Posts from Ikimashou

maybe something like that, not sure. there isn't a central object, but we need something beautiful.

the "song+picture" contest was pretty good, by the way. it could be repeated.



said goodbye to Hurma until next year.

To be honest, I didn't put much effort into the image – I just took Mahakam, my favorite and most atmospheric location from Thronebreaker (that's Meve down there on the road). I think I could have found better shots from there, but it's definitely better than my screenshots from my laptop. So, if you like it, you can play it, but there's a lot of Gwent in it.

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Metal Machine - 9. (Gave it a point for the guessing game with references) The main riff is really cool. And the vocals are good, although I don't quite like his style. But it gets a bit boring towards the end, and the solo is kind of bland. If the song had ended before the solo, it might have been a 9 or 10.
「デレステ」こいかぜ (Game ver.) 高垣楓 SSR - 5. This sounds better in terms of vocals than what was in the clip contest. But the melody itself doesn't quite appeal to me; it feels like it's afraid to hit a note higher or lower where it would be appropriate.
Headphone Actor - Jin ft. LiSA - 4. Sorry, to me, this sounds like a failed attempt to imitate punkabilly/pop-punk with a female vocalist. Even the soloist seems to be trying to imitate the "quirky" vocal style of Creepshow or Kitty Kasket, but it's not very successful. Maybe if I didn't love these kinds of bands so much, the rating would be higher.
Here's what, in my opinion, is "normal" music:


Herr Mannelig- Haggard Cover- By Ranthiel - 6. Yes, I used to love Haggard. Yes, I probably still love Herr Mannelig (although my favorite version remains the one by In Extremo). But damn, this is a cover, and the vocals in it clearly sound worse than the original. Maybe the mixing is to blame, but here the operatic voice is too mournful and "forced" compared to the more "airy" one in the original version.
Nagasaki - 7. Yes, this sounds like a parody and is too "cabaret-like" for me to add to my playlist. But it's a professional parody, and it clearly stands out against the previous tracks.
Yunomi - ジェリーフィッシュ (feat. ローラーガール) - 4. Is this supposed to be an imitation of Billie Eilish? Or has the trend of whispering instead of singing finally reached Japan? But the music is sometimes funny.
Oonagh - Avalon - 7. Is this the girl who was with Celtic Woman at one of the previous festivals? Well, it's kind of fun and well-made, but not really my thing.
Illusion & Dream - 9. Excellent track. I'll probably add it to my playlist. I once tried to listen to Poets, but they seemed kind of generic to me (maybe I just wasn't in the mood). The vocals are really delicious (it seems like they're slightly auto-tuned? but that doesn't put me off).
The Moth & The Flame - Young & Unafraid - 7. Interesting music, but not quite my thing. The vocals are good and fit it well.
Enderal Bard Songs - The Wayward Wanderer - 8. A bard song for a normal person. Definitely better than the song about gooseberries and lilac that I'm tired of.
ImeldA May - Big Bad Handsome Man - 9. Big! Bad! I'm so glad! It immediately played in my head as soon as I saw the title. I don't know who sent this, but I want to write "username, that's not fair." I don't quite like the sound of the trumpet, and Imelda has even better songs, and I've listened to this one a million times – that's probably why it's not a 10.

In short, I was disappointed in the first half and was already thinking of writing that this was one of the worst song contests, but then I was really impressed. Respect.

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Oh when you go, de-de-deep
...
Keep me full with your fuel
like you do with your Caddy

I'm not a hipster, by the way. If anything, this is about tattoos

For a long time, Imelda May was the undisputed standard for female rockabilly vocals for me. Until I heard Marla Marvel. It's a shame that they've changed their style and vocal style a bit now, and I don't like their later recordings as much anymore, although they're still good. But this track and a couple more are just great.

Here, in my opinion, is music that a "healthy person" would enjoy:

It's a completely different type of music.

I guess it's time for me to say goodbye to this forum...

Say goodbye like Mortulus?

How much would they give for this (picture gets bigger)?

7. Peasants and metal ruin everything.

To say goodbye like Mortulus?

To say goodbye like Mortulus.

It's a completely different type of music.

So, I just went overboard with my psychobilly. You can take this as "I didn't like the style, and to justify it, I started comparing it to another one that I know."
That girl with "Waifu Wednesdays" probably has her own genre too, and comparing it to Belyash is unlikely to please her.

Metal Machine — a video analyzing all the references, how many did you recognize? Also, I much prefer the voice of Pristavko's vocalist or someone from Helloween, but I'd get flamed for that.
「デレステ」こいかぜ (Game ver.) 高垣楓 SSR — 6. A bit short (I'm surprised myself), not really my style, and a little generic, but overall pleasant.
[ENG SUB] Headphone Actor - Jin ft. LiSA (full version)【Lyrics MV】HD — 7. Strangely monotonous and not quite my thing, but it's cool.
Herr Mannelig- Haggard Cover- By Ranthiel — 5. Initially, it made me feel melancholic, then it got a bit more cheerful, but it's still somewhat monotonous.
Nagasaki — 7. I was initially scared that someone had sent an instrumental track, but no, it just has a long intro. I liked it, it's upbeat, retro, mmm.
Yunomi - ジェリーフィッシュ (feat. ローラーガール) — 5. Again, I don't really like this kind of music, but it was okay to listen to. The vocalist's voice didn't really appeal to me, though.
Oonagh - Avalon — 8. Not bad, I just liked it.
The Real Gone Tones - Feed Me Ink (OFFICIAL VIDEO) — 7. Another cool retro track.
Illusion & Dream — 6. It would be better if it were a bit shorter. The same thing as with similar songs - technically, I should like it, but in reality, it doesn't grab me in any way.
The Moth & The Flame - Young & Unafraid — 6. About the same as the previous one.
Enderal Bard Songs - The Wayward Wanderer [Sung by Lara Trautmann] — 4. It's better than the original songs from Skyrim, but not by much.
ImeldA May - Big Bad Handsome Man — 6. Another retro track, but this time not as cheerful.

It was a decent contest, although not particularly amazing.

Too short.

Ah, I should have uploaded the full five-minute version!

Who recognized how many?

The first time, I didn't really listen to the lyrics and only heard "breaking the law," I didn't think there were any other references.
I listened again (didn't follow the link or read the text):

But there are definitely twice as many, I just couldn't make out the words in many places or don't know the songs.
In general, it's worth adding a few points for such fun, I've edited it in the post.

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Megadeth has a similar track, but here the references are only to their own songs.

Sabaton also has a compilation of lyrics from other artists and a compilation of band names.
But yes, I learned a lot, well done. I could only identify Breaking The Law, Fear of the Dark, and Afraid to Shoot Strangers at first, even though I knew some of the other titles.

Rainbow (just as a band name?)

?
https://youtu.be/qcWKZTI9OC4

Or should it be the full name?

There are a couple of names that seem incorrect, according to my graphics card's analysis of the references. Perhaps something was missed, but I'm not an expert on mythology and rely on it for information.

Yeah, I completely forgot about that song. Watched the video – there are a few more familiar titles that I didn't quite catch or understand the reference to. It's strange that some lines don't have references, as if it doesn't fit the style: "nowhere to hide" and "lose my mind" sound suspiciously similar to song titles.

1) Sabaton - Metal Machine — 6
They have a couple of good songs, but most are just average. This one... it's slightly above average, I guess? That's the impression I got after listening to it a second time.
2) 「デレステ」こいかぜ (Game ver.) 高垣楓 SSR — 4
Well, this is Disney-esque. It's better than what was in the video contest, but the rhythm and transitions are still a bit boring. To be fair, it seemed promising at the beginning, but in the end, these 2:15 feel a bit too long.
3) [ENG SUB] Headphone Actor - Jin ft. LiSA (full version)【Lyrics MV】HD — 8
Oh, this one in an alien language is great. It's dynamic, diverse, and the lyrics are kind of unusual (okay, I'm lying, I barely read the lyrics).
4) Herr Mannelig- Haggard Cover- By Ranthiel — 7
This is... fundamentally good. But a little bit heavy.
5) Nagasaki —
The original is a popular (apparently) song from the early 20th century, when the city was still thriving, and it seems to have had enough romance to inspire English-speaking artists to create such cheerful songs. I found several versions on YouTube, including a black and white cartoon, possibly Disney, with a charismatic cat. What I sent is not the original, but a remake from the not-so-old series "Jeeves and Wooster." And it sounds accordingly, leaning into retro, but lively and more modern. The lyrics are also slightly different. And, of course, I learned about this thanks to the album for that series. It's quite inspiring, a little bit cheeky.

Hot ginger and dynamite
There's nothing but that at night
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.

6) Yunomi - ジェリーフィッシュ (feat. ローラーガール) — 4
I don't like this silly style of music. The voice is okay, but it doesn't evoke any feelings... It would probably be a hit at a children's party.
7) Oonagh - Avalon — 5
It strangely reminds me of 90s pop music...
8) The Real Gone Tones - Feed Me Ink (OFFICIAL VIDEO) — 7
I see a fellow retro enthusiast.
9) Illusion & Dream — 9
It's so nice how the melody unfolds, almost exactly as it should. The voice is also very good.
10) The Moth & The Flame - Young & Unafraid — 6
It's listenable.
11) Enderal Bard Songs - The Wayward Wanderer [Sung by Lara Trautmann] — 8
The bard songs seem simple, but there's still something... something about them. That pleasant female voice, and the emotion in it...
12) ImeldA May - Big Bad Handsome Man — 5
And another retro enthusiast. For some reason, this one doesn't quite hit the mark. Maybe because similar songs were in a collection of Tex Avery cartoons, and they are perceived as something not very serious