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=5I'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 PointsGorille85 - Gojira - Vacuity
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Vacuity/1TQDbH?src=5Gojira 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 pointsdtismajesty - Intronaut - Above
https://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Above/3hfvPE?src=5This 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 pointsDTVT - Slough Feg - Hardworlder
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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 pointsAcidRainLTE - Textures - Awake
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Awake/2C4zv2?src=5At 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 pointsjsem - Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Blue+Rondo+A+La+Turk/2D4s4o?src=5I'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 pointzxlkho - Neurosis - Eye
https://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Eye/3x4EtK?src=5Where 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 pointsStandings:
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.