#LisaRinna
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 24, 2020 14:23:23 GMT -5
And last, but not least...
Team #13:
@antigonerising and @waffle
This is so messy I can't! Y'all did Queen @antigonerising dirty.
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Nick P
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Post by Nick P on Jan 25, 2020 0:14:50 GMT -5
Leg 1 Songs: Challenge #1: RoadblockHere's the theme: Catch Me at Lolla: Chicago is famous for its annual indie-esque music festival called Lollapalooza. For this Road Block, you must send a song from someone who performed at Lolla last summer (2019).Songs:Ariana Grande - “ghostin”Beach Bunny - "Painkiller"Denzel Curry ft. Rick Ross - "BIRDZ"Gryffin w/ Carly Rae Jepsen - "OMG"Janelle Monáe - "Make Me Feel"Joanie Leeds & the Nightlights - "Rainbow Bagels from Outer Space"Kacey Musgraves - "Butterflies"Kacey Musgraves - "High Horse"Kacey Musgraves - "Slow Burn"Tame Impala - "Let it Happen"Tame Impala - "The Less I Know the Better"The Strokes - "Last Nite"Twenty One Pilots - "Holding on to You"and joining us to judge the roadblock will be...Adrian C. 🍓 !
Playlist: Challenge #2: DetourBig Wish Songs:Ariana Grande - "no tears left to cry" David Glen Eisley & Bob Kulick - "Sweet Victory" DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Rick Ross, Ludacris & Snoop Dogg - "All I Do is Win" Kanye West ft. Chris Martin - "Homecoming" Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Queen - "We Are the Champions" Deep Dish Songs:Billie Eilish - "when the party's over"Coldplay - "The Scientist"Demi Lovato - "Sober"Mariah Carey - "The Roof"Mike Shinoda - "Over Again"Sia - "Breathe Me"Toni Braxton - "Un-Break My Heart"and joining us to judge this detour will be... @trilogy !Playlist: Tril, Adrian, Mylo and I will have our scores and results up within 3 days or so for y'all
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 0:15:53 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 0:17:11 GMT -5
ah yes my favorite Ariana Grande song, "ghosting".
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 25, 2020 0:18:43 GMT -5
If you want, you can privately tell your teammate your roadblock choice, but keep it quiet so the guest judges can be uninformed~
Best of luck contestants!
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 25, 2020 5:20:30 GMT -5
Prediction Game Reminder!Here's your reminder non-contestants! However, after discussion with Nick we've decided to also open this to contestants too! After all, it wouldn't change the game based on who they ranked.If you want to get in this prediction game, send in your ranks within two and a half days~ Remember, you're ranking the teams from #1 to #13 based on what you think the final positions would be. Click on the spoiler to see the teams just below.
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Koochie
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Post by Koochie on Jan 25, 2020 9:53:13 GMT -5
Oh if I’m not playing I don’t want to be tagged thanks x
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 16:37:03 GMT -5
Prediction Game Reminder #2!Guys don't forget about this! Results for the first round are about to go up, but I don't think I really have enough submissions to make this a proper game yet. I'll extend it to the results of Leg 2 if I don't get enough shortly, but hopefully y'all can get some lists in while waiting for results.and those results are um... we'll get to them
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samo🦕
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Post by samo🦕 on Jan 26, 2020 16:40:36 GMT -5
kind of excited but also genuinely terrified
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Nick P
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Post by Nick P on Jan 26, 2020 16:51:09 GMT -5
it's time for the results!
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 16:52:15 GMT -5
Get hyped y'all! Who will win the first leg~
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Post by shruggie on Jan 26, 2020 17:00:17 GMT -5
k just reveal goddamit
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Nick P
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Post by Nick P on Jan 26, 2020 17:03:49 GMT -5
the first team to check into the pit stop is...1. willapted33 & samo🦕 Overall Score: 52.7Roadblock Rank: #1 | Detour Rank: #2Roadblock Results: (Sent by Will)Judge's Thoughts:Nick: this song gives me all the Spring 2019 vibes. I actually saw Kacey perform this at Lolla last year, it was a very good performance. I think the main melody here is just one of Kacey‘s best, and overall the song never ceases to make me smile. (9.5/10)Mylo: Picking this is cheating lol. I adore this song from front to back, there is nothing I can really fault about this. But this song goes beyond being just a fantastic slice of country pie, it’s also something that’s impacted my real life. I had a crush and I listened to this once as they passed and that really realise how much this song fit. However that didn’t turn out due to them simply not being into me at all. Unfortunately, I saw a butterfly as they saw a basic white dude. Regardless, I didn’t let this change the songs meaning for me, it’s still amazing and rather than let that old boring butterfly rule my life I’ll wait for the better butterfly come along and be the real deal. One day, I swear it’ll happen haha. In the meantime, I’ll listen to this virtual perfection and patiently wait. (10/10)Adrian: This is easily my least favorite single from Golden Hour and probably one of my least favorites from the album overall, which says something since I still think the song is good. It's cute and I really like her voice as usual. I just don't think it's the most interesting thing she has made. (8.2/10)
Overall: 27.7Detour Results:(Deep Dish)Judge's Thoughts:Nick: Just a note, I'll be judging songs in subjective theme categories (such as this one) one a slightly different scale. I'll be judging the quality out of 7, and how well it fits the theme out of 3, adding up to 10. Anyways, this song is kinda a perfect fit for the theme. while it doesn’t cut as deep lyrically as some of the other songs here, I definitely prefer it musically and it’s still super well written. probably my favorite discovery of the leg. (6.5 for quality, 3 for theme = 9.5/10)
Mylo: What a sweet little song! I don’t have much to say for this one, Sia has a great voice and she’s a very talented writer and this song shows that her earlier work is just as good. Interestingly, the start reminded me of Lewis Capaldi of all things, but once I heard human vocal chords I knew it must’ve been a different artist. This is the sort of song I don’t really want to discuss either, it fits both in the background and as a focus track. Just like Sia, this song is versatile and has a wide range of emotions represented in this song. Pretty impressed, I think this would be a good fit of the term ‘deep’ and a good choice for this challenge. (4/5 song, 4/5 theme, 8/10 overall)
Trilogy: Here's one song here that's focuses on sincerity, as with how Of the other songs may or may not also do. Though I don't care about it as much as other sad songs, I do acknowledge that it's important to understand how well this song was overall crafted this song is. Problem is I just don't come back to it a lot. (7.5)
Congrats you two! You'll receive a +2.5 bonus next leg
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samo🦕
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Post by samo🦕 on Jan 26, 2020 17:04:48 GMT -5
AHHHHHHHH
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willapted33
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Post by willapted33 on Jan 26, 2020 17:05:30 GMT -5
bruh
guess i should add in the other songs i was considering for the roadblock - nobody by mitski malamente by rosalia make me feel by janelle monae the less i know the better by tame impala
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:06:59 GMT -5
Wtf
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 17:07:14 GMT -5
Well done on the first place! You guys have shown you're real contenders in this game~
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:12:54 GMT -5
talent wins! ugh
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 17:13:29 GMT -5
Taste prevails once again! We love to see it
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Post by walt91 on Jan 26, 2020 17:13:58 GMT -5
Congrats on the win willapted33 & samo🦕 ! Butterflies and Breathe Me are both excellent songs
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Nick P
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Post by Nick P on Jan 26, 2020 17:16:09 GMT -5
the second team checking in is...2. BB🌕 & walt91 Overall Score: 50.9Roadblock Rank: #2 | Detour Rank: #3Roadblock Results:
(Sent by BB)Judges' Thoughts:Nick: this one took me a while to get into. it’s still not one of my favorites from Kacey, but it’s overall pretty fun and has some great lines in it. (8/10)
Mylo: Take that idiot! This song goes out to all those annoying people in real life, from Obnoxious Coby to Judgy Sammy to homophobic David and Racist Sam. Hell, even that occasionally sexist friend, you all can stay on your high horses but move out of this town. Get outta here with that negativity and try being nice and considerate to the people around you, thanks~ I don’t think I need to add anything about the actual song, it’s relatable to anyone and everyone in the best way. Another easy almost perfect score, smart choice! (9.8/10)Adrian: When I listened to Golden Hour in full, this was the first song I became obsessed with. It's one of the few upbeat songs on the album, so it really stands out and I love it quite a lot. It's very cool and fun. The song is well-written. I love the vocals. I could go on about this one because I love just about everything about it. (9.6/10)Overall: 27.4Detour Results:
(Deep Dish)Judges' Thoughts:Nick: I think this song is perfectly okay. it’s definitely got well written lyrics and I’d said it fits the theme well, but musically it’s not exactly something I seek out often. while it’s definitely well made, it’s not exactly “my thing”. in other words, I respect it and think it fits the theme, even if personally it’s not my favorite thing. (4 for quality, 3 for theme = 7/10)
Mylo: This song is the expert at understatement and silent moments. It feels meticulous in a great way, as though every second was scrubbed to ensure it has the maximum effect and the strongest impact on the listener. It’s simply stunning, the type of song you don’t realise is amazing until you listen and pick up on every subtle excellence. The lyrics don’t even have to matter, although I adore them too haha. Deserving of a full mark, the only one I’ll give per challenge. As for how well it fits the theme, it does a decent job. I’m not sure I’d quite call this ‘deep’ (Although who knows what that exactly means). I’d say it’s more mysterious and intriguing than deep but the many aspects of the song, many of which go figuratively deep into the track, give this a fair score. Well done, a quality and decently fitting choice. (5/5 song, 3.5/5 theme, 8.5/10 overall)
Trilogy: Man, oh man, do I love the delivery on this song. It's sincere and very fitting in a minimalist piano instrumental in this song. It can be a bit slow (in a figurative way) but it's good at what it does. (8.0/10)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:16:24 GMT -5
gah these songs are both so good deserving winners who may very well run away with the game, we'll see
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:17:19 GMT -5
congrats! wtpo was my fav hit song of 2019
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 17:17:46 GMT -5
Another strong team, good work guys!
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MoD
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Post by MoD on Jan 26, 2020 17:18:28 GMT -5
congrats! wtpu was my fav hit song of 2019 when the party's uver
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:19:48 GMT -5
Wow mayman we r over 😭
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Leo ✔
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 26, 2020 17:25:33 GMT -5
:eyes:
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Nick P
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Post by Nick P on Jan 26, 2020 17:27:19 GMT -5
coming in third place we have...3. Leo ✔ & AmazDrag Overall Score: 48.8Roadblock Rank: #5 | Detour Rank: #4Roadblock Results:
(Sent by Julien)
Judges' Thoughts:
Nick: I like this song but I’ve always felt it’s lacking something to make it truly great. maybe like the synths feeling less fake or the drop hitting a little harder would do it for me. while those do drag the song down, Carly still puts on a very solid performance here (7.5/10)
Mylo: Basic. I’m so basic. This song doesn’t necessarily do anything great, it’s standard (or generic) EDM that has a bouncy synth beat with a predictable pattern. Lyrics here are see-through, they ain’t anything crazy. It’s called OMG, I doubt this is news to you. And yet… I find myself agreeing with Carly. Oh my God, I think I might love you. The catchiness is undeniable and I adore the instrumental. If I’m honest, the best part of the song may be the beginning, that instrumental is heaven. If anything, I think the chorus is the worst part by being just passable and hiding the excellent synth haha. Awesome song, thanks for the discovery~ (9.5/10)
Adrian: I don't think this song is all that memorable, but there's not much wrong with it aside from that. It has a nice beat and the drop is pretty good. Carly sounds great on here. I really like her voice. So yeah, I think this is pretty enjoyable. (8.5/10)
Overall: 25.5
Detour Results:
(Deep Dish)
Judges' Thoughts:
Nick: this song is a lot. it definitely fits the theme but it’s not something I can really ever just causally listen to or have on a playlist just due to how emotional this song is. and while it may be kinda dump to dock points for that, ah well I kinda have to haha. after all, if the song isn’t one I can listen to regularly, I probably wouldn’t consider it a song I like very much haha. I do think it’s well made though of course. (4 for quality, 3 for theme = 7/10)
Mylo: Beautiful. Such a truly open and raw slice of music, and I adore it to pieces. This and when the party’s over I think show two different ways to make this type of song, when the party’s over is full of buried and rich tones but this is more open and barebones, but with intent. The real kicker is the lyrics, I’ve never been remotely drunk and yet I feel every line with so much emotion. And at the end, it just stops and you have to move on with your life without crying over Demi’s own struggles. This is also very much what comes to mind when I think of a ‘deep’ song, which seems almost counter-intuitive given how easily understood the lyrics are. However, this look into a truthful blast of confession brings along insight into the human nature of self-pity and apologies, which feels more deep to me than a breakup. Excellent choice, well done~ (4.8/5, 4.5/5 theme, 9.3/10 overall)
Trilogy: So, the lyrics huh? I do feel touched by them, that's for sure, but since its release I haven't thought she's fit enough for this type of song on a general level. Still, very respectable for all I know. (7.0/10)
Overall: 23.3
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 17:27:56 GMT -5
put a hurry up on dat ass, i want to see my zero
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Mylo13 💜
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jan 26, 2020 17:28:08 GMT -5
the fourth team checking in is...4. singingrulebritannia & jamesflame Overall Score: 48.4Roadblock Rank: #6 | Detour Rank: #5Roadblock Results:
(Sent by jamesflame)Judges' Thoughts:Nick: this is really good! I’m not sure I’ve heard it before but it’s got some nice interplay between the instruments and overall it’s just a solid listen. (8.5/10)
Mylo: I think that Tame is the master of chill vibes, he always manages to bring a good funk and fun bounce to his songs that forgives the somewhat drowsy nature his songs have. The kicker here is that bassline, single-handily brought this song up a whole point. What can I say? I’m all about that bass ;P (7.5/10)Adrian: I really enjoy this one like I do with the majority of Tame Impala's music. The production is really good and it's an enjoyable listen all the way through. I really like the chorus and the vocals blend nicely with the production. Overall, I dig this a lot. (9.4/10)Overall: 25.4Detour Results:
(Big Wish)Judges' Thoughts:Nick: I like this quite a bit. it’s basically a perfect fit for this theme, and while I don’t exactly love the singer’s voice it’s got some banging guitar riffs/solos. (6 for quality, 3 for theme = 9/10)
Mylo: For a first listen, I’m impressed with this! I definitely prefer it to SICKO MODE haha, this is very fun and powerful. The vocals are a touch grating but otherwise I actually like his tone and delivery. The guitars are also a lot of fun, and work in harmony with all the other elements. Solid song, but I mostly appreciate this as it completely nails the theme. Happy, triumphant with hints of overcoming, I can practically envision the team and fans crying happy tears to this song. Very smart pick! (3.5/5 song, 5/5 theme. 8.5/10 overall.)
Trilogy: Ah yes, the song from the most acclaimed episode of Spongebob. This song is very explosive, I'll say that, but unfortunately it's just lacking in substance and is generic in its lyrics and production, as with many other AOR songs. I will say that nothing about the song is offensive, it's just more a song that blends in with others of its kind if we take Band Geeks out of the way. (5.5/10)
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