Song Contest 84 (RESUUUUULTS UP!)

[Parama]

this is a contest where I enter and rightside

EDIT: got even more mileage out of saving the edit page for my entry form last contest. copy+pasted every field, ez

[Parama]

oh hey, steven wilson is eligible for the contest again, which is great since he put out a new album recently and it's great

someone get on that if they want i don't have any plans to enter something off the album tbh but there's a few songs that'd probably make good entries

[Parama]

i'm so ready to rightside

[Parama]

i can't think of a single time i've entered a song because of the lyrics tbh

it's all about the music to me

[Parama]

rabble

[Parama]

cuba gets my 12 forever and ever

[Parama]

we're 84 contests in and only just now is this being submitted tho

that's so DANK

[Parama]

dank meme contest next time plz

also hi R. Kelly, Sia, Charli XCX

[Parama]

quick google search
so you mean this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NhKWZpkw1Q

[Parama]

>sounds like every other song ever

k

the voice comment i expected from half the contest or so tho

[Parama]

Italy – Really it’s a pretty standard rock song. The vocals are nice enough and it’s “pleasant” overall but I doubt this one’s going to stick with me. It’s just not distinct in any way.

Estonia – Sorry but that’s a really dumb band name, sorry. That’s about the only thing about this song that I don’t dig, though, it’s a fun rock song and does quite a bit in a relatively short time.

Chile – I dunno, I’d like this better if it wasn’t acapella, if it had, y’know, music that could match the intensity of the singer. ‘Cause I REALLY like the vocals and harmonies there and all, but the acapella background isn’t doing it for me.

Singapore – Well I really like Chandelier so let’s hope Sia’s other stuff is as good. Hmm see here’s the thing. If Sia isn’t singing passionately enough, she sounds like a slightly-more-awake Rihanna to me. That’s basically the case here. It’s fine enough though, but there’s a weird chord in the verse progression that feels –wrong- but what do I know. I’m also listening to the one you MEANT to send and I do like it better, the buildup to the chorus is fantastic but the payoff isn’t quite there. It’d be getting more points that this one’s likely to get though.

USA – It’s upbeat and fun at all but I just can’t stand Japanese female vocalists. All too damn high pitched and all sound exactly the same to me. And it’s not like the music is fantastic on its own though I do appreciate the violin.

Laos – Honestly the vibe this gives me is “fun. but with less pleasant vocals” but the first part of that compliment is a good thing. I could’ve done without the synth swells at the end though. But I like this, yes.

St. Lucia – This is a lot less in-your-face than the other Charlie XCX stuff I’ve heard, but maybe that’s not for the better. This is alright, it’s certainly interesting, but I wish she’d slow down a bit and instead be a bit louder, ‘cause that’s really where here vocals work. The muffled synth isn’t doing the song any favors either.

Greece – Okay, there we go, finally a song that I just don’t connect with at all, in any way. It’s kinda sluggish and really goes nowhere the entire time.

Belarus – My test for whether or not growling vocals were a good decision: Is it Mikael Akerfeldt? If yes, good decision. If not, bad decision. The music is otherwise very unspecial metalcore, so I have little interest in listening to this again.

[Parama]

tbh I liked most everything in that set at least somewhat, didn't really dislike any of them though a few of them bored me

[Parama]

congrats mafiascum we put a song on the charts 2day
http://s1.postimg.org/s38atbke7/charts.png

[Parama]

Sealand – Well he’s basically not singing, otherwise it’s just a folky rock song that doesn’t really do anything distinct. It’s alright but I wouldn’t return to it.

Wales – So a laid-back ballad type of thing that is utterly generic, okay. Like, nothing here I couldn’t find in a better song. Sorry.

India – I… I’m pretty sure this is just random noises tossed together haphazardly. It’s vaguely trying to hold a rhythm I guess but not doing a very good job of it.

Macedonia – Well, this certainly… exists. Again, pleasant enough, but I’m never gonna remember it. Nothing about it stands out, her voice is alright but not that unique, the music is alright but not that unique, it just… exists.

Gabon – This is probably the most alive song in this set so far but I’m zoned out after the last few snoozefests. It’s not that special anyways, sooo.

Turkmenistan – Y’know what I dig this. Very relaxed but still interesting enough to hold my attention. I dunno why, it just is.

Burkina Faso – Not available in the US so I looked it up, may not have the same version who knows. This… exists. This is the kind of thing I never really care for.

Greenland – Really all I can say is that this entire set killed the good vibes I got from the first set, this is just boring to me. It’s got some energy I guess so it’s in the higher half of the set, but that doesn’t take much with songs like these.

[Parama]

which one are you psyche
EDIT: i figured it out

you're probably not getting points

[Parama]

quillyford hates me :<

[Parama]

but i AM prog rock

[Parama]

Isle of Man – Yup. This is 9 minutes of free jazz, alright. This is basically noise to me, ‘cause I don’t like free jazz. Like honestly, I can’t finish listening to this, sorry.

Cuba – I’m legitimately giving this my 12.

Tuvalu – It’s got a bit of personality at least, yeah, I dig it. What else can I say though it’s just a fun song.

South Africa – This sounds like a parody. Like, it’s not *actually* a remix but he’s calling it a remix? Anyways it’s really clumsy lyrically and it’s pretty generic R&B otherwise, so nah.

Ukraine – Yeah I’ve heard this song before probably on a classic rock station or something. It’s on the cheesy side of 70’s rock, for sure. I still enjoy it though, yes.

Iceland – Really though this isn’t that prog for prog rock. There’s like… the one bit in the middle that toys with the time signature a bit but otherwise it’s straight 4/4. I got this album at the start of the year and got pretty well obsessed with it for a while, this is probably my favorite track off the album but so much of it is good that I can’t even tell. That violin solo is probably my favorite part of the album, though.

Spain – Yes, thank you. I needed this. Instrumental rock, I’ll gladly take it.

Mali – Well, I forgot I had this on when I was listening to it, and… yeah.

Scotland – It’s <title>. Really though this is upbeat enough that I do at least enjoy it.

[Parama]

well you have to listen to the radio to be able to hear them on the radio

[Parama]

i literally never listen to radio, i just look at billboard's charts

[Parama]

next round i'm just gonna enter something that's way too heavy and metal to get points i guess

[Parama]

i just enter songs that i like whether or not they really have mass appeal, i'unno

[Parama]

>tfw quadz actually liked my entry

THE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN

[Parama]

remember that one time someone basically copy-pasted someone else's ranking order and changed like 2 entries' places

[Parama]

reminder: i'm iceland, so i won't win

[Parama]

vetod

[Parama]

Turkminstryofmagic or whatever was the entry this round where I could've easily ranked it 3 slots higher or lower than I did (I gave it points tho spoilers)
'twas weird. Nothing blew me away so it maybe even could've gotten my twelve, and I was thinking at first it might've, but it also could've ranked lower 'cause it feels a bit overlong after a few listens

so i gave it points

[Parama]

let's rabble

[Parama]

musical taste: *still* subjective in 2015

[Parama]

i just thought it was a jumbled mess of noise tbh

[Parama]

i like melody and i like rhythm and a song that lacks both of those isn't going to be very enjoyable for me so w/e

[Parama]

what about prog tho

[Parama]

anyways rabble into infinity etc

[Parama]

belarus was boring as hell fwiw

[Parama]

alright, since I actually didn't do awful this time i need to destroy any goodwill in the next contest

or probably just get cut

[Parama]

i'm either gonna enter a metal thng that won't get points or a video game song, deciding which

[Parama]

i'm entering vidya game and i'mma win

or place high at least

[Parama]

i'm trying to decide between the original version or the metal remix, i like the latter more but the former will get more points and it's still good so w/e

[Parama]

KoC you won a song context once and I still haven't
obviously you did something right, why are you complaining

i mean tbh most song contests recently have sucked I'll agree

[Parama]

nothing really blew me away this time, but there was less outright crap too
reck you're the one who gave like half the contest F's on your first listen this time what are you even talking about

[Parama]

no

[Parama]

ok thx

[Parama]

banned from mafiascum for lying

[Parama]

let's play hangman

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[Parama]

lawl nice bump