Song Contest 114 (Results POSTED!)

[Parama]

How do I be interesting patama

I entered some shit

[Parama]

submitted that black metal. technically it's half a song but they're tracked separate on the album and this is the better half (also because the song is 10+ minutes in full whatever)

[Parama]

You've gotten points from me in like the last dozen contests or so I think

[Parama]

that sounds like panzerballett tbh

[Parama]

i hope my song gives you whiplash if you listen to it right after creature's

[Parama]

Teeth are overrated, hip people replace their teeth with bear traps

[Parama]

or beaks rabble

[Parama]

happy scumday, song contest account

[Parama]

hElLo DaRkNeSs My OlD fRiEnD

[Parama]

I do like unintelligible noise a lot, yeah

[Parama]

Hungary – The samples in the back of the mix are a bit weird and offputting but not really that problematic overall. Besides that this is just a nice chill track, I can’t say it grabs me too strongly but it’s enjoyable enough. (DECENT)

Sudan – I mean he’s talented as a guitarist, absolutely, but it doesn’t really make for music I find that compelling to listen to, especially since the base tune is a Disney track I’m not especially fond of. But I mean, it’s okay enough, I don’t mind listening to it. (AVERAGE)

Bhutan – Percussion really drowns out way too much of this. There’s an okay bass groove going on here, not a fan of the guitar tone on that main motif though. And it just feels a bit light on content, even for a three minute song. Ehh. Just not really feeling it but it’s not bad. (AVERAGE)

Cameroon – Really bothered by the constant rough edge the singer applies to his voice, it feels really unnecessary. Musically besides that this is definitely a solid soul pastiche but I don’t feel it does much to stand out for the style, it’s just, yeah, okay. (AVERAGE)

Egypt – Nope. Just can’t deal with that voice. Musically it’s already pretty obnoxious but I absolutely cannot stand the vocals to any extent. (DID NOT FINISH)

Greece – Hmm, it’s… fine. I don’t know, nothing about this really sticks out and Hungary plays in similar territory better. I don’t have anything else to say. (AVERAGE)

Spain – Not a huge fan of his voice either but aside from that this does go some musically interesting places without really feeling too disjointed, I can dig it. (DECENT)

[Parama]

Oh btw you probably want to update the thread title I bet a lot of people don't realize the songs are up yet

[Parama]

Slovenia – This is some unholy Frankenstein of nightwish, electronic music, and djent. It’s okay though. I mean, it’s more up my alley by default than a lot of what gets sent but it really doesn’t have a ton of flavor. But yeah. (DECENT)

Central African Republic – This is definitely a davsto entry but it’s in the soulful category of classic rock that’s aged a billion times better than the rest of the genre. Solid guitar work too, which you know, Clapton, so. Yeah, I liked this a lot actually. (GOOD)

Latvia – This… feels more like an intro to a song that never gets started rather than a song itself. It’s a bit repetitive too and since it’s basically nothing but vocals there’s not a lot to really grab me. It’s not unpleasant but I don’t think I’d choose to listen to it again. (AVERAGE)

Chad – Oh, these guys. They make solid enough metalcore. I actually appreciate the jagged riff behind those verses a lot. The vocals feel a bit drowned out in this mix though. That’s about the only particularly interesting thing going on here but I mean as a whole this is fine enough, yeah. (DECENT)

USA – I listened all the way through this but it does not have a single element I enjoy and I’m not sure why I did. (BAD)

China – Ehh, the background music is okay but at the same time really uninteresting. And her voice is fine, not too on board with the rapping but it’s not awful either. But what really bugs me about this is the goddamn chipmunk choir like, why. Ehh. (MEDIOCRE)

[Parama]

Burkina Faso – Is this anything special? Nah, not at all. Is it pleasant, does it build up well, did I enjoy it? Yeah, fine enough. I really don’t have anything else to say about it. It’s just solid but not very memorable either. (DECENT)

Tunisia – hello darkness my old friend, hello darkness my old friend, hello darkness m- okay let’s be honest I don’t think I’ve ever sat down and listened to the original song at any point in my life so I have no clue if this cover adds anything to the original or not but I gotta say it sounds a lot better than I was expecting from friggin’ disturbed. (DECENT)

United Kingdom – Ahh, I see, this is the newest iteration of ATDI/TMV. I like, totally lost interest in TMV after Bedlam, which is genuinely the worst album I’ve ever listened to in full. Christ. This just makes me think of a less heavy ATDI. It’s definitely a lot more straightforward than I’m used to from these guys. It’s also, pretty fine, I enjoy it well enough. Drums are unsurprisingly the most interesting part. (DECENT)

Scotland – I thought this might be interesting at first but it’s repetitive as hell, got bored of this so fast. Sorry but this is just too little substance for a 5 minute track. (BAD)

Germany – I don’t know why the hell they put in the bad electronic hihats on the chorus and effects on the bass to simulate low-end synths. It’s like, the verses and bridge here are fine but that chorus kills any of my interest & the amount of effects on the vocals doesn’t help either. Ehh. (AVERAGE)

Somalia – This is in that perfect period of 80’s pop where everything just sounds like total garbage cheese. I hate the marimba-y synths. I think they’re synths, they might just be marimbas, either way I hate it so. There’s not much to this besides those and the vocals and the vocals are at least fine, sax solo’s alright too. I dunno I’m just too offput by the general sound of this but it’s not aaaawful. (MEDIOCRE)

Iceland – One of my favorite albums of last year and probably the most intense track off of it, it’s just the best kind of crushing. And god damn the sludgier last bit at the end, christ. I don’t even think this is quite the best track on the album but maybe it is? I love it regardless.

[Parama]

voted. thought this was definitely a better contest than the last one, my 6 was about as good as my 12 in that contest & 12-7 all were pretty solid. didn't feel like i had to fill out my low-tier points with really meh songs either, everything that got points deserved at least what i got

anyways next round i'm sending an 11 minute indie rock track probably. or maybe i'll just send a shorter one off the same album more likely

[Parama]

excellent

[Parama]

you got my vote right i voted like over a week ago but

[Parama]

definitely rightsiding this contest but that's fine
snowstorm is my favorite comment so far

[Parama]

to rabble, or not to rabble? nvm rabble

[Parama]

I'm gonna die laughing if disturbed actually wins lol
Also I checked out the antemasque album, it's good
Providence might've gotten my 12

[Parama]

I scored it highly mostly out of surprise at it not being shite TBH

Yeah basically

[Parama]

I don't remember what China sounds like so ok

[Parama]

Oh yeah the chipmunk choir song