Author Topic: ariich's DARK TO LIGHT roulette (v8) - Post-roulette updates (ongoing) (Read 91502 times)

romdrums · « **Reply #2275 on:** July 03, 2023, 04:07:58 PM »

Quote from: nick_z on July 03, 2023, 03:57:26 PM

Quote from: romdrums on July 03, 2023, 03:38:59 PM
Bonus round sent. Still need to work on my EP. My dog had to have emergency spinal surgery this past weekend. He did well and is expected to make a full recovery, but it was a pretty stressful week last week.

Oh man, give the pup many hugs and rubs

I've had my own share of pet worries, recently...

My dog had surgery this past January to remove a big malignant mass...she's 12 and she's done SO well, such a good recovery (it's likely to come back but hopefully not for a while). Then she tore the ACL on one of her legs last month. We didn't want to do another (major) surgery, so we found this place that does custom braces for doggies, and so far she's doing great on it.

And of course, now that she's doing better, it's the cat turn not to feel well. Not eating much and can't quite figure out what's going on. Vet's waiting on some bloodwork results.

So, yes, lots of stress in this household too...

Thanks! He will get plenty of hugs and cuddles when he gets home. Currently looking at 2-4 weeks of rehab. Good to hear you found that solution for your pup, and I hope you get some answers on your cat as well!

TAC · « **Reply #2276 on:** July 03, 2023, 04:16:12 PM »

Are we trying to influence Ariich Jr. with talk of puppy dogs and kitty cats?

nick_z · « **Reply #2277 on:** July 03, 2023, 04:33:44 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 03, 2023, 04:16:12 PM

Are we trying to influence Ariich Jr. with talk of puppy dogs and kitty cats?

HOF · « **Reply #2278 on:** July 03, 2023, 04:35:15 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 03, 2023, 04:16:12 PM

Are we trying to influence Ariich Jr. with talk of puppy dogs and kitty cats?

Mine sort of does.

soupytwist · « **Reply #2279 on:** July 03, 2023, 04:54:40 PM »

Sent EP + Bonus round song!

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #2280 on:** July 03, 2023, 05:00:21 PM »

Sent bonus song but not the EP

Lonk · « **Reply #2281 on:** July 03, 2023, 06:23:01 PM »

The more I think about it, the more I think I misunderstood the task for the bonus round or took it way too seriously lol

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #2282 on:** July 03, 2023, 06:28:03 PM »

I wouldn’t be shocked if what I sent for the bonus round would have scored better than anything I *actually* sent this roulette.

wolfking · « **Reply #2283 on:** July 03, 2023, 06:41:28 PM »

I'll send some songs in about 12 hours or so Rich. Sorry, been under the pump.

ariich · « **Reply #2284 on:** July 04, 2023, 12:39:47 AM »

Really fun mix of songs for the bonus round so far. Can't wait to see what Caelan makes of them.

For songs or theme tunes that have videos, I'm considering showing him the music videos, figure that'll help keep his attention a bit better. And then for those without videos I'll play them in the car so he doesn't have other distractions. Should work OK hopefully!

By the way we now have our first artist that one person sent for Caelan and someone else sent as part of their EP for me!

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #2285 on:** July 04, 2023, 12:50:20 AM »

I’m unsurprised that Glasser sent Caelan Pizza Death.

Elite · « **Reply #2286 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:18:45 AM »

Wow, I'm not in last place anymore

I'm going to finish the EP next Sunday, so I'll try to send it then!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #2287 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:57:15 AM »

Quote from: ariich on July 04, 2023, 12:39:47 AM

Really fun mix of songs for the bonus round so far. Can't wait to see what Caelan makes of them.

For songs or theme tunes that have videos, I'm considering showing him the music videos, figure that'll help keep his attention a bit better. And then for those without videos I'll play them in the car so he doesn't have other distractions. Should work OK hopefully!

By the way we now have our first artist that one person sent for Caelan and someone else sent as part of their EP for me!

Damn... I really wish I went with Option B now.

ariich · « **Reply #2288 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:12:05 AM »

No problem at all if anyone wants to resend as a YouTube video instead! Unlikely to get a chance to start until the weekend anyway.

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #2289 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:15:11 AM »

Oh I definitely am! Will send shortly.

wolfking · « **Reply #2290 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:15:29 AM »

Wait, what's this bonus round? I've missed a lot obviously.

wolfking · « **Reply #2291 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:20:14 AM »

Quote from: ariich on July 03, 2023, 05:28:37 AM

I've got 8 EPs in already, thanks!

While people continue working on them, it's time for...

OPTIONAL BONUS ROUND: Send a song to my 5-year-old son!

Alright so I get that I’m known for being efficient with my roulettes, but even I can only go so quickly in an EP round - there’ll be an immense volume of music, having more than one artist in each EP does require a little more focus, and some have themes or narratives that I’ll want to get my head around.

There’ll be the usual giant multi-stage hangman but I thought another fun way to pass the time would be to get you to send a song for my boy to rate and review as a bonus round. This is optional and won’t count towards the overall scores, but it should be fun so hopefully most or all of you will send something!

Caelan is 5 years old, reasonably bright and very excitable. Before he started at school I used to regularly drive him to my parents’ house and we listened to a lot of music together, some of which he really enjoyed. We still listen to some, but not as often and not usually for as long.

If we have music on in the car while driving somewhere then he’ll listen well, but otherwise his concentration is often diverted by other things, so I’ll need to keep the amount of content manageable for us. Submissions should therefore be as follows:
One song only
Maximum length 5 minutes
Ideally on Spotify but as always an mp3 is manageable
Don’t think too hard it about it, it’s just a bit of fun!

Anyway, the banned list for this bonus round is pretty simple, it’s just the artists or soundtracks he is or has been reasonably familiar with already. The ones he’s enjoyed most are female-fronted symphonic metal, but he’s also surprisingly enjoyed (and generally found kind of hilarious) some pretty extreme metal as well, as long as it’s melodic. He definitely likes catchy tunes, unsurprisingly. With all of these I’ve played him some similar artists that he’s enjoyed but not taken to as much.

I should say that he’ll also have heard a whole load of random pop songs and children’s songs at school, parties, etc. but I’ve no idea what he thinks of them.

Feel free to send anything within the rules above that’s not on this list, including things I myself know and love or that you sent to me earlier in the roulette.

Banned list (with stuff he knows or likes best in brackets):

After Forever (mainly the self-titled album)
Disney’s Frozen
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog
Gacharic Spin
Ghost
Haken (aka Uncle Pete’s band!)
Nightwish (particularly the Floor era)
Ninjago’s various theme songs
Nova Collective (aka also Uncle Pete’s band… I’m not sure I’ve even explained to him it’s two separate bands )
Queen
Sinergy
Soilwork (mainly Ride Majestic and Overgivenheten)
Stortregn (mainly Emptiness Fills the Void)
Within Temptation (and Sharon Den Adel’s “My Indigo” solo album)

Don't mind me.

wolfking · « **Reply #2292 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:21:45 AM »

Frozen and Stortregn on the same banned list! Oh my....

twosuitsluke · « **Reply #2293 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:43:56 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on July 04, 2023, 04:21:45 AM

Frozen and Stortregn on the same banned list! Oh my....

Right?

. Kid’s got great taste.

Sent my video.

lonestar · « **Reply #2294 on:** July 04, 2023, 05:22:23 AM »

Oh I definitely want to send a video

wolfking · « **Reply #2295 on:** July 04, 2023, 05:49:37 AM »

Sent a nice relaxing EP.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #2296 on:** July 04, 2023, 05:58:27 AM »

Yeah, I called an audible and went with my 1b choice given the video daily double.

Sacul · « **Reply #2297 on:** July 04, 2023, 10:20:13 AM »

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on July 03, 2023, 08:27:40 AM

I'll take a gold star or a thumbs up or a million points or even an exclaimed "that was amazing!"

"Spicy"

Sacul · « **Reply #2298 on:** July 04, 2023, 10:26:36 AM »

Ok just sent a great song for Caelan, that has a pretty cool music vid.

Now, I'll try to finish my EP...

EDIT: Finished and sent

Glasser · « **Reply #2299 on:** July 04, 2023, 12:29:51 PM »

Quote from: twosuitsluke on July 04, 2023, 12:50:20 AM

I’m unsurprised that Glasser sent Caelan Pizza Death.

Glasser · « **Reply #2300 on:** July 04, 2023, 12:30:29 PM »

Quote from: Vmadera00 on July 03, 2023, 01:43:20 PM

Sent something cheesy (EP)

Primus!

Evermind · « **Reply #2301 on:** July 04, 2023, 01:23:06 PM »

I decided not to do a story because I just won't be able to get it done tomorrow

EP sent!

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #2302 on:** July 04, 2023, 01:35:16 PM »

EP sent! With a story!

Evermind · « **Reply #2303 on:** July 04, 2023, 01:38:44 PM »

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on July 04, 2023, 01:35:16 PM

EP sent! With a story!

My post still ended up around 1.5k words where I explained things, but the official story blurb is at ~500 words. I do like it though.

ariich · « **Reply #2304 on:** July 04, 2023, 02:24:16 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on July 04, 2023, 01:38:44 PM

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on July 04, 2023, 01:35:16 PM
EP sent! With a story!

My post still ended up around 1.5k words where I explained things, but the official story blurb is at ~500 words. I do like it though.

Yeah yours is still the longest, and that was the "short version".

Anyway, we're up to 16 EPs accepted plus 2 others that need to make a change (one included a banned song, and the other had too many different artists). So just 6 more people who haven't sent anything yet for the EPs.

At some point this week I'll also gather together Youtube and Spotify playlists for the bonus round and start squeezing in some listens/views with Caelan. In terms of timeliness it's only going to be one listen for each song and for a laugh I might just post them in small batches as they happen.

faizoff · « **Reply #2305 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:21:54 PM »

Sent mine, methinks it might need some adjustment.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #2306 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:54:16 PM »

You should rate the songs for Caelan with Caelan faces. 4 out of 5 Caelans.

Sacul · « **Reply #2307 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:29:55 PM »

sent an ep with 420 songs

ReaperKK · « **Reply #2308 on:** July 04, 2023, 06:27:25 PM »

EP sent!

ariich · « **Reply #2309 on:** July 05, 2023, 02:58:25 AM »

Ok I'm up to 20 EPs now and over 10 hours of music.

Just waiting on Elite, Luke, romdrums and Stadler.

News: Video of online chat between fans and members of Dream Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8cLlXnHpA&feature=youtu.be (*no chickens were harmed during the filming of this chat)

Author Topic: ariich's DARK TO LIGHT roulette (v8) - Post-roulette updates (ongoing) (Read 91502 times)