The TAC Roulette V.5...DTF Faves..WTF Am I Missing?? MastoDONE!

[Lonk]

I dared people to send Into Fire. Had I, it would have been my highest score. Man, I got this backwards.

I dare someone to send the Beard's Into Fire. The TACsponse to that would be incredible. 

I volunteer as a tribute!

 

Sent Coheed. I hope my made some good choices 

[LudwigVan]

LudwigVan

The Call...8.3

Starts off as Styx, ends as DT. I don’t remember the middle.

After the Styx style intro, there’s a great JP solo again in the beginning. The verse/chorus is pretty unexciting, but things kick it up at 4:06. Nice vocal section at 4:52. Cool bass part and awesome MP drum fill. This whole instrumental section is excellent. Great solos all the way around. Instrumentally, I like long sections, but the vocal sections in this song are fairy weak, and it makes the song feel long.

Do It Again...7.5

I expect this to be a grower. It better be.

This is certainly a pleasant song. The chorus reminds me of Styx. Not a bad thing. The verses feel kind of 80’s-ish. The middle section reminds me of Shooting Star. Great JP solo at 6:00. This has a nice enough outro, but really, this song is like 3 minutes too long.
8.3+7.5=15.8/2=7.9

I see that my strategy of picking the most Dream Theater-ish songs I could find got mixed results .  The Styx was coincidental, but I always felt that Neal Morse/Spock's Beard borrowed more from Gentle Giant than from Styx.

[TAC]

 

Do It Again isn't a bad song by any stretch. A score of 7.5 basically says that I feel a song is totally average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing I dislike.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

[lonestar]

I don't know any Neal Morse, and basically played spotify and clicked what I liked.



Expect the same for Coheed, Opeth, and Mastadon.

[wolfking]

I'll take an 8.

Tim, when do you want submissions by at the latest?  I haven't even started checking C&C songs.  I'm working 7 days this week too so will try and sample a few songs.  I've literally heard one song once from this band like 10 years ago.

[TAC]

At the latest?

I'd like to be locked and loaded heading into the weekend. If you bleed into Saturday that's fine. But I would say the absolute but not ideal deadline would be Sunday morning (me)/Sunday night (you).

[TAC]

I don't know any Neal Morse, and basically played spotify and clicked what I liked.

In a way, that makes me feel better about your score.

[wolfking]

Ok.  I won't hold you up mate, I'll stay up and sample some stuff tonight.  Hopefully the first two songs I click on are decent. 

[jingle.boy]

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, I knew I was taking a chance with Freedom Song - sending something completely off the board.  If I was going to play it safe, I probably would've sent City of Destruction, or I'm Running.

[TAC]

Ok.  I won't hold you up mate, I'll stay up and sample some stuff tonight.  Hopefully the first two songs I click on are decent. 

Hopefully they are.

[Stadler]

Do It Again isn't a bad song by any stretch. A score of 7.5 basically says that I feel a song is totally average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing I dislike.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, that's me:  the new album is probably my favorite Neal album now, and it's likely going to crack my all time top 15.  "Bird On A Wire" is one of my favorites from that record.   Weathering Sky is just one I love to put on in the car and sing along to.   Ah well.

[wolfking]

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, I knew I was taking a chance with Freedom Song - sending something completely off the board.  If I was going to play it safe, I probably would've sent City of Destruction, or I'm Running.

I know I've been absent and busy but you're playing now?

[wolfking]

Omnipotent One 

Ah, okay.

[LudwigVan]

Do It Again isn't a bad song by any stretch. A score of 7.5 basically says that I feel a song is totally average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing I dislike.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, that's me:  the new album is probably my favorite Neal album now, and it's likely going to crack my all time top 15.  "Bird On A Wire" is one of my favorites from that record.   Weathering Sky is just one I love to put on in the car and sing along to.   Ah well.

I know, right? I just can’t figure this TAC guy out!

[jingle.boy]

Do It Again isn't a bad song by any stretch. A score of 7.5 basically says that I feel a song is totally average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing I dislike.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, that's me:  the new album is probably my favorite Neal album now, and it's likely going to crack my all time top 15.  "Bird On A Wire" is one of my favorites from that record.   Weathering Sky is just one I love to put on in the car and sing along to.   Ah well.

I know, right? I just can’t figure this TAC guy out!

Well, he likes The Astonishing, and hates Power Windows.  There is no figuring that out.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Do It Again isn't a bad song by any stretch. A score of 7.5 basically says that I feel a song is totally average. Nothing really stands out, but nothing I dislike.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in a few of you, who actually are familiar with Neal Morse
Other than Evermind who has an excuse. Maybe these songs were sent because they're personal faves, and I totally appreciate that, but it just seemed there are so many songs at your (Lonestar/Stadler/Ariich) disposal that were..better.

Well, that's me:  the new album is probably my favorite Neal album now, and it's likely going to crack my all time top 15.  "Bird On A Wire" is one of my favorites from that record.   Weathering Sky is just one I love to put on in the car and sing along to.   Ah well.

I know, right? I just can’t figure this TAC guy out!

Well, he likes The Astonishing, and hates Power Windows.  There is no figuring that out.

Suddenly everything makes so much more sense.....and yet, less sense at the same time...

[ProfessorPeart]

Well, he likes The Astonishing, and hates Power Windows.  There is no figuring that out.

So it is true. He likes The Astonishingly Bad. Wow. I never made it to disc 2 of that monstrosity.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

So, how many times is Welcome Home going to be sent in the Coheed round? 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I think I'll be going with some deeper cuts. Possibly.

I'm tempted to send Al the Killer along with On the Brink

[Lonk]

So, how many times is Welcome Home going to be sent in the Coheed round? 

Anywhere between 1 and 15 (I didn't send it )

[TAC]

I think I'll be going with some deeper cuts. Possibly.

They're all deep cuts to me.

[Crow]

So, how many times is Welcome Home going to be sent in the Coheed round? 

this would probably be a smarter pick but i've gone a slightly-but-not-quite off the beaten path approach here

coincidentally, the two songs i picked are back-to-back in their discography

[wolfking]

So, how many times is Welcome Home going to be sent in the Coheed round? 

This is the song I was referring too in my earlier post.  I'll listen again but remember it being decent.  With my time constraints, I think I'll be sending it.

[Lonk]

I think I'll be going with some deeper cuts. Possibly.

They're all deep cuts to me.

Maybe he sent the song "The Final Cut" 

In all honesty, the whole Willing Well suite would be awesome

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I think I'll be going with some deeper cuts. Possibly.

They're all deep cuts to me.

Maybe he sent the song "The Final Cut" 

In all honesty, the whole Willing Well suite would be awesome

I actually considered passing off The Willing Well as one song  It is awesome!

[TAC]

Two people have used their Wild Card™ and each have had a song eliminated. One was easy, the other was tough.

[425]

Sent two songs with titles of normal length.

[ProfessorPeart]

So, how many times is Welcome Home going to be sent in the Coheed round? 

I came in to post that exact question. 

Told TAC over PM that he can probably expect a lot of that track.

[TAC]

 

[Crow]

the other was tough.

because you hated all three 

[TAC]

 



Actually, I think this round is more to my comfort level, honestly.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Actually, I can see Tim enjoying quite a few aspects of Coheed and Cambria.

[TAC]

I've heard about 7 or 8 of the songs sent, and I'd say we're off to a rousing start. And then there's Stadler.

[LudwigVan]

Sent brah!

[TAC]

Sent brah!

Sent a question back to you!

Damn crazy ass titles.