Congrats to page 300, not that bad

Tymps spilling tea.

Although Style's melody is infinitely more interesting and less monotonous than Are We Over The Chorus Yet?

Yes!


Romantics, Woods, Dreams, YAIL, and Wonderland / Clean / Shake / Style / Space / I Wish = the top 5.
The other 5 are the bottom 5.

Fixed

I thought it would be cute.

Yes!

Would it be poorly received if I wrote a Christmas song (Poor Mariah)?

No, but I'd hold on to that if I were you.

OK please don't take this the wrong way, but bolded are the reasons I'm not incredibly happy about this. I think 4 judges is perfect and I was happy that the judges this season were all much more qualified than last season. I love Meowster and Bloomers is one of my favorite members on this site, but I don't think those types of vanity judges belong in a game like this (see: Ellen on American Idol). I think a judge of a game should be very familiar with the game at the very least, and some credentials like winning, hosting, judging, or being part of many seasons are important in my eyes. I think it was a bad sign that everyone could instantly tell it wasn't fefe based on the comments because there was a certain aura of uncertainty and awkward surrounding the judge's comments, although that may just be because he's so new to the game.

Not saying I think he should be taken off the panel, and maybe he'll prove himself to me in future rounds, I just might as well be honest instead of giving a fake congrats.

Haven't fallen down in a while
Sitting here walking the line
Well that's ok, I ain't no book
'Cause nobody's off the hook

See you looking so sad
Trying to live your life in style
Well that's ok, you ain't no crook
'Cause nobody's off the hook

I remember you when, looking like a teenager
How you have become a man with all the power
Running the moon aground
Who would ever have thought, hanging with a homo and hairdresser
You would become the one desired in every woman's heart
But you never will lose, your heart with those little boys

Haven't fallen down in a while, sitting here walking the line
Well that's ok, 'cause I have looked
And nobody's off the hook

'Cause life will take that little heart, and bring you to your knees
Threatening to break it for the final time
And you'll believe it, yes, you will believe it
But look, nobody's off the hook

This would lose Platinum Hit but this whole song is ****ing genius. Rufus Wainwright is king.

GotSkill now that you've jacked my music taste swag with Sufjan Stevens you shoul become a Rufus Wainwright fan! (Although he's probably too fem for you!!)

Currently listening to Florence's Ceremonials and the first two songs have been a 1-2 punch.

Shake It Out >>>

You wish

YAIL/Stay/Romantics/Wildest Dreams/IWYW is my top five although sometimes OOTW sneaks in there.

Mess, I didn't knew this already happened But maybe I'll join next years'

Good luck to all!

In other news, I'm glad to see the return of the Twitter Challenge! It was probably my favorite round I competed in in Season 5 and I made sure it include it in Season 6 as well. It's a great test of your abilities (and will make it easier on us judges )

For anyone needing some guidance, here's my #1 song in season 5 from the twitter challenge (that got a 9.3 btw)

Of course your opinion is welcome.

Platinum Hit is about growth. This extends beyond the contestants. I want the challenges to grow in terms of difficulty and skill requirement. I want to the gameplay to grow with new twists and turns along the way. And I want the judging panel to grow. lovesong and I haven't judged before either and we're still working things out. Meowster and I were on the nicer side this round, lovesong was the harshest critic. That's another reason why I think having a non-elimination round the first round was a good idea because everyone's still getting used to things, including the judges.

Meowster actually sent me a message after your and Huga's comments were posted expressing his concerns about his comments, which shows initiative and lets me know that he's going to do something different next time. That's all I can ask for.

As it stands 80% of the panel has PH experience and I think that's a good enough percentage. We shouldn't be afraid to include someone new, outside opinions are important. In the real world, not everyone who judges a song is a songwriter or a song critic, the GP are the biggest percentage when it comes to music, so having someone like Meowster on the panel makes everything more realistic.

Sorry for the essay, I can understand your concerns but I don't think you'll still have any by the end of the season.

And the arms of the ocean are carrying me
And all this devotion was rushing out of me
And the crashes are heaven, for a sinner like me
But the arms of the ocean delivered me

I can see your reasons too. I'm not trying to start something with anyone obviously so I'm not fighting . Just sharing my views as well. Obviously it's OK to have differing views. That does make me feel better that he wants to get better with his comments so I hope you're right

I expressed my concerns to a few people before the judge was revealed that I hoped it wouldn't be another Bloomers situation but I guess that's karma

I get what you're saying, but tbh at the same time, I think it's an interesting take to have an outsider's take.

We've all gotten used to each other's styles and we know the technicalities behind songwriting. But a hit needs to connect to people who don't write songs too - I don't think it works as a concept for live singing and Ellen, but I think for a written song contest where most participants are largely aware of current top 40 hits, it's not necessarily too left field. I think it's fair to say most people of ATRL know what a hit sounds like.

I do get your criticisms though.

Edit: Didn't see Sam reply and I wasn't giving a lecture, just trying to say I thought it was interesting to continue it. I don't speak for the entire competition but personally, I wanna see what people who don't know the intracacies think.

How many times are you going to post this