This round really made me appreciate Neal Morse and Roine Stolt even more than I previously have. I love how their voices seem to drip emotion and I kinda realized that is why I love so many Transatlantic parts. The vocal melodies are often stunning. That said for different reasons this was again a very strong round and I’m sorry about the wait.
PC: Alcest – Tir Nan Og (8 pts)
Two point Tingle sent in a four round performance with this track. Instrumental with some vocals (no lyrics) this is a nice combination of soothing and happy. The vocal parts in the song are executed really well as are many of the minor instrumental parts that back the main frame of the song.
JB: Blues Image – Ride Captain Ride (2 pt)
A nice enough song with a good classic rock groove, but I found it a bit dull to ever put too much of a smile on my face. I’d be happy enough if I heard this song on the radio at some point, but I’m not really looking to replay it too much here at home.
Seth: Jonsi – Go Do (9 pts)
After the first 30 seconds of this song I was almost laughing at Seth for sending this to me, but as the song progressed I realized it’s pretty much exactly what I was looking for this round. Sure, the lyrics are either in some other language or gibberish, but the song is happy to the core, and as I listen to the music and vocal melodies I can’t help but smile. Not sure how much replay value this band would have with me, but for a single song this was a great submission.
Wolf: Masterplan – Wounds (3 pts)
I can definitely see why Wolf would send this track. I do love Jorn Lande and the chorus definitely can put a smile on my face. Problem was the song was more typical power metal chorus than the other submissions and really didn’t stand out well against them. Very good track nonetheless.
Ytse: Metamorphosis – You (1 pt)
Much like Wolf’s submissions this is another one that really failed to pack the necessary punch for the round despite being a good song. There are a few parts which hit the mark, but overall this is getting the famine half of Ytse’s recent scoring trends.
Rich: Moon Safari – Heartland (10 pts)
This song comes together musically and vocally to hit what I was looking for pretty much on the head. The synths offer up goodness around every turn it seems, often followed by synthetic and layered vocals that consist of pure joy that make it hard not to be happy.
Zander: Nightengale – Atlantis Rising (6 pts)
First off, I know Zander submitted this band before, but since I didn’t say it couldn’t be done originally I ok’d him sending this. This track is very different from the previous track Zander sent, and it does a great job of taking the general idea of Wolf’s submission and perfecting it in what is a better and more joyous track. With this solid showing the roulette is Zander’s to lose.
DTVT: Oasis – Live Forever (7 pts)
All the songs of 5 or more points were great and this is the last of that very hard to rank bunch. Much like Rich’s submission this did a good job combining music and vocals is a happy grouping. And it had a rocking feel much as Zander’s submission. All in all a great overall track as well. I’d say no round up to this point has had so many fantastic tracks.
Hair: 5+4+0+9+9+8+10+6 = 51
Rapkins: 6+9+1+6+8+5+5+9 = 49
Wolf: 9+8+0+4+4+8+9+3 = 45
Mason: 8+7+1+7+2+4+8+7 = 44
Brit: 4+6+0+3+5+9+2+10 = 39
Ytse: 1+5-1+5+10+10+1+1 = 32
Puppet: 7+1-1+1+6+6+3+2 = 25
Joseph: 2+2-1+2+3+3+6+8 = 25
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