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Title: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! POST-ROULETTE CEREAL HOURS
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 04:04:02 AM
hey

It's time for number 4 baby, 2 years after my last one. This one is going to be about as standard as a roulette can be, if you're looking for crazy games, guessing songs, whacky themes, secret participants or all of those combined, there's the door (for reference, I am pointing at my bedroom door)! I would love to do the karaoke guessing game again, but it just doesn't make sense since most of the time people won't even know the songs to begin with.

Rules

Participants

Tastes
I seriously don't have time to go through everything..
On the metal side of things, I've been very into sludge/post-metal and progressive metal. I like something that strikes an emotional chord somehow, intense stuff, memorable chord progressions, catchy melodies, so pretty much the same as everyone. :lol
I'd say country, reggaeton, reggae, pop-punk are the first 4 genres I can think of that will immediately launch you to the bottom of the ranks, if that's what you're interested in! As for everything in-between, ask away. :D

Banned list
Here we go.. as stated in the rules, feel free to ask about any of the bands on here (only in the thread, not in PM). Going through all of them and colour coding etc is too much work, but I put stars next to what I think - gun to the head - would be my favourites RIGHT NOW, not the all-time favourites per se.

22
40 Watt Sun
65daysofstatic
A.A.Williams
Abraham
Aenaon
Adimiron
After the Burial
Agalloch
Agent Fresco
Alcest
Algiers
The Algorithm
Alkaloid
alt-J
Alter Bridge
Amenra
Amon Amarth
Amorphis
Anathema
Anciients
Ancestors
Anderson .Paak
The Angelic Process
Animals As Leaders
Anna Von Hausswolff
The Antlers
Arcane Roots
Architects
Arctic Monkeys
Arms & Sleepers
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon and all side-projects)
Art By Numbers
Artificial Language
As Tall As Lions
Ashbringer
Astronoid
Astrosaur
At the Drive-In
Athletics
Atoma
Audrey Fall
Aurora
Author & Punisher
The Avalanches
Avenged Sevenfold
Azusa
BADBADNOTGOOD
Balance and Composure
Battle of Mice
Batushka
Beach House
Bear
Bear Ghost
Bearcubs
Beardfish
Behemoth
Bent Knee
Between the Buried and Me
Beyond Creation
Bill Withers
Billie Eilish
Bison
Blackmill
Black Crown Initiate
black midi
Black Peaks
The Black Queen
Blonde Redhead
Blueneck
Blues Pills
Bon Iver
Boris
Bossk
Brand New
Breach
Brutus
Burst
Caligula’s Horse
Callisto
Car Bomb
Caspian
Chaosbay
The Chasing Monster
The Chemical Mind
Childish Gambino
Children of Bodom
Children of Nova
Chon
Chronicles
The Cinematic Orchestra
Circa Survive
Circles
Circus Maximus
Cleric
Clipping.
Closure in Moscow
Cloudkicker
Coastlands
Coheed and Cambria
Coilguns
Coldplay
The Comet is Coming
Conjurer
The Contortionist
Converge
Cranial
Crippled Black Phoenix
Cryptodira
Cult of Luna
Cynic
The Dali Thundering Concept
Darkest Hour
Daughter
Daughters
David Maxim Micic
Deaf Radio
The Dear Hunter
Deftones
Destrage
Devin Townsend (SYL, DTP, DTB)
Diablo Swing Orchestra
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dioramic
Dirty Loops
Distances
Distorted Harmony
Disturbed
DJ Shadow
Dodecahedron
Dog Fashion Disco
Dreadnought
Dream Theater
Dreamarcher
Dredg
Dvne
Dystopia Na!
Earth Ship
Earthless
Earthside
East of the Wall
Eidola
Elder
Emilie Nicolas
Enslaved
envy
Envy on the Coast
Eryn Non Dae.
Exquirla
The Faceless
Fair to Midland
The Fall of Troy
Fallujah
The Family Crest
Fates Warning
FERN
flora cash
FM-84
Foetus
Foo Fighters
Foster the People
From Indian Lakes
Frontierer
Genghis Tron
Ghost Brigade
Glasgow Coma Scale
Glass Animals
Glassjaw
Go March
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
God is an Astronaut
Gojira
GOLD
Good Tiger
Gorguts
Gramatik
The Great Discord
Greyhaven
Gunship
Hacride
Hail Spirit Noir
Haken
Halshug
Hammock
He Danced Ivy
He Is Legend
Head Control System
Hedger
Helium Horse Fly
Her Name Is Calla
Herod
Hibakusha
Hilight Tribe
The Hirsch Effekt
Holy Fawn
The Human Abstract
Humanity's Last Breath
Hundred Year Old Man
Hundredth
Hyenas
Hypno5e
I Am Waiting For You Last Summer
Iamthemorning
IDEK.
If These Trees Could Talk
Igorrr
Ihsahn
Implore
In Vain
Incubus
Indukti
The Intersphere
Intervals
Intronaut
ISIS
Ivar Bjornson & Einar Selvik’s Skuggjsa
Jambinai
James Blake
Jardin de la Croix
Jeff Buckley
Jeudah
Jolly
Juno Reactor
Justice
Kaddisfly
Kamaal Williams
Kamasi Washington
Kardashev
Karnivool
Kashiwa Daisuke
Katatonia
Kate Tempest
Kauan
Kayo Dot
Keor
Khoma
The Kilimanjaro Jazz Ensemble
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Klone
Knocked Loose
Kokomo
Kora Winter
Kvelertak
Kyuss
La Dispute
Labirinto
Lamb of God
Lana del Rey
Laster
Latitudes
Laurel Halo
Lechuga
Lemaitre
LENIO
Leprous
Les Discrets
Like Lovers
Little Tybee
Lo!
Lorde
Lost In Kiev
Low
Low Roar
Lunatic Soul
Machine Head
Manchester Orchestra
Mandroid Echostar
Mantar
Marillion
Marissa Nadler
The Mars Volta
Mary Fields
Massive Attack
Mastodon
Matthew Perryman Jones
The Mayan Factor
Maybeshewill
Mayflower Madame
Mechina
Megadeth
Meshuggah
Messa
Metallica
Mew
MIAVA
Milky Chance
Mndsgn
Modern Rituals
Mogwai
MONO
Monuments
Moron Police
Motanka
The Moth Gatherer
Mount Kimbie
mouse on the keys
Muse
Mutoid Man
Myles Kennedy
Myrath
Native Construct
Nautilus
Ne Obliviscaris
Neck of the Woods
Neurosis
Nightmares on Wax
NINA COYOTE eta CHICO TORNADO
No-Man
Norma Jean
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing More
A Novelist
Novembre
O'Brother
O-Shin
Oathbreaker
Obsidian Kingdom
The Ocean
Oceansize
Odd Palace
Odesza
The Offering
Oh Hiroshima
Okta Longue
Olafur Arnalds
Old Man Gloom
The Old Wind
OM
Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Omega Massif
The Ongoing Concept
öOoOoOoOoOo
Opeth
Orphaned Land
Others by No One
OWEL
Pain of Salvation
Painted in Exile
Painted Wives
Palm Reader
Pangaea
Paradise Lost
Parius
Pathogenic
Pelican
Pendulum
Perihelion Ship
Periphery
Persefone
Perturbator
Pg.lost
The Physics House Band
The Pineapple Thief
PinioL (including PoiL and Ni)
Pink Floyd
Plini
Poly-Math
Polyphia
Pomegranate Tiger
Porcupine Tree
Port Noir
Portishead
The Postal Service
Progenie Terrestre Pura
Protest the Hero
Psychonaut
Pure Reason Revolution
Queen
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Raketkanon
The Receiving End of Sirens
Refused
The Reign of Kindo
The Reticent
Revocation
Rishloo
Rival Sons
Rivers of Nihil
Riverside
Rolo Tomassi
Royal Blood
Rush
Russian Circles
Russkaja
Sampha
Sâver
Schammasch
Schizoid Lloyd
Scott Walker
Sean Ashe
Sect
Semistereo
A Sense of Gravity
Septicflesh
Set and Setting
The Shaking Sensations
*Shels
Shining
Shy, Low
Sibiir
Sigur Ros
SikTh
Silent Whale Becomes a Dream
Silver Snakes
Silversun Pickups
Skyharbor
Slayer
Sleep Token
Slice the Cake
Slipknot
Slow Crush
Slugdge
Snarky Puppy
So Hideous
Soen
Solstafir
Solution .45
Somali Yacht Club
Soen
Spotlights
Starcadian
Steven Wilson
Subterranean Masquerade
Sufjan Stevens
Swallow the Sun
A Swarm of the Sun
Symphony X
System of a Down
Tame Impala
Tangerine Dream
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
Target
TesseracT
Textures
Thalos
Thank You Scientist
The The
The Thirteenth Sun
This Will Destroy You
Thomas Giles
Three Trapped Tigers
Thrice
Thundercat
Thy Catafalque
Tides From Nebula
Timelost
Tiny Fingers
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
Tool
Toothgrinder
Toska
Toundra
Trentemøller
Trivium
Twelve Foot Ninja
TWRP
Tyler, The Creator
Ufomammut
Ulsect
Ulver
Underoath
Uneven Structure
Vangough
Veil of Maya
Vektor
Vennart
Vildjharta
The Vintage Caravan
VOLA
Vorvañ
Vous Autres
Vulfpeck
Wang Wen
Wardruna
Wayfarer
Weyes Blood
White Moth Black Butterfly
White Ward
Wilderun
Witchcraft
The World is Quiet Here
Wrvth
Xerath
Xanthochroid
Yashira
YOB
Zatokrev
Zeal & Ardor
Zoot Woman
Title: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 04:05:35 AM
Standings
Evermind: 53.75
ariich: 53
Puppies: 53
Sacul: 52.25
Kattelox: 50.75
home: 49.5
Bolsters: 46.25
Elite: 48.5
Cyril: 44
TAC: 41

Banned during roulette
Poem
Scarlet Stories
Lingua Ignota
Destiny Potato
Soulsplitter
FKA twigs
Dissona
Death Grips
Capstan
Magic Dance
Kontinuum
Ihlo
Mother of Millions
Julien Baker
JPEGMAFIA
Everything Everything
Have A Nice Life
Illyria
Taylor Swift
Esoteric
Susanne Sundfør
The Knife
Novallo
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Anabasis
Eastern High
Purity Ring
CHVRCHES
Arca
Gabriel Kahane
The End
Misþyrming
Marketa Irglova
Kiev
Stateless
Blue bossa
Storm Corrosion
The Joy Formidable
The Decemberists
King Crimson
Perfume Genius
Richard Henshall
Buried Inside
Voyager
Floex
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: home on November 30, 2019, 04:52:12 AM
Woooohoooo I am ready to send you songs you will find completely average  :metal :metal :metal
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Bolsters on November 30, 2019, 05:02:31 AM
Well, I certainly can't make the excuse that this is too complicated. :lol I'm in!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 05:35:51 AM
Cool, you're both in! So (presumably) 1 more spot :metal

By the way, a rule I forgot to add that everyone pretty much uses but should still be stated (adding it to the OP too): Artists that score 7 or higher will be banned. I also allow more than one submission of the same artist like I always do.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on November 30, 2019, 05:53:13 AM

  • TAC (I'm not sure if you actually applied, please confirm!)


I didn't...but I will! :)
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on November 30, 2019, 05:55:46 AM
Gonna make you sympathize with a cockroach and a cockroach my man

Won't send yet though cause I've got to run if I want to get to the first row at that Beyond the Black gig, but I will tiredly send after that when I come home

Also if anyone wants to plug in like ~8 hours from now on, I'm in
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on November 30, 2019, 06:35:25 AM
Sent an 11 minute song. Hopefully not too long. It goes by fast though. ;D
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 06:49:46 AM
I’ll be the judge of that!

Realizing bands I forgot to ban here and there, so far everyone who sent is fine, but it may happen at some point you send something and I just forgot to add it.
3 bands I just added that weren’t on the banned list before: Pink Floyd, Rush and Rival Sons. Rush is only banned to prevent people from making terrible life decisions such as sending them
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on November 30, 2019, 07:03:13 AM
Oh no, planned to send Money but now I have no choice but to withdraw
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Elite on November 30, 2019, 07:27:50 AM
Can I join?
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Stadler on November 30, 2019, 07:45:44 AM
I'm in if you'll have me, and there's still room.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 08:21:29 AM
Hmm, really want to stick to 10 guys, let’s see if everyone who applied yesterday is in, if it turns out one spot opens up I’ll let you know Stadler. Sorry, quite busy at work lately and 10 is already quite a lot I think.. hope you understand
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on November 30, 2019, 09:23:51 AM
It's okay, I'm ready to bomb not only in my name but in Stad's as well.  :lol I hope I can surprise you.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on November 30, 2019, 09:30:40 AM
alright, gotta go through my library and find all the non-banned stuff i can send to you, i'm sure i've got a lot tho  :corn

edit: round 1 is SENT
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 30, 2019, 11:14:29 AM
Question before I send. What is your favorite clipping. album/song?
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 11:20:42 AM
Nothing Is Safe, Story 2, The Show, Blood of the Fang, Body & Blood are probably my favorite songs. The latest album is my favorite “There Existed an Addiction to Blood”, it’s probably one of my top 5 albums of the year at the moment
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 30, 2019, 11:39:25 AM
Nothing Is Safe, Story 2, The Show, Blood of the Fang, Body & Blood are probably my favorite songs. The latest album is my favorite “There Existed an Addiction to Blood”, it’s probably one of my top 5 albums of the year at the moment
What are your thoughts on instrumental Post-Metal/Sludge?
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 12:04:16 PM
Hmm, hard to say, sometimes I like it but I want a hard hitting motif or something memorable

Which reminds me sorry, Pelican also banned :lol
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 30, 2019, 12:09:05 PM

Which reminds me sorry, Pelican also banned :lol
Ah ahahhaha, should have seen that coming.  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: faizoff on November 30, 2019, 12:12:18 PM
Oh shit looks like I'm late.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 30, 2019, 12:13:25 PM
So, the song I want to send is 14 minutes, but I don't want to send an unreasonably long song..... :-\
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on November 30, 2019, 12:15:07 PM
i'm playing by the Ugly and Vengeful rule - regardless of the "be reasonable rule" i'm allowed one 15+ minute song no matter what and train can't say anything to stop me
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 30, 2019, 12:17:43 PM
i'm playing by the Ugly and Vengeful rule - regardless of the "be reasonable rule" i'm allowed one 15+ minute song no matter what and train can't say anything to stop me
I just went ahead and sent the 14 minute song. It's easily going to be the longest song I send all roulette.  :corn
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on November 30, 2019, 12:48:05 PM
Hehehe but Ugly and Vengeful is like one of the best songs of the decade so it’s ok! The best reasonable’ indeed means more like, sure you can send something longer, but please not all the time :lol

@faizoff sorry man! Would love to have some other new people, but more than 10 will really be too much for me at the moment
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: ariich on November 30, 2019, 01:28:41 PM
:metal

Need to put together a list of options so will send in the next day or two.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on November 30, 2019, 06:23:02 PM
Sent something weird.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: faizoff on November 30, 2019, 06:23:02 PM


@faizoff sorry man! Would love to have some other new people, but more than 10 will really be too much for me at the moment

No worries :tup
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on November 30, 2019, 06:23:46 PM


@faizoff sorry man! Would love to have some other new people, but more than 10 will really be too much for me at the moment

No worries :tup

Same time post as mine.  It's a sign of luck!! :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on November 30, 2019, 06:24:31 PM
Sent something weird.

That's redundant. :P
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: faizoff on November 30, 2019, 06:30:07 PM


@faizoff sorry man! Would love to have some other new people, but more than 10 will really be too much for me at the moment

No worries :tup

Same time post as mine.  It's a sign of luck!! :neverusethis:

Lol didn't notice.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on November 30, 2019, 06:31:30 PM
is it confirmed that TAC or Bolsters are gonna play, if not there might still be room for falzoff :P
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on November 30, 2019, 06:36:20 PM
is it confirmed that TAC or Bolsters are gonna play, if not there might still be room for falzoff :P

Um..

  • TAC (I'm not sure if you actually applied, please confirm!)

I didn't...but I will! :)

..and..

Sent an 11 minute song. Hopefully not too long. It goes by fast though. ;D
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on November 30, 2019, 06:55:48 PM
well train didn't update the OP yet  :P
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 01, 2019, 03:12:31 AM
Choo choo bitches (thanks for giving me a long overdue catch phrase Kattelox, I adjusted it slightly), half the submissions are in.

I did update the OP now :P in fact TAC and Bolsters were the first two people to submit. I’m gonna do my first round of listening tonight and then whatever songs I will receive Monday/Tuesday will follow then, as today will be a mostly chill day for me with plenty of time anyway

Are you guys excited to get garbage scores? So far I have 1 band I’ve heard of quite a lot but barely listened to, one I’ve heard of but never listened to, and 3 bands I’ve never ever heard of which leads me to believe they’re all crappy by default cause I don’t know them
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 01, 2019, 05:06:30 AM
Sent some Leprous-Bilateral-like progressive metal from a band I've never seen mentioned on DTF
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 01, 2019, 06:02:54 AM
Sorry Rus, Christina Aguilera is not on the banned list but I am familiar enough with Genie In A Bottle!!

7/10 songs in btw!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 01, 2019, 06:04:48 AM
Well shit, gonna look for another band then, sending soon
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 01, 2019, 08:47:29 AM
Choo choo bitches  :rollin

I really hope you like what I sent... if anything I joined this to get a better idea of wtf kind of music you like, so I'm curious to see what bombs and what rocks in your opinion.

(https://i.imgur.com/l17nJeW.png)
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: SoundscapeMN on December 01, 2019, 09:35:28 AM
just lurking, but I gotta say that Banned list  :tup
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on December 01, 2019, 10:02:54 AM
Sent some Leprous-Bilateral-like progressive metal from a band I've never seen mentioned on DTF
why haven't you sent this in my roulette, coward
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 01, 2019, 10:44:40 AM
Choo choo bitches  :rollin

I really hope you like what I sent... if anything I joined this to get a better idea of wtf kind of music you like, so I'm curious to see what bombs and what rocks in your opinion.

(https://i.imgur.com/l17nJeW.png)
I’ll be happy to inform you that, by the end of this, you probably still don’t have any idea :lol

I already listened to the 7 songs I have so far once, just need Sacul, a rich and ariich
I’ll post all the artist and track titles along with first impressions once I have heard everything once, you can discuss among yourselves if you want to figure out who sent what but I’m not doing any hangman or other games this time

just lurking, but I gotta say that Banned list  :tup

Thanks :D it’s a lot of random stuff mixed, but I feel like most of it is still rooted in prog
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 01, 2019, 10:47:17 AM
Sent some Leprous-Bilateral-like progressive metal from a band I've never seen mentioned on DTF
why haven't you sent this in my roulette, coward

Saving it for my EP my dude, I have a plan for your roulette for once
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 01, 2019, 10:48:48 AM
Since there's no hangman: I sent Water by Zierler.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Sacul on December 01, 2019, 10:51:35 AM
Am def playing, will send later :corn
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on December 01, 2019, 10:52:28 AM
Isn't a Zierler when you lick your finger and stick it behind someone's ear?
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 01, 2019, 12:00:29 PM
Isn't a Zierler when you lick your finger and stick it behind someone's ear?

(https://i.imgur.com/7IWxHxr.gif)
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on December 01, 2019, 12:04:03 PM
wait there's no hangman? /out, i only join roulettes for hangman :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: TAC on December 01, 2019, 12:08:36 PM
wait there's no hangman? /out, i only join roulettes for hangman :neverusethis:

I've got about 7 more to go! :lol
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: ariich on December 01, 2019, 03:19:51 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 02, 2019, 04:51:13 AM
Okay, but did you really? :corn

Yes you did. Only _____ and _____ missing now!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 02, 2019, 06:08:42 AM
Give me L, the only letter to appear in both nicknames
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 02, 2019, 06:36:47 AM
Letters guessed: L

____l
_l___
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 02, 2019, 08:31:21 AM
Sacul and Elite  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 02, 2019, 08:32:10 AM
That's some serious hangman skills!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Elite on December 02, 2019, 08:42:44 AM
That hangman is quite outdated though.
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Evermind on December 02, 2019, 08:45:16 AM
Should we do a new one with only Sacul in it? :biggrin:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Stadler on December 02, 2019, 08:53:03 AM
Hmm, really want to stick to 10 guys, let’s see if everyone who applied yesterday is in, if it turns out one spot opens up I’ll let you know Stadler. Sorry, quite busy at work lately and 10 is already quite a lot I think.. hope you understand
Totally, no problem.  I may heckle the crap out of some of your participants though.  :)
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 02, 2019, 08:56:41 AM
Looking at the participants list, I may have made a mistake. I do not feel like I am suited for this. This will be so interesting!  :lol
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 02, 2019, 09:07:56 AM
Should we do a new one with only Sacul in it? :biggrin:
No, it's ruined now! Puppies is too good at hangman

Looking at the participants list, I may have made a mistake. I do not feel like I am suited for this. This will be so interesting!  :lol
Interesting is my favourite compliment! Don't worry, look at it like this: no matter how poor you (or anyone for that matter) does, they will always receive an 8 point total by the end of the roulette at the very least, that's like almost a perfect song score!!

First comparisongpressions when Sacul sends his tune :corn
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Sacul on December 02, 2019, 01:00:00 PM
Sorry, been a little aloof lately. Sent some epic :metal
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 02, 2019, 01:01:15 PM
Comparisongpressions go  :corn
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 02, 2019, 01:02:05 PM
Aaaaand first rejection of the roulette, check! That was my fault though, one of those occasions where I know one album by a band so it slipped my mind easily
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Sacul on December 02, 2019, 06:26:39 PM
Sent again :lol
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!!
Post by: Crow on December 02, 2019, 06:38:18 PM
Hangman!!!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 12:51:52 AM
Sooo.. comparipressiongs time!

Soulsplitter - The Transition
Zierler - Water
FKA Twigs - home with you
Destiny Potato - Lunatic
Insomnium - Valediction
Lingua Ignota - Woe to All (On the Day of My Wrath)
Extremities - Colossus
Scarlet Stories - In Blood and Limbs and Gore and Clay
Fall of Efrafa - Republic of Heaven
Poem - Discipline

Cyril ^
Sacul ^
TAC ^
Puppies ^
home ^
Elite ^
ariich ^
Kattelox ^
Evermind ^
Bolsters ^

First impressions
Seems totally like my kind of prog, I haven't remembered much about the song but I'm hopeful that this will do well upon future listens and end up near the top.

Easily one of my favourites of the round, but maybe my mood and overall setting caused that.

Got me super excited at the start, and then just leaves me hanging right before the climax, what the hell man?

I was a bit letdown by this, it basically sounds like a less catchy version of another band I listen to.

The build was really subtle and the payoff was amazing, but at the same time I don't remember how any of the song goes.

The first half is right up my alley, but as the song progresses I lose a lot of interest.

This feels way too long to warrant its length, that could change upon subsequent listens, but there isn't much that drew me in here.

This guy has the kind of voice that I pretty much avoid in all of my metal, totally not my cup of tea. Luckily the song has a couple of saving graces, but I doubt it'll do much for me by the end of this round.

I need more listens to remember how this goes as it all blended together a bit for me, but I made a mental note to keep in mind that this song was mostly really cool. I guess that's good?

This is the song I remember the least about, let's hope for you that will change on future listens, but the vocal melodies sounded very dry and unmemorable to me and the instrumentation isn't doing anything very interesting so far.

Overall not super impressed by this first round if I compare to some of the rounds in the last roulette, but there's some good stuff. I got a nostalgic feeling just listening to the first round tunes and remembering the first round of my first roulette. I'm feeling a '4.5 - 7.5-maybe 8' score range at the moment, but as you can tell from the first impressions the recurring theme of reactions is "I'm an idiot and I forgot most of how this song goes" so maybe I will change my mind when we're nearing the results.

Not one, not two, but THREE people sent songs over 10 minutes :lol nice one
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Evermind on December 03, 2019, 01:02:55 AM
Quote
Cyril ^
Sacul ^
TAC ^
Puppies ^
home ^
Elite ^
ariich ^
Kattelox ^
Evermind ^
Bolsters ^

:rollin

Honestly I'm not sure why I even sent the song I sent, more of an impulse decision than anything
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 01:32:07 AM
soulsplitter is TAC
scarlet stories is elite
zierler is katt
fka twigs is bolsters
lingua ignota i guess probably home or dacul, guessing the former
destiny potato is dacul unless it's not
insomnium is ariich
poem is evermind
fall of efrafa is puppies
extremities is parama
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 03, 2019, 01:32:45 AM
Cool, we all did better than sending nothing at all. Go team!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 01:34:28 AM
no one even noticed when i made this non-post of a post  :sadpanda:

Also, here are comparisons:

ariich: =
Buddyhunter1: =
Dacul: =
Elite: =
Evermind: =
Bolsters: =
Nekov: =
Puppies_On_Acid: =
Train of Naught: =
TAC: =

:neverusethis:
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 03, 2019, 01:34:30 AM
Nope, I love Insomnium as was considering them for a future round, but didn't send them. Interested to see how that song does!
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 01:36:58 AM
dacul has lingua rated on RYM actually so that one's probably him, so i guess home is destiny potato by process of elimination
or home could've sent fka twigs too, wouldn't put that out of possibility
ariich sent destiny potato i guess if not insomnium?
i'm 100% sure on TAC, Elite, Katt (he literally said it), Puppies (based on his posts), and Evermind (nothing else qualifies as "band not talked about on DTF") so it's these few i wanna figure out  :P

soulsplitter is TAC
scarlet stories is elite
zierler is katt
poem is evermind
fall of efrafa is puppies
extremities is parama
fka twigs is bolsters
lingua ignota is dacul
destiny potato is ariich
insomnium is home i guess dunnolol

also wow this playerlist is like the ultimate "people who play in every roulette on DTF 2019" playerlist i swear
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 01:42:35 AM
Cause those are the only people who would ever be interested in mine :neverusethis: but no actually you all were just the first to apply :lol

Also yeah you figured out who sent what with the final guesses, if you put ariich on Destiny Potato and home on FKA twigs, which leaves Insomnium for Bolsters
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Elite on December 03, 2019, 04:10:24 AM
This is the roulette whore competition, right?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 03, 2019, 04:47:01 AM
I've not actually been in all that many roulettes in total, although I do seem to be involved in most of the recent ones.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 03, 2019, 06:36:38 AM
Hooray I bombed right away!  :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Evermind on December 03, 2019, 06:46:28 AM
Just noticed the thread title, not bad :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 06:52:46 AM
I'm just trying to farm views my man, need those extra accidental clicks!

I've done two full listens and plan to do another one soon, though tonight I have a concert and I never know how long I stick around, plus it's a week day. Let's say I will definitely post the results at latest when I have the write-ups and have listened to all the songs enough times!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 03, 2019, 07:21:06 AM
I mean I guess mine could really be anything but I really hope it's not the one about the vocalist...
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 08:46:06 AM
bolsters sending insomnium is the weirdest part of the entire round to me for some reason
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 09:57:18 AM
Turns out concert is starting later than expected so I had time to go back home and get earplugs (thank god, it’s Boris and they’re the only band I’ve ever seen that was louder than Sunn O))))  aaaand get another listen in!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 09:58:52 AM
use the earplugs while you're listening to my song, you'll like it more that way
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 03, 2019, 09:58:59 AM
I'm just trying to farm views my man, need those extra accidental clicks!
On the other hand, I scrolled straight past your thread at first because I didn't notice it. :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Sacul on December 03, 2019, 10:36:28 AM
Turns out concert is starting later than expected so I had time to go back home and get earplugs (thank god, it’s Boris and they’re the only band I’ve ever seen that was louder than Sunn O))))  aaaand get another listen in!
Hope it's a great gig :metal
Title: Re: Train of Naught's FOURTH ultimate roulette bonanza!! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Sacul on December 03, 2019, 10:37:27 AM
This feels way too long to warrant its length, that could change upon subsequent listens, but there isn't much that drew me in here.
Also this is likely mine.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 03:59:02 PM
Beyond some of the dragging doom bits (I’m just not a big fan of these kind of shows) it was great. When they get into the noise/stoner sections they’re awesome!

I think I’ll have results in on Thursday guys, but no promises. Let that be some kind of vague sign of ‘oh maybe I should think of a couple ideas of what to send in future rounds’ if you haven’t already made a 100-song Spotify playlist titled “For Train”
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 03, 2019, 04:03:36 PM
I think I’ll have results in on Thursday guys, but no promises. Let that be some kind of vague sign of ‘oh maybe I should think of a couple ideas of what to send in future rounds’ if you haven’t already made a 100-song Spotify playlist titled “For Train”
Sure but the 100 sing playlist is only so helpful because we don't have 100 rounds, so we still need to choose from it!

In my case it's not even songs, it's like 100 artists and I still need to choose songs.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 04:07:46 PM
True.. though I did state in the OP that everyone can ask me here about literally any band on the banned list as long as it’s in public and not through PMs! Feel free to use that, it’s a substitute for colour coding since I’m lazy
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 04:46:02 PM
@Train Tell me your thoughts about every single band on the banned list
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 03, 2019, 04:46:57 PM
They succc especially the latest album
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 04:50:15 PM
Also I have like 30 bands on my "I really want to send this artist" list but I'm also probably going to Have Some Bad Ideas for two or three rounds too
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 03, 2019, 07:47:31 PM
kinda regretting my round 1 pick now because i have a much more interesting "grander vision" for the rest of the rounds and round 1 is just "some metal song i thought train might like" oops. is it too late to retroactively change my submission :neverusethis:

train is it okay if i send a 20-30 minute track for round 8
i kinda have two really long ones i want to send (and both are like polar opposites) but i'll limit myself to one if needed
i could -probably- pick shorter songs from each artist (i have one in mind for each) but it wouldn't be as good as the ones i really want to send but i also understand That's A Lot For One Round so
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 04, 2019, 12:55:55 AM
is it too late to
Yes

I will highly advise you not to send the 20-30 minute songs and save them for after the roulette, but I’m not going to force you not to. If you honestly think it’s a good idea I’ll let you do it

Also the talk about prizes in your roulette made me think, let’s make this interesting! :D it’s not a big prize, and some of you may hate this, but the winner of the roulette gets one free download code from the Pelagic Records catalogue of their choosing (inb4 Pelagial)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Evermind on December 04, 2019, 12:57:25 AM
Cyril wins and downloads Lo!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 04, 2019, 12:59:18 AM
 :metal

Tbh that album rules
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 04, 2019, 01:21:07 AM
Cyril wins
yeah i doubt it

edit: okay sent off all my entries for this roulette barring me getting snubbed on any of them (which isn't impossible i guess but generally tends to be unlikely :P)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 04, 2019, 02:01:29 AM
Only 1 rejection, pretty impressive! :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Crow on December 04, 2019, 08:35:58 AM
hmm, gotta figure out a replacement then  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 1 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 05, 2019, 07:08:27 AM
Round 1 Results!

Puppies_On_Acid: Fall of Efrafa - Republic of Heaven
Oh boy, here's the second longest song of the round, yes, it's only the second longest. It's a lot to unpack, and I can't possibly have my opinion ready after one listen, but what it sounds like to me so far is a mixture of extreme metal I'm not that into, along with some slower metal that I can tolerate, but am also not really into. This feels way too long to warrant its length, that could change upon subsequent listens, but there isn't much that drew me in here.

The only thing I remember liking after that first listen here is the riff around the middle, when they change up the tempo. That's still pretty cool, but hardly worth its while. I've listened to the song 5 times, and still barely remember anything of it. The vocals don't do anything for me, they're more in the background anyway which probably suggests that the main goal is for the vocals to complement the instruments that I don't really like in the first place. I like the piano bit at the very end a lot, but I'm not a fan of how mostly the end of this massive tune is just the main riff slowly simmering down until it's nearly entirely quiet. I'm actually not sure if I'm being generous with my scoring, I can say for sure it's not a band I'm excited to get back to. Sorry man :(
4.25/10


Bolsters: Insomnium - Valediction
Hmm, this is definitely the most popular DTF band sent in this round, and most obvious hole in the banned list from this round as well. I was more into this type of music some years ago, when I was bigger on Amorphis, Solution .45, and in some way I still am. Solution .45 is still my favourite melodic death metal band, I think they make very catchy music that also packs a punch when needed, and somehow Ghost Brigade also kind of scratches that itch, though they're more doom/sludge than melodeath. I was a bit letdown by this, it basically sounds like a less catchy version of another band I listen to.

That other band was Amorphis, though I'm not sure about that comparison upon more listens. My issue with this is that when the harsh vocals come in, the music doesn't really warrant it? The heaviest part of the song is the main riff, which is a really cool riff, and I'm a fan of harsh vocals complementing heaviness, and clean vocals complementing melodies. Of course there are exceptions, but it still feels somewhat out of place. Besides, it is also not a style I'd say I'm very easy to please with. There are some redeeming qualities to it, I'm a big fan of the main riff, I think some of the melodies in the verses are catchy enough, and it's not too long. :lol I'm not into it enough to revisit the band anytime soon though.
5.75/10


Kattelox: Zierler - Water
I was very excited to see what kind of music you have to offer. We're one listen deep, and I'm on the fence about it right now. The music is fine enough, and actually does a really good job of shifting between moods. I like it when they can be powerful/euphoric, and one moment later go into a chill and theatric vibe. Vocals are my main gripe right now, but we'll see how they will go down after a while. This guy has the kind of voice that I pretty much avoid in all of my metal, totally not my cup of tea. Luckily the song has a couple of saving graces, but I doubt it'll do much for me by the end of this round.

That was a bit harsh to be honest, it's not completely like that. Excuse me for possible bad comparison as I am not familiar enough with these singers, but I get that Jorn Lande kinda vibe sometimes, you know, the 'grit' in his voice puts me off a tad. But I've come to appreciate this song more, quite emotional, very carefully put together it seems, and the riffs are pretty good too. I also like it when the singer goes into a more Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation) type voice, he's pretty versatile when I think about it. Now, my real issue with the song is the sudden change to the instrumental section, it feels very tacked on. And I'm also not big on the jordanrudessWEOWEOcircussounds random keyboard moments generally speaking. The instrumentals I am into are more riff based than solo based, and stay pretty concise, if that makes sense. When they finally dive back into the main theme and the "I'm alone" part it's pretty cool and feels like a very good conclusion. Not a bad effort, but some problems I'm having all the same.
6/10


Cyril: Extremities - Colossus
At the beginning of this song, I was sure this would end up near the top. It's all exactly the stuff I'm into. Fast mathy instrumentation while still having a good groove, nice aggressive core-vocals. But not too far down the song changes entirely to this kind of middle-way post-metal with odd shouty screams, kind of reminiscent of Hacride vocals but worse. The first half is right up my alley, but as the song progresses I lose a lot of interest.

The chorus is just a chore to listen to, and sadly it's a chorus so I've had to hear it quite a lot over the past few days. This does seem like the kind of band that probably has music I would like scattered throughout their discography, but not entire albums. Their name always struck me as something more extreme than this song, this is pretty proggy. For example, those drill sergeant type breaks are super cool with this music, I got to admit. Regardless, it doesn't seem like the kind of band I would dig into, though maybe if they have more music that sounds like the start of this song.
6.5/10


Evermind: Poem - Discipline
I don't understand the Bilateral-era Leprous comparison... at all. :lol Not gonna lie, that got me pretty hyped, but I almost remember nothing about this song. Of course, a first listen is a first listen, but I was hoping at least something would stick. I remember the last 5-10 seconds were pretty cool though!This is the song I remember the least about, let's hope for you that will change on future listens, but the vocal melodies sounded very dry and unmemorable to me and the instrumentation isn't doing anything very interesting so far.

Now that I've had some time to digest this, it turns out it actually ain't that bad. A good dramatic chorus, nice technical but still focused instrumentation, and no derivative instrumental sections (one of my main gripes in prog). I think they would be great at heavier music, and this is making me pretty curious how much they sound like this on other songs. It's definitely one of the catchier songs this round, I just needed some time with it, but still have no idea how they compare to Leprous?? My main issue with the song is actually that it doesn't have that much to offer for a song over 5 minutes long.. it mostly stays within the standard song structure, and the riffs while cool don't do anything crazy. I'm not incredibly drawn to the band's sound, but I'm also not put off by them in any way. Will probably check out the album, but this sounds like a classic 7/10 description to me.
7/10


Elite: Scarlet Stories - In Blood and Limbs and Gore and Clay
I had no idea what to expect, never heard of this band. From my first listen I can't really say much, as it didn't stand out all that much among the other submissions. Two songs this round sounded pretty similar to me at first and it's no coincidence that I liked both of them. I need more listens to remember how this goes as it all blended together a bit for me, but I made a mental note to keep in mind that this song was mostly really cool. I guess that's good?

This song and TACs song got mixed up in my head all the time, I just kind of tagged them in my head as 'dark doomy prog with a female singer'. Anyway, super good vocal performance, for what it's worth, I found the instrumentation a bit dull, but slow heavy riffs are a fine enough basis for a doomy tune like this. Guitar solos: not a fan generally, but this is not taking away anything from the score, it makes for a pretty good ending.
7.75/10


Sacul: Lingua Ignota - Woe to All (On the Day of My Wrath)
So of course I've heard of Lingua Ignota, she received a LOT of positive feedback since her appearance at Roadburn this year, and also released an album that is loved by many people in the scene. I have actually listened to Caligula once and was pretty impressed by it but somehow didn't return yet or check out this album. Right from the start I got hooked, but I was super put off by how this song was arranged, as it never really picks up where it left off about 5 minutes in, when the music goes chill. Got me super excited at the start, and then just leaves me hanging right before the climax, what the hell man?

There wasn't really any climax coming up, but what I mean to say is she creates this super brooding evil atmosphere throughout the first movement of the song, and got me expecting something to follow that up, maybe in the last movement. But instead, it meanders for 10 minutes in this calm atmospheric section. I was ready to bomb this tune, but upon repeated listens I found out how much I liked the second part of the song as well. It's beautiful, but I just feel like the two don't belong together (other than sharing some similar lyrics from what I've picked up). There's literally nothing I dislike about this song, it could've been so much more had it been a better 'journey' though, instead of being several parts that I love that don't belong together very well.
8/10


ariich: Destiny Potato - Lunatic
This style of djent really works for me, it has a good groove, but it's not overly technical and heavy. I've always liked Alex' vocals (or whatever her name was?) on DMM's solo project and the other Destiny Potato songs I know, and her solo album. This song is certainly weirder than the other songs I've heard, but that's cool, I don't mind a bit of weirdness in prog if it doesn't come completely out of the blue. Seems totally like my kind of prog, I haven't remembered much about the song but I'm hopeful that this will do well upon future listens and end up near the top.

Right away I was pretty confident this would do at least okay, as I'm familiar with Love Song and House of Lies. I like Love Song, but I love House of Lies. This is looking to be right in the middle of those. I really like how the ending is identical to the beginning and you can essentially loop the song infinitely. :lol But in all seriousness, the vocals on this are great, the only moment I'm not that into is that opening hook of the chorus, which comes back quite a lot. But everything else in the chorus is right up my alley. The instrumentation is simple, but not dull in any way. Like I said in my first impression, it's kind of a 'weird' song, but not off-putting weird. I will definitely check out the album now, which I've probably already done in the past without remembering.
8/10


TAC: Soulsplitter - The Transition
Another band I never heard of and had no idea what to expect. From first impression, I can definitely say I liked it a lot, but not much more. I remember there was a female singer, and the song was pretty long and built up very well to an epic ending. Beyond that, I'm a bit lost, but fairly confident this song was going to rank well. The build was really subtle and the payoff was amazing, but at the same time I don't remember how any of the song goes.

Over repeated listens my interest in this song has shifted more from the "build and the payoff" to that opening instrumental section. That's a really well done instrumental section, and much more to my taste than the one in the Zierler song from this round, to give an example. It's groovy, also heavy, and plain fun to listen to. There's different things to pay attention to during almost all of the different sections, it takes a while to unpack but it's worth the repeated listens. The only thing I find a bit odd is this tiny little theatrical break near the end, but it's.. tolerable. :lol
8.25/10


home: FKA twigs - home with you
I just got into Billie Eilish a couple weeks ago and the production on that new record is just perfect. This reminded me a lot of it in that it's both really interesting for mainstream pop, but also just perfect in its production. It has kind of a cold dissonant feeling when the vocals go more echo-y, and the little glitches add a lot to the overall feel. Easily one of my favourites of the round, but maybe my mood and overall setting caused that.

I like to go out longboarding with music, especially when it's cold outside, and this was just perfect for that. Beautiful melodies, very sweet and 'harmless' sound, and also elegant. At the same time it also has a pretty serious attitude, and can feel a bit dark. It switches a lot between that sweet chorus and the more dark rest of the song. I won't let an album cover keep me from checking out the music anymore.  :lol I can't even say too much about this song, it's short and not groundbreaking, but I love it.
8.5/10

Standings
home: 8.5
TAC: 8.25
ariich: 8
Sacul: 8
Elite: 7.75
Evermind: 7
Cyril: 6.5
Kattelox: 6
Bolsters: 5.75
Puppies: 4.25

There we have it! One round in and already a 4.25 score difference, oops :corn
Some of my favourite songs this round ended up growing on me, while the lower ranking songs kind of stayed the same throughout. Please send for the next round within 48 hours! :metal
Fun fact: The biggest grower this round was the Lingua Ignota song, while the one that dropped the most over repeated listens was probably the Scarlet Stories song (since most other songs didn't really drop at all)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: The Walrus on December 05, 2019, 07:21:19 AM
Gulp.

Honestly, that's kind of what I expected/feared. Zierler is my musical barometer for fans of metal around these parts whose tastes are in a vague haze, like yours, so at least I have an idea of what to aim for and avoid in metal. Difficult listen for sure, although I am disappointed you're not a fan of Kelly Carpenter's voice. Guess I'm not gonna send Outworld.  :lol

I'll have to check out the other submissions to see what tickles your fancy, and I'll send tonight.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: ariich on December 05, 2019, 07:45:36 AM
Solid start. :metal
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Evermind on December 05, 2019, 07:50:25 AM
I'll compare my next entry to some shitty stuff then!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 1 RESULTS!!
Post by: Train of Naught on December 05, 2019, 09:05:37 AM
Gulp.

Honestly, that's kind of what I expected/feared. Zierler is my musical barometer for fans of metal around these parts whose tastes are in a vague haze, like yours, so at least I have an idea of what to aim for and avoid in metal. Difficult listen for sure, although I am disappointed you're not a fan of Kelly Carpenter's voice. Guess I'm not gonna send Outworld.  :lol

I'll have to check out the other submissions to see what tickles your fancy, and I'll send tonight.
Can't blame you, it's a song that goes through various movements and is diverse enough to get a meaningful reaction out of the hosts. I hope you have a better idea now! :)
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Post by: Crow on December 05, 2019, 09:15:16 AM
good thing i'm not sending prog metal for the rest of the roulette then
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Post by: The Walrus on December 05, 2019, 12:33:00 PM
Yeah I don't think metal at all is where I'm gonna go with this tbh. I have several candidates for round 2, can't wait to sift through them tonight.
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 05, 2019, 06:23:26 PM
Note to self.....Train doesn't actually like sludge/post metal.  :biggrin:
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Post by: Bolsters on December 05, 2019, 10:41:04 PM
Sent. Sticking with the metal for now, but if what I've got isn't doing it for you anymore I'll switch it up in a few rounds.
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Post by: TAC on December 06, 2019, 05:26:34 AM
Will send tonight Dennis.
I spent all of last night on my roulette.
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 06, 2019, 08:38:56 AM
All good, only 4 songs in so far, will start listening tomorrow afternoon with whichever songs I have at that point! I'm not going to chase people around to submit, will just listen whenever I get them, rules are clear as far as I know

(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0017220161_10.jpg)
This is pretty good, but you definitely picked the best song from it :corn I don't enjoy the longer instrumental sections here nearly as much as the opening movement of The Transition. There's more 'plonk' on this album than I expected, some moments actually sound like they could be on a Plini album (or EP, he seems to like releasing EPs way more than albums). Maybe some more listens down the road will get me into this a bit more.

Note to self.....Train doesn't actually like sludge/post metal.  :biggrin:
Yeah it's only like.. my current favourite genre :lol try your luck with some contemporary country-dubstep!
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Post by: TAC on December 06, 2019, 09:24:40 AM
I think The Moloch is actually the best song, but I sent that to Cyril in his Roulette.
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Post by: Crow on December 06, 2019, 09:52:23 AM
I think The Moloch is actually the best song, but I sent that to Cyril in his Roulette.
this is correct from what i remember of the album as a whole
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Post by: home on December 06, 2019, 01:22:08 PM
Woohoo Im glad you like it! Magdalene is quickly becoming one of my favourite albums of this year  :angel:

Ready to disappoint on the future rounds, I'll send soon  ;D
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Post by: Crow on December 06, 2019, 01:24:55 PM
the first FKA twigs song i ever heard i hated and have refused to listen to her ever since, maybe her new album is better though but nobody sent it to me in my roulette so i haven't bothered to check it out
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 06, 2019, 04:27:31 PM
I have this weird gut feeling that I’m not going to like the FKA twigs album as much as I should, but I’ll find out soon.

Got 6 songs in if I have not forgotten any, will start listening tomorrow afternoon and/or Sunday
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Post by: Crow on December 06, 2019, 04:40:37 PM
enjoy my next 6/10
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Post by: The Walrus on December 06, 2019, 05:08:41 PM
Crap I'm sorry Train, I got distracted last night and I just got home. Gonna peruse the options I've picked out and send before I go to bed (a few more hours).
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Post by: Crow on December 06, 2019, 05:17:02 PM
also i was considering billie eilish for this one until i saw her on the banned list, just fyi
i'm mixed on that album but there's some reeeeally good stuff on it
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 06, 2019, 06:07:59 PM
I'll be sending in the next hour or so. Sorry for the delay, been working almost 12 hours a day for the last week...  :yeahright
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 06, 2019, 06:13:19 PM
Train, what are your overall thoughts on Technical Death Metal?
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 07, 2019, 01:08:00 AM
:lonestar:




Sent








:ironic:
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Post by: Crow on December 07, 2019, 01:09:29 AM
if you haven't sent for all 8 rounds yet you're a wimp. a coward. a baby child toddler
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 01:13:01 AM
All good guys.

Billie Eilish: really got into the new album big time recently. The only song I don’t like is wish you were gay, current favourites are all the good girls go to hell and bury a friend! That album is so well produced though, I’d love to find more pop like that and somehow the FKA twigs scratched that itch slightly.

Technical death metal: I’m not a big fan when it’s too.. technical :lol it can be really satisfying when everything is technical but it somehow fits together really well, this satisfying feeling when all instruments do crazy stuff but somehow always get back to the same themes. I don’t know, this is vague. I hate Archspire, Persefone’s last 2 albums are great. That’s all.
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 07, 2019, 01:15:27 AM
if you haven't sent for all 8 rounds yet you're a wimp. a coward. a baby child toddler
Hang on, I'll hit shuffle on my music library and just send the first 6 songs that come up for the rest of the rounds :biggrin:


Lets see what we get....

Soundgarden - Switch Opens
Borknagar - Mount Rapture
Weezer - Don't Let Go
The Cars - It's All I Can Do
Different Light - Eternal Return (New Promise)
Orbs - The Northwestern BearItories Part A: We the Animal

Perfect.... :gwii:
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 01:18:07 AM
No songs by Ween, 2/10
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Post by: ariich on December 07, 2019, 01:30:45 AM
Orbs :metal
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Post by: Evermind on December 07, 2019, 01:32:14 AM
All the Good Girls Go to Hell is in the constant rotation at my local bar and it's pretty meh tbh
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 07, 2019, 01:36:40 AM
All the Good Girls Go to Hell is in the constant rotation at my local bar and it's pretty meh tbh
William Eyelash is pretty meh...
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 01:45:33 AM
Oh that reminds me Asleep Next to Science is banned, but I haven’t heard any other Orbs albums

My local bar played bad guy AT LEAST 4 times last night, now that’s an overplayed song everywhere I go (even though it’s pretty good)
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Post by: Crow on December 07, 2019, 01:48:02 AM
the album is just so inconsistent. bad guy, wish you were gay, 8, my strange addiction all are just flat not good, when the party's over, listen before i go, i love you are all excellent, everything else ranges from decent to solid but it's all over the place and uuugghh

i wish i liked it more than i do  :lol
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Post by: ariich on December 07, 2019, 01:52:10 AM
Oh that reminds me Asleep Next to Science is banned, but I haven’t heard any other Orbs albums
Second album is much stronger IMO.
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Post by: Crow on December 07, 2019, 02:09:43 AM
here's my roulette entries determined by shuffling my iPod (skipping banned artists):

Psion - Recoil
Soldant Hans - Story of the Flood
Ellende - Augenblick
Mord'A'Stigmata - Ansia
Hannes Grossmann - Hail Satan
Phoebe Bridgers - Killer
Khosnu - VA Shia (Into the Spectral Sphere)
Barren Earth - From the Depths of Spring

that Khonsu song is probably a better pick than anything I did send actually, lol
maybe the Psion and Hannes Grossmann too. the rest I'm not so sure on
i had to skip over 25 banned artists to get 8 non-banned ones btw  :lol
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 02:20:14 AM
Never even heard of Khonsu and Psion tbh
I’ve listened to one Hannes Grossmann album and it was pretty good, but I never revisited it so maybe it wasn’t actually that good. The Malkuth Grimoire though :metal
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Post by: The Walrus on December 07, 2019, 08:16:05 AM
Late, but sent!!  :corn
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Post by: Sacul on December 07, 2019, 09:44:13 AM
Shuffling not my music library but my Favorites playlist on Spotify:

The Comet is Coming - Because the End is Really the Beginning
Susanne Sundfor - Darlings
Sigur Rós - Untitled #5
Baroness - A Horse Called Golgotha
Rammstein - Das alte Leid
Myles Kennedy - Love Can Only Heal
Jakob - Pneumonic
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits
Riverside - Beyond the Eyelids
clipping. - Story 2

:2metal:
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Post by: Sacul on December 07, 2019, 09:50:47 AM
Also on Billie Eilish, wish you were gay is neat wtf with this hate. My favs are bad guy, all the good girls go to hell, xanny, and you should see me in a crown.
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 10:01:38 AM
What the fuck whereisthebabysitterthatheoverpaysbodytakesoverandbrainbecomesdisengaged

You should see me in a crown was my first favourite and still in my top 5 for sure #billiehours

Just missing the rich but I’ve already listened to everything once now. I think this round is about the same quality so far, maybe one or two more songs 7 or lower, but my #1 here will probably be slightly better than my #1 last round, the last place is looking to be around the same score as last round’s too though :neverusethis:

Kinda curious about the song you sent but withdrew instantly now Katt :lol I won’t listen to it in case you change your mind later, but up to you
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Post by: The Walrus on December 07, 2019, 10:24:15 AM
Kinda curious about the song you sent but withdrew instantly now Katt :lol I won’t listen to it in case you change your mind later, but up to you

The one I sent goes in harder on the overall vibe than the first track, which by comparison I suppose could be called... timid? I heard it in a Walgreens one day... yeah  :lol
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Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 07, 2019, 11:58:08 AM
the last place is looking to be around the same score as last round’s too though :neverusethis:
Surely, you must be joking  :(
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Post by: TAC on December 07, 2019, 12:01:37 PM
the last place is looking to be around the same score as last round’s too though :neverusethis:
Surely, you must be joking  :(

I think he was talking about the score, and not the person.

Probably me..but I like my song. ;D
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Post by: Crow on December 07, 2019, 12:21:09 PM
half of my submissions this time are "i have no clue how train is going to react to this"
of course, when i did think i knew how he was going to react i got a way lower score than i expected, so i'm assuming from now on i'm gonna have a lock on last place
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 07, 2019, 02:36:33 PM
the last place is looking to be around the same score as last round’s too though :neverusethis:
Surely, you must be joking  :(

I think he was talking about the score, and not the person.

Probably me..but I like my song. ;D
Sorry that was unclear hahaha, yeah, I mean the lowest score is probably going to be around the same score as the previous lowest score
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Post by: Crow on December 07, 2019, 02:39:49 PM
DOWN, LOWER, BELOW, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU
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Post by: Evermind on December 08, 2019, 09:38:27 PM
The place where the train observes you sounds like Soviet Russia

Shuffling not my music library but my Favorites playlist on Spotify:

The Comet is Coming - Because the End is Really the Beginning
Susanne Sundfor - Darlings
Sigur Rós - Untitled #5
Baroness - A Horse Called Golgotha
Rammstein - Das alte Leid
Myles Kennedy - Love Can Only Heal
Jakob - Pneumonic
Slowdive - When the Sun Hits
Riverside - Beyond the Eyelids
clipping. - Story 2

:2metal:

I actually may send some of these artists :lol
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 12:45:20 AM
Okay, all songs are in. I listened to everything twice except for the new tune, but will do that today and then post first impressions, all the songs, and comparisons tomorrow or later today if I feel like I have a good idea of where the songs will end up!
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 02:13:52 AM
give me the songs so i can guess who sent what
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 02:36:34 AM
My guess is this round will be slightly weaker than the last one. Lower low and higher high, but a couple more around the lower end of the middle pack..      probably.

Althea - The Art of Trees
Frank Ocean - Nights
Capstan - We'll Always Have Paris
Magic Dance - In Their Eyes
Major Parkinson - Night Hitcher
Dissona - Totality
Death Grips - Hacker
Ihlo - Starseeker
Mother of Millions - Artefact
Kontinuum - Moonshine

Very meh throughout, nothing that makes me go: YES! and it goes on for too long.

An overall nice atmosphere and good first impression, it still blurs together a bit in my head though.

The singer reminds me a lot of someone else, but that's not a good thing.

The atmosphere is great, it's nothing new but is pretty good at what it does.

The production is near flawless, but I'm just not that into the main body of the song.

Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.

Don't like what's going on vocally, it's a pretty well structured song though.

The mix sounds a bit off, but I can look past that since the music is pretty sick.

I wonder why people keep thinking I would like this!! I really don't.

Hardly remember anything other than there were some okay riffs, this one will need quite a few more spins to grasp.
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Post by: ariich on December 09, 2019, 03:38:29 AM
Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.
I hope this is me. It should be. If it isn't, I'll slap you.
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 04:28:37 AM
I will tell bosky :bosky:
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Post by: Elite on December 09, 2019, 04:38:58 AM
Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.
I hope this is me. It should be. If it isn't, I'll slap you.

Did you send Ihlow again? :|
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Post by: ariich on December 09, 2019, 04:46:49 AM
I will tell bosky :bosky:
I'll just ban bosky (again) so he can't do anything about it. :P

Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.
I hope this is me. It should be. If it isn't, I'll slap you.

Did you send Ihlow again? :|
Nope, I did have them down as an option but wouldn't have sent this song. Katt might have sent it?
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 06:12:26 AM
Not me, but apparently what I did send wasn't good :(
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Post by: ariich on December 09, 2019, 06:29:47 AM
Ok well if it wasn't me, you or t'other Rich, then the only other people who commented in the Ihlo thread a few months ago were Lucas and Ruslan. So... one of them maybe?
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 08:23:57 AM
Imagine listening to bands without commenting in the band threads :neverusethis:

I've actually heard almost half of the bands that were sent this round before this roulette. Either one album, or just a couple songs. All the songs sent are new to me though!
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Post by: Evermind on December 09, 2019, 08:24:44 AM
Very meh throughout, nothing that makes me go: YES! and it goes on for too long.

Hell yeah!
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Post by: Buddyhunter1 on December 09, 2019, 08:28:55 AM
Death Grips

 :corn
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 08:36:30 AM
is it too late to send something else
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 08:39:49 AM
Hell yeah!

yes, yes it's too late :millahhhh but it's never too late for some more optimism!
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Post by: Sacul on December 09, 2019, 08:42:00 AM
Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.

Don't like what's going on vocally, it's a pretty well structured song though.

The mix sounds a bit off, but I can look past that since the music is pretty sick.
Hope it's either the first or last one, wouldn't surprise me if it was the middle one tho :lol


Ok well if it wasn't me, you or t'other Rich, then the only other people who commented in the Ihlo thread a few months ago were Lucas and Ruslan. So... one of them maybe?
I've listened to them and am friends with the singer, but nope, didn't send them :P
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 08:42:51 AM
I have no more optimism, only worry and a need for validation

DOWN, LOWER, BELOW, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU

This is still making me laugh
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Post by: Buddyhunter1 on December 09, 2019, 08:47:22 AM
"And if you observe the train long enough, the train will observe you back"
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 09:24:31 AM
Althea - TAC
Frank Ocean - home
Capstan - AND ALL I CAN DOOOO IS WISH YOU THE BEST IN THE EEEEEND
Magic Dance - bolsters
Major Parkinson - puppies
Dissona - ariich
Death Grips - dacul
Ihlo - katt
Mother of Millions - evermind
Kontinuum - elite

am i close
100% on:
home, bolsters, ariich, dacul, the rest are guesses
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Post by: Evermind on December 09, 2019, 09:26:08 AM
I mean, correct on mine, I posted that album in the listening thread about a week or two ago.

You're also getting this track most probably unless I settle on something else which I have two more days to do, I'm still not quite happy with my EP

Also Katt posted he didn't send Ihlo a few posts back, so there's that :lol
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 09:27:57 AM
hell yeah i put you down for that one just because i had two bands left and didn't think you'd have sent ihlo  :metal
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 09:35:41 AM
cyril was observing the train too hard and didn't observe me :(

I sent Magic Dance
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 09:45:47 AM
ohh hmm. i dunno what bolsters sent then
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Post by: Evermind on December 09, 2019, 09:47:45 AM
Ma Ma Magic Dance, Katt sent Magic Dance

Also let me do the random song game too, shuffled my discography and that's what came up for the next 6 rounds:

Mark Knopfler - Behind with the Rent
Savatage - When the Crowds Are Gone
Sonata Arctica - Weballergy
Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders
Stratovarius - Fairness Justified
Rainbow - L.A. Connection

:lol
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 10:22:09 AM
Mark Knopfler - Behind with the Rent
Savatage - When the Crowds Are Gone
Sonata Arctica - Weballergy
Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders
Stratovarius - Fairness Justified
Rainbow - L.A. Connection

:lol
eliminated

TAC: Althea - The Art of Trees
home: Frank Ocean - Nights
Cyril: Capstan - We'll Always Have Paris
Kattelox: Magic Dance - In Their Eyes
Elite: Major Parkinson - Night Hitcher
ariich: Dissona - Totality
Sacul: Death Grips - Hacker
Bolsters: Ihlo - Starseeker
Evermind: Mother of Millions - Artefact
Puppies_On_Acid: Kontinuum - Moonshine

Also time for COMPARISONS

home: v
TAC: v
ariich: v
Sacul: v
Elite: v
Evermind: ^
Cyril: ^
Kattelox: ^
Bolsters: ^
Puppies: ^

So yeah.. the bottom 5 have all sent songs I like better than round 1, and the top 5 have done the opposite! :corn
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 10:24:19 AM
Oh yay! That's literally all I was hoping for so I'm satisfied  :lol
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Post by: Evermind on December 09, 2019, 10:24:37 AM
Okay hey so definitely not the impression I picked then, solid

I thought you sent that Oh Hiroshima track to me so I figured you're going to love my song. Then I realized it wasn't you who sent me Oh Hiroshima :lol
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 10:24:54 AM
Ahh, my roulette again
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 10:25:47 AM
Kontinuum is puppies
Ihlo is Elite
Major Parkinson is Bolsters

?
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 10:27:11 AM
Not a fan of the new Oh Hiroshima.. In Silence We Yearn is one of the best 'straight-forward post-rock' albums I've ever heard though!

Kontinuum is puppies
Ihlo is Elite
Major Parkinson is Bolsters

?
NO!

Puppies is correct, updated above
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 10:29:26 AM
By the way, in the hopes of cheering everyone up I'm going to tell you my idiot moment of the day to make you feel like geniuses by comparison

I just tried to google how to do the 'down arrow' for comparisons without stopping to realise that it's just the letter v
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 10:31:50 AM
Bolsters sending Ihlo throws me for a loop apparently

Death Grips is the "I wonder why people think I would like this" impression? :P
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Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 10:33:18 AM
I'm not going to do a guessing game for first impressions :lolpalm: you'll find out soon
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Post by: ariich on December 09, 2019, 10:34:44 AM
ariich: v
That's it, you're getting a slap!
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Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 10:34:50 AM
:soon:

I also thought that impression was about the Dissona song for what it's worth, good tune
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Post by: Evermind on December 09, 2019, 10:44:47 AM
By the way, in the hopes of cheering everyone up I'm going to tell you my idiot moment of the day to make you feel like geniuses by comparison

I just tried to google how to do the 'down arrow' for comparisons without stopping to realise that it's just the letter v

This is your "how do I type Roman numerals with my keyboard" moment :lol
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Post by: The Walrus on December 09, 2019, 10:48:19 AM
By the way, in the hopes of cheering everyone up I'm going to tell you my idiot moment of the day to make you feel like geniuses by comparison

I just tried to google how to do the 'down arrow' for comparisons without stopping to realise that it's just the letter v

 :lol

By the way, in the hopes of cheering everyone up I'm going to tell you my idiot moment of the day to make you feel like geniuses by comparison

I just tried to google how to do the 'down arrow' for comparisons without stopping to realise that it's just the letter v

This is your "how do I type Roman numerals with my keyboard" moment :lol

 :rollin
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 09, 2019, 10:55:00 AM
 :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 11:02:31 AM
I'm relistening to the Capstan album and god that song is so good

My round 2 and 3 songs are the best ones I'm gonna send tbh

Round 7 is real good too
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on December 09, 2019, 11:26:45 AM
Poop
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: home on December 09, 2019, 11:27:24 AM

home: v


This just means I'm second place this round  :hat
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 09, 2019, 05:17:50 PM
 :corn :corn :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on December 09, 2019, 05:50:13 PM

home: v


This just means I'm second place this round  :hat
You're in for a Frank Ocean of Grief
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 10, 2019, 05:16:45 PM
:chino2: :glare: :eyebrows:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 11, 2019, 05:34:42 AM
Round 2 Results!
This round ended up being a bit better than I thought before, mostly because the fucking Death Grips song grew on me somehow? less 8+ action though


Elite: Major Parkinson - Night Hitcher
The singer reminds me a lot of someone else, but that's not a good thing.
I'm getting weird Tom Waits vibes from the vocals, something almost wholly unique but at the sometime something that lacks any sort of emotional deliverance..? The music sounds interesting enough, and primarily the synths are a nice draw, but I can't take it seriously.

I rarely feel more neutral about a song than this, I remember there was one song I listened to years ago that I really liked, but I can't recall which, or why I was so into that and am so not into this now. the synthesisers and drums lay a really cool base for the song for sure, it's just not enough to interest me, as there is clearly still a big focus on vocals here that I can't see past. I never liked vocals like that, that are more whispery than singy.

4.5/10



TAC: Althea - The Art of Trees
Very meh throughout, nothing that makes me go: YES! and it goes on for too long.
This band has vocals that I am super meh towards, leaning on the more prog-power side of things has rarely done me any favours. Other than that I remember some melodies were a bit grating, the added piano layers were cool, but the song was pretty long and didn't keep me hooked all the way through.

Now that I'm registering it more, the opening instrumental section is pretty cool, just like with your last submission! I still feel mostly the same about everything after the 2 minute mark. I can see the appeal, and also why you would send it to me, but I think I need more memorable riffs and vocals that are more down my street for a song of this length to keep me interested. Then there's the 'third half' which is also mostly an extended instrumental section, this song is like a sandwich. The main theme has a cool groove to it but also gets a bit tiring after repeating a few too many times. I don't hate it, it just feels like the song with the least 'personality' to it this round, or least unique.

6.25/10



home: Frank Ocean - Nights
The production is near flawless, but I'm just not that into the main body of the song. The flow of the vocals just doesn't work for me at all. It picks up in the final movement, but this also feels awkwardly glued to the rest of the song so it's not as enjoyable.

Pretty sure my opinion on this song is not going to change, I wouldn't like Frank Ocean just judging by the fact that his flow (and to be honest also his voice) doesn't work for me. I really appreciate the musical flow in the first half, the transitions are very well done there, but the ones in the later half are more tacky. It's kind of theatrical in a way, and I think I could enjoy this particularly well with for example a more preachy/choiry approach of vocals like on TPAB by Kendrick. I have also dug Frank Ocean a little more on his Flower Boy appearance than this song as far as I remember. I can see now why this album was so praised, it's not for me but it's a more interesting take on R&B/hiphop than most of the players currently in the game

6.25/10



ariich: Dissona - Totality
Hardly remember anything other than there were some okay riffs, this one will need quite a few more spins to grasp.
I believe I checked out this album and didn't care for it, I think I understand why now. This style of slow 'proggy' riffing doesn't do much for me.. even when the music is actually super dynamic it doesn't feel that way. My main gripe are the vocals though, the mix sounds weirdly quiet and the vocals match this which makes it all sound way less grand than it could have been.

I think one of the main setbacks is the Wilderun-type cleans, I don't like those kind of folky 'medieval' clean vocals much and never did. :lol Some of the riffs are actually super cool, and I think I would love them if they used more open string chords in the really heavy parts, this way with the strumming there's still some kind of restraint I wish wasn't there when the song goes all out. There must be a band out there that is 90% similar to this one that I would love, there's so much they're striking off in my book yet I can't get into this as a whole. I totally see why you would send this. It's still a pretty good score, but maybe not quite enough for me to try them again, as I think I've actually listened to this album once before and wasn't into it. Maybe further down the line though!

7/10



Sacul: Death Grips - Hacker
I wonder why people keep thinking I would like this!! I really don't.

That's literally all I wrote for my first impression. :rollin Okay..
There's so much to say about this. The overall randomness is just so so much. Every couple seconds I hear a random new sound that doesn't go anywhere but just seems to be some kind of distraction. There is a chorus, so the song does have some kind of structure, but other than that it's all distraction. It's definitely a grower though, I find myself intrigued and wanting to hear that chorus again and again. It's catchy, and the less random portion of the synths in the background throughout the whole song are pretty damn cool. I was ready to 3.5-bomb this one, so I hope you're happy this is actually growing on me. I don't love it, I probably don't even want to hear the album, but there you go.  :corn

7/10



Cyril: Capstan - We'll Always Have Paris
Don't like what's going on vocally, it's a pretty well structured song though.
Ugh I really want to like this more, I just don't like those emo/pop-punk moments in the vocals. Kind of reminds me of My Chemical Romance or early Panic! at the Disco (though actually P!ATD is awesome). The music is fine enough though there's definitely a focus on the vocals, so that's what I'm mostly concerned about.

At this point I've gotten accustomed to the vocals to a certain extent, but still don't actively enjoy them. They're pretty okay when they go into the more screamy a la La Dispute style. It's a well made song for sure, I like it when songs stick to the main body and kind of build around it but at the same time don't go off into different directions. It's like the song is one big build. It's still catchy and I can't help but at least slightly enjoy it. The chorus is the highlight of the song, so it is definitely served well by the fact that there is even more focus on the chorus on this song than most songs. Looks like a classic case of 7/10 to me!

7/10



Kattelox: Magic Dance - In Their Eyes
An overall nice atmosphere and good first impression, it still blurs together a bit in my head though.
This is a really nice tune that, after just 1 listen, I can already pretty sure I won't fall in love with, but I also wouldn't mind listening to from time to time. It's especially nice to have this in-between the mostly pretty busy / hard-to-digest music I have gotten for this round.

It's the earworm of the round along with Ihlo for sure, there's some moments that remind me of a Mr. Mister song I received in my very first roulette, and then there's some of that retro synthwave kinda stuff that I'm totally down with. It's a bit more upbeat/happy than I would generally go for myself, but it all works out totally fine. The vocals are memorable, the synths are fucking thick, and the overall sound is nice and dreamy. Yes.

7.5/10



Puppies: Kontinuum - Moonshine
The mix sounds a bit off, but I can look past that since the music is pretty sick
This is more like it. A cool doomy sound, but not very plodding at all. The riffs and some of the vocals remind me a bit of King Goat in that way. The slight change of pace around the mid mark is really helpful for songs of this style, it's not sticking with the same theme all the time but it also doesn't try to be overly proggy. And regardless, I don't feel all that engaged throughout and feel a bit underwhelmed. It's one of those songs that keeps me pretty entertained all the way through, but doesn't stick afterwards.

If I have to blame it on something, I'd say the song doesn't start of very strong, and mainly due to the clean vocals being a bit dry and the riffs not really compensating for it either. I'm happy that changes and the song starts being more awesome past the halfway mark. I'll call this King Goat Jr., and will definitely check out something by them to see where I'm at with these guys. It's one of the entries of this round that I'm the most unsure of whether I would actually like the band or not.

7.75/10



Bolsters: Ihlo - Starseeker
The atmosphere is great, it's nothing new but is pretty good at what it does.
Obviously, I can't help but think about TesseracT a bit when listening to. This band adapted the same kind of style of djent with a more atmospheric focus and echo-y but also catchy alt-metal type of vocals. I believe I turned the album off after the first two songs when I checked them out, I wonder if it was just a mood thing, or the first two songs are not very good, but I'm super into this one. The chorus is the best thing about it, and my #1 earworm of the round award will go to that. Beyond that, I can't remember much but I do remember liking it a lot.

They do a very good job on these lush atmospheres with tight riffs, and maybe the album cover also helps paint that picture (it's damn beautiful). I may have overestimated the quality of the chorus on first impression, but I still think it's great and I always like it when a song has something really cool to remember for when I get into the next few listens, it certainly helps. Another great feat is the quiet passage in the second half of the song, but it would have been better if it came a bit earlier in my opinion, as the song just feels a tad longer than it has to.

8/10



Evermind: Mother of Millions - Artefact
Epic. Would be pretty surprised if this doesn't end up winning the round.
The main melody with the piano is just too good, and when the spoken words passage came in I was just hoping for that Hypno5e-like post-rock outburst in the finale of their "Shores of the Abstract Line" album, and I got exactly that. Fucking ecstatic.

This was no contest, the buildup is very nice and calm, kind of haunting, kind of wintery. but quickly enough moving into this piano lead that I'm loving and from there it's all builds folks. The payoff in a song automatically makes the build better for me, but I can't fault this song for anything really. They bring back the vocals in the final section as well when it's all epic and dramatic, they could even have left them out here I think in favour of a more dynamic drum pattern, but it kinda works. Beyond just being emotionally loaded, and being grand, I think the song is also very well thought out. It's long but everything is here for a reason, nothing feels even remotely glued together, y'know?

9/10



Standings
Evermind: 16
ariich: 15
Sacul: 15
home: 14.75
TAC: 14.5
Bolsters: 13.75
Cyril: 13.5
Kattelox: 13.5
Elite: 12.25
Puppies: 12

SEND FOR ROUND 3 Y'ALL YOU HAVE LIKE... 60 HOURS
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on December 11, 2019, 05:39:51 AM
Elite: Major Parkinson - Night Hitcher
The singer reminds me a lot of someone else, but that's not a good thing.


4.5/10

what the fuck
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on December 11, 2019, 05:48:24 AM
Very big big score, nice

Probably my last round victory but I'll enjoy the lead while it lasts!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 06:29:03 AM
Elite: Major Parkinson - Night Hitcher
The singer reminds me a lot of someone else, but that's not a good thing.


4.5/10

what the fuck

WTF indeed!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 11, 2019, 06:36:26 AM
Fair enough about Dissona, I mean I obviously don't agree but I get where you're coming from and 7/10 is still a pretty good score. So although not a great placement for the round, I'm somehow still in joint 2nd place overall. :hat

Regarding Ihlo, you should definitely check out the whole album. The first two songs are fine but they're definitely on the more straightforward end of things (and I'd actually include Starseeker in that description too - the three of them feel to me like a real mix of Tesseract and Haken). For me the best and most interesting stuff comes in the second half of the album.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 06:42:42 AM
That Ihlo album really is good. I'd take it over Haken personally!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 08:39:22 AM
it's gonna be really funny if my round 3 song is my best so far
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 09:03:49 AM
Sent! I went with something that surprisingly isn't banned. I need a good high scoring song. :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on December 11, 2019, 09:12:49 AM
Yeah that seems about right :lol. Will send something later.

That Ihlo album really is good. I'd take it over Haken personally!
:flame:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 09:22:57 AM
i listened to half of that Ihlo album once and it was boooorrrriiing omg
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 09:27:41 AM
i listened to half of that Ihlo album once and it was boooorrrriiing omg

how's it feel to be ultra wrong
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 11, 2019, 09:28:47 AM
i listened to half of that Ihlo album once and it was boooorrrriiing omg
So you didn't even listen to all of it?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 09:35:14 AM
i had better things to do with my time  :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 09:40:52 AM
Cyril would rather hear from the cookie monster delegation than the beautiful sounds of that Ihlo record  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on December 11, 2019, 10:04:29 AM
I probably would have been a lot more into the album back in 2014-2015, I'm just not fond of that style anymore.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 10:05:12 AM
the sterile sounds maybe

I'm almost never impressed by that brand of tesseract clone
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 10:11:58 AM
Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 11, 2019, 10:16:38 AM
it's gonna be really funny if my round 3 song is my best so far
And why would that be?  :corn

Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo.
I definitely do, I explained why I think so in my write up, but I’m curious to find out what I think about the album. I seriously doubt I will like it more than TesseracT but they’re one of my all time favorite bands

3 songs in already!  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 10:33:22 AM
it's gonna be really funny if my round 3 song is my best so far
And why would that be?  :corn
Well, I don't wanna keep secrets,
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on December 11, 2019, 10:34:18 AM
i listened to half of that Ihlo album once and it was boooorrrriiing omg

Same, but I actually finished the album. Zzzz
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on December 11, 2019, 11:10:55 AM
I also listened to a bit of that Ihlo record and thought it was very generic and derivative.

Feel free to prove me wrong my next roulette. Whenever the hell that is. :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 11:19:31 AM
Who spiked the punch bowl with all this haterade
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 11:25:09 AM
Ihlo is a great metal album for people who don't like metal apparently :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 11:31:07 AM
My favorite kind of metal is metal that doesn't try to be very metal so yeah that's actually kinda right
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 11, 2019, 12:21:38 PM
Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
The first half is very Tesseract influenced with a heavy dose of Haken in there. Second half is more varied, some Devy, lots of synthwave influence etc.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on December 11, 2019, 12:22:21 PM
My favorite kind of metal is metal that doesn't try to be very metal so yeah that's actually kinda right

Sounds like this

(https://st4.depositphotos.com/1872071/26560/i/1600/depositphotos_265604404-stock-photo-mercury-hg-or-hydrargyrum-chemical.jpg)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 12:25:08 PM
 :lol

Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
The first half is very Tesseract influenced with a heavy dose of Haken in there. Second half is more varied, some Devy, lots of synthwave influence etc.

I guess it's just because I don't listen to Tesseract much. I tried the Polaris album and hated it, didn't like Sonder at all, but I tried Altered State and really liked it. But yeah, I definitely hear Devy in there.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on December 11, 2019, 12:43:04 PM
Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
The first half is very Tesseract influenced with a heavy dose of Haken in there. Second half is more varied, some Devy, lots of synthwave influence etc.

What song does the second half start on, so I can just listen to that? :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 11, 2019, 01:24:26 PM
Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
The first half is very Tesseract influenced with a heavy dose of Haken in there. Second half is more varied, some Devy, lots of synthwave influence etc.

What song does the second half start on, so I can just listen to that? :P
For me it starts from Hollow.

Wait, I don't hear Tesseract in Ihlo. Ihlo is much better than Tesseract. :<
The first half is very Tesseract influenced with a heavy dose of Haken in there. Second half is more varied, some Devy, lots of synthwave influence etc.

I guess it's just because I don't listen to Tesseract much. I tried the Polaris album and hated it, didn't like Sonder at all, but I tried Altered State and really liked it. But yeah, I definitely hear Devy in there.
For the most part, Ihlo have a much warmer melodic and harmonic approach than Tesseract do. The only time Tesseract really went so richly melodic was Altered State, which unsurprisingly you and I like the most of theirs (it's the only one I love). I think the comparisons are more about the general djenty riffing style.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 01:33:29 PM
Yeah Altered State is the Good TesseracT album lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 01:39:13 PM
Well that explains it then! AS is so much more pleasant for me to hear than those other two. No wonder I like Ihlo so much.  :corn

I actually made a wallpaper of the artwork (https://i.imgur.com/HTVSgHf.jpg) for my work desktop, I love it so much.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 11, 2019, 03:10:43 PM
Okay Altered State is definitely my least favourite TesseracT album but not by much, mostly due to not liking that singer nearly as much

One >>>>>>> everything, and one of my favourite albums of the decade, top 10 for sure
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 COMPARISONS
Post by: home on December 11, 2019, 03:18:18 PM
Quote from: ariich
That's it, you're getting a slap!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 11, 2019, 03:35:09 PM
can we just rename this to the Bad Opinions Thread :jamaritard:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 11, 2019, 03:36:12 PM
no because my next roulette hasn't started yet :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 12, 2019, 12:38:48 AM
Sent for round 3. Aiming for the bottom again.  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on December 12, 2019, 02:10:37 AM
Sent noise.

Aiming for the bottom again.  :corn

:corn :corn corncorncorn :corn

corn


corncorn :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on December 12, 2019, 12:57:07 PM
Sent pop.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 12, 2019, 01:48:32 PM
7 songs in!

Off the top of my head of my head I need songs from home (but he told me he will send tonight), Evermind and ariich. Correct me if I’m wrong! Anyway will probably start my first listen tomorrow if I find the time, otherwise Saturday morning
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 12, 2019, 04:48:08 PM
Yep you need mine still, sorry have been super busy with work and also getting depressed about the UK election. Will definitely send tomorrow.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on December 12, 2019, 09:15:55 PM
I'll send today, was busy finishing my EP for Cyril
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 13, 2019, 12:24:37 AM
No worries guys!

Yep you need mine still, sorry have been super busy with work and also getting depressed about the UK election. Will definitely send tomorrow.
Oh yeah fuck, crazy stuff going on right now, totally understood

Meanwhile I listened to the Ihlo and Mother of Millions albums, the Ihlo is fine enough though not sure if I’m really hooked to replay this one that much.. the Mother of Millions album didn’t really strike a chord, it’s mainly the last song that’s fantastic and then a couple of cool moments spread throughout the album.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 13, 2019, 12:27:18 AM
u should at least listen to the last track of the extremities album imo
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on December 13, 2019, 02:44:19 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 13, 2019, 02:45:22 PM
Train can I send all my round submissions in one go or do you want me to wait?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on December 13, 2019, 03:03:37 PM
i already sent all my submissions in one go and he didn't complain, so
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 2 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on December 13, 2019, 03:13:00 PM
i already sent all my submissions in one go and he didn't complain, so

You know what that means!

(https://i.imgur.com/gCXHQ7y.jpg)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on December 14, 2019, 02:18:40 AM
DROP THE LOAD

Hey I have all songs, here they are:

Taylor Swift - Lover
Almanac - Nevermore
Shattered Skies - Flipside
Have a Nice Life - Bloodhail
Susanne Sundfør - Accelerate
JPEGMAFIA - Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot
Julien Baker - Hurt Less
Everything Everything - Night of the Long Knives
Esoteric - Beneath This Face
Illyria - Autumn Fades Away

Two of you this round have asked about/mentioned artists that were at that point already sent by someone else without you knowing about it, this probably shows there's still some pretty obvious stuff to send :corn this also might be the least metal round I've had in any roulette (just judging by what I know from the names), unless I did some non-metal themed round at some point.

Will do my first listen right now and first impressions :soon:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Evermind on December 14, 2019, 02:23:53 AM
I sent metal for two rounds now, it was time to send something different

JPEGMAFIA - Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot

wtf :lol

This has got to be Matthijs though
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on December 14, 2019, 02:33:33 AM
i just double checked to make sure and Lover is definitely not the Taylor Swift song i sent you

Illyria is TAC, i hope this does badly
Have a Nice Life can be Elite
JPEGMAFIA is home, i agree
Susanne Sundfor - Dacul?
Everything Everything is prob ariich
Almanac is Katt
Julien Baker is Ev?
Esoteric makes sense as Puppies
Shattered Skies is Bolsters by process of elimination I guess

betting half these are wrong
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Evermind on December 14, 2019, 02:34:02 AM
Julien Baker is Ev?

Yes
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: ariich on December 14, 2019, 02:34:44 AM
I'd guess Katt for Shattered Skies.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on December 14, 2019, 02:36:39 AM
Have a Nice Life can be Elite

Quite likely, I guess.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on December 14, 2019, 02:40:40 AM
A mystery participant just informed me that I got the wrong Taylor Swift song, I took the album title instead of the song title, OOPS

???: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Bolsters: Almanac - Nevermore
Kattelox: Shattered Skies - Flipside
Elite: Have a Nice Life - Bloodhail
Dacul: Susanne Sundfør - Accelerate
home: JPEGMAFIA - Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot
Evermind: Julien Baker - Hurt Less
ariich: Everything Everything - Night of the Long Knives
Puppies: Esoteric - Beneath This Face
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away

That was quick
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on December 14, 2019, 03:06:03 AM
Damn 8/10 i'm a boss, baby
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 14, 2019, 03:18:35 AM
First impressionantos

Good vibes music, I'm not sure how much it will stick out this round but I'm generally pleased with the sound of this.

There's some stuff to like here, but this one element is mostly killing my enjoyment.

There's a nice subtle build to this, I'm liking it, just wish it had some more personality to it.

Nice blend of styles, honestly not what I expected from this artist going into it.

Spent almost the entire song waiting for something to happen, there's some questionable songwriting choices, but I find it engaging enough.

It's fairly memorable, but not leaving any positive impression or desire to relisten on me.

Really digging the atmosphere, I'm pretty positive this will grow on me even more.

The vocals have killed what in my head was alreday a bit of a middle ground tune.

This is the magnum opus I've been wanting you to send.

Potential round winner here, very lovely vocals and super cool instrumentation.


This round is super short, I love it. First round was over 80 minutes, second round was close to 70 minutes, and this one is only 50! I can probably get enough listens in over the next 2 or 3 days to get results out early next week. BUT after next Sunday I will be offline almost the entire time, so we should probably do a holiday's break for this roulette after this or after next round, depending on the speed.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Elite on December 14, 2019, 03:55:58 AM
OMG DID CYRIL SEND TAYLOR SWIFT?

I'm a genius.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Evermind on December 14, 2019, 05:27:22 AM
First impressionantos

There's a nice subtle build to this, I'm liking it, just wish it had some more personality to it.

Spent almost the entire song waiting for something to happen, there's some questionable songwriting choices, but I find it engaging enough.

Really digging the atmosphere, I'm pretty positive this will grow on me even more.

Potential round winner here, very lovely vocals and super cool instrumentation.

One of these probably, but if it's the first one you're daft
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 14, 2019, 05:29:23 AM
Been hearing that word ‘daft’ more and more around me recently, what the hell does it mean? If it’s positive, thank you!

Like “Hey Train, you’re a pretty daft dude!”
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 LISTENING
Post by: TAC on December 14, 2019, 05:59:17 AM

Illyria is TAC, i hope this does badly

Looks like I'll be taking one for the team, looking at those impressions.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: ariich on December 14, 2019, 06:37:10 AM
Been hearing that word ‘daft’ more and more around me recently, what the hell does it mean? If it’s positive, thank you!

Like “Hey Train, you’re a pretty daft dude!”
https://www.google.com/search?q=daft
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on December 14, 2019, 09:36:00 AM
This is the magnum opus I've been wanting you to send.
:metardica:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 14, 2019, 12:14:28 PM
Meh....

I'm guessing I sent the longest song of the round. Since it's 11 minutes  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Evermind on December 14, 2019, 12:43:07 PM
Hey Train, you're a pretty daft dude!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 16, 2019, 01:10:23 AM
I’m getting in some quality time with this round, it’s so short that I feel more motivated to play it more often which maybe isn’t very fair.. but screw fairness!

I’ll post comparisons fairly soon, like within 1 hour probably?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 16, 2019, 01:33:56 AM
Overall a much stronger round, though nothing as great as the Mother of Millions song. I think scores range from around 8.5 to 5 this round

Evermind v
Bolsters v
Puppies ^
Kattelox v
Cyril ^
Sacul ^
Ariich ^
Home ^
TAC ^
Elite ^
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on December 16, 2019, 01:36:25 AM
he looks up, grinning like a devil  (7/10)

hope that ^ isn't ^ enough that i have to resend for round 4 tho :P i know what i'd prob replace it with but i don't wanna
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on December 16, 2019, 03:42:25 AM
Well, that was expected, yeah
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on December 16, 2019, 03:55:22 AM
Elite ^

Yeah, it better be.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 16, 2019, 03:57:56 AM
Are you threatening me? :millahhhh
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on December 16, 2019, 06:50:32 AM
No, you’re way too daft to threaten!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Sacul on December 16, 2019, 07:25:12 AM
Hey Train, you're such a daft dude!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: home on December 16, 2019, 07:46:44 AM
Hey Train, you're such a daft dude!
He told me in a pm that his actual name is Train of Daftness
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: The Walrus on December 16, 2019, 08:32:32 AM
You're telling me you like Shattered Skies less than Magic Dance? Fuck me. The assortment of songs I sent for the following rounds will be interesting to read about then  :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 16, 2019, 01:35:30 PM
Hey Train, you're such a daft dude!
He told me in a pm that his actual name is Train of Daftness
TRUE STORY  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol LMAOOOO

I’m so daft my dudes you should know

You're telling me you like Shattered Skies less than Magic Dance? Fuck me. The assortment of songs I sent for the following rounds will be interesting to read about then  :lol
I mean you can always change those submissions if you change your mind based on my write ups of your song or other peoples songs

Results should be up tomorrow, just need to find the time to do some write ups, maybe still tonight even but I’m a bit tired and drunk
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: The Walrus on December 16, 2019, 01:51:25 PM
 :lol No, it's actually a good thing, because I have no idea how ANY of those will score. Looking forward to it  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 16, 2019, 10:37:04 PM
 :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn





:clarkkent:















:heart
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 17, 2019, 12:15:25 AM
Round 3 results!

This round is just really damn good overall, apart from the bottom 2 songs or so, I had a super hard time ranking the others. I won't be surprised if this ends up being the round with the highest average score. :lol


Bolsters: Almanac – Nevermore
The vocals have killed what in my head was alreday a bit of a middle ground tune.

If there's anything I'm not that into in metal, it's vocals that lean more on the power metal side of things. My dad got me into Iced Earth when I was super young, and this reminds me a little of them in a way, but not quite as unique. Regardless, that's a style that I've not been interested in anymore and it rarely grabs me. Everything that happens in this song has a purpose, it's a well-crafted song with not overlong solos, a catchy chorus, and very metal riffs.. it's just one ear in and out the other for me. :(

5/10



Kattelox: Shattered Skies – Flipside
It's fairly memorable, but not leaving any positive impression or desire to relisten on me.

It's an odd tune. I was pretty excited about this band, since it's an album I've seen mentioned a whole lot, and used to be very excited about djent (I still am, but not so much about all of the new Periphery/After the Burial clones). Furthermore, the song lonestar sent me (Aesthetics, as I told you) was really cool and at the same time nothing like what Shattered Skies supposedly sound like. This song has a truly catchy riff that I can't really get out of my head but all the same am not super into. I'm generally a much bigger fan of minor over major in my metal, this sounds super upbeat. The vocals are my definition of fine, really nothing I haven't heard before..

6/10



Evermind: Julien Baker – Hurt Less
There's a nice subtle build to this, I'm liking it, just wish it had some more personality to it.

The personality thing is maybe an odd comment, I've just heard so many piano ballads in my life thus far that anything with a somewhat standard format blends together a lot. This is what I expect Adele's music to sound like if she had a more appealing voice. :lol The piano is definitely the most practical instrument for ballads like this that build towards some kind of climax though, the build in intensity is very well done. Despite everything, it's not one of the songs I'd go back to the first, as it sounds like a lot of other music I've heard in the past and isn't doing anything particularly unique. I'm glad she started wearing safety belts though, safety first!!

7.5/10



ariich: Everything Everything – Night of the Long Knives
Good vibes music, I'm not sure how much it will stick out this round but I'm generally pleased with the sound of this.

I had one main gripe from the beginning and that's that the verses sound strange.. I wasn't that into this fast speaking, if that makes sense? But I was super into everything everything else. It's somewhat of an indie anthem, mixed with some funk. I love epic melodies along with this kind of music, and the fairly simple nature of the musicianship puts more focus on those vocals and makes them shine, and also on those thick synth layers. Solid song, very curious to see how this fits into the whole album, and happy to see that you haven't sent me anything I don't like yet (I think you and Sacul are the only ones without a sub 7 score)!

7.75/10



home: JPEGMAFIA – Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot
There's some stuff to like here, but this one element is mostly killing my enjoyment.

I recognize this is a grower now, it took me some time to get over the repeated melody in the verses, it was ruining what was mostly a fun and very smoothly composed little song. When the vocals get more intense and the song transitions to a bit of a heavier passage briefly is when it gets truly interesting. I feel like it's similar to the Frank Ocean song in that regard, though this song does it better for my taste. Fast back and forths, memorable melodies, and a great bass sound. I'm really curious to check out the album, even if I'm not 'sold' just on the fact that it's a bit of a short tune that doesn't give me enough opportunity to truly figure out how much I would be into it.

7.75/10



TAC: Illyria – Autumn Fades Away
Spent almost the entire song waiting for something to happen, there's some questionable songwriting choices, but I find it engaging enough.

I'll just come out and say it, this song doesn't get interesting for me until the middle of the song. I don't want to sound like these "hurrr not metal enough" people, I'm just not huuuuge on that acoustic folky side of things. The part where it's still acoustic, but they introduce the riff that comes back in the end of the song is really good. It's a lovely chord progression, and already knowing what it's going to be bursting out into makes it even more epic. I wonder how much I would like the song Parama sent me, but it's officially banned now. I will probably check out the album pretty soon, cause while it's not necessarily among the best songs of the round, I've been wanting to check out this band for a while now and this got me interested enough.

7.5/10



Elite: Have A Nice Life – Bloodhail
Nice blend of styles, honestly not what I expected from this artist going into it.

I had this image in my head that Have A Nice Life was somehow slow ambient music, but this is surprisingly energetic. The mix sounds perfect, with a really nice atmospheric sound to it, particularly the bass. It's a very chilled tune, but nonetheless really engaging and diverse. The guitar around the middle mark is reminiscent of the sound you'd hear on some alternative metal / post-rock record. Everything feels very complete when the song nears its end and all the elements previously introduced come back together at the same time. I don't really remember what There Is No Food sounds like which you sent me in a previous roulette, but I don't think I was impressed with that one as much as with this one. Yes.

8/10



Cyril: Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
Really digging the atmosphere, I'm pretty positive this will grow on me even more.

I actually listened to the wrong song once and am glad you stepped up and pointed out my fuck up. That song was not that good as far as I remember. This one is super catchy, there's a general happy overtone to it (even when she's probably singing about breakups or something) and anthemic vibe that pumps you up. It's also short enough not to bore me, the chorus is great and doesn't suffer from Blood Brothers syndrome! I recently listened to 1989 again, and received 2 songs from that album in my first roulette. I was really into those at the time, but I think this one is better. Excited to see what Mrs. Swift has to offer in 2019!

8/10



Puppies: Esoteric – Beneath This Face
This is the magnum opus I've been wanting you to send.

Getting into this song, it sounds like the music is somewhere in-between doom, black and post-metal. Post-blackened doom metal?? It's interesting, because I normally don't like doom that much since it tends to be a bit slow and uneventful for my taste. It relies a lot on creating a certain atmosphere and painting a picture, but combine it with some more dynamic instrumentation, fucking agonising as fucking fuck (seriously :omg: :omg:) vocals, and very sick chord progressions.. and you have a freaking hit! They do this thing that I love with the guitars going from a tame palm-muted riffing style slowly into open chords for those really subtle transitions, and then BAM into blast beat mode. Of course I heard of Esoteric, but I didn't really know what they did apart from 'extreme metal', this has definitely sold me.

8.25/10



Sacul: Susanne Sundfor – Accelerate
Potential round winner here, very lovely vocals and super cool instrumentation.

I absolutely love the blend of dark singer-songwriter music with retro/synthwave, it's genius. The instrumentation is outdoing my expectations, I fully expected a more vocal-focused song from this girl after the two songs I've received by her before. Surprisingly, the chorus is probably my least favourite thing of this song, which is somewhat of a disservice, but it's not bad by any means. It's great how they change up the drum sound over the course of the song too and give it a little more punch as the synths get a little more epic, and then pull out the goth organ. :metal Very much an "I need to delve into this artist NOW" kind of submission, should I check out this album now?

8.5/10



Standings
Sacul: 23.5
Evermind: 23.5
ariich: 22.75
home: 22.5
TAC: 22
Cyril: 21.5
Elite: 20.25
Puppies: 20.25
Kattelox: 19.5
Bolsters: 18.75
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on December 17, 2019, 12:18:33 AM
listen to the one i sent you anyways, it's literally completely different in sound from autumn fades away  :lol
anyways sending a new v soon

edit: resent. go listen to the illyria song i sent you then the resend i sent you immediately after, it'll set expectations well. i honestly think putting them back to back on an EP would make for a really good transition, also
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 17, 2019, 01:25:49 AM
Sent something completely different.  :corn :|
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Bolsters on December 17, 2019, 01:57:11 AM
Sent something completely different.  :corn :|
Same. :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on December 17, 2019, 03:03:01 AM
Can't believe I lost to the thot song :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: The Walrus on December 17, 2019, 06:13:45 AM
DOWN, BELOW, LOWER, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU

That's where my score resides :2metal:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: TAC on December 17, 2019, 06:22:16 AM
OK..then..
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: ariich on December 17, 2019, 06:22:38 AM
Bottom half of the round but a very respectable score, glad you liked it. The album is quite varied really, some of it is pretty poppy, but it's great so definitely check it out!

EDIT: Oh yeah and I edited the thread title for Trainy. :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Sacul on December 17, 2019, 08:08:43 AM
Wow, didn't expect round winner, awesome :metal . Yeah def check that album out, it slaps.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on December 17, 2019, 08:44:28 AM
DOWN, BELOW, LOWER, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU

That's where my score resides :2metal:
hey don't steal my lines :getoffmylawn:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 COMPARISONS
Post by: The Walrus on December 17, 2019, 08:48:01 AM
DOWN, BELOW, LOWER, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU

That's where my score resides :2metal:
hey don't steal my lines :getoffmylawn:

I'm sorry, that line's just been cracking me up ever since I read it, it just kills me :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Sacul on December 17, 2019, 09:02:59 AM
What's the reference? I'm not getting it :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: The Walrus on December 17, 2019, 09:04:15 AM
What's the reference? I'm not getting it :P

Earlier in the thread, Cyrilama posted it in response to Train talking about low scores, which in turn I believe is a joke/reference to the new Leprous album with the song "Observe the Train"  :lol

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54560.msg2610152#msg2610152
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 RESULTS
Post by: home on December 17, 2019, 01:37:16 PM
home: JPEGMAFIA – Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot
There's some stuff to like here, but this one element is mostly killing my enjoyment.

I recognize this is a grower now, it took me some time to get over the repeated melody in the verses, it was ruining what was mostly a fun and very smoothly composed little song. When the vocals get more intense and the song transitions to a bit of a heavier passage briefly is when it gets truly interesting. I feel like it's similar to the Frank Ocean song in that regard, though this song does it better for my taste. Fast back and forths, memorable melodies, and a great bass sound. I'm really curious to check out the album, even if I'm not 'sold' just on the fact that it's a bit of a short tune that doesn't give me enough opportunity to truly figure out how much I would be into it.

Jesus be blessed as that is a pretty good review. Eventhough it is straight out blasphemy to rate any of my next submissions higher than Frank Ocean. I would say Jesus Forgive, I Am A Thot gives you pretty good idea of the album, it's easily as chaotic as this song. And I'll send soon my dafty boi  :hat
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on December 17, 2019, 05:37:11 PM
home: JPEGMAFIA – Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot
There's some stuff to like here, but this one element is mostly killing my enjoyment.

I recognize this is a grower now, it took me some time to get over the repeated melody in the verses, it was ruining what was mostly a fun and very smoothly composed little song. When the vocals get more intense and the song transitions to a bit of a heavier passage briefly is when it gets truly interesting. I feel like it's similar to the Frank Ocean song in that regard, though this song does it better for my taste. Fast back and forths, memorable melodies, and a great bass sound. I'm really curious to check out the album, even if I'm not 'sold' just on the fact that it's a bit of a short tune that doesn't give me enough opportunity to truly figure out how much I would be into it.

Jesus be blessed as that is a pretty good review. Eventhough it is straight out blasphemy to rate any of my next submissions higher than Frank Ocean. I would say Jesus Forgive, I Am A Thot gives you pretty good idea of the album, it's easily as chaotic as this song. And I'll send soon my dafty boi  :hat
See you next year man! Look forward what other music you’re sending that’s hopefully better than Mr Ocean :*
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Crow on December 17, 2019, 05:39:57 PM
here's my round 4 entry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Train of Naught on December 18, 2019, 01:09:29 AM
Wow, didn't expect round winner, awesome :metal . Yeah def check that album out, it slaps.
Too late, already did at work yesterday :D my colleague thought it sounded like ABBA :lol but I think it was a compliment
I dug it, very nice record
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Train of Naught on December 18, 2019, 04:17:21 AM
So I have 6 songs in so far, one of which I have to wait to confirm which one is the right one (received 2 songs). One of the artists I received Looks Like another artist this round, nuggets

But since I don't want to pressure people around holiday season too much, and I myself am on holiday from Sunday until 2 January, we will probably move round 4 to next year! If I do receive everything by Saturday latest I will still get a listen in though
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Evermind on December 18, 2019, 04:18:41 AM
You sure will receive something at least, I'll send today
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: The Walrus on December 18, 2019, 07:39:16 AM
Holiday break! If you don't like mine, that gives you more time to rethink it  :biggrin:  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on December 18, 2019, 07:51:05 PM
But I want results now!  :angel:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Train of Naught on December 21, 2019, 03:17:44 AM
I only need 3 more, but I may just give the rest of the songs my first listen today and catch up on the remaining songs after holidays
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Crow on December 21, 2019, 08:55:44 AM
thread title callout time  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Evermind on December 21, 2019, 09:00:15 AM
I agree, but I'm not in the US so holidays are like 10 days away from me, in fact I'm gearing up to work tomorrow because well shit
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Sacul on December 21, 2019, 11:44:44 AM
Sent
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 01, 2020, 09:19:34 PM
 :corn










:shadowninja:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Sacul on January 03, 2020, 06:09:02 PM
WWIII incoming, plz giv results before we all die
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Crow on January 03, 2020, 09:46:33 PM
my song literally killed train, unfortunately
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 3 results
Post by: Train of Naught on January 04, 2020, 01:27:57 AM
In my defense, I received the last song by the end of last week and I didn’t listen to any music during my holiday :corn

But I’m on my second listen now, I think I’ll have comparisons today and results tomorrow. No first impressions this time

I will say that this round is ok but I don’t recall anything standing out that much. Also don’t recall any major clunkers though
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 04, 2020, 03:46:22 AM
Oh I think I actually never posted the songs, so here you gooooo
Discussion of the day: Which #12LLY song is better?

Novallo - I Am
The Knife - Neverland
Mac Miller - Self Care
Eastern High - Afterglow
PreHistoric animals - Burn the ground
Purity Ring - begin again
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Jay Walking Backwards
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - The Garden's All Nighters
Anabasis - Human Supremacy Illusion
Omnium Gatherum - Frontiers


Sacul v
Puppies v
Cyril ^
Elite v
ariich v
home v
TAC ^
Evermind ^
Kattelox ^
Bolsters ^

I'm getting a pretty good idea of scores. I think we're between 6/10 and 8.5/10 this round, maybe 8.75/10 for the #1 (which you can tell from the comparisons, could only be 5 of you)!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Sacul on January 04, 2020, 09:04:18 AM
Well damn :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: The Walrus on January 04, 2020, 09:08:00 AM
OH BOY
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Crow on January 04, 2020, 09:57:21 AM
ariich: Novallo - I Am
Dacul: The Knife - Neverland
home: Mac Miller - Self Care
Evermind: Eastern High - Afterglow
Elite: PreHistoric animals - Burn the ground
Bolsters: Purity Ring - begin again
Puppies: The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Jay Walking Backwards
Me: The Number Twelve Looks Like You - The Garden's All Nighters
TAC: Anabasis - Human Supremacy Illusion
Katt: Omnium Gatherum - Frontiers

i dunno the other NoXII song so i'll check it out but it's off the album i couldn't finish listening to, so
my score is >8 and puppies is <8.25 so while technically he could still be scoring his higher, well, we'll see  :corn
EDIT: I listened to it and it's. fine. mine's more interesting but less metal so we'll see
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 04, 2020, 11:15:29 AM
i dunno the other NoXII song so i'll check it out but it's off the album i couldn't finish listening to, so
my score is >8 and puppies is <8.25 so while technically he could still be scoring his higher, well, we'll see  :corn
EDIT: I listened to it and it's. fine. mine's more interesting but less metal so we'll see
I just find it hilarious, out of all the bands we could have sent, we both sent songs from #12, in the same round. :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Crow on January 04, 2020, 11:20:11 AM
to be fair, my original song for this round was Illyria :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Crow on January 05, 2020, 07:06:26 PM
train how many of my guesses are right  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 06, 2020, 01:12:58 AM
All of them actually  :omg:

Sorry I didn’t get to the results yesterday, honestly I’m busier than ever and I’m not sure I have time today, but whenever I have the time I’ll finish the write ups. Started yesterday and am like 1/3 finished.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: Crow on January 06, 2020, 01:17:31 AM
All of them actually  :omg:
:2metal:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 COMPARISONGS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 07, 2020, 05:57:57 PM
:dangerwillrobinson:
:panicattack:










:tiredpanda:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 08, 2020, 03:29:11 AM
ROUND 4 RESULTS

Main theme of this round: these vocals aren't really my thing, but I can somewhat tolerate them. :lol IMPRESS ME DAMNIT
Honestly, I've had a lot of time with these songs as I've been super busy lately. I have been listening to these songs more than of any round but simply didn't get to the write-ups yet. So the scores may not be 100% accurate to the comparisons I posted before.


Elite: PreHistoric animals – Burn the ground

There's something to be said for the rhythm section in this band. It's solid. But everything else screams generic prog/alt metal to me. The vocals are okay but definitely on the side of what I would call a poor man's Daniel Tompkins. It took multiple listens to notice how there's a pretty soft build in the main theme as the song progresses, with little additions in the background in the last chorus. Altogether, it just doesn't really feel like anything new at all, and that's okay if it is memorable in a good way, which for me is also a no.

5.75/10



Kattelox: Omnium Gatherum – Frontiers

So I've seen this band name around here and there, and always figured by the people that mention them, artwork and titles etc. that it would be something too much on the 'power' side of the melodic deathmetal genre for me. And wow I was pretty dead on. :lol I guess I don't necessarily dislike any of this – the lead guitar does some cool things over the chorus, the rhythm section is pretty cool and surprisingly thick. Reason for the latter probably being that the vocals literally just sound like an extra layer in the rhythm section.. I don't mind that sometimes but it's a very give or take situation, I find myself not really caring for any of the vocals. To me they are like Solution. 45 without the cool catchy cleans to mix it up. This band in general sounds like a less memorable Solution. 45.. wish I'd like this more to be honest.

6.25/10



home: Mac Miller – Self Care

This song has really grown on me slowly but surely. I really dig the production, it almost reminds me of Flume with those ghastly sounds. His voice is just kind of annoying and it's not something I can get past easily. Regardless, there's a really nice vibe to the chorus that makes me not care too much about the vocals anymore. I'd rather use the term 'tolerate' than 'enjoy', but if a song leaves a positive impact on me near the end and makes me want to return to it, that's never a bad sign! I think the second half is a bit glued to the first half and not quite as memorable, but I still enjoy everything all the way through.

6.75/10



Sacul: The Knife – Neverland

That main theme of the song is really nice, I'm enjoying the hell out of the synth motif. The vocals are fucking weird and I'm sure that's something that will grow over time, but after plenty of listens I can't say they do much for me. I can tolerate them sure, but beyond that they're still somewhat of an obstacle for me. If I disregard that though, I'm pretty sure there will be plenty to like for me by this band. There's a really cool retro synth vibe to their sound, like something I could imagine being played in a nightclub almost. I want to rank it higher but the replay value for me is just mainly for certain elements in the song and not for the entire thing. Still really want to check out this album if you believe it's worth it.

7.25/10



ariich: Novallo – I Am

Songs like this I find a bit hard to comment on. There's a really nice groove, almost Vector (Haken) like, and cool vocals. I've also been a big fan lately of pop-influenced stuff, so not just pop itself, and this does a good job at that. Somehow despite the overall appeal I can't say I'm the biggest fan of the overall sound, the keyboard is a bit grating and the vocals aren't always hitting the spot (especially the faster parts). But it is a promising sound and I'm pretty excited to at least check out this album.

7.5/10



Cyril: The Number Twelve Looks Like You – The Garden's All Nighters

I'm just going to compare these two songs to each other in my head all the time, it's inevitable. So when I look at this one, I see The Dillinger Escape Plan all over it. I think these guys do the stylistic changes throughout the song a bit subtler than Dillinger personally, but the vocals are undoubtedly not as strong. Speaking of both the melodies and the way his voice sounds. But this bands creates really cool rhythms and almost sounds like a combination between Intronaut and Dillinger in their instrumental sections.

7.5/10



TAC: Anabasis – Human Supremacy Illusion

There's a certain Between the Buried and Me nod to the style here. From the harsh vocals, to the dynamic instrumentation, to the ever-changing direction of the tune. I'm super impressed with basically everything here except for the clean vocals. For my money they're a bit too.. theatrical? But the way this song builds initially into the first time the main theme comes in, all the way through the end of the song when the song is about to conclude on that dj0nt riff. It's just cool the whole time, such a good groove, never gets boring throughout the entire 7 minutes though regardless could maybe do with a bit of trimming. Only for the fact that it seems to derive a little too much from the 'core' of the song, if that makes sense. I'm still pleasantly surprised with what at first seemed like kind of a progpower band and song name. :lol

7.75/10



Puppies: The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Jay Walking Backwards

I find this song a little more interesting on the whole than The Garden's All Nighters. First off, it sounds more like its own thing than a band that wears their influences on their sleeves. Second, I'm finding this one more appealing to return to. It has an overall thicker sound, a little less cookie cutter mathcore-y in a way, some of the riffs sound very epic and more post-y. The vocals on both songs aren't quite my thing, but it's still something I can tolerate and will be able to look past when digging into this band. For reference though, I listened to the new album earlier this year once and was thoroughly impressed. I'm not sure why I never went back, but I may just start with that album as I recall enjoying it a lot.

8/10



Evermind: Eastern High – Afterglow

The more folky bits of this do very little for me, but the way the song builds, just like when you sent me that Mothers of Millions song, is just fantastic. There's some very epic melodies and a very smooth climax. Kind of a shame they chose to do a guitar solo over it though.. but I still can't fault this song for much. In a lot of ways I keep thinking about Artefact, the climax isn't quite as hardhitting but the vocals are more intriguing. Still, the vocals while intriguing aren't exactly my type of vocals if that makes sense? I'm gonna go ahead and 8/10 the hell out of this anyway cause the rest of the tune is just so good.

8/10



Bolsters: Purity Ring – begin again

This is just a great catchy synthy pop tune. I can't fault anything about it. The synth sound is really thick and dreamy, the vocals are just very catchy and I really love how the chorus isn't just some basic 4 sentence ABAB structure. Definitely up to par with the awesome artwork, wish you had sent this back in that roulette, this is right up my alley!

8.75/10



Standings
Evermind: 31.5
Sacul: 30.75
ariich: 30.25
TAC: 29.75
home: 29.25
Cyril: 29
Puppies: 28.25
Bolsters: 27.5
Elite: 26
Kattelox: 25.75
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on January 08, 2020, 03:58:17 AM
Booo
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 08, 2020, 06:06:24 AM
But S45 sucks  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 08, 2020, 06:30:14 AM
How the hell am I still in the lead :lol

I'll send something today or tomorrow, totally forgot about this tbh
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 08, 2020, 06:36:07 AM
I just barely got through the first 10 seconds of the round winner. :omg:

I am in the wrong roulette.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 08, 2020, 06:42:00 AM
Dennis, when you get a chance, can you please PM me what I sent for this round? I forget.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 08, 2020, 09:59:40 AM
you lied to me  :sadpanda:
begin again is quite good though yes
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 08, 2020, 12:06:59 PM
Dennis, when you get a chance, can you please PM me what I sent for this round? I forget.

Check PM!

4/10 in already hehehehe
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 08, 2020, 12:56:56 PM
Hey, look at that! I'm slowly crawling out of the gutter.  :metal

Sent for round 5  :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 08, 2020, 01:31:21 PM
That's fair, the vocals are indeed weird but it's def an acquired taste. I'd still recommend checking the whole album out at least once, it's such a banger :metal

I'll send later today
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 08, 2020, 01:38:10 PM
Dennis, when you get a chance, can you please PM me what I sent for this round? I forget.

Check PM!

4/10 in already hehehehe

I'm getting a 4/10?  :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 08, 2020, 01:47:14 PM
the 4/10 is my birthright, thief
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 08, 2020, 03:00:56 PM
TAC you dingus, 4/10 is like.. the future of odd time signatures

maybe you’re right about being in the wrong roulette, but so are 9 other people


That's fair, the vocals are indeed weird but it's def an acquired taste. I'd still recommend checking the whole album out at least once, it's such a banger :metal

I'll send later today
Definitely listening to that my dude yo
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 08, 2020, 03:13:24 PM
I discovered lots of shit I think Train would like if he doesn't already but I'm sticking to the turds I sent weeks ago
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 09, 2020, 12:09:50 AM
Definitely up for posh roulette recs by the way, so feel free to send whatever you come up with. I’m not going to run another one for a long time I guess

By the way I’m adding Justice to the banned list, got into them pretty much from 0 to 100 in a couple days last week, oops?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 09, 2020, 12:11:36 AM
literally who :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 09, 2020, 05:17:51 AM
Damn I was planning to send them eventually :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 09, 2020, 10:24:33 AM
Sent btw, let's see me lose my lead to Lucas
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 10, 2020, 05:38:59 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on January 11, 2020, 12:22:10 AM
I will be sending later today.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 11, 2020, 01:50:16 AM
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fspillmagazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2FPurity_Ring_600.jpg&hash=60dd1081b0da85a1884df1de1738cc52257f5178)
Posting here because it's a roulette album, and I'm letting the Rush peeps continue their streak in the album thread, RIP. :'(

I remember a couple songs from the first listen but since that I have been going back to Sea Castles a lot, what a great tune. Everything here ranges from good to great, so this is a no-brainer Spotify save!

Got 9 songs in :corn
I will be sending later today.
That's totally cool, think I'll get my first impressions in over this weekend anyway
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 11, 2020, 01:53:25 AM
i sent a v this round
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on January 11, 2020, 01:42:47 PM
Sent!

Bring on that sweet, sweet v.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 11, 2020, 02:06:26 PM
Given that you took three days to send I think you deserve a v
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 11, 2020, 02:39:24 PM
y'all are slow, i sent 38 days ago smh
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 12, 2020, 01:08:41 AM
I sent before you were born!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 4 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 12, 2020, 01:25:06 AM
tell me the songs, trainy, so i can guess who sent them
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on January 12, 2020, 01:57:47 AM
yes

Marketa Irglova - Without A Map
Misþyrming - Og Er Haustið Líður Undir Lok
Arca - Desafio
Kiev - Ariah Being
The End - In Distress
Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand In Mine
Stateless - Curtain Call
CHVRCHES - Never Say Die
Gabriel Kahane - Empire Liquor Mart (9127 S. Figueroa St.)
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Cea Serin - The End of Silence

First impressions :soon:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 12, 2020, 02:10:21 AM
Seems like a strong round on first impression! :metal

This is leaving me hanging a bit, something about the atmosphere draws me in but doesn't quite keep me curious.

Chills down my spine, man.

The base of the song is great, I just expected.hoped  for it to develop more.

Full of surprises, kept me hooked all the way through.

Metal done right.

Metal done not so right.

Found it pretty hard to stay focused on this from beginning to end, it had some nice moments for sure though.

It takes very long to get interesting, but when it does oh boy. Will need more time to figure out what I think on the whole.

I'll be needing some time to unpack this, there's a lot going on.

Not very interesting on first impression, but definitely catchy and potential to grow more.


Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on January 12, 2020, 02:14:23 AM
Evermind: Marketa Irglova - Without A Map
Elite: Misþyrming - Og Er Haustið Líður Undir Lok
Dacul: Arca - Desafio
???: Kiev - Ariah Being
Puppies_On_Acid: The End - In Distress
Kattelox: Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand In Mine
ariich: Stateless - Curtain Call
Bolsters: CHVRCHES - Never Say Die
Cyril: Gabriel Kahane - Empire Liquor Mart (9127 S. Figueroa St.)
home: Blackstreet - No Diggity
TAC: Cea Serin - The End of Silence

there are 11 songs? and ariich can be either Kiev or Stateless but I'm not sure. the rest I'm pretty confident on for one reason or another but I'm ready to be wrong
amusingly, The End was a band I almost sent but ended up cutting
I would've picked Dangerous myself, but In Distress is the second best metal track on the album for sure

This is leaving me hanging a bit, something about the atmosphere draws me in but doesn't quite keep me curious.

Chills down my spine, man.

Full of surprises, kept me hooked all the way through.

Found it pretty hard to stay focused on this from beginning to end, it had some nice moments for sure though.

It takes very long to get interesting, but when it does oh boy. Will need more time to figure out what I think on the whole.

I'll be needing some time to unpack this, there's a lot going on.

could easily see any of these being mine but i'm gonna go with the bolded
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 12, 2020, 02:23:22 AM
Jokes on you, No Diggity is my own submission after Elite tried to send it and I already knew it
It's a fun song and I figured it would be nice to have something familiar in my playlist :corn

You're right on almost everything though

Evermind: Marketa Irglova - Without A Map
Elite: Misþyrming - Og Er Haustið Líður Undir Lok
Dacul: Arca - Desafio
???: Kiev - Ariah Being
Puppies_On_Acid: The End - In Distress
???: Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand In Mine
ariich: Stateless - Curtain Call
Bolsters: CHVRCHES - Never Say Die
Cyril: Gabriel Kahane - Empire Liquor Mart (9127 S. Figueroa St.)
Trainy: Blackstreet - No Diggity
TAC: Cea Serin - The End of Silence
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 12, 2020, 02:27:45 AM
HMM I WONDER WHAT KATT SENT IF IT WASN'T EXPLOSIONS

MAYBE........ SARAH MCLAHCLIN - ANGEL?

(Katt sent Kiev, home sent Explosions, goodnight)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Elite on January 12, 2020, 05:29:38 AM
Jokes on you, No Diggity is my own submission after Elite tried to send it and I already knew it

You and I both know that it was a joke submission though :) cool song nonetheless!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 14, 2020, 12:47:00 AM
Too early on to deem this the best round of any roulette I hosted thus far? Maybe, but it’s a really great one! I don’t recall ever having this many standouts except for the time when I was a bit milder with scoring. Should have comparisons up today!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 14, 2020, 01:02:11 AM
proud to be the one song that isn't a standout!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: TAC on January 14, 2020, 06:41:52 PM
The only song I know is Without A Map, which I got in my last roulette. And man, that song is awesome!!!!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on January 14, 2020, 06:44:23 PM
katt's streak's bad, all right

please tell me you liked it
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Sacul on January 14, 2020, 09:35:45 PM
The only song I know is Without A Map, which I got in my last roulette. And man, that song is awesome!!!!
The whole album is really nice :heart
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Elite on January 14, 2020, 11:47:19 PM
Should have comparisons up today!

NICE!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 15, 2020, 12:21:17 AM
Well it’s not my fault my earphones are gone! I can’t listen!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 15, 2020, 12:34:50 AM
Found them, comparisons in a couple hours!  :hat :hat :hat :hat
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! SEND ROUND 2
Post by: Crow on January 15, 2020, 12:52:25 AM
DOWN, LOWER, BELOW, AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE TRAIN OBSERVES YOU
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 15, 2020, 01:41:15 AM
ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Bolsters v
Evermind ^
Puppies ^
TAC v
Cyril ^
ariich ^
Sacul ^
home v
Kattelox ^
Elite ^

Any guesses for round winner? :laugh: scores range approx. from 6 until 9.5 I think, we definitely have the best song of the roulette in here
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 15, 2020, 01:50:20 AM
evermind's probably since i think that's the "chills" song but i haven't heard most of the others
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: home on January 15, 2020, 01:57:40 AM
Oh boi, at most a 6.5, you heartless person  :lol :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 15, 2020, 01:59:22 AM
explosions in the sky are incredibly good background music but are so basic i can't imagine any of their stuff emotionally resonating with me anymore so i can understand it  :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on January 15, 2020, 02:17:20 AM
At least an 8, nice!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 15, 2020, 11:55:57 AM
Honestly I hope my next song gives me a sweet sweet v again. They're spicy and delicious, unlike those boring and gross ^ things

 :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Sacul on January 15, 2020, 12:08:55 PM
At least a 7.5, nice.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 16, 2020, 12:29:09 PM
 :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 18, 2020, 01:49:14 AM
3/10 write-ups down, 7 to go! :corn Results probably within the hour.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on January 18, 2020, 02:00:29 AM
It was I not you who set this trap, but
You did leave me here without a writeup
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Bolsters on January 18, 2020, 02:09:22 AM
I'll allow you guys to ask me about bands from my banned list. There's no limit to the amount of bands you can ask about, but I will only do it in the thread, not in PM, so everyone has the chance to read about my thoughts of these bands.
I'd like to know more about the inclusion of FM-84 on your banned list.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on January 18, 2020, 02:39:09 AM
3/10 write-ups down, 7 to go! :corn Results probably within the hour.

:corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 18, 2020, 02:41:34 AM
ROUND 5 RESULTS

TAC: Cea Serin - The End of Silence
Metal done not so right.
There's a lot going on here. For starters, the production hurts my ears. It's so loud, like every instrument is cutting in my ears, man. I'm almost always easy with production, so it's really hard to turn me off on that level. Then beyond that, there's a lot going on.. the riffs are okay but not spectacular. Everything else ranges from irritating to outright off-putting. Both the harsh and clean vocals. The fact that the drums are pretty much just copying all the rhythm guitars 80% of the time. Odd time sigs when the song isn't demanding any. A wanky keyboard / guitar battle. It doesn't help that this is also the longest song of the round. :lol TASTES (tm)

3.75/10



home: Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand In Mine
Found it pretty hard to stay focused on this from beginning to end, it had some nice moments for sure though.

Cyril was pretty dead on with the description, I mostly feel the same way. It's really nice in the background, but this band has never seemed to draw me in. I would compare them to Mogwai in that regard, only that Mogwai still have the occasional shift in their sound that I can latch onto. This band seems like mostly a mood/atmosphere band that you just really have to resonate with, I haven't gotten there yet. I believe this band was one of the first along with Mono to make crescendo-core a thing :lol but it doesn't make me like it any more just because they were pioneers. I do like Mono a lot though! Maybe because they're darker and also heavier?

6.25/10



Bolsters: CHVRCHES - Never Say Die
Not very interesting on first impression, but definitely catchy and potential to grow more.

Yeah, on first impression this was leaving me a bit cold. The Mother We Share is such a nice song (and I believe also the fan favourite?) but this just paled a lot in comparison. I was right though, this definitely grows. The melodies are on point, the instrumentation is very detailed when given a closer look and I feel like this perfectly depicts that thick synth sound I mentioned in the purity ring write-up which always hooks me. The only gripe I have is that the vocals are just not very exciting. I don't like the backing vocals at all and the lead vocals are not really eventful, it's more of a standard synth pop tune than your last song for sure.

7.5/10



Sacul: Arca - Desafio
This is leaving me hanging a bit, something about the atmosphere draws me in but doesn't quite keep me curious.

This song has one of the most beautiful atmospheres I've heard in this roulette, it's really dreamy and trippy. Just like with the Stateless song, I also get some Massive Attack vibes here. The hooks in this song are just not cutting it for me that much, one ear in and out the other. But whenever I listen to it, I feel like this could be really nice to have play in the background when working, or something like that.. it doesn't distract me, but also doesn't engage me!

7.5/10



Cyril: Gabriel Kahane - Empire Liquor Mart (9127 S. Figueroa St.)
I'll be needing some time to unpack this, there's a lot going on.

I keep being between 'this is brilliant' and 'this is annoying' every time I listen to this one, it's a suuuuper unique tune and I love it for that on its own. But it's usually around the middle of the song where I start to realise that I'm not that excited about it anymore and want it to wrap up. On one hand I love that even when the music changes drastically, they still tie it together by keeping the same vocal themes throughout the song. It's still really interesting to hear something this experimental in a very chill music style, and despite my slight gripes I would love to discover more. The songwriting is undeniably innovative and noteworthy.. though it does go a bit too far with for example this moviescore-like string section, that's the prime example of being 'too derivative'.

I DON'T KNOWWWW if I love it or hate it, this song is one of the main reasons this round has taken over a week. But I'm definitely leaning towards yes, I think it's great enough, I want to give this Gabriel guy a shot. And this song is really awesome for what it is.

8/10



Puppies: The End - In Distress
Metal done right.

I don't know why Cyril scrapped this, this is precisely my type of metal man. Fast groovy guitars, a dark tone set, clean production, super aggressive core-vocals. They remind me a bit of that band Eryn. Non. Dae. that Cyril also sent me one time, but this band is more metalcore-y, I dig that. To be honest, the riffing is kiiiiind of basic, but it's groovy, it packs a punch, and it fits with the in-your-face style of metal this does. The clean singing is okay, but not nearly as good as the harsh as it comes across a little too emo at times. But no worries here, this song is fucking ace, will listen to this album :soon:

8.25/10



Elite: Misþyrming - Og Er Haustið Líður Undir Lok
The base of the song is great, I just expected/hoped  for it to develop more.

I've been wanting to check out this band for quite a long time, I'm always really happy to receive artists that are already on my radar so I can finally get an idea of what they sound like.
I love it when the guitar sound and rest of the mix are so good that almost any riff will sound great because of it. It's such a complete sound, and the vocals add a lot of oomph to the whole. It's just a big powerful wall of aggression altogether. The comment in my first impression about the lack of development is not bothering me much anymore. It's a powerful straightforward blackened death metal tune, and it shouldn't have to derive from the base to be interesting. I'm super excited to check this album out.

8.25/10



Evermind: Marketa Irglova – Without a Map
Chills down my spine, man.

I love it when songs have one main theme in the melodies that they build around, but don't derive too much from. The main discussion in this song though is how chilling the interplay between the lead singer (Marketa?) and the backing choir is. I love super emotional stuff like this. I guess with metal I don't always like it when songs are like that, but the Misþyrming song in this round proves that it does sometimes. It's great that this song builds CONSTANTLY, but at the same time it's not building super slowly and leaving you hanging, and the climax is not an unrealistically big step beyond the rest of the song in terms of epic. Very nice mayne.

8.5/10



Kattelox: Kiev - Ariah Being
Full of surprises, kept me hooked all the way through.

I'm really excited to have a round with so much good indie-influenced music. The vocals are really catchy, the production sounds really full but not over-compressed. There's so many things to focus on that there's never a second of boredom. The Snarky Puppy-like horn section is a really cool section too, though where the song really sold me is when that horn section grows and grows with the backing vocals and slowly breaks off into that avant-garde ending. And then it shifts super smoothly into more Snarky Puppy stuff, and back into the 'main body' of the song so to speak. It's the complete package man, in most rounds this song would have won.. but.. Stateless. Stateless man.
It was I not you who set this trap, but
You did leave me here without a writeup
 :lol
8.75/10



ariich: Stateless - Curtain Call
It takes very long to get interesting, but when it does oh boy. Will need more time to figure out what I think on the whole.

FUUUUCK what I said about the long buildup. It's a really beautiful dark atmospheric piece that sets the tone very well for later on. Then it maintains the dark mood and moves to a more indie style, and it's combined with this super heavy and trippy breakdown in the chorus. There's the wall of bass that dominates this chorus, and then the high-pitched distorted vocals to contrast it, and this neutral low frequency synth reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails. It has the trippiness of Massive Attack, the dark indie vibe of Her Name Is Calla, man.
I've already checked out the album and I love it, this is easily the best thing to come out of this roulette so far.

9.5/10




Standings
Evermind: 40
ariich: 39.5
Sacul: 38.25
Cyril: 37
Puppies: 36.5
home: 35.5
Bolsters: 35
Kattelox: 34.5
Elite: 34.25
TAC: 33.5
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 18, 2020, 02:45:58 AM
Sorry for the long wait, I've been busier these last 2 months than ever. I can't promise the rest will be any faster, especially if I get songs as complicated to grasp as Cyril's last song :lol but it's just 3 more rounds so I think we'll be fine!

I'll allow you guys to ask me about bands from my banned list. There's no limit to the amount of bands you can ask about, but I will only do it in the thread, not in PM, so everyone has the chance to read about my thoughts of these bands.
I'd like to know more about the inclusion of FM-84 on your banned list.

I listened to the album Atlas a lot at work about a year ago. I don't listen to it that much anymore but still really like their sound, very much a mood artist for me.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 COMPARISONS
Post by: ariich on January 18, 2020, 02:55:03 AM
Hell yeah! :hat

Yeah the album is fantastic, and their self-titled first one was great too so definitely check that out.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 18, 2020, 02:58:37 AM
Yeah, I couldn't get into that Gabriel Kahane song. I think I just didn't dedicate enough of my time to it, but it's probably not a great idea to use songs that are that difficult to get into in a roulette in the first place.

Glad you liked it man, the whole album is fantastic except for maybe the opening song and Mary, but this is certainly the most emotional song on it in my opinion. Give it a spin when you feel like it, as I said this is the best thing Sacul introduced me to. Still no idea how I'm doing so well but I'll take it, time to screw up in the next round!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Bolsters on January 18, 2020, 02:59:47 AM
Sent.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 18, 2020, 06:41:37 AM
I finally sent something you liked  :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 18, 2020, 11:06:50 AM
honestly i'm just trying to send as many different types of music as i can where i think every song is killer  :lol
the end are good & definitely traincore but like they're a very normal metal band at the end of the day
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 18, 2020, 11:11:37 AM
Glad you liked The End. That album as a whole is pretty great.

Question for Train.... What are your feelings on Folk Rock?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 18, 2020, 12:08:16 PM
oh and nothing on that gabriel kahane album is as complex or long-winded as that one but it's a pretty good album all the same, a few tracks kinda don't work but there's a few tracks that are really fun and some nice ballads too
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 18, 2020, 12:23:40 PM
Question for Train.... What are your feelings on Folk Rock?
I don't think I listen to anything that could be considered folk rock..  :lol maybe so not sure
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 18, 2020, 01:18:31 PM
Question for Train.... What are your feelings on Folk Rock?
I don't think I listen to anything that could be considered folk rock..  :lol maybe so not sure
Taking a chance then.....

Sent! :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 18, 2020, 06:57:29 PM
Well damn :lol Guess I'll send something heavier now.

That Kiev song is very nice, that gives me ideas on what to send mmnnnn.

Also I don't know that Stateless track, but I'm familiar with their previous album. Cool stuff, you'd dig it too, Trainy.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 18, 2020, 07:09:01 PM
Damn, thrown overboard with a cement brick. Will send soon enough..
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: home on January 19, 2020, 04:23:46 AM
Quote
This band seems like mostly a mood/atmosphere band that you just really have to resonate with
Guess that's it, it's indeed not the most unique postrock song (though basic idk... :lol) but I just really feel it.

Should send something mediocre soon  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 19, 2020, 05:16:38 AM
Also I don't know that Stateless track, but I'm familiar with their previous album. Cool stuff, you'd dig it too, Trainy.
I will check it!
Yeah it really sounds like your kind of music too, not surprised. When is your next roulette?  :metal
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 19, 2020, 01:43:39 PM
I should revisit it, it's been a long while.

Dunno, am kind of busy right now despite being on vacations, been traveling and got plenty of personal projects to keep me going. Plus I should start studying soon :lol . Buuuut... maybe around late March? Once I start classes again and have a schedule in place. We'll see :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: ariich on January 19, 2020, 03:05:57 PM
Scent
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 20, 2020, 12:08:53 AM
I should revisit it, it's been a long while.

Dunno, am kind of busy right now despite being on vacations, been traveling and got plenty of personal projects to keep me going. Plus I should start studying soon :lol . Buuuut... maybe around late March? Once I start classes again and have a schedule in place. We'll see :P
Take your time man, I picked way too busy a time to do this, I just got excited about receiving good music again and then just went with it since there was no queue :lol

I have 6 songs in! Need homie, Richiedogbirb, Dacul and Harry Redknapp
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 20, 2020, 08:50:37 AM
Sent!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 22, 2020, 05:20:55 AM
I will start listening today, I only have 8 songs but it is what it is.. remaining 2 you know who you are. I don't want to chase people around anymore, I'm getting tired of it, it's your responsibility to send in time and not mine to make you.

So I'll just listen today and if I receive them later you'll get less listens
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 22, 2020, 06:22:49 AM
I will start listening today, I only have 8 songs but it is what it is.. remaining 2 you know who you are. I don't want to chase people around anymore, I'm getting tired of it, it's your responsibility to send in time and not mine to make you.

So I'll just listen today and if I receive them later you'll get less listens

Hear hear. If you're in a roulette, send your songs in a timely manner... don't keep the host waiting
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 22, 2020, 06:23:28 AM
ass kisser   :natalieportman:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 22, 2020, 06:24:59 AM
ass kisser   :natalieportman:

I sent all my songs in one big batch well over a month ago :2metal:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 22, 2020, 08:38:19 AM
same
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 22, 2020, 09:37:43 AM
I will start listening today, I only have 8 songs but it is what it is.. remaining 2 you know who you are. I don't want to chase people around anymore, I'm getting tired of it, it's your responsibility to send in time and not mine to make you.

So I'll just listen today and if I receive them later you'll get less listens

If I were you I would've probably started listening even before I sent my song :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 22, 2020, 11:14:40 AM
got everything now, will listen tonight but first impressions probably tomorrow
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 22, 2020, 11:15:35 AM
Hell yeah looking forward to being wrong on who sent what
And also to having the worst first impression
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on January 22, 2020, 11:26:50 PM
Boy the excitement!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 23, 2020, 12:00:27 AM
I sent Sarah McLachlin - Angel
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on January 23, 2020, 01:22:01 AM
I sent Outkast - Hey Ya
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 23, 2020, 01:26:56 AM
I sent this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpV-gGA4PSk
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on January 23, 2020, 01:49:42 AM
That's so boring
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on January 23, 2020, 06:35:50 AM
I sent Glen Gilbert - Song for a Dead Bird (of Sorrow)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 23, 2020, 09:18:30 AM
I sent Avantasia - Reach Out for the Light and Shade of Things
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 23, 2020, 09:28:27 AM
I sent Parama by East of the Apologist
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 23, 2020, 09:48:55 AM
I sent Biggie Smalls ft. Thomas the Tank Engine
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 5 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 23, 2020, 10:02:23 AM
I sent results
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 23, 2020, 11:06:10 AM
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe


Bizali – Lucile
Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa
The Joy Formidable – Cradle
LeBrock – The Real Thing
Zu – Ostia
Circuit Breach – Bedsore
Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
slowthai – Doorman
The Stooges – 1970
The Decemberists – The Island


Groovy, catchy, but something is missing.. need more listens to figure it out.

Very good effort in a style I'm not all that comfortable with, though because of that still very unsure where it would rank.

This is a cool mix of styles, but at the same time fucking weird and not sure if I can roll with it completely.

I don't even know where to begin, this is such a big no for me, holy moly.

The most 'hmmmmmok' song of the round, nothing really grating but nothing all that exciting either.

I don't think I'm quite getting it, it sounds like it should be more intense than it is..?

A bit all over the place, but this reminds me of a bunch of things I dig and I'm generally happily surprised.

I think you're overestimating my 'weird shit meter', I have my bar.

Nice anthemic tune, if a bit cheesy.. I can vibe with this.

Very cool attitude, nice energy, happy vibes! <-- this is not the Storm Corrosion song
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on January 23, 2020, 11:26:13 AM
I hope mine is the last one. I think the statements apply, as do a couple other thoughts - but I'm hoping you dug that one..
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on January 23, 2020, 11:27:44 AM
Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion

Amazing song (and album!)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Sacul on January 23, 2020, 11:35:04 AM
I think the groovy, catchy is the Bizali track (sent by ariich), but could also be mine.

Also, "I think you're overestimating my 'weird shit meter', I have my bar" is def the Zu track :lol. Likely Cyril or Puppies sent it.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: ariich on January 23, 2020, 11:40:41 AM
Yeah I knew loads of people would guess what I sent immediately. :lol

And yeah I figure I'm either the first or the last impression.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Elite on January 23, 2020, 11:55:36 AM
Cyril sent Ostia by Zu in one of my roulettes once. I liked it.

I bet the random jazz track in there is style Dennistrain isn't exactly comfortable with.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 23, 2020, 12:15:55 PM
Did ariich send Bizali
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 23, 2020, 12:17:43 PM
Home sent slowthai which is probably the big no
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: home on January 23, 2020, 01:37:29 PM
Home sent slowthai which is probably the big no
Shit I was aiming for the hmmmok
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 23, 2020, 01:49:59 PM
I mean I haven't heard it but based on what I saw about it on rym
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Bolsters on January 24, 2020, 01:19:53 AM
The most 'hmmmmmok' song of the round, nothing really grating but nothing all that exciting either.

Nice anthemic tune, if a bit cheesy.. I can vibe with this.
Got a feeling mine is one of these.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 25, 2020, 09:24:39 AM
Sorry I completely forgot to update the who-sent-whats, too used to Cyril guessing everything in one comment

Ariich: Bizali – Lucile
???: Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa
???: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
???: LeBrock – The Real Thing
Cyril: Zu – Ostia
???: Circuit Breach – Bedsore
???: Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
Home: slowthai – Doorman
???: The Stooges – 1970
???: The Decemberists – The Island
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 25, 2020, 10:26:50 AM
tbh i'd have to take so many shots in the dark with this round that i couldn't be bothered

uuhhh

Elite: Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa
Kattelox: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
Bolsters: LeBrock – The Real Thing
TAC: Circuit Breach – Bedsore
Evermind: Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
Dacul: The Stooges – 1970
Puppies_On_Acid: The Decemberists – The Island

puppies could also be the joy formidable since he sent them to me before
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 25, 2020, 11:09:52 AM
LOL all correct.

Ariich: Bizali – Lucile
Elite: Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa
Kattelox: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
Bolsters: LeBrock – The Real Thing
Cyril: Zu – Ostia
TAC: Circuit Breach – Bedsore
Evermind: Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
Home: slowthai – Doorman
Dacul: The Stooges – 1970
Puppies_On_Acid: The Decemberists – The Island

I've been getting some more listens in but I'm enjoying this 5xLP boxset of The Angelic Process too much to listen to anything else, what a trip :hefdaddy :millahhhh

Aiming for comparisons tomorrow and results hopefully early next week.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on January 25, 2020, 11:55:08 AM
i got the two proper albums on CD recently but i'm busy catching up with 2019 releases so i haven't spun coma much yet
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 27, 2020, 12:22:49 AM
Uh-ooooooh :facepalm: you're all going down boys!

Ariich: Bizali – Lucile v
Kattelox: The Joy Formidable – Cradle v
Evermind: Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion v
Elite: Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa v
Puppies_On_Acid: The Decemberists – The Island v
Cyril: Zu – Ostia v
Dacul: The Stooges – 1970 v
Bolsters: LeBrock – The Real Thing v
Home: slowthai – Doorman ^
TAC: Circuit Breach – Bedsore ^
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 27, 2020, 12:41:47 AM
Finally
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: home on January 27, 2020, 01:27:21 AM
Can't go down if you're starting low  :D
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: ariich on January 27, 2020, 03:09:50 AM
Well yeah, pretty obviously in my case. :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Sacul on January 27, 2020, 07:58:06 AM
Come on trainy, I sent you a banger with wild sax :2metal:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: The Walrus on January 27, 2020, 08:27:17 AM
Not surprised mine is lower but I hope not by much

I can't believe how old that TJF song is now omg
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on January 27, 2020, 08:39:05 AM
Come on trainy, I sent you a banger with wild sax :2metal:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 28, 2020, 12:56:02 AM
I'm done with half the write-ups :metal
I already have to admit that I was wrong about one of these comparisons by the way, one song keeps growing on me with every listen though I think I've settled on a score for now. I imagine I can still get results out today.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 28, 2020, 01:32:42 AM
gonna sleep now, hope i see some kind of disaster when i wake up  :corn

edit: unfortunate
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on January 28, 2020, 11:39:25 AM
what a shame
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Evermind on January 28, 2020, 11:56:35 AM
what a shame

saviour in the clockwork
tell me for how long
will I wait on the grind
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Elite on January 28, 2020, 12:53:11 PM
where six roaming owls know your name
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 28, 2020, 01:29:28 PM
Hey it's still
today.
!

3 more write-ups :metal :corn :omg:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 COMPARISONS
Post by: Crow on January 28, 2020, 01:36:22 PM
 :corn :corn :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on January 28, 2020, 02:02:11 PM
Round 6 Results

TAC: Circuit Breach – Bedsore
I don't even know where to begin, this is such a big no for me, holy moly.

Okay, there's quite a bit to touch on. I do not like those kind of prog tunes where it's some bombastic intro and then when the vocals come in it turns into an arena anthem verse, it seems so meaningless to me. There's so many things going on in the background at points yet none of them add much, they're all distracting. And the vocals.. oh man.. I don't know. I've never heard bands with mixes vocals where I dislike both the clean and harsh vocals this much. The cleans just sound weak and more like he wants to be reading out romantic novels, the harshes sound super dry and literally cut my ears through the other layers of music. Man, I have no words left for this song, I'm afraid it will get worse if I give it more listens. I'm not sure how much of a match we are anymore with the songs you've been sending in the last few rounds to be honest. :lol

3.5/10




Cyril: Zu – Ostia
I think you're overestimating my 'weird shit meter', I have my bar.

I have tried many times, but this simply keeps coming across to me as weird for the sake of weird. The most annoying about this song for me is it rarely ever gets into one single groove, it changes tempos too often for me to latch onto anything remotely catchy. Not to even speak of some of the weird sounds thrown into the mix. I can get some cybergrind vibes at times, but at least those bands usually mix it up and also have cool groovy riffs, and good vocals. I doubt there is any universe where I would be into this kind of music, who knows. I almost find it unlistenable to be honest.

4/10




Sacul: The Stooges – 1970
The most 'hmmmmmok' song of the round, nothing really grating but nothing all that exciting either.

Still totally hmmmok, except a bit worse. There's a nice groove to it is the most positive I can say. The vocals are tolerable at best and annoying at worst. I just never got into this 'coolio old rock music' scene and possibly never will..
It's also the first time ever where I say the guitar solo is my favourite part of the song. Much less so am I into them when it's one of those 'jam' kinda solos. I'm not sure if it's a good thing that that's my favourite part or it just means that the rest does less for me? Anyway, the song kinda relies on two to three riffs, one to two vocals hooks, and a little saxophone section that feels out of place for me and goes completely too crazy in the end. The riffs are cool though, I can dig that, but they're not a dealmaker. I feel not all right. :(

5.5/10




ariich: Bizali – Lucile
Groovy, catchy, but something is missing.. need more listens to figure it out.

Every time I hear this it strikes me as a very upbeat song that doesn't fail to stick with you.. I'm not really resonating with it though. There's some of these random retro synth sounds going on here and there, and overall I'm getting a bit of a happy oldschool rock vibe from it. The vocals are also not enough to elevate the song in any way, it's too much of the same. Not just the same text but also not much is done to change up the melodies to make it somehow more interesting to follow along. I appreciate the continuous sharp left turns from you, though you were bound to bump into something that isn't really my thing. The redeeming quality being that it's catchy and fun, and there's nothing glaringy bad.

6/10




Bolsters: LeBrock – The Real Thing
Nice anthemic tune, if a bit cheesy.. I can vibe with this.

It's like.. Peter Gabriel meets FM84, lol. So from the first listen on I could already kind of tell approximately where this would land. I don't really have any desire to get into this artist, simply by the fact that I'm pretty neutral towards most of it. The melodies are nice and anthemic, the chorus is punchy and sticks, and the instrumentals do a good way of matching that energy. BUT I can't imagine listening to a full album of this (that is, if it is all in this vein), I don't feel there's enough interesting stuff to dig into.

6.5/10




home: slowthai – Doorman
This is a cool mix of styles, but at the same time fucking weird and not sure if I can roll with it completely.

I still stick with 'fucking weird', those vocals have a cool attitude but also sound a bit grating. I see Mura Masa is on the song though, that's probably the biggest plus about the song, his mixes always sound very full. He kinda reminds me of Flume. The production on this is really good again, not quite on the level of that JPEGMAFIA song but still very good. Has a nice punch to it, kind of has a dark vibe throughout. And I guess even if it's a bit weird, they do a very good job of combining their forces and creating a song that somehow fit both slowthai and Mura Masa's style even though they're completely different. Judging from this one song it sounds like it's more out of Mura Masa's comfort zone than slowthai though. :lol

6.75/10




Elite: Dexter Gordon – Blue bossa
Very good effort in a style I'm not all that comfortable with, though because of that still very unsure where it would rank.

I honestly thought this was some kind of prank when this song came on on shuffle. I would never in a million years send something like this to myself. :lol My experience with jazz is very minimal. I've attended a fucking great open air amphitheatre concert of Kamasi Washington a couple years ago, and I've been to a couple live jazz bars. Those concerts are always enjoyable to see but I never dug the music itself much beyond the musicianship factor. If there's one thing Washington junior has in common with this Dexter Gordon guy though is that he really touches on the feels and melodies. It stays at a very chill pace, never feels like they try to fit too many notes into a bar. It's relaxing. I still wouldn't pick this out to be completely honest, but I can really appreciate this as 'mood music'.

7.25/10




Evermind: Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion
I don't think I'm quite getting it, it sounds like it should be more intense than it is..?

This does sound almost exactly like what I'd expect from a collab between Mikael and Steven. It's more Opeth than Steven Wilson imo, but the vocals balance it out again. What can I say.. the whole way through I kind of feel like we are leading up to some point that never comes. The journey is nice, but where is the destination? That may sound harsher than it is, I'm still digging this a lot. There's a really nice haunting atmosphere the whole way through, which is my favourite quality in both these musicians' music. I'm definitely checking out the album, as this sparked my interest for sure.

7.5/10




Kattelox: The Joy Formidable – Cradle
Very cool attitude, nice energy, happy vibes!

I feel like this is what Paramore may sound like when people talk about them. Really easy on the ears, happy rock. Dabbles on the pop-punk side but it's not fucking terrible like 99% of the pop-punk I have heard. I think the main reason here is the vocals are actually great and not those stereotypical whiny teen vocals. Catchy, super fun, energetic, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Don't quite love it, but like it a lot. Need to hear the album!

8/10




Puppies_On_Acid: The Decemberists – The Island
A bit all over the place, but this reminds me of a bunch of things I dig and I'm generally happily surprised.

The happily surprised comment stems from me having seen the name “The Decemberists” being dropped here and there and I always thought for some reason that it was similar to The Cure? Don't ask me why. Right off the bat I get a good classic rock vibe, kind of folky King Crimson. The vocals remind me of Gallagher, but better. Altogether it's just a perfect showcase of a very long song that never gets tiring. It's emotional, it's punchy, it's not lacking any key elements and some themes to string it all together nicely.. I'm feeling this one gets better with every single listen.

8.5/10




Standings
Evermind: 47.5
ariich: 45.5
Puppies: 45
Sacul: 43.75
Kattelox: 42.5
home: 42.25
Bolsters: 41.5
Elite: 41.5
Cyril: 41
TAC: 37



Just 2 more rounds guys, almost there! Pls send in next 2 days :)
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on January 28, 2020, 02:05:14 PM
Dope, that's way better than what I expected. If you like that song I think you'll find a few others to enjoy on that record but I don't think any quite get to Cradle's energy... except "Whirring." Holy fuck that song is a tornado of sound. I love it.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 28, 2020, 02:28:00 PM
I'm within striking distance! :corn
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: TAC on January 28, 2020, 02:29:10 PM
Golf scoring right?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on January 28, 2020, 02:34:17 PM
yeehaw
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 28, 2020, 09:15:08 PM
Hey, I'll take that.

Will do my best to send something today.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on January 28, 2020, 09:17:53 PM
Also Tim had an ^ and his score improved from 3.75 to 3.5 :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 28, 2020, 09:27:57 PM
Sent for round 7
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Train of Naught on January 29, 2020, 12:54:11 AM
Dope, that's way better than what I expected. If you like that song I think you'll find a few others to enjoy on that record but I don't think any quite get to Cradle's energy... except "Whirring." Holy fuck that song is a tornado of sound. I love it.
It's up next! Think I'll still give it a spin today.

Golf scoring right?
Exactly!

Also Tim had an ^ and his score improved from 3.75 to 3.5 :lol
Yeah.. I'm not that big of a fan of these comparison things cause I listen to the songs up until writing the final results. I should have a disclaimer that says "I reserve the right to change my mind upon further listens" :lol

(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61P3oeJuS4L._SS500_.jpg)
So this is an instant save :corn great album on first impression, I can see it grow on me very quickly. The only song I actively dislike right now is Sons & Daughters, but there's some absolute gold on there. Shankill Butchers, Culling of the Fold, and The Island which is still the best song on here.

Also: 3 songs in so far
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Crow on January 29, 2020, 01:03:12 AM
train gave me a ^ in like round 4 i think and my score improved from 8 to 7.5
honestly hope i get a v next round that'd be funny even if it's the best song i've sent this roulette
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Elite on January 29, 2020, 01:58:36 AM
Lol

Since I've pretty much lost anyway, I'll send something silly in a bit.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Evermind on January 29, 2020, 11:16:39 AM
Shit man, I'm sorry, the day was busy as hell and I totally forgot about this and I'm in bed now already.

I promise I'll send in the next 24 hours.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Elite on January 29, 2020, 11:38:43 AM
Pff. I was earlier than everybody else.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Crow on January 29, 2020, 11:46:06 AM
I highly doubt that unless you sent before December 04, 2019, 12:50:53 AM PST
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: The Walrus on January 29, 2020, 12:01:13 PM
2nd earliest and I have receipts

December 14, 2019, 10:42:45 AM
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Train of Naught on January 29, 2020, 03:13:33 PM
Elite was still top half coming in at #5 though! But I haven’t checked what he sent yet maybe I have to reject it :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: ariich on January 29, 2020, 03:28:08 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Crow on January 29, 2020, 03:33:11 PM
Train I gotta thank you for fulfilling the prophecy of my user title, btw
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Elite on January 29, 2020, 03:50:38 PM
Elite was still top half coming in at #5 though! But I haven’t checked what he sent yet maybe I have to reject it :neverusethis:

I’m pretty sure you can keep it.
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Sacul on January 29, 2020, 07:51:27 PM
Quote
I just never got into this 'coolio old rock music' scene and possibly never will..
I'm not into it either but that Stooges album is really raw and furious, it goes total nuts on the last few tracks :metal.

Will send something different tomorrow. Hope it doesn't sink as well :lol
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Train of Naught on January 30, 2020, 12:01:14 AM
Train I gotta thank you for fulfilling the prophecy of my user title, btw

Did not even notice, nice, you want another one next round?
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: home on January 30, 2020, 12:40:41 AM
Quote
see Mura Masa is on the song though, that's probably the biggest plus about the song, his mixes always sound very full. He kinda reminds me of Flume.
Agree about the mix! And it's indeed more of a Slowthai song than a Mura Masa song, tho this song somehow had a more Punkish feel than what they both do normally.

Will send soon!
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Crow on January 30, 2020, 01:06:03 AM
Train I gotta thank you for fulfilling the prophecy of my user title, btw

Did not even notice, nice, you want another one next round?
absolutely
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 6 RESULTS / SEND ROUND 7
Post by: Sacul on January 30, 2020, 06:57:54 PM
Sent
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on January 31, 2020, 12:16:59 AM
That was quick! You guys rawk :hefdaddy

Voyager - Reconnected
Richard Henshall - Lunar Room
Wolverine - Communication Lost
glass beach - glass beach
Aephanemer - If I Should Die
The Midnight - Vampires
King Crimson - Indiscipline (Live in Mexico)
Buried Inside - Time As Commodity
Floex / Tom Hodge - Prelude I
Perfume Genius - Queen
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on January 31, 2020, 12:19:13 AM
Ok cool
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on January 31, 2020, 12:20:34 AM
Katt: Voyager - Reconnected
ariich: Richard Henshall - Lunar Room
Evermind: Wolverine - Communication Lost
Me: glass beach - glass beach
TAC: Aephanemer - If I Should Die
Bolsters:The Midnight - Vampires
Elite: King Crimson - Indiscipline (Live in Mexico)
Puppies: Buried Inside - Time As Commodity
Dacul: Floex / Tom Hodge - Prelude I
home: Perfume Genius - Queen

elite sending KC doesn't strike me as right but that's where i fall out after process of elimination
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on January 31, 2020, 12:23:11 AM
bOOM!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on January 31, 2020, 12:38:59 AM
Katt: Voyager - Reconnected
ariich: Richard Henshall - Lunar Room
Evermind: Wolverine - Communication Lost
Me: glass beach - glass beach
TAC: Aephanemer - If I Should Die
Bolsters:The Midnight - Vampires
Elite: King Crimson - Indiscipline (Live in Mexico)
Puppies: Buried Inside - Time As Commodity
Dacul: Floex / Tom Hodge - Prelude I
home: Perfume Genius - Queen

elite sending KC doesn't strike me as right but that's where i fall out after process of elimination
It's amazing how well each of those songs fits each person. Elite sending King Crimson fits perfectly imo
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on January 31, 2020, 12:49:53 AM
i might not know elite well enough the rest of them were all super easy to place though
TAC will probably score higher than 3.5 this round  :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on January 31, 2020, 12:54:18 AM
Or you might not know King Crimson enough :biggrin:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on January 31, 2020, 12:54:26 AM
Actually when I woke up I had 2 emails from DTF, from TAC and Sacul. When I clicked TACs mail I got directed to Sacul's and I accidentally started the song when adding it to the playlist. :lol I thought TAC must hate me so much for the golf scores he just starts sending me random shit
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on January 31, 2020, 01:07:41 AM
Or you might not know King Crimson enough :biggrin:
hey i have like, two KC albums
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on January 31, 2020, 02:14:20 AM
Okay, but King Crimson in the seventies is quite different from King Crimson as a live band today.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: home on January 31, 2020, 06:41:52 AM
Or you might not know King Crimson enough :biggrin:
hey i have like, two KC albums
I listened to In The Court Of The Crimson King on Pornhub once, do I know them enough too?
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: The Walrus on January 31, 2020, 07:13:46 AM
The Cyril AI's pairing abilities are reaching unprecedented levels of accuracy. Man is not ready for this
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on January 31, 2020, 09:34:14 AM
Katt sent Gorguts
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on February 01, 2020, 06:23:33 AM
Gorguts are too perfect of a band not to be banned already :loser:

Hey look first impressions. I'm pretty sure this will be the weakest round so far.. :lol :corn

This is what floating in space sounds like!

Quite different from what I remember from this band.. not sure how I feel about it yet.

For a big part this sounds more like music gymnastics than a proper song I can dig into.

Totally unexpected in a good way.

Has a great chill tone to it, can see this growing on me.

Not really my kind of metal, I see some redeeming qualities but overall this was a pretty tiring listen.

YES

This is one of the few songs this roulette that straight up annoys me on first impression.

I genuinely wonder if anything in my profile suggested me liking something like this..

Hurts from the same problems one of your previous songs had, but also shares the same qualities.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: The Walrus on February 01, 2020, 07:02:56 AM
my score gonna drop like the bass
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Evermind on February 01, 2020, 07:40:21 AM
Tiring listen, hell yeah
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on February 01, 2020, 09:21:37 AM
Good.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Sacul on February 01, 2020, 09:40:04 AM
This is what floating in space sounds like!

YES

Hurts from the same problems one of your previous songs had, but also shares the same qualities.
Hopefully it's the second one :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 01, 2020, 10:58:52 AM
one of the bad ones
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 02, 2020, 09:24:55 PM
YES
I'm feeling confident  :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 05, 2020, 11:48:26 AM
 :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 06, 2020, 08:25:27 AM
 :corn :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Evermind on February 06, 2020, 08:58:41 AM
 :corn  :sadpanda: :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on February 06, 2020, 10:07:50 AM
Yeah, results :soon:
You can start sending already, I'll be on holiday from the 13th until 23rd, but this time it's not a holiday where I won't have time for the roulette so it won't be an obstruction if we end up having to go longer than until the 13th. But to be honest I'm pretty sure it will be done by then.

This roulette has been incredibly exhausting for me, I apologise to anyone who wasn't satisfied with the pace, my personal life has been rough physically and mentally the last 2 months or so but it's starting to get better at last. I feel like the demotivation has shown in write-ups and general discussion in the thread but don't take it personally, I just have to face I'm not capable to run something like a roulette smoothly anymore, as a student it was way easier to manage my free time.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 06, 2020, 10:56:22 AM
Cyril: glass beach - glass beach
This is one of the few songs this roulette that straight up annoys me on first impression.

Much like with TACs submission, I struggle to see what in this should appeal to me, but I admit that I seem a bit hard to understand when it comes to music. I don't like that indie/punk/garage riffing style that pesists through most of the song, I don't like production that sounds intentionally dated (for lack of a better term), but most of all the vocals are just unbearable. It borders on a crossover between post-hardcore and pop-punk, but way more on the pop-punk edge.. one of my least favorite ever music genres. The best part of the song is merely an intermission between the first and second half, where the pace slows down and everything goes quieter. Even the vocals in this section are alright at best, but soon enough the main body of the song kicks in again. It's pretty much a collection of things I don't like about music summed up in a 7 minute package including 1,5 minute or so that I can tolerate.

3/10




TAC: Aephanemer - If I Should Die
I genuinely wonder if anything in my profile suggested me liking something like this..

Most of the latest entries by you fall under the category of 'vocals I genuinely have trouble not turning off' and I don't completely understand why, we have quite a bit of overlap..
Here it's not just the weird fast-paced high-pitched growls, it's also the fantasy-like folk/power metal instrumentals, it's also the fact that it's the longest song of the round, the vocals seem oddly mixed compared to the rest of the composition, it's a bunch of things. I hope you can go out with a bang and wow me in the last round!

4/10




Bolsters: The Midnight - Vampires
Hurts from the same problems one of your previous songs had, but also shares the same qualities.

I have to take back some of the positives about this first impression upon further investigation.. I really can't say there's anything I actively enjoy on this song. It seems to mostly rely on a saxophone motif that I can barely stand, and the saxophone persists throughout the entire song and honestly annoys me. There isn't really anything 'hook-worthy' in the vocals as that's mostly taken care of by the saxophone, it's a big gamble that didn't pay off all that much..

4.75/10




Evermind: Wolverine - Communication Lost
Not really my kind of metal, I see some redeeming qualities but overall this was a pretty tiring listen.

It borders a bit too much on the prog/power side of things for me, with this epic metal approach.. but I can definitely pick out some cool elements. The recurring guitar/synth unison introduced in the intro is really good, the synths in the background throughout the song are very pleasant, and the chorus ain't bad. As a whole, I still stand by the first impression where I thought it's a tiring listen looking back at it after the full 9 minutes. But it is an ambitious tune and has some stuff to like, so not a complete lost cause! :D

6.25/10


Elite: King Crimson - Indiscipline (Live in Mexico)
For a big part this sounds more like music gymnastics than a proper song I can dig into.

I appreciate getting some King Crimson as I always wanted to like them more than I do, having checked out only Red and ITCOTCK. The entire first half does barely anything for me though. Just the same rhythm over and over with some drum gymnastics layered on top. I'm not a fan of crazy drumming to be honest, so when you mentioned the multiple live drummers I was already a bit hesitant. It sounds like a drum battle. The song actually gets quite good in the second half. Great vocals, a bit crazy at times but in moderation, and compelling switch-offs on the rhythm section. I guess the 'prog' aspects of this song are a bit strong for me but when it sorta breaks out of that it does get better. Would I check out this album? Possibly, not in love with this song but also see some potential for me liking this band more than I do now. ME GUSTA!

7/10




home: Perfume Genius - Queen
Has a great chill tone to it, can see this growing on me.

Seems like they use the exact same “HU!” sample as Glass Animals – The Other Side of Paradise :lol which is the only thing I dislike of an otherwise all-time favorite indie song. I will say that while everything is on point, it still misses something that made all my favorite songs of the roulette stand out.. it's just generally really nice but I don't see all that much staying power.

7.25/10




ariich: Richard Henshall - Lunar Room
Totally unexpected in a good way.

So this song is all over the place, which isn't the best. But at the same time it does have some great moments, I just have a hard time glueing them together and calling it one coherent composition. So let me dissect this a bit.. I'm cool with the moderate djent stuff here, not too overtaking. I'm cool with the Plini-like guitarwork (this song seriously screams Selenium Forest in parts), I'm cool with the bouncy, playful way all the instruments intesperse. I'm not a fan of the rap-like vocals in the beginning, but all the vocals passages after that are definitely better, and they even go epic/theatric kind of, and it almost seems to turn into some kind of Dream Theater finale (not the vocal style of course, but the melodies definitely). It's quite a lot to take in altogether and I think it still suffers from schizophrenia, but I'm pretty satisfied with this one.

7.5/10




Puppies: Buried Inside - Time As Commodity
YES

After a number of listens I will say my hype has dropped slightly, but I still think this is among the stronger songs of the round. Being basically an inferior Amenra on the vocal side of things, and instrumentally compelling enough (though definitely a little bit toooo similar to some riffs on Remission by Mastodon :lol), this already ticks off a great amount of boxes in my book for post-metal. The production is nice and raw, great for this type of dark music. Excited to check out the album!

8/10




Kattelox: Voyager – Reconnected
Quite different from what I remember from this band.. not sure how I feel about it yet.

So this song ended up becoming a fucking banger. I never liked Voyager much and it pissed me off when others did because I wanted in. This song definitely has something that I've been missing from other songs I've heard (mostly from the Ghost Mile album). It has a GREAT opening section, gets right into it. I love that super-fast circus riff. :lol Then the vocals are still the same style they've always been, but they work better in the more energetic fast-paced mode than on some of the more melodic parts I've heard in other songs. The chorus showcases a bunch of different styles in the singer's arsenal, including a very good head-voice I wasn't familiar with. The chant section (“Let him go”) along with the part following iis my favorite moment, it gives me a slight Leprous vibe, and the instrumentation is very well tuned in to the pace of the vocals constantly. There's a bit of unnecessarily long-winded boring djent riffage but it's not that long sooo.. still great overall!

8.25/10




Sacul: Floex / Tom Hodge - Prelude I
This is what floating in space sounds like!

I don't remember much of the last time I received a Floex song in a roulette, it may honestly have been this exact song.. but I remember it was a really pleasant atmosphere but didn't quite hook me. I'm way more into chill electronic music now than I was a couple years ago, and this has a lot to offer. From the Massive Attack vibes down to the ethereal extra layers of synthesizers in the forefront of the song, to the gradual build down to the very end of the song. It's all very well done and while not an instant classic, this is definitely one of the strongest songs of the round.

8.5/10



Standings
Evermind: 53.75
ariich: 53
Puppies: 53
Sacul: 52.25
Kattelox: 50.75
home: 49.5
Bolsters: 46.25
Elite: 48.5
Cyril: 44
TAC: 41



I'd say the top 5 are all still in the running to take it home during the last round, you never know though!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on February 06, 2020, 11:29:32 AM
Wow, that actually did way better than I expected. It goes in waves. When I first sent it, I probably thought, YES! THIS will be the song by them that he'll like... then I instantly regretted it. Now I'm happy I sent it. That vocal part halfway through that you seem to dig a lot is one of my favorite moments on the whole album.

Also, I've just been busting balls like in Pup's thread about the pace, it's been totally fine. Don't beat yourself up. (I tend to be more active in roulettes where I'm doing well - I don't know your taste so well, so I'm still learning  :biggrin: this is a fun roulette!)
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on February 06, 2020, 12:09:42 PM
Best song I've sent in this roulette gets a 3/10, perfect

Bottom three are all songs I think are quite good too

Love ya trainy
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Elite on February 06, 2020, 01:39:25 PM
as a student it was way easier to manage my free time.

This is so relatable :(
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Evermind on February 06, 2020, 09:06:28 PM
What's going to happen is despite holding the lead for the whole roulette, I'll blow it in the last round :lol

I'll send something on Saturday.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 06, 2020, 11:40:56 PM
Sent  :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 06, 2020, 11:56:13 PM
Wow, that actually did way better than I expected. It goes in waves. When I first sent it, I probably thought, YES! THIS will be the song by them that he'll like... then I instantly regretted it. Now I'm happy I sent it. That vocal part halfway through that you seem to dig a lot is one of my favorite moments on the whole album.

Also, I've just been busting balls like in Pup's thread about the pace, it's been totally fine. Don't beat yourself up. (I tend to be more active in roulettes where I'm doing well - I don't know your taste so well, so I'm still learning  :biggrin: this is a fun roulette!)
I probably overreacted but it was also bad timing after a super exhausting and stressful day. I don’t blame you or anyone that mentioned it

Listening to the Voyager album now! I only heard the song with Einar before release and remember it kinda sucks, but I’m optimistic about the other stuff now

4/10 in, starting listens by the end of Saturday
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 12:27:27 AM
4/10 in
you scored my song already? awesome!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on February 07, 2020, 10:16:07 AM
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/800a1a3a66a3feb350b3a89171d1235a/7966602)

Really liked his previous album 2012 - 2017, and I'm digging this one. Very different though, this is a lot noisier, more glitchy, industrial, experimental.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 10:30:16 AM
wrong thread  :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on February 07, 2020, 10:31:06 AM
Train, post the big big results in the album listening thread  :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on February 07, 2020, 10:34:33 AM
(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/s/800a1a3a66a3feb350b3a89171d1235a/7966602)

Really liked his previous album 2012 - 2017, and I'm digging this one. Very different though, this is a lot noisier, more glitchy, industrial, experimental.

you posting this here is Against All Logic
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: The Walrus on February 07, 2020, 10:40:33 AM
^^  :rollin
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 7 RESULTS
Post by: Sacul on February 07, 2020, 10:50:11 AM
lmao :lol

Hell yeah that's a great score, give that album a listen, and also Floex's Zorya, they're both excellent. I'll send later today,
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 07, 2020, 11:32:05 AM
Smash Mouth - Fush Yu Mang

Pretty good, but loses quite a bit of steam after “Let’s Rock”..
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 11:34:59 AM
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0885415747_10.jpg)

kinda neat progressive black metal and there's a few songs here i'm digging but the performance is sloppy in more than a few places and there's not a great album feel overall. still worth a listen.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Elite on February 07, 2020, 11:38:47 AM
John Cage - 4'33'' on repeat

I love it. It's a nice break from nothing earlier in the day.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 07, 2020, 04:21:01 PM
Jeff Buckley - Grace
AC/DC - Black Ice
Judas Priest - Steel Panther

 :metal :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Sacul on February 07, 2020, 04:27:46 PM
Winger - Winger

:2metal: :2metal: :2metal:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 04:32:09 PM
glass beach - the first glass beach album
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: The Walrus on February 07, 2020, 04:37:21 PM
Delain - Apocalypse & Chill  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
it's only february and we've already found the worst album title of the year
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: The Walrus on February 07, 2020, 05:25:01 PM
it's only february and we've already found the worst album title of the year

no, that honor goes to Victorious - Space Ninjas From Hell (Seinfeld: but how can they be from Hell when they're already from space?!)

man everyone hates on A&C but I think it's a cool title wtf :(
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 07, 2020, 05:25:49 PM
space ninjas from hell is just really cheesy not bad
apocalypse & chill is pure cringe. going to loose subscriber
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: The Walrus on February 07, 2020, 05:26:31 PM
up your nose with a rubber hose :getoffmylawn:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 08, 2020, 12:00:17 AM
King Crimson - the first king crimson album
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: home on February 08, 2020, 12:48:07 AM
Frank Ocean - Blonde

Omg I was soooo wrong about the score for Nights! This album is just... life changing
I knew it!  ;D :angel:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Evermind on February 08, 2020, 12:49:51 AM
it's only february and we've already found the worst album title of the year

Have you seen the album art? :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 08, 2020, 01:08:12 AM
it's only february and we've already found the worst album title of the year

Have you seen the album art? :lol
it's only february and we've already found the worst album art of the year
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 08, 2020, 03:00:56 AM
6 songs in so far

I mean..

Stateless - Matilda
Misþyrming - Algleymi
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Evermind on February 08, 2020, 03:28:57 AM
Yes yes, I'll send in a few hours, busy winning at scrabble against my friend right now.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Sacul on February 08, 2020, 12:42:32 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Evermind on February 08, 2020, 04:54:24 PM
Okay, sending in a minute

edit: sent!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 08, 2020, 11:58:26 PM
sent!

(https://i.imgur.com/N8z6h22.png)

some br00tal bangers on this :2metal:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Big Hath on February 09, 2020, 12:08:26 AM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Kansas_-_Leftoverture.jpg) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Def_Leppard_-_Hysteria_%28vinyl_version%29.jpg)
(https://cdbaby.name/d/o/doctorfunk_large.jpg?v=b7fa83ec-a09f-41f0-8060-054f5d2993e1) (https://images.genius.com/de26ca18a12653dcafd881268dd17d23.640x640x1.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Dokken_-_Under_Lock_and_Key.jpg) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81nDzXZtgRL._SL1500_.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: home on February 09, 2020, 01:05:23 AM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/The_life_of_pablo_alternate.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Everything%27s_Fine_Album_Cover_by_Jean_Grae_x_Quelle_Chris.jpg/220px-Everything%27s_Fine_Album_Cover_by_Jean_Grae_x_Quelle_Chris.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 09, 2020, 03:03:08 AM
AC/DC - Greatest Rock Hits Of The ‘80s
Radiohead - Pablo Honey
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 09, 2020, 03:33:25 AM
I just need rich and a rich songs now!  :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: home on February 09, 2020, 03:57:44 AM
Guys why is there a Watched! symbol under my avatar/ name? What did I do wrong?  :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 09, 2020, 04:08:54 AM
I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say one of the mods gave you a warning for your 5th most recent comment :lol

The watched sign stays forever I think, I’ve had mine for over 1,5 years
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Bolsters on February 09, 2020, 04:26:12 AM
If true, I would contest it (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=49483.msg2499305#msg2499305). :laugh:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: ariich on February 09, 2020, 06:03:29 AM
I just need rich and a rich songs now!  :corn
Sorry, have been away but am back now, so should send something by this evening!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Evermind on February 09, 2020, 07:35:33 AM
Have you started listening though? It's past Saturday now
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Train of Naught on February 09, 2020, 08:55:43 AM
Not yet, I respect ariich’s schedule, he is always on time. It happens. I will start today though but I have friends over until fairly late, so maybe I won’t be doing the first impressions yet today but I’ll definitely post the tracks.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Evermind on February 09, 2020, 08:58:51 AM
Well fuck me, I woke up at 2 AM today realizing I forgot to send and feeling like I was the shittiest person in the world for not sending :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Sacul on February 09, 2020, 11:00:30 AM
(https://img.discogs.com/A9iaTujIQQMdLbdKJGLjFbmRv30=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-399666-1350521755-1489.jpeg.jpg)

My first attempt at getting into No Wave. What in the name of fuck is this :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: ariich on February 09, 2020, 02:01:26 PM
Not yet, I respect ariich’s schedule, he is always on time. It happens. I will start today though but I have friends over until fairly late, so maybe I won’t be doing the first impressions yet today but I’ll definitely post the tracks.
Thanks mang, and sorry for being a bit late!

Trying to decide between two tracks, so sending shortly once I've chosen...
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 09, 2020, 02:02:39 PM
Shortly? they suck tho :/
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: ariich on February 09, 2020, 02:43:15 PM
Sent!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 09, 2020, 02:53:51 PM
ariich sent Shortly
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! What album are you listening to?
Post by: Crow on February 09, 2020, 10:27:09 PM
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4182396347_10.jpg)

the weird middle child of la dispute's discography nobody seems to talk or care about. and it's... fine. 35 is very good. few other songs i liked. doesn't have the emotive power of wildlife, isn't as melodic as panorama, isn't as technical as somewhere at the bottom, but it definitely is a la dispute record
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on February 10, 2020, 12:01:10 AM
Oh I actually wanted to check that one out

Final round is in boys, thank you for your patience. Last night got a bit more exhausting than I thought so I was already fast asleep before I got the song (which was still super early), sorry about that.

Evan Carson - Otriad
Deathspell Omega - II
Dawn of Silence - Lead Wings
Midnight Odyssey - From a Frozen Wasteland
BROCKHAMPTON - J'OUVERT
Swans - The Sound
Caravan Palace - Wonderland
The Naked and Famous - I Kill Giants
Gorillaz - Empire Ants
Arcturus - For to End Yet Again

one and a half hours, you fucking kidding me guys? :lol :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 12:25:52 AM
Evermind: Evan Carson - Otriad
Puppies: Deathspell Omega - II
TAC: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Cyril: Midnight Odyssey - From a Frozen Wasteland
home: BROCKHAMPTON - J'OUVERT
Dacul: Swans - The Sound
ariich: Caravan Palace - Wonderland
Bolsters: The Naked and Famous - I Kill Giants
Katt: Gorillaz - Empire Ants
Elite: Arcturus - For to End Yet Again

this sounds about right
o yeah sorry about the 20 minute song btw. ugly and vengeful clause
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 10, 2020, 12:44:06 AM
Looks like me and Cyril went all in for the final round. If I had known he was going to send that song I might have sprung for Chaining the Katechon or Mass Grave Aesthetics  :corn

That Midnight Odyssey song is huge! And amazing!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 12:49:40 AM
to be clear i sent my round 2 thru 8 entries all at the same time so i made this bad decision like 2-3 months ago now
i already can't win anyways but i hope train likes the song
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on February 10, 2020, 12:55:55 AM
7/10, can’t update now but Sacul, Kattelox and Elite are wrong
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 10, 2020, 01:00:44 AM
Katt sent Arcturus
Elite sent Swans
Sacul sent Gorillaz
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 01:01:30 AM
dacul not being the one to send swans is genuinely surprising
in hindsight i think empire ants probably deserved a 5* in my last roulette too. that one was already borderline and it's one of the songs i remember most from the roulette too so
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Elite on February 10, 2020, 03:27:23 AM
Elite sent Swans

:tup
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: The Walrus on February 10, 2020, 06:19:45 AM
I would never send gorillaz
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 10, 2020, 08:02:23 AM
I would never send gorillaz
But I could see you sending gorillas  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on February 10, 2020, 08:42:29 AM
I sent Empire Ants :neverusethis:
(good choice though)

Deathspell Omega They Might Be Nazis - II

fyi
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 08:52:10 AM
oh they're 100% nazis
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on February 10, 2020, 08:56:45 AM
Yeah, I try not to send bands in roulettes if I wouldn't support them due to ideological reasons. But as long as everyone involved is aware people can make their own calls, I guess.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Sacul on February 10, 2020, 10:44:10 AM
Was thinking of sending Kids with Guns or Every Planet We Reach Is Dead as well, but went with the chiller choice.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 10:48:09 AM
Empire Ants is the second best gorillaz song I've heard so
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: Train of Naught on February 10, 2020, 10:53:02 AM
Yeah, I try not to send bands in roulettes if I wouldn't support them due to ideological reasons. But as long as everyone involved is aware people can make their own calls, I guess.
I genuinely don’t care, I’m going to review the song and not the people. But yeah to each their own
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 10, 2020, 02:56:22 PM
Completely different from what I expected from this band.

This song seems a bit too all over the place on first impression, let's see how it unfolds over the next few days.

A very 'okay' song on all levels.

Now that's a freaking journey.

Pretty greyt first impression

Great composition, ambitious tune, I think I like it?

Pleasant listen, but nothing that excited me all that much.

Not doing all that much for me, I think this kind of mood doesn't excite me much in this genre.

Beautiful beyond my expectations, this will definitely take more listens to fully grasp though.

Quite a lot of diversity for a band I that thought had a pretty straight-forward sound.

It feels like a pretty strong round, one of the better ones. May have a 9/10 or higher in here even! About 4 songs I'm really excited about after the first listen, 3 that I'm into and can see possibly growing on me a lot and then 3 I have a hard time seeing get out of the bottom 3 for this round.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 03:12:57 PM
dibs on freakin journey
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 10, 2020, 03:19:01 PM
Great composition, ambitious tune, I think I like it?

Beautiful beyond my expectations, this will definitely take more listens to fully grasp though.

Quite a lot of diversity for a band I that thought had a pretty straight-forward sound.

---

hoping it's wunnathose
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 LISTENING
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 10, 2020, 03:31:39 PM
oh they're 100% nazis
I highly doubt the band as a whole are nazis. It's been widely know for a long time (15+ years) that Mikko Aspa has extremist political views, but first of all he isn't the song writer for the band and secondly he has never been confirmed to actually be in the band (even though everyone knows he is...)

I don't know, everyone can make up their own minds about it. The bands lyrics have nothing to do with nazis or political views of any kind, so whatever.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on February 10, 2020, 03:49:10 PM
I mean they suck either way so I haven't bothered to dig that deep but 1. he is very much a nazi 2. he is very much in the band 3. the rest of the band members are okay with having him there so they're obviously okay with the nazi being in their band

but s h r u g
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: TAC on February 10, 2020, 05:48:29 PM
Solidified my last place finish.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 11, 2020, 12:33:45 AM
 :metal
On my second listen now
I got a 9 hour train/bus ride on Thursday morning so I imagine I could find the time to write up results in the train and get in 5 listens each total by then. We need more roulettes!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 12, 2020, 07:51:02 PM
:metal
On my second listen now
I got a 9 hour train/bus ride on Thursday morning so I imagine I could find the time to write up results in the train and get in 5 listens each total by then. We need more roulettes!
Yeah, Kattelox needs to start his! :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 12, 2020, 08:09:59 PM
I'm struggling to think of themes. I'm working on it though. Blame Richie Kotzen for dropping a 50 song album
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: TAC on February 12, 2020, 08:16:06 PM
I'm struggling to think of themes. I'm working on it though. Blame Richie Kotzen for dropping a 50 song album

Setting the record for the number of songs that suck on one album!

Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 12, 2020, 08:18:03 PM
I'm struggling to think of themes. I'm working on it though. Blame Richie Kotzen for dropping a 50 song album

Setting the record for the number of songs that suck on one album!

Says the guy who's probably gonna send butt metal in my roulette. Step ya game up :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on February 12, 2020, 08:19:37 PM
suggestion: no themes
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 12, 2020, 08:26:27 PM
I like themes. Keep the themes!  :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 12, 2020, 08:28:05 PM
okay 5 rounds but they're all based on final fantasy
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 12, 2020, 08:29:26 PM
okay 5 rounds but they're all based on final fantasy
I take back what I said  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: TAC on February 12, 2020, 08:30:03 PM
I'm struggling to think of themes. I'm working on it though. Blame Richie Kotzen for dropping a 50 song album

Setting the record for the number of songs that suck on one album!

Says the guy who's probably gonna send butt metal in my roulette. Step ya game up :neverusethis:

yeah, but at least it'll fit your butt themes.
:neverusethis: :neverusethis:


okay 5 rounds but they're all based on final fantasy

What in the hell is final fantasy??
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 12, 2020, 08:36:35 PM
Whew at least I can eliminate TAC early.  :rollin
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: Crow on February 12, 2020, 09:23:20 PM
the only final fantasy i've played all the way thru was X and X-2 and i was like 12 or something when i did
XII was boring
XIV i've played but it was an MMO so i didn't get very far
i hear IX is good but man. i like modern games
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: The Walrus on February 12, 2020, 09:36:43 PM
the only final fantasy i've played all the way thru was X and X-2 and i was like 12 or something when i did
XII was boring
XIV i've played but it was an MMO so i didn't get very far
i hear IX is good but man. i like modern games

7-9 are damn near unplayable in their original states these days imo especially if it's your first time. 4-6 are still really accessible though cause 16 bit era is great. 1-3 are iffy but all three suck tremendous booty in some ways
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 12, 2020, 10:22:15 PM
the only final fantasy i've played all the way thru was X and X-2 and i was like 12 or something when i did
XII was boring
XIV i've played but it was an MMO so i didn't get very far
i hear IX is good but man. i like modern games

7-9 are damn near unplayable in their original states these days imo especially if it's your first time. 4-6 are still really accessible though cause 16 bit era is great. 1-3 are iffy but all three suck tremendous booty in some ways
Agreed on all counts. Of course I grew up playing final fantasy, so I played all of them as they were released. I stopped at Final Fantasy X/X-2
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Train of Naught on February 12, 2020, 11:17:56 PM
Gonna get 2 more listens in today and hopefully post results tonight  :corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Crow on February 12, 2020, 11:18:27 PM
It will, in fact, take you until tonight to listen to my song two more times
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Elite on February 13, 2020, 02:57:18 AM
Mine is longer though
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Train of Naught on February 13, 2020, 03:35:26 AM
After 4 full listens I can successfully deduct that both of your submissions are actually songs by bands

2.25/10 sum of your scores
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Crow on February 13, 2020, 08:40:00 AM
DOWN! LOWER! TO THE BOTTOM!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Evermind on February 13, 2020, 09:56:21 AM
I'm going to the bar tomorrow after work to celebrate my win/mourn my loss (more likely), hopefully results are up in the next ~20 hours
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Crow on February 13, 2020, 10:03:33 AM
Congrats TAC!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Crow on February 13, 2020, 05:46:37 PM
Gonna get 2 more listens in today and hopefully post results tonight  :corn
:corn
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 13, 2020, 05:50:11 PM
Gonna get 2 more listens in today and hopefully post results tonight  :corn
:corn
:zombiepile:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! ROUND 8 / FINAL FANTASY DISCUSSION THREAD
Post by: Train of Naught on February 14, 2020, 03:22:00 AM
BLEGH yesterday was hectic, I was traveling for over 10 hours and then only had 40 minutes of free time 20 of which I used for food. BUT I am finishing the write-ups now on my last listen, 7 to go. No comparisons this round, sorry. WRAPITUP WRAPITUP WRAPITUP
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Train of Naught on February 14, 2020, 04:40:25 AM
FINAAAAALLLLL RESULTS



TAC: Dawn of Silence - Lead Wings
A very 'okay' song on all levels.

I can't say much about this song that I've also felt about some of your past submissions, it's simply a melodic metal song that doesn't resonate with me. The vocal melodies are made to be anthemic and fun to sing along with, but it doesn't stick with me. I just have a hard time saying anything about something that I don't actively like or dislike that much, and it's all just average.

5/10




Bolsters: The Naked and Famous - I Kill Giants
Pleasant listen, but nothing that excited me all that much.

The song I just feel all there is to it is this pleasant feeling that I get off some TV commercial song, where I don't engage in any of the music, any of the lyrics, but I simply just kind of let it pass by. I will take out one or two key elements in the song and latch onto them but beyond that don't get any more out of future listens. I'm missing the depth on one end and then the emotional engagement on the other end. All in all it's perfectly 'ok'.. but can't say any more.

5.75/10




Puppies: Deathspell Omega - II
This song seems a bit too all over the place on first impression, let's see how it unfolds over the next few days.

And it's definitely still kind of all over the place, riff after riff after riff, different tempos around every corner, not that many common recurring themes. It reminds me of Death in that sense, though more relentless and aggressive. The vocals are give or take, I don't think they're as powerful as they could be. I'm not that big of a fan of deathmetal vocals to begin with when I compare it with the likes of post-metal and metalcore. Johannes Persson has to be my all-time favorite harsh vocal frontman. There's many good moments, my favourite being the section that starts around 9 minutes, and it stops at 10 minutes when it abruptly breaks into the fast main theme once again. Oops, I guess I lose focus during this song all the time because I can't fully wrap my head around it. I want to like it more than I do, because there are some really cool riffs. But that's really what it feels like to me, a collection of good and not as good riffs, but I'm missing more of a coherence.

7/10




home: BROCKHAMPTON - J'OUVERT
Not doing all that much for me, I think this kind of mood doesn't excite me much in this genre.

So there is quiet a lot going on here for a song with a run-time under 4 minutes. Cool busy lower end production, smooth lines, and.. a super high energy angry rapper. I never liked it much in rap when there is too much anger channeled through the vocals, especially in that more emo approach. BUT this is just a fraction of the song, and it is catchy and very groovy at the same time. I can vibe with it, I could see myself getting into the album if it shares the same overall vibe.

7/10





Kattelox: Arcturus - For to End Yet Again
Great composition, ambitious tune, I think I like it?

If any chorus has been stuck in my head this round it would be this one. I got very skeptical after the first listen, because I'm normally not into overblown theatrical and dramatically superfluous stuff, but maybe those are wrong descriptors here. Maybe it's just a really well-done, subtle, emotionally driven tune with the ability to switch between different moods seamlessly. I am really into this spiritual quiet mid-section, I don't know any music quite like that section. I'm actually pretty sure I wouldn't like a whole album like this, sounds like a lot to take in, but based on this song I'm very satisfied.

8/10




Evermind: Evan Carson – Otriad
Pretty greyt first impression

I try to avoid obvious first impression messages but I chuckled at this one cause my sense of humor is terrible. I think Jim Grey fits this song, and probably this artist's music perfectly. The vocal melodies and rhythms are really cool, it's very prog but it's not too technical for my tastes. It's very Haken-y. I can't say a bunch about it other than it's catchy AF and very well composed. Some of the second half sounds more Lindsey Stirling influenced, with some more modern instrumentation combined with the violin. Maybe could do with a less overblown / epic ending, but that's just nit-picking at this point.. very good song.

8/10




ariich: Caravan Palace - Wonderland
Quite a lot of diversity for a band I that thought had a pretty straight-forward sound.

From the beginning through the first minute I was pretty certain this would be the round-winner without any contest, it is such a fun song. It feels weird to say that coming in only at 3 minutes, it does seem like there is a bit of redundancy to it, with the “all up in the (???)” repeating quite a lot. But like I thought at first, the music around it is so dynamic and they're not scared to keep experimenting to build upon previous bars. I can't NOT love it, it's too damn infectious, I need to hear this album now too.

8.25/10




Elite: Swans - The Sound
Beautiful beyond my expectations, this will definitely take more listens to fully grasp though.

I'm a bit familiar with Swans, i've listened to The Seer, To Be Kind, The Glowing Man, and.... this album! That was 2 years ago, and I remember I was very focused on studying during that. I always knew that their music was very slow in its progression, but I don't remember at all how beautiful the vocals were. Very angelic vibe, and a very recognizable sound. THE SOUND. I've also grown more patient over the years and am getting more used to longer song compositions, so that helps. And when the song hits it really HITS, so much heavier than I remember it like in my head. I recently listened to the album “My Father Will Guide Me...” recently and there I already found out that I actually could like these guys more. This is a solid effort, definitely going to dive into Soundtracks for the Blind soon.

9/10




Cyril: Midnight Odyssey - From a Frozen Wasteland
Now that's a freaking journey.

This really couldn't have been any other song could it. What a unique and monstrous tune. I would always be scared to tackle a 20+ minute song, but when I heard that all of the intro was an isolated, reverbed vocal passage I knew I would be in for something special and most of all super epic. The tone of the vocals themselves is not super exciting, it does border a bit on that 'fantasy cheesy' tone that you hear in prog-power music, but the reverb does wonders at making the overall sound more ethereal and mysterious. In the middle it becomes really drony, kind of reminds me of Om. I can also hear some Devil Doll in the piano passage coming after that. But it really does keep building and does get better all the way through the end. I didn't really expect to like this as much as I do, but it really is a hell of a journey, and a great way to end the roulette!

9/10




Sacul: Gorillaz - Empire Ants
Completely different from what I expected from this band.

Man, I've been listening to some Gorillaz lately and was actually pretty surprised about how much I liked it since I last checked them (when Humanz came out). But this came completely out of the left field. I've never listened to anything from this album. The use of synth is so authentic but it still sounds innovative and futuristic. There's a really cool groove laid over it. And the build into this section is smooth as well. It's one of the most pleasant things I've listened to in recent years, and I keep wanting to just loop this the whole time, it's so damn catchy. Perfect build. Perfect usage of the Little Dragon guest spot.

9.5/10



Final standings

Sacul: 61.75
Evermind: 61.75


ariich: 61.25
Puppies: 60
Kattelox: 58.75
Elite: 57.5
home: 56.5
Cyril: 53
Bolsters: 52
TAC: 46

I'm going to the bar tomorrow after work to celebrate my win/mourn my loss (more likely), hopefully results are up in the next ~20 hours

I purposely did not look at the standings before compiling my final scores because I didn't want to subconsciously manipulate anything to avoid a tie, I knew it would be somewhat close with Sacul's ridiculously high score..

Sorry buddy, we're not done here yet. What shall we do? In my view, there are two possible scenarios:

1.) Declare both Sacul and Evermind winners (is this allowed @Bolsters?)
2.) Have a final tie-breaker. If we do this, let's do 1 album per person. No themes, nothing longer than, say, 75 minutes though.



To the other 8 troopers, thank you for participating, hope this roulette was somewhat okay. I found out roulettes are a bit too overwhelming for me nowadays and I'm not likely to host another one, but I'm glad to have received some great music and one or more artists from each one of you that I'm curious about checking out!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Evermind on February 14, 2020, 05:04:00 AM
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Yeeeeah I'm really good at these tiebreakers/additional rounds things, I don't think I've ever won any of these :lol

I'm down with anything though, maybe I'll finally have my revenge for that Championship loss 4 years ago!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Elite on February 14, 2020, 05:06:00 AM
I’ll take that for the final round! Glad you liked it. Thanks for hosting!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Sacul on February 14, 2020, 05:32:53 AM
Woooo, now that's an unexpected comeback for me :metal. Glad you loved the song, it's such a nice album, very atmospheric and catchy.

I'm up for a tiebreaker as well, let's do it Ev :metardica: :flame: (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_7856_1558811333.jpeg) :metardica:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Bolsters on February 14, 2020, 05:51:03 AM
1.) Declare both Sacul and Evermind winners (is this allowed @Bolsters?)
It's been done before. Pretty sure there's even a roulette in the archive somewhere with a three-way tie. :lol It's always left up to the host to decide what they would prefer to do.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Train of Naught on February 14, 2020, 06:22:04 AM
maybe I'll finally have my revenge for that Championship loss 4 years ago!
:flame: (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_7856_1558811333.jpeg)

Okay let's do this! Please send me uno albumo beforo endo of Sundayo

Glad you loved the song, it's such a nice album, very atmospheric and catchy.

I actually immediately tried spinning the album and I heard Snoop Doggy Dogg on the first track and turned it off immediately. :lol I hope it gets better
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: The Walrus on February 14, 2020, 06:32:36 AM
Given how I started I am quite pleased with how my songs resonated with you but the end. This was fun. Thanks for letting me play, Train!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Sacul on February 14, 2020, 07:17:47 AM
Glad you loved the song, it's such a nice album, very atmospheric and catchy.

I actually immediately tried spinning the album and I heard Snoop Doggy Dogg on the first track and turned it off immediately. :lol I hope it gets better
:rollin don't worry it's a great album!

I'll try to think of something carefully and send it tomorrow.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Evermind on February 14, 2020, 07:36:32 AM
I've lots of plans for tomorrow so it's possible you'll have to wait until Sunday but I'll do my best!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Train of Naught on February 14, 2020, 07:45:14 AM
Monday should also be fine to be honest!

One ting bothers me though, I heavily underscored The Island by The Decemberists, possibly because it topped the round and therefore already felt really high compared to the other songs, but damn. That should probably be 9.25. I see now that it wouldn’t make enough difference though, but I had to say it.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: home on February 14, 2020, 07:46:14 AM
Thanks for hosting this mister Train! I hope you got at least something out of my submissions  :lol

By the way, no words about the amaazing transition from the angry part to the next one? "excuuuuuuse we"
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on February 14, 2020, 07:53:50 AM
Empire Ants is guaranteed to score well if sent in a roulette, this has now been confirmed scientifically.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Crow on February 14, 2020, 09:36:04 AM
empire ants is good

also heck yeah :2metal: finishing stronk
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 14, 2020, 10:42:21 AM
Deathspell Omega is a lot to take in. I knew it had a chance of not doing great, but that's ok. I'd recommend giving their album Paracletus a listen. I didn't send a song from that because it's better to listen to it as a whole album.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: ariich on February 14, 2020, 01:01:21 PM
Dammit, so close! Only 0.5 in it.

Really glad you liked the Caravan Palace though! Their first three albums are all fantastic - the first is probably the most consistently good IMO so ends up being my favourite, but my favourite individual tracks are mostly on the second and third.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 09:57:51 AM
Thanks for hosting this mister Train! I hope you got at least something out of my submissions  :lol

By the way, no words about the amaazing transition from the angry part to the next one? "excuuuuuuse we"
I DID catch that yeah :lol I'm not commenting on everything but am definitely listening closely, just a bad reviewer.

Deathspell Omega is a lot to take in. I knew it had a chance of not doing great, but that's ok. I'd recommend giving their album Paracletus a listen. I didn't send a song from that because it's better to listen to it as a whole album.
Thanks for the rec, deff still interested in this band.

Dammit, so close! Only 0.5 in it.

Really glad you liked the Caravan Palace though! Their first three albums are all fantastic - the first is probably the most consistently good IMO so ends up being my favourite, but my favourite individual tracks are mostly on the second and third.
To be honest I should have listened to the first album ages ago when I received Suzy and pretty much instantly loved it. Thanks!

Sacul, Evermind just informed me it'd be better to wait another day for the album submission, so you have until Monday too! Until then I'm going through some Cyril post-roulette stuff and will add some comments :soon:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Evermind on February 16, 2020, 10:05:02 AM
Yeah I'm just... not up for this today at all. However I'm gonna kick your ass tomorrow, Lucas, so there's that, pick your best album
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 10:33:04 AM
(https://exclaim.ca//images/seizures.jpg)
Seizures - Reverie of the Revolving Diamond
Feeling a heavy sense of identity-crisis with this group... The influences are all over the place. I hear primarily Genghis Tron and Full of Hell type riffs in the more grindy parts, obviously without the cyber- aspect of it from Genghis Tron. And then everything around it ranges from post-metal moods such as Isis / Cult of Luna to more technical -core moments such as early Between the Buried and Me, Full of Hell and Cryptodira. Still, there's a lot to like about this album, but I can't help but go 'why was THIS section inserted HERE on the album??' every so often. There's some very odd pacing, such as the first song basically being a short build-up track with a strong ending, but then pretty much being neglected when the second track starts. ???
I could probably pick out 4 different musical approaches of this album that would make for albums ranging from great to amazing when you dissect them and flesh out the ideas. An excellent example of a song that's pretty crazy throughout but not very spastic in terms of songwriting is Of Indigo and Seven Crowns, and it's also pretty train-core AF. Very Dillinger Escape Plan, some BTBAM here and there, some Genghis Tron. Some examples of annoyingly chaotic songs are Bedlam Blues and Toxophola. Toxophola in particular just sucks because there is SUCH GOOD STUFF on that song but as a whole it feels off. I want to love this song so hard.

Highlights: Mazarine, The Ponds Have Dried yet Still You Stare, Of Indigo and Seven Crowns
I do feel like I will return to this though.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 16, 2020, 10:55:19 AM
Mmm, Genghis Tron! :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 11:01:05 AM
I hope that doesn’t mean you’re banning them :lol they were on my list to send you, but if you know them I probably shouldn’t.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 16, 2020, 11:05:00 AM
oh yeah i did not end up liking this album very much. i totally forgot i sent you this one.

listen to the EP i sent you first that's where all the good stuff is probably
it looks like i sent you that joliette album and there's already a song off it on the EP i sent so yeah listen to the EP first? the joliette album is actually killer. like a mexican analogy for the hirsch effekt
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 11:08:16 AM
Cool, yeah that one will be next
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 16, 2020, 11:10:30 AM
the EP, you mean? :getoffmylawn:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 11:14:09 AM
Yeah that one


.... just kidding, the Joliette album



...just kidding, the EP :yarr
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 16, 2020, 11:16:09 AM
of the albums i sent the joliette one is the only one with any overlap with the EP so yeah

i probably should've sent adrift in the roulette proper too
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: TAC on February 16, 2020, 11:37:09 AM
Alright Train! Seems I lost the plot halfway through.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! FINAL RESULTS END IN A MYSTEEEERIOUS TIE
Post by: Sacul on February 16, 2020, 11:49:03 AM
However I'm gonna kick your ass tomorrow, Lucas, so there's that, pick your best album
We'll see about that, I think I'll send some 36 min Japanese thing, I'm having a deja vu... :metardica:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 16, 2020, 11:51:32 AM
Kashiwa Daisuke is Big Big Banned, you sent them to me one time! :lol

Alright Train! Seems I lost the plot halfway through.

Cheers!
Thanks for participating man, clearly didn't really match after the first couple rounds, but it happens.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Sacul on February 16, 2020, 04:46:08 PM
Was thinking of another 36 min Japanese thing :jumptard: But I'll prob send something else tbh.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Evermind on February 17, 2020, 09:37:08 AM
Tried sending Beyond the Bridge and Train didn't accept it, oh well :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Elite on February 17, 2020, 02:58:31 PM
I keep opening the Big Big Train thread accidentally thinking it's this roulette.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 17, 2020, 03:15:57 PM
Glad I'm not the only one
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 17, 2020, 03:32:54 PM
I keep opening the Big Big Train thread accidentally thinking it's this roulette.
I did that this morning too! I read a few posts, got confused, and then realized my mistake.  :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Bolsters on February 17, 2020, 05:52:30 PM
Tried sending Beyond the Bridge and Train didn't accept it, oh well :lol
I think that's my fault, pretty sure I sent All a Man Can Do in a previous roulette. :loser:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Sacul on February 17, 2020, 06:41:49 PM
Sent some lovely pop. Let's hope for the best :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 17, 2020, 06:44:45 PM
Congrats Evermind! :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 18, 2020, 01:23:54 AM
I keep opening the Big Big Train thread accidentally thinking it's this roulette.
I did that this morning too! I read a few posts, got confused, and then realized my mistake.  :lol
Man, I was aiming to get more views but instead I’m giving the Big Big Actual Train Thread more views

That’s a Big Big Bummer!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 18, 2020, 05:26:35 AM
Well here's what I have lined up for the final tiebreaker.. will give them a couple days to sink in
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstevenwilsonhq.com%2Fsw%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2Fblackfieldi.jpg&hash=e4d3c19428f13652f614b35b8ec95aa69184affc)(https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/300/CS713413-01A-MED.jpg)

One thing's for sure I'm glad cover art is not among the grading measurements
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Sacul on February 18, 2020, 08:25:17 AM
Lmao we both sent pop albums :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Evermind on February 18, 2020, 09:06:15 AM
Lmao we both sent pop albums :lol

:rollin

Well it should be interesting at least!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Sacul on February 18, 2020, 10:22:25 AM
I was about to send Fishmans - Long Season but figured trainy would find it a little repetitive, so went with some lovely pop. I'd personally have gone with Blackfield II but the debut is very nice as well.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Evermind on February 18, 2020, 11:18:23 AM
Would've been hilarious if you went with Blackfield II :lol

I like both albums, but I think the first takes the cake for me with the title track and Cloudy Now and a couple of others I can't remember the names off top of my head.

My choices were:

1) Beyond the Bridge (banned)
2) Blackfield - Blackfield
3) Headspace - I Am Anonymous (banned)
4) Wintersun - Time I
5) Arstidir - Nivalis
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 18, 2020, 11:28:25 AM
Beyond the Bridge - The First Beyond the Bridge Album
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Evermind on February 19, 2020, 12:01:19 PM
Alright, going to sleep and then travel to St. Petersburg tomorrow morning, I won't be there for the reveal so congrats Sacul!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Train of Naught on February 20, 2020, 03:01:47 AM
Yeet

First off I'd like to do an end of the roulette list, they may not be completely accurate with the scores since I've had some more time with them, but mostly they probably are. I present, the roulette top 15!

1. Stateless - Curtain Call
2. Gorillaz - Empire Ants
3. The Decemberists - The Island: Come And See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel The Drowning
4. Swans - The Sound
5. Midnight Odyssey - From a Frozen Wasteland
6. Susanne Sundfor - Accelerate
7. Mother of Millions - Artefact
8. Voyager - Reconnected
9. Purity Ring - Begin Again
10. Floex - Prelude I
11. Kiev - Ariah Being
12. FKA twigs - home with you
13. Esoteric - Beneath This Face
14. Evan Carson - Otriad
15. Misþyrming - Og Er Haustið Líður Undir Lok

(this may or may not already include the final tiebreaker round songs from the 2 albums)

I'll have results up today. :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: ariich on February 20, 2020, 06:07:40 AM
Only one in the top 15, but the number 1 spot so I ain't complainin'!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: The Walrus on February 20, 2020, 06:24:26 AM
I sent Kiev, right?  :lol So that's two. Cool!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Sacul on February 20, 2020, 07:18:45 AM
Got 3 in the top 10, nice :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! MEANWHILE...
Post by: Crow on February 20, 2020, 08:41:38 AM
the long one wins!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Train of Naught on February 20, 2020, 09:24:39 AM
Evermind: Blackfield - Blackfield
So out of all people, I believe it was Sacul who sent me a Blackfield song in the past (Epidemic). The only album I'm familiar with from Steven outside of his Steven Wilson albums and Porc Tree is the latest No-Man album. It's very interesting but extremely different. Meanwhile, I feel like all Blackfield and Steven Wilson songs I've heard are very similar in style and could have been part of the other project. That's not a bad thing. I really enjoy Steven Wilson's vocals, and the album you sent me here is quite diverse. There's some classic dark slow    SW material on here, there is some epic and super dramatic stuff, and a little experimental stuff sprinkled on here and there. There's this one breakcore / drum and bass bottom instrumental layer at some point. :metal
All in all, it's a pretty good album, I'm not sure how much staying power it will have as I wasn't over the moon. Some songs are amazing though: Cloudy Now, Blackfield, Pain, Open Mind.


Sacul: The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
So this is a band I'm not familiar with at all, but the similarities with some other acts that I picked out are quite interesting, even though some of those may have been influenced by The Cardigans instead of the other way around. I hear some Massive Attack, Muse, Paramore, Silversun Pickups... all pretty cool bands! The opening track, Paralyzed, is basically the best thing that happens throughout the whole album, which is a bit disappointing. I'm still generally pleased with this album, but some songs blend together quite a bit, and some of the choruses are a bit bland for my taste. There's some obvious standouts, but the other stuff ranges from good to just ok.




This is fairly easy for me, even though neither album has truly blown me away. I believe that this winning album is a very good start to what could become a really good music discovery, the other one is pleasant but apart from a few standouts doesn't really seem like it would enter my rotation at any point.

The winnaaaaaaah if you've read everything up until this point is pretty obvious, but otherwise: it is everminD congratultions boy :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: home on February 20, 2020, 09:30:40 AM
Congrats mister Evermind!

Also I'm glad one of my songs ended up in the top 15, I'll be sure to check out some of the other songs in it!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Elite on February 20, 2020, 09:32:42 AM
Hurray!

The Sound in the top 5? :O
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Crow on February 20, 2020, 09:42:51 AM
congrats, everlong!
to celebrate we're gonna throw down some traincore and MOSH
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Sacul on February 20, 2020, 10:35:00 AM
Damn, scooped at a final round yet again, I'm really living up to my Argentinian standards :lol

Congrats Ev!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on February 20, 2020, 10:46:57 AM
Damn, scooped at a final round yet again, I'm really living up to my Argentinian standards :lol

 :lol To be fair, fantastic songs are easier to come by than fantastic albums.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Crow on February 20, 2020, 12:18:50 PM
Train do hangmanen for my EP before I post it here :neverusethis:
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Train of Naught on February 21, 2020, 03:05:03 AM
Le'mao I'm going to give it some listens now and hopefully post tomorrow. Feel free to post the track list!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Evermind on February 21, 2020, 07:55:47 AM
Finally a comeback after the disaster that was Championship 2016, hell yes!

Was really skeptical on sending.g Blackfield of all things but now I can say I outpopped Sacul :P

Thanks everyone and thank you Train for running this, it was fun even though I wasn't always on time with my entries.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Sacul on February 21, 2020, 09:55:41 AM
What disaster? You got to the finals :lol

Also thanks for the new sig. And thanks Dafty Trainy for running this, was quite fun to send some of the worst and best stuff in the roulette, again :metal
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Crow on February 21, 2020, 10:03:47 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/XmOSH6E.jpg)

Download (https://mega.nz/#!aIsnEKLD!99KUIxDzxuhAfE4-xRL6JhLbrvJqSz5EBIyDFXBkPb0) (Spotify Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43Qz8LCsLPTeIucBED0ntm))

1. Chiodos - Why the Munsters Matter (0:00 - 3:53)
2. Tripsitter - Bury Me (3:53 - 10:19)
3. Sparrows - Worship Song (10:19 - 13:42)
4. Joliette - Señor Mora (13:42 - 20:54)
5. Actor | Observer - Low and Beholden (20:54 - 25:17)
6. State Faults - Spectral (25:17 - 28:30)
7. State Faults - Incantations (28:30 - 31:10)
8. Even the Trees - Tonight We Don't Think, We Do (31:10 - 36:38)
9. We Never Learned to Live - Owari (36:38 - 42:02)
10. Cursive - Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament (42:02 - 49:30)
there you go
katt and puppies are banned from listening to this even though i'd never send any of these to katt anyways
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: The Walrus on February 21, 2020, 10:04:41 AM
That sounds like a challenge.

Also LOL @ the cake  :lol
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette!
Post by: Train of Naught on February 22, 2020, 05:32:27 AM
I'm doing my second listen after finishing my first listen through the new Kvelertak album. I may get time to do a short write-up tonight or tomorrow morning!
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on February 22, 2020, 10:18:32 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/XmOSH6E.jpg)

Download (https://mega.nz/#!aIsnEKLD!99KUIxDzxuhAfE4-xRL6JhLbrvJqSz5EBIyDFXBkPb0) (Spotify Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43Qz8LCsLPTeIucBED0ntm))

1. Chiodos - Why the Munsters Matter (0:00 - 3:53)
2. Tripsitter - Bury Me (3:53 - 10:19)
3. Sparrows - Worship Song (10:19 - 13:42)
4. Joliette - Señor Mora (13:42 - 20:54)
5. Actor | Observer - Low and Beholden (20:54 - 25:17)
6. State Faults - Spectral (25:17 - 28:30)
7. State Faults - Incantations (28:30 - 31:10)
8. Even the Trees - Tonight We Don't Think, We Do (31:10 - 36:38)
9. We Never Learned to Live - Owari (36:38 - 42:02)
10. Cursive - Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament (42:02 - 49:30)
there you go
katt and puppies are banned from listening to this even though i'd never send any of these to katt anyways
Chiodos, State faults, the newest Joliette, and Cursive are all banned
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Crow on February 22, 2020, 10:24:08 AM
that's cool. that just means the other 5 are not and a few are on my shortlist
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! POST-ROULETTE CEREAL HOURS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 23, 2020, 03:09:37 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/XmOSH6E.jpg)
It's pretty ballsy to send me a full album (let's face it, coming in at 49 minutes it's more of an album than EP :lol) of genres I'm fairly lukewarm to. That said, I'm pretty happy to admit there are moments on this thing where I genuinely get interested in the albums of some of the songs that are playing. The flow I also have to admit is very good, regardless of my opinion of the quality of all these songs.

Mostly the first half (or as you call it, the 'ugly' half)  is engaging and powerful and the back half fails on a lot of fields for me. I can already tell some of the bands on the front half are going to get some serious playtime from me though, you hit the sweet spot between infectious melodies and grooves and straight up monstrous energy that I love. The songs that are more vocal-driven seem to be the ones I like least which happens to occur more often later on. Even the second song borders a bit too much on the post-hardcore vocals at times, but regardless it's probably the best song on here. It's super interesting how everything fits together, and is almost theatrical how much they play with different moods and motifs in that song. The Actor Observer song is probably where I start losing a bit of interest, as the first half of that song is killer, but the second half and then into the State Faults songs I find myself not hooked nearly as much anymore. There's too much that just sounds like a wall of screams with some simple guitar licks here and there, and straight forward drum patterns. My one exception to this pattern is the song Owari, there are some major Deftones vibes there that I'm a big fan of, and the song is catchy enough but with good use of repetition, not so much the obnoxious kind. The last song has parts that I wish to remove from my memory, but then also has some really cool stuff going on. Sometimes it borders Cardiacs amount of strange but without the compelling aspects of that band. The oddly catchy and appealing melodies of that band resonate way better with me than this one.

All in all this is probably one of the best customised albums I could have wished for in this style, I think you did a really good job at constructing it. I will most likely check out at least the Tripsitter, Chiodos, Joliette and We Never Learned To Live albums.

Ranking time

Tier #1
1. Tripsitter - Bury Me
2. Chiodos - Why the Munsters Matter
3. Joliette - Señor Mora
4. We Never Learned to Live - Owari

Tier #2
5. Sparrows - Worship Song
6. Actor | Observer - Low and Beholden

Tier #3
7. Cursive - Noble Soldier/Dystopian Lament
8. Even the Trees - Tonight We Don't Think, We Do
9. State Faults - Spectral
10. State Faults - Incantations
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! POST-ROULETTE CEREAL HOURS
Post by: Crow on February 23, 2020, 10:11:22 AM
i'd recommend checking out the sparrows and actor | observer albums too since they're my favorite two albums from the entire bunch  :lol well maybe the tripsitter one is up there too, that album is feeling like a friggin revelation right now
anyways i'm satisfied with getting you to like at least four of the songs a fair bit
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! POST-ROULETTE CEREAL HOURS
Post by: Train of Naught on February 23, 2020, 10:47:01 AM
Yeah pretty pleased with this man, I may have said but I think I've already listened to the Actor Observer one time, but I'm sure I'll listen to those two at some point anyway.
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! POST-ROULETTE CEREAL HOURS
Post by: Crow on February 23, 2020, 10:51:29 AM
better than glass beach :metardica:
i think sparrows would be way up your alley tbh, i would've used the heavy-as-balls closer from that album if i didn't want to use the cursive one instead
Title: Re: Big Big Train of Daftness Roulette! THE TIE HAS BEEN BROKEN!
Post by: Evermind on February 23, 2020, 03:43:37 PM
What disaster? You got to the finals :lol

Losing to a 30-minutes instrumental track is always a disaster :P
Title: Re: Very Big Big Train of Naught Roulette! COMPARIPRESSIONGS!!
Post by: Evermind on April 25, 2020, 09:09:47 AM
Also the talk about prizes in your roulette made me think, let’s make this interesting! :D it’s not a big prize, and some of you may hate this, but the winner of the roulette gets one free download code from the Pelagic Records catalogue of their choosing (inb4 Pelagial)

Just had a random thought that I missed out on this! How about new The Ocean album when it airs? :P I'll take Lo! if that's not an option just to see how terrible it is.