Mr Spaghetti has told me results should be in a few hours
You spoilerous fuck
But WHERE IS THE BLURRY PIC MAN
Tbh, I thought the blurred list were the rankings I put after the tidbits. I haven't been following roulettes a lot lately so I'm wrong, I think.
But.
Here they are!
ROUND 3: JOYOUS ROUND
THE RESULTS
Damn, what a round. The reason why I like themed stuff like this is that I enjoy each different interpretation of the theme, and yeah, at times themed rounds are even more varied than open rounds. This was one of those cases, IMHO.
TyriasCaravan Palace - SuzyDamn. If this doesn't make you happy, then I don't know what else. This is an incredibly fun electro-swing song. As soon as you told me the genre, I knew that I was in for some crazy piece of music. And I was not wrong. This manages to be extremely catchy and upbeating, but also captivating. I love the use of the bass synth united with tons of acoustic instruments. And the vocals, man.
Also, having recently read and watched The Great Gatsby, this fits incredibly well in the mindset of that story. Great, great sumbission.
9/10StadlerAsia - Open Your EyesThis rather standar classic rock tune didn't exactly stand out in this round. It's something I've heard quite a lot before, and didn't really want something like this in this round. It's not even that happy so even more, this might be the song that didn't do a lot for me, compared to the other stuff you sent.
5/10splentTriumph - Magic PowerNow, this is another classic rock piece. But it does the job better. It's catchy, it's fun to listen to, puts a huge grin to my face. I don't know what it is, probably mainly the groove, but this song is pretty much the epitome of 'cheesy happy'. And I fucking adore cheese. You could define this as a cheesier version of Rush, the vocals really remind me a lot of Geddy Lee. The only letdown is that it's a bit repetitive, but eh, I can overlook that. It's a pretty nice song overall.
8/10Tomislav95Ensiferum - One More Magic PotionI'll start with saying that the main riff is one of the coolest folk metal riffs I've ever heard. With that said, this song is cool enough. The vocals are a bit out of place in my opinion, but not that much. They don't distract me from the atmosphere at all, I just think that they would work better if done clean.
What to say about this? It's definitely a good folk metal song. I've heard much happier and more fun songs from this genre, though, I admit. But yeah, decent entry nonetheless.
7.5/10Train Of NaughtMoron Police - Stomp That GoombaAnother case of 'love at first sight' , just like with Suzy. I mean, look at that title. Look at that friggin' title. It's such a fun song. It has cool riffs but also this crazy attitude, resembling Twelve Foot Ninja and System Of A Down, like you said, Train. It's great from start to finish, quality entertainment. Nothing else to say.
9/10SaculAnathema - Dreaming LightSacul has sent this Anathema song. Anathema is a beautiful band that writes beautiful music. I know what of their albums and it's pretty much a trip through the clouds. This song stays of that idea. It's certainly not the best I've heard from this guys, but it does its job greatly: melodies, strings and piano intertwine in a gentle lullaby that soothes me a lot. Yes, this is like drinking a cup of hot milk before going to sleep. Also, it reminds me of early Coldplay, which is a good thing.
8/10ParamaThe Hirsch Effekt - CotardSo. This song. This song is many things. First of all: incredible songwriting. It's pretty melodic and happy but can be fucking crazy and heavy, staying coherent throughout. It's an incredibly fun song, that throws at you so many ideas at ones that you can't help but be amazed. This was quite a surprise, infact. I fucking love songs like these. You probably hit the soft spot for me right there.
The instrumental section even works as 'joyous' since it's so good and fun, that I grin like Marco Minnemann each time. The crazy bits remind me of Destrage quite a lot, but the noisy production makes everything even more crazy and grand.
Possibly the best song yet in the roulette.
9.5/10EliteCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band - PenaRich, you could've sent many things. And you've chosen this.. thing. Now, as much as I love fucking batshit crazy stuff, when they're out of context I'm left kinda dizzy. This was pretty much that case. Like you said, it made me laugh a lot, but also question my entire existence and the human race's purpose.Hell, I'm not even sure why this song exists. It definitely makes my day more interesting. I just don't get why wasting some good points on this. Man, I guess I would've done a similar thing though
6/10ScorpionCat Empire - FishiesThis is another pretty fun little song. The instrumentation is very nice and serves as a really chill song that I enjoy a lot. I like the groove in this song, and I think it would fit greatly in a movie. The chorus is catchy at it makes my head bob a lot. It's pretty infectious overall, also because of the bassline. The piano solo is great, too. Really great, dynamically too.
8/10EvermindBodies Of Water - Gold, Tan, Peach & GreyThis song is a bit strange. The intro really reminds me of Bent Knee, but then the song goes full indie rock. But it's not even straight indie rock, its texture is pretty thick: trumpets, a bit of ambient and just a splendid wall of vocals that really animates and makes the song interesting for me.
8/10twosuitslukeThe King Blues - Let's Hang The LandlordThis is pretty much a straight rock song with a slight punk feel to it, and while it's definitely decent, it didn't really bring any form of joy or happiness to me, except for the fact that it sounds like a song straight out from a campfire or a musical. It's quite easygoing, if you know what I mean. The vocals don't quite do it for me, they are a bit too gang-ish. So, not that awesome, but still enjoyable.
7/10---
This was a damn good round. Make round 4 even BETTER!
Here is the current chart:
Tyrias (25.5)
Train of Naught (25.5)
Parama (25.5)
Scorpion (24)
Evermind (24)
Sacul (23.5)
Stadler (21.5)
Tomislav95 (21)
twosuitsluke (20.5)
splent (20)
Elite (19.5)
Looks like there's some strong tie in the podium. Things will get more interesting.
You can send round 4, another open round. Make it great!