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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Crow on March 30, 2023, 12:40:33 PM
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Crow’s Overdue Roulette
Can you believe I haven’t done one of these in almost three years?
You Suffer, But Why?
1. TAC
2. Buddy
3. King
4. Litho
5. ariich
6. Stadler
7. Vmadera
8. Dacul
9. Lonestar
10. HOF
11. Puppies
12. Seneca
13. Tomislav
14. Faizoff
15. Luke
16. Reaper
Useful links:
Rules and Themes (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980606#msg2980606)
Banned List (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980609#msg2980609)
Artists Banned During the Roulette (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980610#msg2980610)
Tastes (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980608#msg2980608)
My RateYourMusic Page (https://rateyourmusic.com/~CawCophony)
Past roulettes:
Roulette v1 (http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=44434.0)
Roulette v1.5 (http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=47943.0)
Roulette v2.5 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=50206)
Roulette v3 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=52411)
Roulette v4 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=53404.0)
Roulette v6 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=54377)
Roulette v7 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=55389)
Round Results
Round 1: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2982681#msg2982681) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2984959#msg2984959)
Round 2: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2988224#msg2988224) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2989893#msg2989893)
Round 3: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2993370#msg2993370) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2993844#msg2993844)
Round 4: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2996768#msg2996768) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2997600#msg2997600)
Round 5: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3001657#msg3001657) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3003880#msg3003880)
Round 6: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3005428#msg3005428) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3008270#msg3008270)
Round 7: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3011014#msg3011014) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3011912#msg3011912)
Round 8: First Impressions (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3014344#msg3014344) - Results (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018026#msg3018026)
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Roulette Structure:
No player limit, but if we get way too many players, round 1 will become an elimination round to reduce the player count to something more reasonable (like, 12 or so I guess, we’ll see)
Eight rounds total – 7 normal rounds and an EP round to close things out.
One song per round, no strict length limit but please be reasonable. Generally the best-scoring songs sit in the 7 to 10 minute range for me, 15+ minute epics don’t tend to sit as well with me anyways.
Rules:
1. Send songs via PM. Highest preference is Spotify if available, then direct MP3 links, followed by YouTube or any other sharing site as a last resort
2. There is no limitation on how many people are allowed to send the same song or artist in a round. If the same song is sent by multiple people, that’s fine. You’ll all get the same score.
3. I reserve the right to reject any song or artist not on the banlist, most likely because I either know the specific song or the band probably should be on my banlist (which I will update if so).
4. Please send for the next round within 48 hours after the last round’s results have been posted, barring any special exceptions for vacations or the final round.
Themes:
Round 1: Opening tracks (swap with Round 2 if we need to do prelims)
Round 2: Open Round
Round 3: Non-Rock/Metal
Round 4: Loud Music Round To Counteract Round 3
Round 5: Open Round
Round 6: Send Me Some Weird Stuff
Round 7: The 2023 Round Because It's Probably June By Now
Round 8: The Grand Finale (Closers, 20 minute maximum)
EP Round Rules:
At least three songs/artists minimum. 20 minute minimum length, 30 minute soft limit but if you’re like, a minute or two over it’s fine, just don’t push it. No story or theme is required but flow and cohesion will factor into the overall EP score. Probably going to score out of 15 points for the songs and 5 points for the flow.
I changed my mind, no EP round, don't have the time for it.
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Scoring System:
Y'know what I'm just gonna reuse this graphic I put in my videos. Half-point scoring, any more granular than that would drive me insane.
(https://i.imgur.com/nEKwDq4.png)
Tastes:
Whoo boy this is where DTF is gonna struggle. I still listen to plenty of metal and metal-adjacent music, it’s like, my thing, but I’ve been increasingly picky about it in recent years because very little of it surprises me anymore.
I would say I’m a musical adventurer more than someone who tends to stick to any one sound for too long – I’m constantly in need of new sounds, new genres, otherwise I get bored fast. Like, I can’t argue with sheer quality when I see it, but unless you’re clearing that high bar in a genre I’m really saturated on, it’s probably not gonna stand out to me. On the flipside, something “new” or “interesting” that I haven’t heard before is more likely to leave a stronger first impression, which is what matters the most in a roulette, if you ask me.
And more than that, I like music that makes me feel. I crave emotions. I’m much, much less impressed by sheer, dry technicality that I was a decade ago, big, epic scope and strong emotional cores do way more for me than a three minute wank solo. To that extent, I need some melody in my music, man.
As far as metal goes, I like me some prog metal first and foremost, though my tastes trend towards the heavier stuff – less power-prog and more prog-death, basically. Not exclusively, but I tend to like it more. No djent. I’m preeeetty much saturated on atmospheric black metal so unless it’s like, top of the line, it’s probably topping out at like a 7/10 for me. Post-metal, symphonic metal, maybe death metal and black metal, not awful choices but not my faves. Power metal, folk metal, doom metal, classic heavy metal, not so much my thing. Thrash metal, sludge metal, nu-metal, please don’t.
My genre of choice in recent years has been stuff along the post-hardcore spectrum – emo and pop punk on the lighter end, screamo and some metalcore on the heavier end, though post-hardcore itself is my favorite. Also big into synthpop – less so other pop genres, but hyperpop and electropop can have their moments. Not so much into art pop or chamber pop. Rock and prog rock I don’t really actively seek out but bands with a cool, jazzy bent to them can catch my ear. Quieter, more atmospheric genres like post-rock, ambient, and drone I can enjoy as background music but probably aren’t gonna work in the context of a roulette. Uhh. What else. I like some country and rap but I’m very particular about it, so, probably not?
Not that I expect anyone here to listen through all of it, but here’s a short playlist compiling as much of my tastes as I can muster, both long-time favorites and recent obsessions. Just to give some ideas.
Enjoy the chaos. (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qDIQVghtNyAc1ZdxUQ1tT)
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Banned List:
Because my standard ban list is, frankly, absurd, I’m just going to follow the same rules as last time.
1. Any album I have rated on RateYourMusic is banned. Any artist I have rated 4 stars or higher on RYM is banned. My RYM page is here (https://rateyourmusic.com/~CawCophony) and you can search from there.
2. Any album I own that is not rated is also banned. See my collection lists, and on the off chance that I have missed rating something older than that in my collection, I will update my RYM page appropriately.
3. Any song or album that was sent in a previous roulette is banned. I have compiled a spreadsheet of every song and album I have been sent in a roulette here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mrlZyqNdAoW2UtQnL1FWnusy5bRorSGRRYQ_aq7FZIg/edit#gid=0).
4. Any artist I have been sent 3 or more times in a roulette is also banned. If they’ve been sent three times and I still haven’t gotten into them, it’s probably a sign they’re just not for me. We’ll call this the Katatonia rule.
5. I reserve the right to ban anything not covered by the above lists if I’m familiar enough with it to the point where sending it to me feels redundant, I will let you know.
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Artists Banned During the Roulette:
Round 1:
Bend Sinister (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020224#msg3020224)
Chapel of Disease (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019750#msg3019750)
Atropas (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018453#msg3018453)
Alexisonfire (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019182#msg3019182)
Tears for Fears
Fleet Foxes
Ram-Zet
Round 2:
Janelle Monáe (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019371#msg3019371)
Leonard Cohen (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018917#msg3018917)
This Day & Age (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021734#msg3021734)
Greet Death
The Microphones (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019958#msg3019958)
Silversun Pickups
Reliqa
Killing Joke
Blues Traveler
Round 3:
LCD Soundsystem (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018146#msg3018146)
KANGA (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019667#msg3019667)
Let's Eat Grandma (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019176#msg3019176)
L'Impératrice (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020268#msg3020268)
Kishi Bashi
Senri Kawaguchi
Round 4:
The Ember, The Ash
Respire
Lingua Ignota (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021861#msg3021861)
Gaerea
Floex
Better Lovers
Round 5:
Fjokra (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018182#msg3018182)
Kingcrow (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020057#msg3020057)
SOHN (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018478#msg3018478)
Carchosa (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021787#msg3021787)
Civilians (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021808#msg3021808)
First Signs of Frost (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021864#msg3021864)
Pure Wrath
Round 6:
Moron Police (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019599#msg3019599)
Clarence Clarity (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3010779#msg3010779)
Journey
Grimes (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021337#msg3021337)
Pin Up Went Down
Akercocke (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020903#msg3020903)
Junebug & Ben Babbitt
Round 7:
Avenged Sevenfold
boygenius (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020755#msg3020755)
Sarmat (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019288#msg3019288)
Fractures (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021727#msg3021727)
Kyros
Dirt Poor Robins
Gacharic Spin
Mutoid Man (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018051#msg3018051)
Ché Aimee Dorval
Harboured
Round 8:
Parannoul & Asian Glow (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019910#msg3019910)
NORD (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020572#msg3020572)
Others by No One (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019653#msg3019653)
The Raconteurs
Circle Takes the Square (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3019587#msg3019587)
Yes (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3020557#msg3020557)
Fit For An Autopsy (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3021860#msg3021860)
Teramaze
Ok Goodnight (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3018228#msg3018228)
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alright now that's all out of the way i'm gonna give y'all until like, monday to join and round 1 will start then
just a heads-up i'm targeting two weeks per round because i also need free time to work on videos for my youtube channel and i can't dedicate too too much time to this but rest-assured i will be doing my usual five-listens-then-writeup strategy so the songs will get the attention they deserve, just, not as fast as TAC :corn
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I'm in if you'll have me.
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I'm in if you'll have me.
Did you see Round 3? :biggrin:
I am in as well.
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I'm in if you'll have me.
Did you see Round 3? :biggrin:
I'm going to crush it in Litho's Electronic Round!
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I'd love to join. I'd be able to send music that I never get to send!
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In if I'm not on your ban list. :lol
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I'd love to join. I'd be able to send music that I never get to send!
Jeez, I thought you just unloaded all your crap in my roulette. You got more??
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I'll either pass and just follow this along (which I'm leaning towards right now) or join and send who knows what.
If you haven't heard from me come Monday, just assume I decided to pass. :lol
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I'm in, of course.
But you made an error in the thread title, clearly it should be "join now AND suffer". :P
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I'd love to join. I'd be able to send music that I never get to send!
Jeez, I thought you just unloaded all your crap in my roulette. You got more??
Finally, I person running a roulette with taste.
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I'm in, of course.
But you made an error in the thread title, clearly it should be "join now AND suffer". :P
whether or not you join i think we're all suffering here
updated with the people who peopled into the update
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NICE!!! Some one new I can send all the same old songs to!!! (Not really, just playing off the name change, but a man can pretend) :) :) :)
Can I play?
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Ok, so it looks like I've at least made the prelim before the prelim. :biggrin:
We seem to have the most opposite taste of anyone on the forum, but this should be a fun challenge to try and figure
out the pockets where we overlap. My tentative list of candidates I've been working on for some of them just sort of reverses the traits of what I normally like, that I just happen to love anyway in spite of that. :corn
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i've done worse in roulettes than yours, fwiw :corn
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Here goes, sent!
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Ready to get the worse score if you still need players (Or get eliminated, if you go that route) :corn
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Why'd you have to rate Darklife a 4/5, I wanted to send death's dynamic shroud :'( It would have been something from the exclusive mixtape club too!
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Ready to get the worse score
Not so fast there, it's mine. :hat
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Would a prelim really be needed for a single-song roulette? The last two rounds will be longer, so if you do get a lot of people sign up, an alternative could be to have eliminations after round 6 to bring the number down for those rounds.
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I'm in if you'll have me :metal
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I'll take a spot if available
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I’m down for this.
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Here goes, sent!
Seconded.
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Here goes, sent!
Seconded.
Thirdeded.
Meet everyone back here in two weeks. ;D
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I'm trying to get a draft outline of possibilities for each round from my master list, and plugging things in, moving them around, and getting them to fit feels kind of like solving trigonometric identities all over again. :lol
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I'm trying to get a draft outline of possibilities for each round from my master list, and plugging things in, moving them around, and getting them to fit feels kind of like solving trigonometric identities all over again. :lol
(https://media.tenor.com/hO61HNO9YSMAAAAM/kid-lol.gif)
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Yeah, me in this roulette is any of those other than the top left. :D
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bit more like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8ssH7LiB0
gimme a sec to catch up and check on stuff submitted lol
edit: everything sent so far is allowed, let's hope i don't have to reject too many submissions this time around :lol
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For round 6 are you looking for like, quirky weird, or more serious but experimental weird?
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experimental weird, i do not like jokey-weird. mike patton is my mortal enemy
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
So..Jap-core?
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are
I know what they are, but I don't like a lot of them. :lol
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I mean, I don't want to suffer, so I will join...
Haven't even read the OP yet, but I'm in either way.
:corn
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I can't remember how many of your roulettes I've played in. I'd like to give this a go.
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Oh and...
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-23-2014/o8X2qZ.gif)
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Sent.
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Oh and...
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-23-2014/o8X2qZ.gif)
Dude, you gave away my round-winning epic for round 7. >:(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ywSPWu3K8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ywSPWu3K8)
bit more like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8ssH7LiB0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8ssH7LiB0)
Now I understand TAC's roulette methodology. :metal
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I'm tempted, after all, you won in one of my roulettes :justjen but I'm not sure if I have anything to send :lol what the hell, count me in if you want to suffer
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Ok I guess I will participate if you want boring generic safe entries ;D
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thank you, I thought that was way too clever a line to go on being ignored like it was.
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Ok I guess I will participate if you want boring generic safe entries ;D
Don't worry; I'm here too! :) :) :) :) :)
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thank you, I thought that was way too clever a line to go on being ignored like it was.
I didn’t realize Bruce Dickinson was playing.
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No clue what half those 'core' genres in your tastes are, so I just sent something I like.
Your inbox is gonna look like Pearl Harbor with the amount of Japanese awesomeness that's gonna hit it...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thank you, I thought that was way too clever a line to go on being ignored like it was.
I didn’t realize Bruce Dickinson was playing.
This comment really makes no sense to me :dunno:
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I have sent some stuff you absolutely loathed in the past, so sign me up.
If I remember correctly I always did best when sending post-hardcore stuff, so I guess I'll go that route. I mean, I sure as hell won't be going the synth-wave/pop/rap route, as I'd have zero to send.
Edit: Looking back I actually did pretty well in your 2.5 roulette. Also, I thought I'd participated in more than two (especially as I was immediately eliminated in the first one) but obviously not.
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Sent my round 1 :corn
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Count me in, I got some interesting to send
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Count me in, I got some interesting to send
Saving it apparently. :neverusethis:
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Was my music not interesting enough for you Tim?!?
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Count me in, I got some interesting to send
Saving it apparently. :neverusethis:
Saving for someone who doesn't have limited tastes. Tee Hee.
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Was my music not interesting enough for you Tim?!?
I was just kidding. :)
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16 people so far, damn :lol even more glad i'm giving myself two weeks per round now
also! a few of y'all seem to have missed that this first round is a themed round! i don't feel like eliminating people (yet) so send me opening tracks babyyyy
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a few of y'all seem to have missed that this first round is a themed round! i don't feel like eliminating people (yet) so send me opening tracks babyyyy
I think I read it as Opening Round Song...not Opening Song..Round. ;D
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I can read, unlike Tim. :lol
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16 people so far, damn :lol even more glad i'm giving myself two weeks per round now
also! a few of y'all seem to have missed that this first round is a themed round! i don't feel like eliminating people (yet) so send me opening tracks babyyyy
Hah, I noticed that was the theme, but was waiting to find out if this would be an elimination round before sending.
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I can read, unlike Tim. :lol
Your paper has been delivered..
Read it!
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/449/975/b29.jpg)
;D
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:lol
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Sweet, I've got 13 bands I'm almost certain to send, and 9 potentials. Even with the odd cock block, which I think is unlikely, I've got lots of options. More than I'd imagined I'd have tbh.
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Well mine is most certainly an actual album opening track.
I have a draft done of all my entries, an incredibly awesome set of songs, which will be hopefully be good for 15th place! ;D I checked all the artists against Crow's RYM and had to make a number of substitutions, because they were already rated with mediocre scores, not promising. :lol
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Sent!
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Well, almost everything can be an opening track. Thread idea: worst set openers that actually happened.
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Type O Negative - "Bad Ground". It's so bad it's good.
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Sent!
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Sent!
Gongrats Ariich!
Well gee, that was fun, Crow.
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16 people signed up, 9 submitted so far, i'll probably start listens this weekend once i'm through the new album cavalcade, no huge rush to get your stuff in 'cause you have until monday, etc. :corn
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Sent
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I'm working on the playlist of all the songs I want to send. Will probably send later today.
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I hope you like Moonsorrow :yeahright
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I hope you like Moonsorrow :yeahright
Nah, Moonsorrow is banned. Plus I've sent them to Crow in the past with middling results.
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I hope you like Moonsorrow :yeahright
Nah, Moonsorrow is banned. Plus I've sent them to Crow in the past with middling results.
Moonsorrow? Middling results?? Nah..
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I have my EP finished and 6 of the 7 songs picked out for the other rounds. Need to find one last song...
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Well, I've already sent Round 2 because I can't read. Just finished scouring my Spotify Library and I have my Weird Song and my Epic.
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Well, I've already sent Round 2 because I can't read. Just finished scouring my Spotify Library and I have my Weird Song and my Epic.
Settle down, Bevis.
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I definitely have my weird song chosen...it'll be this bands first mention ever on DTF I do believe.
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I definitely have my weird song chosen...it'll be this bands first mention ever on DTF I do believe.
Intriguing!
I'm not sure if my weird song band has been mentioned on DTF before either. We shall see...
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I'm gonna struggle with the weird round. My first choice I'm astonished isn't banned, but I'm half-expecting it to be an oversight and it'll wind up being rejected anyway. The other problem is that Crow might not actually consider it weird at all. :lol
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The other problem is that Crow might not actually consider it weird at all. :lol
That's a chance we're all taking. :lol
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Sent for rounds 1-7
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Well, I've already sent Round 2 because I can't read. Just finished scouring my Spotify Library and I have my Weird Song and my Epic.
Settle down, Bevis.
OK, Butthead.
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I need tee pee for Tim's butthole.
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my inbox is full so i'm deleting all the round 2 submissions that were sent ahead of round 2 because i only have 25 PM slots even though i've been on this site for 15 years
resend them again later because i literally do not have room for them rn :lol
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my inbox is full so i'm deleting all the round 2 submissions that were sent ahead of round 2 because i only have 25 PM slots even though i've been on this site for 15 years
resend them again later because i literally do not have room for them rn :lol
Yeah, the 25 pm slot limit is literally the most annoying thing about this forum. Especially for those of us that run roulettes regularly. It's a very strange form of gatekeeping...
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I forgot what I sent. :lol
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So apparently I need to look closer at the previously sent list... :lol
Also, someone thought it was a good idea to send you Sign of the Cross? :lmao: I don't remember this, perhaps it was before my time.
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my inbox is full so i'm deleting all the round 2 submissions that were sent ahead of round 2 because i only have 25 PM slots even though i've been on this site for 15 years
resend them again later because i literally do not have room for them rn :lol
Yeah, the 25 pm slot limit is literally the most annoying thing about this forum. Especially for those of us that run roulettes regularly. It's a very strange form of gatekeeping...
There's a sticky to get added into various usergroups, including one that everyone is eligible for (the one I'm in) that increases the inbox size to 50. But it's a manual process to add people to the groups, and looking in that thread, it seems it's been almost ten years since anyone has done that. :lol
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Yeah, that's why I set up an e-mail account specifically so that I could handle most of my submissions over there, and then dealing with spillover here is much easier.
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i'm kinda glad we stopped at 16 participants, that's a good clean number :lol
anyways, i have 14 out of 16 songs in, just waiting on Seneca and Dacul at this point. hangman will go up tomorrow whether or not i have anything from them
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We are all so good at coordinating hangman schedules. :lol I imagine Tomi's will be up Tuesday, and then we'll have another week-long drought by the end of the week. :facepalm:
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I replaced the song for the second round in the Spotify playlist.
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Question for Crow, you say "no djent", and also that you're really into post-hardcore. I have stuff that straddles the line on them. And from some perspectives the line is kind of blurry anyway, I know Metal-Archives rejects lots of djent bands because they consider them more post-hardcore-related than metal. And heck, the first song in your Spotify playlist is kind of djenty. Any insight on what it is about djent that you don't like? I'm wondering whether to give something a try or just avoid the area altogether.
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that's like the one silent planet song i really like and they're decisively metalcore, hah
in general post-hardcore with a djent lean falls into a really samey sound that never does much more me, like the more classic or classic-styled post-hardcore stuff in general
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sended
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that's like the one silent planet song i really like and they're decisively metalcore, hah
in general post-hardcore with a djent lean falls into a really samey sound that never does much more me, like the more classic or classic-styled post-hardcore stuff in general
Just say 'lonestar won't win'... Don't have to use such complex language...
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the final song is in, in the middle of something this morning but i'll put up hangman before i go to lunch :corn
also i did listen to half of the entries last night, and planning to do the other half today. will say there's some... interesting developments, so far
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: __e_se_ ____e & E___ R_t_ R__d_e - ___ed____
???: T_e ___t - _ere____
???: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
???: _tr___s - S___
???: __r______ - __te_ __bb_es
???: Deftones - S_er_e __t_
???: Fleet Foxes - I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
ariich: Bend Sinister - Best __ ___
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus - The Mile
???: Tears for Fears - _____ __ _____s
???: ____e_ __ D_se_se - ___d __ __rds
???: ___ E_____d - St_rs __d ____es
???: ___e ____ ____s - __r__ __ t_e ___s
???: __b___ Ser___e Br__d__st___ - __ __r S____d ___e
???: R__-_et - R._._.
???: __e__s____re - T__s ____d Be _____ere __ t_e __r_d
Letters Guessed:
BDERST
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T
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
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R
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E
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
It's not KG&TLW, though that was my gut reaction too. :lol Unless it's Kiiiing Gizrd & Thee Lzrd Wizard.
(Also I've sent Crow KG&TLW a couple times and she didn't like them)
Let's get the D.
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Completely forgot what I sent, so I’ll just figure it out along with the rest of you.
Give me an S.
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
Kingly Gizz & Liz Wiz Bizzy
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
Kingly Gizz & Liz Wiz Bizzy
Looks like kingshmegland needs a name change again. :neverusethis:
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:lol
He needs a lot of changes.
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
Kingly Gizz & Liz Wiz Bizzy
Looks like kingshmegland needs a name change again. :neverusethis:
Your wish, is my command.
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:rollin :rollin :rollin
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hangizzard is updizzled
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B please.
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Tears For Fears is Kingshmegland
Dead Letter Circus-The Mile....Tomi
Bend Sinister-Ariich
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: _______ _____ & ____ ____ ______ - _________
Luke WTF?? :lol :lol
Kingly Gizz & Liz Wiz Bizzy
Looks like kingshmegland needs a name change again. :neverusethis:
Your wish, is my command.
Perfection. But also...
(https://media.tenor.com/9icIB76KxhgAAAAC/captain-america-i-can-do-this-all-day.gif)
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Dead Letter Circus
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Deathless-Luke
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Deathless-Luke
"Deathless and restless
Cold, contrite cowards
Digitised satellite
Augmented entities
Unremembered God
The world fades to black
Digital black
Welcome to an altered future"
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Fleet Foxes-I Am All That I Need/Arroyo Seco/Thumbprint Scar-Sacul
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Tears For Fears is Kingshmegland
I'm curious how this will do. I may change my round 2 song based on how this does.
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Deftones
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updated, few sender guesses correct, few not correct
finish up first listens right now :corn
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Invent animate - Absent Persistence (Reaper or Buddy?)
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Tears For Fears is Kingshmegland
I did not send them.
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alright, first listens done, there's an obvious worst song here but competition for the top spots is pretty strong, quite liked more than a few of these, though i suspect the numbers i assign out aren't gonna make that super obvious either 'cause my grading scale's gotten pretty strict over the years :lol
just know that if you get, like, a 7.5 or higher that's a pretty good score :lol
amusingly, the first song i listened to this round was my absolute least favorite, and the last two were my favorites. no particular order that i listened to 'em beyond that so feel free to read too deeply into that comment :corn
first impressions on... let's say wednesday, yeah. they're ready, just, giving y'all time to do hangman first :P
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Tears For Fears is Kingshmegland
I did not send them.
Stadler?
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N
and can the update move the hangman to the current page?
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alright, first listens done, there's an obvious worst song here
Sweet! Starting off with that much coveted 4/10 :metal
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N
and can the update move the hangman to the current page?
50-post page user here, it's on the current page for me :loser: but sure lol
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: __e_se_ ____e & E___ R_t_ R_nd_e - _n_ed_n__
???: T_e ___t - _ere__n_
???: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
???: _tr___s - Sn__
???: __r_____n - __te_ __bb_es
???: Deftones - Swerve City
???: Fleet Foxes - I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
ariich: Bend Sinister - Best __ ___
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus - The Mile
???: Tears for Fears - ____n _n ____ns
???: ____e_ __ D_se_se - ___d __ __rds
???: ___ En___nd - St_rs _nd __n_es
???: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
???: __b___ Ser___e Br__d__st_n_ - __ __r S____d ___e
???: R__-_et - R._._.
???: __e__s_n__re - T__s ____d Be _n___ere _n t_e __r_d
Letters Guessed:
BDENRST
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Swerve City
Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
both songs I don't think will do too well but we'll see. :corn
Sacul sent Tears For Fears?
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N
and can the update move the hangman to the current page?
50-post page user here, it's on the current page for me :loser: but sure lol
We're gonna do this all roulette again aren't we? :lol
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We're gonna do this all roulette again aren't we? :lol
not my fault you stick to an awkward post-per-page number that makes it difficult to tell where pages start and end for a normal person like me :P
50 divides cleanly into 100, 1000, 10000 etc! 35 does not!
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It's Tim. He'll bug you on every page.
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Try dividing 50 into 75. Or 110!
Hah!
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It's Tim. He'll bug you on every page.
STFU Bizzy!
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Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
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It's Tim. He'll bug you on every page.
STFU Bizzy!
:lol
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Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
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Chapel Of Disease-Void Of Words-Buddy
Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
Just when you thought it couldn't....it did.
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Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
Read this page and you'll get the joke. Lol
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Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
Read this page and you'll get the joke. Lol
The 35 count page or the 50 count page?
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:badumtss:
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Ola Englund-Stars And Ponies..must be Reaper
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Chapel Of Disease-Void Of Words-Buddy
Was considering sending that to you as well. Another "like the music, hate the vocals" situation. :biggrin:
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Now I remember what I sent!
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Chapel Of Disease-Void Of Words-Buddy
Was considering sending that to you as well. Another "like the music, hate the vocals" situation. :biggrin:
I loved Litho's Mark Knoffler does Death Metal description. :lol It was dead on.
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I loved Litho's Mark Knoffler does Death Metal description. :lol It was dead on.
Hey, someone actually read some other writeups! ;D
alright, first listens done, there's an obvious worst song here
Sweet! Starting off with that much coveted 4/10 :metal
(https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMDNiY2JkODBjYWQyOWUxOGEzYWEyODAyZDhiMDdlODY1YjRmYWFiMiZjdD1n/TcFXNRWM3467YthbK7/giphy.gif)
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Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
Read this page and you'll get the joke. Lol
How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
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Am I tripping or did Joe's name get even more stupid? :lol
Read this page and you'll get the joke. Lol
How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
Only mods can do it.
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Try dividing 50 into 75. Or 110!
I've got some bad news about how well 35 divides into those numbers... :lol
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Round 1 Hangman!
???: Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle - An_ed_n_a
???: T_e ___t - _erem_n_
???: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
???: Atr__as - Sn__
???: Mar_____n - __te_ __bb_es
Dacul: Deftones - Swerve City
???: Fleet Foxes - I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
ariich: Bend Sinister - Best _f ___
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus - The Mile
???: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
Buddy: Chapel of Disease - Void of Words
Reaper: Ola Englund - Stars And Ponies
???: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
???: __b___ Ser___e Br_ad_ast_n_ - _f _ar S____d __me
???: Ram-_et - R._._.
???: A_e__s_nf_re - T__s ____d Be An___ere _n t_e __r_d
Letters Guessed:
ABDEFMNRST
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F, for whoever sent NIN :lol
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Let’s try this one more time:
Sacul sent Deftones
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Try dividing 50 into 75. Or 110!
I've got some bad news about how well 35 divides into those numbers... :lol
:rollin
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F, for whoever sent NIN :lol
I personally wouldn't have sent them,but super surprised they aren't banned :eek
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Try dividing 50 into 75. Or 110!
I've got some bad news about how well 35 divides into those numbers... :lol
:rollin
Yeah I’m an idiot. :lol
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Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle. Probably Litho
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How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
You have to send a notarized letter to Bosk, stating your request and the reasoning behind it. After he approves it, the letter is sent to Hef, which he then reviews, and makes a decision on whether your reasoning is valid or not. Then King receives the letter, to which he decides if there should be changes to your request. Then it finally goes back to Bosk for completion. The whole process takes about 4-5 years.
Seriously, don't know. I asked before to change mine and got no response :dunno:
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How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
You have to send a notarized letter to Bosk, stating your request and the reasoning behind it. After he approves it, the letter is sent to Hef, which he then reviews, and makes a decision on whether your reasoning is valid or not. Then King receives the letter, to which he decides if there should be changes to your request. Then it finally goes back to Bosk for completion. The whole process takes about 4-5 years.
Seriously, don't know. I asked before to change mine and got no response :dunno:
Bribery helps.
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How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
You have to send a notarized letter to Bosk, stating your request and the reasoning behind it. After he approves it, the letter is sent to Hef, which he then reviews, and makes a decision on whether your reasoning is valid or not. Then King receives the letter, to which he decides if there should be changes to your request. Then it finally goes back to Bosk for completion. The whole process takes about 4-5 years.
Seriously, don't know. I asked before to change mine and got no response :dunno:
Bribery helps.
But King Gizz related names help even more :coolio
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I'd like to change mine to be a bit more mysterious. Everyone automatically knows my real name ang age.
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How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
You have to send a notarized letter to Bosk, stating your request and the reasoning behind it. After he approves it, the letter is sent to Hef, which he then reviews, and makes a decision on whether your reasoning is valid or not. Then King receives the letter, to which he decides if there should be changes to your request. Then it finally goes back to Bosk for completion. The whole process takes about 4-5 years.
Seriously, don't know. I asked before to change mine and got no response :dunno:
Bribery helps.
Or just being a shit talker at the wrong place and time...
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I'd like to change mine to be a bit more mysterious. Everyone automatically knows my real name ang age.
You look good for 95. I was gonna say you don’t look a day over 70.
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How do you change your name, anyway? I can't figure that one out.
You have to send a notarized letter to Bosk, stating your request and the reasoning behind it. After he approves it, the letter is sent to Hef, which he then reviews, and makes a decision on whether your reasoning is valid or not. Then King receives the letter, to which he decides if there should be changes to your request. Then it finally goes back to Bosk for completion. The whole process takes about 4-5 years.
Seriously, don't know. I asked before to change mine and got no response :dunno:
Bribery helps.
Or just being a shit talker at the wrong place and time...
I asked for the name changes each time.
Though, I was changed to queenshmegland one time when my buddy got me back at work and posted for me when I left my screen open. :lol
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I'd like to change mine to be a bit more mysterious. Everyone automatically knows my real name ang age.
You look good for 95. I was gonna say you don’t look a day over 70.
I'm actually just about to turn 107
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I'd like to change mine to be a bit more mysterious. Everyone automatically knows my real name ang age.
You look good for 95. I was gonna say you don’t look a day over 70.
I'm actually just about to turn 107
I doubt Crow can divide 50 into that.
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Gimme M
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A
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I'd like to change mine to be a bit more mysterious. Everyone automatically knows my real name ang age.
Same, except for me, it's age and species. I'd really like to be Seneca.
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the correct way to get your name changed is to threaten ariich with a weapon, in my experience
hangman updated above
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Litho sent Chelsea Wolfe?
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Marillion-Hotel Hobbies-Lonestar......or Stadler
Public Service Broadcast
I
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the correct way to get your name changed is to threaten ariich with a weapon, in my experience
hangman updated above
Even then you had to remind me again a few days later.
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Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere In the World
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Hey Crow, I just had an awesome idea!! :justjen
How about if instead of posting the results here (I mean, you have to post them here, but...) you post a Results Video?
Whadaya think? ;D
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See Crow. New page, same prodding from Tim.
It never ends. :lol
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Very curious to see how Chelsea Wolfe scores, got a few bands in their blast radius I've been considering
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Very curious to see how Chelsea Wolfe scores, got a few bands in their blast radius I've been considering
Same actually.
(has never listened to a Chelsea Wolfe album)
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Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle. Probably Litho
Litho sent Chelsea Wolfe?
It's actually not this time. Probably seneca. And the song is "Anhedonia", BTW. I'm gonna shoot myself if it scores well though, it's definitely a better song than what I sent (and most likely what everyone else sent as well). Just not something I had on my radar for Crow.
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The Cult - Ceremony
Marillion - Hotel Hobbies
Public Service Broadcasting - If War Should Come - HOF or Vmad
Alexisonfire
Hmm, the latter seems like the sort of thing Crow should like, and I'm also surprised isn't banned.
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The Cult - Ceremony
Stadler
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The Banned List is pissing me off. I had the perfect EP, and just double checked the bands and I lose an excellent song. :censored
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How about if instead of posting the results here (I mean, you have to post them here, but...) you post a Results Video?
Whadaya think? ;D
way too much work. not happening
updating hangmang in a second (new post)
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Round 1 Hangman!
Seneca: Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle - Anhedonia
Stadler: The Cult - Ceremony
Puppies: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
TAC: Atr__as - Snow
Lonestar: Marillion - Hotel Hobbies
Dacul: Deftones - Swerve City
???: Fleet Foxes - I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
ariich: Bend Sinister - Best of You
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus - The Mile
???: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
Buddy: Chapel of Disease - Void of Words
Reaper: Ola Englund - Stars And Ponies
Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
Vmadera: Public Service Broadcasting - If War Should Come
Litho: Ram-Zet - R.I.P.
???: Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere in the World
Letters Guessed:
ABDEFIMNRST
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I see Ram-Zet - R.I.P.
Interesting choice. No idea who would have sent it.
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Never heard of Ram-Zet.
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Puppies: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
TAC: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
Litho: Ram-Zet - R.I.P.
HOF: Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere in the World
???
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Not me.
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Not me.
Some irony to Vmadera’s guesses in this and Litho’s roulette!
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I was just throwing names without thinking, maybe something would stick :)
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My name and song were not picked. Hint, hint.
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Puppies: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
TAC: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
Litho: Ram-Zet - R.I.P.
HOF: Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere in the World
???
considering these are apparently completely random it's impressive you went 3 for 5 :lol
updated above
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Best Of You
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TAC is the artist that hasn't been guessed yet. Probably some super unknown but somewhat decent metal / prog band with one album and less than 30 monthly listeners on Spotify. :biggrin:
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(https://i.giphy.com/media/XbJITy6EKlCgiubbC2/giphy.webp)
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I'm also gonna guess the song name is Snow
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TAC is the artist that hasn't been guessed yet. Probably some super unknown but somewhat decent metal / prog band with one album and less than 30 monthly listeners on Spotify. :biggrin:
:lol
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Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle. Probably Litho
Litho sent Chelsea Wolfe?
It's actually not this time. Probably seneca. And the song is "Anhedonia", BTW. I'm gonna shoot myself if it scores well though, it's definitely a better song than what I sent (and most likely what everyone else sent as well). Just not something I had on my radar for Crow.
I'm a bit nervous about it, to be honest. I forgot there was a chance of elimination when I sent it.
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I forgot there was a chance of elimination when I sent it.
(https://media.tenor.com/I6GFaw6IR3YAAAAC/chuckles-im-in-danger.gif)
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i'm not doing eliminations :lol
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TAC is the artist that hasn't been guessed yet. Probably some super unknown but somewhat decent metal / prog band with one album and less than 30 monthly listeners on Spotify. :biggrin:
:lol
So how close was I? :biggrin:
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My name and song were not picked. Hint, hint.
Fleet Foxes?
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Swerve City
Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
both songs I don't think will do too well but we'll see. :corn
F, for whoever sent NIN :lol
I personally wouldn't have sent them,but super surprised they aren't banned :eek
;D
I guess I can't just follow the ban list.
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My name and song were not picked. Hint, hint.
Fleet Foxes?
Yup.
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i'm not doing eliminations :lol
Oh sweet! :D I thought you were trying to get it down to 12 or so.
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??? : Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
??? : Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere in the World
So going by elimination it's
HOF
Luke
?
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Swerve City
Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
both songs I don't think will do too well but we'll see. :corn
F, for whoever sent NIN :lol
I personally wouldn't have sent them,but super surprised they aren't banned :eek
;D
I guess I can't just follow the ban list.
There's a ban list? :) :) :) :)
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Round 1 Hangman!
Seneca: Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle - Anhedonia
Stadler: The Cult - Ceremony
Puppies: Invent Animate - Absence Persistent
TAC: Atropas - Snow
Lonestar: Marillion - Hotel Hobbies
Dacul: Deftones - Swerve City
King: Fleet Foxes - I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
ariich: Bend Sinister - Best of You
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus - The Mile
HOF: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
Buddy: Chapel of Disease - Void of Words
Reaper: Ola Englund - Stars And Ponies
Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails - March Of The Pigs
Vmadera: Public Service Broadcasting - If War Should Come
Litho: Ram-Zet - R.I.P.
Luke: Alexisonfire - This Could Be Anywhere in the World
first impressions coming probably later today :corn
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Never heard of Ram-Zet.
The funny thing is that you remember a comment I made in my writeup for Buddy on Chapel of Disease a few rounds ago, but completely missed me specifically referencing Ram-Zet in my writeup for your Dreamgrave entry last round. :lol
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Never heard of Ram-Zet.
The funny thing is that you remember a comment I made in my writeup for Buddy on Chapel of Disease a few rounds ago, but completely missed me specifically referencing Ram-Zet in my writeup for your Dreamgrave entry last round. :lol
Well, it's not that I remembered Buddy's review. It's just that I called it up on Spotify, and then I thought it sounded familiar from your roulette, so I was just trying to figure out who sent it. I had it playing when I did that, and decided to read some of your thoughts on it. I thought your description was dead on. :lol
And as far as Ram-Zet, I can't say I read 100% of all of the reviews of my songs :lol but if I did, and I think I did, the Ram-Zet reference would've went right over my head and instantly forgotten.
I should reread it and see what the heck you were talking about. ;D
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Round 1 First Impressions!
Puppies: See, this is why I asked people not to send djent.
2. Not -quite- what I expected from this artist, but it's at least up to their quality standard!
3. Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
4. Dude this frickin' rips, why did nobody tell me about this?
Luke: Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
TAC: I don't know how you always manage to whip out these obscure bands nobody's ever heard of who never blow me away but always manage to clear most everything else sent in a round.
7. As far as the more straightforward rock songs in this round go, this is one of the groovier and more exciting ones.
8. Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
9. I'm left wanting a little bit more than I got out of this, but there a lot of moments that caught my ear and room for it to grow on me, so.
Lonestar: Feels like a cool intro to a song that never quite starts.
11. Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
12. This tickles at a lot of different parts of my prog brain but the vocals are… really strangely underweight.
Faizoff: This was better that I was expecting, admittedly, but it's still leaving me a bit cold.
14. It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced.
15. Feels more like an overture rather than a proper song, but it's an overture made up of pretty good parts, so.
16. This started out completely different from what I expected given the artist behind it, then it turned into exactly what I expected soon after.
i was supposed to post this yesterday oops. well anyways.
playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2naaKgUSigsx0uhcOQI5gB
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4. Dude this frickin' rips, why did nobody tell me about this?
5. Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
6. I don't know how you always manage to whip out these obscure bands nobody's ever heard of who never blow me away but always manage to clear most everything else sent in a round.
Well, my song does indeed frickin' rip. ;D
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close enough :lol
i swear i wrote that impression before this post :corn
TAC is the artist that hasn't been guessed yet. Probably some super unknown but somewhat decent metal / prog band with one album and less than 30 monthly listeners on Spotify. :biggrin:
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3 or 4?
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:lol
It does rip though! ;D
Any chance you could link the playlist?
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11. Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
From the feedback in the thread I'm guessing this is where I land? ;D
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3. Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
14.It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced
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updated the impression post with the round playlist. all other guesses so far are wrong :corn
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13.?
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yeahp, for better or worse
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5 probably
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Luke: Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
The cleans or the harshes, which are the sticking point? I figured this would be right up your alley.
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10?
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10?
I was thinking 11 or 12 for Marillion, actually.
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I should have seen this one.
16. This started out completely different from what I expected given the artist behind it, then it turned into exactly what I expected soon after.
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1, 10, or 11 :corn
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updated above!
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So it's funny, I picked that one cause it's actually the first part of a three song trilogy that opens a concept album
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I'll (optimistically) claim 4
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So I don't really consider Invent Animate a Djent band. They have some of those sounds, but they are more metalcore/post-hardcore.
Although, in hindsight, I wish I had picked a different band to send for round 1. I must have been out of my mind when I decided to send that :lol
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9 or 15 then
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This one?
8. Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
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4. Dude this frickin' rips, why did nobody tell me about this?
This one would sure be nice, but I think someone would need to check the ground temperature in Hell, Michigan first.
9. I'm left wanting a little bit more than I got out of this, but there a lot of moments that caught my ear and room for it to grow on me, so.
So maybe it's this one?
14. It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced.
And I wonder if this is Wolfe/ERR.
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8?
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Perhaps one of:
2. Not -quite- what I expected from this artist, but it's at least up to their quality standard!
3. Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
8. Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
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Luke: Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
The cleans or the harshes, which are the sticking point? I figured this would be right up your alley.
I'm honestly surprised this band wasn't banned, either because Crow likes them or dislikes them. I'm feeling confident, which is obviously never a good sign :lol
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14. It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced.
And I wonder if this is Wolfe/ERR.
Me too, I just didn't want to admit it
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Me: 16. This started out completely different from what I expected given the artist behind it, then it turned into exactly what I expected soon after.
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Round 1 First Impressions!
Puppies: See, this is why I asked people not to send djent.
Luke: Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
TAC: I don't know how you always manage to whip out these obscure bands nobody's ever heard of who never blow me away but always manage to clear most everything else sent in a round.
Vmadera: I'm left wanting a little bit more than I got out of this, but there a lot of moments that caught my ear and room for it to grow on me, so.
Lonestar: Feels like a cool intro to a song that never quite starts.
Faizoff: This was better that I was expecting, admittedly, but it's still leaving me a bit cold.
Seneca: It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced.
King: Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
Litho: This tickles at a lot of different parts of my prog brain but the vocals are… really strangely underweight.
Buddy: Dude this frickin' rips, why did nobody tell me about this?
2. Not -quite- what I expected from this artist, but it's at least up to their quality standard!
3. Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
7. As far as the more straightforward rock songs in this round go, this is one of the groovier and more exciting ones.
11. Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
15. Feels more like an overture rather than a proper song, but it's an overture made up of pretty good parts, so.
16. This started out completely different from what I expected given the artist behind it, then it turned into exactly what I expected soon after.
playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2naaKgUSigsx0uhcOQI5gB
updated with all correct guesses :corn
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4 for sure. Even if it is not it is in my head :angel:
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8. Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
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Maybe 3?
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In the weird round, are there bonus points for sending the weirdest stuff?
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In the weird round, are there bonus points for sending the weirdest stuff?
Let's god damn hope so!
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In the weird round, are there bonus points for sending the weirdest stuff?
Ahem. Lol
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Just wondering...I got the band nailed down, and they're plenty weird on their own right, but do I make a more accessible choice, or go scorched earth?
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no bonus points in any round for anything :lol
also i haven't listened to y'alls songs since like wednesday oops yesterday was new music day and that takes priority but i'll def be getting thru another spin today and maybe tomorrow as well to make up for lost time. idk when results will be tho
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3. Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
12. This tickles at a lot of different parts of my prog brain but the vocals are… really strangely underweight.
Ok, at this point it has to be one of these two.
Just wondering...I got the band nailed down, and they're plenty weird on their own right, but do I make a more accessible choice, or go scorched earth?
I've switched out my original song (I love it, but it had one huge central problem that I think would bug Crow. That problem could arguably be part of what makes it "weird", but eh, it's too risky). And now that's the dilemma I'm in, having revisited a bunch of songs from another artist I want to send. The weirdest stuff could be really offputting, but the more accessible tunes could be perceived as not weird enough and too bland for the intent of the theme. Might just split the difference and find one somewhere in the middle of those.
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Crow, how hard are you gonna be on your 20 minute epic length rule? I've got a potential that is 21 minutes long.
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that's fine ig
also impressions updated, i probably -could- reveal 'em all at this point but since i don't expect to have results up for a few more days anyways i might as well keep y'all guessing
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7?
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Fuck it, 4
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no, and then yes
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Fuck yeah, I’m peaking early this roulette! :lol :metal
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Litho: This tickles at a lot of different parts of my prog brain but the vocals are… really strangely underweight.
Hmm. I think our tastes in vocal preferences are so radically different that we might wind up running past each other all roulette long. I guess I'll have to wait for the results to see if you expound upon it (I don't know if your writeups will be anything like some of the ones in your previous roulettes), but there are so many different types of vocal parts in the song that it's hard to make anything of this (though it's just a quick impression, of course).
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yeah i'm gonna do proper writeups but i need time to actually do that and i haven't had time to listen to the songs since saturday :mehlin
gonna try and get my last two listens & writeups in during the week but results might not be until the weekend
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Take your time, it gives me time to review your videos and get ideas for future rounds :corn
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Round 1 First Impressions!
Puppies: See, this is why I asked people not to send djent.
Luke: Pretty dang close to what I tend to look for in this genre, but the vocals might be a sticking point.
TAC: I don't know how you always manage to whip out these obscure bands nobody's ever heard of who never blow me away but always manage to clear most everything else sent in a round.
Vmadera: I'm left wanting a little bit more than I got out of this, but there a lot of moments that caught my ear and room for it to grow on me, so.
Lonestar: Feels like a cool intro to a song that never quite starts.
Faizoff: This was better that I was expecting, admittedly, but it's still leaving me a bit cold.
Seneca: It's got really lovely atmosphere and vocals but I wish the melodies were more pronounced.
King: Much fuller sound and a more adventurous spirit than what I've heard from these guys before.
Litho: This tickles at a lot of different parts of my prog brain but the vocals are… really strangely underweight.
Buddy: Dude this frickin' rips, why did nobody tell me about this?
HOF: Not -quite- what I expected from this artist, but it's at least up to their quality standard!
Stadler: Maybe not quite my taste, and a touch long for what it is, but fun enough to make up for that.
Tomislav: As far as the more straightforward rock songs in this round go, this is one of the groovier and more exciting ones.
Dacul: Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
ariich: Feels more like an overture rather than a proper song, but it's an overture made up of pretty good parts, so.
Reaper: This started out completely different from what I expected given the artist behind it, then it turned into exactly what I expected soon after.
playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2naaKgUSigsx0uhcOQI5gB
alright, finishing this up since i'm finishing my last pre-writeups listen, results... friday? i wanna say? let's hope
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Dacul: Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
:sadpanda:
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Dacul: Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
:sadpanda:
I don't find Swerve City to be a particularly good example of Deftones either, to be honest.
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Can I change my round 1 song? :corn
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Can I change my round 1 song? :corn
changed to Absu, got it
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Can I change my round 1 song? :corn
changed to Absu, got it
OH NOOOOOOooooooooo..........
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Dacul: Very hit or miss band for me and this is closer to a miss but it's mostly just… unremarkable.
:sadpanda:
I don't find Swerve City to be a particularly good example of Deftones either, to be honest.
It's what got me into the band, although now I think Crow might just prefer their heavier stuff, like Diamond Eyes. Oh well :P
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also i'm thinking i might axe the last two round themes and replace them with less stressful ones 'cause tbh with this many players those rounds are never going to get done within my time constraints
i really don't want to do an EP round right now, it turns out :lol
thinking just another open round and then a closers round to parallel round 1
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also i'm thinking i might axe the last two round themes and replace them with less stressful ones 'cause tbh with this many players those rounds are never going to get done within my time constraints
i really don't want to do an EP round right now, it turns out :lol
thinking just another open round and then a closers round to parallel round 1
Cool. Now I don't have to find an epic. My first epic got moved to the EP when the original EP epic was banned..
I have high hopes for this song btw..
EDIT: One of the rounds being chopped IS the Epic Round. :facepalm: :lol
You're getting it anyway in the new "Open" round. Oh wait..it's a Closer!
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I was worried about finding an epic to fit your tastes, most of mine are fairly generic prog/prog metal stuff.
Got some good closers for sure though!!
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While we're chopping rounds, can we chop the non metal round?
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I have no ideas for an EP yet so I am okay with this.
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also i'm thinking i might axe the last two round themes and replace them with less stressful ones 'cause tbh with this many players those rounds are never going to get done within my time constraints
i really don't want to do an EP round right now, it turns out :lol
thinking just another open round and then a closers round to parallel round 1
Cool. Now I don't have to find an epic. My first epic got moved to the EP when the original EP epic was banned..
I have high hopes for this song btw..
EDIT: One of the rounds being chopped IS the Epic Round. :facepalm: :lol
You're getting it anyway in the new "Open" round. Oh wait..it's a Closer!
:getoffmylawn:
Tim, oh Tim. :lol
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While we're chopping rounds, can we chop the non metal round?
No. Let's get rid of the metsl round. It's all you send.
PS: He'll send Blonde. Lol
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Don't touch either of those rounds...I got that shit already picked out.
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Lonestar sent Marillion.
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While we're chopping rounds, can we chop the non metal round?
maybe i'll add a second non-metal round for funsies
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While we're chopping rounds, can we chop the non metal round?
maybe i'll add a second non-metal round for funsies
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While we're chopping rounds, can we chop the non metal round?
maybe i'll add a second non-metal round for funsies
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I'm fine with repurposing the epic round. I have numerous other sub-10 minute songs that are arguably better than any of the potential epics I was deciding between.
But the EP round, ugh, I hope you change your mind on that. My tentative one was getting better and better, and it allowed me to put more of my stronger candidates in. I'll have to rethink the structure of the rounds again.
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it's either not do the EP round or do eliminations before the EP round, so
y'all i don't have time to listen to 16 thirty minute EPs five times that's literally forty hours of music i don't have
on that note i didn't get time to start writeups today so results definitely won't be tomorrow :lol
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*Cue TAC bragging about his entire EP roulette*
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*Cue TAC bragging about his entire EP roulette*
Just like when he brags to his wife that he finishes first.
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*Cue TAC bragging about his entire EP roulette*
His writeups are like this though:
Solid. 8.2/10
Not solid. 7.5/10
Unsolid. 7.4/10
Rock solid. 8.8/10
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*Cue TAC bragging about his entire EP roulette*
His writeups are like this though:
Solid. 8.2/10
Not solid. 7.5/10
Unsolid. 7.4/10
Rock solid. 8.8/10
Worst thing I've ever heard, made my ears bleed. 6.8/10
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:lol
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*Cue TAC bragging about his entire EP roulette*
Well, it was awesome!!
Just like when he brags to his wife that he finishes first.
By a mile!!
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It's a race Tim! You win! :lol
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I’m undefeated! :lol
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at 12 of 16 writeups done right now, gonna try and tackle the last four this afternoon/evening and get results up :corn
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Everyone is bogarting Rich's popcorn
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And bogarting is fogey-speak for...?
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And bogarting is fogey-speak for...?
Not really understanding what is going on, but doing it because everyone else is.
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And bogarting is fogey-speak for...?
Not really understanding what is going on, but doing it because everyone else is.
Oh, ok. I'd never heard that expression before. I figured it was because HUMPhry Bogart as in everyone was humping the original post.
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And bogarting is fogey-speak for...?
Not really understanding what is going on, but doing it because everyone else is.
Oh, ok. I'd never heard that expression before. I figured it was because HUMPhry Bogart as in everyone was humping the original post.
Maybe. I actually have no clue what bogarting is. Maybe I'm bogarting too :lol
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And bogarting is fogey-speak for...?
Not really understanding what is going on, but doing it because everyone else is.
Oh, ok. I'd never heard that expression before. I figured it was because HUMPhry Bogart as in everyone was humping the original post.
Maybe. I actually have no clue what bogarting is. Maybe I'm bogarting too :lol
You're blowharding. :lol
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To bogart is stoner slang for smoking up someone else's weed.
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To bogart is stoner slang for smoking up someone else's weed.
Huh. Never heard that before. Not that I smoke weed anymore.
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To bogart is stoner slang for smoking up someone else's weed.
Huh. Never heard that before. Not that I smoke weed anymore.
Here's looking at your silly posts, sweetheart.
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alright y'all old geezers i'm finishing up writeups right now so t-minus an hour before results go up, probably
likely less than that but i don't wanna get the horde too excited and then disappoint y'all :corn
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Sweet!! You already got my next round's submission.
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Round 1 Results
Round 1 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2naaKgUSigsx0uhcOQI5gB)
Puppies: Invent Animate – Absence Persistent
I guess I didn’t stress this enough in my tastes post, but tunefulness is like… incredibly important to my enjoyment of music, and this… doesn’t, even try for that. Not only is it pretty much completely devoid of melodies… I’m not sure it even has chord progressions? Every riff in the song is, quite literally, one note. Hammered in rhythmically. With no melodic divergence whatsoever.
It’s devoid of melody, but it’s also devoid of groove, it’s devoid of emotion, there’s nothing here but robotic chugging to produce Loudness and Energy. Which, like… to be fair. There are parts of this that, despite all that, I -kiiiind- of feel – with the clean vocals and the tremolo guitars on top of the 5/16th riffs – but also, like… I’ve heard that before, too?
Even not considering this as djent – which it definitely is, but I digress – it’s just… not interesting to me. I’m bored by it. The only parts I actively dislike are the really downtuned chugging parts, but otherwise it… exists in a mildly neutral, occasionally somewhat compelling state of being. What do I even do with it.
6/10
Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails – March of the Pigs
The thing is, I don’t inherently dislike Nine Inch Nails – hell, the last time they were submitted in one of my roulettes they scored pretty well – but “industrial” anything is always a hard sell for me. When they lean into more atmospheric, languid grooves, I can usually at least find something to like, but that’s… not what this song is.
On the flipside, what this song is, is very upbeat and frantic, and I… kind of respect the energy of it, if nothing else? If I need something to pump me up, the distorted screaming and choppy 7/8 guitar groove have got me covered. Which is why, uhh… when the song just, awkwardly stops for the piano… chorus? It completely kills that momentum.
Like, there’s pieces of it I like – the 4/4, moodier “prechorus” is pretty cool, but that’s the only part of this that really feels meaningfully… tuneful, whereas the verses… aren’t, and the chorus barely exists. Mostly, it just feels… sloppy, even by NIN standards. I dunno, just not feeling it.
6/10
Dacul: Deftones – Swerve City
Recently I’ve been spinning Knife Prty as it was one of the songs submitted for my upcoming subscriber special grab bag ranking, and I quite like it! Lots of energy, a pretty killer drum line, well-textured atmosphere, just a lot of fun. That’s the kind of Deftones song that works for me.
On the other hand… uhh, what do I do with this? I feel like over half of the song is that one riff, and that one riff is three-fourths the one note repeated ad infinitum. It’s not a bad riff, and the song is short enough that I don’t get tired of it, but… it’s not that good either? Between that there’s the more expansive, atmospheric moments I tend to like more, and I do, but… I’m not particularly compelled by them, either?
There’s nothing I particularly dislike here, it’s all fine, but out of every song this round, this feels like the one that… does the absolute least, has the least meat on its bones. It’s solid but it’s just completely unremarkable, the bare minimum of an alt-metal song. So much so that I spent a third of this writeup talking about a different song entirely and I’ve spent another third padding out what little I do have to say with fluff like this.
6/10
Reaper: Ola Englund – Stars and Ponies
Yeah, the only thing that caught me off guard about this was the synthy bit at the start, which… I don’t even particularly like, but, compared to what I’ve heard from Ola Englund before, wasn’t what I was expecting. Unlike the five minutes of instrumental prog metal that followed it that were… pretty much exactly what I expected.
Like, yeah, the guitar work is neat! Soulful and shreddy in equal measure. I uhh. What else do I say about this? It’s the most “this is a prog metal” song of this entire bunch, except it’s not even really prog metal, it’s straight 4/4 the whole way through, it just sounds exactly like your everyday modern prog metal band does nowadays so I can’t help but lump it in there.
Mostly what this is is, like, junk food music. It’s, in the moment, pretty fun and pleasant enough to listen to, but it’s completely devoid of substance or personality and the moment it’s over I forget everything that happened in it. I like it fine enough, but as like, background music. Uhh. The one really fast part towards the middle is kinda cool I guess. I dunno, I got nothing else to add here.
6.5/10
Lonestar: Marillion – Hotel Hobbies
The funny thing is, neo-prog is never really my thing, but then every time I’m like, forced to listen to it, my takeaway is usually… “oh, this is pretty good, yeah!” I think it’s mostly just… the style of vocals these bands tend to employ that usually turns me off the sound. I can’t describe exactly why, it’s just… not for me.
The real sticking point for me here is the way the song just… stops. It’s supposed to flow into the next song on the album, I get that, but even then, maaaan it’s abrupt. I’d be willing to overlook it if it felt like the song had otherwise come to a natural conclusion, but it… doesn’t, really. It just… stops in the middle of a buildup to what should be a cool climax. It’s a hell of a cocktease.
Otherwise, I quite like a lot of what the song has to offer? ESPECIALLY the rhythm section, which is absolutely on fire here – probably the best bassline of any song in this round and the drums pull a lot of weight too. The guitars roar and shred where they need to, the louder moments have a ton of soul and power, it’s all really good and that’s why it frustrates me so much that it just… so obviously isn’t a complete song. I like it, but… man, I wish I could like it more.
7/10
Stadler: The Cult – Ceremony
This is the kind of song that it’s hard to, like… write about, because the entire point is to just turn off your brain and jam along. I enjoy this way more as a passive, headbanging listen than I do when I have to really pay attention to it and think about it, and as a passive listen… yeah this rocks pretty dang hard, doesn’t it?
I mean, the intro is… unusual, for the kind of song it transitions into, but not in a bad way, just like… a cinematic buidup to when the song really kicks in proper. At which point we get a cool rocker about worshipping rock music itself, or something along those lines. I dunno, again, what does it matter what it’s about when the riffs rock this hard, the solos really shred, and the singer’s just throwing himself into his performance.
Like, it’s certainly not a deep song, it’s not really trying to be, and even for as much dumb fun as it is, it’s proooobably a touch long for what it is, but again… I’m nitpicking on what the song isn’t and isn’t trying to be, so. Whatever mannnn. Rock on!
7/10
Vmadera: Public Service Broadcasting – If War Should Come
Kinda shocked I’ve never been sent this artist before, I’ve known of them for a while and I’m pretty sure they’ve been sent in other roulettes but just not mine? Anyways, it’s a neat concept! Taking historical recordings from the past and setting them to music, in this case… a kind of lightly groovy form of post-rock, I guess?
What this song does well is set the stage for a story to follow – there’s a rising tension throughout, especially with the progression of the audio clips, and more of a groove develops as the song goes on without ever fully simmering to a boil. As far as intro tracks go, it’s definitely doing its job really well.
…which, unfortunately, also makes it feel kind of… lacking? As a standalone track. Less so than the Marillion song because this one at least, ends, but it’s a ton of build that doesn’t really have proper payoff? There’s a loud bit towards the end but even that never quite feels… climactic. I still like this plenty for what it is, I just… always keep expecting a bit more than what I get out of it.
7/10
Seneca: Chelsea Wolfe & Emma Ruth Rundle – Anhedonia
My immediate reaction to this one was “oh so it’s kinda like Casualties of Cool”. Which isn’t… incorrect but it’s not quite right, either? It’s kinda just… low-key folk with a bit more atmosphere than that implies, and it’s… very pleasant! Both ladies have lovely voices, the textures and soundscapes are very pretty, I like it!
I kinda… don’t know what else to say about it beyond that though? Anhedonia, as far as I can tell, is just… another word for depression, or similar enough that it may as well be, which… okay. The song’s not really got any particularly strong hooks and it feels a bit… sleepy and shapeless? It’s just not really memorable in any way beyond how pleasant it is.
I feel like, if this like, went more Chelsea Wolfe by the end, had a bit more fire or a proper climax, it’d work a lot better for me? But I guess that’s not what they’re going for here. I dunno. I like this but I wouldn’t be particularly inclined to check out an entire project of it, if you know what I mean. It’s good in a kind of unremarkable way.
7/10
Tomislav: Dead Letter Circus – The Mile
This and the Deftones song kinda go hand-in-hand in my mind, namely as pretty straightforward rock songs that aren’t really trying to punch too far above that label, but this one’s just the obviously better one – more energy, more musical ideas, just a lot more compelling on the whole – and, obviously, much more up my alley stylistically.
That being said… I’unno, I get the sense the aim was to be pop more than it was to, like, properly emote, so the end product sounds really cool and pretty fun, but a little… dry? It doesn’t really latch itself in my mind, either, it’s a bit in-one-ear out-the-other, a lot of cool little moments but none of them stick.
Like, the drums are on fire here, the vocals have some moments where they really pop, I like individual elements of this and I also like it as a whole, I’d probably check out an entire album in this style if it could promise this kind of quality throughout, but somethings holding me back from properly loving it, too. Maybe ‘cause it’s a bit short and ends kind of abruptly? But it otherwise feels complete. I’unno, it’s a weird one, even after five listens I’m not quite sure how I feel about it other than, yeah, I dig it!
7/10
Litho: Ram-Zet – R.I.P.
I see this labelled as “avant-garde” metal and I go… yeah, in the sense that they’re not necessarily doing all the “right” things, but the amount of things they’re doing at the very least makes it interesting in the short term. I kinda get “slightly less weird DSO” vibes from this, actually? It definitely makes me want to at least check out the album – which even some of the better songs here don’t do, so.
But the vocals… man, I dunno what to tell you. The whole nightwish/symphonic metal style of female vocals is generally not my thing, but even beyond that these just feel… strangely underweight even in that regards. No power at all to them. It’s such a weird sound. The harsh vocals aren’t great either honestly but I don’t mind them. Also not really a fan of how disjointed the song feels… there’s like, three fake endings here, I swear.
I should probably talk about what I like though. The riffs go pretty hard, the amount of variety on display is compelling, the instrumental moments in general hit a lot harder than the vocal moments for me, the noodly prog bits that remind me of DT especially tickle my prog brain, there’s a lot of cool Stuff here even if I’m not fully sure it comes together as a great “song”. It’s neat. Not fully sold on it but I’d wanna hear more, yeah.
7/10
King: Fleet Foxes – I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar
Honestly, in a sea of rock and metal tunes, something that sounds this organic and homespun is always gonna be a little bit refreshing. Maybe I’m overrating it for that reason alone, but at the same time… it also is just, really good?
The energetic guitar rollick is quite compelling, the soaring vocals have a lot of weight to ‘em, I already said it in my first impression but there’s an adventurous spirit to this that I really admire, and an effective loud-soft dynamic created entirely with acoustic instruments, as far as I can tell… it’s, again, really pleasant, but also just makes for a good tune! Maybe not the most memorable melodically, but ehh, it’s grown on me after a few listens.
The actual lyrics aren’t… quite doing it for me, there’s an undercurrent of… insecurity? Alongside, uhh, love? I think? It’s a bit abstract, and a bit outside what interests me personally, but ehh, I’m still plenty into the tune itself even beyond that. I dunno, it’s hard to say much about this because it’s pretty straightforward in what it is, I just like listening to it!
7.5/10
HOF: Tears for Fears – Woman in Chains
I’m probably one of the few people who likes Shout more than Everybody Wants to Rule the World, or at least it feels that way? But like, Tears for Fears are a good band at their absolute worst and this isn’t their absolute worst, so it’s pretty damn good. And nnnnot quite what I expected from them, but that’s far from a bad thing! I like being surprised!
Listening to this, I actually think of Kate Bush’s Running up That Hill, in that it’s an 80’s pop tune about how difficult women have it in society simply for being born female. I don’t think it’s quite as conceptually strong, but also, I probably like it more, even if they… share a similar flaw, in that neither song ever gets quite as big as I feel like it should?
Though Woman in Chains goes pretty dang close, there’s a nice build throughout the entire, like, first half, just no proper explosive climax to send it over the top. The instrumentals swell, the vocals get more intense, the drums really kick in, and then it rides on that mood for like, three minutes without ever going past it. …not that I can complain too much, when the mood it’s riding on is, again, really damn good, it’s just not quite blowing me away, is all. But yeah wow a good Tears for Fears song, what a surprise.
7.5/10
Luke: Alexisonfire – This Could Be Anywhere in the World
This is pretty much exactly what I look for in post-hardcore, which is to say, it doesn’t really do anything to surprise me or even stand out that much but, unfortunately for everyone else here, this is also just. One of my favorite genres in recent years, so this ends up being one of my favorite songs here just by default. Oops.
The lyrical arc is… interesting, if maybe sketched a bit broadly? Kinda just, commentary on how cities are overrun with violence and homelessness and that basically applies to, well, everywhere in the world. Which… yeah, I mean, I know this thing and it doesn’t hit emotionally hard or anything but, that’s so true besties.
Beyond that… well, it’s rock-solid post-hardcore. Cool melodic riffing, a solid if not particularly exceptional chorus, it just makes my brain happy to listen to. I dunno if I necessarily need to hear more because, again, this is exactly what I expect the genre to sound like, and maybe that’s why I’ve never dug too deep into these guys in the first place, but that doesn’t stop this from being really good, yeah.
7.5/10
TAC: Atropas – Snow
When I first started listening to this round, I got the impression that this would either get better or less interesting the more I listened to it, but it kinda just… staunchly refused to budge much in either direction. It’s just plainly and obviously really good prog metal, without ever really surprising me or blowing me away.
Like… there’s a lot of different parts to it. Big, epic moments, bouts of intensity, calmer, atmospheric moments, even some groovier passages, but none of them feel disconnected or disjointed, it’s all shockingly cohesive, and they even manage to throw in a pretty good chorus, too. This scrappy, no-name band nobody in the entire world has ever heard of sure does know what they’re doing, don’t they?
The only real thing I can knock against this is that it doesn’t really… excite me? Unlike Ram-Zet, this… pretty much just treads familiar ground, only, it does it really well to the point where it’s hard to complain about it? I see that no other track on the album even clears five minutes, which is a bit disappointing, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t just some damn good prog metal, so…
8/10
Buddy: Chapel of Disease – Void of Words
I find it kinda funny that, in a round with several late 80’s and 90’s tunes, this 2018 release ends up feeling like the most old-school of them all. Like, the guitar work in this is some classic heavy metal in terms of the riffing and then even older, like, 70’s rock in terms of soloing. One of y’all brought up Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler in-thread and like… yeah, I do kinda hear it in? In that ending solo specifically?
The vocals on this are maybe not quiiiite up my alley, at the very least, the vocal moments of this are the only parts I’m not fully sold on, but the guitar work dominates so, so much of this song that I can hardly be bothered to care, and there’s so many different little moments to this that I’m still catching new ones I missed on every listen, it’s just… super damn cool, mannnn.
While I’m not quite calling this my favorite song of the round, it’s easily the most exciting and fresh of the entire bunch and probably the album here I’m gonna hop on first because… hell yeah man, it friggin’ rules. Another song I’m not particularly inclined to write much more about because I’m just here to rock along to it.
8/10
Ariich: Bend Sinister – Best of You
THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST TH- okay but seriously. This song’s probably the closest of the round to being right at the intersection between “stuff I’m currently interested in” and “cool tune I’m really enjoying” so it was pretty much a free win for you. Indie rock with a theatrical flair paired with a longform, progressive song structure? Yeah, uhh, funnel that directly into my ears mate.
Like, yeah, the more I listen to it, the less disparate it sounds, though it does still kiiiind of feel like an overture, but nah, it’s complete within itself and it’s just got so much to love about it! Great build, strong hooks, it all just plain sounds good, it’s even this kind of motivational “things suck but you can make them better” message I’ve been particularly vibing with as of late.
Though all that being said, I do think the slower, straightforward, moodier back half of the song works a lot more than the chaotic, uptempo first half? It’s a chill little groove that’s just really nice to listen to. Yeah, I’m still not sure I’m over the moon for this one but, man, you really know how to hone in on exactly the kinda music I’m looking for, don’t you? So anyways: Congrats, ariich! Great roulette everyone, time to wrap it up.
8/10
Standings:
ariich – 8
Buddy – 8
TAC – 8
Luke – 7.5
HOF – 7.5
King – 7.5
Litho – 7
Tomislav – 7
Seneca – 7
Vmadera – 7
Lonestar – 7
Stadler – 7
Reaper – 6.5
Dacul – 6
Faizoff – 6
Puppies – 6
One round in the books, I’m gonna hopefully make my decision on how to restructure the rounds by the end of the weekend but round 2 is definitely just gonna be an open round anyways. Try to send within the next 72 or so hours, please!
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I feel at some point you owe it to yourself to listen to all three songs in that intro suite. In a huge marillion fangroup I'm in it was voted the beat music from their whole catalog.
As I said, you got my next round.
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So...is Bend Sinister banned?
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So...is Bend Sinister banned?
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980610#msg2980610
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So...is Bend Sinister banned?
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980610#msg2980610
I was joking!
Anyway, sent something that I have no idea how it'll do.
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I'm glad you liked the song Crow! I agree with Rich's submission. My favorite song of the round too.
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Faizoff: Nine Inch Nails – March of the PigsThe thing is, I don’t inherently dislike Nine Inch Nails – hell, the last time they were submitted in one of my roulettes they scored pretty well – but “industrial” anything is always a hard sell for me. When they lean into more atmospheric, languid grooves, I can usually at least find something to like, but that’s… not what this song is.On the flipside, what this song is, is very upbeat and frantic, and I… kind of respect the energy of it, if nothing else? If I need something to pump me up, the distorted screaming and choppy 7/8 guitar groove have got me covered. Which is why, uhh… when the song just, awkwardly stops for the piano… chorus? It completely kills that momentum.Like, there’s pieces of it I like – the 4/4, moodier “prechorus” is pretty cool, but that’s the only part of this that really feels meaningfully… tuneful, whereas the verses… aren’t, and the chorus barely exists. Mostly, it just feels… sloppy, even by NIN standards. I dunno, just not feeling it.6/10
Interesting notes, not knowing your tastes in detail I thought I'd venture with this track, it's from their 2nd album so the grooves and atmosphere happens more later on, I guess I could've started with tracks from the Fragile or even later. So in essence I'm tied in last lol. Will be sending the 2nd round shortly.
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Litho: Ram-Zet – R.I.P.
I see this labelled as “avant-garde” metal and I go… yeah, in the sense that they’re not necessarily doing all the “right” things, but the amount of things they’re doing at the very least makes it interesting in the short term. I kinda get “slightly less weird DSO” vibes from this, actually? It definitely makes me want to at least check out the album – which even some of the better songs here don’t do, so.
But the vocals… man, I dunno what to tell you. The whole nightwish/symphonic metal style of female vocals is generally not my thing, but even beyond that these just feel… strangely underweight even in that regards. No power at all to them. It’s such a weird sound. The harsh vocals aren’t great either honestly but I don’t mind them. Also not really a fan of how disjointed the song feels… there’s like, three fake endings here, I swear.
I should probably talk about what I like though. The riffs go pretty hard, the amount of variety on display is compelling, the instrumental moments in general hit a lot harder than the vocal moments for me, the noodly prog bits that remind me of DT especially tickle my prog brain, there’s a lot of cool Stuff here even if I’m not fully sure it comes together as a great “song”. It’s neat. Not fully sold on it but I’d wanna hear more, yeah.
7/10
Hmm, hoped for higher, feared for lower, ended up stuck in the middle of the pack. Well, I guess I still have options for now.
Yeah, as suspected, vocals are going to be challenging here, because I'm not quite sure what you like. A lot of the stuff you seem to like is vocally not to my taste and so I don't really have anything to send in that direction. You mentioned in the OP that you're into progressive death, but you've complained in some of your older writeups about lower-pitched growls, so unless that's a shift in your preferences, that limits my options there. And I don't get the feeling you're too big on the traditional belting prog/power style vocals either, so I'll have to think about this more. The harsh vocals are pretty aggressive and unique to me with how Zet mixes in melody at times, even in some of the higher screams. And Sfinx's clean vocals do lean towards a more ethereal, floating style, which I love over heavier music, but I guess that might not be something that appeals to you, though it was worth a try.
Anyway, they do get labeled as avant-garde, but they mix a lot of styles, and each song has a different combination of them, so there's bound to be songs you'd like more. Some are stranger, some are more straightforward, this one is somewhere inbetween. The slightly disjointed feel I think is actually part of what makes them feel different and "avant-garde" to me, you can't always predict where the song is going.
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You're in for a treat with that album, it's remarkably solid from front-to-back. It's only six songs but none of them are duds, and I'm not even sure I'd consider Void Of Words the best song on it, but it's up there. It doesn't have a ton of variety to it but that's basically the only thing holding it back from being like a 9/10 or higher.
Speaking of 9/10 albums, I've had my Round 2 submission planned out since joining, so already sent. :corn
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Sent!
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Solid start! Sent for round 2.
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I pretty much agree with you on Alexisonfire dude. I only really dabble in post-hardcore myself to be honest, and have a few bands I really like. Yea this song is solid, and I enjoy the band every now and then, but don't reach for them often.
I think I've got some more stuff that leans into.that genre but might send something different first.
Edit: Sent a Buddy blocking song :metal
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Sent!
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Edit: Sent a Buddy blocking song :metal
Hope it's a good one. :neverusethis:
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Edit: Sent a Buddy blocking song :metal
Hope it's a good one. :neverusethis:
It's a song you could've sent, so make of that you will.
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Luke sent Cave-In - "New Reality".
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I feel at some point you owe it to yourself to listen to all three songs in that intro suite. In a huge marillion fangroup I'm in it was voted the beat music from their whole catalog.
As I said, you got my next round.
I kind of second this. Lonestar and I both regard that entire album VERY highly, to be sure, but I saw that submission, praised it, but also feared the reaction that it actually got. Here's the thing, though: standalone, you're right, but it's that very abruptness that makes the song work in context:
And the only sign of life is the ticking of the pen, introducing characters to memories like old friends. Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines... New shadows tugging at the corner of his eye, jostling for attention as the sunlight flares through a curtains tear, shuffling its beams as if in nervous anticipation of another day...
And the music shifts... think of a cutaway in a movie, the camera panning to a memory or flashback, and then "Warm Wet Circles":
"On promenades where drunks propose to lonely arcade mannequins, where ceremonies pause at the jeweler's shop display..."
The only word is "cinematic". You've watched a clip from a larger movie and there's no escaping that. And if you did like what you heard, you owe yourself the rest of that album; this is not a dig on Hotel Hobbies, this is praise for the rest of it: Hotel Hobbies isn't even in my top half of that album.
So I just wrote a half a page on NOT my song? Is that it? :) :) :) :) :)
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You sent the two songs after it in my roulette, so it kind of is your song too. :) Puppies' as well for that matter, since you beat him to the punch on one of them. They're obviously a beloved DTF band, so I'll have to check the rest of the album out as well at some point.
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You sent the two songs after it in my roulette, so it kind of is your song too. :) Puppies' as well for that matter, since you beat him to the punch on one of them. They've obviously a beloved DTF band, so I'll have to check the rest of the album out as well at some point.
It'll come in handy of you need a nap.
But it's personal to Lonestar, so I cut him some slack.
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I feel at some point you owe it to yourself to listen to all three songs in that intro suite. In a huge marillion fangroup I'm in it was voted the beat music from their whole catalog.
As I said, you got my next round.
I kind of second this. Lonestar and I both regard that entire album VERY highly, to be sure, but I saw that submission, praised it, but also feared the reaction that it actually got. Here's the thing, though: standalone, you're right, but it's that very abruptness that makes the song work in context:
And the only sign of life is the ticking of the pen, introducing characters to memories like old friends. Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines... New shadows tugging at the corner of his eye, jostling for attention as the sunlight flares through a curtains tear, shuffling its beams as if in nervous anticipation of another day...
And the music shifts... think of a cutaway in a movie, the camera panning to a memory or flashback, and then "Warm Wet Circles":
"On promenades where drunks propose to lonely arcade mannequins, where ceremonies pause at the jeweler's shop display..."
The only word is "cinematic". You've watched a clip from a larger movie and there's no escaping that. And if you did like what you heard, you owe yourself the rest of that album; this is not a dig on Hotel Hobbies, this is praise for the rest of it: Hotel Hobbies isn't even in my top half of that album.
So I just wrote a half a page on NOT my song? Is that it? :) :) :) :) :)
I also tend to think of the three tracks as part of one whole, and I think my favorite of the three might be At That Time of The Night. But Hotel Hobbies probably makes more sense to send as a stand-alone.
It’s funny because Marillion fans complain about modern Marillion epics being kind of different song segments cut and pasted together, with abrupt transitions that kind of jar the listener. It’s not a new thing at all though. That’s just how they’ve always written even back to the Fish days.
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I'm starting to think abrupt-ish transitions might be an underrrated prog hallmark.
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Luke sent Cave-In - "New Reality".
You're getting closer to becoming one with your roulette algorithm.
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Sent!
Not a bad score, something to build on. Your thoughts on Anhedonia are fair enough. I agree that the payoff from the song doesn't ever quite materialize as much as it feels it could. But then I think that fits with the theme of the song, anhedonia being the inability to feel pleasure.
Also, that Bend Sinister song is a lot of fun.
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If I remember rightly Anhedonia is the only Chelsea Wolfe/Emma Ruth Rundle song I really like. Or maybe, the one featuring Chino Moreno as well.
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If I remember rightly Anhedonia is the only Chelsea Wolfe/Emma Ruth Rundle song I really like.
Of all the artists and their various combinations, solo ERR is by far my favorite, but I was discouraged from sending that when I saw her with two songs on the banned songs list.
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I feel at some point you owe it to yourself to listen to all three songs in that intro suite. In a huge marillion fangroup I'm in it was voted the beat music from their whole catalog.
As I said, you got my next round.
I kind of second this. Lonestar and I both regard that entire album VERY highly, to be sure, but I saw that submission, praised it, but also feared the reaction that it actually got. Here's the thing, though: standalone, you're right, but it's that very abruptness that makes the song work in context:
And the only sign of life is the ticking of the pen, introducing characters to memories like old friends. Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines... New shadows tugging at the corner of his eye, jostling for attention as the sunlight flares through a curtains tear, shuffling its beams as if in nervous anticipation of another day...
And the music shifts... think of a cutaway in a movie, the camera panning to a memory or flashback, and then "Warm Wet Circles":
"On promenades where drunks propose to lonely arcade mannequins, where ceremonies pause at the jeweler's shop display..."
The only word is "cinematic". You've watched a clip from a larger movie and there's no escaping that. And if you did like what you heard, you owe yourself the rest of that album; this is not a dig on Hotel Hobbies, this is praise for the rest of it: Hotel Hobbies isn't even in my top half of that album.
So I just wrote a half a page on NOT my song? Is that it? :) :) :) :) :)
I also tend to think of the three tracks as part of one whole, and I think my favorite of the three might be At That Time of The Night. But Hotel Hobbies probably makes more sense to send as a stand-alone.
It’s funny because Marillion fans complain about modern Marillion epics being kind of different song segments cut and pasted together, with abrupt transitions that kind of jar the listener. It’s not a new thing at all though. That’s just how they’ve always written even back to the Fish days.
Solid analysis Bill...cinematic is definitely a great term for it, and it really continues through the first five songs, and honestly if it wasn't for White Russian, the album would be fluid throughout. Such a fucking masterpiece.
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If I remember rightly Anhedonia is the only Chelsea Wolfe/Emma Ruth Rundle song I really like.
Of all the artists and their various combinations, solo ERR is by far my favorite, but I was discouraged from sending that when I saw her with two songs on the banned songs list.
I just checked and it's Shadows & Light by Suadade, Chelsea Wolfe and Chino Moreno that I really like. Damn good song.
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Yay! I thought you'd dig it, but joint round winner is still a nice surprise. Yeah I guess I can see why your first impression was of an overture, though I wouldn't have guessed that impression. And yeah the more emotive style of the second half is more compelling, but as you say the first half is fun, and also I think the second half works better because of the contrast with what comes before it.
Anyway, mulling over a couple of options for round 2.
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If I remember rightly Anhedonia is the only Chelsea Wolfe/Emma Ruth Rundle song I really like.
I'm assuming that's just of what you've heard. Chelsea alone has released or collaborated on probably close to 150 songs or so, and it's hard to imagine most non-fans having hunted them all down.
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If I remember rightly Anhedonia is the only Chelsea Wolfe/Emma Ruth Rundle song I really like.
I'm assuming that's just of what you've heard. Chelsea alone has released or collaborated on probably close to 150 songs or so, and it's hard to imagine most non-fans having hunted them all down.
Oh yeah, I'm far from an expert. I've heard most of her albums at least once, and a few of her collaborations. I've been trying to listen to more female artists the last few years, and she's one of the ones I've been returning to.
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Sent!
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Luke sent Cave-In - "New Reality".
I’d be happier if you sent that over Amaranthene.
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Luke sent Cave-In - "New Reality".
I’d be happier if you sent that over Amaranthene.
Gotta go with the better song my friend.
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Luke sent Cave-In - "New Reality".
I’d be happier if you sent that over Amaranthene.
Gotta go with the better song my friend.
I actually wasn’t going to send either if I was gonna send them. So yeah, thanks for ruining that for me! :heart
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Sent something risky :corn
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Sent something risky :corn
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Sent!
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i'll check what i have so far when i get a chance, not sure i'm actually gonna be able to start listening today but we'll seeeeeee
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Alright, I'm at 14 out of 16, just missing Tomi and Faizoff it looks like.
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Seent. :corn
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alright, everyone is in, i'll try to put up hangamazoo later today
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Round 2 Hangman!
???: T__s Da_ & A_e - _ore o_ a ____b, _ess o_ a ____
???: _______ _o_e - _o_e ___e B_ood
???: T_e ___ro__o_es - T_e __o_, _t. _
???: Re__qa - _ Do_'t __o_ __at _ A_
???: R_ss_a_ _____es - _ar_er _e__s
???: _a_e__e _o_ae - _o_e A___e (_ar o_ t_e Roses)
???: _eo_a_d _o_e_ - _a_o_s B__e Ra___oat
???: ___dred Reaso_s - Bro_e_ _a_ds
???: D__ _ra_ - _er_d_a_
???: S___ers__ ______s - E__t_ _est
???: ____ Ro_e - Q_est_o_ _t A__
???: Abstra_t _o_d - Be_o_d t_e _or__o_
Luke: Cave In - Amaranthine
???: _reet Deat_ - _o_'re _o__a _ate __at _o_'_e Do_e
???: B__es Tra_e_er - Es_a____
???: Dead__ __r__s __re - B_r_ _o_ A___e
Letters Guessed:
ABDEOQRST
give me letters i'll update in the morns
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Crosby, Stills & Nash?
E
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B
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R please.
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T
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S
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O
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A
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Cave In, Amaranthene, Luke
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D
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Is that all the letters of the alphabet yet?
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Q
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Is that all the letters of the alphabet yet?
most of 'em yeah
updated, no more letters until you start guessing some names bcuz i feel like i filled in two-thirds of the entire hangman already
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I guess Reap sent Russian Circles
Greet Death - Anthony Fantano
Hundred Reasons - Ariich?
Deadly Circus Fire
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Crosby, Stills & Nash?
I was way off lol.
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Blues Traveller-Stadler
Janelle Monae
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Janelle Monae
Sacul?
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I already sent Janelle in a previous roulette, so no clue who sent Come Alive (War of the Roses)
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I'm guessing Tomi then. Think he's a fan.
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Hundred Reasons - Ariich?
You knows it. :metal
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Blues Traveller-Stadler
First Barenaked Ladies, now Blues Traveler. Is the forum running out of things to send in roulettes? (Just ribbing, I think it's fun to send stuff that isn't new or obscure)
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Crosby, Stills & Nash?
I was way off lol.
This Day & Age- More Of A Climb, Less Of A Walk
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Hundred Reasons - Ariich?
You knows it. :metal
Are they even known outside of the UK?
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Hundred Reasons - Ariich?
You knows it. :metal
Are they even known outside of the UK?
I've definitely heard of Ariich.
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Round 2 Hangman!
???: This Day & Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk
???: _____n_ _o_e - _o_e ___e B_ood
???: T_e ___rop_ones - T_e __o_, Pt. _
???: Re__qa - _ Don't _no_ __at _ A_
???: Russian Circles - _arper _e__s
???: Janelle Monáe - Come Alive (War of the Roses)
???: Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
Ariich: Hundred Reasons - Broken Hands
???: D__ _ra_ - _er_d_an
???: Silversun Pickups - Empty Nest
???: Lucy Rose - Question it All
Litho: Abstract Void - Beyond the Horizon
Luke: Cave In - Amaranthine
Buddy: Greet Death - _o_'re _onna _ate __at _o_'_e Done
Stadler: Blues Traveler - Escaping
???: Deadly Circus Fire - B_r_ _o_ A___e
Letters Guessed:
ABDENOPQRST
:corn
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I already sent Janelle in a previous roulette, so no clue who sent Come Alive (War of the Roses)
Are you sure? It isn't on Crow's banned song list.
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Tomi sent Russian Circles then
Lucy Rose - Question it All
Abstract Void - Beyond the Horizon
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You're never gonna guess it :corn
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You're never gonna guess it :corn
Ffs dude, can you send more obvious stuff?!
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I already sent Janelle in a previous roulette, so no clue who sent Come Alive (War of the Roses)
Are you sure? It isn't on Crow's banned song list.
I'm pretty sure I sent Cold War a few roulettes back and she kinda liked it, but I might be wrong, it's been a while.
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I already sent Janelle in a previous roulette, so no clue who sent Come Alive (War of the Roses)
Are you sure? It isn't on Crow's banned song list.
I'm pretty sure I sent Cold War a few roulettes back and she kinda liked it, but I might be wrong, it's been a while.
i figured it out, it was your post-roulette EP i quickly wrote about even tho you didn't make the finals :lol
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=47943.msg2229201#msg2229201
also, hangmane updated. first listens finished/impressions written, also :corn
feels like there's very little metal this round which is interesting
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So 15 sent different style and Tim sent a metal song. :lol
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So 15 sent different style and Tim sent a metal song. :lol
You'd love my song. ;D
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Leonard Cohen
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So 15 sent different style and Tim sent a metal song. :lol
:lol
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Luke did too, to be fair. :lol
Abstract Void sounds like a metal band. Gonna guess TAC sent that. :P
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Silversun Pickups-Empty Nest
Abstract Void sounds like a metal band. Gonna guess TAC sent that. :P
I did not. It sounds like the kind of band Litho would send.
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Give us a P
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Famous Blue Raincoat
Broken Hands
Escaping
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updated!
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Bury You Alive
You're Gonna Hate What You've Done
Harper Lewis
L
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
Oh boy. I don't see this going over well.
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I've got nothing to lose ;D
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
Oh boy. I don't see this going over well.
says the guy who sent the worst song of round 1 :loser:
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
Oh boy. I don't see this going over well.
says the guy who sent the worst song of round 1 :loser:
I'm claiming temporary insanity. I honestly have no idea why I sent that song...
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Any updates tonight?
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Round 2 Hangman!
???: This Day & Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk
???: __ll_n_ _o_e - Lo_e L__e Blood
Dacul: The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2
???: Rel_qa - _ Don't _no_ __at _ A_
???: Russian Circles - Harper Lewis
???: Janelle Monáe - Come Alive (War of the Roses)
???: Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
Ariich: Hundred Reasons - Broken Hands
???: D__ _ra_ - _er_d_an
???: Silversun Pickups - Empty Nest
???: Lucy Rose - Question it All
Litho: Abstract Void - Beyond the Horizon
Luke: Cave In - Amaranthine
Buddy: Greet Death - You're Gonna Hate What You've Done
Stadler: Blues Traveler - Escaping
???: Deadly Circus Fire - Bury You Alive
Letters Guessed:
ABDELNOPQRST
no updates except this update i just updated
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Killing Joke-Love Like Blood
Meridian?
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
Oh boy. I don't see this going over well.
says the guy who sent the worst song of round 1 :loser:
I'm claiming temporary insanity. I honestly have no idea why I sent that song...
There's definitely more than one note in some of those riffs and certainly some chord progressions underneath them, but it does also make you a useful pawn in getting a better idea of the elements of djent that Crow is looking to avoid. :biggrin:
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Don’t Know What I Am
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That's Reliqa. Possibly TAC, but more likely, he might have sent Deadly Circus Fire.
"Meridian" is from Dim Gray, that's HOF.
I'm curious to see how Silversun Pickups does. They were on my extended candidate list, though I doubt I would have used them since even though they're not banned, Crow has them color-coded as not being especially impressive in an earlier artist list, although I might have picked a different song.
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The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
Sacul?
Oh boy. I don't see this going over well.
says the guy who sent the worst song of round 1 :loser:
I'm claiming temporary insanity. I honestly have no idea why I sent that song...
There's definitely more than one note in some of those riffs and certainly some chord progressions underneath them, but it does also make you a useful pawn in getting a better idea of the elements of djent that Crow is looking to avoid. :biggrin:
Any way I can help! :lol
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In reality, I do know what Crow does and does not like about 99% of the time. Our tastes in music are pretty cohesive. However, every once in a while I do tend to swing and miss completely. Just look at the time I sent Absu. :lol
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Round 2 Hangman!
King: This Day & Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk
Tomi: Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Dacul: The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
TAC: Reliqa - I Don't Know What I Am
Faizoff: Russian Circles - Harper Lewis
Puppies: Janelle Monáe - Come Alive (War of the Roses)
Seneca: Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
Ariich: Hundred Reasons - Broken Hands
HOF: Dim Gray - Meridian
Vmadera: Silversun Pickups - Empty Nest
Reaper: Lucy Rose - Question It All
Litho: Abstract Void - Beyond the Horizon
Luke: Cave In - Amaranthine
Buddy: Greet Death - You're Gonna Hate What You've Done
Stadler: Blues Traveler - Escaping
Lonestar: Deadly Circus Fire - Bury You Alive
alright looks like hangmang is dead, solving it and i'm gonna put up first impressions in just a bit
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Round 2 First Impressions!
Puppies: This is practically cheating, but I'm not gonna ban it since you had no way of knowing I already loved this one.
Buddy: This is shaped like a song I'd really like, but I'll need further listens to confirm whether or not it hits all the right notes.
TAC: See, if you're going to send something djent-adjacent, this is the way to do it.
King: This is right up my alley and I have no real issues with it, yet I'm sitting here struggling to think of anything to say about it other than that… it's good, yeah!
HOF: This sounds really good but I felt like I spent its entire runtime waiting for it to… go? Somewhere?
Litho: It's an interesting fusion of two sounds I like on their own, but I'm not sure they have that great chemistry together.
Lonestar: I see someone's following the TAC school of roulette submissions with this one, though with less impressive results.
Stadler: Not… sure it's quite my style, but it's got enough personality that I still enjoy it well enough.
1. My constant struggle with this style/band is that I'm… not? Sure? What I'm supposed to get out of it?
4. I think there was a point where I was into this sound, but that point feels like it's long past.
8. Generally with this style I prefer slower, moodier stuff, but this is still pretty dang solid so what do I know.
11. Like with every song by this artist, I don't know if I'm gonna have nearly enough time to properly deconstruct it by the time I need to write about it.
12. This is… pleasant and I can't say I've heard anything quite like it but I kinda wish it did a bit more?
13. Didn't know this band was still around and subsequently surprised they're still this solid.
15. what (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281Tq4psLBc).
16. I get where your head's at with this submission, but this might be slightly… off, what I look for in the genre.
round playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2h3hafPcXcxFp6ACl9NS6I
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12?
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i mean, i guess that one could apply to yours too but not quite :lol
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Did I finally graduate from the Jingle School of Roulette Cheating? :corn
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yes sirree
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Uhh 3, 5, 7, or 14
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got it in one
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Man, I feel like 8 impressions could be mine. Lol
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Let's go with #1, given that Litho said earlier :corn
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12?
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7. It's an interesting fusion of two sounds I like on their own, but I'm not sure they have that great chemistry together.
9. See, if you're going to send something djent-adjacent, this is the way to do it.
14. This is right up my alley and I have no real issues with it, yet I'm sitting here struggling to think of anything to say about it other than that… it's good, yeah!
One of these?
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Is 13 Cave In? For a band that’s been around over 20 years it is surprising that they just released what’s probably their best album.
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Crow, can you post the playlist please?
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4,6,or 7?
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12, 14 or 16?
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updated + added playlist
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hhhmm, #5?
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I’ll guess 5 too.
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HOF gets it!
oh forgot to mention i updated the OP with the round details, i think i'm happier with the new rounds 7 & 8 now lol. no EPs i can't do EPs right now or for the foreseeable future it's just too much of a time commitment
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7. It's an interesting fusion of two sounds I like on their own, but I'm not sure they have that great chemistry together.
Abstract Void
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2. I see someone's following the TAC school of roulette submissions with this one, though with less impressive results.
Deadly Circus Fire
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6. Not… sure it's quite my style, but it's got enough personality that I still enjoy it well enough.
Blues Traveller
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Themes:
Round 1: Opening tracks (swap with Round 2 if we need to do prelims)
Round 2: Open Round
Round 3: Non-Rock/Metal
Round 4: Loud Music Round To Counteract Round 3
Round 5: Open Round
Round 6: Send Me Some Weird Stuff
Round 7: The 2023 Round Because It's Probably June By Now
Round 8: The Grand Finale (Closers, 20 minute maximum)
Bolded rounds are redundant. ;D
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TAC out here solving everyone else's impressions :lol
round 3 isn't redundant for you, Mr. Metal :corn
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HOF gets it!
oh forgot to mention i updated the OP with the round details, i think i'm happier with the new rounds 7 & 8 now lol. no EPs i can't do EPs right now or for the foreseeable future it's just too much of a time commitment
Probably best to not send album context dependent songs in a roulette.
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Tim in his dark basement watching hockey while listening to all the songs then answering to Crow but not his wife. :lol
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So, when you say Non Rock/Metal..
Do you mean non rock OR metal, or
Non rock SEND metal
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Come on Tim. :lol
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So, when you say Non Rock/Metal..
Do you mean non rock OR metal, or
Non rock SEND metal
if you send rock i will reject it
if you send metal i will reject it
it's pretty easy
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(https://media.tenor.com/duC1H_-L8A4AAAAC/ok-gotcha.gif)
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I think they have this kind of chemistry, but that's me.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CautiousVibrantGrayling.webp)
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I fear mine is one of the more negative early impressions. Maybe 4, 15, or 16?
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Is there some sort of banned list for the 2023 round?
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13 or 16? or maybe 15 lol
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Crow, how do you feel about foreign language vocals?
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So on the closers, are you more looking for something that could work as a closer, and not necessarily if it actually ends an album? My current strongest candidate isn't the last track on the album, but the band has often used it to close shows or as an encore.
And for the weird round, how much are you factoring the perceived weirdness into the score? I'm just wondering what prevents people from ignoring the theme and just sending a normal killer song instead.
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Round 2 First Impressions!
Puppies: This is practically cheating, but I'm not gonna ban it since you had no way of knowing I already loved this one.
Buddy: This is shaped like a song I'd really like, but I'll need further listens to confirm whether or not it hits all the right notes.
TAC: See, if you're going to send something djent-adjacent, this is the way to do it.
King: This is right up my alley and I have no real issues with it, yet I'm sitting here struggling to think of anything to say about it other than that… it's good, yeah!
HOF: This sounds really good but I felt like I spent its entire runtime waiting for it to… go? Somewhere?
Litho: It's an interesting fusion of two sounds I like on their own, but I'm not sure they have that great chemistry together.
Lonestar: I see someone's following the TAC school of roulette submissions with this one, though with less impressive results.
Stadler: Not… sure it's quite my style, but it's got enough personality that I still enjoy it well enough.
Vmadera: Didn't know this band was still around and subsequently surprised they're still this solid.
Faizoff: My constant struggle with this style/band is that I'm… not? Sure? What I'm supposed to get out of it?
ariich: I get where your head's at with this submission, but this might be slightly… off, what I look for in the genre.
Tomi: Generally with this style I prefer slower, moodier stuff, but this is still pretty dang solid so what do I know.
4. I think there was a point where I was into this sound, but that point feels like it's long past.
11. Like with every song by this artist, I don't know if I'm gonna have nearly enough time to properly deconstruct it by the time I need to write about it.
12. This is… pleasant and I can't say I've heard anything quite like it but I kinda wish it did a bit more?
15. what (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281Tq4psLBc).
round playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2h3hafPcXcxFp6ACl9NS6I
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Is there some sort of banned list for the 2023 round?
i have a RYM list but the site is down right now lmao
edit: this https://rateyourmusic.com/list/CawCophony/2023-in-2023
also everything i covered in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqtbS7Cz-o
Crow, how do you feel about foreign language vocals?
i regularly shove the hirsch effekt in peoples' face so i'm not sure what kind of question this is :lol
So on the closers, are you more looking for something that could work as a closer, and not necessarily if it actually ends an album? My current strongest candidate isn't the last track on the album, but the band has often used it to close shows or as an encore.
And for the weird round, how much are you factoring the perceived weirdness into the score? I'm just wondering what prevents people from ignoring the theme and just sending a normal killer song instead.
if it works as a closer it's fine. i kinda merged the "epic" round into this too with the extended time limit. basically what you're describing sounds like it should work
if people completely ignore a theme it will be obvious to me upon listening to the song and i will ask them to resend :corn i'm scoring songs based on how much i like them tho
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8?
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nope :corn
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1 or 16.
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12 or 16?
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eyup
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Well, hopefully it grows on you!
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8?
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4
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Faizoff: My constant struggle with this style/band is that I'm… not? Sure? What I'm supposed to get out of it?
You're supposed to... like it? ;D
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incorrect, dacul
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Given the changes to the later rounds, I changed my round 3 song and moved the song that was there to the 2023 round, at least for now. I may still change that one.
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The EP may have been excised, but I'm going to send it to you anyway after the roulette. I have too many cool songs on it that are shorter, and individually maybe not substantive enough for a round, but a few are bound to hit.
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The EP may have been excised, but I'm going to send it to you anyway after the roulette. I have too many cool songs on it that are shorter, and individually maybe not substantive enough for a round, but a few are bound to hit.
Yeah, I've had my EP complete for weeks now. I'm definitely sending it as a post roulette thing.
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The EP may have been excised, but I'm going to send it to you anyway after the roulette. I have too many cool songs on it that are shorter, and individually maybe not substantive enough for a round, but a few are bound to hit.
Yeah, I've had my EP complete for weeks now. I'm definitely sending it as a post roulette thing.
I've broken mine up. I'll use one song in the last round and maybe another in the Loud round. I'm on the fence on that one though.
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I, personally, have not made an EP and will not be sending one after the roulette. :-P
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Round 2 First Impressions!
Puppies: This is practically cheating, but I'm not gonna ban it since you had no way of knowing I already loved this one.
Buddy: This is shaped like a song I'd really like, but I'll need further listens to confirm whether or not it hits all the right notes.
TAC: See, if you're going to send something djent-adjacent, this is the way to do it.
King: This is right up my alley and I have no real issues with it, yet I'm sitting here struggling to think of anything to say about it other than that… it's good, yeah!
HOF: This sounds really good but I felt like I spent its entire runtime waiting for it to… go? Somewhere?
Litho: It's an interesting fusion of two sounds I like on their own, but I'm not sure they have that great chemistry together.
Lonestar: I see someone's following the TAC school of roulette submissions with this one, though with less impressive results.
Stadler: Not… sure it's quite my style, but it's got enough personality that I still enjoy it well enough.
Vmadera: Didn't know this band was still around and subsequently surprised they're still this solid.
Faizoff: My constant struggle with this style/band is that I'm… not? Sure? What I'm supposed to get out of it?
ariich: I get where your head's at with this submission, but this might be slightly… off, what I look for in the genre.
Tomi: Generally with this style I prefer slower, moodier stuff, but this is still pretty dang solid so what do I know.
Luke: I think there was a point where I was into this sound, but that point feels like it's long past.
Seneca: Like with every song by this artist, I don't know if I'm gonna have nearly enough time to properly deconstruct it by the time I need to write about it.
Reaper: This is… pleasant and I can't say I've heard anything quite like it but I kinda wish it did a bit more?
Dacul: what (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281Tq4psLBc).
round playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2h3hafPcXcxFp6ACl9NS6I
results probably... monday? i'm on my third listen right now and can get another one in on friday probably, work on results over the weekend... sure
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Alright. Still have nothing for the next round. I have something for the weird round which I could use next round and just kick the can down the road.
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Dacul: what (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281Tq4psLBc).
Yeah. :lol
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Dacul: what (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281Tq4psLBc).
Yeah. :lol
(https://media.giphy.com/media/UoXeHW96sF5UYiImKO/giphy-downsized-large.gif)
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:2metal:
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I'm excited now—that's a tasty impression.
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working on fourth listens rn and hoping to at least get comparisons done today, overall thoughts on this round rn is that it's kinda both weaker and stronger than round 1? the bottom is a bit lower, there's a bigger gap between the stuff i'm kinda meh on and the stuff i like, and then the top is a bit higher but it skews a bit more towards the positive, i wanna say? weird round, anyways
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The bottom's a bit weaker eh? Maybe I'll finally get that elusive and magical 4/10! :corn
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The bottom's a bit weaker eh? Maybe I'll finally get that elusive and magical 4/10! :corn
did you read your first impression
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The bottom's a bit weaker eh? Maybe I'll finally get that elusive and magical 4/10! :corn
did you read your first impression
I thought maybe it was a red herring :biggrin:
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Round 2 Comparisons
Ariich v
Buddy v
TAC v
Luke v
HOF v
King ^
Litho v
Tomislav ^
Seneca ^
Vmadera ^
Lonestar v
Stadler ^
Reaper ^
Dacul ^
Faizoff v
Puppies ^
chaos
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Hot damn!
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That comparison does not jive with my impression..
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That comparison does not jive with my impression..
Unless it's a 1/2 point to a point less while everyone else is a lot lower.
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Uh oh...
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Harsh! but... expected.
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Who landed on the Bowser Revolution?
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Sent for the next round. I need to cleanse.
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officially started writeups, plan to follow the same strat of writing four in the morning, four in the afternoon so expect results tomorrow afternoon
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Round 2 Results
Round 2 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2h3hafPcXcxFp6ACl9NS6I)
Lonestar: Deadly Circus Fire – Bury You Alive
This is a weird one for me. It’s like… functionally fine, I guess, but the more I listened to it the less I liked it? The riffs aren’t that impressive or original, the vocals are pretty weak, and compared to all the other metal in this round, the production quality here is just… crap. Sounds like there’s a layer of mud over everything. It definitely feels like a debut EP, yeah.
Moreso than that, the thing that really soured this one me… there’s like, mild vibes of… I can’t think of a better way to put it than “incel-core”. Like, I can’t find a lyrics sheet, but it seems like this dude is so mad that his woman doesn’t bow to every one of his whims and demands that he’s daydreaming about literally burying her alive? It’s got a very… uncomfortable attitude, to put it kindly.
I don’t… hate it, it’s not offensively bad or anything, there’s even some kinda cool drumwork from time to time, I guess, but out of every song in this round this is definitely the one I like the least. Mostly I’m just confused why… something this unpolished, when apparently this band has been active and presumably pretty solid in the decade and a half since this? Dunno, man.
5.5/10
Faizoff: Russian Circles – Harper Lewis
I don’t inherently dislike post-rock or post-metal as genres. There’s albums in both I quite like. And I don’t particularly dislike Russian Circles, either… I have their first album, though apparently I haven’t rated it on RYM, probably because I haven’t… thought, about it, in over a decade. It’s very fine. This song is very… fine. There’s nothing about it I dislike.
But I’m kinda just… stumped. I cannot fathom what this song is trying to, like… evoke. What am I supposed to get out of it? It’s too busy to be effective as like, mildly pleasant background music, it’s too dry to be emotional, it’s too light to properly crush, it’s too basic to be technically impressive… even if it had vocals, I don’t think it’d really ad much?
It’s like… they know what rock and metal are, what they’re supposed to sound like, and they have ideas for melodies, ideas for riffs, ideas for grooves, but everything is understood only on a technical level rather than an emotional level. So the end result is a perfectly inoffensive song that just completely lacks in ambition or purpose. I dunno what to do with it.
6/10
Luke: Cave In – Amaranthine
Oh, you were so smug about this, bragging about stealing this song from Buddy. Hope the completely lukewarm (hah) result was worth it? :lol Like, as far as butt-kicking rockers go, I like this more than the weaker ones from round 1, but like… it’s still kinda one-note and mindless in the same ways. Like, yep, that sure is a riff alright. A solid riff. Singular.
The funny thing is, I’m actually not sure there ever was a point this would’ve done much for me, actually? I’ve been into metal for half my life, but not, like… this kind. The straightforward, riff-driven “ooga booga we are cavemen watch us ROCK” type of rock and metal. It’s never been my thing!
Judging this as a no thoughts head empty rocker… it’s fine, it’s got energy, it’s not actually just the one riff (even if it really does feel like it), but it’s just not something I’m ever inclined to particularly, like… notice? Care about? Not really much else to say about it!
6/10
Litho: Abstract Void – Beyond the Horizon
See, this kind of band is why I’m always wary of those gimmicky “X genre crossed with metal” bands. Sometimes it really works – particularly loved Primeval Well’s blend of gothic country and black metal back in 2021 – and sometimes you get bands like Abstract Void, where the idea started and stopped at the phrase “what if synthwave and black metal, lmao”.
For one… I gotta be honest, I think this specific kind of synth tone is one I never find meshes well with metal? It always overpowers it – which it’s definitely doing here, yeah. The chemistry just isn’t there. And it also just feels very… cookie cutter. The most basic synthwave ideas mixed with the most basic, bland blackgaze. Where none of it sounds… bad, just, uninspiring.
Functionally, this really isn’t that different from the Russian Circles song – it knows what it’s trying to be but only understands it on a technical level – I just, like these sounds a bit more. Like, this at least has energy, texture, atmosphere, there’s something to it, but I’m just not very impressed by it either.
6.5/10
HOF: Dim Gray – Meridian
I feel like this is the Anhedonia of this round, where it sounds friggin’ beautiful, super lush pianos and pretty soundscapes, but it kinda… lacks for any hook or momentum? It’s at least got a bit more of a pulse to it, there is a slow build throughout, but then there’s no, real… payoff? It runs on, never hits a climax, refuses to elaborate, and then leaves.
It definitely sounds too lovely to be anything less than good, I enjoy listening to it more than all the songs below it, but the fact that I completely forget what it sounds like the moment it ends means this is also as high up as it was ever gonna go. Like… at least I kind of remember what Anhedonia sounds like? This doesn’t even really give me that and I don’t even know what else to say about it beyond that… it’s nice!
7/10
Reaper: Lucy Rose – Question It All
Actually I lied, this is the Anhedonia of this round. Really pretty tune that sounds really good, lovely vocals, lush soundscapes, but MAN I wish it went somewhere. The groove never really changes, there’s not really an element of dynamics to it. But in this case, I do at least kind of remember what it sounds like even when I’m not listening to it – it’s got an actual hook, thank god!
It’s not something I can quite draw a parallel to, either… the low-key but kinda frantic drum groove, the warm bass tone, it’s not “indie singer songwriter girl”-core, that’s for sure. It’s maybe not as lush as Anhedonia, or Meridian, but having an actual sense of melody to it gives it the edge over those songs for me.
I’m also not quite sure what… exactly the song is about, even when reading the lyrics? Feels a bit abstract and vague, but, ehh, whatever. It’s just… a nice little moment. Not one that sticks with me but it makes me smile when I listen to it, and that’s good enough for me.
7/10
Ariich: Hundred Reasons – Broken Hands
Both my immediate and continued impressions of this are that it’s targeting my post-hardcore bias, which… well, yeah, that’s a good play here, but it may be the victim of poor timing. ‘Cause I’ve been listening to a LOT of the genre recently, and especially a lot of my all-time favorites, and that makes it incredibly obvious that this isn’t quite what I look for in the genre, or even really… part of the genre at all, honestly?
Like, the riffs and guitar tone don’t quite have that edge to ‘em, the vocal timbre isn’t quite what I’m looking for, it’s a bit too “mainstream rock”, basically. It’s a brand of “sheer competence that doesn’t really go beyond” that keeps it from really exciting me. It doesn’t compare to the Alexisonfire song from last round, anyways.
Which, not to be too down on what is a pretty fun little banger. The groove is solid, the hook’s pretty catchy, it’s fun to jam along to, and it’s a nice little straightforward palette cleanser in between the weirder and screwier submissions here, it’s firmly good, just… in a way that doesn’t really stand out, keeps it towards the middle of the pack for me. Still cool though, so, eh!
7/10
Stadler: Blues Traveler – Escaping
Oh hey, yeah, these are the guys who did Run-Around! I know that one! Shockingly, it seems like they have other songs. And I’m getting the impression that your submissions this roulette are all gonna amount to “songs that are not quite my style that I still enjoy a fair bit”, ‘cause, yeah, this is nice!
The vocals are maybe a bit rough, but at the same time… man’s really putting his all into his performance, especially towards the end, and it does land for me, yeah. The bassline’s also a touch loud, stands out a bit too much in the mix, but then on the other hand, you’ve got some cool sitar and harmonica solos, that’s a cool and unique combo! This has personality, and that goes a long way!
I dunno, I just kinda like the vibe of this one, y’know? It’s not really doing much to elevate itself above a pretty normal state of goodness, but it’s the first song in this round I could see myself actively wanting to revisit and the first that genuinely makes me feel something. Maybe I appreciate it just that little bit extra for it.
7.5/10
Tomi: Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
My immediate reaction upon hearing this was “oh, so this is the alternate universe fascination street?” Which is obviously not quite accurate, but it’s close enough to get the idea of what I mean – kind of upbeat, groovy tune from a gothy post-punk band with a really lush atmosphere backing it up.
This one was a mild grower for me – ended up not feeling that special at first and maybe a bit locked into its one and only groove, but there’s enough going on and it’s plenty memorable enough that I ended up liking it more than I expected to by the end. It’s catchy as sin, that goes a long way.
It’s still not blowing me away – I wouldn’t pick this over most Disintegration songs, my preference in this lane is still for the moodier, downtempo tunes like those after all, and the way it kinda just… stops, instead of properly ending, has always kinda irked me, but that’s like, minor gripes for what’s remained a pretty cool and enjoyable little tune.
7.5/10
TAC: Reliqa – I Don't Know What I Am
It’s impossible for me to ignore it. This song is so… lame. So, so LAME. There’s no way around the fact that it’s edgy teenager music for edgy teenagers, and I’d know, because I was an edgy teenager once. Picking just the right djent and alt-metal aspects with a bit of wacky energy to be laser targeted at a very specific demographic.
Anyways, now that we’ve acknowledged that… it do kinda slap tho? It’s unhinged and kinda delightful, it’s stupid but it’s kinda having too much fun with itself for me to care that much? The vocals are expressive, the weird electronic detours are neat, the riffs go pretty hard, I dunno, it’s dumb fun for sure but sometimes dumb fun is okay.
I’m not sure it’s something I’d check out an entire album of – I think the one song is more than enough for me here – and it did still kinda shrink on me the more I listened to it – didn’t hold up to replays nearly as well as I expected, basically – but I’m still glad I heard it. Even if I’m definitely no longer part of the target audience for it, lol.
7.5/10
Vmadera: Silversun Pickups – Empty Nest
I’ve known this band for basically as long as I’ve been aware of the rock and metal scene, thanks to guitar hero – Lazy Eye being a particular favorite, but There’s No Secrets This Year is pretty cool too. Looks like I was sent Panic Switch in an earlier roulette as well, though I don’t remember that one quite as well (or what score I gave it). Point is, there’s a history for me here!
This is a lot more recent than any of that, though, and you can kinda tell… it doesn’t come quite as naturally as it used to. The vocals in particular sound a bit weirdly forced and twee (maybe digitally pitched up?) compared to what I’m used to, but I did get used to it over time, and like, the tune itself is cool enough to pick up the pace.
There’s like, three different grooves here that are pretty cool, too. That postchorus bit is probably my favorite of the bunch, but it’s just… pleasant and fun, front to back. It’s kinda incredible how far the simple act of “having a groove” can go for you! Like, there’s an upper limit to how far this kind of standard… indie rock? Groove? Goes, but, I dig it regardless.
7.5/10
Dacul: The Microphones – The Glow, Pt. 2
It was pretty funny watching people in the thread react to this pick as if it was the worst possible thing to send, only for it to end up as one of the higher ranking songs in the round and a notable improvement over your round one submission at that. Y’all don’t know me very well, it turns out! That’s what makes this fun!
And I gotta ask. Did you mean to save this for the weird round? ‘Cause like… “what if that Fleet Foxes song from round 1 was clinically insane?” was a question nobody asked, but I quite like the answer, it turns out. The weird noise rock intro, the folksy acoustic bits, and especially the ambient middle bit… they all have their own charm, even if I’m not quite sure they all… belong? Together? It’s a bit of a mess, but a compelling mess.
Like, I think the song is more “neat” and “fascinating” than it is good, but boy howdy is it ever fascinating. Not sure the lyrics actually mean much to me or that they sell the emotional tug the song’s trying to have, and its weirdness makes it not as repeatedly engaging as a more cohesive song would be, but I still ended up enjoying it more than a lot of the other songs this round, so!
7.5/10
Buddy: Greet Death – You're Gonna Hate What You've Done
So when I say this is “shaped like a song I’d like”… comforting sounds. I meant Comforting Sounds. It is shaped like Comforting Sounds. Mellow, vocal-driven front half that explodes into a big, post-rock-y instrumental back half to release all the built up tension and really pay off the slow build.
But this is no Comforting Sounds. I mean, for one… what’s up with the weird pitched-up vocals? I don’t get it. I don’t get the point of them and they don’t sound very good, which is weird because the normal vocals sound pretty good? Why did they do that? The back half is also… good, in a not particularly spectacular or noteworthy way. Like, I enjoy listening to it, but it’s…pretty easy for it to fade into the background.
For the longest song in the round, one that admittedly does feel a liiiittle drawn out… it’s kinda hard for me to say much more about this? I could see it still growing on me, but right now, I don’t love it, just like it. It’s nice but it’s unspecial in its lane, I think is my ultimate conclusion. Just. Pretty good.
7.5/10
King: This Day & Age – More of a Climb, Less of a Walk
Okay, I’ve gotten another song off this album in a previous roulette and I remember liking it, but… it probably wasn’t as good as this one? This is kind of the Bend Sinister of this round – very cool indie/emo-leaning pop rock with a lot of different parts to it in a way that I can definitely see appealing to the progheads, and it’s… really good! Neat little breakup song I somewhat feel and just… cooler music than most other songs in the round.
It’s kind of in a weird place where I don’t really love love any parts of this – the hook is good but maybe not particularly memorable, the riffs and melodies have punch and color but I’ve heard better, it’s maybe a bit more cohesive than the Bend Sinister song but lacking in the highs that one had. But it’s just at such a baseline quality that its lack of any outstanding moments doesn’t really harm it?
I think I’m rating it up this high simply because, of every song in the round, even the ones I like more than it, it’s the one I wanted to listen to the most out of the entire bunch, the one I can see myself coming back to more than any other song here, and that’s really something I value highly. Replayability. Lasting impact. Something a roulette often can struggle to deliver upon, but no, this song definitely has it and I definitely need to check out this album sometime, yeah.
8/10
Seneca: Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
Not to self-advertise but I covered another song from this same album in a recent video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gT82Ox5VbM&t=3231s) and, even giving it more real estate than most every other song in that video, I still felt like I was barely scratching the surface of Cohen’s writing, and… yeah, that’s how I feel writing a short little three paragraph blurb about the song here, too. There’s no way to make it thorough or satisfying.
I uhh. The big part of the appeal here is the interesting twist on what is, essentially, a “cheating/love-triangle” type song where it starts off fairly standard, but with a weirdly polite tone, and as it goes on, there’s a sense of… insecurity, of Cohen having realized that his wife is happier with her new lover than she ever was with him, that maybe he was the one holding her back, and the best thing to do is… to let her go, for her sake, and maybe for his, too. It’s… heavy, in a mellow way.
Musically, it’s as bare-bones as I’d expect, but Cohen is such an expressive singer that he can pretty much carry a song on his own, and there’s a melody in the chorus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohk3DP5fMCg&t=74s) that The Paper Chase might’ve accidentally ripped off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j087FQPPqFg&t=120s) and I really like that melody, so it gets a buff on that aspect, too. Which, yeah it’s a lot more tuneful than Dress Rehearsal Rag, albeit maybe not quite as emotionally evocative, but like… still pretty damn good either way, y’know?
8/10
Puppies: Janelle Monáe – Come Alive (War of the Roses)
Ready to get a ton of weird looks from the oldhead crowd for thinking this is plainly and obviously the best song of the roulette so far, because this is left-field amongst.. *gestures at every other song in this round*, but like… Janelle is our nonbinary monarch, now and forever, where else was I gonna put them?
Like, yeah, I already knew this one, in that I had listened to it before, like… twice, which is not exactly enough to really get into how FRICKIN’ BONKERS this song is, JESUS CHRIST. It’s definitely fitting that a song about feeling crazy goes so crazy, innit? There’s SO much packed into this three and a half minute song that it’s practically unreal.
..and then they just start SCREAMING! YEEEAAAAHHH!!!
Like, this is the kind of upbeat tune that I do have to be in a groovy mood to jam along to, but I’m in that mood more often than not these days and even when I’m not… well, this goes so damn hard that it’s capable of putting me in that mood anyways. Just a goddamn great song, man, I dunno what else to say!
8.5/10
Standings:
Buddy – 15.5
King – 15.5
TAC – 15.5
ariich – 15
Seneca – 15
HOF – 14.5
Puppies – 14.5
Stadler – 14.5
Tomislav – 14.5
Vmadera – 14.5
Dacul – 13.5
Litho – 13.5
Luke – 13.5
Reaper – 13.5
Lonestar – 12.5
Faizoff – 12
let’s get round 3 in before the weekend! non rock/metal round, y’all! guitars are legal in other genres I’m not gonna be that much of a stickler but we all know what a rock song sounds like right? expecting this to be a shorter round so hopefully it won’t take quite as long to get through?
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Awesome!! It is an excellent album Crow. I'd assume you know who this band turned into?
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If you think this song is lame, wait till you hear Round 3.
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Oh, you were so smug about this, bragging about stealing this song from Buddy. Hope the completely lukewarm (hah) result was worth it? :lol Like, as far as butt-kicking rockers go, I like this more than the weaker ones from round 1, but like… it’s still kinda one-note and mindless in the same ways. Like, yep, that sure is a riff alright. A solid riff. Singular.
Damn fucking right! :lol To be fair though, I would have went for a different song for exactly that reason. Amaranthine is a good simple rocker, but it's definitely not my favorite on that album and I would have sent something like the title track or the closer which I think you'd enjoy much more. But a fair amount of the album is in the style of Amaranthine so it might not be for you. It's a great album though, worth at least one listen.
But this is no Comforting Sounds. I mean, for one… what’s up with the weird pitched-up vocals? I don’t get it. I don’t get the point of them and they don’t sound very good, which is weird because the normal vocals sound pretty good? Why did they do that?
Oof, that's not pitched up, that's just the second vocalist. :rollin I actually like him more than the lower-pitched vocalist, though he does shine more on songs where he sings the entire thing.
I'll take the decently-positive reception, and I still think you should give the whole album it's from a listen because you might find songs you enjoy more! It's pretty varied and most of the songs are much shorter. Also I'm fucking desperate to not be the only Greet Death fan on here besides Zantera, if you couldn't tell.
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Hell yeah. :tup :tup That album along with his first are two of my favorite recent discoveries. Big props to Ruslan for introducing me to You Want it Darker
I'll try to send within the next 24 hours
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Well that turned out well enough despite the write up! For what it’s worth, that song is the payoff for the run of songs leading up to it (and the album). It makes a little more sense in the context of the album.
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Well on my way to my first 4/10. :tup
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Well shit...
Guess there's a certain freedom to shitting the bed in such epic fashion, now I feel free to send whatever the fuck I want without worrying about tanking my score. :lol
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I know, right?
I'll probably still try for a few more rounds, but if Crow's tastes remain as incompatible with mine as I worried they might be, man, I'm kind of excited about what I could send in the final rounds... (https://i.imgur.com/ES6jnti.gif) Maybe they'll get 8s and 9s and I just have my strategy all backwards. :rollin
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OK I sent, this should fare better.
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Awesome!! It is an excellent album Crow. I'd assume you know who this band turned into?
looking it up, the reign of kindo apparently.
...i like them significantly less :lol like they're okay, i think i saw them live at a concert for other bands i was more interested in at one point, just never quite did it for me
Oof, that's not pitched up, that's just the second vocalist. :rollin
...impressed that man's managed to sound exactly like a pitched up version of the other dude, then.
also fwiw i think i did try listening to that cave in album when it dropped bcuz i recognize the album art, and i definitely did not finish it, so
Well shit...
Guess there's a certain freedom to shitting the bed in such epic fashion, now I feel free to send whatever the fuck I want without worrying about tanking my score. :lol
for what it's worth, 5.5 on my scale is "it's alright"
not even bad or mediocre just "kinda decent innit"
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Sent!
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Oof, that's not pitched up, that's just the second vocalist. :rollin
...impressed that man's managed to sound exactly like a pitched up version of the other dude, then.
That's the power of friendship.
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What is up with that though? So many bands have two vocalists who sound similar. Paul McCartney and John Lennon in The Beatles, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins in Genesis, Jacob Hansen and Henrik Fevre in Anubis Gate, probably lots of other examples if I thought about it longer.
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Sent. You're gonna need a lower rating scale, I'm breakin' the bottom of this one...
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Nice, yeah that song is a bit of a collage between all of the styles explored in that album, condensed into 1 short sweet track. I think you'd dig this record actually, it's so varied and a bit insane, but so good.
Also glad to see Janelle do so well, that album is great. Not a big fan of their following works, but they've still got some bangers here and there.
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What is up with that though? So many bands have two vocalists who sound similar. Paul McCartney and John Lennon in The Beatles, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins in Genesis...
Hey, not all brits sound the same. :lol I don't think Paul and John sound that similar at all, really. John and George are probably the closest sounding to me, but I never have a problem telling them apart.
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Sent!
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Already sent round 3 entry last month. I sorta get the writeup but still.. harsh.
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Also glad to see Janelle do so well, that album is great. Not a big fan of their following works, but they've still got some bangers here and there.
The Electric Lady was a noticeable step down, but still quite good, but Dirty Computer was just....very meh....that's about the nicest thing I can say about it.
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Will send soon.
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Yea, back on track :tup
Think I've got something lined up for the non metal round that will do worse than Cave In.
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What is up with that though? So many bands have two vocalists who sound similar. Paul McCartney and John Lennon in The Beatles, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins in Genesis...
Hey, not all brits sound the same. :lol I don't think Paul and John sound that similar at all, really. John and George are probably the closest sounding to me, but I never have a problem telling them apart.
My parents were both fans, so I've probably heard enough in the background that I could tell, but I almost never intentionally listen to them, so I never really bother to try. I've just heard it off and on over the years that they sound similar.
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Sent
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Sent some saculcore :corn
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From the Saculcorezoic era?
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Sent some saculcore :corn
I did too. :neverusethis:
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So Crow, I'm trying to reconcile these two quotes..
From the OP..
My genre of choice in recent years has been stuff along the post-hardcore spectrum – emo and pop punk on the lighter end, screamo and some metalcore on the heavier end, though post-hardcore itself is my favorite.
From the Reliqa review..
There’s no way around the fact that it’s edgy teenager music for edgy teenagers, and I’d know, because I was an edgy teenager once. Picking just the right djent and alt-metal aspects with a bit of wacky energy to be laser targeted at a very specific demographic.
I'm asking not to dispute the Reliqa comments as the OP didn't play a part in me choosing it, but the OP blurb did play a part in me choosing the song for the next round, but to me, the description in the OP about this type of music does feel like it's describing edgy teenager music.
I have a song that I think captures the OP descriptor, but now I'm on the fence because to me, it's feels like teenager music.
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if it makes you feel any better literally all five rounds of listening reliqa had the same 7.5 score so it's not like being edgy teenager music hurt the score
...but no, reliqa is not post-hardcore or metalcore or any of that :lol
if you're assuming all emo & post-hardcore is edgy teenager music then that's the first mistake you've made
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if it makes you feel any better literally all five rounds of listening reliqa had the same 7.5 score so it's not like being edgy teenager music hurt the score
...but no, reliqa is not post-hardcore or metalcore or any of that :lol
if you're assuming all emo & post-hardcore is edgy teenager music then that's the first mistake you've made
I was more interested in the bolded, as I was way past the Reliqa score.
I'll probably just send the song I chose, as I tried to line it up to the description in the OP. I was thrown off by the teenager remark, so maybe I'll just go with what I was planning.
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okay, getting together my submissions for round 3 and i'm currently missing two so sending out the nagging PMs in a minute
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Let's go Slackers!!!
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Sent!
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okay, getting together my submissions for round 3 and i'm currently missing two so sending out the nagging PMs in a minute
Did you see the last PM I sent you a few days ago regarding the change to my round 3 song?
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yes i did, you're not one of the two lol
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Round 3 Hangman!
???: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
???: The Cars - Let's Go
???: Cara_an _a_ace - _on_er_an_
???: O__ an_ t_e ____ter - _o__o_e_
???: _et'_ Eat _ran__a - _t'_ Not ___t _e
???: N_co_a_ _aar - _____n_ T__e
???: Oo__ - _e__ten _a___
???: _enr_ _a_a__c__ - ___at__
???: _re_a_ __ro_t - __nn_ (Aco__t_c)
???: _AN_A - _nt_e
???: _C_ _o_n____te_ - _o_eone _reat
???: _'___eratr_ce - _o_
???: _orc_ee_a - __oo_ ___e ___ona_e
???: ____rre_ N_t ____er_ - _e__
???: __r__ - Ra_ncatc_er_
???: Kishi Bashi - Carry On Phenomenon
Letters Guessed:
ACENORT
gonna do first listens/impressions in just a moment
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C.
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R
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updated above! ORC! woo
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T
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I think there's a spelling error in my artist.
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Kishi Bashi - "Carry On Phenomenon"
Is that king's new moniker now? Kishi Bashi & The Wishi Washi Wuzzy?
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I think there's a spelling error in my artist.
you're a spelling error :corn
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Actually, there's a spelling error in mine too.
(and it totally changes the meaning of the song!)...maybe
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I think there's a spelling error in my artist.
you're a spelling error :corn
We virtually have the same name. ;D
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spelling is a myth i'm a crow
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The Cure
Ooyy
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Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence"
Probably the best song of the round, certainly better than mine, but how can Crow not already know it?
The Cars - "Let's Go" - Stadler?
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The Cars - "Let's Go" - Stadler?
Yup, that's it.
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A
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Of course, The Cure has "Let's Go To Bed", so did I get it right, or did TAC get the artist and the title was accidentally truncated? :lol
Caravan Palace - "Wonderland"
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Kishi Bashi - "Carry On Phenomenon"
Is that king's new moniker now? Kishi Bashi & The Wishi Washi Wuzzy?
I vote yes.
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The Cars - "Let's Go" - Stadler?
The Cars aren't rock? :P
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updated
if there's rock songs here i will reject them and ask for resends when i get to them but i didn't vet these beforehand :V i'm through half of them and all of them so far are good tho
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Lets Eat Grandma
Nicolas Jaar (Sacul)
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The Cars is not Stadler?
Caravan Palace
Let's Eat Grandma...WTF? :lol
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Caravan Palace could be Buddy or Sacul?
The Cure is probably Tomi.
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B please.
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The Cars - "Let's Go" - Stadler?
The Cars aren't rock? :P
RYM says that song is new wave/power pop. That's pretty borderline, but it's Crow's roulette.
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The Cars are safe. No issues here.
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(Acoustic) ;D
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Squirrel Nut Zippers - gotta be Luke - wait, I think I'm mixing them up with another band, that's probably king
Birdy - Raincatcher
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Osi And The Jupiter
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The Cars are safe. No issues here.
So that's your audition for being the rock and metal gatekeeper? :p
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Morcheeba
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Reaper.
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Senri Kawaguchi-Wupatki-Lonestar
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Round 3 Hangman!
???: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Stadler: The Cars - Let's Go
???: Caravan Palace - Wonderland
???: Osi and the Jupiter - _o__o_e_
???: Lets Eat Grandma - _t'_ Not ___t Me
Dacul: Nicolas Jaar - _____n_ T_me
???: Ooyy - _e__ten _a___
Lonestar: Senri Kawaguchi - Wupatki
???: Prefab Sprout - Bonny (Acoustic)
???: _AN_A - _nt_e
???: _C_ _o_n____tem - Someone Great
???: _'_m_eratr_ce - _o_
???: Morcheeba - B_oo_ ___e __mona_e
King: Squirrel Nut Zippers - _e__
???: Birdy - Raincatcher
???: Kishi Bashi - Carry On Phenomenon
Letters Guessed:
ABCEMNORT
the cure continue to not be participating in this round :loser:
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Senri Kawaguchi-Wupatki-Lonestar
It's not Lonestar?
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it is, i just didn't see that :V
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Prefab Sprout-Bonny
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The name of my song is what it feels like, talking to Tim about something topical.
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The name of my song is what it feels like, talking to Tim about something topical.
Engaging? Intellectual?
Neither seem to fit.
Crow must have another spelling error.
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One of the songs is “Someone Great.”
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The name of my song is what it feels like, talking to Tim about something topical.
Engaging? Intellectual?
Neither seem to fit.
Crow must have another spelling error.
:lol. You know the title.
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The name of my song is what it feels like, talking to Tim about something topical.
One of the songs is “Someone Great.”
;D
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:lol
_ _ _ _ 🤔
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Fyou?
:lol
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Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence"
Probably the best song of the round, certainly better than mine, but how can Crow not already know it?
As someone who hadn't checked out the album until a couple years ago, Personal Jesus was the only song that I was exposed to through popular culture and radio before then. Every other song on the album I hadn't heard a second of (not counting the song Sacul sent me in my last roulette).
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Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence"
Probably the best song of the round, certainly better than mine, but how can Crow not already know it?
As someone who hadn't checked out the album until a couple years ago, Personal Jesus was the only song that I was exposed to through popular culture and radio before then. Every other song on the album I hadn't heard a second of (not counting the song Sacul sent me in my last roulette).
I almost sent Depeche Mode this round, but ultimately decided against it. Enjoy the Silence is an amazing song though.
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listening to this cars song now this is like, borderline as all getout but i'll just accept it because i feel like it's gonna be difficult to ask stadler to send something less rock and also he won't be online again until monday so :lol
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hangman updated btw, and now that i'm thru all first listens my impression of this round as a whole is that it's all kinda moving towards the middle? nothing's immediately blowing me away like the first two rounds but the weakest stuff of this round is a fair bit better than the weakest round 1 and 2 songs :corn
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So I'm moving up from a 5.5?
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Prefab Sprout is HOF I think
Caravan Palace sounds like a band either Litho or Ariich would send
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Round 3 Hangman!
???: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Stadler: The Cars - Let's Go
???: Caravan Palace - Wonderland
???: Osi and the Jupiter - Hollowed
???: Lets Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me
Dacul: Nicolas Jaar - _____n_ T_me
???: Ooyy - Lepiten Falls
Lonestar: Senri Kawaguchi - Wupatki
HOF: Prefab Sprout - Bonny (Acoustic)
???: _AN_A - _nt_e
???: LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
???: _'_m_eratr_ce - _o_
???: Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade
King: Squirrel Nut Zippers - _e__
???: Birdy - Raincatchers
???: Kishi Bashi - Carry On Phenomenon
Letters Guessed:
ABCDEMNORST
good morning y'all
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LCD Soundsystem.
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good morning y'all
It's afternoon! :P
D!
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Is there a band called PANDA? I hope there is.
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LCD Soundsystem.
Thought about sending them
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The Let's Eat Grandma song is It's Not Just Me?
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good morning y'all
It's afternoon! :P
D!
Not on the correct side of the US ;)
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good morning y'all
It's afternoon! :P
D!
Not on the correct side of the US ;)
Left coast is the best coast... :metal
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West coast drools, east coast rules.
Except for playoff watching. Lol
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There's no such thing as a late night game on the west coast.
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West coast drools, east coast rules.
Except for playoff watching. Lol
I fucking hated being a Pac 12 fan when I lived in Atlanta. Our games usually started at 10:30pm. Fucking lame.
As to the roulette, I was in line for the show last night and some dude randomly recommended a band. Checked them out and they're a perfect fit for the weird round, so now I have a conundrum of two totally bizarre bands to choose from
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Very cool story R.J.
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Very cool story R.J.
Did you just cool story bro me?
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But with heart bro.
BRO!
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:lol
:heart
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Blood Like Lemonade
Did Reaper not send Morcheeba?
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Blood Like Lemonade
Apparently the sequel to "Love Like Blood" from the prior round.
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Blood Like Lemonade
Apparently the sequel to "Love Like Blood" from the prior round.
i have taken exactly one round of notes for this round and you better believe i already made that same joke :lol
can't update hangmang atm but reaper did not send morcheeba
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Blood Like Lemonade
Did Reaper not send Morcheeba?
He did not ;)
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Blood Like Lemonade
Apparently the sequel to "Love Like Blood" from the prior round.
My priorities have shifted for the rest of the roulette
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good morning y'all
It's afternoon! :P
D!
Not on the correct side of the US ;)
Left coast is the best coast... :metal
I lived in Burbank for a spell after school and couldn't wait to get back east.... except when it came to night sports games. Watching Monday Night Football while cooking and eating dinner, and able to get in bed before 10 or 11, was the bomb.
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good morning y'all
It's afternoon! :P
D!
Not on the correct side of the US ;)
Left coast is the best coast... :metal
I lived in Burbank for a spell after school and couldn't wait to get back east.... except when it came to night sports games. Watching Monday Night Football while cooking and eating dinner, and able to get in bed before 10 or 11, was the bomb.
Well that's cause you lived in fucking Burbank :lol
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okay the hanging zone is updated now :corn
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Plenty of bangers on this round, nice
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(The) Hollowed
Lepiten Falls
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I have no idea who sent what. Other than Depeche Mode, I've never heard of any of these bands.
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I have no idea who sent what. Other than Depeche Mode, I've never heard of any of these bands.
Interesting, you've never heard of The Cars... :corn
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:lol
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i'll probably post final hangman and first impressions tomorrow anyways so shrug.gif
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I have no idea who sent what. Other than Depeche Mode, I've never heard of any of these bands.
Interesting, you've never heard of The Cars... :corn
Of the unguessed ones, fool. :lol
TAC Fun Fact: I worked briefly with David Robinson (Cars' drummer)'s brother. He's a chef.
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Round 3 Hangman!
Buddy: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Stadler: The Cars - Let's Go
Luke: Caravan Palace - Wonderland
Seneca: Osi and the Jupiter - Hollowed
Tomi: Let's Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me
Dacul: Nicolas Jaar - Killing Time
Reaper: Ooyy - Lepiten Falls
Lonestar: Senri Kawaguchi - Wupatki
HOF: Prefab Sprout - Bonny (Acoustic)
Litho: KANGA - Untie
Faizoff: LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
Puppies: L'Impératrice - Fou
Vmadera: Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade
King: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
TAC: Birdy - Raincatchers
Ariich: Kishi Bashi - Carry On Phenomenon
impressions in a minute
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Round 3 First Impressions!
Seneca: Really lush and pretty soundscapes and unlike a lot of similar songs in this roulette, I do feel like it actually does something with them.
Buddy: This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
TAC: Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
Lonestar: Honestly kind of shocked I didn't get more tunes in this lane for this round, on a prog forum, this is the kind of stuff I'd expect a ton of.
King: Cool pairing of a strong groove and a darker undertone and dear god do I wish the vocals were not. Like that.
1. I think it's the darker, harsher sounds that make this interesting, but I could also see its hyperfocus on its atmosphere kneecapping it in the long run.
2. Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
3. Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
4. One of those acts that's in the same circle as a lot of other artists I've really dug recently and subsequently one of the songs here I was looking forward to the most.
5. This is solid but I see myself liking it more if it were a proper rock song, some of these synths are… weird.
6. I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
8. There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
13. A man on a mission to, against all odds, single-handedly make this round almost as long as the rounds before it.
15. There's a lot going on here that I'm definitely gonna need more listens to unravel but what stands out most is how strong this song's momentum is.
playlist i keep forgetting to add:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ggIxvJfMjFvEW5m4DYEWD
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3. Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
10. Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
I'll start with these.
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5. This is solid but I see myself liking it more if it were a proper rock song, some of these synths are… weird.
9. This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
Hoping it's neither of these buuuuut
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Osi and the Jupiter is either 1 or 7? Don't know this particular song but I've listened to them and I remember a darker sound with cello from them.
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The cute one? Probably not :loser:
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9. This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
10. Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
Throwing a dart to these guesses :corn
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16?
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Please be 15...
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Please be 15...
I could see that.
Maybe 14 as well.
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Osi and the Jupiter is either 1 or 7? Don't know this particular song but I've listened to them and I remember a darker sound with cello from them.
I'll take 7!
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11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
One of these perhaps.
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Please be 15...
I could see that.
Maybe 14 as well.
I was thinking that too.
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12
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2?
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U for updates. :corn
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9. This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
16. Cool pairing of a strong groove and a darker undertone and dear god do I wish the vocals were not. Like that.
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okay impressions are updated now and also i added the playlist again
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12 maybe?
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2. Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
This then.
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Both wrong :corn
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I feel like mine might be #1, given that this is relative to a non-metal round.
And #1 only in relation to numbering, not to ranking. :lol
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No idea. Is mine cute?
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Litho is 1
Ariich is 4
Stadler is 5
Tomi is 11
Sacul is 13
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Ah, you've been listening to the playlist. That's gonna have to wait until I finish my own...
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Round 3 First Impressions!
Seneca: Really lush and pretty soundscapes and unlike a lot of similar songs in this roulette, I do feel like it actually does something with them.
Buddy: This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
TAC: Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
Lonestar: Honestly kind of shocked I didn't get more tunes in this lane for this round, on a prog forum, this is the kind of stuff I'd expect a ton of.
King: Cool pairing of a strong groove and a darker undertone and dear god do I wish the vocals were not. Like that.
Litho: I think it's the darker, harsher sounds that make this interesting, but I could also see its hyperfocus on its atmosphere kneecapping it in the long run.
Stadler: This is solid but I see myself liking it more if it were a proper rock song, some of these synths are… weird.
Dacul: A man on a mission to, against all odds, single-handedly make this round almost as long as the rounds before it.
faizoff: There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
2. Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
3. Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
4. One of those acts that's in the same circle as a lot of other artists I've really dug recently and subsequently one of the songs here I was looking forward to the most.
6. I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
15. There's a lot going on here that I'm definitely gonna need more listens to unravel but what stands out most is how strong this song's momentum is.
playlist i keep forgetting to add:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ggIxvJfMjFvEW5m4DYEWD
for some reason i thought i'd already updated impressions oops
i'm through third listens at this point (actually keeping a bit more on top of this this round lmao) so fourth listens coming in like a day or two and then results a day or two after that, let's say early next week?
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I honestly have no idea what to guess.
12 maybe? or 3(Since it's vague enough. I only skimmed the video)?
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(https://i.giphy.com/media/3f0Rz4dEhQqPIR5mSS/giphy.webp)
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TAC: Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
I wanna know who TAC sold his soul to in order to get high scores in the non-rock/metal rounds in these roulettes. :lol
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:lol
He's a closet, non metal fan. He just won't admit it. :lol
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Dacul: A man on a mission to, against all odds, single-handedly make this round almost as long as the rounds before it.
;D
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6. I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
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Lonestar: Honestly kind of shocked I didn't get more tunes in this lane for this round, on a prog forum, this is the kind of stuff I'd expect a ton of.
I think I'd read somewhere that you're not a huge jazz fan. That track is basically straight up 80s Chick Corea jazz/fusion worship, maybe with a touch of Zappa and modernized a bit.
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still not yours, faizoff!
and i like jazz fusion more than like, pure, unfiltered jazz, yeah :lol
for what it's worth at this point in my listening i have all of two songs below 7/10 scores so most people are gonna be walking away with something satisfactory, i feel :corn
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TAC: Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
I wanna know who TAC sold his soul to in order to get high scores in the non-rock/metal rounds in these roulettes. :lol
I'll have you know that every submission goes through a rigorous 100 Point TAC Inspection.
He's a closet, non metal fan. He just won't admit it. :lol
:lol
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Did I do the accidental cheating again? :corn
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no :corn
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Lonestar: Honestly kind of shocked I didn't get more tunes in this lane for this round, on a prog forum, this is the kind of stuff I'd expect a ton of.
I think I'd read somewhere that you're not a huge jazz fan. That track is basically straight up 80s Chick Corea jazz/fusion worship, maybe with a touch of Zappa and modernized a bit.
I actually love jazz, it's just there's so much damn new music I can't seem to find the time to dig deep into it. Fully expect a jazz round or two in my next roulette.
Senri is a huge fan of his work, and has stated his influence on her many times.
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I was just addressing Crow, but that's cool to know as well.
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I was just addressing Crow, but that's cool to know as well.
Ah, well hopefully this track changes his mind a bit about jazz then, it's a tremendous piece.
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So it's gotta one of these right? ;D
2. Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
3. Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
4. One of those acts that's in the same circle as a lot of other artists I've really dug recently and subsequently one of the songs here I was looking forward to the most.
6. I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
8. There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
15. There's a lot going on here that I'm definitely gonna need more listens to unravel but what stands out most is how strong this song's momentum is.
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no :corn
So I'm getting that 4/10 now :metal
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So it's gotta one of these right? ;D
2. Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
3. Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
4. One of those acts that's in the same circle as a lot of other artists I've really dug recently and subsequently one of the songs here I was looking forward to the most.
6. I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
8. There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
11. Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
12. Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
15. There's a lot going on here that I'm definitely gonna need more listens to unravel but what stands out most is how strong this song's momentum is.
i'll just give it to you, sure :lol
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i'll just give it to you, sure :lol
:metal
faizoff: There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
:corn
I don't get it, what cheating?
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sending a song i'd already heard like, a few times and knew i already liked but in this case there's absolutely no way you could've known that hence the accidental part :corn
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Ah ok got it, could've just let me know when I submitted it to change it. I would've submitted something else you wouldn't like lol.
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nah i mean i didn't know it that well :corn
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2 or 12 then, right?
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since this is my own thread i figure i may as well advertise my best albums of 2022 vid, which hopefully gives pretty good insight into where my tastes have been lately :V
https://youtu.be/0w-u_PPFf8k
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Very cool Crow! I'll watch this tonight!
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since this is my own thread i figure i may as well advertise my best albums of 2022 vid, which hopefully gives pretty good insight into where my tastes have been lately :V
https://youtu.be/0w-u_PPFf8k
Watching and subbed! :tup
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since this is my own thread i figure i may as well advertise my best albums of 2022 vid, which hopefully gives pretty good insight into where my tastes have been lately :V
https://youtu.be/0w-u_PPFf8k
Huh, I somehow missed Parius as far as 2022 albums go. Guess I'll go get it now.
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Just a heads up, I changed my round 4 song on the Spotify playlist.
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i am not at all looking ahead on your playlist so whatever was round 4 before i have already forgotten :P
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Round 3 First Impressions!
Seneca: Really lush and pretty soundscapes and unlike a lot of similar songs in this roulette, I do feel like it actually does something with them.
Buddy: This style has never quite worked for me and the dated synths are a huge part of it, like, it's not unpleasant, just kinda… fine?
TAC: Y'know, it's both pretty funny and kinda upsetting that what I assume was a "dart throwing" submission turned out one of the better and more on-point picks for the round :lol
Lonestar: Honestly kind of shocked I didn't get more tunes in this lane for this round, on a prog forum, this is the kind of stuff I'd expect a ton of.
King: Cool pairing of a strong groove and a darker undertone and dear god do I wish the vocals were not. Like that.
Litho: I think it's the darker, harsher sounds that make this interesting, but I could also see its hyperfocus on its atmosphere kneecapping it in the long run.
Stadler: This is solid but I see myself liking it more if it were a proper rock song, some of these synths are… weird.
Dacul: A man on a mission to, against all odds, single-handedly make this round almost as long as the rounds before it.
faizoff: There's a funny trend going on here. Accidental cheating. I like it.
Reaper: Giving this a solid "has a neat sound but lacks any structure to really stick the landing" out of ten, a worryingly common trend in this roulette.
Luke: Oh man, if you'd watched the rest of my video I linked in the round 2 results, you absolutely would not have sent me this, haha.
Tomi: One of those acts that's in the same circle as a lot of other artists I've really dug recently and subsequently one of the songs here I was looking forward to the most.
HOF I suspect sending this kind of thing from this particular artist was probably a smart move.
Puppies: Oh, this is cute. Not sure I have many other thoughts on it. It's just. Cute.
Vmadera: Not sure it ever, like… develops enough for me to love it, but it's a cool listen.
Ariich: There's a lot going on here that I'm definitely gonna need more listens to unravel but what stands out most is how strong this song's momentum is.
playlist i keep forgetting to add:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ggIxvJfMjFvEW5m4DYEWD
alright, comparisons coming shortly once i finish fourth listens... got one writeup done already for what i'd handily call my least favorite song of the roulette so far, but otherwise the rest are gonna be done in the coming days. was hoping results earlier than i'm gonna end up delivering them but just didn't get a lot of time to work on this over the weekend
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I usually bang out writeups for my least favorite submissions first.
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Well, yeah, this probably was the best thing I could send you from this artist I imagine.
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I usually bang out writeups for my least favorite submissions first.
yeah i always go bottom to top, tho sometimes i do a bit of reshuffling of the order as i go
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Round 3 Comparisons
Puppies v
Seneca v
King v
Buddy v
Dacul v
Vmadera v
TAC v
Stadler v
Tomi ^
Ariich ^
Reaper ^
HOF ^
Litho ^
Luke ^
Faizoff ^
Lonestar ^
just to clarify these are compared to round 2 only!
i switched stadler and tomi's positions from last round just so i could have the single funniest comparison spread any roulette's ever had
is it really that hard to get a read on my tastes? :lol
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alright, comparisons coming shortly once i finish fourth listens... got one writeup done already for what i'd handily call my least favorite song of the roulette so far
Oh boy, does this mean I'm getting a 2/10 instead! :neverusethis:
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is it really that hard to get a read on my tastes? :lol
Well...for some of us... :rollin
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Looks like a war happening. :lol
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Wasn't hard for me to go up on this one... :lol
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I can't even remember what I got in Round 2. :lol
I thought I had a positive impression...
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Imagine if you could only look for it Tim. I know. It's witchcraft.
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stop landing on Bowser Revolutions dammit
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What about DryBowser's Revolutions?
Or this guy?
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-18-2019/5feXAY.gif)
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I get both references. Lol.
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I usually bang out writeups for my least favorite submissions first.
yeah i always go bottom to top, tho sometimes i do a bit of reshuffling of the order as i go
I've tried it various ways, tentative favorite to least favorite, vice versa, sometimes I do the ones first that I already have the most to say about, sometimes the other way around so I can at least put something down and then maybe expand it later if more comes to me. Some I already have most of the writeup composed in my head days earlier and it flows out naturally, some I struggle with what exactly to say, and I suspect a lot of this is fairly obvious looking at mine.
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Dacul v
Well that's not surprising at all given my history of playing in your roulettes, now next round I'll send something that might get a 9 and then keep oscillating between that and many 6s for the rest of the game :lol
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Round 3 Results
Round 3 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ggIxvJfMjFvEW5m4DYEWD)
Dacul: Nicolas Jaar - Killing Time
Y’know what, I’m calling this one early because it’s both almost twice as long as the second-longest song in this round and by a huge margin my least favorite. The risk you take when submitting an eleven minute ambient song, I suppose. I was kind of on board with this for my first listen, but the more I listened to it, the less I liked it, and it’s for a pretty obvious reason.
The song is just too dang long. It didn’t need to be this long. It starts off badly, what with all the glass breaking sounds – haha, smashing clocks, killing time, I get it – but then it doesn’t really do anything to recover from that? It just… never goes anywhere. No real build or climax to it, it just kinda, sits there and simmers in its own misery for eleven whole minutes, then it just… ends.
Which I guess is fitting for its lyrical conceit, of how the younger generations are waiting for older generations and their regressive politics to die out, which… I don’t vibe with either? One, that’s plain untrue, those same regressive politics are passed down through generations anyways, but it’s also a weirdly content and stagnant attitude to have? Absolutely nothing is getting done that way, and we need action to move forward.
So yeah… this one irks me both on a musical level and a lyrical level, while also being the longest and most tedious song I’ve been sent all roulette… this honestly doesn’t even feel like a great roulette pick in general, if I’m being honest? I can see why you’d like this, but this just doesn’t do it for me.
5/10
King: Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell
Alright, I gotta start with his voice. There’s no way around it, so I’m just gonna say it. He sounds like friggin’ Kermit the Frog. Aged up like a decade or so. Mush-mouthed, kind of uncanny, it’s just… what. Like, I’ve heard a bit of swing and I don’t recall vocals like this. That being said… it’s kiiiind of grown on me the more I’ve listened to it? Like, it’s still a hard sell, but he does make a tempting offer.
The other big “problem”, and it’s not really much of a problem, is that I’m just… not really interested in the idea of listening to Literally Swing? At any given point? But especially not in the evenings when I’m usually listening to this. I’m trying not to be unfair to this one because, like, for what it is, I can tell it’s really good, it’s just… outside my wheelhouse.
Oh. But like, yeah, the groove is strong, all the horns and woodwinds are goin’ off all over the place, there’s a cool, darker undertone present in both the sound and the lyrics, this kind of satirical play on hell itself, I can see it pairing up well with, like, a 30’s cartoon depiction of the underworld or something. Even for all my reservations, I do have a good time listening to this, I don’t dislike it, just… I’m not gonna return to it either, y’know?
6.5/10
Stadler: The Cars – Let's Go
First and foremost: Yeah, I’ve definitely heard this one before. Probably on classic rock radio. That synth-y riff and the chorus sound way too familiar to not be some deeply lodged memory. And second, and more frustratingly… yeah, this was definitely not what I was looking for in this round, and though I’m not gonna dock it points for that… I mean, that inherently works against it anyways?
Like, this is pretty much the most “head empty. no thoughts” pop song of the round, and I don’t mean that as an insult… though I’m also not sure I mean it as a compliment either? It’s catchy, it’s fun, it’s basically just a song about a hot girl doing hot girl things which, hell yeah, we take those. It’s not the deepest or most engaging song I’ve hear or anything, but I have fun listening to it.
I can’t help feel like I’d like this a bit more if it were a proper rock song, though? Like, those synths are kiiiinda weird, I imagine a guitar playing that riff and hear a song with more punch to it, but then that’s also baaasically the only thing that needs to change to just make this a straight up rock song? I dunno, I’m only really thinking about this because the song doesn’t give me a ton else to say, it’s just. Neat. Fun tune, glad I listened to it.
7/10
Seneca: Osi and the Jupiter – Hollowed
Man, I kinda feel bad about this one because, like, on first listen I really liked it, and my first impression reflected that, yet… every time I’ve come back to it and reread that first impression, I’m… not? Sure? What I was on? And I’ve liked it just a little bit less each time too, unfortunately. I have more patience for this than Killing Time, anyways, but… it does kind of test it.
Like, this sounds phenomenal. Beautiful acoustics, silky-smooth strings, reverb-drenched soundscapes, the atmosphere it crafts is absolutely immaculate, yet it still ends up sounding… kinda sparse and slow, by the end? There’s a lot of empty space here and I’m not sure it’s used to any greater effect, it just feels like gaps in the mix. It’s missing something, though I can’t quite put my finger on what.
Other than that… well, I do think this is yet another slow, atmospheric song that’s not really stuck in my mind, not standing out melodically, and it ends up feeling like the strings are pulling a loooot of weight here – maybe that’s what struck me on first list? – but I still overall come away liking this more than not. It’s very pretty. It sounds great. I just wish it gave me a bit more to latch onto, I guess.
7/10
Reaper: Ooyy – Lepiten Falls
See, you have the right idea here. This is definitely a sound I like – namely, a Porter Robinson-y brand of dreamy electronic music. Somewhere halfway between Worlds and Nurture. The synthscapes are lush, the drums are punchy, there’s a density to the production that just sounds good, on sound alone I probably like it more than several other songs I’ve ranked above it.
But I wouldn’t call this a Porter Robinson song so much as, like… a half-finished Porter Robinson demo. It feels more like the framework for a song rather than a proper song and it’s kinda hard to ignore. Like, there should be some vocals on top of this, or a more melodic synth lead, or just, something! An actual tune! It’s frustrating how much potential this has that isn’t capitalized on in any way!
Honestly, this is probably the absolute upper ceiling for “song I really like the sound of that lacks any substance or tune”. There’s just… nothing there, beyond Ooyy demonstrating that, yes, I do know how to produce good EDM, I’m just actively choosing not to. Don’t just publish the rough draft, make all those little edits and turn in a nice, proper final draft next time and then we’ll be talking. Until then… nice effort, but I’m underwhelmed.
7/10
TAC: Birdy – Raincatchers
Here’s another I definitely liked more the first time I heard it, and I wouldn’t necessarily say I like it less now so much as that it didn’t really grow on me the way a lot of other songs in the round did. It’s a good pop song! I do feel like I’ve kinda, like, heard a bunch of versions of this exact song in the mainstream pop scene, though, which makes it a struggle for this one to really stand out.
Like… the strings have weight to them, the drums have a cool, primal groove to them, Birdy herself is a strong singer, all the elements of this are good, it’s well-made, but its biggest crime is anonymity! I wanna say this feels like… diet Florence + the Machine, specifically? Lyrically it’s apparently about “losing your inner child and then finding her again” which… okay, I wouldn’t have gotten that on my own but looking at the lyrics, yeah, I can kinda see it.
This is paradoxically one of the easiest to like and yet hardest to love songs of this round, hell, this entire roulette, because it’s so obviously competent and enjoyable without doing a single interesting thing outside of that. It’s less that I dislike it and more than I’m… incurious, about it. It’s just… markedly unspecial. Good, for sure, but god, I wish it excited me even a little bit.
7/10
HOF: Prefab Sprout – Bonny (Acoustic)
My understanding of Prefab Sprout is that they’re like, some kinda new-wave act? A genre I’ve never really cared for. I did check out the original Bonny though and… yeah this would not have been eligible, but it’s also pretty good? I like both versions and I think it’s neat how different and deconstructed the vibe of this acoustic version is, it does feel like its own song and has its own appeal.
That appeal being: a very somber, melancholic, kinda folky little breakup song. There’s a degree to which it almost feels kind of… pathetic, but that feels intentional, in a way it makes the song more compelling. Like there’s both a sadness and a desperation here and yet you can tell he’s not getting the girl back, Bonny’s not coming back home.
The vocal performance is pretty strong, the guitars sound great, the… harmonica? That layers itself throughout the track, the way the mix really fills up with more guitars towards the end, it’s all really pleasant in a way that doesn’t undercut the inherent melancholy of the song. I wouldn’t say I’m… particularly taken by it, I’ve heard plenty of acoustic breakup ballads before, but this is a pretty dang solid one nonetheless.
7/10
Vmadera: Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade
So… if love is like blood, and blood is like lemonade… does that make lemonade, love? Yes I know someone already made this joke in-thread but I’m still making it anyways, nyeh. Anyways, this is goofy as hell. Feels like it’s trying to be self-serious, but it’s kinda edgy to the point where it’s hard to take seriously, yet it’s just got such a cool trip-hop vibe to it that I’m all here for it.
Also, it sounds a lot like What it’s Like by Everlast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA1nGPM9yHA). If it were a goofy, edgy vampire story. So, a lot like What it’s Like by Everlast, basically. I kid, I kid… I think? Also, uhh, why lemonade specifically? I wouldn’t drink a lot of lemonade at once, it’s pretty sour, y’know. This song isn’t very sour, though, it’s smooth and cool. Like, uhh. Milk. Though I guess Blood Like Milk doesn’t have the same ring to it.
You can kinda tell I’m struggling to actually say much about this one, because it kinda is just what it is? Uhh. The guitar work is pretty nice? The concept, at the very least, amuses me? It’s very easy to turn off my brain and just jam along to the vibes? It’s a cool tune, yo. I like it.
7/10
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Luke: Caravan Palace – Wonderland
So here’s what I was talking about in my first impression (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gT82Ox5VbM&t=854s), by the way. Yeah, was not a huge fan of Lone Digger. Fortunately for you, Wonderland kinda… veers away from everything I didn’t like about Lone Digger and electro-swing as a genre, and the end result is probably the best thing I’ve heard from Caravan Palace so far? It’s actually pretty good!
Also, having this and Squirrel Nut Zippers in the same round is actually pretty funny, and proooobably helped pin down why this works so much more for me. Both songs are swingy and fun but just having a more modern sound as well as it being more of an electronic/pop song makes it that much more palatable to me.
I also like how it gets more electronic and less swing the longer it goes on. You get both a solid electro-swing song, and then the chopped ‘n’ screwed remix of itself, it’s a two-for-one deal! It keeps it interesting throughout, mostly. The repeated vocal line in the back half is maddeningly catchy, too. Probably because it repeats so much, but like, fair enough. I dunno. Still not wild for this sound but this is probably my favorite take I’ve heard on it!
7/10
Buddy: Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
I was all ready to roll up after sitting on the sidelines, watching people praise this one to hell and back in the thread and slap it with a mediocre, underwhelming score. But I guess the joke’s on me because this one definitely grew on me the more I listened to it. Okay, fine. How dare a proven classic actually be good. The nerve of this song.
The big issue I tend to have with this sound is that, like… actual 80’s music has all aged so poorly. A whole lot of experimentation with new technologies, and experimentation implies some experiments will be failures. Even now, I’m not wild about some of the synth choices in this… or the drum machine… or the general fidelity, even.
But uhh. It turns out that the tune is kinda just, good enough to push past all its dated elements? Which I guess explains why Depeche Mode is such a beloved, well-respected band? There’s depth past the style. And the atmosphere they create is pretty cool and spooky even with the, kinda, cheesy synths actually producing it. It’s just, enjoyable on a very basic level. Not as much as, y’know… the modern synthpop it influenced that outscored it in this round, but, details!
7/10
Lonestar: Senri Kawaguchi – Wupatki
Instrumental jazz fusion type stuff is always a weird experience. Inherently one of the most easily-likable, coolest sounds out there. An impressive level of technicality, strong grooves and warm atmosphere, so many twists and turns that it’s impossible for it to get boring. And yet it’s always hard to love-love it because… actually, hhmm, why is it exactly? I still can’t really tell you.
Like, Wupatki in particular… my only real criticism of this one is that it doesn’t really have a strong central melody to ground it? It does at least try to have one, though, that it returns to in between all the solos and unisons and breaks and all that, and everything that happens between that central melody is also really cool and sounds great – like, cannot get enough of that bass tone especially.
It’s not what experts would call “the deepest listening experience” and… maybe that’s why I’m not falling over myself to hear more? For as cool and impressive as it is, it’s also kinda… shallow? There’s no real emotional depth to it. Just… cool tunes. Really cool tunes. I don’t mean to downplay how much fun this is to listen to and groove along to, I’m absolutely basking in it every time I play it, but it’s just… it is what it is and doesn’t really stand out in its genre, either.
7.5/10
Ariich: Kishi Bashi – Carry On Phenomenon
Y’know, five listens in and I’m not… really sure how to classify this song, yet. I hear a lot of 70’s prog-isms in this, the vocal style especially reminds me a lot of, I wanna say Yes? But it’s definitely not a prog rock, or prog or rock song. It’s driven by guitars and drums for the most part, sure, but… it’s weird. It’s cool. I like that it’s cool and weird.
And like I said before, yeah, it’s the energy that carries this, the song is only ever moving forward with a frantic energy, more and more instruments cramming into the mix, never letting up on the gas pedal. There’s even this, like, cyclical feel to it where the main melody never really resolves so the song just keeps going round and round… which sounds like it should be infuriating, but I think that’s why the energy is kept up so well?
And it’s definitely pretty catchy – hell, it’s gotta be with how much the main melody is repeated! All the instrumental noodling gives it a lotta replayability, too, because you’re definitely not catching everything the first time around. I think I might respect it more than I actually, like, enjoy it? Because the sound is cool but I can’t say it appeals to me… but then, I mean, here I am listening to this song for the fifth time and still enjoying the hell out of it, so you’ve definitely got something here!
7.5/10
Puppies: L'Impératrice – Fou
Okay, what the hell. I have absolutely no clue how this foreign language pop song is secretly one of the most catchy things I’ve heard in ages. I don’t know a single word to this song besides the title and yet the entire chorus is already permanently engrained in my memory after just a handful of listens. Congrats, Fou. You win. Oh, uhh, yeah, this is a nifty little pop song!
There’s at least some degree to which isn’t isn’t quite my style of “fun” pop song – it’s got similar vibes and the same spirit as the most direct comparison I can think of, Secrets (Your Fire) by Magdalena Bay – but the sound is a bit… empty? Compared to that. The bass and drums are left to carry a loooot of weight compared to the guitars and synths, and that bridge in particular does lose a bit of momentum and feels a bit like dead air, but, ehh. It’s a nice little break for the energy, I guess?
From what I’ve translated, the lyrics are about… going crazy in a safe, sanitized world? Which does not at all come through in the music, which is very clean and polished, but like, I can’t understand these lyrics anyways so, who cares. It’s just a fun groove, a strong hook, a really sticky little pop tune that’s easy to jam along to, even if I’m not totally in love with it either.
7.5/10
Tomi: Let's Eat Grandma – It's Not Just Me
This was probably the easiest win anyone’s had all roulette because I did listen to and enjoy this group’s last album and it’s frankly embarrassing that I haven’t gone back to check out the album this song’s on yet either. And unsurprisingly, it’s pretty friggin’ great synthpop. Warm and bright, colorful synths and catchy hooks, cute lyrics from the perspective of two queer lovers about how life is tough and it keeps them apart but even through it all their feelings for each other have persevered. Hell yeah.
Also, it is Tether by CHVRCHES. Like, this is literally just Tether. Okay, well, not really, but the hook and especially the drop are so goddamn similar it’s almost uncanny. Not that, being Tether again is a bad thing, because I like Tether, and I like this song a lot! It’s the kind of lush, sparkling synthpop that always does it for me, even if it doesn’t strike me as… particularly unique?
I say that, but, there is one thing that stands out to me, namely, the like… noisiness that the vocal layering creates. It’s a really cool effect, one that’s subtle enough that I didn’t notice it on my first few listens, but it does really do a lot to carry the song’s atmosphere. I dunno, I don’t think I have a ton to say about this other than that, yeah, I do kinda love it?
8/10
Litho: KANGA – Untie
One of those cases where I pretty much have to completely throw out my first impression because, while this isn’t quite my favorite song of this round, it’s easily the one I was most looking forward to relistening to by my later listen-throughs because, god, this is so damn cool. Like, yeah, no strong hook here or anything but, who cares? Does it really need one? Isn’t it nice to be a little surprised by it every time you listen to it again?
Like, you get all the cool, clanking percussion throughout the first half of the song over some dark, ominous synths that morphs into a full-on aggressive assault by the halfway point, only for a really beautiful synthwave jam to emerge from that cocoon of ugliness as the song really spreads its wings and develops more of a strong melody? The way it sounds is compelling, the way it evolves is fantastic, it’s just, damn!
It’s… exciting in a way that few other songs this roulette have been, honestly. I wanna drop everything and check out this album right away – not gonna actually do that until after the roulette, of course, but it’s tempting because if this is just a slice of what KANGA has to offer then I reeeeally wanna see the full package. Again, not the best song here, but I’m glad as hell I heard it.
8/10
Faizoff: LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
Like with Janelle last round, yeah, I’d hear this song once or twice and already knew I liked it. Unlike Janelle, this one actually grew on me a lot in the time I spent listening to it ‘cause… oh man this is really good. This definitely benefits from styling itself after the 80’s while not actually being from the 80’s, which is the type of synthpop I tend to like the most. Taking the outcome of that experimentation and making the best possible version of it.
And there’s definitely an intentional element of dissonance to the song – lyrically about the loss of a close friend, sonically upbeat, bright, and even kind of monotonous, but that’s kinda the trick. Moreso than being about the loss itself, it’s about how… the rest of the world just keeps going no matter what’s happening to you on a personal level. Time can’t stop just to accommodate your grief. It sucks but the only thing you can do is keep on living, y’know?
Also, it’s maddeningly catchy. That main melodic loop has gotten stuck in my head over the past week and a half just as much as if not moreso than Fou, and I don’t think this one’s meant to be that kind of pop song, but it kinda just… effortlessly is? The production’s also delightfully noisy even in its attempts to remain clean and steady, which, again, part of the point. This is just, like… all-around a really great tune and I’m especially glad I got to revisit it.
8.5/10
Standings:
ariich – 22.5
Buddy – 22.5
TAC – 22.5
Tomislav – 22.5
King – 22
Puppies – 22
Seneca – 22
HOF – 21.5
Litho – 21.5
Stadler – 21.5
Vmadera – 21.5
Faizoff – 20.5
Luke – 20.5
Reaper – 20.5
Lonestar – 20
Dacul – 18.5
This is like, the most frustratingly close rankdown ever isn’t it? :lol Y’all keep trading places each round! Let’s try to get round 4 submissions in by… Saturday? That sounds good. It’s the LOUD MUSIC round and “louder than what you’d normally submit” counts because I know the fogeys will struggle otherwise :P but if you do have heavy stuff to send me you best be sending it, yes, no wussing out this round, y’all
also i must've had more to say this round than the last two bcuz it wouldn't let me keep all results in a single post this time, weird :corn
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I was aiming to get your quirky side. Time to narrow down the heavy song.
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Damn...thought that hit the sweet spot. Oh well...
I've had Rd 4 in mind for a while now...sending.
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Created a small gravity well in your inbox.
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A fair amount of her music is more like the last minute or two of that track, more melodic and danceable (though it tends to retain a bit of a darker edge over typical club EDM stuff), but there are some other cuts scattered throughout her work that are also less conventional, but hopefully you'll enjoy it all.
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Decent score, I'll take that. Although I was secretly hoping to crack 8/10 again. No matter, I'm only half a point out of the lead now. Not bad considering I started off in last place :lol
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BRUH where the hell is my score??? :rollin
EDIT: Okay did the math and it's a 7, not a 7.5. Oh well. Better than I was expecting given that first impression! That song grew on me a lot too, honestly. I'm actually in the same boat as you regarding 80s music - it's probably the decade I have the least amount of music I enjoy from since the 60s, and a lot of that comes down to the dated production of that time, like you described. But yeah, that Depeche Mode album not only sounds great in my opinion (to me it sounds undeniably retro, but not dated like a lot of the other synth music from around then), and the songwriting and atmosphere is great.
...only problem is that album actually came out in March 1990 so it can't even be my favorite 80s album. :lol :loser:
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Well, still hanging in there standings wise after a round that I was dreading. My scores are on the decline though.
Sent a loud song for Round 4. I feel like I followed the instructions in the Tastes section of the OP. We'll see how it goes.
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Sent.
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Sent some meeehtal. Hopefully I can have the #1 spot to myself after this round, it's getting too crowded up here. :biggrin:
inb4 I go down another 0.5 points
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That's a bit disappointing after the first impression :lol
I'll try to send for the next round in the next 24 hours or so
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That's a bit disappointing after the first impression :lol
That's me the last two rounds.
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Not bad once again. Definitely love how he deconstructed that song and the others from that album for acoustic guitar. Worth checking out the original Steve McQueen and the acoustic version just for the masterclass in arrangement.
I’ll send another 7 your way in a little bit here.
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fixed buddy's score but yes it was a 7
and man y'all need to realize first impressions are first impressions and i give five whole listens a round, plenty of time for my opinions to change in either direction :corn
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Holy shit I didn't even fathom my track would be the highest scored after getting the lowest in earlier rounds. Glad the song got some love, I love the track too and when I first heard it on a UK show called Crashing many years ago, it's always been my go to track to bring my mood up.
Round 4 will need some thinking.
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Wow I'm actually doing well for a change :eek ready to f it up
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Sent something that when I listen to it, other drivers do as well :metal
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and man y'all need to realize first impressions are first impressions and i give five whole listens a round, plenty of time for my opinions to change in either direction :corn
Understood :tup :tup
I've sent something realllly fucking heavy. Maybe I wouldn't be so stoked for it if I wasn't drunk, but I really think it has some potential.
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Cool, glad you liked it! I recognise everything in your write-up for sure. I think you might quite like the album, it's pretty varied and while there are aspects of that song that appear elsewhere, none of the other songs really sound the same (e.g. there's not much of the 70s prog vibe).
Mulling over some LOUD options. I've sent you melodic forms of death metal, black metal and metalcore before and I mean I have other stuff I can send from those genres, though nothing is immediately jumping out at me. Might have one or two options of prog metal that aren't as heavy but do incorporate harsh vocals. Hmm.
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I understand your concerns about the lyrical content, I agree with you, but also with Nico to some extent. And yeah, I knew you'd hate how long it gets, oh well :lol
Sending something even worse now.
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I understand your concerns about the lyrical content, I agree with you, but also with Nico to some extent. And yeah, I knew you'd hate how long it gets, oh well :lol
Sending something even worse now.
If it makes you feel any better, I adore that song and album (and now other Nicolas Jaar albums). Of all the songs I've received in the three roulettes I've done, it would have to be near the top of the list.
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:hug:
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Sent.
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Sent.
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Sent.
Just narrowing down my songs for your next round now mate!
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Dacul, Reaper, Stadler, Tomi, still need your heavies :metal
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What are we waiting for, people??
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What are we waiting for, people??
Waiting for you, the roulette police, to harass everyone ;)
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Sent!
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Dacul, Reaper, Stadler, Tomi, still need your heavies :metal
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Dacul, Reaper, Stadler, Tomi, still need your heavies :metal
Dude, it kinda reads like you’ve bumped Reaper off. RIP
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What are we waiting for, people??
I've been mourning the loss of my grandfather these last few days, so my mind has been elsewhere. I'll send something in a bit.
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What are we waiting for, people??
I've been mourning the loss of my grandfather these last few days, so my mind has been elsewhere. I'll send something in a bit.
Sorry for your loss :-[
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Dacul, Reaper, Stadler, Tomi, still need your heavies :metal
Dude, it kinda reads like you’ve bumped Reaper off. RIP
who reaps the reaper? :justjen
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much like ariich i am also still waiting on stadler but i don't rlly feel like starting today anyways monday's a better day for it :V so hangman up tomorrow probably
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Sorry, peeps. I'll have mine in in the next hour or so. I had a weekend that didn't lend itself to being on or around a computer much. Sorry!!
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Round 4 Hangman!
???: _etter __ver_ – __ _n_er __
???: _ara_ar_ __r t_e ___ – __ Aga_n_t _e_e__er ___e_
???: Gaerea – Mem__r
???: Mem____ Ma_ __re – __ee__e__ N_g_t_
???: _____ – _re___e _
???: Re___re – Tem_e_t
???: __rren____ – T_e ____ater
???: __ng_a _gn__a – __ t_e _____n __n't Ta_e ___ M_ __g_ ____
???: Ra_ea Ma__aa_ – _r_te __r_e
???: T_e Em_er, T_e A__ – __n______ne__ T_rn _r_m t_e V___
???: _ver____ – _att_e
???: _v _____r – _eat_ _v __r__m_tan_e
???: _ta___ng _e_t_ar_ – _ave ___r_e__
???: G___ra – __rn __r _ne T__ng
Stadler: Geezer Butler – __g_ __ ___re
???: Am_____er – T__ _a_ M_rr_r
Letters Guessed:
AEGMNRTV
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G
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R
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E
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(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-6laJs49-y0/maxresdefault.jpg)
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T
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A
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V
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G
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N
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amazing that y'all managed to guess G twice before i even made an update :corn
anyways hangman is updated also i realized one of the songs here should be banned by my rules but tbhhhh it's a band i haven't checked out anything new from in like, a decade and i'm curious so i'm gonna allow it
also bcuz i don't want to draw out this round even longer
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Geezer Butler which is definitely Stadler
M
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updated
also, thru first listens now and can't say i didn't see this coming but this is easily the weakest round yet :lol i try to outline my tastes in metal as best as i can and repeated them a lot in the first two sets of writeups but there's a lotta stuff here falling into the same pitfalls i warned against, ahh well :corn
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I really did try to follow the directions. :lol
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I would like to retract my submission
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I mean, I tried to follow the instructions in rounds 1 & 2 and it didn't go so well, so... :corn
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Rabea Massaad - Reaper
Memphis May Fire
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I didn't follow the rules, but I DID follow my heart.
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I didn't follow the rules, but I DID follow my heart.
I also followed your heart :biggrin:
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Man what are any of these bands? :lol Let's see if the D helps
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updated
also, thru first listens now and can't say i didn't see this coming but this is easily the weakest round yet :lol i try to outline my tastes in metal as best as i can and repeated them a lot in the first two sets of writeups but there's a lotta stuff here falling into the same pitfalls i warned against, ahh well :corn
Patiently awaiting my 5
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Gojira?
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Gojira?
Born For One Thing
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I didn't follow the rules, but I DID follow my heart.
I also followed your heart :biggrin:
Be careful where that may lead dude.
Gojira?
Born For One Thing
What next? We find out Pain of Salvation isn't banned either? :neverusethis:
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Gojira?
Born For One Thing
What next? We find out Pain of Salvation isn't banned either? :neverusethis:
But Crow actually likes Pain Of Salvation. :lol
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Round 4 Hangman!
???: Better __ver_ – __ _nder __
???: Harakiri for the Sky – __ Aga_n_t De_e_ber ___e_
???: Gaerea – Mem__r
???: Memphis May Fire – __ee__e__ N_ght_
???: _____ – _re__de _
???: Repsire - Tempest
Buddy: Horrendous – The _d__ater
Seneca: Lingua Ignota – If the Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will
Reaper: Rabea Massaad – Br_te __r_e
???: The Ember, The Ash – __n______ne__ T_rn _r_m the V__d
Faizoff: Overkill – Batt_e
???: Ov Sulfur – Death Ov Circumstance
???: Stabbing Westward – _ave ___r_e__
???: Gojira – Born for One Thing
Stadler: Geezer Butler – D_g_ __ _h_re
???: Amplifier – T__ _a_ M_rr_r
Letters Guessed:
ABDEGHMNRTV
:corn
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Show me B! :corn
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H please.
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Show me B! :corn
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Gojira?
Born For One Thing
What next? We find out Pain of Salvation isn't banned either? :neverusethis:
But Crow actually likes Pain Of Salvation. :lol
An all time album favourite even.
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Stabbing Westward
The Ember, The Ash
Horrendous?
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Horrendous?
Buddy sent them to me, so will guess he sent them here too.
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Harakiri for the Sky
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Lingua Ignota - seneca?
Overkill - faizoff?
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Repsire - Tempest
Did I send this? :corn
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Stabbing Westward
The Ember, The Ash
Horrendous?
The list of song names for this round is going to be glorious :lol
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okay, everything should be up to date now, y'all kept posting more while i was editing :lol
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Ov Sulfur - "Death Ov Circumstance"
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Horrendous?
Didn't think we were doing first impressions already!
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Is that Amplifier? If so, I don't recognize the song.
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This is now Crovv's Trve Kvlt Roulette Ov Fire.
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Horrendous?
Didn't think we were doing first impressions already!
If not, you can make some joke about the band name describing the quality of the song or whatever. :biggrin:
:corn
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Horrendous?
Didn't think we were doing first impressions already!
If not, you can make some joke about the band name describing the quality of the song or whatever. :biggrin:
:corn
I'm not participating so I'm just reacting to random posts whenever the thread is at the top of GMD. :lol But yeah, apparently Buddy was spot on!
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I'm still hoping for one of the better scores this round! :corn
The Lingua Ignota song is If The Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will
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my song is a collaboration and it's missing the second artist's name :P
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i'm going by what spotify lists for all submissions :P
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no more guesses? i'm not satisfied with the level of hangman completion yet and y'all don't get impressions/the round playlist until I am, so :corn
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Shot in the dark, Luke sent Gojira, king sent Stabbing Westward.
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Shot in the dark, Luke sent Gojira
I can't see a scenario in which I'd send Gojira to Crow, although they are obviously a great band.
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Fine then!
Us Against December Skies
Memoir
Sleepless Nights
Brute Force
Battle
Save Yourself
Two Way Mirror
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Let's get an O.
Shot in the dark, Luke sent Gojira
I can't see a scenario in which I'd send Gojira to Crow, although they are obviously a great band.
Well at least I guessed right that you like them, they seem like something you would. I don't know the other bands or they don't seem like something you'd like/send.
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Shot in the dark, Luke sent Gojira, king sent Stabbing Westward.
I did!
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Shot in the dark, Luke sent Gojira
I can't see a scenario in which I'd send Gojira to Crow, although they are obviously a great band.
Well at least I guessed right that you like them, they seem like something you would. I don't know the other bands or they don't seem like something you'd like/send.
You just 'get me' dude :heart
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:hug:
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I'll take an I.
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Round 4 Hangman!
???: Better Lovers – __ _nder __
???: Harakiri for the Sky – Us Against December Skies
???: Gaerea – Memoir
???: Memphis May Fire – Sleepless Nights
???: __oe_ – _re__de I
Tomi: Repsire - Tempest
Buddy: Horrendous – The Ido_ater
Seneca: Lingua Ignota – If the Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will
Reaper: Rabea Massaad – Brute Force
Ariich: The Ember, The Ash – Consciousness Torn from the Void
Faizoff: Overkill – Battle
???: Ov Sulfur – Death Ov Circumstance
King: Stabbing Westward – Save Yourself
???: Gojira – Born for One Thing
Stadler: Geezer Butler – Dogs of Whore
???: Amplifier – Two Way Mirror
Letters Guessed:
ABDEGHIMNORTV
that's more like it
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Dogs Of Whore
Consciousness Torn From The Void
Romdrums sent Gojira
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Did Puppies send The Ember, The Ash?
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Better Lovers
Tomislav sent Respire
Dogs Of Whore? :lol
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Updated.
romdrums is not in this roulette and thus did not send Gojira :P
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Updated.
romdrums is not in this roulette and thus did not send Gojira :P
Thanks for tucking the old man in his bed Crow.
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Did Puppies send The Ember, The Ash?
No, but I bet Ariich did. :corn
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I did indeed.
The Idolater
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Litho sent Harakiri for the Sky
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Better Lovers
Tomislav sent Respire
Dogs Of Whore? :lol
It's a pun! :) :) :)
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Round 4 Hangman!
Luke: Better Lovers – 30 Under 13
Litho: Harakari for the Sky – Us Against December Skies
Puppies: Gaerea – Memoir
TAC: Memphis May Fire – Sleepless Nights
Dacul: Floex – Prelude I
Tomi: Respire – Tempest
Buddy: Horrendous – The Idolater
Seneca: Lingua Ignota – If the Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will
Reaper: Rabea Massaad – Brute Force
Ariich: The Ember, The Ash – Consciousness Torn from the Void
Faizoff: Overkill – Battle
Lonestar: Ov Sulfur – Death Ov Circumstance
King: Stabbing Westward – Save Yourself
Vmadera: Gojira – Born for One Thing
Stadler: Geezer Butler – Dogs of Whore
HOF: Amplifier – Two Way Mirror
alright now we can wrap this up and move onto impressions, i think
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Round 4 First Impressions!
Faizoff: I can't exactly tell you why, but this genre of metal has always been the hardest sell out of all of 'em for me and this isn't really standing out in any way to defy that bias.
TAC: Okay, you definitely don't actually listen to music like this, right?
Ariich: I don't know what you were worried about because you clearly understood the assignment better than a lot of other submissions here.
4. Always liked but never loved these guys and it's easy to pinpoint why - the mixing is just atrocious.
5. This is right on the fringe of a style I've been surprisingly into as of late but lacking the aggression… and tempo… that really makes it appealing.
6. I think this is the closest anyone has come to directly repeating themselves thus far in this roulette, though to be fair I feel like this is a slight improvement over last time?
Litho: I've always seen these guys as, like, the most milquetoast, average possible version of their genre, but to be fair it's a genre I tend to like.
King: Oh hey I've heard this one before. These guys are like radio rock menaces.
9. The song is a pileup of neat riffs that doesn't really amount to anything or feel cohesive in any way.
10. Bit one note and I'm not quite a fan of the guitar sound either, it feels like a very literal and objectively correct but misguided take on the theme.
Dacul: Y'know, I feel like going in a different direction than literally everyone else for this round is probably going to pay off more than it deserves too.
Seneca: The highlights of this are among the best moments of the round. The parts in between exist to make those highlights stand out more. And yet I still feel obligated to complain about the latter.
Vmadera: Another band I've always struggled with, and… yeah, this isn't really changing my mind either.
14. The genre this band lists themselves as would've never occurred to me because they sound like a completely different, better genre on this song.
15. It really has the feel of being radio rock of a bygone era, sans the sticky hooks that most characterize the style, so… uhh, that makes it a bit less than that.
16. One of those "cool sound" bands that I've never fully loved but I'm never against hearing more from either.
playlist i will never remember to add the first time:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45i5EU8CZ5yV6puh7oilup
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2, 3, or 12?
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Dacul: Floex – Prelude I
Wait what?
I like this song a lot, it was my favorite in my last roulette, but I'm struggling to understand how, in any universe, this fits the round theme. :lol
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5. This is right on the fringe of a style I've been surprisingly into as of late but lacking the aggression… and tempo… that really makes it appealing.
Maybe this one?
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Dacul: Floex – Prelude I
Wait what?
I like this song a lot, it was my favorite in my last roulette, but I'm struggling to understand how, in any universe, this fits the round theme. :lol
The theme was "loud music", not "heavy music with distorted guitars", so I sent that (mostly because I ran out of heavy stuff that Crow wouldn't hate anyway) ;D
11?
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Dacul: Floex – Prelude I
Wait what?
I like this song a lot, it was my favorite in my last roulette, but I'm struggling to understand how, in any universe, this fits the round theme. :lol
The theme was "loud music", not "heavy music with distorted guitars", so I sent that (mostly because I ran out of heavy stuff that Crow wouldn't hate anyway) ;D
I get that. That song is very quiet except for the very end which isn't all that loud either. :lol
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I know, but I was genuinely struggling to find something that could fit :lol. Then I realized I could have sent a pretty obscure and fun band that had some heavy stuff, but it was too late. Maybe in a future round.
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3?
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Anyways, I'm pretty sure 11 is Sacul. :lol
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9?
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updated with correct guesses :corn
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13?
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TAC: Okay, you definitely don't actually listen to music like this, right?
:lol
It has a great chorus!
Wait till you hear the next round! :lol
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8. Oh hey I've heard this one before. These guys are like radio rock menaces.
This one?
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1. I can't exactly tell you why, but this genre of metal has always been the hardest sell out of all of 'em for me and this isn't really standing out in any way to defy that bias.
5. This is right on the fringe of a style I've been surprisingly into as of late but lacking the aggression… and tempo… that really makes it appealing.
9. The song is a pileup of neat riffs that doesn't really amount to anything or feel cohesive in any way.
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9, 10, or 12?
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9. The song is a pileup of neat riffs that doesn't really amount to anything or feel cohesive in any way.
10. Bit one note and I'm not quite a fan of the guitar sound either, it feels like a very literal and objectively correct but misguided take on the theme.
15. It really has the feel of being radio rock of a bygone era, sans the sticky hooks that most characterize the style, so… uhh, that makes it a bit less than that.
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Let's try #3, fuck it :corn
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I'm irrationally getting in a bad mood just reading the impressions, not even knowing if mine is one of the negative ones. :rollin
And oh boy, wait 'til I post impressions in my roulette tomorrow. After this I might hold back even less. :lol
I'm gonna wait 'til a bit of the fog of war has cleared before trying to guess mine, it could easily be more than half of them.
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I hope 3
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updated with all correct guesses
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Crow, if you like the song I sent, they came out with a new album last year. It's very good. 1st new album in 19 years.
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Crow, do we have a playlist?
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womp womp
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3. I don't know what you were worried about because you clearly understood the assignment better than a lot of other submissions here.
12. The highlights of this are among the best moments of the round. The parts in between exist to make those highlights stand out more. And yet I still feel obligated to complain about the latter.
Surely one of these.
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Crow, do we have a playlist?
yeah
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12?
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Crow, do we have a playlist?
yeah
Let's have it!
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1 then.
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Crow, do we have a playlist?
yeah
Let's have it!
it's in the impressions post :lol
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Oh how could I have missed it? :neverusethis:
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Seneca: The highlights of this are among the best moments of the round. The parts in between exist to make those highlights stand out more. And yet I still feel obligated to complain about the latter.
Hopefully you've warmed up to the less exciting bits, but I can't say I'm too surprised by the impression. I feel similarly about a lot of her music, albeit not as much with this song.
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I'm irrationally getting in a bad mood just reading the impressions, not even knowing if mine is one of the negative ones. :rollin
I was just thinking the same thing :lol
Mines probably either 7 or 10 :biggrin:
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I have no idea what my Impression means scorewise. :lol
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Mines probably either 7 or 10 :biggrin:
there is a lack of correctness in this statement
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I suspect Reaper could be #9.
I'm feeling like I might be #6 or #7.
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wrong about reaper, right about yourself :tup
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Interesting, the impression is more about the band overall than the particular song, but to the extent it is, I wonder if it's a similar situation ariich was in with sending Insomnium to me.
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So mine must be 6 then :corn
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no :corn
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10?
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I suspect Reaper could be #9.
I'm feeling like I might be #6 or #7.
Oh yea I'm definitely 9 :lol
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Round 4 First Impressions!
Faizoff: I can't exactly tell you why, but this genre of metal has always been the hardest sell out of all of 'em for me and this isn't really standing out in any way to defy that bias.
TAC: Okay, you definitely don't actually listen to music like this, right?
Ariich: I don't know what you were worried about because you clearly understood the assignment better than a lot of other submissions here.
Litho: I've always seen these guys as, like, the most milquetoast, average possible version of their genre, but to be fair it's a genre I tend to like.
King: Oh hey I've heard this one before. These guys are like radio rock menaces.
Dacul: Y'know, I feel like going in a different direction than literally everyone else for this round is probably going to pay off more than it deserves too.
Seneca: The highlights of this are among the best moments of the round. The parts in between exist to make those highlights stand out more. And yet I still feel obligated to complain about the latter.
Vmadera: Another band I've always struggled with, and… yeah, this isn't really changing my mind either.
HOF: It really has the feel of being radio rock of a bygone era, sans the sticky hooks that most characterize the style, so… uhh, that makes it a bit less than that.
Puppies: Always liked but never loved these guys and it's easy to pinpoint why - the mixing is just atrocious.
Luke: This is right on the fringe of a style I've been surprisingly into as of late but lacking the aggression… and tempo… that really makes it appealing.
Reaper: I think this is the closest anyone has come to directly repeating themselves thus far in this roulette, though to be fair I feel like this is a slight improvement over last time?
Buddy: The song is a pileup of neat riffs that doesn't really amount to anything or feel cohesive in any way.
Stadler: Bit one note and I'm not quite a fan of the guitar sound either, it feels like a very literal and objectively correct but misguided take on the theme.
Lonestar: The genre this band lists themselves as would've never occurred to me because they sound like a completely different, better genre on this song.
Tomi: One of those "cool sound" bands that I've never fully loved but I'm never against hearing more from either.
playlist i will never remember to add the first time:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45i5EU8CZ5yV6puh7oilup
no correct guesses since last time but bumping for funsies
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Yeah, I'm fucking lost. I'll just wait.
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Final guess, 5 or 14?
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16, or if not maybe 15?
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HOF is right, puppies is not :corn
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alright i solved impressions since thread is dead anyways and since i think i'm gonna call this round a listen early so i can move on and get to a better round faster :lol
i dunno, i love me some heavy music but i'm just not... interested in most of what was sent this round, most of it is just perfectly "fine" versions of sounds i already know too well to really be impressed by any of it. there's a few standout tracks in the positive and negative ends but there's mostly just a LOT of 6.5's and 7's, which are pretty much the default "yeah this is solidly enjoyable" scores from me.
to clarify, a 7.5 by my grading scale is actually a "pretty good" score so the few 7.5's this round should try to be a little less disappointed :lol i've seen people whine about 7.5's in previous rounds even though that's a "i quite like the thing you have sent" score!! i'm just not using, y'know, the awful american grading scale here :lol
no 8's or above tho which is the bigger frustration i'm having. nothing below a 6 either, tho. solidly middling scores all around.
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Sounds awful. :lol
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i'm prob gonna take like, a week off from roulette listening also since i'm a biiiit burnt out and we're only halfway through the thing :lol plus my bday is this week and i don't wanna have to keep worrying about this during it
will still be accepting round 5 songs ofc and it's an open round so that should make it easier on y'all, but i need to Not Listen To So Much Music for a little bit
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Shoot, I thought the Weird Round was next..
Gonna have to find a track.
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No worries, a week's break at the halfway point works fine.
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Birthday away Crow. We can wait!
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I dunno, calling my song uncohesive feels almost objectively incorrect. :lol
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I would've never guessed that one, but I'm cool with it, sounds positive.
What genre did they list themselves as? On Facebook they got blackened deathcore...
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yeah it's the deathcore part that throws me off bcuz i listen to them and all i hear is symphonic death metal
...which is something i like more than deathcore, so
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Gotcha.. I definitely dig the symphonic elements of the band, sets them a bit apart. May have to search for more from that genre.
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Gotcha.. I definitely dig the symphonic elements of the band, sets them a bit apart. May have to search for more from that genre.
I would make a suggestion, but I'm gonna wait for your roulette. :corn :metal
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Gotcha.. I definitely dig the symphonic elements of the band, sets them a bit apart. May have to search for more from that genre.
I would make a suggestion, but I'm gonna wait for your roulette. :corn :metal
I've stopped clicking new songs anyways...
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Round 4 Results
Round 4 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45i5EU8CZ5yV6puh7oilup)
HOF: Amplifier – Two Way Mirror
I actually wasn’t gonna call this the worst song of the round, since I do like this style more than Overkill, but… no, this is just a mess. What the hell’s up with the drum production here? They sound, like, deep fried. The entire song is awash in buzzing static that just sounds ugly. And I’m not… sure? What the point of this is? What’s this song meant to evoke in the listener?
Like, Amplifier used to be great at building atmosphere. Haven’t gone back to it in a while, but I remember The Octopus covering a wide range across its runtime, between the spooky, the groovy, the abrasive, the crushing, and everything in between. Meanwhile, Two Way Mirror sounds like radio rock sludge that doesn’t even have the decency to be catchy. It’s like… the blandest possible version of Oceansize’s Catalyst.
This writeup probably sounds more negative than I intend but that might be because I had expectations from these guys and this just doesn’t live up to them. Some of the riffs are kiiiinda cool but they all blend together and never really amount to anything, the song goes on for a bit but kinda just… ends abruptly. I’ve liked this one less every time I’ve listened to it and I’d probably have been happier for banning it and asking you to resend, bleh. Too late now, though.
5.5/10
Faizoff: Overkill – Battle
Thrash metal, sludge metal, nu-metal, please don’t.
I mean, can’t say I didn’t warn you. This isn’t even the faster-paced thrash metal that occasionally has a chance to work for me, either, it’s a bit more midtempo in spots and maybe a bit bassier than your average thrash, but those guitar tones, those unpleasant vocals, those melodies and chugging riffs… yep, this is a thrash metal song alright.
I don’t even really find anything about this particularly egregious other than maaaaybe the vocals – it’s not the worst song of the roulette or even the round, for sure – but there’s also just not a ton for me to latch onto here? I think it’s pretty good for what it’s trying to be but what it’s trying to be is a style that just doesn’t interest me in any way.
I dunno, never been here for the beefy, gruff, tough guy metal (a problem shared with the other genres I listed above!) Struggling to really say much else about this that I haven’t already said in other write-ups in this roulette, honestly. Just lacks in color or emotion and subsequently isn’t for me. Shrug.
6/10
Stadler: Geezer Butler – Dogs of Whore
This song basically has one real problem, but unfortunately, it’s a problem that persists throughout most of the song. That, like… scraping/scratching sound in the main riif. It’s reeeeally unpleasant. And I can’t just, like, tune it out or anything because it goes on throughout almost the entire song!
…I also find it weird how that riff, like… cuts off in the middle of a note in a few places. Not even just, the last note properly ends, I can hear the audible cut in the track. It may just be a loop of the exact same riff played ad infinitum. It’s really distracting.
It’s a shame because beyond that, I could… kiiiind of see this working? Don’t think it’d ever be up my alley as far as heavier rockers go but the riff does have a cool groove to it, the hook switching to a more ominous atmosphere with a solid tune to it is nice, all the other riffs that aren’t the scratchy one can go pretty hard – especially dig the bridge/breakdown towards the middle – there are parts here I can gel with but the song always comes back around to, the riff.
Granted, it’s in a similar lane as Overkill in the “GRAAWRRGH TOUGH GUY METAL YEAAHH” camp that’s got a pretty low ceiling for me, but that I can at least jam along to it a little saves it from a worse score and placement. Kinda.
6/10
Reaper: Rabea Massaad – Brute Force
Actually, I changed my mind from the original impression – this is definitely in a similar lane as the Ola Englund song from round 1, but it’s less colorful, less memorable, less… just less. There is less of it. It’s got solid riffs, solid leads, but the song’s over so fast none of them have any room to breathe and none of them really, like, stick in my memory even a tiny bit.
It’s pretty much devoid of negative traits, which is to say… kinda generic, I’ve essentially heard this exact song a hundred times over, but it’s a sound I’m at least a bit more fond of that the aforementioned TOUGH GUY METAL RAAUUGH. Not by much, because djent and djent-isms have ruined so many genres, but you could do soooo much worse in this lane. I just…. there isn’t really much else to say about it! It’s fine!
6.5/10
TAC: Memphis May Fire – Sleepless Nights
On the subject of djent ruining everything. So, you can pretty much boil down a lot of modern post-hardcore and metalcore into two camps – the ones that stuck to the classic sounds of the 90’s and 00’s and took them to their logical next steps, and the ones who hopped on the djentwagon and fell into The Formula, and Memphis May Fire is firmly the latter.
Like, the production isn’t as… lifeless, as some djent, but I recognize these riffing styles, I recognize this “hardcore screams over chuggy riffing verses” follow by “whiny-voiced obvious pop hook chorus” and Sleepless Nights is just, like. The most song of all time. With all the strengths and weaknesses of this specific breed of metalcore, and it’s just not… special, in any way.
And obviously, I like the former of the two camps I listed more – Actor | Observer obviously, but also acts like La Dispute, Birds in Row, Touché Amoré, even more obscure picks like Tripsitter and Sparrows, and I can even gel with some of the other, “modern metalcore” breed like Counterparts and Silent Planet, but Memphis May Fire are just, doing the bare minimum here. It’s a sound I’m always gonna have a slight bias towards, but beyond that… there’s nothing here.
6.5/10
Buddy: Horrendous – The Idolater
So yeah, I already knew this band and album for what it’s worth. Checked it out back when it first dropped because I was right in the middle of my tech death exploration phase and while this isn’t, exactly, that… it was adjacent enough that I was curious. And, uhh, that I listened to this album all the way through several times and didn’t remember this one at all… and still don’t really remember it too well even after a few more listens… kinda speaks to the problem right there.
I sort of suspect this was an attempt to recapture what worked so well for me with Chapel of Disease in round 1, what with the more old school death metal sound and the focus on sick guitar riffs and leads, and like… yeah, I mean, the riffs are cool, the leads are cool, but I feel like they’re all just being poured on top of me with no real rhyme or reason or even structure. The song just kinda happens.
It’s getting elevated above some of the lower-rated tunes just for being a bit more melodic than the mindlessly heavy stuff here, but I can’t really distinguish it that much from them, either, ‘cause there’s just not a lot to latch onto here. Everything is solid but none of it really stands out or builds to anything, then it just ends. It’s. Fine! Not making me eager to revisit this album, though.
6.5/10
Vmadera: Gojira – Born for One Thing
Gojira are a band I’m never gonna love and I’ve pretty much accepted that. I uhh. I liked Flying Whales. And maybe a few other songs off that album that I can’t name off the top of my head. This falls back into the “tough guy metal” – more, like, groove metal or somesuch, heavier Pantera or whatever the basis of that genre is, so you’ve got your chugging riffs, gruff vocals, and lack of tunefulness.
Except, uhh, I guess this one at least grew on me because you can at least tell Gojira know what the hell they’re doing in this lane? The guitar and drum tones have just the right level of crunch, the mix is perfectly balanced, the riffs actually have some groove, the drumming is phenomenal, there’s even a good, kinda catchy hook buried in the mess of riffs.
I dunno, I can at least kind of respect this? It’s got more meat on its bones than most if not all the songs rated lower, but it’s also just kinda weird, shapeless, and mostly tuneless in a way that has never been my thing. For the crowd who loves pure loudness and aggression I can see why this would pop off, but it’s just never gonna be my thing.
6.5/10
King: Stabbing Westward – Save Yourself
This is technically in the “accidental cheating” category since I already knew this one, but also not really since I don’t, exactly, love it. It’s, uhh. Very standard modern radio rock. It’s pretty fine in that lane, nothing remarkable, but like, gets the job done. Uuhh. Umm. Can I end the writeup there? What else can I really say?
Well, uhh, I can at least give this credit for being the first song here with like… an actual groove, a hook, something I can latch onto, even if it’s not amazing in either of those aspects? I actually remember how this one goes when I’m done listening to it! Maybe it’s just getting points by default simply for being one of the most tuneful songs this round, even if realistically the tune itself isn’t actually, that, good, but like… it’s something! I guess.
6.5/10
Litho: Harakari for the Sky – Us Against December Skies
This song is like a microcosm of why this round has been so rough for me to listen to or write about. It’s like. yep. This is… this is black metal. That’s so true, bestie! Black Metal by John Blackmetal himself! What… do I say about it? What about this most painfully basic take on this pretty good genre could even register as interesting or noteworthy to me?
Uuhh. The riffs are. Okay. The production and mixing are… not great, actually, the drums are too loud – pro-tip, all extreme metal bands ever, do NOT mix the drums above the guitars, that tells me you’re prioritizing loudness over texture and it always sounds worse for it, that bit around 5:30 sounds especially awful, man! – but like, yep. It’s got the 6/8 groove. It’s got the crunchy guitars. It’s got the wails of agony.
It’s the most milquetoast black metal song of the round, and it’s subsequently scoring the lowest out of all of ‘em! That’s all I got to say about this one!
7/10
Luke: Better Lovers – 30 Under 13
Apparently this band is adjacent to The Dillinger Escape Plan and Every Time I Die and… yeah, that sounds about right. Not bands I’m especially into, but, to be fair, I have been way more into, like… friggin’ stupid hardcore & metalcore as of late so this is at least hitting some notes for me!
And putting this up against Memphis May Fire in this round, it puts in stark perspective how much more willing to be abrasive and, frankly, creative these guys are, and the end result is that they actually cultivate an enjoyable heaviness out of it, even if it’s a faaaaairly shallow one. There’s not as much of a tune here, but… there is a tune, at least a little bit.
It’s not the most, shaped, song here, but the ways it goes hard are ones I find more appealing and interesting than a lot of the other more aggressive songs here. And it’s… a bit lacking in tempo at the start, but it kinda gets there in the end. In an almost thrashy way, ironically. Wonder why it works for me here but not with actual thrash metal. Anyways, yeah, this was a fun listen, even if I’m not head over heels for it I at least wouldn’t mind checking out this album when it releases.
7/10
Lonestar: Ov Sulfur – Death Ov Circumstance
Yeah, what, like, how is this deathcore? This is like, the symphonic-est, death-est symphonic death metal I’ve ever heard. Which isn’t, like, my favorite genre ever or anything but… frankly, I’m not sure any other metal song this round even has symphonic elements, somehow? Which is fairly surprising, actually. It’s got that going for it.
It’s also just one of the better sounding songs this round, period? I can’t exactly say it has the most unique sound, but it’s loud and crushing without blurring into a wall of sound, there’s a melodic aspect by way of the strings mimicking the guitar groove, it’s definitely pretty straightforward in its brutality, but it’s a kind of brutality I can mosh to. Or whatever it is the kids these days do.
Like, yeah, probably could be a bit deeper, probably could do a bit more to stand out, it’s kinda just paint-by-numbers symphonic death metal at the end of the day, but hey, I’m fine with that. I dig it. Not… sure it’s gonna stick with me, but, ehh, I’ll take it.
7/10
Dacul: Floex – Prelude I
Yeah, see, if this had been submitted by anyone else other than you, or Seneca I guess, this probably would’ve been rejected, but that’s where the “relative” aspect of loudness comes in! ‘Cause, like, in terms of heaviness, this is… about on par with KANGA from last round, the non-rock/metal round, so… yeah. To be fair, that also makes this stand out by default. Which is semi-cheating?
Speaking of KANGA, this kinda feels like a midway point between that song and Ooyy – where it’s got the clattering percussion and industrial undertones of the former, but it doesn’t… quite… do a ton with them? Like with Ooyy. It definitely does more, at least, there’s a tension and progression to this and the sound’s just straight up cooler and more unique, but it’s not particularly… memorable or sticky. Kinda forget what it sounds like the moment it ends.
It’s one of the few songs this round that actually, like… excites me, though. Even… hell, all of the songs I’ve rated higher, frankly, I’m not sure I’m interested in them enough to actually follow up on checking on the album… since most of them are just More Black Metal. This one though? It’s cool and unique enough that I’m at least curious! Counts for something.
7/10
Puppies: Gaerea – Memoir
I feel like this sits comfortably alongside Harakiri for the Sky at the “John Blackmetal” table, complete with the exact same production issues. In hindsight, it’s actually slightly less pronounced here, but… I mean, it is pronounced. Why are the drums and especially the hihats so loud that they crush and muddy everything else? Why would you ever mix black metal, hell, any black metal, that way? Godddd.
Anyways, I do like this one more than Harakiri ‘cause it’s more, like, straight atmoblack, with that slow-burn build leading to an explosive wall of sound, it’s got both more intensity and also just straight up more tempo. If it were mixed better I honestly could see myself being way more into this, and it’s at least grown on me a little after a few more listens, but… it is kinda just bog-standard black metal beyond that, y’know? It’s good. Quite good. Not… interesting, though.
7.5/10
Seneca: Lingua Ignota – If the Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will
Whoo boy. So I know the backstory behind Lingua Ignota’s projects & I don’t. Particularly feel like discussing it here, but I know how it colors her output, which, yes, I’ve listened to both this album and Sinner Get Ready so this isn’t, shocking to me, but I’ve never really… revisited either, in part because the style doesn’t quite do it for me, in part because the music is… visceral and uncomfortable in ways that make it hard to revisit. On purpose, but, still.
This isn’t the loudest song of the round, to be sure, but it’s obviously the most intense. I’m not… sure that it translates to emotional potency, mind you, even with the lyrics in front of me and knowing what it’s about it’s never quite, hit for me, but… I mean, it’s still pretty chilling to listen to even devoid of all that context, because it just. Sounds like that, y’know?
Also I dunno what I was on calling the quieter moments weaker, they’re probably the most vocally intense moments of the song where Lingua goes between practically weeping and demonic screaming, and then the cooldown between the extremity of the start and end keeps the song dynamic, keeps the intensity from wearing out its welcome. It’s just… a lot. This song is a lot. I’m still not 100% sure if I’ve made up my mind on it, but I mean… I like it, so…
7.5/10
Tomi: Respire – Tempest
Of the black metal songs in this round, this is probably the one that stands out the most, simply by also having a ton of screamo elements to it, and screamo and black metal are two genres that go together like peanut butter and chocolate if acts like Svalbard are any indication. Mmm. I want some Reeses now. Reesespire. Heh. Anyways, yeah, this band has always had a “cool sound” even if I’ve also never fully, like, loved them either.
Which yeah, spoilers and shock – three of the four black metal bands in this round, I already knew of! I’ve heard a lot of this genre, y’all, it’s super hard to impress me with it nowadays. But I mean, this is still really good all things considered. Funnily enough, it’s got… basically the same structure as the Lingua Ignota song with an intense start and end and a quieter moment in between, and while that quiet is more… pretty, than anything here, it still functionally serves the same purpose.
And like, yeah, this ranks slightly higher just because I straight up like this sound more. Soaring, melodic, and tight with some really visceral moments but even the prettier moments have a lot of appeal to them. The violin that’s kinda buried in the mix is a nice touch. It’s probably the best-produced black metal of this entire bunch! I’m not, like, busting down the walls to go listen to more Respire, but it was the most immediately exciting metal tune of the round for me, even if it didn’t quite end up being my favorite of the round, if only just barely.
8/10
Ariich: The Ember, The Ash – Consciousness Torn from the Void
Maybe it’s because, unlike the other black metal submissions this round, I didn’t know this band at all – or at least, I don’t think I’ve ever heard ‘em before – but this ended up being my favorite of the bunch! Not for being, like, particularly special, but this just sounds better than Gaerea or Harakiri for the Sky… because the mix is great and the guitars sound phenomenal.
As far as black metal goes, is there much else that stands out about this one to me! Nope! Nothing at all! It’s just, John Blackmetal but cooler. It’s actually got that kinda spacey sound to it I really dig, the synths in the background help fill out the mix, it’s pretty dynamic, it’s neither too lo-fi nor too pretty… I could actually see myself enjoying a full album of this! I don’t know if I need more of it in my life, but, yeah, this is just doing the basics really damn well!
8/10
Standings:
Ariich – 30.5
Tomislav – 30.5
Puppies – 29.5
Seneca – 29.5
Buddy – 29
TAC – 29
King – 28.5
Litho – 28.5
Vmadera – 28
Luke – 27.5
Stadler – 27.5
HOF – 27
Lonestar – 27
Reaper – 27
Faizoff – 26.5
Dacul – 25.5
like previously stated I’m gonna be taking at least a week off from this since 1. it’s my bday 2. I’ve been at this for two months and need a break 3. this round was kinda exhausting. the longest round for probably the overall worst experience, i think y’all hyperfocused on loudness itself over, like, tunefulness! not a single extreme prog metal song this entire round despite that absolutely being on the table!
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anyways you can feel free to send round 5 any time, it’s an open round so anything goes! and if you’re frustrated by my reactions/reviews feel free to 1. review that 7.5 is actually a really good score that almost everyone has achieved at least once this roulette and 2. I literally made a 30 song playlist of the kinds of music I love/am looking for more of, I really dunno what more I can do to help :lol
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I'm actually OK with that score, although now I'm wondering how that Gorod song from their new album would have done. Probably should have just stuck with that.
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Woof, that was no good! Oh well. I had never heard of these guys until I saw a review of this album that came out last month. This track grabbed me right away and I don’t know why, but I like all of the messiness/dissonance of it. Does kind of have a bit of STP or Smashing Pumpkins-ness to it, but the singer isn’t all that great I’ll give you that.
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I'm actually OK with that score, although now I'm wondering how that Gorod song from their new album would have done. Probably should have just stuck with that.
i'm glad you switched off gorod bcuz i find them pretty boring :lol i've listened to the last two gorod albums in full and didn't rlly get a ton out of either so
pure tech death RARELY does anything for me stuff like mithras and aethereus are the exceptions and mostly bcuz they DON'T sound like your average modern tech death
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I'm actually OK with that score, although now I'm wondering how that Gorod song from their new album would have done. Probably should have just stuck with that.
i'm glad you switched off gorod bcuz i find them pretty boring :lol i've listened to the last two gorod albums in full and didn't rlly get a ton out of either so
pure tech death RARELY does anything for me stuff like mithras and aethereus are the exceptions and mostly bcuz they DON'T sound like your average modern tech death
I'm trying to find another one of those ever elusive 9+ bands for you. It's getting harder to do lately, since we pretty much already listen to all the same stuff. I mean, you already know all the great stuff that I know. Or most of it, it seems. Gotta dig deeper. :corn
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welp guess that's as good as i expected :P
will send soon, or when you're back dunno. happy bday!
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I’ll take it. About as positive as I could’ve wished for in this round, apparently.
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my bday is tomorrow (the 1st) but thanks :lol
also i think it's really unlikely i give out a 9 in roulettes since it's rare i react that strong to a song that quickly, but then i've heard songs even just as recent as this year that i slapped 9's on on first listen, so
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Hell yeah :metal
I'm coming for you ariich (and Tomi and Puppies)
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Niiiice. Wasn't this good in roulette in a long time lol. I'm already getting out of stuff to send :lol
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Well, I fell a little more than I hoped. For some reason, I thought the next reason was the weird round. I forgot we had an open round coming up. I'll find a song in the next few days during the roulette halftime.
Happy Birthday Crow!
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8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
Guess I'm gonna hit a 3.5 by the end of the roulette! :lol
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666 :metal
At least I'm consistent (mostly)
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Litho: Harakari for the Sky – Us Against December Skies
This song is like a microcosm of why this round has been so rough for me to listen to or write about. It’s like. yep. This is… this is black metal. That’s so true, bestie! Black Metal by John Blackmetal himself! What… do I say about it? What about this most painfully basic take on this pretty good genre could even register as interesting or noteworthy to me?
Uuhh. The riffs are. Okay. The production and mixing are… not great, actually, the drums are too loud – pro-tip, all extreme metal bands ever, do NOT mix the drums above the guitars, that tells me you’re prioritizing loudness over texture and it always sounds worse for it, that bit around 5:30 sounds especially awful, man! – but like, yep. It’s got the 6/8 groove. It’s got the crunchy guitars. It’s got the wails of agony.
It’s the most milquetoast black metal song of the round, and it’s subsequently scoring the lowest out of all of ‘em! That’s all I got to say about this one!
7/10
Oof, a writeup that scathing and not a 5/10 or lower, and somehow in the top half of the entries for the round? I guess I'll take it!
Just a few thoughts though. Black metal is so broad I guess we think of it very differently, but HftS for me is miles away from the standard second wave icons that I think of as having the quintessential black metal sound. To me especially on that song they sound almost more like a kind of proggy, blackened version of some of the melodeath I like, I've had parts of it stuck in my head off and on ever since it came out. A lot of the vocals sound almost hardcore-esque shouty more than the generic black metal shriek, so I figured it might appeal to you more given some other things you like, but we definitely seem to hear some things differently, so I'm fully prepared to keep chasing each other around the tree the rest of our roulettes. Maybe the drums are a tad hotter than some artists (but much quieter than some others), but I think they're doing lots of interesting things beyond just constant blasts and meat beats so I like not having them buried, and I can still hear the guitars just fine, so I guess I'll just have to take note of our preferences there.
i think y’all hyperfocused on loudness itself over, like, tunefulness!
You called it the "LOUD round", after all, not the "texture round". :p I had some super-heavy and grimy death metal tunes I considered and rejected because I still figured you'd still want some melody.
I literally made a 30 song playlist of the kinds of music I love/am looking for more of, I really dunno what more I can do to help :lol
I will say as someone who effectively made everyone listen to a 17-song playlist of the pillars of my taste, it only helps so much. :corn
Oh, and happy birthday!
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Sent.
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I'll send something after work, I got a good idea for the rest of the roulette, but am drawing a blank on this round
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I should’ve used my wild card last round.
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Wait, I don't think Crow allows wild cards?
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Sent round 5. Happy incoming Birthday!
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I have the next round picked out, I think, but seeing as how there's not a big rush, I might mull it over a bit more.
Happy birthday :tup
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Happy Birthday Crow!
And congrats ariich!
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Happy Birthday Crow!
And congrats ariich!
:rollin
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Sent Crow something better than Amplifier. And happy birthday!
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Sent something boring :corn
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Sent something that hopefully isn't a 6.0 :lol
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Forgot to reply before but really glad you liked it (even if it didn't stand out that much)!
Also happy birthday!
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Sent. Going for the jugular now.
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Sent. Going for the jugular now.
Whereas I'm trying to find the trap door to the basement. Safe to say the next few rounds are gonna be me just having fun. :lol
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I'll send something tonight I hope.
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Sent. Going for the jugular now.
Whereas I'm trying to find the trap door to the basement.
I'm just gonna set some fruit on the front porch and sneak in while Crow is distracted.
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I have sent something that has to score better than a 6.5! :lol
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While there's no rush to get round 5 in (I think I'm gonna start listening/hangman this coming weekend?) I will note that I'm only three submissions short at the moment, don't be a slacker :corn
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Ah yes, sorry for being slow! Will send tonight or tomorrow.
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I can't remember but I'm pretty sure I've not sent right? I'll send later.
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yes, it's you two and then the incredibly obvious one :lol
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Repaid the favour and sent the rest of my submissions all at once. :biggrin:
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yes, it's you two and then the incredibly obvious one :lol
Damn Elite :neverusethis:
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well I was planning on starting this next round today but uhhh I do not have internet atm :V
if I get net back soon I'll put up hangman and do first listens but i do have everyone's submissions so we're good on that front
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Good thing you're still on good terms with carrier pigeons.
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but i do have everyone's submissions so we're good on that front
I mean, we've had a week and a half, so I should bloody well hope so!
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ngl the more letters y'all guess before hangman even starts the less i actually wanna do hangman :lol
i have internet back but i'm tired i'll do it tomorrow
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OK we can stop now.. Nice work all o/
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ngl the more letters y'all guess before hangman even starts the less i actually wanna do hangman :lol
i have internet back but i'm tired i'll do it tomorrow
Party pooper :P
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finally getting started on this/doing first listens. don't think i'm gonna put hangman up just yet but i do have a special surprise that i should have ready by the end of the day :hat
wanna say this now, loudly as so nobody misses it:
For Round 6, PLEASE do not prioritize weirdness over, like, actual song quality.
I'd rather have a really good but only mildly weird song over something completely bonkers and also unlistenable :lol I feel like I didn't stress this point enough for the loud round - that I want GOOD SONGS first and stuff that matches the theme second, 'cause I'm not grading anything on how well it matches the theme, because that's dumb and arbitrary and not how I like running roulettes.
ON THAT NOTE
if i do ever run a roulette again, there is a dumb and arbitrary bonus point system that i'm gonna absolutely force myself to adopt for the sake of my own sanity:
straight up +1 point to any song i find particularly interesting.
what i find interesting is fickle and inconsistent meaning this is pretty much impossible to game, but inherently encourages risk-taking rather than sending safe, obvious, and, gotta be honest, boring submissions :lol
if I had implemented it for this roulette, hmm... i'm gonna say these songs/artists would've all gotten that point:
Round 1: Ram-Zet, Fleet Foxes, Chapel of Disease, Bend Sinister
Round 2: The Microphones, This Day & Age, Janelle Monae
Round 3: L'Impératrice, Let's Eat Grandma, KANGA, LCD Soundsystem
Round 4: Better Lovers, Lingua Ignota
...my only real hesitance is that these are already mostly songs that did pretty well here, so i'd kinda just be doubling up on stuff that already scored well
...but then that's the thing! i want more stuff that scores well simply for being interesting!
i dunno, maybe i'm just tired of the rotating cycle of gruff, masculine metal genres i've never liked, boringly competent black metal, and inoffensive hardcore acts you could play on rock radio :lol i'm never, ever going to like the former and have more than enough of the latter two to last a lifetime at this point
anyways musings aside i'm gonna go back to listening now :corn
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Did you get my last minute change of mind in time?
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yes :lol everyone who asked me to update something i have made sure i did so
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OK gracias
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yes :lol everyone who asked me to update something i have made sure i did so
Cool. How about updating Hangman?
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Don't pout Tim.
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I guess I'm even more clueless than before about what you're looking for in the next round then. Tastes are so subjective that you could probably argue everything I've already sent is "weird" to someone's preferences, and one person's "interesting" is another person's "weird". I might just send something different than I originally planned that I think is decidedly less "weird", but possibly less risky, and it's something I had on the shortlist for one of the open rounds anyway, and see if it's quirky enough for you.
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I sent a weird song but it's a pretty decent thing.
What's the point of having a theme if it doesn't matter?
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@TAC:
don't think i'm gonna put hangman up just yet but i do have a special surprise that i should have ready by the end of the day :hat
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Crow just needs to implement the TAC Wildcard for this round. (https://i.imgur.com/U0XlN8g.gif)
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@TAC:
don't think i'm gonna put hangman up just yet but i do have a special surprise that i should have ready by the end of the day :hat
(https://media.tenor.com/1N-RSV0yQ0IAAAAC/gomer-surprise-gomer.gif)
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The end of the day? I'm going to bed soon. :lol
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that's nice, it's 6:30 PM for me and i have five songs to go but i'm taking a quick break so shush :corn
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Round 5 First Impressions!
Litho: Despite going out of its way to sabotage itself at every possible turn, this song's style is far enough up my alley that I'm way into it anyways.
Faizoff: Really pleasant sound and some cool moments but it kinda feels like, a demo that needed just one or two more things to really push it over the edge, make it feel complete, y'know?
3. Part of this sounded like a late night talk show with special guest performers Boris and I wish more of the song sounded like that part.
Puppies: Sufficiently competent, will probably get a solid score, but… god, I really gotta do something about this kind of boringly safe submission. It's exhausting :lol
Ariich: I have no goddamn clue what this is or what it's trying to do, all I know is that I kinda love it?
6. Really appealing sound to this, cool buildup, and… wait, that's it? Where's the rest of the song?
Lonestar: "Alright, so, we booked the wrong band to play at our anime convention, but we're just gonna roll with it and see what happens." What happened: A pretty solid song!
King: This is a nice song. A nice song that I don't really have any thoughts on but a nice song nonetheless.
9. I remember quite liking these guys the last time they were sent in one of my roulettes but this is… quite a bit different than what I remember from them. Not in a bad way, mind you.
10. Sounds like the emotional climax to a musical that doesn't exist, which would be fine and dandy if I cared more for musicals :lol
HOF: Very pleasant and lush sounds here, but it's also the kind of slow-burn I know I'm gonna need to really sit with to properly digest.
TAC: Really cool guitar work on top of a pretty solid everything else makes for an enjoyable if not particularly outstanding tune.
13. Always interesting to see which of the legacy acts have aged more gracefully than others.
14. Even if I was really into the music - which I'm not particularly - god, those vocals are a hard sell for me.
Buddy: Everything I've heard from this album has had a wonky, stilted sound I've never cared for and I'm not sure this is going to fare much better.
16. Ahh, and the intentional cheating begins in earnest. This basically is just a <redacted> song, isn't it.
we'll do hangman after first impressions, but only once first impressions are properly done and dusted :corn
also, can't forget to post the playlist if the playlist isn't really to be posted yet :hat
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Best case: 11.
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I must be #4 :lol
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14 or 15 :P
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1. Despite going out of its way to sabotage itself at every possible turn, this song's style is far enough up my alley that I'm way into it anyways.
This feels like the one, I hope.
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Jeez, we are all getting it on the first guess. What's happening?!?!?! :jamaritard:
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5 or 8?
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2 or 6?
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Nice. :hat
That's a pretty great description of that EP in general. :lol
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Well mine's definitely 16!
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if you had the song list in front of you it'd be immediately obvious what 16 is so i'm kinda glad you don't :corn
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How about 9?
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But mine could’ve been 16, let’s be honest.
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i was responding to tomi but i literally do not know how 16 applies to yours :lol
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i was responding to tomi but i literally do not know how 16 applies to yours :lol
I mean, I can keep spamming that gif all day, but I think my submission sounds like it could be a [redacted] song. They are a band I know you love, so I know you’ll recognise the sound. To my ears it’s so similar, but who knows, this is a Crow roulette after all.
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if so, i have no clue :corn
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12 or 14
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16 then. I know I cheated but don't know if it really sounds like that band.
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9. I remember quite liking these guys the last time they were sent in one of my roulettes but this is… quite a bit different than what I remember from them. Not in a bad way, mind you.
10. Sounds like the emotional climax to a musical that doesn't exist, which would be fine and dandy if I cared more for musicals :lol
14. Even if I was really into the music - which I'm not particularly - god, those vocals are a hard sell for me.
Could be one of these three. Maybe 9?
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Faizoff: Really pleasant sound and some cool moments but it kinda feels like, a demo that needed just one or two more things to really push it over the edge, make it feel complete, y'know?
Oddly enough that was also my initial take on it when I first heard the track many years ago. I heard the middle part in an episode of a show and then went to check the track and thought, hmm weird kinda setup but still pretty cool
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I guess it wouldn't surprise you to find out that the band I submitted has actually played anime conventions...
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I gotta go with 14
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Uh oh. I'm 10?
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Round 5 First Impressions!
9. I remember quite liking these guys the last time they were sent in one of my roulettes but this is… quite a bit different than what I remember from them. Not in a bad way, mind you.
13. Always interesting to see which of the legacy acts have aged more gracefully than others.
14. Even if I was really into the music - which I'm not particularly - god, those vocals are a hard sell for me.
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Round 5 First Impressions!
Litho: Despite going out of its way to sabotage itself at every possible turn, this song's style is far enough up my alley that I'm way into it anyways.
Faizoff: Really pleasant sound and some cool moments but it kinda feels like, a demo that needed just one or two more things to really push it over the edge, make it feel complete, y'know?
Luke: Part of this sounded like a late night talk show with special guest performers Boris and I wish more of the song sounded like that part.
Puppies: Sufficiently competent, will probably get a solid score, but… god, I really gotta do something about this kind of boringly safe submission. It's exhausting :lol
Ariich: I have no goddamn clue what this is or what it's trying to do, all I know is that I kinda love it?
Dacul: Really appealing sound to this, cool buildup, and… wait, that's it? Where's the rest of the song?
Lonestar: "Alright, so, we booked the wrong band to play at our anime convention, but we're just gonna roll with it and see what happens." What happened: A pretty solid song!
King: This is a nice song. A nice song that I don't really have any thoughts on but a nice song nonetheless.
Vmadera: I remember quite liking these guys the last time they were sent in one of my roulettes but this is… quite a bit different than what I remember from them. Not in a bad way, mind you.
Seneca: Sounds like the emotional climax to a musical that doesn't exist, which would be fine and dandy if I cared more for musicals :lol
HOF: Very pleasant and lush sounds here, but it's also the kind of slow-burn I know I'm gonna need to really sit with to properly digest.
TAC: Really cool guitar work on top of a pretty solid everything else makes for an enjoyable if not particularly outstanding tune.
Stadler: Always interesting to see which of the legacy acts have aged more gracefully than others.
Reaper: Even if I was really into the music - which I'm not particularly - god, those vocals are a hard sell for me.
Buddy: Everything I've heard from this album has had a wonky, stilted sound I've never cared for and I'm not sure this is going to fare much better.
Tomi: Ahh, and the intentional cheating begins in earnest. This basically is just a <redacted> song, isn't it.
there's literally two left but they need to be solved by the people who sent them or hangman cannot begin in earnest :corn
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6 then I guess
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amazed that you managed to lose a coinflip here :lol
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I’m starting to think I sent you something different to what I meant to send you :lol
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anyways let me get hangman up
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anyways let me get hangman up
Cool, that way Luke can find out what he sent you!
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Round 5 Hangman!
???: ______ – T__ _a____
???: T__ ____a____ T____ – O__ M___
???: ____c_o_ – D___t'_ ___c__d___
???: _a_a___ – _________ _a__
???: Ca_c_o_a – _o__d_ ___o_d
???: MGMT – She Works Out Too Much
Dacul: SOHN – ____o__
Stadler: Allman Brothers Band – Nobody Knows
???: __o__a – _o__, T____t, ____
???: C____a__ – ____do___
???: ___a__ – A_a___t t__ __a__
???: _o__ _*c_ – _o____ A____
???: ____ __at_ – _____ to _o__t_d_
???: ____t _____ o_ __o_t – T__ _a__o__
???: ____t _____ ______m – A ____t__ o_ ___d_
Seneca: The Amazing Devil – ________ ___d_____t
Letters Guessed:
ADCMOT
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anyways let me get hangman up
Cool, that way Luke can find out what he sent you!
I think it’s gonna be too hard to solve tbh.
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Allman Brothers Band-Nobody Knows-Stadler
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I’m starting to think I sent you something different to what I meant to send you :lol
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So, fun fact.....I actually meant to change the song for this round, but then totally forgot. Oh well...
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well, you had a whole week and a half to change it :lol
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well, you had a whole week and a half to change it :lol
I know! That's what makes it worse. I just completely forgot about it. I'll take my 7 and move on :biggrin:
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MGMT-She Works Out Too Much.. is this Sacul? Or Tomi? Is he playing?
The Amazing Devil?
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The Amazing Devil might be seneca.
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MGMT-She Works Out Too Much.. is this Sacul? Or Tomi? Is he playing?
correct guess, incorrect sender.
everything else guessed is right :tup
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Sacul: SOHN - Tremors
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well you're part of the way there :corn
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D, granted
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Tell me your settings are to 50 posts per page without telling me your settings are to 50 posts per page.
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don't worry, hangman is on the last page for me too, i just don't feel like reposting it quite yet
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well you're part of the way there :corn
Fine then, Lessons. :P
And let's have an S please.
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Round 5 Hangman!
???: Eisley – The Valley
Vmadera: The Pineapple Thief – Our Mire
Tomi: Kingcrow – Night's Descending
Lonestar: Hanabie – Invisible Wall
???: Carchosa – Worlds Beyond
???: MGMT – She Works Out Too Much
Dacul: SOHN – Lessons
Stadler: Allman Brothers Band – Nobody Knows
Ariich: Fjokra – Love, Thrust, Burn
???: C____ans – __endo__n
???: Unsane – Against the Grain
???: Holy F*ck – Lovely Allen
???: Pure Wrath – Elegy to Solitude
???: First Signs of Frost – The Saviour
HOF: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – A S_e_ter o_ Reeds
Seneca: The Amazing Devil – __re_e__ __nder__st
Letters Guessed:
ABCDEMNORST
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First Signs Of Frost-The Savior
The Pineapple Thief-Our Mire
Unsane-Against The Grain
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I added a third one!
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Kingcrow-Night's Descending
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anyone else? :corn
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Kingcrow-Night's Descending
Pandering if I ever saw it. :p The best song from them Tomi sent me though. So maybe it's him?
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Worlds Beyond
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
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Pineapple Thief might be Vmad.
Fjokra - "Love, Thrust, Burn" - maybe ariich.
Holy Fuck - "Lovely Allen"
Sweet Billy Pilgrim is probably HOF.
Pure Wrath - "Elegy To Solitude"
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lotta correctness up in this hizzouse
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Lonestar sent Hanabie
Edit: and the song is Invisible Wall
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Eisley - "The Valley".
Carchosa.
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Lonestar sent Hanabie
Edit: and the song is Invisible Wall
Curious to see who scored them higher...
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updated :tup
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A Shelter of Reeds
Farewell Wonderlust
And I've no idea what the last one is. :lol
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Eisley - "The Valley".
Carchosa.
Oh, dang. Who sent Eisley? Luke?
Good band!
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Eisley - "The Valley".
Carchosa.
Oh, dang. Who sent Eisley? Luke?
Good band!
There’s only one Eisley I know…
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-26-2015/lBtnuG.gif)
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think i might just keep going with 4 listens instead of 5 'cause 1. it's easier and faster 2. generally my rankings & scores don't tend to change much after like listen 3 or so anyways, the micro-movements aren't worth me dedicating another hour and a half to two hours to the same songs, i feel :lol
on that note, doing half of my third listens tonight and will prob do the other half tomorrow and put comparisons up? generally feeling more positive about this round than the last one so there should be a lot of ^'s
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Round 5 Comparisons!
Also, the playlist. (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AxrPGPhkf9zuB3YTHDKeU)
Ariich ^
Tomi ^
Seneca v
Puppies v
Dacul ^
Lonestar v
Luke ^
Litho ^
King ^
Vmadera ^
Buddy v
TAC ^
Reaper v
Stadler ^
Faizoff ^
HOF ^
I want to note that I don't use ='s and sometimes the score may be the same as last round but get a ^ or v anyways.
I am definitely implying this has happened in this round by saying this.
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:facepalm:
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Nice!
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:(
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I'm not surprised tbh, it's a great song. And I knew Crow like Daniel Gildenlöw as much as I do, that was the cheating part :P
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I'm not surprised tbh, it's a great song. And I knew Crow like Daniel Gildenlöw as much as I do, that was the cheating part :P
It is indeed a great song.
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writeups begun, i might try and power through them all today and get them out later in the evening 'cause I wanna make room for myself the next few days :lol
anyways, make sure to get your weird round submissions ready.
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You got mine already.
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Oh I’m ready!
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You got mine already.
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You got mine already.
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writeups begun, i might try and power through them all today and get them out later in the evening 'cause I wanna make room for myself the next few days :lol
anyways, make sure to get your weird round submissions ready.
You have mine, but I might be changing it.
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writeups begun, i might try and power through them all today and get them out later in the evening 'cause I wanna make room for myself the next few days :lol
anyways, make sure to get your weird round submissions ready.
I think I sent you mine. Damn old age.
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OK, I changed my round 6 song.
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I think I've figured out a better balance now, with a somewhat less weird song than previously planned, but still weirder than the most recent tentative replacement. It's not quite my favorite of theirs, but fits the round (and roulette) better, and is a killer song regardless.
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Round 5 Results
Round 5 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AxrPGPhkf9zuB3YTHDKeU)
Buddy: MGMT – She Works Out Too Much
So, I don’t particularly for Little Dark Age. The song, not the album, which I have not and, given what I’ve heard from it, will likely never listen to. I dunno, man, this is like… the worst kind of throwback to me. Everything I’ve heard from this album has a wonky, stilted sound I just do not care for.
Like, I get what they’re going for. The joke is that it’s plastering itself up in this 80’s exercise video aesthetic on purpose, but like… does anyone actually like those things or are they just nostalgic for them? They’re dated and cheesy and everyone knows it. And the whole lyrical conceit just… does not do it for me, either, especially with how goddamn repetitive this is.
Like it just. Keeps. BEATING you over the head with the same synth loop, the same call-and-response vocal line, it’s catchy but in like, the worst way. Too catchy to the point where it gets annoying fast. It’s at least got… energy, that puts it above Little Dark Age in my mind, and it’s got some neat saxophone towards the end but just, eeehhh, no, this ain’t for me and I don’t get the hype at all.
5.5/10
Reaper: Unsane – Against the Grain
Hmm, I’m not sure where or how I implied that a fusion of sludge metal and southern rock or thereabouts would be my thing… and it certainly isn’t. Like with last round, it’s that same kind of gruff, masculine, tough guy metal that’s just… never going to be my thing. Unlike last round, not having four other songs exactly like it in the same round does work in its favor. Not by much, mind you, but at least a little.
Like my first impression implied, my biggest gripe is, yes, the vocals. He’s not really singing, he’s not really growling, he’s kinda just… talking loudly, vaguely in rhythm. And I get the sense the band realizes dude’s just not very good at his job considering how low he’s mixed here. Not that I’d want him mixed louder, mind you, but…
Like, okay, there’s kind of a cool, smoky vibe to the guitars that I could see being… appealing? If it wasn’t stuck inside the kind of song it is. The riffs, aren’t half bad for what they are. The guitars have a nice crunch to them. There are things about this song I do like, but the product overall doesn’t quite do it for me and it doesn’t help that there’s just… not that many different ideas here anyways. It’s fine, I guess.
6/10
Seneca: The Amazing Devil – Farewell Wanderlust
I just… don’t like musicals, or musical theatre. Has never appealed to me. I feel like there’s a very clear difference between a singer, and an actor singing. The latter is going to tend to oversell everything, because they’re also acting at the same time. And it’s just too much. It’s not what I look for in music.
And that’s my other gripe with this type of music… like, yeah, there’s obvious vocal talent here, I’m not going to deny that, but it’s so inherently vocal-centric, which is just… not what I like in music? I like music for the music itself, vocals are just, a part of that. Here, the music just feels like a backdrop for the vocals themselves, and as already established, I’m not wild for them!
Like, okay, there is an actual song here, it starts out just with pianos, but guitars and drums and even strings come in to build at least some kind of groove, there’s a cool climax towards the end, it does make me feel something, to some extent. But it’s also kind of… shapeless and lumpy until it gets to that point. I dunno, if I was more of a theater kid maybe this’d do it for me but it’s just the absolute last thing I want to listen to, even if it’s, kind of okay besides that.
6.5/10
King: Eisley – The Valley
For some reason I was under the impression that Eisley was, like, one of those kind of math-y prog rock bands for some reason. I don’t know where I got that impression from. What they are, is like… completely acceptable poppy-indie rock with kinda pretty strings and vocals and they’re very… competent.
Like, this is just the most bog-standard “yeah that was pretty good innit” kind of song I’ve gotten all rankdown. The vocals are… nice. The strings are… nice. The tune is… nice. There’s some interesting melodies here, I guess. It sure is a good song, I’m just… kinda stumped at what else I can even… say or think about it. I enjoy it but in like, the most basic way possible. It’s good! I got nothing else to say about it!
7/10
HOF: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – A Shelter of Reeds
I’ve gotten a good number of this kind of slow, mellow piano ballad throughout this roulette and to some extent I feel like that kind of submission is always hard sell because, while it’s generally something I enjoy, it’s also definitively something I’m not looking for. Not the kind of music I actively seek out. And maybe that’s a bias impacting how I feel about songs and how I rate them. Which is… fine, it’s my roulette, I’m allowed to have my biases.
Anyways, I also feel like this would benefit from having a lyrics sheet available because I definitely feel like I’m missing something with this one by not having the words in front of me. It’s also a bit of a slow burn, of the type where I may just, not “get” it yet in the handful of listens I’ve given to it. But it feels like it’s just… missing, something. I don’t know what.
Like… everything about this is very nice. Both vocalists are solid, the pianos and strings are very lush, there’s a few spots where it develops a more steady rhythm & groove that punch out of the ambient mellowness, it’s got build throughout… I like the song, for sure, I’m just not… captivated, by it, in the way I’d want to be. Maybe it just doesn’t make big enough swings for my liking, I dunno.
7/10
Stadler: Allman Brothers Band – Nobody Knows
An Allman Brothers Band song that dropped the same year as Smells Like Teen Spirit. That’s certainly a proposition, alright. I’m not sure Gregg’s voice has aged particularly well over the years, he’s definitely the weak link here, but… I mean, yeah, besides that, this is a pretty cool jam. The drums, the organs, and especially the guitars all strutting their stuff.
And it’s one of them songs about how, no matter what we do, no matter where life takes us… the world do go on tho. That’s so true bestie. The song, too, does go on… and on, and on, and I’m not sure I needed 11 minutes of it, but I dig it. As background music, mostly. Kinda hard to actively keep my interest for that long mostly on the strength of a cool jam session, but it’s pretty dang fun background music! Dunno, not much to say about this one, I just. Like it!
7/10
Faizoff: Holy F*ck – Lovely Allen
I feel like limiting the entire melodic element of the song to that one single eight-bar melodic loop was a mistake ‘cause like… that literally makes the entire song feel like that melodic loop on repeat. Which is a bit unfair ‘cause there’s a lot going on in the background, a nice ebb and flow, build and climax, roaring guitars and soaring strings, and the overall… sound of this song, is really nice!
It doesn’t really… have much going for it beyond that though, because of how simplistic and limited it is. I get the same vibe from this as I did Ooyy in round 3 or Floex in round 4 where, like, the core sound itself is really up my alley but the song just doesn’t do much else beyond have that sound. It’s… there’s nothing about it I dislike, I just wish there was, y’know, more here. Doesn’t really leave me with a lot to say either!
7/10
Vmadera: The Pineapple Thief – Our Mire
I think of all the songs this round this is the one I’m like… least sure what to do with? It’s neat, for sure. The low-key groove, the kind of sinister atmosphere, the overall tense sound… I’m not sure the, like, whispery crooning works that well over those sounds, but, ehh, it doesn’t clash that badly either? And the hook is pretty memorable too, so.
The lyrics give me this sense of some kind of pre- or mid-breakup song, seeing the ship going down and not wanting to sink with it? Or something like that. It’s kinda vague. I’m not sure it really matters when the focus is clearly more on the music itself here. Which builds quite nicely throughout before it transitions to a moodier, more languid final movement.
I dunno, there’s a lot of… cool elements to this that don’t really come together in a way I quite love, but it doesn’t feel overly long or tedious, either. It’s just. Good in a kind of plainly obvious way. That sets its ceiling kind of low, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.
7/10
Lonestar: Hanabie – Invisible Wall
So, yep. This is a metalcore song with a j-pop/j-rock chorus alright. I’m gonna go out of my way and guess that’s this band’s entire gimmick? It’s a fine gimmick to have, but it’s the kind of gimmick where, like… the two halves of the fusion themselves are both very… standard, for their sounds and the novelty comes only from putting them together.
Though I do appreciate that its brand of metalcore is distinctly… not, the modern metalcore style of midtempo djent riffing, it’s got a very late 00’s sound to it, albeit the heavy parts are still kinda, lacking for melody, but the catchy hook makes up for that! So, yeah, I think it works?
…I’m not really sure I ever needed to hear it more than, like, twice in my life though, feel like I’d pretty well gotten the gist of it after that, and I’ve listened to it four times for this roulette, so I’m already a biiiit tired of it, it’s not exactly the kind of metalcore I’m particularly into, but it’s… cute, yeah. It’s neat.
7/10
Puppies: Pure Wrath – Elegy to Solitude
Yes, this was the specific song I had in mind when I made that frustrated post near the start of the round, ‘cause like. This sure is black metal, alright. I’ve actually listened to this album before, for what it’s worth, and I just… don’t care about it. I am saturated on samey-sounding atmospheric black metal. And I’m frustrated that this still ended up in the top half of the round even despite all that!
Like, yes, as far as black metal goes, it sounds good. The mixing is well-balanced, the guitar tone is deliciously sharp and scuzzy, it’s intense as all get out, the only thing that doesn’t quite sound great is that arpeggiated piano that plays throughout the first half, which kinda just sits on top of the mix in an awkward way while sounding thin and chirpy… which is especially weird considering the piano at the end of the song sounds fine? I dunno what happened there.
And I appreciate that this has multiple parts to it, not just, The One Sound the whole way through, the slower moments also have cool texture to them and keep the song dynamic, but all its parts are so… stock. Quality, but stock. Like if you bought a higher-end store-brand John Blackmetal song. On one hand, it’s obviously good, on the other hand… I mean, I’ve already had my fill of it in just the few listens I’ve given it, man!
7.5/10
Litho: First Signs of Frost – The Saviour
I’m biased as hell towards this breed of Protest the Hero-lite melodic metalcore, so this was always destined to score well here, even if it doesn’t have great flow, or great build, or particularly great lyrics… and some really bad mixing and production… and an overly loud bass kick… okay, yes, it has PROBLEMS, but. Hear me out: I don’t care?
Actually, I do care at least a bit which is why it isn’t higher. Like, the vocals, what’s going on with them? They’re both mixed really well and produced in a really synthetic way and the end result is that you can barely make out the words and no real hook emerges, which is… kind of important in this kind of metalcore? And the way it feels like a bunch of disparate parts stitched together… Protest the Hero can get away with that because the manic energy lends itself to those constant mood swings, this song’s too relatively mellow to make that work.
But on the other hand… damn, that’s some cool, melodic guitar work. Damn, those riffs hit pretty hard. Damn, the quiet parts are pretty and build some nice atmosphere. That bit in the middle with the uptempo drumming goes the hell off, especially. Damn, that slower hook does have a kinda grandiose, epic feel to it. It’s like. Got so much potential but its problems are just, impossible for me to ignore because you don’t even have to pay close attention to notice them! I dig the song, sure, but this feels like a demo that desperately needed an audio engineer to fix it.
7.5/10
Luke: Civilians – Gwendolyn
I’m still not sure what band you’re trying to convince me these guys sound like because they do not sound at all like Thank You Scientist and that’s the only vague comparison I can think of? They do, however, sound like good music that I enjoy. So. Jazzy rock? Yeah, that’s a thing I am renowned for enjoying.
I do like how there’s like, a roaring electric guitar playing sludgy riffs in the background of the horns going off for parts of this, it’s two things that sounds like they exist in separate worlds but kinda go together really well, it turns out. Though, like I pretty much already said in my Wupatky review, instrumental jazz fusion – which this definitely qualifies as – is harder for me to get into than stuff with lyrics, so…
Like, okay, this does have vocals for one bit and that’s one of my favorite parts of this for sure! But the whole thing is like, pretty fun? No moments that really stand out above the rest, it’s just, cool, start to finish. Okay, that one part stands out, but other than that. I don’t have… a ton to say about it, it’s just a good time.
7.5/10
TAC: Carchosa – Worlds Beyond
Whyyyy are the vocals like that. They aren’t a huuuuge problem because they’re not a huge part of the song but god do I not like them. Aside from the comically bad vocals, yeah, this is a really good slice of progressive death metal! In a kind of unremarkable way, sure, but it’s an unremarkable with at least a bit of ambition behind it, so!
Like, nice and dynamic across its runtime, a good amount of cool guitar work, a ton of energy… a lot of little moments where none of them really, y’know, blow me away, but I enjoy it start to finish, yeah! It’s like, primo junk food prog metal to me, not sure it’s the kind where I’m gonna want to seek out more, but… I mean, rock solid for what it is, yeah. Except those vocals, eugh.
7.5/10
Dacul: SOHN – Lessons
Oh this is the good stuff. Super cool synth tone, a lumpy groove that has a ton of forward momentum, smooth vocals that fit right in, really cool buildup all throughout, and then-
BAM. It’s ogre. Before it really kicks into full gear. Like… wait, what, that’s it? Where’s the rest of the song? Talk about the ultimate cocktease, man! That’s just… the most incorrect possible place to end the song, man!
The lyrics don’t really give me much more to work off of, either. Really… not much of anything to talk about there. Which makes this whole thing… frustrating! The tune’s really cool, I could see a really awesome song that sounds like this, and I’m kiiiind of curious to hear more, but it feels like an unfulfilled promise of a song, even if the actual experience of listening to it is really cool.
7.5/10
Tomi: Kingcrow – Night's Descending
Daniel Gildenlöw really is The Singer of All Time, isn’t he. Like, dude just has the most appealing voice possible and he knows exactly how to use it. It’s really quite unfair to everyone else who’s ever sung a song.
Oh, uhh, everything else is really good too! I like the string layering, I like the synths, I like the guitar solos, it all sounds good and then The Guy is there to push it over the top! Like, I’ve listened to this album before I remember liking it then, too, though I don’t… really… remember any of it, other than that Gildenlöw is there.
Also worth noting that when I say this sounds like a Pain of Salvation song, I mean, more like, a ballad off the more recent albums, not the old stuff. Which, I like the new stuff too, so that’s not a problem at all! It’s not the most remarkable song ever by any means, just, really nice to listen to, sung by a dude who I always like listening to.
8/10
Ariich: Fjokra – Love, Thrust, Burn
Ariich, I know we both agreed to rig our roulettes and give each other easy wins, but you gotta make it a little less obvious, man! I can’t let you have the come-from-behind victory if you keep sending the obviously best song of the round like this! This has been stuck in my head the past few days which is the sign of 1. a round winner and 2. a song that deserves a particularly high score, ‘cause goddang this is just. The coolest goddamn thing, man!
There’s just… so much here. Jazzy/swingy moments, goofy pop rock, prog metal energy, it’s just, god, they’re going all out with everything here and it’s catchy as hell on top of it all! The fact that the main chanted melody is so awkward and weird is probably why it works so well and is so sticky - and the rest of the song is way smoother than it, but it also works?
The song also… doesn’t exactly take itself too seriously – no song that uses the word “hatorade” is gonna be a profound statement or high-class piece of art – but like, that only adds to the charm that they went this hard with something so goofy? I dunno what to tell you man, this is just, stupidly good and I’m mostly just upset they don’t seem to have released anything besides one EP and a few singles. I need more, man!
8.5/10
Standings:
Ariich – 39
Tomislav – 38.5
Puppies – 37
TAC – 36.5
Litho – 36
Seneca – 36
King – 35.5
Luke – 35
Vmadera – 35
Buddy – 34.5
Stadler – 34.5
HOF – 34
Lonestar – 34
Faizoff – 33.5
Dacul – 33
Reaper – 33
Round 6! Weird round! Send in the next few days! Mind this warning! (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3001396#msg3001396) Go, go, go!
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I disagree with pretty much all of your negative points about it (shocking, I know!), but in spite of it I've somehow stumbled into the top 5, so I'll take it. (https://i.imgur.com/wrDQDAo.gif) Give a listen to "Siberia"/"Day of the Collapse" from the same album if nothing else though, I wanted to send it as well, and I wonder if you'll think it flows better. It has similar melodic guitar work (the others do as well, but it's another standout I think). To me the flow and build is more of a prog influence, and I think there's a chance additional plays could change your mind (though perhaps not), but if you don't like the way they implement it, that song is a bit more straightforward structurally.
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Hmmm. Can’t quite seem to find the right range of stuff to send. Also can’t seem to find anyone who’s as stunned by that song as I was when I first heard it. Oh well.
Will send something weird soon!
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Your write ups are so pessimistic. :lol
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Your write ups are so pessimistic. :lol
i mean, with a lotta these songs they're things i've heard some form of before and there's only so many times i can go "cool riff" and "fun vocals" before i run out of ways to say it :lol i try to focus as much on whatever unique things i have to say about a song and a solidly good but unremarkable 7/10 does not tend to give me a.... ton, to say, most of the time, so
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Round 5 Results
Faizoff: Holy F*ck – Lovely Allen
I feel like limiting the entire melodic element of the song to that one single eight-bar melodic loop was a mistake ‘cause like… that literally makes the entire song feel like that melodic loop on repeat. Which is a bit unfair ‘cause there’s a lot going on in the background, a nice ebb and flow, build and climax, roaring guitars and soaring strings, and the overall… sound of this song, is really nice!
It doesn’t really… have much going for it beyond that though, because of how simplistic and limited it is. I get the same vibe from this as I did Ooyy in round 3 or Floex in round 4 where, like, the core sound itself is really up my alley but the song just doesn’t do much else beyond have that sound. It’s… there’s nothing about it I dislike, I just wish there was, y’know, more here. Doesn’t really leave me with a lot to say either!
7/10
Can't songs just be simplistic and limited? do they all need to have more?
Will be sending round 6 tomorrow.
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Your write ups are so pessimistic. :lol
i mean, with a lotta these songs they're things i've heard some form of before and there's only so many times i can go "cool riff" and "fun vocals" before i run out of ways to say it :lol i try to focus as much on whatever unique things i have to say about a song and a solidly good but unremarkable 7/10 does not tend to give me a.... ton, to say, most of the time, so
I guess that makes sense...but, sometimes music is just supposed to be fun. At least that's a groove I've been stuck in lately, and thoroughly enjoying it.
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Can't songs just be simplistic and limited? do they all need to have more?
i mean sure songs can be simple but i'm sort of listening to most of these in an "active listening" mode and tunes that you're meant to kinda just, space out to like that don't exactly hold my active interest for very long
...you still got like, middle of the pack this round anyways, so :shrug:
also if i haven't stressed it enough, 7/10 means i think a song is good. i enjoyed listening to the song! it just didn't really stand out all that much either :lol
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Got it no worries, wasn't moaning about the score, just curious about the sentiment.
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i mean, to be fair, i do just generally like music that's more... adventurous, takes big swings, over simple 'n' straightforward stuff
...and i get more than my fill of simplicity covering the pop charts, too :lol most of the music i've been sent in this roulette trends better than your everyday radio smash hit, don't get me wrong on that, just :lol
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I think it's crow's subtle way of saying the songs are good, just not round winning good. We got two problems, crow's inability to be more eloquent and positive in telling us our songs are average, and our inability to send above-average songs. :lol
i mean, to be fair, i do just generally like music that's more... adventurous, takes big swings, over simple 'n' straightforward stuff
Just sent the rest of the rounds submissions, and they're definitely adventurous.
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Ariich: Fjokra – Love, Thrust, Burn
Ariich, I know we both agreed to rig our roulettes and give each other easy wins, but you gotta make it a little less obvious, man! I can’t let you have the come-from-behind victory if you keep sending the obviously best song of the round like this!
Oops. :police:
I have been finding it funny how we're doing suspiciously well in each other's roulettes having neither of us done so well in the last couple. :lol Although there's still plenty of time for both of us to screw it up.
This has been stuck in my head the past few days which is the sign of 1. a round winner and 2. a song that deserves a particularly high score, ‘cause goddang this is just. The coolest goddamn thing, man!
There’s just… so much here. Jazzy/swingy moments, goofy pop rock, prog metal energy, it’s just, god, they’re going all out with everything here and it’s catchy as hell on top of it all! The fact that the main chanted melody is so awkward and weird is probably why it works so well and is so sticky - and the rest of the song is way smoother than it, but it also works?
The song also… doesn’t exactly take itself too seriously – no song that uses the word “hatorade” is gonna be a profound statement or high-class piece of art – but like, that only adds to the charm that they went this hard with something so goofy? I dunno what to tell you man, this is just, stupidly good and I’m mostly just upset they don’t seem to have released anything besides one EP and a few singles. I need more, man!
8.5/10
Great stuff, yeah I was pretty sure you'd like this one but couldn't initially decide which song to send and in which round. Think I made the right choice but I do think you'll enjoy that whole EP, it's a very entertaining fusion of styles. A song they did before it called Psycho For The Sake Of It is also highly enjoyable, if a little less slick. The singles they (he?) did after it were ok as well but never really grabbed me.
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OK, changed my round 6 song again. I'm rolling the dice with this one. I love this song, but.... :corn
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Civilians absolutely do sound like Thank You Scientist to me :lol check out the album, I think you’ll like it. I’ll send today.
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Sent something weird but not unpleasant.
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Ariich, c'mon man, why won't you fail already :P
I don't think I have anything really weird but I'll try to find something unusual...
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Sent something weird but unpleasant
I found the perfect crossover meme to cover Litho, this round and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia :lol
(https://imgur.com/u07z331.jpg)
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Ariich, c'mon man, why won't you fail already :P
Likewise! :lol
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Sent something weird but unpleasant
I found the perfect crossover meme to cover Litho, this round and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia :lol
(https://imgur.com/u07z331.jpg)
:omg:
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Ariich, I know we both agreed to rig our roulettes and give each other easy wins, but you gotta make it a little less obvious, man! I can’t let you have the come-from-behind victory if you keep sending the obviously best song of the round like this!
Oops. :police:
I have been finding it funny how we're doing suspiciously well in each other's roulettes having neither of us done so well in the last couple. :lol
If the worst you can place in each other's roulettes is 6th and 5th, you have some really high standards!
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Sent something weird but unpleasant
I found the perfect crossover meme to cover Litho, this round and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia :lol
(https://imgur.com/u07z331.jpg)
:omg:
The planets really aligned with this one :rollin
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I think this might be the most I've looked forward to a hangman. Seeing what everyone considers "weird" is going to be riveting.
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Mine will make you vomit :neverusethis:
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I took Crow's advice and deliberately sent something not-so-weird because my score's been dropping with each round and I'm dangerously close to a 4/10. :lol
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I took Crow's advice and deliberately sent something not-so-weird because my score's been dropping with each round and I'm dangerously close to a 4/10. :lol
I decided to make Crow regret choosing a Weird Round, kinda like TACs recent roulette. I’m pretty sure he regretted having an acoustic round and a female vocalist round.
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I took Crow's advice and deliberately sent something not-so-weird because my score's been dropping with each round and I'm dangerously close to a 4/10. :lol
I decided to make Crow regret choosing a Weird Round, kinda like TACs recent roulette. I’m pretty sure he regretted having an acoustic round and a female vocalist round.
The female vocalist round was actually pretty good.
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So you did regret the acoustic round. :lol
Mine will make you vomit :neverusethis:
How is it possible that Crow hasn't heard them, or are there other bilious automatons to worry about?
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Mine will make you vomit :neverusethis:
How is it possible that Crow hasn't heard them, or are there other bilious automatons to worry about?
don't worry, i have :lol
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Ariich, I know we both agreed to rig our roulettes and give each other easy wins, but you gotta make it a little less obvious, man! I can’t let you have the come-from-behind victory if you keep sending the obviously best song of the round like this!
Oops. :police:
I have been finding it funny how we're doing suspiciously well in each other's roulettes having neither of us done so well in the last couple. :lol
If the worst you can place in each other's roulettes is 6th and 5th, you have some really high standards!
Fair. But those standards do come from coming 1st, 1st, 2nd and 3rd so not unfounded, relatively speaking. Although you reminded me that I did manage 3rd place in Crow's last one so in my case it was only really one that I dropped materially. :lol
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my last roulette was the one where i eliminated people through RNG so idk if it really counts :lol
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my last roulette was the one where i eliminated people through RNG so idk if it really counts :lol
Oh yeah, that was hilarious.
On the flip side, at least one of the ones I won was an elimination roulette where I scraped through half the rounds one place above elimination. :lol
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You know, the rest of us can hear you two.
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trading 9's this round, right?
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trading 9's this round, right?
Too obvious.
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:lol
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trading 9's this round, right?
Too obvious.
True roulette vets would occasionally give each other 6s to hide the collusion.
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trading 9's this round, right?
Too obvious.
True roulette vets would occasionally give each other 6s to hide the collusion.
Multiple times.
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My mind went full on dirty here. Lol
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Sent something super fun :metal
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The band I had in mind was sent in an earlier round, so went with something a bit different (and not as weird as I wanted to get).
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Hell yeah :metal
I'm coming for you ariich (and Tomi and Puppies) Reaper, Sacul and Faizoff
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sended jingle.boy - the song :neverusethis:
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i feel like i probably have everyone at this point but i haven't actually put together my submisions doc yet bcuz busy. will check & be annoying about it later today, i think
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sended jingle.boy - the song :neverusethis:
Big Balls, AC/DC? Lol
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nah, but it will be very obvious once we get to solving it on hangmanen ;D
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:lol
I look forward to it!
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Is it from Caress Of Steel?
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y'all are barking up the wrong tree and i can confirm that dacul is 100% right in calling this "jingle, the song"
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Does it have a cameo by Geddy Lee?
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https://youtu.be/UEaKX9YYHiQ (https://youtu.be/UEaKX9YYHiQ)
Obviously this
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exactly :tup
anyways i do in fact have everyone in, i'm gonna give this round a listen before doing hangman bcuz there's like... a few questionable decisions here and i wanna hear the songs first before i commit them to hangmemory
...that listen will come tomorrow tho as i'm not ready to get right back to the swing of things quite this soon :V
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okay, through first listens now (barring one person I've asked to resend, and one more person I'm pondering asking to resend) and
yeah, this is by far the most interesting round of the roulette :lol i don't know if that'll translate to the "best" round but i thoroughly enjoyed this experience and pretty much everyone understood the assignment really well :corn
...it's also the longest round of this roulette so far, though :lol
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Glad I sent something reasonably short and concise in that case!
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3:50 here!
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I think I clocked in under 6. May not have had the weirdest song, but definitely got the weirdest band name
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Low 5's for me!
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I had a cool 13
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people in-thread predicting their scores :corn
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Well if you say so...
(https://i.imgur.com/XmbqBzV.gif)
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people in-thread predicting their scores :corn
:lol
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it's actually only a few minutes longer than last round, which was the previous longest round, but i have one resend to get so that might change :corn
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At least I don't have to resend.....so far....
:corn
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Round 6 Weirdpressions!
1. We meet again, my mortal enemy.
Buddy: "Did those morons really set up an anime convention right next to our smooth jazz recital? Idiots."
3. It's like if they turned the death rattles of a chipmunk into a song.
TAC: This song gave me whiplash, and I'm making you pay for my chiropractor bill.
Lonestar: Is this what Haken sounds like to people who think Haken is nothing but evil clown music?
Luke: So this is basically what this song is about, right? (https://img.youtube.com/vi/tg4gFnRdUzc/maxresdefault.jpg)
7. The funniest part is that he'd DEFINITELY hate this song, too.
Litho: Man, this is the longest cock I've ever seen.
HOF: More hinged than I was expecting given the artist, but that hingedness is relative, so.
10. The Mr. Bungle and Primus collab the world never knew it needed, nice.
11. Frick, man, those must've been some good drugs.
Seneca: Pretty sure I'm gonna get all the fogeys whining at me for allowing this one :lol
13. Sending me this is like carefully picking the hay out of a needlestack.
14. Duuuuuuuude, like, duuuuude! Peace and love, duuuuuude :hat
15. Oh yeah I've tripped down the stairs carrying an entire ensemble's worth of instruments before too, good times, good times.
16. "Hey boss, I know that metalcore thing last year didn't work out, but check out this wacky jazz prog band we got to play our Anime Convention this time!"
all of these comments are intended to have as little to do with the actual quality of the songs as possible :corn
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2. "Did those morons really set up an anime convention right next to our smooth jazz recital? Idiots."
Just cuz they're Japanese doesn't mean you gotta bring out the anime comparison. :lol
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9?
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2. "Did those morons really set up an anime convention right next to our smooth jazz recital? Idiots."
Just cuz they're Japanese doesn't mean you gotta bring out the anime comparison. :lol
look but i hear j-rock in the guitars
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2. "Did those morons really set up an anime convention right next to our smooth jazz recital? Idiots."
Just cuz they're Japanese doesn't mean you gotta bring out the anime comparison. :lol
look but i hear j-rock in the guitars
I fully expect a similar comparison for the final round, then. :corn
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I guess mine could also be 11...
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keep trying :corn
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12?
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1, 4, and 13 are the only other ones that kind of make sense, maybe? :lol
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12?
that could probably apply to yours but, no, it's not :lol
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#8? :rollin
Definitely your most interesting set of impressions yet.
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12?
that could probably apply to yours but, no, it's not :lol
Maybe 9?
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5?
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updated :corn
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Hilarious impressions. :lol
Maybe 4, 11 or 13 for me?
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0 for 3, captain.
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:lol Ok.
1 or 14?
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0 for 5, captain!
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6.
Also…
(https://i.redd.it/which-one-are-you-v0-hdou7jm9487b1.png?s=e61479da6ebd6e9f35359d8038dc81328ce0698c)
Iykyk
Litho, sorry if you have PTSD.
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In that case no clue :metal
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true :rollin
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3,13, or 16.
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11? Lol
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12!?
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10 or 16
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11? :lol
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Did Litho send Goblin Cock or something? :lol
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GirthosmileoSchlong
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Did Litho send Goblin Cock or something? :lol
something like that
anyways weirdpression guesses updated (only seneca was right since last time)
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Round 6 Weirdpressions!
1. We meet again, my mortal enemy.
4. This song gave me whiplash, and I'm making you pay for my chiropractor bill.
7. The funniest part is that he'd DEFINITELY hate this song, too.
10. The Mr. Bungle and Primus collab the world never knew it needed, nice.
11. Frick, man, those must've been some good drugs.
14. Duuuuuuuude, like, duuuuude! Peace and love, duuuuuude :hat
15. Oh yeah I've tripped down the stairs carrying an entire ensemble's worth of instruments before too, good times, good times.
One of these obviously, but I'll guess 4,7,or 10.
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i'll give it to you, it's 4 :lol
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Nice, I think. :lol
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Crow, these really are some quality first impressions. I never check out the round playlists that recent hosts have been sharing, however, this being the weird round I know curiosity will get the better of me and I’ll be checking these out :corn
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Yeah, I'll surely give this playlist a try, very curious myself.
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13. Sending me this is like carefully picking the hay out of a needlestack.
14. Duuuuuuuude, like, duuuuude! Peace and love, duuuuuude :hat
15. Oh yeah I've tripped down the stairs carrying an entire ensemble's worth of instruments before too, good times, good times.
Once of these then?
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Yeah, I'll surely give this playlist a try, very curious myself.
Not gonna lie, I just want to know if mine is the ‘weirdest’ :corn
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Yeah, I'll surely give this playlist a try, very curious myself.
Not gonna lie, I just want to know if mine is the ‘weirdest’ :corn
While I don't think I'll take the round, I definitely think "Haken as evil clown music" could take the weirdest title.
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I thought Haken was already clown music.
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I thought Haken was already clown music.
(https://i.postimg.cc/GmM47chs/Usfo.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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I thought Haken was already clown music.
:lol
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I thought Haken was already clown music.
(https://i.postimg.cc/GmM47chs/Usfo.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
Well, Tim and Chad at least have that in common.
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7?
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3. It's like if they turned the death rattles of a chipmunk into a song.
7. The funniest part is that he'd DEFINITELY hate this song, too.
10. The Mr. Bungle and Primus collab the world never knew it needed, nice.
15. Oh yeah I've tripped down the stairs carrying an entire ensemble's worth of instruments before too, good times, good times.
16. "Hey boss, I know that metalcore thing last year didn't work out, but check out this wacky jazz prog band we got to play our Anime Convention this time!"
Ok so it's apparently one of these five.
3 - there aren't any chipmunk vocals in this, unless you mean that little break with the glitchy samples
7 - no idea who this is referring to so I guess could be this?
10 - doesn't sound like either band, but I guess has some off-the-wall moments
15 - hardly any instruments in this, it's mostly electronic
16 - neither jazz nor prog
So.... maybe 7 just because I don't know what it means? :lol
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3, 7 or 10 for me. LOL
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7 is obviously Sacul's based on the jingle.boy comments from before, assuming that's who "he" is referring to.
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Round 6 Weirdpressions!
Faizoff: We meet again, my mortal enemy.
Buddy: "Did those morons really set up an anime convention right next to our smooth jazz recital? Idiots."
Puppies: It's like if they turned the death rattles of a chipmunk into a song.
TAC: This song gave me whiplash, and I'm making you pay for my chiropractor bill.
Lonestar: Is this what Haken sounds like to people who think Haken is nothing but evil clown music?
Luke: So this is basically what this song is about, right? (https://img.youtube.com/vi/tg4gFnRdUzc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Dacul The funniest part is that he'd DEFINITELY hate this song, too.
Litho: Man, this is the longest cock I've ever seen.
HOF: More hinged than I was expecting given the artist, but that hingedness is relative, so.
Tomi: The Mr. Bungle and Primus collab the world never knew it needed, nice.
Stadler: Frick, man, those must've been some good drugs.
Seneca: Pretty sure I'm gonna get all the fogeys whining at me for allowing this one :lol
Reaper: Sending me this is like carefully picking the hay out of a needlestack.
Vmadera: Duuuuuuuude, like, duuuuude! Peace and love, duuuuuude :hat
ariich: Oh yeah I've tripped down the stairs carrying an entire ensemble's worth of instruments before too, good times, good times.
King: "Hey boss, I know that metalcore thing last year didn't work out, but check out this wacky jazz prog band we got to play our Anime Convention this time!"
updated :corn
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15 - hardly any instruments in this, it's mostly electronic
i mean, electronic instruments
and it sounds like that so you know what i mean
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Going with 3 for my guess
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1 or 13 then.
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Going with 3 for my guess
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we're getting there :corn
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No idea what that impression mean. :lol
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11 maybe?
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i love how many people are going for that one :lol
but like, it's something that i think very explicitly applies to the song it is and maaaaybe vmadera's but not in the same way
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Well, everything is weird so it sounds like it was made while on drugs :P how about 13 then?
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15 - hardly any instruments in this, it's mostly electronic
i mean, electronic instruments
and it sounds like that so you know what i mean
Fair enough. :lol
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I'll guess 11 then.
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Crow do you have a list of 2023 albums you’ve already checked out, for the next round? I know the song I sent you isn’t gonna do well but there’s not many 2023 albums I’ve listened to that I like and aren’t from artists you know aready. :P I could probably go searching for something better but I would like to limit my search to stuff I know I can send.
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anything in either of my albumpressions vids from this year is banned, let's go with that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqtbS7Cz-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHK3sIi-kQQ
so that's
Iravu - A Fate Worse Than Home
F*cked Up - One Day
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues
EYES - Congratulations
Vylet Pony - Carousel
Omega Infinity - The Anticurrent
Witch Ripper - The Flight After the Fall
Lunar - The Illusionist
Judiciary - Flesh + Blood
Entropia - Total
Liturgy - 93696
Spectral Lore - 11 Days
Ne Obliviscaris - Exul
Endless, Nameless - Living Without
Dispirited Spirits - The Redshift Blues
Enduring Revery - Carrier
Grottos - Через топи
Stormhaven - Blindsight
The St Pierre Snake Invasion - Galore
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch
Victory Over the Sun - Dance You Monster To My Soft Song!
Pupil Slicer - Blossom
Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Narcosis
Esoctrilihum - Astraal Constellations of the Majickal Zodiac
Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
Home is Where - The Whaler
i've checked out other stuff too but i can't be bothered to keep track of every last one of them :lol
my album collection for the year is generally a good indicator too
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/CawCophony/2023-in-2023/
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I sent METAL for the 2023 round.
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also i finished up impressions above but i can't set up hangman at the moment so i'll, get to it later
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also i finished up impressions above but i can't set up hangman at the moment so i'll, get to it later
I'll check it in the morning..
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Nice to see someone else checking out Pupil Slicer! I’ve got plenty of wiggle room to send for the ‘23 round.
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WTF is Pupil Slicer??
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WTF is Pupil Slicer??
You better prepare for Ear Drum Slicer once you hear my submission!
Let’s all solve hangman in record time so we can get the playlist for the round!
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Tim: WTF is, (fill in the blank)
Everyone else:
(https://i.postimg.cc/vB5f7gvF/giphy-18.webp) (https://postimages.org/)
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Mr. Bungle and Primus? I'm done :lol
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Round 6 Hangweird!
???: J__r_e_ – __ a ___et__e
???: _r__e_ – __ _a_e __ _ar_ - Art ___
???: __are__e __ar_t_ – ____ t_ _e__e_e
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – _a_-T____, t_e ______e_ ____r_
???: __r__ _____e – _a_ta__ A___ar_
???: _et___er!! – __t_er ____
???: __are__e __ar_t_ – T___e ___ _a_'t, __eat
???: J__e___ & _e_ _a___tt – T__ _ate t_ ___e ___
???: ____'_ ___e – ___e ___ra____
???: T__r__r___ ____r__ – ________
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – __r_er __ t_e ____er_e
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – _e____e t_ a_ A_tere_ __t_re
???: _a_t_ __ __re – ___t_ t_ ___t_
???: __r__ _____e – _te_e J___ __ _ea_, __t _'_ __t
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – _____a_ __a__
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – ___-_r_te__ ___t __a___e
???: A_er____e – __e_ter _r__ t_e _a__
???: _a_____ _ea__ – T___ ___t _e t_e __a_e (_a__e _e____)
???: A___e ____er – __e___ __ Re_ret
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – ____t ______
???: ___ __ _e_t ____ – _ear__ _ea_ _at _a_e-__
Letters Guessed:
AEJQRTZ
It's called hangweird but it's perfectly normal. I promise.
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Rrrrrr please!
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Z
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Is King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard there, or did I have a nightmare again?
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Is King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard there, or did I have a nightmare again?
I'm pretty sure it's there like 6 times. :lol
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Crow's either gonna be a KGLW superfan by the end of this round, or will have deeply existential regret over not banning them.
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Let's take a Q while we're at it and drag h@ngvv3!rd out as long as possible.
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Is King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard there, or did I have a nightmare again?
I'm pretty sure it's there like 6 times. :lol
That's my count too :lol
Hopefully my band is better received, that'll at least put me in the middle of the pack
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I just wanna see the ranking spread. Will all of them clump at the bottom? At the top? Have both the best and worst song of the round? There are no more important questions that humanity has ever faced than those.
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R given. All Z's already revealed and there are no Q's :corn
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Luke right now.
(https://media.tenor.com/NN89l8Ln8iIAAAAC/randy-marsh-south-park.gif)
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Ok, how about a J.
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:lol
How about a T?
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6? Holy jenkies!
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Maybe I'm going blind, but I don't even see mine in the list.
Edit: I think Crow just missed updating a letter, probably doing it manually.
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So Luke sent an EP??
A
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Luke right now.
(https://media.tenor.com/NN89l8Ln8iIAAAAC/randy-marsh-south-park.gif)
Indeed! Incidentally, I’m also hoping to be in this state after listening to all the weird submissions. Let’s get this hangman solved so we can get to the sweet playlist!
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So Luke sent an EP??
Nah, just a 13 minute, 6 song suite.
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Is there a record for the most times a band has been sent in a single round before? This feels like it would have to be up there, but there's tons of roulette history I don't know that could have had even stranger things happen.
Edit: Oh wait, there are 21 entries, but only 16 participants, so it is all Luke! I thought for a second he had turned DTF into his own borg hive mind. (https://i.imgur.com/PBApt7l.gif)
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Is there a record for the most times a band has been sent in a single round before? This feels like it would have to be up there, but there's tons of roulette history I don't know that could have had even stranger things happen.
Do you mean by one person, or by multiple people?
Also, I just sent 10 NOFX songs in your roulette soooooo….
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okay, i think everything's up to date but y'all made me reveal a LOT already :lol
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Journey? Gotta be Seneca based on the impression.
Is there a record for the most times a band has been sent in a single round before? This feels like it would have to be up there, but there's tons of roulette history I don't know that could have had even stranger things happen.
Do you mean by one person, or by multiple people?
I edited my post after it dawned on me what was actually going on. You had me gaslit for a moment there. (https://i.imgur.com/U0XlN8g.gif)
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Alice Cooper-Fields Of Regret-Stadler
S
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Whoa, this round is so weird it seemed to temporarily crash the server. Anyone else get the same unavailability message?
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Whoa, this round is so weird it seemed to temporarily crash the server. Anyone else get the same unavailability message?
Nah, I was probably ordering tacos at the time.
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Grimes?
Clarence Clarity?
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Whoa, this round is so weird it seemed to temporarily crash the server. Anyone else get the same unavailability message?
Nah, I was probably ordering tacos at the time.
The Taco Crash of 2023.
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Whoa, this round is so weird it seemed to temporarily crash the server. Anyone else get the same unavailability message?
Nah, I was probably ordering tacos at the time.
The Taco Crash of 2023.
Don't give a fuck, cause now I have tacos, and tacos makes everything better.
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I suppose, if there's nothing else to eat.
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I suppose, if there's nothing else to eat.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9MzsmDwT/shattner-william-shattner-2.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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I suppose, if there's nothing else to eat.
You probably think raisins belong in potato salad too.
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I suppose, if there's nothing else to eat.
You probably think raisins belong in potato salad too.
Potato salad is fucking nasty to begin with. So are raisins. I can't imagine them having a love child.
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We can about you.
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Dude has the palate of a 6 year old...
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Love raisins and potato salad! There isn’t really any food I dislike though to be honest. While we’re talking food, I’m currently steaming artichokes from my allotment to put on pizza :tup
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Love raisins and potato salad! There isn’t really any food I dislike though to be honest. While we’re talking food, I’m currently steaming artichokes from my allotment to put on pizza :tup
We've already covered what an allotment is, but why would you put artichokes on a pizza??
This is turning into Crow's Food Roulette.
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Love raisins and potato salad! There isn’t really any food I dislike though to be honest. While we’re talking food, I’m currently steaming artichokes from my allotment to put on pizza :tup
We've already covered what an allotment is, but why would you put artichokes on a pizza??
This is turning into Crow's Food Roulette.
Artichokes on pizza is the fucking bomb! Literally the tastiest way to eat them as far as I’m concerned. If we did do a food roulette I’d be sending recipes that included Marmite!
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Love raisins and potato salad! There isn’t really any food I dislike though to be honest. While we’re talking food, I’m currently steaming artichokes from my allotment to put on pizza :tup
We've already covered what an allotment is, but why would you put artichokes on a pizza??
This is turning into Crow's Food Roulette.
Artichokes on pizza is the fucking bomb! Literally the tastiest way to eat them as far as I’m concerned. If we did do a food roulette I’d be sending recipes that included Marmite!
Just googled marmite, and found this delightful description.... "yeasty, salty, soy sauce-esque flavor with the consistency of old engine oil."
I think I'd have to sit out of any food roulette... or at least just be a host only.
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Welcome To An Altered Future
Digital Black
Han-Tyumi, The Confused Cyborg
Soy-Protein Munt Machine
Vomit Coffin
Murder Of The Universe
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This is turning into Crow's Food Roulette.
(https://media.tenor.com/hZxR-T8U06QAAAAd/crow-eating-a-pizza-crow.gif)
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Crow strolling through this thread.
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6wPdV2s/crow.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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Love raisins and potato salad! There isn’t really any food I dislike though to be honest. While we’re talking food, I’m currently steaming artichokes from my allotment to put on pizza :tup
We've already covered what an allotment is, but why would you put artichokes on a pizza??
This is turning into Crow's Food Roulette.
Artichokes on pizza is the fucking bomb! Literally the tastiest way to eat them as far as I’m concerned. If we did do a food roulette I’d be sending recipes that included Marmite!
Just googled marmite, and found this delightful description.... "yeasty, salty, soy sauce-esque flavor with the consistency of old engine oil."
(https://gifdb.com/images/high/bender-futurama-don-t-see-problem-vw4vjwhny77w4zt6.gif)
I find it crazy that there are people in the world who have no idea what Marmite is, and have never experienced it. Marmite on toast was a staple of my childhood, and when I tell you there is a real art to spreading Marmite on toast, believe me. It is so easy to get it wrong. The fellow Brits will back me up.
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Is marmite like jelly for English people?
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Is marmite like jelly for English people?
If you enjoy putting jelly in gravy and bolognese sauce, sure.
Let’s guess M for Marmite while we’re at it then.
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:lol
Marmite is supposed to be a love it or hate it foodstuff, but I've always just found it ok. Classic ariich 3.5 stars. :lol
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:lol
Marmite is supposed to be a love it or hate it foodstuff, but I've always just found it ok. Classic ariich 3.5 stars. :lol
You need a cheesy Marmite garlic bread in your life!
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I'd definitely try it from the description. I know I'll rake a hit from all of you but I can't stand Nuttella.
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Nutella is nasty too.
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Y’all coming for my childhood! Nutella toasties all the way.
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Peanut butter ftw!
Funny that you guys brought up Marmite. I just clicked on this video on YouTube and Steve Carell tries it. Lol
Talk about timing!
https://youtu.be/lqJOMjdO390
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I'd definitely try it from the description. I know I'll rake a hit from all of you but I can't stand Nuttella.
Nutella is amazing, zero points for you in my next round!
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That explains everything Rich, you heathen!
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Round 6 Hangweird!
Seneca: Journey – Of a Lifetime
Puppies: Grimes – My Name Is Dark - Art Mix
Ariich: Clarence Clarity – __ll t_ _el_e_e
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Han-Tyumi, the Confused Cyborg
???: Moron Police – Captain Awkward
???: _et___er!! – Mother Ship
???: Clarence Clarity – T__se ___ _a_'t, __eat
???: J__e___ & _e_ _a___tt – T__ Late t_ L__e ___
???: S___'s L__e – L__e ___ra____
???: T__r__r___ ____r__ – _____s_s
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Welcome to an Altered Future
Faizoff: Faith No More – M__t_ t_ M__t_
Tomi: Moron Police – Steve Jobs is Dead, But I'm Not
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Digital Black
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Soy-Protein Munt Machine
???: A_er____e – S_elter _r_m t_e Sa__
???:Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (_a__e Me____)
Stadler: Alice Cooper – Fields of Regret
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Vomit Coffin
???: ___ __ _e_t ____ – _earl_ _ea_ _at Make-__
Letters Guessed:
AEJKLMQRSTXZ
TAC is right potato salad is disgusting.
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Peanut butter ftw!
Funny that you guys brought up Marmite. I just clicked on this video on YouTube and Steve Carell tries it. Lol
Talk about timing!
https://youtu.be/lqJOMjdO390
Yea he did not like Marmite :lol nor did he like Pork Scratchings :facepalm:
The Space Raiders went down well though, so he got something right.
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The Grimes track is "My Name Is Dark - Art Mix". Maybe Sacul? Amazing song, although far from her weirdest. I had "Kill V. Maim" on my shortlist ever since Crow sent Vylet Pony to 425. It's the closest to hyperpop I've been able to get along with.
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Moron Police-Steve Jobs Is Dead But I'm Not
Is that a Tomi band?
Journey song is Of A Lifetime
M
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Someone considers "Of a Lifetime" weird? Really?
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Someone considers "Of a Lifetime" weird? Really?
this is the one i was considering asking to resend, but the justification seneca gave swayed me 'cause it's similar to the justification of why i allowed floex in the heavy round :lol it's easily the most normal song in the round otherwise tho
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To knock out more weird letters, let's get an X.
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Another Moron Police - "Captain Awkward" - ariich?
Faith No More.
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No but I already sent a Moron Police song for the final round so this is frickin' annoying unless Crow has a TAC rule.
They're really not a very weird band although the earlier stuff is quirkier and sillier. I can see Crow liking their more recent stuff though.
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No but I already sent a Moron Police song for the final round so this is frickin' annoying unless Crow has a TAC rule.
i cackled seeing moron police getting sent not once but twice when you had already pre-stocked them for round 8, yes :lol
and i do not have the TAC rule. but if they don't do well enough they won't get banned so :corn
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It's funny, I kind of assumed I was the last one in on the Han-Tyumi experience, and would have thought Crow for sure wouldn't have survived DTF this long without encountering it, but I guess Luke's proselytizing efforts weren't always as full-fledged.
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also just one X in Art Mix and nothing else
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Well then let's get a K.
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It's funny, I kind of assumed I was the last one in on the Han-Tyumi experience, and would have thought Crow for sure wouldn't have survived DTF this long without encountering it, but I guess Luke's proselytizing efforts weren't always as full-fledged.
I wasn’t planning on sending it but felt it was perfect for a weird round. I’m also hoping that once Crow shares the round playlist everyone participating will also hear it :corn
Basically, no one is safe, but you knew that.
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Am I missing something, one person sent 6 songs?
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Faizoff sent Faith No More
Ariich sent one of the Clarence Clarity songs
Puppies sent Grimes (amazing first impression) :lol
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it's one long song broken into parts, i allowed it 'cause why not
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Damn, I'm just reading the impressions again now that some of the senders have been revealed. Did I just out myself as a fogey? (https://i.imgur.com/0dqVMCH.gif) I swear I'm not even 40 yet! (https://i.imgur.com/U0XlN8g.gif)
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Talking Heads-This Must Be The Place
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Mother Ship
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No but I already sent a Moron Police song for the final round so this is frickin' annoying unless Crow has a TAC rule.
They're really not a very weird band although the earlier stuff is quirkier and sillier. I can see Crow liking their more recent stuff though.
Don't go pulling the classic Evermind Ragequit :lol
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Time to harass Rich for not foreshadowing that someone would send Moron Police in the Weird round. Lol
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At least it's not an EP round.
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hangarang updated
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hangarang updated
It's on the wrong page.
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Round 6 Hangweird!
Seneca: Journey – Of a Lifetime
Puppies: Grimes – My Name Is Dark - Art Mix
Ariich: Clarence Clarity – Will to Believe
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Han-Tyumi, the Confused Cyborg
???: Moron Police – Captain Awkward
???: betcover!! – Mother Ship
???: Clarence Clarity – Those Who Can't, Cheat
???: Junebug & Ben Babbitt - Too Late to Love You
Vmadera: Sufi's Life – Love Vibration
Lonestar: Tardigrade Inferno – Hypnosis
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Welcome to an Altered Future
Faizoff: Faith No More – Mouth to Mouth
Tomi: Moron Police – Steve Jobs is Dead, But I'm Not
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Digital Black
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Soy-Protein Munt Machine
Litho: Akercocke - Shelter from the Sand
HOF:Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Stadler: Alice Cooper – Fields of Regret
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Vomit Coffin
???: Pin Up Went Down - Nearly Dead Bat Make-up
Letters Guessed:
AEIJKLMNQRSTVXYZ
YOU'RE on the wrong page :loser:
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I'm curious what Seneca's reasoning was for sending Of A Lifetime. It's a great song, but I'm not sure I'd call it "weird" :corn
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Pin Up Went Down - Nearly Dead Bat Make-up
Akercocke - Shelter from the Sand
Junebug, Ben Babbitt - Too Late to Love You
Y
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but Y?
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Bold move sending Akercocke
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Bold move sending Akercocke
i mean, i've listened to Voices before, i feel like that'd be the bolder move :lol
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Bold move sending Akercocke
Great band though.Litho?
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Bold move sending Akercocke
i mean, i've listened to Voices before, i feel like that'd be the bolder move :lol
Eh, they're pretty much the same thing :lol
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would akercocke ever make the f*ck trance (https://open.spotify.com/track/4tN6urlAO2ePhKytSd8kOk?si=f922e9d05c324313) tho? :corn
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would akercocke ever make the f*ck trance (https://open.spotify.com/track/4tN6urlAO2ePhKytSd8kOk?si=f922e9d05c324313) tho? :corn
Pretty much
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Mouth To Mouth
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that's correct :tup
reminder that the playlist ain't going up until hangman's done and/or i'm ready to post comparisons, so :corn
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Let's get an I then
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Those Who Can't, Cheat
(Naive Melody)
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i am n it
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Will To Believe
Dionysis
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one for two, capn
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Sufi's Life - "Love Vibration" - Vmad. He almost sent me that in one of my rounds, but picked a different one instead.
I'm curious what Seneca's reasoning was for sending Of A Lifetime. It's a great song, but I'm not sure I'd call it "weird" :corn
Well hello there, fellow fogey. (https://i.imgur.com/bPyJrdd.gif)
Bold move sending Akercocke
Great band though.Litho?
Crow wanted weird, so I sent weird. (https://i.imgur.com/l7OoRj4.gif)
Crow is also lazy at updating, apparently.
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And let's get a V.
Tardigrade Inferno - "Hypnosis"
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I suppose Of A Lifetime is weird in comparison to the expectations for Journey if you only know their more commercial stuff.
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That last artist has got to be a deep, deep, deep cut.
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Betcover!!
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but who was phone??
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Oh, it was a Japanese translation, that's why it wasn't hitting anywhere. And not sent by lonestar, huh. (https://i.imgur.com/GEFABWg.gif)
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???: Moron Police – Captain Awkward
???: betcover!! – Mother Ship
???: Clarence Clarity – Those Who Can't, Cheat
???: Junebug & Ben Babbitt - Too Late to Love You
???:Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
???: Pin Up Went Down - Nearly Dead Bat Make-up
Reaper: Talking Heads
King: Pin Up Went Down
Elite: Clarence Clarity
Sacul: Junebug
HOF: Betcover
TAC: Moron Police
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yeah, every single one of those is wrong :rollin
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HOF sent Talking Heads
Sacul Sent betcover
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yeah, every single one of those is wrong :rollin
Especially picking his own wrong song. :lol
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yeah, every single one of those is wrong :rollin
:lol
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Litho: Akercocke - Shelter from the Sand
I liked this a lot!
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Litho: Akercocke - Shelter from the Sand
I liked this a lot!
See, sometimes you don't mind the low tunings and vocals, you just never know when. :p
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Oh, it was a Japanese translation, that's why it wasn't hitting anywhere. And not sent by lonestar, huh. (https://i.imgur.com/GEFABWg.gif)
Nope.. I went with mother Russia this round, saving all my Japanese mojo for Rich's roulette.
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Elite sent Talking Heads.
Lol at Tim sending Moron Police!
But where’s the playlist, need to check out the weirdo swarm.
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Sacul: Junebug
Sacul Sent betcover
I've never even heard of any of these artists :lol
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I suppose Of A Lifetime is weird in comparison to the expectations for Journey if you only know their more commercial stuff.
It's either this—weird relative to the rest of the band's career—or it's a blatant "fuck you" to the host of our roulette. Or maybe it's both?
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BTW, I don't know why it didn't hit me until today, but now I realize that I should be taking full credit for anyone's misfortunes this round.
it's been a while, i kinda wanna run a roulette again early next year... hmm
I'm game. You're getting the weirdest stuff I like.
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Round 6 Hangweird!
Seneca: Journey – Of a Lifetime
Puppies: Grimes – My Name is Dark - Art Mix
Ariich: Clarence Clarity – Will to Believe
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Han-Tyumi, the Confused Cyborg
King: Moron Police – Captain Awkward
Buddy: betcover!! – Mother Ship
Dacul: Clarence Clarity – Those Who Can't, Cheat
Reaper: Junebug & Ben Babbitt – Too Late To Love You
Vmadera: Sufi's Life – Love Vibration
Lonestar: Tardigrade Inferno – Hypnosis
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Welcome to an Altered Future
Faizoff: Faith No More – Mouth to Mouth
Tomi: Moron Police – Steve Jobs is Dead, But I'm Not
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Digital Black
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Soy-Protein Munt Machine
Litho: Akercocke – Shelter From the Sand
HOF: Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Stadler: Alice Cooper – Fields of Regret
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Vomit Coffin
TAC: Pin Up Went Down – Nearly Dead Bat Make-Up
anyways playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wCJnoZ3BrpHd6TvkhPrbP
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I listened to most of the songs earlier. Definitely some oddities in here but also some songs that don’t seem that weird to me personally.
I can definitely see how some of these will appeal to you Crow, but the highlights for me personally are Akercocke, Journey (I adore the Crippled Black Phoenix cover of this song) and Moron Police. Moron Police are really good, and A Boat on the Sea is such a cool album. My favourite track off that album is The Invisible King, it’s just so much fun.
I should probably revisit a bit of Akercocke also, it’s been a few years. Now I eagerly await the thoughts of anyone who makes it through The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite :corn
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(I adore the Crippled Black Phoenix cover of this song)
Have you checked out the Marissa Nadler/Converge/Mutoid Man/Kowloon Walled City version of it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19OA4KwmEU
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(I adore the Crippled Black Phoenix cover of this song)
Have you checked out the Marissa Nadler/Converge/Mutoid Man/Kowloon Walled City version of it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19OA4KwmEU
That was pretty cool. I know it was a more metal version of the song but god, the drummer really overplayed here, and kind of ruined the vibe. Such a cool song though, no doubt about it.
Also, new Mutoid Man next month.
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Now I eagerly await the thoughts of anyone who makes it through The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite :corn
Well, it gives a whole new meaning to when I say "This song blows chunks!" ;D
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Now I eagerly await the thoughts of anyone who makes it through The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite :corn
Well, it gives a whole new meaning to when I say "This song blows chunks!" ;D
Yep, not often that this can be taken positively either.
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It's the world's easiest emojipression though.
(https://i.imgur.com/RSyNBpF.gif)
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It's the world's easiest GIFpression though.
(https://i.imgur.com/RSyNBpF.gif)
“VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT VOMIT COUGH”
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I'm gonna give this a spin... Pray for me...
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I'm gonna give this a spin... Pray for me...
*rubs hands together
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
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No Japanese girls in the band. He'll check them out but with less vigor.
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
It was alright in a really fucking stupid way. I got to Love Vibration. Best so far, besides mine of course, was Moron Police.
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
It was alright in a really fucking stupid way. I got to Love Vibration. Best so far, besides mine of course, was Moron Police.
I still got a few songs left, but the main thing this playlist has convinced me is to not do a weird round on my upcoming roulette. :lol
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
It was alright in a really fucking stupid way. I got to Love Vibration. Best so far, besides mine of course, was Moron Police.
I still got a few songs left, but the main thing this playlist has convinced me is to not do a weird round on my upcoming roulette. :lol
I'm guessing you didn't like the Grimes track. If you did a weird round in your upcoming roulette, I'd definitely tailor the song to your tastes. That's what I typically do in every roulette.
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I'd definitely tailor the song to your tastes. That's what I typically do in every roulette.
And where is mine? (https://i.imgur.com/5ZG55cI.gif)
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
It was alright in a really fucking stupid way. I got to Love Vibration. Best so far, besides mine of course, was Moron Police.
I still got a few songs left, but the main thing this playlist has convinced me is to not do a weird round on my upcoming roulette. :lol
I'm guessing you didn't like the Grimes track. If you did a weird round in your upcoming roulette, I'd definitely tailor the song to your tastes. That's what I typically do in every roulette.
Actually that one was kind of quirky and fun...very light and airy. That's the last one I listened to, I'll hit the rest tomorrow.
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let me know when you get to the jingle.boy song :metal
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the fogey squad is gonna have a rough time with the clarence clarity songs :rollin
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:neverusethis::neverusethis::neverusethis::neverusethis::neverusethis:
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:lol
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Lonestar, I can only assume you are now lost in the Gizzverse :lol
It was alright in a really fucking stupid way. I got to Love Vibration. Best so far, besides mine of course, was Moron Police.
Slow down with the high praise! I agree that Moron Police was the best, after my own submission.
No Japanese girls in the band. He'll check them out but with less vigor.
:lol
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i will say, there's at least one song this round that's already got me itching to check out the album even after just two listens
well
maybe not just one song but, one in particular :lol and not even necessarily my favorite this round, just, the most interesting one, i think :corn
i'm keeping myself from checking out albums until the roulette is done but it's gonna be one of the first ones on the list, methinks
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Round 6 Weirdparisons!
Ariich v
Tomi v
Dacul ^
TAC ^
Luke v
Litho ^
Puppies ^
Lonestar v
Vmadera v
Faizoff v
Stadler v
HOF v
King ^
Seneca ^
Reaper ^
Buddy ^
they're completely normal comparisons.
i feel like most all of those v's are misleading bcuz several of 'em are just. the same score and tbh i actually don't know which of the two songs i prefer, it's close, i'm just going with my gut on 'em :lol this round has the strongest top 5 so far tho, i think, really like all 5 of these tunes
i'm trying to get a video out by the end of the week but i'm also gonna try and work on writeups intermittently, i wanna have this done by friday i think
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After the completely milquetoast song I sent last round, I had nowhere to go but up!
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Round 6 Weirdparisons!
Luke v
(https://media4.giphy.com/media/Y8SqjWuohk8Rq/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952y2zqlqvlk7e3wrdq417zajabq44ztj26gwomvvhf&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
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(https://media4.giphy.com/media/Y8SqjWuohk8Rq/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952y2zqlqvlk7e3wrdq417zajabq44ztj26gwomvvhf&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
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After the completely milquetoast song I sent last round, I had nowhere to go but up!
Ditto.
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Finished the playlist yesterday, aside from Moron Police the only other solid standout was Akercocke. Some others were decent, and I bailed out of a few as well.
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i'm trying to get a video out by the end of the week but i'm also gonna try and work on writeups intermittently, i wanna have this done by friday i think
I might change my round 7 submission by the way, was thinking of doing it anyway and now I'll need to re-send round 8 so might as well do both.
EDIT: Yep, I've re-sent both rounds 7 and 8.
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:corn
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:corn
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yeah i haven't even started so y'all can chill :lol i'll try to get results ready today but today ends way later for me than it ends of most of y'all so i wouldn't hold my breath even if i do get 'em done today
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(https://c.tenor.com/LHe6kXcBJ7oAAAAC/popcorn-emoji.gif)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/V68w1zVt/popcorn-real.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
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:lol
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RJ, remember the movie that's from? LOL
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Nope
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Real Genius w/ Val Kilmer and the best villain in movies in the 80's William Atherton.
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anyways i have now officially started, six down, ten to go
and getting past the lower rankings is always the hard part so i should be able to power thru the rest, later
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getting past the lower rankings is always the hard part so i should be able to power thru the rest...
That means you already scored mine, feel free to post it early if you wish :)
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i'm actually excited enough to get to the top spots/waiting for something @ noon that i've just kept going with writeups, actually :lol
will not confirm or deny if I've done yours yet
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Yeah I similarly post results in order from lowest to highest score and so they get easier to write as I go.
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anyways i have now officially started, six down, ten to go
and getting past the lower rankings is always the hard part so i should be able to power thru the rest, later
Mine should be pretty easy, you can literally say that the subject matter of the song is also how it makes you feel, 2/10
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I write and post results in no particular order.
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Yeah I similarly post results in order from lowest to highest score and so they get easier to write as I go.
I've tried writing them from both directions and also more spontaneously. Lowest to highest seems most logical, so I've gravitated towards doing that most of the time now. But actually the lowest tend to be easier to write than the middle ones, because they're the ones that most challenge something about my taste, so I've spent more time than the others wrestling with what it is about them that doesn't work as well for me. I think since writing a brief comment in your latest one about the correlation between quality and length, I've come to the conclusion that's mainly just true about the middle and higher submissions. The lowest ones tend to be the longest, I think. I'm trying extra-hard to articulate how to steer people away from elements that are likely to result in lower scores.
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Yeah I similarly post results in order from lowest to highest score and so they get easier to write as I go.
I've tried writing them from both directions and also more spontaneously. Lowest to highest seems most logical, so I've gravitated towards doing that most of the time now. But actually the lowest tend to be easier to write than the middle ones, because they're the ones that most challenge something about my taste, so I've spent more time than the others wrestling with what it is about them that doesn't work as well for me. I think since writing a briefly comment in your latest one about the correlation between quality and length, I've come to the conclusion that's mainly just true about the middle and higher submissions. The lowest ones tend to be the longest, I think.
Yeah I think that's fair actually, the lowest end tend to be there because there's some feature that's not working for me, and I can usually articulate that reasonably easily. The ones that on average (but not always) I find harder to write are the sort of 7.8-8.2 range, either to try and explain why I do like it quite a bit but not enough for 8/10, or conversely why it does get 8/10 but not much higher.
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I dunno about you guys but really negative write-ups are the easiest and most fun to write for me. :lol Haven't had to do them very often, though.
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It me, sending Crow easy stuff to write up.
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I dunno about you guys but really negative write-ups are the easiest and most fun to write for me. :lol Haven't had to do them very often, though.
I'm kind of debating doing brutally honest first impressions on my upcoming roulette...
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I dunno about you guys but really negative write-ups are the easiest and most fun to write for me. :lol Haven't had to do them very often, though.
I'm kind of debating doing brutally honest first impressions on my upcoming roulette...
First impressions so brutal and direct you won't even need write-ups!
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Round 6 Results
Round 1 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wCJnoZ3BrpHd6TvkhPrbP)
Luke: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe
Right, this sure is a swing and a miss, innit? Really funny how the two longest songs of the entire roulette are the two lowest-scoring songs as well. And the only two I’ve had to call early because I just, cannot, sit through this one more than three times, my dude. It’s just…
Okay, well, I’m not sure it was wise to send a song with so much… non-song, to it. Of the six tracks here, only two of them feel like… proper songs. The intro is, well, the intro, tracks 3 & 4 are basically an interlude, and track 6… well, it has more “song” to it but it’s basically just a long, rambly outro.
Which is, one of the big things. I don’t like spoken word. I don’t like “guys just going on” as a major facet to my music. It’s annoying and it always feels disconnected from the actual, like, music going on underneath it – if there is any to begin with. And then having that, but it’s text-to-speech and not even an actual dude talking… it’s unpleasant :lol
SPEAKING OF UNPLEASANT. Yeah, uhh, the more I read the lyrics to this the less I wish I had, ‘cause this kind of gross-out stuff just, does NOT do it for me. The puking and heaving sounds are especially unwarranted. I am very viscerally uncomfortable just listening to this. I will never like content like this and there’s no use trying to get me to like it.
I uhh. Some of the music is kinda neat? I’m not inherently opposed to King Gizzard’s sound, even if it’s not super my thing, it’s still generally fun enough? I’ve listened to Nonagon Infinity and Polygondwanaland before (and Infest the Rat’s Nest but not by choice, that one sucked :lol).
The music being decent is basically the only reason it’s getting as high of a score as it is, if you can believe, but if you’re gonna send me six tracks, the longest submission so far, and I’d only ever choose to listen to maaaaybe one of them ever again… yeah, this is a hell of a misstep, sorry :lol
4/10
Vmadera: Sufi's Life – Love Vibration
It feels like in every round so far, I’ve gotten that one song that serves the purpose of being a nice interlude from the chaos surrounding it – yes, even the heavy round had one, hello Floex – and how I feel about that song is kinda colored by how I feel about the rest of the round. Unfortunate for Sufi’s Life, this round was just, hella strong and interesting which makes this, weirdly, kinda normal song not really stand out?
Like, it’s really pleasant, vibes for miles, but it’s surprisingly… ignorable? It’s very background music-y. Like, play this under a tropical vacation scam commercial and it’d fit right in, right? It’s got a cool groove that’s melodically and rhythmically interesting but it’s got basically nothing but that one groove. Maybe tiny flourishes on top of it but that’s… it.
It’s chill and smooth and all that but there’s just… nothing here, no substance beyond the vibes. Which, if it were 4 or 5 minutes long then, maybe, fine, I wouldn’t be too bothered by it, but this is 8 whole minutes, one of the longer tunes this round! I don’t dislike it, it’s still borderline good just because of how damn good it does sound, but it got a bit tiresome for me the more I listened to it.
6.5/10
Faizoff: Faith No More – Mouth to Mouth
Okay, I wanna start out by saying that I don’t really have any grudge against Mike Patton, that impression was mostly a joke, I do like… one Faith No More song (Epic) a good bit and Mr. Bungle are fine, not for me, but. Nah, mostly I just don’t, really, like Patton’s voice. That’s just straight up personal taste and there’s not much to be done about it! And yeah, he’s not great on the verses here but on the hook he’s, fine?
This song also definitely benefitted from being the song I listened to right after Han-Tyumi on my second and third listens, because going from… that, to a pretty normal if not exceptional gruff guy butt rock song is like going from eating burnt toast to eating delicious chocolate cake. Real grass is greener situation here.
The song isn’t really, that weird besides that one little lick that plays throughout, but Patton’s always gonna make things just that little bit weirder by his presence alone. And the hook is fun, the riffs are fun, it’s all… rock solid without ever being overbearing… I’ll say this. I liked it more than I expected to, yeah!
And it’s waaaaay better than the first thing you sent me :lol
6.5/10
HOF: Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads have always been that “weird group who makes weird pop/rock tunes” to me, which is probably colored most by Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime, both of which are… very unhinged songs. And I’ve also gotten the sense that they blew their entire load with the latter or made some kind of deal with the devil to make one of the coolest weird pop smashes of all time because god is that song an earworm.
This isn’t as hook-y as Once in a Lifetime, but it’s also… not as weird? It’s funny that this and the Journey song are in the same round because while that’s a weird swing for a very normal band, this is a shockingly normal song from an incredibly weird band. And maybe that’s for the best! I’m more into it than most everything else I’ve heard from them, so.
It’s also surprisingly… cute? Just a quaint little love song about being in love with the one you love. Very straightforward melodies, the chirpy flute throughout is kinda charming, it’s just, good vibes all around. I still wouldn’t say it’s a sound I’m ever gonna go for, but, I dunno, enjoyed this one a lot more than I was expecting to.
7/10
Stadler: Alice Cooper – Fields of Regret
Speaking of coincidences, it’s funny that two different people sent “early installment weirdness” from two big-name classic rock bands this round. This one’s definitely the “weirder” one, though they’re both equally weird in terms of the bands who made them, but… and this is, I think, the oldest song I’ve been sent in this roulette so far? Maybe the oldest song I’ve been sent in any roulette, I dunno.
But yeah, uhh, it’s really friggin’ obvious that a madman like Zappa worked on this because you get this already kinda off-kilter verse/chorus pattern and then the song just, spends several minutes having an absolute psychedelic freakout, chaotic guitars going all over the place and just making a ton of noise. It’s a fun kind of weird.
Of course, psychedelia is always a bit of a hard sell for me as I’m, not, a drug user, at all, so I’m not nearly tripped out enough to get maximum enjoyment out of this, and it’s definitely a bit dry emotionally – yes, even for this round of all things – but it’s still a really fun listen and I do love me some weird guitars so, yeah, I have a good time with this one.
7/10
Buddy: betcover!! – Mother Ship
Out of every song this round, I feel like this is the one I’ve “gotten” the least, in that I’m… still not quite sure what to make of it. It starts out as kinda just a jazzy piano pop tune, then it gets more rock as it goes on – maybe not J-Rock, though I do still kiiiind of hear it melodically in some places – but it’s a bit of a slow burn of a song, all things considered.
And then it just, suddenly, gets really unhinged out of nowhere. Chunky riffs, abrasive piano hits, guitar scraping sounds… it’s a weird little moment that’s over as soon as it starts and then it’s back to the grind, boys! I wish that kind of moment was more dominant throughout ‘cause like, it’s what catches my interest more than any of the smoother stuff here!
I dunno, I’m kinda just… stumped, with this one, the same way I was with Eisley last round. It’s obviously, y’know, good, but there’s not a ton to say about it, and it’s not particularly strong in any way, either? Just a pleasant listen with like, one or two weird spots.
7/10
Tomi: Moron Police – Steve Jobs is Dead, But I'm Not
I want it on record that I made the Mr. Bungle x Primus comparison before I was sent an actual Faith No More song. Which this is better than. But I stand by that comparison because I hear the Patton-isms all over this. In the riffs, in the guitar noodling, even in the vocals. It’s definitely closer to the former than the latter though, yeah.
And you’re probably gonna be a little mad at how low this is compared to the other Moron Police song here, but… this is, cool, but it’s just… well, I mean, I’m not wild for Patton-isms, as I’ve probably already made clear :lol I also think the vocal mixing is just, flat awful – why even bother having vocals or a hook when you can hardly hear them – but, ehh.
Like, don’t get me wrong, this is cool as hell and there’s some really cool moments – the out-of-nowhere banjo breakdown, the cleaner, anthemic bits in the middle that slam into the last chorus – that’s some good payoff, man, and it lets the melodies actually shine – and there’s so many hard swerves to keep you on your toes throughout without ever feeling incohesive, it’s just… the pure sound itself is keeping me back from loving it more, but it’s quite good!
7/10
Lonestar: Tardigrade Inferno – Hypnosis
Y’know, barring the Journey song that is basically cheating, this is probably the least weird song here, in the arbitrary way that I define weird. Only other song in the conversation is Sufi’s Life, which… maybe, maybe. Both of them kind of have the same issue for me where, like… the sound on its surface is unusual and intriguing, but there’s not much under the hood – this song basically doesn’t change at all under its runtime.
Also, the Haken comparison I made before isn’t quite right, this is actually a lot closer to the herky jerky vibe of Devin Townsend’s Juular. Just, you know, with evil clown organ instead of weird cartoony chanting. Which I know makes it sound weird, but like I said – it doesn’t take wild swings with that sound, it is kinda just what it is. And it’s fun the whole way through, so!
Like, the vocals have a lot of sass and bite to them, the riffs are pretty cool and sharp, it establishes a solid groove, it’s all around a good song and definitely up my alley in terms of sound, it’s just… a bit unsurprising, ironically enough? I expect this to go all Unexpect on me and it just, never does. It’s just, a cool prog metal tune with one weird element sprinkled on top.
7/10
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Reaper: Junebug & Ben Babbitt – Too Late To Love You
I’m gonna rant about Kentucky Route Zero for a moment because I hated that game :lol It’s, like… you know that “small fiction” twitter account and/or format? It’s, that, for an entire game. A ton of writing with no actual plot, an “experience” with no core to it, an air of pretention that thinks it’s so much smarter and artsier than it actually is… could not stand it. The music, though, was pretty good!
Granted, I mostly remember the folksy Americana side of the OST more than… this weird, ambient pop tune, and looking up where this plays in-game… ohhh, THAT scene. The really tedious one where there’s literally nothing else actually going on and the song has to carry the entire scene by itself, which it simply isn’t good or interesting enough to do so. Which is a shame because it is a disservice to what is, at its core, a pretty cool pop song?
I mean, it’s a bit long for what it is, even still, but the eerie atmosphere, the almost alien vocals, and the sharp, crystalline synths blend together to create, some kind of otherworldly experience, there’s a vibe to it I can really appreciate and some strong melodies that keep it stuck in my head… maybe the whole thing’s a bit too washed out in reverb but, ehh, I still dig it on the whole. Grew on me the more I listened to it, honestly.
…doesn’t excuse the game from sucking, though.
7.5/10
Litho: Akercocke – Shelter From the Sand
We’ve got a very “tale of two halves” type of song going on here, because the first half is… basically exactly what I expected from this band. Dissonant, ugly death metal that’s very riff driven, paired with strained and kinda creepy vocals. Not that distinct from the Voices album I do know, but maybe a bit more… fast-paced than it? It’s at least a pretty good take on that sound, I like it fine enough.
And then near the 5 minute mark… weird stuff starts happening. An out of nowhere almost folksy bit, a complete breakdown for an emotional, piano-driven moment, and then the song comes back after that with a moodier, way more prog metal feel than before? It’s like the entire song unfolds from that point onwards, there’s a lot more dimension to it than I’d expect.
If the song was just that back half it’d probably be scoring a half point higher, I feel like I’m averaging out a 7 and an 8 here more than anything, but I also concede that the back half wouldn’t be as cool or climactic if it didn’t have a whole five minutes of ugly to break away from, and I do still like the harsher parts of this a good bit on their own, anyways, so. Yeah, cool tune!
7.5/10
TAC: Pin Up Went Down – Nearly Dead Bat Make-Up
So apparently this is some kind of tribute song to KISS? I think? Which is very funny, considering it sounds like… this. Like, wow, this is all over the place. Kinda like if that Reliqa song was on overdrive and also not beholden to lame 2010’s metalcore tropes – no, it’s lame 00’s metalcore tropes instead! (complimentary)
Also like Fjokra in the sense that it’s a ton of, stuff, going on all the time – metalcore riffing, weird groovy guitars, creepy child voices, just, utter chaos all around – though this one doesn’t have that one realty memorable part that makes it stick in my brain (and it is also just, lamer overall), but it’s still a really good time, so, y’know.
It’s the kind of song that makes a really strong first impression and the more you listen to it, the less… overwhelming, it gets, but that doesn’t preclude it from still being, like, pretty dang cool. I do still think the lameness is… a bit overbearing, though not as much with Reliqa and it’s just, good to rock along to even besides its unhinged moments. I dunno, it’s just fun!
7.5/10
Puppies: Grimes – My Name is Dark - Art Mix
See, I thought Grimes was like… one of those artsy pop girls, or even hyperpop… not, uhh, making what I can only describe as an avant-garde Linkin Park song. It’s not even really that avant-garde, it’s actually one of the more straightforward songs here besides the vocals, honestly… and the screaming :lol But, it’s definitely unusual.
Also, it gets the runner up for catchiest song this round, mostly for “the boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore”. Killer melody right there, even delivered in a chipmunk voice, man. Really, the pitched-up vocals almost sound… ominous, here. Layered and reverbed, pushed to the back in the grimy (hah) chorus, and yet despite all that a really strong emerges for just a moment there.
I dunno if the lyrics do much for me, admittedly, or if I really feel this on an emotional level, but… it’s kinda just a jam, y’know? The guitars gradually getting louder and buzzier as it goes on is a cool touch, too. Not… a ton to say about this one, it’s just… cool, man.
8/10
Seneca: Journey – Of a Lifetime
I’ve already alluded to this song in two other write-ups this round, so here it finally is. Cheating incarnate. Yes, this is definitely weird compared to literally every other Journey song I’ve ever heard but it’s also, uhh… a Pink Floyd-y song that Journey just so happened to make. There’s probably a better comparison point but I’m not inundated with 70’s prog rock so I wouldn’t know it, whatever.
I think that to some extent the natural advantage of “good song from famous band” is cancelled out by it being by a good margin the least “weird” and subsequently “interesting” song here, but like… god, is it a good song, man. That repeated guitar lead that has so many little variations, the constant gradual swell of the organs, the restrained but effective drumming… it’s all just, mmm, the good stuff.
I mean, it does take a bit to get to the good good parts towards the end, and it’s not as instantly compelling as some of the other tunes here, but like… frick man, who am I to deny a good build and payoff, especially when it sounds this damn good? The full band really comes in, the drums pick up the pace, those guitars start soaring, and I just pop the hell off, because how could I not? You win the biggest asterisk of the entire roulette with this one.
8/10
Dacul: Clarence Clarity – Those Who Can't, Cheat
This one threw me for a hell of a loop on first listen because, like, I can’t say I’ve ever heard anything quite like it. Glitchy pop that’s also kind of funk, and kind of R&B, and kind of electronic? And then there’s that one, like, Arabic part randomly? It’s… a lot to take in and very offputting in its quirkiness.
Also, it’s secretly the most sinister earworm of this entire set, goddamn is this thing catchy! Goddamn is the groove strong as hell, I just wanna jam along to it the entire way through, man. It’s also interesting to put in perspective with the other Clarence Clarity tune here ‘cause, like, this one’s a lot more straightforward and accessible but they both have a lot in common in terms of sound, and also the way the build.
That’s the other big thing that makes this work, there is this constant build – in a lot of subtle ways, the synths roaring louder with each successive chorus, the bass groove getting thicker, more layers of vocals coming in, even a guitar poking its head in there, it’s kind of overstimulating by the end but in a really exhilarating way. Frankly I’m worried I’m underrating this one even now, this is DEFINITELY gonna be the first album I check out after the roulette if these two songs are any indication.
8/10
Ariich: Clarence Clarity – Will to Believe
I actually dunno which of the two Clarence Clarity songs I prefer here ‘cause they’re weird and offputting in similar ways, but like… this one is even moreso. The entire, like, first minute and a half is abrasive, percussive, and utterly tuneless, and even the groove is off-kilter and kinda seasick, it’s not… something I tend to go for and it sure does take its time going somewhere.
And then it just blossoms into, like, this glorious, triumphant chorus that it just keeps building and building upon and beating into the ground for the rest of its runtime and it’s… strangely beautiful, in a way the other one isn’t? I can jam along to the other one, but it doesn’t make me… feel in the same way as this one, y’know?
And then the absurd noise breakdown happens and that’s what really pushes it over the top for me. It’s just completely out of nowhere, interrupts the build of the song, and is generally terrible. I love it :lol It’s weird because this takes a bit to get going, but then it’s easily the best song of the round when it gets there… and build and payoff is a thing I love, so… I dunno, call me back after I’ve spun this album another dozen times, I might have a more concrete answer then.
8/10
King: Moron Police – Captain Awkward
Aight so I’ve really been sleeping on this band, huh? Like, the other song didn’t really convince me, but it didn’t need to because this one was carrying all the weight just fine on its own. Like, from the very beginning, a super slick, jazzy organ line that busts straight into what I can only call one of the best anime opening themes I’ve ever heard. Like talk about getting you hyped the hell up.
And the song doesn’t ever really cool off from there, the frantic and unhinged verses, the strong chorus, the synth instrumental breakdown, it’s full of twists and turns and I love it. The only real miss for me is the weird slowdown in the middle, but on the other hand, they build off that momentary interruption of momentum so well that I barely care, the entire fight to get back to the energy from before is absolutely worth it.
This one hits that nice balance of “cool tune” and “damn there’s a lot going on here” that makes it work really damn well, and even if the lyrics are a bit… abstract, I dunno, I don’t really care? I’m still gonna have a hell of a good time with it regardless, so. Feel weird calling it the “best” song of the round ‘cause I find the two Clarence Clarity songs more interesting, but this one’s just… more colorful, more complete, more exhilarating, more fun! It’s just, excellent, man :lol
8.5/10
Standings:
Ariich – 47
Tomislav – 45.5
Puppies – 45
King – 44
Seneca – 44
TAC – 44
Litho – 43.5
Buddy – 41.5
Stadler – 41.5
Vmadera – 41.5
Dacul – 41
HOF – 41
Lonestar – 41
Reaper – 40.5
Faizoff – 40
Luke – 39
Yeah, think I’m confident calling this the best round so far :lol
Round 7 is the 2023 round! Refer to this post (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg3005820#msg3005820) for all banned 2023 albums, anything else that’s not already banned is otherwise fair game!
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Congrats, Luke! :metal
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Pretty sure this is my favourite write-up you've ever given me. :lol All the reactions are exactly what I get from it - the fact that it's so bonkers and yet somehow not too bonkers, held together with those great hooks, is exactly why I think he's so great.
This bit in particular:
And then the absurd noise breakdown happens and that’s what really pushes it over the top for me. It’s just completely out of nowhere, interrupts the build of the song, and is generally terrible. I love it :lol
Genuinely made me laugh out loud, and it's past 10pm here and there was a genuine risk I'd wake up one or both of my kids. :rollin
Anyway glad it was just the right amount of weird for you.
Also glad you liked the round-winning Moron Police song so much, even if it means I can't get a similar score in the final round. :P I really do think you'll like that album, and the EP they did after it. The earlier stuff is more comical and Patton-esque, and Boat on the Sea was such a gear shift but it's a wonderful album.
Anyway you have my replacements for rounds 7 and 8. :corn
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I just re-submitted for this round as well. Sticking with my final round song, though!
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I had to listen to those two Clarence Clarity songs again and yeah I think from now on every time I get to the noise breakdown I'm going to crack up. :lol
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Hell yeah, that album is certainly pretty out there yet sooo catchy and groovy at the same time. I didn't realize ariich had sent a song from there as well - I had some tracks ready for his roulette :lol
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Fair assessment, it's funny I got all hooked on the initially, but their sound really doesn't vary much across their discography. Hoping for some changes in their upcoming album. The singer is really fun, and they have hands down the best name and merch, so I'll stick with them.
You already got my 2023 submission.
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I totally understand why my boy Han-tyumi gets a coveted 4/10 (although I predicted 2/10) but I followed the theme and sent some of the weirdest shit I know. You may have surprised Pikachu face to learn I legitimately love The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite. Yes it’s weird as fuck, and yes it’s more cyborg narration than song, but the way it ties so much of the Gizzverse together, it transcends being just a song.
I personally find immense pleasure in quoting Han-tyumi, and over the last year I have listened to this album many, many times. It’s just peak Gizz to me, especially when experiencing it as the culmination of three very different narrative based proggy suites.
I only really fell for this album upon realising it draws a lot of their albums together and sucks you in to their world. Now every time I listen, it’s more of a journey into the mind of the band. I am a part of their world, whilst also trying to understand it and predict where it will go next. One the things I absolutely love about this band is that they are a full experience. To love the band is to embrace the music, the visual media, the fanbase, the ethos, the universe, the weirdo swarm, the goofy/cheesy nature. All of it basically.
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Shocked Alice Cooper did as well as it did.
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Hey, glad you liked that one a little better than I expected! It's super catchy, and yeah less weird than most Talking Heads, but still an oddball type of song. That album is like 50% catchy and 50% too weird to listen to much.
Gonna see if I can get another 7 for round 7!
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Hell yeah, that album is certainly pretty out there yet sooo catchy and groovy at the same time. I didn't realize ariich had sent a song from there as well - I had some tracks ready for his roulette :lol
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Yeah Train sent me a few songs in the first round of my v6 roulette, including both of the ones we sent. :lol Got an 8.9!
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Sent!
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You're gonna find that same dichotomy in the rest of their music as well, some is very heavily-slanted towards the death metal end, and some leans way more into the proggish metal side, and the rest mixes and/or alternates them in various ways. Give the title track to that album a listen sometime, it's my favorite song of theirs and a tad more on the prog side, even in the death parts. I initially thought about sending it instead, but well, you were looking for weird, and the epic is definitely a bit weirder.
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You may have surprised Pikachu face to learn I legitimately love The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite.
oh no it's totally luke-core and makes perfect sense coming from you, just
luke-core does not appear to be my thing :lol
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You may have surprised Pikachu face to learn I legitimately love The Han-tyumi and the Murder of the Universe Suite.
oh no it's totally luke-core and makes perfect sense coming from you, just
luke-core does not appear to be my thing :lol
Yea, and I was never under any illusions that this would be a Crow thing. If anything I hoped it would draw you into the lore of the band, but not via the actual music.
I guess from here on out I should lean into being bottom of all roulettes!
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the story of this song makes me wanna stay the hell away from king gizzard lore if it's anything at all like this one, so i fear you may have achieved the opposite effect :lol
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I dunno about you guys but really negative write-ups are the easiest and most fun to write for me. :lol Haven't had to do them very often, though.
Gah, they are not fun at all for me. Interesting, yes, but I really hate disappointing people with low scores. :( Especially if it's a favorite band of theirs. :sadpanda: I have to balance writing strongly enough to convey what I don't like and would rather not receive more of, while not making enemies out of anyone, since we have to continue to be in the roulette together, or I might be also in their roulette, or could be in one in the next few months/years.
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I dunno about you guys but really negative write-ups are the easiest and most fun to write for me. :lol Haven't had to do them very often, though.
Gah, they are not fun at all for me. Interesting, yes, but I really hate disappointing people with low scores. :( Especially if it's a favorite band of theirs. :sadpanda: I have to balance writing strongly enough to convey what I don't like and would rather not receive more of, while not making enemies out of anyone, since we have to continue to be in the roulette together, or I might be also in their roulette, or could be in one in the next few months/years.
If I have to rake a submission over the coals, I try and not make it overtly negative, but I try and keep it at least in jest, even if I'm serious.
I've been going through my roulettes to log the submissions, and it's given me a few laughs reading some of the writeups. I've gotten some shee-ite over the years. :lol
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Oh hell yeah!!! That album crow is that good. I listened to this song a million times. It was so addictive.
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I can only speak for myself, but I have absolutely no problems with a roulette host telling me they hated my submission. I mean, it literally just happened. It’s par for the course. I’d never hold it against anyone.
Except Litho
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Lol, I'm glad the music scored better than what the game would've scored. I'll have my 2023 submission in tomorrow!
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I only really fell for this album upon realising it draws a lot of their albums together and sucks you in to their world. Now every time I listen, it’s more of a journey into the mind of the band. I am a part of their world, whilst also trying to understand it and predict where it will go next. One the things I absolutely love about this band is that they are a full experience. To love the band is to embrace the music, the visual media, the fanbase, the ethos, the universe, the weirdo swarm, the goofy/cheesy nature. All of it basically.
I think they just make some good music sometimes. :rollin
That said while I understand it may not be everyone's thing I find the incredibly detailed and explicit depiction of the universe being destroyed by vomit fucking hilarious.
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I only really fell for this album upon realising it draws a lot of their albums together and sucks you in to their world. Now every time I listen, it’s more of a journey into the mind of the band. I am a part of their world, whilst also trying to understand it and predict where it will go next. One the things I absolutely love about this band is that they are a full experience. To love the band is to embrace the music, the visual media, the fanbase, the ethos, the universe, the weirdo swarm, the goofy/cheesy nature. All of it basically.
I think they just make some good music sometimes. :rollin
That said while I understand it may not be everyone's thing I find the incredibly detailed and explicit depiction of the universe being destroyed by vomit fucking hilarious.
Musically, I actually liked the robot voice spoken word. It was really cool. I mean, lyrically it was nonsense.
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Seneca: Journey – Of a Lifetime
You win the biggest asterisk of the entire roulette with this one.
I love it.
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Don’t get too excited, I’m prepared to resend…
(https://media.tenor.com/I2lqdKWskpgAAAAM/baseball-fail.gif)
But, I’m also planning to send for Litho shortly :tup
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I've hired a bomb squad to check out the package first. :laugh:
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I've hired a bomb squad to check out the package first. :laugh:
Presumably if it's more King Gizzard, a controlled explosion will be required.
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This was also live footage of me heading over to listen to the playlist last round.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/ZlgwEg24rPhv9cju8K/200.webp)
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This was also live footage of me heading over to listen to the playlist last round.
(https://i.giphy.com/media/ZlgwEg24rPhv9cju8K/200.webp)
You bloody loved it
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luke does not have to resend, no
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Looks like I’m going to keep disappointing people.
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/80d84ff446e973ee4c9adc3a3f90aec0/tumblr_oh61rrDEdx1vpkaelo7_250.gifv)
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I've hired a bomb squad to check out the package first. :laugh:
Giggity!
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That did occur to me after I posted it, but I'm less on alert in roulettes Chad isn't in. :lol
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Hope Crow likes PetroDraconic Apocalypse more than Infest The Rats' Nest. :neverusethis:
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I'll send something tomorrow, I expected a 5 so I'm happy with ym score :)
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Hope Crow likes PetroDraconic Apocalypse more than Infest The Rats' Nest. :neverusethis:
I’ll have you know I DIDN’T send King Glizzy. I’d say the thought never entered my head, but that would obviously be a lie.
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alright, checking and double-checking my PM inbox... i'm still 5 songs short for round 7 right now. stadler i didn't expect but the other for of you. c'mon, slackers :getoffmylawn:
i'll be more annoying about it tomorrow, anyways
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Faizoff: Faith No More – Mouth to Mouth
Okay, I wanna start out by saying that I don’t really have any grudge against Mike Patton, that impression was mostly a joke, I do like… one Faith No More song (Epic) a good bit and Mr. Bungle are fine, not for me, but. Nah, mostly I just don’t, really, like Patton’s voice. That’s just straight up personal taste and there’s not much to be done about it! And yeah, he’s not great on the verses here but on the hook he’s, fine?
This song also definitely benefitted from being the song I listened to right after Han-Tyumi on my second and third listens, because going from… that, to a pretty normal if not exceptional gruff guy butt rock song is like going from eating burnt toast to eating delicious chocolate cake. Real grass is greener situation here.
The song isn’t really, that weird besides that one little lick that plays throughout, but Patton’s always gonna make things just that little bit weirder by his presence alone. And the hook is fun, the riffs are fun, it’s all… rock solid without ever being overbearing… I’ll say this. I liked it more than I expected to, yeah!
And it’s waaaaay better than the first thing you sent me :lol
6.5/10
Way higher score than I expected ;D
I kinda like the first song I sent though I know it wasn't super weird. Compared to the other submissions The FNM track is pretty timid. Not the weirdest by them though.
The 2023 round is going to be difficult, I barely listen to anything new. Will dig something up.
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the song you sent at first would've been competing with luke this round, so :corn
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alright, checking and double-checking my PM inbox... i'm still 5 songs short for round 7 right now.
Probably the same 5 that were slacking in mine. :rollin
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Ok sent 2023 stuff.
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alright, just waiting on Reaper and Stadler atm
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Sent!
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alright i have everyone's songs now, will get to first listens and hangman today
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Round 7 Hangman!
???: _a_____ed – _a_ _a__e_
???: _a__a___ ____ – _e____a
???: __é A__ee D___a_ – ___e_e__
???: ___'t ___e _t. _____ ___ T____t__ – T_e ___e_ ____ _____ __e _a_
???: T_e __e__e & t_e Dead – __a_e t_e _a_
???: _____ – T_e E_d __ ___d
???: __a_t__e_ – _t_a__e__
???: A_e__ed _e_e____d – _
???: _te_a__ _a_____ – ___ a_d _
???: D__t ____ ______ – T_ t_e _e___t_
???: __t__d _a_ – _a__ __ t_e ___d
???: ____d – ______ ____
???: _a__at – ____ed ____ ___t_
???: _e_ ___a_d – Da__ __ _a_ta_a
Luke: Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
???: ____e____ – __t _t____ E_____
Letters Guessed:
ADET
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E.
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T
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(https://www.universalorlando.com/webdata/k2/en/us/files/Images/gds/usf-et-adventure-et-b.jpg)
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D
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A
Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
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done it, boss
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A
Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
Is that Luke?
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A
Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
Is that Luke?
Sending the song of the year, you better believe it
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hmm but that isn't Thorn Woos the Wound by Victory Over the Sun :hat
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hmm but that isn't Thorn Woos the Wound by Victory Over the Sun :hat
You are correct, that certainly isn’t song of the year.
Also Che Aimee Dorval
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Dorval could be Puppies.
And the song is "Loveless".
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The Fierce & The Dead.
Are there 2 Avenged Sevenfold songs?
How about an S?
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Are there 2 Avenged Sevenfold songs?
The other one is G
May as well double that up as a letter guess as well :lol
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Dirt Poor Robins-To The Heights
S
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Round 7 Hangman!
???: _arb__red – Far Barren
Lonestar: Gacharic Spin – Replica
Puppies: Ché Aimee Dorval – Loveless
Stadler: Gov't Mule ft. Billy Bob Thornton – The River Only Flows One Way
???: The Fierce & The Dead – S_a_e t_e _ar
???: Kyros – The End in Mind
???: Fra_t_res – Strangers
???: Avenged Sevenfold – G
???: Stefan_ _an_n__ – ___ and _
???: Dirt Poor Robins – To the Heights
Buddy: Mutoid Man – _a__ _f t_e ___d
???: S___d – S____n S_ng
???: Sarmat – F_rmed Fr_m F__t_
???: Ben Howard – Days of Lantana
Luke: Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
???: b__gen__s – Not Strong Enough
Letters Guessed:
ABDEFGMNRST
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Stadler sent Gov't Mule ft. Billy Bob Thornton-The River Only Flows One Way
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Ben Howard-Days Of Lantana
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Gacharic Spin? lonestar or ariich.
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A song called Strangers?
How about an N?
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ups your dates
got three-quarters thru first listen and i'll finish it later todayyy
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Not Strong Enough
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Method Man
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Method Man
Fairly certain that isn't Method Man. No 2023 release as far as I know. Also I'm pretty sure Crow would hate Method Man. Also Method Man is terrible. :lol
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method man is incorrect, yes
through first listens and while i can't yet say i feel this is the strongest round of the bunch, i feel like it's going to have the highest floor 'cause the lowest scores on first pass are 6.5 and they're all fairly high 6.5's too, not too many of them either
...what this ultimately might mean is not a ton of movement in this round :lol but we'll see
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Kyros-The End In Mind
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The Gacharic Spin song is Replica, which is RJ's favourite but I think is one of the weaker ones on the album. :lol
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Hey no gaslighting!!!
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B
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F
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M
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alright updated!
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R
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Mutoid Man, duh. Probably Buddy.
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arrrgg! :yarr
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Fractures
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Formed From Filth
I
New page please!!
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Round 7 Hangman!
???: Harboured – Far Barren
Lonestar: Gacharic Spin – Replica
Puppies: Ché Aimee Dorval – Loveless
Stadler: Gov't Mule ft. Billy Bob Thornton – The River Only Flows One Way
???: The Fierce & The Dead – Shake the Jar
???: Kyros – The End in Mind
???: Fractures – Strangers
Vmadera: Avenged Sevenfold – G
???: Stefano Panunzi - You and I
???: Dirt Poor Robins – To the Heights
Buddy: Mutoid Man – Call of the Void
???: Squid – Siphon Song
???: Sarmat – Formed From Filth
Seneca: Ben Howard – Days of Lantana
Luke: Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
???: boygenius – Not Strong Enough
Letters Guessed:
ABDEFGIMNRST
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Did seneca send Ben Howard?
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Squid-Siphon Song
boygenius
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yeah
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Harboured.
The other A7X might be Tomi.
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Did Kinger send Fractures?
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Cal Of the Void
Shake The Jar
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updated with correct guesses
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The other A7X might be Tomi.
I liked that album but I don't want to kill my chances to win yet :corn
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Stefano Panunzi - You and I
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we're down to the who sent what's now :corn
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Did Rich send Dirt Poor Robins and Vmadera send Avenged Sevenfold?
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one out of two ain't bad
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king sent Kyros, Tomi sent boygenius, HOF sent Stefano Panunzi.
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Round 7 Hangman!
TAC: Harboured – Far Barren
Lonestar: Gacharic Spin – Replica
Puppies: Ché Aimee Dorval – Loveless
Stadler: Gov't Mule ft. Billy Bob Thornton – The River Only Flows One Way
King: The Fierce & the Dead – Shake the Jar
Ariich: Kyros – The End in Mind
Reaper: Fractures – Strangers
Vmadera: Avenged Sevenfold – G
HOF: Stefano Panunzi – You and I
Litho: Dirt Poor Robins – To the Heights
Buddy: Mutoid Man – Call of the Void
Dacul: Squid – Siphon Song
Faizoff: Sarmat – Formed From Filth
Seneca: Ben Howard – Days of Lantana
Luke: Avenged Sevenfold – Cosmic
Tomi: boygenius – Not Strong Enough
Here, have the playlist too :lol
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vNzHOCvKYzCHRfyhGYxQr
First impressions in a bit, got some stuff I need to take care of first.
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I was think Rich for Kyros, haven't heard that track but a solid band for sure.
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Round 7 First Impressions!
TAC: Yeah, if it's gonna be this kind of song, at least it has the decency to sound damn excellent.
2. A bit different than what I was expecting, but also better than what I was expecting, if I'm being honest.
3. Cool 'n' smoky little groove, though maybe a bit long and languid for my tastes.
4. Yeah, there's a bit too much going on in this one for me to quite know how I feel about it just yet, other than "that was cool".
Buddy: Sick guitar work and an infectious energy, exactly the kind of song I like but not sure it's the kind I'll ever love.
6. Considering who's involved in this, I get big "playing it safe" vibes from this, but the safe they have played is a pretty sturdy safe. I might be getting my metaphors mixed.
Dacul: Y'know, for as much hype and acclaim as this was getting, it's surprisingly… languid? And normal.
8. Maybe this'll hit harder when I really listen to the lyrics, but I at least… liked it? It's pleasant.
9. Okay so I also through this band was a completely different type of band than they actually apparently are? Or maybe they just changed their sound?
10. Oh yeah now this is just a slick little jam, I don't know if it hits 100% of the right notes for me but I'm too busy grooving along to care.
Vmadera: Alright, this Is a lot closer to what I was expecting, but it's still… pretty solid and interesting despite its shortcomings?
12. On all fronts, a perfectly solid song - good tune, good riffs, good energy - but it's just not doing a ton for me?
13. I'm fairly certain this is the only album here I've actually checked out before, and I can totally see why I would both enjoy this song a lot and yet not quite feel an entire album of it.
Luke: I've heard the discourse, I've seen all the reviews, and at least on this song, I'm… not really seeing the issue?
HOF: A bit sleepy but the instrumental is really lush and there's a scope to this I can see making it really work for me.
Lonestar: Right, there's a lot here I'm probably supposed to be paying attention to but I can't help but noticed how sick that bass is. Oh but like yeah the rest of this is cool too.
Definitely a bit harder to be excited about this round compared to the last one, but it's a rock-solid set of songs - so much so that I'm really struggling to pick out standouts in either direction :lol
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4 or 8?
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16.... the power of F Chopper Koga cannot be denied.
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I'm leaning towards 3 or 15
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1, 5, or 12.
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TAC and Lonestar correct, nobody else is
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(https://media.tenor.com/GJamuhuOiIcAAAAC/f-chopper-koga-koga-michiko.gif)
(https://media.tenor.com/I1n_lziEZvQAAAAC/gacharic-spin.gif)
Seriously though, she's a next level bassist...she's been active in the genre for 14 years now, and I notice more and more how many of the newer bassists mimic her style. No matter what else you think of the song, she is the real frikkin deal.
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14 and 11 are the A7X songs (Cosmic and G respectively, if I had to guess)
7 is Squid?
Mine is 5 or 12
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she's been active in the genre for 14 years now
She's started when she was 1?
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14 and 11 are the A7X songs (Cosmic and G respectively, if I had to guess)
7 is Squid?
Mine is 5 or 12
yepyep :corn
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she's been active in the genre for 14 years now
She's started when she was 1?
As usual you all underestimate the eternal youth of the average asian female...here's a recent shot of her from a few days ago on Instagram, she's 36... (and sooo damn cute :hearts: )
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/358761168_159811417112728_2276827266725970368_n.png?_nc_cat=103&cb=99be929b-59f725be&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_ohc=KWw60XziXl0AX-RXDhc&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=03_AdScM6uCyqxSUuU-nis6WlB7Di_p3XW3WM9yUySygRiRDg&oe=64D01891)
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3?
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she's been active in the genre for 14 years now
She's started when she was 1?
As usual you all underestimate the eternal youth of the average asian female...here's a recent shot of her from a few days ago on Instagram, she's 36... (and sooo damn cute :hearts: )
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/358761168_159811417112728_2276827266725970368_n.png?_nc_cat=103&cb=99be929b-59f725be&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_ohc=KWw60XziXl0AX-RXDhc&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=03_AdScM6uCyqxSUuU-nis6WlB7Di_p3XW3WM9yUySygRiRDg&oe=64D01891)
I don't know. She looks weird. :lol
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she's been active in the genre for 14 years now
She's started when she was 1?
As usual you all underestimate the eternal youth of the average asian female...here's a recent shot of her from a few days ago on Instagram, she's 36... (and sooo damn cute :hearts: )
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/358761168_159811417112728_2276827266725970368_n.png?_nc_cat=103&cb=99be929b-59f725be&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_ohc=KWw60XziXl0AX-RXDhc&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=03_AdScM6uCyqxSUuU-nis6WlB7Di_p3XW3WM9yUySygRiRDg&oe=64D01891)
I don't know. She looks weird. :lol
To each their own man... cuteness aside, and on top of being a sick bassist, she's also the band's founding member and primary composer, marshaling one of the most varied and talented bands that I (and Ariich) have ever come across.
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15?
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HOF is correct :tup
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HOF is correct :tup
Nice!
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2 or 12?
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#9, #4, or #2?
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ok.....2 or 8
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2, 4 or 9?
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6?
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Round 7 First Impressions!
TAC: Yeah, if it's gonna be this kind of song, at least it has the decency to sound damn excellent.
Buddy: Sick guitar work and an infectious energy, exactly the kind of song I like but not sure it's the kind I'll ever love.
Dacul: Y'know, for as much hype and acclaim as this was getting, it's surprisingly… languid? And normal.
Vmadera: Alright, this Is a lot closer to what I was expecting, but it's still… pretty solid and interesting despite its shortcomings?
Luke: I've heard the discourse, I've seen all the reviews, and at least on this song, I'm… not really seeing the issue?
HOF: A bit sleepy but the instrumental is really lush and there's a scope to this I can see making it really work for me.
Lonestar: Right, there's a lot here I'm probably supposed to be paying attention to but I can't help but noticed how sick that bass is. Oh but like yeah the rest of this is cool too.
Litho: Okay so I also through this band was a completely different type of band than they actually apparently are? Or maybe they just changed their sound?
Puppies: A bit different than what I was expecting, but also better than what I was expecting, if I'm being honest.
Ariich: Yeah, there's a bit too much going on in this one for me to quite know how I feel about it just yet, other than "that was cool".
Tomi: Considering who's involved in this, I get big "playing it safe" vibes from this, but the safe they have played is a pretty sturdy safe. I might be getting my metaphors mixed.
King: On all fronts, a perfectly solid song - good tune, good riffs, good energy - but it's just not doing a ton for me?
Faizoff: I'm fairly certain this is the only album here I've actually checked out before, and I can totally see why I would both enjoy this song a lot and yet not quite feel an entire album of it.
3. Cool 'n' smoky little groove, though maybe a bit long and languid for my tastes.
8. Maybe this'll hit harder when I really listen to the lyrics, but I at least… liked it? It's pleasant.
10. Oh yeah now this is just a slick little jam, I don't know if it hits 100% of the right notes for me but I'm too busy grooving along to care.
everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/953b6c1890a1f9ccbe6d2ad50e202f5f/9298275)
(Clarence Clarity - No Now)
couldn't help myself, listened to this one early 'cause i need music this cool in my life and... yeah, this is cool! there's some weird decisions (the heavy breathing at the end of off my grid, the short silent track, the overlong breakdown at the end of with no fear and the way the last track loops into the first one feels really forced here) but overall it's a really unique and cool time, yeah. definitely feel like the two songs i sent were among the standouts but i really dug most of the tunes here so
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Litho: Okay so I also through this band was a completely different type of band than they actually apparently are? Or maybe they just changed their sound?
They don't really have just one specific sound, in fact, the first half of my impression in my own roulette was based on that idea. :lol
Early Impression - "Are these tracks really all from the same artist?..."
They've had all of the elements on "In the Heights" before, they're just leaning more heavily into a couple of them than they usually do.
#9, #4, or #2?
2, 4 or 9?
We were going for the exact same impressions, just in a different order, and you were more optimistic about your chances than I was. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif)
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I guess 3 then?
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...no :lol
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12?
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...yes :hat
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8?
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i'm gonna have mercy on you, yours is 13 :lol
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everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
I'm sitting in 3rd place in this roulette and Ariich's roulette. Can I pull off the double win? :corn
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we'll see! maybe ariich completely flubbed on this one :corn
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everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
I'm sitting in 3rd place in this roulette and Ariich's roulette. Can I pull off the double win? :corn
You need to hope for a round 9 in Luke's roulette Buddy and I-style brain fart from ariich and Tomi. :cow: What's Crow's equivalent of Carpenter Brut and Brad Paisley? Pantera and...?
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(https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/953b6c1890a1f9ccbe6d2ad50e202f5f/9298275)
couldn't help myself, listened to this one early 'cause i need music this cool in my life and... yeah, this is cool! there's some weird decisions (the heavy breathing at the end of off my grid, the short silent track, the overlong breakdown at the end of with no fear and the way the last track loops into the first one feels really forced here) but overall it's a really unique and cool time, yeah. definitely feel like the two songs i sent were among the standouts but i really dug most of the tunes here so
Hell yeah, glad you liked it, such a cool album
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everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
I'm sitting in 3rd place in this roulette and Ariich's roulette. Can I pull off the double win? :corn
You need to hope for a round 9 in Luke's roulette Buddy and I-style brain fart from ariich and Tomi. :cow: What's Crow's equivalent of Carpenter Brut and Brad Paisley? Pantera and...?
Tomi's only half a point ahead, so it wouldn't be a stretch to pass him, but Ariich is 2 points ahead. That would take a miracle to overcome. So, congrats Ariich!
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everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
I'm sitting in 3rd place in this roulette and Ariich's roulette. Can I pull off the double win? :corn
You need to hope for a round 9 in Luke's roulette Buddy and I-style brain fart from ariich and Tomi. :cow: What's Crow's equivalent of Carpenter Brut and Brad Paisley? Pantera and...?
Tomi's only half a point ahead, so it wouldn't be a stretch to pass him, but Ariich is 2 points ahead. That would take a miracle to overcome. So, congrats Ariich!
We still have two rounds to go in terms of scores, plenty of chance to balls it up, especially considering the range of scores Crow can and does use.
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:corn
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everyone wanted 2 but it's puppies' and puppies' alone
I'm sitting in 3rd place in this roulette and Ariich's roulette. Can I pull off the double win? :corn
You need to hope for a round 9 in Luke's roulette Buddy and I-style brain fart from ariich and Tomi. :cow: What's Crow's equivalent of Carpenter Brut and Brad Paisley? Pantera and...?
Tomi's only half a point ahead, so it wouldn't be a stretch to pass him, but Ariich is 2 points ahead. That would take a miracle to overcome. So, congrats Ariich!
We still have two rounds to go in terms of scores, plenty of chance to balls it up, especially considering the range of scores Crow can and does use.
I just went back to look at the past roulettes to see what your lowest round score was and all I came away with is, man I really shat the bed in Reaper's roulette. :lol
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8?
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Round 7 First Impressions!
TAC: Yeah, if it's gonna be this kind of song, at least it has the decency to sound damn excellent.
Buddy: Sick guitar work and an infectious energy, exactly the kind of song I like but not sure it's the kind I'll ever love.
Dacul: Y'know, for as much hype and acclaim as this was getting, it's surprisingly… languid? And normal.
Vmadera: Alright, this Is a lot closer to what I was expecting, but it's still… pretty solid and interesting despite its shortcomings?
Luke: I've heard the discourse, I've seen all the reviews, and at least on this song, I'm… not really seeing the issue?
HOF: A bit sleepy but the instrumental is really lush and there's a scope to this I can see making it really work for me.
Lonestar: Right, there's a lot here I'm probably supposed to be paying attention to but I can't help but noticed how sick that bass is. Oh but like yeah the rest of this is cool too.
Litho: Okay so I also through this band was a completely different type of band than they actually apparently are? Or maybe they just changed their sound?
Puppies: A bit different than what I was expecting, but also better than what I was expecting, if I'm being honest.
Ariich: Yeah, there's a bit too much going on in this one for me to quite know how I feel about it just yet, other than "that was cool".
Tomi: Considering who's involved in this, I get big "playing it safe" vibes from this, but the safe they have played is a pretty sturdy safe. I might be getting my metaphors mixed.
King: On all fronts, a perfectly solid song - good tune, good riffs, good energy - but it's just not doing a ton for me?
Faizoff: I'm fairly certain this is the only album here I've actually checked out before, and I can totally see why I would both enjoy this song a lot and yet not quite feel an entire album of it.
Stadler: Cool 'n' smoky little groove, though maybe a bit long and languid for my tastes.
Seneca: Maybe this'll hit harder when I really listen to the lyrics, but I at least… liked it? It's pleasant.
Reaper: Oh yeah now this is just a slick little jam, I don't know if it hits 100% of the right notes for me but I'm too busy grooving along to care.
comparisons in a bit! luke's getting a v though
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Round 7 Comparisons:
King v
Ariich v
Dacul v
Seneca v
Puppies v
TAC v
Litho v
Reaper ^
Lonestar ^
Tomi ^
Buddy ^
Stadler ^
HOF ^
Faizoff ^
Vmadera ^
Luke ^
it happened again :lol
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Oof.
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:yeahright
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How far is the question!
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This remains the question on their minds.
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hell yeah
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:yeahright
>gets the coveted impression
>still a v
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i mean to be fair this round had scores moving a lot more towards the middle :lol
no outstanding high or low scores this time around
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Cs all around!
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and here's where i again remind that a 7/10 is a good score :lol please unamericanize your insane scoring standards :P a C is like, a 5/10. average.
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and here's where i again remind that a 7/10 is a good score :lol please unamericanize your insane scoring standards :P a C is like, a 5/10. average.
But, you're American.... :P
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and here's where i again remind that a 7/10 is a good score :lol please unamericanize your insane scoring standards :P a C is like, a 5/10. average.
But, you're American.... :P
(https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/mister-gotcha-4-9faefa-1.jpg)
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and here's where i again remind that a 7/10 is a good score :lol please unamericanize your insane scoring standards :P a C is like, a 5/10. average.
But, you're American.... :P
(https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/mister-gotcha-4-9faefa-1.jpg)
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/012/132/thatsthejoke.jpg)
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Faizoff ^
Woot!
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Glad I did’t stick with the Sadness song. :biggrin:
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started writeups today but i'm a lil busy today/tomorrow so idk if they'll be done until thursday, we'll see! like, i'd like to be done with this round by now but, life :lol
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Round 7 Results
Round 7 Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vNzHOCvKYzCHRfyhGYxQr)
Dacul: Squid – Siphon Song
See, I hear these guys mentioned in the same conversation as Black Country New Road a lot, so I assumed they sounded something like BCNR’s first album, and didn’t check them out ‘cause I wasn’t wild for that first album, but… at least as far as this song is concerned… it’s not, really… that… or much of anything, if I’m being honest? Not that it’s bad, but it’s the least… song, here.
I look at the album’s tags on RYM and I see… none of that, here, really. What I hear is a kind of languid, downtempo rock tune, that’s more post-rock than anything, and like… hell, if even one or two of those tags applied, maybe I’d find this a lot more interesting? It’s a slow groove with a slow burn and it does get some cool louder moments towards the end, there’s nothing unpleasant or inoffensive here, there’s just… not a lot happening!
I do enjoy this song because I’m, y’know, fine with post-rock, not something I seek out but not something I tend to be averse to either. It’s solid as background music. The lyrics are… completely incomprehensible to me, so I don’t really get anything out of it on that front. I like the roaring guitar textures, I see the, like, ingredients for a more interesting song here, but I’m mostly just left disappointed.
6.5/10
King: The Fierce & the Dead – Shake the Jar
Of your previous submissions, this is probably most comparable to Stabbing Westward… in that I feel like I could get a dozen versions of this song just by turning on rock radio. Like, there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with it, it’s a fun enough upbeat rocker with some solid guitar work, but like… yup, it sure is a song alright.
Like, I think the big thing is that there’s no intrigue, there’s no ambition, there’s no emotional resonance to it… it just doesn’t have a ton of character! It’s a fun listen, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just one of the least special songs in a fairly stacked round, is all. And it, doesn’t really give me a ton to say about it either beyond, yeah, cool I guess!
6.5/10
Vmadera: Avenged Sevenfold – G
(https://www.artiestick.com/toons/alphabet/ralph/arg-g-50-trans.gif)
Okay, The Funny aside and despite this being this low in the round I do still dig this one? It’s A7X doing a very obvious classic & prog rock homage – in particular, I hear a LOT of Edgar Winter’s Frankenstein in this – but, between the very DT-esque organ freakouts, the groovy riffs, and the very off-kilter chorus… it’s melodically pretty fascinating, honestly, I did quite like this… on first listen.
On second listen onwards it became pretty obvious… oh my god this is lame as hell. Like, the big issue is that this is an A7X song that tries to have swagger… which is about the last thing I’d want from this band. Grand and epic are their specialties – more on that later – and the concept itself is cheesy as hell, man. Not helped by the stupid crypto lingo in the last line, but, whatever.
Like, despite that it does still kinda land for me on riffs and groove alone, though it obviously being part of a larger suite – which, for the record, I would’ve accepted as a full submission, see King Gizzard last round :lol – does mean it also just, stops, at the end… I dunno, feeling very mixed on this one but more positive than not, so!
7/10
Seneca: Ben Howard – Days of Lantana
Nope, I didn’t get much else by going over the lyrics. Maybe if I did it with a fine-toothed comb I’d better understand, like… what the song’s going for but I’unno, this song doesn’t really feel like it’s worth putting in the work for. It’s very… pleasant, for sure, I enjoy listening to it, the melodies throughout especially I quite like, reminds me of similarly mellow tunes from the earlier rounds.
But beyond that, there’s just… not a ton here? I think it either needed to have a bit more movement or be a bit shorter – I feel like I’m listening to the same ideas for four minutes straight, and it doesn’t really even build to much other than riding on its vibes, so… I do like this, it’s very relaxing and chill, but that’s about as deep as it goes for me.
7/10
Stadler: Gov't Mule ft. Billy Bob Thornton – The River Only Flows One Way
Yeah, I suppose it’s not too surprising that a song like this would be born from the ashes (?) of the Allman Brothers Band because this has a ton in common with your round 5 submission – a long jam that probably works better as background music than active listening but still has enough going on that it’s a pretty solid listen either way.
Like, I dig the smoky, menacing atmosphere, the instrumentation is pretty eclectic, there’s a lot of neat little sound tricks that sell its atmosphere, it sounds loose but when you really listen to hear it there’s just, so many small details crammed into practically every second of this, it’s very delicately crafted.
My only real hangup is that… I dunno, something about this atmosphere, this sound, paired with these lyrics that doesn’t quite sit right with me, feels a biiiit uncomfortable, but ehh, it’s not really a huge hangup, and the tune itself is a smooth enough listen that I can’t really be too bothered. It’s chill ‘n’ cool, even if it could’ve maaaaybe served to be a bit shorter.
7/10
HOF: Stefano Panunzi – You and I
Okay, so on first listen, I heard more than a few style comparisons to David Bowie’s Blackstar on this, between the vocal style, the brass & woodwinds, the bass groove, the synthy atmosphere… and on further listens, no I don’t hear it at all. I’m not sure where that first impression came from. I mean, those things are all elements I like, and they add up to a pretty enjoyable song, but…
…I dunno, with this kind of song, I really need some kind of emotional connection for it to really land with me, and this one just doesn’t quite -hit-, y’know? It’s, again, very pleasant to listen to, but it all kinda washes over me without really leaving much of an impact, either in terms of sticking in my head or getting me to really feel something.
It does have solid build, it has lush instrumentation, I think by the end I do start feeling it a decent bit, and I like it more than the songs below it here, but beyond that… yeah, just pretty Nice™. I dunno, it’s borderline. I feel like if I’m underrating any song this round it’s this one but it juuuust barely doesn’t go far enough for me.
7/10
TAC: Harboured – Far Barren
John Blackmetal strikes again! That’s it, that’s all I have to say, onto the next writeup.
…okay, I kid, I kid, there is a bit more going on here than, say, Harakiri for the Sky or Pure Wrath, a bit of a progressive edge to this one, even if it’s not super pronounced, and the guitar tones, the balanced mix, the intensity, these are all things I like in this genre! And it’s a genre I do like, just, again, not one I’m particularly interested in right now!
It also doesn’t help that it’s, on all fronts, kind of… middling. It’s got good guitar tones, but not quite the spacey, ethereal sound that I’m looking for, and it’s uptempo, but in a kind of, uhh, thrashy way? It’s not thrash metal, or death metal, but the drums follow the same patterns of those genres as much as they go into black metal blastbeats. And it’s got some ambition to it, but not, a ton?
I dunno, I feel weird about this one because it’s one of the songs that interests me the least this round. It’s just. Very much what it is. It easily fades into the background, I don’t think it’s ever held my attention all the way through on any of my listens, but it’s always at least enjoyable, so!
7.5/10
Puppies: Ché Aimee Dorval – Loveless
I love Casualties of Cool, we all know that, and I have checked out some of Ché’s albums before but I was never wowed. I remember them being… a lot more mellow and stripped down than this, though. I think I prefer it this way. It’s got a cool blend of organic and synthetic elements where it kinda sits comfortably in the middle of both, it’s got a solid build and payoff, and by god can Ché sing.
That being said… actually, that’s about all I have to say about it, honestly. I feel like this should hit that next level for me but it… never quite does? I feel it to some extent, but it never quite wows me and I never have many thoughts about it beyond “yeah, cool tune!” To my ears it’s obviously better than some of the lower-ranked songs this round, but it’s also not doing enough for me that I’d wanna check out the album, basically. The perfect 7.5.
7.5/10
Buddy: Mutoid Man – Call of the Void
Yeah, surprise, the band that worked once before is gonna work a second time, funny how that works. I think we need some kinda derogatory term to call this specific brand of techy, headstrong metal. Butt rock is what we call its lighter cousin but “butt metal” doesn’t have the same ring to it. Maybe armpit metal because it makes you sweaty listening to it? I don’t know where I’m going with this.
Anyways what I appreciate most about this is that even beyond the technicality this actually has a pretty strong hook, even if the vocals themselves don’t… quite deliver it all that amazingly. I dunno, I tend to compare this band to Baroness and Mastodon but the vocals are definitely not up to par with those bands. And I’m not wild about all the harmonics in the main riff, but thaaaat’s a nitpick and I at least respect the energy.
I dunno, it’s a fun rocker and not much more, with enough flashy guitar work that it appeals to the primal part of my brain, but I think, unfortunately for you, another song in this round did that just a bit better and made this one look like the little brother in comparison. But I mean, it’s still pretty cool, so!
7.5/10
Lonestar: Gacharic Spin – Replica
Girls rock! Wooo! Now that that’s out of the way, yeah, this goes pretty hard :metal Tons of energy here, in the vocals, the guitars, the drums, and – especially, yes – the bass, jesus christ! There’s a light pop/electronic edge undercutting this too but it’s mooostly grounded in the rock instruments and I prefer it that way.
If I had any one gripe it’s that… the chorus is very wordy and as such a strong melody doesn’t really develop out of it, the hook’s not very strong! Feels like it should be this powerful moment of catharsis – especially after the really awesome buildup to the last chorus with all the girls hitting a sick triplet flow as the instruments rise and swell – but then it kinda anticlimaxes and leaves me a liiiittle cold. But like… I dunno, still a hell of a ride even if the destination doesn’t blow me away! It’s just a cool tune.
7.5/10
Litho: Dirt Poor Robins – To the Heights
Realized I probably got a different impression of this band because I’ve heard The Last Days of Leviathan before which is like this folky prog rock opera thingy? I think? This is not that. This is synthpop :lol And it’s one of the more “yeah, cool!” synthpop grooves of the roulette, in that I don’t particularly love it, but it’s still a good bit of fun! Like, slightly less than Fou, I think, so it gets basically the same placement and score.
I feel like the lyrics are kinda trying to conflate two different things (climate crisis & cheesy 1984-ish political commentary) that don’t really go together and aren’t really landing for me, but I don’t know if I really care that much when the music itself is a jam. Not the jammiest of jams as far as this roulette goes, or this round goes, even, but still pretty damn catchy and fun!
7.5/10
Ariich: Kyros – The End in Mind
One of my most annoying quirks is that I really like prog metal, but I’ve never been wild for prog rock, which is definitely what Kyros are playing here. There’s a lot of moving parts to this, lots of little moments and weird detours wrapped around a pretty solid hook and a solid level of groove, but because it doesn’t have the TEETH that prog metal does, my brain ends up merely liking it instead of loving it. I fully recognize this is a “me” thing :lol
Of your submissions this is probably closest to Bend Sinister – a pileup of smaller moments that add up over time, even if it a lot of the individual moments get lost in the shuffle in the handful of listens I have allotted for these songs. And much like the Bend Sinister song – which I must remind was a round winner – I feel like I’m gonna forget what this sounds like unless I get a chance to really sit with this album.
And yeah, the vocals are… not quite my preference, but they’re solid enough? She’s really goin’ for it, anyways. The general fidelity of the track is a bit muddy for my prefs, too, but enough elements punch through sharp enough that it’s not a huuuge issue? This does overall have a big “early 90’s DT except a little less heavy” vibe to it that would’ve probably appealed to me more ten years ago, but even now it’s still pretty cool, yeah!
7.5/10
Reaper: Fractures – Strangers
If the Dirt Poor Robins song is the bouncier, upbeat side of synthpop, then this is the colder, almost gothic side, synthwave-leaning even, and I think that it hits the right balance where it doesn’t go too in that direction so as to lose its appeal for me, but far enough that it still brings along the spooky undercurrents alongside its groove.
I get the vibe that it’s lyrically a very post-quarantine-y song about isolation which, yeah, true. I dunno if I quite feel it on that level, but the tune itself is good enough that I don’t really care – stronger groove and cooler sound than Dirt Poor Robins, anyways, all it really lacks to make it a smash for me is a strong hook! Which is a surprisingly common problem in this round. Anyways yeah it’s a pretty straightforward but really cool tune, I’m all here for it.
7.5/10
Faizoff: Sarmat – Formed From Filth
It’s very funny that a relatively obscure tech death record is the only one here I’ve listened to before, but it’s an I Voidhanger release so of course I have :lol Weird tech death on one of the coolest black metal labels, of course I’m curious. But it’s also… a lot :lol Not the kind of aggression and chaos I’d want kept up for 35 straight minutes, which is what I remember the album itself being. A song or two, though? Yeah, super cool.
Like, it’s easy to compare this to Mutoid Man bcuz they both have a lot of similar, noodly guitar work, but this firmly establishes itself as tech death – and even has that prettier, jazzy midsection to break up the flow, too. It shakes itself up a bit more, has a lot of meat on its bones, and I’m always partial to this kind of unapologetically dissonant guitar weedling that still has its own sense of melody despite it all.
Like… yeah the production is a little messy for my tastes, but that does at least keep it from sounding overly polished and robotic, and it’s not the kind of meatheaded death metal I can’t get into either, it’s like… perfectly in the middle. Vocals do nothing for me here but eehh I don’t mind ‘em. I dunno, this is just, really damn cool. A lot of cool songs this round but this might be the coolest one.
8/10
Tomi: boygenius – Not Strong Enough
I’ve heard both Phoebe Bridgers albums – first one’s better, fight me, but they’re both good. Heard one Julien Baker album, also pretty good. Haven’t heard a Lucy Dacus album but I’ve heard a few songs that were pretty good. So I had no reason to believe this wasn’t also gonna be pretty good and, yeah, wow, it’s pretty good! It’s not really outside any lanes for any of the artists involved, but what they’ve put together is good enough that I don’t really care?
And this is like, one of two songs this round I get anything out of lyrically, a very clear swirling mess of depression and anxiety and generally just the big oofies, all sorts of unrefined emotions that make functioning on a day-to-day basis difficult, and man can I feel that :lol It’s got relatability on its side, that’s always a plus in my book.
And then the ending is just, really good. The repeated motif, the swelling of the instrumentation, all three ladies coming in one at a time, the drums going, and a nice big payoff for it all… that’s songwriting™, baby! I dunno, it grows on you’re the more it goes on, and it grows on you the more you listen to it. My fault for not checking out the record™ sooner, I guess!
8/10
Luke: Avenged Sevenfold – Cosmic
Isn’t it funny. We go from one of the worst things I’ve been sent in recent memory (nearly rated it lower!) to a song that, going in, I had every reason to assume would be a disaster – I’ve heard things, man, and none of them have been kind. And here we are, best song of the round and it’s not a particularly hard decision. Irony is funny :lol
And it’s probably hypocritical of me that my favorite song of the round is the most Bob Progmetal song of the round, but like… it’s… really well done? Slower, moodier first half with some nice guitar leads that gives way to a long, repetitive yet climactic build in the second half, a real moment of triumph? Yeah, I’m weak to that, man!
And there’s even something kinda touching lyrically, where it’s, y’know, uh, “If I die tomorrow, I'd be all right, because I believe that after we're gone the spirit carries on.” Or something like that :lol Not, like, the deepest thing ever but you do feel it, y’know? Frankly it’s just so self-evidently good that I kinda don’t know what else to say about it! Not sure it’s gonna get me to check out the album, but hey, I’m glad there’s at least one really good tune on it!
It is not better than Thorn Woos the Wound by Victory Over the Sun though.
8/10
Standings:
Ariich – 54.5
Tomislav – 53.5
Puppies – 52.5
TAC – 51.5
Litho – 51
Seneca – 51
King – 50.5
Buddy – 49
Lonestar – 48.5
Stadler – 48.5
Vmadera – 48.5
Faizoff – 48
HOF – 48
Reaper – 48
Dacul – 47.5
Luke – 47
Will Ariich stumble and trip his way out of the top spot? Will Luke claw his way out of the vomit coffin at the bottom of the rankings? Will someone post “congrats ariich” in direct response to this post? Find out in the final episode of Crow’s Overdue Roulette™!
(send for the final round! the closing track round! longer time limit for this round but if everybody uses it this round will take a month :lol)
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also i just realized, that one part of G sounds exactly like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODOuobo0FE&t=40s).
i'm not sure why it sounds like a salsa song.
i need to push thru a bit of writing over the next few days and the songs this round i'm expecting to be longer so i don't think i'm gonna start listens until saturday/sunday at the earliest and stuff will prob be going at a slower pace this round, but
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Congrats Ariich!
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congrats ariich!
Wait what?
Anyway glad you liked it even if you didn't love it. Yeah Kyros aren't heavy overall and I doubt they ever will be. Their appeal is more about the poppy, synthy side. There isn't a new album yet but I'm hoping one is on the way. Shelby's voice still isn't anything special, I agree, but like I said in my PM I think it's better now (and a better fit for their music) since she transitioned.
I've sent my final round song, will have a think about whether I want to replace it (again) now that we've reached the round but it's a great song, so.
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Nailed the 7! Honestly forgot where we were on this roulette and hadn’t given any thought to the last round. You need an actual closing track from an album, right?
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closing track or one that's spiritually a closer (if there's like a brief outro track after it it's fine lol)
there's never really been a strict length limit on songs but that vague "please be reasonable" is extended to a "well okay 20ish minutes max" for the round but otherwise anything is game
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Wow, I love the song, and it easily my favourite song of the year so far, but didn’t see it winning the round! It is one of those songs that I feel should have universal appeal (or at least on DTF), and if it can win a Crow round then I’m even more confident of that.
*Round winner, wow better see if I’ve moved up the rankings
*Still dead last :lol
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Crap.
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Very cool! two rounds that have had max scores! This appears to be a pattern with me in roulettes, so many ups and downs. I'm sometimes very in line with tastes and then just the opposit.
Going to have to look for a decent closer.
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You crazy SOB Ariich you did it again, congrats!
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You crazy SOB Ariich you did it again, congrats!
Well I haven't won yet, Tomi could definitely pip me in the last round, nor have I won one for 2.5 years, so I don't think any of "again", "congrats" or "you did it" are really apt. :P But I am ariich and maybe I am a crazy SOB. :lol
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Glad you liked it, they are such a diverse band with so many genre bending tracks, well worth diving into.
You got my last submission already.
And Congrats Rich!!!
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My next 7.5 submission has already been sent!
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My next 7.5 submission has already been sent!
If I manage to stay in the top half I'll be satisfied with that result. :biggrin:
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Yeah that's fair, tbh I couldn't finish that album but I kinda liked that song. I was about to send a Lana del Rey track though.
Now, do I send a long-ass epic closer, or a shorter but very fun one? ;D
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Sent for last round, aiming for a 6 :metal
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Sent!
Litho: Dirt Poor Robins – To the Heights
Realized I probably got a different impression of this band because I’ve heard The Last Days of Leviathan before which is like this folky prog rock opera thingy? I think? This is not that. This is synthpop :lol And it’s one of the more “yeah, cool!” synthpop grooves of the roulette, in that I don’t particularly love it, but it’s still a good bit of fun! Like, slightly less than Fou, I think, so it gets basically the same placement and score.
I feel like the lyrics are kinda trying to conflate two different things (climate crisis & cheesy 1984-ish political commentary) that don’t really go together and aren’t really landing for me, but I don’t know if I really care that much when the music itself is a jam. Not the jammiest of jams as far as this roulette goes, or this round goes, even, but still pretty damn catchy and fun!
7.5/10
I wouldn't call it especially folky, though there are moments of it scattered throughout their catalog, I suppose, but that's close enough to the extent you can categorize it. That was 13 years ago though and their sound has definitely expanded over time with more electronic elements among other things. First time ariich and I have gotten the same score, lol.
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Sent another 7!
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sent a closer that's a 10/10 while the rest of the album it comes from is a 6/10 at best :metal
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Yeah that's fair, tbh I couldn't finish that album but I kinda liked that song.
high praise :rollin
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Sent!
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Oh shit, I thought I was up to date with all the roulettes but not sent for the last round. So it’s just 20 minutes of music by a single artist, or just one song up to 20 minutes?
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Oh shit, I thought I was up to date with all the roulettes but not sent for the last round. So it’s just 20 minutes of music by a single artist, or just one song up to 20 minutes?
One song
I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind
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Oh shit, I thought I was up to date with all the roulettes but not sent for the last round. So it’s just 20 minutes of music by a single artist, or just one song up to 20 minutes?
One song
I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind
:loser:
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Sent for the final round.
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Got some perfect Crowcore, just want to sample one other song to see if it fits first. Wouldn’t want to risk losing last place.
Edit: ah, turns out the other song I was contemplating is 21 minutes and unless I’m mistaken Crow, you are being quite strict with the time limit right?
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Oh shieet, didn't send yet. How fast do you want to start the round? I need to take some time and find 10/10 ::)
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Oh shieet, didn't send yet. How fast do you want to start the round? I need to take some time and find 10/10 ::)
If I tell you what I’m sending you can just send the opposite?
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You've just won the round, what are you talking about ;D
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You've just won the round, what are you talking about ;D
Yea but I’m still bottom of the table so you gotta go with the odds. I do feel my submission could work for Crow, but literally no one else. If I score well in Lithos next round I think it’s safe to say that Rich’s kid scoring me 10 trillion has brainwashed everyone into thinking I’m actually good at roulettes :lol
Sent the Crowcore one.
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I think I'll go with one of the biggest omissions in Crow's library. Most often those obvious holes mean something but I might risk it since I have a chance to send one of my favorite songs ever.
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If I score well in Lithos next round I think it’s safe to say that Rich’s kid scoring me 10 trillion has brainwashed everyone into thinking I’m actually good at roulettes :lol
Caelan's validation is far more important than mine for sure. I don't know if Crow agrees or not. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif)
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I think I'll go with one of the biggest omissions in Crow's library. Most often those obvious holes mean something but I might risk it since I have a chance to send one of my favorite songs ever.
I recommend sending the most terrible option you have. :neverusethis:
If I score well in Lithos next round I think it’s safe to say that Rich’s kid scoring me 10 trillion has brainwashed everyone into thinking I’m actually good at roulettes :lol
Caelan's validation is far more important than mine for sure. I don't know if Crow agrees or not. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif)
:lol :heart
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Oh shit, I thought I was up to date with all the roulettes but not sent for the last round. So it’s just 20 minutes of music by a single artist, or just one song up to 20 minutes?
just one song up to 20 minutes. if you sent a 3 minute song it'd still be fine. i'm not gonna be super strict about the time limit but the longer the song you send, the longer until results :loser:
Sent the Crowcore one.
i think i understand now why you've struggled so much in this roulette :corn
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Sent the Crowcore one.
i think i understand now why you've struggled so much in this roulette :corn
Should have gone with Clown Core instead.
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I’m not surprised I know less about your tastes now than before the roulette. I’d never have predicted winning a round with Avenged Sevenfold whilst Chat Pile gets rejected :lol
I’ll resend as soon as I can.
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I don't get the hype with Chat Pile either.
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I don't get the hype with Chat Pile either.
I mean they’re alright, not massively my thing but I thought they’d be more Crow’s thing, especially that kind of unnerving vibe they have.
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I don't get the hype with Chat Pile either.
I've never even heard of them. There's a local band where I'm from called Kut Pile...
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ashenspire and chat pile's albums both dropped within a month of each other and i was immediately way into ashenspire but did not get chat pile at all. sludge metal is. incredibly not my thing, i've outlined as much in my tastes blurb :lol
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ashenspire and chat pile's albums both dropped within a month of each other and i was immediately way into ashenspire but did not get chat pile at all. sludge metal is. incredibly not my thing, i've outlined as much in my tastes blurb :lol
Well yea, but you liked Cosmic which goes against a lot of what was in your tastes blurb :lol
Edit: resubmitted a worse song
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Yes, Ashenspire is based :metal
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alright, put together my doc for the round and i'm just missing Tomi and King.
I will note that, currently two songs short of the full 16, this round is over two and a half hours long :lol
so don't expect results to be timely :P
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alright, put together my doc for the round and i'm just missing Tomi and King.
I will note that, currently two songs short of the full 16, this round is over two and a half hours long :lol
so don't expect results to be timely :P
Good to hear that my song is below average length.
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i have five songs over 15 minutes long y'all :lol
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i have five songs over 15 minutes long y'all :lol
Good. Will make mine seem relatively short!
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Don't want long songs, make the limit lower. I thought I was nice being five minutes below the maximum! :biggrin:
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i have five songs over 15 minutes long y'all :lol
Good. Will make mine seem relatively short!
I forgot what I sent, but I think mine is 6-7 minutes.
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Mine is a long one. I thought that was what we were looking for.
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i removed the epic round for a reason :lol
like i'm surprised so many people are eager to send long songs when the two longest songs of the roulette thus far are the two worst-scoring ones :corn
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Well, you eliminated the EP round, right?
Oh well. I was married to that song since the roulette started. I though you might like it.
If it's any consolation, it only feels like 8 minutes.
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Sheesh, you're supposed to know that 20 minutes doesn't actually mean 20 minutes, just like loud doesn't actually mean loud. (https://i.imgur.com/0bul0dA.gif)
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i mean, i never said there was any explicit maximum on other rounds either and people were mostly reasonable with their submissions :P
i never said this was the 20 minute song round it's the closer round :P
and i gave people plenty of examples of loud music i do like in my original playlist too :P
like i've given everyone the tools they need to succeed, it's not my fault if you don't wanna use them :P
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I'm sort of succeeding. The final round is what will tank my score :corn
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Apparently gonna tank mine as well.
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2 hours, 56 minutes of music, see y'all at the end of august :lol
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...this is fine...
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Not my fault, my song was 6 minutes long
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Not my fault, my song was 6 minutes long
It was definitely my fault, my song is 19:50 :biggrin:
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Not my fault, my song was 6 minutes long
It was definitely my fault, my song is 19:50 :biggrin:
*lowers puppies to bottom of my rankings in Rd 2*
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...this is fine...
:lol
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I think for my next roulette I'll let each person submit a song up to 20 minutes just once in the roulette, in any round they want (or not at all). I'd want to give people the opportunity to send long songs cuz I do often love them, but just... not all at the same time, like what happened here. :neverusethis:
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I think for my next roulette I'll let each person submit a song up to 20 minutes just once in the roulette, in any round they want (or not at all). I'd want to give people the opportunity to send long songs cuz I do often love them, but just... not all at the same time, like what happened here. :neverusethis:
i must again stress that i never set a hard limit on submissions in any previous round, i feel like if i hadn't done so in this round i would've actually gotten /less/ long submissions :lol
people saw the 20 minute thing and got confused, it feels like
i haven't actually started listening yet so it's technically not too late to change submissions but i'm not gonna force anyone to, i just
this is gonna be an exhausting round and i might strip back to only three listens to make it like, halfway reasonable for me :lol
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I was fully aware I didn’t need to send a long song, I chose to because it’s an awesome closer, so I’m sticking with it!
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In my defense (or maybe not), the song I sent was originally for the epic round, before it got changed, and I just left it... :) It's a really good song, though.
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Mine’s only like 8 minutes. A wee bab-ee of a song.
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I was fully aware I didn’t need to send a long song, I chose to because it’s an awesome closer, so I’m sticking with it!
Same here, I had this planned since the beginning. Don't care if it tanks, it's an amazing song.
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The Final Hangman!
???: __ ___d_____ – __e ________
???: ___er_ __ __ __e – Dr. _re___er __d __e ___e _r__el _____l_
???: ___rd___ – ____re_e ___e_
???: ___ __r __ ____p__ – __e ___ ____ _ ___ ___
???: Demians – Sand
???: __r_le ___e_ __e ____re – _ _r__er __ _____ __
???: ___D – __e __l_ ___ __ Re___ __e __r___e
???: __r_ll___ – ____e
Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
Ariich: Teramaze – Delusions of Grandeur
???: Nevermore – The Learning
???: ___p____ _ – __e_ _ll __ L___
???: P_r______ & _____ _l__ – __eel
???: The Raconteurs – ________ __d Pr__er_
???: __r_ ____e__ – ____ Pl____ Dr___er
Stadler: Yes – Awaken
Letters Guessed:
DELPR
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OSI - Blood :biggrin:
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the song title is 6 letters, not 5 :corn
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the song title is 6 letters, not 5 :corn
Oh whoops...
OSI - Better :lol
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D
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R.
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E
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P
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OSI - Better :lol
That's not even a closer, and it'd be a bad one if it was. :lol
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updated. alright time for y'all to solve the entire hangman now
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Justice - "Planisphere" - Buddy or Sacul.
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Demians - Sand
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Nevermore - "The Learning". Ooh, fascinating choice. Not sure if it will be Crow's thing, but if it is I'll be glad.
The Raconteurs. seneca?
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I don't think that last one is Fen... Hmm..
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Demians - Sand
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/022/688/sandicon.jpg)
it is not fen as fen is banned :lol
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L
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Demians - Sand
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/022/688/sandicon.jpg)
First impressions already eh? :lol
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L
everyone when they see their results in my roulette
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Must be Mew then :neverusethis:
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Crow is Vader confirmed!
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRI0dv_6xgV7qqgXJGgM8-yGS5Lng0Laazl9z_jjkL3x7R-H4-qz6jOGFVJ9YrTuUTzoP4&usqp=CAU)
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Oh, no, someone sent Yes - Awaken... :corn
Probably Stadler or HOF
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ_BIOkUMAAtzre?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Teramaze - Delusions of Grandeur
Ariich maybe
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you're so right :corn
if y'all get hangman done before i even get a chance to listen to the songs it'll be funny :lol
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Raconteurs could be Tomi then.
S.
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Demians could be King
or possible Lonestar
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I feel bad that I don't know who another big Nevermore fan is. Kade and Nick aren't playing. Possibly Faizoff?
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The Final Hangman!
???: __ ___d_____ – __e M____a__
???: Others by No One – Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly
???: S_ard_s_ – ____re_e _a_es
???: Fit For An Autopsy – __e Ma_ __a_ _ _as ___
King: Demians – Sand
???: __r_le _a_es __e S__are – A _ra_er __ _____ __
???: ___D – __e __l_ _a_ __ Rea__ __e S_r_a_e
???: Marillion – ___se
Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
Ariich: Teramaze – Delusions of Grandeur
Faizoff: Nevermore – The Learning
???: S_mp____ _ – __e_ All _s L_s_
???: Para_____ & As_a_ _l__ – __eel
???: The Raconteurs – _______s a_d Pra_ers
???: __r_ _amme__ – ____ Pla__s Dr___er
Stadler: Yes – Awaken
Letters Guessed:
ABDELMPRS
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:hifive:
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B
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there are exactly two B's
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HZIOVxj3L.jpg)(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HZIOVxj3L.jpg)
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Others by No One - "Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly" - TAC?
Fit For An Autopsy.
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Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
nice
Gimme the M
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m azing
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I feel bad that I don't know who another big Nevermore fan is. Kade and Nick aren't playing. Possibly Faizoff?
High five! Are there only like two of us?
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A
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A delivered
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Marillion - ...
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First song to score a marillion points
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started listens tonight, got through the first hour of music and oh my god y'all sent so much prog metal i'm gonna die trying to tell half these songs apart aren't i
definitely feels like a round where people are gonna be cannibalizing each other but the baseline's at least higher than round 4 :lol
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In my defence I only sent a 9-minute prog metal song this round because King cockblocked Moron Police. :P
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In my defence I only sent a 9-minute prog metal song this round because King cockblocked Moron Police. :P
A rarity for me to pull it out on this forum.
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In my defence I only sent a 9-minute prog metal song this round because King cockblocked Moron Police. :P
A rarity for me to pull it out on this forum.
:eyebrows:
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Not-prog-metal squad!
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electronic dance music gang rise up :2metal:
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Kirk Hammett-High Plains Drifter
Did Lonestar send Marillion?
C
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Kirk Hammett-High Plains Drifter
OK, I had no idea Kirk Hammett had a solo album. And with Jon Theodore (one of my favorite drummers) on drums. Interesting...
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Kirk Hammett-High Plains Drifter
Did Lonestar send Marillion?
C
That's a big no good buddy...still trying to figure out which Marillion song it is.
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N
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Kirk Hammett-High Plains Drifter
Did Lonestar send Marillion?
C
That's a big no good buddy...still trying to figure out which Marillion song it is.
It's House, which is an interesting choice
I mean, if you are going to send a Marillion closer, Neverland is the obvious choice. The Space is another great one. Or even King or If My Heart Were a Ball...
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fun little nugget is that on my playlist, House goes directly into Planisphere, a 17-minute house track :corn
anyways gimme a second i'll update hangman. through two of the three hours now, just need to find time to finish off the rest
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No time like the present :corn
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The Final Hangman!
Lonestar: Ok Goodnight – The Mountain
???: Others by No One – Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly
???: Scardust – Concrete Cages
???: Fit For An Autopsy – The Man That I Was Not
King: Demians – Sand
???: Circle Takes the Square – A Crater to Cough In
???: NORD – The Only Way to Reach the Surface
HOF: Marillion – House
Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
Ariich: Teramaze – Delusions of Grandeur
Faizoff: Nevermore – The Learning
???: Symphony X – When All is Lost
???: Parannoul & Asian Glow - Wheel
???: The Raconteurs – Thoughts and Prayers
???: Kirk Hammett – High Plains Drifter
Stadler: Yes – Awaken
Letters Guessed:
ABCDELMNPRST
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Circle Takes The Square-A Crater to Cough In
T
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Circle Takes the Square (EDIT: Ninja'd by Tim)
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Really? :lol
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the dreaded ninja fogey
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Scardust - Concrete Cages
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OK Goodnight - The Mountain
EDIT:
The Man That I Was Not
Thoughts And Prayers
When All Is Lost (EDIT 2: by Symphony X, of course)
EDIT 3:
NORD - The Only Way to Reach the Surface
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OK Goodnight - The Mountain
Lonestar right
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OK Goodnight - The Mountain
Lonestar right
Yeah, I think I've pimped them enough since the album came out. :lol
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the dreaded ninja fogey
(https://media.tenor.com/d_F0vFJFxtsAAAAC/kill-bill-pai-mei.gif)
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okay, updated. any more letters or sender guesses? :corn
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Is Marillion sent by HOF?
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The Raconteurs – T_____ts a_d Pra_ers
Thoughts and Prayers?
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both correct!
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Kirk Hammett - TAC?
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alright finally through first listens. ten of the sixteen songs this round neatly slot into "prog rock/metal" classification and a few of the others definitely have prog elements besides that. this feels like a very 2016-roulette type of round :lol
amusingly both my favorite and least favorite of the round on first listen are in the 15+ minute camp and i don't really see one of those changing. maybe both won't change, even. who knows :corn
first impressions tomorrow and/or if y'all solve hangman before i sleep
edit: and kirk hammett is not TAC no
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amusingly both my favorite and least favorite of the round on first listen are in the 15+ minute camp and i don't really see one of those changing. maybe both won't change, even. who knows :corn
4/10 incoming! :metal
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Parannoul & Asian Glow - Wheel
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Parannoul & Asian Glow - Wheel
OH, that's what htat is.......I still have no idea what it is...
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who sent it, though?
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Asian band but not lonestar so *shrug*
:P
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It's Buddy.
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Which should surprise no one. :biggrin:
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I dunno, maybe:
Puppies: Others by No One – Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly
Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
Vmadera: Fit For An Autopsy – The Man That I Was Not
Luke: Circle Takes the Square – A Crater to Cough In
Tomi: NORD – The Only Way to Reach the Surface
TAC: Symphony X – When All is Lost
Seneca: The Raconteurs – Thoughts and Prayers
Reaper: Kirk Hammett – High Plains Drifter
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Can’t stand Russ Allen.
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I sent ariich the same band so... :lol
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I sent ariich the same band so... :lol
Yes that was one I felt a little more confident about.
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Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
:tup
It's actually probably the closest to normal prog metal I've gotten to in the roulette, though it has other stuff going on as well. If you ask for epic closers, I'm not sure you can be surprised if you get a lot of prog metal or similar.
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Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
:tup
It's actually probably the closest to normal prog metal I've gotten to in the roulette, though it has other stuff going on as well. If you ask for epic closers, I'm not sure you can be surprised if you get a lot of prog metal or similar.
Well, technically Crow simply asked for "closers", but the round is called "The Grand Finale" so yeah it's not surprising most of us have interpreted it that way.
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Yeah, but Crow also said earlier that it was kind of a replacement for the axed "epic" round.
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True, that too.
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Yeah, but Crow also said earlier that it was kind of a replacement for the axed "epic" round.
you are at this point doing a lot of interpreting of things :lol i'll check hangman in a bit tho
it's a replacement for the epic round in that i am allowing longer songs and in no other way necessarily :P
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I mean, I didn't even really pick up on it that much until you pointed it out, and it seems as though a bunch of people interpreted it even more in that fashion than I did. :p
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Final Round Hangman!
Lonestar: Ok Goodnight – The Mountain
Puppies: Others by No One – Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly
Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
Vmadera: Fit For An Autopsy – The Man That I Was Not
King: Demians – Sand
Seneca: Circle Takes the Square – A Crater to Cough In
TAC: NORD – The Only Way to Reach the Surface
HOF: Marillion – House
Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
Ariich: Teramaze – Delusions of Grandeur
Faizoff: Nevermore – The Learning
Tomi: Symphony X – When All is Lost
Buddy: Parannoul & Asian Glow – Wheel
Reaper: The Raconteurs – Thoughts and Prayers
Luke: Kirk Hammett – High Plains Drifter
Stadler: Yes – Awaken
too lazy to update hangman bit by bit so here's the solved thing and the playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2tGqtgwpwObOtGqU91Wrmc
first impressions in a moment!
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Final Round First Impressions!
Reaper: Knowing who's behind this band… this is firmly not what I expected this to sound like :lol And it's honestly way nicer than I was expecting too!
2. In terms of prog, this style definitely leans a lot closer to my tastes/sensibilities in the genre, yeah.
Ariich: There's an entire family of bands that sound exactly like these guys that I've equally never been able to really get into despite them all being pretty competent at what they do.
4. Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
Buddy: This is one of those "heard of but never checked out" acts and jesus christ if this is any indication I should've been on them way sooner, god DAMN.
6. Ooh, this could've so easily veered too far towards sounds I'm unenthused about but it's colorful enough and grandiose enough that, nah, it's pretty rad.
Luke: Well, seeing this artist name, I'm not… sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this.
HOF: Real chill and pleasant with some solid playing, but I kinda wish it did… more?
King: This reeeeally took its time to get going and then… didn't really impress me once it did.
10. See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. Theatricality, intensity, a general chaotic energy and a grand scope… hits all the right notes for me.
11. A bit more colorful, moody, and grandiose than I usually expect from this genre that's decisively not for me… could see it actually working, as a result?
12. It's a bit of a slow burn to a big climax but ironically, I might've liked the buildup more than the payoff.
13. Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
Dacul: There is… a time and place, for this genre of music, and that time and place is not "me sitting at my computer trying to give it my full attention."
15. Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
16. Vaguely familiar with this band but I'll admit I was not quite expecting the riffage to be on the level that it is.
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14. There is… a time and place, for this genre of music, and that time and place is not "me sitting at my computer trying to give it my full attention."
:rollin
For my guess I'd say 9,12, or 13? Ugh ;D
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Let’s go 1 or 7
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Well, mine is one of the ones that's clearly about prog metal. :lol
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Ok so these seem like all the ones it could be and none of them is massively jumping out at me.
2. In terms of prog, this style definitely leans a lot closer to my tastes/sensibilities in the genre, yeah.
3. There's an entire family of bands that sound exactly like these guys that I've equally never been able to really get into despite them all being pretty competent at what they do.
4. Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
5. This is one of those "heard of but never checked out" acts and jesus christ if this is any indication I should've been on them way sooner, god DAMN.
6. Ooh, this could've so easily veered too far towards sounds I'm unenthused about but it's colorful enough and grandiose enough that, nah, it's pretty rad.
10. See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. Theatricality, intensity, a general chaotic energy and a grand scope… hits all the right notes for me.
13. Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
15. Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
16. Vaguely familiar with this band but I'll admit I was not quite expecting the riffage to be on the level that it is.
As a starting point, I think this song is fantastic so if I'm going optimstic, I'd say either 2 or 10.
But it's possible you might find it too unoriginal in style in which case it could be 3 or 13.
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As a starting point, I think this song is fantastic ...
Delusions Of Grandeur is an amazing song. I used to send it in roulettes quite a bit.
I must say that I wouldn't have considered it here, but you'll kill it and I'll suck it so what do I know? :lol
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As a starting point, I think this song is fantastic ...
Delusions Of Grandeur is an amazing song. I used to send it in roulettes quite a bit.
I only discovered that album and band because of Chad's top 50 concept albums thread, seen them mentioned a lot but nobody ever sent me any of their stuff! :lol
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8?
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Let's start with both extremes first, 5 or 9? :lol
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As a starting point, I think this song is fantastic ...
Delusions Of Grandeur is an amazing song. I used to send it in roulettes quite a bit.
I only discovered that album and band because of Chad's top 50 concept albums thread, seen them mentioned a lot but nobody ever sent me any of their stuff! :lol
I generally like Her Halo, but I think they've changed singers here and there, and I've never heard anything else by them that has got me going. To me, they're just another band in a long line of bands like that. But that song is an all time winner.
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2,4,9 or 10?
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Well, mine is one of the ones that's clearly about prog metal. :lol
That could be mine too.
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Either 5 or 6
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13 or 3
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1?
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alright, updated with the correct guesses :corn
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4 or 6?
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no sir
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0-5 :facepalm:
14?
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Fuck yeah, looks like I've come full circle! Starting and ending off strong, and sucking in the middle. :lol
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14?
still no :lol
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I'm 14?
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also no :lol
honestly i thought that one would be super obvious which song it was for but evidently not
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Final Round First Impressions!
Reaper: Knowing who's behind this band… this is firmly not what I expected this to sound like :lol And it's honestly way nicer than I was expecting too!
2. In terms of prog, this style definitely leans a lot closer to my tastes/sensibilities in the genre, yeah.
Ariich: There's an entire family of bands that sound exactly like these guys that I've equally never been able to really get into despite them all being pretty competent at what they do.
4. Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
Buddy: This is one of those "heard of but never checked out" acts and jesus christ if this is any indication I should've been on them way sooner, god DAMN.
6. Ooh, this could've so easily veered too far towards sounds I'm unenthused about but it's colorful enough and grandiose enough that, nah, it's pretty rad.
Luke: Well, seeing this artist name, I'm not… sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this.
HOF: Real chill and pleasant with some solid playing, but I kinda wish it did… more?
King: This reeeeally took its time to get going and then… didn't really impress me once it did.
10. See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. Theatricality, intensity, a general chaotic energy and a grand scope… hits all the right notes for me.
11. A bit more colorful, moody, and grandiose than I usually expect from this genre that's decisively not for me… could see it actually working, as a result?
12. It's a bit of a slow burn to a big climax but ironically, I might've liked the buildup more than the payoff.
13. Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
14. There is… a time and place, for this genre of music, and that time and place is not "me sitting at my computer trying to give it my full attention."
15. Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
16. Vaguely familiar with this band but I'll admit I was not quite expecting the riffage to be on the level that it is.
OK...10 or 11?
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also no :lol
honestly i thought that one would be super obvious which song it was for but evidently not
Justice?
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On the subject of wanting a song to “do more,” (it’s a fair comment and one I sort of expected), why can’t a song just be what it is? (And if you consider the subject matter, which I know isn’t fair as part of a roulette, it makes total sense why the song just sort of stays in that zone the whole time). I like lots of stuff that is more involved too, but sometimes it’s better for a song to just hit one good note than try to cram in 2 or 3 more (an example of this is how DT made a mess of Hollow Years on Live at Budokan).
But admittedly, there were some in the band who felt the same way about this track.
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On the subject of wanting a song to “do more,” (it’s a fair comment and one I sort of expected), why can’t a song just be what it is? (And if you consider the subject matter, which I know isn’t fair as part of a roulette, it makes total sense why the song just sort of stays in that zone the whole time). I like lots of stuff that is more involved too, but sometimes it’s better for a song to just hit one good note than try to cram in 2 or 3 more (an example of this is how DT made a mess of Hollow Years on Live at Budokan).
Live At Budokan takes a Bottom 20 DT song and turns it into a Top 20 DT song.
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On the subject of wanting a song to “do more,” (it’s a fair comment and one I sort of expected), why can’t a song just be what it is? (And if you consider the subject matter, which I know isn’t fair as part of a roulette, it makes total sense why the song just sort of stays in that zone the whole time). I like lots of stuff that is more involved too, but sometimes it’s better for a song to just hit one good note than try to cram in 2 or 3 more (an example of this is how DT made a mess of Hollow Years on Live at Budokan).
Live At Budokan takes a Bottom 20 DT song and turns it into a Top 20 DT song.
Yeah, that's probably one of the worst examples for that argument you could have chose, in my opinion. :rollin
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Yeah, I agree with Tim. Hollow Years live is one of my top DT songs of all time. I can appreciate why some might think it's not in the spirit of the song's original conception, but it does everything right for me.
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we have had this exact conversation before :lol
also TAC is wrong again but buddy is right
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Oh, I absolutely hated that version the first time I heard it. It was everything that was wrong with DT to me.
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gotta be honest i don't remember which album hollow years is even on anymore. i haven't listened to any DT in ages :rollin
or even what it sounds like tbh
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Final Round First Impressions!
Reaper: Knowing who's behind this band… this is firmly not what I expected this to sound like :lol And it's honestly way nicer than I was expecting too!
2. In terms of prog, this style definitely leans a lot closer to my tastes/sensibilities in the genre, yeah.
Ariich: There's an entire family of bands that sound exactly like these guys that I've equally never been able to really get into despite them all being pretty competent at what they do.
4. Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
Buddy: This is one of those "heard of but never checked out" acts and jesus christ if this is any indication I should've been on them way sooner, god DAMN.
6. Ooh, this could've so easily veered too far towards sounds I'm unenthused about but it's colorful enough and grandiose enough that, nah, it's pretty rad.
Luke: Well, seeing this artist name, I'm not… sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this.
HOF: Real chill and pleasant with some solid playing, but I kinda wish it did… more?
King: This reeeeally took its time to get going and then… didn't really impress me once it did.
10. See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. Theatricality, intensity, a general chaotic energy and a grand scope… hits all the right notes for me.
11. A bit more colorful, moody, and grandiose than I usually expect from this genre that's decisively not for me… could see it actually working, as a result?
12. It's a bit of a slow burn to a big climax but ironically, I might've liked the buildup more than the payoff.
13. Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
14. There is… a time and place, for this genre of music, and that time and place is not "me sitting at my computer trying to give it my full attention."
15. Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
16. Vaguely familiar with this band but I'll admit I was not quite expecting the riffage to be on the level that it is.
Dammit! :lol
OK..2, 15, or 16? :neverusethis:
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#6 would be nice.
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2, 6, or 10 seems about right, maybe.
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Final Round First Impressions!
Reaper: Knowing who's behind this band… this is firmly not what I expected this to sound like :lol And it's honestly way nicer than I was expecting too!
TAC: In terms of prog, this style definitely leans a lot closer to my tastes/sensibilities in the genre, yeah.
Ariich: There's an entire family of bands that sound exactly like these guys that I've equally never been able to really get into despite them all being pretty competent at what they do.
Buddy: This is one of those "heard of but never checked out" acts and jesus christ if this is any indication I should've been on them way sooner, god DAMN.
Luke: Well, seeing this artist name, I'm not… sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't this.
HOF: Real chill and pleasant with some solid playing, but I kinda wish it did… more?
King: This reeeeally took its time to get going and then… didn't really impress me once it did.
Puppies: See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. Theatricality, intensity, a general chaotic energy and a grand scope… hits all the right notes for me.
Dacul: There is… a time and place, for this genre of music, and that time and place is not "me sitting at my computer trying to give it my full attention."
Lonestar: Ooh, this could've so easily veered too far towards sounds I'm unenthused about but it's colorful enough and grandiose enough that, nah, it's pretty rad.
Faizoff: Vaguely familiar with this band but I'll admit I was not quite expecting the riffage to be on the level that it is.
Litho: Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
Vmadera: A bit more colorful, moody, and grandiose than I usually expect from this genre that's decisively not for me… could see it actually working, as a result?
Seneca: It's a bit of a slow burn to a big climax but ironically, I might've liked the buildup more than the payoff.
Tomi: Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
Stadler: Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
only a few left :corn
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As it happens I agree that most bands who play in a similar style are not especially interesting. Teramaze are one of the very few exceptions for me as, on a couple of their albums especially, the songwriting is dynamic and exciting and there are a lot of strong hooks. Hopefully you'll similarly find that the quality means it stands out!
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As it happens I agree that most bands who play in a similar style are not especially interesting. Teramaze are one of the very few exceptions for me as, on a couple of their albums especially, the songwriting is dynamic and exciting and there are a lot of strong hooks. Hopefully you'll similarly find that the quality means it stands out!
Stop groveling. You’ve already won! :P
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Let's hope for 6
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4, 12 or 13.
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Let's hope for 6
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As it happens I agree that most bands who play in a similar style are not especially interesting. Teramaze are one of the very few exceptions for me as, on a couple of their albums especially, the songwriting is dynamic and exciting and there are a lot of strong hooks. Hopefully you'll similarly find that the quality means it stands out!
Stop groveling. You’ve already won! :P
Definitely not guaranteed, depends on how much better Tomi's cheesy prog metal is than my cheesy prog metal. :P
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As it happens I agree that most bands who play in a similar style are not especially interesting. Teramaze are one of the very few exceptions for me as, on a couple of their albums especially, the songwriting is dynamic and exciting and there are a lot of strong hooks. Hopefully you'll similarly find that the quality means it stands out!
Stop groveling. You’ve already won! :P
Definitely not guaranteed, depends on how much better Tomi's cheesy prog metal is than my cheesy prog metal. :P
Suuure, and I might get 12 points for my song. :lol
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As it happens I agree that most bands who play in a similar style are not especially interesting. Teramaze are one of the very few exceptions for me as, on a couple of their albums especially, the songwriting is dynamic and exciting and there are a lot of strong hooks. Hopefully you'll similarly find that the quality means it stands out!
Stop groveling. You’ve already won! :P
Definitely not guaranteed, depends on how much better Tomi's cheesy prog metal is than my cheesy prog metal. :P
My cheesy prog metal is better than both man...
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Doubt it but I don't care if I don't beat you if I beat ariich :corn
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forgot to update this morning but lonestar was the only one who got their first impression right in the meantime :corn
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:metal
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15 or 16?
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16 it is :tup
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The riffage definitely stands out on the track. One of my favorite closers of any metal album.
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To continue on a positive note (for now), maybe you're somewhat familiar with SX, how about 15
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i don't think this is the first time i've ever listened to them or anything but i am not very familiar with them, no :lol
also surprised nobody's gotten what 15 is yet, tbh
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15 is Yes then, right?
We're getting to the less positive impressions for SX now, maybe 4?
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4. Not exactly the kind of sound that's gonna blow my world, but it's at least rock solid enjoyable at the end of the day.
11. A bit more colorful, moody, and grandiose than I usually expect from this genre that's decisively not for me… could see it actually working, as a result?
12. It's a bit of a slow burn to a big climax but ironically, I might've liked the buildup more than the payoff.
13. Yeah, again, I got pretty much what I expected out of this one and that doesn't necessarily make it… bad, just, unexciting. Like yup.
15. Honestly it's completely on me that I haven't listened to this band enough to ban them, because they're pretty consistently one of if not my favorite of their contemporaries.
I'm going to guess:
4: Litho - Scardust
11: Vmad - Fit For an Autopsy
12: Seneca - Circle Takes the Square
13: Tomi - Symphony X
15: Stadler - Yes
Or Litho and Vmad could be the other way round. (EDIT: Or Litho and Tomi could be the other way round I suppose)
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I think you are right
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Wait, Stadler didn’t send Fit for an Autopsy?
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#4 is really the only one left that makes sense for mine.
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i don't have my notes in front of me atm but i'm pretty sure ariich is 100% right, yeah :lol
have yet to get a chance to do second listens tho (gotta be honest staring at a 3 hour playlist half full of "fine" prog metal is very demotivating :lol) so comparisons are miles and miles away
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Fine with me, the slower yours goes, the more TAC can complain here instead of in my roulette. :tup
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Fine with me, the slower yours goes, the more TAC can complain here instead of in my roulette. :tup
:lol
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I did play a bit of the playlist on shuffle the other day, and yeah I imagine going through the entire thing is a bit of a slog. :lol
Not my song though! :biggrin:
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Fine with me, the slower yours goes, the more TAC can complain here instead of in my roulette. :tup
You seem to think Tim only has a finite amount of complaining he can do about roulette pace.
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Fortunately, there are a finite number of hours in each day. :)
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Me? Complaining??
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EnragedIckyArkshell-size_restricted.gif)
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trying to figure out what i can do to update this thread in the inevitably long time it's gonna take me to get results out, about halfway thru second listens and listening whenever i get a chance to sit down with these songs but knowing that with all the listening i've done i'd be about ready to start writing results in any other round but i'm not even halfway there in this round is. a feeling :lol
trying to figure out how to score these is a challenge because this is one of the less exciting rounds but i don't want to let that impede the fact that the tunes are generally pretty quality with only like one or two somewhat-misses for me
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Watch a spaghetti western whilst listening to mine and writing up your thoughts, it will help I’m sure.
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trying to figure out what i can do to update this thread in the inevitably long time it's gonna take me to get results out, about halfway thru second listens and listening whenever i get a chance to sit down with these songs but knowing that with all the listening i've done i'd be about ready to start writing results in any other round but i'm not even halfway there in this round is. a feeling :lol
trying to figure out how to score these is a challenge because this is one of the less exciting rounds but i don't want to let that impede the fact that the tunes are generally pretty quality with only like one or two somewhat-misses for me
Just give us all a 7/10 and be done with it. :biggrin:
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Maybe focus on a few songs at a time and post updates in batches? Could start with the three players currently ranked at the bottom, then move onto the next three when you've posted results for them.
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I could listen to the songs and post negative impressions. :lol
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Maybe focus on a few songs at a time and post updates in batches? Could start with the three players currently ranked at the bottom, then move onto the next three when you've posted results for them.
i mean that takes me getting to fourth listens to do, at which point i'd want to just get it over with :lol
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Make a note to yourself for your next roulette. "No Loud Music. No Prog Epics."
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Make a note to yourself for your next roulette. "No Loud Music. No Prog Epics."
Or at least, if you're doing themed rounds, maybe avoid themes that directly ask for or inadvertently encourage these things.
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And also, apparently no black metal. My worst scores were from thinking I could hit niches of it that Crow hadn't explored. Big mistake. *sigh* Even the higher-scoring ones from others were complaint-ridden. :lol
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And also, apparently no black metal. My worst scores were from thinking I could hit niches of it that Crow hadn't explored. Big mistake. *sigh* Even the higher-scoring ones from others were complaint-ridden. :lol
You need to tread very carefully when it come to Black Metal and Crow.
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It might seal my doom next time, but I actually do think I might have a much better idea of the production style Crow wants there, and surprise, surprise, it's the opposite of mine, but I might have a few things that fit it that I wasn't thinking about early in the roulette.
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i am soooo saturated on black metal that i've stopped checking it out on my own unless it's from acts i already listen to, tbh. it's not even just that the stuff you're sending doesn't align with my prefs, even the stuff that does is just. not something i want more of at the moment. i've got plenty :lol
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i promise i'm still working on this but hey what if we did a fun bonus thing in the meantime?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hXwWLSdFra2UgAipHSQgZ
I've picked out one submission from everyone who's participated in this roulette (round 8 got no representation despite some people sending their best songs to date because of the song lengths, sorry :lol)
and i wanna put it up to all of YOU to rank them! fave to least fave! no scores or any writeups or anything necessary, just PM me your ranking and right around results time we'll see how the songs were collectively ranked and how likely completely backwards the ranking is compared to my own :lol
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Nice, I'll spin these today/tomorrow.
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Sent :)
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I barely have time to listen to my own roulette songs :lol
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participation is not mandatory :P
(and i totally understand that pain lmao)
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participation is not mandatory :P
(and i totally understand that pain lmao)
Funny thing is, I almost did something similar in my roulette just to pass time during my busy week. I was gonna let the players do first impressions on other players songs.
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i promise i'm still working on this but hey what if we did a fun bonus thing in the meantime?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hXwWLSdFra2UgAipHSQgZ
I've picked out one submission from everyone who's participated in this roulette (round 8 got no representation despite some people sending their best songs to date because of the song lengths, sorry :lol)
and i wanna put it up to all of YOU to rank them! fave to least fave! no scores or any writeups or anything necessary, just PM me your ranking and right around results time we'll see how the songs were collectively ranked and how likely completely backwards the ranking is compared to my own :lol
Cool idea! will try and listen tomorrow.
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Final Round Comparisons
Luke v
Tomi v
Faizoff v
Reaper v
Ariich v
Litho v
Lonestar v
Buddy ^
Puppies ^
TAC ^
HOF v
Stadler ^
Seneca ^
Vmadera ^
King v
Dacul ^
oh yeah these too
basically the same thing that always happens, happening again
can't promise results until, like, the weekend 'cause i'm in crunch mode on a video this week lol but we'll see
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Great idea, I’ll start listening now! So, are these submissions hand picked from different rounds across the whole roulette?
No surprises my arrow is red, I couldn’t agree more as Cosmic is something else!
Glad everyone will get to listen to Cosmic now.
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yeah, somewhere between "what i liked the most" and "what would make the most interesting playlist" basically
i'm kinda sad i couldn't fit fjokra in there but i had to have a clarence clarity song and i really wanted to glow pt. 2 more than fjokra, otherwise picking songs for this was actually pretty easy ngl
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Pretty fine playlist. I'll have a go at ranking! Might give the songs I don't already know a second listen to, which would be a little fairer.
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Listened to the playlist, on first listen, Cosmic and Night's Descending are the best tracks for me.
I'll do full ranking later :corn
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Dacul ^
(https://gifdb.com/images/high/american-psycho-nice-very-nice-2a0pz6bagl1mylsd.gif)
I'll listen to the playlist in a bit.
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Nearly finished the playlist. My rankings are not going to be a surprise to anyone. This is filled with almost half stuff I dig, and half I’d never want to listen to again.
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Nearly finished the playlist. My rankings are not going to be a surprise to anyone. This is filled with almost half stuff I dig, and half I’d never want to listen to again.
What'd you think of Chapel Of Disease? I totally would have sent them to you (albeit different songs) instead of Parannoul for your final round had I discovered that album like, a week earlier than I did. :lol
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Nearly finished the playlist. My rankings are not going to be a surprise to anyone. This is filled with almost half stuff I dig, and half I’d never want to listen to again.
What'd you think of Chapel Of Disease? I totally would have sent them to you (albeit different songs) instead of Parannoul for your final round had I discovered that album like, a week earlier than I did. :lol
I actually listened to the album last year, and checked it out again a few weeks ago, so I definitely liked it. It’s in my top three from the playlist for sure, but it hasn’t got a great deal of competition for my tastes.
They definitely would’ve scored better than Parannoul, just saying.
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Nice, I'll spin these today/tomorrow.
I knew there was a reason I stayed away from this roulette :lol
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:rollin
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Is there a deadline for this? I could just submit my rankings after listening to the songs once, but I'd probably want to do another runthrough to give at least slightly more accurate rankings. :P
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I will definitely only listen once :lol Got three songs to finish, sending the rankings in a bit.
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Almost done with my first listen. Man is Void Of Words out of place on this playlist. :rollin :metal
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soft deadline of "whenever i'm ready to post results" but i might keep it going a day or two after if there's enough interest & people need more time, i am doing this a bit last-minute so
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I’m doing a second listen now then I’ll send rankings. The Blues Traveler song isn’t on Spotify for me though, and YouTube only seems to have live versions, so unsure if I’ll be able to listen to the studio version.
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I'm quietly bracing myself for everyone to shit on my favorite song of the year.
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I’m doing a second listen now then I’ll send rankings. The Blues Traveler song isn’t on Spotify for me though, and YouTube only seems to have live versions, so unsure if I’ll be able to listen to the studio version.
i'm gonna assume this also doesn't work for you then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq0fyz1jyGU
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I'm quietly bracing myself for everyone to shit on my favorite song of the year.
It’s not the worst on the playlist, how’s that?
I’m doing a second listen now then I’ll send rankings. The Blues Traveler song isn’t on Spotify for me though, and YouTube only seems to have live versions, so unsure if I’ll be able to listen to the studio version.
i'm gonna assume this also doesn't work for you then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq0fyz1jyGU
Nope, unavailable.
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Without spoiling too much, my own song was definitely the best still (is anyone ranking someone else's song higher? :lol). But I also really liked the Silversun Pickups and Leonard Cohen songs, the latter of which really isn't my thing normally but DAMN those strings and backup vocals took it to the next level.
There were a few songs that I didn't like much but everything else was kinda clumped up in a "pretty good" ball in the middle.
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I’m doing a second listen now then I’ll send rankings. The Blues Traveler song isn’t on Spotify for me though, and YouTube only seems to have live versions, so unsure if I’ll be able to listen to the studio version.
Yeah, couldn't find it either, ranked it 16th. :lol
Sent! I'll be honest, I only enjoyed 5 songs from the whole playlist, and Kingcrow I already knew.
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alright here's a link for the blues traveller song for y'all then :lol
https://mega.nz/file/XA1TWYwA#JHt7U9snJPmJFBD6LyMS5v_gyYP-lRMx8U1EGbfQWvE
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I'm quietly bracing myself for everyone to shit on my favorite song of the year.
Not me! :P
Nope, unavailable.
Yeah it's like they went to great lengths to make sure the song was not available in any format in the UK (or maybe all of Europe) for some reason. I just used a VPN to hear it.
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Must be all of Europe. I used Germany VPN and no success.
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Must be all of Europe. I used Germany VPN and no success.
I just went with US as that's where Crow is.
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I'm quietly bracing myself for everyone to shit on my favorite song of the year.
If it helps, it ranked in the top 5 on my first listen.
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I like this Kingcrow song but damn, it’s really trying hard to be a Pain of Salvation song.
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Yeah but it's such a bloody good Pain of Salvation song.
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Yeah but it's such a bloody good Pain of Salvation song.
That's like saying "it's such a bloody comfortable colonoscopy". Is there such a thing?
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Just saw the playlist and that's the song of mine you picked? :lol
No wonder no one has mentioned it yet. :lol
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i promise i'm still working on this but hey what if we did a fun bonus thing in the meantime?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hXwWLSdFra2UgAipHSQgZ
I've picked out one submission from everyone who's participated in this roulette (round 8 got no representation despite some people sending their best songs to date because of the song lengths, sorry :lol)
and i wanna put it up to all of YOU to rank them! fave to least fave! no scores or any writeups or anything necessary, just PM me your ranking and right around results time we'll see how the songs were collectively ranked and how likely completely backwards the ranking is compared to my own :lol
That's an interesting playlist. I'll try to give a listen tonight.
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Just listening to Blues Traveler. This guy sounds like Bradley Nowell from Sublime. Guess I know what I’m sending in your next roulette Crow.
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Just saw the playlist and that's the song of mine you picked? :lol
No wonder no one has mentioned it yet. :lol
It's the song that, more than any other in the playlist, I feel like I need more listens for. :lol But yeah right now it's sitting in the bottom half.
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Yeah but it's such a bloody good Pain of Salvation song.
That's like saying "it's such a bloody comfortable colonoscopy". Is there such a thing?
:lol
*smacks*
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Bonus round ranking sent
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I'm quietly bracing myself for everyone to shit on my favorite song of the year.
If it helps, it ranked in the top 5 on my first listen.
:hearts:
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I duplicated the playlist so I could edit the order and Spotify's "Recommended based on what's in this playlist" section is just six Bent Knee songs in a row. I think it has a good grasp on your tastes. :lol
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I duplicated the playlist so I could edit the order and Spotify's "Recommended based on what's in this playlist" section is just six Bent Knee songs in a row. I think it has a good grasp on your tastes. :lol
Dude, I did the exact same thing to rank the playlist as I listened (great minds think alike). I also got recommended a bunch of Bent Knee songs :lol
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yeah sounds about right :rollin
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I duplicated the playlist so I could edit the order and Spotify's "Recommended based on what's in this playlist" section is just six Bent Knee songs in a row. I think it has a good grasp on your tastes. :lol
Dude, I did the exact same thing to rank the playlist as I listened (great minds think alike). I also got recommended a bunch of Bent Knee songs :lol
Same :lol
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Sent my own ranking.
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Playlist ratings sent!
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so if y'all want an idea of how out of step my tastes are with y'alls, with six submissions for this bonus game, the current last place is my favorite song of the entire roulette :lol
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so if y'all want an idea of how out of step my tastes are with y'alls, with six submissions for this bonus game, the current last place is my favorite song of the entire roulette :lol
It's just noise.
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BTW, I had already made a list of my favorite artist and song sent from each person in my own roulette, and was going to put together a playlist with a song or two from each artist scoring 8.25 or higher (and a few lower ones with an exceptional song or others that grew on me later), but I'm totally stealing this contestant ranking idea for my own in a few weeks. :)
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It's just noise.
(editor's note: this man put the four electronic songs as his bottom 4)
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It's just noise.
(editor's note: this man put the four electronic songs as his bottom 4)
I mean, it's like listening to the exhaust fan over my stove.
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To be honest a lot of the popular music here probably sounds like golf balls in the dryer to non-fans.
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I figured the electronic songs would do the poorest in the aggregate ranking considering the fogeys on here. :lol
That said they probably won't be topping my list either - I like the sound of all of them but the songs themselves aren't amazing. Though if I'm correctly assuming which one TAC is referring to, that's currently my highest-ranked of the four!
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They were completely split in my list. Two in the top 3 (one being mine, the other being "Strangers"), and the other two being in the bottom three. :lol
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I’m doing a second listen now then I’ll send rankings. The Blues Traveler song isn’t on Spotify for me though, and YouTube only seems to have live versions, so unsure if I’ll be able to listen to the studio version.
Yeah, couldn't find it either, ranked it 16th. :lol
I've heard it. Also ranked it 16th. :neverusethis:
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Yeah I expect Clarence Clarity to be at the bottom of the aggregate rankings let's fucking gooooooo :2metal:
I'll start listening now and send the rankings later.
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Sent. Many awesome tracks here, and only a few mid ones.
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
Will I get to send you Moonsorrow? :corn
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
If Soundscape's wife isn't ready you might be able to get one going once mine enters the final round in a week or two. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
If Soundscape's wife isn't ready you might be able to get one going once mine enters the final round in a week or two. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
OR TWO??
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
Will I get to send you Moonsorrow? :corn
No :)
Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
If Soundscape's wife isn't ready you might be able to get one going once mine enters the final round in a week or two. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
It won't be for a while. But it'll happen for sure.
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
If Soundscape's wife isn't ready you might be able to get one going once mine enters the final round in a week or two. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
OR TWO??
Oops, I meant a month or two.
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
If Soundscape's wife isn't ready you might be able to get one going once mine enters the final round in a week or two. (https://i.imgur.com/9Po5i1a.gif)
OR TWO??
Oops, I meant a month or two.
Oh.. that'll be the EP round. :lol
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Sent my rankings. I also have short write-ups that I'll post later. This has me itching to run a roulette again. :corn
:corn :corn :corn
Got 8 rankings so far! aaaalmost done working on this video so i might be able to get to writeups as early as tomorrow and post 'em by friday?
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Alright, starting writeups now, finally. Last call on the bonus game, I'm probably gonna post results for that right before results unless I get any more interest/intent to submit for it.
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Bonus Game Results, Pt. 1
So I got submissions for this from eight people!
Ariich, Buddy, Dacul, Evermind, Litho, Luke, Puppies, and TAC.
We're gonna start at the bottom and work our way up. Reverse scoring based on placements, so lower numbers are better. And there's one tie so ties are broken by whichever one I like more because this is my roulette :corn
16th Place: Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem
Submitted by faizoff
Ariich: 15th
Buddy: 9th
Dacul: 3rd
Evermind: 11th
Litho: 14th
Luke: 16th
Puppies: 11th
TAC: 16th
Total: 95 points
No further comment beyond "this is probably my favorite song of the entire roulette" and if that doesn't sum up how out of step I am with DTF's tastes nowadays I don't know what else will :lol
15th: Escaping by Blues Traveler
Submitted by Stadler
Ariich: 16th
Buddy: 16th
Dacul: 14th
Evermind: 9th
Litho: 11th
Luke: 5th
Puppies: 12th
TAC: 9th
Total: 92 points
Not too surprised by this one, it was some effort to even get people to listen to it and even then, I like this one but it's not especially a standout either :lol Maybe I should've gone with the Alice Cooper track, idk.
14th: Untie by KANGA
Submitted by Litho
Ariich: 14th
Buddy: 8th
Dacul: 7th
Evermind: 10th
Litho: 1st
Luke: 12th
Puppies: 13th
TAC: 15th
Total: 80 points
Proving that actually submitting for the bonus game only goes so far, but I kinda get it, this one's a grower on top of being electronic/pop stuff that DTF was never gonna love :lol Really excited to check out this album though.
13th: Empty Nest by Silversun Pickups
Submitted by Vmadera
Ariich: 5th
Buddy: 4th
Dacul: 11th
Evermind: 15th
Litho: 4th
Luke: 15th
Puppies: 14th
TAC: 11th
Total: 79 points
Another submitted I had a hard time picking for, in hindsight I probably should've picked your round 8 submission 'cause it would've played a little better to this crowd. Whether or not I liked it more or less. Which remains to be seen! This is a nice song though :)
12th: Will to Believe by Clarence Clarity
Submitted by Ariich
Ariich: 3rd
Buddy: 3rd
Dacul: 4th
Evermind: 16th
Litho: 16th
Luke: 13th
Puppies: 10th
TAC: 14th
Total: 79
Yeah, I'm not surprised by this one :lol This was probably my favorite discovery of the entire roulette (and the first album I checked out too 'cause I just. Could Not Wait) but to the rock/metal/prog etc. crowd this one's friggin' indecipherable :lol Fjokra would've done better but that's less fun y'know?
11th: Strangers by Fractures
Submitted by Reaper
Ariich: 11th
Buddy: 12th
Dacul: 6th
Evermind: 8th
Litho: 3rd
Luke: 10th
Puppies: 15th
TAC: 13th
Total: 78
Yeah, this is the pop/electronic tune that'd do best here, fair :lol I don't really have much else to say about this one, it's just a fun tune.
10th: Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen
Submitted by Seneca
Ariich: 13th
Buddy: 5th
Dacul: 9th
Evermind: 2nd
Litho: 8th
Luke: 14th
Puppies: 16th
TAC: 10th
Total: 77
Honestly did better than I expected, given how simple, stripped-back, and lyrically focused it is, but some of y'all saw what I saw in this round too, so I'm gonna take that as a win.
9th: Nearly Dead Bat Make-Up by Pin Up Went Down
Submitted by TAC
Ariich: 9th
Buddy: 13th
Dacul: 10th
Evermind: 14th
Litho: 9th
Luke: 6th
Puppies: 7th
TAC: 3rd
Total: 71
Pretty big gap here from the last one, funnily enough. Not for anyone love-loving this one, it seems, most just liked it fine enough and that's kinda where I am on it too :lol Could've picked Carchose or Atropas, idk, this one seemed funniest to pick though.
The rest are coming later today after the next set of writeups! I'm at 10/16 right now, should be good to finish today, just need to get the energy for it.
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16th Place: Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem
Ariich: 15th
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No further comment beyond "this is probably my favorite song of the entire roulette" and if that doesn't sum up how out of step I am with DTF's tastes nowadays I don't know what else will :lol
This alone disqualifies him from winning your roulette, right? :neverusethis:
And mine getting ranked 14th means I'm for sure no DTF barometer either. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif) Kinda disappointed with all the electronic music fans ranking it so low, but oh well.
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Yeah that LCD Soundsystem song is great, and that album is quite good.
Also, the singer on Pin Up Went Down seems to be the singer on öOoOoOoOoOo, a very cool and fun similar project, but way better imo.
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16th Place: Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem
Ariich: 15th
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No further comment beyond "this is probably my favorite song of the entire roulette" and if that doesn't sum up how out of step I am with DTF's tastes nowadays I don't know what else will :lol
This alone disqualifies him from winning your roulette, right? :neverusethis:
And mine getting ranked 14th means I'm for sure no DTF barometer either. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif) Kinda disappointed with all the electronic music fans ranking it so low, but oh well.
I originally had it a lot lower than 8th. :lol
Also Strangers being the highest-ranked of the electronic songs while I ranked it the lowest is funny. But also not that surprising because of how inoffensively average it is. :biggrin:
Someone Great definitely doesn't deserve the bottom spot even though it was in the middle for me. The production and melodies are nice even though it's very repetitive.
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And mine getting ranked 14th means I'm for sure no DTF barometer either. (https://i.imgur.com/ami5DrG.gif) Kinda disappointed with all the electronic music fans ranking it so low, but oh well.
I originally had it a lot lower than 8th. :lol
It stood out immediately when I heard the album, but I can see why it might not grab most people's attention in a 16-song playlist. I had a suspicion Sacul might rank it the highest. I have a truckload of other moody and sparse tracks I love but wouldn't dare send in the average roulette, but might send in his or similar ones.
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I had a suspicion Sacul might rank it the highest.
Well you're technically right :P
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Bonus Game Results, Pt. 2
8th: The Glow, Pt. 2 by The Microphones
Submitted by Dacul
Ariich: 8th
Buddy: 14th
Dacul: 1st
Evermind: 3rd
Litho: 15th
Luke: 8th
Puppies: 9th
TAC: 12th
Total: 70 points
Well here's another one I didn't expect to do quite so well! Turns out weird noise rock slash folk slash ??? is more DTF-core than <literally any electronic song> or <literally leonard cohen> who knew.
7th: Replica by Gacharic Spin
Submitted by Lonestar
Ariich: 4th
Buddy: 7th
Dacul: 12th
Evermind: 13th
Litho: 6th
Luke: 9th
Puppies: 4th
TAC: 7th
Total: 62 points
Another big jump but that's because we're getting up closer towards "metal that DTF would enjoy" yeah. Not much to say other than that this is a rocker.
6th: Woman in Chains by Tears For Fears
Submitted by HOF
Ariich: 12th
Buddy: 11th
Dacul: 8th
Evermind: 6th
Litho: 5th
Luke: 11th
Puppies: 2nd
TAC: 6th
Total: 61 points
Surprised Literally Tears For Fears didn't do at least a little better honestly. Like it's not one of their most well-known songs or anything but it is a well-respected band from the 80's so.
5th: Captain Awkward by Moron Police
Submitted by King
Ariich: 2nd
Buddy: 2nd
Dacul: 15th
Evermind: 12th
Litho: 13th
Luke: 2nd
Puppies: 5th
TAC: 4th
Total: 55 points
Now we get to the "songs most people really liked that had a few naysayers bringing it down" section of the list. Nobody put this 1st and I'm kinda surprised by that! It's really good.
4th: Come Alive (War of the Roses) by Janelle Monáe
Submitted by Puppies
Ariich: 10th
Buddy: 15th
Dacul: 2nd
Evermind: 4th
Litho: 7th
Luke: 7th
Puppies: 1st
TAC: 8th
Total: 54 points
Again with the naysayers, though they're not as pronounced this time. Pleased to see this one do so well though, Janelle is great :)
3rd: Cosmic by Avenged Sevenfold
Submitted by Luke
Ariich: 6th
Buddy: 6th
Dacul: 5th
Evermind: 7th
Litho: 12th
Luke: 1st
Puppies: 8th
TAC: 5th
Total: 50 points
Luke getting DTF to collectively agree that an Avenged Sevenfold song is pretty good, what a day :lol This actually wins the prize for "song with the highest lowest placement" out of the entire bunch, but most of the scores besides were in the 5-8 range (NUGGETZ) so it couldn't quite make the top two.
2nd: Void of Words by Chapel of Disease
Submitted by Buddy
Ariich: 7th
Buddy: 1st
Dacul: 16th
Evermind: 5th
Litho: 10th
Luke: 3rd
Puppies: 6th
TAC: 1st
Total: 49
Now THIS was a surprise. Maybe it's the old school-ness of this that made it work for a lot of people, maybe it's just because it does, y'know, rock. Didn't even come close to the top spot though, which, well.
1st: Night's Descending by Kingcrow
Submitted by Tomi
Ariich: 1st
Buddy: 10th
Dacul: 13th
Evermind: 1st
Litho: 2nd
Luke: 4th
Puppies: 3rd
TAC: 2nd
Total: 36 points
Okay, yeah, I should've picked a different song here, my bad :lol Literally everyone but two people putting this in their top 4 'cause, I mean, it's The Prog Rock Song that sounds like good prog. Maybe I could've put Respire on instead for some black metal heaviness, idk, anyways congrats I guess :lol
Three writeups to go on my end, I'll get 'em out tonight (my time, not your time) but I'm gonna be a bit busy for a good chunk of the evening, so... lower priority atm.
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Three writeups to go on my end, I'll get 'em out tonight (my time, not your time) but I'm gonna be a bit busy for a good chunk of the evening, so... lower priority atm.
:neverusethis:
:lol
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yeah, that was laser-targeted at you, glad you got it :corn
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Litho, how you gonna vote Cosmic 12th? The hell is wrong with your ears dude?!
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Litho, how you gonna vote Cosmic 12th? The hell is wrong with your ears dude?!
He even put my cheerleader song 3 spots ahead of it. :lol
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Ok...I can live with my girls getting 7th place among this crowd, though I am a bit disappointed that Rich only had it at 4 being basically the only other Gachapin fan here lol
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I think Crow that Moron Police is not for everyone. Love love that their quirky, and still have such catchy choruses.
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Litho, how you gonna vote Cosmic 12th? The hell is wrong with your ears dude?!
He even put my cheerleader song 3 spots ahead of it. :lol
I could say that it's based on two listens and I could barely remember either when ranking them. :p But I just listened to both again and stand by my initial ranking of those. There's some A7X stuff I like (City of Evil is particular is a pretty good album), but "Cosmic" was just ok. I've never really cared for M. Shadows' voice for one thing. "Nearly Dead Bat Make-Up" just has cooler stuff going on in it.
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DAMN 2nd place is higher than I was expecting too! Well-deserved though, I'd say. :biggrin: Everyone should give that Chapel Of Disease album a listen!
Dacul: 16th
...except for Sacul, I guess. :lol :loser:
TAC: 1st
:heart
And wow Scaul and I were really the odd men out on Kingcrow, huh? Just cuz it's a prog rock song doesn't mean it's amazing, folks. :lol
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WRITE-UPS!
1: Chapel Of Disease - Void Of Words
I wasn't against the prospect of one of these other songs overtaking my own submission, but it didn't end up happening! Captain Awkward came kinda close though. The riffs, energy, and fantastic guitar soloing at the end just put this above everything else in the playlist for my own enjoyment. And it's not even my favorite song from this album. ;)
2: Moron Police - Captain Awkward
This was a real grower and kind of the music I wish Haken was making these days. It's quirky, proggy, and kinda cheesy, but it doesn't get bogged down by too much technicality or weirdness for the sake of weirdness (the verses come the closest to this, but they don't take up much of the song). The song knows to let its relatively simple but powerful melodic ideas shine, and it's hard not to love the energy here. And that little section in the middle with the saxophone is just awesome. There weren't many songs in the playlist that left me wanting to check out the albums they're from, but this is certainly an exception.
3: Clarence Clarity - Will To Believe
I kinda don't blame people if they rank this super low, as it took me a few listens to really wrap my head around what's going on here. But once you get past the weirdness, it's actually a pretty simple song. It's got a nice swanky groove and the production is super creative, but it's really that chorus that carries the whole thing. I love the bright, uplifting wall of sound it has, especially at the very end where he pulls out all the stops to just make it sound as huge as possible.
4: Silversun Pickups - Empty Nest
This doesn't quite cross over the threshold of being great for me, but it's a nice little song with a very warm atmosphere, bright melodies and some really glossy but tasteful production. The verses could be a bit better, but the two-part choruses definitely make up for it.
5: Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
Stripped-back, singer/songwriter folk usually does nothing for me, but damn is the dark atmosphere on this song powerful. It just sucks you in and demands your attention with how hopelessly dreary it is. I think if this were just vocals and acoustic guitar it'd still be too minimalistic for me, but the subtle strings and background vocals provide just enough depth and fullness to keep the song interesting.
6: Avenged Sevenfold - Cosmic
Yeah, I only listened to this album once, but this is clearly the standout song from it. The first three minutes are the best part, with the slow-building intro and the theatrical but not too over-the-top lead guitars. The vocals also have an evocative, worn-down quality to them that fits the vibe well. The rest of the song is decent but maybe goes on for a bit too long, though I appreciate the decently-executed climax at the end.
7: Gacharic Spin - レプリカ
This song has some great energy and awesome bass work, but apart from the chorus it's not all that catchy. The fast spoken-word verses feel a bit underwritten to me. There's a lot of potential here, and the best parts of it are awesome, but on the whole it's lacking the execution to reach the very top of my rankings.
8: KANGA - Untie
I didn't think much of this song at first, as there's really not all that much going on for most of it, but the dark atmosphere eventually won me over to some extent. And once the intensity kicks up in the second half, there's not much to not like. I wish it went a bit harder than it did, as I like my synthwave heavy, but for what it is this is pretty good.
9: LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
This song's nice but it kinda overstays its welcome. The production is good and the melodies are well-written but structurally the song is very repetitive and just stays at the exact same intensity level for its entire six minutes, which leaves it feeling a bit monotonous. It's got a nice vibe, but to borrow a quote from Crow, I wish it did more. :neverusethis:
10: Kingcrow - Night's Descending
I've heard a couple other songs from these guys and between all of them this band just feels so... anonymous. Like, this is some competent progressive rock with a nice dynamic contrast between the soft and loud parts, and the guitar solo is quite good, but it doesn't leave me with anything I haven't heard done better by multiple other modern prog bands over the past 10+ years. It's not bad, but it feels extremely average for the genre.
11: Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains
This takes way too long to get going for me. Once it hits that beautiful climax at the end I'm certainly enjoying myself, but there's a good five minutes or so before that which just feel kinda boring to me. It's certainly lush and warm, but it's not a song I'd have much of a desire to sit through to get to the good bits.
12: Fractures - Strangers
This is nice while it's on but it might be the lowest-impact song in the whole playlist for me. The vocals are okay, the production is okay but not that creative, the melodies are nice but not that catchy... it's extremely good at being average.
13: Pin Up Went Down - Nearly Dead Bat Make-Up
This is like, two steps away from being legitimately annoying, but it's not quite there. :lol The weirdness doesn't feel particularly creative or unique here, but it's a fun enough song I suppose. It's at least nice and short and has some energy to it.
14: The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
Sacul is usually at the top of my rankings, but not this time. :lol The last minute of this is the saving grace for me, as the rest of it is too loose and sloppy for my tastes. But the final stretch and the transition into it have a really nice atmosphere and sound to them - if the rest of the song were like that this would certainly rank a lot higher for me.
15: Janelle Monáe - Come Alive (War Of The Roses)
The longer my existence goes on the more I realize that Bad Devil is really the only swing-adjacent song I need in my life. It's just not a sound that does much for me, especially when it's as stripped-down as it is here. This also has a certain kind of theatricality that I pretty much never like. But it's short, and I appreciate how hard they are going with the vocal performance.
16: Blues Traveler - Escaping
While the Janelle Monáe song was also not for me, at least that song was nice and short. This just feels like it goes on and on despite only being five minutes flat. And while the song has a very laid-back vibe to it, the instrumentation is just loud and abrasive enough for it to not even work as pleasant background music for me. I just personally don't get anything from this one.
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Dacul: 16th
...except for Sacul, I guess. :lol :loser:
TAC: 1st
:heart
And wow Scaul and I were really the odd men out on Kingcrow, huh? Just cuz it's a prog rock song doesn't mean it's amazing, folks. :lol
I just don't really vibe with Death Metal, sorry :P
Yeah what was with that Kingcrow thing? It was alright, but also kinda generic lol
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Just a note on the spoken parts of that song, it becomes much more complete with the translations (, the music video has them (and it's an amazing video to boot)
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Final Round Results
Final Round Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2tGqtgwpwObOtGqU91Wrmc)
King: Demians – Sand
Okay, I want to be clear that the “I hate sand” pic I posted was before I’d listened to any songs and I just did it as a joke. It was not meant to reflect my opinion of the song. It’s just coincidence that it ended up being my least favorite of this round, and by a pretty large margin at that… where, like, every other song at least rewarded relistens to some extent, this one only ever got more… tedious.
It reminds me of the last Tool album – at its base level, very… competent, but both lacking ambition, playing things as safe as possible, and yet also having a need to be as overindulgent as possible, which… those two things don’t pair well, at all.
The end result is a song that’s very long, but doesn’t feel like it has a ton of meat on its bones? I hear a lot of the same grooves and melodies across its entire runtime, just like, varying in volume mostly. And the riffs are just kinda sludgy, the drums – which end up feeling like the lead instrument here, something that’s very hard to keep compelling for the length of a normal song, much less an epic – sound really dry. It’s a very… “muddy” sound, very brown and colorless.
Which, I guess. It does sound kinda like sand, in that sense? Mission failed successfully? The lyrics also kinda confuse me too because they seem to be about… taking a flight… like, an airplane… what does that have to do with sand? Ehh, y’know what, not gonna question it. At a very base level, this is fine, I just… don’t get much out of it.
6.5/10
HOF: Marillion – House
Hey wait, you’re not house music! That’s Justice’s job! Anyways.
Yeah, my first impression of this was “I bet the lyrics will have some punch to them” and sure enough, yeah, they do kinda. About post-divorce loneliness and how the house they owned together now feels empty without her. Or something like that. And yeah, there’s definitely something to that, even if, as someone who loves living along, I cannot really relate :lol
And let me clarify, a song being very one-note isn’t inherently a bad thing. I like some very one-note songs. That LCD Soundsystem song I loved, is pretty one-note. But the level of enjoyment I get from very one-note, kinda repetitive songs like this basically depends on how much I like that one note, ‘cause if it’s great I never want to end, and if it’s just… fine, well, it gets tedious after a while.
It’s a very pleasant song, to be sure. It sounds really nice, there’s some lovely playing, it all glides over the ears very easily and there’s nothing about it I really dislike, I just… kinda lack for strong feelings towards it? Its sheer pleasantness only goes so far for me. I remember kinda feeling the same way towards Marbles, which I was sent a few roulettes back, so… dunno, maybe this band just isn’t for me.
7/10
Dacul: Justice – Planisphere
I’m not a huge Daft Punk fan. They tend to write good grooves but I swear every other one of their songs either has no supporting melody beyond the groove and/or goes on way too long to justify itself. And Justice kinda seems like they exist in that same lane. Like yep. This sure is a 17 minute house/dance track primarily built around one groove.
That’s reductive, because they do quite a few things with that groove – variations on volume, variations on rhythm, some really cool moments like that really choppy segment or the guitar solo towards the end – but by god, seventeen minutes? Really?
Like, see, I’d be totally on board for like, 5-6 minutes of this, stripped down to its most exciting and kinetic parts, but as it stands those parts are so swamped out in the sheer volume of the song that they kinda get lost in the shuffle. Pair that with a sound that’s, again, not really my thing, and… yeah, not quite doing it for me.
I think this did get a little boost just from being, well. More uptempo and exciting than the Demians or Marillion songs because, wow yeah, at least I can bop along to this one a little when I notice I’m still listening to it, it’s got the bare fundamentals to make it an effective dance track and maybe it kills at clubs ‘cause the fun never ends, but for me… not inclined to come back to it, even if it’s. Alright, yeah.
7/10
Luke: Kirk Hammett – High Plains Drifter
While this isn’t the song this round I liked the least, it’s easily the song I have the least thoughts on, so I’m gonna keep this brief. First thought: Wow, yeah, you can tell Hammett is Metallica’s melody guy and Hetfield is the dude who writes most of the riffs ‘cause this has the exact sense of melody of a lotta Metallica’s best tunes, just, sans the heaviness. I like that about it.
I do wish it got to the heavy parts, like, a little faster though, ‘cause the two and a half minutes of strings and clean guitar get a liiiittle tedious to sit through multiple times. Yeah, yeah, they’re establishing melodies the heavier parts build off of and that back half slays but, man, it’s a lot of buildup that could’ve been sped up. It’s cool though. I’m not too invested in Metallica or their side projects but this isn’t a song I mind having added to my life!
7/10
Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
Okay, I gotta know… is Patty Gurdy the singer or, like, the uhh, hurdy gurdy player? And if the latter is that actually her name? I could easily google the answer to both these questions but it's funnier to ask here as if I don't already know the answer. I do know the answer. Don’t @ me.
Anyways, uhh, yeah, this is a pretty solid little folk metal tune! Maybe lightly proggy, maybe lightly Nightwish-y, hell, I suspect the latter is the lane this band usually stays in and the folk elements are only here for this song, but they’re. Fine enough elements! It’s kinda cheesy, but, I kinda expect that out of this kind of sound.
The biggest gripe I have here is that this is, like, a pretty good 5-ish minute song that’s just a bit too long for what it is. Pushes a bit too far in the direction of its hook, mostly, it feels kinda repetitive by the end. Though I don’t know that it being a minute or two shorter would vastly improve my opinion on it or anything, ‘cause the style’s also just, not quite my thing, but… I like this fine enough? It’s solid.
7/10
Faizoff: Nevermore – The Learning
Okay, this is a weird comparison to make, but… this song almost, kinda gives me A Forest of Stars vibes? The vocals that get, kind of unhinged, the very riff-driven 6/8 feel throughout, the kinda, one-note-y ness of it? It’s definitely not a one-to-one comparison, especially in the opening minutes of the song, but once it really kicks into gear… I kinda hear it?
I only really bring this up because I have no clue what else to say about ths song beyond the cool riffageness of it. I have listened to it four times and it has neither grown nor shrunk on me even the tiniest bit in that time. It’s a good metal tune. Kinda proggy, kinda thrashy, kinda melodeath-y, kinda folk metal if I’m gonna make my AFoS comparison stick. It doesn’t really change much after it kicks in and ends rather abruptly, but it’s a fun enough ride while I’m listening, so!
7/10
Tomi: Symphony X – When All is Lost
I think, part of the problem here, is that I’ve just. Never been very excited by power-prog. Never been too into it. Never been too against it, either, it’s just. Not where my tastes in prog lie. I listen to this and I get what I expect out of it, nothing less and nothing more.
I do get the sense that this wants to evoke a big emotional response, between the piano prominence, the grand, soaring epic feel, the big solo towards the end… and like, again, I like all of that. There’s power here, there’s cool riffs and leads, passionate vocals… but man, prog metal is just, not the sound I tend to gravitate towards when I want big emotional moments. At least, not in this specific way.
I need to stress again that I think this is good and the problem lies more with me and how… uninteresting, I find this sound, and to someone more into the sound I’m sure this hits a lot harder, but… this isn’t doing a ton for me beyond a very base level enjoyment, sorry.
7/10
Lonestar: Ok Goodnight – The Mountain
Seeing all the buzz about this album, seeing the absolutely beautiful album cover, it was kinda disappointing to find out that it’s just, uhh. Djent-prog. Like, pretty good djent-prog! Lotta energy, striking vocals, a lot of color and texture in the mix, it’s not just Periphery Clone #819 or whatnot, but it does still kinda come with a lot of the same trappings as this sound usually does.
For one, uhh. It’s very in-one-ear-out-the-other for me. That’s the big issue I have with a lot of djent-prog – no strong hooks (which, circling back to the earlier example of Periphery, that’s the one big thing they got right that made them popular), no memorable riffs, nothing that really sticks in the brain once the song ends and you move onto the next one.
Is it fair to knock this for not really being very catchy? Maybe it’s not trying to be, y’know? But that’s a lot of how I find appeal in music – if I can, like, remember what it sounds like, I’m gonna like it more than something similar but unmemorable.
That’s not to knock how cool the moment-to-moment listening experience is because, again, they are doing a LOT more to stand out than most bands in this genre – and I’m at least curious enough to check out the album now – but I’m still a biiiit cautious about this one all the same. I’m giving you the higher of the two scores I was debating here but it’s CLOSE, let me tell ya.
7.5/10
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Ariich: Teramaze – Delusions of Grandeur
Congrats Ariich. You managed to gain just enough of a lead and then pull out the safe picks towards the end to guarantee a high enough score that your closest competitors wouldn’t be able to beat you out even if they sent the best song of the entire roulette :lol Like, all the suspense of “who would win” was gone the moment I saw you and Tomi both send really safe prog metal picks, but hey, makes my job easier I guess.
Anyways uhh yeah this is more prog metal. I don’t know if it’s quite fair to lump this in with power-prog but it has the same… vibe, to me, even if it’s realistically closer to 00’s Dream Theater than anything.
And it’s rock solid in its sound! The riffs are there, the leads are there, the solos are there, even the vocals and hooks are there, it’s got solid progression and payoff, a good balance of heavy and melodic… and yet I am wholly uninterested, because it’s almost too perfect in all those regards. It all sounds good but it has absolutely no personality to it. I could get this from any band in this lane.
That sounds really mean but god is there something ironic about “progressive” metal being so soundalike and recycled in its sounds. This was what all prog metal sounded like in the 2000’s and early 2010’s, and then it all shifted to the djent-prog sound around the middle of the decade, which is where we’re stuck now.
I feel like that’s just, a big part of why I’m so uninterested in the genre when it’s not, like, prog death or prog black metal or whatever. Like, sorry for going on a rant about the state of the prog metal scene in the middle of a writeup for this, admittedly, above-average prog metal tune, but I don’t really have much to say about the song in its unspectacular rock-solidness, and it’s all relevant to the song anyways, so… yeah, uhh. This sure is solid prog metal, I guess.
7.5/10
Vmadera: Fit For An Autopsy – The Man That I Was Not
More and more I’m finding that deathcore has a tendency to have some really killer guitar tones, and while that’s great, I… wish they were put to better use. Just in general, not necessarily a critique of this song, which is honestly about as good as the genre gets for me without reaching a Warforged or Slice the Cake level of ambition, honestly.
Like, the riffs have the usual deathcore dull, grey sludginess, but the production is filled out enough that there’s still a sense of scale and grandiosity to the whole ordeal, and even a decent bit of color and melody. And it’s not like, say, Lorna Shore where the sound is cool but is so one-note that none of it stands out past the wall of sound.
The slower riffing at the end doesn’t inspire quite as much in me, admittedly, but the refrain over it kinda balances it out and makes it a pretty cool outro despite that? Nothing about this sound or this song, like, especially catches my interest, it’s more just a really good example of a sound I don’t tend to care for, but hey, that’s something, man, they’re definitely doing something right!
7.5/10
Stadler: Yes – Awaken
Pretty much all of the (70’s) Yes I know is from Close to the Edge or Fragile so this one’s a… bit, different to my ears, but it does still do a lot of what I like from Yes. Chaotic & wild guitar playing, grand, cinematic scope, and it all just Sounds very good. On that level, this is a pretty good Yes tune!
But then I can’t help but compare it to the Yes I do know, and… hmm. Well, for one, the basslines seem a lot less pronounced? That was like, the biggest thing I always knew Yes for but the bass gets kinda lost in the mix here a lot of the time, which is a shame. And the song overall feels… loose and sloppy?
Like, I’m used to these guys having a very tight energy, even with their more chaotic edge. This feels less like a band working as a unit and more just… stuff happening? And I also don’t think the, like, hooks and melodies are as pronounced as I’d like, this is a lot of good music but most of it just glides over my brain without really sticking.
It does all still sound good, very good even! But it doesn’t quite click the same for me, I guess? I definitely enjoy the more uptempo first half more than the slower second half, I can say that for sure. And there’s a ton of cool leads, a lush soundscape, just, a lot of what I like from these guys without quite hitting the same level as your Close to the Edges or Roundabouts, y’know? I do need to check out this band more though, yes yes.
7.5/10
Seneca: Circle Takes the Square – A Crater to Cough In
Well first of all, congrats on successfully submitting a song off an album I’ve actually covered on my channel before! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud1D8eSb5MU&t=526s) It’s been a while since I listened to the album though ‘cause I didn’t end up, like, buying it, so, I’m allowing it.
This has probably benefitted the most from relistens out of every song here ‘cause I wasn’t too hot on it the first listen or two, but then it kinda just, clicked for me. It’s a long, slow build in that first half based around just the one melodic motif, but there’s a lot happening underneath and around it and momentum is building up, so it’s not like, boring or anything.
Then the song really kicks into gear and gets chaotic and mathcore-y almost, and this part was kinda incomprehensible and lacking in, uhh, song-ness to me. A lot of cool noise that all sounded the same. With vocals I… don’t really care for :lol But the more I listened the more I realized, a LOT of what it does during these parts is actually built around that same motif, just in all sorts of garbled, frantic ways. And I think that’s what makes it work!
And yeah, like, screamo/hardcore of this variety is always gonna be a winning sound for me, especially in a round this packed to the brim with prog, so I’m kinda glad I did come around on this one by the end. Guess I need to go back to this album, again, ‘cause maybe I’d be more into it now than I was the first time around :lol
7.5/10
Reaper: The Raconteurs – Thoughts and Prayers
This feels like a weird song to have this high up in this round of all round, but like. It’s just nice :) I enjoy listening to it :) Like, Jack White making a folksy country-type song in 2019 with… a particularly loaded title – that doesn’t really have much to do with the lyrics themselves, which are admittedly a bit milquetoast on their own, but whatever man!
Mostly the melodies are pleasant, the guitar has a nice rollick to it, and damn that fiddle does go off though. I can call it a fiddle here, it’s definitely fiddling. It’s fine. Don’t worry. I dunno, this is just, such a simple song by this round’s standards and I don’t really have a ton to say about it, but simplicity wins out when it’s just, plain and simply this good, man!
7.5/10
Puppies: Others by No One – Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly
See, you get me and the type of prog I tend to love. This is… so BTBAM it hurts. Or like, Deconstruction at points, almost. You know, weird, intense, wacky prog metal that doesn’t take itself too seriously but still goes hard and has a LOT going on. As far as metal-metal in this round goes it’s the one that hits the hardest out of all the songs this round, even if it’s kiiiiind of an incoherent mess – but hey, at least it’s a colorful, intense incoherent mess!
Like, yeah, I’m definitely gonna need more than four listens to this almost twenty minute song to really take it all in, but the important thing there is that I want to come back to it and keep listening to it past the end of this round. And it’s not like I haven’t heard any of these sounds before, but it’s like, a case study on “well if you’re not gonna do anything new, the least you could do is a TON of different tried-and-tested things!”
Like, they’re at least willing to take big swings, even if not necessarily all of them work – and for my money, I can’t point to any moments here I actively dislike, just, like, broadly speaking here – and that’s kinda just, what attracts me to music. Either some kind of deep, emotional power… or pure ambition. This is definitely more the latter!
I can’t really point to any moments that, like, particularly stand out here ‘cause, again, twenty minutes is a LOT to take in, but I mostly just appreciate that there’s a lot of, like, actual heaviness to this without ever devolving into monotone chugging or incomprehensible noise. And I like incomprehensible noise sometimes, don’t get me wrong – hello Clarence Clarity – but this is genuinely just 20 minutes of great prog metal, and… yeah, I like that a lot!
8/10
TAC: NORD – The Only Way to Reach the Surface
This is not quite the best song of the round, but it’s easily the song that’s most up my alley in terms of raw sound. It’s just. Sixteen minutes of progressive post-hardcore/melodic metalcore. I love that sound. I love having sixteen straight minutes of it. I don’t care that it’s kinda shapeless and very “just goes on and on” in terms of structure, I enjoy all its pieces too much to care.
Like, the transient instrumental moments here really stand out, moreso than any other song in this round. The guitars just sound so good, man. And the leads are technical and melodic in all the right ways, the riffs crush, the vocals… are a little weak, okay, that’s the only big criticism I have of this song, and it’s definitely too long, but at the same time, everything that’s on offer here I just, really like, so…
Like, I kinda get out of this what I’ve always wanted from The Fall of Troy, kinda? I’ve listened to their proggier stuff and it’s never quite hit the same, this is a lot closer to what I was looking for. All it really lacks in that department is strong hooks – which, even a big long epic can still have, Celestial Elixir and Swim to the Moon are both right there – but that’s at most a minor gripe when the experience of listening to this one gives me basically everything I want. Just. Good music!
8/10
Buddy: Parannoul & Asian Glow – Wheel
It’s very funny that this roulette started and ended with you just, absolutely cleaning house. Nearly winning round 1 and then unquestionably winning round 8 with the last proper competitor for “best song of the roulette”. Like, I’ve heard about Parannoul before, at least, but… I did not expect them to sound like this. Do they usually sound like this?
The song does take a bit of time to really get off the ground, but, well, for one, that buildup is still pretty dang good, and once it does it just, SOARS for ten straight minutes. With some fun twists thrown into the mix on top of it all. The harsher, almost hardcore-esque bits come out of nowhere and I LOVE them.
Only thing I don’t really love about this is that weird fake ending that kiiiinda kills the momentum, but the song bounces back from it pretty handily and by god do the best parts of this just, sound utterly transcendent. Even with the kinda muddy guitar tones, everything comes together to make some absolutely gorgeous, and more importantly, high energy music! Beautifully uptempo. Yeah.
I think these top two are an example of that paradigm where like, NORD is more consistently great and more up my alley, but this just, easily has the higher high points. And a LOT of ‘em, too. like, half the song is handily better than even the best stuff in NORD, so… yeah, this is just really goddamn good. What a way to end off this long, drawn-out roulette, eh?
8.5/10
Final Standings:
Ariich – 62
Puppies – 60.5
Tomislav – 60.5
TAC – 59.5
Seneca – 58.5
Litho – 58
Buddy – 57.5
King – 57
Lonestar – 56
Stadler – 56
Vmadera – 56
Reaper – 55.5
Faizoff – 55
HOF – 55
Dacul – 54.5
Luke – 54
Alright, time to say the thing.
…any minute now.
:soon:
…damn, I ran out of space in the post! Oh well, there’s always next time.
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CONGRATS, ARIICH!
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What was my score? 8.5? Didn't this happen once before, too? :rollin
But yeah, that song's pretty fuckin' killer. It is definitely more aggressive than Parannoul usually is, but his other stuff still has the huge, soaring melodies and massive walls of sound. His latest album is a lot more mellow, but I think you'd like it, it kinda reminds me of Nurture at times. To See The Next Part Of The Dream is definitely my favorite, despite the production being not great. The best songs on that album are just an emotional punch to the face. And you've already heard half of the Paraglow spit, so might as well start with that, there's some good shit in the first half too!
oh yeah congrats ariich
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i don't know what you're talking about
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HOF: Marillion – House
Hey wait, you’re not house music! That’s Justice’s job! Anyways.
Yeah, my first impression of this was “I bet the lyrics will have some punch to them” and sure enough, yeah, they do kinda. About post-divorce loneliness and how the house they owned together now feels empty without her. Or something like that. And yeah, there’s definitely something to that, even if, as someone who loves living along, I cannot really relate :lol
And let me clarify, a song being very one-note isn’t inherently a bad thing. I like some very one-note songs. That LCD Soundsystem song I loved, is pretty one-note. But the level of enjoyment I get from very one-note, kinda repetitive songs like this basically depends on how much I like that one note, ‘cause if it’s great I never want to end, and if it’s just… fine, well, it gets tedious after a while.
It’s a very pleasant song, to be sure. It sounds really nice, there’s some lovely playing, it all glides over the ears very easily and there’s nothing about it I really dislike, I just… kinda lack for strong feelings towards it? Its sheer pleasantness only goes so far for me. I remember kinda feeling the same way towards Marbles, which I was sent a few roulettes back, so… dunno, maybe this band just isn’t for me.
7/10
This is all fair! I'll gladly take my 7 on this one (as has been my custom). I was never really able to find the intersection of our tastes, but thanks for having me and for listening all the same!
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Congrats Ariich, cool you guys swap winners in each other's roulettes ;D
Thanks for running this crow, I didn't get a chance to listen to the EP, I did sample them all and found them very interesting. It was fun playing.
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I was hoping Others By No One would be just crazy enough to give me the come from behind win in the 11th hour. Especially considering both Ariich and Tomi sent straight up safe prog metal.
Oh well.
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Definitely check out the rest of the album, they sample from so many styles, and her vocal work throughout it is just amazing.
Thanks for having me man..
Congrats Rich.
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And wow Scaul and I were really the odd men out on Kingcrow, huh? Just cuz it's a prog rock song doesn't mean it's amazing, folks. :lol
No, but by default it does make it better than most of the other tripe in this bonus round.
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And wow Scaul and I were really the odd men out on Kingcrow, huh? Just cuz it's a prog rock song doesn't mean it's amazing, folks. :lol
No, but by default it does make it better than most of the other tripe in this bonus round.
average vomiter, smh
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This came up on my new releases list this week and technically counts as a roulette album so I figured I might as well check it out and yyyyyep pretty much what I expected. I'm okay with this sound in small doses but an entire album of it is kind of. Exhausting and samey :lol Did not get all the way through, maybe I shouldn't be listening to it this late at night but this being a miss for me was kind of a foregone conclusion, I feel. Gave it a shot at least :lol
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Great final results
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I was hoping Others By No One would be just crazy enough to give me the come from behind win in the 11th hour. Especially considering both Ariich and Tomi sent straight up safe prog metal.
Oh well.
oh also i meant to reply to this earlier but your entire roulette was basically TANKED by your round 1 submission, if you had submitted a song on part with your average entry (straight 7.5's, 8's, and even an 8.5 after that!) you would've tied or even passed ariich at the very end.
i still dunno why you sent me that song :lol
ariich was remarkably consistent all roulette tho, he and Tomi were the only two to never score below a 7
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I was hoping Others By No One would be just crazy enough to give me the come from behind win in the 11th hour. Especially considering both Ariich and Tomi sent straight up safe prog metal.
Oh well.
oh also i meant to reply to this earlier but your entire roulette was basically TANKED by your round 1 submission, if you had submitted a song on part with your average entry (straight 7.5's, 8's, and even an 8.5 after that!) you would've tied or even passed ariich at the very end.
i still dunno why you sent me that song :lol
ariich was remarkably consistent all roulette tho, he and Tomi were the only two to never score below a 7
I still blame that round 1 submission on a temporary bout of insanity. Either that or I tried to get myself kicked out by pulling an Absu.
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Yay I managed to cling on! :D :lol
Yeah that's all very fair. I feel that way about most bands in that style, I think what I like a lot about Teramaze is that they've refined the style and do it really well. Which I hoped you'd enjoy enough for a solid score even if you're down on the style itself, which seems to have paid off. But I appreciate it wasn't my most exciting submission.
Besides, I had to make it look like we weren't in collusion to win each other's roulettes. :neverusethis:
Ok...I can live with my girls getting 7th place among this crowd, though I am a bit disappointed that Rich only had it at 4 being basically the only other Gachapin fan here lol
I mean, it's my 2nd favourite album of the year and a few of the other songs from it I'd have ranked 1 or 2. Also it's your fault I love Night's Descending as you sent it to me in my v6 roulette. :P
And wow Scaul and I were really the odd men out on Kingcrow, huh? Just cuz it's a prog rock song doesn't mean it's amazing, folks. :lol
Obviously not, but this song happens to be amazing. I'm not even a huge Kingcrow fan, that's the only album of theirs I particularly like and that's easily the best song on it.
I was hoping Others By No One would be just crazy enough to give me the come from behind win in the 11th hour. Especially considering both Ariich and Tomi sent straight up safe prog metal.
Oh well.
oh also i meant to reply to this earlier but your entire roulette was basically TANKED by your round 1 submission, if you had submitted a song on part with your average entry (straight 7.5's, 8's, and even an 8.5 after that!) you would've tied or even passed ariich at the very end.
i still dunno why you sent me that song :lol
ariich was remarkably consistent all roulette tho, he and Tomi were the only two to never score below a 7
I still blame that round 1 submission on a temporary bout of insanity. Either that or I tried to get myself kicked out by pulling an Absu.
You have a tendency to do that in my roulettes too. Nothing terrible this time but two weaker ones (in that region of I quite enjoyed them despite them not being really my thing) which stopped you overtaking Crow despite your ludicrously good last 3 rounds.
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Congrats Rich!
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Mad disrespect to one of the best electronic songs out there, the groove is just insane throughout that whole, oh well
Thanks for having me, Crow, it was fun.
Congrats ariich!
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This came up on my new releases list this week and technically counts as a roulette album so I figured I might as well check it out and yyyyyep pretty much what I expected. I'm okay with this sound in small doses but an entire album of it is kind of. Exhausting and samey :lol Did not get all the way through, maybe I shouldn't be listening to it this late at night but this being a miss for me was kind of a foregone conclusion, I feel. Gave it a shot at least :lol
Not too surprised. I'm liking it a lot, though as you implied earlier there's kind of an upper limit to how good an album like this can be when its whole purpose is to just be a bunch of fun, dumb metal / rock songs. :lol It's definitely better than Bleeder for me, even though there's nothing on it as good as Bridgeburner.
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Alright Crow. I thought you might like that song. The singer reminded me of the kid from Fun that you sent me. I hear them on my work Muzak all the time.
I’ll take my 4th place finish and be happy with that.
Congrats Ariich!!!
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Besides, I had to make it look like we weren't in collusion to win each other's roulettes. :neverusethis:
Nah, I score your and Crow's attempt to cover up your collusion a 4/10. :D
Congrats ariich!
Litho: Scardust – Concrete Cages
Okay, I gotta know… is Patty Gurdy the singer or, like, the uhh, hurdy gurdy player? And if the latter is that actually her name? I could easily google the answer to both these questions but it's funnier to ask here as if I don't already know the answer. I do know the answer. Don’t @ me.
Anyways, uhh, yeah, this is a pretty solid little folk metal tune! Maybe lightly proggy, maybe lightly Nightwish-y, hell, I suspect the latter is the lane this band usually stays in and the folk elements are only here for this song, but they’re. Fine enough elements! It’s kinda cheesy, but, I kinda expect that out of this kind of sound.
The biggest gripe I have here is that this is, like, a pretty good 5-ish minute song that’s just a bit too long for what it is. Pushes a bit too far in the direction of its hook, mostly, it feels kinda repetitive by the end. Though I don’t know that it being a minute or two shorter would vastly improve my opinion on it or anything, ‘cause the style’s also just, not quite my thing, but… I like this fine enough? It’s solid.
So I'm guessing you did figure it out, but for anyone else who might be curious about them, Patty is both the guest co-lead vocalist on the song and also plays the hurdy gurdy on it, just on that track and the opening overture for the album, which features a variation of the main theme of it. I would actually say their style overall is much more prog metal than anything else. Some other songs have some harsh vocals, others have somewhat more jazzy elements, but there's no one other song that captures as many different facets as "Concrete Cages". But check out "Over" and "Under" for more of the harsh and jazzy elements, respectively.
They're probably closer to Epica than to Nightwish, though neither is a very good comparison, their symphonic elements are much more subtle than them. I'm kinda perplexed about the length given some of the other music you seem to like and have sent. I don't think you could really chop more than 20-30 seconds off the ending without it feeling really abrupt and rushed, or take out the section with the vocal oramentations, but I think those are part of what makes the song unique.
Anyway, I was glad to be part of this. I genuinely thought I might end near the bottom of the rankings rather than on the border of the top third, so I'm glad that at least a few things somewhat connected. I think much of our core listening tastes are rather different, though we seem to have a few pockets of loose overlap, and based on RYM ratings certainly a decent amount of prog canon in common.
I'll send my original EP draft and something else as well as post-roulette music you can check out later on.
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I was hoping Others By No One would be just crazy enough to give me the come from behind win in the 11th hour. Especially considering both Ariich and Tomi sent straight up safe prog metal.
Oh well.
oh also i meant to reply to this earlier but your entire roulette was basically TANKED by your round 1 submission, if you had submitted a song on part with your average entry (straight 7.5's, 8's, and even an 8.5 after that!) you would've tied or even passed ariich at the very end.
i still dunno why you sent me that song :lol
ariich was remarkably consistent all roulette tho, he and Tomi were the only two to never score below a 7
I still blame that round 1 submission on a temporary bout of insanity. Either that or I tried to get myself kicked out by pulling an Absu.
You have a tendency to do that in my roulettes too. Nothing terrible this time but two weaker ones (in that region of I quite enjoyed them despite them not being really my thing) which stopped you overtaking Crow despite your ludicrously good last 3 rounds.
What can I say, I like to take risks once in a while.
In reality the reason I sent the song I did in round 1 here was solely due to the fact that I was really enjoying that album when it came out and I just went with it. In hindsight it was a bad idea.
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Thank you Crow for having me on your roulette.
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Hmm, so I was prepared for this but, yeah, a lot of the rest of this album isn't really much like Someone Great, it's a lot more dance-punk in sound which has never been my thing :lol And I don't feel the length on that song in particular but boy howdy are the songs on this long. 9 songs, 56 minutes, c'mon man :lol I like all of this, sure, it sounds... nice, but I'm not really interested in the vast majority of it, oh well.
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generally do not go for short EPs like this and this def feels a bit... short :lol but the sound is about as cool as I expected. i do find it funny this is obviously meant to be, like, sexy music for having sex to or something which, if i weren't ace i don't think heady, weird prog rock/metal is what i'd choose for that, but the tunes themselves are cool and catchy and basically what i expected a whole album of this to sound like. i just, wish there was an album proper :lol not sure i'll come back to this mostly bcuz of the length but it was a fun listen!
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I feel like there's been a ton of EPs this year.
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Hmm, so I was prepared for this but, yeah, a lot of the rest of this album isn't really much like Someone Great, it's a lot more dance-punk in sound which has never been my thing :lol And I don't feel the length on that song in particular but boy howdy are the songs on this long. 9 songs, 56 minutes, c'mon man :lol I like all of this, sure, it sounds... nice, but I'm not really interested in the vast majority of it, oh well.
I prefer the next album This is Happening tbh.
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Yeah, like I figured, in terms of modern prog metal this is pretty colorful and interesting, honestly. Vocals already make it stand out but there's a lotta different sounds here and while it never really gets all that heavy, it gets heavy just enough to keep this dynamic the whole way through, it's pretty cool even if it doesn't wow me. I also get the sense that there's some concept or story here I'll need to dig into when I look at the lyrics properly, hah.
i am basically just arbitrarily checking out these albums in no particular order other than "what am i currently in the mood for" btw, but i do have a decently long list here :lol
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Definitely a concept going...basic story is the fox and the bird are on a journey to collect totems from the other animals that'll save their forest from a drought, and on their journey have many troubles and adventures.
Casey's vocal performance is definitely the stand out for the album, she's so amazing.
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Lots of praise going around for this album, guess it's time to give it a listen.
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It's a nice album for sure!
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Congrats ariich!
Too bad I didn't win but I don't even know how I even came that close :lol
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(Atropas - Black Gold)
needed something lower stakes/less worth paying attention to to put on in the background and yup yeah this is pretty solid kinda heavy prog metal. the first track is obviously where they put most of their effort into it's a lot grander than the endless stream of 3-4 minute songs following it and i don't like when albums are structured that way to begin with, the music is all rock-solid i suppose but nothing really stands out :lol didn't quite make it to the end but i don't feel like i missed much
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(SOHN - Tremors)
This was... fine. Another one I put on as a lower stakes listen since I didn't love love it and it's very. One of the albums of all time! All the songs are basically like that. Nice, kinda neat production choices, nothing that really stands out or leaves much of an impact but it's pleasant enough so, eh?! Not much else to say really.
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Thank you for hosting Crow :metal
And congrats Ariich
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needed a late night mood and figured this would fit. i've actually listened to this before and i know avalanche and dress rehearsal rag decently well even before this roulette so like, i'm just gonna absorb this one over time i imagine? :lol anyways this is very much a me thing and less a knock against the album, which is obviously great, but wow does this not fit with my listening habits. you really have to be prepared to attentively listen to leonard cohen sing for pretty much 44 minutes straight and i am just, not always up for that. but the tunes and the lyrics are excellent, so. definitely for someone, but that someone isn't me. i can handle small doses though, it seems :lol
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(Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears)
It's hard to get an exact grasp on what this album /is/ because it cycles through so many types of indie music (especially pop, but there's like, indie rock & even folk in there too lol). I was a little excited that the first real track was a bit more abrasive/hyperpop-ish than i was expecting but the rest of the album didn't really deliver on that promise, though it was still very enjoyable and surprisingly diverse the whole way through. The two long atmospheric tracks towards the end were maybe a bit toooo long but I enjoyed them both! Definitely one of my favorite finds so far, though, shocking I know right :lol
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Hmm, so I was prepared for this but, yeah, a lot of the rest of this album isn't really much like Someone Great, it's a lot more dance-punk in sound which has never been my thing :lol And I don't feel the length on that song in particular but boy howdy are the songs on this long. 9 songs, 56 minutes, c'mon man :lol I like all of this, sure, it sounds... nice, but I'm not really interested in the vast majority of it, oh well.
I feel the same way about it, Someone Great is the highlight, rest of the album is ok.
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this is pretty much what i expected: rock solid post-hardcore that isn't really particularly, unique for the style but does its job fine enough. if i didn't have, like, a billion albums already in this style i'd probably be more into it but it was a fine enough listen as-is, just not one i feel compelled to return to :lol
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Is this a normal success rate for you? :lol
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Roulette final verdict: failure (https://i.imgur.com/U0XlN8g.gif)
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i'm at a point where i'm kinda picky with the stuff i wanna return to or wanna buy because i have SO MUCH ALL THE TIME AAAAA
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okay, this actually has a lot more going on than i remembered :lol it's not as tech death-y the whole way through, kinda more just prog death with its... interesting production that honestly probably works better than clean, polished production would. doesn't stay as melodic the whole way through but it does at least stay enjoyable and the finale track was also really cool. may be slightly biased towards picking this one up since i need to make an i voidhanger order at some point in the next month or two and their shipping costs are kinda high so i wanna get as much as i can at once :lol we'll see, at least wanna give it another spin but this was a pleasant surprise
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okay, this actually has a lot more going on than i remembered :lol it's not as tech death-y the whole way through, kinda more just prog death with its... interesting production that honestly probably works better than clean, polished production would. doesn't stay as melodic the whole way through but it does at least stay enjoyable and the finale track was also really cool. may be slightly biased towards picking this one up since i need to make an i voidhanger order at some point in the next month or two and their shipping costs are kinda high so i wanna get as much as i can at once :lol we'll see, at least wanna give it another spin but this was a pleasant surprise
Sounded interesting enough to give it a go. I’m enjoying this, but you should’ve put a disclaimer that parts of this is like a death metal Bitches Brew.
Edit: Yea, this is really fucking cool, and a nice short album. Hope you sent them in Lonestar’s jazz round :neverusethis:
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okay, this actually has a lot more going on than i remembered :lol it's not as tech death-y the whole way through, kinda more just prog death with its... interesting production that honestly probably works better than clean, polished production would. doesn't stay as melodic the whole way through but it does at least stay enjoyable and the finale track was also really cool. may be slightly biased towards picking this one up since i need to make an i voidhanger order at some point in the next month or two and their shipping costs are kinda high so i wanna get as much as i can at once :lol we'll see, at least wanna give it another spin but this was a pleasant surprise
Sounded interesting enough to give it a go. I’m enjoying this, but you should’ve put a disclaimer that parts of this is like a death metal Bitches Brew.
Edit: Yea, this is really fucking cool, and a nice short album. Hope you sent them in Lonestar’s jazz round :neverusethis:
Oof.. I don't know about this one...
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another i've heard before but definitely been meaning to get back to... this thing is too long but the tunes are consistently pretty good, though none quite stand out the way come alive and cold war do (the latter is probably the best on the album ngl). i might check out more of their later stuff too, i've actually never heard electric lady and wanna give it a spin so i can say i've listened to every janelle album at least once :lol but i'll do that separate from all this
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also decided i'm gonna link to all the album quick listens in the banned during the roulette post (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=58254.msg2980610#msg2980610) as a nifty way to keep track of things. i have no intention of 100% completing every listen on that list just the ones i'm interested in (not a single one of the black metal bands, for example :lol)
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another i've heard before but definitely been meaning to get back to... this thing is too long but the tunes are consistently pretty good, though none quite stand out the way come alive and cold war do (the latter is probably the best on the album ngl). i might check out more of their later stuff too, i've actually never heard electric lady and wanna give it a spin so i can say i've listened to every janelle album at least once :lol but i'll do that separate from all this
For me The Archandroid and Electric Lady are the Janelle sweet spot for me. The later albums do nothing for me.
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i've def heard dirty computer before and thought it was fine, and the new one i spun a few times and it's also fine, archandroid is definitely the best of the three i've heard tho
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like i said, have heard this one before, and like my first impression of the song, it's a bit chaotic and hard to parse but the sound is pretty cool :lol i do notice that one melody actually pops up a few times across the album, leitmotif, you love to see it. i also like their blend of the screams and clean female (?) vox, they go together pretty well! definitely need to at least give this a fair shot, even if i don't end up loving it, it's really cool, just. impenetrable, too :lol
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keeping up with relistens (i did check this out when it first released!) here's what can really only be described as "modern prog rock if we increased the tempo" like more than the slight poppy and jazzy leanings of this that's how this feels to me. the end result is 50 minutes of music crammed into only 32, which can be a bit overwhelming but the tunes themselves are generally pretty fun! not sure any matched up to The One I Know and i kinda wish this was at least a track or two longer but i def will at least be returning to it
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keeping up with relistens (i did check this out when it first released!) here's what can really only be described as "modern prog rock if we increased the tempo" like more than the slight poppy and jazzy leanings of this that's how this feels to me. the end result is 50 minutes of music crammed into only 32, which can be a bit overwhelming but the tunes themselves are generally pretty fun! not sure any matched up to The One I Know and i kinda wish this was at least a track or two longer but i def will at least be returning to it
I've been listening to this too and yeah I wish it were longer but it's good. :D
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At least the artwork is pretty cool.
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At least the artwork is pretty cool.
NAYSAYER
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At least the artwork is pretty cool.
NAYSAYER
Talk to Sacul, he ranked it 15th. :p It had enough cool parts for me to beat out three other songs. If I'd ranked it a spot higher, it would have had to leapfrog A7X, which would have further annoyed Luke. :D
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Moron Police are far too fun for Litho. :P
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Just the wrong kind of fun. :laugh:
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Yeah I wasn't really into the song Crow picked at all :lol
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Sacul not being into it is completely unsurprising, but Litho should know better. :neverusethis:
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It was so manic but full of melody when I first heard it.
I was like, "What the hell did I just listen to?"
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listening to this album in full didn't really tell me anything i couldn't already guess about this band from the 20 minutes of the 35 minute album i'd already heard, which :lol i mean, yeah, it's BTBAM-y prog metal but it's pretty cool in what it is! i'm at least gonna give it a second spin but idk if this is something i need to buy or listen to all that much more, but it is definitely good, so. wish it were a bit longer, i guess?
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Another cool cover.
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(KANGA - You and I Will Never Die)
preeeetty much an extension of what Untie looked like, the dark, industrial-ish synthpop/wave sound. preeeetty much the whole way through, too, which makes the tunes kinda blend together a little bit? another listen or two might make 'em stand out and the sound's cool enough that i'd wanna give it another spin anyways but like with untie the hooks don't really pop leaving it a pleasant listen that may or may not make an impact with me
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listening to this album in full didn't really tell me anything i couldn't already guess about this band from the 20 minutes of the 35 minute album i'd already heard, which :lol i mean, yeah, it's BTBAM-y prog metal but it's pretty cool in what it is! i'm at least gonna give it a second spin but idk if this is something i need to buy or listen to all that much more, but it is definitely good, so. wish it were a bit longer, i guess?
Fortunately there is a sequel album which is just as good. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/others-by-no-one/book-ii-where-stories-come-from/
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(KANGA - You and I Will Never Die)
preeeetty much an extension of what Untie looked like, the dark, industrial-ish synthpop/wave sound. preeeetty much the whole way through, too, which makes the tunes kinda blend together a little bit? another listen or two might make 'em stand out and the sound's cool enough that i'd wanna give it another spin anyways but like with untie the hooks don't really pop leaving it a pleasant listen that may or may not make an impact with me
Yeah, it's overall kind of a specific sound and niche that's not really trying for a huge amount of variety, but finding anything comparable with a darker edge but similar smoother vocal style is quite difficult. There's more focus on subtlety and atmosphere, so it might take a few more plays to hit than generic club bangers would, although they do seem like they stood out to me quicker than for you.
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(Chapel of Disease - ...And as We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced the Eye)
this album is basically... the first song six times :lol which like, it's a cool sound and it's not rlly the album's fault that this isn't exactly a sound i need in excess - it's obviously a little, uhh, uncomplicated - you want old school death metal with sick guitars? here it is. here it is! it all sounds quite good and i enjoyed listening to it but i'm not sure it's something i can see myself returning to, just, not quite up my alley. best enjoyed in small doses, it seems
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The album's sameyness is what holds it back from being truly amazing yeah, but it's hard to complain when there's six songs and all six of them are great. :metal And I think the last two are different enough - 1.000 Different Paths takes out basically all the metal elements and is just a nice slow-paced rock song, and the closer has some almost blackened death metal passages towards the end that are considerably heavier than anything before it.
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(Parannoul & Asian Glow - Paraglow)
again a very short one, with the song i know taking up half the split :lol the rest of the tunes are like, the middling parts of Wheel (as in, tempo/intensity-wise) but the sound as a whole is pretty cool & i could def go for some more of it. probably will end up checking out the two artists involved separately, splits especially are just a hard sell for me, especially at this short length :lol but this IS really good so
just quickly peeking at the two i'm getting the sense asian glow is the one i'd be more interested in, yeah :lol
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atm i have twelve albums left on my list so i'm workin' my way through these :corn
you may have noticed it looking at the tracking post but uhh. there are no albums from round 4 on my list. no wonder i needed a break after that one, god :lol not doing that type of round ever again ig
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(Parannoul & Asian Glow - Paraglow)
again a very short one, with the song i know taking up half the split :lol the rest of the tunes are like, the middling parts of Wheel (as in, tempo/intensity-wise) but the sound as a whole is pretty cool & i could def go for some more of it. probably will end up checking out the two artists involved separately, splits especially are just a hard sell for me, especially at this short length :lol but this IS really good so
The Light Side Of The Eyes, though :metal
I haven't heard much else from Asian Glow that has impressed me, but the two most recent Parannoul albums are definitely worth checking out like I said. Him and Asian Glow also have another split (Downfall Of The Neon Youth) which is longer, has a third artist in there, and the artists are split across the songs instead of collaborating on the same ones. It's... alright but very inconsistent imo and the third artist (sonhos toman conta) just isn't my thing.
Also does anyone know what the hell this cover art is supposed to be? It's been months and I still have no idea. :lol
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just quickly peeking at the two i'm getting the sense asian glow is the one i'd be more interested in, yeah :lol
I dunno, if you want more stuff that sounds like the last couple minutes of Wheel, that's much closer to Parannoul from what I've heard.
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i'll cover all my bases and check out both then :lol looks like they both have albums out this year anywho
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Also does anyone know what the hell this cover art is supposed to be? It's been months and I still have no idea. :lol
Looks like a close-up of a couple of small items (possibly stones or pebbles) in a high-pile rug.
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Wondering if there’s any chance you’ll check out an album I submitted? :corn
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ignoring that i already did (alexisonfire) civilians is on my list, so
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Hmm yeah this was a longshot for me to begin with but while there's some initial intrigue it, kinda gets lost in a sea of short, less interesting tracks after its opening run and I kinda ran out of patience :lol it's a long album of a sound that's not quite my thing, it happens. not bad but nnnah
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ignoring that i already did (alexisonfire) civilians is on my list, so
Fair point :facepalm:
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i really wanna pin down the problem with modern prog metal 'cause like. it can't just be the djentification of the riffs right? that's here in small doses but it's not that prevalent either. i think it's more just. there's no real ambition to this? no real risks taken, no new ground broken, not even really much that identifies it as prog tbh it's more just alt metal with longer and slightly more complex songs. the riffs don't stand out, the hooks aren't really all that inspiring... kingcrow dude is no daniel gildenlow and that was the main reason why i liked that song, so.
like is this bad? no, it's perfectly serviceable. i did not quite make it to the end (stopped when i got to the song i know so there's like ten minutes of the album i haven't heard) i am just. wholly uninterested shrug
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Hmm yeah this was a longshot for me to begin with but while there's some initial intrigue it, kinda gets lost in a sea of short, less interesting tracks after its opening run and I kinda ran out of patience :lol it's a long album of a sound that's not quite my thing, it happens. not bad but nnnah
heresy
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i really wanna pin down the problem with modern prog metal 'cause like. it can't just be the djentification of the riffs right? that's here in small doses but it's not that prevalent either. i think it's more just. there's no real ambition to this? no real risks taken, no new ground broken
I think your problem here is looking to an established subgenre for innovation, that's basically an oxymoron. People get hung up on "progressive" as an adjective when it's just an indicator for certain types of sounds and structures at this point. Most truly new and innovative music isn't going to really fit into an existing genre.
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while that's broadly true, prog is a subset of genres known specifically for innovation and risk-taking, so i think it's more than reasonable to expect at least a little flavor or personality or, like, any semblance of an idea that isn't just recycling the same thing everyone else is doing outta the genre
really tho the big problem is that the kingcrow album just isn't very. interesting :lol
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Most truly new and innovative music isn't going to really fit into an existing genre.
Are you talking about vomit-core? I think you’re talking about vomit-core.
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keeping up with relistens (i did check this out when it first released!) here's what can really only be described as "modern prog rock if we increased the tempo" like more than the slight poppy and jazzy leanings of this that's how this feels to me. the end result is 50 minutes of music crammed into only 32, which can be a bit overwhelming but the tunes themselves are generally pretty fun! not sure any matched up to The One I Know and i kinda wish this was at least a track or two longer but i def will at least be returning to it
Just spun this for the first time in a while. I’m hardly a huge fan of the band, but I do love this record. It’s got such a great vibe to it. None of the other Moron Police albums/EPs measure up to this. I spun the new Toehider EP a couple of times in the last 24 hours and they have a couple of moments where they kinda give off the same vibe as this record.
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this reminds me a LOT of TDH's Act IV, that blend of indie rock and power pop with a ton of theatrical flair and even traces of 70's/80's hard rock thrown into the mix for good measure. except this album came out first :lol i don't think the vocals are as good as casey's but there's some pretty fun songs here and it keeps itself pretty interesting across its relatively trim runtime (something TDH doesn't do, so). i liked it, dunno if i'll love it but i at least liked it enough to warrant another spin
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while that's broadly true, prog is a subset of genres known specifically for innovation and risk-taking, so i think it's more than reasonable to expect at least a little flavor or personality or, like, any semblance of an idea that isn't just recycling the same thing everyone else is doing outta the genre
really tho the big problem is that the kingcrow album just isn't very. interesting :lol
Fortunately there are still progressive bands out there that are willing to try new things and innovate on the established sound.
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while that's broadly true, prog is a subset of genres known specifically for innovation and risk-taking, so i think it's more than reasonable to expect at least a little flavor or personality or, like, any semblance of an idea that isn't just recycling the same thing everyone else is doing outta the genre
really tho the big problem is that the kingcrow album just isn't very. interesting :lol
Well, they started as being innovative relative to the rock and metal of the time, but that breakthrough gets codified into a set of tropes that everyone else piles onto and turns into a normal music subgenre. Same thing as any other new subgenre, most just don't have the more pretentious "progressive" tag as part of them.
But I received the same song plus two others in my roulette, and that was easily the standout (it helps that I used to be a bigger fan of Pain of Salvation). The others were fine but felt more like Porcupine Tree-lite.
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yeah, like, this is a cute lil pop album. light 'n' fluffy and not really too deep (or too diverse) and it's not really the type of pop i go for at album length but my day was not made worse for having heard it! not rlly much else to say :lol
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hmm, see, yeah, the issue i had with awaken is kinda present all over this album - the mix is so overstuffed with sound at all times, every instrument and voice fighting for dominance that no real melodies or grooves can really emerge from it - it's most prevalent on the title track and parallels but even the quieter tracks have some degree of this which kinda baffles me. like there might be some good tunes here but the songs are so swampy and chaotic that they don't really get the chance to shine :lol i actually went back to compare to the older yes records that i do know and yeah no it's just something about the way this one sounds, fragile and close to the edge sound perfectly fine and even kinda tight in their mix. maybe i should listen to those records more instead :lol
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hmm, see, yeah, the issue i had with awaken is kinda present all over this album - the mix is so overstuffed with sound at all times, every instrument and voice fighting for dominance that no real melodies or grooves can really emerge from it - it's most prevalent on the title track and parallels but even the quieter tracks have some degree of this which kinda baffles me. like there might be some good tunes here but the songs are so swampy and chaotic that they don't really get the chance to shine :lol i actually went back to compare to the older yes records that i do know and yeah no it's just something about the way this one sounds, fragile and close to the edge sound perfectly fine and even kinda tight in their mix. maybe i should listen to those records more instead :lol
I'd give Tales from Topographic Oceans a spin as well. It's much more atmospheric and spacious. Top 3 Yes album for me.
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...what the hell? this album has existed for years and nobody told me?? this is like. purest crowcore :lol i wanna say this is like, the exact midpoint between arcane roots and the hirsch effekt? a lot closer to the prog style of the former and w/ some of the same synth integration at times but the riffing & intensity of the latter (and even some blackgaze-y moments? it's got a lotta stuff going on). it's not as... weird as the weirdest hirsch effekt moments but i'll be damned if this isn't just 45 straight minutes of really goddamn cool music and it all flows together start to finish just the way i like it. might be my new favorite discovery of the roulette, honestly :lol this rules!
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Nice!
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(boygenius - The Record)
ngl i almost skipped this one bcuz i kinda already knew how it was gonna play out - this type of music lives or dies on its lyrics and generally speaking i come to music more for the, well, music. and i was kinda trying to pay attention to the lyrics too - not as well as when i was listening to the leonard cohen album, of course - and there's probably... something, here, it all sounds nice, all three ladies are good singers, i just. i've heard it before :lol not bad, probably even pretty good, but just kinda inessential as far as my tastes are concerned
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in a wholly unsurprising turn of events, the only song off this i particularly cared for was the one i sent, the rest are exactly what i expected that song to sound like ie the less good half of the long one and eyup that sure is some death metal alright. i dunno what else to say, this was a longshot to begin with and it did not land but i'm fine with that :lol
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Damn, oh well. I'd have hoped you'd at least like some of the title track, "Intractable", or "Verdelet". Those in particular have more of the stuff you seemed to like from the second half of "Shelter".
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(Grimes - Miss Anthropocene)
listened to a bjork album yesterday so figured, hey, might as well follow that up with "artist who really wants to follow in bjork's footsteps" but aside from that i am not really sure what to do with this, honestly? it's got a pleasant enough sound to it but individual moments don't, really, stick out? and the pitched up vocals get kinda tiresome in such a large dose, too. there were... some cool ideas here, but i feel like i'd have trouble remembering most of this even given another few listens - even the one song i did know i'd kinda forgotten how it went until it came on again :lol solid but not exciting me
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I didn't send that but could have. I don't think that's her best work, though the particular track is close to my favorite on it. Visions and Art Angels in particular I think are better as albums.
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much like SOHN this is exactly what i expected it to be in the most whelming way possible - very pleasant, low-key synthpop that doesn't have a ton of punch or flavor to it but is nice enough to listen to if you need some music to listen to. i liked it fine but nothing about it screams "must-listen" to me.
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I've both listened to this before in a previous roulette (I think?) and have the same general issue with it I do the band they eventually became... there's a lot of nice sounds, a lot of neat ideas, but it's missing a certain... something, that keeps it from ever fully clicking for me. Maybe it's a bit too much of a pretty, rather edgeless sound, maybe it's a lack of energy throughout, maybe it's just. Not quite what I look for in this sphere of music? I feel kinda bad because part of me knows I would've been all over this ten years ago and I might give it another shot even now 'cause I do like it but I'm frustrated I don't like it more :lol
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not sure why i put this on my list tbh because it is exactly what i'd expect it to be: perfectly serviceable melodeath with a slight prog edge. i've never had a particular need for much of this sound, it's fine for what it is and i liked this fine enough but it's. it is what it is. yep
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i think i said it before, but a big part of TYS's appeal to me is their poppiness, and the instrumentals tend to be among my less favorite tracks from 'em - this does have vocals sometimes but it's not really poppy in the same way, way more focused on the instrumentation, and it's absolutely a jam on that front - though not much stands out as particularly unique either, it's just. really solid but it's not exactly something that speaks to me? tho to be fair if i were just discovering TYS today i probably would not like them as much either so, what do you know
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that was the last one on my list but i did a double-check and there's a few more i kinda wanna check out anyways so i'm gonna add them and burn thru them real quick, any albums here i feel like i have something to say about will probably end up in my next albumpressions video, too :corn
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that was the last one on my list but i did a double-check and there's a few more i kinda wanna check out anyways so i'm gonna add them and burn thru them real quick
Do the Greet Death album please :)
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not on my list and from what i heard it doesn't really seem like an album i'd enjoy tbh? maybe ig but you'll have to bribe me
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Litho: Ram-Zet – R.I.P.
I see this labelled as “avant-garde” metal and I go… yeah, in the sense that they’re not necessarily doing all the “right” things, but the amount of things they’re doing at the very least makes it interesting in the short term. I kinda get “slightly less weird DSO” vibes from this, actually? It definitely makes me want to at least check out the album – which even some of the better songs here don’t do, so.
I need to find out how much current Crow is disappointed with past Crow.
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i considered that one but in hindsight i already know i wouldn't like the album so i didn't bother lol
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i think i said it before, but a big part of TYS's appeal to me is their poppiness, and the instrumentals tend to be among my less favorite tracks from 'em - this does have vocals sometimes but it's not really poppy in the same way, way more focused on the instrumentation, and it's absolutely a jam on that front - though not much stands out as particularly unique either, it's just. really solid but it's not exactly something that speaks to me? tho to be fair if i were just discovering TYS today i probably would not like them as much either so, what do you know
Yea you’re not really wrong with any of this. It’s a solid album, but doesn’t come close to reaching any of the highs that every single TYS album does.
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i considered that one but in hindsight i already know i wouldn't like the album so i didn't bother lol
I would say they are less DsO and more the "extreme prog metal" you sometimes say you're looking for, though of course that doesn't guarantee anything, but in case you change your mind sometime.
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this reminds me a LOT of TDH's Act IV, that blend of indie rock and power pop with a ton of theatrical flair and even traces of 70's/80's hard rock thrown into the mix for good measure. except this album came out first :lol i don't think the vocals are as good as casey's but there's some pretty fun songs here and it keeps itself pretty interesting across its relatively trim runtime (something TDH doesn't do, so). i liked it, dunno if i'll love it but i at least liked it enough to warrant another spin
interesting. You might enjoy some of their other records more. Unsure. Animals is a reasonable gauge on their sound, although it's not as poppy as some of their others overall.
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yeah i figured this was a longshot but tbh this doesn't even sound that different from a lot of modern metalcore i've heard. like what makes this deathcore, even? i'm not actually sure. it's not even that heavy :lol it's fine for what it is but nothing about it rlly stands out to me and it's not what i look for in hardcore/metalcore
gonna be a bit less patient with these later picks anywho since i am getting a little burnt out, did not quite finish this one but it's fine
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i still don't get it
idk i respect this and understand the place where it comes from but the specific instrumental palette paired with this kind of intensity doesn't do it for me hhhh. i feel bad for not getting this but i'm also not obligated to enjoy it so whatever.
there. now i've listened to a round 4 album, kind of :lol
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this was pretty enjoyable! i kinda expected it would be, but it also didn't really surprise me in any way either, it's exactly the album i expected it to be and i've heard a lot of this sound so it doesn't really stand out to me? but yeah, i mean, nice music :)
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when the kyros album comes out i'll put my first impressions here too but that is not a released album yet sooo
i do wanna listen to it though
other than that uuhhh i think i'm good. i think i've checked out enough albums for one roulette :rollin
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this was pretty enjoyable! i kinda expected it would be, but it also didn't really surprise me in any way either, it's exactly the album i expected it to be and i've heard a lot of this sound so it doesn't really stand out to me? but yeah, i mean, nice music :)
Given your other album writeups, this is like a 9, so yeah, I'll take it!
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i still don't get it
idk i respect this and understand the place where it comes from but the specific instrumental palette paired with this kind of intensity doesn't do it for me hhhh. i feel bad for not getting this but i'm also not obligated to enjoy it so whatever.
there. now i've listened to a round 4 album, kind of :lol
Yeah it's a tough album, and I'm definitely more into her debut, which is a bit noisier.
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hey look i talked about some of these albums in video woah (the image is a URL)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5DzN75a0AEcY6I?format=jpg&name=large) (https://youtu.be/CRqpS-u9veI)
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It was an honor to contribute!
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I'll check it out! Awesome!
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I'm still not sure about lumping KANGA in with synthwave since it feels so different and has more influence from the 90s industrial sound palette than the 80s, but it's cool to see that it's probably my biggest hit from the roulette. Definitely curious to see if you'll check out the new album when it comes out next month, a few singles are already out now.
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genres are fake anyways who really cares :lol
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I feel like Kanga is more Darkwave than Synthwave.
I'm of two minds when it comes to genres. On the one hand, I feel like it helps direct people to new music that they may be looking for in a specific style. On the other hand, I think it can stop people from branching out into other genres and finding new music they may like by having a predisposed notion towards certain genres, as well as confining themselves to certain genres which they have decided are the only ones they like without having tried anything outside their comfort zone.
Personally, I like genres because they help me neatly categorize my music library and since I have no problem trying new things I don't think I'm preventing myself from finding new enjoyable music.