ROUND 6 RESULTS, ranks 18-14--------------------------------------------------------------------------
king – Paul Simon1. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
2. Kodachrome
3. Late in the Evening
4. You Can Call Me Al
5. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
6. Slip Slidin’ Away
First impression: A little middle of the road probably, but salvaged by one great tune.
Final opinion: Alright let's start with the good stuff. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover is such a great song. Like quite a few 70s-90s pop songs, I was previously familiar with the King’s Singers a cappella arrangement. But whereas often their arrangements are gorgeous and even better than the originals, this time the original is far superior. The verses are just really lush and melancholy, and the chorus is so cool and groovy. The rest of the songs are generally fine, nothing wrong with them but nothing particularly interesting to me either. A couple are fairly cutesy, and I might have enjoyed them more, but I don’t think his voice is interesting enough to really make it work.
Round score: 7.9Ah Joe, what a shame after such a strong start in round 1! But round 2 was a misfire from which you never managed to recover. Still though, I really appreciate how you wanted to keep sending me stuff you listened to in your younger years, and other than the Simple Minds I enjoyed everything else quite a bit, and it’s given me a much better understanding of your musical background. Thanks again for playing and being such a great sport!
Total score: 8.3 + 7.3 + 8.0 + 7.8 + 7.8 + 7.9 = 47.1
18th place--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ruba – Animal Alpha1. Billy Bob Jackson
2. Most Wanted Cowboy
3. My Droogies
4. Fire! Fire! Fire!
5. Waltz
First impression: This was excellent - quirky, intense and with some great riffs and hooks.
Final opinion: Wow, this is awesome stuff. I didn’t really know what to expect going into it, but I loved it right from the start, and further listens have only solidified that opinion. The style is different (more modern and heavy) but what I like about this is similar to what I liked about Jellyfish last round. There’s just so much energy and quirky creativity in the song-writing, and lots of strong punchy hooks over the top that keep it from feeling too out there. The singer is also great, and really makes the whole thing work so well.
Round score: 8.4It’s been great having you on board for the first time! The Trouble submission was… well, trouble for you. But you saved your best until last and it really was a great finish that helped you avoid last place. But despite your final ranking, most of what you sent me was really good and I’m looking forward to digging into it.
Total score: 7.8 + 8.1 + 7.1 + 8.2 + 7.7 + 8.4 = 47.3
17th place--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puppies – Drudkh1. Summoning the Rain
2. Furrows of Gods
3. U Dakhiv Irzhavim Kolossyu…
First impression: Grand and immersive, might be your best of this roulette.
Final opinion: Another case of saving your best until last! I suspect you made the right call going for the atmospheric black metal (you said folky, but I’m not getting that much of a folky vibe in these songs to be honest), particularly as this is very melodic, so it’s definitely up my alley. Although I am interested to hear what the “Pummeling Blackened Math Metal w/ Avant-garde twists” would have sounded like so you should totally send it to me as a post-roulette submission. Anyway this was great, like I said, really melodic and immersive, and a very big sound at times.
Round score: 8.3You have a tendency in my roulettes to start badly and then quickly make up for it. You didn’t quite manage to do that so much this time - I think the particularly low (relatively speaking) score in round 1 made it hard to catch back up - but you still sent me plenty of top-notch music and quite a lot of variety, for which I am grateful as always!
Total score: 7.2 + 8.1 + 7.7 + 8.2 + 8.0 + 8.3 = 47.5
Joint 15th place--------------------------------------------------------------------------
romdrums – Winger1. Madalaine
2. Time to Surrender
3. Rainbow in the Rose
4. In the Day We’ll Never See
5. You Are the Saint, I Am the Sinner
First impression: Not sure what all the fuss is about.
Final opinion: My seventh roulette and finally someone sends me Winger! I’ve seen so much Winger banter over the years here at DTF but never thought to check them out. I didn’t have any particular pre-conceptions, although part of me sort of expected some standard cheesy 80s classic rock. As it happens, this is actually really good stuff. Some cheesy elements for sure, but nothing out of the ordinary in that regard, and otherwise this is just some really solid hard rock with some proggy tendencies here and there. Time to Surrender and Rainbow in the Rose in particular are just great tunes.
Round score: 8.1Your U2 submission was rather unfortunate because, other than that, you had a very solid roulette. Just like my last roulette, you sent me lots of good stuff and some nice surprises. Mr Mister is the one I’m most excited about, but really everything other than U2 I’m keen to dig into.
Total score: 7.8 + 8.2 + 8.1 + 7.9 + 7.4 + 8.1 = 47.5
Joint 15th place--------------------------------------------------------------------------
lonestar – Gacharic Spin1. I Wish I
2. Forever 9teen
3. MindSet
First impression: This was a lot of fun.
Final opinion: Yeah you got this one right - I imagine for a lot of people this could have been a risky submission, but you probably knew it was going to be a pretty safe bet with me.
I’ve similarly been getting into a bit of Japanese metal (including one or two of these all-women bands who seem to have been establishing themselves). These guys take quite a modern approach compared with some, and do a great job of blending some proper metal riffing with electronics and J-pop elements. The only thing I can think that would have made it even better would have been catchier hooks, but otherwise this is just a blast.
Round score: 8.2You’re one of those people I love having in my roulettes because, even though you don’t tend to be consistent enough to challenge for the title, I never know what you’re going to hit me with and there’s always something exciting and unexpected. Thank you!
Total score: 8.1 + 7.7 + 8.3 + 7.6 + 7.8 + 8.2 = 47.7
14th place--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scores so far:
14. lonestar = 8.1 + 7.7 + 8.3 + 7.6 + 7.8 + 8.2 = 47.7
15. romdrums = 7.8 + 8.2 + 8.1 + 7.9 + 7.4 + 8.1 = 47.5
15. Puppies = 7.2 + 8.1 + 7.7 + 8.2 + 8.0 + 8.3 = 47.5
17. Ruba = 7.8 + 8.1 + 7.1 + 8.2 + 7.7 + 8.4 = 47.3
18. king = 8.3 + 7.3 + 8.0 + 7.8 + 7.8 + 7.9 = 47.1
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