Author Topic: Orcus' Song Roulette v2.0 - A Music Contest: The Sequel (Read 25323 times)

orcus116 · « **Reply #210 on:** November 06, 2011, 10:34:46 AM »

Really? For what?

EDIT: Looks like it's only for a week. I'm thinking of suspending this until then (I fully expect Gorille to joke that it would've taken that long anyways

) if you guys are on board. If he really isn't coming back for good we'll just load it back up.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #211 on:** November 06, 2011, 10:50:02 AM »

He is permabanned. Something he said on the facebook group downfuck his bump.

So you should post the next round already.

If you want I'll take his submissions via facebook and PM them to you.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #212 on:** November 06, 2011, 11:10:14 AM »

Yeah, he's perm'd.

Fuck.

orcus116 · « **Reply #213 on:** November 06, 2011, 12:16:19 PM »

Jesus Christ for that? C'mon, Nick, what the fuck?

Anyways I'll get the rules for Round 5 up shortly.

EDIT: Link to the FB group? I can't seem to find it.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #214 on:** November 06, 2011, 01:54:30 PM »

https://fr-ca.facebook.com/groups/dreamtheaterforums/

And Ryan requested the permaban I think.

EDIT: Well I can't wait for that next round!

antigoon · « **Reply #215 on:** November 06, 2011, 02:34:07 PM »

1. i hate you tingle
2. ryan got banned? wow.
3. I guess it's not that surprising.

orcus116 · « **Reply #216 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:22:11 PM »

Round 5: Apples to Apples
Selection type: Free-for-all

How this round works:

As with the last round, this round is based off a party game. For any of you that have never played Apples to Apples it's a card game in which a person throws down an adjective card and everyone else anonymously throws down a noun card they think best relates to that adjective card. It's a game mainly based around humor so a noun card like "Choir Boys" might end up winning if the adjective card is "Delicious" (this actually happened and won at a game I was playing).

So I'm going to make a modified version of this kind of game. Instead of one adjective I'm going to throw out a sentence fragment. Your job as the player is to finish the sentence fragment with a song title. The round is a free-for-all but you're limited in how well you can complete the sentence. This is partially based around humor though I'll see how well the song title works just in general. Good luck!

Sentence fragment:

Behind every great man, there is...

antigoon · « **Reply #217 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:24:23 PM »

Yeezy, "Gold Digger"

wait.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #218 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:27:28 PM »

Does it need to be the exact song title? Like could it be "Monkey" even if it should be "A Monkey"?

orcus116 · « **Reply #219 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:29:06 PM »

I'll allow some leeway, especially if it's only stuff like 'the', 'a', etc.

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #220 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:33:47 PM »

I think we found our next forum game. I came up with a few really funny ones and I didn't even get halfway through artists that begin with A.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #221 on:** November 06, 2011, 04:50:50 PM »

So humor works in our favor. Do I understand correctly?

orcus116 · « **Reply #222 on:** November 06, 2011, 05:09:23 PM »

Nekov · « **Reply #223 on:** November 06, 2011, 05:59:14 PM »

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #224 on:** November 06, 2011, 06:03:58 PM »

So, wait. Does it matter if the song is actually good?

orcus116 · « **Reply #225 on:** November 06, 2011, 06:17:29 PM »

I was gonna rank them by song titles but I'm going to rank them by song quality then in a separate list rank the song titles. The one I think is best gets a bonus point.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #226 on:** November 06, 2011, 06:18:35 PM »

Yeah, that's what I figured.

SENT!

orcus116 · « **Reply #227 on:** November 06, 2011, 08:57:04 PM »

4 in, need 3 more. Maybe we can get a 24 hour turnover D:

Gorille85 · « **Reply #228 on:** November 06, 2011, 08:58:16 PM »

Sent.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #229 on:** November 06, 2011, 09:09:39 PM »

Le sent.

MasterShakezula · « **Reply #230 on:** November 06, 2011, 11:16:52 PM »

Sent.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #231 on:** November 07, 2011, 05:44:58 PM »

So everyone sent their song?

orcus116 · « **Reply #232 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:31:47 PM »

I'm on the last song. Reviews up shortly.

orcus116 · « **Reply #233 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:41:34 PM »

Round 5 Results: Apples to Apples
Selection type: Free-for-all

Results are in order from least points to most points:

MasterShakezula
Behind every great man, there is...
"Lemmings" (Van Der Graaf Generator)
While there were parts of this song I liked it seemed to go on for quite some time. There was a time when prog like this would've captured my interest but I think that time has passed. The jazzy bits were cool, especially with the dissonance play but the rest was just alright. Sorry to say but this became background noise more often than not.

Ravenheart
Behind every great man, there is...
[a] "Mad Girl" (Emilie Autumn)
I dunno what to say about this song. The vocals were fairly well done though coupled with the music I don't know if I really connected with the song. It was pleasant, inoffensive but not something I can see myself going back to voluntarily.

Perpetual Change
Behind every great man, there is...
[a] "Crew Slut" (Frank Zappa)
Haha what the hell? I should've figured since Zappa definitely is one of those quirky musicians with a good sense of humor. Musically I dug the fairly upbeat and bluesy feel of the song. It did seem to meander in the middle but it did pick up at the end. Not sure how I feel about the talking parts though they did make me grin.

antigoon
Behind every great man, there is...
[a] "Constipated Duck" (Jeff Beck)
Nice little 70s groove going on, especially with that cop show clav happening in the background. The interplay between the background instruments was cool, especially since they were doing their own thing over top the guitar solo. Seems more of an interlude track than anything but in that regards it works well.

Nekov
Behind every great man, there is...
[a] "Paradox" (Kansas)
Some neat old school prog with some rather cool interplay between the violins and the keys all throughout the song. My knowledge of Kansas is rather limited so this was nice little exposure. Way closer to the type of Yes-like 70s prog I like than some other I've heard. Offered just the right amount though I would've liked to hear some more guitar stuff.

zxlkho
Behind every great man, there is...
"Birth Pains of Astral Projection" (maudlin of the Well)
Well this song certainly has an identity all unto itself. At first I thought the song was going to continue with its Zora's Palace type island groove but the heavy part took me by surprise. I must say the vocals do sound slightly out of place part of the time but like Agalloch I could see myself getting quickly used to them. I really liked the density of this song and man did it sure travel through styles. I really have to look into this band more.

Gorille85
Behind every great man, there is...
[a] "Porn Piece or the Scars of Cold Kisses" (Ulver)
I keep getting a lot of band this roulette I've been meaning to get into and Ulver is no exception. I had heard about this album being the a big change from their older black metal roots. I really love this kind of dark, electronica tone in songs so from the get go the song got my attention. Reminded me a lot of Mezzanine by Massive Attack which is an awesome album. Not much else I can really say about this song other than it was great.

Bonus Point:
While some were flat out ridiculous to the point where I couldn't help but win I had to give it to "Lemmings". I think the visual did it for me.

The Tally:

29 - Gorille85
24 - antigoon
23 - Perpetual Change
23 - zxlkho
23 - MasterShakezula (+1 for winning the title bonus point)
17 - Nekov
13 - Ravenheart

MasterShakezula · « **Reply #234 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:49:41 PM »

I don't even care my song got last place.

That the joke was most humorous to you really made my day.

Sigz · « **Reply #235 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:54:30 PM »

Dude, listen to Bath by maudlin of the Well.

Now.

orcus116 · « **Reply #236 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:57:20 PM »

How now?

Sigz · « **Reply #237 on:** November 07, 2011, 06:58:26 PM »

Brown cow.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #238 on:** November 07, 2011, 07:17:11 PM »

Glad you liked Ulver.

I love this band so much!

Nekov · « **Reply #239 on:** November 07, 2011, 08:06:10 PM »

What happens now Orcus?

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #240 on:** November 07, 2011, 09:01:59 PM »

Oh man, aside from Gorille speeding ahead this is pretty damn close.

I'm surprised you haven't been liking Ravenheart's submissions very much, though.

orcus116 · « **Reply #241 on:** November 07, 2011, 09:06:55 PM »

Same. We've agreed heavily on odd music choices in the past.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #242 on:** November 07, 2011, 09:15:44 PM »

It's clearly a plot against me. I got screwed on 2 rounds, which was out of my control.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #243 on:** November 07, 2011, 09:19:27 PM »

What will the Round 6 be??

orcus116 · « **Reply #244 on:** November 07, 2011, 10:16:18 PM »

There will be two more rounds. I'll post 6 in a second but I'm still tweaking 7.

News: DreamTheaterForums is a place for people who just don't have the time for music anymore.

Author Topic: Orcus' Song Roulette v2.0 - A Music Contest: The Sequel (Read 25323 times)