Skydivingninja's Song Roulette v. Another one?

skydivingninja · April 17, 2011, 08:27:06 PM

RESULTS! Sorry I had a dragon to slay with the mighty Thundersword before I could listen to these lovely songs.

Gorille 10 gajillion points
Skydivingninja-Synthetic Sky
You win the roulette forever for not only finding the best song this round, but for finding the best artist in the world. My life wasn't complete until just now!

Okay, but seriously, results. Sorry I'm a failure at life. My only hope is that ZBomber actually killed himself this time.

Laterlolus88 5 Points
Buckethead-Mausoleum Door
I know I asked for synth/electronic stuff, but when I saw you sent me Buckethead of all things I was a bit skeptical. I mean, this is the same guy who wrote "Jordan," right? Well I never knew he did stuff like this, and oddly, it kind of reminded me of Abstract in the Sky (if you don't know AitS, look no further than Volkie Poo). Very cool, slightly spooky, and groovy, and the guitar noodling in the middle of the song was incredibly tasteful.

Gorille 4 Points
Massive Attack - Splitting the Atom
Someone recommended this to me after I commented about how much I liked Volk's album. I can understand why. That was really awesome as well! Simple, good beat, dreamlike...not really sure what else to say about it.

Voxyn 4 Points
Kyte-ihnfsa
I think I was hooked by the first second. The vocalist sounds like a combination of Mariuz Duda and Connor Oberst, but it really works well. Excellent, excellent find.

ZedBomber 3 Points
The Pineapple Thief-Wake Up the Dead
I only have Tightly Unwound, and I remember it being somewhere between "all right" and "good," I don't remember it much, but if this is from their new album then they already remind me of Pure Reason Revolution, with some kind of new prog model of "release good first proggy album, then go electronic and shit and make good music like that." Hopefully they avoid the third step of "get someone else to write all your songs, ignore the awesome female vocalist, lose your souls, and make a really REALLY disappointing third album," because this song grabbed me more than the whole last album and I'm curious to look at the whole thing (though, granted, I need to listen to it again). My one complaint is that there isn't much of a low end, which could really bring the song to amazing heights.

AcidRainlte 3 Points
Polkadot Cadaver-Pure Bedlam for Half Breeds
I've heard you and Justin praise these guys endlessly. I also know you're staying over at Ryan's just to see them. I've heard some DFD and PC stuff before, so I really need to get some of their stuff, because this song was really awesome. Wasn't exactly what I was thinking of for this round, but the beginning certainly counts enough.

I wanted to dance and headbang with all the absurdity of it all.

dtismajesty 3 Points
Krister Linder - Turning Daisies
Sure is indie in this roulette. But it was good. So good for you for not sucking.

Antigoon 2 Points
Ratatat-17 Years
I only know "Wildcat" from this band, and since this song is from the same album I might pick it up at some point. This song is chock full of great, fun riffs, and I feel really bad for only giving it two points, but the others were just so strong...

Sigz 1 Point
Fennesz-Caecilia
Well aren't you all avant garde and indie as fuck? Very atmospheric, which is always a plus. It was a nice listen, but I think I'd need a whole album of this stuff rather than a standalone song, so it falls a bit flat compared to the other submissions. Is there an album of it you'd recommend for me to really get a full Fennesz experience?

THE POINTS SO FAR
Gorille85-25
Sigz-24
ZBomber-24
Antigoon-23
Voxyn-22
Lateralus88-21
dtismajesty-18
acidrainlte-17

ALL RIGHT, FINAL ROUND. My interest in Dream Theater was sparked by their really big, epic sound on SFAM, which I had grown to appreciate thanks to lots of classic rock bands who really knew how to construct climaxes to their songs. If it weren't for DT and that epic feeling, I wouldn't have found my way here, and I wouldn't have discovered so many other amazing bands. So now your challenge is this: send me something grand and epic. Not necessarily in length, but in feel. Think "Jungleland," "Deadhead," "Trial of Tears," "The Light and the Glass," "Take a Bow," "Butterflies & Hurricanes," "The Show Must Go On," etc. etc.

lateralus88 · April 17, 2011, 08:34:47 PM

5 points is the only proper score for a Buckethead song.

antigoon · April 17, 2011, 08:43:56 PM

Volk9 · April 17, 2011, 09:02:05 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on April 17, 2011, 08:27:06 PM
RESULTS! Sorry I had a dragon to slay with the mighty Thundersword before I could listen to these lovely songs.

...it kind of reminded me of Abstract in the Sky (if you don't know AitS, look no further than Volkie Poo)...

...how much I liked Volk's album...

Gorille85 · April 17, 2011, 10:34:42 PM

AWW YEAH ON TOP!!!

Zantera · April 18, 2011, 01:54:29 AM

Quote from: skydivingninja on April 17, 2011, 08:27:06 PM

ZedBomber 3 Points
The Pineapple Thief-Wake Up the Dead
I only have Tightly Unwound, and I remember it being somewhere between "all right" and "good," I don't remember it much, but if this is from their new album then they already remind me of Pure Reason Revolution, with some kind of new prog model of "release good first proggy album, then go electronic and shit and make good music like that." Hopefully they avoid the third step of "get someone else to write all your songs, ignore the awesome female vocalist, lose your souls, and make a really REALLY disappointing third album," because this song grabbed me more than the whole last album and I'm curious to look at the whole thing (though, granted, I need to listen to it again). My one complaint is that there isn't much of a low end, which could really bring the song to amazing heights.

Not sure if you know, but The Pineapple Thief has released 8 albums, so there are actually 6 studio-albums released before Tightly Unwound.

Unlike your example with PRR (where the third album sucked so bad), TPT's latest album really is great, and you should check it out.

skydivingninja · April 18, 2011, 04:28:30 AM

...seriously? No one on DTF talks about anything Pineapple Thief besides Tightly Unwound, from what I've seen. Well whaddya know.

Gorille85 · April 18, 2011, 04:29:33 AM

Yeah their new album is really good!

Zantera · April 18, 2011, 04:44:09 AM

Quote from: skydivingninja on April 18, 2011, 04:28:30 AM
...seriously? No one on DTF talks about anything Pineapple Thief besides Tightly Unwound, from what I've seen. Well whaddya know.

It's kinda sad that they don't get more attention, but still a fantastic band.

King Postwhore · April 18, 2011, 04:50:43 AM

Matt. Great band if your in a melancholy mood. I personally love Abducting the Unicorn & 137. Their first 2 albums.

ClairvoyantCat · April 18, 2011, 08:27:17 AM

QuoteSo good for you for not sucking.

ZBomber · April 18, 2011, 09:19:15 AM

The only reason people don't talk about the earlier albums is because they are all really hard to find. They've been reissuing them though, so for people like me who prefer to buy music instead of download it, it's a good thing!

I have no idea what I'm sending this round.

ClairvoyantCat · April 18, 2011, 09:20:52 AM

Matt, disregard the Facebook PM I sent while I was banned.

I've got something better to send and I can do it here this time.

AcidLameLTE · April 18, 2011, 10:49:56 AM

STILL LAST

Sigz · April 18, 2011, 02:30:39 PM

Goddammit Matt. And IF YOU PAID ATTENTION TO MY TOP 50 ALBUMS LIST YOUD KNOW TO GET ENDLESS SUMMER BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST THEM

LieLowTheWantedMan · April 18, 2011, 02:34:48 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on April 18, 2011, 04:28:30 AM
...seriously? No one on DTF talks about anything Pineapple Thief besides Tightly Unwound, from what I've seen. Well whaddya know.

Funny because every song I've heard from that album is meh. Little Man is much better.

lateralus88 · April 18, 2011, 03:45:14 PM

Would it count against me to use an artist I've already used before in this roulette? I have a song that'd be fucking perfect. If not, that's totally fine too. I should be able to come up with something else.

skydivingninja · April 18, 2011, 04:32:54 PM

If its a song I gave you 1 or 2 points for, sure, try and change my mind.

lateralus88 · April 18, 2011, 04:43:40 PM

never mind then. It was Novembre. I'll be looking for something else it looks like.

ZBomber · April 22, 2011, 12:19:19 PM

Is it gonna be another 2 weeks before everyone sends in their submissions?

skydivingninja · April 22, 2011, 01:16:05 PM

Guess so. I've only gotten like, three.

ClairvoyantCat · April 22, 2011, 01:44:44 PM

That's absurd.

lateralus88 · April 22, 2011, 05:00:44 PM

If it makes me seem like less of a douche, I already sent mine in.

zxlkho · April 22, 2011, 05:31:08 PM

Quote from: lateralus88 on April 22, 2011, 05:00:44 PM
If it makes me seem like less of a douche, I already sent mine in.

It doesn't help much.

Gorille85 · April 23, 2011, 11:51:56 AM

Sent. I'm not sure you'll like it...

antigoon · April 23, 2011, 01:04:58 PM

I have no idea what to send.

antigoon · April 23, 2011, 02:14:24 PM

jk sent

antigoon · April 24, 2011, 08:57:50 AM

aaand for the triple post

COME ON GUYS JUST SEND YOUR SHIT SO THE NEXT ONE CAN START

Sigz · April 24, 2011, 09:03:32 AM

Sent.

skydivingninja · April 24, 2011, 12:18:47 PM

Waiting on the pineapple thief.

AcidLameLTE · April 24, 2011, 07:27:59 PM

Sorry, I've been really busy lately. I've sent a song though, even if it may not be what you're looking for.

ZBomber · April 27, 2011, 09:26:49 AM

GLOMP

antigoon · April 28, 2011, 08:42:22 AM

Yeah bro.

AcidLameLTE · April 28, 2011, 12:01:55 PM

spoon

lateralus88 · April 28, 2011, 08:45:23 PM

guard.

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