Unified Prefight Thread

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:13 pm

röymond wrote:Oops. I think I got you mixed up with Lord of Oats. Sorry, My bad.

crawls away in shame

hahahah! That did seem a tad out of character for you... from what I've read anyway.

Stubby Phillips · Post by **Stubby Phillips** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:22 pm

Song is written; now to record.
Hope I finish it before I get bored!

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:27 pm

Leaf wrote:
röymond wrote:Oops. I think I got you mixed up with Lord of Oats. Sorry, My bad.
crawls away in shame
hahahah! That did seem a tad out of character for you... from what I've read anyway.

Yeah, I've hit a new low. Or some kind of low. I'll shut up and record more. And review more. And aim higher.

martinblasick · Post by **martinblasick** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:37 am

Wrote a chorus for Credible Threat.

j$ · Post by j$ » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:31 am

I have written a song for 'I Want To Get On It' so looks like my exile is over. I hope my return will be triumphant, but it's shaping up more like a greek tragedy to be honest

PS martin, I am sorry to say this, but every time I see your name I read 'Ballsack'. It's a dsylexic thing I'm sure

Lord of Oats · Post by **Lord of Oats** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:14 am

Oh, don't mind the fellow above. The second week I was here, he was telling a band to change their name to "Shit Viaduct."

Interestingly enough, I keep reading your name the same way. Glad I'm not the only one.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:46 am

j$ wrote:...every time I see your name I read 'Ballsack'. It's a dsylexic thing I'm sure

Sound's more like a pick-up line

j$ · Post by j$ » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:15 am

Lord of Oats wrote:Oh, don't mind the fellow above. The second week I was here, he was telling a band to change their name to "Shit Viaduct."

Ha ha ha I had forgotten that. I still think that would be a GREAT name for a band. i'd listen (from a distance obviously)

Yes, after I posted I thought that maybe my comment came across wrong. No offence meant, it's just i have a spectacularly crappy childish sense of humour

Mostess · Post by **Mostess** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:21 am

Spud wrote:Weakest Suite is right though, I take the low vote count as an indication that not very many people are making it through all 30 songs with their attention spans intact.

I'd like to read The Weakest Suit's argument, but he deleted it. Maybe because people disagreed with it? Reviewing is thankless with so much thin skin around.

I won't review a 30-song fight. I could give a simple Mostess' thumbs up or down for each, but even I don't care about that level of reaction. That's what vote count is for. A review is more than an opinion. And you know what they say about opinions...

But I (shamefully) confess I will not even listen to a 30-song fight. Just seeing the long, long frontpage makes me dizzy. I've tried listening to it in the background while I work, but I zone out. I've tried picking just a few favorite names, which is fine for me, since I know those entries will be good. But that's not the spirit of the game. But on the few times I've listened to and considered each entry in a >10 song fight, there's always a vote toss up: usually a well-written lyric vs. a well-written melody. With 30 songs, who can even keep track?

If I were fightmaster, I'd be reluctant to change formats, too. Multiple titles is well-trod territory and I'm glad to see it back: I can deal with small fights. I'll certainly listen more. Maybe I'll even start reviewing again. But until fights get back to 7 to 10 songs, or we can (officially) cast votes for multiple songs in the same fight, I can't say I'll vote more.

And Mr. Weakest Suit: I've been here over 5 years and I've never seen anyone drummed out of the community for saying contentious things. Counterpoint requires the original point. This is a public forum, and discussion is impossible without transparency. Stop deleting your posts. It's a bad habit. Just start posting less if you regret things you tend to say.

jackfrost · Post by **jackfrost** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:10 pm

how is deleting posts a bad habit?
roymond, feel free to berate me with your </sarcasm> shield.

boltoph · Post by **boltoph** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:32 pm

jackfrost wrote:how is deleting posts a bad habit?

Of course, if one were to ask me (not that anyone did), I might just say, it's a bad habit because it means you don't have the balls to stand by what you say! The more you do it, the less balls, etc.

But I think Mostess already answered the question, before it was even asked:

Mostess wrote:Counterpoint requires the original point. This is a public forum, and discussion is impossible without transparency.

That there is a fantastic line, imho.

Get on with it baby! If you must achieve transparency in a web setting, be sure to use a matte that matches your background. Dark for dark, light for light, white for white. And don't forget the dither...if necessary

Post by jb » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:39 pm

jackfrost wrote:how is deleting posts a bad habit?
roymond, feel free to berate me with your </sarcasm> shield.

wow. somebody snapping at roymond. weird.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:25 pm

jb wrote:
jackfrost wrote:how is deleting posts a bad habit?
roymond, feel free to berate me with your </sarcasm> shield.
wow. somebody snapping at roymond. weird.

I deserved that.

bz£ · Post by **bz£** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:40 pm

It's the umlaut. Give a guy a heavy metal name and suddenly all hell breaks loose. Nyet coincidenski, as they say in the old country.

Æpplês&vØdkã · Post by **Æpplês&vØdkã** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:20 pm

I've got a verse written for I want to get on it

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:30 pm

Wow. This song isn't treating me well. Tempo's all messed up, and I can't get a good drum take. I guess I'll try again tomorrow.

halen99 · Post by **halen99** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:20 am

At any rate, I'm in. Ho Ho Ho everyone.

Eddie

j$ · Post by j$ » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:12 am

Yup, I am done and in the process of being 'in'. Some lyrical references that will mean nothing outside of England, but I am sure that will be the least of your kicking concerns come review-time!

j$

the idiot king · Post by **the idiot king** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:00 pm

TIK are in for "credible threat".

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:16 am

Well, I had a song in the works, but illness and the busy-ness of the holidays have conspired against me. I hope it's a great fight. SLim chance that something by me could still appear, but I think I'll sit out rather than submit a sub-par deal.

Welcome back J$ - looking forward to hearing you again.

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:13 am

I've introduced A New Player to the joys of this community. If he remembers the URL, he'll likely be here soon, but in the meantime, he wrote and recorded a "Credible Threat" in my living room, and asked me to play keys on it. I'm still considering entering solo, but since I played keys for my friend, and the deadline looms, that might not happen.

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:07 pm

Fresh load of stink, coming up.