Non-metal Themed Mixtape Game

[HamburgerBoy]

I still can't think of jack shit.

 

[Omni]

No matter what, I'll be posting this in about 10 hours. If you want to submit a song, do it before that.

 

[Omni]

Literature

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa
Narsilion - Angmar
Killing Joke - Eighties

Since it's so short, hopefully everyone will rate it.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Huh, no Wuthering Heights.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
Beautiful. His voice still gives me shivers. 10/10

Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
Awesome early 80's post-punk. That bass line is godly. 10/10

The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Super cool 8/10

Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa
Dramatic. 7/10

Narsilion - Angmar
Could do without the Lord of the Rings tune 4/10

Killing Joke - Eighties
Great song 8/10

 

[Omni]

Huh, no Wuthering Heights.

I thought about including it to bolster the list, but I didn't want to run the risk of winning my own round.

 

[Burkhard]

Huh, no Wuthering Heights.

Exactly my first thought when I saw the list.

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
Nice rendition of this beautiful song. (I prefer Qntal's version, though.) 7,5/10

Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
I like the bass sound, but the song itself doesn't do much for me. Futhermore, I don't see that the reference of the lyrics of this song to the piece of literature in concern goes beyond quoting the line "Souvent, pour s'amuser, les hommes d'équipage". This line is just a random quote and has IMO absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the lyrics. Thus, unless someone can convince me of the contrary: 2/10

The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Once again, the song doesn't do much for me. 5/10

Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa
I like the mysterious and somewhat creepy mood conveyed by the music which fits perfectly with the story/main character of this piece of literature. And I especially like the cool percussion work on this song. 9,5/10

Narsilion - Angmar
Pleasant song. Parts of the music reminded me a bit of Dead Can Dance's "Within the...". While I tend to like clean female vocals, it seems to me that the vocals on this song are sometimes slightly out of key. (Can some of the musical experts here confirm this or prove me wrong?) 6,5/10

Killing Joke - Eighties
While I do like the main riff, the song is too repetitive for my taste. Had to do some research to get the literature reference, though after reading the plot summary about "The Coming Race" on wikipedia, I still don't see that the reference to the novel goes beyond citing its title in one of the lines. Therefore only: 5,5/10

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
9/10 - I still can't believe @Satanstoenail saw Buckley live.

Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
10/10 - Give me some ecstasy and a smoke filled room with people awkwardly dancing in it right now.

The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
9/10 - Good jams here, nothing to complain about.

Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa
4/10 - Not bad but rather whatever.

Narsilion - Angmar
3/10 - The beginning following the previous song didn't help, and then the rest didn't help itself.

Killing Joke - Eighties
9/10 - Good finish.

Now vote you mothercuntfuckers.

 

[Satanstoenail]

You forgot to rate the last song mang

I still can't believe @Satanstoenail saw Buckley live

I count myself very lucky there. One of the best shows I’ve seen. He was absolutely incredible on stage.

I don't see that the reference of the lyrics of this song to the piece of literature in concern goes beyond quoting the line "Souvent, pour s'amuser, les hommes d'équipage". This line is just a random quote and has IMO absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the lyrics. Thus, unless someone can convince me of the contrary: 2/10

From the mouth of the man that wrote it:

 

[Burkhard]

From the mouth of the man that wrote it:
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Thanks. But even after reading the lyrics of the poem and the song over and over again with the quote you posted in mind, I don't see a relation between both beyond the quote of the very first line. The reference is too vague for me.

 

[Omni]

 

[Satanstoenail]

HURRY UP AND RATE YOU BASTARDS

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
8/10
You can't really go wrong with this aria, but his voice just reminds me of that time on The Simpsons when Bart thought he was hearing the angelic singing voice of Reverend Lovejoy's daughter while coming in to church, but then he was very disturbed to find out that it was actually coming from Ned Flanders.

Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
6.5/10

The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
7.5/10

Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa
8/10

Narsilion - Angmar
8.5/10
Takes a bit to get going, but it's a magical journey.

Killing Joke - Eighties
9/10
This is one of the go-to jams they play at goth night.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament) 6.5/10 one of those kind of songs I don't really like or dislike. Not something I would listen to outside of this game. Good for playing in the background

Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger 9/10 80's tune with a really weird video.

The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 9/10 I remember the song Eye in the Sky used to get played a lot on the radio when I was growing up. But yeah this is good stuff.

Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa 7/10 this was alright.

Narsilion - Angmar 7/10 feels very middle earth

Killing Joke - Eighties 6/10 another one thats alright, but wouldn't pay much attention outside of this game.

 

[Omni]

Jeff Buckley - When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament) 8.2 @Black Orifice
The Alan Parsons Project - (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 7.7 @RadicalThrasher
Killing Joke - Eighties 7.5 @Omni
Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger 7.5 @Satanstoenail
Lynni Treekrem - Haugtussa 7.1 @Burkhard
Narsilion - Angmar 5.8 @Serjeant Grumbles

Congratulations! Pick a not sucky theme.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

This round's theme: DRUGS

I'm rather surprised this hasn't been a theme yet. I'll trust the list HBB posted a few pages back.

The theme is intended to be interpreted broadly. Club drugs, pot, psychedelics, things you inject, or even blood pressure meds. Fun context and partying or addiction and death. Directly or indirectly related. Whatever. I'll accept submissions with alcohol as the theme as well, but because alcohol has already been a theme once, try to avoid it. We should be able to get a pretty diverse playlist out of this.

@Satanstoenail @Funerary_Doom @no country for old wainds @arg @Vegard Pompey @Omni @Serjeant Grumbles @Slayed Necros @Sirjack @RadicalThrasher @Burkhard @dwellerINTHEdark @Krow @HamburgerBoy @The Butt @Carpe Mortem @EspaDa @zabu of nΩd @Talos of Atmora @Dazed and Brutal

Happy choosing!

edit: if any of the newbies who have stumbled onto the board in the last couple of weeks want in, I encourage you to submit something.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

I've got a few good picks so far. Keep them coming.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I've got a few good picks so far. Keep them coming.

I’m torn between 2-3 songs. I’ll make a decision soon

 

[viewerfromnihil]

I'd really like some more picks before closing this out in a couple of days. I've broken the turn-out to Omni's last round, but that's not really saying much.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

I'm closing this out tomorrow. Still haven't gotten any more submissions.