In a deep, deep place of ATRL that I'm sure ya'll have never entered, the Games section, there are plenty of fun music-related (and even non-music, too,) tournaments you can participate in. One of those are musical chairs, where you have a bunch of songs in a list and each person picks one to save until, at the end of the round, one (or more) are left and then eliminated. This goes on until one song remains, which is crowned the winner out of them all.
These are the the top 5 Musical Chairs games...
5. Artists Discography Thread:http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141181 Owner: Adr Why it slays: This game is great because it has had a large, impressive run in the Games section and it uniquely matches up all the singles released by an artist and has them battle it out until the best one remains.
4. iTunes Top 20 Thread:http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=250677 Owner: josh_923 Why it slays: Josh takes the current US iTunes Top 20 chart and tracks it every time a new game arrives, making members decide between some of the freshest and newest songs on the block. It can also help you expand your taste as some may listen to songs they haven't heard so they can properly vote.
3. Last Members Standing 4 Thread:http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=434991 Owner: Sunderland 4ever Why it slays: Dozens of members sign up to be in this game every time it rolls around, and the fourth installment was no exception. Sunderland pits ATRL users together to find the "last member standing" and creatively alternates through "love" and "hate" rounds, including bottom three rounds, to create more bumps in the road.
2. Album Survivors Winners Thread:http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=465625 Owner: Starships Why it slays: I love this idea because it's something nobody has ever thought of before, taking the album survivors and finding out who can survive amongst them all. Luckily this game came shortly before my deadline or else it would've had to wait, but the alternation between musical chairs to a survivor and finally to a rate was amazing.
1. ALBUM WARS Thread:http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=415831 Owner: josh_923 Why it slays: This is an amazing idea and was executed perfectly, even though there was constant controversy with certain eliminations, wins and more. I loved how three albums went against each other and all tracks were included, even bonus ones. It was truly an album war and a good time to participate in and watch over, which is usually rare for these types of games.
There are plenty of hilarious people on ATRL, but only a small part of those are people who don't try hard and are genuine people behind their jokes and antics. Our winner for the Funniest Member award is...
ks_dollar
ks_dollar is truly an amazing and laugh-
out-loud funny member. From the random,
off-topic threads that grab attention in The
Lounge to introducing us to the flawless Coco Cocoa (left), he always knows
how to put a smile on people's faces. Even in
his own Best Of, he does hysterical reviews of
each song on his list. But one amazing thing
about him is that he's approachable and down-
to-Earth. Sometimes ATRLers who are really popular
seem really egotistical, but he acts like any other
person on the forum. God_dollar forever!
26. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Released: November 5th, 2013 Plays: 25 Grade: D Mini Review: I'm not a really big rap fan so nobody get mad at me, but I can still appreciate the genre as long as the music's good. Here, there was not much to be impressed about. It was basically the two singles, the two promo singles and features that were fine. The rest were just eh... I've liked plenty of his songs before, but nothing on this recent release really did it for me. Plus, I only listened to it once because, well, ARTPOP leaked that week so ya'll know which album I went to more.
Top 5: 5. Headlights (feat. Nate Ruess) | 4. Survival | 3. Rap God | 2. Berzerk | 1. The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
25. The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 Released: September 27th, 2013 Plays: 16 Grade: C+ Mini Review: I mean, it was cute.. just like Part 1. But nothing really impressed me at all. At least Part 1 had some good bops, but most of this disc was really forgettable to me. The only things I really remember are the singles, features, True Blood and Pair of Wings. Just like with Em's album, I only listened to it once but it's still a decent album, just a step down from FutureSex/Love Sounds and even the first part.
Top 5: 1. True Blood | 2. TKO | 3. Pair of Wings | 4. Cabaret (feat. Drake) | 5. Take Back the Night Discography Rank: FutureSex/LoveSounds >> 20/20 - 1 of 2 > Justified = 20/20 - 2 of 2