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2. Photographs (men). Start: December 8; duration: two days. I

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Reven, and if everyone votes before that, will you still wait until the 8th?

I would have posted earlier if:
1. Everyone had voted.
2. Everyone had submitted their entries for the next contest. But that won't happen.

Well, since I've already signed up, I'll also share my thoughts on the songs.

Bound by flame - 6. I wouldn't mind hearing it play in the background somewhere.
Rainbow - 4.
Divan 2 - 7. I haven't played the Divan 2 game, but I think this music would fit well in some location.
Mike Oldfield - 5. Unfortunately, I haven't played the game from the unknown developer.
Roxet - 2. I've never liked this band.
Earth Angel - 6. The voice is amusing.
Маркшейдер Кунст - 3.
СистемаХпровал - 5. If I were developing a game about Soviet cyberpunk, where the hero takes acid and goes to shoot people in a night bar with a shotgun, I would definitely choose this track as the theme for that location.
James - 4. Tu-tu-ru, tu-tu-ru, radio m-m-maximum. Never mind.
Army of lovers - 5.
Animals - 8. Now I'll always be humming this song while playing Heroes.
Garmarna - 3. Too complex for me, it doesn't work without Baltika 9.
Diggy Diggy Hole - 8. But this one is fine even without it.
FARAON V ZONE - 5. Well, that was heartfelt.
ot revana - 4. I got bored.

I'll admit right away that I completely slept through this contest (last night, when I wanted to send the song, coincided with HeroesWorld going down), so you won't hear any compositions from me here.
Bound by Flame - OST - LIFE - 5. Decent music, pleasant, not annoying, but somewhat unremarkable, didn't make me want to listen again.
Rainbow - Gates Of Babylon - 9. Yes, the time when I was a die-hard fan of "heavypowermetal" has passed, but this is DIO, it's impossible to give him a low score. The rating is mainly because of his vocals, Blackmore's guitar here didn't impress me that much, even though I used to consider him my favorite guitarist.
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis - Slavic - 6. Similar to the first track: I can't say anything bad, but it just doesn't grab me. It somehow brought associations with my favorite band Piknik, which is probably why the score is a bit higher.
Mike Oldfield - [Nuclear] [HD] - 9. Pretty cool, though. Powerful, emotional, and even the guitar solo surprisingly pleased me more than Blackmore's.
Roxette - Listen to your heart - 6. I agree, the original is much better. I'd probably give it an eight.
Llewellyn & Juliana - Earth Angel - 5. Another song in the "nice, but kind of boring and doesn't grab me" category.
Markscheider Kunst - Деньги - 3. Well, you can listen to it once and have a laugh, I guess. But nothing more.
System(x)failure - Красавица - 4. Nah, well, in my twisted opinion, it's definitely not "disgusting." There are some amusing moments. If not for the cringey ending, maybe I'd have given it more)
James - Moving On - 7. I won't say I really liked the song, but the video won me over, I added a point for that.
Army Of Lovers - Crucified - 4. The chorus kind of saves it, the rest, including the video, is clearly not my taste.
THE ANIMALS — House Of The Rising Sun - 8. Yes, I love this song. But I fell in love with it when I heard Johnny Cash's version, and I've always been more lukewarm toward the Animals' version. Old Johnny would probably have gotten a ten from me for this song. And yes, Ar, this is NOT the original) Nina Simone sang it first, the Animals and others covered it.
Garmarna - Vänner och fränder - 10. An excellent medieval melody that I knew before, but I'm used to hearing it in a heavier rendition by In Extremo. I'll say I actually liked this version even more. Atmospheric, appropriately dark — just the way I like it.
Diggy Diggy Hole - 8. Oh, I remember how not long ago my friends and I were absolutely cracking up over this song) I'm not giving it a higher score only because this melody isn't one of those that "live" in my playlist, but rather in the "watch/sing/laugh to lift your spirits" category. Besides, without the video, I think it wouldn't be nearly as amusing. By the way, I'm probably a noob and a lolcow, but what game is the video from? I thought it wasn't tied to anything specific.
PHARAOH - В Зоне - 2. I don't like rap, what can you do. For rap to even slightly grab me, it needs to have either amazing poetic and meaningful lyrics or an interesting backing track. Here, there's neither. But I've heard worse, so it's not a one.
Beautiful Flower Girl - 7. A fun and upbeat song, but apparently, Asian music just isn't my thing. I've tried several times to get into j-rock/j-pop, only to give up each time. I'll go back to enjoying my stoner music)

And yes, Ar, this is NOT the original. Nina Simone first sang it, and Animals and others covered it.

I'll keep that in mind. Usually, I see notes indicating that it's a cover of their version.

I'll keep that in mind. I usually see comments that the cover is specifically about them.

It seems that's because their version is the most well-known. I used to think they wrote it myself. Nina Simone is somewhat overlooked in this regard – many songs that she first performed are better known in other interpretations. For example, "Feeling Good."
And yes, check out Johnny Cash's version; it's amazing.



I didn't notice right away that the video is also titled "Animals cover," lol.

Feeling Good

Indeed, everyone seems to be attributing it to themselves.

Actually, overall... I think the music contests were a little better in the past. But that's just my subjective opinion.

If I remember correctly, I actually liked the contest less last year than I do this year. At least here there's something upbeat. But that's just my opinion.

5 - 1; 5 - 4

make up your mind already, how many points did you give to the fifth one? ))

Added 3 minutes ago

Can I start complaining that my exquisite musical taste wasn't appreciated, or should I wait?

hey, Kosha, you don't need to complain, you just need to feel sorry that others don't have taste, since they didn't appreciate yours :)

Added 4 minutes ago

I would give Lokken a prize for honesty ) Revan, organize it! ) Although, I don't agree with many of the ratings, but that's not what I'm talking about.

he's just rating on a 0.5-point scale

Added 5 minutes ago

I would have posted earlier if

So, do we potentially have a chance to start the story contest earlier? Or is there an additional contest to fill the free time?

he's just using a 0.5-point grading system.

1-5, then.

He has a maximum score of 5/10 there, which is 0.5 in normal notation. The system is certainly strange, but it is still intuitively understandable.

Added 2 hours 9 minutes ago
I based my decision on whether I would add the song to my playlist or not. So, everything is very subjective and largely (plus or minus 2 points) depends on my mood today. Thank you, Revny, for the table; it really makes it easier to evaluate.


Bound by Flame - LIFE - 7
Rainbow - Gates Of Babylon - 8
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis - Slavic - 4
Mike Oldfield - Nuclear - 7 - But why did you choose such a gloomy composition? Is autumn having a bad influence?
Roxet - Listen to your heart - 7
Llewellyn & Juliana - Earth Angel - 4 - I don't know why, but it evoked associations with a church service in the worst sense of the word.
System(x)failure - Красавица - 5 - The music is good, but the "vocals" are, in my opinion, unnecessary.
James - Moving On - 9 - For some reason, it resonated with me.
Army Of Lovers - Crucified - 6
THE ANIMALS - House Of The Rising Sun - 7
Garmarna - Vänner och fränder - 9
Diggy Diggy Hole - 8
PHARAOH - В Зоне - 3 - It's about nothing, neither in terms of music, lyrics, nor vocals.
Beautiful Flower Girl - - 7 - Revny, you could at least provide a translation; otherwise, I feel strange evaluating a song whose lyrics I don't understand and can't even Google

For those who enjoyed the ninth video:

How is this related to the ninth video?

I never considered myself a big fan or connoisseur of music...

Bound by Flame - 6/10;
Gates Of Babylon - 7/10;
Slavic - 5/10;
Nuclear - 8/10;
Listen to your heart - 8/10;
Earth Angel - 10/10;
Money - 6/10;
Beauty - 5/10;
Moving On - 6/10;
Crucified - 6/10;
House Of The Rising Sun - 8/10;
Diggy Diggy Hole - 9/10;
In the Zone - 4/10 - I thought I would kill myself by throwing a slipper while listening to this;
Beautiful Flower Girl - 9/10.