Thanks for the review JonEric, i was happy to ehar that some of the things I was trying to do got across to you.

I think I would bet on Merisan moving on, and Tydon Docks being eliminated Shows what I know. BOOO JUDGE 5! BOOOOO! Just kidding. What an amazingly close ranking. Fun Ein! I have especially enjoyed how uncontentious and argumentative it has been. It is always nice to move on and it has been gratify...

I am trying to recall the history of ties. As I recall, when the four way final happened there was no attempt to break the tie, but a differetn year a tie was broken by seeing which person had more first places among the judges.

Anyone know the official rule off the top of their head?

Five way final?

So does this mean no results tonight?

How come no one is debating the challenge yet? Is it because no one thinks they're moving on?

According to Urban Dictionary " a-game. To do your best possible in any endeavor; not just in sports. Ya'll dudes better come wit it, i mean, bring ya a-game and shit."

Caravan Ray wrote: You didn't seriously think you could have offended me, did you?

No, but it does occasionally cross my mind that I could offend someone - which I'd prefer not to do.

What I'm talking about is that a 46 second snippet that includes the entire first section of a piece of music doesn't seem to fit my understanding of what a sample is. Taking a short section, a few seconds long, and looping it and building an entire song around that is one thing, but 46 seconds? Tha...

Tydon Docks - if you had not told me this was Tydon Docks...I still would have lnown BTW - i realize this could have come off as an attempt to be demeaning, but i did not intend it that way. i think the statement is true of every song this round, and I love that. Good to have met you in person, and...

I-veg - ok, the way ypu worked the rhythm of the word videoland with the opening chords of beethoven 5 is brilliant. Too bad none of us contestant did anything that good. As for the rest of the song.... It may be partly production quality, bit it come off as pretty b-grade. Not sure I totally get th...

I wrote some thoughts about th songs. Lot's of good here, somehow that meant my comments focussed on weaknesses. Trying to make myself feel better? Too used to grading papers? Just an ass? You decide. Ken - unfortunately, not a huge fan of the ELO sound, but the sound here is very slick. Very tunefu...

Semi-finalists prior records, in brief. ______________________________ In order of Round zero Ranking Krautkitten - Former Champion Merisan - former finalist, four time semi-finalists (together, in parts, and in various groups) Tydon Docks - participated in all nine Eins! This is his first time to t...

BenKrieger wrote:

BenKrieger wrote:In other news, that final title looks awful. "Bravura?" It's like Top Chef and being made to cook with natto. Or Veggiemite.

Never mind. Good title.

That was a quick change of heart. What happened, did the Nur Ein! Mafia get to you?

and the classical sample part feels a bit out of place to me. Hmm, sorry to hear that. From the time I got the idea for the song concept, I was thinking of a big, sort of ominous moment, and this piece seemed a natural. It then drove much of the composition of the song, particularly the 5/4 meter. ...

Mars, from The Planets by Gustav Holst. Most prominently at the moment where there is all the chanting.

Videoland by Ross Durand (y en Espanol por Carlo Bruno) Press record Aim the camera Say what yer gonna say, do what you're gonna do But once it exists, It never goes way Everybody sees everything about you In Videoland Upload your life Download the lives of others Can’t take nothing back, the camera...

Just sent in my final mix.

I have no mention of Van Damme.

I did what I did and it is now in the hands of the Judges - amazing to have made it this far. At this point I am better than Federer.

Nur Ein!!!!!!

I would not like the title and challenge being given separately. I feel like this thing is at it's best when the challenge and song are integrated.

If it was up for a vote on how things go next year, I would agree with Paco - wait 48 hours from due date to next challenge. This gives us all a chance to focus on the songs that have just been submitted rather than moving on to discussion of the next challenge, but DO post the new challenge at the ...

I don't think classical should equal orchestral....theme to Star Wars, classical or not? I understand what you are saying here and agree with this - and no, I don't think the theme to Star Wars would qualify (even though, if you played me a less well known John Williams movie theme and told me it w...

Does classical = orchestral? I have Boulez conducting London Philharmonic doing orchestral Zappa, and orchestral Radiohead. Somehow those don't seem appropriate but 50 years earlier string quartets seem okay. Where do you dram the line? What about the string quartet version of Elenor Rigby? To me t...

furrypedro wrote:

Ross wrote: Hold it together, Pete. You're not out yet

i feel you man, I am also not feeling very confident. All we can do is wait and see what the judges say...