Non-metal Themed Mixtape Game

[Baroque]

I must have been away when Ozz was demodded, what went down? Who moderates now?

 

[no country for old wainds]

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Bedrich Smetana - Die Moldau
Whimsical opening. The strings are gorgeous. Then it gets a little too triumphant. Doesn't really make me feel like I'm in an ocean. Meh. 6/10.

That may be because the Moldau is a river.

 

[The Ozzman]

I must have been away when Ozz was demodded, what went down? Who moderates now?

Deron does. I asked him to remove my mod status. I needed a break.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Elend - Melpomene
Utterly boring. Sounds like someone playing around with a synth pad for ten minutes. 2/10

The Sisters of Mercy - Marian
Goth rock really does nothing for me most of the time. This is one of those times. 3/10

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean
Such an obvious pick and not really one of their better songs and I'm not much of a Zep fan so 4/10

Clutch - Sea of Destruction
This rocks ten times harder than the previous song. Need to get into this band more. 8.5/10

Chelsea Wolfe - Mer
I got a bit into Chelsea Wolfe for a while but never ended up buying any of her albums.. This is good, kinda Portishead for Millennials but she's definitely got her own thing going on. 8/10

Bedrich Smetana - Die Moldau
I liked this more than most of the other classical posted in these games. Still doesn't do much for me though. 5.5/10

Pallas - Atlantis
Yeah bad 80's prog isn't my cup of tea. Overlong, overblown, overdone. 4/10

Split Enz - Shark Attack
Nice energetic and catchy post-punk/pop. A welcome relief on this list. 9/10

Nest - Across the Waters
..and we're back to overlong yawnsville. 2/10

Townes van Zandt - Silver Ships of Andilar
This is the second TVZ track I've heard in these games, liking it a lot. Need to hear more from this guy. 8.5/10

Paul Robeson - Sea Fever
This was nice and to the point. 6/10

 

[Satanstoenail]

Don't you hate it when you think of the perfect song for the theme a week after it's been up

Also bump

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Elend – Melpomene – 4/10

Sounded promising at first but felt more like ten minutes from a random movie soundtrack slapped together. I take it back, with that whispering and those cheap-ass synths, make it a random 90s adventure/RPG video game soundtrack. Which is an improvement, but still.

The Sisters of Mercy – Marian – 4/10

Never really liked the Sisters of Mercy, but I especially don’t like this first album. This song is ok, but still try-hard shit.

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean – 7/10

Strong Zeppelin song, good riff.

Clutch - Sea of Destruction – 6/10

I haven’t listened to much Clutch, but this was surprisingly good and aggressive. Removing one point because I don’t see how this is any less metal than the average stoner metal band.

Chelsea Wolfe – Mer – 9/10

First thought was “Oh Mort submitted her again” but this one was oddly captivating. Maybe it’s because I just got back from work and ate a giant meal so it timed just perfectly with me in unwinding mode, but I found myself impulsively closing my eyes and paying attention to the song, which usually doesn’t happen to me on first listens. Great atmosphere but the instrumentation actually had some stuff going on too. I’ll add her to my “To check out” list now.

Bedrich Smetana - Die Moldau – 7/10

Nice.

Pallas – Atlantis – 6/10

Surprised this is 1984, sounds more vintage than most other neo-prog. These vocals are great, wimps. A little overlong though, that ending tried too hard.

Split Enz - Shark Attack – 8/10

Great spunky shit.

Nest - Across the Waters – 5/10

Didn’t do much for me, a couple decent moments in the middle but didn’t interest me much.

Townes van Zandt - Silver Ships of Andilar – 9/10

This song is a massive tease for me because I immediately loved it on first listen and still do, but I haven’t been able to get much into his other stuff (although I think it’s starting to happen).

Paul Robeson - Sea Fever – 5/10

Alright.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Elend - Melpomene
7.5/10
I've listened to all of the Winds cycle, but I haven't listened much to earlier Elend. I do know this song, and it's good overall, but it spends a bit too much time revelling in its own atmosphere.

The Sisters of Mercy - Marian
9/10
This song never would have crossed my mind for this theme, but he does say "I hear you calling Marian, across the water, across the wave." This is classic 80's gothic rock, or whatever the hell Andrew Eldritch thinks this is.

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean
6/10
I like some Zeppelin songs, but this is more just okay, and rather obvious besides.

Clutch - Sea of Destruction
0110/1010
I rated in binary because I primarily know of this band for the song "10001110101".

Chelsea Wolfe - Mer
9/10
The lyrics reference the sea in an oblique metaphorical way, but this video makes the connection more obvious. Furthermore, the tribal drums evoke the pounding waves of the sea. To top it off, we have arpeggiating chromatic minor chord progressions and the hauntingly ethereal vocals of Ms. Wolfe herself. To the one who rated it zero - I'm saying who - I will quote the song itself and say, "How can you live with yourself?"

Bedrich Smetana - Die Moldau
7/10
This piece is quite lovely, but the Moldau is a river. Seas and oceans are close enough to make no matter, but a river? I guess I shouldn't weigh that too heavily against it, but it still warrants a minor deduction.

Pallas - Atlantis
8/10
I see no problem with the vocals. This is a solid epic track.

Split Enz - Shark Attack
7/10

Nest - Across the Waters
5/10
This was just kind of there, going nowhere in particular. I guess you could say it was drifting aimlessly in the ocean. There aren't any shitty songs this time around, though, so that puts this song at the bottom.

Townes van Zandt - Silver Ships of Andilar
8.5/10
The organ embellishments make this folk ballad all the more appealing.

Paul Robeson - Sea Fever
7.5/10
His voice is deep like the ocean.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Waiting on

@no country for old wainds
@EspaDa
@H.P. Lovecraft

Also @Phylactery , obviously you have no obligation to rate but I figured I'd remind you since you expressed interest in doing so.

 

[no country for old wainds]

ill post mine tomorrow

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Elend - Melpomene

8/10

The Sisters of Mercy - Marian

7/10

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean

7/10

Clutch - Sea of Destruction

5/10

Chelsea Wolfe - Mer

7/10

Bedrich Smetana - Die Moldau

6/10

Pallas - Atlantis

7.5/10

Split Enz - Shark Attack

7/10

Nest - Across the Waters

6.5/10

Townes van Zandt - Silver Ships of Andilar

10/10

Paul Robeson - Sea Fever

6/10

 

[Phylactery]

Waiting on

@no country for old wainds
@EspaDa
@H.P. Lovecraft

Also @Phylactery , obviously you have no obligation to rate but I figured I'd remind you since you expressed interest in doing so.

I plan on rating it, but I figure I should do the Extreme one first since I actually submitted a song for that. Depends how long this stays up, I'll try to do it.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

With any luck I'll have it rated by morning, I also intend to post the results for June's UM Hall of Fame inductions within the same timeframe, in spite of the unpardonable and sordid delay on my part. I'll be initiating the July inductions this coming Sunday the 24th as well with regards to anyone interested.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I don't think that's the case. Lots of times I've judged something by one song and thought it was crap and then changed my mind based on listening to the entire album. However, based on this exercise alone and basing the songs on such a narrow theme, yes I'm allowed to be close minded

I think it's rather telling that the only songs you rated above 5 were hard rock songs, which suggests that your horizons aren't sufficiently wide for the non-metal mixtape game.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Waiting on
@EspaDa

Gosh what a surprise

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Indeed. @EspaDa should probably consider rating these mixtapes once in a while or people might start excluding his submissions.

 

[CiG]

I think it's rather telling that the only songs you rated above 5 were hard rock songs, which suggests that your horizons aren't sufficiently wide for the non-metal mixtape game.

Rekt. +1

 

[The Ozzman]

I was asked by people to participate. I did what they asked and then people bitch about my ratings.

 

[CiG]

We have opinions about your opinions.

Welcome to the internet.

 

[The Ozzman]

We have opinions about your opinions.