the ultimate sidefight survivor?

Tex Beaumont · Post by **Tex Beaumont** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:46 pm

Niveous wrote:Get a woman to sing on your song (or do your best impersonation if you have to).

Ha! I was going to ask my wife to help out - but I assumed that would be breaking the rules. Now I assume it is a rule.

But can you please clarify - is it "opposite sex vocals" or "woman vocals". There is an enormous difference.

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:51 pm

Bjam was still in this when they set the challenge. I'd guess that's where the wording came from.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:51 pm

deshead wrote:Bjam was still in this when they set the challenge. I'd guess that's where the wording came from.

That's correct. It's having a woman do the vocals (or at least some impersonation of one) on your song.

Kamakura · Post by **Kamakura** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:00 pm

So, not only do I have to write and record a song, but I have to shanghai some innocent 'purdy yung thang' to sing it: OR buy tight underwear... Her indoors won't be pleased.

Round 4: perform standing on one leg in a bucket of aardvark's urine (the Aardvark must be called Ron)

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:03 pm

Go on guys, you'll find it liberating

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:07 pm

Thus far I am STUMPED by this week's immunity challenge, but I have not given up hope yet. I continue to research it.

Kamakura · Post by **Kamakura** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:41 pm

j$ wrote:Go on guys, you'll find it liberating

You're wicked!

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:52 pm

I'm guessing that this is intentionally vague and there may not be an answer to this, but are we talking about lead vocals or any vocal performance?

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:02 pm

I think it's safe to say "any vocal performance." If they meant "lead," that'd be so much of a stretch from the original rules that even Leaf's explanation wouldn't cover it.

Tex Beaumont · Post by **Tex Beaumont** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:21 pm

Niveous wrote:
deshead wrote:Bjam was still in this when they set the challenge. I'd guess that's where the wording came from.
That's correct. It's having a woman do the vocals (or at least some impersonation of one) on your song.

So 'woman' won't include my 2-year-old daughter or Inky, my Schipperke bitch (er..thats a dog - though Inky My Schipperke Bitch could be a great title for a rap song) - who are of opposite sex to me - but not actually women.

...unless I get Inky to do an imitation of a woman

"....come on Inky...say "sausages'"

Post by **Spud** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:28 pm

Why do you guys want to pin it down so tight? I am sure that any creative response to the challenge will be appreciated by the judges. Don't box us in with these queries.

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:46 pm

What Spud said! Be creative.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:49 pm

yeah.... so clearly CLEARlY they also mean "you can sing too, as long as a member of the opposite sex's vocals are on there".

Cause I'm torn between doing a duet with my wife and just having her do it all... and by do it all I mean... ah...ahem.

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:40 pm

"Non-optional Challenge: Opposite Sex Vocals"

you may try to fake this but it better be a good fake.

and to clarify. any vocals, not necessarily lead. it just has to have some female (or a good impersonation of) vocals somewhere in the song.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:17 am

It looks like I've stumped the Nur Ein with the immunity question this week. So here's another hint:

Both of the bands that remain after the end of the two previous bands both have Greek/Roman references in their name.

j$ · Post by j$ » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:13 am

I know it.

jack · Post by **jack** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:28 am

johnny gets immunity.

really, no more hints. if nobody gets it, nobody gets it.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:55 pm

Sooooooo, if I know it I can get back in the fight right?

jute gyte · Post by **jute gyte** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:07 pm

That seems fair.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:03 pm

No. But I'd be impressed if you had the right answer.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:54 pm

We finally have a winner. Deshead has earned himself immunity.

Let's work our way to the answer:

The two bands with the greek/roman reference names are The Mars Volta and Sparta. (2 much hyped bands)

They both came from the band At the Drive-In (another much hyped band).

Now in my clue, I said think Afro. And who has a better white boy 'fro than ATDI and Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala?

And before ATDI, he was in a band called....The Fall on Deaf Ears. The band only recorded 6 songs before two of the members- Sarah Reiser and Laura Beard died in a car accident in 1996.

Post Parlo records released the songs and that's the album in the picture.

The answer: The Fall on Deaf Ears.
The immunity winner: Deshead.

For the curious
Here's a link to their tune: Your Refelection
http://www.postparlo.com/media/upload/F ... ection.mp3
(Cedric was the drummer)

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:27 pm

Like Deshead needs immunity...what a waste