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Challenge 101 - Voting
ITRIEDVOODOOONCE
pixiesfanyo Jetpack Bigbadbob Disco Donkey conniption I Love Fat Women returnpftheBIZ SubtleDagger ATC sketchyjoe FadeToBlack102 RunAmokRampant k.s.e. Tainted_Soul FACELESSnotBASSLESS yikes |
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Become Disillusionized
Join Date: Mar 2005
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE
pixiesfanyo Jetpack Bigbadbob Disco Donkey conniption I Love Fat Women returnpftheBIZ SubtleDagger ATC sketchyjoe FadeToBlack102 RunAmokRampant k.s.e. Tainted_Soul FACELESSnotBASSLESS cool. |
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huffing & puffing
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: idyllwild, ca
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE
pixiesfanyo Jetpack Bigbadbob Disco Donkey conniption I Love Fat Women returnpftheBIZ SubtleDagger ATC sketchyjoe FadeToBlack102 RunAmokRampant k.s.e. Tainted_Soul FACELESSnotBASSLESS jews love crews |
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Digging: Do Make Say Think - Other Truths |
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You think you know ROCK?!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gone schooling
Posts: 1,440
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE 11th
^-This seemed very short and abrupt. It seems to be to be about rebirth? something like that? I think the rhythmic part of it didn't work and therefore it was somewhat difficult to understand the flow of the piece. pixiesfanyo 5th ^-I liked this, in particular good usage of the word Douse, almost off topic, i was somewhat disappointed to see you're instead of your lol. Jetpack ^- (A glimpse at perfection LOL) *MINE* Bigbadbob 1st ^-Definitely one of my fave's, I really liked the use of vocabulary, and it was great that on top of that it rhymed and flowed all the way through. I really like the comparison/contrast of the young boy and old man and the winter winds, however i'm not sure if I liked the second use of winter winds. Disco Donkey 8th ^-This was good, Although to me you seemed to switch between good and mediocre lines all the way through. Still, clever ideas throughout. conniption 9th ^- Nice, short and sweet, the second stanza is my fave, I Love Fat Women 14th ^- Not so great. A lot of forced rhymes and I didn't like a lot of the ideas you put into this. Im not sure it seems there are a lot of random ideas thrown into this piece. returnoftheBIZ 7th ^-Interesting, nice piece and fun to read, I really liked the last stanza and the conversation and particularily the last line... the rest doesnt quite seem to work in my opionion. SubtleDagger 4th ^-Nice song, good flowing rhymes and nice style. ATC 2nd ^- I really like this, Unorthadox really in my opinion but it definitely works. I really like final 4 lines, I don't know why but I think they work really well and It almost seems to sum up your idea. sketchyjoe 6th ^- Every time i read that line i was less and less interested. The rest of it was great, i like your contrasting between every line it worked, however the Every Song part was Way too repetitive in my opinion, there other ways you could have conveyed the same thing. FadeToBlack102 10th ^- I like this, again short but to the point and I really liked the flowing of this. RunAmokRampant 13th ^- Good ideas, this seems to change from good to bad a lot.. great lines then mediocre. k.s.e. ^- Word. Tainted_Soul 3rd ^- Great. I really liked it, some great lines in there and very solid throughout. FACELESSnotBASSLESS 12th ^- Good, I like some of the lines and ideas you've put in here... some not so much but I think with a bit of work this could be great. Word. Last edited by Jetpack; 01-27-2006 at 08:55 AM. |
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Lacks Originality
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Portland, Or
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8th ITRIEDVOODOOONCE 6/10
feels like a snippett. I need a broader reference to connect. The piece you linked to was a good begginning. Was this the middle? conclusion? Its an okay glimpse. Not alot to dig into. 3rd pixiesfanyo 8/10 I like it. Creative and nicely worded. The 1st two lines though? 5th Jetpack 7/10 So I think this could've been a whole lot worse. The ending was good, I liked it. The rest, while not overly familiar had a very cliche feel to it. Bigbadbob 9th Disco Donkey 5.5/10 I didnt like this at first and i still think the beginng is too conversational but it is a good concept visualized. It builds momentum. 13th conniption 4/10 Kindof sputters....attempts to engage....but ultimately fizzels. 10th I Love Fat Women 5/10 yea...I can see a few chords slapped on this but in the challenges, its a lightweight. 11th returnpftheBIZ 5/10 very little aesthetic value. No lyrical sense. Its an honest attempt and I appricate that but it doesnt work for me. 2nd SubtleDagger 8/10 Always worth reading. I always felt you flirted with...Sap?...which does have broad appeal in small doses. 1st ATC 8.5/10 ooh...ahh. Nice, top to bottom. 4th sketchyjoe 7/10 let me start by saying I like this. I just wonder if "every song" is the best way. Maybe if you created flowing couplets vs. starting over each line because it gets repetitive by the end 14th FadeToBlack102 3/10 This "THE CHALLENGES" man. No R&B allowed 7th RunAmokRampant 6/10 "plunge" or "flop". Sorry....all I see is red belly on this. k.s.e. silent but deadly 12th Tainted_Soul 5/10 angst...dressed in piles of ashes and corpes. Read SubtleDagger, ATC and pixiesfanyo. There's your tips. 6th FACELESSnotBASSLESS 6.5/10 too many "ion's". they detract from an otherwise good piece. Last edited by Bigbadbob; 01-24-2006 at 11:55 AM. |
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GREAT GOOGA-MOOGA!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Desolation Row, London
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE: This song had a real Iron Man feel to it. It was quite stilted but I got the impression that that was intentional and it added to the ambience of the song. Quite basic lyrically but effective and reasonably enjoyable. 5th
pixiesfanyo:I liked the opening two lines and the last two lines more than the rest of the song. It just seemed a bit lacklustre. 6th Jetpack: The dark imagery works well and builds up a cohesive tone but it doesn't flow that well.9th Bigbadbob: Some very nices verses with nice imagery but the song as a whole just didn't grab me. 10th Disco Donkey: This builds well and I enjoyed it although some of the lines jarred a bit. 8th conniption: 13th I Love Fat Women: 3rd returnpftheBIZ: 7th SubtleDagger: 1st ATC: 4th FadeToBlack102: 14th RunAmokRampant: 11th k.s.e.: Tainted_Soul: 12th FACELESSnotBASSLESS: Good imagery. Good flow. Quite Dylaneque in parts. This is always a good thing. 2nd I gave crit for them all but my computer crashed and I can't be bothered to do it again. Last edited by sketchyjoe; 01-25-2006 at 06:31 AM. |
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Planeteer 4 life
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE - It links well with your first piece. The structure is uncomfortable however and this when you look at it, could be easily spit and sorted into stanzas without losing impact. 9
pixiesfanyo - It's a pretty song with a very nice title. 5 Jetpack - This is okay. It's a bit static in deliver though. 13 Bigbadbob - Some very nice lines and the structure is great especially the 2nd and 4th stanzas. 2 Disco Donkey - Some parts are a bit silly at first read but I get what you're trying to say. Middle band I think. 7 conniption - Not bad at all. Good use of metaphor. 8 I Love Fat Women - Meh it's cliche ridden at times and it kind of throws me off a little. 14 returnpftheBIZ - Some lines are great, some seem a little awkward. The last stanza is the highlight I think. 10 SubtleDagger - It's well written and all that jazz but the concrete-like structure gives a cold indifferent appearance. A little flair in presentation or you should take a risk with a couple of those "one liner" things that either make or break your piece. 3 ATC - Good show. 1 sketchyjoe - This is actually rather good despite the insipid repetition. 6 FadeToBlack102 - Feels very limited and it feels kind of drafty. Needs more exposure in depth. 11 k.s.e. - sometimes silence is the best message. Tainted_Soul - Nothing really evokes inspiration here. Cliche in places. Needs more originality. 12 FACELESSnotBASSLESS - Not bad at all. Some parts need tightening up but it's decent. 4 Last edited by RunAmokRampant; 01-25-2006 at 05:00 AM. |
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Digging: Daitro - Y |
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Things you own own you.
Join Date: Jan 2006
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE-Brilliant. Great lyrics, great message.(although its only good if you stick the first part onto it...alone it dies..) 4
pixiesfanyo-Very nicely written, great lyrics, especially like “To touch you Is to touch a star Awe stricken in dark Under a bed of praising eyes 5 Jetpack-I really like how the way you strung your thoughts together, very poetic, especially the last line...but ultimately, something lacked. 8 Bigbadbob-Bloody Brilliant. Great imagery, thoughts stick together, everything seemed to work (and a different rhyming scheme is always welcome) 2 Disco Donkey-I liked it a lot. A story I can follow, especially 2 and 4 stanzas. Unfortunately, not quite as deep as a lot of the songs submitted, but very well written. 6 conniption-I dunno how you have this put together, but it made no sense to me. Even with music, I can’t see how it would make any sense. Very good word choice however. 14 I Love Fat Women-I really really liked it. First and third verses were exceptional, not so big on the second though. Short and to the point. 10 returnoftheBIZ-Hmm..hard to say on this one. I liked that it was a story I could follow, and the last part of the song really shone (for me) but the rest of just didn’t do it... 12 SubtleDagger-Nice. The whole thing was incredible. I liked the rhyme scheme, almost lymerics, no? And the way you dragged out the end...it was very well written. Definite winner, I think. 1 ATC- Also well written, but ultimately it lacked something I think is important in anything written...I couldn’t follow it. However, word choice was exceptional, and the china lines painted a clear picture in my mind. 3 sketchyjoe-I like the way the song started, but it got waaaaay too repetitive and predictable. Any song where you can guess the next line before you read it...let me put it this way...it cut the creativeness of the song in half. But I really did like the way you expressed ideas. -11 FadeToBlack102-A good song, but too short. It felt as if I was barely getting started reading it when it was over. Theme much like my song, but rhymed much better. Just didn’t feel complete... 13 RunAmokRampant-I like the way it was written. It seems you read ATC’s guide to songwriting. I couldn’t find a single thing I disliked about this song except for the end. Those last two lines through me off the otherwise well written piece. Well done. 9 k.s.e. Tainted_Soul-"Ode to a Dragon"... FACELESSnotBASSLESS-Very well written piece, I liked the flow of it, and there were parts that really shone...right up until you run into a brick wall’s worth of words you don’t understand. I have a pretty decent vocabulary, so any song that makes me go to dictionary.com more than once you might want to think about. You could say it doesn’t matter if I’m too dumb to get your song, but remember that accesibility to the listener is as important as everything else. Once again, well done, but don’t use big words just for the sake of using big words. 7 Last edited by Tainted_Soul; 01-24-2006 at 06:56 PM. |
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Thru leaves,over bridges
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Vancouver, BC
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE - I critiqued this in S&L. As a stand-alone in a competition, this wouldn't work. Tighten up a little. 8
pixiesfanyo- I love your opening. Absolutely love it. Overall, pretty good even if it does lose steam towards the end. 4 Jetpack- In its own genre, its a decent song. But it doesnt make for exceptional lyrics. Still, a good attempt. 10 Bigbadbob- Solid. Like a Snake. 1 Disco Donkey- Good. Interesting premise. I'm not a fan of that ending. Further comments in your thread. 7 conniption- I quite like this. 2 I Love Fat Women- Jet engine rumble reminds me of a poetic description of a loud fart. Hehe. Its not exceptional but eh, it'll work. 12 returnpftheBIZ - Twas an interesting break from the other pieces. While it wasnt spectacular, I liked reading it. 6 SubtleDagger- I find myself wanting to call this a 'pretty song'. You a pwetty pwetty bhoy, Burt. 3 ATC - Me sketchyjoe - Got kinda tiresome. You might want to have the second part as not the opposite in every line, just to make it less predictable. 11 FadeToBlack102 - Okies. 14 RunAmokRampant- There's moments of inspiration here but you're not showing enough passion and letting some lame lines into the mix. Stanza 3 is evenly divided between bad and great, for example. 5 k.s.e.- ?? Tainted_Soul- A Love song to a dragon? Because that's the only way I can make sense of someone's breath being so hot. hehe. 13 FACELESSnotBASSLESS- I'd love this if only you kept to the style of your chorus (awesome) and ditched all the more complex words. 9 Mad toy! Last edited by ATC; 01-25-2006 at 10:33 PM. |
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2003
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE
pixiesfanyo Jetpack Bigbadbob Disco Donkey conniption I Love Fat Women returnpftheBIZ SubtleDagger ATC sketchyjoe FadeToBlack102 RunAmokRampant k.s.e. Tainted_Soul FACELESSnotBASSLESS I'll try if my internet doesn't fag up again. |
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Digging: Giant Squid - The Ichthyologist |
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Praise to the Sinners
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE-9
pixiesfanyo-5 Jetpack-10 Bigbadbob-4 Disco Donkey-3 conniption-X I Love Fat Women-8 returnpftheBIZ-12 SubtleDagger-2 ATC-1 sketchyjoe-6 FadeToBlack102-14 RunAmokRampant-7 k.s.e.-X Tainted_Soul-13 FACELESSnotBASSLESS-11 Last edited by conniption; 01-27-2006 at 09:21 PM. |
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE - 10th
pixiesfanyo - 1st Jetpack - 5th Bigbadbob - 7th Disco Donkey - 9th conniption - 4th I Love Fat Women - 3rd returnoftheBIZ - 12th ATC - 2nd sketchyjoe - 6th FadeToBlack102 - 14th RunAmokRampant - 8th Tainted_Soul - 13th FACELESSnotBASSLESS - 11th |
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huffing & puffing
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Digging: Do Make Say Think - Other Truths |
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Become Disillusionized
Join Date: Mar 2005
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ITRIEDVOODOOONCE 13th
pixiesfanyo 6th Jetpack 10th Bigbadbob 8th Disco Donkey 5th conniption 7th I Love Fat Women Me returnpftheBIZ 5th SubtleDagger 1st ATC 3rd sketchyjoe 12th FadeToBlack102 14th RunAmokRampant 11th k.s.e. Tainted_Soul 9th FACELESSnotBASSLESS 2nd My vote has been cast! |
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