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Tournament: ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | The Winner Is... For Real!
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2 were awesome
2 were bad
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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Originally posted by Katie
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2 were awesome
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Member Since: 6/30/2010
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Originally posted by Katie
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2 were awesome
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Kiiiii.
This is all a countdown,
To a higher place
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
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All the judges rankings are so different... This one is gonna be close for everyone.
I thought just by viewing i knew the placement of every one but now im not so sure
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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Originally posted by Matty
All the judges rankings are so different... This one is gonna be close for everyone.
I thought just by viewing i knew the placement of every one but now im not so sure
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I'm ready for the update.
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Member Since: 6/30/2010
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Originally posted by Matty
All the judges rankings are so different... This one is gonna be close for everyone.
I thought just by viewing i knew the placement of every one but now im not so sure
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Hurry Matty, hurry.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
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I still don't have everything, deadline hasn't passed yet
I have to mentally prepare myself for another elimination
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Member Since: 12/31/2010
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Originally posted by Katie
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Fuuuuuck I'm worried
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Member Since: 12/31/2010
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9:01 central time. Because Matty was a minute late, we get to all live this round.
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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It's time.
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Member Since: 12/31/2010
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Originally posted by Evun
It's time.
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Death, our asses are planted in this thread. We're messes.
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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Originally posted by DvnR
Death, our asses are planted in this thread. We're messes.
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Matty should take our dedication into consideration.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Originally posted by DvnR
Death, our asses are planted in this thread. We're messes.
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Thats the way i like it... But where is Geo
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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Originally posted by Matty
I still don't have everything, deadline hasn't passed yet
I have to mentally prepare myself for another elimination
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Has everyone submitted now?
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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Well, this is awkward.
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ATRL Senior Member
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Okay back on my computer... updating with the judges comments now!
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Member Since: 12/31/2010
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I'm on the edgeeeee of glorryyyyy
Thankfully I **** on all of youuuu
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
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ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | EP10: The Judges Comments!
ATRL's Next
topmember
Cycle 7
EPISODE 10: INTERPRETIVE SONG
Guest Judge: None
THE COMMENTS
THEGEOKING
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Originally posted by mockingjay
i loved the way you told the story with the lyrics. it was very moving and something that many people can identify with, even if they haven't had children of their own. your best entry of the competition. there were a couple parts that got repetitive, but that's how real people would think at times like that, so it worked here.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I was a bit confused most of your entry. I like how you analyzed each bit of lyric though. That was good. Your story line was decent. I don't know how I feel about this entry. This is the 2nd time I've felt this way.
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Originally posted by Katie
your explanation was to the point and your formatting was nice, but it fell kinda flat
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
I absolutely loved this entry. LOVED it. I love how the song takes on an entirely new meaning, I love how you tell us the meaning first via story and then elaborating at the end, and I especially love how I found myself actually believing at the end that THIS was what the song was actually about. Christina Aguilera doesn't know **** about her own song. GeoKing ghostwrote it for her! (Or, really, ghostwrote it for Linda Perry, but eh, doesn't sound as cool.) This week, you really stepped up your game, and it shows here.
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Originally posted by Matty
Your interpretation was beautifully done. The story was incredible and everything made since. My thing is that “Lift Me Up” is a song that can have many different meanings. It’s a song about getting strength to get through something and that can mean anything. I did appreciate you giving a story and a backbone to it, like I could visually see that was the meaning Linda Perry was trying to get towards.
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VULPS
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Originally posted by mockingjay
that was a very dark entry. i'm not sure what impression i got from it, but it didn't leave me with a good one... that's for sure. i'm sorry, but the entry seemed a bit misguided and really didn't hit me as something creative or inspiring. it was a little too dark for me to connect with, and that's not what i've come to expect from you in the past. this entry threw me for a loop. by this point we should have a clear idea of who you are, but i'm not sure about that right now. i hope everything is ok in your life and that YOU aren't considering suicide.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I like it. You really dug in deep with the analysis. It really showed a different side to you and the song as well. Good job.
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Originally posted by Katie
using the goddess of Disney is always a great start. But it didn't do much for dissecting the song.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
God, I'm just imagining how much differently this song would have been received had this been the actual meaning of the song. I bet that a lot of people, not just Duff fans, would have enjoyed it. I definitely enjoyed the Behind the Music touch, but yet, it's missing interviews and other clips. That would have sent this entry over the top. As it stands, it's still a fun entry, and you did a great job of convincing me with your interpretation. If Duff actually made music like this before Dignity, she may have been more well liked here.
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Originally posted by Matty
Giving the interpretation a behind the music feel was a really nice touch and the edited music video you did was really great. It’s crazy to think of the innuendo that the song could possibly hold with the meaning you gave. All in all your entry just made sense and was well written.
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DVNR
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Originally posted by mockingjay
lol. your entry was interesting, and i like the direction you went in. however, i did feel like something was missing. you just skimmed the surface but didn't inject much of your personality. an ok entry, but it left me wanting more.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
This entry definitely made me laugh. You certainly brought the humor and that is something a top member should always have. Not much analysis but still a good job. I like how it was easy to follow your thought process.
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Originally posted by Katie
flawless.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
This was the only entry this week that didn't grab me at first glance. While I enjoy that you decided to take such an innocent and fun-loving song and turned it into Illuminati propaganda, I didn't really buy it. I mean, "Call Me Maybe" is one of the single most difficult songs to turn into...well, that. Carly Rae Jepsen just completely beats you over the head with the message, both in the music and the lyrics. On another glance, though, I found myself becoming further entranced by the idea of such a cute sounding song being the spawn of Satan. I quite enjoy that you made me see this harmless song as the devil incarnate.
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Originally posted by Matty
Another illuminati reference. It was really creative and something completely different from the actual meaning of the song, it just didn’t work for me. Like I can’t see someone buying this. I could have probably bought an interpretative of it being about her being a closeted lesbian or something. Creative, but just not fully there to be believed.
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EVUN
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Originally posted by mockingjay
in the beginning some of the things you pointed out were funny and spot on in reference, but the comparisons and explanations seemed to get lazier as you went along. it was still an entertaining entry, but there were definitely parts that seemed a little uninspired and/or rushed.
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Originally posted by Deuces.
I laughed at this entry you definitely brought the humor. But the only issue I have with this entry is that it doesn't make much sense. The idea was to come with an alternative meaning but I feel like you did the definition of "reaching" in this entry. I enjoyed it but it didn't really connect together well.
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Originally posted by Katie
creative and clever.
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Originally posted by Childish Redbino
This one made me die, I won't lie. (Heh heh, that rhymed.) I especially loved how you related the vocalization JU-DA-JU-DA-AH-AS to Katy Perry's off-key live performances. That slayed me. Out of all of the entries, I actually think yours was the most purely entertaining. For the record, though, if this was the actual meaning behind the song, Katy Perry could never come up with a song that would be as scathing. She'd just do another "Part of Me", only replace Russell Brand with Stefani Germanotta.
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Originally posted by Matty
Hahahahahahahahahahaha! “Start at 0:00 (a very fine place to start). A clear imitation of young Katy Hudson's "I'm in love with Jesus!" mantra.” That part had me rolling! Everything about this was creative and just fabulous! But like the critique I gave Devin, it’s just completely so opposite of an actual meaning that it would be hard to buy. Though, your creativity and the proofs of everything kind of made up for it.
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Now it's time to figure out who is going home... in the next post
Fierce and Love
- Matty
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Member Since: 12/3/2011
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I legitimately don't know who is leaving or winning this time. Usually I can guess the bottom and top 2 very easily after seeing judge feedback, but it could go any way.
Each judge was looking for drastically different things.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 6/15/2007
Posts: 29,795
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Originally posted by Evun
I legitimately don't know who is leaving or winning this time. Usually I can guess the bottom and top 2 very easily after seeing judge feedback, but it could go any way.
Each judge was looking for drastically different things.
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Out of the average judge rankings there was only a .8 difference between the top call out and the person going home
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