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Post Post #6 (isolation #0) » Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:13 am

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Post Post #11 (isolation #1) » Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:26 am

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i entered radiohead a long time ago
i also bought in rainbows a few weeks ago because i'm way behind the times
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Post Post #16 (isolation #2) » Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:46 am

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i just wanted to see if there was literally any radiohead album i could get into & in rainbows had a few tracks i dug but i'm probably gonna end up regretting it in the end

anyways i used random.org and it told me to submit the metal this contest so i did, rightside here i come
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Post Post #31 (isolation #3) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:41 am

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Submitted my favorite Shorten from a great Deadline
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Post Post #33 (isolation #4) » Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:48 pm

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bet: if i get top 5 this contest you reduce entry deadlines to a week from here on out, if i don't nothing happens because this is a loaded bet & you should shorten the deadlines anyways
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Post Post #41 (isolation #5) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:04 am

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Post Post #51 (isolation #6) » Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:22 am

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In post 50, Aristophanes wrote:
In post 49, KidAmn wrote:2nd reminder: last day to enter should have been like a week ago
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Post Post #54 (isolation #7) » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:00 pm

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Post Post #63 (isolation #8) » Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:43 am

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Post Post #68 (isolation #9) » Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:58 am

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rip amy winehouse
hey I already spun that greyhaven album like a week ago, it's p. solid
closing time is not actually a bad song but it gets no points on principle alone

a ton of other artists here i know of but don't listen to, fun
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Post Post #71 (isolation #10) » Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:45 am

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I don't give points to incredibly well known songs on principle lol
Literally who doesn't know closing time
In post 70, drealmerz7 wrote:he just doesn't have any musical taste
is this where in supposed to bring up the results of last contest :P
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Post Post #73 (isolation #11) » Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:01 am

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Nah that's just objectively wrong. Music is subjective
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Post Post #79 (isolation #12) » Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:11 pm

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dissonant is a weird word to use for huntsmen imo lol
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Post Post #91 (isolation #13) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:39 am

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Amy Winehouse is dead anyways what does it matter
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Post Post #104 (isolation #14) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:36 pm

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music is subjective
i dislike both black eyed peas and beethoven
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Post Post #107 (isolation #15) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:23 pm

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In post 105, drealmerz7 wrote:your position is clear, yes, you've demonstrated numerous times your inability to appreciate something if you don't like it
appreciation and enjoyment are entirely different things. i can appreciate the importance of beethoven's music but that doesn't mean i enjoy listening to it. my rating scale is, as anyone's should be, based on my own tastes and opinions
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Post Post #109 (isolation #16) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:50 pm

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i didn't say i liked the black eyed peas more than beethoven. i just said i disliked both.
also, talent and technicality have never and will never equate to quality. an absolute amateur could write a brilliant song and a virtuoso musician can write really blaaaand stuff.
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Post Post #112 (isolation #17) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:48 pm

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i have incredibly well-defined opinions on music criticism, actually, but i'm glad that you get pissy just because someone doesn't agree with your closed-minded perspectives on such
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Post Post #114 (isolation #18) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:31 pm

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i have literally no clue what point you're trying to make anymore, so, same
like as far as i understand your point is that music isn't subjective, which is objectively wrong, so there's not really any use debating you to begin with
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Post Post #117 (isolation #19) » Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:13 pm

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i'll even disagree with the first statement there because smartly breaking the rules of music theory can still lead to interesting compositions but close enough
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Post Post #119 (isolation #20) » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:49 pm

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Anguilla – Feels like he has some trouble staying on the rhythm sometimes. I’m not super into his voice to begin with but it’s okay. The instrumentation on this is pretty nice though, chill and jazzy. Overall it’s fine enough but not really doing a ton for me. (AVERAGE)

United Kingdom – Having a hard time saying much about this. Nothing about it really stands out but it’s decently diverse & I’m enjoying listening to it so I mean it’s doing something right. (DECENT)

Djibouti – Hmm I feel like I’d like this more if it wasn’t the acoustic version, but then at the same time probably not? Because I’m just not very into her voice & the content is very bland too, like obnoxiously so. (MEDIOCRE)

Latvia – Oh god it’s 7 and a half minutes. Or apparently not the last two minutes are silence. So yeah I had nothing at all to say about this one. It’s not like, obnoxious but it’s repetitive as heck and doesn’t even have any real flavor to it to make it stand out. (MEDIOCRE)

Egypt – This song will get my 1 if there aren’t enough songs in this contest to give points, which is looking pretty likely so far. But I mean, it’s a fine song. Everyone everywhere knows it though. (DECENT)

Burkina Faso – I think this is more “interesting” than it is “enjoyable” but it’s pretty damn interesting and it’s still somewhat enjoyable. Might like it more on relisten too, dunno. (DECENT)

Central African Republic – I haven’t ever really been much of a Talking Heads fan but this one’s pretty fine, yeah. More restrained that what I usually hear from them. Can’t say it’s like, exceptionally strong or anything but it’s pleasant enough, sure. (AVERAGE)
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Post Post #120 (isolation #21) » Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:18 pm

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Singapore – From the opening guitar line I swear this exact song has 100% been entered before but that might just be because it’s a really standard jazzy chord progression that’s been used in like a billion songs. But I mean it’s also one I like, and the rest of this is pretty nice too, maybe not super unique but it’s got decent groove and it’s pretty pleasant. (DECENT)

Yemen – I always find myself liking jazz-influenced music way more than actual jazz itself. And I think the drums are supposed to be the focus here but I am not really liking much what they’re doing. But I mean, it’s fine enough to listen to, sure. (AVERAGE)

Japan – Eehhh this is pleasant I guess but it doesn’t really do much beyond stay pleasant. It’s too mellow to evoke anything emotionally & it’s not that unique for its style, just a solid soul pastiche. I just spent the entire song waiting for it to feel like it really started and it never did. Also what the heck is up with all three of these tracks so far being on the jazz spectrum somewhere. (AVERAGE)

Luxembourg – Power metal is to me the genre of metal for people who like their metal safe and hitting all the notes that generally make metal enjoyable without really ever changing or evoking anything real. I’ve heard a Blind Guardian song besides this one that had more interesting stuff going on and was pretty fine but this one is just, exactly what I’d expect from power metal. There are exactly 3 types of songs in the genre; piano power ballad, triplet feel epic song, fast tempo triumphant song. I just don’t understand the appeal, I guess. Like, okay, it’s fine enough to listen to? On a base level I like it more than a lot of stuff in this contest. But it’s not doing anything new or anything that every other band in the genre doesn’t do. (DECENT)

Lebanon – For what this song is trying to do I’m surprised at how much it just sounds like a generic dance-pop type of song. She’s a decent singer & it’s fun and it’s got energy but it feels, like, point-for-point like an early 2010’s pop song aside from the vocals being a bit quirkier. (AVERAGE)

Slovenia – Okay this took an eternity to actually start but it looks like it’s some kind of metal now that it has. This sort of spends its entire runtime edging closer and closer to being something up my alley but also the production is g a r b a g e. Dunno though I think it’s, fine enough in general? Has some cool moments. (DECENT)

Iceland – I heard this album and basically immediately had to have it, it’s just way far up my alley. This might be the best track but I’m not really sure, there’s a few others that are close. But yeah, just a cool album all around.

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Post Post #124 (isolation #22) » Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:23 pm

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Not super into the rapping but the music & female performance on this is more than enough to salvage it as a whole & there’s nothing unpleasant about it either, pretty solid. (DECENT)

São Tomé and Príncipe – Okay, from the opening lyrics I literally cannot interpret this as anything other than explicit pedophilia. So uhh. Despite the fact that everything else about this is fine, no, gross. (BAD)

Chad – This is just exactly the kind of pop song I really enjoy so uhh you probably just got lucky here, I can’t exactly say what about it works but I just like every element of this, except I guess the singer is a bit generic/nasally at times but ehh I still dig it. (GOOD)

Italy – Everything about this is good except every single aspect of the vocal track. Hate his voice, hate the melodies, hate the lyrics. It’s all completely unsalvageable despite the instrumentation being pretty cool. I guess it balances out to average but it’s not getting points. (AVERAGE)

Greece – Very solid but at the same time feels very safe. I dunno. It’s got some decent power behind it & I dig the orchestration so it’s alright in my books. (DECENT)

USA – A friend on another site brought up The Hirsch Effekt as a point of reference for these guys but from what I’ve heard they are way heavier on the –core side of things and in my opinion that’s not to their benefit. I mean, yeah, I still think this is pretty solid but it’s not consistent at all, kind of a mess really. Still decent enough though. (DECENT)

Hungary – I dig the vibe of this in general, though the vocals are a bit too generic-new-wave-y dude for me. Maybe a bit too long for the amount of substance too. But nah, it’s, nice. (DECENT)


solid contest overall tbh. only a few songs i outright would not give points to (and closing time is one of them now 'cause i feel like there's plenty to give points to besides it) so, yeah
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Post Post #126 (isolation #23) » Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:33 pm

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In post 120, Parama wrote: also drealmerz got banned lol
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Post Post #132 (isolation #24) » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:37 am

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"I liked this until the lyrics happened" is an excellent description of sao tome
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Post Post #134 (isolation #25) » Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:38 am

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Post Post #138 (isolation #26) » Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:57 am

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Post Post #140 (isolation #27) » Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:53 am

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In post 139, Song Contest wrote:
In post 138, Parama wrote:
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Post Post #146 (isolation #28) » Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:39 am

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Post Post #148 (isolation #29) » Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:12 am

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i gave it my 12 too but i've listened to it twice so i dunno
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Post Post #155 (isolation #30) » Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:05 am

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Honestly I'm fine as long as I don't lose to friggin closing time come on guys
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Post Post #163 (isolation #31) » Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:47 am

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In post 155, Parama wrote:Honestly I'm fine as long as I don't lose to friggin closing time come on guys
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Post Post #169 (isolation #32) » Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:08 pm

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Yeah I'm fine with Greece as a winner, it's not surprising since it was a super safe but solid pick
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