Let's put you both out of your misery.
Round Two final resultsResults 1-2 here:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=52779.msg2465172#msg2465172Results 3-5 here:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=52779.msg2465349#msg2465349Results 6-7 here:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=52779.msg2465862#msg2465862Results 8-9 here:
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Alithia – To the Edge of Time (2014), submitted by JingleFirst impression: Nice album, lots of different ideas and things going on. Going to take more listens.
Final opinion: To be honest, part-way through the first track, I did wonder if this was going to be another solid-enough-but-not-hugely-exciting album, but as the album goes on it goes in all sorts of interesting and surprising directions. The production isn’t especially strong at times, and which affected the start of my first impression (particularly that guitar lead early on, which sounds slightly amateurish), but across the album overall it works for some reason and creates a gorgeous atmosphere throughout. Just goes to show that although certain things tend to speak to me, like strong production, there are no hard and fast rules. Even though it covers a lot of different moods and styles, there’s something about the vibe that’s quite consistent. Not everything is great, but there’s so much good stuff that it’s a strong album overall. It’s a strange submission really - it’s not a style that’s prevalent in either of our listening habits - but a successful one. Also, between this and the last roulette, your score has increased with every submission. I wonder how long you can keep it up (giggity).
Score: 8.0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Bungle – California (1999), submitted by LordCostFirst impression: Guess what… lots to take in! Which I expected, but there's definitely a lot of good stuff on here.
Final opinion: Lots of cool stuff, and this is definitely a big improvement over their debut. In fact, this might edge out Angel Dust as my favourite Mike Patton album. I dig the quirkiness of it, which isn’t as off-the-wall as some of the stuff on the debut (from what I remember anyway) but is genuinely entertaining. And it’s nicely balanced with some more straightforward tunes, some of which are absolutely cracking (Retrovertigo especially, but Pink Cigarette has a real charm as well). As with everything of Patton’s though, there’s stuff that just doesn’t quite work so well for me. I apparently don’t love Ars Moriendi as much as you - about half of it is so damn cool, but overall it’s just a bit too bonkers for me I think. Even some of the songs that start really well just seem to go on too long doing the same thing. So yeah, a really enjoyable album overall, but doesn’t do it for me consistently enough to reach that coveted 8/10 rating.
Score: 7.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ranking after round 21= Luoto = 8.5 + 8.0 = 16.5
1= Parama = 8.5 + 8.0 = 16.5
1= Lethean = 8.0 + 8.5 = 16.5
1= Train = 8.0 + 8.5 = 16.5
5 Luke* = 7.5 + 8.5 = 16.0
6= Katt = 8.0 + 7.5 = 15.5
6= LordCost = 8.0 + 7.5 = 15.5
6= Sacul* = 7.5 + 8.0 = 15.5
6= Puppies* = 7.5 + 8.0 = 15.5
6= Jingle* = 7.5 + 8.0 = 15.5
9 TAC* = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15.0
*on probation until round fiveEveryone remains in round 3, so get submitting!
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