cthrubuoy's song roulette - [On Hold]

[zxlkho]

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[Jamesman42]

Chill, he was in the hospital for Joseph Smith's sake.

[The King in Crimson]

NOT an excuse.

Roulettes are serious business, yo.

[jsem]

Especially if it's a russian one.

[Dr. DTVT]

Especially if it's a russian one.

Just make sure Wrath is playing.

[Gorille85]

You're alright?

[ClairvoyantCat]

Ummmm.... 

[cthrubuoy]

I am now out of hospital! Not dead, don't worry.
Starting write-ups now.

[zxlkho]

I am now out of hospital! Not dead, don't worry.
Starting write-ups now.

Awesome. Glad you're okay man.

Looking forward to the writeups!

[cthrubuoy]

Fastest write-ups in the West to get this back on track.
Apologies for the delay, but Quinsy is pretty nasty

Jamesman - Future of Forestry - So Close, So Far
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/So+Close+So+Far/2HkqXY?src=5
I'd definately agree with very catchy and very fun on this song. I really liked that clap/drum intro kicking the song off. When the bass started in it reminded me a bit of Tool (don't read too much into this. I think it was just the bass sound, who knows?), but then when the guitar and vocals joined in it reminded me of Muse. I love both those bands so I think that's why this clicked instantly with me.
That chorus was really 'nice', an uplifting melody and some catchy lyrics to match. I'd be interested in checking out more songs by this artist as I've listened to this one a good few times and still not been bored by it.

6 Points


Gorille85 - Gojira - Vacuity
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Vacuity/1TQDbH?src=5
Gojira is a band I've heard a lot about but never listened to.
I liked the sound of the intro when the song started, it's a really nice pounding metal sound guarunteed to get the head moving. The singing put me off slightly, especially the chorus but but the music made up for it in no time at all.
When the song kicked in towards the end, I really got into the groove. That section at 3:14 is one of the reasons this went from 3rd to 2nd from my initial rankings.

5 points


dtismajesty - Intronaut - Above
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Above/3hfvPE?src=5
This one started off with some really nice drumming and atmospheric guitar/vocals. It was a little bit generic but that didn't seem to put me off. It sounded like it was going to go heavy very early on in the song and I'm quite glad it didnt, it built up a lot of that atmosphere I mentioned, and it was nice to hear some interesting drumming to simpler sections of music for a change.
When it did eventually go heavier it got slighly repetetive, becoming one of the reasons that it swapped out with the 2nd place song.

4 points


DTVT - Slough Feg - Hardworlder
(No Grooveshark Link)
When you said folk metal I got really excited. The song didn't quite live up to my expectations, but was very enjoyable none-the-less.
It sounded like Iron Maiden had smoked pot for a bit too long, and I'm not an Iron Maiden fan unfortunately. (Pot on the other hand...)
Some sections were very nice. The 3:00 harmonising guitar section reminded me a bit of Thin Lizzy, and the guitar/vocal melodies at 2:00 I really enjoyed. This was much more of a grower though and took 3/4 listens to really get in to.

3 points


AcidRainLTE - Textures - Awake
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Awake/2C4zv2?src=5
At first this sounded a bit like Nu-Metal attempt at a ballad, a kind of 'Killswitch Engage post-"End of Heartache" attempt at being all sentimental'. I really wasn't very impressed until 2:07, when it went heavy. It was a little bit too 'hardcore' for me but it did grow on me towards the end. It seemed like the atmosphere wasn't created until after that heavy section even though they were playing alomost the same things as in the first section of the song. I can't quite put my finger on it. Overall not a bad effort though.

2 points


jsem - Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Blue+Rondo+A+La+Turk/2D4s4o?src=5
I've never really listened to jazz before so I didn't know what to expect when listening to this. I didn't quite get it I don't think. There were some nice musical ideas going but the song itself didn't seem to go anywhere.
It ended up dragging on a bit unfortunately which is why I've placed it so low in the rankings.

1 point


zxlkho - Neurosis - Eye
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Eye/3x4EtK?src=5
Where to start? This song sounded a bit like how I felt in hospital. Agony, pain... and that's not a good thing.
I thought maybe it would pick up into something listenable but it didn't.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of heavy, and some extremely heavy bands (Necrophagist to name one) but this didn't grip me at all. In fact, it's the only of the 7 entries I actually wanted to turn off.
Letters, you spoke of good riffs in the message you sent but I think maybe we were listeneing to different songs.
I'm a little bit disappointed because I think you're my highest match on last.fm compatibility. Maybe next time eh?

0 points

Standings:
Jamesman - 6
Gorille85 - 5
dtismajesty - 4
DTVT - 3
AcidRainLTE - 2
jsem - 1
zxlkho - 0

So, on Round 2 - Dynamics. I promise not to fall ill before posting the results of this round.

[zxlkho]

 

[ClairvoyantCat]

Neurosis is a fantastic band, but their a band that takes lots and lots of time to get into.  I would probably not rate them very high either my first time.


Glad you liked Intronaut, though. 

[zxlkho]

Question: is there a length limit for the songs?

[cthrubuoy]

I'm not going to impose a length limit, but I'd prefer you to keep that 1:45:20 song for the epic round

[Dr. DTVT]

Apologies for the delay, but Quinsy is pretty nasty

Please translate from British English to American English.  People don't get "Quinsy" here.

And damn you dtismajesty...I was planning on sending Intronaut later. I find it interesting that I would have sent different Intronaut and Gojira songs from the same album.  Guess it just shows that those are might fine albums.

[Gorille85]

I'm glad you liked my song! Weird that you didn't like the vocals though...

Anyhoo, I'll send my song in a minute!

[Gorille85]

I find it interesting that I would have sent different Intronaut and Gojira songs from the same album.  Guess it just shows that those are might fine albums.

It was really hard choosing only one Gojira track!


EDIT: Song sent! Still very confident

[Jamesman42]

I'm very busy the next few days, but I'm gonna try and send the song tonight. For speed, someone can pm me and remind me to do it tonight.

[jsem]

Sent. Not at ALL confident. I'm still trying to figure out if this man will listen to anything besides rock.

[cthrubuoy]

Apologies for the delay, but Quinsy is pretty nasty

Please translate from British English to American English.  People don't get "Quinsy" here.

Peritonsillar abscess
My apologies.

[cthrubuoy]

I'm glad you liked my song! Weird that you didn't like the vocals though...

Anyhoo, I'll send my song in a minute!

I think they may grow on me as I listen to more of the band. Well I hope so anyway

[cthrubuoy]

Sent. Not at ALL confident. I'm still trying to figure out if this man will listen to anything besides rock.

I will, I will! I'm open to all suggestions. That's the whole point of this roulette, so I can expand my musical horizons. That could be by finding new artists in genres I like, or new genres entirely.

[Gorille85]

I'm glad you liked my song! Weird that you didn't like the vocals though...

Anyhoo, I'll send my song in a minute!

I think they may grow on me as I listen to more of the band. Well I hope so anyway

Probably! Joe is maybe the best harsh vocalist in metal, IMO.

[cthrubuoy]

I'm glad you liked my song! Weird that you didn't like the vocals though...

Anyhoo, I'll send my song in a minute!

I think they may grow on me as I listen to more of the band. Well I hope so anyway

Probably! Joe is maybe the best harsh vocalist in metal, IMO.

Mikael Åkerfeldt would like a word

[Gorille85]

Mikael Åkerfeldt would like a word

Mikael is up there too and a better singer overall but I feel like Joe's harsh vocals are more diverse and effective.

[Dr. DTVT]

Sending soon probably.  I don't like ambiguous rounds...its too open to interpretation.  Sad is easy to figure out...cool solos, riffs, fills, time era, and other concrete definitions are easy to deal with.  I'm not quite sure what to do with this round.

[Jamesman42]

Sent. I am very confident in my choice for some reason. And it gave me a reason to listen to it, such an awesome song.

[jsem]

Sending soon probably.  I don't like ambiguous rounds...its too open to interpretation.  Sad is easy to figure out...cool solos, riffs, fills, time era, and other concrete definitions are easy to deal with.  I'm not quite sure what to do with this round.

He said "make what you want of it". I had the same problem....

[ariich]

Sending soon probably.  I don't like ambiguous rounds...its too open to interpretation.  Sad is easy to figure out...cool solos, riffs, fills, time era, and other concrete definitions are easy to deal with.  I'm not quite sure what to do with this round.

By dynamics I'm fairly sure he just means something that displays a range of dynamics, and does it well.

[cthrubuoy]

Sending soon probably.  I don't like ambiguous rounds...its too open to interpretation.  Sad is easy to figure out...cool solos, riffs, fills, time era, and other concrete definitions are easy to deal with.  I'm not quite sure what to do with this round.

By dynamics I'm fairly sure he just means something that displays a range of dynamics, and does it well.

Yeh, this. It's open to interpretation so that I get as varied a response as possible.

[jsem]

Then, my pick was excellent.

[cthrubuoy]

I look forward to listening to it.

Waiting on 2 more picks.

[zxlkho]

I think dtismajesty will rage at my song selection...

[ClairvoyantCat]

I think dtismajesty will rage at my song selection...

This interests me.





Are they all in now?

[cthrubuoy]

Not quite. I'll PM them to get a move on