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Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

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Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Liz Phair - "What Makes You a Slave"
The Walker Brothers - "The Electrician" WINNER
Yes, this is a week for some of the more "epic" songs. The grower "Electrician" sounds better to me.

Nina Simone - "Sinner Man" WINNER
Yann Tiersen - "La valse de Monstres"
Not really close... Nina puts it all out there.

Utopia - "The Ikon" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) WINNER
Nirvana - "Rainbow Chaser"
"The Ikon" is laborious, but offers enough variety in it's complexity to beat Nirvana.

Visage - "Fade to Grey"
Curtis Mayfield - "Right on for the Darkness" WINNER
Not a huge fan of the Visage song, but it would take a lot to beat "Darkness".

Thanks!

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

So that's what's happening. Oh well, at least the game is still running.

Walker Bros. Wrote that cryptic and spooky melody that has haunted my day since its first appearance in competition. therefore, they get the victory here.

Yann does a good job, but Nina isn't in a serious threat this week.

Despite Utopia's piece being a half hour in full length, it still makes me feel better than the Nirvana (UK) song. "Ikon" is like Fantasia if it was a song with no animations.

Curtis wins it all. Visage just isn't as moving or meaningful.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Match W2.5:
In my appeciation these two are pretty even. However, What Makes You A Slave is little more than a demo while The Electrician is a full-fledged composition, worked out till the smallest detail.
Walker Brothers win.

Match W2.6:
Judged by their quality both Sinner Man and Valse De Monstres deserve to proceed. Of course, there's only room for one in the next round. Sinner Man gets my blessing.
Nina Simone wins.

Match W2.7:
Weakest match of this week. Although I still like The Ikon, third time round it gets a little tiresome. The 2:35 minutes of Rainbow Chaser is more to my liking right now.
Nirvana wins.

Match W2.8:
Right On For The Darkness is good, but it's also Curtis a teenyweeny bit past his prime. Fade To Grey is Visage at its very peak. The only peak they ever knew actually, and it didn't last very long. But, still.
Visage wins.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Match W2.5 - Liz Phair, "What Makes You a Slave"
Both songs meld portions of beauty with portions of tension. With Walker Bros., it's in a polished setting. With Phair its in a raw demo format. So while the Walker Bros. may have a bit more power, I find the Phair to have more immediacy. I feel "The Electrician" at more of a remove. Of course, I also have a ton of sentimental attachment to the early Phair sound.

Match W2.6 - Nina Simone, "Sinner Man"
An admirable run by Tiersen, but Simone outclasses here.

Match W.2.7 - Utopia, "The Ikon"
Better sound, more ideas... Rundgren easily beats Nirvana, Sr.

Match W.2.8 - Curtis Mayfield, "Right on for the Darkness"
If someone had submitted Curtis Mayfield singing a medley of "Barbie Girl" and "Crazy Frog," there's a fair chance it would still be my favorite for the tournament.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Match W2.5: I love "What Makes You a Slave", and I feel that it showcases Liz's ability to write a killer hook, but "The Electrician" is one of my favorite discoveries of the game, so it wins.

Match W2.6: "Sinner Man" is another epic powerhouse, and it runs circles around the sweet, but out-of-its-depth "La valse de Monstres".

Match W2.7: "Rainbow Chaser" has grown on me with each listen, while my opinion of "The Ikon" hasn't changed much since I first heard it. "Rainbow Chaser" wins.

Match W2.8: I like these about equally, but as I'm in a total synth pop craze lately, I'll give the edge today to Visage.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

What happened to the Unacclaimed contest?

It's been quite a while since I noticed any progress

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Henry
What happened to the Unacclaimed contest?

It's been quite a while since I noticed any progress
Moonbeam in the World Tour topic
Unacclaimed will return once my laptop (and hopefully its data ) come back from Toshiba.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Stephan
Henry
What happened to the Unacclaimed contest?

It's been quite a while since I noticed any progress
Moonbeam in the World Tour topic
Unacclaimed will return once my laptop (and hopefully its data ) come back from Toshiba.


Yeah, I should get it back within 2 weeks at this point.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

I miss this poll, and am still hoping it might get revived. Moonbeam, is it still in the cards?

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

sonofsamiam
I miss this poll, and am still hoping it might get revived. Moonbeam, is it still in the cards?


Absolutely. I just fear that it will be lost amidst the World Cup, the Division game, the World Tour, etc. Any opinions on this?

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Moonbeam
sonofsamiam
I miss this poll, and am still hoping it might get revived. Moonbeam, is it still in the cards?


Absolutely. I just fear that it will be lost amidst the World Cup, the Division game, the World Tour, etc. Any opinions on this?

I´m know that it was not the initial idea, but maybe we should just finish this game with matches between the winners?

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Mindrocker
I´m know that it was not the initial idea, but maybe we should just finish this game with matches between the winners?
I like Mindrocker's suggestion.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Time to revive this game!

The Walker Brothers, Nina Simone and Curtis Mayfield win, while Utopia and Nirvana are in a 4-4 tie. Next vote wins!

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

I hope we start this again soon with all new songs. It was a lot of fun at the beginning. Maybe have only one or two loser's brackets so it doesn't get too confusing. I'm sure we can all think of two more songs to through into the contest.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Tim E
I hope we start this again soon with all new songs. It was a lot of fun at the beginning. Maybe have only one or two loser's brackets so it doesn't get too confusing. I'm sure we can all think of two more songs to through into the contest.


I think that for the next version of this game, I will borrow the World Cup format.

There are 14 more weeks to the current Unacclaimed game as it stands. I could cut it by 2 weeks if people are willing to go through 16 songs over the next 2 weeks to get through brackets L3 and L4.

Re: Unacclaimed Week 22

Did I vote? No? Ok, Nirvana wins.

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