I enjoyed the BSS tune this week. Nice clicky drums, and I liked the guitar and vocals

the Sun is crap but I can think of other newspapers that should probably get the chop first. This is just our little secret, but as soon as the title "Waiting for the Daily Mail to Fall" is posted along with another rondel challenge I'll be submitting this same track to that fight. Thanks...

Having listened to all these songs a few times I think I'm for the chop this week. And now for the reviews you never knew you didn't want from someone who's opinion doesn't matter! Balance Lost : This is me. Yuki helped with the "wooahs". All of my tricks this week came from the Supergrass...

Niveous wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:23 pm

Non-optional challenge: Downward Modulation

What are the odds. I did this in my Waiting For the Sun to Fall entry. I presume I get extra points for clairvoyance (it's not 20/20).

Balance Lost The Sun in my song refers to the most popular newspaper in the UK. It is a shitheap rag with boobs. The song is about hoping for the decline of this paper and the media empire of it's billionaire owner, Rupert Murdoch, and his malign influence on both British and American society. I'm ...

Thanks for the reviews, PFJ!

glennny wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:41 am

My old band Dust Pipe had an album called "High Speed Chase", track #3 was entitled " Fuck Off Glen!"

Was it written by FBF?

omg. I read that whole thread and it was hilarious. Mean as hell but the insults were pretty funny. Haven’t read it in years… wow, that was hilarious! …in retrospect. Y’know, new people come around and think these forums can be heated… but today it’s mostly friendly jabs compared to back then. We’v...

Regarding the vocals, yeah I can see that. I think I turned DOWN the lo-cut filter or whatever the knob is called in Garageband because I feel like one of the strengths of my voice is that it is lower-situated than most women, so I wanted it to sound warm and rich. But I guess I overdid it because ...

In lieu of reviews you actually want from people who's opinions actually matter, here are some of my useless thoughts! :D BSS: It's cool to hear everyone contributing to lead vocals on this one. I feel Glen's voice in particular feels more comfortable in the lower register. This seems to be a musica...

I know this is irregular, but Crumpart made this swell artwork and though this is only my opinion I think it is superior to the official artwork in the fight. What is the possibility of getting it changed? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/166751958781132811/851507609077022720/Untitled_Artwork....

grumpymike wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:48 am

Oh good, I was concerned I wouldn’t have a reason to bring up the villanelle incident this year.

furrypedro wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:55 pm

Oh no, this is gonna be Cassettes all over again. Please let Grumpy Mike through or we'll never hear the end of it

9 years ago! That’s crazy!

Was that 9 years ago?! Daaamn. Where did it go.

The Jerks have returned with a podcast, where we review all the songs for the Nur Ein XVI Round Two! Yay, thanks for putting this together guys. Very fun to listen to. Also thank you for the song feedback, particularly re: the harmonies. Having spent 99% of my life being a shitty singer I was never...

At first I was thinking "is that like yodelling?"
Cos I'm sure that's what the judges would really want to hear. 15 bands yodelling.

Oh no, this is gonna be Cassettes all over again. Please let Grumpy Mike through or we'll never hear the end of it

I wrote half of these last week and thought I might as well finish them off. BSS: This has loads of little twinkles and rhythmic jerks that I dig. I'm pleased that there are more of the little arrangement details that felt a bit absent from the last tune. Nice harmonies in the chorus. Brown Word: Co...

glennny wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:22 pm

If you're a WSA Brain Trust fan, you'll also like the Cavedwellers song because there is......

"Speaking in Polish!!!"

I am a fan of that song. And it is almost certainly because of the Polish bit (and not the fact that I'm a massive narcissist)

glennny wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:53 pm

Inspired by the board game Kolejka
//boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/85325/kolejka

Lol. That looks like a barrel of laughs! Looking forward to this one

Balance Lost Guests: The Serviettes singing in Welsh, Yuki singing in Japanese The song is about 2 people living on the same street who feel like outsiders but find acceptance through each other. The English translation is in brackets beneath the non-English parts, and the Japanese also has the rom...

(Crown Shy) - You see, this is why we shouldn't have immunity at all, as it means a song as good as this kind of falls by the wayside. I love the Laurie Anderson-esque Spoken Word verses and the chorus is fantastic. Best song (not) in the fight and would have voted accordingly if I could. j$ Or per...

Good to know. Thanks Niv

Also cheers for the feedback on the songs. I agree with you about my verses dragging a bit. Might need to go back and edit it.

I'll be listening in Semiprecious/DMA/Pareidolia order as was always intended. What?! That order was never specified was it? As the bookends on my song pretty clearly imply my song order was Pareidolia/DMA/Semiprecious, which meets the wording of the challenge the way I read it. I'll be pretty bumm...