Nur Ein VI Round Zero "First Blood"

[EmbersOfAutumn]

*dusts off the reviewing process*

Whoa, been awhile. Alright, who's up first? 1-10 scale based on how much I personally liked it. I've read most of the comments, but forgive me if I'm unduly hard and you mentioned it was because you were 'rushed' or 'not properly influenced' or 'constipated' or anything like that. Also, not taking challenge into the consideration--just about how I like it and how it sounds.


Adam Adamand - Ooh, starting the fight off with digital farting! Honestly, the mixing sounds like I did it, and that's not really a compliment. I'm a bit harder on you because I know you've been around for awhile on here. I can only give you a 2/10.

Abbott and Hines - Love the piano, but that's just cause I'm a piano guy. Vocals needs some reverb, etc. Always love layered vocals, so a point for that. I will say that it needs a hook, or at least something added in to the background (strings, horns, etc.). It's not bad--a little polish and it might make a bookend to one of my SongFight compilation albums. 6/10.

BLT - Love the thump of the bass in this one. Song's nothing to write home about, but stands out so for as a pretty dang good song. Bridge at 1:50 has an awesome feel (+1 point) 8/10.

Boffo Yux - Mixing is fine--I'm a sucker for tonality of acoustic instruments. Like the sound of the guitar. It sounds like a fun song; a little bare-bones, but it works. Gets a little trippy at 1:36, but with the challenge offered, I suppose it can be a little expected. 7/10

Bram Tant - Catchy beat to open with. Some might be critical on this one, but I happen to like it. There's a Thursday song out there that has this 'instrumental-over-prose' feel to it (rather than the other way around). I think it rather an art form myself. I'll step out and give you an 8/10.

DJ Ranger Den - 0/10. Next.

Embers of Me - A song lost to the times, since I didn't write down a single chord, note, or lyric. Literally went from 0 to done in an hour. Maybe I'll at least go back and write down the music.

Frankie Big Face - Organ/Accordion (+1 point) intro. Good lyrics. Good vibe. Good job. Just some clipping in there somewhere (or maybe it's just my headphones) 9/10.

Glen Raphael - I feel as if I'm watching an 80's educational video for Health Class. I can picture a little montage, perhaps done by some "Flock of Seagulls" hacks. But since we're not in film class, but rather a music competition--7/10. (3 of those points are the kickin' jive beat)

John Kloberdanz - Guitar+Harmonica (+1 point). European/Human Bein' a wee bit of a stretch on the rhyme, but you made it work, so I'll let it slide. Bonus point for nice Harmonica... um... Harmony on the verse bridges. I'm assuming if I were to look at your CD collection, I'd see Dylan and Young. 7/10

Jon Eric - Over halfway done already? Wow, these reviews are easier than the normal fights. Tempo Change (+1 point). I'm kinda weird in that I like the rambling-talking-lyric style (Big fan of The Hold Steady, for instance). 6/10, just because it's a bit long and drags.

Luke Henley - First few seconds catch my interest. But that guitar needs to be mastered something fierce. No EQ, no reverb, nothing... It's a big shame, cause I like the progression and it sounds like this song has a lot of pot.... ok... well, HAD a lot of potential. Don't... ever do that chorus again next time you play the song. (-2 points) ... EGADS! I'm over 2 minutes in and not half way done? Luke, Luke... I was thinking an 8/10 was coming at the intro, but--this is no better than a 4/10. And that's generous. Shorter, cleaner, mixed better, no caterwauling.

Manhatten Glutton - Ok, here's Luke's intro where the instruments coming in is done RIGHT. So far, it's like a Goofus and Galliant between Luke and Glutton. This one, however, is a bit drone-y. If you two got together and compromised your songs into one, it would be great. ... Ok, there's the kick in. And it is rockin, I will definitely give you that. Just turn the delay on the vocals down a little--I think that's what's putting me to sleep. Very Bush feel to it here at the end. Just bumped up from a 5 to a 8/10. (Ending +1 point)

Merisan - The first song so far that actually is making me physically move. (+1 point) Talented combination of instruments and sounds. It also helps you have a very pleasant voice. Needs some horns (Some trumpet maybe). 7/10

Paco del Stinko - A drinking song! Or... maybe I'm misinterpreting that. I like the drum beat changes (+1 point). This is catchy and fun. The slide guitar in the background is good (+1 point). Paco takes the pole position. 10/10.

Pop Machine - Makes me want to play Earthbound. Which is a good thing. I guess I could give you a point for that, because otherwise, middle-of-the-road. 5/10.

Rabid Garfunkel - Clever intro (+1 point), though it runs a bit long.. or is it the entire song? See, I think it would have worked best to be kept to like 40 second and lead into some actual singing. 5.5/10

Ross Durand - A bit excited, because I've heard a lot of good things from you over the years on SongFight. I like the second guitar, but the song itself lacks a little punch in some dimension. Ok, you made up for it in the chorus. 7/10.

Wreckdom - Driving intro (+1 point). A bit psychadelic. Surprised how few Rambo references were actually made in this round. The lyrics make me laugh--I'm not sure that's the impact you wanted to give. 6.5/10

Worldly Self Assurance - Aw CRAP! WSA is in this competition? I might as well concede now... Yup, usual WSA quality. Good job as always guys. 10/10.


On to round 1...

[jast]

These reviews are deliberately harsh. I am applying higher standards than in normal Song Fight because... well... this is Nur Ein. I hope this will help you in the upcoming rounds.

I'll be using my usual review system (see my signature for explanation), plus an extra category that rates how well you fulfilled the challenge, according to me. You can score up to five points in this category. The relevance to the title slightly factors into that category, too. However, to go with the anonymous judging tradition in Nur Ein, I won't actually tell you your scores. On the plus side, using this system hopefully helped me to make fairly balanced decisions.

Order randomized (except stragglers who I just added to the end of the list).


Manhattan Glutton: Overall levels in this are pretty messed up. In some parts it's almost hard to hear the drums at all. I think you overdid the reverb on them, too. In some parts enough of the reverb is swallowed by the rest of the mix, in the others it makes the mix more chaotic. Perhaps a different reverb would have been better, I don't know. Love the tone of the first guitar that comes in. Nice arrangement in general. The writing is okay (I like the mood the composition evokes), though it doesn't hold my interest particularly well. The "apart/heart" lines seem to be a victim of the need to rhyme, to the detriment of actually making sense. I'm not completely convinced by how you've integrated the challenge, but it's good enough for my purposes. I guess I don't need to mention the nasal vocals. Whoops, I just did.

DJ Ranger Den: Inventive. Very nice "arrangement", helps a lot to set the mood here. Great use of challenge. My main beef with this is that the vocals are a bit unpolished. Not to say that this song needed polished vocals, but it's the kind of unpolished that smacks of amateur performer. There are one or two parts where I notice you ran out of breath, and in general I think there would be more potential for adding more character to your vocals. No biggie, though.

The Boffo Yux Dudes: The slightly out-of-tune guitar actually works very well as soon as the second guitar comes in. I like the percussion, despite the pretty loose timing. Vocal doubling well executed. The spoken parts seem unduly mangled by effects, and it generally doesn't fit into the mix nor the song. I have no idea how all this relates to the title, though. Therefore you get points off even though I like the lyrics (they have this intangible 'effortless' quality) and the choice of topic. The harmonizing vocals are somewhere between okay and good. I'm not sure whether that's due to the way you mixed them or due to the performance. I'm having a hard time describing what bugs me about them, anyway. On repeat listen, I guess it's just personal preference. They're actually good.

WreckdoM: Guitar/drum sound is an excellent choice for the song. Timing is painfully loose, especially in vocals. I'm not sure whatever you did to stereo-widen the vocals works very well. The almost omnipresent clipping is annoying. Mix is a bit thin in a weird way... bass lacks punch. Good writing all around. However. This is a total challenge cop-out. Well, almost. It definitely feels tacked on, and the second spoken part is even hard to make out through the yelling and shooting (?). This leads me to believe that you didn't take the challenge very seriously at all. Up to you, of course, but I can't rate it highly that way.

Ross Durand: The idea here is my absolute favourite out of the bunch. I like that this is a "howto" song, unlike many of the other entries. It's something I didn't think of when we settled on this challenge. The usual nice playing/writing, though I think you overdid the "broken man" thing in the vocals. Props for misleading the listener about what the song is about.

Bram Tant: The digital clipping on the guitar is aggravating. I'm not sure all the hard panning is a great thing. Guitar/bass playing has a very nice fluid quality to it. Vocals are somewhat hard to make out, and mostly free of character. Lyrical concept is okay, as is the implementation of the title. but I do not see the challenge in this song at. All. This is not an educational song by any definition I can think of. It's a song of self-expression, of personal story. If we accept that kind of song as being educational, almost any song fulfills the challenge. That's not what challenges are about. Challenges are about being challening. Right?

Luke Henley: Interesting chords. I like the percussion, despite (or perhaps because of) its monotony. Writing is interesting, especially the music. However, what's totally not on is doing a song that surpasses your abilities. You had clear trouble both playing the guitar and singing the high notes. The vocals are generally of amateur quality, but I'm somewhat forgiving of this because it works in this song. Very interesting, dark take on the challenge, but I think the challenge is somewhat underrepresented here. Main beef besides the performance: the song is much longer than the interestingness of the writing permits. That gives you minus points for the composition.

The Worldly Self-Assurance: Pretty darn good playing. Lyrics not rated because they weren't posted. The kick drum has a weird high-frequency presence in the mix. I dislike the filter on the vocals in the chorus. Generally, the vocals sound somewhat flat (emotionally) for most of the song. It sounds like something is clipping in this song, but I suspect it's not actual clipping; rather something that has the same kind of harmonics. Anyway, it's somewhat annoying. Minus points for the falsetto singing that seems out of place and poorly executed. Interesting writing, though all in all it seems a bit hectic. Now how am I supposed to fairly rate how well you did with the challenge when there are no lyrics posted? Well, since nothing challenge-related jumped out at me (except the pointless math), I'll go with a medium-low rating in that area.

Frankie Big Face: Awesome arrangement/mood. Vocals are a bit weird on the first line (intonation seems mostly deliberate that way, but I can't shake the feeling that part of that is due to weak performance), but recover nicely after that, for the most part. Another "howto" song, another dark song. It doesn't stick out in that area. Lyrics are good, music is great.

Merisan: Excellent writing/playing/arrangement/mix. I don't really have much to say about any of that. Challenge fulfilled nicely (it's still slightly marginalized next to the whole "I wants me my right kind of man" thing, though). Now for the bad parts. There is no life, no fire in the vocal performance. That's a no-go for this kind of song, with this kind of lyrical content. The only place where it seems to fit is the "step" lines. Anyway, this really drags down the whole thing for me, from excellent to "eh".

Pop Machine: Okay. You got me. I know most of the technical terms you use, but the whole thing makes zero sense to me... and I can't even tell if there isn't some kind of sub-field where this all actually makes sense, because it does, on the surface, sound like proper DSP lingo. Just for that I have to like the lyrics. Challenge definitely fulfilled. Great use of repetition. Good music, but not terribly exciting, so... good choice of length. Vocals are okay.

Paco del Stinko: Your mini-chorus is totally awesome (is that strohbass singing in there? Love it!). Pretty great lead vocals. Great overall performance. Nice turns in the music. Title and challenge nailed. This incredibly fun to listen to. I like some of the other entries better in other ways (e.g. more emotionally engaging), but it would be unfair to rate this great a song lower than those.

Adam Adamant: I remembered nothing about this song when I sat down for the final listen/reviews. Bad sign! Shaky vocals. Oh, right, that was the one with the out-of-tune guitar that sits extremely badly in the mix. I like the idea, but the execution isn't very good (nor is the guitar playing). Lyrics are good, title fits. I can see the challenge fulfilled here, too, even though it's very unusual (and probably not very effective if we seriously wanted to educate anyone) to present educational things in this fragmented way.

John Kloberdanz: Great arrangement/mood. Excellent lyrics/challenge. Hey, vocals with character! That sets your song apart from most others in this round. Other stuff performed well, too. I like the music here, though I'm not completely convinced by how the chord progression in the chorus doesn't resolve. As someone in the thread already mentioned, it's nice how this song ties the educational aspect into something more personal. That link is perhaps slightly too straightforward for my taste, but I'm not going to nitpick too much.

Glen Raphael: This is the "most different" song in the bunch. That means extra points in the composition department. I like the music part very much. Eww, clipping. The distorted rhythmic synth at the onset of the spoken part is awesome, as is the sax. In fact, I like the composition/arrangement stuff so very much that you get one of my quite rare bonus points. However. The link to the title is rather tenuous, the challenge is slightly "tack-on"y and the spoken parts don't sit too well in the mix. Lyrics are okay, but I guess they don't need to be extremely great since the focus is more on the music here.

Rabid Garfunkel: The filter on the vocals is... horrible. Do you often see announcer speak through a telephone? If this was supposed to sound like a megaphone, well, it doesn't. Needs a bit of reverb and distortion for that, I think. Great lyrics, but. The link to the title is somewhat weak (not terribly so, but still)... and I don't quite consider this educational. It's more of a commercial, if that makes any sense. Vocals are not quite as convincing as I think you could make them. I feel a bit bad rating you so lowly despite your song being quite inventive, but oh well.

Jon Eric: Wow, that sounds convincing. Vocals are a bit shaky. Title and challenge fulfilled. Nice double time. Verses sound like you have trouble catching up, though. Great music, props for nailing the style (not counting vocals). Some notes are terribly flat (most notably, most instances of "drawn"). Great idea to repeat the chorus in double time at the end. Fitting use of fade-out.

Embers of Autumn: Try tuning your guitar and singing on pitch. It helps. Title works, challenge... well. This is more of an intro to education than the actual education, and even then it sounds more like a preacher's intro than a teacher's intro. This song is worth the time you spent on it.

JoAnn Abbott and Caleb Hines: Great piano. Whatever treatment you gave to the male vocals was a good idea. Female vocals could use a better mic, but I won't hold the mic against you. Very nice dueting, though occasionally the timing doesn't match up well. Both vocalists sound like they're holding back, though, and the vocals lack timbre/personality, and apparently you tried (at least JoAnn) to compensate by tweaking the vocal technique. Doesn't hold a candle to better technique, I'm afraid. Anyway. For our purposes here, it's not that big of an issue. Just don't go expect heaps of commercial success. Anyway. Title fits. Challenge is there, but like with EoA's song I have trouble considering your subject (or rather, the scope/direction of your take on it) as being educational, it's rather more preachery.

Billy's Little Trip: Excellent mix/playing/arrangement as usual. Very pitchy vocals; these are costing you. Also, vocals sound somewhat hoarse. Now. Lyrics are good, title obviously fits, but I have no idea how the challenge factors in here. Again this seems like more of a personal story/self-expression thing than being educational.

Lowest score given out: 11. Highest score given out: 20.

[Spintown]

@Spintown - I'm not a big fan of blood either, but then, I didn't pick the title. If my lyric turned your stomach, then it was effective, right?

Maybe...it's something I would have to look back on after a few days. The Nur Ein judging process is more than a little rushed and gives no time to reflect back on something.

Ouch. Not even a comment about my song itself.

I did to.

Like most people who were rushed...this didn't do much but depress me.

You found out late about the contest. I knew that from our chat in TinyChat, and you weren't able to spend much time on the song. So forgive me for not wanting to spend much time reviewing it. I do look forward to round 1 when you should have PLENTY of time to work on it. You get what you put into it...

Spin didn't like the topic, according to what he wrote on his webpage.

Didn't say that. I said it may not be a good idea because some people consider the topic fiction & not really educational. I think it met the challenge, and I wasn't attacking Christianity. Given this particular challenge I was just trying to say it may not be a good idea to write about faith & stick to facts. I'm fine with faith based songs or songs based on fiction, even in this round...depending on the approach. My favorite song of this round was based on fiction.

"Let's face it, a lot of people could say it's fiction & not educational." was rather harsh

Grow thicker skin. Or kill someone, skin them, and wear their skin whenever you compete. But honestly, that's not that harsh at all. A lot of people consider the Bible a work of fiction & waste of time.

[roymond]

Dantes- Spin didn't like the topic, according to what he wrote on his webpage. His comment about our song, "Let's face it, a lot of people could say it's fiction & not educational." was rather harsh I felt, and more of an attack on Christianity than on the song- after all, people have been studying the Bible for literally thousands of years. For that matter people take classes in >fiction< in colleges as well.

As someone mentioned in the Round1 thread, there was little discourse on the challenge itself. What is "educational" in terms of a song written in such a contest? Fiction/non-fiction is irrelevant, in my opinion. But merely reflecting on an event or a story or an observation...doesn't make it educational. An allegorical aside about looking both ways before crossing the street doesn't make the phrase educational, anymore than burning a Koran teaches us about first amendment rights. Although if you were to burn one you sure as hell learn about the complexities of such "rights". My point is...what is educational here? If you took this further, such as reflecting on sacrifice in a broader context, relating it to exodus, perhaps. Or how sacrifice plays a role in diverse cultures...I don't know...but by educating your audience rather than telling the story, I'd feel there was something else going on. One could say that the story is itself an education and therefore teaching the story is educational. But I don't buy it. I don't think people have been studying the bible for thousands of years to simply learn the stories. I bet they're looking for deeper meaning and lessons. You don't have to believe its non-fiction to get meaning out of a story. But you have to get meaning.

[Paco Del Stinko]

is that strohbass singing in there? Love it!

Ha! I had to look it up, and I would dare say it is,although not by intention. It's my un-altered voice and I just considered it "hitting the low notes". I do vocals standing up, and I'm sure that's a great assist.

Thanks for all the comments, people, whether good or bad, they are always welcome. Do we get the anonymous judge numbers rankings, like in regulation rounds, for zero round?

EDIT: How could I forget?! NUR EIN!!!!!!

[Rabid Garfunkel]

Ah, Round Zero... a chance to shake all the uglies out of the music making machine, heh.

2 explanations, and then I'll get back to my colourblindness:

1) Domenico Angelo was one of the mid-1700s fencing masters who helped shaped the sport into what it is today (although he was as focused on bona fide dueling as he was on the sport side of things). I guess sword geeks are in the minority here

2) the voice effect... that's all microphone, no filters or fx, just some shelving eq at the top and bottom. It's a crystal harmonica mike, which tweaks the hell out of whatever's put through it.

Nur Ein!

[Spintown]

Do we get the anonymous judge numbers rankings, like in regulation rounds, for zero round?

I think Niv will be posting them soon.

[Calliopeva]

Spin- the topic I was referring to was your dislike of talking about or thinking about blood, not Christianity.
"I personally have a weak stomach for blood. Some people can't look at it...well I can't even talk & think about it without getting sick sometimes. I won't be explaining all this for each song that causes my stomach to churn..."

Bearing this in mind, I think it must have been hard for you to listen to all these songs, and that probably colored your opinions of them all.

"I'm fine with faith based songs or songs based on fiction, even in this round...depending on the approach." So what about the approach in this particular song didn't you like? We both know my mike is not high quality; barring a sudden financial windfall it is all I have. How would you have changed/improved the song? What would have made you more interested in it?

[roymond]

1) Domenico Angelo was one of the mid-1700s fencing masters who helped shaped the sport into what it is today (although he was as focused on bona fide dueling as he was on the sport side of things). I guess sword geeks are in the minority here

This was FAR more educational than your song. But it's too little too late.

[Rabid Garfunkel]

Yeah, I'm not kibitzing, heh. Went straight from historical data to "out there" without a rest stop at content-land.

[Spintown]

Spin- the topic I was referring to was your dislike of talking about or thinking about blood, not Christianity.

My bad.

Bearing this in mind, I think it must have been hard for you to listen to all these songs, and that probably colored your opinions of them all.

Some, not all. Just depends on the picture the person painted. For instance I can't watch ER without having my hands over my eyes half the time. At the same time I like some horror films that look really fake. I can't watch someone take blood from my arm, but watching Critters 4 is a blast.

So what about the approach in this particular song didn't you like? How would you have changed/improved the song? What would have made you more interested in it?

Oh, you want constructive feedback? Not my specialty. :p I mentioned I didn't care for the vocal performances (and I wasn't talking about the mic) ...they felt like you guys were going through the motions sitting in the pews on Sunday.

I don't really know how I would have changed it, but it's not exactly an exciting, fun or funny song...which is usually what I lean toward. This just wasn't my type of song. For instance Death Metal isn't my thing. Even a great death metal song would struggle to hold my attention most likely. The slow style...the subject matter...not something I would listen to for fun.

[Manhattan Glutton]

jast is such a wet blanket.

[glennny]

@ Jast & Spin

Sorry we didn't post the lyrics. That will happen soon. We had quite the collaboration in writing them. They seem quite clear to me so I wasn't worried about getting them posted, sorry. They are about Sylvester Scott who was the first "Blood", head of the rival gang to the Crips. I was quite pleased we ran with this concept and a little surprised no one else did that concept. It was the 1st thing that popped in my mind.

Anyway, great round everyone! I've really been enjoying this fight over the last 4 days while I travel.

I'll get reviews going soon.

[Rabid Garfunkel]

They seem quite clear to me so I wasn't worried about getting them posted, sorry. They are about Sylvester Scott who was the first "Blood", head of the rival gang to the Crips. I was quite pleased we ran with this concept and a little surprised no one else did that concept. It was the 1st thing that popped in my mind.

Nice! I was hoping someone would go in that direction...

[Billy's Little Trip]

They are about Sylvester Scott who was the first "Blood", head of the rival gang to the Crips. I was quite pleased we ran with this concept and a little surprised no one else did that concept.

It was one of my first thoughts also. I wikipediad it and read about the history of the bloods and crips. Interesting read. I opted to go with the other Sylvester.

[EmbersOfAutumn]

I opted to go with the other Sylvester.

When did Sylvester the Cat draw first blood? Or are you referring to Sylvester, GA? (15 miles from where my parents live, btw)

[Billy's Little Trip]

I opted to go with the other Sylvester.

When did Sylvester the Cat draw first blood? Or are you referring to Sylvester, GA? (15 miles from where my parents live, btw)

Ok, quit stallone and get back to work.

[Niveous]

The scores are in. (We are GLaD to see that the missing judge is still alive)
The win goes to PACO DEL STINKO

Paco Del Stinko - 111
DJ Ranger Den - 100
John Kloberdanz - 96
Merisan - 95
Glen Raphael - 91
Jon Eric - 88
WSA - 79
Ross Durand - 77
Frankie Big Face - 71
Boffo Yux Dudes - 70
Billy's Little Trip - 55
Pop Machine - 54
Manhattan Glutton - 54
Luke Henley - 53
WreckdoM - 44
Abbott & Hines - 34
Rabid Garfunkel - 25
Bram Tant - 25
Adam Adamant - 23
Embers of Autumn - 15

Judge's Scores (including the alternate score):

Judge #1:
20 Paco del Stinko
19 John Kloberdanz
18 Ross Durand
17 Jon Eric
16 DJ Ranger Den
15 Frankie Big Face
14 Glen Raphael
13 Pop Machine
12 Merisan
11 The Boffo Yux Dudes
10 Manhattan Glutton
9 JoAnn Abbott and Caleb Hines
8 Luke Henley
7 Billy's Little Trip
6 WreckdoM
5 The Worldly Self-Assurance
4 Adam Adamant
3 Rabid Garfunkel
2 Bram Tant
1 Embers of Autumn

Judge #2:
20 - Paco del Stinko
19 - Jon Eric
18 - Frankie Big Face
17 – Worldly Self Assurance
16 - John Kloberdanz
15 - Boffoyux Dudes
14 - Glenraphael
13 - Pop Machine
12 - Merisan
11 - DJ Ranger Den
10 - Ross Durand
9 - Billys Little Trip
8 - Abbott and Hines
7 - Bram Tant
6 - Luke Henley
5 - Wreckdom
4 - Manhattan Glutton
3 - Adamadamant
2 - Rabid Garfunkel
1 - Embers of Autumn

Judge #3
20 - Dj Ranger Den
19 - Glen Raphael
18 - John Kloberdanz
17 - Paco Del Stinko
16 - Manhattan Glutton
15 - Merisan
14 - Pop Machine
13 - WSA
12 - Billy's Little Trip
11 - Boffo Yux Dudes
10 - FBF
09 - Jon Eric
08 - Luke Henley
07 - Ross Durand
06 - Bram Tant
05 - Embers of Autumn
04 - Rabid Garfunkel
03 - Wreckdom
02 - Adam Adamant
01 - Abbot and Hines

Judge #4
20. Glen Raphael
19. Luke Henley
18. Merisan
17. Paco del Stinko
16. WSA
15. Jon Eric
14. DJ Ranger Den
13. John Kloberdanz
12. Ross Durand
11. WreckdoM
10. Frankie Big Face
9. Adam Adamant
8. Billy’s Little Trip
7. Boffo Yux Dudes
6. Manhattan Glutton
5. Abbott and Hines
4. Bram Tant
3. Pop Machine
2. Embers of Autumn
1. Rabid Garfunkel

Judge #5
20 Merisan
19 DJRangerDen
18 Paco del Stinko
17 Glen Raphael
16 John Kloberdanz
15 boffoyuxdudes
14 Ross Durand
13 Jon Eric
12 Manhattan Glutton
11 Worldy Self Assurance
10 Wreckdom
9 Abbot & Hines
8 Frankie Big Face
7 Billy's Little Trip
6 Popmachine
5 Embers of Autumn
4 Luke Henley
3 Bram Tant
2 Rabid Garfunkel
1 Adam Adamant

Judge #6
20 Merisan
19 Jon Eric
18 Ross Durand
17 John Kloberdanz
16 Popmachine
15 Paco del Stinko
14 Boffo Yux Dudes
13 Glen Raphael
12 Wreckdom
11 Billy's Little Trip
10 Manhattan Glutton
9 DJ Ranger Den
8 Worldy Self Assurance
7 Rabid Garfunkel
6 Frankie Big Face
5 Abbott & Hines
4 Bram Tant
3 Adam Adamant
2 Embers Of Autumn
1 Luke Henley

Judge #7
20. DJRangerDen
19. Paco del Stinko
18. Merisan
17. Worldy Self Assurance
16. Ross Durand
15. John Eric
14. John Kloberdanz
13. Rabid Garfunkel
12. Billy's Little Trip
11. Boffoyuxdudes
10. Frankie Big Face
9. Wreckdom
8. Luke Henley
7. Glen Raphael
6. Manhattan Glutton
5. Popmachine
4. Adam Adamant
3. Bram Tant
2. Abbott & Hines
1. Embers of Autumn

[EmbersOfAutumn]

We were playing Nur Ein Golf right?

[Spintown]

Sorry we didn't post the lyrics. That will happen soon.

I'm always one for wanting lyrics posted, but especially in the short time span Nur Ein allows. Sometimes I listen to the song, then just go over the lyrics a few times without the music...then go back to the actual song again.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Always a brides maid, never a bride. Congrats Mr. Del Stinko, it really was a good tune.

Hey Niv, don't you usually post the results in the results thread?

[Niveous]

Hey Niv, don't you usually post the results in the results thread?

Will do, as well as fixing up the Nur Ein website. Tough as hell workday is impeding me.