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

[TAC]

What is Heartattack By A Layby about?

[Buddyhunter1]

What is Heartattack By A Layby about?

A heart attack in a layby.

[TAC]

What is Heartattack By A Layby about?

A heart attack in a layby.

WTF's a layby?

[Crow]

What is Heartattack By A Layby about?

A heart attack in a layby.

WTF's a layby?

It's where you have heart attacks

[Buddyhunter1]

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop.
        a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

[TAC]

That's weird. I just looked it up too. That's not what my dictionary says:

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where Buddy's and Cyril's bodies will be found.

[Buddyhunter1]

That's weird. I just looked it up too. That's not what my dictionary says:

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where Buddy's and Cyril's bodies will be found.

Tire tracks fresh on the ground, where we will be found

[King Postwhore]

It's a place to dig Tim out of his time capsule.

[Crow]

no my body is buried underneath the floorboards

[Lonk]

So how is it going with the write ups and scores? how many sub 7 scores are there?

[TAC]

So how is it going with the write ups and scores? how many sub 7 scores are there?

I have 6 songs left to listen again/writeup.

Then I'll rank them, and then I'll score them. I have a song in mind that I will score a 7.5. That means that I like it. So the other songs scores will be rated against that one. There's nothing that will be graded under a 7. There may be 2 or 3 under the 7.5, but most of them are at 7.5 or over.

[TAC]

Score Distribution:

8.0-8.5...  8 songs
7.5-7.9...11 songs
7.1-7.4...5 songs

There are TWO 8.5's.


And let me apologize now if any of you are unhappy with your scores. Porcupine Tree feels like a band that the more you spend time with, the better they get. Me? I had basically 5 listens to each song, so I won't have the attachment that some of you have.  I'd probably be like WTF if I sent Hallowed Be Thy Name in an Iron Maiden round and it scored poorly.

But suffice to say that I actually LIKED pretty much everything that was sent. You guys have given me a new appreciation for sure. I'll definitely do some exploring in the upcoming year. So..thank you.

[wolfking]

You're all good bro.  I won't loose any sleep.

[Buddyhunter1]

But suffice to say that I actually LIKED pretty much everything that was sent. You guys have given me a new appreciation for sure.

Okay, so now we know it really is stockholm syndrome.

[TAC]

You're all good bro.  I won't loose any sleep.

I wasn't worried about you!

[King Postwhore]

I'll kill you!


No, I'll mock you like we're brothers still. Lol

[TAC]

I'll kill you!


No, I'll mock you like we're brothers still. Lol

Yeah, but after you kill me.

KingMEHgland

[wolfking]

You're all good bro.  I won't loose any sleep.

I wasn't worried about you!

 

Fair play.

[King Postwhore]

I'll kill you!


No, I'll mock you like we're brothers still. Lol

Yeah, but after you kill me.

KingMEHgland

Dead to me.

[TAC]

I'll kill you!


No, I'll mock you like we're brothers still. Lol

Yeah, but after you kill me.

KingMEHgland

Dead to me.

 

[King Postwhore]

 

[425]

But suffice to say that I actually LIKED pretty much everything that was sent. You guys have given me a new appreciation for sure.

Okay, so now we know it really is stockholm syndrome.

  no kidding!

Can't speak for anyone else, my own experience with roulettes is that I do tend to have a mindset of searching for things to like, and end up enjoying almost everything I get to some degree. But that doesn't necessarily translate to wanting to actually spend more time listening to those artists in the future.

[wolfking]

But suffice to say that I actually LIKED pretty much everything that was sent. You guys have given me a new appreciation for sure.

Okay, so now we know it really is stockholm syndrome.

  no kidding!

Can't speak for anyone else, my own experience with roulettes is that I do tend to have a mindset of searching for things to like, and end up enjoying almost everything I get to some degree. But that doesn't necessarily translate to wanting to actually spend more time listening to those artists in the future.

There's always exceptions but this is generally me with roulette also.

I hope you ended up getting my PM too.

[Stadler]

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop.
        a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

Dude.  Wow.   I didn't pick up on that at all! [DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!  DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!] My friend Mary I posted about in the Depressed/Angry thread (in response to Harmony's post) actually died of a heartattack in a layby.   It was a commuter parking lot, to be precise, but it was a sort of "rest stop" for I-91.  That's messed up!

But I still don't like Steven Wilson's music. 

[Stadler]

So how is it going with the write ups and scores? how many sub 7 scores are there?

I have 6 songs left to listen again/writeup.

Then I'll rank them, and then I'll score them. I have a song in mind that I will score a 7.5. That means that I like it. So the other songs scores will be rated against that one. There's nothing that will be graded under a 7. Stadler's will be There may be 2 or 3 under the 7.5, but most of them are at 7.5 or over.

Fixed, for accuracy.   

[Stadler]

But suffice to say that I actually LIKED pretty much everything that was sent. You guys have given me a new appreciation for sure.

Okay, so now we know it really is stockholm syndrome.

  no kidding!

Can't speak for anyone else, my own experience with roulettes is that I do tend to have a mindset of searching for things to like, and end up enjoying almost everything I get to some degree. But that doesn't necessarily translate to wanting to actually spend more time listening to those artists in the future.

That's me too.  I WANT to like most of the music I listen to, but sometimes it's just not possible.  (That, and I feel bad slagging off something one of my friends values).

[King Postwhore]

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop.
        a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

Dude.  Wow.   I didn't pick up on that at all! [DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!  DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!] My friend Mary I posted about in the Depressed/Angry thread (in response to Harmony's post) actually died of a heartattack in a layby.   It was a commuter parking lot, to be precise, but it was a sort of "rest stop" for I-91.  That's messed up!

But I still don't like Steven Wilson's music. 

Everyone has faults Stads.  This is yours. 

[TAC]

So how is it going with the write ups and scores? how many sub 7 scores are there?

I have 6 songs left to listen again/writeup.

Then I'll rank them, and then I'll score them. I have a song in mind that I will score a 7.5. That means that I like it. So the other songs scores will be rated against that one. There's nothing that will be graded under a 7. Stadler's will be There may be 2 or 3 under the 7.5, but most of them are at 7.5 or over.

Fixed, for accuracy.   

Just one of them I think. 

I have a fairly in depth writeup on that one too.

[romdrums]

So how is it going with the write ups and scores? how many sub 7 scores are there?

I have 6 songs left to listen again/writeup.

Then I'll rank them, and then I'll score them. I have a song in mind that I will score a 7.5. That means that I like it. So the other songs scores will be rated against that one. There's nothing that will be graded under a 7. Stadler's will be There may be 2 or 3 under the 7.5, but most of them are at 7.5 or over.

Fixed, for accuracy.   

Just one of them I think. 

I have a fairly in depth writeup on that one too.

I didn't know Men of Wood had that much depth to it. 

[TAC]

Why would you think it was that one? He sent TWO songs.

[TAC]

Results in a couple  of hours when I get home from work. Hopefully by 2:30 Boston time.

There has been a small shuffle in in both the Top 3 and the Bottom 3.

[Elite]

I outscored everyone by around 2 points and am now in the Top 3. Right?

[Buddyhunter1]

Trains is the best Porcupine Tree song but it certainly isn't for everyone and I would not expect TAC to fall under the group of people it is for, which is why I didn't send it

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop.
        a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

Dude.  Wow.   I didn't pick up on that at all! [DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!  DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!] My friend Mary I posted about in the Depressed/Angry thread (in response to Harmony's post) actually died of a heartattack in a layby.   It was a commuter parking lot, to be precise, but it was a sort of "rest stop" for I-91.  That's messed up!

But I still don't like Steven Wilson's music. 

That's awful, I'm sorry to hear about that.

What makes Heartattack In A Layby so ungodly depressing for me isn't that it's about a man dying from a heart attack - it's that if you read the lyrics, it's clear that he doesn't realize he's dying. The ending of the song isn't him accepting his fate, it's him thinking about how he'll return home to his wife who he just had an argument with and apologize to her. "We'll grow old together". Couple that with the music and... oof. It might not be the most emotionally authentic song ever, but it makes up for that with flawless calculation and execution to deliberately make me feel as shitty as possible.

[romdrums]

Trains is the best Porcupine Tree song but it certainly isn't for everyone and I would not expect TAC to fall under the group of people it is for, which is why I didn't send it

lay-by
/ˈlā ˌbī/
noun
noun: layby

    British
    an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop.
        a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

Dude.  Wow.   I didn't pick up on that at all! [DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!  DARK SUBJECT MATTER ALERT!] My friend Mary I posted about in the Depressed/Angry thread (in response to Harmony's post) actually died of a heartattack in a layby.   It was a commuter parking lot, to be precise, but it was a sort of "rest stop" for I-91.  That's messed up!

But I still don't like Steven Wilson's music. 

That's awful, I'm sorry to hear about that.

What makes Heartattack In A Layby so ungodly depressing for me isn't that it's about a man dying from a heart attack - it's that if you read the lyrics, it's clear that he doesn't realize he's dying. The ending of the song isn't him accepting his fate, it's him thinking about how he'll return home to his wife who he just had an argument with and apologize to her. "We'll grow old together". Couple that with the music and... oof. It might not be the most emotionally authentic song ever, but it makes up for that with flawless calculation and execution to deliberately make me feel as shitty as possible.

The mix on that song is amazing.  There are a lot of little details in there that really add to the song's atmosphere.  The intertwining vocal lines at the end are brilliant.

[TAC]

Trains is the best PT song?

I feel like I’ve ranked like 8-10 above it.