Re: jingle.boy's Roulette v5 - th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-that's all folks!

[jingle.boy]

Yay!  I'm at least 1/6 on matching song with sender

[ariich]

So close!

I was Nospun. Wouldn't have sent you The Contortionist or NIN.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

I thought you were Nospun, and thought that would be one of the three (quite liked it myself, more than others I've heard from them, and was worried it would get picked over my own choice).  Clearly I'm not 100% on Chad's wavelength and have work to do. 

Congrats sorry ariich! 

I'm curious how TAC ranked the songs too (though if I was sending to him I'd have picked a different track). 

I'm not doing this out of a desire to discover new bands or music.  I can do that well enough on my own - in fact, too much

I've been thinking about this bit on and off, and to me while hopefully most people here are fully capable of discovering music on our own (I'm always perplexed when I see posts online from people who say they have no idea how to find new music), we also tend to have blind spots and are prone to falling into patterns and ruts.  Ideally other people know fresher and different slants on styles we already know.  This certainly happened over and over again in my own roulette, people found stuff for me that I doubt I'd have discovered on my own, or at least it would have taken much longer. 

[jingle.boy]

So close!

I was Nospun. Wouldn't have sent you The Contortionist or NIN.

Too funny... I was thinking that this was tantamount to my elimination from one of your roulette's when I sent Darwin's Radio (and Mystery for that matter) - playing it a little too safe.  That's kinda how I heard things with Nospun ... good tune that is/should be right in my wheelhouse, but something just didn't quite fully click after a handful of listens.

[ariich]

I'm not doing this out of a desire to discover new bands or music.  I can do that well enough on my own - in fact, too much

I've been thinking about this bit on and off, and to me while hopefully most people here are fully capable of discovering music on our own (I'm always perplexed when I see posts online from people who say they have no idea how to find new music), we also tend to have blind spots and are prone to falling into patterns and ruts.  Ideally other people know fresher and different slants on styles we already know.  This certainly happened over and over again in my own roulette, people found stuff for me that I doubt I'd have discovered on my own, or at least it would have taken much longer. 

100%.  I love being challenged a bit in my roulettes. Doesn't always pay off for the players of course, but it can do. I've finished working my way through the artists from my first three rounds (I'll write up some thoughts on the round 3 ones hopefully this weekend) and Crow smashed all three rounds with artists I'd be unlikely to have discovered on my own or even from any other roulette players.

[ariich]

So close!

I was Nospun. Wouldn't have sent you The Contortionist or NIN.

Too funny... I was thinking that this was tantamount to my elimination from one of your roulette's when I sent Darwin's Radio (and Mystery for that matter) - playing it a little too safe.  That's kinda how I heard things with Nospun ... good tune that is/should be right in my wheelhouse, but something just didn't quite fully click after a handful of listens.

Yeah Darwin's Radio for sure. Mystery was an interesting one - I think it just wasn't a great song for introducing the band, because I took a punt on the album still and loved it (and their latest as well).

[jingle.boy]

I hear ya... and don't get me wrong, I'm always happy to discover new music.  But, sometimes too much of a good thing is still too much.  Part of the intent of this roulette is to give people the option to not immediately disqualify bands (or genres for that matter) that I may have some familiarity with, or that may not be in my 'wheelhouse'.  Case in point, Church of the Cosmic Skull.  I don't know what the rest of their music is like, but my gut says that this isn't going to be the kind of band I dive in to fully and completely.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Crow smashed all three rounds with artists I'd be unlikely to have discovered on my own or even from any other roulette players.

I'm actually a bit concerned about Crow, no posts in almost a month now. 

[King Postwhore]

So close!

I was Nospun. Wouldn't have sent you The Contortionist or NIN.

Too funny... I was thinking that this was tantamount to my elimination from one of your roulette's when I sent Darwin's Radio (and Mystery for that matter) - playing it a little too safe.  That's kinda how I heard things with Nospun ... good tune that is/should be right in my wheelhouse, but something just didn't quite fully click after a handful of listens.

Yeah Darwin's Radio for sure. Mystery was an interesting one - I think it just wasn't a great song for introducing the band, because I took a punt on the album still and loved it (and their latest as well).

[Evermind]

Sent.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Sent.

[Lonk]

Following 

[jingle.boy]

Well, I was counting on your subsequent post ....

Currently looking through your Last.fm to see if I even have bands to send lol I might through my hat in for the qualifier round

And now with Tim's confirmation ... enjoy your popcorn.   

[jingle.boy]

Jesus Christ, Tim.  Are you going to send, or not!?!?  The Earth isn't turning any slower.

[TAC]

Just sent it to you. I checked this morning. You did say results last night!!!!

I’m at work btw.

[jingle.boy]

Just sent it to you. I checked this morning. You did say results last night!!!!

I’m at work btw.

Yeah... I had good intentions of doing it last night, then crashed before I got the last two writeups done - and needed one more listen thru to decide between Nospun and Church of the Cosmic Skull.

I'm not at work, btw - but do have outdoor chores to do when it's 1 freakin degree (Celsius)!

P.S.  no submission - just the confirmation of who sent what in the Qualifiers.

[Evermind]

Jesus Christ, Tim.  Are you going to send, or not!?!?  The Earth isn't turning any slower.

[Indiscipline]

Sent. Or maybe wasn't me. And it was someone else's song, or was it?

There is no spoon.

[jingle.boy]

Sent. Or maybe wasn't me. And it was someone else's song, or was it?

There is no spoon.

Only a spork.

[TAC]

I'm curious how TAC ranked the songs too (though if I was sending to him I'd have picked a different track)

I’d go.

Nospun
Ebony Ark
Everon
Cosmic Skull
Contortionist
NIN



And you all would’ve known on Wednesday!!!!!

[TAC]

Jesus Christ, Tim.  Are you going to send, or not!?!?  The Earth isn't turning any slower.

Are we sending already? Ok. I’ll send when I get home from work. After my nap of course.

[Stadler]

Jesus Christ, Tim.  Are you going to send, or not!?!?  The Earth isn't turning any slower.

Are we sending already? Ok. I’ll send when I get home from work. After my nap of course.

We're on the clock?  Deadline when?

[jingle.boy]

Well, I hope you can send before Monday.  After all, you've had your invitation for over a week - well, almost a month, really. 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Woohoo! Now I get to annoy Chad by sending more stuff like The Mars Volta and Moonsorrow!

[jingle.boy]

Woohoo! Now I get to annoy Chad by sending more stuff like The Mars Volta and Moonsorrow!

Ariich, be ready to step in as 1st alternate.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Woohoo! Now I get to annoy Chad by sending more stuff like The Mars Volta and Moonsorrow!

Ariich, be ready to step in as 1st alternate.

I kid I kid. I actually have stuff lined up that I'm 90% sure you'll like. Besides if I sent Moonsorrow everyone would know it was me immediately.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

You'd probably get a full 5 points for the song title being guessed last though.

[Evermind]

You'd probably get a full 5 points for the song title being guessed last though.

[Stadler]

Well, I hope you can send before Monday.  After all, you've had your invitation for over a week - well, almost a month, really. 

Do my best.

[King Postwhore]

Well, I hope you can send before Monday.  After all, you've had your invitation for over a week - well, almost a month, really. 

Do my best.

Step up, son. Lol

[ariich]

Woohoo! Now I get to annoy Chad by sending more stuff like The Mars Volta and Moonsorrow!

Ariich, be ready to step in as 1st alternate.

Of course!

Me being one of the few other DTFers who also likes TMV and Moonsorrow.

[TAC]

Ariich, I can't believe Chad didn't like that song. I had it top rated on the playlist.

[wolfking]

I'll send something tonight.

[ariich]

Ariich, I can't believe Chad didn't like that song. I had it top rated on the playlist.

Maybe subconsciously biased by thinking it was Puppies and being afraid of receiving a load of black metal.

[jingle.boy]

Ariich, I can't believe Chad didn't like that song. I had it top rated on the playlist.

Then you didn't read the writeup.  I liked it plenty, and was liking it more with each listen.