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Tournament: ATRL Legend Troupe - WINNER: Truth Teller!
Member Since: 10/5/2009
Posts: 137,162
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*throws bra and panties on stage at Tay before she walks off*
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Round 2
Truth Teller
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Originally posted by Truth Teller
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Final Message
The Curtain Call
So, this is the end...
When this game first started, I wasn't sure which artists I was going to sign up with. But I'm not much of an overthinker, so I just chose the 4 artists that meant the most to me.
Christina Aguilera is my fave. She's the only artist who has ever made me cry real, actual tears just listening to her voice. She's my inspiration. After basically losing my voice when my vocal chords decided to enter puberty, Christina's passionate singing at the top of her lungs with no restrictions, no holding back and no f*cks given spoke to me. Her lyrics about bullying, abuse, love affairs gone wrong, not wanting to fit in and of course her relationship with her father also related to me in a special way. She's my inspiration
Aaliyah is the very first r & b artist I ever paid attention to. R & B is not big in my country, but Try Again was absolutely huge! Even though I was extremely young when she passed away, I remember being shocked and hurt. When her albums finally made it to the shelves here, I literally ran to get all of them. I gave her all my coins and she deserved them. Her work is classic, her voice is smooth and silky and her beauty is just breathtaking. I miss her and representing her in this game was a great way to keep her music and legacy alive
Frank Ocean is the reason I'm mentally stable (well, kind of). Back when he came out with an open letter and extremely ashamed of myself. I was even trying to be overly masculine to make sure noone would out me. But when Frank came out and I saw that his career wasn't destroyed, I was encouraged. "His album just went #1 on iTunes. If people embrace him, they might embrace me too". 1 week after I bought his album, I came out to my best friends. An openly gay rolemodel is exactly what I needed and he was just that for me.
Garbage is my mother's favorite rock band. I remember being extremely young, probably 3 or 4 and whenever "I Think I'm Paranoid" or "Push It" came on, she would turn up the volume and just get her life. She even taught me how to headbang with Garbage's album playing in the background. To this day, Garbage is one of the few rock bands that I love
Looking back, I can see that these 4 artists actually represent all the sides of my personality perfectly. Christina's music emotional and relatable, Aaliyah's music is soft and smooth, Frank's music is honest and open and Garbage's music is intense and angsty. They also represent 4 different genres : pop, r & b, neo-soul and rock respectively! The diversity is real! So, I'm really proud of my troupe! And I'm even more proud because a troupe that includes an ATRL laughing stock / shade target and 3 non-ATRL relevant artists made it to the finale
I enjoyed the game and I'm glad I participated and got to win 3 of the 5 challenges! I do hope to win, not only because of my 3 wins, but also because of my dedication, my activity inside the thread and the fact that the artists in my troupe are all so different, unique and not ATRL favorites. But even if I don't win, I still enjoyed this game a lot and I loved all the challenges! Thank you to holyground for being an amazing host and to all the judges for being nice to me and my little troupe
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Cristhian
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Originally posted by Cristhian
FINAL MESSAGE: Thank You!
Woooho. Here we are, the final round.
It was such an amazing game to be in. I enjoyed it since randomly decided to join & play with some of my favorite artist ever.
Do I think I deserve to win?
Yes & No.
No just for simply reason I wasn't even as involved as others players. (e.g TT, Bloomers) I,l didn't care much about the game in the first rounds, which I regret. And in the finals ones I started studying so I was extremely busy.
& Yes + Why do I deserve to win.
Even with my lack of caring, I sent in every round. not being in the top, but neither being in the bottom. (Only once pretty sure)
Also having a diversed and unkown trouphe totally made the difference. Which was my decision, yes. But I took the risk and that in my opinion, it should be seen.
Regardless if win or not, as already said I really enjoyed it and it was a great experience.
Thanks everyone involved from judges to players. Can't wait for season #2!
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Element
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Originally posted by Element
I believe that my troupe is the best because the artists are well-balanced and blend well together. As you can see in my banner for my troupe, I associated each member of my troupe with one of the four elements. I chose the element that I felt suited them best, and the more I think about it, the more I think the associations work. Nick is fire, as he brings a passion and sexual energy into his music that can really light anyone up. Conor is air, as his songs tend to be uptempo, fun, and youthful. Bastille is earth, as their songs can be extremely heavy and dramatic, with rather deep-rooted messages. And last, Ellie is water, as her music is very flowing, introspective, and her voice has a healing quality to it. The four of these artists are not often put together, but each one creates music true to his or her element. And when you combine all four elements together, there is truly no stopping them.
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Speezy
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Originally posted by Speezy
I certainly KNOW my troupe is the best. Yes in the game I made some not good choices for them but generally they are good. Most of my troupe members are on their third album or its in the works. Not to mention their works range from all genres! From Pop to R&B. From Rock too smooth funk. A wide variation of style. Not to mention it is gender balanced. While I was competing I realized I didnt rely on Kelly[main pop girl] (or really didnt need to) Yes she is a threat but she is a regular artist like the rest of my troupe. Overall I know I did pretty damn well with my troupe. Ill be perched for season 2
-Thanks for reading
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Bloomers
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Originally posted by Bloomers
Drake, Ciara, Britney Spears, and Radiohead make for a heck of a diverse and random troupe, but I wouldn't have it any other way. They are 4 of my favorite artists: 2 are long term favorites (britney and ci) and two are newer favorites (drake and radiohead), it was fun playing with such esteemed artists and I hope that I did them right.
I don't really care about chart position s and would'nt be able to tell you their chart history, but I can say that have each have had considerable impact on their genres and each has their base of devoted fans, and have released quality misic that has connected with people, which is really the only thing that matters.
Id like to believe that I represented each artist as best I could in this competition and showed off their strengths and qualities that make them great and represented them all well enough to be able to show off their versatility and greatness.
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GotSkill
Katy Perry's Super Bowl is better than Beyonce's.
GotSkill didn't send.
Next: Round 2 Scores
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Member Since: 2/5/2014
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Originally posted by Speezy
Where is "All you had to do was stay"
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On the physical copy of the album you can buy.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Remmy
*throws bra and panties on stage at Tay before she walks off*
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Well damn Remmy I'm not sure if you have female lingerie with you all the time or do you always wear them
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Member Since: 10/5/2009
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buT why is GotSkill's speech the best one?
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Member Since: 10/5/2009
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Originally posted by holyground
Well damn Remmy I'm not sure if you have female lingerie with you all the time or do you always wear them
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I came prepared just for ha performance
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Originally posted by Bloomers
On the physical copy of the album you can buy.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Remmy
buT why is GotSkill's speech the best one?
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because he didn't write it.
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Speezy hasn't bought the Bible yet?
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Originally posted by Truth Teller
because he didn't write it.
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HG betta ghost write for tha poor sis
I gave him a 10 out of sympathy, if I can be honest
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Remmy
HG betta ghost write for tha poor sis
I gave him a 10 out of sympathy, if I can be honest
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Maybe all the songs he's been "writing" we're all ghost writers too?
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Element going all avatar on us
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Member Since: 10/5/2009
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Originally posted by holyground
Maybe all the songs he's been "writing" we're all ghost writers too?
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I wouldn't be surprised
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Originally posted by Element
hi
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bye
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Remmy
I came prepared just for ha performance
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Originally posted by holyground
Speezy hasn't bought the Bible yet?
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I listened to it and I have my favorite tracks
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Originally posted by Bloomers
Element going all avatar on us
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ikr
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Originally posted by Element
hi
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It's okay if you don't wanna be here
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by holyground
It's okay if you don't wanna be here
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no i do i do!
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