jingle.boy's 4th roulette: That's all she wrote folks - another happy ending

[jingle.boy]

The Sabbath tune is Megalomania, which BTW, is the best Ozzy Era Sabbath tune.

It might be, but I wouldn't know since it's not what Stads sent.

[jingle.boy]

Pulling forward for this page:



lonestar- Between the Buried and Me* / Desert of Song
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?? - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
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?? - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
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Stadler - Black Sabbath /
?? - Alice Cooper*
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woflking - King Diamond* / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel /
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* - 'how did I miss them' band

[Crow]

only thing i can pick out is that there is a Pt. 2 in there

[Stadler]

The Sabbath tune is Megalomania, which BTW, is the best Ozzy Era Sabbath tune.

Agreed.   

[lonestar]

The BTBAM song is 'Desert of Song', which is hardly a song that represents the band well

Considering the host that's probably a good thing.

[Crow]

desert of song is really good but i think mirrors is the better nonmetal song on the album tbh
TGM is their best album though honestly and it's not even close, even with as much as I do like Colors

[Elite]

No way. The 5 song run from Sun of Nothing to White Walls is flawless and that makes COlors the best BTBAM album easily. Although I must say I'm completely biased; Colors was the right album at the right time for me back when it was released. I don't know The Great Misdirect (or any of their other records) nearly half as well as Colors. I find most of their stuff too tiring to listen to for a full album, which is why I actually enjoyed the Automata split. I don't have the same issue with Colors, because I know that one pretty much by heart.

[Crow]

gonna be honest a good chunk of the metal on colors still doesn't do much for me, they basically toned down all the chugga chug metal elements by TGM though (or at least, the ones that do remain mostly on DIM work way better than the stuff on colors) which is basically all they needed to do to make their best album imo

colors probably has the highest peaks though, the end of Sun of Nothing and the entire second half or so of White Walls are excellent

[Train of Naught]

The difference is that Colors has Prequel to the Sequel and TGM does not. For BTBAM standards, I really think that's an average tune

TGM>Parallax>Colors (and Automata might enter this top 3 over time, I don't know yet)

[Crow]

parallax I is solid but II never clicked for me, feels overlong with some outright filler tracks (extremeophile elite in particular) and just feels like where they pushed too far with the prog/wackiness and something broke as a result. never considered it more than an "okay" album though there are some good songs

anyways jingle cares about absolutely zero of this

[Elite]

The difference is that Colors has Prequel to the Sequel and TGM does not. For BTBAM standards, I really think that's an average tune

If any tune on Colors is 'average' that would be The Decade of Statues or Informal Gluttony.

Prequel to the Sequel is fantastic.

[ariich]

Parallax II is the best them, Parama is wrong.

[lonestar]

Parallax II is the best them, Parama is wrong.

As usual

[Crow]

better to be wrong but right than to be right but wrong

[wolfking]

Can't see a fucking thing in that picture.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Honestly the best songs on TGM are the two soft ones, the rest have some good parts but mostly just seem like mush. TGM was around when Tommy's harshes got way less diverse, but before they really ramped up the amount of cleans to level it out. Most of the songs honestly just come across as monotonous to me. Which is too bad, because there are cool parts here and there, like the funky ragtime piano bit, or the chorus of Swim to the Moon.

BTBAM opinions

[Crow]

their only good song is croakies & boatshoes

[Lowdz]

Yay, I can see mine this time 😀

Saw Wuthering Heights and BTBAM too.

That’s all I got

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

their only good song is croakies & boatshoes

I was going to say it's the hidden track at the end of The Need for Repetition.

Honestly I was pretty close to just saying screw it and sending Swim to the Moon for this round, but I chicken'd out. Didn't think anyone else would even entertain the idea of sending Chad BtBaM.

[Indiscipline]

Disturbed - Who Taught You How to Hate

If the last act is The The I've been outoutoftheboxed. 

[wolfking]

their only good song is croakies & boatshoes

I was going to say it's the hidden track at the end of The Need for Repetition.

Honestly I was pretty close to just saying screw it and sending Swim to the Moon for this round, but I chicken'd out. Didn't think anyone else would even entertain the idea of sending Chad BtBaM.

Yeah I thought that too.  Chad and BTBAM I don't think will mix haha.

[jingle.boy]

Yeah I thought that too.  Chad and BTBAM I don't think will mix haha.

They've never done anything for me in the past.

[jingle.boy]

I'm gonna be out all day long, so have at this.  Will update late tonight if I can.

Coming a little bit more into focus...



lonestar- Between the Buried and Me / Desert of Song
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?? - Disturbed / Who Taught You How To Hate
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?? - Wuthering Heights / The Desperate Poet
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Stadler - Black Sabbath /
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woflking - King Diamond / At The Graves
Indiscipline - Billy Joel /
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[Train of Naught]

Alice Cooper?

[jingle.boy]

Indeed.

And fourth impressions:

While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune.

should be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off

great music… vocals were not terrible, but didn't make it a better song

not unenjoyable, but this kind of <style> didn't quite have the pieces that float my boat

Not sure what I can say right now that won't outright giveaway whose submission this is

I KNEW I recognized the vocalist

Holy <certain artist> vibe!  Simply gorgeous, smooth flowing, just makes me feel all warm inside.

Fairly standard metal, imo… <vocalist> just doesn't float my boat

Amazing that <certain artist> didn't sue for ripping off that riff

Nice recovery… this is <style> done right

Not sure why you were worried... I had no problem getting 'in' to this tune

Melancholic, but beautifully so

vocally… not feeling it; musically… just ok at the moment; 2nd half better than first

Vocals were all over the place

Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd

I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues

[Elite]

Is the bottom one in the blurred pic Day Six?

I have no idea which snippet belongs to the song I sent

[Train of Naught]

East of the Wall - Precious Memories

no idea who sent that

[Indiscipline]

Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart

Focking gorgeous

Evermind, if that's your handicapped epic, hats off.

[Elite]

East of the Wall - Precious Memories

no idea who sent that

I think I know

[Bolsters]

While I'm quite certain this band would NEVER click with me, you picked a pretty enjoyable tune.

should be right in the jingle wheelhouse… but something seemed a couple of degrees off

Fairly standard metal, imo… <vocalist> just doesn't float my boat

Nothing bad about it, I just wasn't wow'd

I was worried about this submission, as everything I've sampled from this act in the past was underwhelming… the trend continues

One of these is mine.

Do I see Earthside in the image?

[Elite]

The song title is ‘Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)’, so that doesn’t match Earthside.

[King Postwhore]

Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart

Focking gorgeous

Evermind, if that's your handicapped epic, hats off.

This is one of my top epics.

[Indiscipline]

The song title is ‘Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)’, so that doesn’t match Earthside.

Earthless? Maybe King?

And TAC sent Alice

[Lethean]

Mine could be several, but I would guess #6.  Not sure if it would be in a positive way or not...

[TAC]

Roses on White Lace-JJ

I would’ve added the Gail intro


Great tune though. One of my fave Alice songs. It’s so evil.
Love the double bass drumming from Ken Mary.

Ugly bass player though.