ariich's DARK TO LIGHT roulette (v8) - Post-roulette updates (ongoing)

[faizoff]

faizoff – Coldplay
1. Church
2. Orphans
3. Coloratura

First impression: I’m not sure this band will ever excite me, but there are some lovely vibes and nice surprises here.

Final opinion: As you know from my RYM, I know Coldplay’s first few albums and found them all decent, but not great. There’s a few excellent songs dotted throughout, but I’ve generally found them a bit dreary and unable to write interesting vocal lines. To be honest, on that last point, these songs suggest they’ve not really progressed on that front. But the music here is so much richer and more engaging. Church and Orphans are both unashamedly pop songs, and they have a nice sound and instrumentation, definitely a more varied and interesting sound than I’d expected from them which is enjoyable, if not mind-blowing. But - aside from the vocal melodies still being quite bland - Coloratura is clearly something pretty special for them. I remember hearing it once when it first came out and liking it, but never returning to it. It’s great, really lush and creative, covering lots of different ideas and sounds over its 10 minutes in a way that never feels forced or disjointed. Even little flourishes like the chromatic piano run around 2:30 (and again later) provide gentle twists and turns and keep it sounding really fresh and fun.

Score: 8.1

Interesting bit about finding the vocal melodies bland.


Will be sending round 6 later today.

[ariich]

Got 18 submissions in so far, and I appreciate it's been the weekend. Hopefully the rest come in soon so we're on Monday!

[lonestar]

 

[twosuitsluke]

*me when results were posted 24 hours ago, I still haven’t sent and I see TAC in the thread…

[LithoJazzoSphere]

[faizoff]

sent!

[TAC]

Damn straight slackers!!

[Stadler]

Mine's coming later today.

[senecadawg2]

Glad you enjoyed Unleash the Archers! Sent for round 6

[ariich]

Ok we're up to 22 submissions, just 2 to go!

[TAC]

Elite and ...

[ariich]

Elite and ...

*me when results were posted 24 hours ago, I still haven’t sent and I see TAC in the thread…

[Crow]

 

i want my hangmonkeys!!!

[lonestar]

 

[twosuitsluke]

I’ve narrowed it down to two bands. Now whether to choose atmospheric or widdly.

[ariich]

I’ve narrowed it down to two bands. Now whether to choose atmospheric or widdly.

You and your technical jargon.

[twosuitsluke]

I’ve narrowed it down to two bands. Now whether to choose atmospheric or widdly.

You and your technical jargon.

Maybe I could run my next roulette to a tighter schedule, if I based my write ups on describing whether the music was widdly or not, and nothing more.

[TAC]

I’ve narrowed it down to two bands.

So King Gizzard AND The Lizard Wizard?

You deserve all the shame you feel if Elite beats you to it.

[Crow]

Maybe I could run my next roulette to a tighter schedule, if I based my write ups on describing whether the music was widdly or not, and nothing more.

king giddly and the liddly widdly

[twosuitsluke]

I’ve narrowed it down to two bands.

So King Gizzard AND The Lizard Wizard?

You deserve all the shame you feel if Elite beats you to it.

[TAC]

You get double shamed with ..

[King Postwhore]

Tim, name the show your gif is from of feel tripple shamed!

[twosuitsluke]

You get double shamed with ..

Heyyyyyy 

If I can make you a fan of King Gizz and [redacted TV show] then my work on DTF is done.

[King Postwhore]

He won't get it. Lolol

[twosuitsluke]

He won't get it. Lolol

Oh, I think he will 

[King Postwhore]

He'd have to Google and deduct. I'm not so sure. 

[wolfking]

Ok we're up to 22 submissions, just 2 to go!

Oh wow, come on people!

[twosuitsluke]

He'd have to Google and deduct. I'm not so sure. 

Clearly been googling the last hour and a half!

I’ve sent now by the way.

I think it’s safe to say, when it comes to submitting in a roulette we fall into one of 4 styles.

1. The Crow/Puppies “Oh cool, results have dropped. It’s ok, I’ve already sent my submissions for every round in advance”.

2. The Litho/TAC “Oh cool, results have dropped. Let me check my comprehensive list of songs tailored for the host and submit post haste”.

3. The Everyone else “Oh cool, results have dropped. I’ll choose a song and send to the host in 24 hours”.

4. The Sacul/Elite “Oh cool, results have dropped. I have at least 48 hours before I need to even think about sending a song, then take my sweet ass time choosing something”.

Apparently I fall into #4 nowadays.

[nick_z]

He'd have to Google and deduct. I'm not so sure. 

Clearly been googling the last hour and a half!

I’ve sent now by the way.

I think it’s safe to say, when it comes to submitting in a roulette we fall into one of 4 styles.

1. The Crow/Puppies “Oh cool, results have dropped. It’s ok, I’ve already sent my submissions for every round in advance”.

2. The Litho/TAC “Oh cool, results have dropped. Let me check my comprehensive list of songs tailored for the host and submit post haste”.

3. The Everyone else “Oh cool, results have dropped. I’ll choose a song and send to the host in 24 hours”.

4. The Sacul/Elite “Oh cool, results have dropped. I have at least 48 hours before I need to even think about sending a song, then take my sweet ass time choosing something”.

Apparently I fall into #4 nowadays.

 

[TAC]

Yup, the Slacker category.

[Crow]

[King Postwhore]

 

[twosuitsluke]

I definitely do think that once results are posted I have a good few days to submit. It’s just those few days go so quickly and I’ve not put any prior thought into what the hell I'm gonna send anyway 

[TAC]

I definitely do think that once results are posted I have a good few days to submit. It’s just those few days go so quickly and I’ve not put any prior thought into what the hell I'm gonna send anyway 

You better get started on your EP now.

[twosuitsluke]

I definitely do think that once results are posted I have a good few days to submit. It’s just those few days go so quickly and I’ve not put any prior thought into what the hell I'm gonna send anyway 

You better get started on your EP now.

You’ve done your homework, can’t I just copy yours and change the words a bit?