Here we go with the results of this instrumental round:
ROUND 5: INSTRUMENTAL - THE RESULTSTrain Of NaughtLechuga - O VurdonI'm not a big fan of latin music as it is, but if more styles of music are incorporated, hell yes.
This confirmes my tastes, as it's pretty great. It starts out completely latin-sounding, and the prog metal blends in progressively. Great and fun track. Sounds like Infected Mushroom, with electric proggy guitars, but as ridicolous that may sound, it still is consistent throughout. The only thing I don't like is the outro: the song ends too abruptly.. but then again, the rest is great.
9/10TyriasRussian Circles - MlàdekI don't tend to listen nor to like post-rock, it's too "deep" for me. This song right here, is an exception. Everything is wonderfully slowly built up to the outro, where all hell breaks loose. There's nothing else to say, really. It's pretty badass too.
8/10Tomislav95Camel - RhayaderWith the last listen of this I just realised: this incredibly reminds me of Ayreon. Anyways, Camel is a band I see pop up here and there, and I know they are pretty great as far as classic prog goes. I need to check out their album, but this song isn't really the reason. It's good enough, but it would work better in context, maybe. So, thanks for reminding me!
7/10splentThank You Scientist - Suspicious WaveformsWow, I mean, wow. I knew this band was based on brass and blues, jazz and progressive, but I didn't know they did it this accurate. Seriously, while listening to this song, I started snapping my fingers. I
never do this, and it's sign of incredibly believable songwriting. This band tours with Haken, toured with Periphery and Coheed & Cambria.. and that's really mindblowing. I was willing to check them out already, but this sold me. The song is funky, jazz, blues and prog.. and it's all fused so well together, that it instantly reminded me of Weather Report. It has the same kind of vibe, which is incredibly fun to listen to.
9/10ScorpionBuckethead - Hills Of EternityScorpion sent me this ballad from the man with many albums (264. I'm serious).
This unites both a sappy atmosphere and a catchy melody that relaxes me a lot. It really aints a beautiful picture in my head, like I'm alone on a hammock sleeping at the beach. I totally expected other stuff from both you and Buckethead, but this was great enough.
8.5/10twosuitslukeBaroness - StretchmakerSimilarly to Buckethead, this is another ballad.. it has the same vibe, but it sounds very different at the same time. What I like this time is the feel of summer, and given that it's finally started, man, this fits my mindset right now, even though I'm friggin' busy. I'm relaxed at the same time. And this song describes that. Amazing use of acoustic instruments too, you can almost feel the fingers on the frets. I really like this track.
8.5/10StadlerKing Crimson - RedAfter many difficulties, finally this song was sent
When I pressed play, I was literally blown away, as I didn't expect such heaviness from King Crimson. Makes sense, this is one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums, and another one of the 'to listen to' list. This song does a good job as an opener, the riffs are cool and strange, just like the band. The only thing is, it's pretty streched out in my opinion, and repetitive. But not bad at all.
7/10ParamaRosetta - AbsentWhen you said 'Enjoy the violence', I thought I was getting a regular metal piece, maybe with blast beat and stuff. Nope. You are just too good to be so predictable. Absent is a.. voyage through the human will for violence. A twisted 9-minute song that with one single riff, creates such pathos.. Yeah, it's pretty repetitive, but that's the point there. It makes sense. The song gets really obsessive near the end, and you're there, with your hands in your hair... It's creepy. Really creepy, what this song does. Still, it's not as much as Clara did in the last roulette, but it's really eerie. Thank you for playing with my soul!
8.5/10EliteHave A Nice Life - There Is No FoodI really have no clue about what to say about this one. It's just.. a tremendous experience of music in just 4 minutes. There's this simple keyboard line that repeats on a loop, with an telephone-like sound. Then the low note hits. It's like a punch in the stomach, it's like diving in the ocean. It's beautiful, you can even hear fainted, stuffy voices.. This song is how you do ambient. With short songs that leave trace.
9/10SaculUlver - Glammer HammerThis is a track from a band that is beloved on this forum. And given this song, I'm not that attracted to Ulver, really. This is from their newest album with an unpronounceable name, and it's just a groovy keyboard track with a beat. Nothing much really.. It didn't hit me as opposed to some of the other amazing stuff of this round. Maybe try again with something else next time!
6/10EvermindJon Lord - SarabandeHaving recently rediscovered my love for Deep Purple (Ian Paice played in my town with my school academy's teachers.. it was a mindblowing experience), I got pretty excited when you sent this. It's a masterful piece of music, with an orchestra, a jazz vibe and it could sound really good in a movie, I'm thinking 007 or something like it. Your story about Jon Lord was very moving and I cannot imagine the heartbreak, so this made it all more special. It's an amazing track, sounds historical, it sounds grand and so, so fun and groovy. Even the drumming is great! Great entry all around.
9.5/10---THE CHART---
Evermind 42,5
Train Of Naught 42
Parama 41,5
Tyrias 41
Scorpion 40,5
twosuitsluke 38
Sacul 37,5
Splent 37,5
Tomislav 36
Stadler 35, 5
Elite 35,5
Finally a tiebreaker round, only two ties in the chart right now.
So, finally we're at the middle point of the roulettes. 5 rounds were played, 5 now await us, not counting the last one. Buckle up, after round 8, 6 people will get eliminated!
I know I've been a slowpoke, as always, really, let's see how I do with the latter part of the roulette. Next round is an open round, once again. Send!
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