Nur Ein VII Round Seven "More or Less"

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Nur Ein VII Round Seven "More or Less"

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It's a coast to coast battle at the end
Frankie Big Face attempts to become the first 2 time Nur Ein champion.
Ross Durand tries to make it a banner year for the Durands in music competitions.

2 bands remain. Only one can win.

Final Round:

Title: More or Less
Challenge: Bring Your "A" Game
Songs are Due on: Monday, June 11th @ 12:01 AM EDT
Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

1 band will be eliminated.

Remember: The final vote lies in the hands of not only the judges but all the eliminated contestants as well.
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Congrats you two. May the Schwartz be with you.

The left coast is depending on you, Obi-Ross Kenobi! :P
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Considering the success I had going unplugged last round and the fact that both Ross and I are g'n'g at heart, I can't help but notice the title's implications about arranging, producing and even songwriting. Coincidence?

Also, I sliced open my left index finger yesterday. Not stitch-worthy or anything but not going without several band-aids any time soon. :-/
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I'm going to do my part for democracy! :mrgreen:
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frankie big face wrote:Considering the success I had going unplugged last round and the fact that both Ross and I are g'n'g at heart, I can't help but notice the title's implications about arranging, producing and even songwriting. Coincidence?
Well, it ain't Too Much or Too Little.
Also, I sliced open my left index finger yesterday. Not stitch-worthy or anything but not going without several band-aids any time soon. :-/
Ouch! This is not a good approach, Django, but I'm glad there will be more keys in your entry this week.

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frankie big face wrote:Also, I sliced open my left index finger yesterday.
Ouch! This happened to me the last time I submitted to Nur Ein. Two words: open tuning. :-)

But maybe that isn't great advice; I didn't advance that round.
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frankie big face wrote:I sliced open my left index finger yesterday. Not stitch-worthy or anything but not going without several band-aids any time soon. :-/
Way to get the sympathy vote. If Ross wins, you'll say, "whoop dee doo, you beat a guy with a sliced open falange". :P
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Billy's Little Trip wrote:
frankie big face wrote:I sliced open my left index finger yesterday. Not stitch-worthy or anything but not going without several band-aids any time soon. :-/
Way to get the sympathy vote. If Ross wins, you'll say, "whoop dee doo, you beat a guy with a sliced open falange". :P
Hahahaha. You caught me.
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You could try to really up the ante and win with one Hand tied behind your back ;)
*stirs pot*
:)
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OOoo, I like that! :D
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RangerDenni wrote:You could try to really up the ante and win with one Hand tied behind your back ;)
*stirs pot*
:)
Wait, I could have been using two hands this whole time!
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RangerDenni wrote:You could try to really up the ante and win with one Hand tied behind your back ;)
Your right hand.
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frankie big face wrote:
RangerDenni wrote:You could try to really up the ante and win with one Hand tied behind your back ;)
*stirs pot*
:)
Wait, I could have been using two hands this whole time!
Huh, I thought your guitar playing sounded a little penisy. Image
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If you guys are having trouble with the challenge, bring your "O" game. Sometimes "O" can sound like "A" in some words and dialects.
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Two Logic crashes tonight resulting in loss of all my backing vocals and a nifty bass lick. Grrr. :x (I just redid all the backing vox and found the audio file for the bass lick.) I think I'm done. Will sleep on it and see what this thing sounds like tomorrow morning although I won't really have time to do anything major if it sucks.

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I'm stilltrying to figure out what my A game is. I used wikipedia for villanelle and tongue twister, but it didn't have any help on this topic.
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If you want, I can quickly go create a Wikipedia topic called "Ross's A Game." But I'm just going to write "grindcore with falsetto vocals a là Miss Piggy" to try and trick you.
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frankie big face wrote:If you want, I can quickly go create a Wikipedia topic called "Ross's A Game." But I'm just going to write "grindcore with falsetto vocals a là Miss Piggy" to try and trick you.
Hey if Ross bring Rob Halford stuff to the table, I'm voting for him.
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frankie big face wrote:If you want, I can quickly go create a Wikipedia topic called "Ross's A Game." But I'm just going to write "grindcore with falsetto vocals a là Miss Piggy" to try and trick you.
Wow, Frankie is channeling Caravan Ray. Maybe thats his A game.
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You two are silly!

P.S. Niveous, I'm sending my song tonight but I reserve the right to send a different mix tomorrow morning. I don't think it's going to happen, but just in case.
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Okay, I am in. I did tweak the mix a little after all and sent the updated file seconds ago, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION. :D

Time to shower and pack and be on the road in 57 minutes. Uh-oh.
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frankie big face wrote: "grindcore with falsetto vocals a là Miss Piggy"
If anyone brings that, they can consider themselves the de facto winner.
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