OK, so I really enjoyed this round a lot. I expected some different stuff, and you guys did not disappoint.
LordCost...Thrice-Moving Mountains
I liked this song It has a good pace. Liked the acoustic guitar playing and the vocals. A little repetitive, but still very enjoyable.
7.5
Tyrias...Anathema-Flying
When I played this song, I quite enjoyed it. But when my CD of this round was done, I could not remember anything about it. Certainly pleasant enough, but I found it just didn't stand out among the rest. Though it doodles a bit too long at the end, the guitars playing is really cool.
7.5
Train Of Naught....The Mars Volta-Televators
This was a cool song, and not what I was expecting from TMV. I thought the vocals were really cool. Not sure how else to comment on it, but it just has a cool vibe to it.
8.0
The Silent Cody...Evergrey-I'm Sorry
I have one Evergrey CD that I never listen to. Not even sure the title. Mainly I can't stand the guy's voice. But for some reason in an acoustic setting, he sounds great. Great mood set by the piano. I think instrumentally and vocally this totally works. I've never heard the original, and I don't think I want to. This is perfect the way it is.
8.5
Tomislav95...Elliot Smith-Between The Bars
Interesting song. It's pretty mellow. Not sure what it's about. Unfortunately, like the Anethema, it just doesn't stand out or have a whole lot of character.
7.0
Shadow Ninja 2.0...Cloud Cult-Love And The First Law Of Thermodynamics/Good Friend
While playing my CD, this was the song that I most looked forward to hearing. It's a live version, but it seems to be a great setting for a song like this. This song has a lot of cool elements to it. Now nobody is going to confuse Cloud Cult with Led Zeppelin, but for some reason, I thought of parts of Physical Graffiti while listening. My favorite song of the round.
9.0
Sacul...Marketa Irglova-Time Immemorial
So this has a great vocal, and is a nice enough song, but I'm not sure when I would ever listen to this. This totally isn't my thing. I feel like I'm at the dentist's office.
7.0
home...Sufjan Stevens-John Wayne Gacy Jr.
So this song really left me conflicted. First off, it's an amazing and moving song. The performance is fantastic, as is the vocals and vocals phrasing. Everything about it is perfect....except for...the lyrics. I don't know if it's because I'm older, or a parent, but I frankly found this song tough to listen through. Which is too bad because everything about this song is amazing.
8.5
Parama...Thrice-Child Of Dust
So this song probably gave me the biggest earworm of the round. Probably due to the cadence style vocals. I had higher hopes for this song though. I never really connected to it like I thought I would. It just seems cold, and really didn't dig the lyrics. That said, how it ends is chilling, especially with the diminished vocals. That freaked me out. Totally effective.
7.5
Parama-55
Train Of Naught-55
LordCost-54.5
Shadow Ninja - 54
Tomislav95-53
The Silent Cody-53
Home-52.5
Tyrias-51
Sacul-49