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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: twosuitsluke on September 01, 2021, 05:12:02 AM
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So a little late, but here we are...
My second roulette (fanfare, applause etc)!
It's been like 5 years since I did my first, I think? I've wanted to do another for ages but my life got increasingly busier over that period. I'm kind of at the point where I have a BIT more free time, but still don't expect this to run particularly quickly. The main thing that helped give me a kick up the butt is the roulette drought we are in!
All are welcome in this roulette, but there are a few newcomers to DTF who I would really like to take part.
I'm not putting a cap on the numbers, but I may have to if we hit more than say, 15?
This will be a pretty standard roulette, as I can't really keep up with doing anything too fancy. I'd really prefer Spotify links for submissions, but am happy to except other routes if the song you want is not on Spotify.
We'll have 10 rounds, one song per round. I don't think we'll have eliminations until maybe the 8th round, but I may change my mind if I have a lot of participants. I will have a think about if I want to try any themed rounds, and get back to you all. Let's just say the first two rounds are open, free for alls though.
My banned list is all the artists I have on my ipod, so they are my bands on regular rotation. I have a ton of stuff I have listened to via Spotify though, so there will be many bands not on this list who may be banned, because I've heard enough to know they're not for me, or partially band (certain albums) which I will allow.
The best thing to do is check out my last.fm account as that has pretty much everything I listen to, or have checked out since my last roulette. https://www.last.fm/user/twosuitsluke83 (https://www.last.fm/user/twosuitsluke83)
For those of you who know what's up, let me know if I've missed anything.
Banned list:
AC/DC
Adam F
Adimiron
Adrift for Days
AFI
Against Me!
Agalloch
Agent Fresco
The Aggrolites
Airbourne
Alcest
Alestorm
Alexisonfire
Alice in Chains
Alien Ant Farm
Alkaline Trio
Alkaloid
All
Allister
Alter Bridge
Amon Amarth
Amorphis
Amplifier
Anathema
Anciients
And So I Watch You From Afar
Andrew WK
Angel Witch
Angra
Animals as Leaders
Annihilator
Anti-Flag
Arcade Fire
Anthrax
Arch Enemy
Architects
Artificial Language
Astronoid
At the Gates
Atheist
Atreyu
Austrian Death Machine
Authority Zero
The Avalanches
Avenged Sevenfold
Ayreon
Babymetal
Bad Brains
Bad Religion
Barn Burner
Baroness
Be'lakor
Beans on Toast
Bear Ghost
Beardfish
Beastie Boys
The Beatles
Behemoth
Bent Knee
Between the Buried and Me
Biffy Clyro
Big D and the Kids Table
Billy Talent
Black Breath
Black Crown Initiate
The Black Dahlia Murder
Black Label Society
The Black Mages
Black Peaks
Black Sabbath
Blink 182
Blood Incantation
Bodom After Midnight
Bob Dylan
Bolt Thrower
Bones Brigade
Bongzilla
Boss Keloid
The Bouncing Souls
Bowling For Soup
Box Car Racer
Brand New
Bring Me the Horizon
Brujeria
Brutal Truth
Buckethead
Bullet for My Valentine
Burning Witch
Caligula's Horse
Cancerbats
Candlemass
Cannibal Corpse
Capdown
Caravan Palace
Carcass
Cathedral
Cavelera Conspiracy
Celtic Frost
Cemetary
Children of Bodom
Chimaira
Choking Victim
Christopher Lee
Chthonic
Circles
City and Colour
Closure in Moscow
Clutch
Coheed and Cambria
Coldplay
Conjurer
The Contortionist
Control Denied
Corrosion of Conformity
Counter-World Experience
Crazy Arm
Cream
Creed
Crippled Black Phoenix
Cro-Mags
Crowbar
Cryptopsy
Cult of Luna
Cynic
Cypress Hill
Daath
Damageplan
Danzig
Darkane
The Darkness
Darkthrone
David Maxim Micic
Days n Daze
Dead Kennedys
Deafheaven
The Dear Hunter
Death
Death Before Dishonour
Deftones
The Descendents
The Defiled
Demigod
Descravity
Destrage
Dethklok
DevilDriver
Devin Townsend (and all related)
Diable Swing Orchestra
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Diamond Head
Dimmu Borgir
Dio
Dir en Grey
The Dirty Nil
Disarmonia Mundi
Disincarnate
Dissection
The Distillers
Dommin
The Doors
Dordeduh
Down
Dr Dre
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Dropkick Murphys
Drowning Pool
Dub War
The Dwarves
Earthbound Papas
Earthside
East of the Wall
Edge of Sanity
El Drugstore
Elder
Electric Wizard
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Eminem
Emperor
Enslaved
Entombed
Evil
Evile
Ex Deo
Exhorder
Exodus
Extreme
Eyehategod
The Faceless
Fair to Midland
The Fall of Troy
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fates Warning
Fear Factory
Firewind
First Fragment
Five Finger Death Punch
The Flatliners
Flogging Molly
Focus
Foo Fighters
Forbidden
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
Frank Turner
Frank Zappa
Frenzal Rhomb
Frost*
Fugazi
GBH
Gallows
Gama Bomb
Gang Green
The Gates of Slumber
George Harrison
GET DEAD
Ghost
Ginger Wildheart
Glass Hammer
Glassjaw
Glen Hansard
God Forbid
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gogol Bordello
Gojira
Goldfinger
Good Riddance
Gorguts
Green Day
Grey Aura
H2O
Haken
Hammerfall
Hatebreed
The Haunted
Havok
Heathen
Helloween
Hexen
High Tide
Himsa
The Hirsch Effekt
The Hives
Honorary Astronaut
Huntress
Ice Cube
Iced Earth
Ihsahn
Immolation
Immortal
In Flames
Infinite Tales
Insect Warfare
Insomnium
The Interrupters
Into Eternity
Intronaut
IQ
Iron Maiden
Isis
James LaBrie
Jaya the Cat
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jeff Buckley
Jet
Jinjer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Satriani
John Frusciante
John Petrucci
Jolly
Judas Priest
Kamelot
Kataklysm
Killer Be Killed
Killswitch Engage
The King Blues
King Crimson
King Diamond
King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizard
King Parrot
King Prawn
Kingcrow
Kingdom of Sorrow
Kreator
Kvelertak
Kyle's
Lagwagon
Lamb of God
Larry and his Flask
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Lazarus AD
Led Zeppelin
Leftover Crack
Leprous
Less than Jake
Life of Agony
Linkin Park
Liquid Tension Experiment
The Living End
Lizzard
The Loved Ones
Machine Head
The Mad Caddies
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mandroid Echostar
Manowar
Marillion
The Mars Volta
Masked Intruder
Mastodon
Maudlin of the Well
Me and That Man
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Megadeth
Megosh
Mercyful Fate
Merrow
Meshuggah
Messa
Metallica
Mike Oldfield
Millencolin
Ministry
The Misfits
Mono
Monster Magnet
Morbid Angel
Morning Glory
Moron Police
Mother's Cake
Motorhead
Municipal Waste
Murderdolls
Muse
My Chemical Romance
MyGrain
Myrath
NWA
Naildown
Napalm Death
Native Construct
The Nautilus
Ne Obliviscaris
Neurosis
New Found Glory
Night Gaunts
The Night Flight Orchestra
Nile
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
No Use for a Name
Nobuo Uematsu
Nocturnus
NOFX
Norma Jean
Nuclear Power Trio
Oasis
Obituary
Obscure Sphinx
Obsidian Kingdom
The Ocean
Oceans of Slumber
Oceansize
Odd Logic
The Offspring
The Ongoing Concept
Operation Ivy
Opeth
Orange Goblin
Ostura
Others By No One
Ozzy Osbourne
Pain of Salvation
Pallbearer
Pantera
Paradise Lost
Paramore
Pennywise
A Perfect Circle
Periphery
Persefone
Pestilence
Phil Anselmo
Pink Floyd
Pomegranate Tiger
Porcupine Tree
Port Noir
Portishead
Portrait
Powerglove
Pressure Points
Priestess
Primal Fear
The Prize Fighter Inferno
The Prodigy
Propagandhi
Protest the Hero
Psycroptic
Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
Queensryche
Rage Against the Machine
Rammstein
Rancid
Random Hand
Rebel Meets Rebel
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Reel Big Fish
Refused
The Reticent
Revocation
Rhapsody
Richard Henshall
Rise Against
The River Empires
Rivers of Nihil
Riverside
Rob Zombie
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Rudebones
Rush
Russian Circles
RX Bandits
Sacred Reich
Satyricon
Scar Symmetry
Seasick Steve
The Sea Within
Send More Paramedics
Sentenced
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Seventh Wonder
Shabutie
Shadows Fall
Shining
Short Sharp Shock
Sigh
Sick of it All
Sigur Ros
Sikth
Sinergy
Six Feet Under
Skeletonwitch
Skindred
The Skints
The Slackers
Slayer
Sleep
Sleep Token
Slice the Cake
Slipknot
Slugdge
The Smashing Pumpkins
Snapcase
Soen
Soilwork
Solstafir
Solution 45
Sonata Arctica
Soulfly
Soundgarden
Spunge
Star Fucking Hipsters
Star One
Steel Panther
Steven Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Stone Sour
Stoned Jesus
Strapping Young Lad
Street Dogs
Streetlight Manifesto
Strung Out
Sublime
Suffocation
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicide Bid
The Suicide Machines
Sum 41
Sunburst
Superjoint Ritual
Svalbard
Sylosis
System of a Down
Taake
Telepathy
Tankard
The Tea Party
Tenacious D
Tesseract
Testament
Thank You, Scientist
Thee Oh Sees
Thrice
Thy Catafalque
Tiamat
Tim Armstrong
Tony Sly
Tool
Transplants
Triptykon
Trivium
Trouble
Turbonegro
Turisas
Turnstile
Twelve Foot Ninja
Ufomammut
Ulver
Unearth
Vader
Van Morrison
Vektor
Velvet Revolver
Vennart
Venom
VOLA
Volbeat
Walls of Jericho
Warbringer
Weedpecker
Weezer
The White Stripes
White Ward
White Zombie
Wilderun
The Wildhearts
Witch Mountain
Witchcraft
Wolfmother
The World is Quiet Here
Xentrix
Zeal and Ardor
3 Inches of Blood
Lastly, here's a link to my last roulette. I explain my tastes and you can see what I look for in music. Essential reading, especially if you've never partipated in a roulette before.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48628 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48628)
Participants:
Standings:
TAC - 67.5
Buddyhunter1 - 66.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 65.5
Evermind - 65
King - 64.5
Wolfking - 64.5
Nick - 64.25
Ariich - 63.5
Eliminated:
Puppies - 56
Romdrums - 55
Cyril - 52
Sacul - 47
HOF - 46.5
Elite - 44.5
Revenge - 40.5
Banned During the Roulette
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ACE
ACT
Actor | Observer
All Ends
Allegaeon
Anamanaguchi
Ancestors
Animal Alpha
Angel Dust
Anti Cimex
Arcing Wires
Avantasia
Barren Earth
Bend Sinister
Borealis
Brad Mehldau
Capital Cities
Carchosa
Converge
Daisuke Ishiwatari
Dawn of Solace
Dim Gray
Dissona
Dopapod
Echorec
Emperor Norton
Evil Invaders
Gallowbraid
Glass Beach
Gorillaz
Greet Death
Gunship
Illyria
IOTUNN
Justice
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Devine
Kyros
LORD
Lost Horizon
Lykathea Aflame
Major Parkinson
Maraton
Mile Marker Zero
McStine and Minnermann
MEER
Mew
Moonloop
Moonsorrow
Mother of Millions
Mr. Bungle
Necronautical
Negură Bunget
Night Crowned
Nocturnal Rites
Novallo
Novembre
Oh Hiroshima
Orpheus Omega
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Rapture
Red Handed Denial
REVO
Rishloo
Royal Thunder
Semistereo
Shade Empire
Shadow Gallery
Sieges Even
Skitsystem
Sonja
Southern Empire
Stortregn
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Talk Talk
The Butterfly Effect
The Clientele
The Comet is Coming
The Mayan Factor
The Paper Chase
Toby Fox
TORABORUTA
Transatlantic
Unreqvited
Vulkan
We.own.the.sky
Weyes Blood
Xanthochroid
Zardonic
Updated Band List of bands I've been listening to during the hiatus
Asunojokei
Björk
Bloodbath
Blur
Cave In
Charlie Griffiths
Dopapod
Four Stroke Baron
Foxtails
Frontierer
Gnome
GWAR
Hank Von Hell
Holy Fawn
Ibaraki
Kardashev
Kikagaku Moyo
King Buffalo
Moon Tooth
Obscura
Omar Rodríguez-López
Pizza Death
PUP
Radkey
The Claypool Lennon Delirium
The Lazy Eyes
The Murlocs
Tómarúm
Type O Negative
Voices
Ween
Yin Yin
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Finally! A new roulette! I'm in.
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I’ve got a few random things I’m interested in sharing just to see if anything sticks. I’ll play.
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(doesn't even read rules)
I'm in
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Count me in.
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Sitting it out so some of the noobs get in, but I'll be following.
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I might consider joining this if I can find enough material to sustain up to 10 rounds. I'm unsure how much of my submissions would be ones you enjoy, but there's a couple artists that don't appear on your banned list that I'd like to send, and there's some pretty obscure stuff I could send as well (well, obscure for DTF, at least). I also have some video game music in mind if you're not already familiar with a wide variety of video game soundtracks.
When does the sign-up period end? I'll be sure to try and make up my mind on whether or not I'll join by then. And if I don't join, I hope it's alright if I spectate the whole thing.
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Finally! A new roulette! I'm in.
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Sweet :tup
I’ve got a few random things I’m interested in sharing just to see if anything sticks. I’ll play.
Welcome aboard.
(doesn't even read rules)
I'm in
Roger Roger.
Count me in.
But of course.
Sitting it out so some of the noobs get in, but I'll be following.
You might not have a choice TAC, your hit rate of stuff I like has been great recently. Especially those albums by Code and Burial in the Sky! Will you join if not too many newbies join? Deal?
I might consider joining this if I can find enough material to sustain up to 10 rounds. I'm unsure how much of my submissions would be ones you enjoy, but there's a couple artists that don't appear on your banned list that I'd like to send, and there's some pretty obscure stuff I could send as well (well, obscure for DTF, at least). I also have some video game music in mind if you're not already familiar with a wide variety of video game soundtracks.
When does the sign-up period end? I'll be sure to try and make up my mind on whether or not I'll join by then. And if I don't join, I hope it's alright if I spectate the whole thing.
Yeah join dude. Not sure when the sign up period is going end to be honest. I'm happy for you to send as obscure as you can. My taste in video game music is basically Final Fantasy music, with some other stuff from my childhood. Legend of Zelda, that sort of thing.
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Holy shit, a roulette! Yes, please!
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I might consider joining this if I can find enough material to sustain up to 10 rounds. I'm unsure how much of my submissions would be ones you enjoy, but there's a couple artists that don't appear on your banned list that I'd like to send, and there's some pretty obscure stuff I could send as well (well, obscure for DTF, at least). I also have some video game music in mind if you're not already familiar with a wide variety of video game soundtracks.
When does the sign-up period end? I'll be sure to try and make up my mind on whether or not I'll join by then. And if I don't join, I hope it's alright if I spectate the whole thing.
Yeah join dude. Not sure when the sign up period is going end to be honest. I'm happy for you to send as obscure as you can. My taste in video game music is basically Final Fantasy music, with some other stuff from my childhood. Legend of Zelda, that sort of thing.
Alrighty, then. I'll see if I can get 10 rounds' worth of stuff, and I'll let you know if I decide to join in.
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Sitting it out so some of the noobs get in, but I'll be following.
You might not have a choice TAC, your hit rate of stuff I like has been great recently. Especially those albums by Code and Burial in the Sky! Will you join if not too many newbies join? Deal?
Sure. If you need someone to fill out the bracket, I'm cool with that.
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I'd be happy to participate, if that's ok! Clearly, I'm new to this, so I might need some hand-holding ;)
For starters, I use Amazon for my streaming. I have a free Spotify account, but I don't really use it. Can I send links to songs with that? Otherwise how does submitting songs generally work?
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Holy shit, a roulette! Yes, please!
Of course you're in dude. I was reading back through my last roulette and you were so unlucky/I did you dirty. You sent me loads of songs that didn't particularly click with me, but went onto be some of my favourite band discoveries. Think you sent Agent Fresco, Obsidian Kingdom, Maudlin of the Well, possibly Alcest? Fucking great bands. I feel if I'd ran that last roulette as an album roulette you'd have won. I mean, I'm real tempted to run this as an album roulette to be honest.
I might consider joining this if I can find enough material to sustain up to 10 rounds. I'm unsure how much of my submissions would be ones you enjoy, but there's a couple artists that don't appear on your banned list that I'd like to send, and there's some pretty obscure stuff I could send as well (well, obscure for DTF, at least). I also have some video game music in mind if you're not already familiar with a wide variety of video game soundtracks.
When does the sign-up period end? I'll be sure to try and make up my mind on whether or not I'll join by then. And if I don't join, I hope it's alright if I spectate the whole thing.
Yeah join dude. Not sure when the sign up period is going end to be honest. I'm happy for you to send as obscure as you can. My taste in video game music is basically Final Fantasy music, with some other stuff from my childhood. Legend of Zelda, that sort of thing.
Alrighty, then. I'll see if I can get 10 rounds' worth of stuff, and I'll let you know if I decide to join in.
I'm signing you up!
Sitting it out so some of the noobs get in, but I'll be following.
You might not have a choice TAC, your hit rate of stuff I like has been great recently. Especially those albums by Code and Burial in the Sky! Will you join if not too many newbies join? Deal?
Sure. If you need someone to fill out the bracket, I'm cool with that.
Nice, I'll expect UFO then.
I'd be happy to participate, if that's ok! Clearly, I'm new to this, so I might need some hand-holding ;)
For starters, I use Amazon for my streaming. I have a free Spotify account, but I don't really use it. Can I send links to songs with that? Otherwise how does submitting songs generally work?
100%, you were one of the new guys I was hoping would join. With sending songs, to be honest you don't even necessarily need to send me a link, just tell me the song and artist. It'd be good if you could check if it's on Spotify first, then send me like YouTube link if it's not. I guess links are useful if there may be multiple versions of the same song, and you want to make sure I'm listening to the right one.
Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
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(doesn't even read rules)
I'm in
This. :lol
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100%, you were one of the new guys I was hoping would join. With sending songs, to be honest you don't even necessarily need to send me a link, just tell me the song and artist. It'd be good if you could check if it's on Spotify first, then send me like YouTube link if it's not. I guess links are useful if there may be multiple versions of the same song, and you want to make sure I'm listening to the right one.
Cool! :tup And I'll be using PM via the forum, correct?
Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
:rollin
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Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
You forgot the "Congrats ariich!" part. ;)
Otherwise, that paragraph is 100% accurate. ;D
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Cool! :tup And I'll be using PM via the forum, correct?
You are indeed correct.
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twosuitsluke, you just hit a long nail, took one swing and that nail disappeared. :lol
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Holy shit, a roulette! Yes, please!
Of course you're in dude. I was reading back through my last roulette and you were so unlucky/I did you dirty. You sent me loads of songs that didn't particularly click with me, but went onto be some of my favourite band discoveries. Think you sent Agent Fresco, Obsidian Kingdom, Maudlin of the Well, possibly Alcest? Fucking great bands. I feel if I'd ran that last roulette as an album roulette you'd have won. I mean, I'm real tempted to run this as an album roulette to be honest.
Alcest isn't something I would send but the other three are definitely me. Glad I was able to send you something you enjoy :D
(That's going to be more difficult now then!)
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Holy shit, a roulette! Yes, please!
Of course you're in dude. I was reading back through my last roulette and you were so unlucky/I did you dirty. You sent me loads of songs that didn't particularly click with me, but went onto be some of my favourite band discoveries. Think you sent Agent Fresco, Obsidian Kingdom, Maudlin of the Well, possibly Alcest? Fucking great bands. I feel if I'd ran that last roulette as an album roulette you'd have won. I mean, I'm real tempted to run this as an album roulette to be honest.
Alcest isn't something I would send but the other three are definitely me. Glad I was able to send you something you enjoy :D
(That's going to be more difficult now then!)
You really were playing the long game, I really started to dig Maudlin of the Well about 3 and a half years after you sent it. 2025 twosuitsluke is looking forward to what you've got :tup
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hi I'm Cyril 2 sign me up
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hi I'm Cyril 2 sign me up
I hope you have better taste than Cyril and a peppier attitude.
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Can Cyril enter twice and send two submissions per round?
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Can Cyril enter twice and send two submissions per round?
Yes, and my inbox is now full...
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Going through a few tracks...
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did the thing everyone expects me to have done
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I've thought of enough submissions to send, and I'll try to think of some backup options in case I'll need them. In any case, consider me officially part of this (though it looks like you already have :lol)! I'll send the first submission once Round 1 starts.
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Will try and follow this but can't commit to joining unfortunately.
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Katatonia's not banned. Where's Lethean?
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Yeah, I was noticing the lack of Katatonia in the list...however, I assume you are familiar with them (given other names in the banned list)?
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Katatonia's not banned. Where's Lethean?
:lol
Yeah...where IS Lethean?
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Is there a length limit for songs / submissions?
I've got a big list of potential artists to send, though I'm not quite sure what your tastes are quite yet. Is what you wrote in the last roulette about that still accurate?
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I AM IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
LET ME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
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Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
You forgot the "Congrats ariich!" part. ;)
Otherwise, that paragraph is 100% accurate. ;D
Nah, I got this one in the bag! :biggrin:
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Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
You forgot the "Congrats ariich!" part. ;)
Otherwise, that paragraph is 100% accurate. ;D
Nah, I got this one in the bag! :biggrin:
Would that be a Puppy Bag?
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Basically you all send songs, we rip on Elite and Sacul for not sending yet, Cyril demands hangmanen, Evermind swoops in and solves all of hangmanen before anyone had guessed a letter, everyone starts spamming popcorn emojis, I make feeble excuses for not delivering results, Cyril sends for the other 9 rounds as he is bored of waiting, TAC forgets what he even sent, repeat over ten rounds taking up to 6 months.
Good luck
You forgot the "Congrats ariich!" part. ;)
Otherwise, that paragraph is 100% accurate. ;D
Nah, I got this one in the bag! :biggrin:
Would that be a Puppy Bag?
Would that be like a bag full of puppies? Or a bag made out of puppies?
One is definitely cuter than the other...
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did the thing everyone expects me to have done
Cyril sent John Cage!
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I'm in for you to yell at me for sending late :metal
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did the thing everyone expects me to have done
Cyril sent John Cage!
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Will try and follow this but can't commit to joining unfortunately.
Fair enough dude, this really is going to be a pretty relaxed roulette though. As of yet I've put no restrictions on submissions, no themed rounds, and the pace is likely to be quite slow. If you can't hack it though...
Yeah, I was noticing the lack of Katatonia in the list...however, I assume you are familiar with them (given other names in the banned list)?
Yep, I am familiar. I've listened to a few albums and liked the one from a few years ago that had the bird on the cover :lol The best thing with bands like that is check.out my last.fm. You can check out which albums I've listened to then, see what gaps there are. I'll be honest though, I'm not sure how easy it is to navigate that information if you don't have a last.fm account and are following me.
Is there a length limit for songs / submissions?
I've got a big list of potential artists to send, though I'm not quite sure what your tastes are quite yet. Is what you wrote in the last roulette about that still accurate?
No song limit yet, I have a lot of time to listen to music at the moment. However, I may but in a stipulation that you can only song over 15 minutes. Let me have a think. I guess I won't put any limit and see how the first round goes.
My tastes are still pretty much the same. I suppose since the last roulette I have gotten into more post-rock. However, due to the nature of post-rock, I usually love albums as one whole piece, rather than loving individual songs, so it may not be so relevant in a roulette. I suppose I listen to more black-gaze kind of stuff? Also going through a bit of a death metal kick at the moment, mainly the classic bands. I'd say I you are thinking of sending death metal, make it on the progressive side.
I AM IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
LET ME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
I wouldn't have it any other way!
I'm in for you to yell at me for sending late :metal
Well everyone has already sent round one, come on Slacul!
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Me: *checks inbox as 2 new messages in there.
"I forgot that feeling of getting roulette submissions and the anticipation of what I'm going to get".
*both messages are from Cyril. One with his round one submission, the second following up with all his submissions for the remainder of the roulette.
:lol
Nailed it
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Me: *checks inbox as 2 new messages in there.
"I forgot that feeling of getting roulette submissions and the anticipation of what I'm going to get".
*both messages are from Cyril. One with his round one submission, the second following up with all his submissions for the remainder of the roulette.
:lol
Nailed it
That sounds about right :rollin
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Feel free to start sending for round one guys, I'm eager to start listening.
I'll leave the sign ups open for a few more days, see if there are any stragglers.
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When we send the songs - Just artist and title (with link), or some brief context as well? Do you need to go in "blind"?
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When we send the songs - Just artist and title (with link), or some brief context as well? Do you need to go in "blind"?
Totally up to you dude. I usually give a bit of context and try to sell it as best I can. However, there are other times I've taken the opposite approach (due to being short on time) and sent like "This is my submission, you'll probably hate it :corn ".
The latter, as you'll come to see, is called the Cyril approach.
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I will send tonight when I get home from work!
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Sounds good - first song sent!
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I will send tonight when I get home from work!
You had all day yesterday!
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My submission for Round 1 has been sent!
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I will send tonight when I get home from work!
You had all day yesterday!
Nobody backs baby in a corner.
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Sent!
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I know what I wanna send for Round 1 but it looks like the album was taken off of Spotify. >:( I'll send you an mp3 this afternoon.
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I will send tonight when I get home from work!
You had all day yesterday!
Nobody backs baby in a corner.
(https://c.tenor.com/DOA8CcHXpuMAAAAC/trembling-jerry-orbach.gif)
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Luke, right now you have 11. I'll make it an even 12 if no one else want to join..
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I will send tonight when I get home from work!
You had all day yesterday!
Nobody backs baby in a corner.
(https://c.tenor.com/DOA8CcHXpuMAAAAC/trembling-jerry-orbach.gif)
Man, Jerry Orbach could ACT.
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I know what I wanna send for Round 1 but it looks like the album was taken off of Spotify. >:( I'll send you an mp3 this afternoon.
Nice one dude
Luke, right now you have 11. I'll make it an even 12 if no one else want to join..
I'd take you up, even if it made an even 13
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Since I didn't get a chance to participate in your first roulette (to be fair, I wasn't around back then), I know exactly what I'm going to send and you can expect all 10 rounds in one PM. To everyone else it should be very obvious what I will send :metardica:
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To everyone else it should be very obvious what I will send :metardica:
Will it?
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Yea I've followed recent roulettes enough to feel like I should know what you're on about, but I don't :lol
Just a heads up guys, I know I said I'd see how the pacing goes for the first few rounds, before deciding on whether to have eliminations towards the end. Well don't hold back with a your good shit, get it in in case I do decide on eliminations. I'll obviously give you as much notice as possible. I want to try to do as much as I can with a full roster though.
At the moment, not to derail my own thread, I'm too distracted by the new Wheel of Time trailer that's just dropped!
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Yea I've followed recent roulettes enough to feel like I should know what you're on about, but I don't :lol
What 'recent roulettes'? There hasn't been one in ages!
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Yea I've followed recent roulettes enough to feel like I should know what you're on about, but I don't :lol
Just a heads up guys, I know I said I'd see how the pacing goes for the first few rounds, before deciding on whether to have eliminations towards the end. Well don't hold back with a your good shit, get it in in case I do decide on eliminations. I'll obviously give you as much notice as possible. I want to try to do as much as I can with a full roster though.
At the moment, not to derail my own thread, I'm too distracted by the new Wheel of Time trailer that's just dropped!
Ooh, I need to check out that trailer right NOW! brb.....
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By the way.....
Sent! :metal
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Just a heads up guys, I know I said I'd see how the pacing goes for the first few rounds, before deciding on whether to have eliminations towards the end. Well don't hold back with a your good shit, get it in in case I do decide on eliminations. I'll obviously give you as much notice as possible. I want to try to do as much as I can with a full roster though.
Are we supposed to send multiple rounds at once, or is it up to anyone's discretion? I thought you'd potentially have themed rounds at some point...
What is your preference? A little bit at a time or being flooded with songs? ;D
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One at a time, preferably later than everyone else :tup
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By the way.....
Sent! :metal
Nice one :tup
Just a heads up guys, I know I said I'd see how the pacing goes for the first few rounds, before deciding on whether to have eliminations towards the end. Well don't hold back with a your good shit, get it in in case I do decide on eliminations. I'll obviously give you as much notice as possible. I want to try to do as much as I can with a full roster though.
Are we supposed to send multiple rounds at once, or is it up to anyone's discretion? I thought you'd potentially have themed rounds at some point...
What is your preference? A little bit at a time or being flooded with songs? ;D
No, I admit that may have been confusing. I meant that if you have quality songs, don't save them for later rounds, send them early.
Ignore what Cyril and Puppies have done, that is not the norm :lol just send one round at a time. That way you can gauge how I've rated other songs and maybe use that to guide what you pick for later rounds. Cyril and Puppies are either overconfident in their picks, or don't give a fuck. I'll let you guess which.
I am planning to do themed rounds, and I was way more prepared in my first roulette. I just wanted to get this thing up and running, and I'll pick themes later. Again, I'll try and give notice. I've realised I didn't mention in the OP, I'll be doing the standard rating of scores out 10. If I do themed rounds I may make them optional with bonus points for going with the theme. I need to come up with some decent themes :lol
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absolutely the latter for me
most of my submissions are very different from each other anyways so you liking one of them will have absolutely no bearing on how much you like the others
we've got several flavors of synthpop & edm, r&b, jazz fusion, pop punk, post-hardcore, black metal, and country, idk what music is
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absolutely the latter for me
most of my submissions are very different from each other anyways so you liking one of them will have absolutely no bearing on how much you like the others
we've got several flavors of synthpop & edm, r&b, jazz fusion, pop punk, post-hardcore, black metal, and country, idk what music is
I don't know if I went quite that diverse, but I have Black metal, Prog metal, dream pop, technical death metal, classic rock, melodic death metal, indie rock, and prog rock.
I'm overconfident. We'll see how that turns out......Cyril and I will be at the bottom :corn
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i mean all the songs i sent are really damn good so i can't wait for half of them to be 4/10s
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No, I admit that may have been confusing. I meant that if you have quality songs, don't save them for later rounds, send them early.
Got it :tup
Ignore what Cyril and Puppies have done, that is not the norm :lol just send one round at a time. That way you can gauge how I've rated other songs and maybe use that to guide what you pick for later rounds. Cyril and Puppies are either overconfident in their picks, or don't give a fuck. I'll let you guess which.
:rollin
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i mean all the songs i sent are really damn good so i can't wait for half of them to be 4/10s
Are any of them as good as Frames though? Pretty sure that was the best song you sent in my first roulette.
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i mean the frame is literally my favorite song ever so no none of them are as good
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
I'll have to double-check, but I think I may also be able to say that Cyril sent the best song I got in my roulette. The Apologist is a 10/10 song in my eyes.
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Sent!
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
which song
i'm pretty sure the best song i've ever been sent in a roulette was dacul sending limousine in the first round of my first roulette, it was all downhill from there
the best album i was introduced to as the result of a roulette submission would have to be sleep at the edge of the earth tho
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
Yup, at least I know there's one song I'll beat! :P :P
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
Yup, at least I know there's one song I'll beat! :P :P
:lol
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
Yup, at least I know there's one song I'll beat! :P :P
And Luke thought I was overconfident.... :lol
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
Yup, at least I know there's one song I'll beat! :P :P
And Luke thought I was overconfident.... :lol
I'm only saying I won't be in last place. Might be second to last..but not last. :P
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Sent!
Are you happy now Tim?! :lol
Yup, at least I know there's one song I'll beat! :P :P
And Luke thought I was overconfident.... :lol
I'm only saying I won't be in last place. Might be second to last..but not last. :P
And I'm saying that's being overconfident :D
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:lol
What do you think I sent?
Winger? :lol
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Sent!
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Cheers guys, I have 9/12 submissions so far. Bit premature to start 'thread titling' anyone yet. I will commence listening as soon as I have all the submissions.
I'll see if I can get hangmanen up and running, but don't expect it every round, it will depend on how much time I can devote to it :lol Plus I'll do the usual tidbits and instigating trash talking between you all. TAC, you mentioning Winger only makes that easier :lol ....
But in all honesty, you should send them as I've never heard them :metal
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i will literally die from death if i don't get hangmanen every round
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Tim need to send you his Playgirl with the Kip Winger centerfold.
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Pretty sure HOF will find a way to send Winger in each round.
R1. Winger
R2. Kip
R3. Kipper Gore
R4. Winger & Company
R5. Kip And The Blowfish
R6. Guns n Winger
R7. oops eliminated
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absolutely the latter for me
most of my submissions are very different from each other anyways so you liking one of them will have absolutely no bearing on how much you like the others
we've got several flavors of synthpop & edm, r&b, jazz fusion, pop punk, post-hardcore, black metal, and country, idk what music is
I don't know if I went quite that diverse, but I have Black metal, Prog metal, dream pop, technical death metal, classic rock, melodic death metal, indie rock, and prog rock.
You sent Moonsorrow right? Let me know otherwise I'll send them too. :lol
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I don't know if I went quite that diverse, but I have Black metal, Prog metal, dream pop, technical death metal, classic rock, melodic death metal, indie rock, and prog rock.
I'm overconfident. We'll see how that turns out......Cyril and I will be at the bottom :corn
What in the fuck is dream pop?
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I hit you on the head, you hear a pop. Then you dream.
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Music like Cocteau Twins...?
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also fun fact my entire 10 song playlist is under an hour long and the longest track is just over 8 minutes
someone send light of day, day of darkness plz
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Music like Cocteau Twins...?
So... three way porn?
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I hit you on the head, you hear a pop. Then you dream.
Oh, it's on motherfucker!
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It would be a slap fight. :lol
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Totally. :lol
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Pretty sure HOF will find a way to send Winger in each round.
R1. Winger
R2. Kip
R3. Kipper Gore
R4. Winger & Company
R5. Kip And The Blowfish
R6. Guns n Winger
R7. oops eliminated
Oh, well since he asked for it!
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Pretty sure nobody asked for it. :lol
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
which song
Being Human by Bent Knee
:heart
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Sent
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Sent
First one to resubmit, but there's always got to be a first.
I have 10/12 of the subs. No prizes for who we're waiting on :corn
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I think it's me and Sacul
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I think it's me and Sacul down by the schoolyard.
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
which song
Being Human by Bent Knee
:heart
this is definitely up there in terms of "best songs i was ever sent in a roulette" too
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Just waiting on Ariich then we start hangmanen and I can start listening!
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NOT dacul???
we really are living in end times
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NOT dacul???
we really are living in end times
You are not kidding.
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Sacul has had some character development in terms of the timeliness of his submissions.
But not in terms of the timeliness of his roulettes. :neverusethis:
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Results when :neverusethis:
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Results when :neverusethis:
You would've had them already if Rich had sent
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Results when :neverusethis:
You would've had them already if Rich had sent
There's a plot twist for the ages. Ariich is now the slowest Rich... Who saw that coming? :corn
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PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT I didn't realise it was actually starting already, Luke said he was leaving sign ups open for a few more days. :P
Also first round always takes me longer (especially when there's such an enormous banned list) as I need to figure out what my options are.
Should send either tonight or tomorrow at the latest!
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PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT I didn't realise it was actually starting already, Luke said he was leaving sign ups open for a few more days. :P
Also first round always takes me longer (especially when there's such an enormous banned list) as I need to figure out what my options are.
Should send either tonight or tomorrow at the latest!
Yea to be fair sign ups are still welcome. I don't think I'll get anymore interest and every other fucker has already sent, so here we are :lol
I'm just itching to start now! No worries though, this has moved faster than anticipated.
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Cyril sent the best song I ever got in a roulette. It was a long time after the roulette that I knew as much.
which song
Being Human by Bent Knee
:heart
this is definitely up there in terms of "best songs i was ever sent in a roulette" too
I think you are forgetting about Absu.................Oh, you said best songs....nevermind carry on. :biggrin:
That Absu album still kicks ass, but I get that you aren't into Thrashy type stuff. At least now I do :lol
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PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT I didn't realise it was actually starting already, Luke said he was leaving sign ups open for a few more days. :P
Also first round always takes me longer (especially when there's such an enormous banned list) as I need to figure out what my options are.
Should send either tonight or tomorrow at the latest!
Poppycock!
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Sent!
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Sent!
Nice one dude. Right I guess we're kicking this off then. Listening will commence, and hangmanen to calm Cyril's withdrawal...
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As promised, hangmanen...
??? ________ - ____
??? __________ - _____
??? _____ ______ - ____-____ _______
??? _____ _____ - _____ _____
??? _______ ______ - _____
??? _____________ - ______ ________ ______________
??? _________ - ________
??? __ - ______
??? ____ ____ - ______ __ _______ _____
??? ___________ - ___ ___ _____
??? _____________ - _____ _________ ____
??? ____ __ ______ - ____ _____
I'm about to go to bed but will update when I can. If I'm awoken by my boy in the night I'll check in, good luck all.
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Give me that D!
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Give me that D!
Oh, go on then.
??? ________ - ____
??? __________ - _____
??? ___d_ ______ - ____-____ _______
??? _____ _____ - _____ _____
??? _______ ______ - _____
??? _____________ - ______ ________ __d___________
??? _________ - ________
??? __ - ______
??? ____ ____ - ______ __ _______ ____d
??? __________d - ___ __d _____
??? _____________ - _____ _________ ____
??? D___ __ ______ - ___d _____
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T for TAC!
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P for DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT BABEYYYY
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A for an ass! Or TAC!
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:lol :lol
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W for Winger.
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W for Winger.
Gee, that was enough for Luke to sign off. :lol
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F for "First time I've ever participated in Hangmanen".
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Well that was a test, after not doing that for such a long time. I think I've got all your letters in with no mistakes, but it is 5am here.
??? ________ - T_aw
??? _________w - P___a
??? __ad_ __p___ - A_t_-__f_ _a_____
??? __a__ __a__ - __a__ __a__
??? __p____ ___t__ - A___w
??? ______a_t__a_ - _____t ___tat__ __d__t____at___
??? A____t___ - W___p___
??? __ - ___p__
??? Ta__ Ta__ - ______ __ A__t___ W___d
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d A_p__
??? T_a__at_a_t__ - ___t_ __a___tt_ P___
??? Daw_ __ ___a__ - __ad W____
Bring on the guesses
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Well that was a test, after not doing that for such a long time. I think I've got all your letters in with no mistakes, but it is 5am here.
You should just have Ariich send you his hangman spreadsheet.
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We’ve got Talk Talk - Living in Another World in there.
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Well that was a test, after not doing that for such a long time. I think I've got all your letters in with no mistakes, but it is 5am here.
You should just have Ariich send you his hangman spreadsheet.
Agreed. I think it is VERY helpful.
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Moonsorrow - Pimea sent by Puppies
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Moonsorrow - Pimea sent by Puppies
For a second there I was thinking, I didn't send Pimea. Then I went back and looked at the PM I sent, and sure enough.... :lol
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At any rate, I'm determined to get at least one more person on board with me about Moonsorrow around here! :metal
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??? ________ - T_aw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? __ad_ __p___ - A_t_-__f_ _a_____
??? __a__ __a__ - __a__ __a__
??? __p____ ___t__ - A___w
??? ______a_t__a_ - _____t ___tat__ __d__t____at___
??? A____t___ - W___p___
??? __ - ___p__
??? Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d A_p__
??? T_a__at_a_t__ - ___t_ __a___tt_ P___
??? Daw_ __ ___a__ - __ad W____
Guessed letters: DTWAPF
Well that was a test, after not doing that for such a long time. I think I've got all your letters in with no mistakes, but it is 5am here.
You should just have Ariich send you his hangman spreadsheet.
Agreed. I think it is VERY helpful.
Ariich, help me out dude
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Dawn of Solace
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Dawn of Solace
Lead Wings..
Who's the motherfucker? That was on my list.
It was my SOTY for 2020.
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Well that was a test, after not doing that for such a long time. I think I've got all your letters in with no mistakes, but it is 5am here.
You should just have Ariich send you his hangman spreadsheet.
Agreed. I think it is VERY helpful.
Ariich, help me out dude
No problem, I'll forward you the link and explanation I've sent to others! It should cover everything but if you have any questions or need help give me a shout.
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We’ve got Talk Talk - Living in Another World in there.
Sacul?
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Lead Wings..
Who's the motherfucker? That was on my list.
It was my SOTY for 2020.
Sorry man :biggrin:
Top 5 2020 song for me too...
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Lead Wings..
Who's the motherfucker? That was on my list.
It was my SOTY for 2020.
Sorry man :biggrin:
Top 5 2020 song for me too...
The games have begun! :biggrin:
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??? ____e__e - T_aw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? __ade E_p__e - A_t_-__fe _a_____
??? __a__ _ea__ - __a__ _ea__
??? E_pe___ ___t__ - A___w
??? _e____a_t__a_ - _____t E__tat__ __d__t____at___
??? A__e_t___ - W___pe__
??? __ - ___pe_
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d A_pe_
??? T_a__at_a_t__ - ___te __a___tte P__e
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Dead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFE
I've given everything a listen through and it's a pretty solid round. Nothing completely floored me on first listen and I had heard music by at least half the bands before.
I'll try and post first impressions/tidbits tomorrow. Might give them all one more listen before then though. Cheers though guys, it's good to be rouletteing again :tup
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??? ____e__e - T_aw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? __ade E_p__e - A_t_-__fe _a_____
??? __a__ _ea__ - __a__ _ea__
??? E_pe___ ___t__ - A___w
??? _e____a_t__a_ - _____t E__tat__ __d__t____at___
??? A__e_t___ - W___pe__
??? __ - ___pe_
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d A_pe_
??? T_a__at_a_t__ - ___te __a___tte P__e
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Dead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFE
I've given everything a listen through and it's a pretty solid round. Nothing completely floored me on first listen and I had heard music by at least half the bands before.
I'll try and post first impressions/tidbits tomorrow. Might give them all one more listen before then though. Cheers though guys, it's good to be rouletteing again :tup
:tup Looking forward to it! Just a quick note, the title of Dawn of Solace's song is Lead Wings
While I'm at it, I'm going to go for the letter S...
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??? ____e__e - T_aw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? S_ade E_p__e - A_t_-__fe Sa_____
??? __ass _ea__ - __ass _ea__
??? E_pe___ ___t__ - A___w
??? _e____a_t__a_ - _____t E_stat__ __d__t____at___
??? A__est__s - W__spe_s
??? __ - __spe_
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d Aspe_
??? T_a_sat_a_t__ - S__te __a___tte P__e
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFES
Yea, I was updating on my phone so pretty sure that was just an autocorrect. Diving in for a second listen.
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Shade Empire - Anti-Life Savior
Ancestors - Whispers
oh hey :B
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Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
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Glass Heart x2
also how was Transatlantic not banned?
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??? ____e__e - T_aw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
??? __ass _ea__ - __ass _ea__
??? E_pe___ ___t__ - A___w
??? _e____a_t__a_ - _____t E_stat__ __d__t____at___
??? Ancestors - Whispers
??? __ - __spe_
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__a_d - _a_ a_d Aspe_
??? Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFES
Glass Heart x2
also how was Transatlantic not banned?
Guess again x2.
I haven't got time to listen to every band that Portnoy has played in!
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Ancestors is Elite?
And I'm sure I saw some Transatlantic listens in your last.fm.
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Ancestors is Elite?
Could have been, but it's not. I would have sent them later.
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Give me the I
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Converge - Thaw
Not Sacul? That’s surprising.
Glass Beach - Glass Beach, sent by Cyril
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I'm guessing "Glass Beach - Glass Beach", sent by Cyril. I haven't even heard it or even heard of it outside of seeing Cyril praise it before, I just have a gut feeling about this one.
EDIT: Nevermind, Buddyhunter1 beat me to it.
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I’m guessing Transatlantic is Revenge.
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Glass Beach - Glass Beach sent by Cyril
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Glass Beach - Glass Beach sent by Cyril
I might've guessed Shade Empire.
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i barely sent any metal tbh but i wouldn't even have thought of shade empire anyways
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Sorry, Parama would've sent them.
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Let’s see some C’s.
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??? Converge - Thaw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
Cyril: Glass Beach - Glass Beach
??? E_pe___ ___t__ - A___w
??? _ec___a_tica_ - _cc__t Ecstatic I_d_ct_i_ati__
??? Ancestors - Whispers
??? __ - I_spec
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? _a___w__aid - _a_ a_d Aspe_
Revenge:Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFESIC
And I'm sure I saw some Transatlantic listens in your last.fm.
Yea, you did. I'd only checked out their newest album. Still not sure why I've not checked them out before really.
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Emperor ???
Necronautical? - Occult Ecstatic Indoctrination
22 - Inspec
Gallowbrained - Oak and Aspen
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not Gallowbrained, but Gallowbraid
and ffs, some sent 22 as well :lol that's TWO bands I can cross off already
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??? Converge - Thaw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
Cyril: Glass Beach - Glass Beach
??? Emperor ___t__ - A___w
??? Necronautical - Occult Ecstatic Indoctrination
??? Ancestors - Whispers
??? 22 - Inspec
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? Gallowbraid - Oak and Aspen
Revenge:Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Guessed letters: DTWAPFESIC
Emperor ???
Necronautical? - Occult Ecstatic Indoctrination
22 - Inspec
Gallowbrained - Oak and Aspen
not Gallowbrained, but Gallowbraid
and ffs, some sent 22 as well :lol that's TWO bands I can cross off already
Yep and yep.
Yea, I can see you sending a band like 22.
Anyone have a stab at the last one then? I'd never heard of them in my life.
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First Impressions and Tidbits:
Better than I remembered them, kinda reminds me of ***** ******, which is certainly not a bad thing.
This gives me ***** ****** vibes, which is great. These riffs :metal:
Really varied, with some nice changes of pace changes. The vocals seem so familiar, but I can't place them. I can imagine this being quite polarising for a lot of people.
Epic as fuck.
Pretty solid with a particularly epic ending.
This song is pretty solid, but easily a highlight so far. Not a huge fan of vocals though.
I can kind of hear the similarities to another band. This is a pretty safe bet on DTF.
I actually quite like this, but the production on those drums :omg: (usually I don't pick up on production issues that others do!).
As brutal as I remember, but not sure I'd revisist too often.
This is a kind of safe bet. It's good without kicking it up a notch.
This is pretty good, but a bit longer than I feel it needs to be. Some of the vocals I like, others not so much.
Objectively not a bad song, just not really my thing.
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Better than I remembered them, kinda reminds me of ***** ******, which is certainly not a bad thing.
This gives me ***** ****** vibes, which is great. These riffs :metal:
Epic as fuck.
This song is pretty solid, but easily a highlight so far. Not a huge fan of vocals though.
I actually quite like this, but the production on those drums :omg: (usually I don't pick up on production issues that others do!).
As brutal as I remember, but not sure I'd revisist too often.
Yeah, uh, one of these could be mine :lol
But I guess it's the last one (and that makes it easy to figure out what I sent as well)
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all the bad ones
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Just popped in for a look and first thing I see is the new guy taking Tim's song of the year. Lol, that's a paddling.
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I'd say that Shade Empire song is epic as fuck.
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Forgot to reply to this before, but:
At any rate, I'm determined to get at least one more person on board with me about Moonsorrow around here! :metal
Hey, you converted me very successfully, they're one of my favourite bands now!
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Sacul has had some character development in terms of the timeliness of his submissions.
But not in terms of the timeliness of his roulettes. :neverusethis:
I still haven't finished posting updates on the albums I was sent on my last roulette, despite having finished catching up with all of them :lol
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First Impressions and Tidbits:
I actually quite like this, but the production on those drums :omg: (usually I don't pick up on production issues that others do!).
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Objectively not a bad song, just not really my thing. [/i]
Guessing the first one here, but may be the second!
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I'm guessing one of these is mine.
This is pretty good, but a bit longer than I feel it needs to be. Some of the vocals I like, others not so much.
Pretty solid with a particularly epic ending.
This song is pretty solid, but easily a highlight so far. Not a huge fan of vocals though.
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It's funny, when writing these I felt it was really obvious which song I was referring to, for each one.
:corn
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Neurotic me can't make up my mind. :lol
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My song could be the riffs comment.
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Forgot to reply to this before, but:
At any rate, I'm determined to get at least one more person on board with me about Moonsorrow around here! :metal
Hey, you converted me very successfully, they're one of my favourite bands now!
This is true :metal I often find the enjoyment of Moonsorrow is directly related to the quality of the audio equipment its being listened to on. It's just so dense and there's so much going on that you lose a lot of it on crappy speakers/headphones.
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Just popped in for a look and first thing I see is the new guy taking Tim's song of the year. Lol, that's a paddling.
I know, I know, I didn't mean to...that's pretty terrible and I'm sorry...what can I say, start with a bang? Go big or go home...? ;D
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Necronautical sent by TAC?
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At any rate, I'm determined to get at least one more person on board with me about Moonsorrow around here! :metal
I've really liked what I heard. I've checked out V: Havitetty, Varjoina..., and Jumalten aika. I definitely need to revisit, though. It's been a while, and there was so much to absorb...
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I can kind of hear the similarities to another band. This is a pretty safe bet on DTF.
I'm guessing this one's mine.
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I guess it could be one of these:
First Impressions and Tidbits:
This song is pretty solid, but easily a highlight so far. Not a huge fan of vocals though.
This is a kind of safe bet. It's good without kicking it up a notch.
Objectively not a bad song, just not really my thing.
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My song could be the riffs comment.
*popcorn intensifies
Forgot to reply to this before, but:
At any rate, I'm determined to get at least one more person on board with me about Moonsorrow around here! :metal
Hey, you converted me very successfully, they're one of my favourite bands now!
This is true :metal I often find the enjoyment of Moonsorrow is directly related to the quality of the audio equipment its being listened to on. It's just so dense and there's so much going on that you lose a lot of it on crappy speakers/headphones.
I better actually give them a good listen through my decent stereo then. I've mainly been using my headphones, which aren't terrible.
Just popped in for a look and first thing I see is the new guy taking Tim's song of the year. Lol, that's a paddling.
I know, I know, I didn't mean to...that's pretty terrible and I'm sorry...what can I say, start with a bang? Go big or go home...? ;D
Don't ever apologise, especially to TAC :biggrin:
Necronautical sent by TAC?
Yep :tup
I can kind of hear the similarities to another band. This is a pretty safe bet on DTF.
I'm guessing this one's mine.
Yea, that one was kinda obvious at least.
I'm going to do a third listen tonight and start jotting down thoughts. I'm planning to do 4 listens to each song, possibly 5. I'd say expect results by Friday. I may get them done before then, but don't get your hopes up.
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This is true :metal I often find the enjoyment of Moonsorrow is directly related to the quality of the audio equipment its being listened to on. It's just so dense and there's so much going on that you lose a lot of it on crappy speakers/headphones.
I better actually give them a good listen through my decent stereo then. I've mainly been using my headphones, which aren't terrible.
I mean, most intricate and/or atmospheric metal benefits from decent headphones or speakers.
Personally, I don't have anything high-end, but I do have a sound set-up that has enough clarity but also a lot of immersion in terms of giving me a nice full sound. For me, that works well for Moonsorrow, but also I love most of their music. Although I have to say that Pimea isn't a particularly immediate song for me, so potentially one where sound quality is more important.
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Just popped in for a look and first thing I see is the new guy taking Tim's song of the year. Lol, that's a paddling.
I know, I know, I didn't mean to...that's pretty terrible and I'm sorry...what can I say, start with a bang? Go big or go home...? ;D
Haha, Tim will be fine, he has a huge arsenal to choose from.
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Just popped in for a look and first thing I see is the new guy taking Tim's song of the year. Lol, that's a paddling.
I know, I know, I didn't mean to...that's pretty terrible and I'm sorry...what can I say, start with a bang? Go big or go home...? ;D
There's no shame in this at all.
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.
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Yeah, Chad knows all too well. ;D
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my speakers are pretty good and yet moonsorrow still makes me feel nothing :neverusethis:
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Yeah, Chad knows all too well. ;D
Actually, what Chad knows all too well is win if you can, cheat if you must, but always lose! ;D
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my speakers are pretty good and yet moonsorrow still makes me feel nothing :neverusethis:
Eh, you like bad music so.... :)
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Yeah, Chad knows all too well. ;D
Actually, what Chad knows all too well is win if you can, cheat if you must, but always lose! ;D
:lol
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my speakers are pretty good and yet moonsorrow still makes me feel nothing :neverusethis:
Eh, you like bad music so.... :)
yeah like warforged
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my speakers are pretty good and yet moonsorrow still makes me feel nothing :neverusethis:
Eh, you like bad music so.... :)
yeah like warforged
Yeah, Warforged is pretty bad.....and I love them!
Or Mithras! :metal
I should have sent Mithras.... Oh well.
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After three listens a couple of these songs have started to grow on me. Currently I'd say we have:
1 great song
5 really good songs
5 OK songs (with varying issues I have that are holding them back)
1 song that objectively isn't bad, but just isn't my thing
I think I am going to go for 5 listens each, so things could easily still change.
:corn :corn :corn
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1 song that objectively isn't bad, but just isn't my thing
YEEEAAAHHHH BOIIIII
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Alright! Going for that "objectively not bad" song right out of the gate :metal
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Yeah, Chad knows all too well. ;D
Actually, what Chad knows all too well is win if you can, cheat if you must, but always lose! ;D
Teed that one up perfectly for you, eh? You need some new material, old man.
Wait 'til Nick runs his first, then the game will be a foot.
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Yeah, Chad knows all too well. ;D
Actually, what Chad knows all too well is win if you can, cheat if you must, but always lose! ;D
Teed that one up perfectly for you, eh? You need some new material, old man.
Wait 'til Nick runs his first, then the game will be a foot.
I'd definitely have to participate in this one. :lol
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Who sent what :corn
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Who sent what :corn
I sent Moonsorrow! :biggrin:
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i sent glass beach by glass beach by glass beach
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Glass beach sent Cyril by 4/10.
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I sent harsh noise
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??? Converge - Thaw
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
??? Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
Cyril: Glass Beach - Glass Beach
??? Emperor ___t__ - A___w
TAC: Necronautical - Occult Ecstatic Indoctrination
??? Ancestors - Whispers
??? 22 - Inspec
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
??? Gallowbraid - Oak and Aspen
Revenge:Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
Any more takers then?
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Who is left to pick from..
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Elite sent Converge
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Elite sent Converge
:tup
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Kingshmegland sent Ancestors
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Kingshmegland sent Ancestors
Correct
Who is left to pick from..
HOF
Buddyhunter
Ariich
Romdrums
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Nobody has ever heard of my band before, but the only other two bands I’ve heard of before are Transatlantic and Talk Talk, so it’s fitting.
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:corn
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Ariich - Shade Empire?
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I've started my write ups :corn
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I've started my write ups :corn
Giggity.
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Ariich - Shade Empire?
Indeed!
4/12 done so far :tup
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I've started my write ups :corn
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It's 11am here in the UK, and I have currently written 7/12 results.
I'm planning to post all the results by this evening, so expect within the next 12 hours :tup
It's good to be back to this roulette life.
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I'm not even in this roulette but hanging out for some results. :corn
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:corn :corn :corn :soon:
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No roulettes for like six months or a year, then I have to go away for ~2 weeks due to work and I miss a roulette :lol
Results when
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No roulettes for like six months or a year, then I have to go away for ~2 weeks due to work and I miss a roulette :lol
Results when
I wondered where you were! Did they not have Internet where you were?
I mean, if no one objects you can join last minute. I'm happy for you to play if you're game?
I was planning to post results in an hour or so. If you can send me a song ASAP, that isn't too long, I'll give it the same 6 listens all the other songs had and you can get in the game?
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No roulettes for like six months or a year, then I have to go away for ~2 weeks due to work and I miss a roulette :lol
Results when
I wondered where you were! Did they not have Internet where you were?
I mean, if no one objects you can join last minute. I'm happy for you to play if you're game?
I was planning to post results in an hour or so. If you can send me a song ASAP, that isn't too long, I'll give it the same 6 listens all the other songs had and you can get in the game?
There was (admittedly shitty) Internet at the hotel but honestly things were so busy I didn't even think about checking what's going on at DTF. There were no roulettes for a year, why would there be one now?
I do want to participate, but I'll have to read your first roulette given that I haven't played in that one so I don't want to hold the roulette back. Maybe you post the Round 1 results and I'll send you two songs for Round 2? Or I can just join from Round 2 I guess, it's not like I want to win this, I just want to send some music since I didn't play in your first roulette.
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Yea I'm easy. I'll be honest, I hoped you'd just send something with zero thought behind it and go on to win the round :lol wouldn't that be satisfying!
I thought you did play my first one, but obviously not. Yea let's count you in then.
Just send as soon as you can and I'll get your results up as a bonus between rounds 1 & 2. I'd like to think that no one is taking this seriously enough to feel you joining, after the first round results have been posted, gives you an advantage.
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Yea I'm easy. I'll be honest, I hoped you'd just send something with zero thought behind it and go on to win the round :lol wouldn't that be satisfying!
Okay I'm doing that. Hopefully no one sent it before.
edit: sent!
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Hopefully I at least cockblocked Cyril and ariich with this :lol
Now, results when
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MORE :corn VICTIMS :corn
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Hopefully I at least cockblocked Cyril and ariich with this :lol
Now, results when
Give me a bloody chance!
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Here we go then fellow chumps, the first roulette round results in a long time, savour it.
HOF: Emperor Norton - Arrow
This song. Wow, there is so much going on, I'm not going to be a to cover it all. I have never heard or this band before, which is great as I love going in with no preconceptions. The band only have one album and very few listeners on Spotify. How did you discover these guys?
To the music. This has so much cool instrumentation, that takes the forefront at different points; synths, guitars, pianos. It has vocals that can be operatic as well as gritty. It was that line between being classic prog at times, as well as current prog. They probably remind me of a modern day Yes (musically, not the vocals), more than any other band. I love that it has lead piano at points and the bass is really prominent. It takes so many twists and turns and keeps you guessing over it's 15 minute run time. It's atmospheric, it's groovy, it's heavy, it's light. Yea I'm impressed just because they don't sound like anyone else. I guess ultimately that's what I'm looking for in this roulette, something that makes me go 'what is THIS?'. I suppose it's not necessarily a better song than any others, in the way it's structured or anything, it just does so much, and takes me places. I guess you may have seen this as a risk, as I could see others not liking it, I dug it though. The vocals do remind me of someone but I can't for the life of me place them. So that's my stream of consciousness for you anyway.
Oh also the ending is quite powerful. Just really liked it.
8/10
Ariich: Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
I think it's safe to say this song grew on me the most in this round. I was a bit underwhelmed on first listen, but did like the ending. I've never heard of Shade Empire before, but I'll be checking them out for sure. I usually quite like spoken word samples in my music, if it is done in this way. This song does have an epic, grandiose feel to it. It builds really well, and feels like an album closer (I haven't checked whether it is or not). They certainly remind me of someone, but in typical fashion, I can't place them. I like the style of harsh vocals, and think they work pretty well with this style of music. It does meander in the middle a bit, but around the 7 minute mark it starts to build to the epic ending. Those accompanying orchestral music, the sampled spoken word coming back in, you can just feel it growing to the finale. I wouldn't say it's perfectly executed, but it's the highlight of the song for me, and lifts it above mediocrity. Yea, I liked it.
7.5/10
TAC: Necronautical - Occult Ecstatic Indoctrination
You were right about that riff! These guys give me some serious Dimmu Borgir vibes, with their symphonic black metal sound. This is no bad thing as I love Dimmu Borgir! Turns out these guys are from the UK though, huh... I'd never have guessed. As far as symphonic black metal goes this is really great. It's epic, I like the vocal delivery and it is backed up by really great riffing. At nearly 8 minutes it never outstays it's welcome and is pretty damn engaging all the way through. As a 2021 release I will most certainly be checking out the full album. I'm looking forward to a point in the future when I can blast this song loud, after a few drinks, as I can see myself really headbanging furiously to it. A great choice for sure TAC, and the reason I wanted you in the roulette.
7.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Gallowbraid - Oak and Aspen
So here is an atmospheric/folky black metal song about trees! And I fucking love it. It's cool when you have a song like this that goes against those sort of metal stereo types, in regards to what black metallers should be singing about. Yes, nature is great and, knowing nothing about Gallowbraid, feel that this sort of song is just more genuine, because of the lyrical content. I don't know, maybe that's just me. This was the song I described as being 'epic as fuck', and I stand by that. These guys are compared to bands like Agalloch, which I can see. I don't feel like they do anything particularly groundbreaking, yet I suppose I don't listen to a great deal of stuff like this. Much like the Moonsorrow song, I feel this is perfect music to listen to at certain times of year, whilst out in nature. I feel out of this and Moonsorrow (two songs which are kind of going for the same feel) I prefer Gallowbraid's style more. I'm off to walk in the woods.
7.5/10
Evermind: Actor | Observer - In Your Ways
Our new challenger comes in at the last minute and chucks a band my way that I've never heard of, kudos. I have obviously just chucked this together very last minute, and the downside for you Evermind is that this score won't reflect my feelings once this song has had a chance to bounce round my head for a bit. You knew the risks though. I dunno, I guess this reminds me of like Thrice or something, that post-hardcore sound. The vocals are what I really like here. I haven't had many songs in this round that scratch that 'I want to sing/scream along to this'. I feel this could scratch that itch over time. The first half of the song has that ethereal feel, with quite heartfelt vocals, which makes the heavier ending work. That whole "your losing us, your losing me, your losing touch" part is a bit repetitive, which I wasn't too much of a fan of. This has enough that I'd want to come back to. Yea I dig it, welcome aboard.
7.5/10
Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
This is a great start to what may one day be your roulette legacy. It's a pretty solid, straight forward song, nothing particularly flashy but it has a great groove to it. I really dig the guitar work, and the melodic lead that plays through the song especially. The vocals let it down a bit for me. Not that they are bad, they just aren't quite as good as the rest of the song. I'm surprised that you and TAC said it was your favourite song of 2020, as that is quite an accolade. Not sure what more I have to say about this? It's all about that guitar work for me. Keep 'em coming dude.
7/10
Romdrums: 22 - Inspec
I know I've listened to 22 before, as I saw them support Leprous a few years back. I'm pretty sure I checked them out before, and after the gig (they were pretty good). Agent Fresco also played that show and I think 22 really fit well with those bands. So onto the song. Yea it's pretty good, and better than I remembered them I guess. Some of the music here sounds like it could fit 'The Congregation' era Leprous to be fair. The vocals are pleasant enough and although they sound quite similar to other bands I like, I think they have quite an impressive, unique sound, for a three piece. It is quite bass driven in parts, which I guess is often common with three pieces, where the bass is more prominent. It's good enough that I'll be spinning some of their albums again soon.
7/10
Cyril: Glass Beach - Glass Beach
I'll start by saying, as someone who is usually unable to pick up on production issues, that really bother others, this song actually caused some problems for me. I'll get to though.
I actually quite like this. It does strike me as a Parama pick, as it has the emotionally charged vocals. It has a real emo vibe, which is not a term I often use, but also have no problem with music labelled as emo. Although I don't love the vocals, I don't really dislike them, and feel they fit the music. This song has a nice driving beat, good energy and a chill breakdown in the middle with a good build to the finale that works. It doesn't feel overlong and I do enjoy it overall, if I don't love it. My problem however, is the production on the drums, specifically the symbals (ride, crash, whatever it is). At certain points, like in the last minute, the symbals are constantly hit and it is all I can hear. It's kind of unbearable. I worried it was me but I have my Spotify set on the highest quality, and tried this on headphones and various speakers. It unfortunately brings the song down and makes it a bit hard to enjoy. I will likely give the album a blast at some point as I did mostly enjoy this post-emo (?).
6.5/10
2.5 more than you deserve :neverusethis:
Kingshmegland: Ancestors - Whispers
I have listened to Ancestors before, and quite liked the album Suspended in Reflections. This band and song feel like quite a safe bet. Unfortunately, they may be a little too safe as I found this one of the more frustrating songs to rate. It's fine, I just found it a little plodding and underwhelming. Sitting here writing this I just don't have a great deal to say about it. It's a doomy number that sounds a bit Mastodon-esque at times.
It's got all the right components and I have no problem listening to it, it just leaves me wanting a bit more from it as a song.
6.5/10
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
I have checked out some Moonsorrow before, but obviously nothing stuck enough to make me want to delve further. I'll start by saying I'm not really a fan of straightforward black metal, and some black metal screeches do very little for me. Now this is folky black metal, which is great as the only times I can really seem to enjoy black metal, is when it's spliced with another genre. This song is pretty long, for what it is, and the length kills it a bit for me. I think for me a condensed version would have been more enjoyable. I do like all of the non screechy vocals, as well as the mixture of folk style elements. I know you'd said you need to listen on a decent stereo/with decent headphones to really appreciate what's going on in their music. My set up/headphones are far from audiophile quality, but they're not bad. I unfortunately didn't get that depth coming through. I think if this were shorter in length it may have got a slightly higher score. I might listen to the whole album, to see if that hits me differently. This sort of music is definitely the sort of music I need to be in the mood for, and who knows, maybe listening in the depths of winter may be the perfect time to listen to this. It feels like a winter album. That section from like 7 minutes to 10 and a half minutes is probably the best section. I'm just finishing up my 6th listen and you know what, I kind of appreciate it a little more for what it is. I can see why people would like this, and as much as I can enjoy it to some extent, I would be unlikely to revisit too often.
6.5/10
Elite: Converge - Thaw
As you said Elite, you sent harsh noise. Converge are probably the band I am most familiar in this first round. Yes I've tried them before, although according to my last.fm, I only checked out the landmark album 'Jane Doe', that this track is off, once. Also, this album is now 20 years old! What the fuck. I've been aware of this album, and band for years. Anyway, as much as I get how important this album (and band) is to many people, it just doesn't resonate with me that much. It's brutal yes, it has an energy to it, the vocals are exhausting (and low in the mix), but do I see myself wanting to listen to this a great deal, unfortunately not. I feel I needed to see Converge 20 years ago, and then I would've had a greater appreciation for them maybe. Sorry dude, you seem destined to send me stuff in roulettes that doesn't quite hit the mark.
6/10
Revenge319: Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
I'm obviously aware of Transatlantic, but it wasn't until this year that I checked them out, and that was only because I have been listening to so many new releases this year. As I jokingly said, I don't have time to check out all of the bands Portnoy is in. In reality, I just don't have a great interest in checking out all his bands. My preconceptions of Transatlantic are a Dream Theater style of prog, leaning more heavily towards a classic prog sound. I'm not sure where I got that impression from but I was never too interested. Transatlantic are a bit if a safe bet on DTF I guess. Anyhoo, you said that this was supposed to be Transatlantic's take on doing a Beatles style song? Or something along those lines. I can kind of hear a slight Beatles influence in some of the guitar lines, in places, but that's about it. I was more struck by you saying you'd never heard a single thing by The Beatles! I'd say you definitely have, but also, what have your parents been doing?? It goes without saying that The Beatles are one of, if not THE greatest band of all time. We also know Portnoy is a huge fan. The comparison probably hurt this a bit though as I was looking for similarities, and ultimately left disappointed. Nothing about this is bad though, it's nice enough and I have no problem listening to it. I just don't have a great desire to revisit. I will likely check out some more of the Transatlantic albums but I am just currently not looking to listen to this kind of prog.
6/10
Sacul: Talk Talk - Living in Another World
Talk Talk are a band I'm definitely aware of, but I've never made the effort to check them out. I struggled with this song a bit, and really had to try and rate it objectively. The problem is that it's 80s pop! I've probably never talked about it before on DTF, but outside of a few artists I really dislike 80s pop music. I love 60s, 70s (some of it) and 90s pop, but 80s? Nope. It's kind of ironic seeing as I love so much 80s metal, but there you go.
It has that very distinct sound, there was a lot of experimentation with sounds that I just really don't like. This song objectively isn't a bad song, but because of it's sound, that 80s production and the way the vocals are delivered/sound, I find it very hard to enjoy. I like the varied instrumentation, and how many different sounds go into creating this song, it's the best thing about it. But unfortunately for me I can't get past my own hang ups and feelings about that 80s pop sound. There isn't really much else for me to say. I tried with this song, but it is just not my thing at all.
4/10
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Hopefully I at least cockblocked Cyril and ariich with this :lol
Evermind sent Evan Carson?
EDIT: Nevermind. That was bloody quick. :lol
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That whole "your losing us, your losing me, your losing touch" part is a bit repetitive, which I wasn't too much of a fan of.
That's because it's "you're losing us, you're losing me, you're losing touch". :biggrin:
Hell yeah, top 5!
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Ariich: Shade Empire - Anti-Life Saviour
I think it's safe to say this song grew on me the most in this round. I was a bit underwhelmed on first listen, but did like the ending. I've never heard of Shade Empire before, but I'll be checking them out for sure. I usually quite like spoken word samples in my music, if it is done in this way. This song does have an epic, grandiose feel to it. It builds really well, and feels like an album closer (I haven't checked whether it is or not). They certainly remind me of someone, but in typical fashion, I can't place them. I like the style of harsh vocals, and think they work pretty well with this style of music. It does meander in the middle a bit, but around the 7 minute mark it starts to build to the epic ending. Those accompanying orchestral music, the sampled spoken word coming back in, you can just feel it growing to the finale. I wouldn't say it's perfectly executed, but it's the highlight of the song for me, and lifts it above mediocrity. Yea, I liked it.
7.5/10
Alrighty, a solid start, joint 2nd place. Glad you liked it! This isn't actually the album closer, but it's very much its centrepiece.
Puppies: Moonsorrow - Pimea
... I might listen to the whole album, to see if that hits me differently. This sort of music is definitely the sort of music I need to be in the mood for, and who knows, maybe listening in the depths of winter may be the perfect time to listen to this.
I'd recommend giving it a listen and seeing what you think. I have to say that while I like Pimea a lot, I'm not sure it's the best introduction to the band. The next song on that album, Jotunheim, is amazing and really richly sorrowful.
But yes Moonsorrow write long songs. :lol
EDIT: Oh yeah that Actor | Observer song is awesome and yes you definitely pipped me to it Ruslan (well, they were on my list of potentials, and if I sent them it would have been that or Reuptake).
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HOF: Emperor Norton - Arrow
This song. Wow, there is so much going on, I'm not going to be a to cover it all. I have never heard or this band before, which is great as I love going in with no preconceptions. The band only have one album and very few listeners on Spotify. How did you discover these guys?
To the music. This has so much cool instrumentation, that takes the forefront at different points; synths, guitars, pianos. It has vocals that can be operatic as well as gritty. It was that line between being classic prog at times, as well as current prog. They probably remind me of a modern day Yes (musically, not the vocals), more than any other band. I love that it has lead piano at points and the bass is really prominent. It takes so many twists and turns and keeps you guessing over it's 15 minute run time. It's atmospheric, it's groovy, it's heavy, it's light. Yea I'm impressed just because they don't sound like anyone else. I guess ultimately that's what I'm looking for in this roulette, something that makes me go 'what is THIS?'. I suppose it's not necessarily a better song than any others, in the way it's structured or anything, it just does so much, and takes me places. I guess you may have seen this as a risk, as I could see others not liking it, I dug it though. The vocals do remind me of someone but I can't for the life of me place them. So that's my stream of consciousness for you anyway.
Oh also the ending is quite powerful. Just really liked it.
8/10
Woah, that’s cool. Glad you liked it. I’ve been wanting to send this in a roulette before, but never pulled the trigger. They are a very unique band, and I’m not necessarily sure if it’s totally intentional or if it’s because of the low budget production. Whatever it is, the final product has such a unique quality. If you liked this, you’ll like the rest of the album. It’s a concept album about a real life character (Google Emperor Norton and San Francisco). It’s a short album but very cool. The guitarist is definitely very inspired by early Yes, which was cool if for no other reason than these guys were like 19 or 20 when they made the album I think. The singer is also just very different, so wasn’t sure how that would go down, but he’s pretty amazing at what he does. They’re just an independent band who got some positive reviews on some prog related websites I frequent. I’m hoping they keep going, but I know some of the guys were being pulled in some different directions career wise and at one point they were looking for a new drummer. But then I think they played some shows recently so I think they are still going (they’re a UK band, so maybe you’ll get a chance to see them).
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i, also, considered actor | observer but they did not make my final list
i actually have a second post-roulette playlist for luke and they are on there tho
the drum production on glass beach's stuff is kinda spotty but i've never had huge issues with it, and this is probably the loudest song on the album anyways
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Sent!
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Revenge319: Transatlantic - Suite Charlotte Pike
I'm obviously aware of Transatlantic, but it wasn't until this year that I checked them out, and that was only because I have been listening to so many new releases this year. As I jokingly said, I don't have time to check out all of the bands Portnoy is in. In reality, I just don't have a great interest in checking out all his bands. My preconceptions of Transatlantic are a Dream Theater style of prog, leaning more heavily towards a classic prog sound. I'm not sure where I got that impression from but I was never too interested. Transatlantic are a bit if a safe bet on DTF I guess. Anyhoo, you said that this was supposed to be Transatlantic's take on doing a Beatles style song? Or something along those lines. I can kind of hear a slight Beatles influence in some of the guitar lines, in places, but that's about it. I was more struck by you saying you'd never heard a single thing by The Beatles! I'd say you definitely have, but also, what have your parents been doing?? It goes without saying that The Beatles are one of, if not THE greatest band of all time. We also know Portnoy is a huge fan. The comparison probably hurt this a bit though as I was looking for similarities, and ultimately left disappointed. Nothing about this is bad though, it's nice enough and I have no problem listening to it. I just don't have a great desire to revisit. I will likely check out some more of the Transatlantic albums but I am just currently not looking to listen to this kind of prog.
6/10
Not a bad result, all things considered. I can see how the comparison to The Beatles made this song disappointing if there wasn't much influence to be heard. It's nice to hear you think it's at least decent, though, based on your rating. I'm taking what you said about sending the songs that are really good into consideration for the next round, and I think what I have in mind is something that you'll enjoy a lot more than this... hopefully! I'll be sure to send for Round 2 soon.
On a side note: I've never heard anything from The Beatles before because... well, my parents don't listen to them at all and don't seem to really like them much to begin with, so I just never ended up listening to them myself. It's pretty much the same deal as why it was such a long time before I listened to Metallica. One of these days, though, I think I'll finally get around to listening to The Beatles as well.
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I'd recommend giving it a listen and seeing what you think. I have to say that while I like Pimea a lot, I'm not sure it's the best introduction to the band. The next song on that album, Jotunheim, is amazing and really richly sorrowful.
But yes Moonsorrow write long songs. :lol
I'm not really sure why I didn't send Jotunheim (it is the best song after all), other than the fact that the last few minutes are just sounds of the forest, which I really love, but some people just don't like added ambience in an already long song.
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Sorrow the Moon - Sounds from the Forest I, II & III
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Sorrow the Moon - Sounds from the Forest I, II & III
:metardica:
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Unsent my Unsubmission for Unround 2
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I'll take that start....and sent for the next round.
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I'd recommend giving it a listen and seeing what you think. I have to say that while I like Pimea a lot, I'm not sure it's the best introduction to the band. The next song on that album, Jotunheim, is amazing and really richly sorrowful.
But yes Moonsorrow write long songs. :lol
I'm not really sure why I didn't send Jotunheim (it is the best song after all), other than the fact that the last few minutes are just sounds of the forest, which I really love, but some people just don't like added ambience in an already long song.
Seriously, the combination of you sending me Huuto and Tomi sending me Jotunheim in your concept albums just blew me away. What incredible songs.
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Just listen to the most recent Moonsorrow album instead, it’s better ;)
If 7.5 is above average for your scores I’ll gladly take it! It’s a shame Gallowbraid only has the one EP with three proper songs. All three are great though, so hey.
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Woah a 4 to one of the best pop songs ever? Damn :lol
I'll send something worse then :P
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Woah a 4 to one of the best pop songs ever? Damn :lol
I'll send something worse then :P
Checks various 80s pop artist off the list of potential sends.
Honestly though, I don’t think that song or The Colour of Spring in general have that overt of an 80s sound (I guess Life’s What You Make It does). That album is a timeless masterpiece in my opinion.
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Just listen to the most recent Moonsorrow album instead, it’s better ;)
(https://c.tenor.com/2rpVKR-Q0hIAAAAC/galaxy-quest-laughing.gif)
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OK. Time to think this through. I was hoping for a little better. Time to dig in.
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Nick_z: Dawn of Solace - Lead Wings
This is a great start to what may one day be your roulette legacy. It's a pretty solid, straight forward song, nothing particularly flashy but it has a great groove to it. I really dig the guitar work, and the melodic lead that plays through the song especially. The vocals let it down a bit for me. Not that they are bad, they just aren't quite as good as the rest of the song. I'm surprised that you and TAC said it was your favourite song of 2020, as that is quite an accolade. Not sure what more I have to say about this? It's all about that guitar work for me. Keep 'em coming dude.
7/10
I was away for a few days, bringing my stepson back to college in upstate NY - junior year, and my wife and I decided to make a short family trip out of it. Anyway, catching up with some forum posts now ;D
...And this, of course, was one I was very curious about! Glad you enjoyed the song :) Like I said before, I'm a sucker for this type of sad, melancholic sound, but with some bite, and I find the vocals fit the mood well. But I get that they might not be everybody's cup of tea. And yes, I have to agree the guitar work is stellar (and it is throughout the album). The riffs and the melodies, they are just so good. Tuomas Saukkonen is the mastermind behind this (and several other bands), and he plays most of the instruments here (including drums).
I don't know if this was my #1 song for 2020, as it was for TAC, but it was almost certainly top 5. You should check out the rest of the album too, it's chock-full of good songs in this vein.
Now it's time to think about round 2 :biggrin:
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Sent for round 2 btw.
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...And this, of course, was one I was very curious about! Glad you enjoyed the song :) Like I said before, I'm a sucker for this type of sad, melancholic sound, but with some bite, and I find the vocals fit the mood well. But I get that they might not be everybody's cup of tea. And yes, I have to agree the guitar work is stellar (and it is throughout the album). The riffs and the melodies, they are just so good. Tuomas Saukkonen is the mastermind behind this (and several other bands), and he plays most of the instruments here (including drums).
I don't know if this was my #1 song for 2020, as it was for TAC, but it was almost certainly top 5. You should check out the rest of the album too, it's chock-full of good songs in this vein.
I thiunk Lead Wings is far and away the best track on the album. The album is quite solemn and pretty slow throughout. It's not really in my wheelhouse, but I just though it struck a chord. I love the vocals BTW.
Their new song picks up where this left off.
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Sent some video game music (probably the only time I'll do this)
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I thiunk Lead Wings is far and away the best track on the album. The album is quite solemn and pretty slow throughout. It's not really in my wheelhouse, but I just though it struck a chord. I love the vocals BTW.
Their new song picks up where this left off.
Agreed that the pace on Lead Wings is a little more brisk compared to the rest of the album. It might be my favorite song overall too - but I think the quality is so consistently high throughout...the acoustics on Hiding, the subtle piano motif in Silence, morphing into mid-career Katatonia in the chorus, the guitar melody in Numb...I could go on. Such a great album.
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Round 2 sent.
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Sent one of my favorite songs ever. Time for another 4 :metal
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my submission this time is like, the only "DTF staple" i think i have in my entire setlist
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Round 2 sent!
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Cheers for the quick submissions guys, I'll try to keep the pace up for the early rounds at least!
I have been really busy today so not been able to respond back to all your post result replies. I've read them all though :corn seems like everyone has an opinion on Moonsorrow :lol
I'm not even sure who hasn't sent yet but seems like everyone is eager to crack on 👍
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Just listen to the most recent Moonsorrow album instead, it’s better ;)
(https://c.tenor.com/2rpVKR-Q0hIAAAAC/galaxy-quest-laughing.gif)
I mean, basically every album from Kivenkantaja onwards is amazing.
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I have been really busy today so not been able to respond back to all your post result replies. I've read them all though :corn seems like everyone has an opinion on Moonsorrow :lol
That's because I've sent them in every roulette, I think. :lol
Just listen to the most recent Moonsorrow album instead, it’s better ;)
(https://c.tenor.com/2rpVKR-Q0hIAAAAC/galaxy-quest-laughing.gif)
I mean, basically every album from Kivenkantaja onwards is amazing.
You're not wrong!
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I've read them all though :corn seems like everyone has an opinion on Moonsorrow :lol
I don't. ;D
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I've read them all though :corn seems like everyone has an opinion on Moonsorrow :lol
I don't. ;D
Have I not sent them to you in one of your roulettes?
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I do feel like I've gotten them. I don't remember though. I actually still have the playlists from my last two roulettes in my Spotify.
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I do feel like I've gotten them. I don't remember though. I actually still have the playlists from my last two roulettes in my Spotify.
If not, you need to run another roulette and make it Black metal themed :corn
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I do feel like I've gotten them. I don't remember though. I actually still have the playlists from my last two roulettes in my Spotify.
If not, you need to run another roulette and make it Black metal themed :corn
I'd be open to doing one, but I need to come up with the right concept.
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I do feel like I've gotten them. I don't remember though. I actually still have the playlists from my last two roulettes in my Spotify.
If not, you need to run another roulette and make it Black metal themed :corn
I'd be open to doing one, but I need to come up with the right concept.
Uh.......black metal?
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I do feel like I've gotten them. I don't remember though. I actually still have the playlists from my last two roulettes in my Spotify.
If not, you need to run another roulette and make it Black metal themed :corn
I'd be open to doing one, but I need to come up with the right concept.
Uh.......black metal?
How about Black Metal and Shopping Carts!
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/d4/18/5cd418587f007a3535c249f12679e821.gif)
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:metal
He's looking for the bay in that gif.
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Everything has come full circle :lol
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Pup..
I found it. You sent me Primea in the Crybabies half of the 9th (Open) Round of my 3rd Roulette.
From my notes..
5. Puppies..Moonsorrow - Pimea
"This song totally rocks. But it is way too long."
I liked this song a lot. It really grooves on the ride cymbal. Reminds me of the last Tribulation album.
And while I love the pocket this song sits in, it sits in it for 16 fucking minutes. That's way to long for what this song does, or doesn't do. Had this been like 6 minutes, it'd have scored a lot higher I think.
I was stack ranking so it got 5 points (with 12 being the best and 1 being the worst.)
I think I'm going to give it a listen ..
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Ah, yes, I remember now...
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Luke basically says the same thing as I did..
This song is pretty long, for what it is, and the length kills it a bit for me. I think for me a condensed version would have been more enjoyable.
:lol
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Luke basically says the same thing as I did..
This song is pretty long, for what it is, and the length kills it a bit for me. I think for me a condensed version would have been more enjoyable.
:lol
Yep :lol
I've got 10/13 submissions now guys, just waiting on Evermind, King and Elite :tup
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I will get you tonight. I was at my buddies campsite for the weekend. no Wifi until I got home last night.
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Isn’t New Hampshire just one big campground anyway?
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Isn’t New Hampshire just one big campground anyway?
I have Wifi at home silly. His camp doesn't. He has an outhouse and no bathroom in his house. :lol
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Sent!
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Sent!
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Sent one of my favorite songs ever. Time for another 4 :metal
Anyone (not named Elate) who sent AFTER this post should feel shame. :biggrin:
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Sent!
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Didn't you already send everything already?
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Sent!
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T
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A
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X
haha roulette tax
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X
haha roulette tax
And it will be collected from Luke if he doesn't get hangmemes going soon :corn
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Seems like Luke is camping in New Hampshire..
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Seems like Luke is camping in New Hampshire..
No, NH is at fault. I had to resend. He's good now.
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So I have everyone's sub, bar Evermind. To be fair he sent already, but has to resend. He's not been back on DTF since he sent but I have messaged him via Facebook messenger :tup
Clearly I made wrong call letting him join :lol
X
haha roulette tax
And it will be collected from Luke if he doesn't get hangmemes going soon :corn
I have done zero hangman prep! I'm just itching for my first listen, screw your hangmanen!!
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X
haha roulette tax
And it will be collected from Luke if he doesn't get hangmemes going soon :corn
I have done zero hangman prep! I'm just itching for my first listen, screw your hangmanen!!
Fair enough :lol
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listen to my hellsong and go to hell
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listen to my hellsong and go to hell
Cyril sent Sum 41 - The Hell Song :corn
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listen to my hellsong and go to hell
Cyril sent Sum 41 - The Hell Song :corn
I guarantee that is better than any song he'll send in this roulette. Love a bit of Sum 41.
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Is it also better than the song I sent?
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Is it also better than the song I sent?
Probably. What can I say, I love punk rock.
I was waiting for Evermind to send before doing first listens, but I'll probably go ahead and give everything one spin today, I'm itching to crack on.
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Excellent, can't wait to hear what you think! I'm going to make my debut with the popcorn emoji, then :corn
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:corn :corn :corn
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Well damn, some of you guys have really outdone yourselves. This round is looking stronger than the first, based on one listen each.
There are two songs that are clear leaders. I'm so happy to see some of you have not played it safe and thrown some curveballs. It's definitely a risk but I feel the highest scoring songs of this roulette are going to be from the risk takers. It won't always pay off but when it does I feel it'll be gold.
Man, I want to listen to a couple of these again, but still nothing from Evermind. I kinda want to hear his offering before going any further.
Guess I'll thread title him and hopefully we can get hangmanen going.
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I have no clue whether or not my submission this round would be considered risky tbh
I mean it feels like my safest pick out of the whole bunch
But by DTF standards who knows
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I have no clue whether or not my submission this round would be considered risky tbh
I was wondering the same thing about mine.
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Yeah, re-sending in a few minutes.
edit: sent!
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Yeah, re-sending in a few minutes.
edit: sent!
Cheers dude!
Hangman...
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Give me L for LATE
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T for Tardy.
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O for Overdue.
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Yeah, re-sending in a few minutes.
edit: sent!
Cheers dude!
Hangman...
...is coming in 48 hours :neverusethis:
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W for whenever.
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Oh go on then...
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??? ____ ______ ____ - __________
??? ______ - ____ ______ ___ _______ _____
??? ____ _______ - ___ _______ __ _ ____
??? _______ - ____ ___ ___
??? ____ - ________, ___ _______ ____ _______ ___ _______
??? _________ __________ _ ___ - ________!
??? ______ - ___________ ___________ __ _____
??? _______ ___ __________ - _ ___'_ ____
??? ___ _____ __ ______ - _____ __ ___ ____
??? _______ - ________
??? _____ _______ - ____ _______
??? ______ ____ - ________ ____: ____
I'll update later and maybe just take TAC's W as the first guess.
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haha roulette tax
Give me L for LATE
T for Tardy.
O for Overdue.
W for whenever.
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P for patient. ;-)
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F for finally. ;D
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D for "Don't worry about it, it's not like you spontaneously took a two-month hiatus and are just now getting to the hangman"
I think the aspect I'm liking most about the hangman as a participant is trying to see which submission is mine at the very beginning when everything's blank.
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This was the fastest 48 hrs ever! :biggrin:
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Q for "mmm, yes, Quite indubiatly"
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H for Hey, all those letter guesses before TAC's are valid!
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You mother fuckers...
I guess I'll reveal all then! Evermind didn't even guess one before any letters were added. For shame.
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You mother fuckers...
I guess I'll reveal all then!
...in 48 hours.
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??? Oh H__o_h__a - A__a
??? __l_ _a____ ___o - P_opa_a_da
??? _OT___ - _af_ A__o__ ___ __dl___ ___ht
??? __ad __hlda_ - Th_ P_o_h_t __ a Fool
??? ____h_p - Da__ All Da_
??? ___O - __o_o_o_, Th_ ___p__t That D__o___ th_ Ho___o_
??? X__o_lad_ _h_____l__ _ O_T - ___o____!
??? __l_a_ - __w_ld_____ _o___pt_o__ of T__th
??? ___t___ a__ _______a__ - _ Do_'t F__l
??? Th_ _o__t __ _o____ - _loo_ of th_ Pa_t
??? D___o_a - Total_t_
??? _o_al Th__d__ - T___ _a_h___
??? ______ ____ - ________ ____: _t_x
Guessed letters: TAXLOWPFDQH
No one is allowed to point out the inevitable mistakes I've made :lol
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No one is allowed to point out the inevitable mistakes I've made :lol
Use Ariich's spreadsheet! Trust me, it'll make hangman easy as hell.
Oh Hiroshima
Propaganda
Gunship - Dark All Day (Cyril)
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You mother fuckers...
I guess I'll reveal all then! Evermind didn't even guess one before any letters were added. For shame.
I'm really out of practice with this tbh :)
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The Comet Is Coming-Blood Of The Past....Sacul?
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Going for an E...?
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Let's see some R's.
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Dissona - Totality
i just listened to this album yesterday lol
some song named Blood of the Pact?
Royal Thunder?
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Brad Mehldau-The Prophet Is A Fool..Elite?
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Brad Mehldau-The Prophet Is A Fool..Elite?
:o
Yes! How did you know?
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Royal Thunder?
yep!
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Brad Mehldau-The Prophet Is A Fool..Elite?
:o
Yes! How did you know?
(https://c.tenor.com/7HUogy7rXs4AAAAM/feel-me-think-about-it.gif)
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??? Oh Hiroshima - Aria
??? __l_ _a____ ___o - Propaganda
??? _OT___ - _af_ A__o__ ___ __dl___ ___ht
Elite- Brad Melhldau - The Prophet Is a Fool
Cyril-Gunship - Dark All Day
??? ___O - __o_o_o_, Th_ ___p__t That D__o___ th_ Ho___o_
??? X__o_lad_ _h_____l__ _ O_T - ___o____!
??? __l_a_ - __w_ld_____ _o___pt_o__ of T__th
??? ___t___ a__ _______a__ - _ Do_'t F__l
??? The Comet Is Coming - Blood of the Past
??? Dissona - Totality
Nick z- Royal Thunder - T___ _a_h___
??? ______ ____ - ________ ____: _t_x
Guessed letters: TAXLOWPFDQH
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The Comet Is Coming-Sacul
Dissona-Puppies
O Hiroshima-Evermind
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Give me an I
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Xenoblade Chronicles OST
.......that's not an artist name but okay :lol
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Xenoblade Chronicles OST
.......that's not an artist name but okay :lol
I'm giving myself away here, but I didn't know what to put for the artist so I just used the name of the soundtrack. :blush :lol
If Luke wants to change it, the artist for the specific song I sent is ACE.
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Evermind: Oh Hiroshima - Aria
??? _ile _ar_er _ero - Propaganda
??? IOT___ - _afe A_ro__ the E_dle__ _i_ht
Elite: Brad Mehldau - The Prophet is a Fool
Cyril: Gunship - Dark All Day
??? RE_O - _ro_oro_, The _erpe_t That De_o_r_ the Hori_o_
Revenge: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST - I__o_i__!
??? __l_a_ - _ewilderi__ _o__eptio__ of Tr_th
??? ___ti_e a_d _i__er_a__ - I Do_'t Feel
Sacul: The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
??? Dissona - Totality
Nick_z - Royal Thunder - Ti_e _a_hi_e
??? _ie_e_ E_e_ - _e__e__e _III: _t_x
Guessed letters: TAXLOWPFDQHERI
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Not You Will Know Our Names?
This is what I have to say to that (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNm8oAO1X0&t=37s)
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Not You Will Know Our Names?
This is what I have to say to that (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNm8oAO1X0&t=37s)
:lol If I were choosing from the first game's soundtrack, it probably wouldn't be my first choice, but You Will Know Our Names is definitely a great choice nonetheless.
EDIT: I'm guessing "REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon", sent by Buddyhunter1.
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IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
Fun fact, that song is nearly 14 minutes long.
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IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
Fun fact, that song is nearly 14 minutes long.
That's Tim.
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Mile Marker Zero
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Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
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Mile Marker Zero
Kingshmegland
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
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EDIT: I'm guessing "REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon", sent by Buddyhunter1.
:tup Have you heard / played that one?
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EDIT: I'm guessing "REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon", sent by Buddyhunter1.
:tup Have you heard / played that one?
I've only played a couple hours or so of Bravely Default (good game, it's just been sitting on my backlog for a long time), but I am familiar with that particular song you sent, and it is absolutely amazing.
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EDIT: I'm guessing "REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon", sent by Buddyhunter1.
:tup Have you heard / played that one?
I've only played a couple hours or so of Bravely Default (good game, it's just been sitting on my backlog for a long time), but I am familiar with that particular song you sent, and it is absolutely amazing.
Hell yeah. Definitely check out the two songs before it on the OST if you haven't. The boss music in that game is second to none.
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Time Machine
Correct! :tup
And I see Vulkan - Bewildering Conception of Truth
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Mile Marker Zero
Kingshmegland
Yup.
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:corn
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
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Then Puppies.
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
That is a big yes. Check out their last two studio albums before they broke up.
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
That is a big yes. Check out their last two studio albums before they broke up.
Agree. They are both beautiful albums. I prefer the styles of both of those over most their old stuff too.
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I've never really listened to them.
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I've never really listened to them.
I don't think they would interest you truthfully mate.
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Then Puppies.
Affirmative
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Then Puppies.
Affirmative
Alright. I'm going to start my writeups then.
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:lol
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Then Puppies.
Affirmative
Alright. I'm going to start my writeups then.
Did we have a change of host when I wasn't looking?
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Give me Æ
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I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to give you one of those. :lol
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I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to give you one of those. :lol
I bet you've said that before.
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I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to give you one of those. :lol
I bet you've said that before.
Hey, I do what I can. :lol
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
That is a big yes. Check out their last two studio albums before they broke up.
Now I remember where I heard the name before. This is the band that became Subsignal. I did stumble upon their La Muerta album and thought it was interesting (though they ripped off the Tin Spirits’ Wired to Earth album cover). Listening to Steps now, and I thought it was Ray Alder singing at first. Very cool stuff rhythmically. Kind of King Crimson meets Fates Warning. Very un-melodic vocally though (not unlike Arch era Fates).
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Time Machine
Oroboros, the Serpent That Devours The Horizon
I Don't Feel
Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
Either HOF or Rom.
Definitely not me.
Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
That is a big yes. Check out their last two studio albums before they broke up.
Now I remember where I heard the name before. This is the band that became Subsignal. I did stumble upon their La Muerta album and thought it was interesting (though they ripped off the Tin Spirits’ Wired to Earth album cover). Listening to Steps now, and I thought it was Ray Alder singing at first. Very cool stuff rhythmically. Kind of King Crimson meets Fates Warning. Very un-melodic vocally though (not unlike Arch era Fates).
Their last two albums Paramount and The Art of Navigating the Stars are nothing like Steps.
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I have Subsignals' Touchstone album. I think I remember it being pretty good.
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Their last two albums Paramount and The Art of Navigating the Stars are nothing like Steps.
I only see the first two on Amazon Music. Maybe they’re on Spotify?
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Their last two albums Paramount and The Art of Navigating the Stars are nothing like Steps.
I only see the first two on Amazon Music. Maybe they’re on Spotify?
They are not. For some reason all Sieges Even albums were pulled from streaming services with the exception of their first 2 :dunno:
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Their last two albums Paramount and The Art of Navigating the Stars are nothing like Steps.
I only see the first two on Amazon Music. Maybe they’re on Spotify?
They are not. For some reason all Sieges Even albums were pulled from streaming services with the exception of their first 2 :dunno:
Wow! That's strange.
I have both on CD. Got a live album from their final tour too I think it is.
I could share the mp3s if I knew how. I'm sure they are all on YouTube.
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Sorry guys been real busy, but good to know Tim is on standby to take on my hosting duties, should I become MIA.
Evermind: Oh Hiroshima - Aria
Kingshmegland: Mile Marker Zero - Propaganda
TAC: IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
Elite: Brad Mehldau - The Prophet is a Fool
Cyril: Gunship - Dark All Day
Buddyhunter1: REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon
Revenge: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST - I__o_i__!
??? Vulkan - Bewildering Conceptions of Truth
??? ___ti_e a_d _i__er_a__ - I Don't Feel
Sacul: The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
??? Dissona - Totality
Nick_z - Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Puppies: Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
We're basically all done here, anyone want to finish up?
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McStine and Minnemann (damn it, I was going to send them next round!). HOF?
Dissona is Ariich.
I sent Vulkan.
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McStine and Minnemann (damn it, I was going to send them next round!). HOF?
Dissona is Ariich.
I sent Vulkan.
That’s me!
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Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
I'm not quoting all subsequent replies, but I'm adding my emphatic yes :)
They've changed quite a bit throughout their discography. One constant factor is the amazing rhythm work by the Holzwarth brothers.
First album, Lifecyle is basically techno-thrash in the vein of Watchtower. The second, Steps, is perhaps their most "difficult" and impenetrable. Not nearly as heavy as the first, and kind of hard to get into. Singer is the same, and not particularly suited for the new style, in my view. Then comes A Sense of Change, with a new singer. This is probably my favorite. Very "pretty" album, great guitar work, and VERY strong Rush influence.
More changes for the following two records, Sophisticated and Uneven. Yet another singer, and new guitar player as well. I especially like the first of these two. Slightly different style, a little more fusion-y on one hand, but also heavier, as the songs tend to move at a generally brisk pace. Guitar work is still excellent. And the drumming is top class.
Then...you guessed it...more changes: the last two albums, The Art of Navigating by the Stars and Paramount, see the return of the guitarist from the first three and yet another singer - the best they've had, actually. As already mentioned here, they are both very good, with more focus on melody (although by no means "easy" albums)
The singer and guitar player have continued on with Subsignal (actually, if I remember correctly, it might well be they had put the band together before The Art.., but then decided to join forces with the Holzwarth brothers under the Sieges Even name), more or less in the vein of these last two albums, maybe a tad more streamlined. All of their albums range from good to very good.
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The Xenoblade 2 song is Incoming! (had to look that one up)
Definitely not the one I would have sent. I always felt like that horn line at the very beginning was noticeably off-time. :lol
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McStine and Minnemann (damn it, I was going to send them next round!). HOF?
Dissona is Ariich.
I sent Vulkan.
That’s me!
You son of a bitch!! ;D I was probably going to send Top of the Bucket or I Don't Need It. Lots of great stuff to choose from on those records.
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McStine and Minnemann (damn it, I was going to send them next round!). HOF?
Dissona is Ariich.
I sent Vulkan.
That’s me!
You son of a bitch!! ;D I was probably going to send Top of the Bucket or I Don't Need It. Lots of great stuff to choose from on those records.
Yeah, I really prefer the first album overall, but there are some really high moments on the second too. Not sure if you’ve heard the recent EP (it’s on Bandcamp only) but there are some cool songs on it as well.
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Not familiar with Sieges Even, but maybe I should be?
I'm not quoting all subsequent replies, but I'm adding my emphatic yes :)
They've changed quite a bit throughout their discography. One constant factor is the amazing rhythm work by the Holzwarth brothers.
First album, Lifecyle is basically techno-thrash in the vein of Watchtower. The second, Steps, is perhaps their most "difficult" and impenetrable. Not nearly as heavy as the first, and kind of hard to get into. Singer is the same, and not particularly suited for the new style, in my view. Then comes A Sense of Change, with a new singer. This is probably my favorite. Very "pretty" album, great guitar work, and VERY strong Rush influence.
More changes for the following two records, Sophisticated and Uneven. Yet another singer, and new guitar player as well. I especially like the first of these two. Slightly different style, a little more fusion-y on one hand, but also heavier, as the songs tend to move at a generally brisk pace. Guitar work is still excellent. And the drumming is top class.
Then...you guessed it...more changes: the last two albums, The Art of Navigating by the Stars and Paramount, see the return of the guitarist from the first three and yet another singer - the best they've had, actually. As already mentioned here, they are both very good, with more focus on melody (although by no means "easy" albums)
The singer and guitar player have continued on with Subsignal (actually, if I remember correctly, it might well be they had put the band together before The Art.., but then decided to join forces with the Holzwarth brothers under the Sieges Even name), more or less in the vein of these last two albums, maybe a tad more streamlined. All of their albums range from good to very good.
That's a pretty good summation. To your last point, they did form a band called Val'Paraiso, but never got a chance to do anything. I can't remember who else was involved with that project besides Arno and Markus, but it was indeed a precursor to Subsignal.
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Paramount was a bit hit or miss with me, but The Art of Navigating by the Stars is absolutely beautiful. I'd recommend it for sure.
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I have Subsignals' Touchstone album. I think I remember it being pretty good.
If you liked that one, you should definitely check out Sieges Even's last two albums, as Wolfking suggested...
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I have Subsignals' Touchstone album. I think I remember it being pretty good.
If you liked that one, you should definitely check out Sieges Even's last two albums, as Wolfking suggested...
Indeed! There's a reason The Art of Navigating by the Stars is my number 8 album of all time. And Paramount is almost as good, despite what Evermind says :biggrin:
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Indeed! There's a reason The Art of Navigating by the Stars is my number 8 album of all time. And Paramount is almost as good, despite what Evermind says :biggrin:
What are your favorites of the pre-Arno era?
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Indeed! There's a reason The Art of Navigating by the Stars is my number 8 album of all time. And Paramount is almost as good, despite what Evermind says :biggrin:
What are your favorites of the pre-Arno era?
A Sense of Change is easily my favorite pre-Arno album. Sophisticated is pretty good too. Never really cared for Life Cycle or Steps and Uneven was, well, uneven :lol It's not a bad album, just not amazing.
I will say, besides Neil Peart and Geddy Lee, the Holzwarth brothers are probably my favorite rhythmic duo in music.
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Indeed! There's a reason The Art of Navigating by the Stars is my number 8 album of all time. And Paramount is almost as good, despite what Evermind says :biggrin:
What are your favorites of the pre-Arno era?
A Sense of Change is easily my favorite pre-Arno album. Sophisticated is pretty good too. Never really cared for Life Cycle or Steps and Uneven was, well, uneven :lol It's not a bad album, just not amazing.
I will say, besides Neil Peart and Geddy Lee, the Holzwarth brothers are probably my favorite rhythmic duo in music.
Yep, pretty much how I feel about the albums too. I enjoy Life Cycle for what it is...almost a different band, though (sound-wise, I mean). And, indeed, the Holzwarth brothers are something else.
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I sent Vulkan.
Vulkan is very good, if I may say so ;D Nice surprise from last year
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Imo, Subsignal > Sieges Even. Art of Navigating is a gem, but nothing else clicked for me with them.
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Evermind: Oh Hiroshima - Aria
Kingshmegland: Mile Marker Zero - Propaganda
TAC: IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
Elite: Brad Mehldau - The Prophet is a Fool
Cyril: Gunship - Dark All Day
Buddyhunter1: REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon
Revenge: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST - Incoming!
RomdrumsVulkan - Bewildering Conceptions of Truth
HOF McStine And Minneman- I Don't Feel
Sacul: The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
Arrich-Dissona - Totality
Nick_z - Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Puppies: Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
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Sorry guys been real busy, but good to know Tim is on standby to take on my hosting duties, should I become MIA.
That's good because Scores are incoming!
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Everything:
Sucks and blows!
4/10
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ROUND 2 SCORES!!
HOF...McStine And Minneman-I Don't Feel
WTF, was McStine and Winger taken?
9 points for McStine
9 points for Minneman
0 points for Winger
That averages out to a final score of...
6.0
Kingshmegland..Mile Marker Zero-Propaganda
This song sounds like it is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view..
7.0
Evermind...Oh Hiroshima-Aria
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d701b6aacb499497a9e1f7ef067178e3)
6.0
Elite..Brad Mehldau-The Prophet Is A Fool
This is like if Mr. Bungle played a wedding without guitars.
7.0
Cyril..Gunship-Dark All Day
McStine and Minneman formed a new band with Brad Mehldau and pay tribute to A Flock Of Seagulls.
7.0
Buddyhunter1...REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon
Goddamn, I ran out of quarters halfway through! How can I keep playing without any quarters? I need some quarters. I need some weapons to fight the boss.
8.0
Revenge.. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST - Incoming!
(https://c.tenor.com/FziVwjW_E98AAAAC/terry-crews-dance.gif)
5.0
Romdrums...Vulkan - Bewildering Conceptions of Truth
(https://www.louielouie.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/spock-on-guitar-bw.jpg)
"This is highly illogical." Nah..I just wanted to say that. ;D
7.0
Sacul...The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
Pretty sure they tried to get David Koresh out of the compound with this.
5.0
Arich...Dissona -Totality
Does it even matter? Ariich is gonna win anyway.
.0000001 more than whatever TAC gets
Nick_z ..Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Now THIS is Royal Thunder!
(https://c.tenor.com/gJhSqKS2ybYAAAAM/rachel-zane-suits.gif)
Song..5 points
Gif...10 points
Final score...
7.5
Puppies.. Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
I can't wait for Kev Ranger's next poll...Sieges Evens or Sieges Odds.
Pretty sure "I stared at the album cover for hours" was said by no one.
8.0
TAC: IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
I can sum this review up in one word!
Holyshitthisisfuckingamazingandincredibleandbeyondwhatanyoneshouldeverexpectinaroulette.
.0000001 less than whatever Ariich gets
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:metal :metal :metal
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:lol
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:rollin
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The TAC reviews never get old :metal
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Well that was great. On to round three then?
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:rollin
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:lol
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Well that was great. On to round three then?
Sent.
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I've been catching up on a load of 2021 releases this weekend, so I'm still only at 2 listens each for these songs. I'll hopefully pick up the pace this coming week and get results by the weekend?
Unless I just post results in gif form. Thanks for the inspiration Tim, I could get on board with that. Also, if for any reason it looks like I can't complete this roulette, it's clear you're ready to pick it up for me :tup
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My gif response to TIM as a backup to this Roulette.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PJzpbfVT/9-Things-Women-Who-Wear-Black-During-The-Summer-Are-Tired-Of-Hearing-Because-We-re-Not-Trying-To-Be.gif) (https://postimages.org/) (https://postimages.org/app)
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Is that from a TV show or something?
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Why yes Tim. You were probably buried in your time capsule and couldn't watch it
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Is that from a TV show or something?
Some things never change. It's like Tim's knowledge of pop culture ended in 1989. And even then it's spotty. :lol
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Is that from a TV show or something?
Some things never change. It's like Tim's knowledge of pop culture ended in 1989. And even then it's spotty. :lol
Amazed he still isn't rocking the mullet still.
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Is that from a TV show or something?
Some things never change. It's like Tim's knowledge of pop culture ended in 1989. And even then it's spotty. :lol
Amazed he still isn't rocking the mullet still.
TAC circa 1986
(https://i.imgur.com/euw06Rz.jpg)
Mullet...check
High top Nikes ...check
Double laces different colors..check
Jean Jacket...check
Pooka bead necklace..check
Shades...check
Iron Maiden bumber sticker....CHECK!
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I was going to make a Back to the Future joke but pretty sure I've done that one already. :D
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I was going to make a Back to the Future joke but pretty sure I've done that one already. :D
Actually that picture was taken last week.
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I was going to make a Back to the Future joke but pretty sure I've done that one already. :D
Actually that picture was taken last week.
So the 1986 was misleading cause it was actually 1985! ;D
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We thought we were so cool. Lol
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Is that from a TV show or something?
Some things never change. It's like Tim's knowledge of pop culture ended in 1989. And even then it's spotty. :lol
Amazed he still isn't rocking the mullet still.
TAC circa 1986
(https://i.imgur.com/euw06Rz.jpg)
Mullet...check
High top Nikes ...check
Double laces different colors..check
Jean Jacket...check
Pooka bead necklace..check
Shades...check
Iron Maiden bumber sticker....CHECK!
I hope you still have that car... :corn
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I don't obviously. That car was a dog though.
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:corn
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yes results :corn
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Let's just put it this way, Saturday may be being optimistic.
I've got a pretty busy week so I'll be fitting in write ups where I can....
Or rush them all in 20 minutes :tup
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let's get down and boogie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLljd8pfiFg)
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I came for the ongoing reinforcement of my wise decision that I am not a fit for this roulette.
I'm staying for the TAC reviews.
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:corn :corn :corn
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First impressions? :corn
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I came for the ongoing reinforcement of my wise decision that I am not a fit for this roulette.
I may not outlive it.
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First impressions? :corn
yes, how about some tidbits :biggrin: :corn :corn :corn
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First impressions? :corn
yes, how about some tidbits :biggrin: :corn :corn :corn
I can help.
Hunting unicorns is legal in Michigan.
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First impressions? :corn
yes, how about some tidbits :biggrin: :corn :corn :corn
I can help.
Hunting unicorns is legal in Michigan.
Unicorn abortions are not legal in Texas.
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There is an official ruling for how many Tootsie Pop licks it takes to get to the center.
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So yea, I'll attempt to get some tidbits/impressions up. Life has been a bit full on so you will all just have to suck it up.
Let's just settle into a routine of one round per month :hat
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My "stuff I'm listening to atm" playlist is gonna be outdated by round 4 lol
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You'll all be happy to know I have so far completed 2/13 write ups :hat
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You'll all be happy to know I have so far completed 2/13 write ups :hat
Progress!
Let's hope nobody else starts something that causes you any distraction, like another roulette. :neverusethis:
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tidbits when :yarr
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tidbits when :yarr
After the 6th round.
Also, 3/13 done.
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Whoa, slow down there, man.
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:lol
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(https://c.tenor.com/W6ODvkn-oKsAAAAd/zootopia-zootopiagifs.gif)
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(https://c.tenor.com/W6ODvkn-oKsAAAAd/zootopia-zootopiagifs.gif)
:rollin
I remember genuinely laughing my behind off at the sloth scene when I watched that movie
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:corn :corn :corn
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I have been tending to more important matters, aka submitting for Ariich's roulette.
We're getting the guys. It has only been 9 days since I received all the submissions for this round so settle down :lol
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We're getting the guys.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SmoothPointedAdmiralbutterfly-size_restricted.gif)
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(https://c.tenor.com/W6ODvkn-oKsAAAAd/zootopia-zootopiagifs.gif)
:rollin
I remember genuinely laughing my behind off at the sloth scene when I watched that movie
TAC is definitely the bunny in this scene.
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Tim only knows Bugs Bunny. Lol
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Tim only knows Bugs Bunny. Lol
Well, I am familiar with Roger Rabbit too, but I don't recognize this clip.
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Tim only knows Bugs Bunny. Lol
Well, I am familiar with Roger Rabbit too, but I don't recognize this clip.
Didn’t figure you would.
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:corn
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My kids been really ill the last couple of nights so no one has really got any sleep in our house :'(
I'm making very slow progress but you're gonna want to stock up on popcorn.
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Oh no, sorry to hear that :(
Hope everyone is doing better now...
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My kids been really ill the last couple of nights so no one has really got any sleep in our house :'(
That's a legit excuse. Hope they're doing ok.
Posting in the What Are You Listening Album Thread about other albums you're listening to....Not legit.
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Cheers guys, but yea he's fine. 'Really ill' was probably laying it on a bit thick. He's got a cold but he's just really bunged up and can't really sleep, so my wife and I aren't sleeping either.
I am completely exhausted though and the next two days I'm going to be really busy with meetings.
Just getting all my excuses in order :tup
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That's OK. I've got my mistress Ariich on the side while you are dealing with the kids
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That's OK. I've got my mistress Ariich on the side while you are dealing with the kids
In fairness, Luke is two-timing on himself with me!
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That's OK. I've got my mistress Ariich on the side while you are dealing with the kids
In fairness, Luke is two-timing on himself with me!
Yea it's all very sexy, confusing and incestuous.
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So we are staring eye to eye then. Lol
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So we are staring eye to eye then. Lol
Yes.
Back on the write ups gents.
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:tup
Hope your little one is doing alright!
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:corn :metal
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:tup
Hope your little one is doing alright!
Yea he's doing grand. I might get him to rate round three. Might get results quicker, even if he can't read or write.
11/13 done :tup
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:tup
Hope your little one is doing alright!
Yea he's doing grand. I might get him to rate round three. Might get results quicker, even if he can't read or write.
11/13 done :tup
Ok great, I'll tee up my heaviest stuff for that round.
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:splodetard:
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OK results are incoming tonight. I'll either post all of them or half of them. Should be in the next 2-3 hours.
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Suuwwweeeet!
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Here we are, only about three days later than planned. This was a really solid round with not a great deal of variation in the scores. Feel free to start sending for round three.
HOF: McStine and Minnermann - I Don't Feel
The fact that this song got the lowest score shows how strong the whole round was. This is not a bad song at all, it just doesn't quite hit me. It has that 'jam' feel to it and the instrumentation is clearly a highlight. The vocals bring it down a bit for me, again nothing bad just not my cup of tea. There is one part where it goes all 'video game soundtrack' but it lasts for a few seconds then stops! That was the only bit that got me excited, and it didn't go anywhere. The song also just ends really abruptly. I don't know, this feels like it's just missing something, like in the context of an album, sandwiched between certain songs it could really shine. On its own it seems slightly meandering with no pay off. It's not overly long but nothing really stands out to me, during its runtime. I have no clue who McStine and Minnermann are, but I'm guessing they are famous in their own right and this is the coming together to form some sort of super duo? Yea it's not terrible but just not something I loved.
6/10
Romdrums: Vulkan - Bewildering Conceptions of Truth
Yet another band I've heard. Someone on DTF recommended this album and I remember the artwork enough to know I gave it a spin. This isn't bad by any stretch but there just isn't enough here to grab hold and not let go. I like the violins that come in just over half way, as I love string accompaniment in music like this. I'm starting to realise that I can really be quite picky with the sort of vocals I like, as once again these ones leave me cold. The other real highlight is the drumming I suppose, more so than any other instrument, but then they are pretty dominant in the mix. Solid stuff. Will I revisit the band? Unlikely but that's just a comment on the amount of music I have to divide up my time for.
6.5/10
Kingshmegland: Mile Marker Zero - Propaganda
I definitely checked out this album back when it was released, as it was pimped a bit around these parts. This feels like a fairly safe bet, as it feels like some standard prog rock fair. It's pretty cool and has some really great guitar work on it. The vocals are tickling my memory somewhere and remind me of some band I can't place. Unfortunately, once again I'm not particularly into them, this seems to be a pattern.
6.5/10
Puppies: Sieges Even - Sequence VIII: Styx
I'm pretty sure I've given Sieges Even a spin before. They stick in my mind as one of those stock prog metal bands. I'm not sure if that's a fair assessment, but they are kind of standard prog metal? I have no problem with anything going on here, it's all pleasing, it just doesn't bring anything new to the table. The first half is nice enough but I like where they switch it up a bit going into the second half. I was waiting for this to do something more than it does. I feel I've just heard plenty of music like this and it's really got to ne something special to win me over nowadays. I know, I'm picky. The end is pretty anti climactic as well, which only adds to my frustration.
6.5/10
Nick_z: Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Turns out I've listened to Wick by Royal Thunder, but I can't recall anything about it. This was nice. It has something about it that makes me feel it is quite influenced by classic rock, but also feels a bit grungey in the vocal delivery. Now I did like the vocals here, and they definitely raised it from a lower score. To be honest I'm still not entirely sure if these vocals are sung by a male or a female, not that it matters. Musically it did what it needed to, and I'm fine with that. I'll likely add the album to one of my playlists, meaning I might get around to spinning it in a few years.
7/10
Ariich: Dissona - Totality
This is a pretty cool entry. Dissona are yet another band I have checked out already, but it wasn't the album this song is taken from and I don't really remember anything about the album I did check out. Totality opens with some real unnerving atmosphere and then bursts into life. The ominous bells throughout most of the first 3 minutes help conjure up some dark, deserted medieval village or something. Like the beginning of Resident Evil 4, that's what I can picture. The clean vocals also have a chanting feel which again adds to this same mental image for me. The harsh vocals are nice here and way more up my alley than others in this round. There are some really nice chugging riffs and a nice dense sound. Although it doesn't completely blow me away, it really does work well.
7/10
TAC: IOTUNN - Safe Across the Endless Night
TAC, I have watched your taste in extreme metal blossom over the last few years, to the point where I take your recommendations on the 'What album' thread pretty seriously. I know I've checked out this band/album as you've been pimping them pretty hard this year. I remember thinking they were OK, but I wasn't overly impressed. This song still sits in the same place for me. It's pretty good, and ticks all the boxes, without having that special something that makes me love it. It's write ups like this where I realise that I find it really hard to define what I like and dislike in music. This could easily be something that I love, but it's just not quite there. It's the longest song in this round by quite a way, but it doesn't feel overlong. I suppose the vocals are one thing that hold it back a little. The cleans are not a style I love, but the harsh vocals aren't too bad. I mean musically this is actually really impressive and the incredible drum work throughout just drives this whole thing. With this being nearly 14 minutes long I think it would've scores higher if it had more of a pay off. It's really solid all the way through but if it built towards an epic ending it would've been even better. Especially in the form of some super melodic solo. My overall opinion... incredible drumming is not enough to sell this band to me.
7/10
Evermind: Oh Hiroshima - Aria
As someone who has gotten more into post-rock over the last few years, I'm definitely aware of Oh Hiroshima. Luckily for you, as it happens, they seem (at least from this song) to be very similar to my favourite post-rock band, Crippled Black Phoenix. This song could literally be on a CBP album. I like the hushed vocals, the melancholy vibe, the heavier climax of the song. It's all good stuff and definitely enough to make me want to delve deeper into this band. It's not quite enough on its own to wow me, but with post-rock I tend to love whole albums rather than individual songs. Really cool song though, although I was left wanting more.
7/10
Revenge319: ACE - Incoming!
Super fast paced video game music, count me in. I've never played any of the Xenoblade games but I have a friend who is a big fan and has been trying to get me to play them for years. This is kind of a safe bet. It's boss battle music (I assume) with loads of shredding guitars, funky bass lines and epic synths. It gets me pumped, so it's doing something right. It's quite straightforward, and doesn't vary too much in the first three minutes. That last minute though! They really amp it up, and wrap up with a 'sprint to the finish' guitar solo.
7.5/10
Buddyhunter1: REVO - Uroboros, The Serpent That Devours the Horizon
Video game music, woop. This game was described as being pretty much a Final Fantasy game in all but name. I'm way behind with gaming, so the video game music I listen to is purely nostalgic. This certainly has a Nobuo Uematsu feel, no doubt about it, and that's obviously not a bad thing. The first 30 seconds especially feels like Uematsu worship. This has shredding, frentic guitars, choir vocals, a piano breakdown, galloping bass, celtic sounds, lots of changes in pace whilst keeping the energy up pretty much throughout. Basically all you could want. I think I've said before but I think it can sometimes be hard to love video game music, or connect with it in the same way, if you've never played the game. I'm sure connecting moments from the game to this music would hit me in the feels even more. As it is, this is still pretty dope. You can't really fault all the guitar work in this song at all. I like how much is packed into the 6 and a half minutes. If I had time to play video games anymore, I'd give it a go for sure.
7.5/10
Elite: Brad Mehldau - The Prophet is a Fool
This is great and really has a lot in common with another entry in this round. They both actually have the same kind of vibe, but this song is unfortunately not quite as good, although still great. It's some kind of modern jazz, that I guess is really appealing to me? This is news to me. I love the spoken word, social commentary, it is really quite poignant. I love the bass line and crazy trumpet and saxophone that is peppered throughout. The instrumentation here is more organic, for the most part, than the other similar entry. It still has a dirty groove to it though. I'm up for hearing more of this sort of entry dude, so come at me.
7.5/10
Cyril: Gunship - Dark All Day
Right, so I know I gave Sacul a 4/10 for an 80s pop song and slated it for it's 80s production. Well here is a song that is full on 80s sci fi movie soundtrack fodder, with a slightly modern twist...and I LOVE it! I have checked out Gunship before as I've seen people pimping them over the last few years. I love this because it really takes me back to all the 80s soundtracks to all my favourite films/TV programmes. As a kid born in '83, I grew up with these sounds. But the song does more than just take you back to that era, it drags that era into the modern day. The vocals feel more modern, I love all the saxophone all over this, there are some parts where the beat just drops and it's great. I don't overly love the vocals but they work well with the music. I'm not sure I could listen to this all the time but it's great for a nostalgia hit, whilst still feeling somewhat modern. This was kind of a risk, but I think this would basically appeal to any 80s kid to some extent. Good shit dude.
8/10
Sacul: The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
Now we're talking! This is hands down the best song of the roulette so far. I love that you've gone from worst song of the roulette to best! It's a risky entry for sure, as this is something that I'm not even sure I could put a genre to. It's the sort of entry that makes me think "what is THIS?!". I like that, that's what I'm always looking for. It's some bassy, funk, jazz rock, and I'm all about it. The repeating bass line and the saxophone just have so much groove. The erratic synth that is interspersed here also really works. I'd love to see this at a festival whilst high as fuck, it'd be life altering. It's mainly all instrumental but the spoken word part (and I love spoken word like this, in instantly recognisable accents) just speak to me. Then back to that groove. It is so repetitive, but that fact the sax is anything but repetitive keeps me coming back, and you just lose yourself in it. I need to play this to my wife actually, this is the sort of thing she'd love (edit: I did play it to my wife, sure enough she did love it). Take note guys, this is just a great piece of music!
9/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 15
Ariich - 14.5
Cyril - 14.5
Evermind - 14.5
TAC - 14.5
HOF - 14
Nick - 14
Elite - 13.5
Revenge - 13.5
Romdrums - 13.5
King - 13
Puppies - 13
Sacul - 13
Feel free to flag any miscalculations, but I think we're good. It's all pretty close guys with only 2 points separating first and last.
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1st place? How'd that happen :biggrin: Let's see if that lasts more than a round!
That Gunship song is great. Let's see if you like what I send this round too... :corn
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Rats. *Ghost backups*
Back to the drawing board.
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First place in round one to last place in round two! That's the way I roll.
Surely you've heard of Marco Minnemann (he "auditioned" to replace MP in DT, and has played with Steven Wilson, Tony Leven, Jordan Rudess, a bunch of others)? Randy McStine is a little less known but he's also played with a bunch of people and done his own solo stuff. This is kind of his current main project. Most of their songs are short and snappy like this one. This might be one of the longer ones even. I enjoy how unusual their song structures are, and I really like their compact prog approach. But you're not the first person to have a somewhat puzzled response to them!
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First place in round one to last place in round two! That's the way I roll.
And Sacul did the opposite. :lol
Sent, btw!
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Revenge319: ACE - Incoming!
Super fast paced video game music, count me in. I've never played any of the Xenoblade games but I have a friend who is a big fan and has been trying to get me to play them for years. This is kind of a safe bet. It's boss battle music (I assume) with loads of shredding guitars, funky bass lines and epic synths. It gets me pumped, so it's doing something right. It's quite straightforward, and doesn't vary too much in the first three minutes. That last minute though! They really amp it up, and wrap up with a 'sprint to the finish' guitar solo.
7.5/10
Nice to see this one did well! If you ever find the time to play through the Xenoblade games (they are really long), I fully recommend them; Xenoblade 1 is my favorite video game of all time, and Xenoblade 2 is somewhere in my Top 10. Regarding the song I sent, it is indeed boss battle music; to go on a tangent for a moment to talk about some random trivia, this song was somehow uploaded online shortly after the game was first announced, and at the time, it had some vague name like "Action Battle" or something, which led people to think this was going to be the normal battle theme. That would've been a little too dramatic, in hindsight... But anyway, glad to hear you enjoyed it! My favorite section is the beginning of the song, but that last minute is also incredible.
Well, I'll try to get my Round 3 submission to you soon. I've got quite a few ideas, it's just a matter of whether I want to play it safe for another round, or if I'm prepared to ruin any reputation I might've had on this forum for having good taste in music willing to go for something a lot more risky.
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Round 3 sent.
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Alrighty, a decent enough score and sitting in joint 2nd place so doing ok so far, but need to up my game.
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Alrighty, a decent enough score and sitting in joint 2nd place so doing ok so far, but need to up my game.
Same...and sent!
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hell yeah i got two 4/10's at the same time!!! :metal
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hell yeah i got two 4/10's at the same time!!! :metal
You needed your normal 8.1. Lol
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as usual no clue how this next one's gonna go over! i am also very likely gonna swap out one of my later round songs at some point but i'm looking at them all and idk which one i'd want to cut yet :lol maybe what i'm thinking of swapping out for will just go post-roulette instead
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Now we're talking! This is hands down the best song of the roulette so far. I love that you've gone from worst song of the roulette to best!
This seems to be a recurring motif for me on roulettes :lol
I'm very surprised you dug that track a lot! I just randomly remembered liking that particular song when the record came out, and thought what the hell, maybe he'll be into it as well. Hell yeah :metal
I'll try send groovy stuff from now on.
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My next entry is like the polar opposite of gunship
The one after that is also not like gunship but it's closer
I think I have one future entry that could be by a stretch compared to gunship really
My roulette strategy of sending a ton of things without regards to consistency is, I think, very funny
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Round 3 sent!
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Sent!
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First place in round one to last place in round two! That's the way I roll.
Surely you've heard of Marco Minnemann (he "auditioned" to replace MP in DT, and has played with Steven Wilson, Tony Leven, Jordan Rudess, a bunch of others)? Randy McStine is a little less known but he's also played with a bunch of people and done his own solo stuff. This is kind of his current main project. Most of their songs are short and snappy like this one. This might be one of the longer ones even. I enjoy how unusual their song structures are, and I really like their compact prog approach. But you're not the first person to have a somewhat puzzled response to them!
The first album was a real nice surprise from last year. I agree with you - lots of cool bits, twists and turns in such short songs. Very quirky, in the best possible way. For some reason, I kind of missed they were already coming out with a second one - I have it in my queue and I'll try to check it out soon.
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Nick_z: Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Turns out I've listened to Wick by Royal Thunder, but I can't recall anything about it. This was nice. It has something about it that makes me feel it is quite influenced by classic rock, but also feels a bit grungey in the vocal delivery. Now I did like the vocals here, and they definitely raised it from a lower score. To be honest I'm still not entirely sure if these vocals are sung by a male or a female, not that it matters. Musically it did what it needed to, and I'm fine with that. I'll likely add the album to one of my playlists, meaning I might get around to spinning it in a few years.
7/10
Well, consistent scores so far, at least ;)
The album this is from, Crooked Doors, is my favorite of the three they put out, but Wick (their last) is excellent too. I love this song and yes, (her) vocals are clearly something that stand out. Let me know how it goes with the album a few years down the road :biggrin:
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1st place? How'd that happen :biggrin: Let's see if that lasts more than a round!
That Gunship song is great. Let's see if you like what I send this round too... :corn
That's just how the turntables. Oh, also in reply to your question in the PM, the banned Shinning is the Black Jazz band :tup
Rats. *Ghost backups*
Back to the drawing board.
Send a song of 'Rats' quality and we'll talk!
First place in round one to last place in round two! That's the way I roll.
Surely you've heard of Marco Minnemann (he "auditioned" to replace MP in DT, and has played with Steven Wilson, Tony Leven, Jordan Rudess, a bunch of others)? Randy McStine is a little less known but he's also played with a bunch of people and done his own solo stuff. This is kind of his current main project. Most of their songs are short and snappy like this one. This might be one of the longer ones even. I enjoy how unusual their song structures are, and I really like their compact prog approach. But you're not the first person to have a somewhat puzzled response to them!
I'll be honest, I never kept up with the MP replacement saga, so I've never heard of him. Yea it wasn't a bad song at all, just didn't quite grab me.
Revenge319: ACE - Incoming!
Super fast paced video game music, count me in. I've never played any of the Xenoblade games but I have a friend who is a big fan and has been trying to get me to play them for years. This is kind of a safe bet. It's boss battle music (I assume) with loads of shredding guitars, funky bass lines and epic synths. It gets me pumped, so it's doing something right. It's quite straightforward, and doesn't vary too much in the first three minutes. That last minute though! They really amp it up, and wrap up with a 'sprint to the finish' guitar solo.
7.5/10
Nice to see this one did well! If you ever find the time to play through the Xenoblade games (they are really long), I fully recommend them; Xenoblade 1 is my favorite video game of all time, and Xenoblade 2 is somewhere in my Top 10. Regarding the song I sent, it is indeed boss battle music; to go on a tangent for a moment to talk about some random trivia, this song was somehow uploaded online shortly after the game was first announced, and at the time, it had some vague name like "Action Battle" or something, which led people to think this was going to be the normal battle theme. That would've been a little too dramatic, in hindsight... But anyway, glad to hear you enjoyed it! My favorite section is the beginning of the song, but that last minute is also incredible.
Well, I'll try to get my Round 3 submission to you soon. I've got quite a few ideas, it's just a matter of whether I want to play it safe for another round, or if I'm prepared to ruin any reputation I might've had on this forum for having good taste in music willing to go for something a lot more risky.
I'd love to have the time to play through the Xenoblade games, but realistically I won't be for a long time yet. I bought Red Dead Redemption 2, 3 years ago, and still haven't finished it! Also, don't play it safe, it's more fun that way :tup
Alrighty, a decent enough score and sitting in joint 2nd place so doing ok so far, but need to up my game.
Yea, come on man! Send something as good as what I've sent you!
hell yeah i got two 4/10's at the same time!!! :metal
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Now we're talking! This is hands down the best song of the roulette so far. I love that you've gone from worst song of the roulette to best!
This seems to be a recurring motif for me on roulettes :lol
I'm very surprised you dug that track a lot! I just randomly remembered liking that particular song when the record came out, and thought what the hell, maybe he'll be into it as well. Hell yeah :metal
I'll try send groovy stuff from now on.
Groovy, but DIRTY groovy.
I love a last minute, off the cuff submission, it's the way forward!
Nick_z: Royal Thunder - Time Machine
Turns out I've listened to Wick by Royal Thunder, but I can't recall anything about it. This was nice. It has something about it that makes me feel it is quite influenced by classic rock, but also feels a bit grungey in the vocal delivery. Now I did like the vocals here, and they definitely raised it from a lower score. To be honest I'm still not entirely sure if these vocals are sung by a male or a female, not that it matters. Musically it did what it needed to, and I'm fine with that. I'll likely add the album to one of my playlists, meaning I might get around to spinning it in a few years.
7/10
Well, consistent scores so far, at least ;)
The album this is from, Crooked Doors, is my favorite of the three they put out, but Wick (their last) is excellent too. I love this song and yes, (her) vocals are clearly something that stand out. Let me know how it goes with the album a few years down the road :biggrin:
Yea the vocals were one of the best of the round, if not the best. Keep 'em coming dude.
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Sent! I went for something very risky, but whatever happens, I won't have any regrets.
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Cheers to those of you who have sent so quickly! I've got 10/13 now. Just waiting on Elite, King and Sacul :corn
I'll get started ASAP, and who knows, maybe do some tidbits. But thanks to TAC's inspiration, they will be in gif form only.
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I will send my song after work today!
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Cheers to those of you who have sent so quickly! I've got 10/13 now. Just waiting on Elite, King and Sacul:corn
so business as usual :neverusethis:
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I'm surprised by how well I'm doing but I'm sure it's not going to last :lol
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Sent!
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Luke, do you like hip-hop? I may have some groovy stuff in that case :corn
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Luke, do you like hip-hop? I may have some groovy stuff in that case :corn
Hip hop was my jam from the age of like 17-discovering Metallica. I listened to the main stream stuff really. I do have a few hip hop artists on my ipod, but it's pretty limited.
It'd be a bit of a risk I guess, but then again maybe not. If it's hip hop that sounds nothing like any hip hop I've ever heard then sure. Blow my mind......
...but more importantly, just fucking send something!
I started my first listens of the songs I've got so far, I couldn't help myself. Good stuff so far :tup
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Ok, just sent :lol
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Ok, just sent :lol
Nice one dude. A bold move, I like it.
Just waiting on Elite now, as painfully predictable as that is.
I will get first gifpressions up once I've got all the songs!
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Blood Of The Past is pretty sick, I like it :tup
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Gif to use for Elate:
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Hi!
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:corn
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Love this gif. :lol
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Blood Of The Past is pretty sick, I like it :tup
One of my favorite songs of 2019 :metal
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Blood Of The Past is pretty sick, I like it :tup
One of my favorite songs of 2019 :metal
That whole album is killer.
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Love this gif. :lol
It is a great one :lol I remember watching this episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Martin Freeman wins, hands down.
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...so did Elite send? :lol
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First Gifpressions are taking longer than I expected so have some hangmanen instead
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Luke, give us an update. I have to go to bed!!!
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And take your geritol!!
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Did Luke just sign off without updating this thing??
I sure did :lol straight to bed!
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??? _e_in De_ine - ___t_e_'s ____d
??? T_______t_ - ______
??? ___in_ _i_es - Se__t_nin
??? D_____d - N___e_s Need ____ns
??? T_e ____n ___t__ - _______e_s
??? Se_iste_e_ - T_e Se____
??? S__d__ ____e__ - __t I_: T_e ____e_ __ _en S__e_
??? ________ - Ex_i_ed _in_s
??? T_e __iente_e - T_e ___se _____s _ins
??? _n___n_____i - ___n ____es
??? T_e __tte____ E__e_t - ____ds _n _i_e
Guessed: TIDES NX
It's 3:30 am here, I just got up to my boy, now I'm back off to bed. Some of these are real easy now. I'll update again in like 4 hours.
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Tim you jerk. You woke him up. :lol
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Bend Sinister-Best Of You
Semistereo-The Search
Kevin Devine
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Tim you jerk. You woke him up. :lol
Good night! Alarm at 3:55.
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He will call you at 3am. Just to ruin those 55 minutes. :lol
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The Butterfly Effect - Hands in Mine
Let’s see an A.
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??? Bend Sinister - Best of You
??? Kevin Devine - ___t_e_'s ____d
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??? A__in_ _i_es - Se__t_nin
??? D__a__d - N___e_s Need ___ans
??? T_e _a_an _a_t__ - _a_____e_s
??? Semistereo - The Search
??? S_ad__ _a__e__ - A_t I_: T_e A___e_ __ _en Sa_e_
??? ________ - Ex_i_ed _in_s
??? T_e __iente_e - T_e ___se A__a_s _ins
??? Ana_ana____i - J__n ____es
??? The Butterfly Effect - ____ds _n _i_e
Guessed: TIDES NXAJ
The Butterfly Effect - Hands in Mine
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Anamanaguchi
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Anamanaguchi
Buddy
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??? _end_i__ La_a_ - _in_ __nta
??? Bend Sinister - Best of You
??? Kevin Devine - ___t_e_'s _l__d
??? T__a____ta - ______
??? A__in_ _i_es - Se__t_nin
??? D__a__d - N___e_s Need ___ans
??? T_e _a_an _a_t__ - _a__l__e_s
??? Semistereo - The Search
??? S_ad__ _alle__ - A_t I_: T_e A___e_ __ _en Sale_
??? ____l___ - Ex_i_ed _in_s
??? T_e _lientele - T_e ___se Al_a_s _ins
Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - J__n ____es
??? The Butterfly Effect - ___lds _n _i_e
Guessed: TIDES NXAJL
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Shadow Gallery-The Archer Of Ben Salem.
The Clientele
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My song has an extra S because apparently Luke confused it with the latest Jinjer album.
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??? Bend Sinister - Best of You
??? Kevin Devine - _r_t_er's _l__d
??? T_ra__r_ta - ____r_
??? Ar_in_ _ires - Ser_t_nin
??? D__a__d - N_m_ers Need __mans
??? T_e Ma_an Fa_t_r - _arfl__er
??? Semistereo - The Search
??? Shadow Gallery - Act IV: The Archer of Ben Salem
??? M__nl___ - Ex_ired _in_s
??? The Clientele - T_e ___se Al_a_s _ins
Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - J__n ____es
??? The Butterfly Effect - __rlds _n Fire
Guessed: TIDES NXAJL RMF
My song has an extra S because apparently Luke confused it with the latest Jinjer album.
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Anyone gonna guess who sent what then??
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Kendrick Lamar is The Walrus.
Or Sacul.
I feel like Shadow Gallery would be Romdrums or HOF.
Kevin Devine...is that Evermind? or Elite?
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Semistereo is Elite.
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Sacul: Kendrick Lamar - _in_ __nta
??? Bend Sinister - Best of You
??? Kevin Devine - _r_t_er's _l__d
??? T_ra__r_ta - ____r_
??? Ar_in_ _ires - Ser_t_nin
??? D__a__d - N_m_ers Need __mans
??? T_e Ma_an Fa_t_r - _arfl__er
Elite: Semistereo - The Search
??? Shadow Gallery - Act IV: The Archer of Ben Salem
??? M__nl___ - Ex_ired _in_s
??? The Clientele - T_e ___se Al_a_s _ins
Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - J__n ____es
??? The Butterfly Effect - __rlds _n Fire
Guessed: TIDES NXAJL RMF
Kendrick Lamar is The Walrus.
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The Mayan Factor - Warflower
Evermind :)
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Did Stadler send Bend Sinister?
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Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Warflower (ninja'd by nick)
Serotonin
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The Mayan Factor - Warflower
Evermind :)
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Warflower (ninja'd by nick)
Serotonin
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Dopapod - Numbers Need Humans
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Did Stadler send Bend Sinister?
Is Stadler even in this roulette? :lol
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Did Stadler send Bend Sinister?
Is Stadler even in this roulette? :lol
He isn't :)
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Did King or TAC send Shadow Gallery?
I don't recognize any artists this round except them, Kendrick Lamar, and my own. :lol
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That's a negative with me.
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Did King or TAC send Shadow Gallery?
I don't recognize any artists this round except them, Kendrick Lamar, and my own. :lol
I’m gonna guess nick_z.
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Did King or TAC send Shadow Gallery?
I don't recognize any artists this round except them, Kendrick Lamar, and my own. :lol
I’m gonna guess nick_z.
Nope, no Shadow Gallery from me :)
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Sacul: Kendrick Lamar - _in_ __nta
??? Bend Sinister - Best of You
??? Kevin Devine - _r_t_er's _l__d
??? T_ra__r_ta - ____r_
??? Ar_in_ _ires - Serotonin
??? Dopapod - Numbers Need Humans
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Warflower
Elite: Semistereo - The Search
??? Shadow Gallery - Act IV: The Archer of Ben Salem
??? M__nl___ - Ex_ired _in_s
??? The Clientele - T_e ___se Al_a_s _ins
Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - J__n ____es
??? The Butterfly Effect - __rlds _n Fire
Guessed: TIDES NXAJL RMF
No one had guessed the Shadow Gallery sender correctly yet :corn
I don't recognize any artists this round except them, Kendrick Lamar, and my own. :lol
Yea you guys have dug deep this round. I'd never even heard of 9 out of the 13 bands/artists this round.
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Arcing Wires
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Katatonia's not banned. Where's Lethean?
:lol
Yeah...where IS Lethean?
Oh no!!!! :sadpanda:
Next time, someone please please pretty please with sugar on top PM me if there's a roulette where Katatonia isn't banned and I'm MIA.... :)
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Moonloop - Expired Kings by TAC
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Arcing Wires
Moonloop - Expired Kings by TAC
Yes and yes.
I'll update tomorrow. I'm aware my pace is already slowing down a bit guys. Life has been kicking my ass a bit and I really need to be in the right headspace to do all my roulette admin!
I'm aiming to get results up by the weekend though.
Now if only Ariich would stop making me look bad with the pace of his fogeython :getoffmylawn:
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Fogeython?! :lol
Zydar needs to photoshop something funny for that.
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I'm aware my pace is already slowing down a bit guys.
Oh no, this round is flying by compared to the last round. :neverusethis:
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I'm aware my pace is already slowing down a bit guys.
Oh no, this round is flying by compared to the last round. :neverusethis:
You all knew what you were getting yourselves into...
I've wanted to do one for a while but was reluctant as my life will get in the way of keeping up a fast pace. But hey, a slow roulette is better than none right?
:lol
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Right, the kid is in bed and wife is off out to work soon and will be gone all night. Looks like I'll have some time to focus on smashing out some write ups.
Watch this space...
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Yeah I'll go get some sleep. :biggrin:
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Yeah I'll go get some sleep. :biggrin:
Yea, what are you 2 hours ahead? It's 8:43 pm here. You might have something to read over breakfast tomorrow morning.
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Yeah I'll go get some sleep. :biggrin:
Yea, what are you 2 hours ahead? It's 8:43 pm here.
Yes, 10:51 pm right now and have to wake up in 6 hours.
You might have something to read over breakfast tomorrow morning.
Sure will, I mean I carry a book with me to read during my commute. :biggrin:
Looking forward to the results!
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Right, the kid is in bed and wife is off out to work soon and will be gone all night. Looks like I'll have some time to focus on smashing out some write ups.
Watch this space...
(https://i.imgur.com/aRMIoJl.jpg?fb)
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Write ups are basically done. Just formatting the post but feel like I might need to give one more listen through to all these songs as a couple have grown on me, especially during the 5th listen.
It's coming today guys, but could still be another few hours yet so don't wait up :lol
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Right, the kid is in bed and wife is off out to work soon and will be gone all night. Looks like I'll have some time to focus on smashing out some write ups.
Watch this space...
(https://i.imgur.com/aRMIoJl.jpg?fb)
One eternity could be smaller or shorter than a different one.
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Well I ended up being nearly 24 hours behind my predicted time frame for results but you'll all be thanking me for the slower pace of my roulette once Ariich finishes his and I'm all you've got :rollin
Interesting fact, all the songs that ended up as an 8/10 jumped by either a whole point or a half, with that last listen. It really cemented my feeling that they were better than my initial scoring.
Revenge319: Toraboruta - Kokoro
First off, let me say I respect the hell out of you for sending this. I know we've talked about your love for this style of music before, as well as your trepidation in sharing that here on DTF. I love people who will unashamedly shout out their passion for music that others don't get. There are elements of this I like, mainly the symphonic parts. The bits I can't get past are all the EDM bits, as I'm not an EDM fan at all, and the vocals. This style of vocals is just not for me. Back in the day, me and a friend used to hit up the Dance Dance Revolution games in the local arcade, and this song feels like it would be at home on one of those games. That is in no way a knock at all. There are parts of this that I just can't get past unfortunately and it's just not for me. Don't be disheartened though, as I've said before the songs that end up scoring highest roulette I feel will be sent by those who have the balls to take a risk.
3/10
Sacul: Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
No doubt this was a gamble. It has grown on me a bit, but I just can't see myself revisiting to be honest. If I listen to rap or hip hop then generally it's classic stuff from the 90s or early 00s. There is some great flow but this just makes me feel old more than anything else :lol I feel that this newer era of hip hop has just passed me by and although this is OK, I'm not planning on taking a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar or any of his contemporaries any time some. I appreciate the risk taking though dude, it definitely paid off last round. Objectively this is pretty good but it's hard for me to rate this objectively, if you know what I mean? I know I won't really revisit this but I can enjoy it for what it is, and wouldn't skip it if it came on the radio.
5.5/10
Romdrums: Arcing Wires - Serotonin
Another band I have never heard of, bring it. This song starts off feeling like some film noir, smooth jazz bar kinda feel, but with a modern twist. It goes more prog as it goes on and the instrumentation is really good. I seem to have received a lot of instrumental tracks this round, and this one is a nice mix of styles. It kinda sticks with the same vibe for the first two and a half minutes and then the guitar work takes centre stage. There's some really good noodling here, solid bass lines going on in the background and other musical textures adding to the sound. It's all interesting enough but never steps it up a level, and is generally just nice to listen to all the way through. I will also add I love the album art.
6.5/10
HOF: The Clientele - The House Always Wins
The dreamy, ethereal vibe of this really reminds me of another band but I can't quite place it. I don't listen to a great deal of music like this, but this is really pleasant. I can hear a classic rock influence in here, like all those famous 60s bands, as well as 90s stuff like Brit Pop. It's quite simple and relies quite heavily on those breathy vocals, which I have no problem with. This impressed me enough that I will check out at least one album, see how it fits. I don't find I have a great deal to say about it, other than it's a style that I find myself slowly being drawn towards, even though I'm not fully invested in it...yet.
6.5/10
Elite: Semistereo - The Search
Semistereo are one of the few bands this round I had heard previously, within the last year or so. I'm sure it was via DTF that I heard of them, and it was this album that I checked out. Anyway, why do I feel underwhelmed by this? It seems to tick all the boxes on first listen. I kept hoping this was going to grow more than it did, and feel that it had the potential to grow more, but 5 or 6 listens obviously isn't enough. I like the chugging riffs and it's got the right amount if heavy for a song like this. For some reason this makes me think of bands like Oceansize and Amplifier, but nowhere near as good as those bands.
7/10
Kingshmegland: Dopapod - Numbers Need Humans
We're more on track here I think King. You're last two entries have been solid but not quite hitting that sweet spot. This song is a step further in the right direction. It has great bass lines and mixes in plenty of other interesting elements, and had that 'jam band' feel. Is that a theremin in the mix? This isn't strictly an instrumental, but the vocals are pretty fleeting and don't add a great deal to the song, not that that's a problem.
7/10
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Warflower
Is this the vocalist from Fair to Midland? It sure as hell sounds like him! I like Fair to Midland so it goes without saying the vocals are nice here. Musically this is fine and the song is pretty solid on the whole, it has all the components of something I should love. The last quarter of the song goes all Tool, but with some flamenco style guitars or something. It never quite reaches the highs it teases, but I'd give the album a spin. Not your strongest submission but interesting enough.
7/10
Cyril: Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
This isn't your typical Cyril entry! I mean I like it for a start :neverusethis: I know you have a love for vocals that are full of emotion, so we'll start there I guess. This of the sort of song I can imagine singing along to with gusto, which is always a big selling point to me. There are parts where you can hear the raw emotion spilling out of him and I can really feel it. It's a bit country in parts and musically it's no mold breaker, but I like it. The second half is great, after laying the groundwork he is able to let loose musically and also emotionally. I get an image of this guy playing this solo in some dive bar, in southern America, just bearing his soul and it being an amazing experience for the listener, great stuff.
7.5/10
Puppies: Shadow Gallery - Act IV: The Archer of Ben Salem
As far as prog metal entries go, this is a good one. Although I'm not particularly looking for anything with a more classic prog metal sound (as I've kinda had my fill of that), this is really good. The vocals aren't terrible but it's the keys/guitar work that make this a bit special. It really kicks in around the 4 minute mark with all the instrumental solos and that's what gets my head nodding and air guitar shredding. It's nothing I haven't heard before but it's really well done and I can't help but enjoy it. Those 2 minutes or so raise the score for a song like this ultimately. I'll check out this album before diving any deeper into their catalogue.
7.5/10
Nick_z: The Butterfly Effect - Worlds on Fire
I know I have listened to this band/album before, in fact I've spun it earlier this year. I don't not recall them sounding so much like some sort of a Muse/Radiohead mash up, with some post-rock leanings. I quite like Muse and although I was not interested in Radiohead for forever, I've started listening to them a fair bit this year. This is another song that I think it's strongest point are the vocals, and their delivery. I especially love that "Now you waaaake up tired, so uninspired" line, I can croon along to it nicely. I like the subtle use of horns in here and even though the Muse comparison is really quite in your face at times, it still works. That horn breakdown before the build to the end is lush. I definitely dig this and it's got to be your strongest entry yet. Musically it's quite nice and varied, there are some nice twists and turns and it doesn't always go where you expect it to. I felt it was building to an epic end but kind of falls a bit short of what I was hoping for. It grew on me a lot and if it had a more epic ending, that didn't end so abruptly it would've likely scored higher.
8/10
TAC: Moonloop - Expired Kings
You're really doubling down on your metal submissions, and I respect that! This to me feels like a proggier Dethklok. I guess it's mainly the harsh vocals, and some of the more straight forward riffs, especially in the early parts of the song. There are some other influences in here that I can't quite put my finger on (other than the most obvious being Gojira and The Ocean). This is varied enough and I think at first I kind of unfairly wrote it off as being more one dimensional than it actually is. This is likely the biggest grower of the round, and I find myself looking forward to it more each time it rolls around. It's aggressive whilst having lots of really melodic guitar work, and a great mix of clean and harsh vocals. This feels like it should sit well in that bracket of sludgy prog metal, that has lyrics to do with nature/biology/environmentalism (I have no idea if that's what they are singing about mind :lol ).
8/10
Ariich: Bend Sinister - Best of You
I don't know why, and I can't really explain it, but this feels like an Ariich band :lol I love a modern band like this that clearly wears it's influences for all to see. I can hear influences such as Queen and The Beatles in this song, as well as more modern bands. This song doesn't necessarily blow me away, but as a taster it certainly whets my appetite for more. I want to listen to the whole album to see what else they bring to the table. Everything is good here, I like the vocals and the song is written and crafted really well. It feels like those classic rock bands who were able to write nice catchy songs whilst striving to make them a little bit more grandiose.
8/10
Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - John Hughes
This is so much fun! I don't think I've ever heard this kind of 8-bit video game/chip tune music done so well. It's incorporated into what feels like a real song, rather than just re-creating a video game soundtrack sound. I looked this guy up and turns out he worked on the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack, which is cool, as I kinda loved that film. I am 100% going to be checking more of this out as I have basically been dancing around the room to this everytime I play it. I know I bailed on the Gifpressions, but the one I wanted to share most was this one.
(https://media2.giphy.com/media/d2Z7NqwF3yImFNHW/giphy.gif)
(https://media4.giphy.com/media/HTjcWZwMtHpyhuCGKZ/giphy-downsized-large.gif)
Will this song have enough longevity that I'll still be listening in a year? Who knows or cares, it's pretty great now!
8.5/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 23.5
Ariich - 22.5
TAC - 22.5
Cyril - 22
Nick - 22
Evermind - 21.5
HOF - 20.5
Puppies - 20.5
Elite - 20.5
Romdrums - 20
King - 20
Sacul - 18.5
Revenge - 16.5
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Fuck yeah. :metal :metal :metal
That's far from my favorite Anamanaguchi song, so you're in for a treat! The album it comes from has a lot of great songs, though it's a bit bloated. Their most recent album [USA] is a bit more experimental but it's definitely my favorite.
Slight correction: The band (it's more than one guy!) did the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim game, not the movie. Another Winter from that OST is a fuckin' bop.
Despite being at the very top of the rankings I still don't have the best grasp of your tastes, so I'm not really sure where to go from here. :lol I suppose I'll go with a group I discovered last year that I've never heard anyone else on here talk about that I've been dying to send in a roulette since. :corn
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Isn't Kristi Anamanaguchi a figure skater?
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Isn't Kristi Anamanaguchi a figure skater?
Anamana-who-chi?
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Isn't Kristi Anamanaguchi a figure skater?
Anamana-who-chi?
Gesundheit.
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One other writeup here makes me feel a bit more confident my next entry is gonna go over pretty okay :corn
also yes this was the requisite country(-esque) entry from me
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Fuck yeah. :metal :metal :metal
That's far from my favorite Anamanaguchi song, so you're in for a treat! The album it comes from has a lot of great songs, though it's a bit bloated. Their most recent album [USA] is a bit more experimental but it's definitely my favorite.
Slight correction: The band (it's more than one guy!) did the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim game, not the movie. Another Winter from that OST is a fuckin' bop.
Despite being at the very top of the rankings I still don't have the best grasp of your tastes, so I'm not really sure where to go from here. :lol I suppose I'll go with a group I discovered last year that I've never heard anyone else on here talk about that I've been dying to send in a roulette since. :corn
Looking forward to giving them a good go. It is just a really fun song that makes me want to move,what else do you want from a song like this?!
As for my tastes, fuck the more music I listen to the more I realise I don't even fully grasp my tastes?
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Nick_z: The Butterfly Effect - Worlds on Fire
I know I have listened to this band/album before, in fact I've spun it earlier this year. I don't not recall them sounding so much like some sort of a Muse/Radiohead mash up, with some post-rock leanings. I quite like Muse and although I was not interested in Radiohead for forever, I've started listening to them a fair bit this year. This is another song that I think it's strongest point are the vocals, and their delivery. I especially love that "Now you waaaake up tired, so uninspired" line, I can croon along to it nicely. I like the subtle use of horns in here and even though the Muse comparison is really quite in your face at times, it still works. That horn breakdown before the build to the end is lush. I definitely dig this and it's got to be your strongest entry yet. Musically it's quite nice and varied, there are some nice twists and turns and it doesn't always go where you expect it to. I felt it was building to an epic end but kind of falls a bit short of what I was hoping for. It grew on me a lot and if it had a more epic ending, that didn't end so abruptly it would've likely scored higher.
8/10
Glad you enjoyed it!
In terms of how you remembered them - To be fair, this is the one song in the album where the Muse influence is strong, especially in the vocals (Not a huge Radiohead fan, and I'm hearing them here mostly via the Muse influence). The other songs are generally more straightforward in their structure, and the singer does not go all Bellamy on us (which I prefer, by the way). The album is overall very, very good. I picked the opener because, as you observed, it goes in a variety of interesting directions. I LOVE the build-up to the ending...though I agree with you it'd be great if they spent a little more time with it once it climaxes. This way it leaves you wanting more.
You should try their previous album (Imago), too. The sound is a little "beefier" and more in the vein of the alt-(metal)-prog Australian scene
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HOF: The Clientele - The House Always Wins
The dreamy, ethereal vibe of this really reminds me of another band but I can't quite place it. I don't listen to a great deal of music like this, but this is really pleasant. I can hear a classic rock influence in here, like all those famous 60s bands, as well as 90s stuff like Brit Pop. It's quite simple and relies quite heavily on those breathy vocals, which I have no problem with. This impressed me enough that I will check out at least one album, see how it fits. I don't find I have a great deal to say about it, other than it's a style that I find myself slowly being drawn towards, even though I'm not fully invested in it...yet.
6.5/10
Hey, I'm just glad you're interested in hearing more! It's not really a style I listen to much myself, but they are a great band. This particular song just happens to be one I've been listening to a bunch lately, and it's been hitting me in the right spot for whatever reason.
I think you nailed the description of their style. It's somewhere in between 60s rock and Brit-pop, maybe a bit like early Radiohead. But that's moreso on their first two albums, which both have this dreamy, kind of lo-fi production. Almost like you are listening to an AM radio station. After that they became a bit more modern sounding and stylistically drifted off towards orchestral/baroque pop with an Indy rock vibe, a little folky at times too. I like those first two albums a lot (this song is from their second album The Violet Hour), but their later stuff is a bit more accessible. If you liked this, probably should start with The Violet Hour or the first one, Suburban Light. My favorite albums from them are Strange Geometry and Music for the Age of Miracles, which are both worth checking out even if you don't like either of the first two.
I guess now I have to think of something else to send!
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Well I should have sent something more hardcore and punchy like Run the Jewels tbh but I'll try think of something else now :lol
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Sent!
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Revenge319: Toraboruta - Kokoro
First off, let me say I respect the hell out of you for sending this. I know we've talked about your love for this style of music before, as well as your trepidation in sharing that here on DTF. I love people who will unashamedly shout out their passion for music that others don't get. There are elements of this I like, mainly the symphonic parts. The bits I can't get past are all the EDM bits, as I'm not an EDM fan at all, and the vocals. This style of vocals is just not for me. Back in the day, me and a friend used to hit up the Dance Dance Revolution games in the local arcade, and this song feels like it would be at home on one of those games. That is in no way a knock at all. There are parts of this that I just can't get past unfortunately and it's just not for me. Don't be disheartened though, as I've said before the songs that end up scoring highest roulette I feel will be sent by those who have the balls to take a risk.
3/10
Well, hey, I knew I was taking a huge risk sending this. :) :lol
I'll probably stick to relatively safer options going forward, though, because if you're not a fan of the vocals, then I doubt you'd enjoy the vocals in any of the other songs like this that I had in mind to send you. And while I don't necessarily care about what score I get by the end of the roulette, I wouldn't want to keep sending you songs that you'd likely not enjoy to the point of giving them as low a score as a 3/10.
I'll try to get my next submission to you soon, and hopefully whatever it is that I pick next will be a song you enjoy more than this one!
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Nice, glad you liked it! Nothing else on that album is quite as special as Best of You as they're all a bit more straightforward in themselves, but it's a great album and there's a terrific variety of styles and influences between songs.
I know what band I'm sending for round 4, just can't decide which of three short songs to send. Damn your single-song submissions!
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Check your PM, I have a question.
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Check your PM, I have a question.
The answer is no. ;D
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:lol
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Round #4 sent!
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And I have sent as well. :corn
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Well, 7/10 is fine I guess!
Sent as well.
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Sent!
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Elite: Semistereo - The Search
Semistereo are one of the few bands this round I had heard previously, within the last year or so. I'm sure it was via DTF that I heard of them, and it was this album that I checked out. Anyway, why do I feel underwhelmed by this? It seems to tick all the boxes on first listen. I kept hoping this was going to grow more than it did, and feel that it had the potential to grow more, but 5 or 6 listens obviously isn't enough. I like the chugging riffs and it's got the right amount if heavy for a song like this. For some reason this makes me think of bands like Oceansize and Amplifier, but nowhere near as good as those bands.
7/10
I'm pretty sure it was through me that you've seen them on DTF, as I'm likely the first person to have sent them in roulettes. And I've sent them, most likely this very track as well, in quite some roulettes. I must say that a 7/10 is kind-of underwhelming in that regard, since even a couple of years after this album was released (it was one of my top albums in 2017) and with my musical preference shifting away from prog in general, I still think this is a great song and album. But then it;s probably not everyone's cup of tea.
Since I didn't get any gifpression for this track, here's one:
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Sent!
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Alright, sent!
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Cheers guys, currently got 10/13 submissions :tup
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Three slackers?
You name 'em and we'll shame 'em!
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Sent
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Three slackers?
You name 'em and we'll shame 'em!
Yes!
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Three slackers?
You name 'em and we'll shame 'em!
Well now Romdrums has sent that just leaves two. You don't even need to guess the one, any guesses on the other mystery slacker?
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I wouldn't know, to be honest
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Well now Romdrums has sent that just leaves two. You don't even need to guess the one, any guesses on the other mystery slacker?
Whoever that mystery slacker is must be crazy to have not sent until now!
Oh, by the way, I sent for Round 4 just now. ;)
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You were probably the last one then!
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Well thanks guys, better get listening to get the results up in time for Christmas
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Well thanks guys, better get listening to get the results up in time for Christmas
Canadian Christmas right? :corn
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Hagnmagn?
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Hagnmagn?
Yea, go on then :tup
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MEH, luke's thoughts on this round
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What? Did he go to bed already??
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??? _e.___.the.___ - T_a__m_______ __ _tat__
??? ___the__ Em__e_ - ___e_ ___ the ___e__
??? M_. B____e - ___ea____ the Th____ __ _eath
??? ____h__a - ______ Be____
??? ______az - _h__e_t__e E_e_
??? __eet B____ _______ - _______
??? __eet _eath - B__
??? Za______ - _____a_te
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Guessed: MEHTBAZ
I think that's everything, there are likely mistakes and yes TAC, I am off to bed now :lol
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Mew
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Mr. Bungle
Mew (Sacul?)
Toby Fox - Hopes And Dreams (Revenge?)
something Empire
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Sweet Billy Pilgrim
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I see Sweet Death and Mr. Bungle.
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we.own.the.sky
no clue what the Mew song could be - it -should- be Apocalypso but it's missing an A for that
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Mr. Bungle
Mew (Sacul?)
Toby Fox - Hopes And Dreams (Revenge?)
something Empire
Oh, that’s Southern Empire probably.
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Mr. Bungle
Mew (Sacul?)
Toby Fox - Hopes And Dreams (Revenge?)
something Empire
Oh, that’s Southern Empire probably.
Guessing King sent that then.
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Mr. Bungle
Mew (Sacul?)
Toby Fox - Hopes And Dreams (Revenge?)
something Empire
Oh, that’s Southern Empire probably.
Guessing King sent that then.
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Yup.
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Oh, that’s Southern Empire probably.
Guessing King sent that then.
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Yup.
Cries for the Lonely? Excellent stuff!
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Nice one guys, think I've updated everything here:
??? ___h___ - _a__m__e_
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??? we.own.the.sky - T_a__m_______ __ _tat__
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
??? Mr. Bungle - ___ea____ the Th____ __ _eath
??? ____h__a - ______ Be____
??? ______az - _h__e_t__e E_e_
??? Sweet Billy Pilgrim - _______
??? __eet _eath - B__
??? Za______ - _____a_te
??? Mew - Apocalypso
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
??? _a_t__e - T_ ____et
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I'll have an R!
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Give me the D.
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??? R__h___ - _a_dm__e_
??? _______ - Bett_ _ha_e __e_ t_ Br___t__
??? we.own.the.sky - Tra__m_______ __ _tat__
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
??? Mr. Bungle - __read___ the Th____ __ Death
??? __r_h__a - __r_d_ Be___d
??? __r___az - Rh__e_t__e E_e_
??? Sweet Billy Pilgrim - _a_____
??? _reet Death - B__
??? Zard____ - _____a_te
??? Mew - Apocalypso
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
??? Ra_t_re - T_ __r_et
Guessed: MEHTBAZRD
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Greet Death
Rapture
give me the O for O/1O
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Rishloo-Landmines
I was sent that in my Young Guns roulette. That's a great song. I forget who sent it.
It is actually on my Spotify playlist for this roulette.
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Zardonic
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Zardonic
Vigilante, sent by Sacul
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Gorillaz
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Gorillaz
Rhinestone Eyes
good song.
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??? _o____o - Bett_ _ha_e _oe_ to Bro__to_
??? we.own.the.sky - Tra__m____o__ o_ _tat__
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
??? Mr. Bungle - __read___ the Th____ o_ Death
??? __r_ho_a - _or_d_ Be_o_d
??? Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
??? Sweet Billy Pilgrim - _a____o
??? Greet Death - Bo_
Sacul: Zardonic - Vigilante
??? Mew - Apocalypso
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
??? Rapture - To _or_et
Guessed: MEHTBAZRDO
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Y
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Zardonic
Vigilante, sent by Sacul
Your favorite song :metal
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Zardonic
Vigilante, sent by Sacul
Your favorite song :metal
It's fine and far from my least favorite that roulette, chill :lol
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C for :corn
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Katatonia sent by Lethean
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Sarah McLachlan - Angel
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Fates Warning - The Light And Shade Of Things
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Katatonia sent by Lethean
Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Fates Warning - The Light And Shade Of Things
What is happening here/what am I missing? :rollin
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Luke isn't updating his hangman, that's what's happening. :lol
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:lol
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Djent sent by Evermind
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I thought Evermind sent Glen Hansard.
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Sarah McLachlan - Angel
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy live is my go to for her.
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Sleep Party People sent by Home
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Don, Aman by Slint
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Night Ranger sent by Stadler.
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Don, Aman by Slint
die
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Kevin Gilbert - Song for a Dead Friend
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Bloody piss takers
??? Rishloo - Landmines
??? _o____o - Betty _ha_e _oe_ to Bro__to_
??? we.own.the.sky - Tra__m____o__ o_ _tat_c
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
??? Mr. Bungle - __read___ the Th____ o_ Death
??? C_r_ho_a - _or_d_ Beyo_d
??? Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
??? Sweet Billy Pilgrim - _a_y__o
??? Greet Death - Bo_
Sacul: Zardonic - Vigilante
??? Mew - Apocalypso
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
??? Rapture - To _or_et
Guessed: MEHTBAZRDOYC
You all forgot
Fair to Midland - The Wife, the Kids and the White Picket Fence
Oceans of Slumber - Winter
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TAC is the front runner. :lol
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Have you consisered ariich? He seems like the perfect candidate!
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Have you consisered ariich? He seems like the perfect candidate!
He could definitely run my roulette, alongside his own, faster than I could run mine.
TAC is the front runner. :lol
I said no time wasters! Also, a requirement I forgot to mention, extensive knowledge of pop culture references essential. That takes him right out of the running!
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If that's the case I'd love for him to say, 'What the Fuck is that" a million times.
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If that's the case I'd love for him to say, 'What the Fuck is that" a million times.
The What The Fuck Is This TAC Roulette V.5 :metal
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Anymore guesses on who sent what then?
My listening for this round is going pretty slow as I've been catching up on some other listening. Expect results sometime.
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Expect guesses on who sent what sometime.
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splent sent Resilts
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Did Stadler send the Beach Boys?
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Did Stadler send the Beach Boys?
Welcome to the old fogey's club with this post. Lol
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Anymore guesses on who sent what then?
I sent the one where you got the hangman wrong. :P
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Anymore guesses on who sent what then?
My listening for this round is going pretty slow as I've been catching up on some other listening. Expect results sometime.
Other Listening gets suspended when hosting a Roulette.
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Anymore guesses on who sent what then?
My listening for this round is going pretty slow as I've been catching up on some other listening. Expect results sometime.
Other Listening gets suspended when hosting a Roulette.
This is pretty much my attitude, although I squeeze in a bit of listening to new releases after I post results while most new submissions aren't in yet. It's why my weekly pattern with Friday results works out quite well.
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Anymore guesses on who sent what then?
My listening for this round is going pretty slow as I've been catching up on some other listening. Expect results sometime.
Other Listening gets suspended when hosting a Roulette.
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:corn
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Yea apologies guys, life has been pretty hectic and I've just had some bad news in the family so having trouble dedicating time to this at the moment. The listening is going on, just haven't written anything up.
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Just checking the thread and saw the above post. I hope things are ok..
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Thanks Tim, just a worrying diagnosis in the family. Just struggling to get into the mindset to sit and type up results. Apologies all, I will get to it soon.
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Thanks Tim, just a worrying diagnosis in the family. Just struggling to get into the mindset to sit and type up results. Apologies all, I will get to it soon.
Yikes!
You should just put this on an official pause and not worry about the roulette. Pick it up in a couple of months. No worries.
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Yeah honestly don't worry about it Luke.
But of course if you'd find it a bit of a welcome distraction then by all means we can carry on, just don't worry about timing.
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I mean with juggling work and a kid it's hard to find time as it is, the listening I have no problem with it's just dedicated time to write up results. Got a fair bit on my mind but I don't want to put this on a full pause. As you said Rich, I'd imagine I'd welcome it as a distraction at some point.
Cheers guys :heart
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Whatever you need to do is fine by us, Luke. All the best to you and your family.
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Yeah, man, I was away for a few days, and saw this now.
Sending you best wishes, and hope everything gets better soon.
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OK, it's been a year since I put this on hold, happy anniversary.
I've been wanting to pick this back up for a while but something in life always seems to come up. With the fact that Puppies has nearly finished his roulette, and Deadeye's has been slow enough that I don't feel bad about mine running at a slower pace than I'd like, I feel I could continue this.
A) Are all participants happy to continue?
B) Are all participants still active on the forum? I feel that they are still, except for Evermind?
Turns out I'd had a document with most of the write ups for the round done. This will be as much as a surprise for you guys as it will be for me, as likely no one has a clue what they sent.
Honestly no hard feelings if general consensus is that this should be buried (like that album cover of Gene Simmonds in the 'What album' thread).
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Holy shit. You’ll still beat Deadeye at this pace.
I’m in as long as Ariich doesn’t want to continue. ;D
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You’ll have to update the Banned List with the last year’s s albums.
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Holy shit. You’ll still beat Deadeye at this pace.
I’m in as long as Ariich doesn’t want to continue. ;D
Think I can keep to a pace of four rounds per year.
You’ll have to update the Banned List with the last year’s s albums.
Yes, fair shout. I'll maybe separate it from the main banned list so it's easier to look at a glance.
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:metal
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I’m still in. Were we in the middle of a round? No idea what I sent, LOL.
Edit: I see the hangman on the last page now!
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Holy shit. You’ll still beat Deadeye at this pace.
I’m in as long as Ariich doesn’t want to continue. ;D
Sorry Tim, but I'm still game.
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Congrats ariich!
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Dammit Rich. :lol
I’m going to have to reread this thread after work.
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Ariich isn't even winning right now :corn
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Holy shit. You’ll still beat Deadeye at this pace.
I’m in as long as Ariich doesn’t want to continue. ;D
Think I can keep to a pace of four rounds per year.
You sure you can manage that? Sounds like a lot of work!
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Holy shit. You’ll still beat Deadeye at this pace.
I’m in as long as Ariich doesn’t want to continue. ;D
Think I can keep to a pace of four rounds per year.
You sure you can manage that? Sounds like a lot of work!
That's quite the shade coming from a forumer that is sometimes lovingly referred to as E-late. ;) ;D
I'm down, especially with the slowdown in two of the other active roulettes at the moment.
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i don't remember what i sent, but i do remember that i sent all of my submissions already and, y'know what? i'm gonna stick to them, whatever they were
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mostly because i'm too lazy to come up with new ones
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Yep, I'm still game. I'll be back from vacation Friday, so this works out well for me. I can't remember if I had sent all of my submissions already or not. I'll look later.
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Sweet guys. Well I'll be posting results tonight, so buckle up for that. It'll be a nice reminder of what you actually sent.
At Tim's request I've added an extra Banned List to show what I've been listening to over the last year. It doesn't cover everything but all the bands I've listened to enough to ban.
I just need to check in with Ruslan, as it appears he hasn't been active since July. I guess if I can't get hold of him he's either out of the running or someone new could carry on in his honour?
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He went offline around the time of the Ukraine invasion. He gave some of us his email in case he wasn't on DTF, but honestly, I don't want to use it just in case Big Brother is watching him.
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He went offline around the time of the Ukraine invasion. He gave some of us his email in case he wasn't on DTF, but honestly, I don't want to use it just in case Big Brother is watching him.
Oh shit, I didn't think of that. I've got him on Facebook but that'll be the same deal. I guess we'll proceed without him, hope he's doing OK.
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I just need to check in with Ruslan, as it appears he hasn't been active since July. I guess if I can't get hold of him he's either out of the running or someone new could carry on in his honour?
If he's still MIA I could sub if you're interested.
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He went offline around the time of the Ukraine invasion. He gave some of us his email in case he wasn't on DTF, but honestly, I don't want to use it just in case Big Brother is watching him.
Oh shit, I didn't think of that. I've got him on Facebook but that'll be the same deal. I guess we'll proceed without him, hope he's doing OK.
I can try to reach out to him via Discord. I still see him on there occasionally.
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What is Discord?
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What is Discord?
This thread about to be showing signs of discord once I post results :corn
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I just need to check in with Ruslan, as it appears he hasn't been active since July. I guess if I can't get hold of him he's either out of the running or someone new could carry on in his honour?
If he's still MIA I could sub if you're interested.
I'll keep you in mind dude. I'll see if we can make contact with Evermind, then gather the general consensus on someone replacing him, if he doesn't continue on in this thing :tup
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Before I post results, here's the solved hangman...
Evermind: Rishloo - Landmines
Ariich: Novallo - Betty Phage Goes to Bronxton
Romdrums: we.own.the.sky - Transmissions of Static
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
Elite: Mr. Bungle - Spreading the Thighs of Death
TAC: Carchosa - Worlds Beyond
Cyril: Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
HOF: Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Kalypso
Buddy: Greet Death - Bow
Sacul: Zardonic - Vigilante
Puppies: Mew - Apocalypso
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
Nick_z: Rapture - To Forget
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oh that's certainly a song i would've sent a year and a half or so ago yeah
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Post the results, I've been waiting 12 damn months for you to tell me my song is mid!
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Can I put some money on this one finishing before Deadeye's?
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Can I put some money on this one finishing before Deadeye's?
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First of all, thank you all for still being down to participate, and being cool about me putting this on hold a year ago. Not sure if I now have the longest round in roulette history but a man can dream. I'll wrap this round up so we can crack on with new submissions. A few of you I think had already sent me every song for every round already. Of course, if you want to change any, let me know.
Also wanted to acknowledge that this is a pretty good group of participants and I have great faith in you sending me something that will really knock my socks off.
Let's goooo...
Cyril: Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
I vividly remember when Clint Eastwood was released by The Gorillaz. It was 2001, I was 17 and a friend of mine bought the single and played it to death cruising around as he'd just passed his driving test. I always liked that song, and a few others from the debut album. I never took a deep dive with the band but I've always been aware of them, in the form of their singles at least. I really have a dislike for Dare, which really tarnished my view of the band back in the day. My sister was also a huge Blur fan, and I always preferred Blur over The Gorillaz, so I guess Damon Albarn has shaped my musical journey somewhat. Just a bit of background going into this I guess. I don't mind it, it sounds like Gorillaz and I can see why people like it, it just doesn't do much for me. The backing vocals in the chorus are probably the best thing about the song. I definitely prefer Albarns vocal style when he doesn't just sound really bored, it's a bit of a turn off. Unfortunately this just isn't catchy or infectious enough, and for someone who is pretty much not into pop, I need it to be catchy.
5.5/10
HOF: Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Kalypso
This honestly starts off like it could be a Slipknot interlude or something. However, it quickly goes into a nice vocal centric little ditty. This is kind of like a straightforward ballad to acoustic guitar, but with some accompanying industrial textures, which maybe shouldn't work but kind of does. This is another song where the vocals are what will ultimately make or break it, and they aren't bad. There is a lot of instrumentation that accompanies this with some piano and creative percussion, it becomes a melting pot whilst still keeping the vocals front and centre. There are flashes where I love the vocals but is it enough? I appreciate a lot of what is going on here and it does sound unique but nothing quite elevates it above just sounding nice for me.
6/10
Ariich: Novallo - Betty Phage Goes to Bronxton
Another song that I will struggle to put into words how I feel about it. At only 3 minutes this feels really short but packs a fair bit in. There are some really great flourishes, and vocally there is a lot going on. I really don't even know what to say. It's kind of a safe bet, and certainly reminds me of another band I can't place. I suppose it's no great surprise that a safe bet ends up with just a safe score. Maybe I'd understand it more upon listening to the album.
6/10
Sacul: Zardonic - Vigilante
This reminds me of something that could be straight off International Blackjazz Society by Shining, but more industrial, and mixed in with a bit of Rob Zombie. None of that should be a bad thing as I like Shining and Rob Zombie! This has a kind of bombastic nu metal approach that I wasn't really expecting to receive in a roulette in 2021. I'm sure 19 year old me would've loved this. It is kind of straight forward with it's all out approach and just goes full throttle for it's full run time. It's not necessarily that I don't like this, it's just not sure it's something I'd revist or anything. This is something I could imagine being on the soundtrack to the new Matrix film, or definitely a wrestling promo from the early 00s, does that describe it enough?
6/10
Puppies: Mew - Apocalypso
I think Sacul or Elite may have sent me a Mew song in my first roulette. I don't think I ever listened to an album by the band but they have been on my radar since I've frequented DTF. This song has a sort of indie vibe to it, which is really not normally my thing. The band also remind me of Bent Knee or something like that. I think for a song like this to really work for me it really has to have a strong vocal hook or melodies. Unfortunately this doesn't really have that for me. I like some of the layers added in to this, like the xylophone and sci fi sounds. It gives it a bit more depth and the driving bass line is pretty good. It just doesn't do enough to hook me I guess.
6/10
Revenge319: Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
I feel like this piggy backed a bit of Buddyhunter's last submission, which is totally fine as that song did so well. This is really good video game music! It mixes that chip tune sound with some guitars, strings and synths. It all really works well and makes me want to play the game, if nothing else. It's pretty short and sweet but does everything it needs to in three minutes, I'm just a bit if a sucker for this sort of thing.
6.5/10
Elite: Mr. Bungle - Spreading the Thighs of Death
I remember you sent me Mr. Bungle in my first roulette, and it didn't go so well. Thankfully this is more up my alley. It's all out thrash, and can that ever be a bad thing? I have been checking out new (and new to me) thrash the last year or so, and it's been fun. I might have to give this album a spin as this is pretty good. It doesn't bring anything new to the thrash 'table' but it is solid. As much as I didn't like the previous song you sent me, I almost wish they'd mixed in some of their trademark weird shit, as it may have set this song apart from all the thrash I've heard before. Mike Patton nails the vocals in perfect imitation of a thrash front man.
6.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Greet Death - Bow
This starts off nice and crushing, following the short intro, and has fuzzy distorted guitars throughout the majority of the song. It honestly doesn't sound bad and gives the song a sludgy/doomy edge, even though this is pretty much a straight up rock song. I don't mind it but it left me wanting more sludge! Vocally they are ok but I'm not sure it fits the music so well. This song was one of the hardest to score, and unfortunately the whole thing just leaves me feeling like "that was fine".
6.5/10
Romdrums: We.own.the.sky - Transmissions of Static
This is a nice instrumental track with a post-rock kinda vibe. I don't think I've had much in the way of post-rock in this roulette, and this is quite up my street. This is alright and works well for what it is. It has a nice mix of heavy sections and more mellow/calm sections. I should probably check out the album to see how it fits in as a body of work. Maybe I'd have preferred it if they took the foot off the gas a little more, and went atmospheric a bit more often, as I liked those bits the best. Really nice stuff though. Could it have benefitted from vocals? Possibly.
6.5/10
TAC: Carchosa - Worlds Beyond
Bring on the metal! This brings to mind symphonic black metal bands like Dimmu Borgir or Cradle of Filth (especially those vocals). The guitar leads are more melodeath, and I like the drum mix here, that double bass sounds great. I also enjoy is the more mellow parts as contrasts in this sort of music is what I love. All out aggression can sometimes be overdone. This is a nice example of album art complementing the sound and giving of real Alien vibes and imagery. So yea, progressive melodic-symphonic-black-thrash-death metal, guess that covers it. It doesn't feel like a 9 minute song in that it doesn't drag, although it could've built to a nice climax to elevate it even more, or even finished a few minutes short?
7/10
Nick_z: Rapture - To Forget
This is like Paradise Lost meets Wolverine Blues era Entombed or something, but with more death metal vocals. This song is probably the one that benefitted most from marinating for a year. I wasn't too sold on it a year ago, but it's hitting the spot a bit more now. The guitar work is obviously the highlight here. It's really nice and melodic, and the whole thing kinda reminds me of Insomnium, or some similar band. It's not anything new to my ears but it does this style of music really well.
7/10
Evermind: Rishloo - Landmines
Probably the band I'm most familiar with in this round. I've listened to a couple of their albums at least twice, including the album this song is from. I let it slide as I couldn't really remember anything specific about Landmines. Rishloo feel like a fairly safe DTF prog metal bet. For me they fall in line with groups like Leprous or Agent Fresco or something like that. Actually, I can hear a lot of The Mars Volta in this track, which is good as I've really been digging them since the release of their latest. I like a lot of what is going on here, the vocalist has a great range, from gritty to more falsetto. It's nice to hear a vocalist who can be versatile and I do really like the vocals here, except for the little warble he does on the end of notes at times. Rishloo are heavy in places, light in places, the drum sound is great on this track and I like the production in general. I think I was left wanting a better guitar solo, as the one we get is a bit lacklustre. The drumming actually is probably my favourite aspect of this song and what my ear is drawn to most. This just reaffirms that Rishloo are a band I need to listen to more, and I'm sure they have songs I'd love more than this.
7.5/10
Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
I've been sent a few (what feels like) really safe prog metal bets. I rated a song in a previous round, I think it was Transatlantic, saying I'm just not looking for that Dream Theater-ish prog metal sound, as I've heard it done enough. Well I'll go right ahead and contradict myself here as I loved this and it was the real highlight of the round. It's a prog metal epic which is risky at times just because of it's length, and the hosts ability to digest it during the round. Well as I've taken so damn long on this round it has worked in your favour dude. I don't think this particularly does anything I haven't heard before in a prog epic, and it's pretty familiar territory. I hear some Yes in this song, and the vocals maybe remind me of modern Fates Warning or something? I always think if you can make a 20 minute song feel anything but overlong then you're onto a winner. This has some really nice sections to it, the vocals tie it together well and it doesn't feel like a 20 minute ride. The final four minutes round this off nicely and even though it's not so much an epic crescendo it has a nice heartfelt vocal passage before going into the melodic guitar solo. I will definitely be checking out this album, cheers dude.
8/10
I'll update the Standings in a minute and see if Buddy is hanging on :corn
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Nice!!
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the middest of results almost all the way down :rollin
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Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 30
TAC - 29.5
Evermind - 29
Nick - 29
Ariich - 28.5
King - 28
Cyril - 27.5
Elite - 27
HOF - 26.5
Puppies - 26.5
Romdrums - 26.5
Sacul - 24.5
Revenge - 23
the middest of results almost all the way down :rollin
You want 10s, send 10s. Hell, even an 8 would do :lol
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Damn no wonder results took so long, this round sucked. :lol
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i found my playlist for the rest of my submissions
lmao this thing is full of tonal whiplash, i'm excited
i might switch out round 6 since that round and this round were both songs i don't quite consider all-time greats (too late to switch out for round 4 though :lol) but the rest of the list is pretty stacked (4/10)
edit: okay i did that and slightly reshuffled the playlist. i'm done now
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Ok, just sent for Round 5!
I hope everyone has a nice Christmas and 4th Of July. (oops, sorry Luke and Rich ;D)
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Sent!
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
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swapped out my round 5 song for a different one from the same artist as well
okay now done
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Oh yes, it's a nice surprise to see this resume! Good stuff, Luke...this was the one roulette I was participating in and I was starting to think I'd jinxed it ;)
Glad you enjoyed the Rapture song...at the end of the 90s, when this came out, they were sort of carrying the torch of the early Katatonia sound. All their three albums are pretty great, really, but their debut is maybe a little more "special". Agreed that the guitars are the highlight. They really nail those sad riffs and leads. Some members of Rapture put out an album in 2020, as Counting Hours (The Will)...that's a great one too.
I guess it's time to start thinking about next round's submission then! :biggrin:
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Kingshmegland: Southern Empire - Cries for the Lonely
I've been sent a few (what feels like) really safe prog metal bets. I rated a song in a previous round, I think it was Transatlantic, saying I'm just not looking for that Dream Theater-ish prog metal sound, as I've heard it done enough. Well I'll go right ahead and contradict myself here as I loved this and it was the real highlight of the round. It's a prog metal epic which is risky at times just because of it's length, and the hosts ability to digest it during the round. Well as I've taken so damn long on this round it has worked in your favour dude. I don't think this particularly does anything I haven't heard before in a prog epic, and it's pretty familiar territory. I hear some Yes in this song, and the vocals maybe remind me of modern Fates Warning or something? I always think if you can make a 20 minute song feel anything but overlong then you're onto a winner. This has some really nice sections to it, the vocals tie it together well and it doesn't feel like a 20 minute ride. The final four minutes round this off nicely and even though it's not so much an epic crescendo it has a nice heartfelt vocal passage before going into the melodic guitar solo. I will definitely be checking out this album, cheers dude.
8/10
This one is indeed a great song (as is the album!)
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HOF: Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Kalypso
This honestly starts off like it could be a Slipknot interlude or something. However, it quickly goes into a nice vocal centric little ditty. This is kind of like a straightforward ballad to acoustic guitar, but with some accompanying industrial textures, which maybe shouldn't work but kind of does. This is another song where the vocals are what will ultimately make or break it, and they aren't bad. There is a lot of instrumentation that accompanies this with some piano and creative percussion, it becomes a melting pot whilst still keeping the vocals front and centre. There are flashes where I love the vocals but is it enough? I appreciate a lot of what is going on here and it does sound unique but nothing quite elevates it above just sounding nice for me.
6/10
For me part of the magic of this song is in the restraint. It builds up a good bit of tension and never fully releases it. But that “maps that end where they begin” section is really beautiful, if subtle. Maybe in another year you’ll grow to like it more! :P
Now I have to figure out what to send. I think I deleted my playlist of songs for this roulette. Whoops!
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Sent for round 5!
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Aaaaand sent!
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Sent!
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
At least give me a chance to fall behind!
Cheers for those who got their submissions in so quick! Got 7/13 so far so can fire up hangman once I've got the others. Still no word from Evermind but I'll keep his space for the moment.
What are everyone's thoughts on someone taking Evermind's slot for the remainder of the roulette?
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
At least give me a chance to fall behind!
Cheers for those who got their submissions in so quick! Got 7/13 so far so can fire up hangman once I've got the others. Still no word from Evermind but I'll keep his space for the moment.
What are everyone's thoughts on someone taking Evermind's slot for the remainder of the roulette?
So it looks like I sent all my songs at once. Hopefully you still have the PM. If not, I can resend it.
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
At least give me a chance to fall behind!
Cheers for those who got their submissions in so quick! Got 7/13 so far so can fire up hangman once I've got the others. Still no word from Evermind but I'll keep his space for the moment.
What are everyone's thoughts on someone taking Evermind's slot for the remainder of the roulette?
So it looks like I sent all my songs at once. Hopefully you still have the PM. If not, I can resend it.
Yea I've still got it. You happy to keep the same songs? Quite looking forward to your submission this round. I know I've heard the band and really quite liked them from what I remember.
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I have to admit that sending for future rounds is going to be quite tricky, as your ban list is quite large and there's not much I could send. I mean, there are quite a few things I could send, but I have a feeling most of them would score badly, and I don't want to send stuff you'll be disappointed by. That said, I'll try to submit for Round 5 sooner than later. I do have one or two ideas that I think could work out well.
Also, nice to hear you liked Hopes and Dreams!
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I have to admit that sending for future rounds is going to be quite tricky, as your ban list is quite large and there's not much I could send. I mean, there are quite a few things I could send, but I have a feeling most of them would score badly, and I don't want to send stuff you'll be disappointed by. That said, I'll try to submit for Round 5 sooner than later. I do have one or two ideas that I think could work out well.
Also, nice to hear you liked Hopes and Dreams!
That's fair enough dude, but there are some fairly large artists where I've heard enough of their catalogue to ban them, but there's plenty I still haven't heard that I could potentially accept.
I'll use Rush as an example. They are on the banned list but I've only really heard their biggest albums. I'd potentially accept a track of one of their lesser known albums.
If you're struggling send me a list of some of the bands you might want to send and I'll let you know if there are some gaps you can work with. Could be risky though. Using Rush again, they are banned but not because I love them, because I've heard enough to know that I don't feel I need to hear more,but prove me wrong.
Lastly, I'm quite digging Britpop at the moment.
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Determined to hit the ground running with this. My car is in the garage at the moment, so I'm working on first impressions on my commute to work.
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Damn no wonder results took so long, this round sucked. :lol
:lol :rollin :lol
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Also sent, believe it or not!
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Damn no wonder results took so long, this round sucked. :lol
:lol :rollin :lol
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Also sent, believe it or not!
Only because you hadn't realised we were actually on hiatus :lol
Well, well, well. After listening through the submissions I've got so far, this is clearly going to be a better round.
Also we're 50/50 with bands I've listened to before, and bands I've not heard a note of.
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
At least give me a chance to fall behind!
Cheers for those who got their submissions in so quick! Got 7/13 so far so can fire up hangman once I've got the others. Still no word from Evermind but I'll keep his space for the moment.
What are everyone's thoughts on someone taking Evermind's slot for the remainder of the roulette?
So it looks like I sent all my songs at once. Hopefully you still have the PM. If not, I can resend it.
Yea I've still got it. You happy to keep the same songs? Quite looking forward to your submission this round. I know I've heard the band and really quite liked them from what I remember.
Yeah I'm still good with everything that I previously sent.
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Sent for the next round.
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Damn no wonder results took so long, this round sucked. :lol
:lol :rollin :lol
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Also sent, believe it or not!
Only because you hadn't realised we were actually on hiatus :lol
Well, well, well. After listening through the submissions I've got so far, this is clearly going to be a better round.
Also we're 50/50 with bands I've listened to before, and bands I've not heard a note of.
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Also sent, believe it or not!
Only because you hadn't realised we were actually on hiatus :lol
What do you mean? I added it to the playlist this morning! :biggrin:
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Got 9/13 in :metal cheers guys
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
Don't tempt me to run another one and make it 5 :neverusethis:
Damn, didn't expect much so I'll see what I can send now :lol
EDIT: Sent one of my all-time favs. 4/10 here we go :metal
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
Don't tempt me to run another one and make it 5 :neverusethis:
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At least we now have four slow-moving roulettes to check our watches and impatiently tap our feet to now. :corn
Don't tempt me to run another one and make it 5 :neverusethis:
Damn, didn't expect much so I'll see what I can send now :lol
EDIT: Sent one of my all-time favs. 4/10 here we go :metal
3 to go :corn
First impressions are done for most of the tracks sent :tup
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
And he gets Everminds score moving forward? I'll join and start from 0. ;D
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
Litho should have to review all of Evermind's submissions in all previous roulettes and choose from that list for his submissions for the rest of this roulette. ;D
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I'd be fine with leaving Evermind's points alone and just starting from scratch, in case he comes back at some point. I could just send the four (or is it five now?) rounds all at once if Luke is up for it. I'm just thirsty for more roulettes.
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I'd be fine with leaving Evermind's points alone and just starting from scratch, in case he comes back at some point. I could just send the four (or is it five now?) rounds all at once if Luke is up for it. I'm just thirsty for more roulettes.
I think this would be a good idea, since Evermind does have a lot of points right now.
What? It's not like I'm threatened or anything. :neverusethis:
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Kade, this is the sort of confidence we need! But, how serious are we here?⁷
Litho should have to review all of Evermind's submissions in all previous roulettes and choose from that list for his submissions for the rest of this roulette. ;D
A good handicap to level the playing field, I like it.
I'd be fine with leaving Evermind's points alone and just starting from scratch, in case he comes back at some point. I could just send the four (or is it five now?) rounds all at once if Luke is up for it. I'm just thirsty for more roulettes.
Yea if Evermind returns, and wants to participate, I'd obviously want him on board. By letting you join and send 5 rounds worth, it is going to drag out the roulette a bit more, as I'll have more writeups to do, especially if Evermind rejoins. Let me think on it, because if Wolfy is serious about joining then it's just opening the floodgates at round 5. The whole reason this went on hold was because I was struggling to keep up with write ups, don't want to end up in the same position in a few weeks.
I'd be fine with leaving Evermind's points alone and just starting from scratch, in case he comes back at some point. I could just send the four (or is it five now?) rounds all at once if Luke is up for it. I'm just thirsty for more roulettes.
I think this would be a good idea, since Evermind does have a lot of points right now.
What? It's not like I'm threatened or anything. :neverusethis:
Sorry, you're in first, you don't get to feel threatened :lol
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I am fine with whoever joining at whatever point level.
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If people are antsy to keep things moving and you do think you're still limited on time I can understand, but I did whip up five killer songs just in case. But I'm fine with whatever you decide.
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If people are antsy to keep things moving and you do think you're still limited on time I can understand, but I did whip up five killer songs just in case. But I'm fine with whatever you decide.
Nice one dude. Thanks for getting songs prepped, as if I do go ahead and let you in I'll want to listen and score quite quickly. That also means you might end up at a slight disadvantage as I might not give the songs as many listens, or let them marinate as long as a normal round. This could harm your scores slightly, of course it also might not. I usually like to give 4 or 5 listens.
We've still got two other people to send yet so my decision isn't holding anything up at this point.
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Sent!
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Nice, so I'm just waiting on Ariich (and the unlikely chance that a wild Evermind appears).
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I'll try and get you something by tomorrow, but due to the new baby chaos it might need to be Friday!
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I'll try and get you something by tomorrow, but due to the new baby chaos it might need to be Friday!
No worries mate, absolutely no rush. New baby time is super important time, your partner needs you more than we do :lol only by a small margin though
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baby chaos my favorite grindcore band
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baby chaos my favorite grindcore band
Their breakdowns just come up out of nowhere!
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baby chaos my favorite grindcore band
Their breakdowns just come up out of nowhere!
They keep me up all night!
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Kade, this is the sort of confidence we need! But, how serious are we here?⁷
SENT!!!!
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LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Kade, this is the sort of confidence we need! But, how serious are we here?⁷
SENT!!!!
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Well, shit! Looks like Kade has laid down the gauntlet!
Right, there is still no word from Evermind so I'll have to unfortunately assume that he's not joining any time soon. I will say that if he resurfaces down the line, and wants to play catch up, I'll allow it.
In the mean time LithoJazzoSphere and Wolfy both want to join and play catch up. With Evermind out the current number of participants is 12, so this will only take us up to 14. Fuck it, let's go.
Litho and Wolfy, I'll take your first entries as round 5 entries. If you can then send me another 4 entries, and I'll try and blast through them.
Full disclaimer, as I said before, me scoring these 4 entries at a quicker pace means I may not listen to them as many times or give them the time to sink in. This may obviously affect your scores, you cool with that? I mean Kade, you're clearly overconfident, so I don't feel it'll be a problem.
For anyone who may feel disgruntled at me letting people join mid roulette, know they will be at a slight disadvantage.
We all cool?
So I've got Wolfkings entry. Just waiting on Litho and baby daddy, then I'll get first impressions and hangman up :metal
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Sent!
LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
And he gets Everminds score moving forward? I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Now you're gonna wish I'd just accepted Evermind's middling points when all my submissions get 10s. :P
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Sent!
LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
And he gets Everminds score moving forward? I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Now you're gonna wish I'd just accepted Evermind's middling points when all my submissions get 10s. :P
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I've had a look at your submissions Litho and they all look good to go, no need to resend any :tup
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Another 4 songs.........alright give me 10 minutes.....
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I'm on my phone. Can I just send you 4 names?
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Yes
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Yes
Wait.....I PM you?
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No ;D
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I have read nothing in the OP, only checking the banned lists. I just sent four songs in like 5 minutes haha. And to think I used to procrastinate over these things! :lol
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No ;D
Good, cause I didn't :lol
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Sent!
LithoJazzoSphere has offered to stand in for Evermind, should I not hear from him. Is everyone cool with that, or would consensus be that we leave Evermind out and allow him to catch up should he want to join at a later date?
And he gets Everminds score moving forward? I'll join and start from 0. ;D
Now you're gonna wish I'd just accepted Evermind's middling points when all my submissions get 10s. :P
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I have read nothing in the OP, only checking the banned lists. I just sent four songs in like 5 minutes haha. And to think I used to procrastinate over these things! :lol
Ah, the ol' Cyril technique. Although, I think he does take more than 5 minutes :lol
Edit: sent you a PM Kade, you'll have to resubmit two entries, as they were too damn tasty!
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Sent, hangman when
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I have read nothing in the OP, only checking the banned lists. I just sent four songs in like 5 minutes haha. And to think I used to procrastinate over these things! :lol
Ah, the ol' Cyril technique. Although, I think he does take more than 5 minutes :lol
Edit: sent you a PM Kade, you'll have to resubmit two entries, as they were too damn tasty!
Done.
I only send tasty shit.
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OK all submissions for round 5 are in...
Let's fucking go!
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Here I come bitches!
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I'll start with first impressions and fire up the hangman later.
Tim, too late to back track on your submission now...
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For anyone who may feel disgruntled at me letting people join mid roulette, know they will be at a slight disadvantage.
I think the disadvantage is actually larger on our end than yours. Everyone else has had weeks, months, well over a year to think about their submissions, listen to and read comments on other entries, and have a feedback loop to improve their own entries each round. I could get back through the whole thread and cram in listening and reading, but I'm in another roulette, planning for my own upcoming one, working on a discography discussion thread, and I do have something of a life offline too. But hey, I like the challenge. It's kind of interesting to plan out a whole batch at once (and be Cyril for a day?), not knowing what's going to stick. Also fun to send very different stuff from what I'm giving to 425.
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Let's get this going...
This feels way more indie than I expected, it's all in the vocals.
Ariich - Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
TAC - I like your dedication to the cause.
Cyril - Is this a classic [insert participant] submission? Sounds weird but interesting but also a little unnerving.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Sacul - Well this was extremely bold, but I guess you already knew that. It's part exactly what I expected, and part nothing like what I expected. Bravo.
HOF - Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
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Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
One of these?
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I’m either the not sold on the vocals or the box ticker.
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Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
One of these?
It certainly is one of those :corn
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I’m either the not sold on the vocals or the box ticker.
Swing and a miss I'm afraid dude.
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Impressions before hangman, curious. Totally clueless on what mine might be without knowing what else is in this pool (just a few it's certainly not). A few definitely seem targeted at people who are roulette veterans, since I'm expecting you don't really know me yet from my normal posts.
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Impressions before hangman, curious. Totally clueless on what mine might be without knowing what else is in this pool (just a few it's certainly not). A few definitely seem targeted at people who are roulette veterans, since I'm expecting you don't really know me yet from my normal posts.
I know you love to really analyse everything :lol which is in no way a criticism. I feel I've got a bit of a grasp on your tastes to be fair.
I'll get hangman up and running as well, so maybe you can dip back in with a guess later.
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Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Idk this one? A common complaint for my band, though I don't feel like the vocals are really a focus at all, at least on the song I sent.
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Maybe this?
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
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How about this one?
“Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.”
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It certainly is one of those :corn
Let's go optimistic!
Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Or if not then:
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
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It certainly is one of those :corn
Let's go optimistic!
Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Yea, you got it.
The rest of you are all wrong I'm afraid.
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If I had to guess, mine's probably one of these...
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
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Nice, the reaction I was hoping for! Let's hope you continue to feel that way after more listens.
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If I had to guess, mine's probably one of these...
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Yep, definitely one of these three.
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Am I the the guitar work draws you in or the Extremely bold one?
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Am I the the guitar work draws you in or the Extremely bold one?
Nah, unfortunately wrong again my dude.
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Am I:
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
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I'm the bold one, right? :P
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Am I:
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) this is not yours dude.
I'm the bold one, right? :P
Indeed, I hoped that would be an obvious one for you. Fortune favours the bold or something.
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weird but unnerving
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weird but unnerving
We know your MO :lol yep, it's you.
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Am I dedicated to the cause?
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Am I dedicated to the cause?
With the submissions you've sent, tell me I'm wrong. It's all been full on metal :lol it's definitely you.
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:metal :metal :metal
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[REDACTED] do be like that :hat
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I'm going to do hangman in about 2 hours. Reckon we can finish the first impressions in that time?
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Well, think it has to be one of these:
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
I have no idea what anime music sounds like, so I can’t rule it out, and the others are open ended enough that they could be anything. I do think mine is a pretty good headphones song, so I’ll guess the first one about the headphones.
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Well, think it has to be one of these:
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
I have no idea what anime music sounds like, so I can’t rule it out, and the others are open ended enough that they could be anything. I do think mine is a pretty good headphones song, so I’ll guess the first one about the headphones.
It is one of those, but not the first one. I'll rule the anime one out for you. The other three are quite similar so that doesn’t make it much easier for you.
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Let’s go rapid fire. How about “growing potential?”
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Let’s go rapid fire. How about “growing potential?”
Nah, but it is the one that's growing on me nicely :tup
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How about:
“Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.”
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Any of the remaining ones could apply to my track (like seriously), since I have no idea what you think of it yet.
But perhaps it's the singalong one?
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Any of the remaining ones could apply to my track (like seriously), since I have no idea what you think of it yet.
But perhaps it's the singalong one?
It's not the sing a long I'm afraid.
I'll fire up the hangman, let's see if songs being revealed might help you guess each others? Who knows.
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Guessed: TA
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C I guess.
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C I guess.
This guy hangmans :biggrin:
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K.
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Guessed: TAC
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Sabaton?
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Maraton-A Body Of Your Own
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R
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Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates - TAC
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Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates - TAC
:metal :metal :metal
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets send by Buddy probably
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That would make the song from them "Cubensis Lenses".
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??? ___ _ra_ - A_a___ | T__ T___
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? _a_s_k_ _s___atar_ - __a_ T__ __r_
??? ____ra _____t - __ar__rat
??? T__ _a__r C_as_ - __r'__ ___ __ T___ Ar__'t ___?
??? __r____t__ - __a_t____ ____t_
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
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Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRS
Good show guys :tup
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Kyros
MEER sent by Elite
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Kyros song is "Two Frames of Panic"
Meer song is "Picking Up the Pieces"
Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates - TAC
:metal :metal :metal
Love the acoustic intro and interlude in this one.
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??? Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
??? A____ __st - _____
??? ___ _ra_ - A_a___ | T__ T___
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? _a_s_k_ _s___atar_ - __a_ T__ __r_
??? ____ra _____t - __ar__rat
??? T__ _a__r C_as_ - __r'__ ___ __ T___ Ar__'t ___?
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TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
??? S___a - _a_t___ __ __a_
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
??? A__ ___s - _ast___ ____
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRS
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M for M
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Meer song is "Picking Up the Pieces"
I was planning on sending this one at some point. Great pick by whoever sent it ;D one of my very favorite songs from last year.
EDIT: just saw it was Elite :)
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That Stortregn album is incredible.
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Justice - "Planisphere"
The Paper Chase
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??? Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
??? A__e_ __st - __ee_
??? __m _ra_ - A_a___ | T_e T__e
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? _a_s_ke _s___atar_ - __a_ T_e _er_
??? _e__ra ____et - __ar__rat
??? The Paper Chase - ___'re __e __ T_em Are_'t ___?
??? __re___te_ - _ea_t____ ____t_
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
??? S___a - _a_t___ Me _ea_
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
??? A__ E__s - _ast___ ___e
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRSEM
Well this ain't gonna last long. Better get listening.
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Meer song is "Picking Up the Pieces"
I was planning on sending this one at some point. Great pick by whoever sent it ;D one of my very favorite songs from last year.
It took some time to get going, but it is quite nice.
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Angel Dust - Bleed
I deserve a nice N
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Angel Dust - Bleed
Wolfking
D
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The Paper Chase song is "You're One of Them, Aren't You?" - Cyril?
Unreqvited - "Beautiful Ghosts"
And do they go with "Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning."?
Dim Gray - "Avalon The Tide" - HOF
Pretty song, I downloaded it after hearing it in 425's.
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And between that and wolfking's, it sends me back into over-analysis mode, as it broaches a topic I'd already been pondering the last couple months. Is it lazy to send the same submissions in different roulettes, or do I want to do it myself to see what different people think of more arcane music I enjoy?
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generally i do not listen to other in roulettes i participate in because i am busy all of the time so sending anything in the same roulettes over and over is fair game as far as i'm concerned :lol
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Man, that's half the fun for me, finding out what everyone else is into. Almost like I'm hosting it myself, but don't have the potential burden of multiple listens and lengthy writeups. :lol
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I generally don't listen to what everyone else sends in a roulette. I really don't have the time, but sometimes I do do it.
As far as sending songs across different roulettes, I've certainly done it. No issue with doing it.
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Whoa, this is super active! :biggrin:
Back to first impressions...Is mine one of these:
This feels way more indie than I expected, it's all in the vocals.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Or (depending on how you feel about the vocals, clearly :biggrin:)
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
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...aaaand I'm going to ask for a W
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Justice is Sacul.
Kyros is King.
O
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Rich, did you send Maraton?
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Justice is Sacul.
Kyros is King.
O
You know me too well.
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Dim Gray - "Avalon The Tide" - HOF
Pretty song, I downloaded it after hearing it in 425's.
:tup
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Here's your updated hangman, nearly all done...
Sacul: Justice - Planisphere
Kingshmegland: Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
Wolfking: Angel Dust - Bleed
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? Da_s_ke _s__watar_ - __a_ T_e _er_
??? Ne__ra __n_et - __ar__rat
Cyril: The Paper Chase - You're One of Them Aren't You?
??? Unreqvited - Beautiful Ghosts
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
??? S_n_a - Want_n_ Me Dead
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
??? A__ Ends - Wast_n_ ___e
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRSEMNDW
And between that and wolfking's, it sends me back into over-analysis mode, as it broaches a topic I'd already been pondering the last couple months. Is it lazy to send the same submissions in different roulettes, or do I want to do it myself to see what different people think of more arcane music I enjoy?
I've definitely participated in roulettes where there have been songs I've sent to multiple different hosts, but also ones where I've sent shot I would never normally send. For me, it totally depends on the host. The first roulette I participated in, I definitely listened to most other people's submissions, but now I barely do. I only do if something sounds particularly great, or weird, or intriguing etc. I remember the first one I was in Cyril sent a song from Pelagial by The Ocean, man that blew me away and has become one of my favourite albums. It was probably a better song than I've been sent in my own roulettes!
Whoa, this is super active! :biggrin:
Back to first impressions...Is mine one of these:
This feels way more indie than I expected, it's all in the vocals.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Or (depending on how you feel about the vocals, clearly :biggrin:)
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Sorry dude, totally wrong on all counts :rollin
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Daisuke Ishiwatari
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Updated first impressions...
This feels way more indie than I expected, it's all in the vocals.
Ariich - Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
TAC - I like your dedication to the cause.
Cyril - Is this a classic [insert participant] submission? Sounds weird but interesting but also a little unnerving.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Sacul - Well this was extremely bold, but I guess you already knew that. It's part exactly what I expected, and part nothing like what I expected. Bravo.
HOF - Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.
Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
Right,the roulette is back on hiatus now as the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album is out :neverusethis:
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All Ends - Wasting Life
EDIT: Oh and Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
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Sacul: Justice - Planisphere
Kingshmegland: Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
Wolfking: Angel Dust - Bleed
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? Daisuke Ishiwatari - __a_ T_e _er_
??? Ne__ra __n_et - __ar__rat
Cyril: The Paper Chase - You're One of Them Aren't You?
??? Unreqvited - Beautiful Ghosts
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
??? Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
??? All Ends - Wasting Life
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRSEMNDW
I finished up a second listen through and this is a really strong round guys. There aren't any songs that I dislike, or struggle to find anything to love. I'm guessing the average score will be higher than 6 this time :lol
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oh, duh :facepalm:
Negura Bunget - Inarborat sent by Puppies
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oh, duh :facepalm:
Negura Bunget - Inarborat sent by Puppies
Honestly thought this would've been guessd way before most of the others.
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All Ends is Litho
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Sacul: Justice - Planisphere
Kingshmegland: Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
Wolfking: Angel Dust - Bleed
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
??? Maraton - A Body of Your Own
??? Daisuke Ishiwatari - __a_ T_e _er_
Puppies: Negură Bunget - Inarborat
Cyril: The Paper Chase - You're One of Them Aren't You?
??? Unreqvited - Beautiful Ghosts
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
??? Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
LithoJazzoSphere: All Ends - Wasting Life
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRSEMNDW
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Ariich is Unreqvited.
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Ariich is Unreqvited.
Yes boss.
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Idk who Daisuke Ishiwatari is but Revenge sent them. :lol
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Dim Gray - "Avalon The Tide" - HOF
Pretty song, I downloaded it after hearing it in 425's.
:tup
Oh wow, that song IS real nice! Another band to add to list to check out, I suppose :)
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Sonja - nick_z
And by process of elimination, Maraton must be romdrums.
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Justice is Sacul.
Hell yes, I sent their very best song. This one is a beast of a track, and has become one of my all-time favs in the last few months.
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Daisuke Ishiwatari song is "Play the Hero".
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Looks like we are done - Luke, results when? :biggrin: :lol
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Dim Gray - "Avalon The Tide" - HOF
Pretty song, I downloaded it after hearing it in 425's.
:tup
Oh wow, that song IS real nice! Another band to add to list to check out, I suppose :)
:tup :tup
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
Awesome, good to hear he's ok!
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Looks like we are done - Luke, results when? :biggrin: :lol
If he's procrastinating on finishing it up because the songs I sent for rounds 1-4 are too awesome and he can't pull himself away from them I'm fine with it.
:metal
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
Awesome, good to hear he's ok!
It really is. As much as I wanted to contact him, I was honestly afraid to for his sake.
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
Awesome, good to hear he's ok!
It really is. As much as I wanted to contact him, I was honestly afraid to for his sake.
That's amazing news, glad all is OK with him.
Looks like we are done - Luke, results when? :biggrin: :lol
In about 10 minutes ok?
If he's procrastinating on finishing it up because the songs I sent for rounds 1-4 are too awesome and he can't pull himself away from them I'm fine with it.
:metal
I'm not even touching the round 1-4 entries from you and Wolfy yet. They can wait until after this round is done and dusted.
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Nearly finished my third listen through. I'm one of those people who's ear is generally drawn to the drums and guitars of any song. The vocal melodies and chorus lyrics might sink in after a few listens but there are some of my favourite songs where I don't even really know the lyrics.
That being said, I know that when I do look up the lyrics to a song it often helps me connect with the song even more. I'm going to try to do that for all of these songs, which is easier know as Spotify generally has the lyrics for most songs. Of course to do that I need to do a more dedicated listen and just sit with these songs, doing nothing else.
For anyone who sent an instrumental, prepare for the lowest score of the round :lol
Sacul...
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Spotify has lyrics??
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Spotify has lyrics??
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If you use the mobile app and swipe up it reels off the lyrics as you go. It seems like they updated it all fairly recently as loads of obscure songs have the lyrics now, whereas it used to just be the mainstream hits.
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Speak louder into his ear trumpet so he can understand twosuitsluke.
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
Great to hear.
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Spotify has lyrics??
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If you use the mobile app and swipe up it reels off the lyrics as you go. It seems like they updated it all fairly recently as loads of obscure songs have the lyrics now, whereas it used to just be the mainstream hits.
Oh wow! You're right. I had no clue.
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Spotify has lyrics??
(https://media.tenor.com/jgUVViyS2CYAAAAC/now-old.gif)
If you use the mobile app and swipe up it reels off the lyrics as you go. It seems like they updated it all fairly recently as loads of obscure songs have the lyrics now, whereas it used to just be the mainstream hits.
Oh wow! You're right. I had no clue.
Now you can learn the lyrics to that awful Michael Buble song you like :rollin
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:lol
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To be fair I've not actually listened to it. I did however support a kid in my old job, who only wanted to listen to Michael Buble songs at Christmas, so I kinda can't stand him.
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To be fair I've not actually listened to it. I did however support a kid in my old job, who only wanted to listen to Michael Buble songs at Christmas, so I kinda can't stand him.
Ha! Not too different from the lovely Mrs. Z ;) To be fair, it's not just Buble, although that's always a favorite of hers in the Christmas playlists...
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The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
I think mine is one of these three. The first one relies on you knowing more about me than I'd have thought, I'm worried it could be the second because I don't have much of a basis of comparison based on artists you know, and the third is closer to my personal vibe of the song.
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To be fair I've not actually listened to it. I did however support a kid in my old job, who only wanted to listen to Michael Buble songs at Christmas, so I kinda can't stand him.
Ha! Not too different from the lovely Mrs. Z ;) To be fair, it's not just Buble, although that's always a favorite of hers in the Christmas playlists...
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EDIT: Tim, I listened to the Michael Buble song, it's terrible, but surprisingly better than your actual entry this round :corn
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:rollin
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The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
I think mine is one of these three. The first one relies on you knowing more about me than I'd have thought, I'm worried it could be the second because I don't have much of a basis of comparison based on artists you know, and the third is closer to my personal vibe of the song.
None of these dude. Not sure if that makes you feel better or not?
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Maybe one of these for mine?
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
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Maybe one of these for mine?
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
Guess again my friend
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Sacul...
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:metal :metal :metal
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Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
I know mine is definitely not this one. Unless you are fluent in Romanian and your idea of sing-along is actually scream-along, in which case, carry on. :corn
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what's hangman looking like right now :corn
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The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
I think mine is one of these three. The first one relies on you knowing more about me than I'd have thought, I'm worried it could be the second because I don't have much of a basis of comparison based on artists you know, and the third is closer to my personal vibe of the song.
None of these dude. Not sure if that makes you feel better or not?
It just tells me I might have even less of a sense of your taste than I thought, and I might be in deep shit. :lol I'll probably be the last one sending for round 6 since I'll probably need to see your writeups on 1-4 to make sure that when I throw darts at random, that I'm actually at least facing the dartboard...
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what's hangman looking like right now :corn
I'm pretty sure it's all guessed. I'll update, give me a mo.
Sacul: Justice - Planisphere
Kingshmegland: Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
Wolfking: Angel Dust - Bleed
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
Romdrums: Maraton - A Body of Your Own
Revenge319: Daisuke Ishiwatari - __a_ T_e _er_
Puppies: Negură Bunget - Inarborat
Cyril: The Paper Chase - You're One of Them Aren't You?
Ariich: Unreqvited - Beautiful Ghosts
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
Nick_z: Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
LithoJazzoSphere: All Ends - Wasting Life
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
Guessed: TACKRSEMNDW
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Right,the roulette is back on hiatus now as the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album is out :neverusethis:
I suspect my own first roulette may be going when the upcoming Katatonia album comes out, and that will be cause for a month-long break too. :tup
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Right,the roulette is back on hiatus now as the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album is out :neverusethis:
I suspect my own first roulette may be going when the upcoming Katatonia album comes out, and that will be cause for a month-long break too. :tup
Planning a hiatus before your roulette even starts, awfully bold :lol
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I learn from the best. :p
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i think every currently ongoing roulette has had a hiatus in it somewhere except for 425's, so
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Right,the roulette is back on hiatus now as the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album is out :neverusethis:
I suspect my own first roulette may be going when the upcoming Katatonia album comes out, and that will be cause for a month-long break too. :tup
No way. Enough of the month long breaks in the middle of a roulette.
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i think every currently ongoing roulette has had a hiatus in it somewhere except for 425's, so
425 needs to finish Round 3 though. We submitted a month ago and we’re still waiting for him to post results for the last two groups.
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For anyone who sent an instrumental, prepare for the lowest score of the round :lol
Are you just making an excuse to bully Sacul or would you say instrumentals are actually at an inherent disadvantage to you? Was thinking of sending a really good one later on.
Edit: I already sent an instrumental in round 3 and it was the best-scoring song that round. :lol
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Right,the roulette is back on hiatus now as the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album is out :neverusethis:
I suspect my own first roulette may be going when the upcoming Katatonia album comes out, and that will be cause for a month-long break too. :tup
No way. Enough of the month long breaks in the middle of a roulette.
For you we'll just make that round Winger-themed, and you'll want to be on hiatus.
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Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
You know what, I'm wondering if there is a possibility mine is actually this. It didn't occur to me since there is another song from an actual video game composer this round, but I could see the intro and pre-solo bit of mine coming off as kind of bit-crushed sounding due to the lo-fi drum loop and synth parts. And the knowledge that they don't generally sound like that on their other 30 songs (though possibly more than I realize if I went back through thinking about it in this light.) Although, the vocalists did collaborate with Marty Friedman on another track for a video game, hmm. Watch me be off the mark on this one too though...
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Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
You know what, I'm wondering if there is a possibility mine is actually this. It didn't occur to me since there is another song from an actual video game composer this round, but I could see the intro and pre-solo bit of mine coming off as kind of bit-crushed sounding due to the lo-fi drum loop and synth parts. And the knowledge that they don't generally sound like that on their other 30 songs (though possibly more than I realize if I went back through thinking about it in this light.) Although, the vocalists did collaborate with Marty Friedman on another track for a video game, hmm. Watch me be off the mark on this one too though...
You're actually bang on! The intro is what made me think it could be an anime opening sequence, even though the song doesn’t have a strong anime feel in general. But the main takeaway is that 'fuck, this is some great melodeath'
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Any other takers? I know these are pretty vague and some are similar to each other!
This feels way more indie than I expected, it's all in the vocals.
Ariich - Haunting and brutal, with extra flourishes, fucking sign me up.
Such a cool sound, with so much going on. It craves to be listened to on a good pair of headphones, especially the beginning.
The guitar work really draws my ear in this, I've come to expect nothing less from you.
TAC - I like your dedication to the cause.
Cyril - Is this a classic [insert participant] submission? Sounds weird but interesting but also a little unnerving.
Revenge319 - Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
Ohhhh something I might be able to singalong to. The whole package is really cool but the vocals really help propel it.
Sacul - Well this was extremely bold, but I guess you already knew that. It's part exactly what I expected, and part nothing like what I expected. Bravo.
HOF - Vocally, this is like the meeting of two bands that I really quite like. Musically it strikes me as something that will grow on me nicely.
LithoJazzoSphere - Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
Not exactly what I was expecting but definitely growing potential.
This mixes two things I really like, in the style of a band I love. You could be onto something here.
This ticks so many boxes for me but is lacking in something I can't quite put my finger on.
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Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
I think this one is mine.
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Not sold on these vocals but the song shreds.
I think this one is mine.
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Mixing two things? Indie? Ticks boxes but not quite?
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Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
You know what, I'm wondering if there is a possibility mine is actually this. It didn't occur to me since there is another song from an actual video game composer this round, but I could see the intro and pre-solo bit of mine coming off as kind of bit-crushed sounding due to the lo-fi drum loop and synth parts. And the knowledge that they don't generally sound like that on their other 30 songs (though possibly more than I realize if I went back through thinking about it in this light.) Although, the vocalists did collaborate with Marty Friedman on another track for a video game, hmm. Watch me be off the mark on this one too though...
You're actually bang on! The intro is what made me think it could be an anime opening sequence, even though the song doesn’t have a strong anime feel in general. But the main takeaway is that 'fuck, this is some great melodeath'
Sweet, my rapidly vacillating confidence in myself has been temporarily restored! But melodeath, without the death. My pitch for them is usually Heart fronting Sevendust covering In Flames tunes. The Stromblad/Gelotte idea generation and contribution being key there.
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Why do I feel like I'm in an anime? Fuck, this is some great [insert genre].
You know what, I'm wondering if there is a possibility mine is actually this. It didn't occur to me since there is another song from an actual video game composer this round, but I could see the intro and pre-solo bit of mine coming off as kind of bit-crushed sounding due to the lo-fi drum loop and synth parts. And the knowledge that they don't generally sound like that on their other 30 songs (though possibly more than I realize if I went back through thinking about it in this light.) Although, the vocalists did collaborate with Marty Friedman on another track for a video game, hmm. Watch me be off the mark on this one too though...
You're actually bang on! The intro is what made me think it could be an anime opening sequence, even though the song doesn’t have a strong anime feel in general. But the main takeaway is that 'fuck, this is some great melodeath'
Sweet, my rapidly vacillating confidence in myself has been temporarily restored! But melodeath, without the death. My pitch for them is usually Heart fronting Sevendust covering In Flames tunes. The Stromblad/Gelotte idea generation and contribution being key there.
Yep, the In Flames is strong with this one :metal
Mixing two things? Indie? Ticks boxes but not quite?
It is one of those three, how confident you feeling?
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Well, the song is very good, so I guess it's the first!
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Well, the song is very good, so I guess it's the first!
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Well, then it's lacking something and you'll probably hate it!
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Well, then it's lacking something and you'll probably hate it!
We know how your submissions to me go dude. I only really start to love the songs way after the roulette has finished, or I fall in love with the album the submission is from, if not the song itself. You've helped me discover some great stuff even if you haven't scores as high as others.
This submission definitely has growing potential though, and there was nothing I disliked.
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I tend to send those sort of things, yes :)
I remember the first time I heard the MEER album in full and didn't really think much of it. Then I went to ProgPower Europe a few weeks ago and most of the bands didn't do a lot for me, yet MEER blew me away. Easily the best gig of the weekend. The whole album it's from is cool, you might enjoy it too (after the roulette of course :biggrin: )
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I tend to send those sort of things, yes :)
I remember the first time I heard the MEER album in full and didn't really think much of it. Then I went to ProgPower Europe a few weeks ago and most of the bands didn't do a lot for me, yet MEER blew me away. Easily the best gig of the weekend. The whole album it's from is cool, you might enjoy it too (after the roulette of course :biggrin: )
I’ve tried a few times to get into that MEER album but it didn’t connect with me either. Don’t suppose I’ll ever see them live, but maybe one day it will click.
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I will say that I have listened to the latest MEER album twice, both before this roulette started. I'll say no more about it at this point :corn
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Low score incoming!! :metal :corn
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Low score incoming!! :metal :corn
"The Wheel weaves as The Wheel wills"
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Best song of the round incoming!! :metal :corn
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I got ahold of Evermind and he said he would like to continue to participate. He said he will check in over the weekend.
Hey guys!
Everything went to shit here and I expect it'll get even worse in the next few months. I think I gradually fell into depression with all that's happening here; as I said to Puppies, I left DTF because it came to the point I couldn't in good conscience look you guys in the eye (figuratively speaking) while the country I was born in is waging war and doing unspeakable things in Ukraine. I do know you guys wouldn't judge me just because I was born in this fucking country but apparently it's really easy to spiral down and shut down all communication when you're already depressed and I suppose that's what happened? I'm a bit better now and I think I'll ask permission to post in the P/R so that this thread stays non-political.
Anyway, do I have to send anything right now or what is going on? :)
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Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
How are you? You haven't been drafted?
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So glad to hear from you Ruslan. Keep reaching out. Tim and I will fake bicker to make you feel better.
Shut up Tim.
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Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
How are you? You haven't been drafted?
Thankfully I haven't been drafted yet. I think it's a combination of two factors: I live in Moscow and the government has been really hesitant to draft from Moscow because (not to toot my own horn or anything) most of the educated Russians live in Moscow and the government would rather grab people from small towns and villages; people there are more willing to accept being drafted as it's "their duty for the country". Second thing is I literally work for Ministry of Defense as I'm a helicopter design engineer and technically I'm immune to the draft - this is another thing that really made me question my life choices. Like, I'm working here because I love aviation and the tech, but now it's a double-edged sword - some of our helicopters are out there killing civilians in Ukraine, while some of our helicopters are out there saving lives on oil rigs.
Also my official immunity for the draft doesn't really mean shit because it's Russia - I'm 100% sure if I even go into the draft center with all the documents that prove that I can't be drafted, I'll still be drafted, so I'm staying far away from that; I'm also prepared to relocate into another city/country when/if push comes to shove. I probably should've done it already but I just can't bring myself to do it, my friends and parents are all here.
So glad to hear from you Ruslan. Keep reaching out. Tim and I will fake bicker to make you feel better.
Shut up Tim.
:lol
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Hey dude, good to hear from you and have you back on board. I can't imagine what it must've been like for all the civilians on both sides, and what everyone must've been through this year.
I'm glad to hear you're doing a bit better now and even though I don't normally post P/R I'll pop over.
As for the roulette, we're on round 5, open round, everyone has sent and I have currently listened through everything 3 times. I'm happy to postpone my listening until I get your submission so I can play catch up and get the three listens in.
Really glad to have you back, and I hope this can be a welcome distraction and chance to shoot the shit with Internet friends :heart
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Hey dude, good to hear from you and have you back on board. I can't imagine what it must be like what all the civilians on both sides must've been through this year.
I'm glad to hear you're doing a bit better now and even though I don't normally post P/R I'll pop over.
As for the roulette, we're on round 5, open round, everyone had sent and I have currently listened through everything 3 times. I'm happy to postpone my listening until I get your submission so I can play catch up and get the three listens in.
Really glad to have you back, and I hope this can be a welcome distraction and chance to shoot the shit with Internet friends :heart
Luke, do you mind if I send something tomorrow? It's been a year and I should really at least re-read the thread and see what I sent before, and right now I've got 6.5 hours before I have to wake up and go to work because, well, I still have to buy food. :lol
Also I don't mind if you score this round without me so I wouldn't hold up this thing, and then I'll just send something for Round 6.
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Hey dude, good to hear from you and have you back on board. I can't imagine what it must be like what all the civilians on both sides must've been through this year.
I'm glad to hear you're doing a bit better now and even though I don't normally post P/R I'll pop over.
As for the roulette, we're on round 5, open round, everyone had sent and I have currently listened through everything 3 times. I'm happy to postpone my listening until I get your submission so I can play catch up and get the three listens in.
Really glad to have you back, and I hope this can be a welcome distraction and chance to shoot the shit with Internet friends :heart
Luke, do you mind if I send something tomorrow? It's been a year and I should really at least re-read the thread and see what I sent before, and right now I've got 6.5 hours before I have to wake up and go to work because, well, I still have to buy food. :lol
Also I don't mind if you score this round without me so I wouldn't hold up this thing, and then I'll just send something for Round 6.
Eh, the roulette has been on hiatus for a year, so I imagine Luke would be fine waiting another day :lol
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Hey dude, good to hear from you and have you back on board. I can't imagine what it must be like what all the civilians on both sides must've been through this year.
I'm glad to hear you're doing a bit better now and even though I don't normally post P/R I'll pop over.
As for the roulette, we're on round 5, open round, everyone had sent and I have currently listened through everything 3 times. I'm happy to postpone my listening until I get your submission so I can play catch up and get the three listens in.
Really glad to have you back, and I hope this can be a welcome distraction and chance to shoot the shit with Internet friends :heart
Luke, do you mind if I send something tomorrow? It's been a year and I should really at least re-read the thread and see what I sent before, and right now I've got 6.5 hours before I have to wake up and go to work because, well, I still have to buy food. :lol
Also I don't mind if you score this round without me so I wouldn't hold up this thing, and then I'll just send something for Round 6.
It's fine honestly dude. It's only been a few days since I received the last entry so another day won't hurt. I'm hoping to get results up by the end of the week, but there's a good chance it could end up going over.
Just send when you're ready dude, no pressure. I'll continue listening to the other submissions and starting on write ups anyway :tup
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Great to see you Ruslan and glad things are okay.
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Evermind (I guess your real name is Rusian it sounds like, but we don't really know each other yet), you'll have to know that in the restart wolfking and I have crashed at your roulette. Hope you don't mind. :)
Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
Yeah, I have a friend from another forum in Russia. I've been afraid to contact her as well. She seems free to speak her mind and posts occasionally, but I still worry that she's overconfident.
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Evermind (I guess your real name is Rusian it sounds like, but we don't really know each other yet), you'll have to know that in the restart wolfking and I have crashed at your roulette. Hope you don't mind. :)
Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
Yeah, I have a friend from another forum in Russia. I've been afraid to contact her as well. She seems free to speak her mind and posts occasionally, but I still worry that she's overconfident.
He would if one of us actually took his score! :lol
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Evermind (I guess your real name is Rusian it sounds like, but we don't really know each other yet), you'll have to know that in the restart wolfking and I have crashed at your roulette. Hope you don't mind. :)
Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
Yeah, I have a friend from another forum in Russia. I've been afraid to contact her as well. She seems free to speak her mind and posts occasionally, but I still worry that she's overconfident.
He would if one of us actually took his score! :lol
Yeah, apparently I was doing super well score-wise!
Evermind (I guess your real name is Rusian it sounds like, but we don't really know each other yet), you'll have to know that in the restart wolfking and I have crashed at your roulette. Hope you don't mind. :)
Ruslan, I really hesitated to contact you. I wasn't sure if it would be safe for you to respond to an IP in the US.
Yeah, I have a friend from another forum in Russia. I've been afraid to contact her as well. She seems free to speak her mind and posts occasionally, but I still worry that she's overconfident.
First off, yeah, no problem at all! As for your friend, I suppose that's for her to decide. I read a lot of liberal/opposition politicians on Twitter and I had to travel abroad (to Kazakhstan) recently for work. Was afraid they would check my phone at the border so spent two hours deleting parts of the browser history (porn-related joke coming from Tim or King in 3... 2... 1...). Doubt the police will care about DTF though. Social media they'll read for sure though.
Anyway, I reread the thread and good thing I did, because I wanted to send Actor | Observer and apparently I sent them in the very first round. :lol Also good things there's an updated band list of bands Luke has been listening to during the hiatus now, I don't listen to any of these so I'm full of confidence about my chances to retain my high score. :lol
Sending in a few minutes!
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Nice one Ruslan, got your submission, right on time to listen at the end of my 4th spin of the rest of the submissions.
This is a really strong round guys. There are a couple of songs I currently think are solid, and nothing more really, but on the whole there is something I love in each entry.
I would say out of the 14 original submissions, 6 have grown considerably on me on this 4th spin :corn that could be because I thought they were trash to begin with, or I've just realised they were even better than my first impressions.
As for Evermind's song, anyone want to take a stab at this...
______ __ ________ - ________
Ironically, the person I'd normally put the most money on solving this, with nothing more than go on, would be Evermind :lol
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I did send this song in roulettes before so it's actually possible for someone to guess it :)
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Give me the A, E, I, O, U, and also Y
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Give me the A, E, I, O, U, and also Y
Nah. How about you ask me 'yes or no' questions about the band/song, until you work it out?
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Six Roaming Owls
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Six Roaming Owls
666 bonus points, Cyril wins guys, wrap it up
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Give me the A, E, I, O, U, and also Y
Nah. How about you ask me 'yes or no' questions about the band/song, until you work it out?
Is it better than mine? :neverusethis:
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Give me the A, E, I, O, U, and also Y
Nah. How about you ask me 'yes or no' questions about the band/song, until you work it out?
Is it better than mine? :neverusethis:
I haven't listened to it yet. So yes
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Really great to see you back Ruslan! You've nothing to be ashamed or apologetic for, just glad to know you're relatively OK in the circumstances.
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Mother of Millions - Artefact
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And I'm glad to see you post something here, Ruslan. I had been thinking about how you were doing, but was hesitant to contact you, for all the reasons mentioned by others as well. Take care of yourself, man :)
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Mother of Millions - Artefact
Impressive stuff dude!
I've given Evermind's entry two listens so far. I'm going to start the first draft of write ups today and aim to post results by Friday :tup
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Was it correct though? :lol
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Was it correct though? :lol
Yes it was!
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Oh shit!
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Oh shit!
Did you see them at PPE this year and if so, how was it? I discovered this song when I was listening to the bands I didn't know in preparation for PPE 2020. :lol
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Oh shit!
Even more impressive if there was definitely no cheating involved (it would be very easy to cheat). The only hint was it was better than Buddy's, and that is no hint at all :lol
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Oh shit!
Even more impressive if there was definitely no cheating involved (it would be very easy to cheat). The only hint was it was better than Buddy's, and that is no hint at all :lol
The other hint was that I sent it in roulettes before, so it's possible to search the past threads, and if you're going chronologically backwards, I sent it in Cyril's which was one of the last roulettes I participated in, I think.
Good guess in any case!
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OK yea, that's also completely plausible :lol
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There was no cheating involved!
I did see them at PPE yes (and I was wondering whether I would see you there, Ruslan, but I found that rather unlikely), but the band got overshadowed by basically every band that followed. (They played first band on the first evening). I was not impressed and my friend said at some point that the singer sounded like Serj Tankian at a funeral and that spoiled the band even further to be honest :lol
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It's crazy how that one got guessed right, just like that :biggrin:
Mother of Millions was another band I was considering for this roulette. I very much enjoyed Artifacts and spun it a ton when it came out. Never saw them live, so I can't speak to that, but the album was really good (Sigma too, although not quite as good)
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my friend said at some point that the singer sounded like Serj Tankian at a funeral and that spoiled the band even further to be honest :lol
Sorry Evermind, if I can't get this thought out of my head Elite may have just sabotaged your submission :lol
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Mother of Millions was another band I was considering for this roulette. I very much enjoyed Artifacts and spun it a ton when it came out.
"Artefact" is not bad, but two from them that autoplayed right after it for me, "Spiral" and "Silence, I think are even better.
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Mother of Millions was another band I was considering for this roulette. I very much enjoyed Artifacts and spun it a ton when it came out.
"Artefact" is not bad, but two from them that autoplayed right after it for me, "Spiral" and "Silence, I think are even better.
Yikes, better not listen to them either
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There was no cheating involved!
I did see them at PPE yes (and I was wondering whether I would see you there, Ruslan, but I found that rather unlikely)
I would've told you if I went. Waited three years for it, but unfortunately wasn't able to get the visa, and also wasn't able to sell the tickets/refund the room at the Castle because our cards don't work abroad anymore as Russia is disabled from SWIFT I think.
I was not impressed and my friend said at some point that the singer sounded like Serj Tankian at a funeral and that spoiled the band even further to be honest :lol
:rollin
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I've got 5 more write ups to do, which I am planning to bash out this morning. I'm then going to do a final listen, score everything and tweak the write ups. Definitely on track to post results tomorrow :tup
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It's not even tomorrow yet!
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It's not even tomorrow yet!
OK, I'll leave yours until tomorrow :tup
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:lol
i'm not ready but that's fine. i've never been ready for anything in my life :corn
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I is ready.
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If there is one thing I think I've learnt from this roulette, and maybe this round specifically, is that I think I need to run an album roulette! Here are the scores guys, I'll explain my thinking on an album roulette at the end...
Cyril: The Paper Chase - You're One of Them Aren't You?
This band is a new one on me. Yea, as I said, this is kinda unnerving and has a weird disjointed feeling. Is it classic Cyril? Possibly. I find the most difficult element to be the vocals. At some points I like them, others I don't, but even when I don't I like that fact they feel really unique. Lyrically this also fits the unnerving theme. Musically it feels kind of chaotic and a bit incomplete but I love a risk, I really do. The other thing is, it could probably have gone on a little longer and explored the sound a little more. I don't love it, but it has piqued my interest enough to at least check out the album.
6/10
Wolfking: Angel Dust - Bleed
Dude, not off to the best start I'm afraid. The piano intro was not what I was expecting from a Wolfy song, but then it kicks into more familiar territory. That first riff is probably the best thing about the song. I think this just suffers from being a solid song, in round full of songs that were a bit more than solid. Bleed feels really familiar, and in line with a lot of bands I like, but the song itself doesn't feel strong enough. Classic metal style vocals, yep. Good guitar solo, yep. Good riffing, sure. Then why doesn't this connect with me? No idea, but there you have it.
6.5/10
Revenge319: Daisuke Ishiwatari - Play the Hero
I appreciate you sending more video game music as I dig it. Obviously if I'd played the game, I would have been more invested in the music but this is a solid rocker, and I can only imagine it is battle music. As I said in the first impressions, I'm not sold on the vocals or lyrics, but musically this is solid. Great guitars, cool bass lines, just straight in your face. Luckily my ear is always drawn to the guitar and drums more, so this gets a pretty solid score, nothing more, nothing less. Better vocals and less cheesy lyrics could've increased the score some but it doesn't affect the overall outcome too much.
6.5/10
Nick_z: Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Nick, I feel I know your tastes well enough now to say this feels like a Nick pick. It is all about those guitars, which your submissions generally are. The vocals let this down some, but it's still good enough. The instrumental section in the middle does go on a bit and the song probably could've been shortened. It also feels like it's building to a solo that never comes. It left me wanting more and is far from a bad song. On my final spin this actually got an extra half a point as it has some parts I really like.
6.5/10
TAC: Stortregn - Through the Dark Gates
I said you were dedicated to the cause, and I stand by that. I don't think you've sent me a submission that hasn't been full on metal yet, and possibly all have been some variation of death metal? This one may be the best yet, I'm not sure. I'm not aware of Stortregn, but I'm pretty sure that album cover tells me all I need to know. I have been on a big death metal kick recently, but can be really picky with what I like. I generally like stuff that is more progressive, like Death, Atheist, Cynic and Pestilence. However, I do like classic old school death metal. I don't think there is anything that particularly sets this apart from many other death metal bands out there, but these guys are no slouches.
6.5/10
Romdrums: Maraton - A Body of Your Own
Another song that relies heavily on the vocal performance, and has a vocalist that reminds me of... someone? The last few minutes of this are very reminiscent of Leprous, even down to the cello (I think it's a cello). I liked this but didn't have too much to say, other than it is really beautiful. It's also quite similar to at least one other entry this round, which I guess means you're all either pinning down my tastes or we are becoming a hive mind.
7/10
Puppies: Negură Bunget - Inarborat
Negură Bunget are a Romanian band and incorporate Romanian folk music into their sound, and I love that.
I love how this starts, there are a load of different instruments all coming together to bring this lush instrumental opening. According to Wikipedia the instruments used on the album are as follows: flute, Nai (Romanian diatonic pan flute), Tulnic (a type of bugle or curved horn), xylophone and Toacă (percussion instrument used in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox monasteries).
Not sure how many of those are played on this specific intro, but I like it a lot. My main complaint is that they don't ease off the black metal and come back to that sound during the song. You can hear a lot of these instruments are still being played, but get drowned out by the metal onslaught. I think that more contrast may have improved the overall score for me. I've always said I loved bands like Opeth for the contrast of heavy to light, often multiple times in a song, and at a moments notice.
Inarborat isn't all out assault, and there are breaks in the intensity, like the little bass moment around 4:30. I have listened to this band and album before and it's definitely the sort of extreme metal I like. Kinda like Chthonic using Taiwanese folk instruments in their music. I had trouble rating this song as I love a lot about it but also, the whole round was really strong.
7/10
Ariich: Unreqvited - Beautiful Ghosts
A long, atmospheric, orchestral black metal song? You understood the assignment! This ticks many boxes in regards to bands I've gotten into over the last 5 years or so. The down side is, that this sort of music I generally prefer in the context of a full album, and it can also take a while to click. There is really nothing wrong with this at all, but it lacks something to that truly makes it special. This probably should have scored a bit higher than it did but I still got a lot of enjoyment from it.
7/10
Evermind: Mother of Millions - Artefact
I've never heard of this Greek band before. This starts off quite slow and does take a while to really get going. It reminds me of the start of Frances the Mute to be honest. Is the build worth it though, I suppose that is the question? It does take 7 of the 10 minutes to get there, but I guess it's about the journey, not the destination. Interestingly this is song both in English and Greek (I'm assuming), at different parts of the song. The last 3 minutes don't quite reach the high I was hoping for, but this is still solid enough. There is enough here to catch my interest, and I'll be checking out the album, but the song didn't knock my socks off.
7/10
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
I think maybe you've sent this in other roulettes, as the name looks familiar. I know I've never listened to them before though and it's nice to have submissions I have no preconceived notions about. The vocals are a big selling point for this song, and the part that had me scratching my head on first listen. This sounds like a mash up of two vocalists I like, but I couldn't place it. Actually, one was pretty obvious, this sounds partly like Mariusz Duda from Riverside and (the second took a while longer to get) part Dallas Green (Alexisonfire/City and Colour). I think musically it feels similar to Riverside and has that kind of melancholy vibe to it. My enjoyment of this did grow with each listen, I will say. I usually listen to this sort of music, when I am in a certain mood or setting, and generally gravitate towards more upbeat music.
7.5/10
Kingshmegland: Kyros - Two Frames of Panic
Well this one kinda came out of nowhere. This has some serious Haken plays video game prog metal vibes, which is absolutely fine by me. This was the first impression that referenced being a good singalong. It didn't quite materialise into the singalong I was hoping but vocally it is still really interesting. I suppose it reminds me of Haken because I could see it fitting on an album like Affinity or something. Bolstered by a really good guitar solo and this is tasty stuff.
7.5/10
LithoJazzoSphere: All Ends - Wasting Life
Litho, you quite rightly corrected me when I said this was melodeath, as there isn't actually any 'death' in here. A better comparison would've been female fronted In Flames worship. Here is a song that is nothing new to me at all, and I've heard this done many times, yet I still find it infectious and enjoyable. By all rights this shouldn't really have scored so well, and Angel Dust or Stortregn could or should have scored just as well. I think this just has the right mix of nostalgia and energy, to get a great score. I'll be checking these guys out further, just to see if the whole album sounds like an In Flames record.
7.5/10
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
This came in second when it comes to songs that grew on me the most. There was a bit of a buzz around DTF when this came out and it was accompanied by comparisons to The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter are now one of my all time favourites, so any band that is compared has a lot to live up to. I have spun this albums a few times prior to the roulette and clearly nothing left too much of an impression as I've not returned to it.
I really dig this though, and it started to click by the 4th listen. To the song, I love the strings that accompany that opening, and I know I've been vocal about liking orchestral flourishes in my music (which is one of the reasons I particularly like The Dear Hunter's Acts IV & V). Vocally this has way more in common with Agent Fresco than The Dear Hunter, and I also hear a bit of Leprous. Maybe I was too harsh on this record the first few times around, I'll have to give it another spin.
8/10
Buddyhunter1: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Cubensis Lenses
The best crumpet I ever had was hungover at Shambala festival back in 2017. There was a stall serving these deluxe ones with expensive jam and cheese. It was godly.
I could reminisce on that crumpet for a long time, however, the award for 'the song that grew on me the most' goes to these guys.
I've been aware of PPC, almost as long as I've been aware of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (apparently there is a big crossover with their fans). When I first listened to this, I was struck my how indie the vocals seemed. "Huh, I don't remember them sounding so indie, I'm not too into this". I like some of the bands songs, but if we're comparing them to KGatLW, they are not on the same planet.
But anyway, this song grew on my a lot and I now really like it. Musically they are some kind of psychedelic/indie/garage rock. I'm not sure if they have a distinctly Australian sound, or it's just because I know they are Australian but I also draw similarities with fellow Aussies Wolfmother. So that's their sound, but with vocals that splice uk indie and Britpop. They fill me with a sort of feeling of nostalgia whilst also feeling fresh. I clearly need to revist this album because this is some good stuff. Musically it has some rocking riffs and psychedelic leads (who would've gussed) but is lacking in porn and/or crumpets. I bloody love crumpets.
8.5/10
Sacul: Justice - Planisphere
The best way I can describe this is Daft Punk doing their own take on Tubular Bells. That description may be way off but I'm sticking to it. This was definitely a risk, but I love a risk taker. In this case it definitely paid off as this is unlike anything else in this round (or roulette, I can't remember). This is also nearly double the length of the next longest song, and filled with a lot of music I wouldn't normally find myself listening to. Like any good song of this length, I feel it needs to have a good pay off at the end. Thankfully this has a glorious pay off in the way of that extended guitar solo (the last 3 minutes ❤️ ). I would have been fine with it being a bit shorter as it does take a while to get the guitars, and I found myself waiting for that bit to hurry up and get there, which does affect my overall score a bit. Still, I find myself enjoying this immensely.
8.5/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 38.5
TAC - 36
Evermind - 36
Nick - 35.5
Ariich - 35.5
King - 35.5
Elite - 35
HOF - 34
Cyril - 33.5
Puppies - 33.5
Romdrums - 33.5
Sacul - 33
Revenge - 29.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 7.5
Wolfking - 6.5
I think the only real movement here was Cyril dropping a few places and Buddy strengthening his lead.
So yea, an album roulette. I feel like many of you really do get my tastes and are sending great songs, but with some styles of music I prefer to listen to full albums, rather than songs (post-rock, anything that is generally atmospheric or on the black metal end of the spectrum, even death metal). When I think or my favourite individual songs they are often not from those genres. I am predominantly an album listener, and most of the stuff I post on the 'What album' thread are bands where I only listen to their full albums.
If you look at my Last.fm account (which is linked on my sig at the bottom) you can see my top listened to songs, and you'll see that my most listened to songs are generally upbeat songs I can singalong to (hardly surprising that Coheed and Cambria/The Dear Hunter are two of my favourite bands). Again, not always a hard and fast rule, but it might help some of you get better scores, if you have been left feeling somewhat frustrated. If you are happy sending me stuff that you will just hope I will love moving forward, keep going as I'm sure there are loads of albums I'll end up loving after this.
I've said it before but Elite, you have a great track record of sending me songs that don't score so well, but the albums they are off, have become some of my favourites.
Just kinda my stream of consciousness as I was finishing up these write ups.
I think next year I'll run an album roulette, but keep the contestants limited to 8 or 10. I think it'd be a great experience. Watch this space.
As Litho and Wolfy have joined now and have a bit of catch up to do, I am in no rush for the next submissions. I'm going to try to listen and score their round 1-4 submissions so we're all ready to go for round 6. My aim is to have scored all 4 of their rounds by the end of the weekend.
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Maybe joining up late to this party was a bad idea. :lol
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Man I hope I don't pull a Sacul in the last couple rounds. :lol
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LithoJazzoSphere: All Ends - Wasting Life
I'll be checking these guys out further, just to see if the whole album sounds like an In Flames record.
That one has my favorite guitar melody/harmonies/soloing of theirs. Their lead guitarist is the same guy who played the legendary guest solo on In Flames' "December Flower". Some songs have more of an In Flames feel than others, some are a lot further away, but I would check out "Make My Day", "Ready To Go Back", "Alone", "Close My Eyes", "Am I Insane", "Treat Me Right", and "What We Say" for the most In Flames vibes, though numerous others have moments as well. A couple of those are bonus tracks that aren't on the non-SE versions of the albums. The bulk of those are on the debut, which isn't on streaming, so you'd have to search Youtube for individual tracks or just buy the album (if it's even still available, I bought my copy a long time ago). The second album broadens their genre palette a lot more, it's unknown if you'd like it as much.
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If there is one thing I think I've learnt from this roulette, and maybe this round specifically, is that I think I need to run an album roulette! Here are the scores guys, I'll explain my thinking on an album roulette at the end...
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
I think maybe you've sent this in other roulettes, as the name looks familiar. I know I've never listened to them before though and it's nice to have submissions I have no preconceived notions about. The vocals are a big selling point for this song, and the part that had me scratching my head on first listen. This sounds like a mash up of two vocalists I like, but I couldn't place it. Actually, one was pretty obvious, this sounds partly like Mariusz Duda from Riverside and (the second took a while longer to get) part Dallas Green (Alexisonfire/City and Colour). I think musically it feels similar to Riverside and has that kind of melancholy vibe to it. My enjoyment of this did grow with each listen, I will say. I usually listen to this sort of music, when I am in a certain mood or setting, and generally gravitate towards more upbeat music.
7.5/10
So I definitely think this is one where you need the full album to appreciate the individual songs. I’m only vaguely familiar with Riverside, so I wouldn’t have connected the two. Overall, the album is a bit more orchestral/electronic than what you might have gotten from this track. But this is one of my favorites from the album for sure.
No idea what to send next. I’ll think of something!
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the funny thing about this paper chase song is that i've shown it to a lotta my friends in the pop chart community and pretty much all of them loved it, it's just DTFers who appear to be cowards about this one :corn
i'll chalk that down as y'all's problem, i think :hat
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Here is a song that is nothing new to me at all, and I've heard this done many times
And I assume you mean here just the style of guitar melodies and harmonies, in melodeath or Iron Maiden-style bands. I've never heard it in their hard rock/alt metal style or vocal format.
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Revenge319: Daisuke Ishiwatari - Play the Hero
I appreciate you sending more video game music as I dig it. Obviously if I'd played the game, I would have been more invested in the music but this is a solid rocker, and I can only imagine it is battle music. As I said in the first impressions, I'm not sold on the vocals or lyrics, but musically this is solid. Great guitars, cool bass lines, just straight in your face. Luckily my ear is always drawn to the guitar and drums more, so this gets a pretty solid score, nothing more, nothing less. Better vocals and less cheesy lyrics could've increased the score some but it doesn't affect the overall outcome too much.
6.5/10
In hindsight, there were one or two other choices from this artist that I really wish I'd sent instead of this one (especially now that I know that the lyrics didn't do much for you), but I still think this one was worth sending. I would actually say that this song is just as enjoyable without context of the game as it is with the context. One, this soundtrack is generally inspired by classic rock/metal bands and is written more similarly to songs from those bands, and not so much written the way video game music usually is. Two, I feel like there isn't much context to it to begin with. The game this comes from is a fighting game, so you will hear it in the gameplay, but I wouldn't say it's important to listen to the song in context of the game.
I'll try to submit for Round 6 soon. I'm gonna have to really think about this one...
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Nice! Working my way up the charts!
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Sent :corn
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Nick_z: Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Nick, I feel I know your tastes well enough now to say this feels like a Nick pick. It is all about those guitars, which your submissions generally are. The vocals let this down some, but it's still good enough. The instrumental section in the middle does go on a bit and the song probably could've been shortened. It also feels like it's building to a solo that never comes. It left me wanting more and is far from a bad song. On my final spin this actually got an extra half a point as it has some parts I really like.
6.5/10
Glad you sorta enjoyed it, but clearly I need to up my game ;D And darn, either of the other two songs I was thinking of sending (Mother of Millions and Meer) and that were sent by others did better than this :biggrin:
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
This came in second when it comes to songs that grew on me the most. There was a bit of a buzz around DTF when this came out and it was accompanied by comparisons to The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter are now one of my all time favourites, so any band that is compared has a lot to live up to. I have spun this albums a few times prior to the roulette and clearly nothing left too much of an impression as I've not returned to it.
I really dig this though, and it started to click by the 4th listen. To the song, I love the strings that accompany that opening, and I know I've been vocal about liking orchestral flourishes in my music (which is one of the reasons I particularly like The Dear Hunter's Acts IV & V). Vocally this has way more in common with Agent Fresco than The Dear Hunter, and I also hear a bit of Leprous. Maybe I was too harsh on this record the first few times around, I'll have to give it another spin.
The opening post to the Meer thread was my first post ever on DTF, so that holds a special place for me ;) This album was my favorite from last year, and the biggest "out of nowhere" surprise, for sure. The chorus on this song, in particular, is amazing. Especially the last one, with the two vocalists harmonizing and everything soaring...fantastic stuff!!
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Maybe joining up late to this party was a bad idea. :lol
Or just sending with zero thought :lol I've adopted that approach multiple times to be fair.
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Man I hope I don't pull a Sacul in the last couple rounds. :lol
It's inevitable right?
If there is one thing I think I've learnt from this roulette, and maybe this round specifically, is that I think I need to run an album roulette! Here are the scores guys, I'll explain my thinking on an album roulette at the end...
HOF: Dim Gray - Avalon | The Tide
I think maybe you've sent this in other roulettes, as the name looks familiar. I know I've never listened to them before though and it's nice to have submissions I have no preconceived notions about. The vocals are a big selling point for this song, and the part that had me scratching my head on first listen. This sounds like a mash up of two vocalists I like, but I couldn't place it. Actually, one was pretty obvious, this sounds partly like Mariusz Duda from Riverside and (the second took a while longer to get) part Dallas Green (Alexisonfire/City and Colour). I think musically it feels similar to Riverside and has that kind of melancholy vibe to it. My enjoyment of this did grow with each listen, I will say. I usually listen to this sort of music, when I am in a certain mood or setting, and generally gravitate towards more upbeat music.
7.5/10
So I definitely think this is one where you need the full album to appreciate the individual songs. I’m only vaguely familiar with Riverside, so I wouldn’t have connected the two. Overall, the album is a bit more orchestral/electronic than what you might have gotten from this track. But this is one of my favorites from the album for sure.
No idea what to send next. I’ll think of something!
Yea, it's nice dude. I'll be checking out the album out for sure.
the funny thing about this paper chase song is that i've shown it to a lotta my friends in the pop chart community and pretty much all of them loved it, it's just DTFers who appear to be cowards about this one :corn
i'll chalk that down as y'all's problem, i think :hat
On the whole, pop is really not my thing, unless it's 90s pop, so that could be the problem.
Here is a song that is nothing new to me at all, and I've heard this done many times
And I assume you mean here just the style of guitar melodies and harmonies, in melodeath or Iron Maiden-style bands. I've never heard it in their hard rock/alt metal style or vocal format.
Yea, I guess I've not heard the same two styles mixed together, but yea the sound in general is not new to my ears.
Revenge319: Daisuke Ishiwatari - Play the Hero
I appreciate you sending more video game music as I dig it. Obviously if I'd played the game, I would have been more invested in the music but this is a solid rocker, and I can only imagine it is battle music. As I said in the first impressions, I'm not sold on the vocals or lyrics, but musically this is solid. Great guitars, cool bass lines, just straight in your face. Luckily my ear is always drawn to the guitar and drums more, so this gets a pretty solid score, nothing more, nothing less. Better vocals and less cheesy lyrics could've increased the score some but it doesn't affect the overall outcome too much.
6.5/10
In hindsight, there were one or two other choices from this artist that I really wish I'd sent instead of this one (especially now that I know that the lyrics didn't do much for you), but I still think this one was worth sending. I would actually say that this song is just as enjoyable without context of the game as it is with the context. One, this soundtrack is generally inspired by classic rock/metal bands and is written more similarly to songs from those bands, and not so much written the way video game music usually is. Two, I feel like there isn't much context to it to begin with. The game this comes from is a fighting game, so you will hear it in the gameplay, but I wouldn't say it's important to listen to the song in context of the game.
I'll try to submit for Round 6 soon. I'm gonna have to really think about this one...
Yea it was pretty good, but I did find the lyrics cheesy. Sometimes cheese is fine though.
Nice! Working my way up the charts!
Keep 'em coming dude.
Nick_z: Sonja - Wanting Me Dead
Nick, I feel I know your tastes well enough now to say this feels like a Nick pick. It is all about those guitars, which your submissions generally are. The vocals let this down some, but it's still good enough. The instrumental section in the middle does go on a bit and the song probably could've been shortened. It also feels like it's building to a solo that never comes. It left me wanting more and is far from a bad song. On my final spin this actually got an extra half a point as it has some parts I really like.
6.5/10
Glad you sorta enjoyed it, but clearly I need to up my game ;D And darn, either of the other two songs I was thinking of sending (Mother of Millions and Meer) and that were sent by others did better than this :biggrin:
Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
This came in second when it comes to songs that grew on me the most. There was a bit of a buzz around DTF when this came out and it was accompanied by comparisons to The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter are now one of my all time favourites, so any band that is compared has a lot to live up to. I have spun this albums a few times prior to the roulette and clearly nothing left too much of an impression as I've not returned to it.
I really dig this though, and it started to click by the 4th listen. To the song, I love the strings that accompany that opening, and I know I've been vocal about liking orchestral flourishes in my music (which is one of the reasons I particularly like The Dear Hunter's Acts IV & V). Vocally this has way more in common with Agent Fresco than The Dear Hunter, and I also hear a bit of Leprous. Maybe I was too harsh on this record the first few times around, I'll have to give it another spin.
The opening post to the Meer thread was my first post ever on DTF, so that holds a special place for me ;) This album was my favorite from last year, and the biggest "out of nowhere" surprise, for sure. The chorus on this song, in particular, is amazing. Especially the last one, with the two vocalists harmonizing and everything soaring...fantastic stuff!!
It was good, and had some bits I really liked but it didn't go beyond that. The MEER is pretty cool, I'm hoping the album will hit a little different next time I listen.
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Right, gonna start listening to Litho and Wolfking's songs. I wasn't planning to do any first impressions, or hangman, unless everyone really wants it!
I think I'll literally do rounds separately, so scoring two songs then progressing on to the next songs. I'll still do at least 5 listens, to be fair. It could come fairly thick and fast though :tup
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I don't care about impressions mate. Hangman might be interesting but don't hold things up for us or have heaps of listens if you don't want.
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FYI, Litho and Wolfking, if you wanted to change any of your submissions, based on my scoring of round 5, let me know ASAP.
I've listened to your round 1 submissions, so you can't switch them out, but rounds 2-4 are fair game if you want to.
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Nah mate, it's not that serious. All good.
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I've love to at least hear your first impression of each song, but I don't particularly care whether you post it separately or just include it in the writeup. Given that I'm hearing that most people in these roulettes don't listen to their competitors' entries on the whole (though I am at this point), it's mostly just for wolfking and I, or anyone who happens to be curious about any of the artists. Hangman I guess is up to everybody else. I'm not sure how interesting it is to do with such a small set of songs and submitters.
FYI, Litho and Wolfking, if you wanted to change any of your submissions, based on my scoring of round 5, let me know ASAP.
I've listened to your round 1 submissions, so you can't switch them out, but rounds 2-4 are fair game if you want to.
Nah, I intentionally picked a spread of different things to see how you react to each. I'm hoping these meet in a Venn diagram of our tastes, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. I already have a growing pool of candidates for later rounds to select from depending upon how these and other entries go.
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First impressions? Holy shit, both of these songs are better than what you each sent in the last round!
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Ah well I'm glad you liked it, but score is a bit disappointing compared with the first impression!
I sort of get what you're saying about songs vs albums, at least the part about sometimes not digging a song that much but loving the album as a whole. That's why I did album roulettes for a while, and now do the whole multiple-songs-up-to-20-mins submissions it - allows you to get more of a flavour of what the artist is like. As for songs being better in the context of an album, I can see that to an extent but not sure I can relate to that as much as being a big factor.
I thought Buddy might be too far ahead to catch, but I'd forgotten there are 10 rounds so we're only halfway through, so I guess there's still a chance. Doesn't change my approach, I'll still keep sending a variety of things you might like to see what sticks!
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Woah, I was ready for a 6, but I'm so glad you liked it! Yeah that guitar solo at the end is just :2metal:, and what a fantastic song overall, just banger after banger. Definitely check out their other album † tho, as the one Planisphere is from is kinda weak as a whole.
Man I hope I don't pull a Sacul in the last couple rounds. :lol
:lol I love you too, Buddy
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i mean.
that's not the point :lol the paper chase are absolutely not pop they are wacko post-hardcore but it's the metalheads who seem to be the most afraid of them :P
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sended
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i mean.
that's not the point :lol the paper chase are absolutely not pop they are wacko post-hardcore but it's the metalheads who seem to be the most afraid of them :P
No, but it clearly appeals to those who are fans of pop as opposed to those who aren't, so I'm right :lol
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Sent for round 6!
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resended
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The thing about an album roulette (or an EP roulette for that matter) is the time. If 15 people send you an hour-long album, and you listen three times to each one, that's 45 hours of listening each round, plus if you need extra listens for any of them, plus doing writeups (unless you do it during one of the three, but then you're a bit distracted during one of them). So you either need to limit the number of participants, or just have everyone be ok with it being a lot longer between rounds. I guess this might be obvious to some/most here who are veterans, but I've been having to think about it more explicitly since I'm thinking of having an album round in my own upcoming roulette.
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The thing about an album roulette (or an EP roulette for that matter) is the time. If 15 people send you an hour-long album, and you listen three times to each one, that's 45 hours of listening each round, plus if you need extra listens for any of them, plus doing writeups (unless you do it during one of the three, but then you're a bit distracted during one of them). So you either need to limit the number of participants, or just have everyone be ok with it being a lot longer between rounds. I guess this might be obvious to some/most here who are veterans, but I've been having to think about it more explicitly since I'm thinking of having an album round in my own upcoming roulette.
Here's a link to The $5.98 TAC EP Roulette V.4
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54416.0
5 rounds...14 participants
OP... Oct 22
Winner crowned...Dec 6
And the fucking assholes turned the final round into an Concept Album Round just to torture me. :lol
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Yeah, but by the standards of this board we probably don't have lives. :P
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Yea, I said in the post yesterday that if I did an album roulette I'd limit to 8 or 10 participants. I might have to think about a stipulation stating you can only send X amount of albums, in the roulette, that are over an hour, for instance. In these parts it wouldn't be uncommon to get 10, 80 minute albums!
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My album submission will be Miles Davis' The Complete Recordings 1945 - 1960. It's only 34 discs. ;)
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Sent!
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Meer's "Picking Up the Pieces" is growing on me, I'm minding less having it score more than mine now.
It occurs to me that anyone wandering into this thread in the past couple pages is going to see the current scoreboard and assume wolfking and I sent some truly hideous shit in the early rounds. :lol
Someone really bored should do a golf scoring roulette someday, lowest score wins.
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Meer's "Picking Up the Pieces" is growing on me, I'm minding less having it score more than mine now.
It occurs to me that anyone wandering into this thread in the past couple pages is going to see the current scoreboard and assume wolfking and I sent some truly hideous shit in the early rounds. :lol
Someone really bored should do a golf scoring roulette someday, lowest score wins.
4 straight rounds of Bull of Heaven :lol
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Here we go, round 1 of Litho and Wolfy play catch up :tup you guys both outdid yourselves, compared to what you sent in the last round. Both really good songs.
LithoJazzoSphere: Anti Cimex - Of Ice
I'm not sure anyone has ever sent me a hardcore punk song in a roulette, but boy am I glad of it. My favourite style of punk is the wave of American punk that came out in the 90s. You could say it all kind of came from Bad Religion's Suffer and Operation Ivy's one and only album. Anti Cimex are Swedish, and are more hardcore/crust punk, and although I don't listen to a great deal of this style, I do enjoy it. They sound like they take a lot of influence from bands like Discharge (who were actually a huge influence on Metallica). This sounds dirty and scuzzy (that bass at 1:20), so crust punk is apt, but I love that. I mentioned the other day that my favourite songs are generally high energy and get me pumped, Of Ice has plenty of that. This is just some great, pedal to the metal hardcore punk. The vocals are harsher than the majority of the punk I listen to but it works.
8/10
Wolfking: Lost Horizon - Think Not Forever
Now this is more like it! Before we get to the music can we just take a moment to talk about how terrible this album cover is :lol it is very of it's time, but dear lord.
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This is exactly what I expect from you dude, and is way better than Angel Dust, as far as I'm concerned. Lost Horizon are kinda classic heavy metal with some power metal thrown in there? Some great riffs, kinda cheesy lyrics and blistering solos. I can hear some Seventh Wonder in here. The keys are more add background layers to the song, rather than taking centre stage (I was expecting an equally blistering keyboard solo). Yea, good stuff.
7.5/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 38.5
TAC - 36
Evermind - 36
Nick - 35.5
Ariich - 35.5
King - 35.5
Elite - 35
HOF - 34
Cyril - 33.5
Puppies - 33.5
Romdrums - 33.5
Sacul - 33
Revenge - 29.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 15.5
Wolfking - 14
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That's a disappointing score for that song IMO but the album is classic. Check out the full thing mate.
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That's a disappointing score for that song IMO but the album is classic. Check out the full thing mate.
If it makes you feel better, I don't think I've given out a score higher than 8.5 in this roulette yet. I'll definitely check out the album.
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Yeah seriously Kade, 7.5 is a high score in this roulette. Buddy is the only person with an average score higher than that, at 7.7.
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And sent for round 6!
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Lost Horizon is incredible. That guy is making my Top 25 singers list for sure.
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Daniel Heiman definitely has quite a set of pipes.
They sound like they take a lot of influence from bands like Discharge (who were actually a huge influence on Metallica).
Yeah, pretty much the whole D-Beat scene is derived from the style of kick pattern Discharge used early on, and a decent amount of thrash and Swedish death metal as well. I'm not as into the British and American punk scenes, and what I do know you already seem to be familiar with, so it's nice to find a little niche where there are some treasures a lot of people have overlooked.
The fun and yet tricky thing once the rest of the entries are scored is figuring out whether to dig deeper into those bags or throw some other stuff at you that's a little different.
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Daniel Heiman definitely has quite a set of pipes.
It's too bad he's never latched on to anything solid.
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Sent for round 6.
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Yeah seriously Kade, 7.5 is a high score in this roulette. Buddy is the only person with an average score higher than that, at 7.7.
When scoring, I'm scoring against all the music I've ever listened to :lol I find it very hard to give out a 10 to anything other than my absolute favourite songs of all time. Even a 9.5 is basically flawless. To get a 7.5 is a good score in my book!
For those of you who took part in Scar's roulette, 10s lost their meaning pretty quick when he started giving them out to every song :facepalm:
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Lost Horizon is incredible. That guy is making my Top 25 singers list for sure.
He was on my preliminary list, but ultimately didn't make my top 25. Definitely a great voice though :metal
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Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
This came in second when it comes to songs that grew on me the most. There was a bit of a buzz around DTF when this came out and it was accompanied by comparisons to The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter are now one of my all time favourites, so any band that is compared has a lot to live up to. I have spun this albums a few times prior to the roulette and clearly nothing left too much of an impression as I've not returned to it.
I really dig this though, and it started to click by the 4th listen. To the song, I love the strings that accompany that opening, and I know I've been vocal about liking orchestral flourishes in my music (which is one of the reasons I particularly like The Dear Hunter's Acts IV & V). Vocally this has way more in common with Agent Fresco than The Dear Hunter, and I also hear a bit of Leprous. Maybe I was too harsh on this record the first few times around, I'll have to give it another spin.
8/10
Wow! That did a lot better than I expected indeed, glad you enjoyed it! It took me one spin of the album last year and then seeing them live at ProgPower to enjoy what they do. The whole album is good, some stuff is even great. This track, the last one and a few other songs fall into that category if you ask me. Enjoy the full thing (again), when you get round to it!
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Elite: MEER - Picking Up the Pieces
This came in second when it comes to songs that grew on me the most. There was a bit of a buzz around DTF when this came out and it was accompanied by comparisons to The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter are now one of my all time favourites, so any band that is compared has a lot to live up to. I have spun this albums a few times prior to the roulette and clearly nothing left too much of an impression as I've not returned to it.
I really dig this though, and it started to click by the 4th listen. To the song, I love the strings that accompany that opening, and I know I've been vocal about liking orchestral flourishes in my music (which is one of the reasons I particularly like The Dear Hunter's Acts IV & V). Vocally this has way more in common with Agent Fresco than The Dear Hunter, and I also hear a bit of Leprous. Maybe I was too harsh on this record the first few times around, I'll have to give it another spin.
8/10
Wow! That did a lot better than I expected indeed, glad you enjoyed it! It took me one spin of the album last year and then seeing them live at ProgPower to enjoy what they do. The whole album is good, some stuff is even great. This track, the last one and a few other songs fall into that category if you ask me. Enjoy the full thing (again), when you get round to it!
Maybe it's the 'seeing them live' bit that I need to help love them. I was surprised this grew on me as much as it did.
So, I've got 9 submissions in so far, but absolutely zero rush as I'm doing the 2 newbies early submissions first anyway.
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Yeah seriously Kade, 7.5 is a high score in this roulette. Buddy is the only person with an average score higher than that, at 7.7.
When scoring, I'm scoring against all the music I've ever listened to :lol I find it very hard to give out a 10 to anything other than my absolute favourite songs of all time. Even a 9.5 is basically flawless. To get a 7.5 is a good score in my book!
For those of you who took part in Scar's roulette, 10s lost their meaning pretty quick when he started giving them out to every song :facepalm:
Fair enough. I probably should have actually gone through the rest of the roulette and looked at the spread of scores haha.
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Hoped for a 7.5 but I'll take that 7 for Mother of Millions, sending my next song in a few hours.
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You scored somewhere between 0-10
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That popcorn abuse will hurt his score.
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He popcorned me in the Katatonia discography discussion thread, I'm just returning the favor. :angel:
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Got a busy morning at work but will post Round 2 results first Litho/Wolfking this afternoon :tup
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This round was a bit harder to score as both songs feel super similar to me. It meant I deliberated longer than I was planning to. They are both a style of metal that I've heard done by many different bands, and definitely isn't anything new. However, both are really solid songs. Maybe if these had longer to sink in, and were up against a full round of more varied songs, they may have scored slightly differently. Who knows.
LithoJazzoSphere: Nocturnal Rites - The Ghost Inside Me
So you went the metal route this time. This is more on the generic side and the vocals aren't totally doing it for me. I do like the added strings, that is always a plus for me. It gives the song a more epic feel which I like, but that epicness kind of comes and goes. I dunno, it definitely feels like something I could love, especially if I'd discovered it back when I was exploring this kind of metal. The vocals are the biggest turn off for me, although they aren't bad as such. It comes close to getting a better score but was slightly lacking in a few places.
7/10
Wolfking: LORD - Reborn
These songs feel so similar, as this is also some pretty straight forward metal. I certainly preferred the vocals here, and there is some great guitar work. What a cool guitar solo though, and definitely the highlight. Songs like this, for me, need a real good solo to lift it from good to great. This really borders on hitting that mark.
7/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 38.5
TAC - 36
Evermind - 36
Nick - 35.5
Ariich - 35.5
King - 35.5
Elite - 35
HOF - 34
Cyril - 33.5
Puppies - 33.5
Romdrums - 33.5
Sacul - 33
Revenge - 29.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 22.5
Wolfking - 21
A pretty solid round from both of you.
Rankings are shaping up. Litho, you need to get 16.5 points over the next 2 rounds to go top, Wolfking you need 18. It's achievable for both of you, if you believe!
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I knew that one was a slight risk since I read that you were iffier on power metal, but I wanted to see how it went. I was hoping the orchestral elements would boost it more, and thought the solo would stand out more, but I suppose that can happen having to send later. Lindqvist's vocals I think might grow on you over time, they certainly have on me. Well, at least it's not a low score. Antsy for the next two rounds now... Also pretty sure I know what I'm sending for rounds 6 & 7 already, but I'll see how 3 & 4 come out first.
Really good solo on Lord's "Reborn", I want a solo-off between our two.
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I knew that one was a slight risk since I read that you were iffier on power metal, but I wanted to see how it went. I was hoping the orchestral elements would boost it more, and thought the solo would stand out more, but I suppose that can happen having to send later. Lindqvist's vocals I think might grow on you over time, they certainly have on me. Well, at least it's not a low score. Antsy for the next two rounds now... Also pretty sure I know what I'm sending for rounds 6 & 7 already, but I'll see how 3 & 4 come out first.
Really good solo on Lord's "Reborn", I want a solo-off between our two.
I wouldn't say I'm iffy on power metal as such. There are just a handful of power metal bands that I love, and can pretty much take or leave the rest. Unsurprisingly, if I'm going to like power metal nowadays it's likely to be some progressive power metal.
Reborn definitely has the better solo but the orchestral elements in The Ghost Inside Me helped balance out the score.
I've done my first listen to your two round 3 submissions :corn
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Here's your round 3 boys. You guys have been super consistent and Buddy really needs to watch his back :lol
LithoJazzoSphere: Red Handed Denial - Carbon Copies
The most brutal of your submissions so far and I'm vibing to this pretty hard. It really remind me of another band but I haven't been able to place it. It's got a kind of Dillinger Escape Plan feel, and I really like the clean vocals. The vocalist reminds of the guy from Mandroid Echostar, during the clean vocals. It's a bit metalcore/mathcore which is all good with me. I don't necessarily think this is an amazing song, but I love the style of it. I'd spin the album as I could imagine there being some gems on the album.
7.5/10
Wolfking: Evil Invaders - Eternal Darkness
Never heard of these guys, but this is a '22 release, so will probably check out the album before the year is out. I would class this as kinda death thrash? It's thrash but has that element of death metal, it's good stuff. For me, I think this is a better match than the more power metal leaning stuff. My roots in metal all started with thrash, so even though I don't listen to a ton of new thrash, it's kind of where my heart will always be. Thrash metal vocalists can really be hit or miss, but this ain't too bad. Another observation, this outro sounds just like the outro to Floods, that can't be a coincidence right? The last minute and a half is the best part of the song, easily.
7/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 38.5
TAC - 36
Evermind - 36
Nick - 35.5
Ariich - 35.5
King - 35.5
Elite - 35
HOF - 34
Cyril - 33.5
Puppies - 33.5
Romdrums - 33.5
Sacul - 33
LithoJazzoSphere - 30
Revenge - 29.5
Wolfking - 28
I've still got one round of scores for Litho and Wolfking, then we'll kick off round 6. I think I'm still waiting on like 5 submissions for round 6.
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Here's your round 3 boys. You guys have been super consistent and Buddy really needs to watch his back :lol
I'm imagining a few people are hoping we sent some absolute garbage for round 4. :lol
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LithoJazzoSphere: Red Handed Denial - Carbon Copies
The most brutal of your submissions so far and I'm vibing to this pretty hard. It really remind me of another band but I haven't been able to place it. It's got a kind of Dillinger Escape Plan feel, and I really like the clean vocals. The vocalist reminds of the guy from Mandroid Echostar, during the clean vocals. It's a bit metalcore/mathcore which is all good with me. I don't necessarily think this is an amazing song, but I love the style of it. I'd spin the album as I could imagine there being some gems on the album.
I think of them as a bit less djenty and noodly version of Periphery, with vocals I prefer to Spencer's. Lauren would probably find it amusing to have her vocals compared to a guy's. The growls get unusually deep at times, which might give off that impression. Too many metalcoreish clean vocals get too whiny for my tastes, but her's stay just out of that range for me. It's one of my favorite '22 albums, and it was pretty hard to pick a track, I could have just as easily selected several others, so hopefully you dig them as well. Their earlier stuff is also pretty great.
I think I'm still waiting on like 5 submissions for round 6.
Probably two are wolfie and I, right? Unless he's even more faux-confident than I am. I have so many other possibilities still in mind, but you haven't either totally fallen in love with or disliked any yet, so I guess they're still all on the table. Unless R4 gets a 9 or 10 I think I already have my R6 selection ready to send whenever you score it. And even then it might only alter rounds 8-10.
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Here's your round 3 boys. You guys have been super consistent and Buddy really needs to watch his back :lol
#STOPTHECOUNT
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Here's your round 3 boys. You guys have been super consistent and Buddy really needs to watch his back :lol
#STOPTHECOUNT
:lol
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OK, so the plan is to get the round 4 write ups for Litho and Wolfking up within the next 12 hours.
I'm ready to roll with round 6 then!
I just need submissions from Elite, Revenge319, LithoJazzoSphere and Wolfking.
If you guys could get them in we'll get hangman fired up.
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Sorry. Just sent something that popped up randomly on the way home tonight.
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
Might just post the score to fuck with you :lol I know how you like to over-analyse, you might just implode.
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
Might just post the score to fuck with you :lol I know how you like to over-analyse, you might just implode.
I've done some pretty short and unhelpful write-ups before. The two that come to mind were
First impression: Epic as hell
Final opinion: Epic as hell
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First impression: What is this I don't even
Final opinion: What is this I don't even
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
Might just post the score to fuck with you :lol I know how you like to over-analyse, you might just implode.
I've done some pretty short and unhelpful write-ups before. The two that come to mind were
First impression: Epic as hell
Final opinion: Epic as hell
and
First impression: What is this I don't even
Final opinion: What is this I don't even
Plus it makes my life easier and people get results quicker. Everyone's a winner!
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Sent!
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
Might just post the score to fuck with you :lol I know how you like to over-analyse, you might just implode.
I've done some pretty short and unhelpful write-ups before. The two that come to mind were
First impression: Epic as hell
Final opinion: Epic as hell
and
First impression: What is this I don't even
Final opinion: What is this I don't even
Plus it makes my life easier and people get results quicker. Everyone's a winner!
I mean, we could just send all 10 rounds at once, you come back in half a year with number ratings, rankings, and declare a winner, but where's the fun in that? :P
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I have several choices ready to go right after you post results. Pretty sure I know which I want to send, but I want to see the writeups just in case something you say sways me otherwise.
Might just post the score to fuck with you :lol I know how you like to over-analyse, you might just implode.
I've done some pretty short and unhelpful write-ups before. The two that come to mind were
First impression: Epic as hell
Final opinion: Epic as hell
and
First impression: What is this I don't even
Final opinion: What is this I don't even
Plus it makes my life easier and people get results quicker. Everyone's a winner!
I mean, we could just send all 10 rounds at once, you come back in half a year with number ratings, rankings, and declare a winner, but where's the fun in that? :P
Sorry if someone sold you the false pretense this would be fun.
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I'm having fun.
Not just saying that cuz I'm winning. :neverusethis:
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I'm having fun.
Not just saying that cuz I'm winning. :neverusethis:
Well we can't have that. In related news I'll be posting results soon :neverusethis: just gonna go to the gym first.
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Sent a song that works better in the context of the album it came from :neverusethis:
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Sent a song that works better in the context of the album it came from :neverusethis:
Ohhhhh, definitely a 5/10 contender.
Results incoming boys
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LithoJazzoSphere: Night Crowned - Rex Tenebrae
The bits I liked were definitely better than the bits I didn't.
[redacted]/10
Wolfking: Borealis - Revelation
Where have you been hiding these guys? I am actually aware of them, as I've heard them talked about around here, especially recently. I love the guitar tone and melodies, I also love the vocals, this guy sounds a lot like Tommy Karevik right? I'm not necessarily a huge fan of Tommy, but I do really like some Seventh Wonder songs. I remember Tomislav sent them in my first roulette and scored really well. My first listen I was air guitaring along to this, and I know that is always a good sign! I'd say this is your best submission so far dude. Lots of good stuff all round. I will 100% be checking out the album.
8/10
LithoJazzoSphere, send for round 6 dude :neverusethis:
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For being such a good sport, you get a real score...
LithoJazzoSphere: Night Crowned - Rex Tenebrae
So you went the most extreme route for the final song (for the most part). I'll say that I don't think it's quite as good as your other entries so far. This is a bit more down the Dimmu Borgir path, which i like. There are black metal elements and lots of blast beats in the first few minutes, but there is still plenty of melody in the back half, to contrast with the extremity. I can tell now if this is perfect bait to find out if I dig the extreme part or the more melodic part. Well played :lol I'm glad it has the contrast as I think it works really well.
It's a solid song to keep your good run of songs, but not quite enough to put you top of the leaderboard.
7/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 38.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 37
Evermind - 36
TAC - 36
Wolfking - 36
Ariich - 35.5
King - 35.5
Nick - 35.5
Elite - 35
HOF - 34
Cyril - 33.5
Puppies - 33.5
Romdrums - 33.5
Sacul - 33
Revenge - 29.5
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Despite my scores, I'm pretty sure I still haven't figured out your tastes yet. :rollin
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Despite my scores, I'm pretty sure I still haven't figured out your tastes yet. :rollin
Yea, me neither.
Warning guys, I'm going to drop the hangman then go to bed.
I guess at least half will have been guessed by the time I get up :lol
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Leave us with a few letters to work with.
Maybe L-U-K-E or something like that..
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Can Evermind guess a song before hangman is even posted?
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Leave us with a few letters to work with.
Maybe L-U-K-E or something like that..
You get one letter, choose wisely
??? ______ _____ - _____ ___ _______
??? ______ _____ - __ __ __ _______
??? ____________ - __ ______ _____ ____
??? _______ - ______ _____ ____
??? _______ - _______, _
??? __________ - _______ _____ ____
??? _____ _____ - ______
??? _______ _____ - ____ __ _________
??? _________ - _______ ____
??? _________ - __ ______ ___ _____
??? ___ - _______ ___
??? ________ - ____ _______
??? ________ ______ - _______ __ ___ _________ _____
??? _____ _________ - _________ __ ___
??? _______ ______ - ______ _______ ____
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E.
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T
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RRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr........
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RRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr........
That's like a left-handed gravity blast beat running out of energy.
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??? ______ _____ - _____ ___ _______
??? ____e_ E____ - __ __ __ _____e_
??? ____________ - __ ______ E____ ____
??? _______ - ______ ___e_ ____
??? E____e_ - _______, _
??? ________e_ - ____e__ _____ ____
??? _e_e_ _____ - ____e_
??? ____e__ __e__ - ___e __ _e__e___e
??? _________ - _____e_ ____
??? ___e__e__ - __ _e____ ___ _____
??? ___ - __e__e_ ___
??? ___e___e - ___e __e____
??? ______e_ _____e - _____e_ __ __e E__e_____ ____e
??? _____ _________ - _________ _e ___
??? _______ ____e_ - ______ ____e__ ____
Guessed: E
That's it, I'm off to bed...
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Seven Lions-Tyven
EDIT: Sent by Litho ;D
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How?
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RRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr........
That's like a left-handed gravity blast beat running out of energy.
I run out of gas early every day. :lol
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Can Evermind guess a song before hangman is even posted?
That wouldn't be unheard of... :lol
Seven Lions-Tyven
EDIT: Sent by Litho ;D
And you just got Everminded.....by Tim of all people. :corn
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The funny thing is that I suspect I'm actually one of the few people on the forum who knows who Seven Lions is and likes some of their material, but I didn't send them this round.
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The funny thing is that I suspect I'm actually one of the few people on the forum who knows who Seven Lions is and likes some of their material, but I didn't send them this round.
If I had to guess Seven Lions was sent by Buddy or Sacul.
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And you just got Everminded.....by Tim of all people. :corn
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I was going to say it's Reaper, but he's not in the roulette.
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Wolfking: Borealis - Revelation
Where have you been hiding these guys? I am actually aware of them, as I've heard them talked about around here, especially recently. I love the guitar tone and melodies, I also love the vocals, this guy sounds a lot like Tommy Karevik right? I'm not necessarily a huge fan of Tommy, but I do really like some Seventh Wonder songs. I remember Tomislav sent them in my first roulette and scored really well. My first listen I was air guitaring along to this, and I know that is always a good sign! I'd say this is your best submission so far dude. Lots of good stuff all round. I will 100% be checking out the album.
8/10
Good stuff. That whole album is incredible and by far their best work IMO.
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Assuming that Seven Lions track is accurate and not just a coincidence in terms of lettering, it'll be fascinating to see Luke's reaction to it. I'm mostly familiar with his work from his tracks with Fiora, a killer Australian vocalist.
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The funny thing is that I suspect I'm actually one of the few people on the forum who knows who Seven Lions is and likes some of their material, but I didn't send them this round.
If I had to guess Seven Lions was sent by Buddy or Sacul.
Is Sacul / Zantera / Buddy music a thing now? Cuz I've never even heard of Seven Lions. :lol
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Well done Tim, you successfully guessed a song that hasn't been sent in the roulette. We're hitting peak rouletting, soon hangman will no longer involve guessing letters at all.
Guess I better listen to this Seven Roaming Lions song. After I've done first impressions maybe I'll let you know whose song is better than Seven Lions, and whose isn't :corn
??? ______ _____ - _____ ___ _______
??? __rre_ E_rt_ - __ _t __ _r_tte_
??? ___t____r___ - __ ______ E__t_ ____
??? ____r__ - __t___ ___e_ ____
??? E___re_ - __r____, _
??? ___t___te_ - ___te__ __r_r R___
??? _e_e_ _____ - ____e_
??? _r__e__ __e__ - ___e __ _e__e___e
??? ____t____ - T___te_ ____
??? ___e__e__ - __ _e__t_ ___ __r__
??? __T - __e__e_ __t
??? ___e__re - ___e __err_t
??? ____t_e_ _____e - _r___er __ t_e E__e__r__ ____e
??? ____r __r______ - ___t_____ _e ___
??? ____t__ __t_e_ - __rr__ ____ett ___r
Guessed: ETR
Edit: Just listened to it. Good lord Tim, how did you guess this? I can't imagine this is an artist you'd listen to?
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Well done Tim, you successfully guessed a song that hasn't been sent in the roulette. We're hitting peak rouletting, soon hangman will no longer involve guessing letters at all.
:lol Outstanding!
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My God, what is happening here :lol
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Hey guys, I had someone ask about checking my last.fm for this round. It's easy if you have an account and follow me. However, if you don't you can use the following link below, but change the artist name at the end of the link. If I've listened to the artist you are trying to search then my stats will appear. Make sure you use '+' signs between the words.
https://www.last.fm/user/twosuitsluke83/library/music/King+Gizzard+&+The+Lizard+Wizard (https://www.last.fm/user/twosuitsluke83/library/music/King+Gizzard+&+The+Lizard+Wizard)
Yes, I'm going to use this opportunity to shamelessly plug King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
My God, what is happening here :lol
I don't fully know but I think Tim deserves to be penalised. Might swap his song for Seven Lions :lol (FYI, I didn't like it)
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I used to have a last.fm account but I removed it at some point.
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The funny thing is that I suspect I'm actually one of the few people on the forum who knows who Seven Lions is and likes some of their material, but I didn't send them this round.
If I had to guess Seven Lions was sent by Buddy or Sacul.
Is Sacul / Zantera / Buddy music a thing now? Cuz I've never even heard of Seven Lions. :lol
Neither have I :rollin
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Gonna ask for the D.
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Seven Roaming Lions
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Barren Earth - As It Is Written
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Barren Earth - As It Is Written
Indeed, want to hazard a guess who?
??? ______ _____ - _____ ___ _______
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? ___t____r__d - __ ______ E__t_ ____
??? ____r__ - __t___ __de_ ____
??? E___re_ - D_r____, _
??? ___t___te_ - ___te__ __r_r R___
??? _e_e_ ____d - ____e_
??? _r__e__ __e__ - ___e __ _e__e___e
??? ____t____ - T___ted ___d
??? ___e__e__ - __ _e__t_ __d __r__
??? __T - __e__ed __t
??? ___e__re - ___e __err_t
??? ____t_e_ _____e - _r___er __ t_e E__e__r__ ____e
??? ____r __r______ - ___t_____ _e ___
??? ____t__ __t_e_ - __rr__ ____ett ___r
Guessed: ETRD
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L for my current status in thus roulette.
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??? _____l _l___ - __ll_ ___ _______
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? ___t____r__d - __ ______ E__t_ ____
??? _ll_r__ - __t___ __de_ ____
??? E___re_ - D_rl___, _
??? ___t___te_ - ___te__ __r_r R___
??? _e_e_ _l__d - ____e_
??? _r__e__ __e__ - ___e __ _e__e___e
??? ____t____ - T___ted ___d
??? _lle__e__ - __ _e__t_ __d __r__
??? __T - __e__ed __t
??? ___e__re - ___e __err_t
??? L___t_e_ __l__e - _r___er __ t_e El_e__r__ _l__e
??? ____r __r______ - ___t_____ _e ___
??? ____t_l __t_e_ - __rr__ ____ett ___r
Guessed: ETRDL
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F
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S
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I.
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??? _____l _l___ - __ll_ ___ ____s__
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? ___t____r__d - _f ______ E__t_ ____
??? _ll_r__ - __t___ F_des ____
??? E___re_ - D_rl___, _
??? S__ts_ste_ - ___te_s __r_r R___
??? _e_es _l__d - ____es
??? _r__e_s __e__ - F__e __ _e__e___e
??? ____t_s__ - T__sted ___d
??? _lle__e__ - _f _e_sts __d __r_s
??? __T - __e__ed __t
??? ___e__re - ___e __err_t
??? L___t_e_ _fl__e - _r___er _f t_e El_e_fr_s Fl__e
??? ____r __r___s__ - F__t__s__ _e ___
??? ____t_l __t_es - F_rr__ F___ett ___r
Guessed: ETRDLFS
Either you guys are off your game, or this is an unusual round.
I'd go with the former, as I'd say at least 8 of these bands/artists I've seen discussed to a degree of frequency.
Someone get Evermind in here!
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Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
TAC? or maybe Cyril or Ariich
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Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
TAC? or maybe Cyril or Ariich
Got it first time dude.
??? __i__l _l___ - _ill_ ___ ____s__
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? ___t____r_id - _f ___i__ E__t_ __i_
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E___re_ - D_rli__, I
??? S_its_ste_ - ___te_s __r_r R___
??? _e_es _l__d - ___ies
??? _r__e_s __e__ - F__e __ _e__e___e
??? ____t_si_ - T_isted _i_d
??? _lle__e__ - _f _e_sts __d __r_s
??? __T - __e__ed __t
??? ___e__re - ___e _ierr_t
??? L___t_e_ _fl__e - _ri__er _f t_e El_e_fris Fl__e
??? ____r __r_i_s__ - F__t__si_ _e ___
??? ___it_l _ities - F_rr__ F___ett __ir
Guessed: ETRDLFSI
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Avantasia - Twisted Mind sent by Revenge I think
Darling, I
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So it turns out Weyes Blood "Movies" came disguised as Seven Lions. :cow:
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Allegaeon
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So it turns out Weyes Blood "Movies" came disguised as Seven Lions. :cow:
So it was a Sacul submission after all! :rollin
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Lykathea Aflame - "Bringer of the Elvenefris Flame"
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Capital Cities - "Farrah Fawcett Hair"
kingshmegland: A.C.T. - "Checked Out"
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So it turns out Weyes Blood "Movies" came disguised as Seven Lions. :cow:
So it was a Sacul submission after all! :rollin
:lol
Either you guys are off your game, or this is an unusual round.
If this is for me, I came home from work, guessed an S, and then promptly took my old man afternoon nap! ;D
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Allegaeon
Of Beasts And Worms
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??? __i__l _l___ - _ill_ ___ ____s__
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? ___t____r_id - _f ___i__ E__t_ __i_
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E___re_ - Darling, I
??? S_its_ste_ - ___te_s __r_r R___
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
??? _r__e_s __e__ - F__e __ _e__e___e
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Alleagon - Of Beasts and Worms
??? __T - __e__ed __t
??? ___e__re - ___e _ierr_t
??? Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
??? ____r __r_i_s__ - F__t__si_ _e ___
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSI
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Skitsystem
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The A.C.T. guess isn't correct, or did you miss it?
And a minor correction, it should be "Allegaeon".
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N
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Skitsystem
This is wrong?
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Animal Alpha - "Billy Bob Jackson".
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Skitsystem
311 album? :lol
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A.
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??? Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? _ant____r_id - _f A__in_ E__t_ _ain
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E___re_ - Darling, I
??? Skitsystem - _a_tens __rar Ra_a
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
??? _r__e_s __e_a - Fa_e _f _en_ean_e
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Kingshmegland: ACT - Checked Out
??? N__e__re - ___e _ierr_t
??? Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
??? _a__r _ar_ins_n - Fantasia _e N__
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSINA
If this is for me, I came home from work, guessed an S, and then promptly took my old man afternoon nap! ;D
Skitsystem
This is wrong?
Think you need to go back to bed :lol
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Novembre - "Come Pierrot".
Orpheus Omega - "Face of Vengeance".
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Orpheus Omega - "Face of Vengeance".
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Major Parkinson
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Allegaeon, wolfking?
Major Parkinson song is "Fantasia Me Now!"
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Xanthrochoid-Of Aching Empty Pain-Puppies
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Avantasia - Twisted Mind sent by Revenge I think
You're pretty good at guessing my submissions! Although I suppose they are somewhat obvious in one way or another.
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It might have just been the lettering shaping in the right way. I was about to post it myself but Buddy beat me to it, and I don't know a thing about your tastes. :p
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??? Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? Xanthochroid - Of Aching Empty Pain
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E___re_ - Darling, I
??? Skitsystem - _a_tens __rar Ra_a
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
??? Orpheus Omega - Face of Vengeance
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Kingshmegland: ACT - Checked Out
??? Novembre - Come Pierrot
??? Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
??? Major Parkinson - Fantasia Me Now
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSINA
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If Xanthrochoid isn't Puppies, then Cyril
Orpheus Omega is Wolfking.
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Major Parkinson, Cyril?
Capital Cities, Buddy?
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I think Major Parkinson could be Elite
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Lykathea Aflame - "Bringer of the Elvenefris Flame"
There is only 1 person that could have sent this... :corn
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That one's a classic, I'm sure plenty of people could have sent it.
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That one's a classic, I'm sure plenty of people could have sent it.
Not on this forum. I've sent Lykathea Aflame in several roulettes before and it never seems to go well. :metal
Now I need to go listen to the album again. :2metal:
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It might have just been the lettering shaping in the right way. I was about to post it myself but Buddy beat me to it, and I don't know a thing about your tastes. :p
Yeah, that's true. The reason I say my submissions are obvious is because they're usually either well-liked/well-known on DTF, or they're obscure stuff that I expect not many people (if any) on here are aware of.
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That one's a classic, I'm sure plenty of people could have sent it.
Not on this forum. I've sent Lykathea Aflame in several roulettes before and it never seems to go well. :metal
Now I need to go listen to the album again. :2metal:
I don't have the history or context, but I just notice that they've been mentioned by three people playing in this roulette at some point in time, and have been a semi-obscure legend for as long as I can recall, which is perfect roulette fodder.
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did I sent Xanthochroid?
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did I sent Xanthochroid?
If Xanthrochoid isn't Puppies, then Cyril
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Did nick_z send Novembre?
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Did Nick_z sent Novembre?
Yep, I did!
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TAC, the joke is that I didn't send Xanthochroid :loser:
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(https://media.tenor.com/hppcHIyK0kQAAAAM/oh-yeah-parks-and-recreation.gif)
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Did Cyril sent Xanthochroid?
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maybe? :corn
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I think Major Parkinson could be Elite
Definitely!
Man, this album is amazing.
Also good job on whoever sent Lykathea Aflame. Definitely a classic :metal
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I think I got everything here :tup
??? Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? Xanthochroid - Of Aching Empty Pain
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E___re_ - Darling, I
??? Skitsystem - _a_tens __rar Ra_a
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
Wolfking: Orpheus Omega - Face of Vengeance
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Kingshmegland: ACT - Checked Out
Nick_z: Novembre - Come Pierrot
Puppies: Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
Elite: Major Parkinson - Fantasia Me Now
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSINA
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How about an H?
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Cyril is the one nobody has guessed
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I've guessed Cyril!
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So it turns out Weyes Blood "Movies" came disguised as Seven Lions. :cow:
So it was a Sacul submission after all! :rollin
:lol
;D ;D ;D
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I've guessed Cyril!
Everyone has guessed Cyril, yet here we still are :lol
So I'll post first impressions a bit later this evening. Just got one more song to listen to.
I'm a but concerned, one songs seems like it couldn't possibly be a legit submission, and it's not even Seven Roaming Lions!
??? Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? Xanthochroid - Of Aching Empty Pain
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
??? E_h_re_ - Darling, I
??? Skitsystem - _a_tens __rar Ra_a
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
Wolfking: Orpheus Omega - Face of Vengeance
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Kingshmegland: ACT - Checked Out
Nick_z: Novembre - Come Pierrot
Puppies: Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
Elite: Major Parkinson - Fantasia Me Now
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSINAH
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Echorec - "Darling, I".
If we had a DTF user band it should be Seven Cowardly Lions.
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Cyril -must- have sent Xanthochroid, then
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If we had a DTF user band it should be Seven Cowardly Lions.
Someone who can explain it better than me should fill Litho in on Seven Roaming Owls. :lol
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I think I saw that reference somewhere and didn't get it, so please do enlighten me.
Anyway, I was thinking The Wizard of Oz, it could be progstep covers of tunes from The Dark Side of the Moon.
Echorec is HOF.
Another nitpicky detail, it's "Elvenefris".
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??? Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
??? Barren Earth - As it is Written
??? Xanthochroid - Of Aching Empty Pain
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
HOF: Echorec - Darling, I
??? Skitsystem - _a_tens __rar Ra_a
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
Wolfking: Orpheus Omega - Face of Vengeance
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
??? Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Kingshmegland: ACT - Checked Out
Nick_z: Novembre - Come Pierrot
Puppies: Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenefris Flame
Elite: Major Parkinson - Fantasia Me Now
??? Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
Guessed: ETRDLFSINA
If we had a DTF user band it should be Seven Cowardly Lions.
Someone who can explain it better than me should fill Litho in on Seven Roaming Owls. :lol
It's Six Roaming Owls dammit!
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Anyway, have these suckers...
Hauntingly beautiful and sci fi? Who'd have thought this would work.
Is this Lars drumming?
Buddy: Kinda like Opeth, with weirder instruments.
Wolverine Blues era Entombed playing punk, but the vocals are screechier! No surprises what this one is.
Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
TAC: Ahh, you went the opposite direction this time (well at least for two thirds of it).
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Ariich: Like a less Industrial Rammstein fronted by the singer from Bent Knee? Seems accurate.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Well this is better I remembered it! Epic and brutal in the best way. Reminds me a bit of Ihsahn.
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
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Ahh, you went the opposite direction this time (well at least for two thirds of it).
;D
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Kinda like Opeth, with weirder instruments.
This?
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I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Or
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like
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Only two that seem like they could be mine:
Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Leaning towards the first one.
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Like a less Industrial Rammstein fronted by the singer from Bent Knee? Seems accurate.
it me
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Ahh, you went the opposite direction this time (well at least for two thirds of it).
;D
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-30-2015/EJVWKv.gif)
Kinda like Opeth, with weirder instruments.
This?
(https://media.tenor.com/fVtcUsX--ZsAAAAM/correct-futurama.gif)
Like a less Industrial Rammstein fronted by the singer from Bent Knee? Seems accurate.
it me
Also...
(https://media.tenor.com/fVtcUsX--ZsAAAAM/correct-futurama.gif)
Guess I made these too easy :lol
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I've got no idea which one's mine, but if I had to guess, maybe it's one of these two?
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
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Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
Is this mine?
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Wolverine Blues era Entombed playing punk, but the vocals are screechier! No surprises what this one is.
Hmm, not even slightly cryptic this time. Technically At The Gates, but in the right ballpark!
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You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Is this mine?
It’s about the only one that makes sense, except if it’s the ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ comment
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Soooo how much do you like Opeth? :neverusethis:
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almost certainly one of the last two, especially the funky bass one
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Xanthrochoid has funky bass?
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
It might be. :lol
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
It might be. :lol
Tomáš Corn is an amazing drummer. :metal
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
It might be. :lol
Tomáš Corn is an amazing drummer. :metal
So is Lars.
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
It might be. :lol
Tomáš Corn is an amazing drummer. :metal
So is Lars.
No no no, Lars used to be a good drummer. Keywords being "used to".....
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Never heard of Tomas Corn. Who was the previous drummer, Josef Bean? Henrik Pea?
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This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Maybe one of these?
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Any impression that involves the work "kid" is Sacul. ;D
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ok boomer
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:lol
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ok boomer
That's too nice.
OK, Crankshaft.
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Shit, even I'm a kid to you!
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Timmy, please.
I may be a year older but you are an old curmudgeon at heart. Lol
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Timmy, please.
I may be a year older but you are an old curmudgeon at heart. Lol
I think it's only 6 months. :lol
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Yet emotionally, so far apart you old bastard. Love you youngster. Lol
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Any impression that involves the work "kid" is Sacul. ;D
I instantly thought it could have been mine because of the 'kid' remark. Was thinking it's a play on the whole 38 vs 39 age thing we have a joke about with each other. I could be reading that entirely wrong however, which is more than likely. :lol
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
It might be. :lol
That pingy snare was St. Anger before St. Anger.
Never heard of Tomas Corn. Who was the previous drummer, Josef Bean? Henrik Pea?
I dug that earthy rhythm section with bassist Frederik Oatsson.
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You're confusing TAC more. Stop it.
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Hauntingly beautiful and sci fi? Who'd have thought this would work.
Puppies: Is this Lars drumming?
Buddy: Kinda like Opeth, with weirder instruments.
Litho: Wolverine Blues era Entombed playing punk, but the vocals are screechier! No surprises what this one is.
Nick_z: Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
TAC: Ahh, you went the opposite direction this time (well at least for two thirds of it).
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Ariich: Like a less Industrial Rammstein fronted by the singer from Bent Knee? Seems accurate.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Well this is better I remembered it! Epic and brutal in the best way. Reminds me a bit of Ihsahn.
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
Soooo how much do you like Opeth? :neverusethis:
I love Opeth! But Opeth imitators...
Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/d1/05/74d1056cce14de35a9551ac072e340a5.gif)
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Maybe one of these?
It is one of these, how confident are you after quickfire rounds 1-4?
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Is this mine?
It’s about the only one that makes sense, except if it’s the ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ comment
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GraveFamiliarDrever-max-1mb.gif)
Which is it? :corn
You're confusing TAC more. Stop it.
He's certainly overdue a 'what's [insert pop culture reference]?'
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/d1/05/74d1056cce14de35a9551ac072e340a5.gif)
Lars wishes he could drum that well. As far as the snare sound on that Lykathea Aflame album, I love it!
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what about my guesses :corn
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Is this Lars drumming?
This better not be Lykathea Aflame...
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/d1/05/74d1056cce14de35a9551ac072e340a5.gif)
Lars wishes he could drum that well. As far as the snare sound on that Lykathea Aflame album, I love it!
Yea the drumming was obviously really good. I didn't hate the snare sound, and for the record I have no problem with St Anger. I will say that it is a very, err... prominent sound in this song :corn
what about my guesses :corn
almost certainly one of the last two, especially the funky bass one
Yours is not either of the last two, sorry to burst your bubble. Do you really think yours is cheesy? On reflection, yours also does have funky bass.
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All I want to do is see The Neverending Story with you
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Any impression that involves the work "kid" is Sacul. ;D
I instantly thought it could have been mine because of the 'kid' remark. Was thinking it's a play on the whole 38 vs 39 age thing we have a joke about with each other. I could be reading that entirely wrong however, which is more than likely. :lol
Incase you missed this Luke.
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Any impression that involves the work "kid" is Sacul. ;D
I instantly thought it could have been mine because of the 'kid' remark. Was thinking it's a play on the whole 38 vs 39 age thing we have a joke about with each other. I could be reading that entirely wrong however, which is more than likely. :lol
Incase you missed this Luke.
:lol No I don't miss it. In hindsight maybe I should start calling you kid, but this one isn't yours. It's not Sacul either. One of your other guesses was right by the way.
Now, get of my lawn whippersnapper :getoffmylawn:
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The two ways one.
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The two ways one.
:neverusethis:
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The two ways one.
Yours is the early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal one. That's the sound I hear. Not sure if you think that's a good thing or not?
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Interesting, I'd heard of Orpheus Omega before, but hadn't checked them out. That was probably my favorite song of this round. Not sure I hear NWOAHM myself. No clean vocals, and a bit heavier, but the melodicism and synths are more in line with some of the later wave power metal-influenced melodeath bands like Blood Stain Child, D Creation, Code For Silence and such. Or a bit of mid-00s Illdisposed.
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Interesting, I'd heard of Orpheus Omega before, but hadn't checked them out. That was probably my favorite song of this round. Not sure I hear NWOAHM myself. No clean vocals, and a bit heavier, but the melodicism and synths are more in line with some of the later wave melodeath bands like Blood Stain Child, D Creation, Code For Silence and such. Or maybe mid-00s Illdisposed.
I used them on my Puppies Concept Album.
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I love Opeth! But Opeth imitators...
Eh I wouldn't say that, the song I sent is heavier than anything post-Watershed but more overtly proggy than anything pre-Heritage.
You all should be able to guess mine pretty easily now. :lol
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Barren Earth, I'm pretty sure. More of an Opeth-Amorphis blend.
I guess the melodeath components in Orpheus Omega have things in common with Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Trivium, and such from the NWOAHM, but the lack of -core elements and the presence of more Europower melodies and keyboards put it in a quite different wing. I suppose this is all quibbling about relatively minor differences, but this stuff is important to me. :p
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Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
:corn
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I don’t think this is mine but I don’t know what else could be mine:
I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
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You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Mine?
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I love Opeth! But Opeth imitators...
Eh I wouldn't say that, the song I sent is heavier than anything post-Watershed but more overtly proggy than anything pre-Heritage.
You all should be able to guess mine pretty easily now. :lol
Just stirring the pot :lol yea, wouldn't say they were imitators, but definitely some shared similarities.
Barren Earth, I'm pretty sure. More of an Opeth-Amorphis blend.
I guess the melodeath components in Orpheus Omega have things in common with Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Trivium, and such from the NWOAHM, but the lack of -core elements and the presence of more Europower melodies and keyboards put it in a quite different wing. I suppose this is all quibbling about relatively minor differences, but this stuff is important to me. :p
I know this stuff is important to you dude. Hell we're all nerds here.
Yea, I think what I picked up on was how some of those NWOAHM bands were influenced by the 90s melodeath scene. Something on that first listen struck me, so I jotted it down.
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
:corn
When you've finished your popcorn you'll still not have guessed correctly.
I don’t think this is mine but I don’t know what else could be mine:
I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
(https://i.gifer.com/origin/09/098419f117dd64ac0842a698844b0d2e.gif)
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You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Mine?
See Wayne's World gif above
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Well my song is hauntingly beautiful but not sci-fi at all, so the only impression left that makes sense is
I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
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I guessed this one before but don’t think I got a direct no on it:
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
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Well my song is hauntingly beautiful but not sci-fi at all, so the only impression left that makes sense is
I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
Yours is the hauntingly beautiful one. To me those synths give it a real sci fi feel. I just call em as I see em.
I guessed this one before but don’t think I got a direct no on it:
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Sorry dude yea, this is you.
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I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
This one makes sense for mine, I think.
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I guessed this one before but don’t think I got a direct no on it:
Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Sorry dude yea, this is you.
I’ve seen worse first impressions!
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You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Thinking about it again, maybe mine is this one? Although that's assuming my previous guesses were incorrect.
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Revenge is me from round 5.
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Nick_z: Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
Well, yes, Carmelo Orlando's vocals are a bit of an acquired taste (although he did progressively get better over time)...they might not be great by any objective standards of, um, great singing, but for me they fit the music and the mood just fine. Dreariness is kind of appropriate in this case ;)
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What song, Nick?
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Novembre - "Come Pierrot"
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Hey LithoJazzoSphere, I seem to recall you wanted to have my score in this roulette, we can swap scores now if you wish.
Well this is better I remembered it! Epic and brutal in the best way. Reminds me a bit of Ihsahn.
Hopefully this is mine then.
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Sacul: Hauntingly beautiful and sci fi? Who'd have thought this would work.
Puppies: Is this Lars drumming?
Buddy: Kinda like Opeth, with weirder instruments.
Litho: Wolverine Blues era Entombed playing punk, but the vocals are screechier! No surprises what this one is.
Nick_z: Vocals are a bit dreary, and why can't he enunciate? Guitars sound lovely though.
Romdrums: I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
TAC: Ahh, you went the opposite direction this time (well at least for two thirds of it).
Wolfking: This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Ariich: Like a less Industrial Rammstein fronted by the singer from Bent Knee? Seems accurate.
HOF: Feel like I've heard it all before, which could go one of two ways.
Evermind: Well this is better I remembered it! Epic and brutal in the best way. Reminds me a bit of Ihsahn.
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
Hey LithoJazzoSphere, I seem to recall you wanted to have my score in this roulette, we can swap scores now if you wish.
Well this is better I remembered it! Epic and brutal in the best way. Reminds me a bit of Ihsahn.
Hopefully this is mine then.
Certainly is.
I've already spun this album a few times this year, it's good but can it reach 'great'?
This one makes sense for mine, I think.
Yep, you got it.
You've got balls kid, I respect that. My thoughts went from 'nope' to 'this is actually a bit like something I enjoy'.
Thinking about it again, maybe mine is this one? Although that's assuming my previous guesses were incorrect.
None of your guesses have been right yet I'm afraid dude.
I think that's everyone who's guessed correctly so far.
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:corn
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Are you telling me this is mine? NOOOOOOO!!!
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
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Hey LithoJazzoSphere, I seem to recall you wanted to have my score in this roulette, we can swap scores now if you wish.
No no no, I warned you guys about this. ;)
I'd be fine with leaving Evermind's points alone and just starting from scratch, in case he comes back at some point.
Now you're gonna wish I'd just accepted Evermind's middling points when all my submissions get 10s. :P
Now I just have to figure out whether it's the result of the smack talk or just beginner's luck. :p
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Are you telling me this is mine? NOOOOOOO!!!
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
No, this ain't yours! I don't think you've guessed yours right ready and I missed it, but it ain't this one!
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i am the coheed one, probably, because luke is a butt :hat
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I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Or
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like
Did you miss this?
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i am the coheed one, probably, because luke is a butt :hat
(https://media.tenor.com/images/01dffad19495c7c8997ff29e12eced11/tenor.gif)
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I don't actually really know anything about this band, but I know this is some funky ass bass.
Or
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like
Did you miss this?
Clearly :lol yea yours is the funky bass one.
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oh no i mean the "you've got balls, kid" by coheed and cambria one :corn
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In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
It seems like this one's mine... If so, either this is commenting on the lyrics of Twisted Mind, or I'm about to get another 3/10.
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avantasia has to be the cheesiness one lol
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Yeah I mean Twisted Mind isn't that cheesey but... it's still power metal. :neverusethis:
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I thought so. That's why I was like Nooooooo. With the only one I didn't pick! :lol
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Are you telling me this is mine? NOOOOOOO!!!
In the words of Coheed and Cambria "What did I do to deserve,
What did I do to deserve,
This? this?"
No, this ain't yours! I don't think you've guessed yours right ready and I missed it, but it ain't this one!
No, that one’s mine.
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That wraps it up.
Cyril is 'kid'
Revenge is cheese
Elite is Coheed
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TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
Tim, I had never heard these guys (never heard OF them, really!)...this track is excellent! Funnily enough, I searched for it on Amazon Music and I didn't realize I had picked the instrumental version :biggrin: Sounded great, anyway...I did go and listen to the "proper" version with vocals, afterwards...
I'll have to check out the rest of the album too.
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It's an awesome album!
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I've got no idea which one's mine, but if I had to guess, maybe it's one of these two?
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
Oh, I thought it wasn't the cheesiness one because you said earlier that none of my guesses were right thus far. That's alright, though, it's all good. :)
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I've got no idea which one's mine, but if I had to guess, maybe it's one of these two?
This has that early 00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. Guitar solo should be longer!
Maybe it's the cheesiness I like.
Oh, I thought it wasn't the cheesiness one because you said earlier that none of my guesses were right thus far. That's alright, though, it's all good. :)
Yea sorry dude, I clearly sucked at keeping up with everyone's guesses :lol
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*me posting first impressions and failing to keep up with guesses
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:soon:?
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Yea slow down boys.
I'm two listens down with this round. We've got a ways to go yet.
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Posted in the wrong roulette thread....
You're right, I meant to post that in my roulette :corn
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So I've got a somewhat free evening tonight so I'm going to try and smash out most of the write ups.
It's hopeful for Friday, but we'll see what the rest of the week brings (and how far I get tonight).
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I have all write ups finished, just need to do a final listen to finalise scores and tweak write ups. Aiming to post results today :tup
My wife has really been struggling with her mental health since the end of last week so been a bit tied up.
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No worries Luke, completely understand!
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No worries Luke, completely understand!
Cheers dude, you know how it is, young kids and all.
Right, I'm back from the gym, gonna shower, listen to the last three songs, confirm scores, double check the post then get it out there.
Gotta say this felt like quite a mediocre round, so we might not see too much movement.
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Cheers dude, you know how it is, young kids and all.
Right, I'm back from the gym,
Wait...you have young kids AND you were able to go to the gym? Wow!
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Cheers dude, you know how it is, young kids and all.
Right, I'm back from the gym,
Wait...you have young kids AND you were able to go to the gym? Wow!
Well, young kid singular, but yea I've been trying to go at least once or twice a week. It's finally possible as my kid is now a pretty good sleeper and will be asleep by 7:00-7:30 every night, so I can get an hour in then.
Since starting an office based job I had to, I'm gonna get real unhealthy real quick otherwise.
Results incoming...
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Cheers dude, you know how it is, young kids and all.
Right, I'm back from the gym,
Wait...you have young kids AND you were able to go to the gym? Wow!
I call shenanigans!
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Sorry for the delay on this guys. I'm conscious that there are people starting to show interest in roulettes again, which is awesome.
I'd originally said that there would be eliminations, but haven't said anymore about this since then. In the interest of keeping this moving I'm only going to let 8 progress forward for the final two rounds. But I'm going to start the eliminations after the next round (round 7). Currently we have 15 participants so after the next round I'm going to eliminate the bottom 4 participants, then after round 8, the bottom 3. That means going into the final 2 rounds there will be 8 of you.
Depending on my ability to keep up with that I may make final eliminations after round 9 so the final round has 5 participants or something, but as it stands I want the final round to be 8 still.
So if you have been keeping anything in your back pocket then now is the time to send it.
Anyway, onto round 6 results...
Elite: Major Parkinson - Fantasia Me Now!
I honestly am not sure what you were thinking. I really cannot stand music like this, and especially with those auto tuned vocals. The one saving grace is the mention of The Neverending Story, which is a classic. I don’t really know what to say. I really wanted to skip this most times I listened, which is really something. There are flashes that are kind of alright but then it goes back to fingers down a chalkboard. Sorry dude, just when you were statring to get back on track!
3/10
Cyril: Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair
I wasn’t too taken with this on first listen, but you know what, it’s not half bad! I like the spoken word quotes, I feel it adds to it quite nicely. The little pop culture references appeal to me and add a little something relatable, which I think can often be something I find lacking in pop music, something relatable. This is not the first pop submission you’ve sent and I’m assuming it won’t be the last? Andre 3000 is fine in this, he doesn’t really impact on my overall score in anyway, though I would like this just as much without him. I liked a few OutKast songs back in the day but was never a fan really. I’d say this is one of your better submissions in this roulette, but I mourn the days of Cyril sending good metal!
6/10
LithoJazzoSphere: Skitsystem - Maktens Murar Rasar
You went there again. I like the dirty, grimy, Lemmy-esque bass. I appreciate the hardcore, crusty punk, grind cross over, it does kind of line up with a lot of what ive been listening to this year. Generally, I prefer music with a punk edge to have clean vocals. The punk that I like is basically everything that stemmed from Bad Religion's Suffer and Operation Ivy's one and only album (have I said that before?). This is pretty good, and I will certainly check out an album or two. There's just not enough in the song alone to earn a higher score from me.
7/10
Revenge319: Avantasia - Twisted Mind
A band I am pretty familiar with and one that did the rounds in roulettes back when I first started participating. I know I mentioned Seventh Wonder in the last round, but these bands are just kinda similar to me, and my brain lumps them together. I know I said in the first impressions this was cheesy, but it’s really not that cheesy at all :lol just a few lyrics here and there. The vocals are pretty good, and I like the vocal melodies.
7/10
Nick_z: Novembre - Come Pierrot
I stand by my statement that this is a bit on the dreary side. It really is, and the way the vocalist kind of slurs his delivery at times is also a bit of a turn off. Luckily I don’t pay too much attention to lyrics, as I think this would’ve bugged me more if I did. In classic Nick form, the guitars are the saving grace, but unfortunately aren’t enough to truly save it. That recurring guitar riff is really familiar, but as always I’m struggling to place it. The harsh vocals are much better, is it the same guy? A good song, just not a great song.
7/10
TAC: Illyria - Autumn Fades Away
You only went partially metal this time Tim. Is that strategic or mixing it up for the hell of it? I remember checking this album out as you pimped it fairly hard if I remember correctly. So the first two thirds are filled with some atmospheric acoustic guitars, that take me away to that forest scene on the album cover. I personally love acoustic guitar like this where you can hear every time the fingers move on the frets. The vocals are a little weak in the first section but not enough to really harm it. We get a nice build to the last third where the black metal shrieks are unleashed. It’s honestly all pretty good but it never kicks it up a notch to really make me love it.
7/10
Puppies: Lykathea Aflame - Bringer of the Elvenfris Flame
I'm not sure who mentioned these guys on DTF, possibly you dude, but I know this album is hard to get hold of, and not on any streaming services. It just increases my interest really. I know I wound you up about the snare, but clearly the drummer here is not Lars :lol saying that though the snare choice does stand out in the mix, and feels somewhat out of place. As for the rest of the song/music, well this is definitely the type of death metal vocal I struggle with (and would've flat out refused 15 years ago). I'm a bit torn with this one as the musicianship is really good and the death metal is enhanced by the progressiveness of the rest of it. I've recently been digging into classic death metal albums, from the early 90s, that had atmospheric synth as part of their sound, so this appeals to me, even if it is a bit buried in the mix. With more appealing harsh vocals and a less jarring snare this may have scored better. Definitely want to try and unearth the album somewhere though.
7/10
Ariich: Animal Alpha - Billy Bob Jackson
I’m not sure where I picked up on the ‘less industrial Rammstein’ but I’m going to stick with it. I guess it’s in the riffs. Mixing that with Bent Knee style vocals is not what I expected, and isn’t that ultimately why I’m here? To hear unexpected sounds? It surely is, and this fits the bill. This song certainly kept me on my toes and I wasn’t really sure how I was going to score this until right until the end.
7/10
HOF: Echorec - Darling, I
Familiar yet something I find hard to write about. This is similar to another song in this round, in that it feels kinda like something that borders on my wheel house but never fully showcases anything that I love. I can respect the band and the music they create, it’s just not got the wow factor that I was hoping for.
7/10
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
Those repeating synths is what made me think “sci fi” and if anything, it’s probably because it reminds me of Stranger Things. I didn’t notice until the third or fourth listen that this also reminds me a fair bit of Muse! The vocals are haunting and sit alongside artists like Chelsea Wolfe and Emma Ruth Rundle. I don’t often listen to much music with female vocals, but am trying to expand my tastes, so this might help. I know I’ve seen you post this album cover on the ‘what album’ thread, and it wasn’t quite what I expected, in a good way. It’s interesting enough to want to at least sample the full album.
7/10
Kingshmegland: A.C.T - Checked Out
This is some funky, catchy stuff. The bass takes centre stage, and quite rightly so. It also has a classic prog feel in the vocals but I’m fine with that. The main thing I like about this is the infectious catchiness of it all. The instrumental section in the back half is the best part for sure, even if it feels fairly run of the mill. There were lots of nice sounds going on though. I’d certainly like to hear a whole album.
7/10
Romdrums: Allegaeon - Of Beasts and Worms
Allegaeon is a band I’ve sampled a few times, and I’ve checked out this latest release at least two or three times. I feel I’ve been on the edge of ‘getting’ this band for a while, and have been waiting for that song/album. I was hoping this was going to be it, but alas. Maybe it’s the more traditional style death metal vocals? I dunno, I know I can be really picky about those. The unrelenting drums really drive this song eh? This is somewhat saved by a nice guitar solo towards the end.
7.5/10
Wolfking: Orpheus Omega - Face of Vengeance
A pretty good all rounder by all accounts dude. The keyboards give it a really familiar sound as do the guitars, and they were what my ears were drawn to on first listen. This is nothing new to me, and although really solid doesn’t really give me the urge to dig any deeper. Doesn't stop it being a pretty decent song though.
7.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Barren Earth - As it is Written
I know I compared this to Opeth, but it isn’t really that similar, outside of those harsh vocals. What I always loved most about classic Opeth was the contrast between extreme and ethereal. Few bands can pull that off even close to how Opeth could. But I’m really not here to fanboy over Opeth. I love the folksiness of this and the keys, which make me think of some kind of bagpipes or something. The lovely little piano interlude leads nicely into a cool instrumental section, with sweet guitar leads and folky goodness. It’s a well put together package that feels rooted in the past, whilst still feeling recent.
7.5/10
Evermind: Xanthochroid - Of Aching Empty Pain
Song of the round eh? Im pretty sure Cyril either sent this band in my first roulette, or I participated in a roulette in which he sent this band. Either way, Cyril why you stop sending good music? In some ways this is kind of similar to Allegaeon, but has the contrast of the piano, and is also way more epic and grandiose. I really love the harsh vocals in this, as they sound just like Ihsahn, who I really love. In typical fashion I’m not really able to explain why this hits, where others missed but it’s in the epic heaviness with vocals I can get on board with. Really good stuff.
8/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 46
LithoJazzoSphere - 44
Evermind - 44
Wolfking - 43.5
TAC - 43
Ariich - 42.5
King - 42.5
Nick - 42.5
HOF - 41
Romdrums - 41
Puppies - 40.5
Sacul - 40
Cyril - 39.5
Elite - 38
Revenge - 36.5
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i mean, the paper chase were metal-y and you didn't like them either
there's one metal song on my playlist period besides that one bcuz i made this a year ago and metal sucked in 2021
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Hey, I’ll take the 7. I mostly just thought that Echorec album showed some nice promise for a band of late teens/early 20s aged guys. Really like the drummer and the album as a whole was pretty strong for a self-produced/released debut.
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i mean, the paper chase were metal-y and you didn't like them either
there's one metal song on my playlist period besides that one bcuz i made this a year ago and metal sucked in 2021
Yea The Paper Chase was an odd one.
If only there were other years with metal releases you could send, oh well
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I'll take it! Surprised you didn't mention the guitar solo at the end though, that's pretty much why I sent the song. :lol
Thinking I might go with death metal again this round... :corn
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Thinking I might go with death metal again this round... :corn
Yup! :lol
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i'm not gonna send them in this roulette but go check out aethereus' album leiden from the start of this year, that one rules
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Considering my placement on the leaderboards, I think it's safe to say the next round will be my last. Therefore, I am tempted to send something very risky and out of left field, just to see what happens... I will try to send soon!
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i'm looking forward to my next submission also tanking and getting me eliminated before luke gets to the other metal song :corn
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Nick_z: Novembre - Come Pierrot
I stand by my statement that this is a bit on the dreary side. It really is, and the way the vocalist kind of slurs his delivery at times is also a bit of a turn off. Luckily I don’t pay too much attention to lyrics, as I think this would’ve bugged me more if I did. In classic Nick form, the guitars are the saving grace, but unfortunately aren’t enough to truly save it. That recurring guitar riff is really familiar, but as always I’m struggling to place it. The harsh vocals are much better, is it the same guy? A good song, just not a great song.
7/10
Well, it looks like 7 is my number :biggrin: I guess it's an average that buys me a comfortable run-of-the-mill standing ;)
Glad you enjoyed the guitar-work on this. Novembre have a way to create super interesting parts that way. The album this song is from ("Novembrine Waltz") might be my favorite of theirs, perhaps the easiest to like. Their second ("Arte Novecento") is another big favorite of mine, but it's very idiosyncratic in their discography. It's very bare-bones and it's all clean vocals, and given your thoughts on the singer here, I wouldn't recommend it to you ;) It's all VERY dreary on that one (BTW yes, it's the same person doing the harsh vocals). Anyway, like I said before, his singing is definitely an acquired taste. It was never an issue for me, but I knew several people (around the time this came out) for whom it was.
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I'll take it! Surprised you didn't mention the guitar solo at the end though, that's pretty much why I sent the song. :lol
Thinking I might go with death metal again this round... :corn
How about you steal a page from Elite's book and send some of that 3/10 stuff next round? :corn
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I'll take it! Surprised you didn't mention the guitar solo at the end though, that's pretty much why I sent the song. :lol
Thinking I might go with death metal again this round... :corn
How about you steal a page from Elite's book and send some of that 3/10 stuff next round? :corn
Alright fine, sending Machine Girl, let's fucking gooooooo
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Sent!
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:lol :rollin :lol
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Sent for round 7, something a bit different and hopefully pleasantly surprising.
LithoJazzoSphere: Skitsystem - Maktens Murar Rasar
You went there again. I like the dirty, grimy, Lemmy-esque bass. I appreciate the hardcore, crusty punk, grind cross over, it does kind of line up with a lot of what ive been listening to this year. Generally, I prefer music with a punk edge to have clean vocals. The punk that I like is basically everything that stemmed from Bad Religion's Suffer and Operation Ivy's one and only album (have I said that before?). This is pretty good, and I will certainly check out an album or two. There's just not enough in the song alone to earn a higher score from me.
7/10
Hmm, you sound sort of disappointed. I wanted to see how far your taste goes into the range of the near-death metal end of crust punk, especially since my first foray in this direction tied for my highest score. I'm curious, do you rank them in order, or is it random within each point grouping? I can't tell if I could be in the bottom three or the top 5. :lol
Sacul: Weyes Blood - Movies
The vocals are haunting and sit alongside artists like Chelsea Wolfe and Emma Ruth Rundle.
I hear more Lana Del Rey or maybe Julia Holter, but I'm probably too deep into this stuff and splitting hairs.
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Sent for round 7!
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I'm listening to that Major Parkinson song after seeing that they were a progressive rock band and now I'm thoroughly confused. :lol
EDIT: Sent something that sounds nothing like that!
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I don't know if that song is an anomaly, but they are not what I expected based on forum and internet hype. They have some shared attributes with stuff I like, but are a bit over the top for me.
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I'm disappointed Movies didn't win the round, such a powerful track. I think you'll dig the album tho, it's pretty nice :P
Sent!
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Solid score. I'll send something tonight.
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Sent two songs! I ran out of good black/death metal so it's either prog metal with growls or doom metal this time around.
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I'm listening to that Major Parkinson song after seeing that they were a progressive rock band and now I'm thoroughly confused. :lol
EDIT: Sent something that sounds nothing like that!
I don't know if that song is an anomaly, but they are not what I expected based on forum and internet hype. They have some shared attributes with stuff I like, but are a bit over the top for me.
It was probably the worst possible song to send, and it makes so much more sense in context of the album. I wholeheartedly recommend you listen to one of the albums Blackbox, Twilight Cinema or Valesa to get a better idea of what they are about. Personally, I love this stuff.
Of course, LithoJazzoSphere can expect some of it (not this song) in his roulette (if he wants).
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In an attempt to save myself embarrassment, and complete this round before Litho finishes his first three rounds, I am on roulette admin duty right now.
The Christmas tree is up, the kiddo is in bed and the wife is out at work :tup
I've got 12/15 submissions in, so gonna give them a listen and prepare 1st impressions.
If the three slackers could get their songs in we'll kick this round off.
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I'll get mine in tomorrow. :tup
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I'll get mine in tomorrow. :tup
Your Christmas tree?
Edit: Clearly I need to threaten eliminations every round. This is a much better round than the last one and I would say 4 of you have sent your best song yet!
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I haven't decided what to do about eliminations in mine yet. Part of me doesn't like the notion of them and just wants the full complement of music from all my participants. Another part does see that they can instill some urgency and desperation that can sometimes bring the best out of people.
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I haven't decided what to do about eliminations in mine yet. Part of me doesn't like the notion of them and just wants the full complement of music from all my participants. Another part does see that they can instill some urgency and desperation that can sometimes bring the best out of people.
I refuse to do eliminations in my roulettes. I don't invite people to my house only to throw half of them out halfway through the party.
As a player, I've been eliminated many times, but once I do get eliminated, I extremely rarely ever check back into the thread.
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Yeah, I don't like that sense of disconnection. I don't know if anyone here has played Euro-style board games, but a key difference that distinguishes them from some other previous types was that they try to keep everyone still involved in them until the end.
On the other hand, I do know that if there were no eliminations, I might have sent some different things to 425. Maybe he'd have liked them even more, I don't know, but it does shift how I conceptualize each round.
For some I get that it's a logistical thing. An entire album or long EP from 20 participants is a lot of music to get through for people with more limited listening hours.
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I haven't decided what to do about eliminations in mine yet. Part of me doesn't like the notion of them and just wants the full complement of music from all my participants. Another part does see that they can instill some urgency and desperation that can sometimes bring the best out of people.
I refuse to do eliminations in my roulettes. I don't invite people to my house only to throw half of them out halfway through the party.
As a player, I've been eliminated many times, but once I do get eliminated, I extremely rarely ever check back into the thread.
Yea but if you invite someone over and they shit in your sink multiple times, you've got to chuck them out at some point.
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Oh boy! :facepalm:
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On the other, other hand, the fear of elimination is making me play relatively safe compared to what I'm capable of. That's also being new to this whole thing and kind of hoping I can win a couple. I'd love to get to the point where I can be Stadler or Cyril and not give a fuck, just send something unusual that they might hate, but also might blow someone's socks off. I'm holding back on most of those for now because they're risky.
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You just never know though. Any song in a vacuum of a roulette round can be excellent, even if it doesn't exactly jive with the host's tastes. Someone scored big with the Steam Powered Giraffes in my 2nd roulette. :lol
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I haven't decided what to do about eliminations in mine yet. Part of me doesn't like the notion of them and just wants the full complement of music from all my participants. Another part does see that they can instill some urgency and desperation that can sometimes bring the best out of people.
I refuse to do eliminations in my roulettes. I don't invite people to my house only to throw half of them out halfway through the party.
As a player, I've been eliminated many times, but once I do get eliminated, I extremely rarely ever check back into the thread.
Yeah I did them in the past when I was doing album roulettes to try and keep things manageable for me, but I didn't like doing it so, as you know, I found a different format for my roulettes that allows me to keep as many people as want to play.
Anyway, sent!
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Sent last night! I'll be lucky to score higher than a 3/10 for this one, but it's worth a shot anyway. :)
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I haven't decided what to do about eliminations in mine yet. Part of me doesn't like the notion of them and just wants the full complement of music from all my participants. Another part does see that they can instill some urgency and desperation that can sometimes bring the best out of people.
I refuse to do eliminations in my roulettes. I don't invite people to my house only to throw half of them out halfway through the party.
As a player, I've been eliminated many times, but once I do get eliminated, I extremely rarely ever check back into the thread.
Yeah I did them in the past when I was doing album roulettes to try and keep things manageable for me, but I didn't like doing it so, as you know, I found a different format for my roulettes that allows me to keep as many people as want to play.
Anyway, sent!
I've been cut in 3 of your 7 roulettes! And I didn't even play in one of them.
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All entries now in, I'll fire up the hangman soon. Evermind, want to see if you can guess one before it's even posted?
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???: _________ - _________
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???: _______ - ______, ______
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???: ______ __a__ - _________g ___a___a___g
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???: _a__ G______ - A_______ ___ ____ ________
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Guessed: AG
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I'll take an E
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Amaranthe?
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Rrrrrrrrrrr
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Think a few of these are pretty obvious now :corn
???: _e_ter__g_t - ___ ___ Are
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???: Gree_ _ar_at___ - _ea_e_ __ _e_ter_ear
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???: A_atar___ - ______r_e
???: _a__ G___ert - Att_t__e ___ ____ __er___e
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???: ___r_e_ - __t_er, _at_er
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Guessed: AGETR
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Avatarium.
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Green Carnation
Paul Gilbert - Attitude ???
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Green Carnation - Leaves Of Yesteryear
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Mors Principium Est-Departure
Wolfking..or Ariich
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???: Tr____ S_ars - E_er_t___g __sa__ear__g
???: Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear
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???: Avatarium - ______rse
???: Paul Gilbert - Attitude ___ ____ __er___e
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???: ___r_e_ - __t_er, _at_er
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???: Te_t_res - T__e_ess
Wolfking: Mors Principium Est - Departure
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Guessed: AGETRS
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Sufjan Stevens
Yesternight
Avatarium could be Evermind
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Avatarium song is Moonhorse
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Sufjan Stevens
Yesternight
Avatarium could be Evermind
Can't believe you'd guess Sufjan Stevens and not even guess who sent it :lol
But yea, these are all correct.
Avatarium song is Moonhorse
As is this.
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You missed Yesternight in my post.
Also Textures whish sounds like a Buddy band.
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Can't believe you'd guess Sufjan Stevens and not even guess who sent it :lol
Saculfjan Stevens
Also Textures whish sounds like a Buddy band.
Nope.
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Sacul: Sufjan Stevens - ___rt_ __ ____ (___e)
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Evermind: Avatarium - Moonhorse
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Wolfking: Mors Principium Est - Departure
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Guessed: AGETRS
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Trophy Scars - Everything Disappearing
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???: A_t____e Ta____ - _t. _arg___
Antonie Tonnon-Mt. Cargill-HOF
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J
(Also, there's a typo on my song in the Hangman)
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You missed Yesternight in my post.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.4d4f0918b4128b0a5d925e1d9469878e?rik=qz1TnZEzGK9efA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lolbrary.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2017%2f08%2fthats-a-paddlin.jpg&ehk=wkH9YLvB5kr1kcHsY5INP6qKiTFK7E74YppEkn6Rw20%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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Mask of the Phantasm - "Last Call, For Anxiety"
Horrendous - "The Idolator"
I might need to hire TAC as roulette submission enforcer in my own roulette. If people don't send soon in it and we finish solving these, I might get really bored and start doing random things like listening to TAC's old roulette entries. :D
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You just worry about staying on schedule with your roulette. I'm happy to be the Roulette Bouncer though. :lol
Who are you waiting on? Might be time for some shaming!
What the hell happened to 425?
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Almost a third of the people. Nachtmerrie might not send until January, but pretty much everyone else you're free to go up to their doors with a leather jacket and a baseball bat. :laugh:
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Mask of the Phantasm - "Last Call, For Anxiety"
Horrendous - "The Idolator"
I might need to hire TAC as roulette submission enforcer in my own roulette. If people don't send soon in it and we finish solving these, I might get really bored and start doing random things like listening to TAC's old roulette entries. :D
I'm afraid it'll need to be tomorrow for me. First round especially, I need to go through my collection against what's banned to figure out my list of options from which to choose, and don't have time to do that at the weekend with the tiny baby plus a four year old at home. Future rounds should be much quicker though.
Anyway, Yesternight is King.
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Yeah, I figured the first round might take the longest. I just don't want people to forget for too long, or I'll release the TACken. ;)
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Mask of the Phantasm - "Last Call, For Anxiety"
Horrendous - "The Idolator"
I might need to hire TAC as roulette submission enforcer in my own roulette. If people don't send soon in it and we finish solving these, I might get really bored and start doing random things like listening to TAC's old roulette entries. :D
I'm afraid it'll need to be tomorrow for me. First round especially, I need to go through my collection against what's banned to figure out my list of options from which to choose, and don't have time to do that at the weekend with the tiny baby plus a four year old at home. Future rounds should be much quicker though.
Anyway, Yesternight is King.
The baby is up again! :lol
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Soulsplitter - "The Transition"
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Rich is correct because that was his favorite song in a playlist I sent him
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Rich is correct because that was his favorite song in a playlist I sent him
(https://i.gifer.com/5Gl.gif)
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Yesternight song is "Who You Are"
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Rich is correct because that was his favorite song in a playlist I sent him
(https://i.gifer.com/5Gl.gif)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9Mb5y9v2/giphy-13.webp) (https://postimages.org/)
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Think that's everything :tup
Kingshmegland: Yesternight - Who You Are
HOF: Antonie Tannon - Mt. Cargill
???: Mask of the Phantasm - Lst Call, For Anxiety
Sacul: Sufjan Stevens - ___rt_ __ J___ (___e)
???: Trophy Scars - Everything Disappearing
???: Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear
???: Horrendous - The Idolator
Evermind: Avatarium - Moonhorse
???: Paul Gilbert - Attitude B__ ____ __er___e
???: Ben ____s ___e - T_e _ast ____a
???: J__rne_ - __t_er, _at_er
???: Soulsplitter - The Transition
???: Textures - T__e_ess
Wolfking: Mors Principium Est - Departure
???: ________e - _a__ette
Guessed: AGETRSNBJ
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Journey - Mother, Father
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Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
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Kingshmegland: Yesternight - Who You Are
HOF: Antonie Tannon - Mt. Cargill
???: Mask of the Phantasm - Lst Call, For Anxiety
Sacul: Sufjan Stevens - ___rt_ __ J___ (___e)
???: Trophy Scars - Everything Disappearing
???: Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear
???: Horrendous - The Idolator
Evermind: Avatarium - Moonhorse
???: Paul Gilbert - Attitude B__ ____ __er___e
???: Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
???: Journey - Mother, Father
???: Soulsplitter - The Transition
???: Textures - T__e_ess
Wolfking: Mors Principium Est - Departure
???: ________e - _a__ette
Guessed: AGETRSNBJ
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Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
Oh boy, I wonder who sent that :neverusethis:
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I failed (and bailed) at this in an earlier round, but feel confident I can pull off 'First Gifpressions' later today.
Feel free to express YOUR confidence in me being able to achieve this, in gif form :corn
Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
Oh boy, I wonder who sent that :neverusethis:
Someone seeking another 3/10 :neverusethis:
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I failed (and bailed) at this in an earlier round, but feel confident I can pull off 'First Gifpressions' later today.
(https://media4.giphy.com/media/21S35iv1C67ns2g458/giphy.gif)
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(https://media4.giphy.com/media/M4iOAkEAPwAnK/giphy.gif)
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(https://media.tenor.com/rLIoSE3WsqEAAAAC/darth-vader-dancing.gif)
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I failed (and bailed) at this in an earlier round, but feel confident I can pull off 'First Gifpressions' later today.
(https://media.tenor.com/jNURRppBLewAAAAC/dew-it-galactic-republic.gif)
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I failed (and bailed) at this in an earlier round, but feel confident I can pull off 'First Gifpressions' later today.
Feel free to express YOUR confidence in me being able to achieve this, in gif form :corn
Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
Oh boy, I wonder who sent that :neverusethis:
Someone seeking another 3/10 :neverusethis:
Seriously though, this song is the antithesis of last round's song in almost every way :lol
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I failed (and bailed) at this in an earlier round, but feel confident I can pull off 'First Gifpressions' later today.
Feel free to express YOUR confidence in me being able to achieve this, in gif form :corn
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/5t9wJjyHAOxvnxcPNk/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47vdjs3wo3orsjebsuhudodo14eo7koc0eg3btxc8d&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
Also pondering this for mine, but coming up with 19 of them...ugh, and with some songs being a tad similar, probably not going to happen.
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"Moonhorse" is a monster, that's the song to beat for me in this round.
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First wave of Gifpressions duderinos...
1.
(https://j.gifs.com/vpZdwr.gif)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/c8/e1/1bc8e1512647c4f3839e17abc1223fb4.gif)
2. Evermind
(https://media.tenor.com/oyR-OGL76_gAAAAC/cathedral-lee-dorrian.gif)
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m9dcfbD3Od1qaahf6o1_500.gif&hash=c06c5674de02b30ccfb5e112d193114cb3faa14f)
3. Buddyhunter1
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/8a9d417e0f45f8d2626a2aefa82456e1/tumblr_mhntamBOXK1s4ss7ao1_400.gifv)
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/196/022/ca4.gif)
4. Cyril
(https://media.tenor.com/lzoisOMBsNwAAAAC/tyler-hynes-hynies.gif)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c2/7e/eb/c27eebb2cbac965304aee64590da82e3.gif)
5.
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca9a454f5380d7969e3046ba841d05bc/d376737c443f3027-7b/s400x600/0a9e906667733891e2ba579941d813e2d989dec9.gif)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLVTi5Khu6M/XZSxL7Y_PeI/AAAAAAACI9c/Zv8ZxgJmF9s9znfx1kkjgg0vJe1NhS2dACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/tumblr_n4milgGx5F1rrjfhto1_r1_250.gif)
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I'm not in this batch.
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Either of the first two would be nice.
Oh, wait a minute, you have two GIFs per song? I'm thinking #1 then.
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Number 3?
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I'm guessing I'm not in this batch.
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I'm not in this batch I'm pretty sure.
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#2?
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#4, maybe? :corn
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#4, maybe? :corn
Yep, you're the only one to guess correct (other than those who correctly guessed they aren't in this batch).
Got a busy start at work this morning but will post the next 5 soon :corn
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I don’t think I’m in this batch, but if I were I would want to be 5.
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Don't think I'm in this batch...
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6.
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/GyLc9e3hTYFWw/giphy.gif)
7. HOF
(https://i.gifer.com/4Ka.gif)
(https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-03/17/12/enhanced/webdr06/anigif_enhanced-mid-31153-1458233296-2.gif)
8.
(https://media.tenor.com/JFVJNv-nmEcAAAAC/space-synth.gif)
(https://i.giphy.com/media/26FL1soZ3STRDSLGU/200.gif)
9.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ImmenseRecentCormorant-size_restricted.gif)
(https://media2.giphy.com/media/3o85xnAmjd2kRAutAA/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952y3h1phkg7m7tbb4eyynjy95toev15fbzhyi343ju&rid=200w.gif&ct=g)
10. TAC
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/658/725/f8d.gif)
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Huh, hopefully there's something more appropriate, none of those strike me as being mine.
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Huh, hopefully there's something more appropriate, none of those strike me as being mine.
I never claimed they'd be accurate representations :lol if anything, I prefaced saying I'd likely fail.
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I could see 1, 2, or 5 of this second batch being mine if my song didn't leave a good impression. If not, then I'm assuming I'll have to wait for the next wave since none of the others look like they'd be mine.
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I’m thinking Rick Astley is mine. Or I got nothing.
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I’m 5.
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I’m 5.
(https://media.tenor.com/KhxfLsNHoGYAAAAM/yes-cheering.gif)
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5.
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/658/725/f8d.gif)
Is this you hitting me over the head with my 3/10?
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5.
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/658/725/f8d.gif)
Is this you hitting me over the head with my 3/10?
Nah, the surprising trash can is your song, and I'm Charlie, my unsuspecting head taken by surprise that you finally sent something decent!
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Charlie?
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Charlie?
The character in the gif. It's from the show It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia! Ffs, you literally posted a Charlie gif in one of the other threads earlier today :lol
I was contemplating doing the Gifpressions using only It's Sunny gifs, the shows a fucking goldmine for gifs.
Edit: For instance, here is me listening to the last round :lol
(https://media.tenor.com/sg4_crfjhgQAAAAC/bullshit-derivative-bullshit.gif)
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Charlie?
The character in the gif. It's from the show It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia! Ffs, you literally posted a Charlie gif in one of the other threads earlier today :lol
:facepalm: :lol
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Charlie?
The character in the gif. It's from the show It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia! Ffs, you literally posted a Charlie gif in one of the other threads earlier today :lol
:facepalm: :lol
I'd suggest you watch the show, but you can't get it on VHS
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Charlie?
The character in the gif. It's from the show It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia! Ffs, you literally posted a Charlie gif in one of the other threads earlier today :lol
:facepalm: :lol
I'd suggest you watch the show, but you can't get it on VHS
Nice. I'll have to check my TV Guide to see when it's on. ;D
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It's not on MeTV.
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I've got no clue :P
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#4 in batch 1 or #2 in batch 2
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The last ones are go. This is harder than it seems, couldn't do it every round!
11. Sacul
(https://media.tenor.com/images/02226f988d3dca3e06ffd5698e4486f1/tenor.gif)
(https://media.tenor.com/TzMFfQT07JgAAAAC/blue-balls-true-detective.gif)
12.
(https://y.yarn.co/7138e974-82c4-41f4-9260-c0780c3b2c48_text.gif)
(https://i.giphy.com/media/JqI6SLIxAvaQXhp2JO/200w.gif)
13.
(https://i.gifer.com/2I1u.gif)
(https://y.yarn.co/43bf1d1a-064f-4065-aa7e-a1e6c85ba62e_text.gif)
14.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AdorableColossalDinosaur-size_restricted.gif)
(https://media.tenor.com/F_6rHvHDvgAAAAAd/space-travel-time-travel.gif)
15.
(https://media.tenor.com/jr9t3yabkH8AAAAC/ah-shit-here-we-go-again.gif)
I’m thinking Rick Astley is mine. Or I got nothing.
You are right dude. So far only you, Tim and Cyril have correctly guessed :corn
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If mine's in this batch, I have a feeling mine could be #5...
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1-3 maybe? It can't be any in the new batch. :lol
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Blue balls mine? Lol
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Blue balls mine? Lol
Yeah, but we're guessing Lukepressions right now. Leave your own business out of it.
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Sounds like you have experience on this subject.
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Yeah, I've made plenty of TACpressions.
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You mean TACWTFsions
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Thought initially it might be #3 in the new batch, but now I'm leaning towards #2 in the same one.
In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium, and #3 for Horrendous.
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I'd say #4 in the last batch is Avatarium.
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Is mine Blue balls? Or I got nothing....?
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In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium
Was thinking the same thing
Have no idea about mine ;)
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‘Ah shit, here we go again’ :lol
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In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium, and #3 for Horrendous.
These are both correct :tup
Blue balls mine? Lol
Is mine Blue balls? Or I got nothing....?
‘Ah shit, here we go again’ :lol
Nope, nope and nope.
I've numbered 1-15 now, so it makes it easier for guessing purposes.
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Hmm, I'll give #9 a try as mine. If that's not it I'm gonna have to totally rethink this. ??? Good thing he mostly likes my songs, because our impression bandwidth isn't nearly as compatible. :\
#5 is probably Green Carnation.
I'd say #4 in the last batch is Avatarium.
In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium, and #3 for Horrendous.
These are both correct :tup
Guessed Luke's impression of Avatarium better than person who actually sent Avatarium.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/YD1lpj9gv5CbS/giphy.webp)
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In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium, and #3 for Horrendous.
These are both correct :tup
Hey, I guessed mine first! :lol
(Potential TAC moment incoming) Who's the band in the first gif?
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In the original batch, #2 might be for Avatarium, and #3 for Horrendous.
These are both correct :tup
Hey, I guessed mine first! :lol
(Potential TAC moment incoming) Who's the band in the first gif?
Wait, did you? Apologies, must've missed that. Edit: you didn't guess yours first, you said 1-3? :lol that's a broad guess!
But seriously, that gif question? I'll let TAC answer for you, just to add salt to the wound.
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Edit: you didn't guess yours first, you said 1-3? :lol that's a broad guess!
I meant batch 1, gif 3. Whatever :lol
But seriously, that gif question? I'll let TAC answer for you, just to add salt to the wound.
Asshole. ;D Is it Death? Horrendous gets compared to them a lot.
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Edit: you didn't guess yours first, you said 1-3? :lol that's a broad guess!
I meant batch 1, gif 3. Whatever :lol
But seriously, that gif question? I'll let TAC answer for you, just to add salt to the wound.
Asshole. ;D Is it Death? Horrendous gets compared to them a lot.
Hmm, how convenient about the guess, seems suspicious :lol
It's not Death, and you're not doing your credibility any favours here dude. I just hope Tim pulls through now.
(https://media.tenor.com/RpgUDo3saa0AAAAM/fingers-crossed-i-hope-so.gif)
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The suspense is killing me!
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Tim ain't up to the challenge clearly! Probably looking back through his photos, as I know he's seen this band live!
Anyone else care to enlighten Buddyhunter1?
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Tim ain't up to the challenge clearly! Probably looking back through his photos, as I know he's seen this band live!
Anyone else care to enlighten Buddyhunter1?
Me! Me!
It's Slayer!
Do I win something? Extra points?
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#15?
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Tim ain't up to the challenge clearly! Probably looking back through his photos, as I know he's seen this band live!
Anyone else care to enlighten Buddyhunter1?
Me! Me!
It's Slayer!
Do I win something? Extra points?
I wouldn't have guessed that because A) my song sounds nothing like Slayer and B) I'm used to Slayer looking like old men. :biggrin:
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These youngin's just don't know metal no more like back in our day, Luke!
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I've been out all day. I saw my name earlier, but couldn't follow all the quotes about why people were talking about me! :lol
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Tim ain't up to the challenge clearly! Probably looking back through his photos, as I know he's seen this band live!
Anyone else care to enlighten Buddyhunter1?
Me! Me!
It's Slayer!
Do I win something? Extra points?
I wouldn't have guessed that because A) my song sounds nothing like Slayer and B) I'm used to Slayer looking like old men. :biggrin:
For point A, I agree your song doesn't sound like Slayer, but I didn't choose that gif based on their sound. In the Bloodline video they are seen playing in suits as well as drenched in blood. The contrast in sound on your song reminded me of the contrast visually in Bloodline.
It's a tenuous link but it's first Gifpressions and that's where my brain went. I never claimed these would make much sense, or be obvious :lol
As for point B...
(https://i.giphy.com/media/R9L6aQmDvVEeQ/200w.gif)
I've been out all day. I saw my name earlier, but couldn't follow all the quotes about why people were talking about me! :lol
(https://media.tenor.com/bp3T-zMzlIAAAAAC/what-is-this-whats-happening.gif)
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:lol Exactly!
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The gif is fitting for the song, regardless of the band! Same for the Doom one. :metal
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Tim right now.
(https://i.postimg.cc/kGykwPxY/yelling-cloud.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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That's so fitting. I was Christmas shopping with my wife all day. :lol
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11?
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That's so fitting. I was Christmas shopping with my wife all day. :lol
I'm so sorry. Lol
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That's so fitting. I was Christmas shopping with my wife all day. :lol
I'm so sorry. Lol
(https://i.postimg.cc/kGykwPxY/yelling-cloud.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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You need a few beers.
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11?
Yessir
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You need a few beers.
On my second. :lol
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That's so fitting. I was Christmas shopping with my wife all day. :lol
I'm so sorry. Lol
King, I thought you were his wife?
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Wife, Tim's the bitch in the relationship. :lol
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Joe has met my wife so he knows...
Tim's the bitch in the relationship. :lol
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We both are. Lol
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Gotta say, this is a pretty damn good round guys. Some real great picks here, eliminations may well be tight!
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Bring it on!!
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Gotta say, this is a pretty damn good round guys. Some real great picks here, eliminations may well be tight!
Eliminations? Nah.
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Gotta say, this is a pretty damn good round guys. Some real great picks here, eliminations may well be tight!
(https://y.yarn.co/368a12fb-ed9f-489c-adee-972816956c31_text.gif)
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Seeing as though Litho hasn't posted his first round results yet, turns out there may be a chance I might get my results for this round out before him!
Write ups are in progress as we speak and it's damn good round boys :metal
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:corn :corn :corn
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:corn :corn :corn
Over half the write ups done, and I should have the evening free to work on the rest :metal
I'm going to do a last listen through to sure up scores as well.
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(https://media.tenor.com/ddcc4z0TUGAAAAAC/hobbit-gandalf.gif)
By 'Wizard' I mean me, by 'arrives' I mean delivers results :tup
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Aweeeeee yeeeaaaahhh.
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Here we go brochachos! Not quite delivered as soon as I liked, but before Litho got his Round 1 results out, so I'll call it a win.
This was a way better round than the last, and I've got some albums to check out at the end of this roulette for sure.
As I'd mentioned before, we're going to be losing the bottom 4 participants going into the final 3 rounds. I'd just like to say thank you to the 4 who don't progress any further, and for your patience and sticking with this, even after a years hiatus. It is greatly appreciated. Hope I can repay the favour and get eliminated from one of your roulettes soon. Cheers guys!
Revenge319: Yuyoyuppe - Palette
I know you've kind of been running out of things to send dude, so have been just sending stuff you love. That really us a great way to be. As with the other similar song you've previously sent (sorry, can't remember the name), it is the vocals that I can't get past here. Musically it isn't half bad and is really high energy. I don't even know what you call that style of vocal but personally I find it kinda unbearable (too honest? :lol ). Find me a version with vocals more suited to my liking, and I'll find you a better score.
4/10
HOF: Anthonie Tannon - Mt. Cargill
I love that you just decided to send stuff you love, and want others to hear. I respect that as I have done that in quite a few roulettes, to mixed results. I found this to be a bit too close to 80s pop for my liking. I really feel that a lot of pop that came out of the 80s is the worst music of the last 60 years. This doesn't hit that bad, but that 80s feel does leave a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. Yea it's not bad but I know I'll not be digging any deeper into this guys music, sorry dude.
5.5/10
Elite: Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka
Well this is better than your last submission, but the less said about that, the better :lol I'm aware of the name of this band, but for some reason I thought their style of music was pretty far from this. I quite like the honky tonk, salon piano style, and vocally they remind me of someone (help me out?), but the vocals are a bit of a weak point. It's certainly different, which is ultimately what I'm wanting from a roulette, but I think I'd like this more if the sound was part of something more, like a full band sound, I dunno what else to say.
6.5/10
Kingshmegland: Yesternight - Who You Are
I really found this write up a struggle, I just don't have much to say about this song. There are some nice vocal melodies and the drumming is a certainly something that stands out. As I write this, I feel a bit of a Riverside influence, in some parts of this song, which is nice. Pretty solid, sorry I can't give you more to go on.
7/10
Romdrums: Textures - Timeless
I have been aware of these guys for years, and have certainly tried their djent on for size numerous times. I'm not sure what it was that didn't click, but I suppose it applies here as I was kinda underwhelmed. I'm quite limited to as to which of the big names in djent I really like, and as a whole wouldn't necessarily say I'm a fan of the genre. I've found myself listening to this and not really having a great deal to say, other than it's alright.
7/10
Ariich: The Mask of the Phantasm - Last Call, For Anxiety
Rich, you described this as The Mars Volta sang by the Bent Knee vocalist. I'll admit I don't fully see the MV similarities, but they are somewhat there. The vocal comparison is pretty spot in though. The highlight here is the instrumentation (performances as well as variety of instruments), particularly the drumming. I know I checked this album out last year, when someone (Soundscape I think) posted it in TMV thread. It clearly didn't leave too much of an impression as I never revisited it. This is certainly wanting me to give it another shot though. It has so much going on that lines up with my tastes but the vocals are probably the weak point. Basically this has a ton of potential but falls flat in a few places.
7/10
Sacul: Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July (Live)
Could there be an submission more Sacul than Sufjan Stevens? I can't think of one. I like that you went for a live version here (not that I've heard the original), as sometimes that special live version can hit in a way the studio version just never will! This song builds in a really nice way, starting out with keys, his voice and minimal guitar notes. There is sort of an ominous feel to how this starts to build up, and I think it works well. There is a tease of a climax around the 4:30 mark, but it strips it back again, if only for about 45 seconds. The final minute is really cool and although it's not quite the payoff I was hoping for, it's still satisfying.
7/10
Wolfking: Mors Principium Est - Departure
Digging in with some more melodeath I see dude. Here is a band that I know I have checked out a few times, but never this song/album. I've always thought their stuff is pretty good melodeath, as this song is, but it's nothing groundbreaking, so the score is always going to reflect that I feel. It's at times like this that I wonder how I would react to some of my all time favourite melodeath songs today, if I'd never heard them before? Would I feel they were just solid, or would they still knock my socks off? I do enjoy this but with a round this good, Departure just feels a little lacklustre.
7/10
Puppies: Journey - Mother, Father
I suppose you could say Journey are a blindspot for me, when it comes to classic rock bands. I know a few hits, but that's about it. I also can't think of a single person, friend or family member, who is a fan of this band so don't feel I've ever been exposed to them that way. Mother, Father ain't serving me anything new musically, but I can kinda dig it. There's something to be said about the songwriting of classic bands like this, and this certainly has a catchy chorus. It happens to also feel quite epic, whilst still remaining radio fodder. I'm not sure I'll delve much deeper but I might give an album a spin.
7.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Horrendous - The Idolator
Buddy, you've obviously been really consistent in this roulette thus far. At first I thought this was a bit of a misstep, but have since reconsidered. Looking at the album cover I was expecting full on tech death. I'm glad it wasn't that, because what I got was much more difficult to pin down, in a good way. This honestly mixes so much extreme and progressive music into the pot, as well as having plenty of melody I love the bass sound, and the fact it's really audible and integral to the whole piece. I have been so tempted to stick he whole album on, because I want to see where this goes from here! I've promised myself I'll wait and listen to all the albums that this roulette chucks my way, in one sitting.
7.5/10
Nick_z: Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear
Could this be another submission that's the best the participant has sent thus far? It's definitely close. I like this because it has a sort of spacey sci fi feel to it, which is kind of represented in the lyrics as well. It is a well crafted song that transports me to outerspace. The vocal melodies tickle a memory that I predictably can't place. I really love the "Mind over matter" line and lyrically this is pretty damn good. I think this may grow in my estimation even more by the time I've listened like 10+ times, but for thr moment it's a very respectable...
7.75/10
LithoJazzoSphere: Paul Gilbert - Attitude Boy Will Overcome
I've heard the name Paul Gilbert before, but don't think I'd heard any of his music before. Well this shreds! I can't help but listen to this and think "This should've been on a Guitar Hero game". For the record I love Guitar Hero and it led me to some great musical discoveries (Buckethead anyone?). Vocally he (I assume it is Paul singing as well) reminds me of someone I can't place, from a grunge band maybe? I think I've made it pretty clear that a lot of my favourite songs are really high energy. Well Attitude Boy has it in spades! I'm impressed by how you've been able to do well sending songs from a few varying genres, keep it up.
8/10
TAC: Soulsplitter - TheTransition
Tim, you strayed from the pure metal path here, and it seems to have served you well. This is probably also your best submission of the roulette so far. Maybe your getting my tastes, maybe it's desperation, maybe it's complete apathy. Who cares, this shit is good, even if it doesn't strike me as a TAC band at all. I love the intro and build up in this song, with the tasty bass lines and interesting off kilter drumming. I'm not often a fan of female fronted music but like Evermind's entry, I think this works. Is that a theremin that makes an appearance like half way through? The bit that comes after, the really sinister build up and creepy lyrics, reminds me of something, maybe Tool? I think they should've explored that part more to be honest. A lot of this feels like a showcase of how to create a progressive instrumental build, using each instrument to it's fullest. Writing that down doesn't make it sound like something I'd be into, but this is good, without being able to explain much more reason why. Sign me up for the full album.
8/10
Evermind: Avatarium - Moonhorse
Ah, such doomy goodness. I didn’t really expect to get doom from you dude, and from the band name I was sure I was getting progessive power metal! But yea, female fronted doom metal ftw. I do love me some doom but it can often feel quite one dimensional. This takes the sound in a slightly different direction than usual. The breaks between the dreary doom riffs, where the vocals take centre stage, help give this a more diverse feel. I really love the tasty guitar solo that comes in around the 3 minute mark. The whole thing is honestly really great and something I'm going to be revisiting.
8/10
Cyril: Trophy Scars - Everything Disappearing
Cyril won the round, who saw that coming? I don't think it'll come as much of a surprise to you, to hear me say that generally our tastes do not line up often. There have been the odd successes in roulettes (stuff you've sent me, and vice versa), however there have been more failures. This is thankfully a success story. Everything Disappearing is easily the best song you've sent so far in this, by a fair margin. This song has a similar vocal approach as some other classic Cyril bands, but the music is wat more to my liking. I think what I love most about this is the production The guitar tone is beautiful and the drums just pop, in a really pleasing way, I also love the laid back approach. I find this musically to be really relaxing, and there is something comforting about it. An obvious plus for me is the strings that accompany some of the lush, melodic guitar leads. That shit is playing to your audience. This is likely to little too late from you, but this has many things I love about it.
8.5/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 53.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 52
Evermind - 52
TAC - 51
Wolfking - 50.5
Nick - 50.25
Ariich - 49.5
King - 49.5
Romdrums - 48
Puppies - 48
Cyril - 48
Eliminated:
Sacul - 47
HOF - 46.5
Elite - 44.5
Revenge - 40.5
So Sacul, HOF, Elite and Revenge319 are eliminated. Thanks again for playing guys, at least I know the next rounds submissions will all be in without the need to chase anyone :neverusethis:
Cyril, you just managed to scrape through with a round winner.
Buddy, you're still hanging in there (have you been in first place since the first round?).
Litho, Evermind and TAC are nipping at your heels though.
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alright, i did it :neverusethis:
now let's see, what's next rou- okay bye it's been nice knowing y'all :hat
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At least I went down in a blaze of glory!
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LithoJazzoSphere: Paul Gilbert - Attitude Boy Will Overcome
I've heard the name Paul Gilbert before, but don't think I'd heard any of his music before. Well this shreds! I can't help but listen to this and think "This should've been on a Guitar Hero game". For the record I love Guitar Hero and it led me to some great musical discoveries (Buckethead anyone?). Vocally he (I assume it is Paul singing as well) reminds me of someone I can't place, from a grunge band maybe? I think I've made it pretty clear that a lot of my favourite songs are really high energy. Well Attitude Boy has it in spades! I'm impressed by how you've been able to do well sending songs from a few varying genres, keep it up.
Yep, that's him singing. People usually associate him with his Shrapnel days playing neoclassical shred in the 80s with Racer X, or of late he's become more of a guitar teacher and blues/rock player. His late 90s and early 00s albums always seemed to get overlooked, that are more song and vocal-centric, yet each has several songs like this, that are much higher energy, and also still have all the fun guitar pyrotechnics, plus other varied genres on other tracks. There's not a whole lot else quite like that that I've found, except for something else I might send in a later round.
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Still have my head. Lol
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Revenge319: Yuyoyuppe - Palette
I know you've kind of been running out of things to send dude, so have been just sending stuff you love. That really us a great way to be. As with the other similar song you've previously sent (sorry, can't remember the name), it is the vocals that I can't get past here. Musically it isn't half bad and is really high energy. I don't even know what you call that style of vocal but personally I find it kinda unbearable (too honest? :lol ). Find me a version with vocals more suited to my liking, and I'll find you a better score.
4/10
This scored higher than Kokoro (which was the song with similar vocals), so that's a win in a way, right? :lol
I knew I'd be risking it solely because of the vocals, and I hope I didn't come off as negative or anything with all my guesses about it scoring low; I just knew it was a risky choice and set my expectations low. I'm glad you listened to it at all, regardless of how you felt about it in the end. And that goes for everything else I sent in this roulette. The only disappointment I feel is that I didn't end up sending something you loved, whereas your submissions in my roulette from a couple years back were all ones I enjoyed a lot. Thanks so much for having me in your roulette! :)
Also, your statement about the vocals being unbearable wasn't "too honest" to me. I'm always interested in hearing others' thoughts, no matter how harsh they may sound.
Also also, do you remember which gifpression was for my submission? I'm curious as to which one it was.
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Revenge319: Yuyoyuppe - Palette
I know you've kind of been running out of things to send dude, so have been just sending stuff you love. That really us a great way to be. As with the other similar song you've previously sent (sorry, can't remember the name), it is the vocals that I can't get past here. Musically it isn't half bad and is really high energy. I don't even know what you call that style of vocal but personally I find it kinda unbearable (too honest? :lol ). Find me a version with vocals more suited to my liking, and I'll find you a better score.
4/10
This scored higher than Kokoro (which was the song with similar vocals), so that's a win in a way, right? :lol
I knew I'd be risking it solely because of the vocals, and I hope I didn't come off as negative or anything with all my guesses about it scoring low; I just knew it was a risky choice and set my expectations low. I'm glad you listened to it at all, regardless of how you felt about it in the end. And that goes for everything else I sent in this roulette. The only disappointment I feel is that I didn't end up sending something you loved, whereas your submissions in my roulette from a couple years back were all ones I enjoyed a lot. Thanks so much for having me in your roulette! :)
Also, your statement about the vocals being unbearable wasn't "too honest" to me. I'm always interested in hearing others' thoughts, no matter how harsh they may sound.
Also also, do you remember which gifpression was for my submission? I'm curious as to which one it was.
Glad to have you on board dude, regardless of what you sent DTF roulettes are a blast.
This was your Gifpression...
(https://j.gifs.com/vpZdwr.gif)
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Yeah, speaking of those, can you reveal them all now?
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Phew, still ahead by 1.5 points! And nah, HOF was in first place after the first round. :biggrin:
And yeah, definitely give us your thoughts on all the full albums you listen to. :corn
What to send next... maybe I'll switch things up a bit.
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Phew, still ahead by 1.5 points! And nah, HOF was in first place after the first round. :biggrin:
And yeah, definitely give us your thoughts on all the full albums you listen to. :corn
What to send next... maybe I'll switch things up a bit.
It went downhill fast from there!
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Hell yeah, another all time favorite of mine gets a 7 :metal
Thanks for having me luke, it was fun while it lasted for me.
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Yeah! Something higher than 7! :biggrin:
Glad you enjoyed the tune, Luke. I love Green Carnation…they don’t do anything particularly “weird” and yet they have a pretty unique sound (which, btw, has changed too, throughout their discography)
You should listen to the rest of the album this song is from. It was a great comeback, I just wish there was more material. But here’s hoping they come back with more…
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That whole album from Avatarium is fairly solid, Moonhorse and Lady in the Lamp bring Mt favourite tracks. Glad you liked it.
Three more rounds, correct? If we keep gaining 0,5 points on Buddy every round, that should lead to a three-way tie.
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Yeah, speaking of those, can you reveal them all now?
1. Revenge319
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2. Evermind
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3. Buddyhunter1
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4. Cyril
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5. Ariich
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6. Kingshmegland
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7. HOF
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8. Nick_z
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9. LithoJazzoSphere
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10. TAC
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11. Sacul
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12. Elite
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13. Puppies
(https://i.gifer.com/2I1u.gif)
(https://y.yarn.co/43bf1d1a-064f-4065-aa7e-a1e6c85ba62e_text.gif)
14. Romdrums
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15. Wolfking
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Phew, still ahead by 1.5 points! And nah, HOF was in first place after the first round. :biggrin:
And yeah, definitely give us your thoughts on all the full albums you listen to. :corn
What to send next... maybe I'll switch things up a bit.
Well you're doing well, so by switching it up you mean you're actively sending trash?
Hell yeah, another all time favorite of mine gets a 7 :metal
Thanks for having me luke, it was fun while it lasted for me.
What can I say, at least it wasn't a 4 like Talk Talk! Cheers for playing dude. Our tastes have certainly drifted apart over the years.
Yeah! Something higher than 7! :biggrin:
Glad you enjoyed the tune, Luke. I love Green Carnation…they don’t do anything particularly “weird” and yet they have a pretty unique sound (which, btw, has changed too, throughout their discography)
You should listen to the rest of the album this song is from. It was a great comeback, I just wish there was more material. But here’s hoping they come back with more…
I had to bust out the 7.75 for you, as a 7.5 didn't cut it but this wasn't quite as good as the 8s in the round. I'll definitely check out the album.
That whole album from Avatarium is fairly solid, Moonhorse and Lady in the Lamp bring Mt favourite tracks. Glad you liked it.
Three more rounds, correct? If we keep gaining 0,5 points on Buddy every round, that should lead to a three-way tie.
Yep, 3 more rounds to go. I haven't even thought of what yo do if we have any tie break situations. Maybe I send you each a song and you have to do a Gifpression, with the best Gifpression winning? Who knows.
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My GIFpression totally fits. I can live with that! :D
Next round sent.
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Phew, still ahead by 1.5 points! And nah, HOF was in first place after the first round. :biggrin:
And yeah, definitely give us your thoughts on all the full albums you listen to. :corn
What to send next... maybe I'll switch things up a bit.
Well you're doing well, so by switching it up you mean you're actively sending trash?
Was considering it, but... nah. :corn Sent!
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I'm overconfident. We'll see how that turns out......Cyril and I will be at the bottom :corn
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 53.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 52
Evermind - 52
TAC - 51
Wolfking - 50.5
Nick - 50.25
Ariich - 49.5
King - 49.5
Romdrums - 48
Puppies - 48
Cyril - 48
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Man I have so many options I don't even know what to pick. I'm leaning towards throwing caution to the wind and going with amazing non-metal songs because clearly what I've been doing with metal doesn't quite work as I won't catch up to Buddy even if I get 8s every round (given he doesn't screw up). Not sure yet, I'll probably use these three rounds to see if you like anything non-metal I've got to offer.
I'll send something tomorrow.
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Man I have so many options I don't even know what to pick. I'm leaning towards throwing caution to the wind and going with amazing non-metal songs because clearly what I've been doing with metal doesn't quite work as I won't catch up to Buddy even if I get 8s every round (given he doesn't screw up). Not sure yet, I'll probably use these three rounds to see if you like anything non-metal I've got to offer.
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Sent. Dunno what genre it is, which is hopefully its strength. Now I need to start game-planning round 9. Lots of possibilities, nothing leaping out as "the one" yet.
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Man I have so many options I don't even know what to pick. I'm leaning towards throwing caution to the wind and going with amazing non-metal songs because clearly what I've been doing with metal doesn't quite work as I won't catch up to Buddy even if I get 8s every round (given he doesn't screw up). Not sure yet, I'll probably use these three rounds to see if you like anything non-metal I've got to offer.
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Can't see the image, doesn't load for me. :facepalm: Must be that Russian banned-service thing.
Well anyway I hope you screw up, so there's that.
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Well anyway I hope you screw up, so there's that.
After the ending of that Ariich roulette I wouldn't blame you for hoping for worse! :lol
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Thanks for having me! But oh man, you ripped a favourite of mine there. I love The Last Polka, probably in large part due to its unpretentiousness. Just three guys jamming and having fun. Lyrically it’s clearly about a breakup, but delivered in such a way that it’s actually fun as a listener, with a chorus that easily gets stuck in your head. t bridge is awesome, where the lyrics come to its conclusion (use the piano as a drum, sure why not!) and then after the final chorus songs comes plodding towards its inevitable end. This song is a journey and its so much better than your 6,5 makes it seem :biggrin:
Now with me gone, there should be absilutely no reason for this roulette taking another year :neverusethis:
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I'm so glad you signed up to be my scapegoat in the inevitable round of mine that takes longer than it should. ;)
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I’m used to it :)
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Sent for Round 8!
(I was almost ready to send a song from Lizzard's album, Eroded - thinking you might enjoy it - and didn't think it might actually be on the banned list. Sure enough, it was! :biggrin:)
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I thought maybe that was a nickname for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and wondered how you could be at DTF and not know he's a big fan of theirs, but it's a separate band, hah.
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Didn't Lizzard Skizzard do Freebird?.
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Nah, Freebird is a classic Six Roaming Owls tune
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Sent for Round 8!
(I was almost ready to send a song from Lizzard's album, Eroded - thinking you might enjoy it - and didn't think it might actually be on the banned list. Sure enough, it was! :biggrin:)
It really is a great album, so hopefully you sent something equally great. This is another example of why I need to run an album roulette. I love Eroded as an album experience, but struggle to think of a perfect song from the album, I just love the whole thing as a piece of art.
I thought maybe that was a nickname for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and wondered how you could be at DTF and not know he's a big fan of theirs, but it's a separate band, hah.
You know you'll be getting King Gizzy and the Lizzy Wizzy in your roulette right? I think I remember you saying you've checked out songs that others have sent in roulettes you've participated in right? So I'll have to steer clear of what I sent to 425? But everything else would be fair game?
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Sent for Round 8!
(I was almost ready to send a song from Lizzard's album, Eroded - thinking you might enjoy it - and didn't think it might actually be on the banned list. Sure enough, it was! :biggrin:)
It really is a great album, so hopefully you sent something equally great. This is another example of why I need to run an album roulette. I love Eroded as an album experience, but struggle to think of a perfect song from the album, I just love the whole thing as a piece of art.
Yeah, the album is really good, one of the surprises from 2021, for sure. And I also agree it’s hard to pick a song…in fact i had said as much in the PM I was going to send along with it! The whole flow of the record is cool, gradually going from “groovier” songs to a more atmospheric and mellow mood towards the end.
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I thought maybe that was a nickname for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and wondered how you could be at DTF and not know he's a big fan of theirs, but it's a separate band, hah.
Yeah, no, it’d be hard not to notice Luke’s appreciation for KGLW ;)
By the way, Litho, this other “Lizzard” is a very cool band…don’t know for sure if they’d be in your wheelhouse, but you should check out their album Eroded…
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King Glizzy and the Slizzered Blizzard
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You know you'll be getting King Gizzy and the Lizzy Wizzy in your roulette right? I think I remember you saying you've checked out songs that others have sent in roulettes you've participated in right? So I'll have to steer clear of what I sent to 425? But everything else would be fair game?
Yeah, I would suggest sending different songs. I will warn you that 425 liked them much more than I did. I didn't hate them or anything, and maybe with more listens, more attentive ones, and more appropriate songs they'll grow on me, but they didn't seem to have the vibe of something I'd normally listen to. If you're not too worried about placing high I guess you can just send whatever you want, but if you are they're risky. But I'd still give them the same fair shot as anything else. They will probably also be one of the eligible bands I list in round 11 if you can hold out that long. I don't suspect they'll fit well in any of the mystery song rounds (not that it has stopped other people!), but the 15:00 FFAs are a possibility if you're antsy.
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maybe with more listens
I need to spam you with The Gizz, loud and clear.
If you're not too worried about placing high I guess you can just send whatever you want.
I've participated in many roulettes, and only ever won one, so I'll let you guess my game plan :lol
I don't suspect they'll fit well in any of the mystery song rounds
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Wait, can we send live tracks?
edit: sent some dreary acoustic live stuff. I think I'm officially out of the race for the 1st place. :biggrin:
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No, that would be me
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Got 9/11 in guys. There's two slackers, but the usual suspects are no longer with us so it's anyones guess who we're waiting on :corn
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No, that would be me
It might as well be me (https://youtu.be/cMG8wldEGlA?t=192)
Got 9/11 in guys. There's two slackers, but the usual suspects are no longer with us so it's anyones guess who we're waiting on :corn
King and romdrums or in the case Cyril didn't send all his songs in advance, King and Cyril.
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Got 9/11 in guys. There's two slackers, but the usual suspects are no longer with us so it's anyones guess who we're waiting on :corn
King and romdrums or in the case Cyril didn't send all his songs in advance, King and Cyril.
Cyril always gonna Cyril dude
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One is me. I'll get it in tonight.
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Got 9/11 in guys.
*Sacrificed Sons starts playing*
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Wait, can we send live tracks?
edit: sent some dreary acoustic live stuff. I think I'm officially out of the race for the 1st place. :biggrin:
Evermind sent Antimatter - Leaving Eden (Live)
Or another song from that album. :P
Will send shortly. Looking forward to another 7/10!
EDIT: Sent!
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Sent!
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Ok, so now it’s 11/11…
Results this weekend? :biggrin:
:corn :corn
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Ok, so now it’s 11/11…
Results this weekend? :biggrin:
:corn :corn
Easy there TAC Jr. :lol
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Ok, so now it’s 11/11…
Results this weekend? :biggrin:
:corn :corn
Easy there TAC Jr. :lol
:lol
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Thanks guys, that was a quick turnaround.
Wait, can we send live tracks?
edit: sent some dreary acoustic live stuff. I think I'm officially out of the race for the 1st place. :biggrin:
Evermind sent Antimatter - Leaving Eden (Live)
Or another song from that album. :P
Good to see hangman has started already :lol Rich, you are partially right!
You'll have to let me actually start hangman before I can update it.
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Hey guys, gonna listen through your songs today, and draft first impressions.
I'll also fire up hangman shortly. Rich or Ruslan, want to see if you can solve anything else with absolutely zero to go on? :lol
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Have a go boys...
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give me the F for Failure (me after this round)
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Give me that D for Buddy is going Down.
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Give me an O for Tim. And no. Tim does not give me the O.
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Give me that D for Buddy is going Down.
N for No
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Give me an O for Tim. And no. Tim does not give me the O.
Give me a B because Joe has BO.
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Give me an O for Tim. And no. Tim does not give me the O.
Give me a B because Joe has BO.
Only in the Summer bro. Lol
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The Antimatter song is Too Late (Live)
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Think that's everything...
???: ___ ______ - _ood N___
???: _nd_ _____on - ______
???: D______ - ___ _nn__ D___n___
???: ____ of ___ _o__ - ____
???: Bo__n____ - __ No___
???: _n___o___ - _o__n__
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: F____ ______n - _______d
???: ____o____ - _o_______
???: ___ ___ _____ - _____o_o__
???: _o_ of ____n__ - ___ ____n B___d_ of _____n
Guessed: FDONB
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T
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How about an A?
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Think a few of these might get solved now.
???: _a_ ______ - _ood N___
???: And_ _____on - __t__
???: D_____a - T__ _nn__ Da__n___
???: __a_ of t__ _oat - ___a
???: Bo__na_a_ - __ No_t_
???: _nt__o___ - _o__n__
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: F__a_ __t___n - ___t__ad
???: A_t_o_a__ - _o_____a__
???: T__ T_a _a_t_ - _____o_o__
???: _o_ of T__ant_ - T__ ____n B_a_d_ of _____n
Guessed: FDONBTA
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Woe Of Tyrants-The Seven Braids Of Samson
Is that Cyril?
Year Of The Goat
S
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Borknagar?
How about an E.
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Andy Gillion
The Tea Party
Borknagar?
Up North
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Is The Tea Party Wolfking?
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Borknagar?
How about an E.
Vert Der Ferk?
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Is The Tea Party Wolfking?
It is.
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???: _a_ ____e_ - _ood Ne_s
???: Andy Gillion - __t__
???: D__e__a - T_e _nne_ Da__ness
???: Year of the Goat - ___a
???: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_e_ - _o__ne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: F_ea_ __t__en - S__t_ead
???: Ast_osa__ - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - _s___o_o__
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASE
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Good News (EDIT: by Mac Miller)
The Inner Darkness
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Good News (EDIT: by Mac Miller)
Cyril
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Astrosaur
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The Inner Darkness
That's Dilemma.
That's also Kingshmegland.
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Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
???: Andy Gillion - __t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - ___a
???: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_e_ - _o__ne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: F_ea_ __t__en - S__t_ead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - _s___o_o__
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASE
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???: F_ea_ __t__en - S__t_ead
Shithead? :lol
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???: F_ea_ __t__en - S__t_ead
Shithead? :lol
(https://media.tenor.com/tKEzPTXHf4IAAAAC/that-wasnt-very-christmassy-peep-show.gif)
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???: F_ea_ __t__en - S__t_ead
Shithead? :lol
I was thinking the same thing. I was working on a band name that would fit that title and the letters. ;D
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Shithead is correct though :tup
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Shithead is correct though :tup
Jeez, your last reply made me think I pulled a Randy Marsh. :P
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Just been rewatching Peep Show and looking for an excuse to use that gif. You'll be seeing more of it in the next week.
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Oh yeah, that's Freak Kitchen.
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Just been rewatching Peep Show and looking for an excuse to use that gif. You'll be seeing more of it in the next week.
Never heard of it. ;D
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Astrosaur
Is Train in this roulette? :lol
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Just been rewatching Peep Show and looking for an excuse to use that gif. You'll be seeing more of it in the next week.
Never heard of it. ;D
Don't even know if it's popular outside of the UK, but it's brilliant.
Astrosaur
Is Train in this roulette? :lol
I'd honestly love him to come out retirement! Maybe I'll contact him, suck him back into DTF!
Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
???: Andy Gillion - __t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - ___a
???: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_e_ - _o__ne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - _s___o_o__
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASE
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Andy Gillion-Ariich?
R
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I probably just haven't been in these long enough, but is this the first non-metal wolfking has sent? :lol
I wanted to say Borknagar is Lethean, but he's not in this one. Not slipping into TAC territory just yet. ;)
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Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Ariich: Andy Gillion - __t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - ___a
???: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_e_ - _o_rne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - _s___o_o__
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASER
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Tea Party - "Psychopomp"
Year of the Goat - "Gula"
Woe of Tyrants, TAC?
Borknagar, nick_z?
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Woe of Tyrants..haven't seen that name in ages...
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Borknagar, nick_z?
Yep!
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Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Ariich: Andy Gillion - __t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - Gula
Nick_z: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_e_ - _o_rne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - Psychopomp
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASER
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M?
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Having a real hard time figuring out the last unguessed band...
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Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Ariich: Andy Gillion - __t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - Gula
Nick_z: Borknagar - Up North
???: Ent_eo_en - _o_rne_
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - Psychopomp
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASERM
Having a real hard time figuring out the last unguessed band...
That's probably because I messed up and missed out an N of the end. Updated now, any chance you know the answer now?
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Entheogen - Journey
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Having a real hard time figuring out the last unguessed band...
That's probably because I messed up and missed out an N of the end. Updated now, any chance you know the answer now?
Aaaah, yes, that's what it was :biggrin: So it must be Entheogen, then?
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Having a real hard time figuring out the last unguessed band...
That's probably because I messed up and missed out an N of the end. Updated now, any chance you know the answer now?
Aaaah, yes, that's what it was :biggrin: So it must be Entheogen, then?
It is, but ninja'd by Evermind.
Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Ariich: Andy Gillion - ___t__
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - Gula
Nick_z: Borknagar - Up North
???: Entheogen - Journey
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - _o_e__a__
Wolfking: The Tea Party - Psychopomp
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASERM
Sorry been slacking off a bit here guys, lots going on this close to Christmas, and admittedly I've spent too much time working out what the hell to send in Litho's jazz round :lol
Edit: also realised I was letter short on the Andy Gillion song, which is far from helpful.
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Anyone sending after me in Litho's Jazz Round should be highly ashamed.
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Andy Gillion song is Glitch. Astrosaur song is Poyekhali.
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Astrosaur song is Poyekhali.
What is this? The fucking Pokemon roulette??
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Astrosaur song is Poyekhali.
What is this? The fucking Pokemon roulette??
Listen to the track before you judge, TAC. :metal
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Andy Gillion song is Glitch. Astrosaur song is Poyekhali.
Yep and yep...
Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Ariich: Andy Gillion - Glitch
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
???: Year of the Goat - Gula
Nick_z: Borknagar - Up North
???: Entheogen - Journey
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
???: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
???: Astrosaur - Poyekhali
Wolfking: The Tea Party - Psychopomp
???: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
Guessed: FDONBTASERM
Anyone sending after me in Litho's Jazz Round should be highly ashamed.
I won't be ashamed when my 10/10 comes rolling in.
Astrosaur song is Poyekhali.
What is this? The fucking Pokemon roulette??
No, but if it was you'd be Magikarp :lol
(go Google it)
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Just finishing up on first impressions and will post shortly.
Any final guesses on who sent what?
First Impressions
1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
2. A nice thick slab of chunky bass. Delicious.
3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
4. Can't stand this type of vocal.
5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
Nick_z: 6. [Redacted artist] vibes from the album cover, and also a bit musically, especially the keys. This bodes well.
Ariich: 7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
8. Musically this has lots of layers and sounds like [redacted genre] but how I like my [redacted genre], not actually that much like [redacted genre] at all. Also, did I hear a ridiculous lyric thrown around here, was hard to tell.
9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Evermind: 10. A bit like [redacted genre] but with string accompaniment, which is new to me.
Kingshmegland: 11. This just goes to show a safe bet can sometimes work out. Sounds quite like [redacted artist] but possibly even better.
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Is Year of the Goat Tim?
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Is Year of the Goat Tim?
It was not. Someone posted this album in the 'What album' thread this year though, I remember checking it out. Can't remember if it was the same person who sent it though.
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7 or 11?
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7 or 11?
Yep, 11 is yours King :corn
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Well mine is none of the ones referring to vocals or lyrics, so I guess one of these:
3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Leaning towards number 9 based on your reactions to the last few things I've sent. :P
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6 is the hope I guess, 1 or 4 is the fear? :biggrin:
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I'm guessing the 6-9 range (nice)
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4? :lol
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Hoping for #7.
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Well mine is none of the ones referring to vocals or lyrics, so I guess one of these:
3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Leaning towards number 9 based on your reactions to the last few things I've sent. :P
Yours is one of those, but not number 9.
6 is the hope I guess, 1 or 4 is the fear? :biggrin:
You're in luck, as it is #6. I read up about this band and can see now why they made me think of a certain band. Any guesses in the super awesome band I mean?
I'm guessing the 6-9 range (nice)
Can confirm it is one of those :corn
4? :lol
Luckily for you, nope
Hoping for #7.
Also nope
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#7 for me?
(https://j.gifs.com/AwBwVO.gif)
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Well, 10 then?
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Let's try for #8.
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Well mine is none of the ones referring to vocals or lyrics, so I guess one of these:
3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Leaning towards number 9 based on your reactions to the last few things I've sent. :P
Yours is one of those, but not number 9.
Alrighty, well I'm not sure the song really has an outro as such, and it's more video game than TV show, so I'm going to go for number 7.
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#7 for me?
(https://j.gifs.com/AwBwVO.gif)
Sadly not dude. I feel like yours is fairly obvious.
Well, 10 then?
You got it dude
Let's try for #8.
Nope, I also feel like yours is super obvious, but what do I know.
Well mine is none of the ones referring to vocals or lyrics, so I guess one of these:
3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Leaning towards number 9 based on your reactions to the last few things I've sent. :P
Yours is one of those, but not number 9.
Alrighty, well I'm not sure the song really has an outro as such, and it's more video game than TV show, so I'm going to go for number 7.
(https://media.tenor.com/zxep-kPEs6UAAAAC/sherlock-thats-good.gif)
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Am I 8?
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Well if 7 isn't Romdrums, I'll be optimistic and ask if it's mine. :lol
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6 is the hope I guess, 1 or 4 is the fear? :biggrin:
You're in luck, as it is #6. I read up about this band and can see now why they made me think of a certain band. Any guesses in the super awesome band I mean?
I'm going to guess Enslaved? Although this particular Borknagar song basically only has clean vocals (which is not usual for them, at least based on what I've heard in their discography). Or maybe Arcturus (because of the Garm connection - even though he hasn't been in the band for a long time, minus some vocals a couple of albums ago, I believe)?
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Mine must be 4 :lol
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I'm starting to listen through these, and I actually think #4 is probably Cyril. He's cornering the market on vocalists that only appeal to him. ;D
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I'll take 5, then. ;D
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Am I 8?
You got it my friend.
Mine must be 4 :lol
Litho nailed it...
I'm starting to listen through these, and I actually think #4 is probably Cyril. He's cornering the market on vocalists that only appeal to him. ;D
Yep, tis Cyril
I'll take 5, then. ;D
I guess it's not so obvious :lol
First Impressions
Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Romdrums: 2. A nice thick slab of chunky bass. Delicious.
Litho: 3. This could legit be a 90s TV theme song.
Cyril: 4. Can't stand this type of vocal.
Puppies: 5. That outro :metal well, all the guitar work in general.
Nick_z: 6. [Redacted artist] vibes from the album cover, and also a bit musically, especially the keys. This bodes well.
Ariich: 7. You've got the measure of me my friend. [redacted genre] inspired stuff, what more do you need?
TAC: 8. Musically this has lots of layers and sounds like [redacted genre] but how I like my [redacted genre], not actually that much like [redacted genre] at all. Also, did I hear a ridiculous lyric thrown around here, was hard to tell.
Buddy: 9. A pretty good straightforward rocker. No more, no less.
Evermind: 10. A bit like [redacted genre] but with string accompaniment, which is new to me.
Kingshmegland: 11. This just goes to show a safe bet can sometimes work out. Sounds quite like [redacted artist] but possibly even better.
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#1 is probably wolfking, Astrosaur is probably #2, Woe of Tyrants is likely #5, #9 is likely Year of the Goat.
At this point mine must be #3.
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#9 is likely Year of the Goat.
Literally can't be anything else. :lol
Welp.
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Evermind: 10. A bit like [redacted genre] but with string accompaniment, which is new to me.
Sounds like a proper 7/10.
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2?
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#1 is probably wolfking, Astrosaur is probably #2, Woe of Tyrants is likely #5, #9 is likely Year of the Goat.
At this point mine must be #3.
You nailed them all.
Now go listen to yours tell me it doesn't sound the like a TV intro theme.
Evermind: 10. A bit like [redacted genre] but with string accompaniment, which is new to me.
Sounds like a proper 7/10.
Whoa there, not sure it's THAT good
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
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Well it looks like all of the best impressions went to the people at the bottom of the rankings, except for Cyril (RIP). Hopefully that means I'll stay on top even if my song doesn't do great. :lol
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
Yep, Luke, mine too...did I guess the mystery band right? :)
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
You want a hot cocoa too?
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
You want a hot cocoa too?
Hell yes! Hold the marshmallows. They're for pussies. ;D
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Whip cream please!
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We still talking about hot chocolate? :lol
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:lol
It works on everything!
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let's GOOOOOOO
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#1 is probably wolfking, Astrosaur is probably #2, Woe of Tyrants is likely #5, #9 is likely Year of the Goat.
At this point mine must be #3.
You nailed them all.
Now go listen to yours tell me it doesn't sound the like a TV intro theme.
I think the problem is that I didn't watch much TV in the 90s. And it breaks the George Carlin rule of network TV. So I was left to Sherlock Holmesing "no matter how improbable" and the fact that it came right after the 90s and stylistically hints at a few 90s sounds in spots.
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The artist formerly known as Parama/Cyril's next alias.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/3ohzdMtMzEgpIpRFrG/giphy.webp)
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this is the only place i've been cyril for like a year now, i just finally decided to care enough/bugged ariich enough for it to finally get updated
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Oh good, so Cyril is available now?
Hey Ariich?
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Oh good, so Cyril is available now?
Hey Ariich?
TACyril.
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
TAC: 8. Musically this has lots of layers and sounds like jazz but how I like my jazz, not actually that much like jazz at all. Also, did I hear a ridiculous lyric thrown around here, was hard to tell.
:neverusethis:
I deleted the notes I was making whilst preparing the first impressions, but in reference to the ridiculous lyrics, did I hear them scream "IT'S NUTRITIOUSSSSSSSSS" at one point? :lol
Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
Yep, Luke, mine too...did I guess the mystery band right? :)
Oh yea, it was Enslaved. The album cover gave me Frost Vibes, even down to the band logo. Also apparently Ivar contributed to the first album (according to wiki). Enslaved do have plenty of clean vocals peppered throughout they're catalogue to be fair and the keys at the end of Up North reminded me a lot of Sacred Horse, from the 3:00 mark.
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Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Oh wow. :lol I should have stuck with the melodic death metal. I don't understand the weird synths and vocals comment though personally. Jeff Martin is one of the greatest voices IMO.
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Luke, can you unredact my impression? I haven't the slightest clue what you're referencing.
TAC: 8. Musically this has lots of layers and sounds like jazz but how I like my jazz, not actually that much like jazz at all. Also, did I hear a ridiculous lyric thrown around here, was hard to tell.
:neverusethis:
I deleted the notes I was making whilst preparing the first impressions, but in reference to the ridiculous lyrics, did I hear them scream "IT'S NUTRITIOUSSSSSSSSS" at one point? :lol
Wow, more jazzy than what I sent Litho.. I should've sent this to him.
And yes, the fungus is nutritious! :rollin
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Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Oh wow. :lol I should have stuck with the melodic death metal. I don't understand the weird synths and vocals comment though personally. Jeff Martin is one of the greatest voices IMO.
Those were my first impressions and definitely to be taken with a pinch of salt. I generally don't know what I'm talking about half the time.
let's GOOOOOOO
Goddammit, I've only just gotten used to you being Cyril. Can't we just bring Parama the Rappa back?
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we cannot
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Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Oh wow. :lol I should have stuck with the melodic death metal. I don't understand the weird synths and vocals comment though personally. Jeff Martin is one of the greatest voices IMO.
Yeah, he's superb. I'm not sure if the weird synths or dating he mentions is from the 90s string patches or the industrial/trip-hop drum loops. If I redid the song I would change that to real orchestration and have a beefier rhythm guitar tone, but the bones of the song are great, especially the vocals and the live drums. The ending piano is a little odd too, but it sounds a little bit like the ending of NIN's "Closer", so it gets a pass.
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Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Oh wow. :lol I should have stuck with the melodic death metal. I don't understand the weird synths and vocals comment though personally. Jeff Martin is one of the greatest voices IMO.
Yeah, he's superb. I'm not sure if the weird synths or dating he mentions is from the 90s string patches or the industrial/trip-hop drum loops. If I redid the song I would change that to real orchestration and have a beefier rhythm guitar tone, but the bones of the song are great, especially the vocals and the live drums. The ending piano is a little odd too, but it sounds a little bit like the ending of NIN's "Closer", so it gets a pass.
Errrr....yea. That's exactly what I meant
(https://gifdb.com/images/thumbnail/shifty-eyes-overwhelmed-dan-levy-ak88s4dkg9w62rxd.gif)
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Wolfking: 1. Kind of weird synths and vocals, and feels a little dated.
Oh wow. :lol I should have stuck with the melodic death metal. I don't understand the weird synths and vocals comment though personally. Jeff Martin is one of the greatest voices IMO.
Yeah, he's superb. I'm not sure if the weird synths or dating he mentions is from the 90s string patches or the industrial/trip-hop drum loops. If I redid the song I would change that to real orchestration and have a beefier rhythm guitar tone, but the bones of the song are great, especially the vocals and the live drums. The ending piano is a little odd too, but it sounds a little bit like the ending of NIN's "Closer", so it gets a pass.
I always loved that piano at the end. I guess its just one of those special tunes that hit me. I should not be surprised as everytime I've sent it its received an average score. The atmosphere of it also is just immense. Such an amazing, unique band.
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I am working on wrote ups slowly, but as you can all imagine it's a busy time of year, so this round may be a little on the slower side, just an FYI.
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I'm just waiting for 425 and Puppies to post results out of nowhere before us.
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The longer they take, the better we look :lol
I mean, you already have a better excuse as you're also doing the Katatonia thing!
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I mean, you already have a better excuse as you're also doing the Katatonia thing!
...speaking of which, we are still waiting for your comments on the last couple of albums over there :corn :corn :biggrin:
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You know it's a busy time of the year when TAC is only posting 50 times a day.
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You know it's a busy time of the year when TAC is only posting 50 times a day.
40 of them being a pushy, whiney bitch.
He's like the forgetful old grandpa we all love.
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You know it's a busy time of the year when TAC is only posting 50 times a day.
40 of them being a pushy, whiney bitch.
:rollin
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:corn
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I'm guessing (hoping) things will pick up a bit after new year's. Board activity in general has been down lately, I imagine most people are going through similar holiday/end of year busyness, including me. In particular I hope 425 either has a more favorable schedule then or maybe can put his roulette on hiatus. I have a mounting list of songs I want to send, and need a new roulette victim for them.
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Yea, sorry guys, Christmas has been a busy one and I've still been working some of the days this week.
Just need to find some time to sit down and work on write ups. I'm pretty set on my rating of most of the songs, as usual it's just putting it into words that I suck at.
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OK, we're here, it's 2023 and I've got a few evenings this coming week to focus on my write ups :tup
Thanks for being patient guys as I know I'm far from efficient.
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1st draft of write ups written, just need to do a final listen to finalise scores and they'll be up. There is a slim possibility I'll get it done tonight, we'll see...
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1st draft of write ups written, just need to do a final listen to finalise scores and they'll be up. There is a slim possibility I'll get it done tonight, we'll see...
So it'll be a fat possibility for tomorrow? :lol
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(https://media.tenor.com/bwbN0jcEv6wAAAAC/maybe-fat.gif)
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(https://media.tenor.com/bwbN0jcEv6wAAAAC/maybe-fat.gif)
:rollin
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Here's some scores to kick off your 2023, although I can't promise it'll be a great start to your year.
This round ended up being a really solid one without any real standouts and only one dud.
As previously mentioned, we're going to be saying goodbye to the bottom three participants going into the final two rounds. I've purposefully not looked at the standings so it's going to be as much as a surprise to me who goes through, as the rest of you (well not all of you :lol).
Thanks for sticking with me through this slow paced round, and roulette as a whole. I swear, my next roulette will be an album roulette, and I'm going to limit to like 8 participants!
Anyway, as Litho is STILL slacking, and 425 has yet to post results, I guess I'll take advantage of the fact I appear to have my roulette shit together and go trash talk in the other roulette threads!
Anyway, for your delectation...
Cyril: Mac Miller - Good News
Cyril, only you could go from round winner to round loser in such a style. I said that I can't stand this type of vocal, and I really mean it. That mumbly style is just irritating, and there isn't enough musically to save it.
"Mr Miller, this is your song, and you are singing it to your people, could you at least try to sound like you are enjoying yourself or into is a little bit?".
That really leaves the lyrics to be the saving grace, which I guess is common for this style of music (not that I even know technically what genre this is!). Well, it's hits the holy trinity of trash. It's OK Paramacyrilcrow, I know you're too apathetic to care at this point, so you won't be offended. You used to listen to better music, this much is clear.
I'll go ahead and sign you up in advance for my next roulette though :lol
Have your 4/10 you crave.
4/10
Evermind: Antimatter - Too Late (Live)
The impression for this was that it is 'a bit like grunge, but with string accompaniment, which is new to me'. Something in the vocal delivery says grunge, or kinda late 90s/early 00s alt rock. There was a time when I was all about that, but not so much nowadays. However, I do love me some string quartet, so parts of this really appeal to me. It almost feels like it shouldn't work, which is partly why the score is lower, and ultimately it doesn't fully work for me. It's just one of those frustrating songs where I really like some parts but can't get past the bits I don't like.
6/10
Wolfking: The Tea Party - Psychopomp
I'm really unsure on this one, and you may hate what I have to say about it. I appreciate you sending something in stark contrast to everything else you've sent so far. This does feel kind of dated, and I still think the synths and vocals sound somewhat weird, not really bad enough to effect the score, really just an observation. I think I've hit why this sounds off though, literally as I type this. It actually almost sounds like someone trying to imitate Glenn Danzig singing a Nine Inch Nails song. I love Danzig and quite like NIN but it's almost a bit like a Hurt and Danzig IV era Danzig mashup, and not in a good way. Now I've pinpointed my issue I don't feel so bad about scoring it on the lower side, it's just because it feels like a poor imitation.
6/10
Ariich: Andy Gillion - Glitch
I'd say you've got the measure of me my friend, with an entry like this. Video game inspired stuff, with plenty of guitar wankery, what more do you need? Songs like this are guaranteed to score pretty well, and appeal to my nostalgic side. Being an instrumental it has plenty going on to keep it interesting, and even a little flamenco style guitar briefly! The problem with it is, that I feel I've heard it all before and it's not really inspiring me. I'm aware of that statement is somewhat ironic based on the fact sone other songs that scored better this round were close to sounding like I'd heard it all before. Instrumentals can do really well but the lack of vocals may be what I'm missing here.
6.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Year of the Goat - Gula
I found this one pretty tough to write about. Yes, it is a pretty good straightforward rocker, no more, no less. I like the swagger of the intro guitar solo, and the riffs do have something about them. If I'd heard these songs blind, not knowing who'd sent what, I don't think I'd ever have picked this as yours. It does tick a lot of boxes of stuff I like, and should like, but ultimately doesn't quite stir my gravy.
6.5/10
Nick_z: Borknagar - Up North
I got serious Enslaved vibes from the album cover, and also quite a bit musically, and yes this does bode well. Enslaved are a band I slept on for an age but they've crept up on me to become a favourite band (apologies, I will keep mentioning them). I researched the band a bit and it turns out Ivar from Enslaved did play on their first album. The album art already conjures up images of a Norwegian winter, and the added synths just make me want to go listen to similar Enslaved songs (in this case Sacred Horse). There's probably more clean vocals here than Enslaved, although they are not exclusively a harsh vocal band. I'm fine with there being no harsh vocals but the whole song may have been improved with that sort of vocal contrast. I will certainly be checking this album out, and likely some of their others, so thanks for bringing them to my attention, if nothing else.
7/10
LithoJazzoSphere: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
As I said, this could legit be a 90s TV theme song. Seriously, such a 90s vibe, and I really do love the 90s. I don't know who shithead is but I'm sure I'd have watched this show. However, the whole style, and delivery of the chorus, did end up making this song feel a little novelty. I can clearly hear an early, funky Incubus style here. I was never too into Incubus, or similar funk metal styles, but I think what hurts this most is my ability to take it seriously. It's fun, it's nostalgic but I'm not sure I'd revisit. You might have to really convince me to check out an album here.
7/10
Romdrums: Astrosaur - Poyekhali
Yours was the impression about the nice thick slab of chunky bass. There is no denying that bass sound at all, it's as huge sounding as you'd expect from a band called Astrosaur. I hear the name and imagine a huge prehistoric beast navigating the astral plane. I'm not gonna lie, imagery like this will definitely not hurt any submission and I definitely went into this with high hopes. I can draw some Mastodon parallels, as well as bands like Intronaut, as I feel they occupy a similar space in the great tapestry of heavy metal. The bass and repeated guitar lines are the best bit, but I'd hoped for some meatier riffs.
7/10
TAC: Entheogen - Journey
Musically this has lots of layers and sounds like black metal, but how I like my black metal, not actually that much like black metal at all. By that I mean I like atmospheric/post/gaze kinda black metal (which you seem to have a knack for ferreting out), but barely any classic OG black metal. Luckily this feels like it sits in that ball park, and keeps you guessing at what comes next. I need to give a shout out to the lyrics, as these guys do sing something about fungus being nutritious, which I respect. It's the sort of shit King Gizzard sing about, so I'm all for it. That guitar solo that starts just after the 6 minute mark should round this song off nicely, as it is a bit of an extended solo, but it unfortunately fails to capture enough emotion, and feels a little lacking. Still a great song though, and an album to check out for sure.
7.5/10
Puppies: Woe of Tyrants - The Seven Braids of Samson
This is the sort of song I wish I'd discovered back in like '07/'08, it would've been right up my street. As it stands, in 2023, it's still very much up my street. The style of guitar work (and tone) this song opens with, is the sort I really like. Is there even a term for that style of guitar fret tickling? This has an upbeat energy, fast guitars and drumming, and (always a good sign) has me reaching for my air guitar/drums. The growlies are pretty solid and do their job well. I probably should have made an effort to read the lyrics as I can only imagine it's about some fantasy dragon shit (in a good way). Also that outro solo... Fucking sick stuff.
8/10
Kingshmegland: Dilemma - The Inner Darkness
This just goes to show a safe bet can sometimes work out. I'm pretty happy calling this a safe bet, as far as DTF roulettes go. It's a prog rock mini epic that sounds quite like Steven Wilson meets the guy from Frost* singing. I'm not an overly large Porcupine Tree fan, but quite like SW's solo output, and Frost* aren't bad. The strength is in the song itself, and not in that of it's influences. The slower, melodic intro part I like more than the synth heavy part that follows. It picks up around the 8 minute mark with a more Dream Theater style instrumental solo showcase, leading into the finale. This does everything really well, wears it's influences on its sleeve, but doesn't leave me feeling "I've heard this all before, but better", which is often the case.
8/10
Standings:
Buddyhunter1 - 60
LithoJazzoSphere - 59
TAC - 58.5
Evermind - 58
King - 57.5
Nick - 57.25
Wolfking - 56.5
Tie Break
Ariich - 56
Puppies - 56
Eliminated:
Romdrums - 55
Cyril - 52
So unfortunately we have to say goodbye to Romdrums and Cyril. Thanks for playing guys, and you've both given me at least something that I know I'll check out further.
As for Ariich and Puppies, we now have a tie break situation. I have not prepared for this at all, but I'm sure I can pull something out of my ass for it.
I'm toying with a few ideas and will let you know as soon as I decide on the format. In the meantime, I am open to tie break suggestions from anyone else :corn
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Ariich has had enough wins in his time, just give him the boot. It's only fair to everyone else.
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Ariich has had enough wins in his time, just give him the boot. It's only fair to everyone else.
This! :lol
One song each. 24 hours. Bang!
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Ariich has had enough wins in his time, just give him the boot. It's only fair to everyone else.
This! :lol
One song each. 24 hours. Bang!
Only one listen also to each song.
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Well, so much for playing it safe. :lol My vibes were off this time, I guess. Maybe if I send something extremely risky next round I'll do better... or finally give Litho that #1 spot :corn
As for the tiebreaker, just have them each send a song and eliminate the person who sent the worse one. I don't know what's so hard about that. :lol
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Ha! I'm back to my 7 :biggrin:
Like I said to you earlier, I don't have a particularly deep knowledge of Borknagar's (vast) discography. I don't know where their latest records sits in a hypothetical "consensus" fan ranking, but I enjoyed it a fair bit. Up North is the catchiest song on it, and I like it a lot. There's more variety in vocal styles on other songs. The opener, Thunderous, is pretty great too. Think of Yes (the band) playing pagan/black-ish metal ;)
From what I've heard of Borknagar vs. Enslaved (which, to be fair, I'm way more familiar with, owning all of their records), I do prefer the latter, by some margin. More interesting to me, in all the various facets of their sound.
Now, for the next round...I'm in between two songs, and they are very different...
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Nice. You were right about sounding Luke the singer of Frost. Dec sang and played on Experiments in Mass Appeal.
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LithoJazzoSphere: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
As I said, this could legit be a 90s TV theme song. Seriously, such a 90s vibe, and I really do love the 90s. I don't know who shithead is but I'm sure I'd have watched this show. However, the whole style, and delivery of the chorus, did end up making this song feel a little novelty. I can clearly hear an early, funky Incubus style here. I was never too into Incubus, or similar funk metal styles, but I think what hurts this most is my ability to take it seriously. It's fun, it's nostalgic but I'm not sure I'd revisit. You might have to really convince me to check out an album here.
7/10
Man, you are a hard nut to crack. It's like trying to grasp a flopping fish, where the more you grab on tighter and think you've got it, the more it squirms away. :) But least I've managed to not bomb anything yet. I was hoping that pop-punk-esque chorus might reel you in, that facet of their sound has sometimes been described as "The Offspring for prog fans". While I wouldn't say it's a novelty for their sound, as they have other songs that have moments like various ones in this one, just not generally so many all put together like that - I'm wondering if I chose the wrong strategy for them, particularly since this is one of their lightest on guitar pyrotechnics, which tends to be one of their more common appeals, but I've already picked so many songs with that. They're really more of a quirky metal band, almost like a pop Meshuggah with a unique sense of humor, which I thought might appeal to you more. Here are another couple songs that are a bit more representative of how they normally sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Ba0WbR2aw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Ba0WbR2aw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev3e2BR1znE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev3e2BR1znE)
I thought you'd said were looking for something different with the "what is this?" factor, but you also mention the idea of checking out albums, so would you prefer a band where much of their other material might potentially be up your alley as well, or some more unusual songs that may not necessarily be typical for an artist? This might influence what I send next.
In the meantime, I am open to...suggestions from anyone else :corn
finally give Litho that #1 spot :corn
Buddy has the right idea. :tup
And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
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You used to listen to better music, this much is clear.
i find this comment weirdly and uncharacteristically annoying, so allow me to be annoying in return:
it's not that i used to listen to different music, it's that my tastes have expanded and changed over time. and a lot of peoples' taste on DTF, well, haven't :lol
like i get it, i'm told your tastes in music don't tend to change much past the age of 30 and a lot of y'all are well past that at this point, so i'm not surprised, just, it is what it is
if i'm allowed to be doubly annoying, maybe i wouldn't have been as apathetic if i didn't have an entire year of this roulette being on hiatus to lose any investment i may have had to begin with :neverusethis:
anyways, here's the tiebreaker: ariich agrees with me on good news, so he wins the tiebreaker :tup
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Ariich has had enough wins in his time, just give him the boot. It's only fair to everyone else.
This! :lol
One song each. 24 hours. Bang!
Ha! I did wonder what people would think about Ariich being the one caught in a tie breaker, with his track record and all.
I should probably just keep it simple for the tie breaker, I do agree.
Nice. You were right about sounding Luke the singer of Frost. Dec sang and played on Experiments in Mass Appeal.
That'll do it :lol
LithoJazzoSphere: Freak Kitchen - Shithead
As I said, this could legit be a 90s TV theme song. Seriously, such a 90s vibe, and I really do love the 90s. I don't know who shithead is but I'm sure I'd have watched this show. However, the whole style, and delivery of the chorus, did end up making this song feel a little novelty. I can clearly hear an early, funky Incubus style here. I was never too into Incubus, or similar funk metal styles, but I think what hurts this most is my ability to take it seriously. It's fun, it's nostalgic but I'm not sure I'd revisit. You might have to really convince me to check out an album here.
7/10
Man, you are a hard nut to crack. It's like trying to grasp a flopping fish, where the more you grab on tighter and think you've got it, the more it squirms away. :) But least I've managed to not bomb anything yet. I was hoping that pop-punk-esque chorus might reel you in, that facet of their sound has sometimes been described as "The Offspring for prog fans". While I wouldn't say it's a novelty for their sound, as they have other songs that have moments like various ones in this one, just not generally so many all put together like that - I'm wondering if I chose the wrong strategy for them, particularly since this is one of their lightest on guitar pyrotechnics, which tends to be one of their more common appeals, but I've already picked so many songs with that. They're really more of a quirky metal band, almost like a pop Meshuggah with a unique sense of humor, which I thought might appeal to you more. Here are another couple songs that are a bit more representative of how they normally sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Ba0WbR2aw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Ba0WbR2aw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev3e2BR1znE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev3e2BR1znE)
I thought you'd said were looking for something different with the "what is this?" factor, but you also mention the idea of checking out albums, so would you prefer a band where much of their other material might potentially be up your alley as well, or some more unusual songs that may not necessarily be typical for an artist? This might influence what I send next.
I appreciate that it seems like I'm a tough nut to crack, but upon reading your detailed write ups, I think its just that I suck at explaining why I like/dislike something. This leaves participants with little to go on, and a lot of blind luck. I take full responsibility for that and really do wish I could write better reviews of songs :lol
Essentially I am looking for new stuff that wows me, but along the way there are definitely songs that make me want to check out the album. It's also a bit of "I didn't love this individual song, but there's enough going on to at least make me want to check out me".
You used to listen to better music, this much is clear.
i find this comment weirdly and uncharacteristically annoying, so allow me to be annoying in return:
it's not that i used to listen to different music, it's that my tastes have expanded and changed over time. and a lot of peoples' taste on DTF, well, haven't :lol
like i get it, i'm told your tastes in music don't tend to change much past the age of 30 and a lot of y'all are well past that at this point, so i'm not surprised, just, it is what it is
if i'm allowed to be doubly annoying, maybe i wouldn't have been as apathetic if i didn't have an entire year of this roulette being on hiatus to lose any investment i may have had to begin with :neverusethis:
anyways, here's the tiebreaker: ariich agrees with me on good news, so he wins the tiebreaker :tup
Hey no hard feelings dude, it really wasn't meant as an attack, more as a joke (that didn't land). Our tastes have grown apart (not that there was THAT much crossover before) but that's what I love about DTF.
I know my tastes have expanded but are still very much rooted in metal and punk.
The apathetic comment was because that's always kinda been your MO. Again, no hurt intended.
I am thankful you guys wanted to continue with this roulette after a year off, as I was prepared to pack it up if people weren't into it.
But yea, apologies, poor jokes missed the mark I guess. I am always glad you participate in roulettes and unashamedly send what you love, even if you know it's less likely to land, I've done my fair share of this myself.
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And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
If TAC ends up beating both of us I'll be pretty salty, not gonna lie. :lol
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Sent. You're either going to love this and my victory will be almost guaranteed, or you'll hate it and I'll finally give up that #1 spot. :corn
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Sent. You're either going to love this and my victory will be almost guaranteed, or you'll hate it and I'll finally give up that #1 spot. :corn
I'm toying with taking this same strategy. Will TAC sweep in at the last minute and claim the throne? Maybe we should drink to our dooms.
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And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
If TAC ends up beating both of us I'll be pretty salty, not gonna lie. :lol
Is this the last round, because if it is, you guys should be very ascared.
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Two more rounds, I think.
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And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
If TAC ends up beating both of us I'll be pretty salty, not gonna lie. :lol
Is this the last round, because if it is, you guys should be very ascared.
Read the rules!
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And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
If TAC ends up beating both of us I'll be pretty salty, not gonna lie. :lol
Is this the last round, because if it is, you guys should be very ascared.
Read the rules!
Salty already, eh?
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And how is TAC right behind me in the standings now? :omg:
If TAC ends up beating both of us I'll be pretty salty, not gonna lie. :lol
Is this the last round, because if it is, you guys should be very ascared.
Read the rules!
Salty already, eh?
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I've been going through all the other writeups and relistening to the songs, and I'm noticing some stolen phrases from mine, which is only fair because I've been stealing GIFs and memes for months now. In a few years we might converge into the same person, and the universe will definitely not be ready for that.
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BTW, I think "Shithead" might be Mattias' dog, or someone's he knows.
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Me this round.
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I'm taking the dive. Y'all ain't ready for this.
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Litho sent John Cage - 4'33
Tim would like this song.
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Sent the prog version, 79'59.
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As we all anxiously await the results of the tie-breaker, I've sent for round #9!
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As we all anxiously await the results of the tie-breaker, I've sent for round #9!
Did I miss something where Luke said what we are doing for the tie-breaker? :lol
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Nope, I'm still waiting too. :lol
Anyway, that's the second time an extremely positive first impression has ended up with a medicore score, d'oh!
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Yea apologies guys, been a busy 24 hours.
No, I hadn't confirmed any real tie break rules. We'll keep it simple (which is probably for the best) and if the two of you send me a song each I'll listen thee times in a 24 hour period and the best song goes through, pretty straight forward.
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Nope, I'm still waiting too. :lol
Anyway, that's the second time an extremely positive first impression has ended up with a medicore score, d'oh!
You are finally experiencing what every other participant that plays in a roulette against you is experiencing.
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Nope, I'm still waiting too. :lol
Anyway, that's the second time an extremely positive first impression has ended up with a medicore score, d'oh!
You are finally experiencing what every other participant that plays in a roulette against you is experiencing.
:lol
I mean, I'm not that good at roulettes in general I don't think. Especially one-song roulettes, which I think I generally suck at because I'm an album listener and so find it hard to choose one song to send. Most of the ones I've done well in have involved multi-song submissions of one kind or another.
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:lol Screw you guys.
Sent!
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Oh and I forgot to comment before but:
anyways, here's the tiebreaker: ariich agrees with me on good news, so he wins the tiebreaker :tup
Yes Crow is correct, Good News is awesome.
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:lol Screw you guys.
Sent!
Cheers dude. I just need to check in with Puppies as he sent all his submissions in advance, not sure he wants to use his Round 9 submission for the tie breaker, or choose something else.
Edit: Commencing tie break listening
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Goddammit Puppies and Ariich, you made this a really tough call. I'm going to listen to each one more time but there's no clear winner right now.
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So tie breaker, we've got the following head to head...
Puppies: Minus the Bear - Knights vs. Ariich: Foxy Shazam - The Only Way to My Heart...
These two songs are somewhat similar in some respects, and certainly appeal to types of music I love. I think that musically Minus the Bear is more my jam, and lines up with bands I like. On the other hand Foxy Shazam has a better vocal performance, although it is delivered like a show tune.
Like, seriously this is about as close as it can get between these songs.
On the final listen to Kinghts (which I listened to first) I felt sure it was the winner, but listening to The Only Way to My Heart now, I'm not so sure.
I'm gonna have to just go with my gut and I think Ariich just edges you out here Puppies. I'll have to give Ariich the win.
Thanks for playing though Puppies, you've sent me plenty that I'll be digging into, especially that Woe of Tyrants album from the last round.
On to round 9 now. I'm hoping to deliver results slightly quicker as there are less of you.
As for the final round, I was thinking EP round, but I'd also be happy to go the '20 minutes of music by one artist' route. I'm thinking of leaning towards the latter, unless there is a burning desire from most of you to send EPs?
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Interesting, some cool horns for Foxy Shazam, but I have way too much history with Minus The Bear to not have been rooting for them.
Personally, being still relatively green at this, I find the idea of crafting EPs fascinating, trying to see if I can find songs that work together, and potentially using multiple songs I'd been saving up and never managed to fit into one of the earlier rounds.
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I'm alright with "20 minutes of music by one artist" mostly because I'm not sure if I have the time to do a proper EP right now.
Also sent in both roulettes.
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Bruh what? I had no idea the final round would be anything other than another single-song round. And yes, I checked the rules! :lol
Agreed with Evermind, I have no idea what to do for an EP so I'd prefer an Ariich-style round if you're going to do something different. That might actually work in my favor for some of the bands I've been considering...
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Interesting, some cool horns for Foxy Shazam, but I have way too much history with Minus The Bear to not have been rooting for them.
Personally, being still relatively green at this, I find the idea of crafting EPs fascinating, trying to see if I can find songs that work together, and potentially using multiple songs I'd been saving up and never managed to fit into one of the earlier rounds.
I 100% knew you'd be down for an EP, that was a no brained!
I'm alright with "20 minutes of music by one artist" mostly because I'm not sure if I have the time to do a proper EP right now.
Also sent in both roulettes.
Yea, it's definitely the easier option this late in the game, so happy to go that route if it's the consensus.
Bruh what? I had no idea the final round would be anything other than another single-song round. And yes, I checked the rules! :lol
Agreed with Evermind, I have no idea what to do for an EP so I'd prefer an Ariich-style round if you're going to do something different. That might actually work in my favor for some of the bands I've been considering...
No, I didn't put it in the rules, and meant to address it before now. If we did end up doing an EP round you guys have time. I haven't even received all the round 9 submissions yet so you've got weeks to put an EP together.
So far it looks like EP round may be more unpopular than the alternative, so I shouldn't worry too much.
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I mean, it's 2-1 right now, let's get a few more votes first. :p
I can definitely work with anything (single song, single artist with time limit, multi-artist EP, or even an album, though that hasn't even been suggested and is probably more time than you want to devote), but they're radically different strategies. Perhaps it's partially because I've been in 425's roulette, which is single artist/multiple song, so I've already been doing that, and others are burned out from Puppies' EP roulette, whereas I hadn't "discovered" roulettes in time to participate in that one, so that's a more novel experience. And I'm starting to lose hope that 425's will ever get to the EP rounds. :lol I've already made two for it that I keep tweaking in case it happens. :justjen
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My vote is for 20 minutes (or something) from one artist...mostly because I already have a couple ideas... :)
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Yeah, make it 4-1. ;D
...and I have no ideas. :lol
Hangman tomorrow or what?
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And I have dozens of ideas...just need to decide on one. :hat
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I think I may have already found my single artist EP. It couldn't be more perfect, coming in at 19:59. Have to think more about it, but this is the gold standard to beat for now. Assuming Luke doesn't change the tentative rules to fuck with us. ;)
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Hangman tomorrow or what?
I'd love to, but still waiting on King, Wolfking and Ariich! You want to exercise your authority here?
I think I may have already found my single artist EP. It couldn't be more perfect, coming in at 19:59. Have to think more about it, but this is the gold standard to beat for now. Assuming Luke doesn't change the tentative rules to fuck with us. ;)
Nah, I reckon this late in the game 20 minutes of music is easier than an EP. If you want to make it flow like an EP then great, but there won't be any extra points for good flow.
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I will get you a song tonight after I visit my dad in the hospital.
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I survived somehow!
Sent for round 9.
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I will get you a song tonight after I visit my dad in the hospital.
Hey, no rush at all King, family comes first :heart
I survived somehow!
Sent for round 9.
Clearly you destined to win another roulette. Send your 10/10 whenever you're ready.
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Clearly you destined to win another roulette.
Mathematically implausible, albeit not technically impossible.
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I survived somehow!
Sent for round 9.
I demand a recount! :biggrin:
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Hey all, I'm still just waiting on Wolfking to send then I can fire up a hangman that I swear will have normal spacing :lol
Without going into too much boring detail, I've been having lots of meetings and calls this week to try and sort out the additional educational needs my son needs for nursery/school. It's really stressful and my wife is finding it all really hard, so I have been finding it hard to find time for DTF as well. Just a heads up, but I hope to keep this round to a good pace.
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Mine has 2017 Warriors spacing. :)
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Assuming we're doing 20 minutes, single artist for the final round I think I have it down to two good options. Picking which one to send will be difficult.
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No worries Luke, take the time you need.
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Ah shit....sorry. not gonna lie, I just didn't give this a thought. I've had fuck all time for DTF also. I'll send something before I fall asleep.
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Assuming we're doing 20 minutes, single artist for the final round I think I have it down to two good options. Picking which one to send will be difficult.
Yea we'll go with 20 minutes of one artist :tup
No worries Luke, take the time you need.
:heart
Ah shit....sorry. not gonna lie, I just didn't give this a thought. I've had fuck all time for DTF also. I'll send something before I fall asleep.
Honestly no worries dude.
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Just sent something. Not sure if you know them though.
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Just sent something. Not sure if you know them though.
Cheers dude, yea you're good with this band :tup
Let's go properly spaced hangman...
???: ___ _______ _____ - ______ __ _________
???: ____ ___________ - ______ __ ______
???: ____ _____ - ______
???: _________ ____ - ______ _______
???: _______ - ____ _______
???: ____ _______ - ____ ____
???: _____ - ________
???: __________ - ____ __ ____ ______
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I’ll take an A to start!
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Give me the D.
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???: D__ _a_____ D____ - ______ __ _________
???: Da__ __a________ - ______ __ __a___
???: ____ __a__ - ___d__
???: _a_______ ____ - ______ _______
???: _a_____ - _a__ _a__a__
???: __ad _a_____ - ____ _a__
???: ___a_ - A_a_____
???: A_________ - ____ __ ____ _a____
Guessed: AD
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Give me the F for First Place... or Fucked. :biggrin:
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T
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???: D__ Fa_____ D____ - _t____ __ ____t____
???: Da__ T_a______t_ - ______ __ __a___
???: ____ T_a__ - ___d__
???: _a____t__ ___t - ______ ____t__
???: _a_t___ - _a__ Fa_ta__
???: __ad _a_____ - T___ _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_______ - ____ _f F___ _a____
Guessed: ADFT
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Dark Tranquillity - Confusing song title ;D
EDIT: I'm dumb, it's just Punish My Heaven
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Dog Fashion Disco
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I.
Carpenter Brut, "Roller Mobster"?, Buddy. The slot is also one letter too long for "Stabat Mater", my favorite on his album last year, but that's a me song, not a Luke song. :lol
Almost sent Luke some synthwave in an earlier round, might send it to him after it's all over anyway.
Wolf sent Dark Tranquillity?
Rise Twain, king.
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???: Dog Fashion Disco - _t____ __ _i__t_i__
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
???: _i__ T_ai_ - ___d__
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _a_t___ - _a__ Fa_ta__
???: __ad _ai____ - Ti__ _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_____i_ - ____ _f F___ _a_i__
Guessed: ADFTI
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Did you see my last edit, or was that one wrong?
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Did you see my last edit, or was that one wrong?
No I missed it, you and your damn edits :lol
???: Dog Fashion Disco - _t____ __ _i__t_i__
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - ___d__
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _a_t___ - _a__ Fa_ta__
???: __ad _ai____ - Ti__ _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_____i_ - ____ _f F___ _a_i__
Guessed: ADFTI
Just doing my first listen through and one of these songs may be insanely good, but possibly a bit early to tell.
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Sort of surprised Dark Tranquillity was even available. Kind of in the category of too obvious to pick for me, but this late in the game some times you have to bring out the heavy hitters.
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Just doing my first listen through and one of these songs may be insanely good
:metal
;D
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Sort of surprised Dark Tranquillity was even available. Kind of in the category of too obvious to pick for me, but this late in the game some times you have to bring out the heavy hitters.
Well, this is also why I haven't sent Coheed in your roulette yet!
Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Just doing my first listen through and one of these songs may be insanely good
:metal
;D
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Carpenter Brut, "Roller Mobster"?, Buddy. The slot is also one letter too long for "Stabat Mater", my favorite on his album last year, but that's a me song, not a Luke song. :lol
Yeah you'd have to be the one to send him anything from Leather Terror, given I really didn't like it that much. :P
Gimme a M
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Sort of surprised Dark Tranquillity was even available. Kind of in the category of too obvious to pick for me, but this late in the game some times you have to bring out the heavy hitters.
Well, this is also why I haven't sent Coheed in your roulette yet!
Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Except that you've banned In Flames, At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Soilwork and others. Not seeing DT was either a glaring omission or something about them didn't work in the past, which it sounds like you're saying is the latter. I don't really listen to many bands like Coheed, that's just a gap in my taste, justified or not.
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Sort of surprised Dark Tranquillity was even available. Kind of in the category of too obvious to pick for me, but this late in the game some times you have to bring out the heavy hitters.
Well, this is also why I haven't sent Coheed in your roulette yet!
Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Except that you've banned In Flames, At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Soilwork and others. Not seeing DT was either a glaring omission or something about them didn't work in the past, which it sounds like you're saying is the latter. I don't really listen to many bands like Coheed, that's just a gap in my taste, justified or not.
Yea banned lists are funny things. In Flames, At the Gates and Arch Enemy are banned because I love them, however Soilwork are banned because I've listened to more than enough to know they do little for me. Dark Tranquility on the other hand, I've heard some, but not enough to say I really like or dislike them.
And no, it's never justified to have a Coheed shaped gap in your tastes!
???: Dog Fashion Disco - _t____ __ _i__t_i__
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - ___d__
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _a_t___ - _a__ Fa_ta__
???: __ad _ai____ - Tim_ _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_____i_ - M___ _f F___ Ma_i__
Guessed: ADFTIM
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N
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???: Dog Fashion Disco - _t____ __ _i__tnin_
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - ___d_n
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _ant___ - _a__ Fanta__
???: __ad _ai____ - Tim_ _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_n___i_ - M__n _f F___ Ma_i__
Guessed: ADFTIMN
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Punish My Heaven is a fantastic pick! What a way to open an album...although, really, all of The Gallery is prime, prime melodic death metal from that period.
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Dog Fashion Disco song is "Struck By Lightning".
Rise Twain song is "Golden".
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Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Oh...........
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???: Dog Fashion Disco - Struck By Lightning
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - Golden
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _ant___ - _a_e Fanta__
???: __ad _ai__e_ - Time _a__
???: __ta_ - A_at__t_
???: A_t_n_e_i_ - M__n _f F___ Ma_i__
Guessed: ADFTIMNE
Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Oh...........
:corn
Don't over think it, I just really haven't heard much Dark Tranquility at all.
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Still not any closer to figuring out what those last four are. :P
C is for cookie
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O is for Oh
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Autonoesis - Moon of Foul Magics
Brad Paisley - Time Warp
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Nearly there boys...
???: Dog Fashion Disco - Struck By Lightning
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - Golden
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: _ant_o_ - _a_e Fanta__
???: Brad Paisley - Time Warp
???: __ta_ - A_at_ot_
???: Autonoesis - Moon of Foul Magics
Guessed: ADFTIMNECO
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Autonoesis is Tim?
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Lantlos - Lake Fantasy
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is DFD Litho?
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Dark Tranquility are a bit of a blind spot for me fir sure. I've tried them over the years but they never stuck with me in the so many of their peers did.
Oh...........
:corn
Don't over think it, I just really haven't heard much Dark Tranquility at all.
Nah, I'm hear ya. I only got these old albums last year when they were re-released. It took me a few goes to get into them and I still haven't really delved into or spent a lot of time with their stuff. The Gallery though is a wonderful classic sounding melodeath album. I enjoy their recent stuff too though actually.
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Autonoesis is Tim?
Yep
Lantlos - Lake Fantasy
Yep
is DFD Litho?
Negative
???: Dog Fashion Disco - Struck By Lightning
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - Golden
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
???: Lantlôs - Lake Fantasy
???: Brad Paisley - Time Warp
???: __ta_ - A_at_ot_
TAC: Autonoesis - Moon of Foul Magics
Guessed: ADFTIMNECO
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S.
Is Lantlos from Nick?
The melodeath leapfrogging is pretty amusing. Around the turn of the century In Flames seemed to be on top. By the mid-late 00s In Flames and Soilwork had amassed some more controversial albums, and Dark Tranquillity seemed to be carrying the torch. And now the consensus seems to have shifted towards Soilwork in the past decade. Makes me wonder what Soilwork albums Luke has heard, they've had quite a range of sounds over the years.
is DFD Litho?
Hah, I listened to that song and can see why the second half might suggest that though.
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Is Lantlos from Nick?
Indeed it is!
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Brad Paisley is Litho then.
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Yep.
Only two combinations left. Did you send DFD? That would leave ariich as the apparently impossible to figure out final band.
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Nope, mine hasn't been guessed yet.
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So ariich is DFD. I wondered earlier if they might be from him, but he didn't have them on his RYM, although that doesn't always mean anything.
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So ariich is DFD. I wondered earlier if they might be from him, but he didn't have them on his RYM, although that doesn't always mean anything.
Er, yes I do. :lol https://rateyourmusic.com/collection/ariich/strm_a/Fashion/1
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I could swear I searched earlier and it came up blank. Maybe I misspelled it or something. :facepalm:
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You probably do this already but the trick with searching on RYM for artist names with more than one word is to only search based on one.
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Lol, checked my browser history and I typed "Fashiono". :cow:
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Got it!
Evermind sent Ultar - "Azathoth".
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Impressions when?
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Lol, checked my browser history and I typed "Fashiono". :cow:
Ah yes, the Italian tribute band.
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Mission accomplished boys...
Ariich: Dog Fashion Disco - Struck By Lightning
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - Golden
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
Nick_z: Lantlôs - Lake Fantasy
LithoJazzoSphere: Brad Paisley - Time Warp
Evermind: Ultar - Azathoth
TAC: Autonoesis - Moon of Foul Magics
Guessed: ADFTIMNECO
I've got first impressions drafted, so I'll get them posted soon.
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:corn
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:soon:
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Believe it or not, I was toying with the idea of sending a song from Autonoesis' debut - the tune Tim sent is from their second album, which came out last year.
I'll be curious to see how the song does ;)
BTW, their two albums are both pretty great, shame they barely have any promotion/online presence...
Oh and yes, first impressions when?
:corn :corn :corn
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Several things I still haven't quite gotten the reference for. What's the significance of the Roadrunner Records logo? Referring to Sacul as "Dacul" (just a typo that caught on?) And six roaming owls for Crow is just from Indicipline's wrestling roulette? I've read a bit of that one, but have quite a ways to go.
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Believe it or not, I was toying with the idea of sending a song from Autonoesis' debut - the tune Tim sent is from their second album, which came out last year.
I'll be curious to see how the song does ;)
It's going to crush! :metal :lol
What track were you thinking of?
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It was the opener from the s/t debut, Nightfall.
It's a great track, and the solo is a thing of absolute beauty. Check it out, if you haven't already.
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It was the opener from the s/t debut, Nightfall.
It's a great track, and the solo is a thing of absolute beauty. Check it out, if you haven't already.
Oh, I have and yes it's awesome!! I actually thought of that tune as well.
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Believe it or not, I was toying with the idea of sending a song from Autonoesis' debut - the tune Tim sent is from their second album, which came out last year.
I'll be curious to see how the song does ;)
BTW, their two albums are both pretty great, shame they barely have any promotion/online presence...
Oh and yes, first impressions when?
:corn :corn :corn
Well, it remains to be seen if you will kick yourself or not :corn
I'll fire up the first impressions now, I was letting everyone have fun with Litho's first..... honest.
Several things I still haven't quite gotten the reference for. What's the significance of the Roadrunner Records logo? Referring to Sacul as "Dacul" (just a typo that caught on?) And six roaming owls for Crow is just from Indicipline's wrestling roulette? I've read a bit of that one, but have quite a ways to go.
I'll give these a go, although some predate my roulette days I think.
The Roadrunner logo basically translates as "coming soon" although I don't fully understand why :lol
I think Dacul was a Cyril thing, possibly relating to Sacul always sending late, the same as how Elite is sometimes Elate.
I can't remember exactly when Six Roaming Owls appeared, but I think it may have been earlier than Indiscipline's roulette. It just became some joke/fake band, possibly first originating during a hangman session. Everyone guessing, someone said "oh yea, Six Roaming Owls, great band". Everyone ran with it and it became a thing. Could be wrong though.
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Better late than never with the first impressions...
1. You're really throwing everything and the kitchen sink at me now.
2. "So what type of metal do you play?"
"Yes"
3. Ohhhh yeah, but also what the hell is this?! This style of music AND great riffs!
4. Felt like this had a fairly good build, but no pay off.
5. Bit on the fence at the moment, but the guitar solo could help swing it for me.
6. Nice to be reminded sometimes that something that I don't think is for me, maybe IS for me.
7. Great drum sound, but needs better vocals.
8. Wow, that opening! Basically [redacted artist] but with more operatic vocals.
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Better late than never with the first impressions...
2. "So what type of metal do you play?"
"Yes"
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1. You're really throwing everything and the kitchen sink at me now.
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We're two for two boyos, congrats
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Time to spoil the run. Lol
This mine?
Nice to be reminded sometimes that something that I don't think is for me, maybe IS for me.
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Mmmmhhh...
Not great, but could be this:
4. Felt like this had a fairly good build, but no pay off.
or this, if you didn't like the vocals:
7. Great drum sound, but needs better vocals.
This would be better, although I don't think I would describe the vocals as operatic...then again, I'm not sure other songs in this round have operatic vocals, so who knows :biggrin:
8. Wow, that opening! Basically [redacted artist] but with more operatic vocals.
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Probably 3, maybe 6? None of the others work for my song.
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the roadrunnerrecords soon was prob in reference to stuff that occurred when DT were on that label but even i'm not 100% sure on that one
i call dacul dacul bcuz in one of my roulettes he told me to give him the D before hangman even started so i started calling him dacul and have never stopped doing so
six roaming owls is a random hangman guess evermind made once that everyone spitballed on after
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There were promotions from Roadrunner about a new DT info and it took forever. I don't remember who made it but it was hilarious.
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six roaming owls is a random hangman guess evermind made once that everyone spitballed on after
The actual band was The Flaming Lips. :)
4. Felt like this had a fairly good build, but no pay off.
This? Or maybe 7, I don't know.
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There were promotions from Roadrunner about a new DT info and it took forever. I don't remember who made it but it was hilarious.
Yep, that.
Mine could be number 6 as you've heard some DFD before?
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LithoJazzoSphere: 1. You're really throwing everything and the kitchen sink at me now.
TAC: 2. "So what type of metal do you play?"
"Yes"
3. Ohhhh yeah, but also what the hell is this?! This style of music AND great riffs!
Evermind: 4. Felt like this had a fairly good build, but no pay off.
5. Bit on the fence at the moment, but the guitar solo could help swing it for me.
Buddy: 6. Nice to be reminded sometimes that something that I don't think is for me, maybe IS for me.
Nick: 7. Great drum sound, but needs better vocals.
8. Wow, that opening! Basically [redacted artist] but with more operatic vocals.
Time to spoil the run. Lol
This mine?
Nice to be reminded sometimes that something that I don't think is for me, maybe IS for me.
Not yours I'm afraid dude.
or this, if you didn't like the vocals:
7. Great drum sound, but needs better vocals.
Bingo
Probably 3, maybe 6? None of the others work for my song.
Have some faith, you're 6
4. Felt like this had a fairly good build, but no pay off.
This? Or maybe 7, I don't know.
You got it dude
Believe it or not, I was toying with the idea of sending a song from Autonoesis' debut - the tune Tim sent is from their second album, which came out last year.
I'll be curious to see how the song does ;)
It's going to crush! :metal :lol
What track were you thinking of?
Tim, I forgot to say, based of your entry this round you need to check out the EP Bluenothing by Worm! You too Nick.
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Must be #5 then.
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Hmmm, that's promising... :corn
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OK well there are only three left, and mine has neither guitar solo nor operatic vocals, meaning it must be number 3.
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Nick: 7. Great drum sound, but needs better vocals.
Shame you don't enjoy them...granted, they are not technically great vocals, but I felt they fit the music pretty well...
Tim, I forgot to say, based of your entry this round you need to check out the EP Bluenothing by Worm! You too Nick.
Yep, I have checked it out. It's very good...the opener, in particular, is excellent. I did prefer their full-length from the year prior, though (well, this is an EP, so...).
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Tim, I forgot to say, based of your entry this round you need to check out the EP Bluenothing by Worm! You too Nick.
I will! :tup
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Right, I seem to have got the busy portion of my week out of the way, so will be working on my write ups today.
I'd say at the moment it's a pretty even split with 4 songs I really like, and 4 I'm just OK with :corn
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You're just gonna torture us for the rest of the month, aren't you? :lol
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Hey, I purposefully tried to whittle down the participants by this point to make it easier on myself. I'm confident I'll get results done my the end of the week, then you will all nearly be put out of your misery :lol
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I'm trying to get results out before the new Katatonia drops in a couple days. I'm not sure if I can do it. Why'd I give myself four hours of music to process this round? :rollin
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I'm trying to get results out before the new Katatonia drops in a couple days. I'm not sure if I can do it. Why'd I give myself four hours of music to process this round? :rollin
Who could have seen that coming? :neverusethis:
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I'm trying to get results out before the new Katatonia drops in a couple days. I'm not sure if I can do it. Why'd I give myself four hours of music to process this round? :rollin
Pfft, 4 hours is nothing. :P
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My final EP round will probably have 12+ if I don't have more dropouts. What's the record?
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As much as I love roulettes, and I really do, it is hard to keep up with them with so much other listening to do, and posting in other threads, on top of you know... life.
Well I've smashed out two write ups, and you'll be happy to know that both songs have grown considerably since my first impressions. Anyone who worries they had a far from positive first impression, this could be you :lol
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When I run roulettes, I pretty much close off all other listening for that 8 week period. Sometimes I do need to clean my ears out during or after a tough round.
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Well I've smashed out two write ups, and you'll be happy to know that both songs have grown considerably since my first impressions. Anyone who worries they had a far from positive first impression, this could be you :lol
So who are the unlucky 2/8? :biggrin:
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When I run roulettes, I pretty much close off all other listening for that 8 week period. Sometimes I do need to clean my ears out during or after a tough round.
I just can't do it! My musical obsession just takes over and I think for me, I'd end up hating my own roulette if I tried to reduce my other listening that much. It clearly works for you though Tim, bearing mind how smoothly yours run :lol
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It clearly works for you though Tim, bearing mind how smoothly yours run :lol
Damn straight! :lol
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It clearly works for you though Tim, bearing mind how smoothly yours run :lol
Damn straight! :lol
I'd like to say I will run my next as smoothly but we all know there's no chance of that. It keeps every roulette unique right? Yep, thats what it is.
Well I've smashed out two write ups, and you'll be happy to know that both songs have grown considerably since my first impressions. Anyone who worries they had a far from positive first impression, this could be you :lol
So who are the unlucky 2/8? :biggrin:
Unlucky? Oh no, these boys have The Dark Ones own luck.
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I assume mine will be the same as previous rounds, ie the opposite direction. Very positive impression ending up with average to mediocre score. :lol
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So you're telling me I have a chance... :king:
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I assume mine will be the same as previous rounds, ie the opposite direction. Very positive impression ending up with average to mediocre score. :lol
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Twosuitsluke's first BJ was rated 6.5.
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I assume mine will be the same as previous rounds, ie the opposite direction. Very positive impression ending up with average to mediocre score. :lol
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:rollin
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Twosuitsluke's first BJ was rated 6.5.
:lol
OK I've got first draft of all the write ups done. As usual, I'm gonna do a final listen, tweak the write ups and settle on scores. I am to be posting results in about 12 hours.
Not entirely sure how the final standings will shake out but I feel it will be all to play for in the final round, for at least more than half of you!
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Buddy, I didn't know you had a drinking problem? :lol
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Buddy, I didn't know you had a drinking problem? :lol
I might get one if I lose this roulette after being in first place for this long. :lol
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:lol
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Buddy, I didn't know you had a drinking problem? :lol
I might get one if I lose this roulette after being in first place for this long. :lol
There might be a full bar after I post mine too. :lol
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Buddy, I didn't know you had a drinking problem? :lol
I might get one if I lose this roulette after being in first place for this long. :lol
Just remember...
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Luke, is the final round the same...one song open round? Any wrinkles to it?
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I think it's 20:00 of music from one artist.
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Yea apologies for not being particularly clear. It will be 20 minutes of music by your chosen artist.
In terms of scoring. I think if you send multiple songs, as opposed to one long epic, I'll score them individually then work out the average score to give you your score for the round.
That all sound good?
Also...
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Well here we go again, the penultimate round comes to a close and you're all one step close to this 18-month ordeal coming to an end. This round was a bit of a 50/50 split in terms of quality, but as always I've got new leads to check out, and albums to spin. Buckle up and start readying those roulette winning, final round submissions...
LithoJazzoSphere: Brad Paisley - Time Warp
So yea, you really ARE throwing everything, and the kitchen sink at me now. Out of desperation, or a sense of what I like, who knows!? Part of me feels like you are tapping into that side of my tastes that likes high energy, guitar focal songs, with a sense of novelty, or a gimmick (not quite sure that fits, but we'll go with it). These types of songs can definitely appeal to me, I guess I'll use something like Hocus Pocus by Focus as an example. By that I mean, oh here's that weird song with the yodelling, but also it's sick :lol
This is no Hocus Pocus though. Never heard of Brad Paisley but clearly he's cornering the market on a bluesy hoe down, and I can appreciate a good solo virtuoso guitarist (I was just listening to Eric Johnson). It's what I imagine a drug fuelled, psychobilly line dance would sound like. But do I like it. It's fine, and there are elements I like but it's just a bit too much on the country side for me, if I'm honest.
6.5/10
Buddyhunter1: Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster
Synthwave is not a genre I can't say I'm really into, or even fully understand :lol however, I can appreciate good music when I hear it (even if you guys test me with some of the stuff you send :neverusethis: ). I did check out this bands latest last year, as I was apparently checking out nearly every new release going! It was alright I guess, but not enough for me to save the album in any playlists for further listening. I'm not sure if their latest was considered a strong release or not?
Anywho, it is nice to be reminded sometimes that something that I don't think is for me, maybe IS for me. This is my main takeaway here, maybe I should listen to a bit more of this sort of thing. It has a nostalgic feel for me and transports me to a time of 80s movie soundtracks and video games. I don't think the song is particularly strong, on it's own, and it feels like it's over before you really know it. In summary this has an appealing sound in some ways, but isn't supporting a particularly great song, as far as I'm concerned.
6.5/10
Kingshmegland: Rise Twain - Golden
Golden left me feeling uncertain on what to write after that initial listen. Well the good news is, I developed a better grip on what it is that I liked about it. Mainly it's that guitar tone and style. Like some of the other songs in this round, once I was able to work out who it reminded me of, I sort of 'got it' more. I don't know if you are familiar with John Frusciante and much of his solo work, but this has parallels with his work on the album Shadows Collide with People, in terms of the guitars. Vocally this is also pretty good, and the guy has a hell of a set of pipes on him. The final bit that swung it for me was obviously that outro guitar solo, it's not overly long or technical but it has soul and takes me somewhere.
7/10
Evermind: Ultar - Azathoth
Azathoth definitely feels different to the bulk of what you've been sending in this roulette so far, and I think easily your most metal, albeit a kind of post-metal with black metal screeches. I know you've mentioned that you’ve moved away from metal, especially in the last few years. I'm not sure if this actually metal that you have been listening to recently, or an attempt to just appeal to that side of my tastes. This is probably the biggest grower of the round, as I was pretty unimpressed (or maybe just more impressed by the other submissions) to begin with. The harsh vocals work and when this song goes hard, it does just that. There is some really pummelling double bass, which i love. Initially I said that Azathoth had a fairly good build, but no pay off. Well I still kind of stand by the final statement, but I appreciate the build way more. The calmer instrumental bits remind me of MONO, although it could possibly be a similar band, I can't quite pinpoint it. This song just kind of ends, and left me feeling a more epic end would've considerably increased your score.
7/10
Nick_z: Lantlôs - Lake Fantasy
Nick, I reckon you've had a frustrating ride through this roulette. You've sent lots of music which is on the cusp of what I love, but never quite hitting the bullseye. There's no doubt we've got similar tastes, but I'm a fussy bugger, so there's that. Turns out I'd heard this album before, last year, although I'm not sure where the recommendation came from. Did you post about it in the albums thread? I talked about this needing better vocals in the first impressions, and I do feel this is the weakest part of the song for me. But, also I do love the production on the drums. It took a few listens to realise who this reminded me of, and it's VOLA. Weirdly, once I connected this song to who it reminded me of, I liked it more. I'm far from a huge VOLA fan but I definitely like them, and if anything this is probably better than most of their songs.
7/10
Ariich: Dog Fashion Disco - Struck By Lightning
Dog Fashion Disco are a band I've definitely tried before, including their latest release last year (which didn't leave much of an impression). In my head they sit alongside bands like Moron Police (maybe due to the shared ridiculousness of the band names), are a bit quirky, don't take themselves too seriously and have a pop tinge to their music. Looking at their albums I heard Adultery (based on a DTF recommendation I'm sure), Erotic Massage and CULT CLASSIC. Erotic Massage is really good, so I'm surprised I've not checked out more, but anyway, just a bit of a background on my experience with the band.
Struck By Lightning has that 'show tunes' feel, but with some rocking guitars alongside it. I love the vocal melodies throughout this, as they are quite catchy. I do love something I can sing along to, and I feel with more listens that's what this would deliver. I also really appreciate all the different instruments we've got playing here, including the Hammond organ (I think) and funky bass. With the amount of listens I gave this, I don't think it had quite finished growing on me, but I still enjoyed it and have added more of their albums to one of my playlists.
7.5/10
Wolfking: Dark Tranquility - Punish My Heaven
Sorry you were lacking much hope going in to this round, but it goes to show that just because I've heard a band and not delved further, it doesn't mean I think they're trash. Dark Tranquility are a band I've been aware of ever since I discovered melodeath, so close to 20 years. Clearly they've been a chink in my melodic death armour, as this is great! I know that out of all my metal head friends, there's only one who listened to them a bit, back in the day. Due to this I was never really exposed to them, and I guess whatever album I checked out by them, likely back when I discovered In Flames, left me feeling that they weren't anywhere near as good. About 2 years ago I started a deep dive into all the death metal classic albums I'd never heard. Along the way I started adding classic thrash and melodeath albums I'd not heard as well. One of those albums was The Gallery, so I had actually heard this song before. On to the song itself, and I will admit I don't remember it being this good first time around.
Firstly wow! That opening is baddass. I think it's fair to compare this early album to their peers In Flames, as plenty of comparisons can be drawn. It's rare now that I really find melodeath that I love, that I don't feel I've heard before, but this feels like an album I could really get into. The main selling point is 100% in those riffs, and guitar in general, but the vocals are pretty on point for me as well. '95 was kind of the dawn of good melodeath, so these guys were ahead of the game compared to many, and I'm sure the other Dark Tranquility I've heard didn't sound this good!
8/10
TAC: Autonoesis - Moon of Foul Magics
Holy Riff Fest Batman! Moon of Foul Magics had me from the get go, and with each shift in style I loved it even more. My initial thoughts, based partly on the album cover, was that this was going to be similar to Blood Incantation or something, which is fine by me! The riff at the start (that comes in around 0:55) is thrashy as fuck, and I love it. I can't describe exactly why (shocker) but it's just such a good riff. Even though this is some good ol' extreme metal, it has so much melody running through it. We have black metal style vocals, some blast beats in the drums so that's another genre ticked off.
We get a nice slowed down section before it changes again, and surprise surprise, another great riff.
Then it shifts gear and has this beautiful melodic section. It's actually what I really look for in extreme metal, something that changes it up a bit, and stands out from the regular assault, of most extreme kind.
The melodic guitar work, as I mentioned, really reminds me of the new Worm EP. There are what I would describe as flamenco style guitar playing before the proper guitar solo starts. And that solo! The tone, the production of everything else in the background, that style of playing, yea it gets me going. This takes us to the last two, sprint to the finish, minutes. It perfectly rounds of the song with more sublime riffage and breakneck drumming.
Tim, did you have this in your back pocket the whole roulette, waiting to use it at the end to steal the win, as that is now looking likely.
The great thing about this song is (I may have mentioned :lol ), is that it hits so many elements of different metal genres!
This song is so good that I've really struggled to hold off listening to the whole album, especially as it's a '22 release, and I'm conscious if the while album is this good I'll have to revise my list. Now I've posted results I will do a listen and post thoughts in the 'What Album' thread.
9/10
Standings:
TAC - 67.5
Buddyhunter1 - 66.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 65.5
Evermind - 65
King - 64.5
Wolfking - 64.5
Nick - 64.25
Ariich - 63.5
So it turns out the only real movement this round is Tim taking the top spot, after Buddy has kept it warm for so long, and Kade has moved up a spot. I think it's brought the scores a bit closer together as well. Really, anybody could still win this thing. Rich, you'd have to really pull off something spectacular, but it's not outside the realms of possibility.
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OI! TIM! GET OFF MY SPOT! :lol
Well I'm at least happy Litho also bombed this round. :neverusethis:
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Serves me right for taking a risk. :rollin Relatively safe final round submission, here we come! :lol I still have time to drop Luke's submission in my own roulette to 0 too. :biggrin:
Although, unless TAC horribly bombs the final and Buddy also underperforms, which is probably not happening, I'm highly unlikely to have any chance at winning now, so I could just say fuck it and send something else really different and interesting. Have to think about it more now.
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I should've saved Autoneosis for the 20 minute round. Dammit! :lol
Pressure's on now. I might take a little extra time on his one.
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I'll have to add one more choice to my Round 10 submission after listening to that Autonoesis song.
Dammit, this is stressful. :lol
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LithoJazzoSphere: Brad Paisley - Time Warp
Part of me feels like you are tapping into that side of my tastes that likes high energy, guitar focal songs, with a sense of novelty, or a gimmick (not quite sure that fits, but we'll go with it).
That's pretty much it. That's sort of been my profile of your taste, almost exactly that, and often with a bit of a punk attitude to it, which had worked fairly well so far, but everything was in the metal/rock/punk realm. I wanted to see if I could expand a bit and see if you were up for something with similar characteristics but a bit further out of that arena. I considered some actual bluegrass, but ultimately decided to at least keep something with some rock instrumentation and overdriven guitar so there'd be at least something to kind of hold onto. Maybe that saved me from the vaunted 4/10, heh.
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Onto what band for the 20 minutes. Looks like I'll make a few playlists and listen yo them.
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I'm not sure if this actually metal that you have been listening to recently, or an attempt to just appeal to that side of my tastes.
It's the latter :lol I haven't listened to this song in a while, but I did listen to it before sending and I still liked it.
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Cool, a better score this time although not enough to lift me off the bottom of the survivors.
I'm not actually that keen on Erotic Massage, and Cult Classic I do like but it's a little darker and less fun/dynamic than most of their stuff. In terms of the albums you've not checked out before, the one this song comes from (Sweet Nothings) is pretty great and a little more accessible on the whole, in terms of riffs and melodies. Committed to a Bright Future and Ad Nauseum are also very enjoyable albums.
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Well, the first wave of chagrin having been dulled a bit, I'm leaning back towards my original idea for the final round. A genre that I surprisingly haven't really sent yet. I'm close enough that maybe I'll knock it out of the park, and I guess even second place if one of you screw up isn't so bad. ;D Sometime later I'll tell Luke my alternate round 9 submission I thought of going with and maybe find out how hard I should be kicking myself.
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Nick_z: Lantlôs - Lake Fantasy
Nick, I reckon you've had a frustrating ride through this roulette. You've sent lots of music which is on the cusp of what I love, but never quite hitting the bullseye. There's no doubt we've got similar tastes, but I'm a fussy bugger, so there's that. Turns out I'd heard this album before, last year, although I'm not sure where the recommendation came from. Did you post about it in the albums thread? I talked about this needing better vocals in the first impressions, and I do feel this is the weakest part of the song for me. But, also I do love the production on the drums. It took a few listens to realise who this reminded me of, and it's VOLA. Weirdly, once I connected this song to who it reminded me of, I liked it more. I'm far from a huge VOLA fan but I definitely like them, and if anything this is probably better than most of their songs.
Nah, it's been fun :)
I enjoyed sharing some old favorites (e.g. Novembre) and some newer stuff that I thought you'd enjoy ;D In all seriousness, I'm glad that while I never quite hit the bullseye, I also haven't completely missed the mark...
Anyhoo...for the last round I'm thinking of a band I've fond of for a very long time. I am still deciding on the set of songs...curious to see what you think.
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I'm going to be out all day today, Luke. I think I have my playlist ready. I want to hit it a couple of times tonight and then I expect to send it off. So you'll have it when you wake up Sunday morning.
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Sent!
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What's the leeway on the 20-minute limit? ;)
Would 22:38 be over by too much? Probably, right?
I'm struggling with what song to leave off. Not that it matters all that much, but still :biggrin:
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What's the leeway on the 20-minute limit? ;)
Would 22:38 be over by too much? Probably, right?
I'm struggling with what song to leave off. Not that it matters all that much, but still :biggrin:
Yea 2:38 is too much. I can give a bit of leeway up to like 15-20 seconds but that's it I'm afraid.
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I was struggling with 20:29, then 20:14, now I've got it under 20 minutes so I think 22:38 is a bit too much for sure. :lol
I've got my playlist ready but I'll send it tomorrow, I'd like to polish it a bit.
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What's the leeway on the 20-minute limit? ;)
Would 22:38 be over by too much? Probably, right?
I'm struggling with what song to leave off. Not that it matters all that much, but still :biggrin:
Yea 2:38 is too much. I can give a bit of leeway up to like 15-20 seconds but that's it I'm afraid.
Understood :tup
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I miscalculated my original entry and it was about 20:30 instead of the almost even 20:00 that I initially thought it was. Hopefully the song I substituted to get it under doesn't score super low and drag my submission down. :cow:
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Sent. I have no real confidence I'm still going to win this roulette, but I ended it with one of my most honest submissions yet. :)
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Aaaaand sent!
My work here is done :biggrin:
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Sent...and this will be how Luke will be spending his Sunday morning..
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Sorry, what's this round? 20 minutes from the same artist? I'll try and submit within 24 hours or so.
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Sorry, what's this round? 20 minutes from the same artist? I'll try and submit within 24 hours or so.
Yep, you got it
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Sent!
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Cheers to those of you who have sent. Rich and Kade, just waiting on you guys :tup
We're on the home stretch! I'll do some roulette admin and get hangman fired up as soon as possible.
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I should be able to send today.
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No worries mate :tup hey, I got tickets to NOFX in Hatfield, if you're still thinking about it?
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
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One of the songs I want to send isn't on Spotify. Do you have a preference between sending you a Youtube link for it or mp3? If the latter, is it easier if I send all the songs by mp3 or just that one?
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No worries mate :tup hey, I got tickets to NOFX in Hatfield, if you're still thinking about it?
Missed this before, but yeah it's definitely on the cards! Just need to figure out how feasible it will be, but I'm hopeful.
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Double post.
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
I'm gonna have fun listening to it and seeing how it would rank as a submission in mine though, unless I already know it.
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
Kade, if you don't know them already, check out this track he posted in his roulette, it's pretty damn good
Eventide - "Achenar" - from the Elemental Nightmares - III split, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gregTW3pq0I
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I'm ready to send tomorrow once I know your preference on format:
One of the songs I want to send isn't on Spotify. Do you have a preference between sending you a Youtube link for it or mp3? If the latter, is it easier if I send all the songs by mp3 or just that one?
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I'm ready to send tomorrow once I know your preference on format:
One of the songs I want to send isn't on Spotify. Do you have a preference between sending you a Youtube link for it or mp3? If the latter, is it easier if I send all the songs by mp3 or just that one?
Hey dude, sorry been a busy day. Youtube will be fine :tup
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Today would be fine too. ;D
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It's only like two hours from tomorrow there. :p
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
Kade, if you don't know them already, check out this track he posted in his roulette, it's pretty damn good
Eventide - "Achenar" - from the Elemental Nightmares - III split, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gregTW3pq0I
I'll check this out later tonight man.
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Sent!
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
Kade, if you don't know them already, check out this track he posted in his roulette, it's pretty damn good
Eventide - "Achenar" - from the Elemental Nightmares - III split, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gregTW3pq0I
I'll check this out later tonight man.
Damn, this is like Trivium crossed with old school In Flames. Really nice.
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
Kade, if you don't know them already, check out this track he posted in his roulette, it's pretty damn good
Eventide - "Achenar" - from the Elemental Nightmares - III split, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gregTW3pq0I
I'll check this out later tonight man.
Damn, this is like Trivium crossed with old school In Flames. Really nice.
I heard The Haunted crossed with Entombed, but also folk metal.
Cool song anyway. Right I've got all the entries in now so we are into the Endgame! I'll fire up Hangman, but as you can appreciate, it'll take me a little longer as there are more songs to cover this round.
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You lucky bastards! Right so I am going to busy for most of the day so may be slow in updating. I'll do my best but I rushed to actually get this done. Apologies in advance for any errors, I did it on my phone and did it quite quickly :lol
I don't THINK there are any errors though...
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My entry is missing a track :biggrin:
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My entry is missing a track :biggrin:
Way to give yourself away :lol dammit, that's a pretty big mistake to make as well :facepalm:
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Guessed: DT
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Evermind sent:
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Evermind sent:
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And that would be Arstiðir
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Guessed: DTM
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Hmmm....I'm tossing up wether to send some melodic death metal.
Ahhhh, so me and Litho getting sent the same band this round. Work smarter, not harder :lol
I'm not playing in Lithos roulette. :lol
Kade, if you don't know them already, check out this track he posted in his roulette, it's pretty damn good
Eventide - "Achenar" - from the Elemental Nightmares - III split, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gregTW3pq0I
I'll check this out later tonight man.
Damn, this is like Trivium crossed with old school In Flames. Really nice.
I heard The Haunted crossed with Entombed, but also folk metal.
Interesting how everyone hears things so differently. Not sure I hear any Trivium, other than in general the 00s melodic metalcore bands tend to clandestinely draw from the 90s Swedish bands, but I'm less familiar with that era of their output than Shogun and later. In Flames is obviously a huge influence on them, their lead vocalist is even wearing an In Flames shirt in their video for "No Place Darker". Folk metal is a strange genre for me, too much of it sounds like a Nordic kegger sing-along, but it certainly has parallels with the more melancholic aspects of that style. And funny you mention Entombed, because that to me is far closer to the Demiurg song. Oddly, hardly anyone is sending anything anywhere close to it - oh well, I'll probably be on my own in finding more music like that one. Not that I need help, but other people are sometimes aware of things you might not come across on your own.
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Oh wait, maybe it was the Demiurg song then, I only listened once and made combined notes.
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Guessed: DTMEA
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Peter Gabriel
-Digging In The Dirt
-Don't Give Up
-More Than This
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???: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
???: _a__e_t - __t_ t_e __a_ / _est__e__e / __t__ ____e_
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___e_ / ___ð_æ______ / S_ades
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Guessed: DTMEAS
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Last band on the list is Omnium Gatherum…Wolfking?
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Peter Gabriel
-Digging In The Dirt
-Don't Give Up
-More Than This
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Love More Than This! Great pick…
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Last band on the list is Omnium Gatherum…Wolfking?
You got it brother
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???: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
???: _a__e_t - __t_ t_e __a_ / _est__e__e / __t__ ____e_
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___e_ / ___ð_æ______ / S_ades
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Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - _e_______ / ____t_e_s / _e_ D__am__ / __ds __ ____t
Guessed: DTMEAS
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Escape Velocity
The Ultimatum
Salt of the Earth
gimme Q
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Skyclad
-Salt Of The Earth (Another Man's Poison)
-Thinking Allowed
-Civil War Dance
-Still Spinning Shrapnel
Nick
I'll take an R
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gimme Q
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Jeff Loomis
-Escape Velocity
-Tragedy And Harmony
-The Ultimatum
-Surrender
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Last band on the list is Omnium Gatherum…Wolfking?
God damn I'm fucking predictable. :lol
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Fjorka
-Get Amongst It
Puppies
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???: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
???: Fjokra - _s____ __r t_e Sa_e __ It / ___e, T_r_s_, __r_ / Get Amongst It / T_e __d Time ____
???: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
???: _ar_e_t - I_t_ t_e _ra_ / _esti_e__e / _it__ __r_er
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___er / _r_ð_æ_i__i_ / S_ades
???: _ara_____ - __ite _ei_i__ / A_e __ ____t_ati__
Nick_z: Skyclad - Salt of the Earth (Another Man's Poison) / Thinking Allowed / Civil War Dance / Still Spinning Shrapnel
Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - Re____i__ / _r__tiers / _e_ D__ami_ / __ds __ _ir_t
Guessed: DTMEASIQR
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Fjokra, ariich.
Peter Gabriel, king?
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Fjokra, ariich.
Peter Gabriel, king?
You know it baby
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Is Jeff Loomis Buddy?
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Is Jeff Loomis Buddy?
He might be, I've never met him in person to be fair
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No, I'm Peter Gabriel.
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No, I'm Peter Gabriel.
God damn boomer :getoffmylawn:
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No, I'm Peter Gabriel.
God damn boomer :getoffmylawn:
Jeff Loomis isn't exactly young either. :lol
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No, I'm Peter Gabriel.
No words can explain you Buddy.
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Jeff Loomis has to be Litho!
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(https://i.giphy.com/media/Bjx0A3RTcVtUA/giphy.webp)
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TAC - Warfect - "Pestilence", "Into the Fray"
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LithoJazzoSphere: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
Ariich: Fjokra - _s____ __r t_e Sa_e __ It / ___e, T_r_s_, __r_ / Get Amongst It / T_e __d Time ____
Kingshmegland: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
TAC: Warfect - Into the Fray / Pestilence / _it__ __r_er
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___er / _r_ð_æ_i__i_ / S_ades
???: _ara_____ - __ite _ei_i__ / A_e __ ____t_ati__
Nick_z: Skyclad - Salt of the Earth (Another Man's Poison) / Thinking Allowed / Civil War Dance / Still Spinning Shrapnel
Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - Re____i__ / _r__tiers / _e_ D__ami_ / __ds __ _ir_t
Guessed: DTMEASIQR
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???: _ara_____ - __ite _ei_i__ / A_e __ ____t_ati__
Buddy!
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???: _ara_____ - __ite _ei_i__ / A_e __ ____t_ati__
Buddy!
That’s a good call! :lol
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"Witch Burner".
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TAC, there are more notes in any one song of ours than in Peter Gabriel's entire discography combined. I hope he doesn't listen to them back-to-back. Or maybe he'll want to? lol Luke's face will be a melted puddle of cheddar by the end.
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"Witch Burner".
FACE THE WITCH BURNER :metal
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TAC, there are more notes in any one song of ours than in Peter Gabriel's entire discography combined. I hope he doesn't listen to them back-to-back. Or maybe he'll want to? lol Luke's face will be a melted puddle of cheddar by the end.
Update your bloody hangman! Tim guessed S :lol
I'll make sure to listen back to back, and score Peter higher :tup
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Guess another letter, I do two at a time. :)
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Fjorka
-Get Amongst It
Puppies
I just noticed this. Keeping his streak alive. :lol
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Buddyhunter1 - Parannoul - "White Ceiling", "Age of Fluctuation"
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LithoJazzoSphere: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
Ariich: Fjokra - _s____ __r t_e Sa_e __ It / ___e, T_r_s_, __r_ / Get Amongst It / T_e __d Time ____
Kingshmegland: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
TAC: Warfect - Into the Fray / Pestilence / Witch Burner
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___er / _r_ð_æ_i__i_ / S_ades
Buddyhunter1: Parannoul - White Ceiling / Age of Fluctuation
Nick_z: Skyclad - Salt of the Earth (Another Man's Poison) / Thinking Allowed / Civil War Dance / Still Spinning Shrapnel
Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - Re____i__ / _r__tiers / _e_ D__ami_ / __ds __ _ir_t
Guessed: DTMEASIQR
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Reckoning / Frontiers / New Dynamic / Gods Go First :metal
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Reckoning / Frontiers / New Dynamic / Gods Go First :metal
Yes motherfucker! :metal
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We're basically done here. I've made notes for first impressions, so I'll try to whet your appetite later.
LithoJazzoSphere: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
Ariich: Fjokra - _s____ __r t_e Sa_e __ It / ___e, T_r_s_, __r_ / Get Amongst It / T_e __d Time ____
Kingshmegland: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt/ Don't Give Up / More Than This
TAC: Warfect - Into the Fray / Pestilence / Witch Burner
Evermind: Árstíðir - A_es / _a____ / ___er / _r_ð_æ_i__i_ / S_ades
Buddyhunter1: Parannoul - White Ceiling / Age of Fluctuation
Nick_z: Skyclad - Salt of the Earth (Another Man's Poison) / Thinking Allowed / Civil War Dance / Still Spinning Shrapnel
Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - Reckoning / Frontiers / New Dynamic / Gods Go First
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Trying to get the last two bands, can lead you to come down with a case of Fjokra. Symptoms of Fjokra are Fever, Body Aches & Árstíðir
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Trying to get the last two bands, can lead you to come down with a case of Fjokra. Symptoms of Fjokra are Fever, Body Aches & Árstíðir
Are you not vaxxed for Fjorka?
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"Vert de fuq?" - The Swedish Chief.
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The other Fjokra songs are "Psycho For the Sake of It", "Love, Thrust, Burn", and "The Old Time Nook".
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Love Thrust Burn?? :lol
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That's a Winger tune isn't it? :neverusethis:
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That's a Winger tune isn't it? :neverusethis:
It's HOF's favorite.
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I wanna hear Fjokra and Bjork do a Fjords split.
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I wanna hear Fjokra and Bjork do a Fjords split.
*mindblown*
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"Vert de fuq?" - The Swedish Chief.
:rollin
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We're basically done here. I've made notes for first impressions, so I'll try to whet your appetite later.
:corn :corn :corn
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We're basically done here. I've made notes for first impressions, so I'll try to whet your appetite later.
:corn :corn :corn
Yea, apologies guys, didn't get around to this last night. I'm planing to post first impressions this evening.
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Last band on the list is Omnium Gatherum…Wolfking?
God damn I'm fucking predictable. :lol
It's a great band...in fact, I've been toying with the idea of sending them at various points during the roulette.
I was a bit surprised you didn't include any songs from New World Shadows...so many good tunes on that one (it's my favorite of theirs). But, really, there's plenty of tasty picks in their discography...
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Better late than never right?
You know what, these vocals are really refreshing.
Well this is straight up [redacted genre] which reminds me of [redacted artist]. Well, luckily for you they released a great album last year, and I'm loving them more than ever at the moment.
Solid and reliable, which will likely be reflected in the score.
Music from this country just has something special about it.
I think this sound may be too dated for me.
You've potentially gained some sneaky guest vocalist points here. Not sure if that was intentional or not?
You probably should've sent stuff like this earlier.
Covers a few different styles I enjoy. Also possible influence on some bands I quite like.
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One of these?
You probably should've sent stuff like this earlier.
Covers a few different styles I enjoy. Also possible influence on some bands I quite like.
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4 (most likely) or 7
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I am 2 or 3.
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Solid and reliable?
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One of these?
I think this sound may be too dated for me.
You've potentially gained some sneaky guest vocalist points here. Not sure if that was intentional or not?
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Um, perhaps this
Solid and reliable, which will likely be reflected in the score.
Or this, if not good ;)
I think this sound may be too dated for me.
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You've potentially gained some sneaky guest vocalist points here. Not sure if that was intentional or not?
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That's a Winger tune isn't it? :neverusethis:
It's HOF's favorite.
Nah, Love Thrust Burn is a Kip duet with Fiona.
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Hah, "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)", not that far off! I guess everyone kinda was writing those sorts of songs back then. Her debut album was actually pretty good though.
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Hah, "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)", not that far off! I guess everyone kinda was writing those sorts of songs back then. Her debut album was actually pretty good though.
Didn't Reb Beach play with her back then too?
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On Beyond the Pale. And Kip's brother Paul was an engineer on Squeeze. Good lord, how deep is this rabbit hole of Kevin Bacon? TAC is beside himself with all this Winger and affiliates talk! Luke better save us all from the conniption with some results before this turns into the official thread for them.
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Luke, how about an impression update before these guys go all Winger here.
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(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EmbellishedElderlyBluegill-size_restricted.gif)
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Not sure Bosk would approve of that around here. Wolfking..would definitely approve.
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Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
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Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Wolfking loves himself some Kip, and the lightning was added after his accident.
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Hey-o, just catching up. Weird night, my wife and I used paint stripper to try stripping all the paint off our stairs (yes,this is how we now spend a kid free evening) and the fumes set off our carbon monoxide detector. My wife panicked, we called 111 and they advised we go to hospital for a blood test.
Well we were in and out quicker than expected, and we were all clear, but it ended up wiping out part of our night and we got home really late.
So yea, apologies for getting back to the Winger thread later than planned. Here's the updated First Impressions...
You know what, these vocals are really refreshing.
TAC: Well, this is straight up [redacted genre] which reminds me of [redacted artist]. Well they released a great album last year so im loving more than ever at the momeng.
Wolfking: Solid and reliable, which will likely be reflected in the score.
Evermind: Music from this country just has something special about it.
Kingshmegland: I think this sound may be too dated for me.
LithoJazzoSphere: You've potentially gained some sneaky guest vocalist points here. Not sure if that was intentional or not?
Ariich: You probably should've sent like this earlier.
Covers a few different styles I enjoy. Also possible influence on some bands I quite like.
There's only two left but I think it's pretty obvious which one belongs to Buddyhunter1 and which to Nick. Better get my ass moving with results now!
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LithoJazzoSphere: You've potentially gained some sneaky guest vocalist points here. Not sure if that was intentional or not?
Now that it's confirmed, it didn't have anything to do with the initial selection of Jeff, but as I tested some different combinations and orders of songs, once I double-checked your list and last.fm, it ensured that I kept the Ihsahn track as "saving the best for last", hoping you'd like it even more than I do.
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There's only two left but I think it's pretty obvious which one belongs to Buddyhunter1 and which to Nick.
I'm the last one. :lol
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Hey-o, just catching up. Weird night, my wife and I used paint stripper to try stripping all the paint off our stairs (yes,this is how we now spend a kid free evening) and the fumes set off our carbon monoxide detector. My wife panicked, we called 111 and they advised we go to hospital for a blood test.
Wow!!
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Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Wolfking loves himself some Kip, and the lightning was added after his accident.
From memory after the whole thing with Tim and Winger years ago, correct me if I'm wrong but bosk I think changed all of our avatars to a picture of the band to troll Tim. Now, I've always liked the band and Kip is one cool good looking guy, that was about it, but the joke just grew about a man crush and I always play on it.
Now, everyone else changed their avatar back but myself and Jon (Big Hath) just decided to keep it and roll with it. After my accident and the thread I made about it, the jokes started to come and I was presented with this avatar by.......was it Joe, or Kev? Anyway, so this incarnation of the avatar could indeed be considered a troll, but it was all originally a troll on Tim. :lol
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Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Wolfking loves himself some Kip, and the lightning was added after his accident.
From memory after the whole thing with Tim and Winger years ago, correct me if I'm wrong but bosk I think changed all of our avatars to a picture of the band to troll Tim. Now, I've always liked the band and Kip is one cool good looking guy, that was about it, but the joke just grew about a man crush and I always play on it.
Now, everyone else changed their avatar back but myself and Jon (Big Hath) just decided to keep it and roll with it. After my accident and the thread I made about it, the jokes started to come and I was presented with this avatar by.......was it Joe, or Kev? Anyway, so this incarnation of the avatar could indeed be considered a troll, but it was all originally a troll on Tim. :lol
He did that during the infamous Winger Round in my first roulette. The reactions were priceless. :lol
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So Luke's first impression of everything except king's is at least mildly positive, which means king is coming in at the last moment with the surprise victory.
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So Luke's first impression of everything except king's is at least mildly positive, which means king is coming in at the last moment with the surprise victory.
I'm hoping for an 8 way tie personally
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I'm totally up for a sudden death single song finale.
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I'll totally up for a sudden death single song finale.
I will only expect music with Cyborg Monologues
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Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Is there a story behind his avatar? It seems like a troll move, but maybe there's more to it.
Wolfking loves himself some Kip, and the lightning was added after his accident.
From memory after the whole thing with Tim and Winger years ago, correct me if I'm wrong but bosk I think changed all of our avatars to a picture of the band to troll Tim. Now, I've always liked the band and Kip is one cool good looking guy, that was about it, but the joke just grew about a man crush and I always play on it.
Now, everyone else changed their avatar back but myself and Jon (Big Hath) just decided to keep it and roll with it. After my accident and the thread I made about it, the jokes started to come and I was presented with this avatar by.......was it Joe, or Kev? Anyway, so this incarnation of the avatar could indeed be considered a troll, but it was all originally a troll on Tim. :lol
He did that during the infamous Winger Round in my first roulette. The reactions were priceless. :lol
Definitely one of the biggest mic drops of all time in my time being on here. :lol
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It was me that added the lightning.
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Better get my ass moving with results now!
:biggrin:
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Sorry guys, been kinda out of action the last few days, as I've been having bad stomach cramps. I'll be taking the day off work tomorrow and trying to get in to see my doctor, so my plan is to try and smash out a load of writeups if I'm not feeling too uncomfortable.
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How’s your tummy today?
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Good enough that I ended up working today :tdwn
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Good enough that I ended up working today :tdwn
Oh no! :lol
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OK, I can only apologise for how behind I am with this final round, and the lack of updates.
I've put in the hours this evening and drafted up the writeups for everything. This round feels like a bitch to try and score to be honest. Don't expect results in the next 24 hours or anything, but we are getting closer!
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It's okay, results have taken so long I've already made it to the acceptance stage of grief. :biggrin:
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It's okay, results have taken so long I've already made it to the acceptance stage of grief. :biggrin:
As long as he beats 425 I think I can live with it. :police: As to what the results are, I don't know if I'll be able to live with those. ;D
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It's okay, results have taken so long I've already made it to the acceptance stage of grief. :biggrin:
Me too.
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The one thing that I am upset about is that I discovered a new band like one week after sending for the final round that would have been perfect for it. :lol
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Yeah, that's really upsetting...
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Yeah, that's really upsetting...
I'll send them to you in your roulette eventually and then you can decide if they upset you or not. :lol
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Yeah, that's really upsetting...
I'll send them to you in your roulette eventually and then you can decide if they upset you or not. :lol
Yeah, why stop now? ;D
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I have more rounds to be upset in as well. :p
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It's damn fucking impressive that this thing started on the 1st of September 2021!
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By impressive I assume you mean infuriating.
I don't know what the record for the longest running roulette (that reaches completion) is but it was no intention of mine to try to beat it. I just really such at hosting roulettes :loser:
I know we are inundated with roulettes at the moment but remember, when I started this it was the only one running,and the first in some time.
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Also it's important to remember that apart from a bit of a delay for this final round, the general pace was never slow. There was just a full year hiatus.
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By impressive I assume you mean infuriating.
I don't know what the record for the longest running roulette (that reaches completion) is but it was no intention of mine to try to beat it. I just really such at hosting roulettes :loser:
I know we are inundated with roulettes at the moment but remember, when I started this it was the only one running,and the first in some time.
Doesn't matter to me truthfully as I joined so late haha.
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By impressive I assume you mean infuriating.
I don't know what the record for the longest running roulette (that reaches completion) is but it was no intention of mine to try to beat it. I just really such at hosting roulettes :loser:
I know we are inundated with roulettes at the moment but remember, when I started this it was the only one running,and the first in some time.
Doesn't matter to me truthfully as I joined so late haha.
When this started in the first place I'd only been back a couple weeks, and couldn't have told you the difference between DTF roulette and Russian roulette. :D
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Write up are basically done but scoring these songs is a bitch!
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Give everyone except TAC a 7.5 and give him a 6, problem solved!
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I'm actually getting an 11.
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Probably wouldn't make a difference to me at this point. :lol
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Probably wouldn't make a difference to me at this point. :lol
I hope not! :lol
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Luke, you asked me to help you with writeups before, but it's clear you need help with the scores this time. I figured them out for you. Just put them with your writeups, and we're ready to go. :tup
ariich - 10
nick_z - 9.25
wolfking - 9
kingshmegland - 9
Evermind - 8.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 8
Buddyhunter1 - 7
TAC - 6
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Luke, you asked me to help you with writeups before, but it's clear you need help with the scores this time. I figured them out for you. Just put them with your writeups, and we're ready to go. :tup
ariich - 10
nick_z - 9.25
wolfking - 9
kingshmegland - 9
Evermind - 8.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 8
Buddyhunter1 - 7
TAC - 6
Without checking the maths here, I assume that leaves us in an 8 way tie.
I mean what a way to end the roulette, no one wins, no tie breaker, we all move on vowing to never take part in a twosuitsluke roulette ever again :lol
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I've got something for a tiebreaker if it comes to that. :corn
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I've got something for a tiebreaker if it comes to that. :corn
That's the spirit!
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If it comes to a tiebreaker I propose we take another hiatus for a year.
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:lol
C'mon. My body is not ready!!
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Don't want to raise expectations too much but planning to get results out today!
I was thinking I might drip feed results, rather than do the whole thing in one post.
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How about one result per week? :biggrin:
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How about one result per week? :biggrin:
Now there's a schedule I can keep up with.
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How about one result per week? :biggrin:
Now there's a schedule I can keep up with.
You sure about that?
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How about one result per week? :biggrin:
Now there's a schedule I can keep up with.
You sure about that?
Definitely not
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Who's ready for some results?
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Who's ready for some results?
Keen to know if I scraped myself off the bottom of the current survivors!
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So I've decided to get my results out for this final round in a way that works for me. I'll basically be talking about the artist/submissions as a whole, followed by a little synopsis on each song, with scores.
I will say that this feels like one of the weakest rounds. I'm not sure if that is partly because I found it hard to finish the roulette, or maybe I found it hard because it was a little underwhelming.
Before going any further I just wanted to thank everyone for taking part in this roulette and being patient with how long this thing took. I'm aware that I'm far from the best host, so thanks for sticking it out.
Anyway, let's dive in and put you all out of your misery...
8th Place
Kingshmegland: Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt / Don't Give Up / More Than This
If you'd asked me before this if I knew any Peter Gabriel songs, I would've said no. Turns out I do know Don't Give Up (don't we all?). This was a bold choice, but you had nothing to lose, so maybe not that bold. As I mentioned in my impressions, the whole overall sound here just feels too dated to me. I don't know how common knowledge it is, but 80s pop is pretty much the worst music imaginable for me. There are obviously some exceptions, but generally I can't stand anything with that 80s pop sound. These songs (particularly Don't Give Up) fall into that that trap, and struggle to pull themselves out of it. I tried not to let prior conceptions influence my thoughts on these songs but I think part of me couldn't help it.
Digging in the Dirt - To be fair, this feels slightly less dated.
6/10
Don't Give Up - I guess I know this song better than the others, and have heard it many times over the years. To me it sounds a bit like Sting or something. Yea, I'm not a fan.
6/10
More Than This - Yea, it's fine but I know I'll not seek this out again following the roulette.
6/10
Round score: 6/10
Overall score: 70.5
7th Place
Ariich: Fjokra - Psycho for the Sake of it / Love, Thrust, Burn / Get Amongst It / The Old Time Nook
A decidedly Ariich band, and one I can totally understand you sending. This band play a brand of quirky, genre bending, catchiness that I can certainly enjoy. I particularly like the little reggae breakdown in Psycho. I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet. I really like the guys voice, the fact we're always struggling to define what genre this is and the fact it's just the right level of weird. They also kind of remind me of Mindless Self Indulgence actually. I think if there have been more vocal hooks and bits that I enjoyed singing along to, this would've done really well.
Psycho for the Sake of it - Yea, I dig this, it's mixing those genres nicely.
8/10
Love, Thrust, Burn - Not quite as good, but definitely up my street. Solo is easily the highlight, love the tone.
7.5/10
Get Amongst It - Yea this is the one that's kinda like MSI.
7/10
The Old Time Nook - Don't even know what this reminds me of, maybe Diablo Swing Orchestra in places?
7/10
Round score: 7.375/10
Overall score: 70.875
6th Place
Nick_z: Skyclad - Salt on the Earth (Another Man's Poison) / Thinking Allowed / Civil War Dance / Still Spinning Shrapnel
Never heard of these guys but they were definitely one of the nicest surprises, and maybe you saved the best until last? They feel like a good mix of classic/folk/battle metal, and were maybe an influence on a lot of the battle metal that came out in the early 00s, I couldn't say as I don't know anything about the band.
I am quite picky with my folk/battle metal, and outside of the few bands I like, I tend not to explore the genre that much. The other side to their sound is a classic metal, Maiden/Priest-esque vibe. I can enjoy a bit of Priest and Maiden, but they are far from my favourite metal bands. The solos in these songs (especially the one in Salt on the Earth) really sell the band, and although nothing particularly new to my ears, are good solos. The riffs in general, are also pretty strong, with a lot of galloping riffs driving these songs.
Salt on the Earth (Another Man's Poison)- The highlight is the solo, but the outro riff is pretty cool.
7.5/10
Thinking Allowed - very Priest to me, the "Thinking Allowed" chorus even sounds like they're singing "Breaking the Law".
7.5/10
Civil War Dance - Good instrumentation, sounds pretty medieval even.
7/10
Still Spinning Shrapnel - Reminds me a bit of battle metal like Alestorm.
7/10
Round score: 7.25/10
Overall score: 71.5
5th Place
Wolfking: Omnium Gatherum - Reckoning / Frontiers / New Dynamic / Gods Go First
More straight up Melo-death from Wolfy, why change it up now. Another band, like others you've sent, that I'm aware of (and have been for a number of years) but never fully took the plunge with. This is another set of songs where they all kind of blend together when listening, so was hard to score. I wasn't too sold on the harsh vocals, however the melodic guitars, and the guitar tones, were really good.
Reckoning - Straight up Melo-death. I like the bits with the clean guitar tone here.
7.5/10
Frontiers - This almost gets a little warm and fuzzy in places. It does what it does really well. The outro solo is particularly sexy as well.
7.5/10
New Dynamic - I found this song to be the weakest of the 4 to be honest.
7/10
Gods Go First - Nothing too exciting, but solid.
7/10
Round score: 7.25/10
Overall score: 71.75
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Woo, I squeezed past Joe!
Thanks for having me and glad you enjoyed Fjokra.
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Guess a tie isn't happening with how the scores are averaged. :lol
Congrats TAC!
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Woo, I squeezed past Joe!
Thanks for having me and glad you enjoyed Fjokra.
:lol
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Gods Go First - Nothing too exciting, but solid.
Good to see I waited so long for such an indepth, comprehensive review of one of my songs. :lol
Seriously though, cheers for letting me join late and join in on a bit of fun! :tup
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I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet.
twosuitluke roulette v.3 when? (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
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I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet.
twosuitluke roulette v.3 when? (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
The first half of the roulette will take place in 2024, and the second half will take place in 2026.
Results in 2027.
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Fjokra! :)
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Seriously though, cheers for letting me join late and join in on a bit of fun! :tup
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I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet.
twosuitluke roulette v.3 when? (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
The first half of the roulette will take place in 2024, and the second half will take place in 2026.
Results in 2027.
Pretty sure Elite will need more time to submit than this.
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Gods Go First - Nothing too exciting, but solid.
Good to see I waited so long for such an indepth, comprehensive review of one of my songs. :lol
Seriously though, cheers for letting me join late and join in on a bit of fun! :tup
It doesn't help with Litho and his super in depth write ups :lol
I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet.
twosuitluke roulette v.3 when? (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
It won't be any time soon, and I have decided that when I do run it, it will be an album roulette and I will limit to 8 participants.
I love reggae but haven't been sent anything remotely reggae in a roulette yet.
twosuitluke roulette v.3 when? (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
The first half of the roulette will take place in 2024, and the second half will take place in 2026.
Results in 2027.
I mean, there's still no guarantee that this roulette will finish I 2023, just saying.
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Gods Go First - Nothing too exciting, but solid.
Good to see I waited so long for such an indepth, comprehensive review of one of my songs. :lol
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Well, even if it's technically not over yet - thank you Luke for running this. It was quite the long journey (I've wondered before if I somehow jinxed the thing, since it's the only roulette I've participated in so far ;)) Hope all of the extra-forum stuff that you went/are going through is working out ok.
Glad you enjoyed Skyclad...the score is, well, right about where I sat all roulette long :biggrin:
I have to say I'm a little surprised you didn't know them. I thought they were relatively popular in the British metal scene, at least in the 90s. After Martin Walkyier left I think they had more of a low profile - haven't heard much from them/about them over the last few years. But in the 90s they had some pretty insane productivity, and I LOVE their stuff. They were never the luckiest, from a "commercial" standpoint, I think...they got caught up with Noise Records decline, and by the time they signed for Nuclear Blast in 2000 they had disappeared a bit (Folkemon is an ok album with some good songs, but not as good as what came before, imo)
But both their earlier thrashier/metal sound and the (relatively) more recent, folkier stuff is excellent. As I said in the PM, you might enjoy the Irrational Anthems album. I didn't include any songs from it, for runtime reasons (check the opener Inequality Street, a pretty irresistible folk-metal stomp).
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Here's the end to your torture guys...
4th Place
Evermind: Árstíðir - Ages / Cannon / Lover / Fruðŕlþægingin / Shades
I went to Iceland for the first time last year, and absolutely loved it. Before going I did a deep dive into some of the iconic Icelandic artists, as well as some lesser known ones. There is something quite special and unique about Icelandic artists, so this was a nice selection to listen to. I suppose the songs themselves weren't that special, but they have that certain something that do set them apart. Maybe it's the thought of relaxing in geothermal water, with an Icelandic landscape before me, beer in hand, that helps give these songs something extra. The obvious thing that I'm drawn to is the use of cello and violin in these songs. I tend to love that sound, especially when babds like Leprous have done it in the past.
I 100% have to be in the right mood/setting to fully enjoy and appreciate these songs. Most of the time I prefer listening to high energy music but there are times I just need something like this. Árstíðir are actually the sort of band my wife loves (and wished I listened to more of) so these would certainly score even better with her. The other thing a found a challenge in scoring these songs, was that they all kinda roll into one when I listen. It made scoring individually really difficult.
Ages - Simple yet beautiful.
7/10
Cannon - Love the strings and piano on this one.
7/10
Lover - This one has a bit more going on with it.
7/10
Fruðþægingin - This bring the only one sung in their native tongue didn't effect it, lyrics often wash over me anyway.
7/10
Shades - More of the same really.
7/10
Round score: 7/10
Overall score: 72
3rd Place
LithoJazzoSphere: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
I really feel I should know more about Jeff Loomis, but I honestly don't. I've been aware of the name for years but Nevermore have been another one of those bands that have fallen in my blindspot. A band destined for me to say "why the fuck haven't I been all over these guys for years?". These songs pretty much stole the show from the off. I wasn't too sold on the female vocals on Tragedy, however the video game vibes of Escape Velocity and the cheeky guest vocals from Ihsahn (one of my faves) on Surrender more than made up for it. All up this is just great metal which shreds, has plenty of melody and makes me reach for my air guitar. The guitar is at the forefront and that is just fine with me. Add in a certain video game soundtrack vibe and it's gonna score well.
Escape Velocity - Pummelling drums and lots of shredding solos? It's pretty great.
8/10
Tragedy and Harmony - This was the weakest of the four for me, pretty much purely based on those vocals. Following on from an instrumental, that I liked more, they kinda left me feeling like this music is better suited as instrumental.
7/10
The Ultimatum - Similar shred fest to Escape Velocity, but not quite as good.
7.5/10
Surrender - I take it all back about the vocalist, as this features Ihsahn, and it pisses all over Tragedy. I feel his vocals just fit way better, of course I also just prefer them.
8/10
Round score: 7.625/10
Overall score: 73.125
2nd Place
Buddyhunter1: Parannoul - White Ceiling / Age of Fluctuation
I have actually sampled these guys, I think last year, due to the album these songs were taken from being rated highly on RYM. I also think there is a crossover with King Gizzard fans, although that doesn't always bode well as lots of stuff that's popular on the Gizz reddit is not for me. So, this was quite an interesting submission and I particularly liked the fresh sound on the vocal delivery, different to what I usually listen to for sure. I wasn't too sold on the drum sound on White Ceiling and on the whole these songs seemed to drag a fair bit. I'm sorry to say that this wasn't enough to seal the win for you. I do feel bad as you were King of the Hill all the way through this. I don't listen to a ton of music sung in languages I can't personally speak, but of those I do, I really prefer the sound of Asian vocals.
White Ceiling - Not sure on the drum sound here, it's kinda grating at times.
7/10
Age of Fluctuation - I feel there's just something off about the production that doesn't sit well with me. I definitely prefer the more chill parts of this song.
7/10
Round score: 7/10
Overall score: 73.5
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1st Place
TAC: Warfect - Into the Fray / Pestilence / Witch Burner
I see you just went straight thrash for this final round. I can respect that, even if I longed for more stuff like Autonoesis. Warfect remind me of those early thrash albums that were proto-death metal, in particular bands like Kreator, but also Possessed. I don't have a great deal to say about the full on thrash fest, other than it's pretty decent. I have been digging into some thrash classics over the last few years, but nothing really wowed me here. It's enough that I'll at least explore the album, but I probably won't go much further than that.
Into the Fray - The intro grew on me, and there are some blistering riffs here. Definitely a bit Kreator, with that death/thrash sound. That spoken word bit about Russian nuclear submarines could be straight off a Megadeth album, Dave loves stuff like that :lol
7.5/10
Pestilence - Pretty straight up thrash here.
7/10
Witch Burner - Not a lot to say, it's thrash.
7/10
Round score: 7.16/10
Overall score: 74.66
Final Standings:
TAC - 74.66
Buddyhunter1 - 73.5
LithoJazzoSphere - 73.125
Evermind - 72
Wolfking - 71.75
Nick - 71.5
Ariich - 70.875
King - 70.5
Here we are at the end and I just feel I have an overriding need to apologise for this roulette :lol
Thanks again for participating everyone, and commiserations to Buddy for leading this thing for almost the entire roulette only to lose out in the end. Tim, congratulations as you really deserved the win. Autonoesis really won it for you towards the end.
I've come away with a playlist full of albums to check out. Everyone (as is often the case) was able to send me something I loved and I will be digging into these bands over the next few years at least.
Maybe my next roulette will run more smoothly than this one and I'll have developed my write up skills, but it's unlikely.
Love you all, peace out, and until then...
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A loss over a year in the making. :lol
Congrats TAC! I do like a come-from-behind victory at the end... just wish it wasn't at my expense! :lol
Thanks for running this, Luke!
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LithoJazzoSphere: Jeff Loomis - Escape Velocity / Tragedy and Harmony / The Ultimatum / Surrender
I really feel I should know more about Jeff Loomis, but I honestly don't. I've been aware of the name for years but Nevermore have been another one of those bands that have fallen in my blindspot. A band destined for me to say "why the fuck haven't I been all over these guys for years?". These songs pretty much stole the show from the off. I wasn't too sold on the female vocals on Tragedy, however the video game vibes of Escape Velocity and the cheeky guest vocals from Ihsahn (one of my faves) on Surrender more than made up for it. All up this is just great metal which shreds, has plenty of melody and makes me reach for my air guitar. The guitar is at the forefront and that is just fine with me. Add in a certain video game soundtrack vibe and it's gonna score well.
Escape Velocity - Pummelling drums and lots of shredding solos? It's pretty great.
8/10
Tragedy and Harmony - This was the weakest of the four for me, pretty much purely based on those vocals. Following on from an instrumental, that I liked more, they kinda left me feeling like this music is better suited as instrumental.
7/10
The Ultimatum - Similar shred fest to Escape Velocity, but not quite as good.
7.5/10
Surrender - I take it all back about the vocalist, as this features Ihsahn, and it pisses all over Tragedy. I feel his vocals just fit way better, of course I also just prefer them.
Yeah, so I thought about actually sending Nevemore since they were surprisingly not banned, but Warrel Dane's voice tends to be love it or hate for many people, so that felt risky, and I also tend to try and go slightly less obvious in these roulettes anyway, and Nevermore is a somewhat bigger name. So I went with a diversification strategy with two instrumentals and two different vocalists.
Jeff's solo material is really overlooked, and has many of the same instrumental qualities I love about Nevermore's musicianship. His first solo album received some attention when it came out, but the second one, that the tracks I sent were drawn from, I think is even better, particularly with Dirk Verbeuren's drumming, and the guest list. Somehow that one is hardly ever brought up, maybe because at that point Nevemore had dissolved and they were fading from public consciousness before Jeff joined Arch Enemy.
The tracks on the album with Christine are actually some of my favorites, but I figured they might be iffier for you, so I picked the most energetic one. Definitely check the rest of the album, it's loaded with more great playing. Tony MacAlpine was the guest on "The Ultimatum", but there are other appearances from Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, and Atilla Vörös, which are pretty great, as well as several other instrumentals with just Jeff.
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Luke: I'll be scoring each song individually so think carefully which songs you should send
Also Luke:
Ages - 7/10
Cannon - 7/10
Lover - 7/10
Fruðþægingin - 7/10
Shades - 7/10
Round score: 7/10
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Thanks for running this and inviting me back after the hiatus!
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Luke: I'll be scoring each song individually so think carefully which songs you should send
Also Luke:
Ages - 7/10
Cannon - 7/10
Lover - 7/10
Fruðþægingin - 7/10
Shades - 7/10
Round score: 7/10
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Thanks for running this and inviting me back after the hiatus!
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Yours was possibly the hardest to score (not that it looks that way) as the songs were all nice enough but kinda similar. If wasn't paying attention I easily forgot which song I was listening to.
Was glad to have you back, as I know everyone else was as well.
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Lots of 7s in this round. :lol