Post by Sambalada on Aug 28, 2023 22:01:05 GMT -5
== ROUND 5 - RESULTS ==
Welcome to the fifth elimination ceremony. By the end of today, only 9 of you will remain in the competition.
Without further ado, the FCO for this round is…
Welcome to the fifth elimination ceremony. By the end of today, only 9 of you will remain in the competition.
Without further ado, the FCO for this round is…
HAMED!
Sky Ferreira - "Everything Is Embarrassing"
Three FCOs in only the first five weeks. You are currently the one to watch out!
Reputainbow: "Her best song mefears. Everything is just so good from the atmosphere, to the freestyle/80s production, to Sky’s vocal performance. The bridge is a personal highlight for me." (9.3)
Aero: "Could've easily been just another average throwback-inspired indie pop song, but the songwriting elevates this a lot." (8.2)
Trilogy: "Producers, all you have to do to be proud of your work is put 80s sounding percussion over somber chordwork. Nah, but I do enjoy this a lot." (8.8)
MoD: "I'm normally not as much of a Sky fan as the rest of pulse, but this song is undeniable. I love the mellow atmosphere it creates." (9.0)
Filthy: (7.2)
Samba: "Oh come on. Truly, truly fantastic pop tune. So undeniably catchy. Would've used this as a featured song here if I had not forgotten it." (9.4)
Josh: "Good song but left me a little to be desired. Just felt like I was waiting for it to go somewhere that it did not end up going. Not bad though!" (6.8)
Will: "Such a satisfying song to listen to. Love everything about it. Even if she doesn’t release another album she made this song, which is more than most can say." (9.8)
JUDGES: 68.5 | ROLEPLAY: 2.0
WEEKLY SCORE: 70.5
The second best is…
Sky Ferreira - "Everything Is Embarrassing"
Three FCOs in only the first five weeks. You are currently the one to watch out!
Reputainbow: "Her best song mefears. Everything is just so good from the atmosphere, to the freestyle/80s production, to Sky’s vocal performance. The bridge is a personal highlight for me." (9.3)
Aero: "Could've easily been just another average throwback-inspired indie pop song, but the songwriting elevates this a lot." (8.2)
Trilogy: "Producers, all you have to do to be proud of your work is put 80s sounding percussion over somber chordwork. Nah, but I do enjoy this a lot." (8.8)
MoD: "I'm normally not as much of a Sky fan as the rest of pulse, but this song is undeniable. I love the mellow atmosphere it creates." (9.0)
Filthy: (7.2)
Samba: "Oh come on. Truly, truly fantastic pop tune. So undeniably catchy. Would've used this as a featured song here if I had not forgotten it." (9.4)
Josh: "Good song but left me a little to be desired. Just felt like I was waiting for it to go somewhere that it did not end up going. Not bad though!" (6.8)
Will: "Such a satisfying song to listen to. Love everything about it. Even if she doesn’t release another album she made this song, which is more than most can say." (9.8)
JUDGES: 68.5 | ROLEPLAY: 2.0
WEEKLY SCORE: 70.5
The second best is…
MAYMAN!
Kendrick Lamar - "Institutionalized"
This may be a safe pick but it's a shot that pays off greatly.
Reputainbow: "Everything I’ve heard from this album has been great. This one’s a little bit more lowkey, but it’s still very good." (7.9)
Aero: "I remember at one point thinking this was one of the lesser tracks on TPAB. maybe I wasn't paying as much attention to the verses, cuz I enjoy this more now." (8.3)
Trilogy: "Low point on TPAB but it's from TPAB." (8.0)
MoD: "It's TPAB." (9.0)
Filthy: (9.5)
Samba: "Hard to talk about this without mentioning the album so I just keep it simple, as a mostly pop enjoyer, this isn't the most memorable or the catchiest but again it's from TPAB." (8.1)
Josh: "I dig the chilling atmosphere and obviously Kendrick completely sells the track. I don't care for Snoop's addition here though I'm afraid." (7.2)
Will: "Nice to see one of the less popular TPAB songs here. Best production on any album I’ve heard and this song is no exception. Fun to hear Snoop on here as well and the hook from Bilal is great. Zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom." (9.6)
JUDGES: 67.6 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 69.2
The third best is…
Kendrick Lamar - "Institutionalized"
This may be a safe pick but it's a shot that pays off greatly.
Reputainbow: "Everything I’ve heard from this album has been great. This one’s a little bit more lowkey, but it’s still very good." (7.9)
Aero: "I remember at one point thinking this was one of the lesser tracks on TPAB. maybe I wasn't paying as much attention to the verses, cuz I enjoy this more now." (8.3)
Trilogy: "Low point on TPAB but it's from TPAB." (8.0)
MoD: "It's TPAB." (9.0)
Filthy: (9.5)
Samba: "Hard to talk about this without mentioning the album so I just keep it simple, as a mostly pop enjoyer, this isn't the most memorable or the catchiest but again it's from TPAB." (8.1)
Josh: "I dig the chilling atmosphere and obviously Kendrick completely sells the track. I don't care for Snoop's addition here though I'm afraid." (7.2)
Will: "Nice to see one of the less popular TPAB songs here. Best production on any album I’ve heard and this song is no exception. Fun to hear Snoop on here as well and the hook from Bilal is great. Zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom." (9.6)
JUDGES: 67.6 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 69.2
The third best is…
BB!
OutKast - "SpottieOttieDospalicious"
Very consistent! We love that!
Reputainbow: "This is really nice. The horns are a definite highlight." (8.0)
Aero: "One of the first songs I would've considered submitting, and one that stands out in an excellent way." (9.1)
Trilogy: "I think this is a great take on the funk throwback pieces that were an obvious inspiration here and flipped with a more extant description about the topics explored then, and the horn did things to me." (8.9)
MoD: "Now just WHO has got the time (COVID-19 and quarantine notwithstanding) to listen to a whole ass SEVEN MINUTE song?! The verses were good and I loved the instrumental…but SEVEN minutes, damn! My brain just couldn’t get past that and I grew bored after awhile." (9.5)
Filthy: (7.4)
Samba: "Ah, the song where the 'Now just WHO has got the time...' copypasta originated from. I still love this song. Cool (honestly) flawfree production and flow." (9.0)
Josh: "The horn is veryyy nice and hypnotizing, but outside of that I'm not very invested and don't think this track warrants the runtime. Respect the song but not for me." (5.7)
Will: "I remember judging this song before and after some digging it was during LS season 3, when Tay dropped the famous ‘Now just WHO has got the time’ review. Good times apart from this song finishing 6th; mess. Also apparently gabe gave it a 0 in an early PAR season. No comment. These horns give me life. Absolute epic." (9.7)
JUDGES: 67.3 | ROLEPLAY: 1.2
WEEKLY SCORE: 68.5
Next…
OutKast - "SpottieOttieDospalicious"
Very consistent! We love that!
Reputainbow: "This is really nice. The horns are a definite highlight." (8.0)
Aero: "One of the first songs I would've considered submitting, and one that stands out in an excellent way." (9.1)
Trilogy: "I think this is a great take on the funk throwback pieces that were an obvious inspiration here and flipped with a more extant description about the topics explored then, and the horn did things to me." (8.9)
MoD: "Now just WHO has got the time (COVID-19 and quarantine notwithstanding) to listen to a whole ass SEVEN MINUTE song?! The verses were good and I loved the instrumental…but SEVEN minutes, damn! My brain just couldn’t get past that and I grew bored after awhile." (9.5)
Filthy: (7.4)
Samba: "Ah, the song where the 'Now just WHO has got the time...' copypasta originated from. I still love this song. Cool (honestly) flawfree production and flow." (9.0)
Josh: "The horn is veryyy nice and hypnotizing, but outside of that I'm not very invested and don't think this track warrants the runtime. Respect the song but not for me." (5.7)
Will: "I remember judging this song before and after some digging it was during LS season 3, when Tay dropped the famous ‘Now just WHO has got the time’ review. Good times apart from this song finishing 6th; mess. Also apparently gabe gave it a 0 in an early PAR season. No comment. These horns give me life. Absolute epic." (9.7)
JUDGES: 67.3 | ROLEPLAY: 1.2
WEEKLY SCORE: 68.5
Next…
WALT
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
Reputainbow: "Hot Fifth Harmony cover. Okay but for real, this is really good. Another song where the horns sound really cool." (8.2)
Aero: "80s Peter Gabriel gave us a few of the best big dumb pop songs ever." (8.1)
Trilogy: (8.1)
MoD: "VERY SUPERSTITIOOOOUS" (8.7)
Filthy: (7.8)
Samba: "Yeah this is one of the most positively catchy, most energetic pop songs ever. Just a total bop from start to finish. And to think this isn't still Peter's peak in this era (for me)... Whew." (9.3)
Josh: "I've always just kinda considered this 80's background noise but was pleasantly surprised when I sat down to listen to it for this. You really can't beat the 80's cheese, though I felt myself ready to check out here after the 3 minute mark." (7.1)
Will: "Fun song. Hard to think of it without the music video but it slaps on its own too." (8.4)
JUDGES: 65.7 | ROLEPLAY: 0.4
WEEKLY SCORE: 66.1
Next…
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
Reputainbow: "Hot Fifth Harmony cover. Okay but for real, this is really good. Another song where the horns sound really cool." (8.2)
Aero: "80s Peter Gabriel gave us a few of the best big dumb pop songs ever." (8.1)
Trilogy: (8.1)
MoD: "VERY SUPERSTITIOOOOUS" (8.7)
Filthy: (7.8)
Samba: "Yeah this is one of the most positively catchy, most energetic pop songs ever. Just a total bop from start to finish. And to think this isn't still Peter's peak in this era (for me)... Whew." (9.3)
Josh: "I've always just kinda considered this 80's background noise but was pleasantly surprised when I sat down to listen to it for this. You really can't beat the 80's cheese, though I felt myself ready to check out here after the 3 minute mark." (7.1)
Will: "Fun song. Hard to think of it without the music video but it slaps on its own too." (8.4)
JUDGES: 65.7 | ROLEPLAY: 0.4
WEEKLY SCORE: 66.1
Next…
RECORDYEAR
Remi Wolf - "Prescription"
Reputainbow: "Remi Wolf’s unique vocals totally make this song stand out. Love how the song progresses." (8.2)
Aero: "How many ways can one's love be someone's drug." (6.7)
Trilogy: "She started scatting the moment I intended to check the time-matched lyrics, I'm guessing I shouldn't think like I do in this moment." (7.6)
MoD: "I had no idea a Remi Wolf song could be this good, really catchy soulful piece." (8.7)
Filthy: (7.5)
Samba: "Yeah some great performance here. Also shout-out for the daring choice that yet didn't feel basic. Flow of the melody is written beautifully. This is good and soulful." (8.0)
Josh: "Wow I did not like this at all on first listen but it just kept growing and growing and now I adore it. The 7 minute runtime isn't completely necessary lol but it's definitely an exhilarating experience. Great submission!" (9.1)
Will: "It seems Remi and I have a lot in common (both love Prince)" (7.7)
JUDGES: 63.5 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 65.1
Next…
Remi Wolf - "Prescription"
Reputainbow: "Remi Wolf’s unique vocals totally make this song stand out. Love how the song progresses." (8.2)
Aero: "How many ways can one's love be someone's drug." (6.7)
Trilogy: "She started scatting the moment I intended to check the time-matched lyrics, I'm guessing I shouldn't think like I do in this moment." (7.6)
MoD: "I had no idea a Remi Wolf song could be this good, really catchy soulful piece." (8.7)
Filthy: (7.5)
Samba: "Yeah some great performance here. Also shout-out for the daring choice that yet didn't feel basic. Flow of the melody is written beautifully. This is good and soulful." (8.0)
Josh: "Wow I did not like this at all on first listen but it just kept growing and growing and now I adore it. The 7 minute runtime isn't completely necessary lol but it's definitely an exhilarating experience. Great submission!" (9.1)
Will: "It seems Remi and I have a lot in common (both love Prince)" (7.7)
JUDGES: 63.5 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 65.1
Next…
DISTRICT
Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"
Reputainbow: "I’m not too familiar with Arcade Fire, but this was pretty good. I’m not totally in love with it though, even though I feel like all the elements are there to objectively make it great." (7.4)
Aero: "When the first place you look is the rym all-time charts. for all the now-tired indie tropes on display here, there's quite a bit going on here to where it all works well together." (7.4)
Trilogy: "Won't be able to let down that Arcade Fire is the seed behind the many ridiculous rock tropes that are still around today. Oh and My Buddy." (6.0)
MoD: "One of my favorite songs ever. I love the charming instrumental accompanied by Win's unique delivery, I'd love to live inside this track." (10)
Filthy: (8.0)
Samba: "Yeah I think this is a pretty fantastic song. The songwriting and delivery I've grown to love, and I appreciate how the sound progresses to the climax." (8.8)
Josh: "Not huge on the vocal performance here but it has nice production with a swell build." (6.0)
Will: "Love love love love love this one. The piano and vocals are sublime. Such a rich, full sounding song too. Absolutely rocks." (9.7)
JUDGES: 63.3 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 64.9
Next…
Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"
Reputainbow: "I’m not too familiar with Arcade Fire, but this was pretty good. I’m not totally in love with it though, even though I feel like all the elements are there to objectively make it great." (7.4)
Aero: "When the first place you look is the rym all-time charts. for all the now-tired indie tropes on display here, there's quite a bit going on here to where it all works well together." (7.4)
Trilogy: "Won't be able to let down that Arcade Fire is the seed behind the many ridiculous rock tropes that are still around today. Oh and My Buddy." (6.0)
MoD: "One of my favorite songs ever. I love the charming instrumental accompanied by Win's unique delivery, I'd love to live inside this track." (10)
Filthy: (8.0)
Samba: "Yeah I think this is a pretty fantastic song. The songwriting and delivery I've grown to love, and I appreciate how the sound progresses to the climax." (8.8)
Josh: "Not huge on the vocal performance here but it has nice production with a swell build." (6.0)
Will: "Love love love love love this one. The piano and vocals are sublime. Such a rich, full sounding song too. Absolutely rocks." (9.7)
JUDGES: 63.3 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
WEEKLY SCORE: 64.9
Next…
WOODS
WILLOW - "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
Reputainbow: "I haven’t revisited this song in a while; I remember listening to it a lot in 2021. It still bangs. Willow is meant for rock production." (8.3)
Aero: "A refreshing take on the recent pop-punk formula." (7.1)
Trilogy: "So did this count as one word or...? I would've done that, can't let the brain cogs fall off from spinning exceedingly." (7.4)
MoD: "Who knew Travis Barker didn't only produce horseshit, great catchy pop punk banger." (8.7)
Filthy: "I remember this from tiktok, it’s ok." (6.5)
Samba: "This is good." (7.0)
Josh: "I was very obsessed with this in 2021 and I can say it still holds up 2 years later." (8.9)
Will: "Pretty good song & great hook, probably not fleshed out enough for me to fully get into it. Wait a Minute! is my favourite from Willow but I’ve liked *almost* everything I’ve heard from her (looking at you, MGK)." (7.8)
JUDGES: 61.7 | ROLEPLAY: 2.0
WEEKLY SCORE: 63.7
The last name to escape the bottom two is…
WILLOW - "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
Reputainbow: "I haven’t revisited this song in a while; I remember listening to it a lot in 2021. It still bangs. Willow is meant for rock production." (8.3)
Aero: "A refreshing take on the recent pop-punk formula." (7.1)
Trilogy: "So did this count as one word or...? I would've done that, can't let the brain cogs fall off from spinning exceedingly." (7.4)
MoD: "Who knew Travis Barker didn't only produce horseshit, great catchy pop punk banger." (8.7)
Filthy: "I remember this from tiktok, it’s ok." (6.5)
Samba: "This is good." (7.0)
Josh: "I was very obsessed with this in 2021 and I can say it still holds up 2 years later." (8.9)
Will: "Pretty good song & great hook, probably not fleshed out enough for me to fully get into it. Wait a Minute! is my favourite from Willow but I’ve liked *almost* everything I’ve heard from her (looking at you, MGK)." (7.8)
JUDGES: 61.7 | ROLEPLAY: 2.0
WEEKLY SCORE: 63.7
The last name to escape the bottom two is…
LYHOM
Big Boi - "Shutterbugg"
Reputainbow: "Yep, the production on this is pretty cool. I like the energy here." (7.5)
Aero: "Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop" (8.4)
Trilogy: "Solo Big Boi makes music you'd show to your dad for his approval. I think everything here is made out to vilify how the overall presentation could've been but I can still kick back to it." (7.1)
MoD: "The beat is so cool, really interesting, and Bad Boi rarely misses (shoutout to Shine Blockas 10/10 song)." (8.7)
Filthy: (7.5)
Samba: "Pretty fun production here, and it's a fun song with some high energy. Unmistakable fun tbh." (8.1)
Josh: "I love the production and rapping here a lot, it's just unfortunate that I find the bobobobobo in the back quite grating." (6.2)
Will: "Beat goes hard and an entertaining performance from Big Boi. Not giving extra points for this but “shutterbugg” is a great word and I like the clutch extra “g” to get it to 11 letters." (8.3)
JUDGES: 61.8 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
Which means the bottom two is…
WEEKLY SCORE: 63.4DREMOLUS & WHEAT
I'm sorry my dear, you are up for elimination.
Big Boi - "Shutterbugg"
Reputainbow: "Yep, the production on this is pretty cool. I like the energy here." (7.5)
Aero: "Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop" (8.4)
Trilogy: "Solo Big Boi makes music you'd show to your dad for his approval. I think everything here is made out to vilify how the overall presentation could've been but I can still kick back to it." (7.1)
MoD: "The beat is so cool, really interesting, and Bad Boi rarely misses (shoutout to Shine Blockas 10/10 song)." (8.7)
Filthy: (7.5)
Samba: "Pretty fun production here, and it's a fun song with some high energy. Unmistakable fun tbh." (8.1)
Josh: "I love the production and rapping here a lot, it's just unfortunate that I find the bobobobobo in the back quite grating." (6.2)
Will: "Beat goes hard and an entertaining performance from Big Boi. Not giving extra points for this but “shutterbugg” is a great word and I like the clutch extra “g” to get it to 11 letters." (8.3)
JUDGES: 61.8 | ROLEPLAY: 1.6
Which means the bottom two is…
WEEKLY SCORE: 63.4DREMOLUS & WHEAT
I'm sorry my dear, you are up for elimination.
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Judges:
Contestants:
1. HamedM1 💔
2. dremolus - solarpunk
3. woods
4. BB🌕
5. Mayman
6. lyhom
7. wheatsquares33
8. DistrictTwelve
9. Darkest Hour
10. walt91
Audience:2. dremolus - solarpunk
3. woods
4. BB🌕
5. Mayman
6. lyhom
7. wheatsquares33
8. DistrictTwelve
9. Darkest Hour
10. walt91
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