Yes, it's true! The song contest is back! Some of you may remember the song contests I hosted on ATRL. In my opinion enough time has passed for there to be another exciting edition of this game.
Rules
The basics
We start with a number of contestants, who have to submit one song (in mp3 form) to me each round. Then they must listen to the songs the other contestants submitted, and rank them. Based on these rankings, one contestant is eliminated, and a new round starts with new songs. Contestants that are eliminated may continue to rank the songs of those who are still in the game.
File names/ID tags of the mp3s are removed by me before I upload them to avoid bias (it forces people to actually listen to the song before they decide if it's good or bad).
Because of the mp3 posting rule, I will PM the links to the songs to the contestants instead of posting them in the thread.
Song selection
I will not be strict this time when it comes to song selection. The only rule is that the songs may not be singles, unless they are really obscure or foreign. The point is to broaden your music taste, not have everyone listen to stuff they already know.
Requirements
Contestants have to meet specific requirements. You have to have a good enough connection to download an album's worth of songs every week. Also, you're expected to send your song and get your rankings in on time, so don't go away for a long period of time (one round will usually take a week).
Winner!
ManClub
Eliminated Contestants
Lostw/oNatalie (Round 1)
Mr. D.I.A.R.I.O. (Round 1)
Magic 99/Joe FM DJ (Round 2)
Tigger (Round 2)
Ike Bart (Round 3)
Sama (Round 3)
Buddhaful (Round 4)
lilaznchuck (Round 4)
Kremlin Dusk (Round 5)
Reeces1 (Round 5)
Sleepwalking (Round 6)
Vato (Round 6)
Uncle O'Grimacey (Round 7)
obrigado (Round 7)
Sir. Will (Round 8)
muzik_freek (Round 9)
Blanket Jackson (Round 10)
Matto (Round 11)
CyborG (Round 12)
luisedo (Round 13)
mybonnie (Final Round)
Winning Songs
Green Day "Whatsername" (Round 1) - lilaznchuck
Nelly Furtado "Do It" (Round 1) - obrigado
Lupe Fiasco "Cool" (Round 2) - ManClub
Christina Aguilera "Mercy On Me" (Round 2) - Sir. Will
Flyleaf "Cassie" (Round 3) - muzik_freek
AFI "Summer Shudder" (Round 3) - CyborG
Muse "Map Of The Problematique" (Round 4) - CyborG
System Of A Down "Violent ****ography" (Round 4) - Reeces1
Thousand Foot Krutch "Move" (Round 5) - Matto
AFI "Endlessly, She Said" (Round 5) - Blanket Jackson
Flyleaf "All Around Me" (Round 6) - muzik_freek
Mat Kearney "Undeniable" (Round 6) - luisedo
Panic! At The Disco "Time To Dance" (Round 7) - CyborG
Ra "Tell Me" (Round 8) - ManClub
My Chemical Romance "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison" (Round 9) - ManClub
AFI "The Missing Frame" (Round 10) - mybonnie
Red "Already Over" (Round 11) - ManClub
A-Ha "Analogue" (Round 12) - luisedo
Avenged Sevenfold "I Won't See You Tonight Part 1" (Round 13) - ManClub
Red "Lost" (Final Round) - ManClub
All Submitted Songs
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10 Years "Prey"
311 "Seems Uncertain"
+44 "No It Isn't"
A Perfect Circle "Orestes"
A-Ha "Analogue"
Adema "Blame Me"
Aerosmith "Beyond Beautiful"
AFI "Endlessly, She Said"
AFI "Summer Shudder"
AFI "The Interview"
AFI "The Missing Frame"
Alanis Morissette "Narcissus"
Amerie ft. Willie Denzey "Losin' U"
April Sixth "Dear Angel"
Athlete "Twenty Four Hours"
Avenged Sevenfold "I Won't See You Tonight Part 1"
Avril Lavigne "Tomorrow"
Bitter:Sweet "The Mating Game"
Black Eyed Peas ft. James Brown "They Don't Want Music"
Blink-182 "Story Of A Lonely Guy"
Bloodhound Gang "Ralph Wiggum"
Breaking Benjamin "Breath"
Broken Yoke "Wake Me Up"
Bubba Sparxxx "Comin' Round"
Busta Rhymes "You Can't Hold The Torch"
Butch Walker "Bethamphetamine (Pretty Pretty)"
Capri "Otelo Paradise"
Christina Aguilera "Mercy On Me"
Christina Aguilera "Save Me From Myself"
Christina Aguilera "Slow Down Baby"
Christina Milian "Gonna Tell Everybody"
Coheed & Cambria "Wake Up"
Coldplay "Square One"
Daniel Powter "Song 6"
Deftones "Xerces"
Destiny's Child "Through With Love"
Dido "See The Sun"
Evanescence "All That I'm Living For"
Evanescence "Cloud Nine"
Evanescence "Lacrymosa"
Evanescence "Sweet Sacrifice"
Faktion "Who I Am"
Far "Nestle"
Fergie "Here I Come"
Five.Bolt.Main "The Gift"
Flyleaf "All Around Me"
Flyleaf "Cassie"
Fort Minor "In Stereo"
Fort Minor "Red To Black"
Glass Intrepid "Good Enough"
Gnarls Barkley "Just A Thought"
Green Day "Whatsername"
Gwen Stefani "The Real Thing"
Gwen Stefani "The Sweet Escape"
Gym Class Heroes "Shoot Down The Stars"
Heather Headley "Back When It Was"
Horse The Band "T.M.N.T"
Hot Hot Heat "You Owe Me An IOU"
Incubus "Dig"
Incubus "Love Hurts"
Incubus "The Warmth"
Jennifer Hudson "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
John Mayer "Only Heart"
JoJo "Exceptional"
Joshua Radin "Winter"
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around..."
Keane "Leaving So Soon"
Lauren Briant "Serious"
Lily Allen "Alfie"
Linkin Park "Hit The Floor"
Linkin Park "My December"
Linkin Park "Pushing Me Away"
Linkin Park "With You"
Lo-Pro "Reach"
Lupe Fiasco "Cool"
Mainstay "These Pages"
Maria Lawson "Woman's Intuition"
Marilyn Manson "New Model No. 15"
Maroon 5 "Not Coming Home"
Mat Kearney "Undeniable"
Mercy Drive "Away"
Milburn "Cheshire Cat Smile"
Moloko "The Time Is Now"
Murs and 9th Wonder "D.S.W.G. (Dark Skinned White Girls)"
Muse "Invincible"
Muse "Map Of The Problematique"
My Chemical Romance "Famous Last Words"
My Chemical Romance "The Sharpest Lives"
My Chemical Romance "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison"
Natalie "Better Get It Right"
Natasha Bedingfield "I Bruise Easily"
Neko Case "Hold On, Hold On"
Nelly Furtado "Afraid"
Nelly Furtado "Do It"
Nelly Furtado "The Grass Is Green"
Nelly Furtado "Wait For You"
Orgy "Eva"
Panic! At The Disco "Time To Dance"
Paolo Nutini "New Shoes"
Pink "Dear Mr. President"
Pink "Long Way To Happy"
Pop Will Eat Itself "Def. Con. One"
Ra "Tell Me"
Red "Already Over"
Red "Lost"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Charlie"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "She's Only 18"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Arcadium"
Revis "Seven"
Rhett Miller "I Believe She's Lying"
Rhymefest "Devil's Pie"
Rilo Kiley "Accidntel Deth"
S.M.S. ft. Rehb "Just A Bit Of Chaos"
Saint Etienne "Stars Above Us"
Scissor Sisters "Paul McCartney"
Shakira "Animal City"
Shakira "Timor"
Simon Webbe "Free"
Skillet "Whispers In The Dark"
Snow Patrol "Ways & Means"
Snow Patrol "You Could Be Happy"
Stefy "Orange Crush"
Strange Fruit Project "Soul Clap"
Sugarcult "I Melt With You"
System Of A Down "Holy Mountains"
System Of A Down "Lost In Hollywood"
System Of A Down "Violent ****ography"
Taking Back Sunday "My Blue Heaven"
The Corrs "Goodbye (2006 Remix)"
The Decemberists "Summersong"
The Elected "Would You Come With Me?"
The Go! Team "Huddle Formation"
The Grays "Very Best Years"
The Killers "Read My Mind"
The Music "Into The Night"
The Offspring "Amazed"
The Roots "Here I Come"
The Shins "Phantom Limb"
The Sounds "Ego"
The Strokes "Razor Blade"
The Veronicas "Mouth Shut"
The Vincent Black Shadow "Metro"
Thousand Foot Krutch "Move"
Three Days Grace "Wake Up"
Thrice "Atlantic"
Thrice "Music Box"
Vedera "The Falling Kind"