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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #140 on: December 14, 2011, 12:31:25 PM »
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #141 on: December 14, 2011, 12:38:58 PM »
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #142 on: December 14, 2011, 01:20:53 PM »
HEY IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU'RE SO INCOMPETENT YOU COULDN'T EVEN SEND A SONG PROPERLY

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #144 on: December 14, 2011, 02:49:55 PM »
*cough*  *cough*
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #145 on: December 14, 2011, 03:10:54 PM »
he must be busy sexin someone (now that it's later)
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #146 on: December 14, 2011, 03:17:36 PM »
he must be busy sexin someone (now that it's later)
What? We were done hours ago, it's not my fault he's slacking.

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 4 results, Round 5 up)
« Reply #147 on: December 14, 2011, 03:19:24 PM »
he must be busy sexin someone (now that it's later)
What? We were done hours ago, it's not my fault he's slacking.
It was someone else's turn. :eyebrows:

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #148 on: December 14, 2011, 03:21:49 PM »
RESULTS – ROUND 5: So energy!
Another strong round, all of the songs had energy but it was interesting to see the range of styles this covered.

6 points: Sigz
Caravan Palace – Clash
This seriously made me want to dance. I’ve never really listened to any electro swing but if this is indicative of the genre then WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN ALL THIS TIME?! Absolutely loved every second of it, and went straight to buy the album on download after hearing it. Funky, groovy, fun, awesome.

5 points: LLTWM
Birds and Buildings – Birds Flying Into Buildings
Another tune I absolutely loved from the first listen! Prog jazz fusion isn’t a common style in my music collection, but this track is amazing so I can see the album joining my collection soon. It’s fast and cool, with lots of great rhythms and fantastic playing from everyone in the band, and I really love the variety in style and sound/instrumentation throughout. Some bits sound like pure 70s prog while others are straight-up jazz, and then the rest is a nice blend of the two. Great stuff!

4 points: Jingle
Flaming Row – Unearth the Truth
Terrific modern prog rock right here, such a big sound these guys have right from the off, and when the song gets going it’s definitely a thumping, head-banging song. Nice playing, some great melodies and lots of good ideas. It does border on overly cheesy in a couple of places, but never goes down that route for long before returning to the juicy good stuff. I really want to give the album a listen now!

4 points: King
The Raconteurs – Hold Up
This was a really good fun jam-rock song. I’m not a huge fan of the White Stripes but I know the potential Jack White has as a songwriter because of the few really good songs they have, and this really floats my boat much more than his White Stripes stuff. Simple enough, but it got me bobbing along to it!

3 points: DTVT
Vanishing Point – Embodiment
The way this song starts is really amazing, and I thought I was going to absolutely love it. And indeed it’s a solid song with some really nice ideas in it, but once it got going it didn’t grab me as much as I thought it was going to from the huge intro. I think maybe it’s the vocals, which are competent enough but lack a bit of character. Nice energetic prog-power metal though, with a pretty catchy chorus!

2 points: Ytse
Asking Alexandria – Closure
This song has so many cool ideas, I do enjoy it rather a lot. Quite a few bits got me head-banging, and the song definitely has a ton of energy, probably more than any other song this round! Only issue for me was the song seemed very incoherent – good ideas but total lack of any flow or sense. Still, the good stuff in it is good enough to still make the song enjoyable!

2 points: Raven
The Crüxshadows – Birthday
I’ve heard a couple of Crüxshadows songs before that I really dug, but this didn’t grab me nearly as much as those did. It has a nice beat to it and some good melodies, but large parts of this song I just didn’t particularly interesting. The chorus is really catchy though, no denying that! I’m still going to check them out properly at some point.

1 point: Gorille
Gojira – Vacuity
You took a risk with this one, as I’ve heard another Gojira album but I didn’t really like it all that much and only rated it 2.5 stars. And unfortunately this hasn’t really changed my mind. It’s not bad by any means, I just don’t really hear much in that I find very exciting.


The Scores
Raven: 6 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 2 = 24
Gorille: 5 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 20
LLTWM: 3 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 5 = 20
Ytse: 4 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 2 = 16
Sigz: 2 + 5 + 5 – 4 + 6 = 14
DTVT: 4 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 3 = 11
King: 3 + 4 + 2 – 2 + 4 = 11
Jingle: 2 + 3 + 3 – 6 + 4 = 6


ROUND 6: Mini-epic – I did a round for “epics” in my first roulette, where I asked for long songs that took the listener on a journey. This time, I want the song to feel epic because of the sound and the music, but not because of the length. Send me a song you think feels epic, but is no longer than 7 minutes! Completely open in terms of genre.

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #149 on: December 14, 2011, 03:24:58 PM »
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #150 on: December 14, 2011, 03:28:26 PM »
I'm with you about the White Stripes and this band is light years ahead of the WS. Try their 2 albums you will not be disappointed.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #151 on: December 14, 2011, 03:30:10 PM »
:D Glad you liked it! Electroswing is indeed awesome.

Also, The Book Club in Shoreditch has an electroswing night, either every 1st or every 3rd saturday of the month (can't remember, it's something like that). It's tons of fun, and makes for an insanely epic date night if you have the opportunity. I highly recommend it.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #152 on: December 14, 2011, 03:30:48 PM »
Epic you say?  I resubmit Deathtrain :)
     

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #153 on: December 14, 2011, 03:35:10 PM »
:D Glad you liked it! Electroswing is indeed awesome.

Also, The Book Club in Shoreditch has an electroswing night, either every 1st or every 3rd saturday of the month (can't remember, it's something like that). It's tons of fun, and makes for an insanely epic date night if you have the opportunity. I highly recommend it.
That sounds amazing! :D Now I just need to find someone else who likes electroswing to go with!

Epic you say?  I resubmit Deathtrain :)
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #154 on: December 14, 2011, 03:46:23 PM »
4 points: Jingle
Flaming Row – Unearth the Truth
Terrific modern prog rock right here, such a big sound these guys have right from the off, and when the song gets going it’s definitely a thumping, head-banging song. Nice playing, some great melodies and lots of good ideas. It does border on overly cheesy in a couple of places, but never goes down that route for long before returning to the juicy good stuff. I really want to give the album a listen now!

Do it!  Nick's, Mason's and my album of the year.  It's a Rock Opera, so you have to listen start to finish to really appreciate.  Took me a couple of spins, but now it's on constant rotation.

Epic, and less than 7 minutes.  hhhmmmm, this is gonna be a challenge.  Nick's 'mini-epic' theme at 8-10 minutes was tough enough.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #155 on: December 14, 2011, 03:56:49 PM »
Epic, and less than 7 minutes.  hhhmmmm, this is gonna be a challenge.  Nick's 'mini-epic' theme at 8-10 minutes was tough enough.
To clarify, it doesn't need to have multiple varied sections or anything like that - I just want the sound and feel to be epic. So it can be as short as you like within that definition. I also found Nick's hard, but that's because he had a lower limit as well - I had loads of songs I could have sent him below 8 minutes, but not so many within that range!

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #156 on: December 14, 2011, 03:59:22 PM »
There's some songs under 4 minutes that are super epic...

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #157 on: December 14, 2011, 04:29:57 PM »
Glad you liked it. :) I recommend the album highly, it is very eclectic full of many different styles of prog with some jazz thrown in. It can be an acquired taste, but it's quite awesome.

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #158 on: December 14, 2011, 05:09:13 PM »
If my song doesn't make you want to rape, pillage, and plunder the countryside, please consider deposit your balls in the garbage bag becuase you shouldn't have any.
     

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #159 on: December 15, 2011, 07:41:33 AM »
Sent.

Man, it's feast or famine with these Roulette's.  It was a busy day yesterday for Mason and I (being in all three right now)
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #160 on: December 15, 2011, 08:28:02 AM »
I've got the song and will send it when I get home!


Edit:  Sent!
« Last Edit: December 15, 2011, 04:08:30 PM by kingshmegland »
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #161 on: December 16, 2011, 05:28:30 AM »
Im workin on this....sorry.
I'll send tonight.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #162 on: December 16, 2011, 06:17:04 AM »
ok, I'll put this out to everyone so that there's nothing going on behind the scenes.

The song I'd like to send is 7:01

I got slapped nicely for a similar transgression in another roulette.
Im really not all about winning these things, it's more about the music.

Does anyone have a problem with me submitting this song IF Ariich allows it?

no hard feelings if I get more no-s then yes-s it's just a fun thing.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #163 on: December 16, 2011, 06:24:17 AM »
Depends if the most epic part of the song is in that last 0:01!

No problem here.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #164 on: December 16, 2011, 06:50:17 AM »
Fine with me too  :laugh:

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #165 on: December 16, 2011, 08:44:12 AM »
7:01 is fine with me. There's bound to be a second of silence between the start and end of the track!

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #166 on: December 16, 2011, 09:18:43 AM »
just judge the first 7 minutes :)
     

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #167 on: December 17, 2011, 05:04:26 AM »
Just waiting on Zander, LieLow and Ian.

HURRY UP ALREADY. :P

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #168 on: December 17, 2011, 07:06:43 AM »
In the end I went with different track but
Thanks for not grumping over one second.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #169 on: December 17, 2011, 07:25:46 AM »
Just waiting on Zander, LieLow and Ian.

HURRY UP ALREADY. :P

Seriously, dock points for tardiness.
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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #170 on: December 17, 2011, 07:35:33 AM »
Well, I hadn't set a deadline or anything. :lol But I'll PM them.

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #171 on: December 17, 2011, 02:05:40 PM »
Sent. That was really hard.

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #172 on: December 17, 2011, 05:46:01 PM »
This will make no sense a month from now, but that's an awesome avatar LLtWM.
     

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #173 on: December 17, 2011, 10:16:20 PM »
Thanks. blackngold made the Christmas edit. :)

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Re: ariich's roulette of wonder, part II (Round 5 results, Round 6 up)
« Reply #174 on: December 19, 2011, 01:09:28 PM »
Results MAY be later this evening, but if not then definitely tomorrow!

Sorry about the slight delay, been very busy with Christmas shopping/socialising, stressing over exam results (which it turns out I passed) and then spending time with a womang.

But hey, at least mine isn't as painfully slow as Nick's! :biggrin:

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