Author Topic: Train Roulette III: The Cool Kids Edition v. THE END.... OR IS IT? (Read 57880 times)

LordCost · « **Reply #805 on:** January 29, 2018, 02:38:48 PM »

I almost forget Tool when I think to my favourite prog metal bands. Now that I see them thrown in the list among other less important bands I remember how much they were good.

lonestar · « **Reply #806 on:** January 29, 2018, 02:46:46 PM »

Quote from: LordCost on January 29, 2018, 02:29:17 PM

Tool - Schism
Tool - Parabola.

How is it possible that they are not banned?

Seriously man, wtf?

Crow · « **Reply #807 on:** January 29, 2018, 02:55:03 PM »

Oh, third band is probably Prospekt & TAC sent? & I could see lonestar sending bloodshot dawn so lordcost sent the second artist on the list

LordCost · « **Reply #808 on:** January 29, 2018, 03:01:23 PM »

Elite will guess my band. I thought I was the one that went for the safe route, but who sent Tool was smarter. I'm not even that confident about my choice because I don't know why they weren't banned after I sent them in Train's first roulette.

Elite · « **Reply #809 on:** January 29, 2018, 03:07:48 PM »

Quote from: LordCost on January 29, 2018, 02:29:17 PM

Tool - Schism
Tool - Parabola.

How is it possible that they are not banned?

Because a) Train hasn’t lived long enough to actively remember them releasing new music or
b) Train only listens music through spotify; Tool aren’t on there

Quote from: Parama on January 29, 2018, 02:30:11 PM

I would say "why no lateralus" but oh right time limits
Elite sent tool on

yeah, picking two within 15 minutes was a little difficult

Last artist on the list is Blindead. Seen ‘em live one, can’t remember much from it (probably wasn’t too impressed). I’m too lazy right now to look up the song titles. Parama sent them.

Second on the list is Jolly. Where Everything’s Perfect is a killer track. Nice choice LordCost

Tomislav95 · « **Reply #810 on:** January 29, 2018, 03:47:15 PM »

Parabola is just

Crow · « **Reply #811 on:** January 29, 2018, 04:23:40 PM »

I dunno when you saw Blindead live but I wasn't impressed by any of their stuff besides the album I got from them, which is really dang good, so you might've just had to deal with their weaker stuff dunno

TAC · « **Reply #812 on:** January 29, 2018, 06:49:14 PM »

Quote from: Parama on January 29, 2018, 10:27:28 AM

I only send stuff off albums I own

I only send stuff I own, or at least have Saved on Spotify.

I'm thinking Prospekt is lonestar.

Train of Naught · « **Reply #813 on:** January 30, 2018, 01:27:18 AM »

You've come pretty far

Elite:
Tool - Schism
Tool - Parabola

LordCost:
Jolly - The Pattern
Jolly - Where Everything's Perfect

lonestar:
Prospekt - A___n _a__rs o_ D_scord
Prospekt - A_a__ara

TAC:
Bloodshot Dawn - Graviton Nightmare
Bloodshot Dawn - Battle for the Omniverse

Parama:
Blindead - My New Playground Became
Blindead - Affliction XXVII II MMIX

ACDNORST

As to why Tool isn't banned. Well, the only song I ever knew by them from my childhood was Sober and that one has stuck with me all the time, but apart from that the only album I've successfully listened to front to back was 10.000 Days (with quite some struggles), I never really bothered getting into other albums because of the inconvenience of CDs and no Spotify access.

Elite · « **Reply #814 on:** January 30, 2018, 02:44:12 AM »

Intrigued by Parama’s notes on Blindead I looked up the album these tracks are from:

My New Playground Became
Affliction XXVII II MMIX

Train of Naught · « **Reply #815 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:37:42 AM »

That's right. I'm going to start my next listen after I finish listening to this sweet Hypno5e album. So far I have 2 strong contenders for the top spot and 2 other good entries, the last one seems to be a pretty definitive loser this time around.

I added a poll, so cast your votes!

TAC · « **Reply #816 on:** January 30, 2018, 07:18:10 AM »

I voted Train!

Brownie points

Crow · « **Reply #817 on:** January 30, 2018, 08:45:11 AM »

>puts joke entry on poll
>everyone votes joke entry

good stuff

Train of Naught · « **Reply #818 on:** January 30, 2018, 08:59:38 AM »

Really? My screen must be fucked up then, for me the joke of the roulette hasn't received any votes yet

Evermind · « **Reply #819 on:** January 30, 2018, 09:03:22 AM »

Quote from: Train of Naught on January 30, 2018, 08:59:38 AM

Really? My screen must be fucked up then, for me the joke of the roulette hasn't received any votes yet

Hahahaha.

Crow · « **Reply #820 on:** January 30, 2018, 09:12:04 AM »

i can change my vote to elite if you want yeah

lonestar · « **Reply #821 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:13:33 PM »

Crow · « **Reply #822 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:33:19 PM »

yeah same

TAC · « **Reply #823 on:** January 30, 2018, 06:57:00 PM »

I don't see anything.

Big Hath · « **Reply #824 on:** January 30, 2018, 09:06:14 PM »

Quote from: TAC on January 30, 2018, 06:57:00 PM

I don't see anything.

Crow · « **Reply #825 on:** January 31, 2018, 10:38:40 AM »

literally going to die

TAC · « **Reply #826 on:** January 31, 2018, 11:36:46 AM »

Hath

Pretty much!

Train of Naught · « **Reply #827 on:** January 31, 2018, 12:25:24 PM »

I'll be blunt guys, it would probably be more exciting to announce this during writeups but I don't want to hold back any information that may be useful to you to get extra time on thinking about your final album submission. Here goes:

Over time I've been enjoying the pair of songs I was indifferent on so much. I have a clear top 2 and while the bottom still has some quality gaps between them, I enjoy them all very much. Pulling a deus ex machina here by granting you all a finals spot, I don't want to rob you off this chance since everyone has come far enough to prove to me that you're worthy of it. So early congratulations I guess?

I'm probably gonna start counting down from top to bottom tonight and finish it tomorrow morning if I haven't by the end of the day.

This does mean I expect you all to send me by Saturday at latest as I'm gonna try to finish this as soon as possible before things in life get too hectic again, and that Bolsters can give a go to the next person as I'm heading into the final round tomorrow. This has been my best roulette time management-wise so far if I may say so

Crow · « **Reply #828 on:** January 31, 2018, 12:31:12 PM »

well, excellent

I'll send literally right now
Or not I can't from my phone on spotify lol

lonestar · « **Reply #829 on:** January 31, 2018, 12:42:12 PM »

I'm gonna go with the album I messaged you about do yoneed a link or are you cool?

Crow · « **Reply #830 on:** January 31, 2018, 12:48:05 PM »

Oh let's finish hangmaneenen

Alien Makers of Discord
Akaibara

Elite · « **Reply #831 on:** January 31, 2018, 01:26:45 PM »

Quote from: Train of Naught on January 31, 2018, 12:25:24 PM

I'll be blunt guys, this has been my best roulette time management-wise so far if I may say so

yeah, if you skip on giving results

You'll get my album,

Train of Naught · « **Reply #832 on:** January 31, 2018, 01:42:30 PM »

Quote from: lonestar on January 31, 2018, 12:42:12 PM

I'm gonna go with the album I messaged you about do yoneed a link or are you cool?

Nah man I got the full name, it's enough, you're in.

Where to even start, goddamn. Right now it's safe to say the top 2/3 are all ridiculously good, the other two are still great but haven't convinced me quite as much.

So I guess I'll start doing those other three first, in a random order as I haven't gotten to ranking them yet:

First pair of songs are Tool by Elite.

Schism:
First there is that super groovy bassline that evolves into the main riff. The vocals have a melancholic touch to them but in the end it is that tribal feel that takes me over, I'm very familiar with Soen and have always been aware that the delivery of the vocals in particular has strong Tool resemblances on earlier songs such as Fraccion and Canvas (some of my favourite Soen songs). Then the song manages to stay interesting without moving into a lot of new ground after the first few minutes, just by being very trippy and playing to its psychedelic heavy progrock strengths. Solid ass tune.

Parabola:
This one's a bit heavier and has less of that psychedelic touch that I love so much in my music. But it's being repaid by just being all around groovier and almost a bit grungy in a cool way. Then "ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE" into that little guitar lick has got to be one of the high points of this round. This is clearly a bit more of the aggressive side of Tool, one I would probably get into more easily seeing my listening habbits.

In the end I gotta say, I was switching between favourite song almost every listen, but now I probably give the edge to Parabola because it's a little more over the place and less focused on one particular theme to build the song around. Regardless, both songs kicked ass and if you wondered why the fuck I haven't gotten into Tool yet, you can stop wondering.

Quote from: Elite on January 31, 2018, 01:26:45 PM

yeah, if you skip on giving results

Now I'm even doing writeups and shit boi, this roulette is so prog I'm breaking rules and habits left and right

Crow · « **Reply #833 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:08:01 PM »

Yeah Parabola is the superior song imo but both are great
Lateralus is a pretty consistent album on the whole though

Elite · « **Reply #834 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:29:12 PM »

So, is this bottom half or upper half from this round...?

Yeah, Lateralus is great.

Crow · « **Reply #835 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:34:05 PM »

It's the top 3 I think, without any order

LordCost · « **Reply #836 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:44:15 PM »

I prefer Schism to be honest, I don't even remember Parabola apart a moment in the chorus. I'm going to relisten it now going home.

The Grudge, Patient, Ticks and Leeches, Lateralus are other songs of the same album that could have been easily round winner too for me.

It's weird that you have discovered Soen before Tool. It's like me that I discovered Haken before Dream Theater. I've never checked out Soen because I know they were too similar to Tool.

Crow · « **Reply #837 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:46:53 PM »

Soen are like halfway between Tool and Opeth tbh, they're pretty solid

Also I did find a way to get my album's spotify link so sent for the album round, and thanks for the win in advance

Anyways hangmanen should be done but give me Q anyways

TAC · « **Reply #838 on:** January 31, 2018, 04:37:39 PM »

Quote from: Train of Naught on January 31, 2018, 12:25:24 PM

Pulling a deus ex machina here by granting you all a finals spot, I don't want to rob you off this chance since everyone has come far enough to prove to me that you're worthy of it.

I made it!

Sent my album in! It's a heavy motherfucker!

Crow · « **Reply #839 on:** January 31, 2018, 04:38:47 PM »

tac, I don't think Simon and Garfunkel are the br00tal metal legends you think they are

News: Track-by-track video for Untethered Angel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co1_h0GtAw

Poll

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Author Topic: Train Roulette III: The Cool Kids Edition v. THE END.... OR IS IT? (Read 57880 times)