Chumpy wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:07 pm

This time around the Jerks are joined by the unofficial SongFight historian Niveous in an epic 6+ hour podcast!

This is great. I'm about an hour in and I'm in awe that you all still have interesting things to say about the songs.

Something about the vocal, especially at the beginning, that reminds me of the 80’s but I fully admit that doesn’t really make sense. Maybe there’s a song that I can’t quite place that this reminds me of, but heck if I know. The start of the verse reminds me of Close To Me by The Cure. I think most...

A Grand Parade Sell Crazy I can’t take it It’s getting harder to breath Don’t you tell me It’s just the way that I perceive I can’t take it anymore I wanna know what you’re trying to score I can’t fake it I’m not wired to deceive I won’t back down ’til this union starts to bleed I can’t take it any...

Sell Crazy have crawled out from under the rock where they were hiding, and vomited forth a new song. Bring on the fight!

Gray - a very familiar sounding waltz. It's pleasant to listen to but you need to take a few more risks to make it stand out. The only thing I didn't like was the double bass sound, it sounds too fake. Buku Chauney - I didn't like this at first. The midi programmed sound of the instruments put me of...

rone rivendale wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:25 pm

You don't listen to a lot of Techno/electronica do you? lol

Only the good stuff

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Berkeley Social Scene - this is good. The drums are a bit dry but other than that the mix sounds pretty nice, especially when the chorus kicks in. The uplift into the chorus is probably my favorite part and also when the solo switches to using chords. Brown Word and the Big Whine - I think this coul...

Maybe I'm reading into it too much, maybe I'm projecting, but I'm a sucker for musical elements that directly connect to the theme of the song and whether it was intentional or not, it works. Well done. That was kind-of why I thought it was worth posting. I gave Amelia the title, and on her first t...

gizo wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:58 pm

Oh shit I'm only 4 songs in and I think Sly Eli and Amelia have already won. This is gorgeous.

Thanks, we had fun making it.

ken wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:02 am

Instant bands have a good track record of winning fights (Walrus Volcano Banker, Vermillion, Making Sparks).

And the Instabandits.

I decided to record a full band version of my song without giving myself enough time to do it well. Which means I'm in, with a version that's no better than my live recording but took a lot more effort .

Behind A Mask - Sly Eli As I slip into the dark And the waters wrap my heart I must breathe behind a mask Oh my artificial lung You will keep me on this rung As I swim behind a mask I can't Breathe I cannot I just can't Breathe I can't Breathe I can't Breathe It will steal my final breath If you can...

I've submitted a video using the form. I only had a few hours to write and record the song, so apologies for the rough recording. I'm also joined by a star guest, in at a blatant attempt to grab a few votes .

10pm UK time would work for me.

I've just finished watching the the first night and it was awesome. Everyone's sets were so good and the hosts did a brilliant job. I'm looking forward to night two. It was really cool to see Sly Eli covering my rap verses in the Instabandits song, I was not expecting that! It was the first (and pro...

I updated the form with my video yesterday. The video quality isn't great (and the singing isn't much better ) but on the plus side I got it down to 10 mins.

Congrats to Jeff DeSantis and the runners up. It was such a close fight that anyone could have won it. Instabandits:  You two make a cool duo.  I love SlyEli's choruses and Sweeney's melancholy delivery.  It's pretty incredible. Sly's George Harrison-y bridge bumps it up a notch, and the verse comes...

Instabandits I have 15% battery left on my laptop. Will I make it to the end of the fight? This has a pleasant opening, but I dunno about that rappy vocal style. Hmmm, maybe it's growing on me? The flow makes me think you learned your style from listening to Hamilton too much. My wife poked her hea...

The Mellfire Trifecta The singer sounds happy about losing their home and father which is a strange mix. I feel like the music and lyrics are two different songs that don't really fit together. I like hearing all opinions. Yours is valid and I appreciate you offering it. However I'll point to just ...

Banda de Luchadores Melodiosos Feels like I'm listening to Les Mis but with nasty fake drums. You've nailed the musical theatre style and the mood of the music gels nicely with the theme of the lyrics. I like the singing and harmonies too. There's a couple of places where the vocals don't blend so w...

I'm in as one of the Instabandits.

Three Quarters - Sly Eli We are three You are four You're a whole We're a core of pain and bitterness Cold dry hands Clean white floors Nothing moves Blood and gauze can't fill this emptiness If a monster calls Tell him not today Three stories he has told The fourth can waste away He doesn't care fo...