Song Contest 151 (Results posted!)

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Submitted a band that hasn't been entered in a long time, and I went with the song that made my college dorm mate a fan on first listen.

I'll give you a hint the lead singer is a beautiful weirdo

[toolenduso]

The old voting rules should be applied to contests with cuts due to us changing the rules due to low participation.

I think doing this would create inconsistency as we go back and forth on the rules depending on participation.

I also didn't see the rule change as being solely due to low participation. The ban system was counterproductive, and 20 points was also a little too harsh in my opinion. Ultimately the idea is to reward good songs. If you set the point penalty too high it can obscure how much people liked a song just because the person entering it didn't fully participate because they failed to vote.

Did you prefer the old voting rules?

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Spoiler: There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination

Denmark - Plini - Electric Sunrise: O shit, this turned into something I was not expecting. I was under the impression that this was a chill atmospheric band. I like a lot of what they're doing, and the pairing of melodic guitar with chugga chugga guitar makes for a cool, unique sound. I think I'm gonna have to check out more from this band. This is my current favorite. GOOD.
Cote d'Ivoire - Death - Politicians In My Eyes: Well that was a fuckin cool intro. And....man, what an interesting song. Really quick, almost frantic drums and bass. Kinda punk-sounding vocals. Yeah, there's a lot of cool rhythm stuff going on here. GOOD.
The Principality of PranaDevil's Flat - Sheena Ringo - Open Secret: Well oh-fucking-kay, then, this is wild and fun. You got a hybrid funk-ska-pop vibe going on in the music and a kind of baffling mish-mash of oddities happening in the video. This is nice to listen to, and is fun and weird though I have the suspicion I would grow tired of it if I checked out more from the artist. Anyway, it'll definitely get points from me. DECENT.
Ireland - Vampire Weekend - Sympathy: Fun and very dynamic. Catchy. I like the weird vocal samples that get clipped before a whole word gets through. Production is quite good, actually. Yeah this'll get points. DECENT.
Armenia - Lianne La Havas - Lost & Found: Good piano and singing. Loving the production right now, it's very full-sounding. Yeah this was kinda cool, I can dig it. High up in this tier. DECENT.
Canada - Cody Fry - Underground: This is kinda cool. I like the sound, and the buildup, and the guitar work. One of my favorites of this tier. DECENT.
Finland - The Weeknd - Belong to the World: Hey look it's that one guy from Uncut Gems! The track is interesting, it actually complements his vocal vibrato really well. That said I'm not a huge fan of what they're doing to his voice in the editing booth. It was ok. DECENT.
Djibouti - The Machinist - Empire State of Emergency: I, um, I....it's cool that this is like, a pro-BLM metal song or whatever, but.....is it just me or does this video make it look like the problem is that black people aren't protesting against their own suffering enough? The vocalist is screaming at a black guy on the couch. Like, don't get it twisted, my people, white people are the problem. Anyway, musically the song's decent. I like the breakdown-y bit. The chorus is fairly bland. DECENT.
Hungary - Shea Diamond - Don't Shoot: This is ok. The singing is fairly good, anyway. It's got that "towering cathedral wall" sound that's hard to actually make sound good, and it doesn't strike right for me. DECENT.
USA - Audiostrobelight - A Fifth of Feelgood: Ya know, I was just wondering what ever happened to Yellowcard. Glad I found out. Actually the sound reminds me a lot of this local Reno band I'm gonna enter into the contest at some point. Rhythm tricks are cool. Violin is fun (really though, I wish rock bands would give violinists more room to run a la early DMB). It was ok. DECENT.

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1. First-time entrants

2. Last winner (whomever)

3. Current Song Contest Team (toolenduso and JurgenVW)

4. Any entrant who was cut in the period of the last 3 contests (except those cut for not voting) and has not used their guaranteed bid.
3 Contests remaining: Nobody!
2 Contests remaining: Nobody!
1 Contest remaining: Nobody!

5. Everyone that doesn't fit in the above categories or category 6

6. People who didn't vote in the last contest(or last 2 contest)

Well that's an interesting idea. So basically if there are cuts it would be non-voters from the last contest who get cut first, and then everybody else from category 5 gets thrown in the bucket and chosen at random for cuts?