Deep Purple - When a Blind Man Cries (Evermind)I recall liking Machine Head by this band, and was surprised to get this tune. Actually, you sent me lots of old songs on this round. Back to the song. It's quite sad, really. I like the solo, it reminds me a bit of David Gilmour. The rest is a bit repetitive, with not so much variation. But I guess it's something normal with old songs. But I liked it. 6/10
Red House Painters - Katy Song (Shadow Ninja 2.0)What a great singer - I love that his voice sounds like it was recorded in an abandoned old chamber. The first half of this song has parts that remind me to John Lennon's Imagine, specially the guitars. Hopefully the second half has those gorgeous vocal harmonies and some great guitars or whatever going in crescendo till the end. Although it doesn't vary that much, I really liked it. 7.5/10
Led Zeppelin - That's the Way (Tom Bombadil)This song is a bit more melancholic than sad, actually. But it still quite nice. The main riff is cool, but those guitars in the background are amazing. I liked this song, despite not having that much variety. And because the band wasn't my cup of tea, you gain the extra points, by a small margin. 7/10
Alter Bridge - Blackbird (mikemangioy)Oh yes this is one of my fav songs of the round. Everything here is damn awesome: the epic chorus, the heavy sections, the singer, and dat solo. My only complaint are the quiet parts, which aren't bad, but aren't as memorable as the rest. I think I listened to the band's debut some months ago, and kind of liked it, but never gave it a second listen. This is the less sad song of the round, and you were close to losing points for not sticking to the theme. But this tune has enough feelings and melancholy, so you were saved by a small margin. Beware for the future, guys. 9/10.
Gov't Mule - Forevermore (Elite)Southern rock? Heard of the genre, but never listened to it. And the atmosphere of this song is awesome. It starts slow, but the middle section is great. I like the singer's voice and the guitar solo. This was really an interesting song. Great choice dude. 7.5/10
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings (Lucien)Classical music is kind of tricky for me. By one side, there are some composer who I absolutely love (Beethoven and Bach), and other that I can't get into (Mozart and Tchaikovsky). But man, I didn't expect this at all. Ok, I was expecting you to send me something in this vein, but forgot that classical music was still done in the past century and even nowadays. And I have to say: I loved this song. It's so emotive, so moving - it makes me wanna cry, without words, just beautiful music. I read this has been used in a lot of films and media, and I might recall listening to it somewhere, but it doesn't matter. I love how the songs goes from being fucking depressed to look for some light, reaching a superb climax. Just to return to the sadness. Amazing. My fav of this round. 9.5/10
Kevin Gilbert - Song for a Dead Friend (jingle.boy and Scorpion)Not only it was funny when Evermind told me to beware of somebody who might send this song. It was hilarious that two persons send the same tune
. But they were fine to make this a tie, and both receive the same mark.
So, this is a damn depressing, hopeless song. I struggled for choosing if this or Lucien's was sadder. Either way, this is great. Good singer, lovely piano, and superb atmosphere. This is really a good song, despite being somewhat repetitive. It makes me think of gray, desolated scenes, and feel miserable. 8/10
dredg - Cartoon Showroom (Nekov)This was in interesting song, because it has lots of instruments and sounds I'm used to hear in post-rock, but this is alternative rock! Cool choice. Great singer and atmosphere. More melancholic than sad, but equally good. The last crescendo is lovely. I saw this album on a top 50 here and added it to the to-listen list just because the guy had a similar taste to me. It seems that it's not even the band's best album. Impressive. 8/10
Brand New - Limousine (Tyrias)
After hearing lots of praise for it, I tried to listen to this album several times. First, it was on YT but this netbook works awful with Flash. Then, it wasn't on Spotify (at least in my country). I even tried downloading it (
), but the mp3 files were corrupted or something, but my mp3 player didn't play them. Finally found it on Grooveshark. And boy, what I have been missing. I liked most of this song, and thought is was weird but good. But that crescendo end climax is absolutely epic
. Even if it is a bit repetitive till there, it's fucking awesome. Dat guitar solo
. Even the awkward ending was good. This is my send fav song of the round, paired with Lucien's. Amazing. Also, never heard this pot-hardcore/emo thing. I'm not sure if the last one is really a genre or just a style, but the former is definitely a genre. So have some extra points for that. Great job dude. 9.5/10
Saddest song of the round (Theme Winner - 4 points)Kevin Gilbert - Song for a Dead Friend (jingle.boy and Scorpion)
Special points
Nekov, song from the to-listen list (2 points)
Tyrias, song from the to-listen list (2 points)
Tyrias, genre I've never listened to (3 points)
mikemangioy, song from the to-listen list (2 points)
Elite, genre I've never listened to (3 points)
Tom Bombadil, band I don't like but your song was great (5 points)
Positionsmikemangioy - 36
Elite - 35
Tyrias - 32
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 28
Evermind - 26
Tom Bombadil - 26
Scorpion - 25.5
jingle.boy - 24.5
Nekov - 24
Lucien - 22.5
Round Four
Life is beautiful, isn't it?
Send me the most wonderful, beautiful, gorgeous song you can think of. My fav albums on this vein are Anathema's
Weather Systems, Blackfield's
Blackfield II, Opeth's
Damnation, and even Porcupine Tree's
In Absentia. But send me what you think beautiful songs are.