Round 8 Results. Just like the previous vocal round, quite an awesome set of songs here.
Rank #9, 1 point: LieLowTheWantedMan - Emily Wells - Symphony 5 Was a Surprise - Not bad. But I probably wouldn't listen to an entire album of something like that. The singing kind of reminded me of the Bjork song - a little out there, kind of whimsical, etc.
Rank #8, 2 points: Lolzeez - Björk - Pagan Poetry - So I didn't hate it. Maybe not quite my cup of tea, but it at least had my attention most of the way through. The "she loves him" part at the end lost me a little bit.
Rank #7, 3 points: Onno - Diablo Swing Orchestra - Balrog Boogie - Ha! Weird!! Fun groove, though. I liked the muted trumpet solo. And the orchestra hits near the end. Gritty, operatic big band swing!
Rank #6, 4 points: kári - Daughter - Youth - Kind of reminded of a song you would hear during the montage scene of a network drama. Very melancholy feeling. Pretty bleak lyrics too. This song and the next were very close in my ranking.
Rank #5, 5 points: Dark Castle - Beyonce - Love On Top - Gonna be honest, I was looking forward to listening to this ever since I saw it was a Beyonce song. I always thought she had a good voice and it doesn't hurt that she's hot as hell. This song kind of gave me a more upbeat Whitney Houston vibe, with a little Mariah and Jackson 5 mixed in. Pretty standard R&B backing track, but it kind of reminded me of Go West with the horns and stuff, so that was a good thing.
Rank #4, 6 points: jingle.boy - Vandroya - Why Should We Say Goodbye - Really nice, reminds me of some of those favorite 80's/early 90's power balads. Cool guitar solos! Didn't quite make me want to run out and buy albums like the top 3, but it was a really good song and makes me interested to see what else they do. Yep, she's hot.
Rank #3, 7 points: Elite - Effloresce - Sunset in the Snowdome - Liked this one a lot. Flows from atmospheric to heavy and back pretty seamlessly. I'm not totally crazy about her voice, but it didn't hurt the song too much. She even threw in a few growls here and there. It got a bit generic at times, but overall this was a really good song.
Rank #2, 8 points: MoraWintersoul - Triosphere - Human Condition - Ok, wow she has some pipes. Nice gritty sound. Nice riff too! (you should have sent this last round!) I really like the sound/production of this song, it's really in your face, particularly the vocals - reminded me of Luna Mortis in that way. This was freaking awesome!
Rank #1, 9 points: Scorpion - Touchstone - Wintercoast - Whoa, after the talky part, that intro was freaking sweet! Thought it was going to be a really heavy song, but then it's kind of atmospheric with very light vocals. I love that woman's voice. Ah, here comes the awesome. Does a great balancing act between prog rock and metal. Wow, where have you been hiding this?
Ranking after Round 8
jingle.boy - 52
Elite - 52
MoraWintersoul - 52
Scorpion - 45
LieLowTheWantedMan - 38
Onno - 36
Dark Castle - 31
Lolzeez - 29
kári - 25
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