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Tournament: Choose The Album, Then a Song SE: Recovery Mode
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Choose The Album, Then a Song SE: Recovery Mode
WELCOME TO A VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF
CHOOSE THE ALBUM, THEN A SONG
Hello!
We are back for a new elimination round which means one of you is leaving by the end of this post. Therefore, let me just wish all of you good luck! By the way, thanks for understanding the mini-hiatus!
Let's meet the judges!
1. Pedro
2. MusicLoverDude
3. Legend E
4. Vulnicura
Slay us with those epic looks!
The results of Choose The Album, Then a Song SE follow a simple pattern. Here are the rules when it comes to the voting of the game.
1. The voting is divided into three categories: (i) The Public Vote; (ii) The Judges Votes/Rates; (iii) The Final Chart;
2. In case there is a tie in the public vote, whoever did better in the judges votes gets ahead;
3. In case there is a tie in the judges votes, whoever did better in the public vote gets ahead;
4. In case there is a tie in the final chart, whoever did better in the judges votes gets ahead.
Here is the translation of each ranking:
#1: 60 Points
#2: 55 Points
#3: 45 Points
#4: 40 Points | #5: 35 Points
#6: 33 Points
#7: 31 Points |
(Username - Artist - Album: Negative Votes + Positve Votes = Total. Ranking)
1. Kavish: My Chemical Romance - "May Death Never Stop You": 0 + 0 = 0 Points. 3rd Place.
2. Chill Bill: Stevie Wonder - "The Definitive Collection": 0 + 2 = +2 Points. 1st Place.
3. shelven: The Beatles - "1": 0 + 2 = +2 Points. 2nd Place.
4. sumthintoxic82: Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection": -3 + 1 = -2 Points. 5th Place.
5. Vilppu: Kylie Minogue - "Ultimate Kylie": -4 + 0 = -4 Points. 6th Place.
6. Xedretinz Lododnz: Keane - "The Best Of Keane": 0 + 0 = 0 Points. 4th Place.
7. Capital B: Mariah Carey - "#1 To Infinity": -5 + 0 = -5 Points. 7th Place.
1. Kavish: My Chemical Romance - "May Death Never Stop You": 7,88 Points. 4th Place.
2. Chill Bill: Stevie Wonder - "The Definitive Collection": 8,75 Points. 1st Place.
3. shelven: The Beatles - "1": 8,56 Points. 3rd Place.
4. sumthintoxic82: Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection": 6,31 Points. 7th Place.
5. Vilppu: Kylie Minogue - "Ultimate Kylie": 6,81 Points. 5th Place.
6. Xedretinz Lododnz: Keane - "The Best Of Keane": 7 Points. 4th Place.
7. Capital B: Mariah Carey - "#1 To Infinity": 6,69 Points. 6th Place.
1. Kavish: My Chemical Romance - "May Death Never Stop You": 90 Points. 3rd Place.
2. Chill Bill: Stevie Wonder - "The Definitive Collection": 120 Points. 1st Place.
3. shelven: The Beatles - "1": 110 Points. 2nd Place.
4. sumthintoxic82: Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection": 66 Points. 6th Place.
5. Vilppu: Kylie Minogue - "Ultimate Kylie": 68 Points. 5th Place.
6. Xedretinz Lododnz: Keane - "The Best Of Keane": 80 Points. 4th Place.
7. Capital B: Mariah Carey - "#1 To Infinity": 54 (-10) Points. 7th Place.
1. Kavish: My Chemical Romance - "May Death Never Stop You": 504 Points. (=)
2. shelven: The Beatles - "1": 501 Points. (=)
3. Chill Bill: Stevie Wonder - "The Definitive Collection": 414 Points. (+2)
4. Capital B: Mariah Carey - "#1 To Infinity": 402 Points. (-1)
5. Vilppu: Kylie Minogue - "Ultimate Kylie": 396 Points. (-1)
6. sumthintoxic82: Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection": 343 Points. (=)
7th Place: Xedretinz Lododnz: Keane - "The Best Of Keane": 318 Points. [Round 5]
8th Place: lhdang2000: Selena Gomez - "For You": 237 Points. [Round 4]
9th Place: prézli: Hilary Duff - "Best of Hilary Duff":195 Points. [Round 4 - QUIT]
10th Place: Witch_Privilege: Kelly Clarkson - "Greatest Hits – Chapter One": 155 Points. [Round 3]
11th Place: Nait Phoenix: Crystal Kay - "The Best of Crystal Kay": 120 Points. [Round 3 - QUIT]
12th Place: Kxvk: Girls Aloud - "Ten": 98 Points. [Round 3 - QUIT]
13th Place: igor: Jennifer Lopez - "Dance Again... The Hits": 94 Points. [Round 2]
14th Place: URBAN: Destiny's Child - "#1's": 49 Points. [Round 2 - QUIT]
15th Place: Dom: P!nk - "Greatest Hits...So Far!!!": 39 Points. [Round 1]
16th Place: vergeofobscene: Britney Spears - "The Essential Britney Spears": 37 Points. [Round 1]
I am sad to see you go, Xedretinz Lododnz! You are always an amazing player and very commited to your albums. This wasn't your time but I am certain we will meet in the future and see you triumph!
Thanks for joining the competition and I hope to see you around and in the future! Here's your participation card!
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Xedretinz Lododnz
Keane
"Best Of Keane"
318 Points |
And now... It's time for an announcement!
iPhone users have probably came across this screen. Whenever you have this screen showing up on your iPhone it means that your device has entered in recovery mode. When that happens, there's no way around it and you'll have to update or restore your device. It's just curious how this entire iOS theme fits the season so well because that's what I feel like the game needs... An update or a restart... But not now.
I don't feel any excitement doing the game at the moment and I am pretty sure the players and judges feel the same way... I feel like everyone feels pressure on delivering entries on time, on delivering good entries, on having time to play the game and therefore this reflects on the entire system. There is not the passion there once was and that's why I am closing the game temporarely.
I am not sure if the game will come back in a week's time, in a month or year... Or even if it's coming back at all... I also am not sure if this season will ever get to an end or if we will end up jumping to a brand new one but that doesn't matter for now because this is the right moment to close things down and unallow the sheap to go deeper.
I want to thank you for making this game possible and I am pretty sure we will meet very soon. Stay well, guys.
Pedro
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Pedro
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Originally posted by Pedro
1. Kavish: My Chemical Romance - "May Death Never Stop You": 9,5/10
Songs: 10 | Essay: 9
I genuinely loved your entry. Your words about each song were so sincere and so touching, I felt every bit of it and you made me love those two songs even more, especially "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", always been a huge fan of this one. I also agree on how they're opposites and eventhough I felt like you could have gone further with your conclusion, you did get me when you said: "a growth that exemplifies the crew's discography" as I completely agree with that.
2. Chill Bill: Stevie Wonder - "The Definitive Collection": 9/10
Songs: 10 | Essay: 8
Once again, I feel like you delivered a solid entry but I am yet waiting for that killer entry that you used to please me with. I did enjoy your entry and I loved your conclusion, I think that was the strongest part as you summed up everything into that paragraph. I felt like during your essay there was some unecessary parts.
3. shelven: The Beatles - "1": 7,25/10
Songs: 7,5 | Essay: 7
I did enjoy your entry (as usual!) but I am not sure if I found it as fascinating as the others. The theme portrayed in both songs is the same and "only" different parts of it, I feel like a lot of artists could easily pull that out too and that's why that - for me - this was one of your weakest entries thus far.
4. sumthintoxic82: Madonna - "The Immaculate Collection": 9,25/10
Songs: 10 | Essay: 8,5
Alrighty! I am quite sure you could've used some other expressions throughout the essay to explain some things but that's me finding any critique to give you. I really enjoyed your essay and how you mainly focused on what belongs the songs together, other than talking about in separate. You completed a full circle. The only thing that I'd critique (as I said) would be the vocabulary and construction used.
5. Vilppu: Kylie Minogue - "Ultimate Kylie": 7,75/10
Songs: 9,5 | Essay: 6
While I was reading your entry, I didn't exactly understand all of your insecurity with your entry until I reached the end of the essay. I really enjoyed the first part of it but the conclusion of the essay kind of ruined it as that felt a little bit out of place and very rushed, it didn't even make sense. Nonetheless, it wasn't as bad as you said.
6. Xedretinz Lododnz: Keane - "The Best Of Keane": 7,5/10
Songs: 9 | Essay: 6
I always enjoy your entries but I also always feel like something is missing. In this entry, I felt like your conclusion was a bit bland but not bad at all. I enjoyed your general conclusion eventhough I wanted more input on how the songs relate to eachother... Pratical examples let's say it like that.
7. Capital B: Mariah Carey - "#1 To Infinity": 7,25/10
Songs: 9,5 | Essay: 5
Capital, you know I much I appreciate having you represent this Queen in this game but this essay of yours was very incomplete as you skipped the conclusion on why they connect. Of course I understood the theme surrounding both songs as your explanation of them was quite great but where's the final part? I love these two songs to death.
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MusicLoverDude
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Originally posted by MusicLoverDude
1. Kavish - 6/10
Your essay was very organized, but very confusing to understand at times. Part of writing a well-written document, article, essay, or anything is to make sure people can understand what you mean and say in the end. I sort of got the picture after reading it, but I was still a little confused. I feel like if my Mom, who writes QC Manuals and updates FAQS for the government and mortgage banking worlds, would not understand your essay that well. You'll be fine this round, but just something to take note.
2. Chill Bill - 10/10
Good job. You explain why the two songs connect in a way that people can clearly understand and you provide enough evidence to support your statements. Nicely done.
3. Shelven - 10/10
Same as Billy. Very informative essay that people can understand and the songs correlate with what you say.
4. sumthintoxic82 - 1/10
Oh hunny. No no no. That essay was a mess. The more you talked the more it felt like the songs were more alike than different . Very poorly executed song.
5. Vilppu - 8/10
I wasn't completely sold but this was a pretty good essay and you did pretty well for being rushed.
6. Xedretinz - 8/10
I'm glad you finally sent in an essay that actually follows the guideline, even if it isn't a perfect 10. I like how you organized the essay and I like how you described both songs in their own spotlight but mentioned why they connect.
7. Capital B - 7/10
I guess you're always middle of the road for me. Not completely sold but not the worst essay either.
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Legend E
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Originally posted by Legend E
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) / Sing
I think this is a solid entry, once again from you. I wish you had mentioned the girl's point of view a bit more obviously, I guess, but I think you've quite summed it up in your essay. A good comparison between the two for sure.
Stevie Wonder - I Wish / Living for the City
The only difference I see between your two songs was that of childhood and adulthood, other than that they are thematically the same: a black person facing the racist white world, especially at that time, with only slight differences in tone and melody. I do like the connections you have made between the two songs, but I don't see how opposite they are. I do appreciate the approach you took for this round, though.
The Beatles - I Feel Fine / The Long and Winding Road
Solid entry and essay once again, and I definitely love the two sides of love and of the Beatles that you have evoked in the essay and I think it kind of suits the entry. Very good!
Madonna - Like a Virgin / Justify My Love
Again, I don't see so many obvious differences in your songs. Sure, they flow into each other very well, but thematically both of them are about lust and pleasure basically. I think they're not that opposite sonically either.
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know / Did It Again
You've basically just described the songs throughout your essay, with no actually real connection between them since I guess that almost every song of an artist represents their personality.
Keane - Sovereign Light Cafe / Bedshaped
I see improvements this time, and I guess that both songs are nostalgic and reminiscent of memories with friends, but you also noted the differences in tone and everything. This entry kinda works somehow, I am glad to see you are improving.
Mariah Carey - Emotions / Love Takes Time
I don't see the connection between the two songs (other than going from love to breakup). I think you needed more emphasis on both differences and similarities of the songs. Not impressed.
My Chemical Romance - 9/10
Stevie Wonder - 7.5/10
The Beatles - 10/10
Madonna - 6/10
Kylie Minogue - 5/10
Keane - 7.5/10
Mariah - 4.5/10
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Vulnicura
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Originally posted by Vulnicura
A short round of comments this week, sorry!
Kavish - My Chemical Romance
This was way too much sis. I had to read it a few times to actually decipher what you were saying, since it really came across as though you used a thesaurus for each word. I do appreciate your vocabulary being more colourful than other contestants, but tew much!
Score: 7/10
Chill Bill - Stevie Wonder
Great job. Love the angles you bring to the season!
Score: 8.5/10
shelven - The Beatles
This was also pretty good. I didn't really hear how these songs were a pair though outside of your explanation.
Score: 7/10
sumthintoxic82 - Madonna
HmmT, yas! Enjoyed this entry a lot, and you really nailed how these songs differ yet complement each other in the context of the challenge.
Score: 9/10
Vilppu - Kylie Minogue
Hmm. This was a well written entry for another challenge I think. I don't think there was a strong sense of "light" and "dark" in your song choices, although I use those words loosely, since you said it yourself that a majority of Kylie's biggest work are pretty happy and cheery songs.
Score: 6.5/10
XL - Keane
I didn't really get a lot from this entry to be honest. It approached the challenge in a kind of... bland way? Wasn't a fan.
Score: 5/10
Capital B - Mariah Carey
This entry as almost there. It felt a little sparse though without the help of the lyrics!
Score: 8/10
If anybody wants any specific feedback, please feel free to write on my wall.
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Member Since: 8/17/2012
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Really sad about the closure since this was my first season of the game and I was really enjoying it Hope it comes back soon.
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I think we've told you numerous times that we like how quiet and peaceful this game is and i don't think that everyone is rushing their entries and that people truly enjoy sending them, but whatever
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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am kinda sad to see the season take a hiatus like this, but it comes at a good time for me. i'm leaving for europe tomorrow and am travelling for a month so my wifi will be very limited.
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Originally posted by Legend E
I think we've told you numerous times that we like how quiet and peaceful this game is and i don't think that everyone is rushing their entries and that people truly enjoy sending them, but whatever
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That is NOT the point for this hiatus at all. I've also embraced that part of the game but I need to figure out a way of getting this exciting for everyone again as it started being always the same and the fact that I have to force people to send entries or this or that is just so frustrating.
Please don't be mad at me.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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I am not mad at you, but I think that happens with all games and I am pretty sure many still find this exciting.
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I mean I can say just from a personal standpoint that I never feel pressured or rushed to submit my entries or votes. When I submit close to the deadline, it's almost always because I've already written my entry and just want to let it sit for a few days so I can decide if I want to make any changes, not because I'm only writing it at the last minute
Also, I really hope you don't end up deciding to scrap this season and just start a new one when you came back to the game. A lot of people worked hard on their entries throughout this season, and it'd be a shame for that to just go to waste in terms of the competition.
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Between this and the fate of the Webkinz game, I can't help but think that the Games section is dying
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I think that it has to do with the fact that the majority of members are growing onto that phase of having more serious, real-life responsibilities and this is reflected upon the lack of activity in the Games section in general. Even Musical Chairs are slower than usual and I'm on the verge of closing one of mine. So I understand where you are coming from, Pedro, and like shelven said, I never feel pressured to do anything either. Just know that I support you, and we can only hope to get out of this recession.
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Contrary to what others have said, I'm happy with the break. It's totally what I needed right now, my recent creativity (or lack of thereof) is definitely not the tea and I just sort of need to get my batteries charged. That said, I hope it's not for too long and the game will be back in a couple of weeks.
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aw. I actually enjoyed playing this game. But thanks Pedro for hosting and I'm glad I was able to take part on it for the third time. I'm sad that this is going to end at this point but I see your point and I understand how hard it is to be in a situation like this... It's not your fault or even the game's fault, it's just people are mostly giving priority to their actual lives and play in the games section when they have time. But I hope another season will come very soon with much fun and twists.
P.S: I think the only problem is the voting process cause it also takes time during the round. Idunno but that's just my opinion
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This is going to come back, I guarantee. You are lovely and so supportive, it's amazing.
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Kavish does have a point about real-life responsibilities. I mean, I finally got myself a job for one thing. Though in all honesty, I've been such a terrible judge this season . Major mess. But I'm getting a new laptop soon once my next payment arrives Friday.
The games section just needs some new blood. And the less games you run, the better. That's why I'm only running Eye of the Storm right now.
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