Walrus LG's Drunken Rave (Won by Nightmare!)

[Lord Gaius]

In 12th, earning 7.6 points: Snype

Showtek: We Like to Party (Original Mix)

This melts my house down. Nice job.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 11th, earning 7.7 points: Nightmare

David Bowie: Weeping Wall

Late sub so uh, very spooky and atmospheric, good track. Promise more next time :c

 

[Texas Cloverleaf]

In 28th, earning 1 point: Texas Cloverleaf

Jizz in my Pants: The Lonely Island

i call bullshit, you cleared my song on discord

if the lonely island does a song where its spoken the whole time and near the end they do a weird voice in the same meter then were speaking in
is that cool for the spoken one
LG-07/10/2017
yeah

 

[Lord Gaius]

In a tie for 7th, earning 8 points: Sylveonzoroark

Ken Sugimori: N’s Final Battle Theme

A top three Pokemon track for sure. It’s much less obviously an antagonist song than most of the others in the series (fitting for N.) The synths are excellent, and it just keeps you moving and energetic for the boss fight with the arpeggios. The drums especially stand out. True Score: 9.2/10.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In a tie for 7th, earning 8 points: HealNDeal

Gojira: Flying Whales

Gojira kick ass. I don’t know anyone better at getting every last drop of musicality out of a single riff or bar. They’re so talented at keeping you invested over the course of a longer song. The whale noises are a cool effect, and the vocals are powerful. True Score: 9/10

 

[Lord Gaius]

In a tie for 7th, earning 8 points: RODAN

Wu-Tang Clan: Da Mystery of Chessboxin'

36 Chambers is one of the most iconic and revolutionary hip hop albums of all time. It gave birth to illustrious careers and much more great music from RZA, Ghostface, and the rest. Chessboxin has the nice U-God appearance, Ghostface’s verse is stupidly dirty, and the Hook catches you. True Score 9.3/10

 

[Lord Gaius]

In a tie for 7th, earning 8 points: Myzozoa

Wu-Tang Clan: C.R.E.A.M

See RODAN for general Wu Tang stanning. While cream doesn't have as much personality as Chessboxin' it makes up for it with a great piano driven beat and down to earth lyrics. True Score 9.1/10.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 6th, earning 8.1 points: P2X7

Led Zeppelin: Moby Dick

That drum solo is a banger. The rest of the song works well to highlight it, and that's all it needed to do.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 5th, earning 8.2 points: Paperblade

Tenpei Sato: Speed Queen

There’s lots to like here, the song shifts which instrument is carrying the melody very frequently, but the transitions don’t feel forced at all. The violin, the… xylophone esque instrument I don’t quite know, it’s more hollow, before it moves into some brass and then back to strings. Very energetic and vibrant.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 4th, earning 8.3 points: DLE

Cunnilynguists: Lynguistics

Why can’t there be moreeeeee! This is crazy good, but it’s over too fast. As soon as I heard the canabis Wyclef reference I knew I was in for a treat. I also need to listen to my mom more because she loves these guys.This unfortunately loses points for ending too quickly.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 3rd, earning 8.4 points: Einto

Bonobo: Recurring

This is the right way to do ambient music. Track feels stolen straight out of a Zero Escape game and that’s a good thing. Very moody, but it has the right vibe not to collapse on itself by repeating too much. Beautiful and atmospheric.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 2nd, earning 8.5 points: Toren

Covet: Ares

The drum fills are super great in this, and the guitars are way less in your face than what I'd expect you'd send me. Not much to say, but I really enjoyed it. Interesting time signature switches in the middle.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 1st, earning 8.6 points: Asek

Ryo Fukui: It Could Happen to You

This feels plucked from an episode of Cowboy Bebop and I love it. As a piano player, I’m a sucker for some key striking. With a nice easy drum backing and an upbeat swing, what more could you want?

 

[Lord Gaius]

Texas and Javelin will be receiving updated scores soon due to Host mess ups.

 

[Lord Gaius]

Lot's of excitement in Cat 2! Asek asserts his dominance with two strong placings and the top spot! atomicllamas falls off after heading Cat 1! SF breaks into the top ten with Einto, Toren, and Nightmare! Struck down by poor modding, Javelin and Texas await their updated scores!

On July 30th, 11 PM EDT, Category 3, Duality, will be revealed. Can Asek keep the top spot, or will hungry challengers Walrein, DLE, and RODAN sneak in? Will Yeti continue her surprising success? Will Von finally stop sending versions of What's New Pussycat? Find out soon!

 

[Lord Gaius]

More movement in the rave, folks! Serenes Forest wins a category and Nightmare makes a big leap to tie Asek for the top spot! Heal and Zeonth continue their upward trends, while atomicllamas and Monde are faltering! Myzozoa continues a steady climb! With less than two points seperating the top ten, it's still anyone's game.

Von "What's New Pussycat" Fiedler has earned a new nickname, but might he overtake other bottom feeders LightWolf and Shubaka? Can top ten knockouts Einto and Yeti regain their footing? Will Chen solve her inconsistency issues? Who will take the top spot? Find out next for Cat 4, It's Not a A Phase, preliminarily revealing on August 3rd, 11 PM EDT.

 

[Lord Gaius]

Category 3, Duality

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[Lord Gaius]

In 28th, earning 1.5 points: Shubaka

I Really Like You (Cover): MAX & Against the Current

I really really really really hate this.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 27th, earning 3 points: VonFiedler

What's New Pussycat (Live): Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews

Improvement!

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 26th, earning 3.2 points: P2X7

Islands in the Stream: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

Bad vocals, terrible writing, and just a slog all the way through.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 25th, earning 3.4 points: Zorbees

No Air: Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

Bad generic pop, nothing remotely interesting here. It's slightly catchy, Sparks is average enough but I really don't like Brown's voice. The backing overpowers the song a lot.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 24th, earning 3.6 points: atomicllamas
Higher: The Naked and Famous

The bass is obnoxiously in your face, the chorus is bad, and there's nothing distinctive about the vocals in any way.

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 23rd, earning 4.3 points: Einto

Love Letters: Metronomy

The opening brass takes way too long to develop, and it's one if the most repetitive songs I've ever heard, but the keyboard riff is good which helps balance it. I don't actively hate the vocals although I wish the girls got more than "looooooove leeeeeeeeters".

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 22nd, earning 4.7 points: Monde

African Reggae: Nina Hagen

There's some good reggae backing and neat little effects but thise opera vocals kill it man. The track also vaguely racist which didn't work against the score but you should probably check that out .

 

[Lord Gaius]

In 21st, earning 5 points: Yeti
Don't You Want Me: The Human League

I had a tough time judging this without bias because im conditioned to hate this song. It plays at work literally every god damn day. However, No Bias Gaius declares the backing and synths are ok and writing is good but vocals drag it down.