[KitKat]

Originally posted by DripDrip

Overall you guys did really good, it was kind of hard to rank you. Although here's a tip, try to think of your trinity as a packaged deal, and your trying to sell it to us. Remember to make it flow and have a good tone throughout it all. Some of you did REALLY well with this, and some of you had one song that kind of killed it. Overall good job though

Oh thank god! I graded harsher on entries that didn't have a cohesive tone because I thought that was the whole point. Then I saw how many entries didn't seem like a full package, so I questioned if that was the point or not.

[YSL]

Oh god, now I'm kind of nervous.

[collin]

If it helps, I graded each trinity on the trinity as a whole, and how each song worked together well.
I find variety to be extremely crucial as well - switching things up but still having a well-balanced set of 3.

Judge comments are coming within the hour - soon after, (if people get in ), rankings!

Do y'all want each judge's ranking from 1-18, or just the summarized one?

[YSL]

I'm fine with whatever.

[Cupid]

Each Judges ranking would be good I'm ready!

[prayer]

Doesn't matter to me

[Hugamari]

Oh, after drip and katie's comments, I actually feel better. I tried keeping them within a same theme. But I know that nobody is guaranteed safe until the results come, so I will perch.

[RatedG²]

Oh we are getting tea. Let me come and sit my ass all the way down

[collin]

Judge comments coming in the next 15 minutes, working on the formatting.

[RatedG²]

[Legend E]

Originally posted by Addicted

Tie It Up slays though

Gorl you know that I am a huge KC. But I am not sure that the judges are gonna like it

[Legend E]

OMFG

[Cupid]

Originally posted by e437

Gorl you know that I am a huge KC. But I am not sure that the judges are gonna like it

Katie loves Kelly, that's 1 judge at least

[Legend E]

Oh yeah I forgot she posted in the base and that she loves her.


But the other two

[RatedG²]

25 minutes later

[collin]

ATRL's
H O L Y T R I N I T Y
Round Two: Judge Comments

Sebas

Originally posted by Collin

I loved this one, Sebas. Amazing work. You provide intense diversity here, with 3 beautiful songs about love. Fool In Love is so underrated Nicely done!

Originally posted by Katie

Is that song about Maurice? I think it's about Maurice. I can't listen to the first one. As for the other two, perfect. And I really, really love your presentation. I'm not grading on style but I like the use of lyrics gifs, bolded emphasis, and explanations. It makes me understand your point so easy.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Really powerful entry! Great choice to start with Rihanna and then go into Adele, and great song choices. Although Whenever, Whenever kind of killed the momentum, I'll give you kudos for going with the more passionate Spanish version, it helped.

JadGhamloush96

Originally posted by Collin

This is a beautiful trinity, Jad! There's a soulful touch, a sensual touch and then a empowering, passionate touch. I think these three songs work together very well, great work!

Originally posted by Katie

Another great one. You had great choices and explained the songs well. Then you went further and explained your particular affection for them. Great!

Originally posted by DripDrip

Bone chilling entry! Euphoria by Loreen was incredible! I've never heard it and it just blew my mind! I wasn't a huge fan of A Thousand Years, it kind of under whelmed me compared to your other two songs though. The feeling was lost with it.

Prayer

Originally posted by Collin

Though I'm not a Katy fan, I can't deny that Teenage Dream fits well here. Cool and I Care are also great songs, so good work! I like how these 3 songs work together. Each one is something completely different, but it works.

Originally posted by Katie

I just wish you had spoken about yourself a little more. It would have been nice to know why you picked these songs, especially since they're pretty mainstream hits.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Teenage Dream is such a wonderful light and loving song. The whole feel of it is really great, and following up with I Care really builds the momentum of it. I don't really understand why you choose Cool, I think you could have found a better song to end your trinity that more compliments your other two songs.

Hugamari

Originally posted by Collin

Now bitch... this is just beautiful. Is it even true, though? Either way, you did everything this challenge asked for, and more. 3 very different love songs united in a beautiful, flaw-free trinity. The creative touch made you stand out, too. PS - did you just include Kaleidoscope for us?

Edit: I've been notified this is fake. Still cute tho.

Originally posted by Katie

I just...I never know what to say about you.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Never do formatting. Or learn to do a simple font change or something ,but lord. Your entry was actually my favorite. I was really surprised. The story was a good touch, instead of explaining you went with a totally surprising route with this. Overall great job. Kaleidoscope was kind of the black sheep of this bunch, but it managed to work.

Addicted

Originally posted by Collin

I love the originality you brought forward with this trinity. At the same time, fitting the challenge extremely well! Very well done and very diverse, yet cohesive.

Originally posted by Katie

Great entry, but lacking a little. Where's the cohesion? Where's the personal input?

Originally posted by DripDrip

Very sultry and smooth entry, you were OBVIOUSLY thinking of me doing this Overall it was a great tone, great feeling, and it was really nicely done.

Katy.Kat.23

Originally posted by Collin

Some great choices in here, indeed - but I have a little bit of trouble drawing connections between all 3 of them to form a trinity. I can't quite put my finger on what puts me off from this trinity; I guess it might just be a little bland. Still nice though - good work!

Originally posted by Katie

I was waiting for some T Swizzle! Your entry was great. It was a bit on the surface, but that's just a particular thing for me.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Why not "Enchanted" , I think that would have been a better choice and fit better with your other two songs more then Begin Again. Teeange Dream was a good choice, and Endless Dream was REALLY unexpected, but a lot of it seemed kind of rushed, and Begin Again was really kind of a random throw in

YSL

Originally posted by Collin

At first, Careless Whisper made me cringe, but then I realized it was literally 100% what I asked for in this challenge All in all, your trinity is extremely diverse and 3-sided, with 3 different sides of love - yet it comes together very well. Exactly what we're looking for, great work!

Originally posted by Katie

Yours wasn't quite as well tied together as Anna's, but they're similar in greatness. I could understand your theme and what you were explaining.

Originally posted by DripDrip

The entire feel of your entry was just when I got to Grace Jones, I wanted to just light up some candles and get into my silk robe and just feel. Amazing entry, keep slaying.

borntodie

Originally posted by Collin

Incredible entry. Not only are these 3 very different songs, but 3 very different sides of love, as well. They work together, as a trinity. We begin the trinity with a definitional song on love, into a strange, curious, dark love and on into a story-telling, happiness love. Beautiful, Anna!

Originally posted by Katie

A perfectly balanced and explained trinity. I don't really have anything to say about it. Just great.

Originally posted by DripDrip

That Tegan and Sarah song was AMAZING, I really need to get into them! Yours was one of my favorite entries, really good consistent mood and tone overall, and very different. The Lykke Li song got a little on the sad side, but overall it was very well done. Good job!

e437

Originally posted by Collin

I actually find this trinity to be quite diverse - a country song, a stripped down Pop song and a alternative rock song. Very nice! I'd just like if there were better reasoning as to why you chose these songs.

Originally posted by Katie

I really hate saying this to people, but your entry was just...there. Nothing really stood out. Your choices were pretty mainstream, your explanations were surface-deep, and your overall presentation left something to be desired. I just...I don't know.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Not my favorite entry this round to be honest. At parts it felt like I was listening to the same song again, and it all just sounded kind of cluttered together. I'm not going to clock you for choosing songs as other contestants, cause there isn't a way that you could ever know, but try expanding and really try to surprise us.

U4EA

Originally posted by Collin

Reading your description, I loved your ideas! But I also love your final decision. Three enrapturing songs about love is a great way to go. Each of these songs are beautiful, I've never heard them - great work on that. The only issue I have is that they all lie on a similar, ballad-infused tone. Nonetheless, a beautiful trinity.

Originally posted by Katie

I may be against the other judges but I like that you did your entry a little different. The intro was nice and then I like the paragraph style of the explanation. It made them seem like a real trinity!

Originally posted by DripDrip

Your entry left me kind of "eh" , it wasn't bad, it just lacked something. The song choices were good, but overall it left me under whelmed most of the time.

Ozzy8923

Originally posted by Collin

3 great, timeless ballads about love. Very nice! I like that each song has a little bit of its' own twist. However, all 3 of these songs, in my eyes, don't really feed to a variety of the types of love songs out there. Still great songs, though, nice work!

Originally posted by Katie

What is this, a font for ants? Please, for the sake of my eyes, don't use small font + italics. You picked great songs but I don't think they went together. You just went from one to another without any links between them.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Heaven is one of my Mom's most favorite songs ever
I got a little teary eyed listening to it. A little predictable though with Celine Dion, still a good song choice though, I just wasn't surprised by it. Also, I don't see how Hurt is really a good passionate love song its one of my favorite Xtina songs, but I never got that feeling from it. I feel like its more of a regretful and painful song instead of passionate, loving, and romantic.

RatedG²

Originally posted by Collin

I loved your take on this challenge, providing us with 3 different types of love. Very nice! The variety is great, but could be a little better. Additionally, Joga is one of my favorite songs of all time You struck a chord with me!

Originally posted by Katie

I really like that you defined love in your own way. It's a powerful term that means many different things. Your entry was great.

Originally posted by DripDrip

I still don't understand how Hurt is really a GREAT love song. Like I said with Ozzy, it seems more about regret, loss, and pain. The first two songs were the saving grace of your entry, and Joga was amazing. Good entry, but it could have been perfect if you choose something else, Christina is such a passionate singer, she has a plethora of more worthy love songs.

Marooner5

Originally posted by Collin

Welcome to the game, Marooner5! Though this entry didn't flow the best, you provided great variety, which is good. I'm glad you took the risk with Nobody's Business, even though it's not my favorite from Rihanna! Nice work, overall! Not a bad trinity

Originally posted by Katie

Maurice I can't listen to that song but I read your interpretation of it. I feel like you had three great songs about love, but they didn't really mesh well together. I didn't get what your overall theme was so it was hard to understand. Great choices though, both of them.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Okay, I love this and I don't. Mostly because Rihanna's song kind of took away the entire mood of the trinity, I got the point of it, but it just felt really out of place. Your first song was really well, surprising actually, and your last one as well.

Pretty Lady

Originally posted by Collin

I really like how you opened this with a song about falling in love, and ended it in a song about a broken love. Very nice! Great variety in here, 3 very different love songs, and all 3 are very nice picks.

Originally posted by Katie

Earphones. I really like how you went for a post break-up song as a love song. Most people wouldn't consider that a love song, especially since Mariah has so many love songs to choose from. It was a risk that paid off.

Originally posted by DripDrip

I think you kind of relied on your write-ups to much, you're supposed to let us FEEL the songs more then explain it. Same with Katy.Kat a lot of it kind of felt rushed and jumbled, there wasn't much of a packaged trinity, but three random love songs put together.

CBXC

Originally posted by Collin

I'd appreciate the Bey song more if she had actually written it herself () But no, you had a wonderful variety in this set. I love Brandi, it's cool that you included her Great trinity!

Originally posted by Katie

Great work! You perfectly explained what each song means to you. I can understand your choices across the board.

Originally posted by DripDrip

I liked the song choices, very different, and unique. Although it started to just feel like a big blur once I got to the last song.

Killer Queen

Originally posted by Collin

You did great on choosing these songs, because they're 3 songs that are timeless love songs. Very good choices - but my main problem is the fact that they don't flow together well. That could be because you didn't explain them too much, and they seem to be just 3 songs about the same types of things without variety. Still beautiful songs, though!

Originally posted by Katie

I don't see how it fits with you, and that's my only problem. I wish you explained personally what each song means to you instead of the songs' general meanings.

Originally posted by DripDrip

The trinity of our love
Kidding, but really you did a really good job here! There's not much to say overall, each song was very well chosen, and it flowed very well with one and another. I actually expected you to send in Teenage Dream, so I was pretty surprised with your entry.

Luigi

Originally posted by Collin

Nice work, especially with the classic At Last (which was somehow overlooked this round!) However, all 3 of these songs are pretty similar - female ballads about "the one", generally. I don't see many sides of love from this, but it's still very nicely done.

Originally posted by Katie

Like Addicted's, yours is great but leaves something to be desired.

Originally posted by DripDrip

I love, love, love, love, love At Last. Combined with Celine and Christina, it made for a very powerful and great entry. You really made it flow with powerful song after another and it just made you entry really good to listen through. Good job!

Nait Phoenix

Originally posted by Collin

Every feeling I got from this trinity was "love". Amazing work. The only issue I see is the fact that all 3 songs fail to switch it up, really. I mean, besides the "Father" cut. Good work nonetheless!

Originally posted by Katie

I CAN'T READ THOSE TINY ASS FONTS. Okay, after I copied and pasted with regular size font, I was able to read your entry. You had some great choices and explained yourself really well! Nothing to add here other than blindness.

Originally posted by DripDrip

Really different then from what I expected, and so out of the box! I loved how different your entry was, and I liked how instead of a romantic route like lovers, you touched on other loving relationships! A great way to stand out. Good job!

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The Golden Trinity will be notified soon. From there, they will choose 1 member from the Flop Trinity to be removed from ATRL's Holy Trinity. I will post final results in an hour, and elimination will come this evening at the soonest, tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Sorry for the delays... the server Stay tuned.

[Legend E]

Thank you so much judges for your opinions. I am sorry that my choices were too mainstream.

[RatedG²]

Please at this evening.

And thank you to ALL of the judges, the responses were better than I imagined .

[Cupid]

My comments being so short, welp

I didn't really know the 3 songs had to connect to each other, I thought we just had to connect them to the theme. I'll take this on board if I survive

[M i x]

Originally posted by Katie

Great choices though, both of them.

Well, not so bad comments but I still expect to be in the Flop Trinity.