2011-02-15, 09:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 2011-02-16, 08:12 PM by ElectricSix.)
Editing as I do it:
*Finished*
Main Bracket - Round 1 Matches
EAST DIVISION
Match 1: Pain of Salvation - Ashes: After findiing the first song, I can't say I'm too impressed with it from a musical perspective. As a video it's somewhat interesting, but otherwise it's lacking. Pain of Salvation essentially wins by default.
Match 2: The Audition - Los Angeles: Pretty easy given my complete non interest in all of Elton John's music.
Match 3: The Orichalcon - Clairvoyant Eulogy: Not a big fan of either of these, so I just went with the one that I thought I might not mind having playing in the background.
Match 4: Uncle Kracker - Follow Me: Not a big fan of Uncle Kracker, but it was better than the generic sound of Secondhand Serenade.
Match 5: Mario Paint - Through the Fire and Flames (Dragonforce Cover): Pretty easy given my disinterest in most video game music and the fact that it required a ton of work to do the Mario Paint Cover of a pretty good song.
Match 6: Jonathan Coulton - Code Monkey: Love this song by Jonathon Coulton, and the cover by Candlemass just wasn't good enough to match up to it.
Match 7: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Fragrance of Dark Coffee (Orchestra version): Wasn't a fan of the remix, and while this particular orchestral piece wasn't something that made me uber excited, it was still good enough to get my vote.
Match 8: Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro: Easy decision given how annoying Take On Me is and how epic the other song is.
WEST DIVISION
Match 1: Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan Cover): Not a very good Audioslave song . . . but imo also not a very good Jimi Hendrix cover, so I went with the one that seemed slightly better.
Match 2: Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle: Pretty easy decision given I'm not a big fan of that Bad Religion song and Gigi D'agostion's song was pretty good.
Match 3: Murray Gold - The Greatest Story Never Told: Kind of tough, but I've never been a huge Barenaked Ladies fan, and I do love my Doctor Who.
Match 4: Mad World - Gary Jules: Too bad the 12 Stones didn't go up against a different song or it'd have had a chance. Donnie Darko is one of my fav films though, so of course I had to go with Mad World.
Match 5: They Might Be Giants - Experimental Film: Easy choice because the Kings of Leon song was bleh.
Match 6: Aqua - Dr. Jones: Kind of tough given my enjoyment of musicals, and the Aqua song being just okay compared to their other songs, but in the end Aqua edged it out. A different piece or one from a different musical might have clinched it.
Match 7: Taste - Ren'ai Circulation (Orchestra version): Not a fan of Taio Cruz, and I am a big fan of Bakemonogatari so this was an easy decision.
Match 8: Cee Lo Green - F*ck You: Pretty easy decision given the choice. Not a big fan of such generic video game music in general and F*ck You is a pretty good song.
Match 1: Pain of Salvation - Ashes: After findiing the first song, I can't say I'm too impressed with it from a musical perspective. As a video it's somewhat interesting, but otherwise it's lacking. Pain of Salvation essentially wins by default.
Match 2: The Audition - Los Angeles: Pretty easy given my complete non interest in all of Elton John's music.
Match 3: The Orichalcon - Clairvoyant Eulogy: Not a big fan of either of these, so I just went with the one that I thought I might not mind having playing in the background.
Match 4: Uncle Kracker - Follow Me: Not a big fan of Uncle Kracker, but it was better than the generic sound of Secondhand Serenade.
Match 5: Mario Paint - Through the Fire and Flames (Dragonforce Cover): Pretty easy given my disinterest in most video game music and the fact that it required a ton of work to do the Mario Paint Cover of a pretty good song.
Match 6: Jonathan Coulton - Code Monkey: Love this song by Jonathon Coulton, and the cover by Candlemass just wasn't good enough to match up to it.
Match 7: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Fragrance of Dark Coffee (Orchestra version): Wasn't a fan of the remix, and while this particular orchestral piece wasn't something that made me uber excited, it was still good enough to get my vote.
Match 8: Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro: Easy decision given how annoying Take On Me is and how epic the other song is.
WEST DIVISION
Match 1: Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan Cover): Not a very good Audioslave song . . . but imo also not a very good Jimi Hendrix cover, so I went with the one that seemed slightly better.
Match 2: Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle: Pretty easy decision given I'm not a big fan of that Bad Religion song and Gigi D'agostion's song was pretty good.
Match 3: Murray Gold - The Greatest Story Never Told: Kind of tough, but I've never been a huge Barenaked Ladies fan, and I do love my Doctor Who.
Match 4: Mad World - Gary Jules: Too bad the 12 Stones didn't go up against a different song or it'd have had a chance. Donnie Darko is one of my fav films though, so of course I had to go with Mad World.
Match 5: They Might Be Giants - Experimental Film: Easy choice because the Kings of Leon song was bleh.
Match 6: Aqua - Dr. Jones: Kind of tough given my enjoyment of musicals, and the Aqua song being just okay compared to their other songs, but in the end Aqua edged it out. A different piece or one from a different musical might have clinched it.
Match 7: Taste - Ren'ai Circulation (Orchestra version): Not a fan of Taio Cruz, and I am a big fan of Bakemonogatari so this was an easy decision.
Match 8: Cee Lo Green - F*ck You: Pretty easy decision given the choice. Not a big fan of such generic video game music in general and F*ck You is a pretty good song.
*Finished*