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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #35 on: July 06, 2012, 07:08:02 AM »
*hi fives*

I'll take 2nd.
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #36 on: July 06, 2012, 07:12:21 AM »
I'm just giving you a grace round that you can enjoy but don't get your hopes up.
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #37 on: July 06, 2012, 07:33:59 AM »
*hi fives*

I'll take 2nd.

I've been going through my music and looking to see what he might now know.  I love sending bands people know nothing about.
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #38 on: July 06, 2012, 07:44:13 AM »
Middle fo the pack, I'll live with it.



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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #39 on: July 06, 2012, 10:12:42 AM »

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #40 on: July 06, 2012, 10:21:41 AM »
Does that pick up line work for you? :neverusethis:
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #41 on: July 06, 2012, 10:23:58 AM »
I don't need pickup lines, man. I'm a walking pickup line.

Until they find out how fast I am.

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #42 on: July 06, 2012, 01:33:48 PM »
 :-\

Round 2 sent!
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That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #44 on: July 06, 2012, 03:52:09 PM »
Pounding my chest thinking I've got another "Home Run".  At least I hope so! :lol


Sent!
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #45 on: July 06, 2012, 04:07:40 PM »
You guys are all set, thanks.

Each round after this one will feature bonus points, by the by. Get ready to scoop those up if my round 1 rankings have got you nervous. :lol

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #46 on: July 06, 2012, 05:26:57 PM »
Thanks, haha.  :lol
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #47 on: July 07, 2012, 09:30:08 AM »
Sent
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #48 on: July 08, 2012, 11:26:05 PM »
I've received songs from everybody but, as expected, Elite.  I'll get the rankings out as soon as that happens.

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #49 on: July 09, 2012, 12:50:25 AM »
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« Reply #50 on: July 09, 2012, 04:56:57 AM »
Cool.  Can't wait to see what the others sent.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #51 on: July 09, 2012, 05:40:52 AM »
Hoping really hard that oafs is into weird shit

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #52 on: July 09, 2012, 09:10:33 AM »
Sending within the hour. I just got back to my own place, so give me a bit :)
Hey dude slow the fuck down so we can finish together at the same time.  :biggrin:
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #53 on: July 09, 2012, 09:33:39 AM »
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #54 on: July 09, 2012, 09:36:18 AM »
Another risky thing, but sent!
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #55 on: July 09, 2012, 09:37:39 AM »
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #56 on: July 09, 2012, 11:49:01 AM »
Alright, dudes, expect something within the next couple hours.

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #59 on: July 09, 2012, 01:06:01 PM »
Schwing!  (I hope).

I'm actually having trouble remembering what I sent.  You know you're old when you gotta check your Sent Items to remind yourself what was sent.

I've got a great memory, it just ain't very long.

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« Reply #60 on: July 09, 2012, 02:02:13 PM »
Schwing!  (I hope).

I'm actually having trouble remembering what I sent.  You know you're old when you gotta check your Sent Items to remind yourself what was sent.

I've got a great memory, it just ain't very long.

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Got your PM but your doing the work for me here. :lol
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 1 results in; Round 2 has begun
« Reply #61 on: July 09, 2012, 05:13:24 PM »
Ranking time! YAAAYYYYYYY

7th place
Nominator: MasterShakezula
Artist: Ween
Song: Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?

Oh man, I don't even know where to start with this song. :lol The nominator's justification for this particular song was that the lyrics contrast with the song's tone, and by, do they ever.  The song describes, in pretty gruesome detail, what happened to the narrator's pony.  The pony desperately needs help (his lung's fucked up, as it happens), but he can't really describe his situation because he is a pony.  We don't hear what happens to the pony, unfortunately.  Actually, the song ends very quickly (probably a segue to the album's next song), leaving the listener with a lingering sense of loneliness, despair, and confusion.

Anyway, this was a strange song, but it wasn't awesome strange, like the CAN song was.  I guess you could say I didn't really "get it".  Shakey gets 1 point.

6th place
Nominator: jingle.boy
Artist: Blessed By a Broken Heart
Song: Rockin' All Night

jingle knew I was familiar with Spock's Beard, so he couldn't submit Day For Night.  Unfortunately, the song he did submit was worse by orders of magnitude. :lol  I didn't know they still made music like this, man.  This is a song that could've been a hit in the 80's: it's very catchy, and it is in no uncertain terms about partying.  It's not notable in any way; it's one of those "I had some guitars and a record deal so what the fuck?" songs.  Unfortunately, nothing in the song grabbed me, and for that reason jingle gets 2 points.

5th place
Nominator: Elite
Artist: Katatonia
Song: The Longest Year

Here's a tune from the album "Night is the New Day", which explains its submission in this round.  This song was fine.  I didn't find it incredible or anything.  I particularly enjoyed the breakdown at 3:05 and how the verse before led into it, but other than that, there wasn't anything very notable here.  3 points.

4th place
Nominator: lonestar
Artist: Mechanical Poet
Song: Old Year's Merry Funeral

A very interesting song.  The album is called "Woodland Prattlers" (whatever that means), and the band's style is very Victorian and very steampunk.  This comes out most obviously in the song's orchestration, which features in addition to the typical metal instruments, piano, strings, some wind and brass instruments, what I believe is a synthesized harp, and an interesting music-box sound at 1:57, which is my favorite moment of the tune.

I do give it credit for being a truly orchestral metal piece, and for covering a lot of ground in 7 minutes (in that it rarely stays on one riff for long).  The downside to this approach is that I had some trouble wrapping my head around the piece structurally; as a whole, it didn't make much sense to me.  Also, there's an orchestral breakdown in the middle which I didn't really enjoy, because few musically interesting ideas were posed therein, despite its orchestrative originality.  In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed the piece, and it gets from me 4 points.

3rd place
Nominator: WindMaster
Artist: Between the Buried and Me
Song: Mirrors

When I found out WM had submitted a BTBAM song, I was not happy.  :lol  I've listened to a bit of BTBAM; I had mostly heard good things about Colors and wanted to see what the hype was about.  Needless to say, I disliked the vocals. :lol

So I went into this song expecting the worst, and I was pleasantly surprised.  A melodically interesting, original, and somber piece.  I get a real Mars Volta feel from the introduction, and that's always a good thing.  However, the musical interlude in the middle of the piece was by far my favorite part here.  Very groovy but yet laid-back and not less emotional.  Great stuff.  For the previous round's last-place finisher, a well-deserved 5 points.

2nd place
Nominator: Nekov
Artist: Illegal Aliens
Song: Ratrace

Now, here's a song that's "good weird".  I've never heard anything quite like this; it's a song with jazz and gospel sensibilities in spite of its metal sound.  More than that, it's tasty as fuck, and the melodies are unquestionably catchy.  The best moment for me was the "have you ever been electrified" chorus, with the inter-line scatting. 

I don't really know if I have anything more to say about it; it's a song that, against all odds, draws you in and will not stop until it puts a smile on your face.  I greatly enjoyed it and will be checking out more by this band.  6 points.

1st place
Nominator: kingshmegland
Artist: Slow Motion Reign
Song: Life Simulator

Turns out that his highness's chest-pounding was not premature!  Consider this a second "home run".  This is a wonderfully dynamic piece, fluctuating between dissonance and wonderful resolution; the song's main rhythmic motif, heard during the verses, is excellent and imaginative on its own, but for me, the real treat is how it leads into the choruses, which are perhaps more traditional of heavy alternative music but when combined with the verses are majestic, rewarding, and interesting.  One feels a certain tension from the introduction's tonally uncertain riff, and this is intentional; this is a song that knows how to create resolution from tension, and that knows how to create that resolution in interesting and uncommon ways.  In other words, this is a song that knows how music works.  7 points.

1. kingshmegland - 7 + 7 = 14
2. Nekov - 3 + 6 = 9
3. jingle.boy - 6 + 2 = 8
3. lonestar - 4 + 4 = 8
5. MasterShakezula - 5 + 1 = 6
5. WindMaster - 1 + 5 = 6
7. Elite - 2 + 3 = 5

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ROUND 3 - WRATH
Bonuses: Obamacare (2 points), The Best Band Ever (1 point)
Deadline: Wednesday, July 11 @ 6:00 PM Central time

Obamacare (2 points) : Sometimes, the government has to step in and help the less fortunate.  It's a fact of life.  The person in last place at the end of round 3 will get a government-sponsored 2 point bonus.  Obviously, these points cannot be spent on alcohol. 

The Best Band Ever (1 point) : This is a Tribute:  the person who submits the song whose length is closest to that of my favorite Rush song gets a 1 point bonus.  He will also be admitted to Paradise, which has a wide variety of delicious milks to sample.
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Good luck, everybody!
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #62 on: July 09, 2012, 05:29:29 PM »
Awesome, I'll take that!!! :metal
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #63 on: July 09, 2012, 05:48:48 PM »
It's Katatonia, without the R  :lol
Anyway, I'm not doing very well am I? :p

At least the song did fit the theme, I guess.
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« Reply #64 on: July 09, 2012, 05:54:25 PM »
Whoops, sorry. :lol

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #65 on: July 09, 2012, 06:45:53 PM »
Ok, I just gotta get this off my chest.  With pretty much ZERO direction on your musical tastes other than 'I'm 19 and grew up on my dad's music', how could you not like what is the equivalent to 80s glam metal!?!?!!?  What did your dad grow up on, New Kids?  Boyz2Men?  Sheesh.  Well, ya can't win them all.  Unless your username ends in shmegland.   :lol

Wrath... hhhmmmm have the perfect song for that, but I've used it in Roulette's before.  Unlike my comrade from south of the equator, I'm gonna try using different stuff.

*goes to study library*.  So, 6:30CT deadline tomorrow, right?
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« Reply #66 on: July 09, 2012, 06:51:14 PM »
Ok, I just gotta get this off my chest.  With pretty much ZERO direction on your musical tastes other than 'I'm 19 and grew up on my dad's music', how could you not like what is the equivalent to 80s glam metal!?!?!!?  What did your dad grow up on, New Kids?  Boyz2Men?  Sheesh.  Well, ya can't win them all.  Unless your username ends in shmegland.   :lol
:lol  The sad thing is, I knew what you were going for with that suggestion too, and it hurt to have to do that to you.  I do like some pop metal -- Van Halen, Night Ranger, early Crue -- but on the whole, "glam" does nothing for me.  Sorry, but I had to do it. :lol

The deadline's two days from now! 48 hours to get your picks in, just to help get back in the rhythm of things.  The deadline after that will probably be 24 hours, though.

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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #67 on: July 09, 2012, 07:04:25 PM »
 :) I've been listening to that song a lot lately. Your description of it is exactly how I feel about it.

Unlike my comrade from south of the equator, I'm gonna try using different stuff.

It worked didn't it? It's a matter of finding the person with the right musical taste :neverusethis:
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #68 on: July 09, 2012, 07:07:21 PM »
:lol  The sad thing is, I knew what you were going for with that suggestion too, and it hurt to have to do that to you.  I do like some pop metal -- Van Halen, Night Ranger, early Crue -- but on the whole, "glam" does nothing for me.  Sorry, but I had to do it. :lol

The deadline's two days from now! 48 hours to get your picks in, just to help get back in the rhythm of things.  The deadline after that will probably be 24 hours, though.

I hear ya.  I'm not all butt-hurt (to keep stealing the Chef's line).  No biggie.

It worked didn't it? It's a matter of finding the person with the right musical taste :neverusethis:

Touche bro.  Touche.

And I'm sent.  Wrath is much easier to find than 'happy'.  *nudge nudge to my comrade once again*   :lol :lol
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Re: theseoafs' song roulette v. Round 3 ;)
« Reply #69 on: July 09, 2012, 07:25:47 PM »

And I'm sent.  Wrath is much easier to find than 'happy'.  *nudge nudge to my comrade once again*   :lol :lol

I can tell  ;)


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