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| EMO CROWN 2 - Rnd 5: Shut up and Smile
RULES: The judges of this competition will be DeadlyNightShade, sincerelyaural, Frivolous, LandDiving, AsleepInTheBack. The competitors are as follows: Conmaniac, UniqueUniverse, Artuma. Each competitor will present 1 album per round. The judges will then rate the albums out of 5, using .1 increments. A new round will begin after the judges have completed ratings. 30 albums will be presented in total (i.e. 10 from each competitor, or 10 rounds). The winner will be determined by the highest average, but a tiebreaker system will be used if necessary; each judge will have one vote for the best rec. | | 1 |  | JANK
Versace Summer
Is it reeeaaally emo if it doesn't make my eyeliner drip all down my sad-sack face? Rec HAPPY emo please. Vague criteria I know, so lots of leeway. Have fun. | | 2 |  | Texas Is the Reason
Do You Know Who You Are?
Unique's Rec
Asleep: This is an incredibly pleasant record. Itās not that much more than pleasant though, which is a shame. Maybe itās just because Iāve heard so many bands rip-off this style since these guys pioneered it, so its charm has worn off on me. Iām not sure. Still, I could see myself coming back to this a lot given quite how nice it is to listen to; maybe some hidden depth will be revealed. 3.2/5.
Jack: This, I assume, could make people smile because it is carefree. Unfortunately, the same aspect (the vox) that lends the album this feeling is the one that makes it grate against my perception of what is easy listening. Iām all for nasal, youāre-not-my-my-mom vocals, but something implacable about this dudeās voice makes this difficult to listen to. That sucks, because there are some cool riffs and anthemic choruses that I fall into on any other day. 3/5 | | 3 | | Texas Is the Reason
Do You Know Who You Are?
Frivolous: Yeah this was ok, I guess. The band didnāt really do anything to grab my attention throughout the albumās runtime. Instrumentation was decent, performances were decent, lyrics were decent, you get the idea. It didnāt really do anything bad, it just didnāt really do anything worth nothing imo. 2.9/5
Claire: This acts as a baseline for pleasantry, but I canāt say that I found any remarkable characteristics. Itās fairly standard fare, general major-key wholesomeness. I concur with Jack about the vocals - theyāre a bit too grating. 3.0/5 | | 4 |  | Prince Daddy and The Hyena
I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving
Con's rec
Asleep: An emotive and charismatic little bottle rocket of an emo record. Firey, scrappy and very matter of fact, it does what it sets out to incredibly well with flair and finesse. That guitar work is damn sublime (bluesy in places, maybe?), and those vocals teeter perfectly on the edge of anarchy. At moments it feels like it revels in its influences a little too much, but eh, there isnāt much to hate. 3.8/5.
Jack: Here are the vocals I think I probably wished for during the Texasā¦ album: the kind where you could shred the throat in excitement, the kind that goes toe-to-toe with screeching feedback and dam-breaking walls of bass and guitar. The whole record was fun, but I agree with Friv: āI Forgot To Take My Meds Todayā does, indeed, āslap hardā. 3.9/5. | | 5 | | Prince Daddy and The Hyena
I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving
Frivolous: Well that was fun time. My favorite part of this album is definitely the guitar work, which is really muscular, flashy, and super fun to listen to (sort of a classic rock feel to it almost, along with the bluesy-feel Asleep mentioned). The vocals took a minute to grow on me, but when they did, this album became an absolute blast. Oh, and āI Forgot to Take My Meds Todayā slaps hard. 4.0/5
Claire: This was an invigorating experience - it hooked me in from the first song and had me wanting to shuffle around awkwardly in the confines of my living room. The energy is almost palpable, and I can see myself returning to this during my downtime. Best of all, this album is name your price. Get yourself on it. 4.0/5 | | 6 |  | Braid
The Age of Octeen
Arts rec
Asleep: The happiest sad album (or saddest happy album, depending on your disposition) Iāve ever heard; exactly what Iād expect from Art then when asking for a happy rec. Spectacularly āin the momentā yet quite measured, frantic yet somehow also bashful, euphoric but pensive - it's a weird mix that I havenāt quite got my head around yet. An impressive, cute and (seemingly) influential muddle of a record. 3.5/5.
Jack: Thinking of deducting points for the fact that I canāt actually see where Asleep is coming from. I can find but a modicum of happiness across this album, instead coming across moments of despondency, typical emo angst, and even fear at some points. Donāt get me wrong, these are good tunes, with lovely octave-riffs, and lovelier anthems; it just so happens that those anthems are more lamentations than celebrations, more full of woe than joy. I wonāt be too harsh with the deduction: 3.5/5. | | 7 | | Braid
The Age of Octeen
Frivolous: For whatever reason, the vocals on this rubbed me the wrong way. His yelps just sort of grated on me consistently, and not in a good way either. Despite that, there was quite a bit to like here. The somewhat ambiguous mood of the album and the unusual way Braid structure songs made this an enjoyable listen. 3.2/5
Claire: I also found this to be more distraught than I would have expected for the round. Thereās certainly threads of intriguing harmonies to be picked, though the vocals get a bit tedious. Iām perceiving some depth to the emotional scope of this record, yet I feel somewhat reluctant to dive in. 3.3/5 | |
AsleepInTheBack
09.16.17 | Make me smile. | Papa Universe
09.16.17 | Thankfully, my twisted morale makes me think of everthing with suicidal themes as an ode to pure joy. | Papa Universe
09.16.17 | This should be easy.. | AsleepInTheBack
09.16.17 | oh... | Papa Universe
09.16.17 | So it is
McCafferty - BeachBoy | verdant
09.16.17 | i fucking love McCafferty | Papa Universe
09.16.17 | So did you hear it already or not? | Drifter
09.16.17 | Shut up and smile | Artuma
09.16.17 | but why? | verdant
09.16.17 | yeah best pick something else Unique otherwise i'll be in trouble | Papa Universe
09.16.17 | Will Texas Is the Reason - Do You Know Who You Are do? | verdant
09.16.17 | yup! | AsleepInTheBack
09.16.17 | @Art are you asking why the theme? | Artuma
09.16.17 | yeah | AsleepInTheBack
09.16.17 | a) thought it might be a challenge b) I've had a rough week, wanted some happy tunes.
Still, I'm willing to change it if the consensus is that is aint a great theme. | Artuma
09.16.17 | nah it's alright but just saying, this is not the kinda stuff you wanna have me rec'ing to you! | Conmaniac
09.16.17 | prince daddy & the hyenas - i thought you... | Artuma
09.16.17 | the best i can do (in case you haven't heard it) is
braid - the age of octeen | Conmaniac
09.17.17 | that Texas is the Reason album slays | Drifter
09.18.17 | That prince daddy album is ok | AsleepInTheBack
09.19.17 | Jammed 2, onto 3 | Conmaniac
09.19.17 | have fun | Artuma
09.28.17 | how's it going? | Conmaniac
09.28.17 | going well man, how are you doing? | Artuma
09.28.17 | i was asking the judges but okay, i'm good too man | Conmaniac
09.28.17 | that's fantastic to hear, jam anything good lately | AsleepInTheBack
09.28.17 | I've got a couple done. No one else has entered anything into the doc yet. I'm pretty busy atm but I'll get mine done asap. | Papa Universe
10.01.17 | This is killing me, it's been half a month, lads. What's going on? | Conmaniac
10.02.17 | amount of judges proved to be too many | AsleepInTheBack
10.02.17 | I'm basically done, but still no progress from the other peeps. Will send a message around. I dont mind the slow pace tbh, life is hectic | AsleepInTheBack
10.05.17 | Apologies for the delay, but I'm all done now. Will try get the other peeps in gear. | Drifter
10.05.17 | damn this is taking forever
| AsleepInTheBack
10.05.17 | bit ironic/hypocritical coming from you mate haha | Drifter
10.05.17 | oh yeah... | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | And to think that we starte Emo Crown 2, because the first one was taking too long... I think I need to apologise to Drifter and ask him to take over the charge again. | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | *sigh*
*hands over the reins*
*cries* | Artuma
10.09.17 | does this mean i win? | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | Not quit yet, but let's be honest, that's where it all leads anyway, so you might as well call yourself that. Unless the judges decide to switch up the rules to steal your well deserved win away, but that's unlikely... | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | Well, updating the scores from round 4, currently...yes:
Art: 66.6
Con: 63
Unique: 63.5
do you guys want to call this quits after this round? or call it quits now? idk, the lack of enthusiasm for this from most judges saps a lot of the fun out of it for me ): | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | Let's cut off the dragging judges then. It seems like both sincerelyaural and LandDiving (I refuse to call him that new garbage name of his) are less and less driven, so they can go. Friv I am not sure about. Deadly isn't around anymore anyway. We can get some new judges, who are way more interested. | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | Also would be pretty cool to win against Con with only 0.5 difference. | Drifter
10.09.17 | I miss deadly ): | verdant
10.09.17 | how dare you unique I TOLD YOU I'D GET AROUND TO IT TOMORROW | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | You've had almost a month for that. You're like Drifter, but with a shittier new name. Your way around words is the only redeeming quality. | Drifter
10.09.17 | LandDiving > verdant | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | [2] | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | Jack > LandDiving > verdant | Drifter
10.09.17 | LandDiving > Jack > verdant | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | LandDiving = Jack > verdant | verdant
10.09.17 | really offended and upset tbh | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | that's what you get, Jack! You should have warned us, given us time to say goodbye. | verdant
10.09.17 | hey man, i'm still Jack : ( | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | yeah, I'm supposed you're right | Drifter
10.09.17 | I'm supposed you're right | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | fucking autocorrect fucking phones fucking fuck fuck you phone for making me get dissed by fucking drifter! fuck | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | fuck | Conmaniac
10.09.17 | jesus man | Frivolous
10.09.17 | done
finally | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | so we good to go now? | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | oh no, LandDiving and sincerelyaural are still not done | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | and we're still waiting on Deadly, though he's taking a break from all things Sput | Conmaniac
10.09.17 | sooooooo whats the deal then? | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | We can skip Deadly and then invite him back once he's fully returned to the site. | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | he can later post his thoughts in the comments | Conmaniac
10.09.17 | i just meant this thing in general
also not ur fault Asleep, dont feel bad | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | so who's actually still into this?
Con, Asleep and myself? | Futures
10.09.17 | what is this nerd shit listen to the moirai | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | Cheers con.
Well I know / have been promised that jack and claire are working on theirs and friv has got his in (thanks buddy), so we should be able to get this round done (bar deadly)
As for future stuff I'm open to suggestions; could completely cancel it, could revamp it with different judges if the current people would rather call it quits, could keep going but just accept it's a slow chill comp ... whatever the consensus is really | Conmaniac
10.09.17 | im down for a slow chill comp but the pace has progressively been getting slower with each round | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | That's my bad, I can be hotter or reminding people, but I hate to feel like I'm nagging, loses its fun | Papa Universe
10.09.17 | We've been over so much shit now, this will not be cancelled. We will finish the shit out of it! | Conmaniac
10.09.17 | I agree man, can't cancel the 2nd installation of this... | AsleepInTheBack
10.09.17 | Deadly says he's done with the comp. Will wait and see Claire/Jack/frivs opinions. Mars seemed real interested in participating | verdant
10.10.17 | finished, finally, sorry guys | Papa Universe
10.10.17 | So it's postable today, I presume.. | Conmaniac
10.10.17 | claire might need to listen still | Frivolous
10.10.17 | claire's done, just waitin on deadly to input his rn | Papa Universe
10.10.17 | So Deadly is still in for this, even though he left Sputnik? | Conmaniac
10.10.17 | no deadly isn't in the comp, so post the results! | AsleepInTheBack
10.10.17 | You had to get it finished just as I want to go to sleep, dammit | AsleepInTheBack
10.10.17 | Well, stayed up putting this in on my stupid tiny phone keyboard but there you go | Papa Universe
10.10.17 | So this is what I've waited almost a month for, huh? | Futures
10.10.17 | if you do more or whatever let me know i'd be interested. i got a shit ton of albums people should check. | Conmaniac
10.10.17 | ayyy did i win? nice | Conmaniac
10.10.17 | ngl happy that i won but Texas is the Reason is def a 4 worthy album imo | Artuma
10.11.17 | lol oh well this round was like 'ok rec emo that's as non-emo as possible', like no wonder con wins it | Conmaniac
10.11.17 | SOME SHADE THERE ART | Papa Universe
10.11.17 | and when's round 6 coming? | Conmaniac
10.11.17 | what are the scores as well | AsleepInTheBack
10.11.17 | Unique: 75.6
Con: 78.7
Art: 80.1 | AsleepInTheBack
10.11.17 | I was waiting for a consensus; shall we just continue as normal, same judges? | Artuma
10.11.17 | still comfortably in the lead | Conmaniac
10.11.17 | yeah let's just do that asleep | AsleepInTheBack
10.11.17 | New Round up: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=177620 |
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