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by Pop Machine
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 22 Round 1 Challenge - 'Weather Report'
Replies: 11
Views: 863

Re: SpinTunes 22 Round 1 Challenge - 'Weather Report'

Weather Report Boffo Yux Dudes - Nice change up! Challenge is handled well! I like where the drums are sitting. I wish the keys and guitars and bass were louder. Your chorus is catchy. That tambourine is pretty loud in the mix when it comes in. Cool song. Thanks for the feedback, glennny! This is v...
by Pop Machine
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVIII Round Two "The Numbers Don't Lie"
Replies: 40
Views: 3159

Re: Nur Ein XVIII, Round Two: "The Numbers Don't Lie"

BYD are IN, baby. Medicate yourselves accordingly.
by Pop Machine
Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVIII Round One "Blind Spot"
Replies: 36
Views: 2174

Re: Nur Ein XVIII, Round One: "Blind Spot"

Any more reviews coming?
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

That may be so, but I reserve the right to label something as garbage when I judge something to be garbage. If you don't want honesty in my reviews then you can request to be omitted from them. Of course you should be honest, and how you express that honesty is up to you. Just as my rebuttal is up ...
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

jb wrote:
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:34 pm
Pretty sure the tone and approach you put into the post above is all they wanted in the first place. *shrug*
Bingo.
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

I apologise for not going into more detail about what I didn't like about your song, but I didn't want to labour the point too much. I think that the idea that emotion and sensibility are detached from songwriting is nonsense. Agree to disagree, as I think there are numerous examples of fantastic s...
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:49 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

My main point is- judging is thankless and voluntary and super nice of the people who take the time to judge. I very much appreciate any review. So - thank you judges! Especially when you give feedback! I actually 100% agree with this and appreciate ANYONE who gives their time and consideration to ...
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

Boffo Yux Dudes Love the skit intro, complete with foley. Nice interpretation of the title, a song about hoarding. Not one but two guest harmony vocalists! Woo hoo! I'm not a stickler for grammar, but the contrast between "how it be" and the proper grammar in the rest of the song is kind ...
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

Boffo Yux : We had dabbled with the idea of setting an "Emotional Honesty" challenge, which obviously hasn't been followed through, but the idea behind it was to avoid this kind of garbage lyric. You avoid every possible opportunity to write something which might make any kind of emotiona...
by Pop Machine
Fri Jun 10, 2022 1:23 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three "Can't Let It Go"
Replies: 65
Views: 4460

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Three "Can't Let It Go"

I understand that I'm a degenerate, but man I wish there was a book for Nur Ein so we could bet round winners, etc. Not for actual money, because money ruins everything, but like, it's fun to bet on things. Now if only the Celtics would win two in a row. I understand that I'm a pessimist, but getti...
by Pop Machine
Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:43 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Zero "Friday the 13th"
Replies: 41
Views: 3341

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round Zero "Friday the 13th"

Nur ein x7 0 Buffo : omg this might be my favorite song of the round. You make SUCH GOOD USE of vocal sound- I love how you use vowel sounds, not just in the Hubbas, but in the lyrics too. Is this nur ein XIII r6? Because that is some great use of assonance! It’s goofy and fun and nails the challen...
by Pop Machine
Mon May 30, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round One "Deified"
Replies: 78
Views: 5253

Re: Nur Ein XVII: Round One "Deified"

Al from BYD here. Thanks for the reviews, arby. Always good to get feedback. Boffo Yux Dudes - I like the chiptunes-y sound of the opening keyboard riff. The melody is interesting on this one but I feel like the super-low start is not flattering to your voice. You sound like you're scraping the bott...
by Pop Machine
Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'
Replies: 31
Views: 3022

Re: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'

Jerkatorium wrote:
Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:34 pm
Pop Machine wrote:
Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:24 pm
Chumpy wrote:
Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:07 pm
[*]02:50:41 - Boffo Yux Dudes - Green With Envy
"Tradition", huh? Wow.
Literally the three words I said immediately following that were, "That's a joke."
Yeah, you're right, sorry.
by Pop Machine
Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:24 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'
Replies: 31
Views: 3022

Re: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'

Chumpy wrote:
Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:07 pm
[*]02:50:41 - Boffo Yux Dudes - Green With Envy
"Tradition", huh? Wow.
by Pop Machine
Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'
Replies: 31
Views: 3022

Re: SpinTunes 18 Round 1 Challenge 'Color Me Impressed'

Boffo Yux Dudes ood here, but a few penalties and turnovers and you lost the game, ultimately. Songwritingly speaking, this is pretty solid. I'm not swiping right on it exactly, but I can see where the verses and choruses are, and it holds up mostly. It's structurally awkward to go into the bridge ...
by Pop Machine
Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:30 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: I hide my scars (Behind a Mask reviews)
Replies: 31
Views: 3816

Re: I hide my scars (Behind a Mask reviews)

Thanks for the comments, folks. I think this is our first Song Fight proper, though we regularly get kicked around on Nur Ein! I tried to concentrate on a specific mode for the music this time for some practice, so I hope you enjoyed a serving of D Mixolydian (with a changeup in the bridge). Boffo Y...
by Pop Machine
Thu May 27, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XVI Round One "Pareidolia"
Replies: 110
Views: 10903

Re: Nur Ein XVI: Round One "Pareidolia"

Niveous wrote:
Thu May 27, 2021 12:03 pm
Update:
Here we are. It's been over 24 hours and one of the judges is still missing. (It was two last night)

Gotta figure out what to do...
Give us the full Memorial Day weekend for the next one, I say. :D 8-)
by Pop Machine
Fri May 17, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"
Replies: 142
Views: 19483

Re: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"

Glad you caught the Mother's Day thing! I thought that was a fun coincidence as well. And you're the first review I've seen that mentions the awkward prosody, so now it can be told: We were REALLY crunched on time (partly due to aforementioned Mom's Day), and had NO lyrics (just a handful of "...
by Pop Machine
Fri May 17, 2019 9:21 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"
Replies: 142
Views: 19483

Re: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"

Boffo Yux Dudes Summary: Solid entry that doesn't know how serious it wants to be. Challenge: I get a sense that you tend to hide behind the campy aspect of your music. I'd like to hear a genuine, 100% serious effort. What does Boffo Yux feels? What does it sound like when Boffo Yux cries? Tom and ...
by Pop Machine
Fri May 17, 2019 9:06 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"
Replies: 142
Views: 19483

Re: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"

Boffo Yux Dudes: One of the songs that actually captured the spirit of the challenge, I thought--I was really pretty entertained and pleased that you decided to go with this theme, particularly for a song due on Mother's Day. The music was poppy and fun to listen to, although it got too repetitive ...
by Pop Machine
Tue May 14, 2019 2:03 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"
Replies: 142
Views: 19483

Re: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"

Owl, not to pile on your observation here, but thank you, Glenny, for bringing that to light! I'm not kidding, that think/thing...er, thing has bothered me for DECADES (ever since the JP song, truth be told)! I mean, come on, if the first part of the saying is "If you think X..." why the ...
by Pop Machine
Tue May 14, 2019 1:20 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"
Replies: 142
Views: 19483

Re: Nur Ein XIV Round Two "Pump The Brakes"

I've heard that "another think coming" thing before and it does make logical sense but I can't fully get behind it until ALL you Americans agree to drop "I could care less" in favour of the vastly more sensible British "I couldn't care less". We can make a change, peop...