RESULTS – ROUND 7 (MINI-EPIC)
Jingle.boy: Hardline – In the Hands of Time
Rich 2.5 + Other 4.0 = 6.5Nice song, but nothing that really jumps out at me. I think maybe I’m a bit young, and so with this 80s style of sound, I generally need something that grabs me a bit more, whereas while this was a very nicely done song, it felt quite run of the mill.
Yup, this might be the only 4 I give in the whole roulette. If I could have given higher, I would have. I have a couple musical g-spots; 80's big-hair type rock is one of them. I'm a big Journey/White Lion fan, so this song was already going to score well. Just a great damn song, vocally awesome, guitars fantastic. Outstanding choice.
kingshmegland: Pineapple Thief – Last Man Standing
Rich 3.0 + Other 3.0 = 6.0I’m somewhat familiar with Pineapple Thief, but don’t have the album that this comes from. It’s a very good song, not the sort of thing I was expecting from this round but it certainly has a big feel, particularly aided by the strings. Think I’ll have to check this album out!
Typically these types of songs don't get much of a reaction from me, but this one moved along well, and I enjoyed it for the most part. Nothing blew me away, but it was a pretty good song.Marvellous G: John Mayer – If I Ever Get Around to Living
Rich 2.5 + Other 2.5 = 5.0I know some of Mayer’s stuff, and I’ve always quite liked it, but never really found it anything special. That sort of applies here as well, it’s a nice song, particularly lyrically, but nothing really stands out and grabs me. Plus, I don’t really find it at all “epic” in any sense – it strikes me as very laid back and relaxed.
Ok, so he can play and he can write pretty songs, but he's an arrogant, pretentious shmuck. That shouldn't affect my feelings for the music, and yet it does. On top of that, I find a lot of his stuff is a complete rip-off of decades gone by. Sure you can say that about many, if not most, pop artists, but it just stacks the deck against me liking his music. I can't fault you for submitting it so it scored as it did.Zantera: Diablo Swing Orchestra – Mass Rapture
Rich 3.0 + Other 3.0 = 6.0I know DSO pretty well, and although I haven’t listened to the latest album that often, I do know it already, so I have to limit my score. It’s a great track though, suitably bonkers, and a big epic feel. Builds up nicely towards the end as well! I love this sort of dark, quirky music, at least when it’s done well.
What a really neat track. It was odd, but nothing about it bothered me, in fact it got a few listens to make sure I hadn't missed anything. Very much enjoyed.Ultimetalhead: Floater – 4 Down (A Toast)
Rich 2.5 + Other 2.5 = 5.0Still not totally sold on Floater. I felt the same here as I did the last time you sent me one of their songs – I like it, it’s nice music, but it just seems to lack something. Don’t know if it’s the production, the vocals, what it is, because none of those things are bad, but it just doesn’t grab me as much as I feel like it should. Nice song, but not enough to change my mind about them.
Not as good as some of the other choices this round, but not bad. Pink Floydian in flow and style. Vocals were pretty awful though. I'd hate to think what this guy sounded like live. Still, not bad.Nekov: Blind Guardian – The Curse of Feanor
Rich 3.0 + Other 2.0 = 5.0Ok so I know BG very well already, and despite the cheesiness, I really like this album and the one that follows it. I think one thing I love about these albums (that put some people off) is how busy it is. Under the vocals there is loads going on in the guitars, and it’s very intricate. Definitely epic as well. But as with all submissions I’m very familiar with, score is limited to 3.
I've heard some Blind Guardian before, and it's always the vocals that end up forcing me to shut it off mid-song. He's like Chris de Burgh doing metal. YUCK. And their version of speed/power metal is so all over the place, they really need a singer who can grab me, not push me away. Sadly this song was more of what I've heard. Sorry.lonestar: Absolute Priority – Dead Man Walking
Rich 2.5 + Other 3.0 = 5.5Wow, this singer sounds exactly like Geoff Tate used to sound.
Not a bad song, some very nice ideas. Assuming they’re a new band, they have a lot of promise. I think they need to refine their sound a bit though, the song built nicely but I didn’t really feel like it was pulling me into it, and did seem to slip into Euro-metal clichés at times.
Starts out slow, but once they "hit it" at about 2:30 in, this song really does turn in to quite the epic. Seems you guys were holding your good stuff for the final rounds. Great soloing in this song, I enjoyed it.Heretic: Cloudkicker – Oh, God
Rich 2.5 + Other 2.0 = 4.5These guys have a huge sound. I really like the style, and the epic vibe, but as so often happens with instrumental music, I feel like there needs to be either more going on, or a vocal line. It picks up towards the end with the snazzy guitar part, but for the most part there’s not enough happening to grab my attention. Not bad though!
Oh god is right. This was the last band that I allowed this board to hype-dupe me into checking out. I've heard more inspired car alarms. Sorry, not for me.The scores after round 7:kingshmegland - 39
Nekov - 38.5
Heretic - 37.5
lonestar – 37
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Zantera - 36.5
Ultimetalhead - 36
Marvellous G - 35
jingle.boy – 35
So, a few changes in position, but the top 4 managed to do enough to cling on! Sorry to Jimmy, Justin, Tom and Chad, and thanks for sending some awesome music.
The playoffs will therefore be:
kingshmegland vs lonestar
Nekov vs Heretic
Incidentally,
not one person has correctly guessed the mystery judge.
Heretic didn’t submit a guess, but an extra point would make no difference to the ranking or the playoff match up, so I’m moving on. I will post more detail about who was guessed at the end of the roulette.
Playoffs Semi-Finals – OpenNo theme this time, you just need to impress us more than your opponent in order to make the final! Simple, right?
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