[Stevie]

Originally posted by MKC

Hi everyone. This rate was pretty much the reason I finally signed up to ATRL (I had been lurking for a couple months). I love La Roux and Ellie Goulding, and this rate finally got me motivated to listen to Marina and VV for the first time.

Originally posted by HandsOn

Ellie or Marina should take this.

Thanks for your rates.
Wow, you signed up for this. I love many British artists as well. They are a breath of fresh air from what you hear on the radio here in America.

Honestly, anyone can win this.
But I already know the majorities that will do well and will not.

[Parks]

Originally posted by Stevie

I popped in the 12 rates I've gotten so far and did the averages for the 50 songs.
Wow, this is truly a mess.
There are ties all over the place, even some 4 way ties.
There is even a tie for the top spot.
And there are blocks of songs for each artist. Like the same person is 20, 21, 22 etc.
I need more rates, I guess.

I knew I should have been harsher on the tracks I was sort of 'meh' about. I gave out too many sevens for tracks that were probably more suited to sixes and fives.

[Stevie]

Originally posted by Auren

I knew I should have been harsher on the tracks I was sort of 'meh' about. I gave out too many sevens for tracks that were probably more suited to sixes and fives.

Want to redo? You have until tomorrow afternoon.

15 rates are submitted.
It should be better the more rates I get in.

[madonnas]

omg 15, that's great!

[Fruity]

Originally posted by Stevie

I popped in the 12 rates I've gotten so far and did the averages for the 50 songs.
Wow, this is truly a mess.
There are ties all over the place, even some 4 way ties.
There is even a tie for the top spot.
And there are blocks of songs for each artist. Like the same person is 20, 21, 22 etc.
I need more rates, I guess.

Hopefully the extra rates will help! Just sent mine in

If not you can find a tie-break method I guess.


My averages overall were:
La Roux - 7.5
Lights - 7.7
Travelling Like The Light - 6.7
The Family Jewels - 8.2

Unsurprisingly Marina came out on top for me! Ellie has a really nice style and got good scores across the board (bar the Elton cover). I seriously love La Roux but the album was dragged down by some weaker ballads in the middle. And I wasnt quite as fond of VV's work Although there were a few good tracks.

[Parks]

Originally posted by Stevie

Want to redo? You have until tomorrow afternoon.

15 rates are submitted.
It should be better the more rates I get in.

Yeah, sure, I have the rates still saved. I'll listen to the tracks that I remember feeling iffy about and re-send. Shouldn't take me long.

[Stevie]

Originally posted by madonnas

omg 15, that's great!

I guess it is decent for relatively unpopular artists.

Originally posted by Fruity

Hopefully the extra rates will help! Just sent mine in

If not you can find a tie-break method I guess.


My averages overall were:
La Roux - 7.5
Lights - 7.7
Travelling Like The Light - 6.7
The Family Jewels - 8.2

Unsurprisingly Marina came out on top for me! Ellie has a really nice style and got good scores across the board (bar the Elton cover). I seriously love La Roux but the album was dragged down by some weaker ballads in the middle. And I wasnt quite as fond of VV's work Although there were a few good tracks.

I don't know why they included the Elton cover.
La Roux drags in the middle.
As for VV...well if newer scores don't change her, she will not have a pleasant time in this rate.

[Giliap]

I'm confused. Rate each song off each album and post them on this thread or in a message?

[Stevie]

Originally posted by electroheart

I'm confused. Rate each song off each album and post them on this thread or in a message?

In a message.
Rate them from 1 to 10.
You can do .5s too.
For example 7.5, 8.5 etc.

[Parks]

Originally posted by electroheart

I'm confused. Rate each song off each album and post them on this thread or in a message?

Basically like this:

La Roux - La Roux
1. In for the Kill: 2
2. Tigerlily 4
3. Quicksand 6
4. Bulletproof 7.5
5. Colourless Colour 8
6. I'm Not Your Toy 9.5

etc.

Not my actual rates, just random numbers.

[Giliap]

Originally posted by Stevie

In a message.
Rate them from 1 to 10.
You can do .5s too.
For example 7.5, 8.5 etc.

Originally posted by Auren

Basically like this:

La Roux - La Roux
1. In for the Kill: 2
2. Tigerlily 4
3. Quicksand 6
4. Bulletproof 7.5
5. Colourless Colour 8
6. I'm Not Your Toy 9.5

etc.

Not my actual rates, just random numbers.

Ok thanks I've already listened to most of these songs but I'm gonna go make sure I've heard them all.

[Stevie]

Thanks Auren.
Electroheart, try to have it in by 5 PM tomorrow eastern time. I will probably start the rate around 6.

So what song should be the first casualty of this rate?

[LittleDreamer]

Can I Still send My Ratings? I'm almost over

[Parks]

Originally posted by LittleDreamer

Can I Still send My Ratings? I'm almost over

Yeah, Stevie just said try to get them in before 5 PM tomorrow. Get them in before then and you're good.

[HandsOn]

Once again, I gave out 10's like candy. I just can't help it! And I only sign up to do rates for artists I actually adore, so it makes sense.

[Stevie]

Anyone else submitting?
I have 18 submissions.
I just need to finish my vote and then calculate the final averages.
Then we can start. Would 6 be a good time? That we be in 4 and a half hours.
How does 50-46 for today sound?

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by Stevie

So what song should be the first casualty of this rate?

I'd put my money on VV getting massacred. She's a) not that popular and b) very vanilla compared to the other girls.

[Stevie]

Originally posted by HandsOn

I'd put my money on VV getting massacred. She's a) not that popular and b) very vanilla compared to the other girls.

Well who cares if she is not that popular? That doesn't mean her music is weak.
Vanilla?
Do you mean she is boring compared to the others?

[Lil Misty]

I want this to start so bad

[jinzo]

Album averages:

La Roux: 6.12
Ellie: 5.63
VV Brown: 4.13
Marina: 6.93

No-one was safe from my often scalding tea.

The US tracklists have some interesting differences to the UK ones!