eliminate anyone. Instead of finishing in the bottom 1/3rd, I think I'll make it the bottom 3. And rather than making eliminations a for sure thing, I'd like to reserve the right to axe anyone who finishes in the bottom three 3x. To be honest, listening to 16 tunes wasn't overly onerous, and so long as I don't have a bunch of 15+minute songs in a given round, it won't be. So it's possible we may see 16 people to the very end.
This sounds like a challenge.
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First, the final list:
(TAC) - Nahtram / The Wolf
(lonestar) - Orphaned Land* / The Cave
(kingshmegland) - A.C.T. / The Effect
(Elite) - Caligula's Horse / All is Quiet By the Wall
(Evermind) - Wolverine / Your Favorite War
(Train Of Naught) - Soen / Sectarian
(Kattoelox) - Time Requiem / Sin to Sin
(Bolsters) - Choirboys / Run to Paradise
(Puppies_on_Acid) - The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage/Low Passage
(Indiscipline) - Helloween* / Dr. Stein
(jjrock88) - Fifth Angel* / Time Will Tell
(Lowdz) - Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
(Lethean) - Katatonia* / Old Heart Falls
(Stadler) - Wetton/Downes / Under the Sky
(wolfking) - Amorphis* / Amongst Stars
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
I have jj's and wolfking's answer to the bonus reward. The other three need to let me know their preference.
First impressions after 3 listens:
The only pure <genre> song sent this round, this was mighty enjoyable, but faced some tough competition
I see you’re following the ‘win if you can; lose if you must, but always cheat’ path with this submission. I admire that
Foot tapping goodness
Heavy as fuck; totally not what I was expecting from this
Solid
This did nothing to change my opinion that this act is over-rated by the DTFs
Not often a fan of the doom-and-gloom style but this was pretty decent
There’s a certain je ne sais quoi missing with this song
There is a lot going on with this tune… in a very good way
There is a lot going on with this tune… not always in a good way
It's not a bad song, but something has to finish at the bottom
That solo melted my ears
This puts the fun in funky
This is right in the jingle wheelhouse - everything about this song clicked
This is going to suffer a similar fate to a song TAC sent me in a previous roulette, and I feel bad for it
Normally, this is the kind of mood/atmosphere that wouldn’t work, but it did, and what a great solo
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I have a bad feeling Time Requiem just didn't click, so I'm expecting bottom rank. Should've chosen one with better lyrics maybe. :facepalm:
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Mine could be one of the "great solo" ones, the guitar solo in my song is its absolute highlight in my opinion.
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It's not a bad song, but something has to finish at the bottom
History would suggest that this is me.
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i'm guessing somewhere in the mid-to-low rankings but not at the bottom
prove me wrong :metal
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i'm guessing somewhere in the mid-to-low rankings but not at the bottom
prove me wrong :metal
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This is going to suffer a similar fate to a song TAC sent me in a previous roulette, and I feel bad for it
Sorry, Indiscipline.
You probably didn't know that J Boy dosn't like Kiske.
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This is going to suffer a similar fate to a song TAC sent me in a previous roulette, and I feel bad for it
Sorry, Indiscipline.
You probably didn't know that J Boy dosn't like Kiske.
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Love him in Kiske/Somerville; love him in Avantasia; love most of Unisonic; love Place Vendome; loved him in Revolution Renaissance.
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I can't tell which snippet is for my song.
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This is going to suffer a similar fate to a song TAC sent me in a previous roulette, and I feel bad for it
Sorry, Indiscipline.
You probably didn't know that J Boy dosn't like Kiske.
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Love him in Kiske/Somerville; love him in Avantasia; love most of Unisonic; love Place Vendome; loved him in Revolution Renaissance.
Then you must've had an epiphany on one of your sabbaticals. I know you told me you could not get into him.
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Then you must've had an epiphany on one of your sabbaticals. I know you told me you could not get into him.
That was just your song. :neverusethis:
Nah... I think I've come to appreciate him more, though I still wouldn't put him in my Top 10 favorites amongst active vocalists.
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Then you must've had an epiphany on one of your sabbaticals. I know you told me you could not get into him.
That was just your song. :neverusethis:
Nah... I think I've come to appreciate him more, though I still wouldn't put him in my Top 10 favorites amongst active vocalists.
Glad I could help.
No biggie that he's not in your Top 10.
But I have a long history with him. Keepers Pt.1 changed my musical life.
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I don't think there is many in there that could be mine honestly. Still, Amorphis could go either way.
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Sorry, Indiscipline.
Don't be, brother. So far I'm having massive doses of fun and I've literally fallen in love with ACT and Orphaned Land. Very thankful for that.
Oh, you mean getting me into Cosmic Wimpout?
I will never forgive you.
This did nothing to change my opinion that this act is over-rated by the DTFs
Mine could be this, and wouldn't be that bad.
EDIT: Syntax, smartphone, tour bus.
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I should start looking ahead to round 2. No fucking clue what else I could send. Might have to expand on the growls. Amorphis is just a teaser.
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I should start looking ahead to round 2. No fucking clue what else I could send. Might have to expand on the growls. Amorphis is just a teaser.
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Resultz will be no later than tomorrow morning - sometime in the next 24-26 hours. There's a fairly strong 1/3-1/3-1/3 trend playing out here... 1/3 are fantastic; 1/3 are really really good; 1/3 between decent and not working.
As I said, nothing totally grossed me out, but some didn't improve with multiple listens.
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I should start looking ahead to round 2. No fucking clue what else I could send. Might have to expand on the growls. Amorphis is just a teaser.
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Resultz will be no later than tomorrow morning - sometime in the next 24-26 hours. There's a fairly strong 1/3-1/3-1/3 trend playing out here... 1/3 are fantastic; 1/3 are really really good; 1/3 between decent and not working.
As I said, nothing totally grossed me out, but some didn't improve with multiple listens.
Maybe I'll wait to see how Amorphis goes as to how many growls I end up sending. ;D
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I have a couple splendid potential failures in mind for round 2, and I dare ask our gracious host how does he feel about oddities as foreign language / not adult male sung tunes?
I apologise in advance if such questions are trespassing roulette etiquette.
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He likes female singers, and prefers that all songs are sung in Canadian.
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Words like "hoser", "eh"? "And going to Timmies"?
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He likes female singers, and prefers that all songs are sung in Canadian.
Too bad Rush are banned.
*grin first strike emoticon*
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:corn
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But I'm going to bed soon fucker.
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:corn
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But I'm going to bed soon fucker.
Da fuq?
Quote from: jingle.boy on August 05, 2018, 07:20:12 AM
Resultz will be no later than tomorrow morning - sometime in the next 24-26 hours.
I'm gonna do one final listen to make sure I'm 100% comfortable with the order (inclusive of ties), and results will be up in about 2 hours.
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You're doing that on purpose as I'll be asleep soon, I know.
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I have a couple splendid potential failures in mind for round 2, and I dare ask our gracious host how does he feel about oddities as foreign language / not adult male sung tunes?
I apologise in advance if such questions are trespassing roulette etiquette.
Questions are fine. As TAC said, I like my ladies plenty - all styles too... operatic (love Tarja and Floor; Simone is nice; Sharon is good, but imo, not very ... powerful?), metal (Magali Luyten is one of my favorite female vocalists; Ida Haukland :hefdaddy), and plenty of others both current and classic (Sass Jordan - to hell with you Puppies!, Sarah Teets from Mindmaze, Amanda Somerville, Anneke :drool:, Charlotte Wessels... ). No issue with female vocals at all (to hell with YOU, wolfking!).
As for non-english lyrics, that on the other hand ain't my cup of tea. Can't think of too many tunes in my library that I'd rate highly that are foreign (to me) language. If I'm gonna listen to someone singing, I'd like to know what it's about.
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Gotcha, jingle.boy. Thank you!
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Gotcha, jingle.boy. Thank you!
He also likes growls. Deep, ballsy, gutteral, nut cracking, fist pumping, manly fucking growls.
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As for non-english lyrics, that on the other hand ain't my cup of tea.
(Parama) - The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
:corn
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He also likes growls. Deep, ballsy, gutteral, nut cracking, fist pumping, manly fucking growls.
Thanks, mate. Great first date tip. *grin*
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Man. my reading skills were poor this weekend. :lol
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Before I post results, I'm calling an audible on the twist around the 'bonus' bands. My intent is not for anyone to earn the top ranking and/or win BECAUSE they happened to send one of the 'bonus' bands (as happened in a previous roulette - looking squarely at you jj :biggrin:). And since I may not be eliminating anyone, the additional points don't matter in that regard. So, modifications to this - ONE spot improvement if the song finishes in the top half of the ranking; TWO spots if it finishes in the bottom half of the ranking; and players can only earn the 'bonus' improvement once during the roulette. I think this is fair since I'm going to start the scoring this way (ie, not make a change mid-roulette), and since nobody knows what bands are on this list, it's not like anyone submitted the bands with the intent of getting the ranking improvement - I simply want to reward people for taking a chance with bands that I'm not generally a fan of.
With that said ....
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Results imminent.
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Results imminent.
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These are the unadjusted rankings
Elite: Caligula's Horse - All is Quiet By the Wall
There is a lot going on with this tune… not always in a good way. Some parts I liked (the acoustic moments, the guitar solo / outro was the best part of the song), but most of this didn’t click at all. The screaming parts of the vocals - the vocals in general. Some of the guitar chords were grating to me - I’m not a musical theory guy (at least, not since I was 11 years old), but I’d classify a lot of what I heard as being in a minor key, or being minor chords? It just didn’t work for these ears. Seneca tried sending these guys in the last roulette, and it didn’t end well for him either.
Ranking: 10
Parama: The Hirsch Effekt / Agitation
This was a pleasant surprise - it didn’t totally suck. Are some of the vocals non-English - guess you confirmed that? I really liked the orchestral arrangements in this, but really wasn’t a fan of anything from the guitarist… to whiney and squeaky. That solo melted my ears … and not in a good way - I truly couldn’t wait for it to end. The whole song gave me a bit of an alt-rock vibe, and I was never an alt-rock fan. This was definitely one of the ones that didn’t improve with multiple listens. I just not a fan of the moody, gloomy, depressive style of music.
Ranking: 9
Train Of Naught: Soen / Sectarian
This came with a Dan Swano vibe vocally, but I only like that tenor/monotone style so much. This by no means is a bad song, but something has to finish in the bottom. The slow/plodding, melo-whatever style of music is usually a miss, and this 'missed. I probably should like this more than I do, but for my tastes, it’s middle of the road at best - and with so many people in this round finding the strong side of the road, this one ends up down in the bottom three.
Ranking: 9
Puppies_on_Acid: The Lord Weird Slough Feg / High Passage / Low Passage
At first, I was digging this - it certainly put the fun in funky. But then I listened to it a few more times. Like Dr. Stein, I really liked the instrumental part, but the vocal sections were just too damned repetitive. Cheesy lyrics didn’t bother me, but the same rhythm/beat over and over and over again eventually got on my nerves.
Ranking: 8
Indiscipline: Helloween* / Dr. Stein
It wasn’t Kiske that I didn’t like about this song - his delivery was fine. It was just just a pedestrian and almost boring song - at least during the verses/chorus’s. The instrumental section kicked ass. For my liking, it was a bi-polar song - though it probably fits in the context of the album. I get Halloween is a classic metal band, but this did nothing to change my opinion that this act is over-rated by the DTFs… I’m being facetious of course, but Halloween has just never clicked for me, and Dr. Stein didn’t make me want to give them another go. And what’s with that A Day in the Life chord at the end? Completely out of place.
Ranking: 8
Stadler: Wetton/Downes / Under the Sky
This is going to suffer a similar fate to TAC’s submission of Do I Remember A Life, sent me in a previous roulette, and I feel bad for itI I actually went back to read my writeup for that, and it this submission pretty much mirrors everything I felt about that song back then - absolutely gorgeous song, and “I have no doubt that this will be a grower, get better with every single listen, and could very likely in a year or so be the best song from this round – but for the moment, it isn’t.”
Ranking: 7
jjrock88: Fifth Angel* / Time Will Tell
You once said that we both in the same Rock City, just different sides of the track … you’re right, I guess I just moved about 15 years ago - but this one was like visiting my old neighbourhood and remembering everything I liked about those times. Just like many submissions you’ve had for me in my previous 3 roulettes, this was … Solid. It didn’t completely wow me, but there was nothing about this that I didn’t like. Rewind the clock 30 years, and I’d have been all over this like a cougar on a wounded chicken. I’m now really pissed I missed these guys :sad:. Wish I could rate this higher, but don’t despair, this and every song ahead of it is at least a B+ in my normal ranking scheme, which is good enough to keep and get repeat listens.
Ranking: 6
Lowdz: Eric Gillette / The Great Unknown
Heavy as fuck, in a good way. Totally not what I was expecting from Eric as a solo act. Damn he has a smooth voice. I could do without the Home/Sacrificed Son rhythm line that reared it’s head at the start of the instrumental section - man that’s used a lot now that I think about it. This started out in the top grouping, but lost a few spots not because I liked it any less, but others improved over the week.
Ranking: 6
Bolsters: Choirboys / Run to Paradise
On one of the series of listens, this came on directly after The Hirsch Effekt, and instantly changed my mood from wanting to hang myself to snapping my fingers and enjoying life again :lol. This was absolutely foot tapping goodness. Based on your note, I can totally see how this is a classic-rock radio staple. Not sure why it/them never resonated around these here parts. This song for you would probably be the same as Loverboy/Turn Me Loose is for me - local artists, lots of radio play, and just a solid tune all-around (any of the fogeys can come at me over that). Would loved to have ranked this higher, but she sits in the middle.
Ranking: 5
Lethean: Katatonia* / Old Heart Falls
I definitely hear a Tom England twang in Jonas’ voice - which is a good thing. The keyboards in the background were haunting - in a good way. Normally, I’m not a fan of the doom-and-gloom style but this was pretty decent on first listen, and improved with every subsequent listen - leapfrogging a couple of songs in the process. Now, that may very well piss off a few of the bottom-dwellers, but for some reason, it worked in this case. I don’t know why… them’s tastes for you.
Ranking: 5
Kingshmegland: A.C.T. / The Effect
I was worried initially. First round of listening, and I had no idea which song was King’s. I must’ve been distracted, because I should’ve known exactly this was his. Nowadays, I lean more to the :metal side of music - it seems that most prog-rock outfits just don’t float my boat, but damn this was a very good listen. ProgSnob gave me an A.C.T. song last time around, and it only prompted me to check out one album. This will prompt me to check out more. As the only pure prog-rock song sent this round (I guess Wetton/Downes could be considered prog-rock), this was super enjoyable, but faced some tough competition. That’s what I thought after a couple of listens… but after a few more, you benefited the most from repeat listens to end up in the top half.
Ranking: 4
Evermind: Wolverine / Your Favorite War
I'll say it again, this kind of mood/atmosphere that wouldn’t work, but it did, and what a great solo - short as it was. Polar opposite in the tone between this and King’s song, but they teamed up to form a great back-to-back listen, and they get the tie. I love me my ballads, and this as a metal / non-traditional power ballad clicked by the second listen, with the nice gradual build. Like the Katatonia track, it gave a very haunting mood - in the best possible way. Did I mention the solo? :hefdaddy
Ranking: 4
wolfking: Amorphis* / Amongst Stars
This would be the Jesse “The Body” submission - ‘win if you can; lose if you must, but always cheat’. I admire that :tup. Based on your writeup signalling Anneke’s participation in this one, I knew within the first 15 seconds which track was yours - no way not to know that voice, just with her opening moans. There isn’t anything he’s lent her voice to that I don’t love - she instantly makes any song better, and it’s a good thing she’s here, because without her, this would would’ve fallen closer to the middle of the pack - Tomi’s voice on his own is in that mid-range that usually doesn’t do much for me… but in this case, it’s a great contrast with AVG. Structure of the song was top notch too - and another case of tasteful and appropriate growls.
Ranking: 3
lonestar: Orphaned Land* / The Cave
First impression…. ‘what a middle eastern vibe this has … wait, isn't Orphaned Land is from the middle east? … guess this is lodestar’s’. There is a lot going on with this tune… in a very good way. Orchestra, choirs, female vox, a fucking maniac on the drums, multiple (and excellent) solos, diverse instrumentation, spoken parts, and …. wait for it …. tasteful and appropriate growlies. Take note class, this is how it’s done if you feel the need to send growls. Guess you just had to prove me wrong that acts with ‘doom’ or ‘death’ to describe their genre wouldn’t get a lot of love, eh? ;D
Ranking: 3
TAC: Nahtram - The Wolf
There’s a certain je ne sais quoi missing with this song… oh that’s right - GROWLS. You’re a fucker. After the first round of listening, I was wondering which song was yours, then thought “that bastard probably sent the instrumental!” :lol So many different and diverse parts to this song - nice keyboard intro, heavy as shit, slower/acoustic breakdown, great keyboard and guitar riffs and licks all over the place. Complex writing and talented execution. Nice piece of ass this one was. Just like your old lady :neverusethis:
Ranking: 2
Kattoelox: Time Requiem / Sin to Sin
It’s really quite fun to see people try to guess their song based on the initial thought. I dunno if you were being super anxious, or trying to use reverse psychology (on yourself), cuz you were so far off it made me giggle. This is right in the jingle wheelhouse - everything about this song clicked. Slow accostic intro, then BAM! (insert Emeril voice there). Perfect prog-metal wankery - showing off their chops, but not in a way that is technical for the sake of being technical. I don’t know Edman from his Yngvie work, but certainly do from Signum Regis. Reminds me of how I feel about bands like Anthriel (7.5... really? >:() and Lost In Thought - great prog-metal that is like a mini-me to Symphony-X (Anthriel) and Dream Theater (Lost in Thought).
Ranking: 1
And these are the adjusted standings
Kattoelox - 1
TAC - 2
wolfking* - 2
lonestar* - 2
kingshmegland - 4
Evermind - 4
Lethean* - 4
jjrock88** - 4
Bolsters - 5
Lowdz - 6
Indiscipline** - 6
Stadler - 7
Puppies_On_Acid - 8
Train of Naught - 9
Parama - 9
Elite - 10
* - 1 spot improvement
** - 2 spot improvement
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Bolsters: Choirboys / Run to Paradise
Based on your note, I can totally see how this is a classic-rock radio staple. Not sure why it/them never resonated around these here parts. This song for you would probably be the same as Loverboy/Turn Me Loose is for me - local artists, lots of radio play, and just a solid tune all-around (any of the fogeys can come at me over that).
Um, classic rock junkie - don't think that's in dispute around these parts - and never even heard OF it, let alone HEARD it. And this from a guy that actually just bought not one, but TWO Loverboy disks in the last couple months. (Jingle, "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" is one of my favorite songs of that genre).
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Wow! I'm so happy you enjoyed that, Chad. That album is worth checking out, I think you will love it. I was expecting to maybe come in the middle. At first I thought that song was perfect for you, and a couple days after I sent it I started to seriously second guess myself and didn't expect to do well, so that makes me happy. Gonna read the rest of the results and then send my song this afternoon or tonight.
Also, shut up, that Anthriel album is still good :lol
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Um, classic rock junkie - don't think that's in dispute around these parts - and never even heard OF it, let alone HEARD it.
It was/is immensely popular in its country of origin (Australia), but as far as I know it never caught on anywhere else.
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Can't complain about the start.
Chad, A.C.T. has so many dimensions that I just can't help singing their melodies in any of their stylistic changes.
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*sigh of relief* I was afraid you'd hate Jonas and that would make Lethean :sadpanda: Glad you (somewhat) enjoyed him and I hope eventually check them out more.
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Gonna read the rest of the results and then send my song this afternoon or tonight.
Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
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:sadpanda:
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Gonna read the rest of the results and then send my song this afternoon or tonight.
Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
I had forgotten how much of an ahole you are as a roulette runner :lol. I can see some of those really messing with the top runners
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:lol
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if you think that song in particular sounds gloomy then i have to wonder what actually depressing music sounds like to you :lol i dunno though, i'm probably just gonna drop out here 'cause it's already clear our tastes don't align in any way whatsoever
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Rules are for fools :hat
Okay... I'll wait to see what Elite wants to do :biggrin: Pastrama, don't be a quitter!
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I had forgotten how much of an ahole you are as a roulette runner :lol.
Yup! That's me. Don't forget the 'I'm rubber, you're glue' aspect to this - one of the four potential handicapee's has been given the ability to turn that handicap around on Elite.
:burns:
if you think that song in particular sounds gloomy then i have to wonder what actually depressing music sounds like to you :lol i dunno though, i'm probably just gonna drop out here 'cause it's already clear our tastes don't align in any way whatsoever
Oh believe me, I'm entirely aware you'd have music far more gloomy and depressing. If you don't have anything less gloomy/plodding, then this could be an exercise in frustration for us both. Your call whether to stay or not.
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I'm still going for the win :metal kinda disappointed that didn't work out, that Soen album and especially that song went down very well in roulettes but lately for some reason it just doesn't. I'll use one of my more prog/power-y submissions for the next round and see how that fares
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(https://i.imgur.com/6Ff8tKI.jpg)
God bless the bonus, couldn't ask for more in my first (not russian) roulette.
I found the judgement absolutely fair. The rationale behind my gamble was - assuming "usual" Helloween had always failed to pass your filters - letting this oddball song's playful side infect your playful bone. Gamble failed, sun still shining.
Plus, in a single round I got to know some beautiful shit from the other players, and I'll drink to that.
Now I'm pleasantly torn between course-correcting towards your taste's small sample I've gauged from this round and throwing some campy terrible curveball.
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you already have 15 other people and i barely wanted to send in the first place so :lol
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I'm so annoyed that you've already heard Zierler, Chad, yet the album only has 3 plays. That's enough for me to know not to send them, but... damn. :lol
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Ok, learned a lot from those write ups. Now for the hard part, finding a song. Hurry up with that handicap boy!!!
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you already have 15 other people and i barely wanted to send in the first place so :lol
Send him Thy Catafalque. :metal :metal :metal
OK maybe not; but you could sent others that you sent me.
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I'm so annoyed that you've already heard Zierler, Chad, yet the album only has 3 plays. That's enough for me to know not to send them, but... damn. :lol
Kelly Carpenter is hit and miss for me. I absolutely love his voice, but some of the things he sings on miss the mark for me. Zierler neither hit, nor missed, for my tastes. It was ok, but not something I have gone back to since it's release.
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Also... I will allow the same band to be submitted in the same round by multiple participants, but - naturally - not the same song. Someone already tried to submit the same song that was already given, and methinks that there is more cock/rock-blocking to come.
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Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
There's an inappropriate, highly politically incorrect joke in there somewhere. And not very well hidden, either.
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Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
There's an inappropriate, highly politically incorrect joke in there somewhere. And not very well hidden, either.
jingle.boy's fourth roulette - you can hide, but you can't run/walk
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Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
There's an inappropriate, highly politically incorrect joke in there somewhere. And not very well hidden, either.
Don't leave in suspense boy.
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Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
Can't I just have wolf send female vocals or something silly like that?
Some of these are brutal though, like the letter option.. "Here, send something with a Q or an X" I looked at my music library and the colour thing is a terrible handicap as well. You can work around most of the others.
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
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The color one is easy just send baroness
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And have it start with a Q
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Should have made TAC or RJ send something from their childhood. Good luck finding recordings of baroque music from those times....
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:lol
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Should have made TAC or RJ send something from their childhood. Good luck finding recordings of baroque music from those times....
You son of a bitch. :lol
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And you guys think I go see Blackmore's night because of Ritchie. Or Candace. (Total non sequitor, but that woman is even more beautiful in person, if that's possible. I shoot hands with her after the show, and her hands are as soft as velvet.)
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I shoot hands with her
I heard that grows hair on your palms.
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Should have made TAC or RJ send something from their childhood. Good luck finding recordings of baroque music from those times....
Took this shot at my first concert!
(https://www.greatbassviol.com/iconography/molenaer.jpg)
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Why do some of those people have really tiny heads?
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Got this PM this morning from our host:
Congratulations! You've randomly earned the "I'm rubber, you're glue" option... if Elite assigns you the handicap this round, you can turn it around on him.
So....
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
Back atcha!
I have about a half dozen songs on my list to send, but unfortunately none of them are album openers. Plus, I sent my song for this round yesterday. No need to find another track if I don't have to.. ;D
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Should have made TAC or RJ send something from their childhood. Good luck finding recordings of baroque music from those times....
Took this shot at my first concert!
(https://www.greatbassviol.com/iconography/molenaer.jpg)
Holy shit, Blackmore played that exact instrument (I'm not really kidding...)
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Got this PM this morning from our host:
Congratulations! You've randomly earned the "I'm rubber, you're glue" option... if Elite assigns you the handicap this round, you can turn it around on him.
(https://i.imgur.com/f7FdEdG.jpg)
I sent that right before I revealed the handicap rules. 25% chance, and you nailed the guy that randomly (I used a random number generator) got the 'back atchya' idol.
Jesus, now I really do feel like an ahole. :-\
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Why? For your quoting skills? ;D
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Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
Can't I just have wolf send female vocals or something silly like that?
Some of these are brutal though, like the letter option.. "Here, send something with a Q or an X" I looked at my music library and the colour thing is a terrible handicap as well. You can work around most of the others.
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
By no means is it my intention for these handicaps to be SUPER limiting... I mean Q or X or Z would be brutal. I'd probably limit it to the Wheel of Fortune Letters - RSTLNE. Not the Homer Simpson scrabble letters - KWYJIBO
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Since I wasn't top 3, SENT!!
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Why? For your quoting skills? ;D
I have no idea what you're talking about. ::)
Protip... if you want to burn someone on their quote mishap, you better quote it for evidence.
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Chad... what did you think of that Power Quest song I sent in Puppies' roulette? (Children of the Dream)
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Got this PM this morning from our host:
Congratulations! You've randomly earned the "I'm rubber, you're glue" option... if Elite assigns you the handicap this round, you can turn it around on him.
So....
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
Back atcha!
I have about a half dozen songs on my list to send, but unfortunately none of them are album openers. Plus, I sent my song for this round yesterday. No need to find another track if I don't have to.. ;D
I should have done something stupid like Q or a colour (and have a back-up just in case this would happen). Luckily, I did check whether or not I could do this and sending an opening track is no problem for me either :biggrin:
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Sent!
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Got this PM this morning from our host:
Congratulations! You've randomly earned the "I'm rubber, you're glue" option... if Elite assigns you the handicap this round, you can turn it around on him.
So....
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
Back atcha!
I have about a half dozen songs on my list to send, but unfortunately none of them are album openers. Plus, I sent my song for this round yesterday. No need to find another track if I don't have to.. ;D
I should have done something stupid like Q or a colour (and have a back-up just in case this would happen). Luckily, I did check whether or not I could do this and sending an opening track is no problem for me either :biggrin:
Send Dream the Dead by Caligula's Horse :)
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Chad... what did you think of that Power Quest song I sent in Puppies' roulette? (Children of the Dream)
Uuummmmm... it was PowerQuest. So
:symphonyx:
Honestly, I don't remember a damned thing about it. I suspect that ought to be enough of an answer for you.
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:lol Gotcha. Was seeing if you were big on that 80s keyboard stuff or not, since you seem to like your
cheese keys.
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Sent for this round...I got a few songs lined up that'll test the limits of Chad's tolerance of growls.... :biggrin:
(mainly cause after looking through my whole library of over 400 artists, the only ones that aren't on his ban list either have growls or suck, that's the problem with sending every OMG YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS artist I come across to him, and vice versa)
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(mainly cause after looking through my whole library of over 400 artists, the only ones that aren't on his ban list either have growls or suck, that's the problem with sending every OMG YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS artist I come across to him, and vice versa)
Ayup... that's why you got The Tragically Hip, Johnny Van Zant, and Italian Power Metal in yours. :lol
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Chad... what did you think of that Power Quest song I sent in Puppies' roulette? (Children of the Dream)
Uuummmmm... it was PowerQuest. So
:symphonyx:
Honestly, I don't remember a damned thing about it. I suspect that ought to be enough of an answer for you.
Um, hey, what did you think about all of the songs that have been sent to me in my roulette so far? :angel:
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Happy with that score. I have some work ahead of me tonight.
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Chad... what did you think of that Power Quest song I sent in Puppies' roulette? (Children of the Dream)
Uuummmmm... it was PowerQuest. So
:symphonyx:
Honestly, I don't remember a damned thing about it. I suspect that ought to be enough of an answer for you.
Um, hey, what did you think about all of the songs that have been sent to me in my roulette so far? :angel:
Honestly, haven't been listening to those ones. 1/2 of the players in yours don't align to my tastes; the other 1/2 - if I don't know the songs, I wasn't listening so that they might have some ammunition for mine.
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Got a couple of bands in mind. One band I think I will send this round Chad you have listened to an album from a few years ago once it seems according to your last.fm but the band has one particular album that is head and shoulders above the rest of what they have done so might gamble on them. I don't think they are a band you would normally like but as I said they struck a winner with this one.
Too early to send a 10 minute odd song?
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Got a couple of bands in mind. One band I think I will send this round Chad you have listened to an album from a few years ago once it seems according to your last.fm but the band has one particular album that is head and shoulders above the rest of what they have done so might gamble on them. I don't think they are a band you would normally like but as I said they struck a winner with this one.
Too early to send a 10 minute odd song?
Nope... there were a couple of 8 and 9-minute tracks in Round 1. Give it to me nao!
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Got a couple of bands in mind. One band I think I will send this round Chad you have listened to an album from a few years ago once it seems according to your last.fm but the band has one particular album that is head and shoulders above the rest of what they have done so might gamble on them. I don't think they are a band you would normally like but as I said they struck a winner with this one.
Too early to send a 10 minute odd song?
Nope... there were a couple of 8 and 9-minute tracks in Round 1. Give it to me nao!
Okay. Will sleep on it and send in the morning. Will get up earlier and send before work just for you Chad!
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I'll send mine today. I was agonizing all day yesterday over what to send.
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I'll send mine today. I was agonizing all day yesterday over what to send.
Sometimes being the leader sucks, eh?
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I'll send mine today. I was agonizing all day yesterday over what to send.
Sometimes being the leader sucks, eh?
Dude, I expected that TR track to get maybe 4th place at absolute best, so I'm pretty stoked, I think it's all downhill from here :lol
EDIT: Sent, and I'm crossing my fingers so hard that it goes over well.
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Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
Can't I just have wolf send female vocals or something silly like that?
Some of these are brutal though, like the letter option.. "Here, send something with a Q or an X" I looked at my music library and the colour thing is a terrible handicap as well. You can work around most of the others.
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
By no means is it my intention for these handicaps to be SUPER limiting... I mean Q or X or Z would be brutal. I'd probably limit it to the Wheel of Fortune Letters - RSTLNE. Not the Homer Simpson scrabble letters - KWYJIBO
Jingle, tell them to sack up and send a f*****g song. There are a billion songs out there, and god forbid you end up down in the bottom of the list - with me! - over a "Q". "Question" by Moody Blues. "Quest For Fire" by Maiden. "March of the Black Queen" by Queen. "White Queen" by Queen. "Queen of the Rodeo" by Alice in Chains. "The Quiet One" and "A Quick One While He's Away" by The Who. "Suzie Q" by every band ever.
Stadler - Talkin' smack since 1967
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I'll send mine today. I was agonizing all day yesterday over what to send.
Just make sure you've thoroughly read the banned list before you agonize too much... ;)
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I'll send mine today. I was agonizing all day yesterday over what to send.
Just make sure you've thoroughly read the banned list before you agonize too much... ;)
Oh har har har. :) I sent something pretty freaking epic.
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Hang on there tiger. As the last-ranked person, Elite gets to assign a handicap to anyone in the Top 3 (inclusive of adjusted rankings). The 'handicap' is in the form of assigning a theme to the submission.
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Elite picks a letter or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Katt, TAC, lonestar, wolfking... one of you may be getting handicapped.
Can't I just have wolf send female vocals or something silly like that?
Some of these are brutal though, like the letter option.. "Here, send something with a Q or an X" I looked at my music library and the colour thing is a terrible handicap as well. You can work around most of the others.
I'm not going to be an asshole right away, but TAC has to send an opening track next.
By no means is it my intention for these handicaps to be SUPER limiting... I mean Q or X or Z would be brutal. I'd probably limit it to the Wheel of Fortune Letters - RSTLNE. Not the Homer Simpson scrabble letters - KWYJIBO
Jingle, tell them to sack up and send a f*****g song. There are a billion songs out there, and god forbid you end up down in the bottom of the list - with me! - over a "Q". "Question" by Moody Blues. "Quest For Fire" by Maiden. "March of the Black Queen" by Queen. "White Queen" by Queen. "Queen of the Rodeo" by Alice in Chains. "The Quiet One" and "A Quick One While He's Away" by The Who. "Suzie Q" by every band ever.
Stadler - Talkin' smack since 1967
I think I love you.
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Right, yeah, but, they have to be good songs, Stadler. Good songs. Suzie Q and Quest for Fire suck! :lol
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Right, yeah, but, they have to be good songs, Stadler. Good songs. Suzie Q and Quest for Fire suck! :lol
"Good songs" have about as much to do with being successful in a roulette as having webbed feet do. If you made an album of the songs I've been eliminated with, it would read like a Who's Who of rock history. Ozzy. Rainbow. Yes.
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Maybe that's cuz they're not so good after all... ;)
Or they're good, but other songs such as Three Days, are way better....
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Right, yeah, but, they have to be good songs, Stadler. Good songs. Suzie Q and Quest for Fire suck! :lol
"Good songs" have about as much to do with being successful in a roulette as having webbed feet do. If you made an album of the songs I've been eliminated with, it would read like a Who's Who of rock history. Ozzy. Rainbow. Yes.
Don't bring my webbed feet into this.
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"classic" and "good" have never meant the same thing, so
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"classic" and "good" have never meant the same thing, so
Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top. The notion that "if only the world heard [insert obscure artist], they'd be as popular as Justin Beiber" is usually BS to me. There's too much money in the music business for all this untapped "greatness" to go, well, untapped.
But in any event, I'm mainly just talking smack. It's all personal taste.
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Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top.
How do you define "the top?" Album sales? Concert attendance? Critical acclaim? Longevity?
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Right, yeah, but, they have to be good songs, Stadler. Good songs. Suzie Q and Quest for Fire suck! :lol
Maybe that's cuz they're not so good after all... ;)
Or they're good, but other songs such as Three Days, are way better....
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"classic" and "good" have never meant the same thing, so
If you had said that they don't ALWAYS mean the same thing, then I wouldn't be able to argue. But to say they NEVER mean the same thing, see above .gif.
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I am saying the literal definitions are different
Things can be both "classic" and "good" but they are not literally the same thing
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Classic doesn't mean good?! Dammit, how did I pass High school? :lol
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
:hefdaddy
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Van Halen was great but they were also their own worst enemies and hurt their own image the last 20 years.
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Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top.
How do you define "the top?" Album sales? Concert attendance? Critical acclaim? Longevity?
It doesn't matter; "Back In Black" sold a bazillion albums for a reason. Taylor Swift sells out stadia on a regular basis for a reason. The Velvet Underground are widely acclaimed for a reason. The Rolling Stones have been an active unit for 55 years for a reason.
"Good" is purely subjective, a matter of taste, but when you get to the objective standards you're talking about above, I believe that generally, overall, there is a reason for achieving those standards.
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
You're high. :)
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
You're high. :)
Not this time he isn't... ;)
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I assure you, I am not high. I wish I was, though. :lol
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
(https://img.picturequotes.com/2/59/58769/youre-pushing-your-luck-little-man-quote-1.jpg)
Look you little fuckers, STOP MAKING ME SIDE WITH STADLER! :lol
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:rollin
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Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top.
How do you define "the top?" Album sales? Concert attendance? Critical acclaim? Longevity?
It doesn't matter; "Back In Black" sold a bazillion albums for a reason. Taylor Swift sells out stadia on a regular basis for a reason. The Velvet Underground are widely acclaimed for a reason. The Rolling Stones have been an active unit for 55 years for a reason.
"Good" is purely subjective, a matter of taste, but when you get to the objective standards you're talking about above, I believe that generally, overall, there is a reason for achieving those standards.
You and I are a far better match outside of P/R :rollin :rollin
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:lol
I shit all over Chad and he just shits it right back.
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Taylor Swift sells out stadia on a regular basis for a reason.
Stadia? Fucking stadia?
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Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top.
How do you define "the top?" Album sales? Concert attendance? Critical acclaim? Longevity?
It doesn't matter; "Back In Black" sold a bazillion albums for a reason. Taylor Swift sells out stadia on a regular basis for a reason. The Velvet Underground are widely acclaimed for a reason. The Rolling Stones have been an active unit for 55 years for a reason.
"Good" is purely subjective, a matter of taste, but when you get to the objective standards you're talking about above, I believe that generally, overall, there is a reason for achieving those standards.
I think there's a reason too, but that reason doesn't mean those songs are "better" or worthy of winning one of these roulettes. :) Rush has said quite a few times that if they'd started today, they wouldn't have achieved anywhere near the level of success that they did. But does that mean that, even though their music wouldn't have achieved the same level of commercial success, that it wouldn't be as good as you and I both think it is? Of course not. There are tons of factors that go into what makes something commercially successful.
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Tay Tay sells stadia because she's super easily marketable (young hot white girl who plays guitar but doesn't scare anyone off wailing on it on stage like Eddie Van Halen after devouring a small mountain of cocaine) with enormous mass appeal, not because people think she's the next Beethoven. Lots of young women want to hear her strum a few chords and cry about ex-boyfriends and sitting by the window. :lol
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Tay Tay also scored better than a song with Rick Altzi on the mic (one of my most favorite metal vocalists) in my last roulette, so "good" is in the ear of the listener.
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I don't know if taylor swift has played guitar at any point in the last 5 years, but :lol
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OKAY, TAC has to do something with a Q instead. Fuck opening tracks; hell, I can do an opening track that starts with a Q if needed. Bring it on!
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Sorry Chad, I slept in and now am late for work, so I'll send my track in about 12 hours. :hat
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OKAY, TAC has to do something with a Q instead. Fuck opening tracks; hell, I can do an opening track that starts with a Q if needed. Bring it on!
(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/552/1*RSuZC5ZglLe7zyVcYcrmBA.jpeg)
Just how in poker card laid is a card played, you can't take back your handicap assignment. You owe an opening or closing track.
Sorry Chad, I slept in and now am late for work, so I'll send my track in about 12 hours. :hat
No sweat... I wasn't going to start listening until tomorrow morning my time - about 11 hours from now.
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World problems eh Chad?!
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World problems eh Chad?!
Right.
Kade and Rich's are the last two I need. Listening starts tomorrow with or without 'em.
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If the cream rises to the top, Stadler, then explain Van Halen.
;)
(https://i.imgur.com/PqMOy79.jpg)
*wink*
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OKAY, TAC has to do something with a Q instead. Fuck opening tracks; hell, I can do an opening track that starts with a Q if needed. Bring it on!
(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/552/1*RSuZC5ZglLe7zyVcYcrmBA.jpeg)
Just how in poker card laid is a card played, you can't take back your handicap assignment. You owe an opening or closing track.
Yeah right. Do I get another handicap once hangman starts??
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I'm sure Elite will have another chance to handicap me again after the next round. ;D
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TAC: Nahtram - The Wolf
There’s a certain je ne sais quoi missing with this song… oh that’s right - GROWLS. You’re a fucker. After the first round of listening, I was wondering which song was yours, then thought “that bastard probably sent the instrumental!” :lol So many different and diverse parts to this song - nice keyboard intro, heavy as shit, slower/acoustic breakdown, great keyboard and guitar riffs and licks all over the place. Complex writing and talented execution. Nice piece of ass this one was. Just like your old lady :neverusethis:
Ranking: 2
:lol
After your roulette, you should go back and listen to the rest of this album. It is instrumental, but despite the death/black metal album cover, it's pretty epic shit.
This is one of many great instrumental albums released over the last coupla years.
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I'm sure Elite will have another chance to handicap me again after the next round. ;D
You know, it could also be the other way round!
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Sent!
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Sent!
With perfect timing as I'd just clicked 'play' on the playlist.
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Chad, do you set your playlist buy when the songs are sent to you or you just randomly string them together?
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Chad, do you set your playlist buy when the songs are sent to you or you just randomly string them together?
I put Spotify on Random, and blindly (literally close my eyes) to tap on the first song.
Mission (mostly) accomplished again this round - I'd say 4 of them I could pick out which song (one because the live version was submitted), but otherwise I have no idea who sent what. I think I may have selected a deeper blur setting here, but we'll see how ya'll do on this one.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1772/30057688298_240b7f6318_m.jpg)
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(??) - Killing Touch / The Danger Zone
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(Stadler) - Heart / Mistral Wind
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(??) - DragonForce / The Edge of the World
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Headache is all I got, but #14 and #15 "look" like the same word.
And I mean headache the ailment, not the band/song.
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I got nothing.
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I got a headache. :lol
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Looks like one of Indiscipine’s Scenes posts.
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Ok... you may not believe it, but I've now lowered the blur setting from 10 to 8 - pretty sure I had it at 8 on the first go with Round 1. Try again please.
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I see Edenbridge and Dragonforce. Let's see if my shitty Internet here allows this post to go through.
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Well, I sort of believe that the cream rises to the top.
How do you define "the top?" Album sales? Concert attendance? Critical acclaim? Longevity?
It doesn't matter; "Back In Black" sold a bazillion albums for a reason. Taylor Swift sells out stadia on a regular basis for a reason. The Velvet Underground are widely acclaimed for a reason. The Rolling Stones have been an active unit for 55 years for a reason.
"Good" is purely subjective, a matter of taste, but when you get to the objective standards you're talking about above, I believe that generally, overall, there is a reason for achieving those standards.
I think there's a reason too, but that reason doesn't mean those songs are "better" or worthy of winning one of these roulettes. :) Rush has said quite a few times that if they'd started today, they wouldn't have achieved anywhere near the level of success that they did. But does that mean that, even though their music wouldn't have achieved the same level of commercial success, that it wouldn't be as good as you and I both think it is? Of course not. There are tons of factors that go into what makes something commercially successful.
I'm pretty sure Rush's comment was in the context of the music business. They wouldn't have been allowed to get to album four before they broke through. That's a different problem, though, and indicative of the number of artists vying for listening space.
But take a step back. I'm not JUST talking about commercial success. I'm saying that whatever reason YOU have for getting into that Belgian-Norwegian Dark Grey Near-Death Metal is no better, worse, smarter, knowledgeable, or special than the 19 year old who gets into Taylor Swift. That's all. You just have to acknowledge the standard you're using. I suppose there is music that is never meant to be heard, by anyone (didn't Zappa do something like that?) but that seems counterintuitive, so if you assume that all music is meant to be heard, then it's all about the reaction to that hearing, whatever that reaction is. Musicians in a niche genre making niche music that end up niche artists, well, they reap what they sow.
As for Van Halen, pick a standard, any standard. Except for "operatic vocal excellence", they qualify as one of the greats. Albums sold (two diamond records); as a touring act (they can do at least arenas without an album, no problem); influence (look at LA circa 1984 and count the VH/DLR clones); musical achievement (EVH is widely and rightly considered one of the greats in the field of guitar); music bsiness (they innovated several things that are now common-place in the music industry)...
I'm not a music expert, but I've been listening for the better part of 40 years. I've recorded and played my own music (and others). I know enough about music theory to be dangerous. And for me, I refuse to dismiss Taylor Swift as some sort of gimmick or fad or dumb luck shot, just because her lyrics don't really resonate with me, or there is 1/4th the number of notes per measure as the last Sons of Apollo record. If it was so easy to do, everyone WOULD be doing it (because there is a shit ton of money to be made, if nothing else).
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Ok... you may not believe it, but I've now lowered the blur setting from 10 to 8 - pretty sure I had it at 8 on the first go with Round 1. Try again please.
I'm going to excuse myself from the guessing; I took out my contact lenses and the list was as clear as a bell. :)
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Who sent Dragonforce? I was going to send Disciples of Babylon this round but shelved it for a future round (https://i.imgur.com/xyAzMZR.gif)
That song is The Edge of the World and I bet Chad is gonna strongly dislike it.
Do I see Heart? Stadler sent that one. :lol
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Looks like one of Indiscipine’s Scenes posts.
Slightly better. At least in Jingle's post I can recognise one line.
Now take that back or I'm making a Scene.
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Killing Touch?
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^Stadler, I'm not saying that anything is easy, and I don't think anyone else is either. But I absolutely do think luck plays a role, and I don't mean that as an insult to anyone; even DT admits that there's a component of luck to the success they have.
For the purposes of commercial success, there are a lot of factors at play. For the purposes of a roulette however, just because the most successful songs don't always win, it doesn't mean that "good" songs don't win. :P
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Killing Touch - The Danger Zone
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Is the Heart one Mistral Wind?
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Two for two on the above.
Oh, and fwiw... 5 bonus bands last round; 0 this round.
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I can’t even see mine!
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Good Lord, Stadler. Looking at your submissions so far it feels like you have access to my favourite tunes iPods.
The kiss of death, probably.
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Squinting, squinting...
(https://i.imgur.com/UIBDPw4.gif)
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Is the last band Anathema?
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Peanut gallery submission: Dog and Butterfly is a great album!
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Peanut gallery submission: Dog and Butterfly is a great album!
It is but you've got to know the guy's taste running the Roulette.
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Peanut gallery submission: Dog and Butterfly is a great album!
It is but you've got to know the guy's taste running the Roulette.
Yeah. He'd rather dog the butterfly.
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Is the last band Anathema?
Indeedy
Shit, this is so tough even *I'm* having trouble figuring some of these out. :lol
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Chad, is there a way to enlarge the picture. It's not so much the smudgies, but the pic is so small, which coming from you should be no surprise.
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TAC. Hold Ctrl and roll your mouse wheel away from you.
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But first, go get your magnifying glass.
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Rim must his lost his magnifying glass. He hasn't responded yet.
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TAC. Hold Ctrl and roll your mouse wheel away from you.
I don't have a mouse wheel. I have a laptop.
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You have a smartphone?
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(https://i.imgflip.com/2fjdw1.jpg)
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Reposting on this page ... specifically for King. Maybe it'll help. :lol
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(??) - ?? / Judgment Day
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Yup, I'm still blind. :lol
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Too big. Too big!
Awaits predictable response....
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Wait what?!?!? Anathema isn't banned?
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If I had known that I would've sent Distant Satellites... fudge. Or Untouchable Pt 1... double fudge. With nuts.
Is that The Lost Child?
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The second to last song...Judgement Day?
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(https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/palpatine-good.jpg)
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Do I see Edenbridge?
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Do I see Edenbridge?
Yeah, in the 'already been guessed' column. :biggrin: :lol
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Do I see Edenbridge?
Yeah, in the 'already been guessed' column. :biggrin: :lol
Nice, Can't get anything by me! ;D
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Ok, little hint since I won't be putting up a clearer image until tomorrow night (cuz I have to go into the office tomorrow). Bands are sorted in descending alphabetical order. That'll at least help you with the first letter of the bands a bit.
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Is that The Lost Child?
That is such a strange pick. Even within just that album....I mean Untouchable Part 1 is.....well.....almost untouchable :biggrin: and then Lightning Song and Sunlight are just beautiful and epic at the same time..... Seriously, the first 5 tracks of that album are probably the best 5 track run on any album ever for me.
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Is that The Lost Child?
That is such a strange pick. Even within just that album....I mean Untouchable Part 1 is.....well.....almost untouchable :biggrin: and then Lightning Song and Sunlight are just beautiful and epic at the same time..... Seriously, the first 5 tracks of that album are probably the best 5 track run on any album ever for me.
:hefdaddy Every time I pick up my guitar I practice the Untouchable riff. A-ma-zing.
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The storm before the calm is amazing.
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Periphery-The Way The News Goes...Kade?
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The Danger Zone sounds like a track Lowdz would send.
Impelliteri? JJ?
Distorted Harmony-Time And Time Again
Aquaria-Judgement Day
Aquaria was on my master list for this roulette.
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Aquaria-Judgement Day
Kattelox, do they seriously have a song called Judgement Day?
Also, Katt sent it.
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They do and it's one of the most epic f&*%ing songs I've ever heard. And good list, TAC :biggrin:
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Does it start with a cool drum pattern that helped shape the song? :P
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Because I am a genius, I have determined that is a reference to a Redemption album I have not yet heard. Hey, you should go listen and find out for yourself, and then listen to the rest of the album, because I was the victim of a very bad, very unfair trade deal. Sad!
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you like aquaria but hate aqua.... hmm :corn
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Wow, that's aqueer.
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Because I am a genius, I have determined that is a reference to a Redemption album I have not yet heard. Hey, you should go listen and find out for yourself, and then listen to the rest of the album, because I was the victim of a very bad, very unfair trade deal. Sad!
No it's not a reference to a Redemption album are you insane?
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you like aquaria but hate aqua.... hmm :corn
Wow, that's aqueer.
No it's not a reference to a Redemption album are you insane?
(https://i.imgur.com/2CcqTK0.gif)
Who's next?
I love you guys
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:lol
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Are you messing with me Firewings? Or do I really need to send you back to Angra 101?
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Oh you were referring to Angra. Man, I have like a dozen songs named Judgement Day in my library, cut me some slack. Rebirth is not an album that's often on my brain. :lol
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Oh you were referring to Angra. Man, I have like a dozen songs named Judgement Day in my library, cut me some slack. Rebirth is not an album that's often on my brain. :lol
Yeah, but why else would I have made my comment? Do I think they sound like a Redemption clone, um, no....
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Alright boys. MMA right now!
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There's no need for that. I'm just going to sentence Kattelox to listen to Rebirth. It's awesome, so he shouldn't mind too much... :)
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Awe. I wanted blood. :lol
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There's no need for that. I'm just going to sentence Kattelox to listen to Rebirth. It's awesome, so he shouldn't mind too much... :)
(https://i.imgur.com/1j6XK6X.gif)
I ain't listening to one more note until you hear the albums I'm dying for you to hear. :metal And Rebirth is pretty good. It was before Edu's voice went out back and shot itself.
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Keep that up and I will listen to nothing :P
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More for me! :neverusethis:
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Ways to get Lethean to listen to Rhapsody:
"Hey, Lethean, Jonas Renkse rules, would you mind listening to ..."
"Hey, Lethean, I was just watching a video of Mac on youtube, man, he was so good. Hey, would you mind listening to..."
"Hey, Lethean, Fabio is my fav, but Lease of Life is beautiful. Hey, would you mind listening to..."
Way to get Lethean to not listen to Rhapsody:
See, previous posts in this thread, Lethean's roulette, and the Secret Garden thread...
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I got this.
Lethean, don't listen to Rhapsody.
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:lol
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But Lease of Life sucks. I'm so confused. This trade deal stinks on ice.
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:lol
Night!
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Lethean sighs sadly, realizing that there's probably no choice to but to take kingshmegland's advice.... :sadpanda:
(Those were only examples, by the way...)
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Sun Tzu says the greatest victory is that which requires no battle. I win by forfeit. :hat
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If you want me to listen to Rhapsody, but I take king's advice and don't... how's the winning? :)
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Response A: I'm sorry, I can't hear you over these epic battle hymns.
Response B: You'll find out when jingle posts results.
Choose Your Own Adventure! :lol
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Welp, cross Distorted Harmony and Anathema off my list. Goddammit.
You're seriously only getting growls at this rate.
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The only reason Anathema wasn't on my list to eventually send is because I assumed they'd already be banned. :)
I think I can succeed in sending little to no growls however. How much he likes what I'll send is a different story, however...
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it'll be funny if i end up as one of the few people who doesn't send growls ever
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Is that The Lost Child?
That is such a strange pick. Even within just that album....I mean Untouchable Part 1 is.....well.....almost untouchable :biggrin: and then Lightning Song and Sunlight are just beautiful and epic at the same time..... Seriously, the first 5 tracks of that album are probably the best 5 track run on any album ever for me.
Lol Sunlight and Lightning Song are the worst songs on the album and Storm Before the Calm is the best one
Man this is incredibly tough, I cannot even see my own song, nor the song of which I know the exact title because someone sent the exact song I was going to send before me :lol
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I find it a miracle that some people figured out some of these.I can barely recognise the shapes of letters.
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Periphery-The Way The News Goes...Kade?
Correct song; wrong DTF'r
Impelliteri? JJ?
Distorted Harmony-Time And Time Again
Aquaria-Judgement Day
All correct
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Is that The Lost Child?
That is such a strange pick. Even within just that album....I mean Untouchable Part 1 is.....well.....almost untouchable :biggrin: and then Lightning Song and Sunlight are just beautiful and epic at the same time..... Seriously, the first 5 tracks of that album are probably the best 5 track run on any album ever for me.
Lol Sunlight and Lightning Song are the worst songs on the album and Storm Before the Calm is the best one
WHAAAAT!?! Boy, you've lost your damn mind! :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Lightning Song and Sunlight are freaking magical. Take your pills, Train :biggrin:
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Is that The Lost Child?
That is such a strange pick. Even within just that album....I mean Untouchable Part 1 is.....well.....almost untouchable :biggrin: and then Lightning Song and Sunlight are just beautiful and epic at the same time..... Seriously, the first 5 tracks of that album are probably the best 5 track run on any album ever for me.
Lol Sunlight and Lightning Song are the worst songs on the album and Storm Before the Calm is the best one
WHAAAAT!?! Boy, you've lost your damn mind! :biggrin: :biggrin:
Lightning Song was submitted (by Nekov) in my very first Roulette. Liked it plenty, but it didn't really inspire me to go deeper into Anathema. As I was telling RJ, I went to both their sets on the ProgNation at Sea cruise back in '14, but again... never inspired me to go out and seek more from them. We'll see how this one settles in this week.
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Distorted Harmony
correct
Well shit, that was on my shortlist to send (even though I'm not really a fan of the band). I could see Chad liking some of their stuff!
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They were on my list as well, though I'm a casual fan at best.
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With all this love for them, I sure hope it's a good song!
Two listens in... I was able to pick out a couple more based on the vibe and lyrical content, but still about 1/2 of them I have no idea who sent - which certainly helps avoid any subconscious bias. Next set of listens, I'll be looking for the song and band name - but I haven't looked at who submitted what since I typed it up - and since nobody has been guessing much, I'm still drawing a blank on that for a handful of them.
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The Danger Zone sounds like a track Lowdz would send.
Impelliteri? JJ?
Distorted Harmony-Time And Time Again
Aquaria-Judgement Day
Aquaria was on my master list for this roulette.
Not me.
Be surprised if you’ve heard of what I sent. Brent would of course 😀
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Ok... updated and less distorted pic, and updated answers.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/939/29016351927_25588ba6cd_m.jpg)
(??) - The Silent Wedding /
(??) - Periphery / The Way the News Goes
(??) - Mercenary /
(??) - Manticora / Disciples of the Entities
(??) - Killing Touch / The Danger Zone
(??) - Impellitteri / Lost in the Rain
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(??) - Dreamscape / Thorn in my Mind
(??) - DragonForce / The Edge of the World
(??) - Distorted Harmony / Time and Time Again
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(??) - Aquaria / Judgment Day
(??) - Anathema / The Lost Child
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The Silent Wedding and Mercenary?
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Shadows and Dust
Dreamscape - Thorn in my Mind
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Lost in the Rain for Impelliteri?
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See, now it's just too easy. You're practically reading them.
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If it makes you feel better, I don't think I can read the rest.
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Mercenary... holy cow. I haven't heard them in a decade.
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Pic may be less distorted, but Christina Hendricks on top of the page made me blinder.
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I have no clue on any of the rest besides my own for the record
I didn't remember what I even sent until just a moment ago
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Disciples of the Entities by Manticora?
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Disciples of the Entities by Manticora?
You got it, punk!
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Disciples of the Entities by Manticora?
You got it, punk!
I AM THE SMARTEST MAN ALIVE
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Ooh I think I lied. Therion - Quetzalcoatl
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Dragonforce wasn't banned? Didn't even bother to check that one.
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Disciples of the Entities by Manticora?
You got it, punk!
I AM THE SMARTEST MAN ALIVE
Now I save this and Tweet your demise!🤣
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Disciples of the Entities by Manticora?
You got it, punk!
I AM THE SMARTEST MAN ALIVE
Now I save this and Tweet your demise!🤣
:lol
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Ooh I think I lied. Therion - Quetzalcoatl
Do two bands have a song by that name? Seriously?!?!? Actually, a quick Spotify search will find more than two. What does that fuckin word mean?
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(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/939/29016351927_25588ba6cd_m.jpg)
(??) - The Silent Wedding /
(??) - Periphery / The Way the News Goes
(??) - Mercenary /
(??) - Manticora / Disciples of the Entities
(??) - Killing Touch / The Danger Zone
(??) - Impellitteri / Lost in the Rain
(??) - Hekz / Quetzlcoatl
(??) - Heart / Mistral Wind
(??) -
(??) - Edenbridge /
(??) - Dreamscape / Thorn in my Mind
(??) - DragonForce / The Edge of the World
(??) - Distorted Harmony / Time and Time Again
(??) - Dissona / The Last Resistence
(??) - Aquaria / Judgment Day
(??) - Anathema / The Lost Child
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Ooh I think I lied. Therion - Quetzalcoatl
Do two bands have a song by that name? Seriously?!?!? Actually, a quick Spotify search will find more than two. What does that fuckin word mean?
I'm pretty sure it was an Aztec city.
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I think it means the host is a hoser.
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Eh?
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I think it means the host is a hoser.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/VGHtpsS3UJNRK/giphy.webp)
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Never seen a toque though.
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WTF is a toque?
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You don't speak hoser?
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I sure as hell don't. :lol
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Never watched Strange Brew?
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Never watched Strange Brew?
As a matter of fact, I saw it in the movies. Didn't they put a mouse in a bottle or something? I wouldn't be able to quote it though. I haven't seen it since it came out.
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Let Geddy Lee explain.
https://youtu.be/WOVh_C7XTHA
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
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You are really the hoser here.
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
I'm listening to mithras right now, maybe i'll send this to jingle :metal
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
I'm listening to mithras right now, maybe i'll send this to jingle :metal
Send it to me. Is it a Spotify playlist? I'm heading out on vacation tomorrow.
I can't download tracks tonight, but if you send me the songs, I'll make a playlist and report back after my flight.
I'll send you mine. ;D
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
I'm listening to mithras right now, maybe i'll send this to jingle :metal
Do it! I love Mithras.
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Oh, I thought mithras was parama talk for his EP. :facepalm:
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
I'm listening to mithras right now, maybe i'll send this to jingle :metal
Do it! I love Mithras.
i mean if i'm gonna get last place anyways i might as well :neverusethis:
didn't know you even knew mithras though, you haven't rated any of their albums on RYM :corn
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I'm listening to my Elite EP right now.
I'm listening to mithras right now, maybe i'll send this to jingle :metal
Do it! I love Mithras.
i mean if i'm gonna get last place anyways i might as well :neverusethis:
didn't know you even knew mithras though, you haven't rated any of their albums on RYM :corn
To be honest, I haven't listened to them since shortly after Behind the Shadows Lie Madness came out. That album and the one before it, Worlds beyond the Veil, are awesome. I bought their newest album, but never got around to listening to it.
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behind the shadows is the one i just got but i got it because of how much i liked on strange loops, it's fantastic imo, probably one of the best death metal albums i own
i don't like behind the shadows as much yet but it seems pretty cool from the few spins i've given it
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Quetzalcoatl by Ixchel?
I think it's an Atzec winged-serpent divinity, but mainly it was a Guardian Force in Final Fantasy VIII.
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Dissona?
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Quetzlcoatl is an Aztec deity. The flying dinosaurs you see depicted occasionally are named after it, like this:
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/walkingwith/images/3/3f/AzhdarchidPromo.png/revision/latest?cb=20131012093754)
I knew it was a dinosaur (although the spelling is 'Quetzalcoatlus'), but I had no idea that the name originates from the Aztecs. Anyway, wikipedia has a ton of information and pictures of the Quetz(a)lcoatl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl
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Dissona?
The Last Resistance
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Quetzalcoatl by Ixchel?
Still wrong.
Dissona?
The Last Resistance
:tup
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Hekz - Quetzlcoatl
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Hekz - Quetzlcoatl
Yes guy!
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Fourth impressions. A few longer tracks this time - this is an almost a 2 hour playlist. Overall, slightly weaker round than the first, and not as much diversity in styles - I mostly metal - both prog and power
<so-and-so> may have just taken a bullet for ya'll… cuz I it did virtually nothing for me
<so-and-so> also may just have taken a bullet for ya'll, though this one was a bit better
The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
If there was an award for the best improvement, pretty sure this track would get it.
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Instrumental breakdown was hit and miss for me - some parts great, some parts just ok
Gorgeous, well constructed, and the different sections flow nicely together
Heavy <genre> done absolutely right. Most likely the song of the round.
Sounds like the guitar needs a good tuning.
Straight-forward <genre>. Vocally a little bland, but not unenjoyable
Metal af… only beef is with the production/sound, but I can listen past that
Pretty standard <genre>. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right with it either … it was just meh.
STOP SCREAMING AT ME!!!
Multiple listens is helping this grow on me - for the most part
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
Not a lot of range in the vocals… not sure how I'm feelin about it just yet - could go either way
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<so-and-so> may have just taken a bullet for ya'll… cuz I it did virtually nothing for me
<so-and-so> also may just have taken a bullet for ya'll, though this one was a bit better
The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Gorgeous, well constructed, and the different sections flow nicely together
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
I really, really hope it's not the first two especially after doing so well in round 1. Or the one about the duration, because it is 10 minutes long. There is that 'one' part in the middle of Judgement Day that is potentially off-putting, so it could be those other two. I really hope it's the 'well constructed' one but just like round 1 I'm bracing for the worst. :(
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SORRY!
Or I just took a bullet.
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<so-and-so> may have just taken a bullet for ya'll… cuz I it did virtually nothing for me
<so-and-so> also may just have taken a bullet for ya'll, though this one was a bit better
The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Gorgeous, well constructed, and the different sections flow nicely together
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
I really, really hope it's not the first two especially after doing so well in round 1. Or the one about the duration, because it is 10 minutes long. There is that 'one' part in the middle of Judgement Day that is potentially off-putting, so it could be those other two. I really hope it's the 'well constructed' one but just like round 1 I'm bracing for the worst. :(
Let me help put your mind at ease... one of those applies to your song. :lol
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<so-and-so> may have just taken a bullet for ya'll… cuz I it did virtually nothing for me
:)
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Wouldn't be surprised if this is the song that I was originally going to send
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Let me help put your mind at ease... one of those applies to your song. :lol
(https://i.imgur.com/uBLARos.gif)
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Oh boy. Listening to my song now. I have no idea....
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I can only possibly rule out two: "vocally bland", and "not a lot of range in the vocals". Other than that, I could be anywhere in the mix.
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The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Straight-forward <genre>. Vocally a little bland, but not unenjoyable
Pretty standard <genre>. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right with it either … it was just meh.
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
Guessing one of these is mine.
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The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
Straight-forward <genre>. Vocally a little bland, but not unenjoyable
Pretty standard <genre>. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right with it either … it was just meh.
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
Guessing one of these is mine.
Keep guessing.
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mine is one of those on the list
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I'm feeling confident.
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I'm feeling confident.
I’m feeling more confident than last round
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I'm not even guessing. Pretty much everything I'm sending this roulette will be outside of jingle's wheelhouse.
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I don't see "this singer has such a cool voice and the contrast fits the music well" which was the reaction I had (as well as those who recommended it to me), so I'm not super confident.
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I don't see "this singer has such a cool voice and the contrast fits the music well" which was the reaction I had (as well as those who recommended it to me), so I'm not super confident.
Funny, that's what I think of when I listen to Rude Awakening.
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I don't see "this singer has such a cool voice and the contrast fits the music well" which was the reaction I had (as well as those who recommended it to me), so I'm not super confident.
Funny, that's what I think of when I listen to Rude Awakening.
I get the contrast part and how that could work for some or even most people. But for some reason, I've never really liked that type of voice regardless of what the genre might be.
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I'm pretty confident ... about keeping my Guess the Impression streak alive.
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I'm feeling confident because my business trip ends tomorrow.
Pretty sure I was the guy who cockblocked Train.
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My vacation starts today. ;D
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(https://i.imgur.com/TFWgsj2.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/TFWgsj2.jpg)
Correction
(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
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(https://i.imgur.com/TFWgsj2.jpg)
Correction
(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
Except Tim still uses a burner flip phone.
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DTF never disappoints.
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WTF is a flip phone. :biggrin:
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(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
Is just me, or does this look like a mashup of George Carlin and Ozzy?
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(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
Is just me, or does this look like a mashup of George Carlin and Ozzy?
Add a dash of John Hurt.
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(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
Is just me, or does this look like a mashup of George Carlin and Ozzy?
Add a dash of John Hurt.
Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner! :lol
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Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here, um, here, um, um, um......
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The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration
Other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes
I could do without that <something> section, but otherwise this was pretty good.
One of these is mine. I think the third one.
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(https://d2v9y0dukr6mq2.cloudfront.net/video/thumbnail/VBRVHv3De/videoblocks-portrait-of-relaxed-happy-old-man-listens-music-with-earphone-and-sing_bywpoltlb_thumbnail-full01.png)
Is just me, or does this look like a mashup of George Carlin and Ozzy?
SHARON! It's not fookin' playing. I'm the prince of fookin' darkness and its not fookin' PLAYING!
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The “pretty standard... meh” comment could be mine after listening back to it last night. I realised there are better songs on the album :facepalm:
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I'd like to get another 2-3 listens in before results. I certainly have an idea who's in the top grouping, and who's in the bottom, but songs are still wrestling for their final position
(TAC) - The Silent Wedding / Shadows and Dust
(lonestar) - Periphery / The Way the News Goes
(Evermind) - Mercenary / Redefine Me
(Puppies) - Manticora / Disciples of the Entities
(Indiscipline) - Killing Touch / The Danger Zone
(jj) - Impellitteri / Lost in the Rain
(Elite) - Hekz / Quetzlcoatl
(Stadler) - Heart / Mistral Wind
(Lowdz) - Fiction Syxx / Given Sight
(Bolsters) - Edenbridge / Myearthdream
(Lethean) - Dreamscape / Thorn in my Mind
(wolfking) - DragonForce / The Edge of the World
(Kingshmegland) - Distorted Harmony / Time and Time Again
(Parama) - Dissona / The Last Resistence
(Kattoelox) - Aquaria / Judgment Day
(Train) - Anathema / The Lost Child
Love all the second guessing. Some of you are right; some of you are WAY off.
You're seriously only getting growls at this rate.
(https://replygif.net/i/212.gif)
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I was enjoying everyone losing their minds over my pick.
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I was enjoying everyone losing their minds over my pick.
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(https://i.imgur.com/DHl9Ih5.gif)
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(Train) - Anathema / The Lost Child
WHYYYY
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Anyone who thinks The Lost Child is not a top 3 Weather Systems song is mad :corn
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Anyone who thinks The Lost Child is not a top 3 Weather Systems song is mad :corn
You could say they should redefine their tastes regarding Anathema. :neverusethis:
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I was enjoying everyone losing their minds over my pick.
:censored :facepalm: :yeahright :tdwn :)
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/o5oLImoQgGsKY/giphy.gif)
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Yup. Night west coast.
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Sure is. Where is everybody?
What are you still doing up?
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Sure is. Where is everybody?
What are you still doing up?
Perhaps we need another shot?
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Cheers!
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That Periphery I think is going to tank hard.
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Dreamscape was one I was probably looking at too, bugger.
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I think I know where everything is going to fall, and was considering firing up results tonight. But, it's the jingle.kids' 18th birthday today, so I probably should focus on them. :lol Plus, Lethean beat me to it with his results this morning, and when I'm a player in multiple roulette's, I liked having a steady drip of activity, rather than getting the same thing all at once. So, I think tomorrow night or Tuesday will be results.
If you want me to torture you some, I'll gladly release what I think will be the top and bottom groupings?
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Please, torture us.
And happy birthday to the kids!
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Please, torture us.
And happy birthday to the kids!
Yes, this!
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Have fun with the kiddos, I can wait a bit longer :biggrin:
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I think I know where everything is going to fall, and was considering firing up results tonight. But, it's the jingle.kids' 18th birthday today, so I probably should focus on them. :lol Plus, Lethean beat me to it with his results this morning, and when I'm a player in multiple roulette's, I liked having a steady drip of activity, rather than getting the same thing all at once. So, I think tomorrow night or Tuesday will be results.
Having to get my shit together with only one weekend day this week, I really appreciate this, because I have no idea what to send you for the next round so far. :tup
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That Periphery I think is going to tank hard.
Your face is going to tank hard.
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That Periphery I think is going to tank hard.
Your face is going to tank hard.
:lol
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That Periphery I think is going to tank hard.
Your face is going to tank hard.
It usually does.
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Gonna try and hammer out 2 more rounds of listening to make sure I'm comfortable with the final rankings, and/or give songs a chance to improve or decline with age, but here's how I think the top/bottom groupings will land (in alphabetical order):
Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
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Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
:lol
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Son of a...
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Fudge.
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That Periphery I think is going to tank hard.
Your face is going to tank hard.
Looks like I was wrong. Heh. I can feel my face tanking right now.
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Hey I'm as surprised as you are :lol
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Hey I'm as surprised as you are :lol
Yet, you were still going to fight me..........
(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000386233770/8f0a71c048892bb0a651699761728fef_400x400.jpeg)
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Eh, it's a roulette, gotta defend my pick right?
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I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
I AM GLAD THE SCREAMS HAVEN'T RUINED THE ROUND FOR YOU.
Gotta keep the predictions streak alive.
EDIT: And the typo one too, apparently.
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Okay that Periphery top half surprised the fuck out of me :lol that's opening up a lot of options for me in the category of 'cool modern prog metal with not-necessarily-most-masculine-sounding male frontmen'
I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
Oh nice, you didn't actually hate it!
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Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
:lol
Train can claim a moral victory over you this round.
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Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
:lol
Train can claim a moral victory over you this round.
What about 'win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat' thing though?
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Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
:lol
Train can claim a moral victory over you this round.
What about 'win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat' thing though?
There's that too
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:'(
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I'm still trying to figure out how one of DF's worst songs is gonna rank in the top. Damn. :facepalm: Interesting choice, wolfking.
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Don't worry guys, I'm going with an obligatory prog rock ballad next round which means I'll probably be close to the bottom three.
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I'm still trying to figure out how one of DF's worst songs is gonna rank in the top. Damn. :facepalm: Interesting choice, wolfking.
This is only one of their worst songs to you because you like your power metal with extra fromage. I prefer my power metal with a good heaping of prog. Kade knows this.
Rule #1 of Roulette's, know thy audience.
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I'm still trying to figure out how one of DF's worst songs is gonna rank in the top. Damn. :facepalm: Interesting choice, wolfking.
This is only one of their worst songs to you because you like your power metal with extra fromage. I prefer my power metal with a good heaping of prog. Kade knows this.
Rule #1 of Roulette's, know thy audience.
:lol That is true. I definitely don't hear any prog in that song, and it's such a far cry from their glory days that it just baffles me, but I'm eager to read your thoughts on it no matter what. FTR, I was gonna send Disciples of Babylon, because the break is "proggy" by their standards and I thought you'd love it. So hats off to wolfking for the curious but apt choice :biggrin:
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Gonna try and hammer out 2 more rounds of listening to make sure I'm comfortable with the final rankings, and/or give songs a chance to improve or decline with age, but here's how I think the top/bottom groupings will land (in alphabetical order):
Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
Part of me wants to make jokes, but part of me wants to wait until the final results are out first. HAHA.
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Gonna try and hammer out 2 more rounds of listening to make sure I'm comfortable with the final rankings, and/or give songs a chance to improve or decline with age, but here's how I think the top/bottom groupings will land (in alphabetical order):
Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
Part of me wants to make jokes, but part of me wants to wait until the final results are out first. HAHA.
I could've sworn Heart was banned, because I thought Chad sent me Barracuda in my roulette? But apparently that wasn't him.
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Gonna try and hammer out 2 more rounds of listening to make sure I'm comfortable with the final rankings, and/or give songs a chance to improve or decline with age, but here's how I think the top/bottom groupings will land (in alphabetical order):
Top: Bolsters, Evermind, jj, lonestar, Lowdz, Stadler, TAC, wolfking
Bottom: Elite, Indiscipline, Kattoelox, King, Lethean, Parama, Puppies, Train
I will again stress that this was another solid round... nothing was bad/unenjoyable.
Part of me wants to make jokes, but part of me wants to wait until the final results are out first. HAHA.
I could've sworn Heart was banned, because I thought Chad sent me Barracuda in my roulette? But apparently that wasn't him.
Think that might've been RJ? Heart would be one of those classic bands that I've listened to plenty of times (couple of albums, and naturally all the radio hits), but their discography is deep enough that I don't know a lot of it, so it was a perfectly acceptable submission.
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I think I do remember sending Heart to someone.
Oh, and where are our fokking results yo?
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I still remember seeing Heart in 1985. We were in the 5th row and when Nancy kicked up he leg like she did I tried to sneak a peak. 17 year old King fantasy.
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I still remember seeing Heart in 1985. We were in the 5th row and when Nancy kicked up he leg like she did I tried to sneak a peak. 17 year old King fantasy.
And...?
I used to have a poster of her on my wall. I was not a poster guy at all...
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Could see. Man, I tried soooooo hard. Giggity.
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I just want my last place already
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I still remember seeing Heart in 1985. We were in the 5th row and when Nancy kicked up he leg like she did I tried to sneak a peak. 17 year old King fantasy.
Please, tell me it was during How Deep It Goes?
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:lol
Sadly it was Never. :lol
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Oh, and where are our fokking results yo?
Yo, no fooking results until tomorrow, homeslice.
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Ok but try to do it early, I'm going on a long hike tomorrow and will be out of cell range, thanks :tup
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Ok but try to do it early, I'm going on a long hike tomorrow and will be out of cell range, thanks :tup
FB pics will be expected. You can't let Jay8vm out-do you.
How early you gonna be up and at 'em? I got a dentist app't at 8am my time. I'm gonna squeeze one final listen in tomorrow, but won't have that done before the app't. Results will be up shortly after I get back from it. 10am-ish barring a work catastrophe.
Two songs are battling it out for last place; and two are jockeying for first. Everything in between is pretty much set.
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Two songs are battling it out for last place
whoever you are, my mystery combatant, i will find you and destroy you
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I'm just dicking with ya, do what you gotta do. I'll probably be on the hills around 11 or 12 your time.
And here's a pic from today's warm up hike...
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The mountain in the back is Mt Diablo, highest mountain in the Bay Area. I'm warming up to climb that, about a 14 mile venture, and I got 30 years of smoking fighting me the whole way :lol
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That looks awesome, lonestar.
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I still remember seeing Heart in 1985. We were in the 5th row and when Nancy kicked up he leg like she did I tried to sneak a peak. 17 year old King fantasy.
I found the shot!
(https://theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/styles/mast_image_landscape/public/mastimages/5c808756f924c2e73d61b48537dc11e1.jpg?itok=VsehrJTH)
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:rollin
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Two songs are battling it out for last place
whoever you are, my mystery combatant, i will find you and destroy you
(https://i.imgur.com/alnlFrB.gif)
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I still remember seeing Heart in 1985. We were in the 5th row and when Nancy kicked up he leg like she did I tried to sneak a peak. 17 year old King fantasy.
I found the shot!
(https://theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/styles/mast_image_landscape/public/mastimages/5c808756f924c2e73d61b48537dc11e1.jpg?itok=VsehrJTH)
I've looked at Ged's junk as well.
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I've looked at Ged's junk as well.
I mean really... who hasn't?
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Have you heard what his hands can do? Just imagine!
Bass pedals....
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I will say this… most songs improved with multiple listens - some didn’t, and some stayed about the same as my first impression.
Lowdz
Fiction Syxx / Given Sight
Heavy AOR/Melodic Rock done absolutely right. Most likely the song of the round - indeed it was. Smooth vocals, tasty guitar licks, some nice little key/symphony elements, heavy but not-too-chunky riffs… this was spot on. Can't really say why this grabbed the top spot over Impellitteri… just my gut. Top 2 were more like 1a and 1b, but there can be only one BEST song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs4PO2wIZM
Ranking: 1
jjrock88
Impellitteri / Lost in the Rain
Metal af… only beef is with the production/sound, but I can listen past that. Damn Bonnet can wail here. There ain't much to write, since this song didn't even crack 3 minutes. Great riffs, great vocals, excellent solo - despite being the shortest song, Chris fucking gives it here :hefdaddy. This is the reason I ask you back to my roulette's every go around. You've never sent anything 'bad' (a few duds, but nothing inherently bad); a lot of 'fuck I wish I heard this 25 years ago'; and then you drop songs like this on me. Well played sir, well played. Wooooooooo!
Ranking: 2
Evermind
Mercenary / Redefine Me
Wasn't Borealis banned? :D At first I thought you may have been better off to let Train send this one, but multiple listens helped this grow on me ... a lot - except the growls. Thankfully, they were short … in and out (you were pushing your luck on this one however). Had they been any longer, or in other sections, you may have dropped a spot or three. Nice rich guitar sound, and the clean vocals were somehow right in that range of being in that lower range, but not too monotone.
Ranking: 3
Bolsters
Edenbridge / Myearthdream
Clearly a lot of Nightwish influences - especially in second half. I would say this is what the love-child of Within Temptation and Nightwish would sound like. It was really good, but I kept thinking "why am I not listening to those bands instead?" Don't get me wrong, this was gorgeous, well constructed, and the different sections flow nicely together. I'm just not sure it has a lot of staying power or replay value. Loved all the different melodies - vocal, guitar, and rhythm, and the instrumental/solo section was fantastic - but seriously, Nightwish-lite.
Ranking: 4a
wolfking
DragonForce / The Edge of the World
Glad you went with your gut… other than *that* one part, this clicked and ticked a lot of boxes. You're description was spot on. This one invariably benefited from not having any unconscious bias, as I had no idea this was the DF track the first couple of listens - multitasking with work stopped me from picking up the lyrics. The structure of this song reminded me of The Scarecrow - other than the growls of course. I didn't hate them, and while unnecessary (imo), they didn't hurt the ranking - if it was a scoring system I was using, it may have scored a little higher without the growls. Couple of stellar guitar solos there.
Ranking: 4b
lonestar
Periphery / The Way The News Goes
I could do without the 128th note snare run at the intro (and when it was revisited), but otherwise this was very good. Right on the fringe of what I'd find enjoyable, and what I'd consider 'meh'. Can’t really put my finger on why this appealed more than others, because - as was pointed out - it really shouldn’t have. I can’t exactly say I was wow’d, but I did mightily enjoy this.
Ranking: 5a
TAC
The Silent Wedding / Shadows and Dust
Not a lot of range in the vocals… not sure how I'm feelin about it - could go either way. Turns out, it didn’t really go any way, staying right in the middle of the pack. Another shorty guitar solo… seriously, can't these guys put a few more bars into that, or are we just spoiled by prog-metal 2-minute solos? This was pretty good, and stayed right in the middle of the road all week long. Not a lot (good or bad) to say about this one.
Ranking: 5b
Stadler
Heart / Mistral Wind (live)
I can totally see why you love it - it's probably equivalent to my love for Give to Live from Right Here/Right now. However, the intro sounded like the guitar needed a good tuning, and then that sequence kept coming up. Once we got past that, things dramatically improved. Ann is magnificent of course, and some of the sections were wonderful.
Ranking: 6
Parama
Dissona / The Last Resistance
Sorry to disappoint you, but this one wins the award for the best improvement. It didn't start out very strong, but once I got thru the … sludge?? … of the opening rhythm/intro, I dug this Nice mood, nice piano, nice (chocolate cake crunchy) guitar elements. Vocals not great, but by no means bad - but I liked them a bit more as the week went on. The screamy chorus didn't bother me at all either - tasteful and appropriate :tup. Totally loved the fast-paced instrumental breakdown - it had a wonderfully 'full' and 'rich' guitar sound ... and the growls there ... again, tasteful and appropriate.
Ranking: 6
Elite
Hekz / Quetzlcoatl
Straight-forward prog-metal. Vocally a little bland, but not unenjoyable. The chorus was much more palatable than the verses - wasn't a fan of the chanting style of the vocals. The intro of the instrumental section reminded me of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner - bigtime. And the rest of it was top-notch
Ranking: 7a
Indiscipline
Killing Touch / The Danger Zone
Pretty standard melodic/power metal. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing really right with it either … it was just meh. Luppi was fine, but he didn't really do much to make this a great track - instrumentally it was enjoyable, but fairly bland. Still better than Dr. Stein though - even though it’s only a 1 spot improvement.
Ranking: 7b
Kattelox
Aquaria / Judgement Day
You're damn right that you like your power metal with extra frommage. This was Viking Metal if I've ever heard it. This should've hit the mark, but it didn't - it wasn’t too far off, but it was ‘off’ none-the-less. It wasn't bad by any means, but just … ordinary (for this style/genre - which btw, is one that can be very hit-and-miss for me). In the battle of 'power' metal 'epics' (against wolfking), you brought a knife to a gun fight :pwnt:. The only thing that makes this epic is it's duration.
Ranking: 7c
Puppies_On_Acid
Manticora / Disciples of the Entities
Stop screaming at me. STOP SCREAMING AT ME! STOP SCREAMING AT ME!!! Holy crap, someone needs to brew some decaf for Lars (vocalist). The opening riff, and the Instrumental section (which had one of the longer solo's of the round) worked well. Then the shouting started, and came back again and again - which was accompanied by a thrashi-ness that just didn't work for me. Repeated listens did not help this one. At all.
Ranking: 8a
Lethean
Dreamscape / Thorn in My Mind
The instrumental breakdown was hit and miss for me - some parts great, some parts just ok - was that guitar solo what… 4 bars? It was nice, but seriously left me wanting more… whereas the chorus left me wanting less. It wasn't the repetitive nature of "Thorn in my Mind", but just the tone/key it was sung in. This song also did not benefit from multiple listens.
Ranking: 8b
Kingshmegland
Distorted Harmony / Time and Time Again
King may just have taken a bullet for ya'll… I was really trying to get into this, but just never did/could. It's comical that the one person who expressed confidence had absolutely no reason to have any. I'm really not sure what all the fuss is about with this band. This was remarkably disappointing. There was one recurring instrumental passage (the one 2:30-2:45) that was nice, but on the whole, all the different parts didn’t fit well together for these ears.. I did hear a track from them on a Spotify playlist that I recall enjoying (Misguided), but nothing about this tickled my pickle - many of the transitions felt awkward ... particularly the poppy opening, to metal riffing, then back to mellow. Sorry King. I still love ya.
Ranking: 9
Train Of Naught
Anathema / The Lost Child
I didn't know which song this was until I looked on my 3rd listen, and I would've never guessed this was the Anathema song. Where was Lee? ... she's part of what I like about Anathema. Where was the wall of sound? The slow build was nice, and it did have some very lovely moments, but over all, I just wasn't feeling it - you were right to view this as a risk. I'm sure anybody can like pretty much any song with enough listens - and maybe that's the case here - but I don't see it getting the chance. Train may have just taken a bullet for ya'll… cuz even after repeated listens, I didn't really get into it.
Ranking: 10
Standings (corrected now)
jjrock88** 4+2=6
wolfking* 2+4=6
Evermind 4+3=7
Lowdz 6+1=7
TAC 2+5=7
lonestar* 2+5=7
Kattoelox 1+7=8
Bolsters 5+4=9
Lethean* 4+8=12
kingshmegland 4+9=13
Stadler 7+6=13
Indiscipline** 6+7=13
Parama 9+6=15
Puppies 8+8=16
Elite 10+7=17
Train 9+10=19
* - 1 spot improvement
** - 2 spot improvement
Train... you get to handicap one of Lowdz, jj, or Evermind. Reminder of the categories:
Possible Handicaps:
Instrumental or ballad
Epic (15+ minutes) or shorty (under 3:30)
Pick a letter (RSTLNE) or color - the song, band or album must start with that letter, or have a color in it the title/name
Opening or closing track
Seven Deadly Sins - something to do with any of Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Wrath, or Greed (and I'll be very liberal here)
Aggressive or Mellow
Song from the childhood years of the handicapped player
Or, another theme of your choosing (which must be 'approved' by me... ie, can't be too restrictive)
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Yay! Improvement!
On the other hand, I'm really mourning my predictions streak.
Seriously, I really need to change pace 'cause I'm feeling like I'm really having fun partecipating while you're paying the bill spending time on songs you could live without. *smile*
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Lowdz
Fiction Syxx / Given Sight
Heavy AOR/Melodic Rock done absolutely right. Most likely the song of the round - indeed it was. Smooth vocals, tasty guitar licks, some nice little key/symphony elements, heavy but not-too-chunky riffs… this was spot on. Can't really say why this grabbed the top spot over Impellitteri… just my gut. Top 2 were more like 1a and 1b, but there can be only one BEST song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs4PO2wIZM
Ranking: 1
180!!!!!!!!
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The Dragonforce scored how I htought it would. Happy with that submission even though it wasn't near the top.
I have my work cut out for me tomorrow night finding another song.
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but seriously, Nightwish-lite.
Or is Nightwish Edenbridge-lite? :neverusethis: I'd put them on par with Nightwish myself, but I like different things about both. Sabine is a good singer but I'd definitely give the edge to Nightwish in the vocal department. I think the orchestral elements are better in Edenbridge though (when it's real orchestra, which is every album starting from this one). I find both bands to be quite inconsistent in quality by about the same amount but Nightwish has a bit more cringey stuff in their discography whereas Edenbridge just has a habit of releasing albums that have some fantastic songs along with a bunch of really average ones.
Still, I didn't think I'd be topping the charts at any point in this roulette so I am quite content with a score of four. I'll send the next one shortly.
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Train... you get to handicap one of Lowdz, jj, or Evermind.
Oh shit, I'm screwed. :lol
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OOOOOOOOO Gut punch. I loved their album. I'm surprised you didn't like it Chad. Back to the drawing board.
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I asked RJ to submit my song cause I would be too busy from tomorrow onward and possibly later today, but I didn't expect results already, so I'll just send it myself. (Oh and I actually sent something else than I told you since he apparently spun that song once a year ago and I wanted to go with something new)
Also since I have to give out a punishment I'm glad I can just do that now so Evermind doesn't have to wait for me :angel:
Evermind, SHORTY!
Anathema, based on your last.fm listening history and judgement of this song, is just not really for you. Lee Douglas has a couple of really powerful tunes on the new album though, didn't figure you would be a bigger fan of her.
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I'll send the next one shortly.
Done, looking forward to being in the bottom half this time.
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I'll take it...figured that'd be the one Periphery song that could sneak through and survive. Now to go for the one tolerable song from another band that'd otherwise make your sensitive little ears bleed....
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:yeahright :sadpanda:
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I asked RJ to submit my song cause I would be too busy from tomorrow onward and possibly later today, but I didn't expect results already, so I'll just send it myself. (Oh and I actually sent something else than I told you since he apparently spun that song once a year ago and I wanted to go with something new)
Also since I have to give out a punishment I'm glad I can just do that now so Evermind doesn't have to wait for me :angel:
Evermind, SHORTY!
Anathema, based on your last.fm listening history and judgement of this song, is just not really for you. Lee Douglas has a couple of really powerful tunes on the new album though, didn't figure you would be a bigger fan of her.
Fuck me. :lol A short song would be difficult for sure, but thankfully at least you didn't pick the instrumental.
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Middle of the pack. OK..
The Silent Wedding was a sleeper album from last year. It's quite enjoyable.
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I have applied the J Boy "Win-Lose-Cheat" method to the next round. ;D
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I knew in my haste this morning I was going to make a mistake. The standings I posted didn't account for the Round 1 adjusted rankings.
Standings:
jjrock88** 4+2=6
wolfking* 2+4=6
Evermind 4+3=7
Lowdz 6+1=7
TAC 2+5=7
lonestar* 2+5=7
Kattoelox 1+7=8
Bolsters 5+4=9
Lethean* 4+8=12
kingshmegland 4+9=13
Stadler 7+6=13
Indiscipline** 6+7=13
Parama 9+6=15
Puppies 8+8=16
Elite 10+7=17
Train 9+10=19
* - 1 spot improvement
** - 2 spot improvement
Evermind, SHORTY!
To provide clarity... the category is "Epic OR Shorty". Not one of the handicapper's choosing. So, Evermind's handicap is not SHORTY, but either and epic/15 minute+ track, or a short / under 3½ minute track.
Same goes for the others... "instrumental OR ballad"; "number OR color"; "aggressive OR mellow" etc...
And the handicap sticks this time, as jj was the recipient of the immunity idol this round (which does NOT rollover into future rounds).
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Well I think I have something right up Chad's alley to send.
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Knowing Evermind, he'll pick an epic shorty.
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dang, guess i should send something worse next time
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Wow, top spot. I’ll take that. I love this album. I had a bit of a crisis of confidence the other night when I played it as I enjoyed some other songs more but really glad you liked it.
It’s not often an AOR band does something a bit different.
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Wow, top spot. I’ll take that. I love this album. I had a bit of a crisis of confidence the other night when I played it as I enjoyed some other songs more but really glad you liked it.
It’s not often an AOR band does something a bit different.
I'm certainly looking forward to spinning the whole thing if you think there are better tunes on it than Given Sight!
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Alright. Sent the 3rd song. This should be more to Chad's liking.
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Oh, so epic _or_ short song, huh? That makes it much easier. I can't promise anything, but I think you're getting an epic.
The downside of this handicap is that I will have to spend tomorrow at work listening to the epics I have at hand, so my submission will be delayed by one day. You'll have something in 26-28 hours.
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You'll have something in 26-28 hours.
I think you need to be more precise.
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Sent.
This could go extremely bad or incredibly bad.
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what i sent is definitely gonna go bad but i won't apologize for it
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*hint taken*
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what i sent is definitely gonna go bad but i won't apologize for it
You sent milk?
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Sent :corn
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what i sent is definitely gonna go bad but i won't apologize for it
You sent milk?
Chocolate.
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Sent. Fingers crossed because I couldn’t face trawling through the Lastfm list 😬
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Sent a song that's probably going to tank but it's a band that's one of my favs that mean a lot to me and I had to give them a go.
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Sent. Fingers crossed because I couldn’t face trawling through the Lastfm list 😬
no trawling needed - just use this link, and fill in the artist name (mindful of the "+" between words)
https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/music/Led+Zeppelin
Or like this
https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/music/Dreyelands
;D Need you to reload. Incredibly, I was just spinning it yesterday on my off-day from Roulette'g. I have Spotify scrobbling turned off at the moment - so no one can cheat with the blurry pics! - which is why it doesn't show morelistens for Stages. Pretty decent album, but not wow-worthy like 'Rooms' is. You may have just dodged a shoddy score.
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Sent!
I don't have good expectations for this one, thanks to Train for the handicap. :biggrin:
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Other than the re-submit required from Lowdz, I'm only missing one submission. Betcha can't guess who it is!
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Sent. Fingers crossed because I couldn’t face trawling through the Lastfm list 😬
no trawling needed - just use this link, and fill in the artist name (mindful of the "+" between words)
https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/music/Led+Zeppelin
Or like this
https://www.last.fm/user/jingle-boy/library/music/Dreyelands
;D Need you to reload. Incredibly, I was just spinning it yesterday on my off-day from Roulette'g. I have Spotify scrobbling turned off at the moment - so no one can cheat with the blurry pics! - which is why it doesn't show morelistens for Stages. Pretty decent album, but not wow-worthy like 'Rooms' is. You may have just dodged a shoddy score.
The search doesn’t appear on iPad.
Fuck, I was relying on that one.
Will send something not as good soon.
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You're right ... you did! :lol
Jk, I haven't listened yet. Ok... Elite-less listening starts tonight/tomorrow.
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What a shock who's last to send. :lol
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Dacul is too busy listening to John Cage to send
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Dacul is too busy listening to John Cage to send
Plus, he's not in this roulette.
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I usually assume he's in a constant state of being in every roulette, oops :lol
Elite then? :P
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I usually assume he's in a constant state of being in every roulette, oops :lol
Elite then? :P
I was thinking that of you Parama. Always in a Roulette. :lol
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Sent!
:wtf:
:justjen How 'bout you send in mine too while you're at it!?!?! :lol Results have been up for 36 hours ya know.
Other than the re-submit required from Lowdz, I'm only missing one submission. Betcha can't guess who it is!
I think it's me!!
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I usually assume he's in a constant state of being late in every roulette, oops :lol
Fixed
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Also true
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Hey Chad, can you put a list of bands played in the roulette for us please? Anywhere in the first or second post would be dandy.
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Hey Chad, can you put a list of bands played in the roulette for us please? Anywhere in the first or second post would be dandy.
Also, stop being a hoser.
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Baby steps bro... Baby steps...
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Do like walking on ice in sneakers.
Like a hoser.
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Hey Chad, can you put a list of bands played in the roulette for us please? Anywhere in the first or second post would be dandy.
Done.
Also, stop being a hoser.
As soon as you stop being wicked ahhwsum
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Well, hoser or wickid ahhwsum?
That's a hard decision. :lol
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Gracias...
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Well, hoser or wickid ahhwsum?
That's a hard decision. :lol
Take off, eh!
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:lol
I'm interested in your thoughts on the song I sent. I've got the next song set as well.
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1 listen to the playlist this morning. Once again, about 1/2 and 1/2 regarding songs I could recognize, and those that I couldn't. And of those I could, about 1/2 of those I didn't remember who submitted them.
Then there's the bozo that actually modified the metadata on the file to ENSURE I wouldn't have any subconscious bias. :biggrin:
I'm interested in your thoughts on the song I sent. I've got the next song set as well.
Definitely no clue which one was yours.
Once again, nothing was terrible. You guys aren't making it fun to hand out 9s and 10s... except for Parama who finds them "delicious" and seemingly craves them like a junkie needing a fix.
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Doubt anyone else sent a 20-minute song, so mine should be pretty obvious.
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Doubt anyone else sent a 20-minute song, so mine should be pretty obvious.
Pretty much.
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9s and 10s just taste the best
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I have no doubt you whiners will solve this before the end of the day. I only set the blur at level 8, so the fogeys should put your glasses down and it'll be clear as day.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1791/29151943687_c76e9508de_m.jpg)
lonestar- Between the Buried and Me / Desert of Song
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Stadler - Black Sabbath /
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woflking - King Diamond / At The Graves
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I'm on the 3rd listen now, so it's time for me to connect all the dots on who sent what I've been listening to.
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Well I see Sabbath and Wuthering Heights. I actually thought if sending Sabbath but it seemed they had too many plays on last fm. Oh well.
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Wuthering Heights - The Desperate Poet?
I thought about sending The Mad Sailor for a bit.
EDIT: I can see Between the Buried and Me?
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I actually thought if sending Sabbath but it seemed they had too many plays on last fm. Oh well.
I allowed it, because there are more albums I haven't heard, than those that I have heard. 70s era Sabbath I likely would've banned.
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Wild horrible ESP guess: TAC sent King Diamond, Stadler sent Night Ranger.
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Wild horrible ESP guess: TAC sent King Diamond, Stadler sent Night Ranger.
Thought about it. Thought about it hard. Haven't ruled it out for subsequent rounds.
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Wild horrible ESP guess: TAC sent King Diamond, Stadler sent Night Ranger.
1/2 on the bands; 0/2 on who sent them.
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This reminds me of those 3D painting things that were popular in the 90's. "Look past the painting" they'd tell me but I could never see shit. :lol
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Who Taught You How to Drive, performed and submitted by Stadler...
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The BTBAM song is 'Desert of Song', which is hardly a song that represents the band well
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Considering the host that's probably a good thing.
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Who Taught You How to Drive, performed and submitted by Stadler...
Close, but no cigar.
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Who Taught You How to Drive, performed and submitted by Stadler...
There's two versions, the "clean" iTunes version and the album version, called "Who Taught You How To Drive A******!".
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If Stadler didn't send Night Ranger, then he sent Black Sabbath.
Kade sent King Diamond. At The Graves? To The Morgue?
RJ sent
Please tell me the second band from the bottom is not Billy Joel.
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If Stadler didn't send Night Ranger, then he sent Black Sabbath.
Kade sent King Diamond. At The Graves? To The Morgue?
RJ sent
Please tell me the second band from the bottom is not Billy Joel.
Correct.
Correct.
I can *not* tell you that it is not Billy Joel. :lol
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RJ sent BTBAM.
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I think my eyes are broken. :lol
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Billy Joel is definitely Indiscipline.
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I'd be quite the wealthy focker.
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And banging tall, crazy supermodels.
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The Sabbath tune is Megalomania, which BTW, is the best Ozzy Era Sabbath tune.
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RJ sent
Correct.
:lol
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Who Taught You How to Drive, performed and submitted by Stadler...
There's two versions, the "clean" iTunes version and the album version, called "Who Taught You How To Drive A******!".
:lol
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The Sabbath tune is Megalomania, which BTW, is the best Ozzy Era Sabbath tune.
It might be, but I wouldn't know since it's not what Stads sent.
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Pulling forward for this page:
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lonestar- Between the Buried and Me* / Desert of Song
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?? - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
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Stadler - Black Sabbath /
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woflking - King Diamond* / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel /
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* - 'how did I miss them' band
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only thing i can pick out is that there is a Pt. 2 in there
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The Sabbath tune is Megalomania, which BTW, is the best Ozzy Era Sabbath tune.
Agreed.
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The BTBAM song is 'Desert of Song', which is hardly a song that represents the band well
Considering the host that's probably a good thing.
;)
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desert of song is really good but i think mirrors is the better nonmetal song on the album tbh
TGM is their best album though honestly and it's not even close, even with as much as I do like Colors
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No way. The 5 song run from Sun of Nothing to White Walls is flawless and that makes COlors the best BTBAM album easily. Although I must say I'm completely biased; Colors was the right album at the right time for me back when it was released. I don't know The Great Misdirect (or any of their other records) nearly half as well as Colors. I find most of their stuff too tiring to listen to for a full album, which is why I actually enjoyed the Automata split. I don't have the same issue with Colors, because I know that one pretty much by heart.
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gonna be honest a good chunk of the metal on colors still doesn't do much for me, they basically toned down all the chugga chug metal elements by TGM though (or at least, the ones that do remain mostly on DIM work way better than the stuff on colors) which is basically all they needed to do to make their best album imo
colors probably has the highest peaks though, the end of Sun of Nothing and the entire second half or so of White Walls are excellent
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The difference is that Colors has Prequel to the Sequel and TGM does not. For BTBAM standards, I really think that's an average tune
TGM>Parallax>Colors (and Automata might enter this top 3 over time, I don't know yet)
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parallax I is solid but II never clicked for me, feels overlong with some outright filler tracks (extremeophile elite in particular) and just feels like where they pushed too far with the prog/wackiness and something broke as a result. never considered it more than an "okay" album though there are some good songs
anyways jingle cares about absolutely zero of this
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The difference is that Colors has Prequel to the Sequel and TGM does not. For BTBAM standards, I really think that's an average tune
If any tune on Colors is 'average' that would be The Decade of Statues or Informal Gluttony.
Prequel to the Sequel is fantastic.
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Parallax II is the best them, Parama is wrong.
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Parallax II is the best them, Parama is wrong.
As usual
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better to be wrong but right than to be right but wrong
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Can't see a fucking thing in that picture.
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Honestly the best songs on TGM are the two soft ones, the rest have some good parts but mostly just seem like mush. TGM was around when Tommy's harshes got way less diverse, but before they really ramped up the amount of cleans to level it out. Most of the songs honestly just come across as monotonous to me. Which is too bad, because there are cool parts here and there, like the funky ragtime piano bit, or the chorus of Swim to the Moon.
BTBAM opinions
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their only good song is croakies & boatshoes
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Yay, I can see mine this time 😀
Saw Wuthering Heights and BTBAM too.
That’s all I got
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their only good song is croakies & boatshoes
:lol I was going to say it's the hidden track at the end of The Need for Repetition.
Honestly I was pretty close to just saying screw it and sending Swim to the Moon for this round, but I chicken'd out. Didn't think anyone else would even entertain the idea of sending Chad BtBaM.
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Disturbed - Who Taught You How to Hate
If the last act is The The I've been outoutoftheboxed.
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their only good song is croakies & boatshoes
:lol I was going to say it's the hidden track at the end of The Need for Repetition.
Honestly I was pretty close to just saying screw it and sending Swim to the Moon for this round, but I chicken'd out. Didn't think anyone else would even entertain the idea of sending Chad BtBaM.
Yeah I thought that too. Chad and BTBAM I don't think will mix haha.
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Yeah I thought that too. Chad and BTBAM I don't think will mix haha.
They've never done anything for me in the past.
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I'm gonna be out all day long, so have at this. Will update late tonight if I can.
Coming a little bit more into focus...
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lonestar- Between the Buried and Me / Desert of Song
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?? - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
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?? - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
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Stadler - Black Sabbath /
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woflking - King Diamond / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel /
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Alice Cooper?
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Indeed.
And fourth impressions:
While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune.
should be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off
great music… vocals were not terrible, but didn't make it a better song
not unenjoyable, but this kind of <style> didn't quite have the pieces that float my boat
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is
I KNEW I recognized the vocalist
Holy <certain artist> vibe! Simply gorgeous, smooth flowing, just makes me feel all warm inside.
Fairly standard metal, imo… <vocalist> just doesn't float my boat
Amazing that <certain artist> didn't sue for ripping off that riff
Nice recovery… this is <style> done right
Not sure why you were worried... I had no problem getting 'in' to this tune
Melancholic, but beautifully so
vocally… not feeling it; musically… just ok at the moment; 2nd half better than first
Vocals were all over the place
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd
I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues
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Is the bottom one in the blurred pic Day Six?
I have no idea which snippet belongs to the song I sent
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East of the Wall - Precious Memories
no idea who sent that
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Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart
Focking gorgeous
Evermind, if that's your handicapped epic, hats off.
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East of the Wall - Precious Memories
no idea who sent that
I think I know
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While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune.
should be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off
Fairly standard metal, imo… <vocalist> just doesn't float my boat
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd
I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues
One of these is mine.
Do I see Earthside in the image?
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The song title is ‘Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)’, so that doesn’t match Earthside.
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Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart
Focking gorgeous
Evermind, if that's your handicapped epic, hats off.
This is one of my top epics.
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The song title is ‘Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)’, so that doesn’t match Earthside.
Earthless? Maybe King?
And TAC sent Alice
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Mine could be several, but I would guess #6. Not sure if it would be in a positive way or not...
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Roses on White Lace-JJ
I would’ve added the Gail intro
Great tune though. One of my fave Alice songs. It’s so evil.
Love the double bass drumming from Ken Mary.
Ugly bass player though.
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Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart
Focking gorgeous
Evermind, if that's your handicapped epic, hats off.
*bows*
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not unenjoyable, but this kind of <style> didn't quite have the pieces that float my boat
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is
Amazing that <certain artist> didn't sue for ripping off that riff
Not sure why you were worried... I had no problem getting 'in' to this tune
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd
removing like all the ones that couldn't possibly be mine
looks like i'm getting a score this round
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Well, possibly “holy Queensryche vibe” or something He last one as I know you have sampled them before. One would be better than the other.
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So is the Black Sabbath song Psychophobia?
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So is the Black Sabbath song Psychophobia?
That’s a good song too.
But Megalomania is is surely not.
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psychophobia was the one stads sent me in my roulette, it was definitely a song
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It was a song? I thought it was a game by Actavision.
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Actavision??
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Sounds like J Boy wasn't crazy about my song based on the snippets....
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Actavision??
You're telling me you never own an Atari 2600 Tim?
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the joke is you spelled it wrong :P
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Actavision??
You're telling me you never own an Atari 2600 Tim?
I never own an Atari 2600.
I did have Intellivision though. :lol
I hardly ever played it, tbh. My brother would stay up all night playing D&D on it. Such lame graphics back in 1982.
(https://www.scottdecker.com/video_games/intellivision_advanced_d_and_d_screen_4.jpg)
:lol
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What are you still doing up, old man?
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What are you still doing up, old man?
Are you talking to yourself now? Clear sign of early onset dementia... :biggrin:
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Looking at all the snippets, looks like Chad doesn not like King Diamond.
Psychophobia is a really interesting choice. It's actually one of my least favs on CP.
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Vintage nerdage
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lonestar- Between the Buried and Me* / Desert of Song
?? - Crimson Wind / The Storm
?? - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
Parama - East of the Wall / Precious Memories
?? - Earthless / Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
?? - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
Kingshmegland - Cell15 / Faith Without Works Pt2
Stadler - Black Sabbath / Psychophopia
jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
?? - / Mother
Evermind - Karmakanic* / Send a Message from the Heart
?? - Pallas / Ghostdancers
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woflking - King Diamond* / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel /
?? - Day Six /
* - 'how did I miss them' band.
So far though, only Evermind can use his bonus point(s).
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I think I see "Mother" in the song titles column. Also something like "Ghostbusters" right under my song but I'm pretty sure that's not it. :lol
edit: Pallas - Ghostdancers?
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I think I see "Mother" in the song titles column. Also something like "Ghostbusters" right under my song but I'm pretty sure that's not it. :lol
edit: Pallas - Ghostdancers?
Yup and yup.
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At this point, considering the timing of both snippets writing and submitters identifications, I'm smelling like:
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is
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the joke is you spelled it wrong :P
The joke is he knew the real answer but couldn't answer.
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Nobody has got my song yet.
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So far, only one person has been accurate on their attempt to narrow down their snippet:
not unenjoyable, but this kind of <style> didn't quite have the pieces that float my boat
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is
Amazing that <certain artist> didn't sue for ripping off that riff
Not sure why you were worried... I had no problem getting 'in' to this tune
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd
removing like all the ones that couldn't possibly be mine
looks like i'm getting a score this round
You are correct... you will receive a score. Pretty sure I have things split into the top and bottom buckets.
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Pretty sure I have things split into the top and bottom buckets.
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:lol
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What the hell? :lol
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So that's how we get chicken nuggets.
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Nobody has got my song yet.
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Second one down looks like Crimson Wind - The Storm
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Number 7 looks like Overkill but not sure what song that could be
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Second one down looks like Crimson Wind - The Storm
It is.
Number 7 looks like Overkill but not sure what song that could be
It is not.
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Nobody has got my song yet.
Cell15 - Faith without Works, pt2
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Nobody has got my song yet.
Cell15 - Faith without Works, pt2
You got it, punk!
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Yup yup!
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Did Chad lose a bet? Nice avatar.
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Did Chad lose a bet? Nice avatar.
Actually it seems appropriate :biggrin:
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jinglypuff can sing me to sleep any day
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Did Chad lose a bet? Nice avatar.
Yeah, in Lethean's roulette. Battle of Rhapsody.
Remember that Lethean. :lol
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What is that thing anyway? Some sort of Japenese anime cartoon thing?
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What is that thing anyway? Some sort of Japenese anime cartoon thing?
No clue. Katt will have to answer once his ban is over today.
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Yeah, that's from Pokemon I believe.
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Suits you nicely Chad. ;D
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I mean yeah, apparently it's a thing. :lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigglypuff
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Chad reaching a point of happiness? Chad, is this true? :lol
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Did Chad lose a bet? Nice avatar.
Yeah, in Lethean's roulette. Battle of Rhapsody.
Remember that Lethean. :lol
I suppose I should have waited for the results of this round before posting mine... *gulps*
At least he didn't give you something worse though. Like something orange...
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No offense Jingle, but I hated that other avatar and always wished you change it. Now that you have... when do you go back? :)
I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues
I would be stunned if this wasn't me.
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I'm quite pleased Chad, aka jiggly.boy is such a good sport.
Now gimme my middle of the pack rating :biggrin:
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Nothing about me is jiggly
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Nothing about me is jiggly
:lol :lol
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Nothing about me is jiggly
I can change that baby.
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I was hoping to have results tonight, but it ain't gonna happen - tomorrow (maybe in the morning - depends on how much crap from my boss I wake up to). In the meantime, final list of songs... and which fourth impression each of you had
lonestar- Between the Buried and Me* / Desert of Song
TAC - Crimson Wind / The Storm
Bolsters - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
Parama - East of the Wall / Precious Memories
Train - Earthless / Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
Kattelox - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
Kingshmegland - Cell15 / Faith Without Works Pt2
Stadler - Black Sabbath / Psychophopia
jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Lethean - Mindfee / Mother
Evermind - Karmakanic* / Send a Message from the Heart
Puppies - Pallas / Ghostdancers
Elite - Semistereo / The Search
woflking - King Diamond* / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel / Prelude/Angry Young Man
Lowdz - Day Six / Castel Gandolfo
* - 'how did I miss them' band.
So far though, only Evermind can use his bonus point(s).
While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune.
(lonestar)
should be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off
(TAC)
great music… vocals were not terrible, but didn't make it a better song
(Bolsters)
not unenjoyable, but this kind of instrumental didn't quite have the pieces that float my boat
(Parama)
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is
(Train)
I KNEW I recognized the vocalist
(Kattelox)
Holy Pink Floyd vibe! Simply gorgeous, smooth flowing, just makes me feel all warm inside.
(Kingshmegland)
Fairly standard metal, imo… Tony Martin just doesn't float my boat
(Stadler)
Amazing that Ozzy didn't sue him for ripping off that riff
(jjrocks88)
Nice recovery… this is acoustic done right
(Lethean)
I didn't have any problem getting 'in' to this tune
(Evermind)
Melancholic, but beautifully so
(Puppies)
vocally… not feeling it; musically… just ok at the moment; 2nd half better than first
(Elite)
Vocals were all over the place
(wolfking)
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd
(Indiscipline)
I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues
(Lowdz)
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i mean, i will freely admit the song i sent is only like my fifth or sixth favorite off the album :corn
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Mine is promising, at least. :corn to find out the final score.
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No offense Jingle, but I hated that other avatar and always wished you change it. Now that you have... when do you go back? :)
I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues
I would be stunned if this wasn't me.
Consider yourself stunned.
And wrt the avatar. I've ALWAYS been Team America version of Kim Jong-Il. Other than the times I lose a bet, or want to raz RJ, I don't vary from it. I don't bitch about yours... don't bitch about mine. :biggrin: At least it's not creepy like ChuckSteak's one was a while ago.
But, just for you, I know what I'll change it to once my penance is served.
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Sweet it didn't bomb, and I got a few good ones lined up. I take some personal pride in being able to send a Periphery and BtBaM track to jingle and get away fairly unscathed.
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I am very happy reading that!!
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Sweet it didn't bomb, and I got a few good ones lined up. I take some personal pride in being able to send a Periphery and BtBaM track to jingle and get away fairly unscathed.
No one is more surprised than me. :lol
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I hope you liked his voice and the middle vocal section :metal
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Hmm, I suspected that comment was mine. They do certainly lack the magic dust but I liked this song.
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"Nothing bad about it"? Billy Joel avoided total disaster?
It must be the cutesy avatar.
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Vocals were all over the place
(wolfking)
That's King Diamond baby!!
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Kingshmegland - Cell15 / Faith Without Works Pt2
Pink Floyd + Spock's Beard = this song. I swear to god when it picks up at 2:40-ish mark, I'm picturing Neal Morse hopping around on the keyboards. Really wished that this was more than 4:20, it's just so beautiful - musically, vocally, and lyrically. I gotta go spin Pt 1 and Pt 2 together now - it's strange, because the album on bandcamp doesn't split any of the songs on the album into 2 parts like Spotify does. Odd.
Ranking: 1
Evermind - Karmakanic* / Send a Message from the Heart
Handicap? What fucking handicap? What's not to love here?? Reingold contributes to many other acts I've heard and loved (TFK, Time Requiem just a couple rounds ago… plus Kaipa and The Tangent). This hit on all levels, and is everything I love about prog-rock - complex, well balanced, well written, nice lyrics, diverse sections and styles that are beautifully interwoven together, Goran Edman (though I'm certain I hear Roine in there a few times). And like any good epic, when it’s over you have no idea that 15, 20, 30 minutes has passed. You ought to thank Train for that “handicap”.
Ranking: 2
Puppies - Pallas / Ghostdancers
The strings in the intro were absolutely haunting - great composition… in fact all of the orchestral elements were fantastic. And dat solo… filled with emotion that matched the tone of the song perfectly, leading right into a fantastic climax. After a couple of turds, you killed it here.
Ranking: 3
Kattelox - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
Fuck this was fun. Thought at first it was UDO or someone like that with the garbly sound, but then when I checked for sure, It was a :lolpalm: moment - considering how much I like Nils' other acts. Not sure why they didn't quite click 5 years ago when Doc submitted them to me, but this was great power metal without the fantasy/viking cheesi-ness. Don't get me wrong, the lyrics were pretty cheesy at times - that chorus is gloriously comical - but it was a different kind of cheese that I don't often hear.
Ranking: 4.1
jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Not knowing what year this was released, I was wondering who ripped off who until I checked the release year. I swear I thought I was listening to a (not very good) cover of Bark at the Moon for the first 15 seconds. Back in the day, I didn't really like Cooper's voice much. Can't really explain why. Now that I'm a little more ... seasoned ... I got no problem with his sound and delivery. Great tune.
Ranking: 4.2
Lethean - Mindfeed / Mother
You certainly didn't need to hide the metadata, cuz I didn't know who/what song this was until I was checking everything on the 3rd set of listens - then I just used Soundhound.
Ranking: 4.3
lonestar- Between the Buried and Me* / Desert of Song
While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune - that got better as the week went on. As a melancholic ballad, it wasn’t anything that absolutely wow'd me, but it certainly wasn't cringe-worthy like I'd been expecting
Ranking: 5.1
Bolsters - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
Draiman doesn't distract from the tune, but there's no range in his delivery which makes the vocal aspect of this kind of music just 'ok'. Multiple listens helped this out, and while his vocal range was rather limited, it kinda grew on me.
Ranking: 5.2
TAC - Crimson Wind / The Storm
This should’vd be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off. The intro started strong, but then, the rest of it fell a little flat (that repeating galloping riff got a little annoying after a while). Italian power metal can be hit or miss with me. This didn't miss, but it certainly didn't hit either - call it an infield single; just sounded kinda ordinary - though ordinary for a style and genre of music that does highly appeal to me lands you in the middle of the pack.
Ranking: 5.3
Indiscipline - Billy Joel / Prelude/Angry Young Man
Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow’d. Upbeat, that's for sure. This is absolutely great song-writing… long gone are the days of perfecting the craft with a blend of excellence in musical and lyrical writing. That said, I enjoyed the hell out of this, nothing was bad about it, but I just wasn't wow'd enough to rank this any higher. Still, your song selection is improving with every round, even though the ranking isn't budging much.
Ranking: 6.1
woflking - King Diamond* / At The Graves
Vocals were all over the place- bot not necessarily in a bad way. I can dig screamy. Music was quite excellent, but on the whole it sounded kinda choppy and disconnected to these ears.
Ranking: 6.2
Train - Earthless / Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is - a Jimi Hendrix cover. It's a helluva solo, but Jimi just has a certain swagger in his sound that is often imitated, but never duplicated. This is like watching Demolition, but I can't stop thinking about Animal and Hawk (jj knows what I'm sayin); or listening to the Working Man tribute to Rush (eg, James Labrie singing Red Barchetta)... it's really good, but I'd rather be listening to the original. Very nice cover/tribute to him none-the-less.
Ranking: 7.1
Stadler - Black Sabbath / Psychophopia
The first few listens were not so good - because I accidentally was listening to a live version of this. It sounded like a bootleg, and was awful. Getting the actual track certainly redeemed it a little, but it's fairly standard metal, imo… and Tony Martin just doesn't float my boat.
Ranking: 7.2
Lowdz - Day Six / Castel Gandolfo
It improved a bit with a few more spins, but not a ton. I can hear all the elements that *should* appeal to me, but (like TAC’s) it’s just a few degrees off. Not sure what it is about Day Six, but they just don’t click for some reason.
Ranking: 8
Parama - East of the Wall / Precious Memories
It just didn't have much that grabbed my attention. As I've said about many other songs, there was nothing wrong with this, but given how much music I have sampled over my life, I've come to the point where I need something to grab my attention or I just move on. There’s too much fantastic music out there for me to invest time to try and like ‘good’ music.
Ranking: 9
Elite - Semistereo / The Search
Man this was a long 10 minutes. I was always taught if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all. Sorry dude, I got nothing else to say. :-\
Ranking: 10
Standings:
Evermind*: 4+3+1=8
jjrock88**: 4+2+4=10
Kattoelox: 1+7+4=12
TAC: 2+5+5=12
lonestar*: 2+5+5=12
wolfking*: 2+4+6=12
Bolsters: 5+4+5=14
kingshmegland: 4+9+1=14
Lowdz: 6+1+8=15
Lethean*: 4+8+4=16
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3=19
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6=19
Stadler: 7+6+7=20
Parama: 9+6+9=24
Train of Naught: 9+10+7=26
Elite: 10+7+10=27
* - one point improvement
** - two point improvement
Elite... you get to handicap King, Evermind, or Puppies. I'm not going to award anyone the 'immunity idol', since you already had the tables turned on you for Round 2. I'll show some mercy.
FWIW, I'm shocked as hell that 5 of the top 7 tunes weren't exactly Metal in nature.
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Wait, are you saying it's possible to get handicapped two (or more) times in a row? I predict fun times if I keep going like this. :lol
Glad to see you liked my song! In case you' decide to check out the album, the next song after this one is a bit odd (I tend to skip it) but then the album returns to quality material.
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I actually heard the cover before the original, so surely my view is a bit different in that regard, but fair assessment! It's a very cool band, but most of their music is more focused on the instrumentals, and I wasn't sure what you would think about that. If you're ever interested, Black Heaven is a super cool (original) groovy rocking song by them, and one of my recent favourite tunes overall.
Sending next round now :tup
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Third place! I'm doing okay! Will send today.
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Following the visual trend ...
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Glad you enjoyed that!
Fun fact: that tune shares my go-to alarm clock ringtone spot with Baba O'Riley.
I guess I love the mixture of empowering upbeat music and angsty bitter lyrics in the morning.
Sending tonight
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I actually heard the cover before the original, so surely my view is a bit different in that regard,
Dude, I totally get it. Sometimes when one is first exposed to a cover, or a live tune, the original/studio is borderline unlistenable. For me, Van Halen's "cover" (which is also live) of Sammy's Give to Live is god-tier; the original/studio is awful. Same goes for Metallica's cover of Whiskey in the Jar - though the original isn't tripe, I just prefer the more :metal that Metallica brings. So, I totally get your point. Maybe if I wasn't a fogey and knew a good chunk of Jimi's music, I'd have heard it differently.
Third place! I'm doing okay! Will send today.
To be fair, it's a four-way tie - and lonestar's done it with 2 very ballsy moves. If he kick's it into gear, it could be just like Thor showing up in Wakanda.
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I just woke up so I didn't even notice the tie. Well boys, it was nice, but ya'll are gonna pass me this round for sure :lol
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Wooooooottttt!!!!!
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:lol
what am I doing? :lol
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Lethean - Mindfeed / Mother
You certainly didn't need to hide the metadata, cuz I didn't know who/what song this was until I was checking everything on the 3rd set of listens - then I just used Soundhound.
Ranking: 4.3
So, how'd you like the vocals?
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Lethean - Mindfeed / Mother
You certainly didn't need to hide the metadata, cuz I didn't know who/what song this was until I was checking everything on the 3rd set of listens - then I just used Soundhound.
Ranking: 4.3
So, how'd you like the vocals?
Weird... it would appear I forgot to paste the additional thoughts I had on the song. I'm not a huge a fan of the Threshold albums of the 90s, and didn't really like Glynn on Psyc - prolly cuz A) I worked backwards in their discography, B) I'm a big Damian fan-boi, and C)Mac has such a distinctive voice. But here, he sounds just fine - the oooo-wee-ahhhh-haa parts were almost cringe-worthy, but otherwise he was just fine here.
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Lethean - Mindfeed / Mother
You certainly didn't need to hide the metadata, cuz I didn't know who/what song this was until I was checking everything on the 3rd set of listens - then I just used Soundhound.
Ranking: 4.3
So, how'd you like the vocals?
Weird... it would appear I forgot to paste the additional thoughts I had on the song. I'm not a huge a fan of the Threshold albums of the 90s, and didn't really like Glynn on Psyc - prolly cuz A) I worked backwards in their discography, B) I'm a big Damian fan-boi, and C)Mac has such a distinctive voice. But here, he sounds just fine - the oooo-wee-ahhhh-haa parts were almost cringe-worthy, but otherwise he was just fine here.
Were you a Damian fan before you heard him with Threshold?
The first time I heard the track I sent you, which is the last one on the album, it was after 3am and everything was all quiet and the vocals you found cringey started up but I loved them and I just had chills. I listened to it again with headphones and just loved how it sounded.
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I'd only known Damian from Ayreon and Star One before I discovered Threshold - but yeah, I was a pretty big fan of his voice right from the start.
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For me it was Threshold first, and I had to get used to his voice after having heard Mac, then Star One, then Ayreon.
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:lol
what am I doing? :lol
Methinks you would've been back in the game with Until Rain. That was the right path... The Search was not.
Wait, are you saying it's possible to get handicapped two (or more) times in a row? I predict fun times if I keep going like this. :lol
Yes, you can be. Clearly it was a handi-assist last round.
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Moving this Voyager discussion out of Rich's roulette thread, and over here.
Ok, something is clearly amiss if I'm in agreement with Lucas on ANYTHING musically. :lol
Sounds like you need to revisit them... :)
Sounds like you're volunteering to submit them?
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I may, but not in the next round. What have you heard?
Someone gave me a tune of theirs in a previous roulette - Lost. IIRC, it was decent. I saw them on tour opening for Evergrey, and really didn't like the pre-listening I did for them, nor their live performance. Individually, I liked the music and the vocals, but putting them together was not a combination that gelled for me.
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:lol
what am I doing? :lol
Methinks you would've been back in the game with Until Rain. That was the right path... The Search was not.
Yes, but Until Rain was banned.
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:lol
what am I doing? :lol
Methinks you would've been back in the game with Until Rain. That was the right path... The Search was not.
Yes, but Until Rain was banned.
That's kinda what my point was. :lol You do have music that could/will appeal to me that isn't banned - I'm sure all of it isn't banned.
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BTW, I don't get the Pt:1 on my song. I think that's an error on Spotify. On the album there are no 2 parts.
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Moving this Voyager discussion out of Rich's roulette thread, and over here.
Ok, something is clearly amiss if I'm in agreement with Lucas on ANYTHING musically. :lol
Sounds like you need to revisit them... :)
Sounds like you're volunteering to submit them?
(https://replygif.net/i/503.gif)
I may, but not in the next round. What have you heard?
Someone gave me a tune of theirs in a previous roulette - Lost. IIRC, it was decent. I saw them on tour opening for Evergrey, and really didn't like the pre-listening I did for them, nor their live performance. Individually, I liked the music and the vocals, but putting them together was not a combination that gelled for me.
They're probably just not going to be your thing then, because they're an incredible live band and I would think that if one liked their music at all, the show would be a hit. I will still think about sending something later on, especially if I'm running out of ideas. :)
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Oh, they’re absolutely an incredible live band. No doubt about that. Seen ‘em four times and enjoyed it every single time.
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BTW, I don't get the Pt:1 on my song. I think that's an error on Spotify. On the album there are no 2 parts.
I realized that Spotify split the two parts after I'd already listened a couple of times. Who knows, maybe that helped your score!
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I was thinking that. Lol
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I was thinking that. Lol
I just listened to that Cell15 song; that's the real deal. That kicks ass. I should have been higher, that's a given, but the winner is deservedly so.
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I was thinking that. Lol
I just listened to that Cell15 song; that's the real deal. That kicks ass. I should have been higher, that's a given, but the winner is deservedly so.
I figured it was up your alley as well.
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Oh, and song sent!
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Sent!
I want to handicap people.
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Oh, and song sent!
I'm a dummy. I may have to resend if someone handicaps me. So if that happens, I will resend.
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I'm a dummy.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/e2/c4/86e2c43def49f42cbd47a8e3dfeda496.jpg)
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Can't deny. :lol
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Evermind gets handicapped with the seven sins thing. That should slow him down :biggrin:
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGxhl7oAdzTXqO4/giphy.gif)
I'll search for my song tomorrow and possibly the day after. I have no idea what to send.
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Meh. no regrets sending the King.
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Evermind gets handicapped with the seven sins thing. That should slow him down :biggrin:
Ok... so that was the one handicap that I felt was most limiting, so I'm going to be quite liberal in Evermind's interpretation of the Seven Deadly Sins. Anything to do with pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth (song name, album, band, mood, lyrics) or some variation of (eg, being lazy)... that's good by me.
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Hey Ruslan, just wait a week to send it and say it's sloth...
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:rollin :rollin
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:biggrin:
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i sent & will take my 10 gladly
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Hey Ruslan, just wait a week to send it and say it's sloth...
You make me complete.
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How come I never understand what anyone is talking about?
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Tim, you don't know the 7 deadly sins?
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Sure:
Beiber
Gluttony
Pride
Sons Of Apollo
Greed
Avengers
Envy
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Btw, I showed so many people today about your Avengers rant that 10 for 10 they thought you were pulling our legs.
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Btw, I showed so many people today about your Avengers rant that 10 for 10 they thought you were pulling our legs.
What Avengers rant? I think I might need to see this.
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I wish I was, honestly. I mean, its great that people like that kind of thing. Me? I don't get it. Leave the comic book people in the comic books. To me, it just doesn't translate. At all. I click past stuff like that all the time on TV, so I don't blame the plane tv's. I think effects like that look cheesy, and anything but real. I can only imagine how painful the dialogue must've been.
It's a "me problem" I'm sure.
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Tim look at it's box office. It's mindblowing.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel0518.htm
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What's wrong with people?
Again, it's a "me problem". I don't get it. But hey, I watch baseball every night.
Did you see it? Which character did you go dressed as? ;D
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I got dressed up as a couch potato.
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Would sending a 30 minute song be considered rude for a roulette :| Would it get me kicked out? :lol
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What about a 19 minute and 30 second one?
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What about a 19 minute and 30 second one?
That's not even close to 30 minutes :biggrin: Plus it was your final round...
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True - it wouldn't matter if you got kicked out. :P
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Tim look at it's box office. It's mindblowing.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel0518.htm
Here's my favorite movie:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=riversedge.htm
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Hey Ruslan, just wait a week to send it and say it's sloth...
:lol
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How come I never understand what anyone is talking about?
Don't worry, I got no clue either. Don't worry mate, we are cool, they are not.
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Sent.
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Sure:
Beiber
Gluttony
Pride
Sons Of Apollo
Greed
Avengers
Envy
Legendary.
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Would sending a 30 minute song be considered rude for a roulette :| Would it get me kicked out? :lol
Let me get back to you on that. I'd like the playlist to sit somewhere around 2hrs. So if there are any other longish songs, I might say no. Send me it to me, with an alternate choice if the playlist gets too long.
Round 3 was still under 2 hrs even with Ruslan's epic track - which was indeed "epic"
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Would sending a 30 minute song be considered rude for a roulette :| Would it get me kicked out? :lol
Let me get back to you on that. I'd like the playlist to sit somewhere around 2hrs. So if there are any other longish songs, I might say no. Send me it to me, with an alternate choice if the playlist gets too long.
Round 3 was still under 2 hrs even with Ruslan's epic track - which was indeed "epic"
That Karmakanic album is so damn good Chad.
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Sent! 30 minute song plus an alternate just in case. :corn
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Sent!
I had a good run, but I think I'm out of the Top 3 after this round. :lol Now that I think about it, it's probably not a coincidence that the difference between "lust" (as one of the seven deadly sins) and "last" (as in "last place in this round") is only one letter.
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I may in fact vault into the lead with my submission. Perhaps my greatest roulette submission ever. EVER.
:)
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Perhaps my greatest roulette submission ever. EVER.
Objection your honor... leading the witness.
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I honestly can't remember what I sent :lol
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I honestly can't remember what I sent :lol
Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
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I honestly can't remember what I sent :lol
That makes two of us.
I honestly can't remember what I sent :lol
Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two day thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
He'd have to finish top 3. :neverusethis:
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my song is gonna end up deader than Carbone in the meat truck (https://i.imgur.com/wHa3dNC.gif)
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You sent Gimme Shelter then?
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
I do a good enough job handicapping myself, thank you :lol
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
Sounds acceptable to me.
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
That's scarily close to what I actually did, and Chad accepted it too.
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
That's scarily close to what I actually did, and Chad accepted it too.
I can confirm the accuracy of this statement.
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
That's scarily close to what I actually did, and Chad accepted it too.
I can confirm the accuracy of this statement.
Pictures or it's all yap yap yap.
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Can someone please handicap this guy next time? I spent two days mostly thinking of what to send with this seven sins thing.
Should've just sent some female-fronted metal and said it was lust because the singer is hot.
That's scarily close to what I actually did, and Chad accepted it too.
I can confirm the accuracy of this statement.
Pictures or it's all yap yap yap.
<see below and Ruslan's moaning about me giving his submission away>
Now it's all fap fap fap fap. :rollin
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I actually went ahead and cut a picture from the video for my song so people wouldn't be able to find the artist's name via metal-archives, but now that Chad posted it, it doesn't really matter. :) In any case, should be a piece of cake for the fans of symphonic metal scene.
(https://s8.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/images/2018/08/874ab8b01326890bd0245eec441a6077.jpg)
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I know that band - interesting pick :tup
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I actually went ahead and cut a picture from the video for my song so people wouldn't be able to find the artist's name via metal-archives, but now that Chad posted it, it doesn't really matter. :) In any case, should be a piece of cake for the fans of symphonic metal scene.
(https://s8.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/images/2018/08/874ab8b01326890bd0245eec441a6077.jpg)
And for the rest of us? Is she one of my daughter's friends? :)
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*should be a piece of cake to guess, you dirty old bastard. :)
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Well, I just googled "Female singers symphonic metal" and while I'm no closer to figuring out who that beautiful woman above is, I do know what one of my themes is going to be in my next roulette. Only 7 more to go!
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:lol
Count me in for that one.
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dibs on Epica for that round
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:\ Count me out for that round.
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:\ Count me out for that round.
You can't pick and choose which rounds to play in! Team player! :)
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I can choose John Cage in protest and take my 10, or 0, depending on how it's scored. :P
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yeah, what's this thing with people reverse scoring everything now? :lol
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Well that's no fun. Party pooper. :loser:
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yeah, what's this thing with people reverse scoring everything now? :lol
I gave you credit in my OP. :)
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yeah, what's this thing with people reverse scoring everything now? :lol
I gave you credit in my OP. :)
I'll TAKE credit as I did it in 2012. ;D
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I may in fact vault into the lead with my submission. Perhaps my greatest roulette submission ever. EVER.
:)
I just want to say that there are so many batter songs on The Elder.
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I may in fact vault into the lead with my submission. Perhaps my greatest roulette submission ever. EVER.
:)
I just want to say that there are so many batter songs on The Elder.
Yeah, like The Cake, or A World Without Brownies.
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I may in fact vault into the lead with my submission. Perhaps my greatest roulette submission ever. EVER.
:)
I just want to say that there are so many batter songs on The Elder.
Yeah, like The Cake, or A World Without Brownies.
:lol
I'm partial to Just A Smore. Or Escape From The Oven.
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Dark Brownies solo is amazing.
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Yeah, great album by Quiche.
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Best album closer ever, though: Pie.
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What the fuck is going on in here? I'm out.
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I'm as lost as you are... :|
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I don't have a hot clue what's going on in this thread.
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Kiss- Music From The Elder jokes.
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(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1815/44244033011_9fcc3db751_m.jpg)
Different kind of blur; same kind of confusion
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Thanks, I hate it!
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Obviously KISS-Only You/Under The Rose. Stadler!!
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One song looks like The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (I thought it was an album title, but whatever, maybe there's also a song called like that), but that's about all I've got.
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One band is "something" Symphony.
Got it..Graphite Symphony-Divided Entity
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Voyager-The Meaning Of I
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Glass Hammer I think.
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Michael Schenker Group-The Desert Song
Hmmm..Maybe that's Stadler and Indiscipline sent Kiss. Nah.
MSG is JJ?
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Them Crooked Vultures-New Fang
Jeesh, a lot of fogey bands here.
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I can't do these blurred images :(
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Voyager-The Meaning Of I
That's a fucking good song.
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A see a song with the name of Eagle but can't see the band. The only one I know is Gamma Ray which doesn't look like that.
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Obviously KISS-Only You/Under The Rose. Stadler!!
Yes, please!
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Michael Schenker Group-The Desert Song
Hmmm..Maybe that's Stadler and Indiscipline sent Kiss. Nah.
MSG is JJ?
Whoever sent MSG is my idol!
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JJ is everyone's idol! :metal
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One song looks like The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (I thought it was an album title, but whatever, maybe there's also a song called like that), but that's about all I've got.
Dude Frances the Mute is a song, I've played that to you in plug.dj in the past :lol
But I would feel terrible for anyone that sent Frances the Mute to jingle.boy. Oh well, at least I get less than 10 points this round if you're right
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I don't think I've ever listened to Frances the Mute (the song)
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One song looks like The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (I thought it was an album title, but whatever, maybe there's also a song called like that), but that's about all I've got.
Dude Frances the Mute is a song, I've played that to you in plug.dj in the past :lol
But I would feel terrible for anyone that sent Frances the Mute to jingle.boy. Oh well, at least I get less than 10 points this round if you're right
I mean I don't remember everything that you guys played to me in plug.dj, but I remembered the album name at least.
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How the fuck is MSG not banned? Have you no taste man?
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:lol
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Lonestar sent Voyager
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One song looks like The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (I thought it was an album title, but whatever, maybe there's also a song called like that), but that's about all I've got.
Dude Frances the Mute is a song, I've played that to you in plug.dj in the past :lol
But I would feel terrible for anyone that sent Frances the Mute to jingle.boy. Oh well, at least I get less than 10 points this round if you're right
I mean I don't remember everything that you guys played to me in plug.dj, but I remembered the album name at least.
Frances the Mute is a song, but it’s not on the album.
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jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Not knowing what year this was released, I was wondering who ripped off who until I checked the release year. I swear I thought I was listening to a (not very good) cover of Bark at the Moon for the first 15 seconds. Back in the day, I didn't really like Cooper's voice much. Can't really explain why. Now that I'm a little more ... seasoned ... I got no problem with his sound and delivery. Great tune.
Ranking: 4.2
Apparently I missed the scoring on this. Good score for something from 1987. This is a Top 20 Alice tune for me. But the Gail intro to this is so haunting.
If anyone can somehow break through with Alice Cooper, you'll discover a long, deep, and quite varied discography.
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Lonestar sent Voyager
STEEEEEEEEEE-RIKE ONE!!!!
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:lol
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:lol
What are you laughing at sucka?
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Try again. I want to read RJ again.
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So I done gone typo'd by putting Frances the Mute. I didn't get that song, but something from that album. Too lazy to fix it in this iteration, but when I make the pic somewhat clearer Sunday morning, I'll fix 'er up.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1815/44244033011_9fcc3db751_m.jpg)
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?? -
Evermind - EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
?? - Glass Hammer -
jjrocks88 - Michael Shenker Group - The Desert Song
Kattleox - Voyager - The Meaning of I
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?? - Graphite Symphony - Divided Entity
?? - Rob Rock - Eagle
Parama - Lorde - Liability
?? - The Mars Volta -
Stadler - Kiss - Only You/Under the Rose
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?? - Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
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How the fuck is MSG not banned? Have you no taste man?
They just didn't get a lot of exposure up here back in the day. Coz sent them to me in my 1st roulette. I've never heard anything bad from them, but for some reason I just never went exploring.
1st listen... a few gems; most seem rather average, and one is a fucking hard - HARD - no.
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Did Kattelox send Voyager?
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Yes guy!
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1st listen... a few gems; most seem rather average, and one is a fucking hard - HARD - no.
I done fucked up :corn
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Holy shit, I think I got one.
Lorde - Liability
Great song, Chad will probably hate it though.
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GREAT song. But yeah.
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jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Not knowing what year this was released, I was wondering who ripped off who until I checked the release year. I swear I thought I was listening to a (not very good) cover of Bark at the Moon for the first 15 seconds. Back in the day, I didn't really like Cooper's voice much. Can't really explain why. Now that I'm a little more ... seasoned ... I got no problem with his sound and delivery. Great tune.
Ranking: 4.2
Apparently I missed the scoring on this. Good score for something from 1987. This is a Top 20 Alice tune for me. But the Gail intro to this is so haunting.
If anyone can somehow break through with Alice Cooper, you'll discover a long, deep, and quite varied discography.
I want to vouch for that. TAC hassled, harangued, hectored and damn near bullied* me into listening to some of the early records (not the first two) and man, was he right on. There's some really, REALLY good shit on those records that you don't hear on the radio. I was able to get two "box sets" (they're not really boxes) one with the first five studio albums, and the second with the second five studio albums. Except for the first two (which aren't bad, just not to the level of what came after) they rule.
(* I'm kidding of course; he sent the excellent "Halo Of Flies" in my roulette and it really clicked. Still has clicked.)
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Great song, Chad will probably hate it though.
he already hates everything i send anyways, might as well take risks
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TBD - Eagle
Rob Rock.
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The Widow was on my list to send, so that could be the Mars Volta song. Got kind of a Zeppelin vibe at moments
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jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Not knowing what year this was released, I was wondering who ripped off who until I checked the release year. I swear I thought I was listening to a (not very good) cover of Bark at the Moon for the first 15 seconds. Back in the day, I didn't really like Cooper's voice much. Can't really explain why. Now that I'm a little more ... seasoned ... I got no problem with his sound and delivery. Great tune.
Ranking: 4.2
Apparently I missed the scoring on this. Good score for something from 1987. This is a Top 20 Alice tune for me. But the Gail intro to this is so haunting.
If anyone can somehow break through with Alice Cooper, you'll discover a long, deep, and quite varied discography.
I want to vouch for that. TAC hassled, harangued, hectored and damn near bullied* me into listening to some of the early records (not the first two) and man, was he right on. There's some really, REALLY good shit on those records that you don't hear on the radio. I was able to get two "box sets" (they're not really boxes) one with the first five studio albums, and the second with the second five studio albums. Except for the first two (which aren't bad, just not to the level of what came after) they rule.
(* I'm kidding of course; he sent the excellent "Halo Of Flies" in my roulette and it really clicked. Still has clicked.)
Awesome. Kade broke me thru into W.A.S.P. from the last roulette, so I'm looking forward to going thru some of Alice's stuff. It's really tough to start to "discover" 30 years and dozen+ albums worth of music at one time though.
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Great song, Chad will probably hate it though.
he already hates everything i send anyways, might as well take risks
Untrue. Hate isn't the right word.
Seriously.
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EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
Evermind's babe?
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EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
Evermind's babe?
Yes and yes.
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jjrocks88 - Alice Cooper* / Roses on a White Lace
Not knowing what year this was released, I was wondering who ripped off who until I checked the release year. I swear I thought I was listening to a (not very good) cover of Bark at the Moon for the first 15 seconds. Back in the day, I didn't really like Cooper's voice much. Can't really explain why. Now that I'm a little more ... seasoned ... I got no problem with his sound and delivery. Great tune.
Ranking: 4.2
Apparently I missed the scoring on this. Good score for something from 1987. This is a Top 20 Alice tune for me. But the Gail intro to this is so haunting.
If anyone can somehow break through with Alice Cooper, you'll discover a long, deep, and quite varied discography.
I want to vouch for that. TAC hassled, harangued, hectored and damn near bullied* me into listening to some of the early records (not the first two) and man, was he right on. There's some really, REALLY good shit on those records that you don't hear on the radio. I was able to get two "box sets" (they're not really boxes) one with the first five studio albums, and the second with the second five studio albums. Except for the first two (which aren't bad, just not to the level of what came after) they rule.
(* I'm kidding of course; he sent the excellent "Halo Of Flies" in my roulette and it really clicked. Still has clicked.)
Awesome. Kade broke me thru into W.A.S.P. from the last roulette, so I'm looking forward to going thru some of Alice's stuff. It's really tough to start to "discover" 30 years and dozen+ albums worth of music at one time though.
The older stuff doesn’t resonate with me but from Raise Your Fist and yell to Last Temptation he was awesome. Try Hey Stoopid, miss the opening track and enjoy 😀
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J-Boy, if I were to recommend you some Alice, I think the 87'-94 era would appeal to you.
Specifically, I'd recommend Raise Your Fist And Yell, Hey Stoopid, and The Last Temptation. There a couple of duds on each album, but all three are excellent.
The older stuff doesn’t resonate with me but from Raise Your Fist and yell to Last Temptation he was awesome. Try Hey Stoopid, miss the opening track and enjoy 😀
The album I like to recommend is 2003's The Eyes Of Alice Cooper. It has a real old school feel, a kind of GnR feel if you will. I think it's an amazing abum that reaches to Alice's early 70's roots.
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the title under Voyager looks something like 'Take Me Home', but I'm sure that's not correct
as for the rest.. I have nothing
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I'm not a big Alice fan at all. Have a few albums but he never really grabbed me to get into all of his stuff but saying that, I love the pure 80's sound of Trash, great album.
I also like Brutal Planet quite a lot, but that's a different story.
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Chad, can I give a hint to make things fun........thanks.
Mine is the last song. Not a regular household name by any means, and this band was actually sent in Chad's first roulette.
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If people want to give away hints, that's at their discretion. This is a little more in FOCUS
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?? - ? - Next in Line
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Evermind - EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
?? - Glass Hammer -
jjrocks88 - Michael Shenker Group - The Desert Song
Kattleox - Voyager - The Meaning of I
?? - ? - Take Me Home
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?? - Graphite Symphony - Divided Entity
?? - Rob Rock - Eagle
Parama - Lorde - Liability
?? - The Mars Volta -
Stadler - Kiss - Only You/Under the Rose
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?? - Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Wolfking - Shaman -
Fourth impressions later today.
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Nevermore - Next in Line?
/Mr Magoo
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Nevermore - Next in Line?
/Mr Magoo
Right title; wrong act
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Did Kade send Shaman?
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Did Kade send Shaman?
Indeed he did.
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Crystal Gates - Shadowborn
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Quoting for this page
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?? - ? - Next in Line
?? - Madder Mortem - Moonlight over Silver White
Evermind - EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
?? - Glass Hammer - Nothing Box
jjrocks88 - Michael Shenker Group - The Desert Song
Kattleox - Voyager - The Meaning of I
?? - ? - Take Me Home
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?? - Graphite Symphony - Divided Entity
?? - Rob Rock - Eagle
Parama - Lorde - Liability
?? - The Mars Volta -
Stadler - Kiss - Only You/Under the Rose
?? - crystal Gates - Shadowborn
?? - Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Wolfking - Shaman -
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Madder Mortem - Moonlight over Silver White
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Glass Hammer - Nothing Box
Madder Mortem - Moonlight over Silver White
Dammit Indiscipline :lol
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Pick your poison:
You're back in familiar territory
This is a full six degrees outside of my wheelhouse
Solid… in the Frontiers way
Simply beautiful
Not what I was expecting … AT. ALL.
nearly flawless ballad
Music… awesome; vocals… not quite as awesome
Methinks that you tried to capture the same syle of song as the top ranked ones were last round
Man, you are up and down like a toilet seat at a co-ed party
Kinda choppy and dysfunctional
I dunno why you were worried, I can enjoy and appreciate music outside of my usual comfort zone.
I admire your conviction, that's for sure.
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
Definitely your best submission to date
About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
… and then the vocals kicked in
And a couple of my fave gifs that would describe my reaction for a few of these (not in the same order as above, and sorry... not everyone gets a gif)
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Pick your poison:
This is a full six degrees outside of my wheelhouse
Not what I was expecting … AT. ALL.
Music… awesome; vocals… not quite as awesome
I dunno why you were worried, I can enjoy and appreciate music outside of my usual comfort zone.
I admire your conviction, that's for sure.
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
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I'm definitely one of these
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Solid… in the Frontiers way
About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
I know. I sent something right down the middle.
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Mine is the 'formulaic' one, I'm pretty sure of it. You can't expect to hand me these handicaps round after round and still get good songs. :lol
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You're back in familiar territory
This is a full six degrees outside of my wheelhouse
Solid… in the Frontiers way
Simply beautiful
Not what I was expecting … AT. ALL.
nearly flawless ballad
Music… awesome; vocals… not quite as awesome
Methinks that you tried to capture the same syle of song as the top ranked ones were last round
Man, you are up and down like a toilet seat at a co-ed party
Kinda choppy and dysfunctional
I dunno why you were worried, I can enjoy and appreciate music outside of my usual comfort zone.
I admire your conviction, that's for sure.
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
Definitely your best submission to date
About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
… and then the vocals kicked in
i think mine is one of these
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In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
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I think I got Gollum'd
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What the heck is Gollum'd?
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The bug-eyed creep in the gif.
From a movie.
A Lumiere thing
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Oh, ET and Yoda's love child.
What movie is he in?
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Gone with the Wind
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In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
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Personally enjoyed him more in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Oh, ET and Yoda's love child.
What movie is he in?
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Personally enjoyed him more in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Because you're such a Tarantino fanboi
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Avengers?
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Avengers?
Nailed it! :lol
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This is a full six degrees outside of my wheelhouse
Not what I was expecting … AT. ALL.
Man, you are up and down like a toilet seat at a co-ed party
Kinda choppy and dysfunctional
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
… and then the vocals kicked in
one of these I guess? I have no idea honestly
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In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
Quit crying and quit quitting :lol :biggrin:
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(https://i.imgur.com/BqevkcP.jpg) (https://imgur.com/BqevkcP)
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In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
Quit crying and quit quitting :lol :biggrin:
I'm doing even worse than you Parama, and I'm kind of lost in terms of what to send as well, since jingle basically knows everything he likes already :lol I send stuff that I enjoy myself and that might have some interfaces with the things jingle does like.
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Personally enjoyed him more in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Because you're such a Tarantino fanboi
I know, right? A Clockwork Orange is my favourite of his, such a good movie.
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A Clockwork Orange isn't Tarantino. He was 8 when it came out.
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A Clockwork Orange isn't Tarantino. He was 8 when it came out.
Funny thing, as far as I know, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest isn't either.
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A Clockwork Orange isn't Tarantino. He was 8 when it came out.
Funny thing, as far as I know, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest isn't either.
No it is not...
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I’m hoping for the up and down like a toilet seat cos my last round was shit.
Formulaic, certainly. No way can you be criticising the vocal. Unless you like someone like Robert Plant... 😀
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I bet mine is the one about good music but not vocals. Chad doesn't like Voyager's singer but instrumentally I don't see how a fan of prog metal could deny how awesome that song is.
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I bet mine is the one about good music but not vocals. Chad doesn't like Voyager's singer but instrumentally I don't see how a fan of prog metal could deny how awesome that song is.
Definitely possible.
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Gone with the Wind
I might just give you some bonus points this comment alone.
In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
Hey, I know it’s not the best feeling to be regularly at the bottom of the ratings - I’ve been in plenty of roulette’s where I’ve consistently been out of whack with the host - about a dozen I was either dead last, 2nd last, or eliminated at some point. But, I always did my best to have fun and try to send something the host might like, or at least expose them to something accessible that's outside their comfort zone - which is what I believe you're doing... and that's cool. I haven't outright disliked anything you've sent so far, even if it doesn't quite tickle my pickle. But if you’re not having fun, certainly no need to overstay your participation. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.
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You will give me first place...
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You will give me first place...
(https://i.imgur.com/kW8Zjqq.gif)
Hypno-toad has no effect on meeeeeeeeeeeeee... :|
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what's that? you said worst place? got it
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Why do I have a feeling this is me?
"Man, you are up and down like a toilet seat at a co-ed party"
Parama, suck it up and finish the job.
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Hypno-toad has no effect on meeeeeeeeeeeeee... :|
HYPNOTOAD INTENSIFIES
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even if it doesn't quite tickle my pickle.
And by pickle, everyone has one guess as to which one is J Boy's.
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I would have sent something from Ghost Mile, if only because it's newer than the tour he saw with Evergrey, and maybe their latest would resonate better. Having said that, I hope The Meaning of I does well.
Mine could be a lot of these, but I wonder if it's the back in familiar territory one.
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Dunno which of the gifs or snippets would be mine. I think Chad shouldnt' dislike my song at least. That's all I got.
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I bet mine is the one about good music but not vocals. Chad doesn't like Voyager's singer but instrumentally I don't see how a fan of prog metal could deny how awesome that song is.
Even with the unique vocals, that song is amazing.
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Solid… in the Frontiers way
About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
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even if it doesn't quite tickle my pickle.
And by pickle, everyone has one guess as to which one is J Boy's.
Is it the one with the fork going through it?
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Gone with the Wind
This cracked me up. :lol
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Just gotta say, other than a couple of whiffs, this is the strongest - or at least, most consistent - round so far. Gonna be real painful to hand out those 7s and 8s. I think the top 2 or 3 are also set ... the middle of the pack is really bunched up.
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And... final submissions:
Bolsters - The Ralph - Next in Line
Elite - Madder Mortem - Moonlight over Silver White
Evermind - EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
Indiscipline - Glass Hammer - Nothing Box
jjrocks88 - Michael Shenker Group - The Desert Song
Kattleox - Voyager - The Meaning of I
Kingshmegland - For All We Know - Take Me Home
Lethean - Madsword - Time in the Ice
lonestar - Graphite Symphony - Divided Entity
Lowdz - Rob Rock - Eagle
Parama - Lorde - Liability
Puppies - The Mars Volta - Cassandra Gemini
Stadler - Kiss - Only You/Under the Rose
TAC - Crystal Gates - Shadowborn
Train - Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Wolfking - Shaman - Turn Away
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I bet mine is the one about good music but not vocals. Chad doesn't like Voyager's singer but instrumentally I don't see how a fan of prog metal could deny how awesome that song is.
Even with the unique vocals, that song is amazing.
It is. After I saw Voyager open for Rhapsody in 2012 I listened to TMOI on repeat for the whole summer. The song (and album) rock. Chad should give me first place :lol
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Puppies - The Mars Volta - Cassandra Gemini
Fucking hell.
I doubt this will work with jingly, but that's an awesome submission.
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RJ, Graphite Symphony is amazing. Looks like I'm buying that album today.
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Gone with the Wind
I might just give you some bonus points this comment alone.
In other words, you have no idea. :biggrin:
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
Hey, I know it’s not the best feeling to be regularly at the bottom of the ratings - I’ve been in plenty of roulette’s where I’ve consistently been out of whack with the host - about a dozen I was either dead last, 2nd last, or eliminated at some point. But, I always did my best to have fun and try to send something the host might like, or at least expose them to something accessible that's outside their comfort zone - which is what I believe you're doing... and that's cool. I haven't outright disliked anything you've sent so far, even if it doesn't quite tickle my pickle. But if you’re not having fun, certainly no need to overstay your participation. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.
Parama, you seem like a decent guy, but honestly? You really don't have much to complain about as far as "being in last place". And let's not forget: this isn't the World Cup, and no one is using these roulettes to feed their families. We're among friends, hopefully having some fun talking about music - a subjective endeavor, to be sure. It's kind of insulting to both the host and the other players that when things don't go your way you take your ball and go home.
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
Well, "playing to win" and "quitting like a baby when you don't" aren't the same things. I play to win (even if it doesn't seem like it) but I also have a different pool of music to pull from. The people running the roulettes around here - for the most part - seem to like a certain genre that I am just not versed in. So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
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"anonymous round"
You fucker. I'm stealing this idea too. You all have better ideas than me :rollin
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Kattleox
Nice nickname there. :biggrin:
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
Well, "playing to win" and "quitting like a baby when you don't" aren't the same things. I play to win (even if it doesn't seem like it) but I also have a different pool of music to pull from. The people running the roulettes around here - for the most part - seem to like a certain genre that I am just not versed in. So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
Lethean did the anonymous thing earlier, and it really didn't make much difference. As I've said, I'm randomly and blindly playing my first 2-3 listens so I'm (for the most part) completely oblivious to what I'm listening to. There are exceptions - like when I got Alice Cooper and Heart... kinda hard not to know which ones those were. Even the title doesn't often give me a clue, because my first listen I'm usually multi-tasking, so I often times don't even pay much attention to the lyrics.
This round for example... even though Evermind gave a bit of details in his description (female, symphonic), TAC's song was also female/symphonic... so I didn't know which song was which. At least 1/2 of what I listen to the first couple times, I literally have no idea which song it is, or who submitted it - which is helping me remove any unintended or subconscious bias.
I believe I'm allowing the music to stand on its merits on by itself.
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If you know you’re ABBA, and I know you do, you’d have known mine 😀
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If you know you’re ABBA, and I know you do, you’d have known mine 😀
Oh sweet Moses! :lolpalm:
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:lol
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Now THAT'S an avatar!!! Winner.
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Now THAT'S an avatar!!! Winner.
That one's courtesy of Coz.
I miss Coz.
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I miss Coz on here too
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WTF happened? And Joe, don't give me no facebook bullshit either! PM if necessary.
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He rage quit over mod hypocrisy last summer.
We see him on FB, but I still miss him here.
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My Facebook bullshit gave you closure didn't it? Lol
Old man!
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He never responded to me smoke signals.
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I'll let him know that then.
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
This is why I seriously hope you play in my next roulette. I would definitely like someone who takes a very different approach to most here regarding what they send. I look at the bands that you send and most of them I have heard of, but never listened to. All of the rounds on my next roulette one will be open (no themes, apart from some additional rules applied to a few rounds) if that matters to you.
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
Well, "playing to win" and "quitting like a baby when you don't" aren't the same things. I play to win (even if it doesn't seem like it) but I also have a different pool of music to pull from. The people running the roulettes around here - for the most part - seem to like a certain genre that I am just not versed in. So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
Stadler - for what it's worth, how much it sells has nothing to do with the scoring in my roulette, even though it might seem that way. I love Rush, and they sold quite well. I also like Pearl Jam, who sold incredibly well. And on the flip side, I have no idea if bands like MSG or UFO were all that popular or not. Nonetheless, I like the idea of anonymous submissions; gives it an added dimension.
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Music… awesome; vocals… not quite as awesome
Kinda choppy and dysfunctional
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
... and then the vocals kicked in
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
This is why I seriously hope you play in my next roulette. I would definitely like someone who takes a very different approach to most here regarding what they send. I look at the bands that you send and most of them I have heard of, but never listened to. All of the rounds on my next roulette one will be open (no themes, apart from some additional rules applied to a few rounds) if that matters to you.
Definitely in! I love these things, and have a lot of fun playing them.
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
Well, "playing to win" and "quitting like a baby when you don't" aren't the same things. I play to win (even if it doesn't seem like it) but I also have a different pool of music to pull from. The people running the roulettes around here - for the most part - seem to like a certain genre that I am just not versed in. So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
Stadler - for what it's worth, how much it sells has nothing to do with the scoring in my roulette, even though it might seem that way. I love Rush, and they sold quite well. I also like Pearl Jam, who sold incredibly well. And on the flip side, I have no idea if bands like MSG or UFO were all that popular or not. Nonetheless, I like the idea of anonymous submissions; gives it an added dimension.
I don't necessarily mean "sold" literally. I had a friend that was into REM big when Murmur (their first album) came out. Then Reckoning came out and he saw them at a little club (700 people) and was all jazzed, telling me how great they are (Murmur is an amazing record, by the way) and how Peter Buck wore an Iron Maiden shirt during the show ("Oh, and can you throw a couple songs on a cassette for me, please?") and blah blah blah. Then they put out Fables, with their first sort of hit, and then Lifes Rich Pageant, wth "Fall On Me" and all of a sudden, they "sucked" and they were "generic" and ""it all sounded the same". And I'm like, ok.
I get it, taste is taste, but to be in LAST PLACE - and in two three roulettes, being the very first to leave the roulette - with albums from artists that are either legends or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (or both)... I just find that hard to fathom. (Not that the RnRHoF is the be all and end all, but it does show a level of success and a level of... connection.)
And this isn't meant to complain, it's meant to explain. I have no beef with any decision or score; it is what it is, and life moves on.
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Stads... one thing you learn quickly in following these is when to participate, and when not to. It certainly is frustrating to be horribly unaligned with a hosts musical tastes over and over again. My first 10 roulettes, I finished 1st/2nd/3rd last in seven of them. The two people who I knew were in line with my tastes, I finished 1st and 2nd. After that, I got more selective on when I played.
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I get it, taste is taste, but to be in LAST PLACE - and in two three roulettes, being the very first to leave the roulette - with albums from artists that are either legends or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (or both)... I just find that hard to fathom. (Not that the RnRHoF is the be all and end all, but it does show a level of success and a level of... connection.)
And this isn't meant to complain, it's meant to explain. I have no beef with any decision or score; it is what it is, and life moves on.
That's what happens when you enter roulettes with people who are listening to avant-neo tantric jazzprog every day and sigh when they have to listen to rock and roll :lol Works well with me though!
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If you just never play to win, like me, doing badly will not affect your enjoyment at all. :biggrin: Every round is a new chance to introduce the host to something they may never have even heard of, I think that's a great concept in itself.
Well, "playing to win" and "quitting like a baby when you don't" aren't the same things. I play to win (even if it doesn't seem like it) but I also have a different pool of music to pull from. The people running the roulettes around here - for the most part - seem to like a certain genre that I am just not versed in. So I opt for an alternate strategy that sometimes works (Kattleox) and most often doesn't, i.e. taking things we already THINK we know, and re-purposing them. I am seriously considering submitting my future offerings scrubbed of band and album information (and I am seriously considering having an "anonymous" round when I have my next roulette). There's a bias here against things that "sell" for some reason, and I don't really understand it. For me, I think it's part of - not all, but part of - the magic when an artist can write something with the best of intentions, and have that work emotionally touch millions of people.
Stadler - for what it's worth, how much it sells has nothing to do with the scoring in my roulette, even though it might seem that way. I love Rush, and they sold quite well. I also like Pearl Jam, who sold incredibly well. And on the flip side, I have no idea if bands like MSG or UFO were all that popular or not. Nonetheless, I like the idea of anonymous submissions; gives it an added dimension.
I don't necessarily mean "sold" literally. I had a friend that was into REM big when Murmur (their first album) came out. Then Reckoning came out and he saw them at a little club (700 people) and was all jazzed, telling me how great they are (Murmur is an amazing record, by the way) and how Peter Buck wore an Iron Maiden shirt during the show ("Oh, and can you throw a couple songs on a cassette for me, please?") and blah blah blah. Then they put out Fables, with their first sort of hit, and then Lifes Rich Pageant, wth "Fall On Me" and all of a sudden, they "sucked" and they were "generic" and ""it all sounded the same". And I'm like, ok.
I get it, taste is taste, but to be in LAST PLACE - and in two three roulettes, being the very first to leave the roulette - with albums from artists that are either legends or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (or both)... I just find that hard to fathom. (Not that the RnRHoF is the be all and end all, but it does show a level of success and a level of... connection.)
And this isn't meant to complain, it's meant to explain. I have no beef with any decision or score; it is what it is, and life moves on.
Oh I know you aren't complaining, but I do think it's an interesting discussion. But I would say that maybe for some of us who found our way to DTF, that connection with legends/hall of fame artists just wasn't there in the first place. If it was, maybe there wouldn't have been a need to find DT and as a result, even less-known artists. I'm certainly not saying this applies to everyone here - certainly not. But I think it does for some. So it isn't necessarily a surprise that you would have scored lower by using said legends.
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Stads... one thing you learn quickly in following these is when to participate, and when not to. It certainly is frustrating to be horribly unaligned with a hosts musical tastes over and over again. My first 10 roulettes, I finished 1st/2nd/3rd last in seven of them. The two people who I knew were in line with my tastes, I finished 1st and 2nd. After that, I got more selective on when I played.
And now we are in 2018... and you entered mine, and then I entered yours :lolpalm: we never learn. But I'm still having fun :metal
And just want to reiterate that without Stadler, even though he went out in the 3rd or 4th round in my roulette, I probably wouldn't have gotten into Queen and Rainbow. I can trust pretty much anyone in these forums to send good shit, just a matter of them corresponding to the hosts taste a bit
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To Jingle and Train, that's where it gets fun for me. I have between 1500 and 2000 CDs, and other than the shit that Portnoy did in DT I don't think I have one song with growls. Not one Viking Metal CD (though my god, I want to like that so badly, just because of the name). So I figure the challenge is to walk that razor edge of trying to not only suss the hosts tastes, but also find that element in something totally outside of the genre. It doesn't always work - it rarely works, to be honest - but to get even one "Huh, I never would have heard that before; not my favorite, but it's not what I thought it was!" is really a win for me.
Like when Jingle tells me how surprised he was that the song(s) from "Music from...The Elder" were so fucking good.
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The Elder is so fucking good. Who knows? He might like it. But I sent ABBA so I must win the round 😀
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To Jingle and Train, that's where it gets fun for me. I have between 1500 and 2000 CDs, and other than the shit that Portnoy did in DT I don't think I have one song with growls. Not one Viking Metal CD (though my god, I want to like that so badly, just because of the name). So I figure the challenge is to walk that razor edge of trying to not only suss the hosts tastes, but also find that element in something totally outside of the genre. It doesn't always work - it rarely works, to be honest - but to get even one "Huh, I never would have heard that before; not my favorite, but it's not what I thought it was!" is really a win for me.
Like when Jingle tells me how surprised he was that the song(s) from "Music from...The Elder" were so fucking good.
Sounds like you need a 'growl round' in your next roulette. Tim did it, and how he's converted. Me, I'm still a bit of a novice - I can handle them in moderation.
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I was thinking that. I'm open to it. I know I don't like the emo-schtick of the quiet, mid-range tenor verse, then the angst-driven, scream-o chorus. But hell, I listen to Motorhead and AC/DC, so it's not like I'm married to slick, Kelly Keagy vocals.
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an entire growl roulette :metal
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an entire growl roulette :metal
Baby steps, my friend, baby steps.
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Yeah, my recommendation is to not under any circumstances do an entire growl roulette.
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:sadpanda:
Maybe I should just to spite you now
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All my future submissions to 425 will just be Archspire. Side note Archspire is awesome.
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listening to the archspire album from last year was "amusing" I guess but that brand of over the top technicality isn't something that has lasting appeal for me :lol
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Ouch.. Shadow Ninja, Relentless Mutation currently ranks as my lowest ever rated RYM album and pretty much the only one on that account that I deemed unfinishable :lol I couldn't stand that album at all.
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I don't really like any tech death at all, but for some reason I love that album. It's incredibly addictive.
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you should listen to mithras, they're not remotely similar to archspire but they also don't really sound like other tech death band's either, I really dig their latest album and just got the one before it recently & it seems pretty cool too
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A growl roulette? Sign me up now!!!
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you should listen to mithras, they're not remotely similar to archspire but they also don't really sound like other tech death band's either, I really dig their latest album and just got the one before it recently & it seems pretty cool too
I'll check it out soon and see what's up.
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jingle.boy roulette thread just turned into: The Official Technical Death Metal Thread v. techdeath.boy
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the rivers of nihil album before the newest one sucked btw
new obscura and augury were both fine but I didn't love either
but the upcoming beyond creation is sounding pretty good so far
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All my future submissions to 425 will just be Archspire. Side note Archspire is awesome.
I don't know what this is but I don't think I like it.
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I'm not actually going to send it because I'm sure you'll hate it, but you can check it out if you want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAjZncvBfgI
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I'm gonna send you gorguts in your next round 425
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why
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to drive you mad
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And you bitch about bad scores in Jingle's Roulette and should we expect you to cry when 425 gives you bad scores? Lol
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i mean, i don't really care about my scores in this roulette, i'm just not really having fun trying to find stuff to send jingle regardless :lol
and i'm just screwing with 425 mostly, i don't actually plan to send paramacore or tech death or anything
i dunno what you're so salty about though :P
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:lol
Your a mean boy then.
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here Parama I give you a 10/10 at being Parama :biggrin:
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i wanted a 1/10 :sadpanda:
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and i'm just screwing with 425 mostly
To be fair, this is a full-time job. Though I'm not sure you should be encouraging me to associate the song you sent that I am literally about to do a write-up for right now with technical death metal.
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See! :lol
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and i'm just screwing with 425 mostly
To be fair, this is a full-time job. Though I'm not sure you should be encouraging me to associate the song you sent that I am literally about to do a write-up for right now with technical death metal.
hey there's like, two good gorguts songs at least
you didn't have to suffer through Lo! or Absu like i did in my last roulette
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and i'm just screwing with 425 mostly
To be fair, this is a full-time job. Though I'm not sure you should be encouraging me to associate the song you sent that I am literally about to do a write-up for right now with technical death metal.
hey there's like, two good gorguts songs at least
you didn't have to suffer through Lo! or Absu like i did in my last roulette
:'( :facepalm:
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hey there's like, two good gorguts songs at least
A rousing endorsement.
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I don’t know what any of these music genres are that you guys are talking about.
I listen to rock!!!!!
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:'( :facepalm:
the worst part is i know you have a lot of good music i'd love too :lol
you should send me more stuff even if i'm not doing a roulette atm
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I just updated my top 10 2018 list over in that thread, go check that out. :corn
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yeah i already heard pretty much everything on that list :lol
well not the EPs but tbh i am just not interested in EPs unless they're from bands i'm already into
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That Chthe'ilist EP is worth it for the first track alone. The other track is merely ok...
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I don’t know what any of these music genres are that you guys are talking about.
I listen to rock!!!!!
Which is why you're in the second place and these guys are in the bottom half of the scoreboard.
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an entire growl roulette :metal
this would be hilarious, I'd do it just to hate most of the stuff people sent
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I don’t know what any of these music genres are that you guys are talking about.
I listen to rock!!!!!
Which is why you're in the second place and these guys are in the bottom half of the scoreboard.
SICK BURN
which also affects me I guess
:lol
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I don’t know what any of these music genres are that you guys are talking about.
Me either
I listen to rock!!!!!
AND METAL :metal :metal :2metal: :2metal: :letam: :letam:
Gonna start organizing the writeups, but I'm gonna need a couple more listens today to get the middle pack of songs ranked correctly - 8 songs are vying for spots 4-7, and the margin of difference is like 1/2 a point in a traditional scoring system.
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In the meantime, just to fuck with ya'll.
You're back in familiar territory
<jjrocks>
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This is a full six degrees outside of my wheelhouse
<Puppies>
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Solid… in the Frontiers way
<Lowdz>
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Simply beautiful
<Evermind>
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Not what I was expecting … AT. ALL.
<Bolsters>
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nearly flawless ballad
<lonestar>
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Music… awesome; vocals… not quite as awesome
<TAC>
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Methinks that you tried to capture the same syle of song as the top ranked ones were last round
<Indiscipline>
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Man, you are up and down like a toilet seat at a co-ed party
<Kingshmegland>
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… and then the vocals kicked in
<Kattleox>
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I dunno why you were worried, I can enjoy and appreciate music outside of my usual comfort zone.
<Parama>
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I admire your conviction, that's for sure.
<Stadler>
Kinda choppy and dysfunctional
<Lethean>
Helluva nice vibe… pretty unique relative to any other submission this round.
<Train>
Definitely your best submission to date
<Elite>
About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
<wolfking>
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i mean, i don't really care about my scores in this roulette, i'm just not really having fun trying to find stuff to send jingle regardless :lol
Why do you keep saying this mate? What are you trying to achieve? You signed up, Chad didn't beg you to join.
Chad and myself have similar tastes for the most part, minus the growls, what's different here compared to mine, nothing as far as I can see and you seemed fine in my roulette. Chad actually being more active than I was able to be.
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About as formulaic as you can get for this genre/style
<wolfking>
Oh shit! You just unlocked the keys to the growlie kingdom.
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Oh no. I got a Frontiers solid. Tbh, I wasn't expecting much. I love the ABBA song and love this cover, but at the end of the day it is a pretty standard power metal track.
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Strike! And, at least on the subconscious level, the snippet may be perfectly right about my choice.
Regarding the roulette ideas discussion, if/when I get to run one, there definitely shall be a "steaming turd round": whoever sends the song I'm hating the most wins.
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Strike! And, at least on the subconscious level, the snippet may be perfectly right about my choice.
Regarding the roulette ideas discussion, if/when I get to run one, there definitely shall be a "steaming turd round": whoever sends the song I'm hating the most wins.
Prediction: Kattleox steals this idea too.
BTW.... I wanna play in yours. Despite the ratings, I've very much enjoyed your songs and participation.
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Told you that was my snippet :lol
Screw you Chad. That's a killer song. :getoffmylawn:
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Told you that was my snippet :lol
Screw you Chad. That's a killer song. :getoffmylawn:
Did you even catch that the .gif was from In Bruges?? :lol
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BTW.... I wanna play in yours. Despite the ratings, I've very much enjoyed your songs and participation.
(https://i.imgur.com/OQbP6AO.gif)
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Told you that was my snippet :lol
Screw you Chad. That's a killer song. :getoffmylawn:
Did you even catch that the .gif was from In Bruges?? :lol
How could I not,! Lol. I love that movie. #2 all time for me.
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In Bruges is a good movie. I don't know if it's as high as #2 for me, but good movie.
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I’ve literally never heard of it.
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I’ve literally never heard of it.
:facepalm:
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… and then the vocals kicked in[/i]
<Kattleox>
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I knew it. I fucking knew it!! Chad, I need these results so I can chastise you ASAP. :lol
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I suppose I can prepare for a bad score with that snippet. :)
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Definitely your best submission to date
<Elite>
whaaaat :lol
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Fucking post this shit already dude....I got things to do today...
(I really don't, still in bed actually)
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Excited for the results, but even more excited to have some sleep.
Looking forward to read them tomorrow morning!
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Me too!
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jingle boy, jingle boy, I want my results
We've been waiting patiently like very good adults :biggrin:
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Fake news! :biggrin:
Also 4/10 incoming for my song :corn
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Mentlegen... I'm sorry to have to disappoint. I had some shit hit the fan - nothing serious, just time consuming - and it ate away about 6 hours of my afternoon/evening, thus preventing me from getting another listen in today. I'm still struggling how to rank the middle 8 songs... every time I think "this song is sweet ... but this song is really good... but this one is even better... and this one has some REALLY awesome parts" and... so ... on.
Thread title is still accurate, because it's not "tomorrow" yet. :biggrin:
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Rabble rabble rabble!
:biggrin:
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Wow, I don't get a meme, I don't get results... it must be because the material is SO good it defies conventional accolades.
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Thread title is still accurate, because it's not "tomorrow" yet. :biggrin:
This tells me we will get results when the new Tool album is released. :corn :biggrin:
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Wow, I don't get a meme, I don't get results... it must be because the material is SO good it defies conventional accolades.
More likely it was just forgettable af...
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Thread title is still accurate, because it's not "tomorrow" yet. :biggrin:
This tells me we will get results when the new Tool album is released. :corn :biggrin:
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Puppies gets an 11 in this round for that.
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Puppies gets an 11 in this round for that.
His submission did that all on its own.
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I wrote "a ten" at first, then realized he gets a ten anyway and had to change it. :lol
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Ok, I got this figured out. Just got to organize these middle 8 writeups, and let you either rejoice or rage.
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I just want to send the next round already :lol In fact I'm sending two since I'll be at ProgPower next week. Go ahead, give me last place... if you dare :hat
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I already got my answer. Rage.
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Puppies: The Mars Volta - Cassandra Gemini
…as in six degrees of Kevin Bacon outside - WAY outside. Some parts of it were like TDH, which I always enjoy, but TDH just isn't something that I actively reach for. This tune even took it a step further - way too much … eclectic-ness ?? It reminded me of early experimental Pink Floyd... Zabriskie Point, Atom Heart Mother, Ummagumma - all the albums I deleted from my iTunes library because I just had zero fuck's to give for them. And jesus… 30 minutes of it. I gave it 3 sincere and honest listens, but had to pull the ripcord after that - it was a hot mess of music mush.
Apparently I do have something to say when I don't have anything good to say :lol
Ranking: 10
Stadler: Kiss - Only You/Under the Rose
I've come to realize that there are certain 'classic' acts where I'm simply a 'best-of' fan at this point, and Kiss is one of those. There's just so much material, that I'm not going to take the journey to discover them, and there's a reason tunes like your submission are considered "deep cuts"... I sense you gotta be into the band deep to really appreciate it. The second tune was a little more enjoyable (though the chanting aspect to the chorus was kinda cringe-worthy). No one will ever accuse Kiss of being the best songwriters or the most talented musicians. There were some really nice elements across these two tracks, but by-and-large, this submission was a far too pedestrian for my tastes these days.
Ranking: 9
Indiscipline: Glass Hammer - Nothing Box
Glass HAMMER??? There was nothing 'hammering' about this. Lots of keys and proggy guitars. Methinks that you tried to capture the same style of song as the top ranked ones were last round - but didn't quite take the meaning of my hint that I was surprised as hell that 5/7 songs weren't :metal. For all the reasons those songs did well - which I can't really tell you what they were - this one didn't grab me the same way. I can see why you'd think it would... big Mystery and Subsignal/Sieges Even feel to this, but it just didn't completely click (despite improving with every listen). Musically this was terrific, and a very well structured 11 minute song. I think I'll check this act out (HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! 16 albums, and another one due in October!?!?!?!) ... maybe there's just something a little off vis-a-vis this song.
Ranking: 8.2
Kingshmegland: For All We Know - Take Me Home
Like Indiscipline, I can see how/why you'd think this would work, but something is just a little off, and I really can't put it into words. This is one of those instances where something should work, but it doesn't. As I type that (and am listening to this), this song sounds like it's got a little Haken going on, and you know how much I love Haken. Lots of talent on display here, and the individual elements and sections of the song are very nice, but when stitched together it just didn't click.
Ranking: 8.1
Parama: Lorde - Liability
Like getting Taylor Swift last time around I don’t expect I’ll go back to this much, but in the context of a roulette, it - and this tune - worked really well. I'll file this away in my 'pop' playlist. She's a fantastic singer, that's for sure, but your whiny-assed attitude hurts my enjoyment of this. I want to like it more, but you make it really hard to let the music stand on it's own merits.
As an aside, I made it quite clear from the OP - MAKE IT FUN. Your call on whether you want to keep playing - if you do, sack up, and lose the fucking whiny attitude, ok? In the words of Winston Wolf... Pretty please, with sugar on top, FIFO.
Ranking: 7.2
Train: Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
So after 4 listens, I decide to Google them. Oh, FFS!! That's why I recognized the name! Definitely following the Jesse "The Body" mantra I always repeat. :tup No wonder this struck me as a classic blues-rock tune, heavy in the Led Zeppelin vibe! :D Not sure why I didn't check them out when they formed - probably the same reason I never went to Chickenfoot or Black Country Communion - I just saw those types of collaborations or 70s/80s/90s stars as futile attempts to recapture their glory-days, and I'd already moved on to different kind of music. Nothing wrong with this - I loved the hell out of it, but like I said, I've moved on. It deserves a better ranking than it's getting.
Ranking: 7.1
Lowdz: Rob Rock - Eagle
And excellent listen, albeit largely uneventful. Song sounds tremendously familiar - and (serious as a heart attack), I had that comment typed up before you clued me in that it was an ABBA cover :lolpalm:. I was struggling what to say about this song, until listening to it as an ABBA cover ... and it's like most ABBA songs - virtually a masterful composition, catchy as fuck (and not in the chlamydia way)... but most of all, simple - yet effective. This interpretation of the song is straight-forward, nothing flashy, just damned good rock 'n' roll.
Ranking: 6.2
jjrocks88: Michael Shenker Group - The Desert Song
Nice enough listen, but this didn't quite grab me the way other classic acts have. This one lands back in your familiar zone of being a really great listen, nothing I'd consider wow-worthy nowadays, and wishing I'd had this on my radar 30 years ago. Very nice riff, and naturally excellent guitar work all around.
Ranking 6.1
Wolfking: Shaman - Turn Away
Gateway to growls? Wut? I thought for a sec I had been listening to the wrong tune all week! Man, Matos can wail. What a voice. Straight-forward and balls-to-the-walls metal - nice riffs, pounding rhythm, and a quick and bitchin solo. Formulaic =\= bad. Excellent tune. Not much else to say
Ranking: 5.2
Elite: Madder Mortem - Moonlight over Silver White
At first, I wasn’t sure how where this was gonna rate, but every listen I found a bit more of this song unique and very appealing. At first, I thought this was gonna be in 7th-sh place, and I was gonna feel really feel bad for the low ranking - but, then you went and and said Cassandra Gemini is an awesome submission, and I wasn’t going to feel so bad (:lol… jk). I’m totally digging the lead vocals here - it's like a blend of Grace Slick and Ida Haukalnd (Triosphere) ... at least, that's how it sounds to me. Well done.
Ranking: 5.1
Kattleox: Voyager - The Meaning of I
From that opening riff, I was in love with it - very much the exact vibe from one of my top albums a couple years ago (not saying which, as it'll be on a shortlist of submissions for your next Roulette) … and then the vocals kicked in. Estrin's voice just doesn't do it for me - there's no vibrancy or oopmph to his voice - in this song at least (stealing from a lyric in the song… “I *hear* grey”). I come away with the same feeling I had after seeing them live; the music and his voice just don't gel together for me. I like both individually, but the combination of is somehow off. Despite all that, this was quite an enjoyable listen, and I might give the album a shot.
Ranking: 4.2
Lethean: Madsword - Time in the Ice
Choppy and dysfunctional … but it works none-the-less. Absolutely fantastic instrumental breakdown and solos. Vocally, it sounds a lot like an obscure band I have in my library - Ivory Tower (I had to check to see if it was the same vocalist... it's not). Not a huge fan of the voice, but musically it was all kinds of excellent. This also has a WDADU (Status Seeker/Afterlife particularly) feel to the writing and production too. Really nice track.
Ranking: 4.1
TAC: Crystal Gates - Shadowborn
Evermind described his as female/symphonic, and forgetting that he also mentioned his was a ballad, I was 100% sure this was his song on first listen. You nailed the submission musically, but I think I was spoiled by having my first introduction to female operatic/symphonic-metal were Tarja, Anneke and Floor. Everything else is pretty much second rate to them - Simone/Epica; Diane/Xandria; Christina/Lacuna Coil; Sharon/Within Temptation. All great music, but for me they're just B-list players compared to the other 3. This tune also suffers from having a "B-list" vocalist. Yes, it's a totally BS bias, but it is what it is.
Ranking: 3.2
Evermind: EnkeliNation - Last Time Together
So, everything I said about TAC's tune vocally, totally opposite here. I was genuinely impressed with the vocals here - since they are front-and-center on this tune, they had to be impressive. This had a very real chance of being a dud, but somehow managed to slide it's way into a zone that was fired on all cylinders. This was absolutely formulaic as well, but my love for power ballads is rooted in being a teenager from the mid-80s when EVERY album/artist in rock and metal had to have a *power* ballad.
Ranking: 3.1
lonestar: Graphite Symphony - Divided Entity
Some of you know my struggles with depression over the years, and a few others know how that extended into some marital issues - no one moreso than RJ. That's water under the bridge now, but this song is all about a couple who are growing apart after '20 years' (it's our 20th anniversary next April), and who are empty nester's (by Sunday, both jingle.kids will be moved in to Residence). Normally I don’t catch much on the lyrics the first listen, but they just jumped out and slapped me sideways here, and I’m like “who the fucking hell sent me this??”. When I saw it was lonestar … “Are you fucking kidding me!?!?!” were the exact words that came to mind. Seriously dude… those lyrics!
20 years gone by, we wonder why; <we feel so empty>; Like there’s nothing left at all
AND
Now that the children have gone and we’re all alone; <and we realize it’s ending>; Like two roommates moving on
3-4-5 years ago, this would have been a VERY difficult listen for me. But, having come thru my struggles (with myself, and with mrs.jingle), it's more of a reflective story and being grateful that this isn't our story. Thor may have just come to the battlefield, because this was a killer tune... nearly a flawless power-ballad with an absolutely killer instrumental breakdown.
Ranking: 2
Bolsters: The Ralph - Next in Line
This is like top shelf prog/melodic metal. But what the fuck is with the band name? Great guitar tone, fantastic melodies - musically and vocally. Main riff is just fucking killer. The music did all the talking here - love their Bandcamp description “Disclaimer - The Ralph is a progressive pop metal soundgasm that may cause sudden discharges of dopamine even at low levels of consumption resulting in both rhythmic and polyrhythmic muscular contractions around the general neck area”. Seems pretty accurate - except I’d replace “pop” with “melodic”. I’m not hearing anything ‘poppy’ about this one.
Ranking: 1
Puppies... you get to handicap one of Bolsters/lonestar/Evermind/TAC
Standings (which I'll post in the OP too):
Evermind*: 4+3+1+3=11
lonestar*: 2+5+5+2=14
Bolsters: 5+4+5+1=15
TAC: 2+5+5+3=15
jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6=16
Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4=16
wolfking*: 2+4+6+5=17
Lethean*: 4+8+4+4=20
Lowdz: 6+1+8+6=21
kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8=22
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8=27
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10=29
Stadler: 7+6+7+9=29
Parama: 9+6+9+7=31
Elite: 10+7+10+5=32
Train of Naught: 9+10+7+7=33
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Alright. Time for the rollercoaster again. Sending in a few.
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Sent.
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I'm not gonna lie, I sent Voyager as a kneejerk reaction to something Lethean said last week just so I could steal them :lol so I'm pretty happy you enjoyed the song even if you aren't a fan of Danny's voice with the music. Good sport - won't push them on ya again. :tup
Will send mine later, but I have no idea what to pick...
EDIT: "The Ralph?" I damn near spit out my coffee reading that.
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Hey Puppies... the fact that I'm still in first place doesn't mean that I need to be handicapped for the third fucking time in a row.
Sincerely,
Evermind
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Hey Puppies... the fact that I'm still in first place doesn't mean that I need to be handicapped for the third fucking time in a row.
Sincerely,
Evermind
Ya'll remember in Infinity War when there were like 5 Avengers on Thanos and he was still flexing trying to bust out of there? Ev is Thanos. :lol
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Hey Puppies... the fact that I'm still in first place doesn't mean that I need to be handicapped for the third fucking time in a row.
Sincerely,
Evermind
Sucks being in first place and still killing it. :lol
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Shit, I remember coming across The Ralph a while back, they're quite impressive despite the stupid name. May have to give them a spin today.
Sent yo.
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It was a small inoffensive glass hammer, the kind you use to check knee reflexes. It worked, in fact the leg has sprung straight to my balls!
Jokes aside, I'm glad the band grabbed your interest, I suggest to check only the four (if I remember correctly) albums recorded with Jon, the singer you've just listened to.
I'm sending the funniest and silliest 10 of your life, I promise.
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i mean, i dunno how everyone suddenly thinks i have a "whiny attitude" when i made literally one neutral post and nothing else lol, whatevs
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Since Ev has been handicapped twice in a row now, lets hand one out to Mr. Thrusty, aka Lonestar. He gets the 'pick a song from his childhood years' handicap. :biggrin:
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i mean, i dunno how everyone suddenly thinks i have a "whiny attitude" when i made literally one neutral post and nothing else lol, whatevs
You literally said you're not having fun, and not invested in this. And in another thread, you suggested you might not even send anything at all. Perhaps "whiny" isn't the most accurate word, but an attitude adjustment would be appreciated.
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Oddly enough I had a few childhood band songs loaded up for this one. Give me a few and I'll pick something out.
And digging into my chosen artist for this one....damn man, it's been to long. Definitely got my soundtrack for my hike today... :'(
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i mean, i dunno how everyone suddenly thinks i have a "whiny attitude" when i made literally one neutral post and nothing else lol, whatevs
You literally said you're not having fun, and not invested in this. And in another thread, you suggested you might not even send anything at all. Perhaps "whiny" isn't the most accurate word, but an attitude adjustment would be appreciated.
This, but also, I wouldn't say you were being 'whiny' either Parama. I've just been ribbing you :)
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Since Ev has been handicapped twice in a row now, lets hand one out to Mr. Thrusty, aka Lonestar. He gets the 'pick a song from his childhood years' handicap. :biggrin:
Thanks man. This handicap thing was getting a bit tough, as I had to send the songs I didn't originally plan on sending.
Now watch me score lower than 5 with the song that was originally on my list. :lol
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Sent something dope.
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i mean, i dunno how everyone suddenly thinks i have a "whiny attitude" when i made literally one neutral post and nothing else lol, whatevs
You literally said you're not having fun, and not invested in this. And in another thread, you suggested you might not even send anything at all. Perhaps "whiny" isn't the most accurate word, but an attitude adjustment would be appreciated.
I'm with Jingle. It's just an observation, though, and not the end of the world.
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Can’t complain (but I will 😀). Great write up, shit score. Are you sure you put me in the right place? 😀
I had a look through your old roulettes last night to see what iv3 sent before and see you had been sent Rob Rock by other people, and that you weren’t much of a fan of his voice. Had I done that earlier I might have gone with something else 😱
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He's hit and miss with me it seems. Loved that Impellitteri track jj sent (and Venom), but there's other stuff (MARS, ARP), I wasn't digging his singing much.
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Sent.
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Sent.
And I DON'T have to reject your first submission!
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But you're still a reject. ;D
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You were tricky with that snippet jingle. :) I was afraid we had finally lost our Italian prog metal connection, but glad to see that it's still there. :)
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Jingle should already have my round 5 submission. Since it was sent with my round 4 disaster :lol Going way outside your wheelhouse didn't work out for me. :facepalm:
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I'm not gonna lie, I sent Voyager as a kneejerk reaction to something Lethean said last week just so I could steal them :lol so I'm pretty happy you enjoyed the song even if you aren't a fan of Danny's voice with the music. Good sport - won't push them on ya again. :tup
I don't mind you stealing them - at least someone is spreading the word. But I still think he should check out Ghost Mile. :)
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Jingle should already have my round 5 submission. Since it was sent with my round 4 disaster :lol Going way outside your wheelhouse didn't work out for me. :facepalm:
I knew I should've kept that message! You're gonna have to refresh my memory, as I delete all the messages/submissions after the round is over to keep my Inbox from filling up.
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Jingle should already have my round 5 submission. Since it was sent with my round 4 disaster :lol Going way outside your wheelhouse didn't work out for me. :facepalm:
I knew I should've kept that message! You're gonna have to refresh my memory, as I delete all the messages/submissions after the round is over to keep my Inbox from filling up.
I'll resend it :biggrin:
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I plan to listen to some things now and sort out a submission which will be sent shortly.
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That's about as glad I can be with a rating from you and I think my best score so far :lol am I still good if I send tonight/tomorrow morning? (the latter would be 24 hours from now roughly)
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
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By gateway to growls, I meant with your snippet of the tune being a bit generic or formulaic meant I may just stop searching for some different clean vocal stuff and just lay down the growls.
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By gateway to growls, I meant with your snippet of the tune being a bit generic or formulaic meant I may just stop searching for some different clean vocal stuff and just lay down the growls.
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What round are we on?
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
Let's see:
1. Pinky
2. Ring finger
3. Middle finger
4. Index finger
5. Thumb
6. Penis
So I can go twelve rounds before I run out of "digits". Cool.
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
Let's see:
1. Pinky
2. Ring finger
3. Middle finger
4. Index finger
5. Thumb
6. The Gloryhammer
So I can go twelve rounds before I run out of "digits". Cool.
Fixed that for you. :lol
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
Let's see:
1. Pinky
2. Ring finger
3. Middle finger
4. Index finger
5. Thumb
6. The Gloryhammer
So I can go twelve rounds before I run out of "digits". Cool.
Fixed that for you. :lol
I have a tear in my eye. You, sir, are a true friend. :metal
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Sent.
And I DON'T have to reject your first submission!
Yay 😀
I was fairly confident with this one.
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Results when? Soon?
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Hey Chad, I'll send you something in about 17 hours.
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Hey Chad, I'll send you something in about 17 hours.
You've got 90 minutes my man. Then I'm starting my listening.
Waiting on the three bottom dwellers as well - assuming they still want to play.
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Oh, I did ask you if it was okay to send today but I guess you missed the comment. I'll get something to you quick, I have the time for it right now.
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Hey Chad, I'll send you something in about 17 hours.
You've got 90 minutes my man. Then I'm starting my listening.
Waiting on the three bottom dwellers as well - assuming they still want to play.
Of course! Sending right now!
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Aaand sent!
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Oh, I did ask you if it was okay to send today but I guess you missed the comment. I'll get something to you quick, I have the time for it right now.
I guess I did. Sorry dude.
Aaand sent!
Aaaand received.
You're both good to go. Thx for the quick responses!
Just Evermind and Parama now
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Thread title updated for those of you that have trouble counting as many digits as you (supposedly) have on each of your extremities.
Let's see:
1. Pinky
2. Ring finger
3. Middle finger
4. Index finger
5. Thumb
6. Penis
So I can go twelve rounds before I run out of "digits". Cool.
You have two penises? :o
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One penis and one Love Gun?
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I mean I already made it pretty clear I have no plans to send anything else in this roulette, I thought, so :P
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I guess you and I have a different definition of "pretty clear"
i mean, i don't really care about my scores in this roulette, i'm just not really having fun trying to find stuff to send jingle regardless :lol
Maybe I'll send it next round if I can be bothered to send anything corn corn
tbh i'm probably gonna drop out of this roulette after this round regardless of the result 'cause this one is just no fun at all for me & i am not the least bit invested anyways
I guess "Maybe" and "probably" = "pretty clear" in parama-speak.
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i don't see why you're bothering to go the extra mile to be a dick considering i just explicitly stated it anyways ::)
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I don't think jingle's being a dick, dude, he's just giving reason why it wasn't clear and he still thought you were in.
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I don't think jingle's being a dick, dude, he's just giving reason why it wasn't clear and he still thought you were in.
(https://i.imgur.com/f7FdEdG.jpg)
Parama... you got some pretty thin skin if you think quoting your own posts as reason for my confusion is "being a dick".
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Man, this is an opportunity to open an old fogies mind to different music. Instead you only care about winning. In the end, you've missed the spirit of the roulette.
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literally no clue how you ever got the impression i was playing this one to win
i've sent four songs and they've been at best "okay" in jingle's eyes, which just gives me the impression we aren't compatible :lol considering there's like 15 other people in this roulette i don't think having one less song per round to meh is gonna make a huge difference anyways
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Why quit. I enjoyed listening to your songs. I want to be surprised with music outside of my "tastes".
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Parama you gotta be a better sport, dude, nobody's being a dick to you. You went 10 rounds in my roulette playing up your schtick but never quit despite literally almost always coming in towards the end.
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i've sent four songs and they've been at best "okay" in jingle's eyes, which just gives me the impression we aren't compatible :lol considering there's like 15 other people in this roulette i don't think having one less song per round to meh is gonna make a huge difference anyways
to the bolded part .... Big fucking shock :lol! We both knew this BEFORE the roulette started. As Kade said, I'm quite certain he barely found your songs ok as well, but you didn't pack in from his roulette.
As I've said to everyone who's participated in any of my roulettes ... do it of your own volition. I'm not forcing anyone to be here, and I'm not going to chase anyone down to submit each round. I understand Parama's position, and if he doesn't want to be here, so be it. I was interested in having him participate to see if there was anything in his library that would appeal to me.
Again, from the OP.... there's no butt-hurt in roulettes. I'm not butt-hurt over this.
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Parama, I'm curious - were you really thinking about not participating in my roulette, or just being self-deprecating? I had this impression of what you listened to, even though I didn't really know, and thought it was super heavy and growly and kind of assumed that I wouldn't like a lot of what you sent. But even so, I was still bummed you were thinking about dropping out. And look what happened? Or did you secretly think from the beginning that you'd do well?
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:corn
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Parama you gotta be a better sport, dude, nobody's being a dick to you. You went 10 rounds in my roulette playing up your schtick but never quit despite literally almost always coming in towards the end.
Same with mine, as I already mentioned and Chad reiterated. Dunno where you are coming from here Parama or what the issue is.
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Man, this is an opportunity to open an old fogies mind to different music. Instead you only care about winning. In the end, you've missed the spirit of the roulette.
This is the road I've taken in this round and will to the end.
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I bet it's all just a ruse to blow everyone's mind when Parama starts sending bubblegum pop and vaporwave
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*crickets*
I'm afraid I have killed Jingle with my submission.
*crickets*
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*crickets*
I'm afraid I have killed Jingle with my submission.
*crickets*
That hoser is just being a good husband. He'll be back on ProgHub soon.
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*crickets*
I'm afraid I have killed Jingle with my submission.
*crickets*
That hoser is just being a good husband. He'll be back on ProgHub soon.
And a good dad. Jingle.daughter was moved in to residence today. Mrs.jingle and I are now empty nesters. :'(
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*crickets*
I'm afraid I have killed Jingle with my submission.
*crickets*
That hoser is just being a good husband. He'll be back on ProgHub soon.
And a good dad. Jingle.daughter was moved in to residence today. Mrs.jingle and I are now empty nesters. :'(
Time to have more kids! :tup
Or get a puppy. :biggrin:
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A weird feeling 18 years later. *brohug*
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Now jingle will have so much more room for activities!
I forgot what I sent. Anticipation for results just got higher :corn
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*crickets*
I'm afraid I have killed Jingle with my submission.
*crickets*
That hoser is just being a good husband. He'll be back on ProgHub soon.
And a good dad. Jingle.daughter was moved in to residence today. Mrs.jingle and I are now empty nesters. :'(
I feel you. If I may offer words of solace - as I've been there last year - being empty nesters means you've been great wings-givers!
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I feel you. If I may offer words of solace - as I've been there last year - being empty nesters means you've been great wings-givers!
WUT? How old are your kids? You must've had them young.
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Now jingle will have so much more room for activities!
Aaahhh... the naive words of a single person who's never had children.
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Jingle's keeping the room just as it is for when she comes back for holidays, spring break, summer break, etc... I'm assuming?
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Now jingle will have so much more room for activities!
Aaahhh... the naive words of a single person who's never had children.
I was actually referencing Step Brothers :lol
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I feel you. If I may offer words of solace - as I've been there last year - being empty nesters means you've been great wings-givers!
WUT? How old are your kids? You must've had them young.
Step-daughter, 21.
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Not even sure which one is mine.
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Is the second one kinda looks like Yngwie Malmsteen?
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The Who?
Riverside?
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F.O.C.U.S.
Functioning Optical Coordination Utterly Sodomised
The Who - My Wife?
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Is the second one kinda looks like Yngwie Malmsteen?
Nada.
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Did Stadler send The Who?
I think I can make out the word "the" in another band name... Otherwise, it's going to have to be less blurry. :P
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literally no clue how you ever got the impression i was playing this one to win
i've sent four songs and they've been at best "okay" in jingle's eyes, which just gives me the impression we aren't compatible :lol considering there's like 15 other people in this roulette i don't think having one less song per round to meh is gonna make a huge difference anyways
Um, I speak only for me, but you've made that pretty clear in my mind. If you weren't into "winning" then just send music and STFU (figuratively, of course). I know going in that "Music from... The Elder" isn't going to win any roulettes, but it's a song he's never heard, by a band he might have a pre-concieved notion on, and we get to talk about it for a couple days.
Like I said before, my kids college tuition isn't riding on this. It's a chance to shoot the shit about music with some friends, and maybe introduce something. No offense to anyone, but 85% of the music sent to me in mine didn't register, but 15% did, and in that group, there were two that I would have bet a round of drinks wouldn't have done anything but made me gag, but in fact, really impressed me (one, I went out and bought a good part of that artists back catalogue as a result).
Put a different way, if "compatibility" was a criteria, I'd be in TAC's roulettes and that's about it. :)
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Bullshit, Stadler.
You'd be in mine too. :hug:
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literally no clue how you ever got the impression i was playing this one to win
i've sent four songs and they've been at best "okay" in jingle's eyes, which just gives me the impression we aren't compatible :lol considering there's like 15 other people in this roulette i don't think having one less song per round to meh is gonna make a huge difference anyways
Um, I speak only for me, but you've made that pretty clear in my mind. If you weren't into "winning" then just send music and STFU (figuratively, of course). I know going in that "Music from... The Elder" isn't going to win any roulettes, but it's a song he's never heard, by a band he might have a pre-concieved notion on, and we get to talk about it for a couple days.
Like I said before, my kids college tuition isn't riding on this. It's a chance to shoot the shit about music with some friends, and maybe introduce something. No offense to anyone, but 85% of the music sent to me in mine didn't register, but 15% did, and in that group, there were two that I would have bet a round of drinks wouldn't have done anything but made me gag, but in fact, really impressed me (one, I went out and bought a good part of that artists back catalogue as a result).
Put a different way, if "compatibility" was a criteria, I'd be in TAC's roulettes and that's about it. :)
You’d be ok in mine as long as you didn’t send LED Zep 😀 And I’ll certainly volunteer for yours if you’ll have me.
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literally no clue how you ever got the impression i was playing this one to win
i've sent four songs and they've been at best "okay" in jingle's eyes, which just gives me the impression we aren't compatible :lol considering there's like 15 other people in this roulette i don't think having one less song per round to meh is gonna make a huge difference anyways
Um, I speak only for me, but you've made that pretty clear in my mind. If you weren't into "winning" then just send music and STFU (figuratively, of course). I know going in that "Music from... The Elder" isn't going to win any roulettes, but it's a song he's never heard, by a band he might have a pre-concieved notion on, and we get to talk about it for a couple days.
Like I said before, my kids college tuition isn't riding on this. It's a chance to shoot the shit about music with some friends, and maybe introduce something. No offense to anyone, but 85% of the music sent to me in mine didn't register, but 15% did, and in that group, there were two that I would have bet a round of drinks wouldn't have done anything but made me gag, but in fact, really impressed me (one, I went out and bought a good part of that artists back catalogue as a result).
Put a different way, if "compatibility" was a criteria, I'd be in TAC's roulettes and that's about it. :)
You’d be ok in mine as long as you didn’t send LED Zep 😀 And I’ll certainly volunteer for yours if you’ll have me.
Dave... I submit that this is Paul's official self-nomination to finally run his roulette. :fistpump:
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Yup, I second that. In fact, I'll allow him my spot.
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Please tell me that's not Avril Lavigne under The Who.
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Please tell me that's not Avril Lavigne under The Who.
Skater Girl? Lol
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Please tell me that's not Avril Lavigne under The Who.
Maybe it's Adam Lavigne :lol
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That pic is fucking blurry.
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Night Mistress, which if Brent was playing, I'd say it was his, so I'm going to go with Lowdz on this one.
Until The Day Will Dawn-Solid tune.
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That pic is fucking blurry.
Alright alright. I’ll clear it up tomorrow. But you’re right on night Mistrias; wrong on Adam/Acril Levigne
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That pic is fucking blurry.
Alright alright. I’ll clear it up tomorrow. But you’re right on night Mistrias; wrong on Adam/Acril Levigne
Wow, even your posts are blurry.
It's Paul right?
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I’ll clear it up tomorrow.
Fix it now motherfucker!
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That pic is fucking blurry.
Alright alright. I’ll clear it up tomorrow. But you’re right on night Mistrias; wrong on Adam/Acril Levigne
Wow, even your posts are blurry.
That response was typed from an iPhone, and I pulled a 'shmegland' by not checking the autocorrect.
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Canuck please!
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That pic is fucking blurry.
Alright alright. I’ll clear it up tomorrow. But you’re right on night Mistrias; wrong on Adam/Acril Levigne
Wow, even your posts are blurry.
It's Paul right?
Hey, I resemble that remark 😀. In my defence I can’t see a fucking thin* that I type these days. Bloody fogey.
Yeah, Night Mistrias was me 😀
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Solved!
Deep Purple - When a Blind Man Cries
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
Blur - Blurred
The Who - Eyesight to the Blind
Rainbow - Rainbow Eyes
Gov't Mule - Blindman in the Dark
Metallica - Eye of the Beholder
KISS - Goin' Blind
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
BTO - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Uriah Heep - Misty Eyes
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Neil Young - Tired Eyes
The Beatles - You Won't See Me
The Eagles - Lying Eyes
Solid round.
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Blur - Blurred
:rollin
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Here you go you whiners.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1857/43558045775_a4a3a7d42a_m.jpg)
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Lowdz: Night Mistriss -
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??: Lost Domain - Silent Cry
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Wolfking: Soilwork -
??: The Who - I’m One
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Stadler: Rainbow - Fire Dance
Bolsters: Defecto - Excluded
??: The Great Discord - Darkest Day
jjrocks: Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
??: Angel Dust - Bleed
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Dark Empire?
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I can see most of the band names now. :)
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Angel Dust - Bleed
I sent Fly Away to Chad in his last roulette I think and it got a lukewarm reception. Interesting to see how this song goes.
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Power Quest in there too.
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. That's gotta be J.
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Rainbow as well?
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The Great Discord - Darkest Day. Never heard them at all but can just read both band and song name.
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Is that Defecto - Excluded? Dunno them either.
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The Who is I'm One.
Love it.
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Is that Defecto - Excluded? Dunno them either.
Bolsters!
Kade, their last album is really good.
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Fucking whiners...
'waaaahhh... it's too haaaAAaarrrrd'
<makes it clearer>
'Now I can just read them'
There's no pleasing you bitches. :lol
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Since you posted the new image, no one has complained. Quit being a dick. ;D
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Rainbow as well?
Fire Dance
Stadler
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I still can't read it. Do hangman like everyone else :lol
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I still can't read it. Do hangman like everyone else :lol
FIFO
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Kade sent Soilwork...not sure of the song.
Do I see Novembre up top? Huh..interesting. Is Train playing?
I discovered them while playing in Parama's roulette. Pretty cool stuff.
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Solved!
Deep Purple - When a Blind Man Cries
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
Blur - Blurred
The Who - Eyesight to the Blind
Rainbow - Rainbow Eyes
Gov't Mule - Blindman in the Dark
Metallica - Eye of the Beholder
KISS - Goin' Blind
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
BTO - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Uriah Heep - Misty Eyes
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Neil Young - Tired Eyes
The Beatles - You Won't See Me
The Eagles - Lying Eyes
Solid round.
Apparently, Missdiscipline is out shopping.
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Or so she said ...
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That would make her Undisciplined.
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From Refuge to Ruin from Dark Empire - sent by Evermind?
I can't make out the Novembre one; doesn't look like Umana was sent in mine but it doesn't look like that.
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Lost Domain - Silent Cry
I should punish the Undisciplined with Catalina Leonte
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Is that Defecto - Excluded? Dunno them either.
Didn’t someone send Defecto in your recent roulette? Thought that was where I heard of them?
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Power Quest in there too.
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. That's gotta be J.
Damn, I had Baby Please Don’t Go lined up. Couldn’t believe they weren’t banned. And Rainbow too. What passes for music up there in Cold Land?
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Updated with what's been correctly identified.
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From Refuge to Ruin from Dark Empire - sent by Evermind?
I can't make out the Novembre one; doesn't look like Umana was sent in mine but it doesn't look like that.
That's correct, and this choice will probably cost me the first place.
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The Great Discord - Darkest Day. Never heard them at all but can just read both band and song name.
Hey, that’s from an album I might have sent in Parama’s roulette, but I got eliminated instead.
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Power Quest in there too.
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. That's gotta be J.
Damn, I had Baby Please Don’t Go lined up. Couldn’t believe they weren’t banned. And Rainbow too. What passes for music up there in Cold Land?
So true.
Harem Scarem-banned
Rainbow-not banned
I knew Thin Lizzy wasn't banned. Chad's not a Thin Lizzy guy. I had considered sending them, and I likely would've settled on Cold Sweat too, or maybe something off of Renegade.
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Novembre (it feels funny to type it) is Zenith
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Soilwork is a bold choice, unless it's another case like BTBAM where it's an atypical song.
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Say boys... when you go to a restaurant, you'll note that the wait staff prolly doesn't insult or criticize your choices in front of you cuz they know they're working for a tip.
Protip... *I'm* the one handing out the standings. Keep it up, and the best you might get is a Parama-like participation award:
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Oh man, Cold Sweat.... That deserves a top spot anywhere, great track.
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Power Quest in there too.
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. That's gotta be J.
Damn, I had Baby Please Don’t Go lined up. Couldn’t believe they weren’t banned. And Rainbow too. What passes for music up there in Cold Land?
So true.
Harem Scarem-banned
Rainbow-not banned
I knew Thin Lizzy wasn't banned. Chad's not a Thin Lizzy guy. I had considered sending them, and I likely would've settled on Cold Sweat too, or maybe something off of Renegade.
I’m a casual Lizzy fan. Their best Of is godly but there’s a load of shite in there too. Renegade is a great album tho.
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Say boys... when you go to a restaurant, you'll note that the wait staff prolly doesn't insult or criticize your choices in front of you cuz they know they're working for a tip.
Protip... *I'm* the one handing out the standings. Keep it up, and the best you might get is a Parama-like participation award:
<medal>
Hey, if that was somehow directed at me, I'm just genuinely worried about my track because that's the riskiest track in my list for your roulette.
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Say boys... when you go to a restaurant, you'll note that the wait staff prolly doesn't insult or criticize your choices in front of you cuz they know they're working for a tip.
Protip... *I'm* the one handing out the standings. Keep it up, and the best you might get is a Parama-like participation award:
<medal>
Hey, if that was somehow directed at me, I'm just genuinely worried about my track because that's the riskiest track in my list for your roulette.
Not you... it was aimed at my fellow 40-something balding fogey, and TAC. Every insult always applies to TAC.
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So long as everyone sees the COMMA between balding and TAC. :lol
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So long as everyone sees the COMMA between balding and TAC. :lol
:lolpalm:
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40 something.... Thank you! :lol
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Don't get excited. I'm sure it's an iPhone issue.
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Say boys... when you go to a restaurant, you'll note that the wait staff prolly doesn't insult or criticize your choices in front of you cuz they know they're working for a tip.
Protip... *I'm* the one handing out the standings. Keep it up, and the best you might get is a Parama-like participation award:
<medal>
Hey, if that was somehow directed at me, I'm just genuinely worried about my track because that's the riskiest track in my list for your roulette.
Not you... it was aimed at my fellow 40-something balding fogey, and TAC. Every insult always applies to TAC.
Not me then. I’m already 50 😀. Guilty as charged on the bald front though.
And I thought there was no butthurt in roulettes? 😀
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Pretty sure that applies to everyone except J Boy.
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Not me then. I’m already 50 😀.
Oh yeah, that's right. You're REALLY fuckin old.
Pretty sure that applies to everyone except J Boy.
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Wait... who??
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Matilda Original Cast-Revolting Children
:facepalm:
Alex, really?? WTF? Is that you singing at 13?
I wasn't aware this was the fucking Broadway Round. :lol
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Is that Defecto - Excluded? Dunno them either.
Didn’t someone send Defecto in your recent roulette? Thought that was where I heard of them?
Of course! I did think the name was familiar, duh me. Dave sent me When Daylight Dies, which was a very cool track.
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Soilwork is a bold choice, unless it's another case like BTBAM where it's an atypical song.
My fuel tank is running low. The generic road of what I have left is losing Chad a bit, so just gonna hit the road without knowing where I'm going and let what hair I have left down!
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Matilda Original Cast-Revolting Children
:facepalm:
Alex, really?? WTF? Is that you singing at 13?
I wasn't aware this was the fucking Broadway Round. :lol
Gotta love that tune. It makes you want to jump on ceilings.
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Soilwork is a bold choice, unless it's another case like BTBAM where it's an atypical song.
My fuel tank is running low. The generic road of what I have left is losing Chad a bit, so just gonna hit the road without knowing where I'm going and let what hair I have left down!
:metal
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Soilwork is a bold choice, unless it's another case like BTBAM where it's an atypical song.
My fuel tank is running low. The generic road of what I have left is losing Chad a bit, so just gonna hit the road without knowing where I'm going and let what hair I have left down!
:metal
The song I sent is one of their most accessible songs, from probably their most accessible album. It was my introduction to them and one of my very first introduction to growls. Giving Chad a look at the other side of my musical tastes here.
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The song I sent is one of their most accessible songs, from probably their most accessible album. It was my introduction to them and one of my very first introduction to growls. Giving Chad a look at the other side of my musical tastes here.
I'm really only passingly familiar with two of their albums, and I'm pretty sure the song you chose isn't from either (none of the titles seem to fit the blurred image). I don't mind them and can see their style appealing to Chad if you chose the right song.
My tank is running low too as it happens, not really sure what I'm doing after this round. :lol
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Sharing for the post fail... :biggrin:
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Mentlegen... thank you for your patience (I've learned to say that instead of "sorry" ... trying to be 'less' Canadian :lol).
It's been a crazy 10 days - both jingle.kids moved in to Residence; I came off of "vacation" to an absolute shit-show / whirlwind at work this week; and to top it off, we bought a house (Tim, the one I showed you). I'll make a post in the homeowner thread later for any who care. Lastly, mrs.jingle has been swamped professionally and overwhelmed with all of the above (sans my work shit - she doesn't care :D)
I've still been able to get about 5-6 listens of this round, but I'll be honest, it's probably the weakest round. I'm not sure if it's my mindset with all the other things going on that I stated above, or if it's just the mid-roulette blues. A few tracks stand out as really good, most are mediocre, and a handful are fairly meh. Some common themes seem to be prevailing - wall of sound, heavy-af guitars, and great music/tolerable vocals. There are a few very differentiated songs, but I'm just not sure how much they whet my sonic whistle.
There will only be 8 rounds, and this will be the final round of 'handicapping' a leader - I'll give leaders a respite for the final two rounds when things get into the home-stretch. It will go 8 rounds, and final results will be posted prior to leaving for ProgStock on Oct 4th.
Full submission list:
Puppies: - Novembre - Zenith
Lowdz: Night Mistriss - Until the Day will Dawn
Elite: VOLA - Stray the Skies
TAC: Lost Domain - Silent Cry
Indiscipline: Matilda Original Cast - Revolting Children
Wolfking: Soilwork - Rejection Role
lonestar: The Who - I’m One
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Stadler: Rainbow - Fire Dance
Bolsters: Defecto - Excluded
Train: The Great Discord - Darkest Day
jjrocks: Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
Lethean: Angel Dust - Bleed
Kattleox: Power Quest - Better Days
Kingshmegland: - Mile Marker Zero / 2001
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Greatest NHL man cave ever!!!! Congrats, Chad.
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That house is amazing!!
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Greatest NHL man cave ever!!!! Congrats, Chad.
Sadly, none of it is staying. :sadpanda:
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You should start a GoFundMe page and show the video, and state that you'd like to replace the Sabres stuff with Leafs stuff.
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Both suffering fan bases. It could work. Lol
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Parama leaves roulette -> ‘weakest round so far’
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If both my song, the best VOLA song AND one of the best Novembre songs are going to tank in this round I am going to :corn myself to death. Luckily my standards are pretty low so even a respectable 7 score would be satisfying enough :corn
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.... will be coming tomorrow morning
Yeah, I'm a dick.
Writeups will be briefer than normal, as I said, it's been a hectic 2 weeks.
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You dick. :lol
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https://youtu.be/MFqz-T44mvE
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Actually, I was thinking more like this https://youtu.be/Irc5j1gkihY?t=55
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B-shite. You're just buying time while searching for the fortitude to rate Matilda at the top as you would.
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Don't fight your instincts. Dance it out.
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Ok....
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Excellent!
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Deep Purple dancing?! MY EYES!!!!
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B-shite. You're just buying time while searching for the fortitude to rate Matilda at the top as you would.
Don't fight your instincts. Dance it out.
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.... will be coming tomorrow morning
Yeah, I'm a dick.
Writeups will be briefer than normal, as I said, it's been a hectic 2 weeks.
Briefer than normal? Didn't know they could get any briefer.
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:lol
One sentence per week. So two sentence reviews this round.
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Jesus phuq just give me first place already :lol
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.... will be coming tomorrow morning
Yeah, I'm a dick.
Writeups will be briefer than normal, as I said, it's been a hectic 2 weeks.
Briefer than normal? Didn't know they could get any briefer.
And here I thought I was being too verbose with some of my writeups!
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So, with a couple of dedicated listens, I retract my 'weakest' round comment. Either things finally got better by about the 8th or 9th listen because .. well..., anything can be enjoyable after 8 or 9 listens (:lol), or my mind really wasn't in to it early into the round for all the reasons I mentioned. There also weren't a couple of absolutely killer/standout tunes like the first 4 rounds had, so that may have been contributing to my belief it was the weakest round - but by no means was that to imply that it was a *weak* group of songs - only by way of comparison to the previous submissions.
Gonna hop on the bike now for one last listen, and report back in a few hours, but I think I know the lay of the land.
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well..., anything can be enjoyable after 8 or 9 listens (:lol)
Not at all. :lol
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well..., almost anything can be enjoyable after 8 or 9 listens (:lol)
Not at all. :lol
Fix'd
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Puppies: - Novembre - Zenith
It's a tale of two songs - and neither were exactly the best of times. The mellow part in the middle, as well as the lead up following it, was nice, but otherwise, I just wasn't feeling it. Not sure what the 40 seconds of vocals at the end added… I think I would've preferred it to just be an instrumental start-to-finish. I appreciate you sending stuff outside of my box, but this was another whiff (though better than The Mars Volta)
Ranking: 10
Elite: VOLA - Stray the Skies
This landed in the ‘wall of sound’ category, which always reminds me of Devin Townsend … whose music I like sometimes, but just not very often. Damn that riff was heavy as fuck. Not really a fan of the ‘reverb-like’ tone they overlaid for the vocals. Nice little keyboard solo. Again, hate to rate it low… it’s definitely not 9x worse than the best song, but it’s just a tad outside my comfort zone. I’ll say the same I said to Puppies… I appreciate you being here to push me outside of my comfort zone, and I’m hoping that something clicks in the next three rounds. Either that, or I’m just a grumpy old fart that’s set in his ways. :getoffmylawn:
Ranking: 9
Lethean: Angel Dust - Bleed
I want to rank this one higher, it's just missing a little oomph to really appeal to me. The good: the piano intro was a good start, the melodies are nice, and it had a pretty bitchin solo; The not as good: vocally it's just decent (with a couple of really nice screams), but this old-school crunchy riff is not clicking with me for some reason. Like the Kiss track, I think it's just a little too basic for my liking.
Ranking: 8
Indiscipline: Matilda Original Cast - Revolting Children
It's music, and it's good, but I'm sure I'd appreciate it more in the context of the entire musical (which I don't know). As I told you, I love Les Mis, and will gladly listen to those songs on their own. But ranking this against everything else is like ranking a desert dish against 14 other main course entrees. I don't usually eat dessert, but I like it when I do, and this was pretty tasty for sure. But dessert isn't something I want very often.
Ranking: 7.3
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Without a doubt, this song was the hardest I’ve had in any roulette ever to figure out whether I liked it or not. The intro is a really nice vibe, an absolutely killer guitar solo (the 3rd one), and vocally, there was a big Herbie/Beyond the Bridge feel. On the flip side, there were some other sections that just didn't work for me, starting right around the 2:45 mark - the ‘whiney’ violin (real or programmed? I suspect the latter) REALLY turned me off - as did the solo that followed it. The mellow section that followed with the flute solo was nice, but the riff coming out of it … not so much. As soon as that riff ended, and the 3rd guitar solo got to shine, that was gold. Outro was pretty good too. For me, this was wildly inconsistent. Maybe you should've taken that handicap :D
Ranking: 7.2
lonestar: The Who - I’m One
Nice, funky… kinda reminds me of Hot Dog and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp in that way - but I have a feeling if I just discovered those songs at this point in my life, I’d have not much good to say about them. Certainly feels like a 'fringe' song by the band, and I can see the appeal and why it's so meaningful to you. Not a bad song at all, but I was more drawn to those that ranked above it. Definitely makes me sad that I never gave Quadrophenia a chance when I was first exploring Classic Rock :sadpanda: You’re in jj-land in that regard. I’ll be giving it whirl when this is all said and done. I guess I just didn’t connect with concept albums back then - The Wall is all that comes to mind. Which now (as I type that) seems mind-boggling given how much I adore them nowadays.
Ranking: 7.1
Kattleox: Power Quest - Better Days
So I’m listening to this, loving - LOVING - the music, but not so impressed with the vocals. After a couple more listens, I’m thinking he sounds a lot like the vocalist of Red Circuit - and goddamn, I’m right. I don’t mind him in Red Circuit, but his voice didn’t suit this … less metal … kind of song. It’s not like this is soft/mellow, but it’s not as edgy as Red Circuit, and I just didn’t think his sound fit this style of song as well as someone who has more range. Musically, it was the cat’s meow, and a better vocal delivery would’ve definitely put this top-3.
Ranking: 6.2
jjrocks: Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
Good Ole R'n'R. Very cool riff, and some tasty little licks to support it. Like Cooper and others of that era, somehow I just never got any deeper than the radio hits. Need to check out a ‘best-of’ methinks, as I don’t think I’m gonna try wading thru 12 releases to see what’s worth keeping - will gladly take recommendations from those that know them.
Ranking: 6.1
TAC: Lost Domain - Silent Cry
There were a few moments this fell into the ‘wall-of-sound’ category, but overall a really strong submission. Vocally, she’s really nice - love the tonal variations and the little twang’s in her phrasing. She’s no Maggy Luyten, but a really strong *metal-only* (i.e., no soprano/opera range) female voice. Structure of the song is everything that appeals to me - proggy-metal, with heavy-af moments, interconnected with some softer passages, and brief/tasteful/tolerable growls. I’m anticipating a pretty solid listen of the debut effort from this independent band. Looking forward to checking it out.
Ranking: 5
Bolsters: Defecto - Excluded
hhhmmmm… same vocalist here as on the last Secton A album (and Black Masquerade for that matter). I must say, he’s way better suited to this heavier prog style than MOR prog that Section A is. MUCH better. Another tremendously written song - instrumental section had a great key/guitar duel. Not much to say other than the fact this kicked ass.
Ranking: 4.3
Lowdz: Night Mistress - Until the Day will Dawn
Heavy af, and straight forward - nothing flashy, but nothing to mundane either. Reminds me a lot of Manimal. The dude's got a great vocal range - keeps it pretty interesting with his melodies. Damn, who do those vocals remind me of?? Pyscrence maybe? Mini-Bruce? This song trended up with every listen. Instrumentally it was excellent - again, not too flashy, but vibrant enough to keep my attention (with a kick-ass solo). The coda at the end felt a little weird, but whatevs.
Ranking: 4.2
Train: The Great Discord - Darkest Day
Smooth as silk vocals here - another fabulous female voice that doesn’t try to do anything more than sing some great metal. For some of the verses, I honestly wouldn’t have known this was a female lead if I hadn’t looked it up… the vocals are so good it just doesn’t matter. Great atmosphere/vibe that the rhythm/keys delivers… it’s just a warm/rich sound all around. And you say we aren’t a musical match! This deserves better than middle-of-the-pack, and it’d be an 8-ish on a 10-point scale. This one inched it’s way up with every listen
Ranking: 4.1
Wolfking: Soilwork - Rejection Role
When music comes with excellent sound and melodies, moderate growls aren't a problem (see Rage of Despair by Flaming Row - a favorite tune of mine). Not sure how you thought this would be a risk - there was barely a hint of growls. I’m willing to bet it’s another case where their library of work likely wouldn't appeal to me on the whole, but this is a nice and accessible tune - up tempo and a good amount of tasty elements packed into 3:35. Well played.
Ranking: 3
Stadler: Rainbow - Fire Dance
Cha-ching. You finally found the very narrow sweet spot of classic rock/metal that still provides a tremendous amount of appeal for me. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why that is with this tune (a young JLT in his prime maybe?), but it is what it is. Another up-tempo tune (which, by-and-large, usually appeals to me over slower paced music - and DEFINITELY more than the plodding/brooding style of music; hint to other players if they’re even reading other writeups). The hillbilly sounding guitar solo was fun as shit. Overall, I was very impressed - as I should be. Though, I woulda swore I was listening to Deep Purple with all those keyboard runs. Not sure if this is indicative of the entire album or this era of Rainbow, or just this song.
Ranking: 2
Kingshmegland: - Mile Marker Zero / 2001
Well, your majesty... you’re back at the top of the heap. Your submissions are clearly bi-polar with me. These five guys delivered something that fired on all cylinders - proggy af, great sound, great melodies, great vocals, fantastic rhythm and a certain zippity-do-da on the drums that is cool as fuck as well. Instrumental section kicked all kinds of ass - great writing and delivery. I knew this was #1 after the second listen, and it kept appealing to me more and more. Can’t wait to check this one out.
Ranking: 1
Standings:
Evermind*: 4+3+1+3+7=18
Bolsters: 5+4+5+1+4=19
TAC: 2+5+5+3+5=20
wolfking*: 2+4+6+5+3=20
lonestar*: 2+5+5+2+7=21
jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6+6=22
Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4+6=22
kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8+1=23
Lowdz: 6+1+8+6+4=25
Lethean*: 4+8+4+4+8=28
Stadler: 7+6+7+9+2=31
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8+7=34
Train of Naught: 9+10+7+7+4=37
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10+10=39
Elite: 10+7+10+5+9=41
* - 1 point improvement
** - 2 point improvement
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Well, at least I got this one out of the way. I was curious what you'll think about this song, and I agree, there are some moments that are just pure gold, and then there are some mediocre moments. Btw, I think that the "violin" at 2:45 is just the keyboard sound. It doesn't even sound like a violin, and also I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. :lol
Still, I kinda hoped for at least a 5 with this brilliant flute solo, last guitar solo and the epic ending. Oh well. Thankfully RJ, Tim and Dave also didn't do too well, so I'm still in the leading spot!
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Chad, the album is a concept album and it kicks ass. They are playing Rosfest this year but I bought this before knowing that.
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Puppies: - Novembre - Zenith
It's a tale of two songs - and neither were exactly the best of times. The mellow part in the middle, as well as the lead up following it, was nice, but otherwise, I just wasn't feeling it. Not sure what the 40 seconds of vocals at the end added… I think I would've preferred it to just be an instrumental start-to-finish. I appreciate you sending stuff outside of my box, but this was another whiff (though better than The Mars Volta)
Ranking: 10
Elite: VOLA - Stray the Skies
This landed in the ‘wall of sound’ category, which always reminds me of Devin Townsend … whose music I like sometimes, but just not very often. Damn that riff was heavy as fuck. Not really a fan of the ‘reverb-like’ tone they overlaid for the vocals. Nice little keyboard solo. Again, hate to rate it low… it’s definitely not 9x worse than the best song, but it’s just a tad outside my comfort zone. I’ll say the same I said to Puppies… I appreciate you being here to push me outside of my comfort zone, and I’m hoping that something clicks in the next three rounds. Either that, or I’m just a grumpy old fart that’s set in his ways. :getoffmylawn:
Ranking: 9
I'm going to say you are just a grumpy old fart that is set in his ways. :neverusethis:
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As I told you, I love Les Mis, and will gladly listen to those songs on their own.
I see what you did there.
Nothing but fair, man. Thank you for treating the tune seriously vs liquidating it as a joke. I really appreciate and respect that.
Most importantly, made ya dance?
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Yeah bro, there are songs on Quadrophenia that are better than what I sent you, I just really wanted to share that one. And yeah, it'd be fucking criminal for you not to sit down with that album, some headphones, a drink, and the lyrics. It's definitely Pete's magnum opus, and that's saying a lot for a man who has put out some of the best music of a generation.
You already got my next submission.
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Chad, the album is a concept album and it kicks ass. They are playing Rosfest this year but I bought this before knowing that.
color me excited
I'm going to say you are just a grumpy old fart that is set in his ways. :neverusethis:
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As I told you, I love Les Mis, and will gladly listen to those songs on their own.
I see what you did there.
Well, that makes one of us. Whatever it was, it was unintentional... oh wait, now I see what I did. :lol
Sorry man... no dancing is, was, or will be, involved in the listening of this roulette.
Yeah bro, there are songs on Quadrophenia that are better than what I sent you, I just really wanted to share that one. And yeah, it'd be fucking criminal for you not to sit down with that album, some headphones, a drink, and the lyrics. It's definitely Pete's magnum opus, and that's saying a lot for a man who has put out some of the best music of a generation.
*My* Generation?
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We're waiting for the handicap again, right? Or should I go ahead and send?
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We're waiting for the handicap again, right? Or should I go ahead and send?
You can go ahead and pre-emptively send if you'd like.
The stoner K-9 can handicap either you, Bolsters, TAC, or wolfking. FYI, I put the handicap categories in the OP so they're easy to find. The random recipient of the "I'm rubber, you're glue" defense has been notified.
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No thanks boss, I'll patiently wait for my handicap.
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We're waiting for the handicap again, right? Or should I go ahead and send?
You can go ahead and pre-emptively send if you'd like.
The stoner K-9 can handicap either you, Bolsters, TAC, or wolfking. FYI, I put the handicap categories in the OP so they're easy to find. The random recipient of the "I'm rubber, you're glue" defense has been notified.
Lets have Bolsters send a ballad. Or do they get to pick between an instrumental or a ballad? Either way....
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Yeah, it's either / or type of thing.
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Since I'm falling fast in the standings with no hope of catching up, I think I need to continue to push you out of your musical comfort zone......at least a bit. Maybe something new will click with you. Don't worry, I won't be sending any harsh noise or black metal, but I'm determined to get you to like (or at least tolerate) harsh vocals more... If TAC can do it, so can you :biggrin: Or you could just be a stubborn mule :corn
And by the way, I actually thought you would really enjoy that Novembre song. Oh well.
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Can’t complain with that. You summed it up pretty well.
Going to have to look for something growlified.... 😱
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Yeah, it's either / or type of thing.
What he said... instrumental *OR* a ballad for Bolsters to send. And to let the cat out of the bag, it was NOT Bolsters receiving the bounce-back award, so you needn't worry about him turning it around on you.
@ Puppies... I'm cool with whatever you want to lay on me. I might not like it, but - just as I did with Sebastian Bach to you - I insist you - everyone - stuff that you love, and think that it will have at least a small chance of appealing to me. FWIW, it isn't growls that turn me off as much as the style of music (doom, black, death etc...) that they're usually accompanied by. Have a listen to Rage of Despair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kh6PNQsDk), my #11 favorite song from this millennium, and tell me I can't like/appreciate growls. It's almost 50/50 growls:clean, heavy as fuck, great melodies and balanced with fantastic clean vocals/harmonies that are just killer.
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I just noticed, Kade has worked out a nice 'straight' with his scores, Lethean has a full house, and Alex has a helluva cribbage score! :lol
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Sent a fantastic song.
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I just noticed, Kade has worked out a nice 'straight' with his scores, Lethean has a full house, and Alex has a helluva cribbage score! :lol
I have a terrible golf score for the first 5 holes :lol
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I'm determined to get you to like (or at least tolerate) harsh vocals more... If TAC can do it, so can you :biggrin:
Seriously, you guys have done a great job in getting TAC to tolerate and sometimes appreciate harsh vocals. He's now sending me melodic death metal in my own roulette, which seriously surprised me. :tup It's one of the beauties of roulettes, introducing people to stuff outside their comfort zone that they still like or even love.
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Except for this grumpy ole fart.
You may have broke Tim, but I'm not sure you can break me.
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Except for this grumpy ole fart.
You may have broke Tim, but I'm not sure you can break me.
You’re already half way there. There will be no converting me.
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Except for this grumpy ole fart.
You may have broke Tim, but I'm not sure you can break me.
You’re already half way there. There will be no converting me.
Yeah, you and Jay are definitely unbreakable.
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I thought Tim was unbreakable like Paul and myself in regards to the growls.
But then Tim was out like Kramer.
And then there was two!
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I thought Tim was unbreakable like Paul and myself in regards to the growls.
But then Tim was out like Kramer.
And then there was two!
You are master of your domain, and Paul is lord of the manor.
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I'm so fucking excited to have Tim in my next roulette if he has the time, of course. I've been also opening up to growls for the last two years.
And obviously not only Tim but some of you guys too, we'll see when the time comes. But Tim won the previous installment so he has to be there.
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I thought Tim was unbreakable like Paul and myself in regards to the growls.
But then Tim was out like Kramer.
And then there was two!
You are master of your domain, and Paul is lord of the manor.
As long as a Glamour magazine isn’t involved
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Sent a song six rounds late.
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I'm determined to get you to like (or at least tolerate) harsh vocals more... If TAC can do it, so can you :biggrin:
Seriously, you guys have done a great job in getting TAC to tolerate and sometimes appreciate harsh vocals. He's now sending me melodic death metal in my own roulette, which seriously surprised me. :tup It's one of the beauties of roulettes, introducing people to stuff outside their comfort zone that they still like or even love.
Yeah, so for my last roulette, I made it so that anyone who participated had to be people that I did not know, or have had none, if very little, contact with. I was hoping to get a young crowd. Really for the expressed reason to hear new stuff outside of my comfort zone. To really expose me to new STYLES. Not just another metal band I may have missed along the way. I got a great group of guys to join and I had an awesome time.
But then as appreciation, I went and joined their roulettes that followed. That was really eye opening. It set me on quite a search for new bands. I've made a number of purchases and my Spotify album count is bulging. But I never sent anything that I didn't believe in, even though quite a bit of it was relatively new to me.
Other than growls, in preparing for Chad's roulette, I have actually opened up a bit to female vocals. Something that I'm really not into. At all.
And Ariich, that Euphoreon album is a Top 5 Album for me this year. It's amazing.
I'm so fucking excited to have Tim in my next roulette if he has the time, of course. I've been also opening up to growls for the last two years.
And obviously not only Tim but some of you guys too, we'll see when the time comes. But Tim won the previous installment so he has to be there.
Oh, I'll be there, brother.
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Gee, I thought Lost Domain would've done better. That song is :metal :metal
Sent for Round 6. There are harsh vocals in this one.
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Lets have Bolsters send a ballad. Or do they get to pick between an instrumental or a ballad? Either way....
Ballad sent. :tup
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Pleastantly surprised with the ranking of the Soilwork. I thought even though there was no 'growls' per say, I thought the verses might put you off Chad. I reckon a couple of years ago the vocals there would have. Don't write them off, if you like them, there is a lot more to the band I reckon you'd dig. With that ranking, I could have even sent a more adventerous tune from them.
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For just this one hit, all the misses are worth it. :heart That's one of my favourite things in roulettes, to finally be able to find that one click with someone I don't match with. Their newest album "The Rabbit Hole" is more consistent than the first for sure, but that song I initially sent (from the debut album "Duende") is still my favourite by them and the one that got me into them.
I will try to find something good to send today, rather sooner than later.
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Pleastantly surprised with the ranking of the Soilwork. I thought even though there was no 'growls' per say, I thought the verses might put you off Chad. I reckon a couple of years ago the vocals there would have. Don't write them off, if you like them, there is a lot more to the band I reckon you'd dig. With that ranking, I could have even sent a more adventerous tune from them.
PM or email me some recommendations mate.
For just this one hit, all the misses are worth it. :heart That's one of my favourite things in roulettes, to finally be able to find that one click with someone I don't match with. Their newest album "The Rabbit Hole" is more consistent than the first for sure, but that song I initially sent (from the debut album "Duende") is still my favourite by them and the one that got me into them.
I will try to find something good to send today, rather sooner than later.
Agreed (and I love the attitude - I felt the same way with Lethean's roulette... tried exposing him to stuff he wouldn't normally go out and check out on his own, and wasn't offended at all that they didn't usually click. But I always sent stuff that I thought/hoped he would find value in). I was a little leery of receiving submissions too far outside my 'box', but it hasn't been onerous at all. Of all the songs ranked 7 or lower, only The Mars Volta one was something I couldn't handle. They all offered something that I liked, and none of them grossed me out.
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I think it's a shame with The Mars Volta, as that is my favourite band ever and I wanted to send a very nice power ballad-ish tune that people have said reminded them of Zeppelin (the song "The Widow"). Cassandra Gemini could be just as good as The Widow in my eyes, but even I didn't like that song the first few times I heard it, it's sooo much to take in. I think that song is at least worth checking out if you find the time, it's definitely TMV's 'radio hit', but one of my favourite songs by them for sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUBQLnEGHNk#t=28
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Yeah bro, there are songs on Quadrophenia that are better than what I sent you, I just really wanted to share that one. And yeah, it'd be fucking criminal for you not to sit down with that album, some headphones, a drink, and the lyrics. It's definitely Pete's magnum opus, and that's saying a lot for a man who has put out some of the best music of a generation.
You already got my next submission.
Love Reign O-er Me is must-listening. I would go so far as to say you can't say "I like" or "I don't like" The Who without having heard that song. It's everything The Who is about, lyrically, musically, vocally... in my opinion.
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That album is part of a 3 album run that challenges for the best run ever.
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That's a great song, and I'm not into The Who in the least.
I loved the Redemption cover. Ray Alder and John Bush in the same song!!! :omg: :metal
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That album is part of a 3 album run that challenges for the best run ever.
I couldn't even begin to tell you what the other two are.
Who's Next? Is that one?
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You need to be bitch slapped.
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Stadler: Rainbow - Fire Dance
Cha-ching. You finally found the very narrow sweet spot of classic rock/metal that still provides a tremendous amount of appeal for me. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why that is with this tune (a young JLT in his prime maybe?), but it is what it is. Another up-tempo tune (which, by-and-large, usually appeals to me over slower paced music - and DEFINITELY more than the plodding/brooding style of music; hint to other players if they’re even reading other writeups). The hillbilly sounding guitar solo was fun as shit. Overall, I was very impressed - as I should be. Though, I woulda swore I was listening to Deep Purple with all those keyboard runs. Not sure if this is indicative of the entire album or this era of Rainbow, or just this song.
Ranking: 2
The last two JLT albums - Straight Between The Eyes and Bent Out Of Shape - have the two 'radio hits' (Street of Dreams and Stone Cold) but the deeper tracks are much more in the vein of "Fire Dance": Drinking With The Devil, Make Your Move, Fool For The Night (all from BOOS) and Tearin' Out My Heart, Power, and Eyes Of Fire (SBTE). It's not for everyone, but for a "commercial album", Blackmore and David Rosenthal (the keyboard player, and now the "musical director" for the Billy Joel band) take it to the next level. By the way, Rosenthal did keyboard and synth programming on "A Change Of Seasons" by DT.
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Love Reign O-er Me is must-listening. I would go so far as to say you can't say "I like" or "I don't like" The Who without having heard that song. It's everything The Who is about, lyrically, musically, vocally... in my opinion.
While it's a tremendous song, it explodes with proper context of the album. To separate it from the previous twenty songs of Jimmy's disillusionment and despair, of struggling to find his place within his family and within the world, is to basically steal all proper meaning from the track. He's not celebrating love in the song, he's begging for God's salvation, for His love. (a great deal of Pete's songs are about that, it's a very common theme of his. Let My Love Open the Door and Who Are You are the two biggest examples)
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You need to be bitch slapped.
Seriously, I'm not a WHO person, and could not cite their discography. Even with my immense general music knowledge... ;D
Tearin' Out My Heart,
I totally hear this in ITPOE.
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Love Reign O-er Me is must-listening. I would go so far as to say you can't say "I like" or "I don't like" The Who without having heard that song. It's everything The Who is about, lyrically, musically, vocally... in my opinion.
While it's a tremendous song, it explodes with proper context of the album. To separate it from the previous twenty songs of Jimmy's disillusionment and despair, of struggling to find his place within his family and within the world, is to basically steal all proper meaning from the track. He's not celebrating love in the song, he's begging for God's salvation, for His love. (a great deal of Pete's songs are about that, it's a very common theme of his. Let My Love Open the Door and Who Are You are the two biggest examples)
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;D
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Tommy
Who's Next
Quadrophenia
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Who are we talking about?
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Who are we talking about?
Correct.
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Who are we talking about?
Correct.
I don't know.
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Can't explain
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You need to be bitch slapped.
Seriously, I'm not a WHO person, and could not cite their discography. Even with my immense general music knowledge... ;D
I never was, then I got a copy of Tommy for $0.50 from a street vendor in Philly, then I won an auction on eBay for all their studio albums except their debut (I honestly bought it figuring I could sell the "big three" and double my money; I did) and I had a similar experience to listening to Jimi Hendrix. The Who are SO influential, and I had no idea. Plus, for a band known for their wild and crazy stage antics, their records are surprisingly well-played and well-recorded. They SOUND so good.
I'm of the opinion now that there are a handful of records that you have to hear to get the historical perspective, and "Tommy" is one of them.
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Ron & Fez ruined Tommy for me :lol
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Listening starts tonight. Waiting on Stads and Elate... I mean Elite.
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Stadler: Rainbow - Fire Dance
Cha-ching. You finally found the very narrow sweet spot of classic rock/metal that still provides a tremendous amount of appeal for me. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why that is with this tune (a young JLT in his prime maybe?), but it is what it is. Another up-tempo tune (which, by-and-large, usually appeals to me over slower paced music - and DEFINITELY more than the plodding/brooding style of music; hint to other players if they’re even reading other writeups). The hillbilly sounding guitar solo was fun as shit. Overall, I was very impressed - as I should be. Though, I woulda swore I was listening to Deep Purple with all those keyboard runs. Not sure if this is indicative of the entire album or this era of Rainbow, or just this song.
Ranking: 2
The last two JLT albums - Straight Between The Eyes and Bent Out Of Shape - have the two 'radio hits' (Street of Dreams and Stone Cold) but the deeper tracks are much more in the vein of "Fire Dance": Drinking With The Devil, Make Your Move, Fool For The Night (all from BOOS) and Tearin' Out My Heart, Power, and Eyes Of Fire (SBTE). It's not for everyone, but for a "commercial album", Blackmore and David Rosenthal (the keyboard player, and now the "musical director" for the Billy Joel band) take it to the next level. By the way, Rosenthal did keyboard and synth programming on "A Change Of Seasons" by DT.
Rosenthal was also in Red Dawn who produced one fantastic AOR album, and he arranged the Yngwie Concerto Suite. Talented bloke.
But all Rainbow is great.
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I think I have that Red Dawn album... either courtesy of you or Brent from a Top 50 list no doubt.
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Listening starts tonight. Waiting on Stads and Elate... I mean Elite.
Wait, what? Did I not send in?
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Listening starts tonight. Waiting on Stads and Elate... I mean Elite.
Wait, what? Did I not send in?
You old bastard.
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Listening starts tonight. Waiting on Stads and Elate... I mean Elite.
Wait, what? Did I not send in?
Not that I've seen.
Rich is in now... though I'm giving him the option of re-submitting because it's a band I've heard before, and was not a fan of them.
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Gimme an hour.
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Twisted Sister LTR RTL-Definitelty JJ.
Is Yngwie third from the bottom, and Witherfall right above it?
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There's definitely songs there. :lol
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*takes off glasses and beans self with hammer*
Nope, still can't see it...
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*takes off glasses and beans self with hammer*
Nope, still can't see it...
I can see stars Raoul!! :lol
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Twisted Sister LTR RTL-Definitelty JJ.
Is Yngwie third from the bottom, and Witherfall right above it?
1 for 3 on that. Yngvie would be banned.
If I make it smaller, does that help?
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jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
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Looks like Gin Blossoms right before Twisted Sister. That has to be wrong.
And no, it doesn't really help.. :lol
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Looks like Gin Blossoms right before Twisted Sister. That has to be wrong.
You're right... you're wrong.
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The Cast Of Annie-The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow. That has to be Indiscipline.
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Looks like Gin Blossoms right before Twisted Sister. That has to be wrong.
You're right... you're wrong.
That sounds like the title of a 90s rock song.
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The Cast Of Annie-The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow. That has to be Indiscipline.
"WTF is Annie?"
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:lol
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The Cast Of Annie-The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow. That has to be Indiscipline.
"WTF is Annie?"
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J Boy, fix that picture will ya?
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Fuckin crybaby's. I expect this to be solved before I go to bed now. I might as well have just populated the list for you whiners.
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??: / Breathe
??: Iced Earth / Damien
??: Fullforce /
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jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
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TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
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??: Lizzy Borden / Lovin You Is Murder
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Pretty sure I see
Closure In Moscow
Iced Earth (Kade)
Is that Lizzy Borden? Paul?
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I vote for non-blurry pictures cause I still can't see shit.
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Pretty sure I see
Closure In Moscow
Iced Earth (Kade)
Is that Lizzy Borden? Paul?
Yes on the bands; no on the players
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Pretty sure I see
Closure In Moscow
Iced Earth (Kade)
Is that Lizzy Borden? Paul?
Yes on the bands; no on the players
How is Iced Earth not banned :huh: ???
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Bleed - No More Pain. I only got it because it showed up in 425's roulette. :lol Sent by King.
Top song looks like it might be Breathe. There's also a (Pt. 1) in there as well.
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Loving You is Murder by Lizzy Borden is a great tune!
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Dyssidia - An Absolute Severance
That’s TAC
Oh, it also appears my song/artist is mixed up
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Dyssidia - An Absolute Severance
That’s TAC
As Orville said to Wilbur .... "You're Wright!"
Oh, it also appears my song/artist is mixed up
Nope, you must be thinking of a different song you submitted.
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How is Iced Earth not banned :huh: ???
Cuz I've listened to some of their stuff before, and not really enjoyed them. Barlow's voice is very much a 'miss' for me. He's ok on the Pyramaze album he sings on, but otherwise, I'm not really a fan.
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Bleed - No More Pain. I only got it because it showed up in 425's roulette. :lol Sent by King.
Top song looks like it might be Breathe. There's also a (Pt. 1) in there as well.
Let's say it's an experiment I went with.
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The Iced Earth is Damien. that's a cracker.
Loving You is Murder by Lizzy Borden is a great tune!
Indeed.
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The third one looks like Fullforce, but I sent them to Chad in a previous roulette, not that that matters but they only have two albums.
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How is Iced Earth not banned :huh: ???
Cuz I've listened to some of their stuff before, and not really enjoyed them. Barlow's voice is very much a 'miss' for me. He's ok on the Pyramaze album he sings on, but otherwise, I'm not really a fan.
:facepalm:
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How is Iced Earth not banned :huh: ???
Cuz I've listened to some of their stuff before, and not really enjoyed them. Barlow's voice is very much a 'miss' for me. He's ok on the Pyramaze album he sings on, but otherwise, I'm not really a fan.
:facepalm:
Still, a A+ pick mate. Absolute monster of a song.
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They'll see the raptures of our kingdom, they'll see the truth to mankind!! :2metal:
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Twisted Sister LTR RTL-Definitelty JJ.
That's a great song. GREAT song. If you take out the two "hits" (with their jokey videos) those first three TS records are some stellar metal.
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I am afraid my next ocular test for driving license renewal will go like:
"A .. K, Y ... Ok, Kattelox sent Q. Is W King?"
"Nurse!"
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Oh, it also appears my song/artist is mixed up
Nope, you must be thinking of a different song you submitted.
oh no, you mixed them up. the artist and the song don't match; the song is what I sent originally, the artist is the second thing I sent :biggrin:
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Oh, it also appears my song/artist is mixed up
Nope, you must be thinking of a different song you submitted.
oh no, you mixed them up. the artist and the song don't match; the song is what I sent originally, the artist is the second thing I sent :biggrin:
Oh shit! you're right. :lolpalm: I'll fix it on the next iteration
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I am afraid my next ocular test for driving license renewal will go like:
"A .. K, Y ... Ok, Kattelox sent Q. Is W King?"
"Nurse!"
I've been posting at places like this for, what, 15 years or so (maybe more) and I'm STILL not used to the real-world translation. "So, I'm talking to my friend Ka-, uh, um, uh... yeah. Kattleox, whatever, and he went to this Prog festival...." or "I don't live in Canada, but my friend Jingle.boy does and he says....".
Yeah, right.
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The third one looks like Fullforce, but I sent them to Chad in a previous roulette, not that that matters but they only have two albums.
I thought I recognized the name... now I know why!
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I am afraid my next ocular test for driving license renewal will go like:
"A .. K, Y ... Ok, Kattelox sent Q. Is W King?"
"Nurse!"
:rollin
I've been posting at places like this for, what, 15 years or so (maybe more) and I'm STILL not used to the real-world translation. "So, I'm talking to my friend Ka-, uh, um, uh... yeah. Kattleox, whatever, and he went to this Prog festival...." or "I don't live in Canada, but my friend Jingle.boy does and he says....".
Yeah, right.
"Dear Mike/Firewings/Kattelox/whoever the hell you are..." :lol :lol :lol
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Twisted Sister LTR RTL-Definitelty JJ.
That's a great song. GREAT song. If you take out the two "hits" (with their jokey videos) those first three TS records are some stellar metal.
Oh hell f’n yes!!! Heck, leave the hits in. I have no problem with them. I saw them on the Stay Hingry tour. (opening for Dio)
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Twisted Sister LTR RTL-Definitelty JJ.
That's a great song. GREAT song. If you take out the two "hits" (with their jokey videos) those first three TS records are some stellar metal.
Oh hell f’n yes!!! Heck, leave the hits in. I have no problem with them. I saw them on the Stay Hingry tour. (opening for Dio)
I was there, too. New Haven Coliseum. There was a fight on the floor, chairs flying. But I thought Twisted Sister killed it. Very good live band (even though sometimes I have my doubts about the guitar players).
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The third one looks like Fullforce, but I sent them to Chad in a previous roulette, not that that matters but they only have two albums.
I thought I recognized the name... now I know why!
Not sure what song it is but if it's from the first album its going to score well, which is a tad annoying.
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The third one looks like Fullforce, but I sent them to Chad in a previous roulette, not that that matters but they only have two albums.
I thought I recognized the name... now I know why!
Not sure what song it is but if it's from the first album its going to score well, which is a tad annoying.
It's not.
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The third one looks like Fullforce, but I sent them to Chad in a previous roulette, not that that matters but they only have two albums.
I thought I recognized the name... now I know why!
Not sure what song it is but if it's from the first album its going to score well, which is a tad annoying.
It's not.
All good then. I didn't ike the second album at all. First was stellar. Surprised you didn't end up checking it out Chad.
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Been ages since I heard Damien. That's a great album.
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Been ages since I heard Damien. That's a great album.
The chorus is monstrous.
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If I make this any clearer, you'll be able to outright read it.
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??: Almah / Breathe
??: Iced Earth / Damien
??: Fullforce /
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jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
??: Lee Abraham / Harbour Lights
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
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King: No More Pain / Bleed
??: Temperance / Daruma's Eyes (Pt 1)
??: Lizzy Borden / Lovin You Is Murder
??: Westworld /
??: Closure in Moscow /
??: Andromeda / Crescendo of Thoughts
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Almah - Breathe
Lee Abraham? Harbour Lights?
Temperance - Daruma's Eyes (Pt. 1)
Westworld?
Andromeda - Crescendo of Thoughts
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All correct.
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Chad, you forgot Bleed - No More Pain that Dave got on the last page.
I got nothing.
From memory I think I sent Almah to Chad last time which got a lukewarm response.
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No More Pain is supposed to be the artist name as well I think.
I know Chad got Temperance last time (from Ruslan) but not sure if he would send the same thing twice or not. Pretty good band, I only had them on my "maybe" list because I knew they'd been sent before.
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I considered Temperance and then remembered I already used them last time, so no, it's not mine this time.
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No More Pain is supposed to be the artist name as well I think.
So it is... I got some Kade-level fails here :biggrin:
I'm being fairly lenient (as you can clearly tell) on bands being submitted that were used prior. I know that might not seem fair to some, but since I'm doing this roulette for shits and giggles (not necessarily for musical exploration), I never intended to be too strict
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No More Pain is supposed to be the artist name as well I think.
So it is... I got some Kade-level fails here :biggrin:
I'm being fairly lenient (as you can clearly tell) on bands being submitted that were used prior. I know that might not seem fair to some, but since I'm doing this roulette for shits and giggles (not necessarily for musical exploration), I never intended to be too strict
Who is this Chad. I don't even know.......
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I'm being fairly lenient (as you can clearly tell) on bands being submitted that were used prior. I know that might not seem fair to some, but since I'm doing this roulette for shits and giggles (not necessarily for musical exploration), I never intended to be too strict
Yeah, for my v2 I banned every single thing I received from the v1, but it was completely unnecessary. Going forward I will definitely be more lenient, and only ban the absolute best stuff from previous roulettes where artists I didn't look into further are concerned.
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I'm being fairly lenient (as you can clearly tell) on bands being submitted that were used prior. I know that might not seem fair to some, but since I'm doing this roulette for shits and giggles (not necessarily for musical exploration), I never intended to be too strict
Yeah, for my v2 I banned every single thing I received from the v1, but it was completely unnecessary. Going forward I will definitely be more lenient, and only ban the absolute best stuff from previous roulettes where artists I didn't look into further are concerned.
That's probably what I'm also going to do. I remember banning stuff like Orphaned Land which I didn't even like back then; yesterday I've heard a song from their new album on WPAPU which lead me to listen to the whole album today and it's actually fantastic.
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As I'm slowly discovering the roulette process, I think that's an excellent choice. I mean, acts can change personnel, style and sound through their discographies. Let's say I'm not familiar with King Crimson and I got a Belew era song in my R1, should I refuse a Lake era tune in my R2? Even if my goal is strictly discovering new music, am I not missing hard on something "new" anyway?
Yup, I sent Temperance *wink*
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The answer is yes, you should refuse all King Crimson eras. This is about finding good music.
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*Lols*
As I'm slowly discovering the roulette process, I think that's an excellent choice. I mean, acts can change personnel, style and sound through their discographies. Let's say I'm not familiar with King Crimson and I got a Belew era song in my R1, should I refuse a Lake era tune in my R2? Even if my goal is strictly discovering new music, am I not missing hard on something "new" anyway?
Yup, I sent Temperance *wink*
"Shave and a haircut ..."
The answer is yes, you should refuse all King Crimson eras. This is about finding good music.
"... TWO BITS!"
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The answer is yes, you should refuse all King Crimson eras. This is about finding good music.
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The answer is yes, you should refuse all King Crimson eras. This is about finding good music.
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Haha. Fair enough guys.
But I really have to object with Morgan Freeman interrupting the flow of hotness.
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Haha. Fair enough guys.
But I really have to object with Morgan Freeman interrupting the flow of hotness.
Just imagine Morgan Freeman narrating the flow of hotness.
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Fapulous.
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I'm being fairly lenient (as you can clearly tell) on bands being submitted that were used prior. I know that might not seem fair to some, but since I'm doing this roulette for shits and giggles (not necessarily for musical exploration), I never intended to be too strict
Yeah, for my v2 I banned every single thing I received from the v1, but it was completely unnecessary. Going forward I will definitely be more lenient, and only ban the absolute best stuff from previous roulettes where artists I didn't look into further are concerned.
That's probably what I'm also going to do. I remember banning stuff like Orphaned Land which I didn't even like back then; yesterday I've heard a song from their new album on WPAPU which lead me to listen to the whole album today and it's actually fantastic.
This is kinda my thought process. Anything that rated high enough for me to remember how awesome it was and/or go out and check out multiple albums and/or buy them... those aren't cool to re-use. I think I played that Fullforce album a couple times, but don't remember much about it; don't remember if I checked out Almah or Temperance at all (last.fm says I tried an album, or part of an album, for each - but that shows you how much of an impact they left... I didn't remember!), despite liking the tracks that were submitted. Two people tried to lay Sonata Arctica on me this roulette, which I politely banned - Don't Say A Word was just so damned good, and I checked out a lot of other stuff too. Anything that was middle of the road, or just perhaps a bad song to try with me, that's fair game to re-use - Sabbath, Mercenary and Anathema come to mind as other reused bands so far this time. I think most people wouldn't re-send a band that they themselves already submitted, but if someone else wanted to take a shot, I'm not gonna say no if it's a re-load from a different album.
tl;dr my discretion to accept or ban re-used bands.
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Haha. Fair enough guys.
But I really have to object with Morgan Freeman interrupting the flow of hotness.
Just imagine Morgan Freeman narrating the flow of hotness.
:lol
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Haha. Fair enough guys.
But I really have to object with Morgan Freeman interrupting the flow of hotness.
Just imagine Morgan Freeman narrating the flow of hotness.
Scrolled back and did it, totally worked. :tup
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:lol
Giggity.
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Mid-round impressions. I think I've gotten about 4-5 listens in so far.
FINALLY!
Um… no
This was pleasant as fuck
WWHHYYYYY!?!?!?!?
Fun, enjoyable, but I would rarely proactively reach for this kind of music
A serviceable ballad
5lbs of 'meh' in a 10lb bucket
Vocally, it was pretty much as I expected... and I was disappoint
Vocally, it also was pretty much exactly as I expected... which was meh
Really not sure what I just listened to
Again with the <some musical element>?
Not quite as good as you introducing me to <some other band>, but almost
Fantastic musically…opening was awesomesauce
Solid… in the Frontiers way
That's some damn fine <genre>
I got a super busy weekend ahead of me, but with stuff where I can have my headphones in and hammer out a few more listens. Resultz (barring some kind of catastrophe) will be up by end of the weekend.
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You hate my song :'(
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A serviceable ballad
5lbs of 'meh' in a 10lb bucket
Solid… in the Frontiers way
:hat
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A serviceable ballad
5lbs of 'meh' in a 10lb bucket
Solid… in the Frontiers way
:hat
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Hoping for, and probably jinxing:
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Not quite as good as you introducing me to <some other band>, but almost
I'm hoping this is mine.
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Not quite as good as you introducing me to <some other band>, but almost
I'm hoping this is mine.
It's a good thing that one of my rules of life is "never deprive anyone of hope; it might be all they have".
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Here's the songs... I'll leave the submitters in question for a while still in case people still feel in a guessing mood.
Lethean: Almah / Breathe
Kattleox: Iced Earth / Damien
??: Fullforce / Visions
Puppies_on_Acid: Alkaloid / Kernel Panic
jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
??: Lee Abraham / Harbour Lights
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
Bolsters: Dave Kerzner / The Lie
King: No More Pain / Bleed
??: Temperance / Daruma's Eyes (Pt 1)
wolfking: Lizzy Borden / Lovin You Is Murder
??: Westworld / Illusions
??: Closure in Moscow / The Church of the Technochrist
??: Andromeda / Crescendo of Thoughts
Stadler: Keane / Bedshaped
Still to be identified:
Elite
Train
lonestar
Evermind
Lowdz
Indiscipline
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Not quite as good as you introducing me to <some other band>, but almost
I'm hoping this is mine.
It's a good thing that one of my rules of life is "never deprive anyone of hope; it might be all they have".
I'm going to hope the hell out of you.
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Lethean sent Almah
Stadler sent Lizzy Borden
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Kattelox sent Iced Earth?
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Stadler did not send Lizzy Borden.
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I can't think of a single artist that's left that Stadler would know about, so damn, so much for that. :lol Hm...
wolfking sent Lizzy Borden
Puppies sent Andromeda? ???
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Bolsters sent his namesake?
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He did.
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Stadler sent Keane?
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Emma Watson Stone whatever is hot.
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Emma Watson Stone whatever is hot.
Indeedy
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Emma Watson Stone whatever is hot.
Indeedy
No, no. Margot Robbie is hot. Emma Stone is beautiful.
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Puppies sent Colonel Panic which is a great song on an okay/good album of a band that jingly.boi will think is a 'daring entry that doesn't quite cut it' for him
How wrong am I?
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Puppies sent Colonel Panic which is a great song on an okay/good album of a band that jingly.boi will think is a 'daring entry that doesn't quite cut it' for him
How wrong am I?
Tune in Sunday. Same bat-time... same bat-channel
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Puppies sent Colonel Panic which is a great song on an okay/good album of a band that jingly.boi will think is a 'daring entry that doesn't quite cut it' for him
How wrong am I?
Tune in Sunday. Same bat-time... same bat-channel
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So it is... I got some Kade-level fails here :biggrin:
I knew this was coming, but I deserve it.
There is a few of those statements that could refer to that Borden song. Should be received positively, I think.
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Final submissions, and the corresponding snippet.
Lethean: Almah / Breathe
This was pleasant as fuck
lonestar: Fullforce / Visions
Vocally, it was pretty much as I expected… and I was disappoint
Kattleox: Iced Earth / Damien
Vocally, it also was pretty much exactly as I expected… and it was meh
Puppies_on_Acid: Alkaloid / Kernel Panic
Um… no
jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
Solid… in the Frontiers way
Evermind: Lee Abraham / Harbour Lights
Again with the flute! :lol
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
10lbs of 'meh' in a 5lb bucket
Bolsters: Dave Kerzner / The Lie
A serviceable ballad
King: No More Pain / Bleed
WWHHYYYYY!?!?!?!?
Indiscipline: Temperance / Daruma's Eyes (Pt 1)
Fantastic musically…opening was awesomesauce
wolfking: Lizzy Borden / Lovin You Is Murder
Not quite as good as you introducing me to W.A.S.P., but almost
Lowdz: Westworld / Illusions
That's some damn fine AOR
Train: Closure in Moscow / The Church of the Technochrist
Fun, enjoyable, but I would rarely proactively reach for this kind of music
Elite: Andromeda / Crescendo of Thoughts
FINALLY!
Stadler: Keane / Bedshaped
Really not sure what I just listened to
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What is this "whhhhyyy" you speak of. The song kicks ass.
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Kattleox: Iced Earth / Damien
Vocally, it also was pretty much exactly as I expected… and it was meh
What?! :facepalm:
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It's only, like, 15 seconds of flute though. :lol
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What is this "whhhhyyy" you speak of. The song kicks ass.
TASTES!!!
Kattleox: Iced Earth / Damien
Vocally, it also was pretty much exactly as I expected… and it was meh
What?! :facepalm:
SEE ABOVE
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:lol
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Based on that, my middle of the pack position is secure...
I'm even more curious to see how my next submission fares muahahahahaha....
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For now on I'm giving Chad a new nickname.
Morris.
Because he's finicky AF. :lol
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Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow MEOW MEOW
MEOW meow meow meow
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:lol
Sounds like Damien isn't gonna do so hot. But that's on Chad. I sent a good song god damn it :lol
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:lol
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I've just listened to that No More Pain song. How many times did you manage to sit through it, Chad? :)
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Well mine sounds promising, but jingle can be tricky with his snippets, so I better wait till the final results before breathing a sigh of relief.
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Get out. :lol
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Also, a big yay for Andromeda (presumably) doing well. They were on my list to possibly send.
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:lol
Sounds like Damien isn't gonna do so hot. But that's on Chad. I sent a good song god damn it :lol
That you did.
I’m happy with my snippet. Hope to be happy with the score but Chad could be teasing but leaving out a “but” :biggrin:
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I've just listened to that No More Pain song. How many times did you manage to sit through it, Chad? :)
I think I gave it 7-8 spins.
:lol
Sounds like Damien isn't gonna do so hot. But that's on Chad. I sent a good song god damn it :lol
That you did.
I’m happy with my snippet. Hope to be happy with the score but Chad could be teasing but leaving out a “but” :biggrin:
That I could be. I'm a dick like that sometimes.
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Alright, let's release the tension and pressure.
Indiscipline: Temperance / Daruma's Eyes (Pt 1)
Fantastic musically…opening was awesomesauce … vocally, it was textbook Italian power metal (with some proginess to it). Loved it. Amazing chorus - loved the lead and backing vocals there. I suppose you could’ve gotten a Rock-level “FINALLY!”, but since I really didn’t know what to expect from you coming in to this, I have no point of comparison to know if you should be doing better than you were. Italian power metal walks a fine line with me between being too cheesy - like blue-cheese cheesy - (i.e., I can only take so much of it), vs being a nice blend of pepper-jack spiced cheese that offers a lot of different flavours. You nailed the latter here.
Ranking: 1
Evermind: Lee Abraham / Harbour Lights
Again with the flute! :lol Gorgeous song… reminds me a lot of another gorgeous ballad with "Harbour" in the title (Peaceful Harbour). So beautiful and relaxing. Gorgeous outro solo… Lee can deliver some serious emotion with his guitar, that's for sure.
Ranking: 2.1
Lethean: Almah / Breathe
This was pleasant as fuck, but damn that was short. Smooth voice, nice smooth tune - the vibe reminds me a lot of Solsbury Hill/Solitary Shell. Didn't really have much to say as I typed this, so I thought to check out the band at metal-archives, and ... well ... suck me sideways, I thought I recognized the voice!
Ranking: 2.2
Elite: Andromeda / Crescendo of Thoughts
FINALLY! Something that clicked. I’d heard a few Andromeda tracks a long time ago, and they showed up on a compilation album I have from somewhere, so I knew they were kinda keyboard heavy in their sound. The keyboard/guitar unisons and duels were magnificent. This is the kind of Prog-metal that these ears were made for - complex, but not too much of a wank-fest. Vocally, I wasn't wow'd, but it fit well with the music. Good 2nd choice - I don't think Oceans of Slumber would have fared well at all.
Ranking: 3.1
wolfking: Lizzy Borden / Lovin You Is Murder
Not quite as good as you introducing me to W.A.S.P., but almost. Nothing but straight forward classic metal here. I’d guess the only reason I missed out on these guys is because I can remember precisely zero radio exposure for them back in the 80s. Of my group of close friends back then, I had only one buddy in high school that shared the same tastes and level of musical interest as me. We found what we liked, and weren’t fanatics about expanding our musical arsenal, so we pretty much stuck to what we knew - about 40-50 bands I’d say. Add these fuckers to the list - prolly just start with a best-of compilation.
Ranking: 3.2
Lowdz: Westworld / Illusions
That's some damn fine AOR in a round where a few people took risks - and whiffed - this safe choice resonated well. It's nothing that would standout in the world of Melodic Rock/AOR, but this was a really nice track. As the week went on, it felt more and more ordinary, so I’m not sure if they’ll make the cut when I dig deeper into all the new discoveries here, but in-and-of-itself, this was a very nice track.
Ranking 4.1
jjrocks: Twisted Sister / Ride to Live, Live to Ride
Solid… in the Frontiers way. It didn't quite capture me the way some of the other classics did that you've provided so far, but this was an excellent metal tune, with all the right elements that appeal to me. I feel as if I could start with the exact same writeup for every single one of your submissions, they would all be guaranteed to be at least middle of the pack, with some trending to the top (ala Impellitteri) - wishing I'd explored these acts beyond the radio hits back in the 80s (and regretting that I hadn't), but for now I'll just have to seek 'best-of' recommendations, because I can't fathom trying to explore the depth of the discography that most of these have.
Ranking 4.2
lonestar: Fullforce / Visions
Vocally, it was pretty much as I expected… and I was disappoint Musically it was kinda bland, and Anderssn didn't do enough to save it and make it better. Sometimes voices I love don't compensate for a song that lacks quality - Brent fell victim to this last roulette with a submission that had Rick Altzi on the mic. Scored worse than Taylor Swift. I appreciate the '... but always cheat' submission, but Mike's voice alone couldn't make this a great submission. Still, middle of the pack this round.
Ranking: 5
Kattleox: Iced Earth / Damien
Vocally, it also was pretty much exactly as I expected… and it was meh, but musically it was pretty good. Starts out really nice with the choir and acoustic, but then Barlow comes in - see my earlier comment… Barlow just isn't that interesting to me. There were some parts where he delivered the goods (he sure can wail, I'll give him that), but otherwise, meh is how he - and his era of Iced Earth - hits me. I liked it more than the other IE song I got from Zook in my 2nd (Dante's Inferno), as it definitely and it got more enjoyable with multiple listens; but on the whole, it would seem that IE just isn't for me
Ranking: 6.1
Bolsters: Dave Kerzner / The Lie
Ah… the singer from A Sound of Contact . I've listened to them a few times, and found them to be pretty enjoyable. Vocally he was ok, though it felt like he mailed it in… there didn't seem to be much emotion or passion in his delivery, it fell kinda 'flat' for me; musically - especially the instrumental breakdowns and solos - this was excellent.
Ranking: 6.2
Train: Closure in Moscow / The Church of the Technochrist
Fun, enjoyable, but I would rarely proactively reach for this kind of music. It totally gives me a Deer Hunter vibe - I keep coming back to them as a descriptor for this kind of music, cuz I don't know what/who else to draw as a comparison. Fun, funky, kinda poppy, kinda proggy, upbeat, definitely psychadellic, and simply nice music to listen to (for the most part). Vocally it was pretty strong. I enjoyed the fuck out of this, but I would rarely proactively reach for this kind of music. I think I said earlier that I reach for TDH once every couple of years, and that's enough to satiate me for this funky-psyhcadellic-prog kind of music. I mean, I think their FB profile (https://www.facebook.com/pg/closureinmoscow/about/) says it all about them.
Ranking: 7
Stadler: Keane / Bedshaped
Really not sure what I just listened to. Was it pop? Rock? It wasn't bad by any means, but I just didn't get a lot of enjoyment out of it. The high pitched, yet soft vocals that are in the intro up to the part the full band kicks in were not good, and they kept coming back for more - like a subscription to the jelly of the month club (though I don't have a rant to go on). The outro was nice, except for the keyboard tone there - sounded like a $15 keyboard you’d pick up at Toys R Us. Ultimately, this one started out weak, got a little better in the middle, but finished with a whimper.
Ranking: 8
King: No More Pain / Bleed
WWHHYYYYY!?!?!?!? Sorry to say, your trend continues. You got something against consistency? This came a little too close to feeling/sounding Haken-ish, which as everyone knows, is not a good thing for this cochise. Share this one with Nick, I'm sure he'd love it. This had a lot to like about it - a lot of the guitar runs and riffs, the drum work, the instrumental section starting at 4:30ish for instance. Unfortunately, it had a lot more that I didn't like - it had an alt-rock feel for the most part, I'm not sure if I like or dislike the vocals, the outro... I'm with 425 on that - what the fuq was with that!?!? For some reason, when all the individual pieces are put together, it just sounded like a hot mess.
Ranking: 9.1
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
I dunno man… your were certainly right, the harsh vocals blew… huge... like a deepthroat on Peter North level of suckage; unfortunately, the cleans didn't compensate for them; and the music certainly is metal af, but it didn't jive with me at all. This tune actually sounded worse with multiple listens. I know the younglings broke you in your roulette, but I'm proud to stand with Paul and jj (for the most part). This just ain't working for me - it started out as 10lbs of 'meh' in a 5lb bucket, and gradually descended into 10lbs of suck. On the bright side, it’s not the first 9 you got in a roulette today!
Ranking: 9.2
Puppies_on_Acid: Alkaloid / Kernel Panic
Um… no. Way too much growls, and given I don't exactly like that style to begin with, these are what I'd classify as bad growls. Not enough clean to offset them, and growls for the sake of growling simply isn't my thing - it's not a vocal style that has any appeal to me on it's own - I might as well be listening to (c)rap or hip-hop. There is simply no appeal to me in growling/cookie-monster vocals just because. Tasteful and appropriate is what I've been saying about grows from the outset, and these vocals didn't hit me as such. This was the second one that I had to pull the ripcord on. I think I hammered out 3-4 genuine attempts, but by then, I knew this was the runt of the litter even though I gave it a couple more courteous listens. By the 6th go, it needed to be put down. C’mon man… surely you have something in your library more to my liking?? Please don’t make me suffer thru more experiments and/or attempts to get me to like something WAY outside my box.
Ranking: 10
Standings:
Evermind*: 4+3+1+3+7+2=20
wolfking*: 2+4+6+5+3+3=23
Bolsters: 5+4+5+1+4+6=25
jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6+6+4=26
lonestar*: 2+5+5+2+7+5=26
Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4+6+6=28
Lowdz: 6+1+8+6+4+4=29
TAC: 2+5+5+3+5+9=29
Lethean*: 4+8+4+4+8+2=30
kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8+1+9=32
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8+7+1=35
Stadler: 7+6+7+9+2+8=39
Elite: 10+7+10+5+9+3=44
Train of Naught: 9+10+7+7+4+7=44
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10+10+10=49
* - 1 point improvement
** - 2 point improvement
Provided I didn't fail like I did with the blurred pic, Evermind retains the lead, while TAC drops like Marchand taking a slash. With two rounds to go, I’d say the top 5 all have legitimate chances to win, though the next 3 after that probably need a TAC-like comeback (in ariich’s roulette) to have a chance. To the bottom 7… please don’t throw in the towel; please aim for something that would appeal. Have some pride, dammit! :lol
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2? Wow! I'll take that. This has got to be the longest time I've ever been leading in any roulette!
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
On the bright side, it’s not the first 9 you got in a roulette today!
Ranking: 9.2
Ouch! :lol
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I have my work cut out for me next round. I was really hoping Damien would get you interested in IE a little more but fair is fair, they (or at the least, that era) just isn't for you, sadly. I'm glad you at least gave it a fair chance. Hey... what? I'm in 6th place? I'm okay with this. :metal
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2? Wow! I'll take that. This has got to be the longest time I've ever been leading in any roulette!
TAC: Dyssidia / An Absolute Severance
On the bright side, it’s not the first 9 you got in a roulette today!
Ranking: 9.2
Ouch! :lol
:metal
Oh wait wut?.. 9.2 isn't good in this roulette right?
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Yay, I’m level with Tim and he’s sending growls 😱. Wtf am I doing wrong?
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It's Chad's loss. 20 seconds of harsh vocals surrounded by music that is :metal
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That runt of the litter metaphor was fucking gold.
Gonna give my artist a few spins to zero in on a song, then I'm going where no roulette player has gone before...
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Yippee yay. :)
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That runt of the litter metaphor was fucking gold.
Took me a while even after you pointed that out. :lol
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:lolpalm:
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Fair enough, I guess it's time to stop experimenting. I'll find something that you will (hopefully) like.
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Tim, I listened to that song you sent (well one minute of it). Move away from this and please come and join Paul and myself again lol
Chad, in regards to Lizzy Borden. For your tastes, I would definitely say that the album "Visual Lies" would be your ideal place to start for the band.
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Tim, I listened to that song you sent (well one minute of it). Move away from this and please come and join Paul and myself again lol
The song is awesome!!!!
I mean, it's 20 seconds of harsh vocals. It's more time than J Boy needs to bang the Missus.
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Tim, I listened to that song you sent (well one minute of it). Move away from this and please come and join Paul and myself again lol
The song is awesome!!!!
I mean, it's 20 seconds of harsh vocals. It's more time than J Boy needs to bang the Missus.
(https://replygif.net/i/1265.gif)
I'm like the king of the safari baby.
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Grrrrrrr....
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Jingle, I definitely recommend you to check out Almah's debut album (that Breathe is on). The first track is kinda meh for me (but a lot of people like it), but the rest is great. I like their other albums too, but the debut just has a different feel
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Aaaaaaaaaaand sent!!!
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Sent Destiny's Child
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Sent, and I'm hoping suuuuper hard that you don't hate this one. It should be well inside your wheelhouse.
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Sent Destiny's Child
Knowing J Boy, he'd probably think even those vocals were too harsh.
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Sent Destiny's Child
Probably more enjoyable than Iced Earth! :neverusethis: And definitely better than Dyssidia
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I have always skipped Damien anyway. It plods way too slowly for me. There are so many better songs on Horrorshow, which allinall is a great album.
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Sent Destiny's Child
Probably more enjoyable than Iced Earth! :neverusethis: And definitely better than Dyssidia
I have always skipped Damien anyway. It plods way too slowly for me. There are so many better songs on Horrorshow, which allinall is a great album.
(https://i.imgur.com/A8ccfbt.gif)
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:lol
No idea what that is from, but it's hilarious.
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Go seek out the 'Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories' bits from Chappelle's Show on Prince and Rick James. That one's from the Prince one. Real stories, too. F*%$ing hilarious :lol
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SSSSAAALLLAAAPP!!
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(https://i.imgur.com/v72Pi90.gif)
Such great news to wake up to! Funny how this works, I had that song sitting in my mind since round 2 but someway overthinking kept it on the bench until now. Anyway, even though I'm basically out of the loop since 2000 in regard to new music, I've kept following italian acts closely, and these guys (and girls) have really switched gears in their last two albums. No more growlies and screamos, a lot more prog bits. There's the occasional cheesy commercial tune every now and then, but the overall level is world market worthy now.
Hard to top this, but I'll try to play garbage time as if it's crunch time.
EDIT: Sent
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I'll take that.
I have no idea which way to go now. Is another 24 hours to late to send Chad? If so, I'll try and whip something up now before bed.
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Just listened to a couple of minutes of Tim's song. I thought the growls were very good but the cleans were terrible.
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No sweat mate. Tomorrow night (your time) is fine.
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No sweat mate. Tomorrow night (your time) is fine.
Gives me time to have a bit of a think. Dunno if I take the classic Lizzy Borden style or go for some more growls.
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Took a chonce, as Harry Styles would say. You know what they say; "go big or go to Canada". That's what they say, right?
Sent (incidentially, I just sent the same song - albeit different versions - in the two roulettes I'm in.)
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Sending my second risky choice in a few minutes. If this one goes well, I'll probably win the whole thing, if not, well, at least I did well for the first six rounds. :lol
edit: sent some prog metal.
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Just listened to a couple of minutes of Tim's song. I thought the growls were very good but the cleans were terrible.
Wow, I really suck. The Clean Guy hates it. The Growl Guy hates it. :lol
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Just listened to a couple of minutes of Tim's song. I thought the growls were very good but the cleans were terrible.
Wow, I really suck. The Clean Guy hates it. The Growl Guy hates it. :lol
A suck sandwich? 🤣🤣
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Pretty much. :lol
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Listening starts tomorrow morning. Still waiting on
wolfking (though, he knows it)
Lowdz
Train
Elite
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Surprisingly nervous for this round....I could score well, or this could end up an abysmal failure.
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I forgot what I sent again already :lol
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Surprisingly nervous for this round....I could score well, or this could end up an abysmal failure.
So this could be a dumpster fire round for you.....like my last 3 rounds were :lol
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Should be there when you wake
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I mean my song, not me, obviously. That would be weird... 😱😀
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I mean my song, not me, obviously. That would be weird... 😱😀
... but awesome.
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
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Paul :facepalm: :lol
:natalieportman:
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
You would know.. :lol
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
You would know.. :lol
Indeed.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
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Sending my second risky choice in a few minutes. If this one goes well, I'll probably win the whole thing, if not, well, at least I did well for the first six rounds. :lol
edit: sent some prog metal.
Wow, you're really going out on a limb there with that risky genre mate.
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Sending my second risky choice in a few minutes. If this one goes well, I'll probably win the whole thing, if not, well, at least I did well for the first six rounds. :lol
edit: sent some prog metal.
Wow, you're really going out on a limb there with that risky genre mate.
:rollin :rollin
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I forgot what I sent again already :lol
Good one, Stadler.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing that you guessed the band from that description. Sent something fucking blistering drenched with guitar solos. Self indulgent as fuck!
I'm actually surprsied too that everyone has missed them, Tim for one, but I did have a quick skim through a few songs and I'm not basing this on anything but wouldn't be a band that you would really dig normally I don't think Chad, maybe others might think the same. But I'll give them a crack. Unique sound on many levels and an acquired taste and sent something different with less melody but loads more speed and shred! :metal
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Ok, let's bet. Judas Priest.
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That description might have been enough for me to cheat and figure out what you sent (the artist at least). :P If I'm right it's not a band I got into too much myself either, but they have a handful of songs that I really like. There's definitely some fucking good choices for Chad in their discography just from what little of it I'm familiar with.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing that you guessed the band from that description. Sent something fucking blistering drenched with guitar solos. Self indulgent as fuck!
I'm actually surprsied too that everyone has missed them, Tim for one, but I did have a quick skim through a few songs and I'm not basing this on anything but wouldn't be a band that you would really dig normally I don't think Chad, maybe others might think the same. But I'll give them a crack. Unique sound on many levels and an acquired taste and sent something different with less melody but loads more speed and shred! :metal
Honestly, I didn't scan the banned list/Last FM/iTunes thingies. I'm just sending shit...which apparently I succeeded in doing in the last round.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Ok, let's bet. Judas Priest.
That was my first thought, but some of the descriptions don't seem to follow, especially the criticisms about the vocals...
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Starting... sans Elate.
And it's not JP... both jj and wolfking took care of them last roulette - and 'the boys' helped me with a best-of recc'n so I didn't have to wade thru their entire discog.
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Ok, let's bet. Judas Priest.
That was my first thought, but some of the descriptions don't seem to follow, especially the criticisms about the vocals...
Point moot 'cause the host has spoken, but in a funny way the vocals comment was my main hint. I must admit I love Judas Priest music while not appreciating Rob's vocals, which I understand in metal circles is par to saying "I'm against the troops but I support the war".
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Just noticed a classic metal band that only has 3 songs played once each in your lastfm library Chad. Not mentioned at all in you itunes library too. Probably the vocals that have put you off but I have to send something from them. Just have to pick a song.
I'll bet anything it's on my 'how did I miss them' list, and seeing who fits that criteria on my last.fm library, I'm quite certain I know who it is you're thinking about. Can't believe it took 7 rounds for you/Tim/jj/Paul to send something from them (assuming I'm right)
Edit... YUP! I was right.
Ok, let's bet. Judas Priest.
That was my first thought, but some of the descriptions don't seem to follow, especially the criticisms about the vocals...
Point moot 'cause the host has spoken, but in a funny way the vocals comment was my main hint. I must admit I love Judas Priest music while not appreciating Rob's vocals, which I understand in metal circles is par to saying "I'm against the troops but I support the war".
HAHA, that was very well put. :)
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Ralf Scheepers > Rob Halford. I said that years ago and I still stand behind it. :hat
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
This statement sums me up, and is the reason I don’t volunteer for roulettes. Too much stress 🤯
Well that and my favourite song of all time that taught me very early on not to volunteer for anything
https://youtu.be/6cdFuMgMkBM
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Ralf Sheepers is simply not pleasurable to my ears.
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Biggest fail of all if JP are not banned. Even Canada had Judas fucking Priest! 😀
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Even Canada had Judas fucking Priest! 😀
Just the Ripper Era though. ;D
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Ralf Sheepers is simply not pleasurable to my ears.
CONSTANT HEAAAAAAAAAAAAART :2metal:
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
This statement sums me up, and is the reason I don’t volunteer for roulettes. Too much stress 🤯
Well that and my favourite song of all time that taught me very early on not to volunteer for anything
https://youtu.be/6cdFuMgMkBM
You shouldn't volunteer youtube links either. :lol
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Even Canada had Judas fucking Priest! 😀
Just the Ripper Era though. ;D
Oh. That explains it then.
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
This statement sums me up, and is the reason I don’t volunteer for roulettes. Too much stress 🤯
Well that and my favourite song of all time that taught me very early on not to volunteer for anything
https://youtu.be/6cdFuMgMkBM
You shouldn't volunteer youtube links either. :lol
That is the greatest song ever.
Why am I not winning this roulette again?
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Got no time today to put thought into a song. Give me 15 minutes.
Sometimes, that leads to the best result. As Indiscipline hinted, overthinking is the enemy of many roulette submissions.
This statement sums me up, and is the reason I don’t volunteer for roulettes. Too much stress 🤯
Well that and my favourite song of all time that taught me very early on not to volunteer for anything
https://youtu.be/6cdFuMgMkBM
You shouldn't volunteer youtube links either. :lol
That is the greatest song ever.
Why am I not winning this roulette again?
No, THIS is the greatest song ever!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAU3B9Pi_U (and I'm not Kip-rolling you Tim)
Dat bass line!
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Ahem!
https://youtu.be/P0rf3_viTxk
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Sending my second risky choice in a few minutes. If this one goes well, I'll probably win the whole thing, if not, well, at least I did well for the first six rounds. :lol
edit: sent some prog metal.
Wow, you're really going out on a limb there with that risky genre mate.
:rollin
Speaking from experience, my tastes in prog metal are quite different from Chad, although there is some overlap there. Still, that was a good one. :lol
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Ahem!
https://youtu.be/P0rf3_viTxk
pffffft. 200k views for that; 4M for Paul's; 12M for mine.
Case closed.
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To quote a hoser I know.
TASTES!
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(https://i.imgflip.com/1a0zma.jpg)
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Ralf Sheepers is simply not pleasurable to my ears.
His name or his voice? :)
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Ahem!
https://youtu.be/P0rf3_viTxk
pffffft. 200k views for that; 4M for Paul's; 12M for mine.
Case closed.
If you guys are being ironically hip: https://youtu.be/cd_Fdly3rX8
If you guys are being dead serious: https://youtu.be/dU6w56epBdc
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Well of course the second song is a 70's AOR classic.
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Ralf Scheepers > Rob Halford. I said that years ago and I still stand behind it. :hat
Heretic!
Blasphemer!
Turn in your metal card now! :biggrin:
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Ralf Scheepers > Rob Halford. I said that years ago and I still stand behind it. :hat
Heretic!
Blasphemer!
Turn in your metal card now! :biggrin:
You'll pry it from my cold dead hands, motherfucker! I'll shout it from the rooftops! :lol :lol
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I have no issue in someone liking Ralf better than Rob. A lot of Rob's classic performances Ralf can't touch but I really like Ralf though. I think Ralf in a live setting could actually be better than Rob. Ralf has always been very good live. I think that was something that Rob struggled with at times.
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Might be a hot take but I legit don't think Rob Halford sounds very strong in a lot of the Judas Priest stuff I've heard. Yeah he can hit high notes, but more often than not they sound thin and warbly and weak as hell. Ralf has pure power in his voice, from low to high, and he's damn near flawless live. Plus a lot of Priets's vocal lines have this awkward inflection or melodic phrasing that rubs me the wrong way, so I'll take Primal Fear any day. Mad respect for Halford of course being a metal legend especially factoring in context, but that's just my take.
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I know this is old, but I took it for the setting more than anything else (arenas are tough to get a good idea of the sound):
https://youtu.be/Wvlq1F-X6Ko
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Well of course the second song is a 70's AOR classic.
And I hate it. Hate the sax. Hate it more than listening to Robert Plant 😀
Sorry Chad. I had to.
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Well of course the second song is a 70's AOR classic.
And I hate it. Hate the sax. Hate it more than listening to Robert Plant 😀
Sorry Chad. I had to.
That's some serious fucking hate there, Paul.
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Well of course the second song is a 70's AOR classic.
And I hate it. Hate the sax. Hate it more than listening to Robert Plant 😀
Sorry Chad. I had to.
That's some serious fucking hate there, Paul.
It’s to balance out the love I have for you ❤️😀
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I think that's my favorite GIF on the Internet. :heart
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Well if you looked like that...
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I have no issue in someone liking Ralf better than Rob. A lot of Rob's classic performances Ralf can't touch but I really like Ralf though. I think Ralf in a live setting could actually be better than Rob. Ralf has always been very good live. I think that was something that Rob struggled with at times.
Ralf is near flawless live.
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Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing that you guessed the band from that description. Sent something fucking blistering drenched with guitar solos. Self indulgent as fuck!
I'm actually surprsied too that everyone has missed them, Tim for one, but I did have a quick skim through a few songs and I'm not basing this on anything but wouldn't be a band that you would really dig normally I don't think Chad, maybe others might think the same. But I'll give them a crack. Unique sound on many levels and an acquired taste and sent something different with less melody but loads more speed and shred! :metal
(https://bravewords.com/medias-static/images/news/2014/545B2AE7-megadeth-frontman-dave-mustaine-pick-your-influences-well-theres-nothing-better-than-when-the-student-beats-the-master-image.png)
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:biggrin:
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Who's that?
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Who's that?
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Who's that?
(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/3f/c5/42/3fc542ee7c079485d4b3a3ded1fb70aa--dave-mustaine-megadeth.jpg)
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:lol
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Well of course the second song is a 70's AOR classic.
And I hate it. Hate the sax. Hate it more than listening to Robert Plant 😀
Sorry Chad. I had to.
Troll.
;D ;D ;D
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Results :soon: :corn
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Tracklist?
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Sorry gents... I'm being a terrible host as this draws to an end. Work was a massive PITA this week, plus de-cluttering the jingle.household, with a garage sale in about 7 hours. I should probably get some shut-eye.
I've spun everything about 4 times so far... couple of clear favorites, and at this point, the bottom 1/2 is all kinda clumped together in that 'nothing wrong with it, but just not very enjoyable' category.
I'll get a somewhat (un)blurry list of tracks up later today - not making it very difficult to start. Should get results up by Monday night methinks. Maybe tomorrow.
Really would like you guys to turnaround your final submissions quick though, so that I can make my final post before I get on the road to Progstock on October 4th.
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Really would like you guys to turnaround your final submissions quick though, so that I can make my final post before I get on the road to Progstock on October 4th.
I'm going to start looking for something right now! :tup
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Hmm, can I send in advance today then? Will be a bit busy the next few days and now I have some time!
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I got home yesterday from being away for a week (school trip) and I haven’t read the last couple of pages. Did I actually send something for this round? I can’t remember..
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I can send before results if you wish. I got the album picked out, just need to settle on a song.
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I got home yesterday from being away for a week (school trip) and I haven’t read the last couple of pages. Did I actually send something for this round? I can’t remember..
No, you didn't. If you still want to, I'll still listen and rank it, but it'll only be after a few listens.
As for the two of you that already pre-sent, thanks. I meant to imply to send quickly *after* I post results, but I appreciate your promptness. No need for anyone to pre-send, unless like Train, there's any risk of not getting a song in by Tuesday-ish.
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This shouldn't cause any bitching or moaning.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1903/43939329015_2215b2c462_m.jpg)
TAC: /
jjrocks: /
Kattleox: maybeshewill/Red Paper Lanterns
lonestar: BABYMETAL/Tales of the Destinies (yes, I got the song/artist mixed up)
Kingshmegland: /
Puppies_On_Acid: Anubis Gate/ The End of Millennium Road
Bolsters: Burnclear/Rattle the Cage
Indiscipline: /
Stadler: The Allman Brothers/
Lowdz: Heir Apparent/Crossing the Border
Train Of Naught: Muse/
Lethean: Mindflow/Destructive Device
wolfing: Megadeth/Dialectic Chaos / This Day We Fight
Evermind: Above Symmetry/Ripples
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
I also see R.E.M. and The Allman Brothers
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
I also see R.E.M. and The Allman Brothers
Yes, no, and yes.
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So much for your theory - I can't make out shit!
Uh... song names. Resurrection? H.I.M.? Rattle the Cage? The End of BLANKITY Road?
Some song by Muse?
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Some song by Muse?
YES!
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Not in this roulette, but I see Anubis Gate - The End of Millennium Road
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Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos/ This Day We fight
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Heir Apparent-Crossing The Border...JJ
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Burnclear-Rattle The Cage -K-lox
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Maybeshewill - Red Paper Lanterns
Anything with a post- genre label in this roulette gets a :omg: react from me
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Pretty sure it gets the same reaction from J Boy.
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Not in this roulette, but I see Anubis Gate - The End of Millennium Road
I sent Anubis Gate in a previous roulette of Chads and it did very well.
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The last one is Above Symmetry - Ripples. I thought about sending them, but the album on a whole I feel is not all that exciting.
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Mindflow - Destructive Device
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The last one is Above Symmetry - Ripples. I thought about sending them, but the album on a whole I feel is not all that exciting.
That's actually mine. I do think there are some great songs on it, like Ripples, Remorse and Torn Apart, and then there are some duds. Also I have the original Aspera - Ripples CD from them before they changed the name. :)
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The last one is Above Symmetry - Ripples. I thought about sending them, but the album on a whole I feel is not all that exciting.
That's actually mine. I do think there are some great songs on it, like Ripples, Remorse and Torn Apart, and then there are some duds. Also I have the original Aspera - Ripples CD from them before they changed the name. :)
I was thinking about sending the opening track. I may have to revisit the album then.
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Not in this roulette, but I see Anubis Gate - The End of Millennium Road
I sent Anubis Gate in a previous roulette of Chads and it did very well.
indeed... looking back at my ratings, I gave Snowbound a B+. Then I checked the album, and wrote them off.
Guesses updated above. Since Evermind out'd himself, I'll just out everyone since results will be tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Yeah, I mean, why not? I wanted to respond to Kade about the album's quality anyway.
Got two different tracks prepared for the last round depending on how this song scores... Chad, you'll get my song in 24 hours after the results are up.
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So he'll get your tracks in about a week.
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So he'll get your tracks in about a week.
I can feel another 9 coming up for Tim after this post.
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:lol
Which apparently in Canada is bad.
No way my track is getting a 9. Even J Boy is not that wrong.
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
:lol
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No way my track is getting a 9. Even J Boy is not that wrong.
:corn
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
:lol
I consider ed sending them. They have a DT Style track that’s pretty good.
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Maybeshewill - Red Paper Lanterns
Anything with a post- genre label in this roulette gets a :omg: react from me
It's just energetic enough with the right amount of melody that I'm hoping he'll enjoy it, at least.
EDIT: I know what to send next round... I think it's bright enough to be right up Chad's alley.
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So he'll get your tracks in about a week.
I can feel another 9 coming up for Tim after this post.
Don’t worry, he was staring down the barrel of a 9 BEFORE his post.
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Is the Muse song New Born?
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
:lol
I consider ed sending them. They have a DT Style track that’s pretty good.
That's the one I sent, it was between that and Road of Resistance. Their second album is pretty fucking solid, and I'd put the kami band up against anyone, those guys are ridiculously good.
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WTF?!? Do I see Babymetal in there?
:lol
I consider ed sending them. They have a DT Style track that’s pretty good.
That's the one I sent, it was between that and Road of Resistance. Their second album is pretty fucking solid, and I'd put the kami band up against anyone, those guys are ridiculously good.
I agree with all of this. That album is a solid 7/10, but I have no idea how Chad will react to it and I never expected anyone to send it in his roulette. Thus the WTF?!?
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As RJ already knows, my reaction was...
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Is the Muse song New Born?
It is!
Just finishing up my last listen... results sometime in the next few hours. I'll say this - some of the leaders seem to be fumbling and stumbling their way to the finish line, while a few of the cellar-dwellers have submitted some very tasty stuff.
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Oh shit, ready for my 9 then. :lol
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lol ready for last place
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And I'll bet I'm somewhere in the middle. LOL
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Holy shit, this last listen is really changing my impression of some of these songs as I look for the words to put into the writeup. Some by just one spot over (or under) another song, but a couple that moved a few spots.
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Bolsters: Burnclear / Rattle the Cage
No complaints here. I wouldn't call it "solid"… it was much better than that, although there nothing that jumped out to REALLY :omg: me. Almost every other song of the round - whether it was just for 30 seconds or a minute, or almost the whole damn song - had something that at some level turned me off (even in the tiniest way). Not here. Strong, hard and rockin song…. start to finish. Vocally, I hear some similarities to Mike Anderssen, and that’s (almost) always gonna be a good thing. Here's hoping this is another Finnish find like Anthriel
Ranking: 1
Puppies_On_Acid: Anubis Gate / The End of Millennium Road
The mellow instrumental section in the middle drags the song down, taking away all the momentum it had going. Otherwise, it’s fantastic song… nice rich tones, soaring vocals, catchy hooks. Great prog-metal. Probably would've taken the top spot if the part from 4:30-6:30 was whacked. See, you do have something in your library that hits the mark. A near bullseye here.
Ranking: 2
Indiscipline: Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus / Inquisition
Jorn vs JLT is virtually guaranteed success. Overall, the tune had a HUGE Brazen Abbott feel (enlighten me on the connection, because his website and YT vids make some kind of reference to BA). Smooth, melodic, almost heavy, well constructed, well performed... the symphonic elements were way too cheesy and fluffy, but otherwise, it was an excellent track. And in calling out the other vocalists in this project (you had me at Sass Jordan), this is a guaranteed "purchase" - because the fucking thing isn't on Spotify, nor on iTunes.
Ranking: 3.1
Stadler: The Allman Brothers / Nobody Knows
Instrumentally, this was absolutely captivating. I always found Jessica to be a pleasant but uneventful instrumental track. I didn't dive into much blues-rock (Zeppelin and Thorogood notwithstanding), and now I'm thinking I should've. Sign of a great 10+ minute song... it didn't feel like a 10 minute song. You get the jj treatment here though ... wish I'd checked more of the Allman Bros out back then, because I have a feeling that it'll be hit-and-miss with me, and I'm not sure I have the wherewithal to sort thru all the misses to find the hits. Convince me otherwise!
Ranking: 3.2
Lowdz: Heir Apparent / Crossing the Border
Methinks they were a little aggressive on their belief they were the "heir apparent" to Queensryche. Holy shit, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then what is being a copycat? Loved this as much as I love QR's EP and The Warning. But, I prefer the more 'polished' sound of QR, not the raw and uncut version that this is clearly mimicking. I know it's from 1989, and the production quality doesn't hurt this much, I just prefer a more polished sound. To that end, they released something earlier this year?? Any good?
Ranking: 4.1
jjrocks: Sword / F.T.W.
See pretty much every other writeup for jj's submission. Raw and uncut, just like Paul's submission … but much more meat-and-potatoes, just pure brute metal. Slight edge to the more refined writing and performance that Heir Apparent give.
Ranking: 4.2
wolfking: Megadeth / Dialectic Chaos/This Day We Fight
Musically, this kicked all kinds of ass. Mustaine was ok, but certainly not the highlight of the song. You're finding that groove in your submissions where the songs are just cracking the top-tier, but falling just short of truly wow'g me. Your tunes are out-performing most of the competition, but just not quite able to get over the hump to really tickle my pickle. Megadeth was indeed a 'how did I miss them?' submission, but you've already cashed in that chip. Methinks they'll fall into the same category as Savatage for me - awesome musically, but the vocals don't quite make the whole packages awesome.
Ranking: 4.3
Evermind: Above Symmetry / Ripples
You had cause to be worried I guess. I can't really say why, but this didn't float my boat. Not sure I can articulate why, because I really don't know myself. It had all the right elements, and it should've been more enjoyable than it was, but something was amiss... at first. Then, right around the 4th or 5th listen, when I REALLY had a chance to listen, it clicked ... at least a little bit. Jumped up quite a few spots even from earlier this morning, as this was at first slotted for the bottom 1/3rd. It still feels a little choppy and disconnected, but there was more here that worked as opposed to what didn't work
Ranking: 5
Train Of Naught: Muse / New Born
Another fun-as-shit submission that is just outside my wheelhouse, but a rather enjoyable listen none-the-less. Not a style I'd go to - It's like RHCP (who I hated) meets No Doubt (who I love - for at least one album). Naturally, I hear the similarities with a couple of traditional metal / prog songs that I love, Prophets of War and Mask Machine. This one wasn't nearly as good as those two (yes, I actually REALLY like PoW), but it's certainly easy to hear the influence Muse has had - at least in those two cases. I might check out a few other songs or an album if anyone wants to give me a recc'n. And, enjoy the 2 point improvement for submitting a 'how did I miss them?' artist.
Ranking: 6 (+2)
Kattleox: maybeshewill / Red Paper Lanterns
Well, if Train hadn't out'd the band as a "post" genre, I probably wouldn't have known. Pretty decent, middle-of-the-road instrumental (just like Jessica since I made that reference already). Liked it plenty, and it had great atmosphere, but nothing really stood out and grabbed my attention to impress me too much. You're spot on, it's got the 'right amount of melody' in that I enjoyed it, but that's about all. I also enjoy grilled cheese, but that doesn't mean it's gonna be a favorite I consistently return to. It deserves a higher ranking, but I just can't do it. This is about a 7.5 on a 10 point scale, but just falls a bit short compared to the other songs this round. It's a keeper, but just barely - and that's meant as a compliment, not a slight.
Ranking: 7
Kingshmegland: Flor De Loto / Regression
You can hear the Italian in Fabio's voice right from the very first note, and it never goes away. Certainly not his best vocal performance, and I'm not sure I could get used to him singing a non-Power Metal style of song. After repeated listens, it (his obvious accent and phrasings) got pretty stale. Musically it was very VERY good (except for the mildly 'plodding' aspect of the verses). While Evermind's got better with every listen, this sadly was the opposite, and just lost most of the original appeal it had on the first couple of listens.
Ranking: 8.1
Lethean: Mindflow / Destructive Device
Well, you proved my theory wrong that any band with "mind" in it's name is excellent music. This should've appealed more than it did, and it's hard to say why it didn't. Maybe with a few more spins it will/would click (like Evermind's did), but so far, not so much.
Ranking: 8.2
TAC: Circadian Pulse / Elements of Existence
Wasn't bad at all, just sounded amateurish - like this was the band's first time ever writing music together in their parents' basement. Sure, they're talented, but it sounded all over the place with very little cohesion or consistency. The repetitiveness of the musical melody in the verses was grating; solo was good, though uninteresting; vocally it wasn't anything special. There's potential there, but (to steal a line from a good friend of mine) potential in one hand and shit in the other - see which fills up faster. Sorry pal... seems you're pulling the reverse of what you did in Rich's roulette - starting out gangbusters here, but fizzling out with a whimper - just like jingle.sexytime.
Ranking: 9
lonestar: BABYMETAL / Tales of the Destinies
What the fuq did I just listen to?? You suggested they out-DT Dream Theater themselves? While that might be the case, it's not to good DT. It's like they're trying to out do A Nightmare to Remember. This fired on no cylinders for me. It was catchy, and got its hooks into me at times, but kind of like the way you get a sliver in your foot, and just can't get that fucker out; every step hurts, and then your skin grows over it and you just gotta bear thru it until your body absorbs it and the pain goes away. This was a hard 10 my good friend. :sadpanda:
Ranking: 10
Evermind*: 4+3+1+3+7+2+5=25
Bolsters: 5+4+5+1+4+6+1=26
wolfking*: 2+4+6+5+3+3+4=27
jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6+6+4+4=30
Lowdz: 6+1+8+6+4+4+4=33
Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4+6+6+7=35
lonestar*: 2+5+5+2+7+5+10=36
Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8+7+1+3=38
Lethean*: 4+8+4+4+8+2+8=38
TAC: 2+5+5+3+5+9+9=38
kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8+1+9+8=40
Stadler: 7+6+7+9+2+8+3=42
Train of Naught**: 9+10+7+7+4+7+4=48
Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10+10+10+2=51
* - 1 point improvement
** - 2 point improvement
It would seem that victory is between the top 3 by the looks of things, with jj holding an outside chance for an upset come-back. RJ pulled a TAC; TAC also pulled a TAC :lol. Lowdz's ascent up the leaderboard may be too little/too late to recover from the Day Six debacle. Puppies pulls off a massive combo breaker, and King finally shows some consistency - surely not the kind he wanted though.
To jj and Train who already submitted, feel free to revise if you so desire.
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That's pretty much what I expected. I took a risk there. Will send tonight!
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Phew! You had me really worried there for a few hours. I get it... the album took its sweet time to actually click on me. I feel this is one of the songs that were great from the first few listens then. When I heard that chorus I was hooked. Still, glad for that jump, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been in the lead right now.
Also I was pretty sure Anubis Gate was banned, didn't even check the banned list for them. :lol
It comes down to the last round then! You'll get my song in 24 hours.
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Totally worth it. :metal
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I have never and will probably never hear any RHCP influence in Muse's music :lol but maybe that's just me. I can kiiiinda see the PoW connection but also barely, anyway glad it didn't completely tank! :metal
You have my next song already, enjoy the growlies! (not taking the piss, honestly think it is somewhat of a tactical risk that could potentially connect with you musically)
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AND HOW IN THE FUCK WAS ANUBIS GATE NOT BANNED!?!?!?!?!?!
Seriously dude, wtf?
Ok, so time to make my roulette suicide complete...
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Storming up to 5th position 😀
I gave up trying to send you prog metal after Day Six. You know the genre better than me so I was wasting my time and points.
Now do I send a song where Chad has sampled them and doesn’t like the singer, or go with the instrumental I’ve been holding onto since the start? Or something different altogether?
Problems problems. Oh no, Marillion are banned 😀
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And sent....
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I'm give Chad an 11 on this round for calling a Peruvian band Italian.
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Oh shit this really is the last round isn't it?
Okay, I'm sending something completely fucking off the walls if I can find something that works.
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Indiscipline: Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus / Inquisition
Jorn vs JLT is virtually guaranteed success. Overall, the tune had a HUGE Brazen Abbott feel (enlighten me on the connection, because his website and YT vids make some kind of reference to BA). Smooth, melodic, almost heavy, well constructed, well performed... the symphonic elements were way too cheesy and fluffy, but otherwise, it was an excellent track. And in calling out the other vocalists in this project (you had me at Sass Jordan), this is a guaranteed "purchase" - because the fucking thing isn't on Spotify, nor on iTunes.
Ranking: 3.1
Well, Nikolo Kotzev kinda is Brazen Abbot.
Sending ASAP.
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I'm give Chad an 11 on this round for calling a Peruvian band Italian.
The band may be Peruvian, but Fabio Lione is Italian mofo.
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Well, Nikolo Kotzev kinda is Brazen Abbot.
Well... that'd do it.
Oh shit this really is the last round isn't it?
Yes, it is the last round. Time to take all you bitches out to the woodshed.
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That statement combined with that avatar have me sweating bullets.
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I'm give Chad an 11 on this round for calling a Peruvian band Italian.
The band may be Peruvian, but Fabio Lione is Italian mofo.
Yeah he sang the one song mofo lol.
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SENT.
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Sent something probably only Stadler will appreciate.
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Sent something probably only Stadler will appreciate.
So did Stadler. :)
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Damn, Nostradamus was on my list from your first roulette 😱
The big problem was that the cd is in deep storage in the attic and I couldn’t be arsed to go find it.
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Those scores just prove that J Boy has completely taken the rest of this roulette off.
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I'm give Chad an 11 on this round for calling a Peruvian band Italian.
The band may be Peruvian, but Fabio Lione is Italian mofo.
Yeah he sang the one song mofo lol.
THE SONG YOU FUCKING SUBMITTED!!!
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Well I though if I sent a Spanish version you'd hack it up more. Lol
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Well I though if I sent a Spanish version you'd hack it up more. Lol
You're probably right.
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Sent a great song! :metal
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I'm gonna go ahead and predict 6th place for me even though I deserve at least 3rd. I will make note of this. :lol
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I'm gonna go ahead and predict 6th place for me even though I deserve at least 3rd. I will make note of this. :lol
If you deserve 3rd here, then I deserved the fuckin trophy on yours! I demand the opportunity for redemption once you're settled into your new work routine.
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I'm gonna go ahead and predict 6th place for me even though I deserve at least 3rd. I will make note of this. :lol
If you deserve 3rd here, then I deserved the fuckin trophy on yours! I demand the opportunity for redemption once you're settled into your new work routine.
You're gonna have to EARN that fucking trophy, Pyle! Gonna make you sweat :corn
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Sent and ending credits ballad
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Hoping my submission makes up for Babymetal (Babymetal still rocks man), I can't imagine how some of the best guitar work in prog can't.
I'm not gonna win, don't care either, but I am pleased to send you a true masterpiece. Enjoy!!!
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Sent something I wouldn't have sent if I was in the running for one of the top spots. :)
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Sent something I wouldn't have sent if I was in the running for one of the top spots. :)
Totally fair... I've done that many times myself - hopefully it's still something you think might appeal to me though. :)
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Sent something I wouldn't have sent if I was in the running for one of the top spots. :)
Totally fair... I've done that many times myself - hopefully it's still something you think might appeal to me though. :)
Emphasis on MANY. ;D
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Sent. Suck it Belcher.
Also, hugs coming in a week.
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hugs coming in a week.
Suck it Belcher.
:neverusethis:
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I'm not rooming with him though. :neverusethis:
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No pancakes for Chad.
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RJ will cook breakfast for him. Lol
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Pretty much the score I expected for Megadeth. Will send final song in about 8 hours.
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Sent something I wouldn't have sent if I was in the running for one of the top spots. :)
Totally fair... I've done that many times myself - hopefully it's still something you think might appeal to me though. :)
Tbh, I have absolutely no idea. I love it, and at the time it was a big surprise to me because I wouldn't have expected to. So we'll see. :)
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RJ will cook breakfast for him. Lol
Legs and egghead.
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RJ will cook breakfast for him. Lol
He wouldn't be the first DTFer I've made breakfast for :eyebrows:
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Be the first one that's legal.
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Oh she was quite legal bud....
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RJ will cook breakfast for him. Lol
He wouldn't be the first DTFer I've made breakfast for :eyebrows:
Now your making me jealous. *Jackie*
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:zydarscouch:
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I'll be able to send in about 7-8 hours, I hope that doesn't cause any delay.
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Sent something I wouldn't have sent if I was in the running for one of the top spots. :)
Me too. Sent a masterpiece in songwriting. Great lyrics, builds nicely... Chad doesn’t like the singer. He’s wrong 😀
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Sent yesterday. Curious to see how this one goes.
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RJ will cook breakfast for him. Lol
He wouldn't be the first DTFer I've made breakfast for :eyebrows:
I seem to remember a signature you had for a while... something about the best sausage ever.
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I'll be able to send in about 7-8 hours, I hope that doesn't cause any delay.
In.
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Sent and ending credits ballad
Correction: sent some 80's hairy shredding glory.
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Just waitin on the leader. I guess he's all anxious, trying to figure out the best pick to bring home victory.
No pressure pal, but the Earth isn't turning any slower
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Nope, just a super-busy day at work. Thought I'd send on my lunch break but ended up skipping it.
I'll get home in ~3 hours and send it.
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Nope, just a super-busy day at work. Thought I'd send on my lunch break but ended up skipping it.
I'll get home in ~3 hours and send it.
That's cool. Yesterday/today is my chance to cleanse my audio pallet, and get some ProgStock listening in. IQ yesterday; Enchant today. Planning to start Roulette listening tomorrow.
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Sent. Might have to resend though, we'll see.
That's got to be the earliest shaming in roulette history too, not even 24 hours passed since the results and I'm already being called out.
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That's got to be the earliest shaming in roulette history too, not even 24 hours passed since the results and I'm already being called out.
Wah fucking wah. You were still last. Even Elite beat you. :biggrin:
JK pal... I just wanted to get everything in my Tuesday-ish so I can without fail get results up before leaving Progstock - which I'll be leaving for first thing Thursday morning next week. :giggity:
Listening may start tonight.
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listen to mine first cause it's best
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Well shit, I guess everyone's in then. It's been a long time since I was that excited for the last roulette round.
listen to mine first cause it's best
Like hell it is. :biggrin:
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WWE all up in this hizzle.
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WWE all up in this hizzle.
Win if you can; lose if you must; but always cheat.
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WWE all up in this hizzle.
Win if you can; lose if you must; but always cheat.
Signed, Bill Belichick
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listen to mine first cause it's best
Like hell it is. :biggrin:
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Fantastic movie. So quotable.
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Fantastic movie. So quotable.
Get that corn out of my face!!
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Fantastic movie. So quotable.
Get that corn out of my face!!
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Fantastic movie. So quotable.
Get that corn out of my face!!
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That movie is so awesome! :lol
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What movie is that from?
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What movie is that from?
Fast Times at Ridgemount High.
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No, it's not. Wow, you are dumb.
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:lol
And it's Doughhead. Get it right Tim.
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:lol
TBH I don't think Nacho Libre is even a good comedy, but for some reason the 'get that corn out of my face' had me in tears the first time I saw it. I'm more a Seth Rogen type of guy.
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:lol
TBH I don't think Nacho Libre is even a good comedy
We can't be friends anymore...
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Oh, is that Nacho Libre? That movie blows.
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I'm a Pineapple Express, This Is The End, Step Brothers, Tommy Boy kinda guy.
TBH I thought Jack Black was funnier in the new Jumanji film. Nacho Libre is kinda slow. Maybe I'll put it on in a few though, I'm sick and have nothing better to do. :biggrin:
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I liked School Of Rock and Shallow Hal. And of course the Kung Fu Panda series. Especially the Kung Fu Panda series.
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I'm a Pineapple Express, This Is The End, Step Brothers, Tommy Boy kinda guy.
Brothers don't shake hands... Brothers gotta hug!!
Top 5 comedy of all time in the my books.
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I'm a Pineapple Express, This Is The End, Step Brothers, Tommy Boy kinda guy.
Brothers don't shake hands... Brothers gotta hug!!
Top 5 comedy of all time in the my books.
We may disagree on Nacho Libre's status but this, this is a take I love. My favorite comedy of all time. :hug:
Tim, School of Rock and Shallow Hal are great too :) Not a fan of Kung Fu Panda though.
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Im not a movie guy at all. I don't think I've seen any of the movies you guys have listed. Although with comedies my go to movies are Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and Super Troupers.
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For what it's worth, here are the other 'how did I miss them?' bands that might've earned bonus points:
Tool
Opeth
Riverside
Coheed & Cambria
Leprous
Karnivool
Anthrax
Slayer
Pantera
Motorhead
Testament
Metal Church
Mercyful Fate
Kade landed on three of them (Megadeth, King Diamond, and Amorphis), while rj had two (Orphaned Land and BTBAM)
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For what it's worth, here are the other 'how did I miss them?' bands that might've earned bonus points:
Tool
Opeth
Riverside
Coheed & Cambria
Leprous
Karnivool
Anthrax
Slayer
Pantera
Motorhead
Testament
Metal Church
Mercyful Fate
Kade landed on three of them (Megadeth, King Diamond, and Amorphis), while rj had two (Orphaned Land and BTBAM)
Should be an automatic win I reckon. I thought about sending some Pantera too.
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Damn, I could've covered Motorhead, Anthrax, Slayer (which J Boy would not like) and Metal Church.
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Final submissions. Thought I would experiment with different effects - shoulda done this every round. This looks hard as shit to me, but ya'll have surprised me in the past.
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??: Solution .45 / Winning Where Losing is All
??: Diamond Head /
??: Tesseract /
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??: Psychotic Waltz /
??: Magnum /
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Evermind: David Gilmour / Rattle That Lock
??: Special Providence /
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David Gilmour-Rattle That Lock-Evermind
Magnum-Lowdz
Solution 45-Winning Where Losing Is All-Wolfking
Is the last song Eternal Flame?
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Damn, you can read Klingonese?
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something by Magnum
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something by Magnum
Gee, I wonder what gave it away....
Magnum
;D
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D'oh! :facepalm:
Do I spy Psychotic Waltz?
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For what it's worth, here are the other 'how did I miss them?' bands that might've earned bonus points:
Tool
Opeth
Riverside
Coheed & Cambria
Leprous
Karnivool
Anthrax
Slayer
Pantera
Motorhead
Testament
Metal Church
Mercyful Fate
I wondered if Opeth would be on there, but I figured they'd be a band you would have written off completely long ago. :lol
I think Tesseract might be in that pic? If so it was sent by Train.
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I guess that was me doing a bad job of reviewing your lastfm because I had it noted that Leprous and Riverside were banned. :P I would definitely have sent both otherwise.
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In that pic:
Diamond Head
Special Providence
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Damn, I could've covered Motorhead, Anthrax, Slayer (which J Boy would not like) and Metal Church.
I considered some Motorhead too. Hmmm. But then its, do you go with the classic lineup? The Robbo lineup (which I LOVE; Another Perfect Day is my favorite Motorhead record)? Or the Phil years (which are underrated)?
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Damn, I could've covered Motorhead, Anthrax, Slayer (which J Boy would not like) and Metal Church.
I considered some Motorhead too. Hmmm. But then its, do you go with the classic lineup? The Robbo lineup (which I LOVE; Another Perfect Day is my favorite Motorhead record)? Or the Phil years (which are underrated)?
I would send When The Sky Comes Looking For You, the last song on their last album.
Eerily similar to the final Thin Lizzy song Heart Attack. Damn, those lyrics are so telling.
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I had Special Providence on my list for this roulette.
Didn't even think of checking for Riverside, the would've scored well.
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Updated above.
I guess that was me doing a bad job of reviewing your lastfm because I had it noted that Leprous and Riverside were banned. :P I would definitely have sent both otherwise.
To be fair, I do have 85 scrobbles of Riverside, but mostly with a handful of attempts at SLS and OoM. Leprous, even fewer efforts were made.
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Updated above.
I guess that was me doing a bad job of reviewing your lastfm because I had it noted that Leprous and Riverside were banned. :P I would definitely have sent both otherwise.
To be fair, I do have 85 scrobbles of Riverside, but mostly with a handful of attempts at SLS and OoM. Leprous, even fewer efforts were made.
I learned a new word recently.
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When I look at jingle's last.fm I pretty much dismissed anything he had already heard a full album of, even if only once. A band with 85 listens? Absolutely skip that. I wrote off a bunch of artists with only 9-13 listens because it was a full album.
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^^For the most part, I did the same, Kattelox. I definitely should have looked more carefully. Maybe I'll try to get him to listen to some Leprous and Riverside after the roulette is done.
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Kade didn't send Solution 45? then it must be Bolsters. Aren't they Australian? I know Kade likes them.
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^^For the most part, I did the same, Kattelox. I definitely should have looked more carefully. Maybe I'll try to get him to listen to some Leprous and Riverside after the roulette is done.
Bring it on, big-boy.
That goes for all you fuckers. Happy to continue to get recc'ns if there's stuff you think I need to hear. I continue to send stuff post roulette - sometimes with success, sometimes not - so I'm game for the madness to continue on an ad-hoc/informal basis.
Kade did send Solution .45 to me last roulette, but I never dug into them. I'm sure he'll be all :getoffmylawn:. Not Dave either.
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My suggestion is that you take a heavy dose of Zoloft with your Riverside :lol
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Kade didn't send Solution 45? then it must be Bolsters. Aren't they Australian? I know Kade likes them.
Nah, they're Swedish. They are basically an offshoot of Scar Symmetry, but not as good, in my opinion.
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Kade didn't send Solution 45? then it must be Bolsters. Aren't they Australian? I know Kade likes them.
Nah, they're Swedish. They are basically an offshoot of Scar Symmetry, but not as good, in my opinion.
Yeah that's right.
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I would have sent Leprous, if I had known.
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Kade didn't send Solution 45? then it must be Bolsters. Aren't they Australian? I know Kade likes them.
They are basically an offshoot of Scar Symmetry, but not as good, in my opinion.
If you scrath this whole sentence and replace it with "Scar Symmetry <<< .45" I pretty much agree! :corn
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Kade didn't send Solution 45? then it must be Bolsters. Aren't they Australian? I know Kade likes them.
Nah, they're Swedish. They are basically an offshoot of Scar Symmetry, but not as good, in my opinion.
I didn't send them, but thought about them. That song is one I probably would have sent.
Its hard to split them especially when SS have so many more albums. For Aeons Past is pretty much as good as anything SS have done, maybe except Holographic Universe.
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The Magnum is Les Morts Dansant.
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??: Solution .45 / Winning Where Losing is All
??: Diamond Head /
??: Tesseract / Smile
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??: Psychotic Waltz / Into the Everflow
??: Magnum / Les Morts Dansant
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Evermind: David Gilmour / Rattle That Lock
??: Special Providence /
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I still can't read shit. :lol
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Psychotic Waltz is Into the Everflow, I think I see Magnum, and possibly something called Eternal Flame.
edit: Fuck, I'm dumb, someone already guessed Magnum. I was still right, though. :P
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I just now made out my song. :lolpalm:
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I couldn't even make out my song, but someone else did.
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I couldn't even make out my song, but someone else did.
Hahaha. Guessing the Magnum? Interesting song choice mate.
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I couldn't even make out my song, but someone else did.
Hahaha. Guessing the Magnum? Interesting song choice mate.
Negative. I've never actually heard that Magnum tune before. Just listening to it now though, good stuff. If I was going to send a Magnum song, it would have been Vigilante. But I thought they were banned.
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Is the Tesseract song Smile?
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Is the Tesseract song Smile?
Ding ding ding ding.
Gotta head in to the office today, but I should be able to make things clearer tonight - mrs.jingle has an event to go to, so I'm all alone with the dogs. :fistpump:
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I couldn't even make out my song, but someone else did.
Hahaha. Guessing the Magnum? Interesting song choice mate.
Negative. I've never actually heard that Magnum tune before. Just listening to it now though, good stuff. If I was going to send a Magnum song, it would have been Vigilante. But I thought they were banned.
Vigilante is a great tune. Yeah I thought Chad was into them too.
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I couldn't even make out my song, but someone else did.
Hahaha. Guessing the Magnum? Interesting song choice mate.
Negative. I've never actually heard that Magnum tune before. Just listening to it now though, good stuff. If I was going to send a Magnum song, it would have been Vigilante. But I thought they were banned.
I thought I’m not going to win so I’ll try and convince Chad he’s wrong. May not work but it’s worth a go. I just think it’s an excellent tune, great lyrics, builds nicely. My favourite Magnum song but yeah, there are livelier songs 😀
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Slightly more focused...
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??: Solution .45 / Winning Where Losing is All
??: Diamond Head /
??: Tesseract / Smile
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??: Psychotic Waltz / Into the Everflow
??: Magnum / Les Morts Dansant
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??: Midnight Sun /
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Evermind: David Gilmour / Rattle That Lock
??: Special Providence /
??: Solefald /
??: John Norum / Eternal Flame
Fourth impressions tomorrow morning sometime.
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Did we miss the first 3 impressions?
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Did we miss the first 3 impressions?
Larry, Curly, and Moe. woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-woob-
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My wifi password jumbled. Lol
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wobo? bowo?
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Exactly.
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Is the last one on the list John Norum, Eternal Flame?
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I see Solefald!
i think
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Midnight Sun?
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Yes, yes, and yes.
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Yes, yes, and yes.
I feel like I need to post a Madeline Kahn gif here.
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Solefald was definitely Lethean, and I also predict Chad is not enjoying that.
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Yes, yes, and yes.
I feel like I need to post a Madeline Kahn gif here.
Nah... Meg Ryan.
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Oooh. That works as well.
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Slightly more focused...
Errr.......okay then.
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I wasn't even sure my song was there until someone guessed it.
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Tasteful and in moderation - *you* got the memo.
Perhaps your most plain an uninteresting submission
Juuuuust a bit outside
What is this, the guilty pleasure round?
Wasn't sure what to expect here, and this was a very pleasant surprise
Seriously, what the fuck?
2nd half WAY better than the first
Love the slow gradual build
That was a lot to digest
I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Not bad for this kinda style, but not great either
Did not care for the backing vocals in the chorus
Lots of parts that I should love
...combining one of my favorite things with 2 of my least favorite things
Shred-a-licious
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Coming in hot towards the bottom this round, I just know it. :lol
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Coming in hot towards the bottom this round, I just know it. :lol
Slow your role, Parama.
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You're right - I thought I sent Maybeshewill, but that was last round. I'm one dizzy mofo. :lol
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Tasteful and in moderation - *you* got the memo.
Wasn't sure what to expect here, and this was a very pleasant surprise
Love the slow gradual build
That was a lot to digest
I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Lots of parts that I should love
Perhaps mine is one of these?
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I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Yeah thanks that's mine.
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I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Not bad for this kinda style, but not great either
Lots of parts that I should love
:metal
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I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
This is probably mine
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I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Yeah thanks that's mine.
I reckon I'm in with a shot here on this one mate.
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I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Yeah thanks that's mine.
I reckon I'm in with a shot here on this one mate.
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Whatever it takes to fail
Gonna do it
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Whatever it takes to fail
Gonna do it
220, 221... whatever it takes
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Shred-a-licious
Damn right it is
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Tasteful and in moderation - *you* got the memo.
Perhaps your most plain an uninteresting submission
Juuuuust a bit outside
What is this, the guilty pleasure round?
Wasn't sure what to expect here, and this was a very pleasant surprise
Seriously, what the fuck?
2nd half WAY better than the first
Love the slow gradual build
That was a lot to digest
I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Not bad for this kinda style, but not great either
Did not care for the backing vocals in the chorus
Lots of parts that I should love
...combining one of my favorite things with 2 of my least favorite things
Shred-a-licious[/s]
My possibilities. Some good, some bad.
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Bumping this just to save it going to page 2.......
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Thanks boss. I'm actually gonna post my final writeups today sometime, but not the scores. Gonna torture the top 4 just a little bit longer. :-*
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Whatever it takes to fail
Gonna do it
220, 221... whatever it takes
Now why is that funny again?
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Results later tonight. Who sent what ...
Train of Naught: Tasteful and in moderation - *you* got the memo.
Solution .45 Winning Where Losing Is All
jjrocks88: Perhaps your most plain an uninteresting submission
Diamond Head Call Me
Elite: Juuuuust a bit outside
Tesseract Smile
Kattleox: What is this, the guilty pleasure round?
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah Lake Shore Drive
Stadler: Wasn't sure what to expect here, and this was a very pleasant surprise
Concrete Blonde Carry Me Away
TAC: Seriously, what the fucking fuck?
Eternal Of Sweden Surrounded By Shadows
Puppies: 2nd half WAY better than the first
Psychotic Waltz Into the Everflow
Lowdz: Love the slow gradual build
Magnum Les mort Dansant
lonestar: That was a lot to digest
Kaipa Our Silent Ballroom Band
wolfking: I had some high (ish) expectations, and this failed to meet them
Midnight Sun Nemesis
Bolsters: Not bad for this kinda style, but not great either
Diabulus in Musica Healing
Evermind: Did not care for the backing vocals in the chorus
David Gilmour Rattle That Lock
Kingshmegland: Lots of parts that I should love
Special Providence Irrelevant Connotations
Lethean: ...combining one of my favorite things with 2 of my least favorite things
Solefald Eukalyptustreet
Indiscipline: Shred-a-licious
John Norum Eternal Flame
Whatever it takes to fail
Gonna do it
220, 221... whatever it takes
Now why is that funny again?
Because you don't find it funny.
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Congrats Ruslan.
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I mean half the chorus are backing vocals in my song...
But it does look more positive than Kade's or yours, yeah. We'll see after the results are up.
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Guilty pleasure? GTFO. That song is awesome, nothing wrong with it at all!
I have no guilty pleasures btw. I happily admit to listening to Britney Spears alongside my heavy metal. Being tr00 is overrated :lol
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Kinda figured that comment was mine, its such an intricate 20 minutes of bliss.
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Guilty pleasure? GTFO. That song is awesome, nothing wrong with it at all!
I have no guilty pleasures btw. I happily admit to listening to Britney Spears alongside my heavy metal. Being tr00 is overrated :lol
I'm with you, 100%. I don't care for him too much (because of the style more than anything, and that melismatic singing he does) but "U Smile" is one of my favorite songs on my iPod. Oh, and I also love Night Ranger. So there.
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Love the slow gradual build...
Yeah I’m still waiting for the “but the vocalsl” 😀
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In alphabetical order, the Round 8 writeups.
Bolsters: Diabulus in Musica / Healing
Heavy as fuck, and right on the edge of sounding too 'thrashy' for me. It wasn't bad for this For operatic/symphonic metal, but not great either. I wasn't totally in love with Zuberoa's vocals; Tarja and Floor are the standard-bearers for operatic-metal (Tarja was my introduction and Floor takes it to another level with in being able to deliver opera range and so much more). That 'traditional' opera section at the 4 minute mark was kinda weak - the high pitched scream leading right back to the main (thrashy) riff was a very jarring and awkward bridge. Otherwise, despite not being "great", this was a very good track - not quite enough to make me want to dive into them, but enjoyed this none-the-less. Was it enough to overtake Evermind... we shall see.
Elite: Tesseract / Smile
Juuuuust a bit outside … of my strike zone - where you've been with a lot of your submissions. You were pretty consistent stuff just outside of my current preference for what I like to listen to, with a gem or two tossed in there. This fits the same bill… our preferred flavour of prog-metal is just slightly out out of sync. The varied vocal styles - clean, whiney/wail, screams/growls - didn't sit well with me. The guitar tone also grated on me after repeated listens. The overall flow and musicianship was fine, but "fine" unfortunately ends up at the bottom of the list.
Evermind: David Gilmour / Rattle That Lock
On the first few listens, I had some serious fears that, to use a baseball analogy, your closer just might have blown the save for you. Kudos for being true to yourself in sending Gilmour, but something didn't jive here. Almost everything was ordinary at best, and I was *not* a fan of the backing vocals in the chorus ... At. All. He sounds good, and the guitar solo and outro were both excellent (though the solo was pretty short; the guitar outro was great - just again with those backing vocals). Don't feel too bad though, I'm not a fan of Robert Plant solo stuff over the last 25 years either - he (and Gilmour it would seem based on this tune) is simply making a style of music that has strayed a little too far from everything that I love about Zeppelin/Floyd - too much groove; not enough rock/metal/prog. Pins and needles for you until tomorrow. Yeah, I'm being a prick.
Indiscipline: John Norum / Eternal Flame
A little thin on the production, but that's some seriously shred-a-licious guitar work right off the bat. Who knew?? I never really got anything that shreddy in Europe, and of course, I love me Goran Edman (as Katt and Evermind know). Double dipping within the roulette is some seriously sly cheating :tup.
jjrocks: Diamond Head / Call Me
Not bad by any means, but it was pretty uneventful. Not much here captured my attention… perhaps your most plain and uninteresting submission this whole roulette. Just a typical mid-tempo 4/4 rock tune with a basic verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus-outro structure. The musicianship and vocals were rather ordinary, which didn't save it from sounding like something I've heard a hundred times before.
Kattleox: Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah / Lake Shore Drive
What is this, the guilty pleasure round? This had early 70s fuck-rock all over it, and it sure was catchy hell. There was a TV show that was very well known in Canada in the 70s/80s (jj will know what I'm talking about) - The Littlest Hobo. This tune gives me all the same vibe and feels of that theme song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT15Gd81xa8). It was fun as hell, like listening to Zeppelin/Hot Dog - it's not something that's going to be a regular go-to song, but I'll love this every time I play it. I'm not going to make the mistake of rating it at the bottom just because it's not my normal cup of tea (like I did with Zydar's submission of Gloria by Mando Diao in Roulette v1 - damn I still love listening to that tune), but it ain't gonna be a top 3 tune either.
kingshmegland: Special Providence / Irrelevant Connotations
Much like your Bleed submission, there was way too much wankery here with little cohesion to pull it together. There are lots of individual moments that I should (and some that I actually did) love, but just as I'm getting into those parts, there's an abrupt turn, and I've got the equivalent of sonic whiplash. As RJ will attest in cheffing, you can't just put together a lot of good things and expect the sum of the individual parts to be good/great. There has to be a rhyme and reason to the recipe, and this tune didn't deliver that for me.
Lethean: Solefald / Eukalyptustreet
Ballad + harsh vox + non-english. You're combining one of my favorite things with two of my least favorite things. It was like a 2-on-1 beatdown. I probably could've been ok if it was just the grows, or just not-English, but the two combined squashed any enjoyment I had from the music. This song felt every bit like a 9 minute track - and then some. I gave it a solid 5 listens before pulling the ripcord. Another hard 10.
lonestar: Kaipa / Our Silent Ballroom Band
That was a lot to digest, but once I was able to, man. Wow. Soooooo many fantastic elements. Quintessential *prog* here. Love Aleena's vocals, especially the intro. Every listen to this song just made it better and better as I was able to take it in. The atmosphere that the keyboard provides throughout the entire 22 minutes made me all warm and fuzzy. The slow gradual build over the first 1/2 of the song was like aural foreplay. Lovely vocal harmonies interspersed with brief little guitar runs just as they almost blow their load at the 8 minute mark - and then chill with a 3 minute instrumental breakdown filled with a plethora of key/guitar unisons and callbacks, and a nice little guitar solo. Act 2 comes to a climax after 6 more minutes of frantic bliss, and then a nice cuddle for 5 minutes. Someone pass me a cigarette.
lowdz: Magnum / Les mort Dansant
Yeah, I was totally wrong to say I wasn't a fan of Bob's voice. I'm now certain that what I didn't like about Magnum was because of their music. I've tried Storyteller once (I must've been multi-tasking and not really taking it in, because if it's anything like this tune, I gotta give 'er another go). I also have a Best-of from Magnum, and was largely underwhelmed by it - and now that I reflect, it's not likely because of Bob, but rather the music/writing. I loved the slow gradual build on this track as well - Bob's great... better than great ... he's fan-fucking-tastic, and this is an impressive ballad that starts soft and solemn, and builds fantastically over 6 minutes. I'd inadvertently started listening to a live version of it at first - which was especially special. Was digging that for sure, and will definitely check that out, as he's awesome in a live setting. If Kaipa was the equivalent of a great 22 minute shag, this was a cock-worshiping hummer if I ever heard one.
Puppies: Psychotic Waltz / Into the Everflow
2nd half WAY better than the first - but that doesn't mean it was all that good overall. First half was way to somber and macabre for my tastes… vocals were a little whiny at times too - that was a turn off. Background guitar work was really nice - had a vibe like QR/Promised Land, but vocally it sure wasn't early/mid-90s Tater. However, continued listens had me appreciating the mood and guitar work more and more. This was initially slated for bottom 3, but worked it's way up a bit. The vocals never did click for me, and that's what held this back from rating any better.
Stadler: Concrete Blonde / Carry Me Away
Everyone (at least the fogeys) knows Joey, and that's pretty much all I know/remember about Concrete Blonde, so I wasn't sure what to expect here, and this was a very pleasant surprise. Loved the acoustic intro, and then - SNAP - right into a slightly frantic and angry (and drunk) rant - both lyrically and musically. I certainly don't hear the 'alternative' in this rock tune. Nothing super overwhelming here, but a really REALLY nice tune to listen to.
TAC: Eternal Of Sweden / Surrounded By Shadows
And he's back. Where was this the last two rounds? Seriously, what the fucking fuck!?!? Melodic metal at it's finest. Nice gritty vocalist (sounds a lot like Chity from Red Circuit - and earlier in the Roulette from Katt, PowerQuest), and his style fits the music like a glove. Reminds me a ton of the song Last of the Heroes by Sturm Und Drang - which I absolutely love - particularly because of the keyboard melody that drove this song. Everything about this was a bullseye.
Train: Solution .45 / Winning Where Losing Is All
Tasteful and in moderation - you got the memo. That's some beautifully melodic music both vocally (with the cleans) and musically. Tasteful growls in moderation don't detract, but for me, they don't add anything special to this either. Fantastic sound all around. I know Kade will be all like :getoffmylawn:, as he gave these guys to me last time around - and they did well, but I just didn't go any further with them. Perfectly crunchy guitars, and the clean vocals are off the charts good. You definitely saved your best for last.
wolfking: Midnight Sun / Nemesis
Dude… sales 101 - set expectations low; deliver high. You did the opposite here. Highlighting that it was an Magnus project, I had some high-ish expectations, and this failed to deliver. Great melody, just what I'd expect from MK. But when I've become used to the the quality of vocalists he usually has (Allen, Lande, Harnell, Sheepers, Kiske/Sommerville, Andersson - not to mention the variety from the two FreeFall albums!), well, this guy on the mic was underwhelming to say the least. You thought you were cheating, but by playing it safe, you went too safe and got caught. Musically, it was pretty damn good - certainly not MK's best, but still really good. Vocally, super meh. If this had been my first intro to MK, surely would have been digging it a lot more than I did. Tune in tomorrow to find out if you finished up, down, or ended up Even Stephen.
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Congrats Dave.
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I've never cared for Graves' vocal style on Into the Everflow, but their other album Bleeding is really great. He holds back a lot more and doesn't go all over the place with his voice. Makes the music way better, in my opinion.
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Oh well, thats the way the cookie crumbles.
I knew I should have taken a punt on that .45 song at some point.
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Well ain't that just the perfect song title to reflect my performance in this roulette :lol glad you dig it man.
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I demand an additional point for misspelling my name. :biggrin:
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There are few guitarists more underrated than Norum. He also had the giant balls to leave Europe right after The Final Countdown, choosing his style instead of cashing in. His solo work is top quality imo.
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I demand an additional point for misspelling my name. :biggrin:
I used the Canadian spelling. You should feel honoured. Plus, it's not like an additional point would help you any :neverusethis:
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Fuck man..should've sent Kaipa like three roulettes ago :lol
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I should have just kept going in a similar prog vein after you enjoyed Pallas so much. :facepalm: Oh well. Glad you liked a few things I sent you.
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I demand an additional point for misspelling my name. :biggrin:
I used the Canadian spelling. You should feel honoured. Plus, it's not like an additional point would help you any :neverusethis:
You misspelled honored, too :neverusethis:
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I demand an additional point for misspelling my name. :biggrin:
I used the Canadian spelling. You should feel honoured. Plus, it's not like an additional point would help you any :neverusethis:
You misspelled honored, too :neverusethis:
Canadian spelling. Their letters are 0.70 on the dollar as well.
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Canadians teach their kids how to misspell, huh? That explains a lot...
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Otherwise, despite not being "great", this was a very good track - not quite enough to make me want to dive into them, but enjoyed this none-the-less.
I do hope you do check them out further, I've simply made a poor choice with this song. Infact during the song guessing stage two of the things that came to mind were "he probably won't like that solo operatic section as much as I initially thought" and "this might even be a bit too thrashy", both of which you ended up addressing. :lol The Wanderer and Argia are both really good albums, put them on the backburner and listen to one after you've gone through all the better stuff you got from the roulette.
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Glad I've converted you on Uncle Bob's voice.
You really picked a shit album to try Magnum. Sleepwalking is average. You really should try Storytellers Night, Wings of Heaven (I was torn between what I sent and Don't Wake The lion) and also worth checking are Vigilante and Chase The Dragon.
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The Wanderer and Argia are both really good albums, put them on the backburner and listen to one after you've gone through all the better stuff you got from the roulette.
Duly noted - seriously... I have a "recommended" list I'm keeping track of that everyone has provided above/beyond the actual best submissions, and this is added to it.
lowdz: Magnum / Les mort Dansant
Yeah, I was totally wrong to say I wasn't a fan of Bob's voice. I'm now certain that what I didn't like about Magnum was because of their music. I've tried Storyteller once (I must've been multi-tasking and not really taking it in, because if it's anything like this tune, I gotta give 'er another go).
You really should try Storytellers Night,
Does not compute.
I always get a giggle out of any references to "Uncle Bob", or "Bob's your uncle"... because I really do have an uncle named Bob. :lol
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Canadians teach their kids how to misspell, huh? That explains a lot...
No, that's my job.
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Canadians teach their kids how to misspell, huh? That explains a lot...
No, that's my job.
To be fair, mis-spell =/= mis-type.
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Canadians teach their kids how to misspell, huh? That explains a lot...
No, that's my job.
To be fair, mis-spell =/= mis-type.
But they are both mis-takes. ;D
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Canadians teach their kids how to misspell, huh? That explains a lot...
No, that's my job.
To be fair, mis-spell =/= mis-type.
Well, both really. :lol
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Spent the whole day from 5 AM to 11 PM refreshing this thread every thirty or so minutes. :lol I'll go and have some sleep now to be functional tomorrow, so I guess see you guys on the other side.
Dave, in case you win, can you count how many roulettes I finished at the second place? I'm really curious about that.
Chad, have fun at Progstock (or what was it? That damn festival where IQ is performing this week). The lineup (both bands and DTFers) seems fucking awesome.
I'm out.
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I think I lost this one :)
Also, ProgPower Europe is where it's at this weekend.
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Alright, let me wrap this thing up.
Round 8 results:
TAC: Eternal Of Sweden / Surrounded By Shadows
Ranking: 1
lowdz: Magnum / Les mort Dansant
Ranking: 2.1
lonestar: Kaipa / Our Silent Ballroom Band
Ranking: 2.2
Train: Solution .45 / Winning Where Losing Is All
Ranking: 3
Indiscipline: John Norum / Eternal Flame
Ranking: 4.1
Bolsters: Diabulus in Musica / Healing
Ranking: 4.2
Stadler: Concrete Blonde / Carry Me Away
Ranking: 5.1
Kattleox: Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah / Lake Shore Drive
Ranking: 5.2
wolfking: Midnight Sun / Nemesis
Ranking: 6
Evermind: David Gilmour / Rattle That Lock
Ranking: 7
Elite: Tesseract / Smile
Ranking: 8.1
jj: Diamond Head / Call Me
Ranking: 8.2
Puppies: Psychotic Waltz / Into the Everflow
Ranking: 8.3
kingshmegland: Special Providence / Irrelevant Connotations
Ranking: 9
Lethean: Solefald / Eukalyptustreet
Ranking: 10
Final Standings:
1. Bolsters: 5+4+5+1+4+6+1+4=30
2. Evermind*: 4+3+1+3+7+2+5+7=32
3. wolfking*: 2+4+6+5+3+3+4+6=33
4. Lowdz: 6+1+8+6+4+4+4+2=35
5. jjrocks88**: 4+2+4+6+6+4+4+8=38
6. lonestar*: 2+5+5+2+7+5+10+2=38
7. TAC: 2+5+5+3+5+9+9+1=39
8. Kattoelox: 1+7+4+4+6+6+7+5=40
9. Indiscipline**: 6+7+6+8+7+1+3+4=42
10. Stadler: 7+6+7+9+2+8+3+5=47
11. Lethean*: 4+8+4+4+8+2+8+10=48
12. kingshmegland: 4+9+1+8+1+9+8+9=49
13. Train of Naught**: 9+10+7+7+4+7+4+3=51
14. Puppies_On_Acid: 8+8+3+10+10+10+2+8=59
15. Elite: 10+7+10+5+9+3+11+8=63
* - 1 point improvement
** - 2 point improvement
Dave ends up steady-eddy with nothing worse than a 6, and a couple of winning rounds to take the title. All the pink, gold, silver platinum and any other coloured star you want, mate. Especially since you didn't need any bonus points, and still ended a couple of points ahead of the competition.
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Evermind stays true to heart, which may have cost him victory. But at least he'll sleep better at night. Congratulations comrade, as an old boss of mine would often say to anyone in 2nd place, you're first loser :lol. I got a set of steak knives for you.
wolfking wusses out when the door was left open to snatch back-to-back victories. Playing it safe gets you third. Nobody remembers a bronze medalist. :biggrin:
Lowdz probably needed a couple more rounds to overcome that Day Six fiasco - otherwise, he's got game.
Everyone else, thanks for everything (well, except for BABYMETAL and The Mars Volta). I'm gonna miss this thread, but will revisit it once I have a chance to go thru the 50+ bands/albums that I need to. Not for a few months though. Gotta run back through my 2018 discoveries after ProgStock.
Otherwise....
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Those two nines killed me.
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Dave, in case you win, can you count how many roulettes I finished at the second place? I'm really curious about that.
I hear ya pal. I've been first loser four different times, and usually because of one bad round/song/band/choice.
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Good job Bolsters!
Thanks Chadster
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Smack dab right in the middle. Nice. Thanks for letting me play - now get ready for my next one, it'll be a doozy :biggrin:
Congrats Bolsters!
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Congratulations, Bolsters!
Thanks Chad for popping my roulette cherry.
You were masculine but gentle.
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Congratulations, Bolsters!
Thanks Chad for popping my roulette cherry.
You were masculine but gentle.
That's what Mrs. TAC always tells me too. :eyebrows:
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I believe she said it was gentle mesculine that you tried to date rape her with. She also called you the Canadian Cosby.
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bolsters has won both my roulette and jingle's
an observation
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Tenth place... that's akin to a win for me! Yay!
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I love the 11 I received
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Wow, snuck up to 4th 😱
That Day Six track killed me.
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Fuck. :|
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I'm always surprised when I win one of these things, but this might be the most surprising yet. :lol
Dave, in case you win, can you count how many roulettes I finished at the second place? I'm really curious about that.
I'm on it. Maybe not until after the weeked, but it will be done.
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I'm always surprised when I win one of these things, but this might be the most surprising yet. :lol
I'm surprised you haven't joined my roulette.... :corn
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I'm always surprised when I win one of these things, but this might be the most surprising yet. :lol
I'm surprised you haven't joined my roulette.... :corn
I've been sticking to playing in one roulette at a time for the last few months because of time constraints, and yours looked like it needed a bit more of an investment than is typical what with having both an EP round and a concept album round.
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I'm always surprised when I win one of these things, but this might be the most surprising yet. :lol
I'm surprised you haven't joined my roulette.... :corn
I've been sticking to playing in one roulette at a time for the last few months because of time constraints, and yours looked like it needed a bit more of an investment than is typical what with having both an EP round and a concept album round.
:biggrin: It's cool
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Yeah, all good, happy to at least top 3. I still really love that Midnight Sun song, so even though I said it's a potential wuss out, I still stand by the song.
Well done to Dave.