The $5.98 TAC EP Roulette V.4 Final Results

[faizoff]

I am the Cleveland Browns of this roulette.

Can you translate that?

[wolfking]

Tim's thoughts on that Evergrey tune is making me nervous.

Happy with that.  Hoping I don't choke at the end haha.

[The Walrus]

I totally agree with Tim re: Tom Englund

[Crow]

top 4 are all 4 people who got bonus points

I'm going to choose to take heart from that.  My EP was the second most liked group of songs, and that's how I'm going to look at it.

i sent a 9.0 song two rounds in a row, i'm gonna take that as a win
i still haven't sent anything below 7.5 either, so

[TAC]

I am the Cleveland Browns of this roulette.

Can you translate that?

He's about to rip my helmet off and beat me over the head with it.

[ariich]

I've noticed a possible small calculation error in my score. Some people's score is done at two decimal places, but mine was only done at 1 decimal place.

Sacul and I got identical song quality scores but he got an extra 0.1 points because his calculation (57/7=8.15*2=16.3) is at 2 DPs whereas mine (57/7=8.1*2=16.2) is at 1 DP.

[TAC]

*sighs about bonus points*

What is the impact of the Bonus Points?

Here are the adjusted standings without the Bonus Points.

Wolfking..71.2
Evermind..70.9
Ariich...69.6
Cyril..69.7
J boy..69.5
Lethean..69.2
K lox...69.5
Elite..68.8
Puppies..68.7
Stadler..68.1
Faizoff..65.8
Sacul..65.6
Romdruns..62.2

[TAC]

I've noticed a possible small calculation error in my score. Some people's score is done at two decimal places, but mine was only done at 1 decimal place.

Sacul and I got identical song quality scores but he got an extra 0.1 points because his calculation (57/7=8.15*2=16.3) is at 2 DPs whereas mine (57/7=8.1*2=16.2) is at 1 DP.

Will adjust.


And by all means, everyone check their math!

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I just need to finish typing up my story. I'm at 2 pages and only roughly a quarter done 

[Crow]

see, those bonus points hurt a lot 

[TAC]

Also, while we're waiting for results, I figure I'll post my PMs and EPs from the last two rounds, in case anyone is at all interested in the narrative I put together. I was really pleased with both and concerned I wouldn't be able to come up with something as good for the concept album (but thankfully I did!).

Round 3 - "Grief and What Comes After"

This is a journey through grief - I know we're not doing concept albums yet but I wanted to get both a musical and a narrative flow to this EP and it worked out better than I'd expected in terms of both song titles and lyrics (with some extent of interpretation of course) based on the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and ultimately acceptance.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZRkr1BdQvsxE4aNiSbRqW?si=RD9iJJGfSsmn2Mk3tW22SQ

The tracklist and a brief explanation of the narrative is as follows:

• Wilderun - And So Opens the Earth - denial and anger, the initial shock and all-encompassing feeling of being swallowed up by everything
• Soilwork - The Windswept Mercy - bargaining, struggling to come to terms with the loss, questioning everything
• Psion - Void - depression, the feeling of complete emptiness
• Soilwork - Death in General - the beginning of acceptance, reflecting on the nature of death and how it affects people and relationships
• Wilderun - Far From Where Dreams Unfurl - full acceptance, and being able to move on rather than hiding from the world

Round 4 - "A Question of Faith"

Another pretty miserable theme this time, about someone religious who experiences tragedy and begins to question his faith. The last track is a bit risky and I'm honestly just interested to see what you think about it, but it ends the album it's from (which has another regular song on this EP too) in such an emotive fashion that it felt like a perfect ending here.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0e12EMOysZgxoHfokwrR2c?si=OqRtVwcOQfCWwqD1TsMr0Q

The tracklist and narrative is as follows:

• Borealis – Past the Veil – After experiencing tragedy, a man asks God to help him through the suffering (“Free my silence, heal my soul. If I had just one more chance I'd know to make it right”)
• Nightingale – Fields of Life – Finding it hard to move on, he seeks guidance on what to do next (“But still I find it hard to smile … On the fields of life, I don't know where to go”)
• Evergrey – More Than Ever – Struggling to accept his new reality, the man begins to question his faith (“Believing more than ever … Every road has its end and my end's here, and so does my faith”)
• Nightingale – Better Safe Than Sorry – Having lost everyone in his life, the man begins to feel abandoned by God as well (“Oh, that I'm lonely without someone by my side … And maybe I was born to wander through this world alone”)
• Borealis – The Ghosts of Innocence – The man throws down one final challenge to God to help him (“Oh will you guide me, or leave me in despair … Now we're alone here and left to find our own way on the pathway home”)
• Evergrey – When the Walls Go Down – Deciding that he has been abandoned, the man gives up hope, and lashes out in anger at God (“And I've never had anything that's been any worth to God, in my 50 years, that wasn't born in agony … I broke down and I wept and I mourned, does it matter to you at all?”)

Nice!

I've pretty much deleted most of the PM's but if anyone else wants to share theirs, go for it.


BUT


For the upcoming round, please do not leak your EPs. Like I said, I plan on doing it, but I want to do it on my schedule. Thank you.

[TAC]

see, those bonus points hurt a lot 

About the same as bonus berries. 

[ariich]

Oh yeah I'm not leaking anything from my concept album, don't worry. I'll probably post it after the roulette is finished, but not before.

[TAC]

Oh yeah I'm not leaking anything from my concept album, don't worry. I'll probably post it after the roulette is finished, but not before.

I'm going to post everyone's while we wait for results. I just want to control it.

[ariich]

Oh yeah I'm not leaking anything from my concept album, don't worry. I'll probably post it after the roulette is finished, but not before.

I'm going to post everyone's while we wait for results. I just want to control it.

Oh cool, that'll be really fun to follow!

By the way, are we still choosing a double points song again, even though the albums are longer?

[TAC]

Yes...pick a double points song.

[Crow]

ready to pick out an 8.0 as my double points song 

[faizoff]

The retro stuff I'm not able to gauge the right track or band by the looks of it. Glad you enjoyed the concept, I will find my PM and post the details in a bit.

[faizoff]

The theme of this 'Religion' EP is about the afterlife from the viewpoint of the soul and its experiences, I suppose this EP can be considered conceptual.


Round 4 EP


"Journey of the Soul - Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where do we go when we die?" (30 mins)

I
From the perspective of a soul that is out of body and is watching their human form being"Dead Again" and everyone around "Digging the Grave" and then nailing the coffin ("Slaytan")


II
The soul then ventures into a setting of fires and embers ("The Everlasting") and sees the "Goddamn Devil" himselfand learns of his descent to mortal beings with "The Devil's Bleeding Crown"


III
Continuing with the outer body experience, it sees the "Numbers" that surround him on a mortal planet with their struggles of morality and justices before coming to a halting conclusion that all this purgatory stuff is just a bunch of bologna.

I - Where do we go when we die?

1.    Type O' Negative - Dead Again (4:15)
2.    Faith No More - Digging the Grave (3:04)
3.    Volbeat - Slaytan (1:00) [Interlude]

II - Why are we here?

4.    Volbeat - The Everlasting (5:51)
5.    Ugly Kid Joe (with Rob Halford supposedly)- Goddamn Devil (4:55)
6.    Volbeat - The Devil's Bleeding Crown (3:59)

III - Where did we come from?

7.    3 - Numbers (4:39)**
8.    Deliverance - Purgatory Sandwich with Mustard (3:00)

[ariich]

I don't know most of the songs, but that narrative is really cool faizoff. I especially like how the structure works backwards.

Anway, I have SENT my concept album. No idea how much Tim will like it, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out - narratively it might well be my favourite one I've done in anyone's roulette.

[wolfking]

Tim, I'm back at work this morning and I have a bit of a story to write up.  Won't be until Sunday night now.  About 36 hours.

[TAC]

Tim, I'm back at work this morning and I have a bit of a story to write up.  Won't be until Sunday night now.  About 36 hours.

No worries, mate. Seriously, there is no rush. I've got one so far but I'm almost done with it.


I hope you have a better day today!

[The Walrus]

You're getting Lucy if I can't finish mine by tomorrow because I have to help people move Sunday and then I'm with a friend who I haven't seen in 5 years for Monday-Tuesday sooo gl lol

[TAC]

I regret to tell you that Mon/Tues is fine. Heck, I'll give you until the following Mon/Tues if it means not getting Lucy.

[The Walrus]

[Crow]

sent my concept album

[TAC]

sent my concept album

Sent it back.

[Crow]

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Grand Conjuration on repeat?

[faizoff]

5.    Ugly Kid Joe - Goddamn Devil  7.5
Not really my thing. It's honestly hard to take UKJ seriously.

The band I think has that exact mentality.

[Crow]

i literally just sent him the link to Katt's EP

also a song i really wanted to use on my EP, i apparently had already sent in a previous roulette! and it did well! oops. screw you, past me

[wolfking]

Tim, I'm back at work this morning and I have a bit of a story to write up.  Won't be until Sunday night now.  About 36 hours.

No worries, mate. Seriously, there is no rush. I've got one so far but I'm almost done with it.


I hope you have a better day today!

No I'm still at work.   

[wolfking]

Anway, I have SENT my concept album. No idea how much Tim will like it, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out - narratively it might well be my favourite one I've done in anyone's roulette.

This has me sweating a bit actually.

[faizoff]

I have my song selection done, just need to write out the narratives and piece them all up. Might take a day or two, hopefully willl be able to send it by Sunday.

[TAC]

Sunday is fine.