Hug Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Well I doubt I'm getting elemonaded and honestly that in itself is an achievement considering how far removed my taste is compared to most.
PinkBox Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 This hoests (lack of) taste......... I'm quitting this game
Touch It Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 This hoests taste......... I'm praising this game
kiiwii Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 3 person elimination pls. my entry is being dragged
nina_ Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, kiiwii said: 3 person elimination pls. my entry is being dragged !!!
Touch It Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 I vote 3 person elim even tho ill prob stay safe.. 6 ppl just seems like a lot omg
touya kinomoto Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) TOUYA'S CRITIQUES GROUP 1 Spoiler a. Друг (Drug) feat. anna severnee - деньночь Props for sending a song in a foreign language that's not Korean. I like the eclectic vibe of this song, kinda reminds me of Evanescence. b. Everglow - Moon C'mon KPop invasion! The production is sublime on this one. I just hate the "rapped" parts in the 2nd verse. FYI: I am never a fan of forced and formulaic addition of rap verses in Kpop songs.. It's not formulaic here but feels a bit forced but overall, I like this a lot considering I have never heard any song from this group before. c. P!nk - (Hey Why) Miss You Sometime The bravery for sending a song from an artist that ATRL generally dislikes. But just so you know, I don't hate ha. However, I find this appalling. The instrumentals combined with her vocals (which is great as always) and rhythm is so jarring. I appreciated the song when it slowed down during the bridge. d. Tove Lo - Stay Over Not gonna lie I have some high expectations for Miss Love To as she has served one of my fave songs of the past decade ("Talking Body" is still a major bop!). So I found this one just okay. It's not bad but nothing spectacular as well. It's a middle-of-the-pack entry for me I guess. e. WJSN - You Got C'mon Kpop invasion! [2] I have said this a million times before but I'll say it again. I love a song that does retro sound perfectly. This does that so right. The rap verse in the bridge does not feel forced. It's got me bopping, not gonna lie. f. Red Velvet - LP C'mon Kpop invasion! [3] This is in their last album, for real? I feel underwhelmed by this tbh. After serving masterpiece with Bad Boy from a few years ago, they had this? I mean, it's okay but this lacks a but of a punch. Thank God for that saxophone part though. It made the song a bit more interesting. g. VÉRITÉ - body in my bed This is interesting. I am not sure if I have heard any of her songs but it feels familiar. Maybe it's the style. It's kinda similar to some other artist, I just can't place which one though. h. Tove Lo - Mateo I understand why prezli doesn't like this. This does not go anywhere. It's just flat for me. But it's better than the other Love To song here. However, is it really the best that Sunshine Kitty has to offer? What happened to the artist that gave us the masterpiece that is Blue Lips? i. Yeule - An Angel Held Me Like A Child Not gonna lie but my reaction when her vocals first kicked in was "MY GOD WHAT A CREEPY SONG!". I appreciate the direction you wanna go here but the lack of lyrics doesn't work for me. The overall production though is stellar. I just wish it has more words to it. j. Kelsey Lu - Poor Fake Now this is a hidden gem! I thought this was gonna be a pretentious ballad with the violin intro. But then that retro beat kicked on and I fell in love with this. Probably my fave from this group. k. Billie Eilish - i love you Hmmm, I really don't know what to say about this. At least it is not xanny so there's that. l. GFRIEND - Wish C'mon Kpop invasion! [4] I actually find the production in this one quite interesting. However I don't like how they repeated the word "wish" in the chorus. It's fukken uglee. It still remains as one of the better Kpop songs in this round. m. Sigrid - basic This is a good song but nothing special about it. I guess it is aptly titled. n. Twice - Trick It C'mon Kpop invasion! [5] It started promising ngl. And then than rap part before the chorus hit and it went downhill from there. It's cute I guess but it's no Feer Speciuhr. o. Turnover - Number On The Gate The only male in the group. It's not bad but nothing special too. It's just there. GROUP 2 Spoiler a. LÉON - Pink It has a decent production and her vocals is great. It's good. Nothing to dislike with this song but nothing to venerate too much about it too. b. Betty Who - All This Woman Are we sure this is the same woman that did an awesome cover of Donna Lewis' classic I Love You Always Forever? What happened to her? c. Red Velvet - In & Out C'mon Kpop invasion! [6] This is certainly better than the other RV song, I'll give you that. It has a cute production that I really don't understand but I dig it. I just don't like that spoken bits in the 2nd verse. d. Miley Cyrus - Unholy Is Slide Away (ha best output of 2019 and probably of ha career) ha only good song last year? At least this is no Cattitude so there's that. e. Dido - Hell After This Wait no no no no no no. I refuse to accept that this is the same artist that gave us White Flag and Thank You. No no no no no! This is just bad. f. Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (Homecoming Live) Isn't this a bit of a cop out? I wanna give this a bad ranking but this is a great song undeniably. g. Céline Dion - The Hard Way This is alright. I mean, it's not the worst song this round. h. Weyes Blood - Wild Time Finally an Ice Flood song. This is quite cinematic. The vocals, the lyrics, a masterpiece. Unfortunately this is not their best song in this round. i. Weyes Blood - A Lot's Gonna Change And here's what I am talking about. 10s 10s 10s across the board. Don't care what the others say but you won this group and the round for me. j. Kerli - Legends This is a time machine I didn't ask to take. It brought me back to some of the worse songs of the early 2010s. Bye! k. Self Esteem - I'm Shy What the hell did I just listen to? I am sorry ma'am but it's a NO. l. Billie Eilish - my strange addiction This is miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiles better than the other Millie Waifish song. I usually cringe at song with spoken aspects but here, the spoken parts make the song more interesting m. Sigrid - Never Mine Definitely better than the basic song. It's actually a perfectly crafted pop song. This is the Sigrid I know. n. Miley Cyrus - The Most Now hold on, this one is actually pretty good. I love the simplistic production. It's letting Miley's vocals shine. Miiiiiiiiles better than the other Ashley O song here. Spoiler @Element @Witch Privilege @rl231 @kiiwii @talent @Overprotected @Moonlightbae @Psycho @fiercE @Staryu @Alena @luckystrike @Touch It @shelven @thecptz @Anthem @minho @Legend E @nina_ @PinkBox @SleepingTigers @kipperskipper @Clueless @Invisibility @MusicLoverDude @Not Like The Movies @Hug @Evy @bestfiction @Navyofbadgals Edited January 14, 2020 by touya kinomoto
Invisibility Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 My dumb ass was about to reply to the commentary but then remembered we have to keep anonymity
touya kinomoto Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 comments? questions? violent reactions? @ ME BETCHEES!
clue Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 Quote Isn't this a bit of a cop out? I wanna give this a bad ranking but this is a great song undeniably. A cop out? More like just a clever selection, which somehow managed to adhere to the round's rules.
clue Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 Quote Finally an Ice Flood song. This is quite cinematic. The vocals, the lyrics, a masterpiece. Unfortunately this is not their best song in this round. Finally some praise for a hymn.
Touch It Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, touya kinomoto said: comments? questions? violent reactions? @ ME BETCHEES! thank u
touya kinomoto Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Clueless said: A cop out? More like just a clever selection, which somehow managed to adhere to the round's rules. Is this your song? Let me rank it last as a revenge. 4 minutes ago, Clueless said: Finally some praise for a hymn. Well, what can I say? I have taste. Just now, Touch It said: thank u You're welcome king!
Alena Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 6 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said: Okay fine 3 ppl x Elim 5
Witch Privilege Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 This first round will be a good learning lesson, if I survive. I'll figure out if the judges just want stupid, vapid pop songs, or if they actually care about lyrics, production, vocals, etc.
Overprotected Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Rankings sent! don't feel like writing critiques but I think the two people that sent Weyes Blood are beautiful
ATRL Moderator Element Posted January 15, 2020 ATRL Moderator Posted January 15, 2020 A. LÉON - Pink - really mesmerizing towards the end, beautiful choice B. Betty Who - All This Woman - the start was so promising but the chorus was SUCH a letdown C. Red Velvet - In & Out - a cute bop D. Miley Cyrus - Unholy - i like this for the most part E. Dido - Hell After This - ugh this was a bit of a mess honestly F. Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (Homecoming Live) - honestly this submission was lame. down w loopholes! G. Céline Dion - The Hard Way - the chorus melody was cute and different, not bad H. Weyes Blood - Wild Time - v cinematic, will listen to titanic rising one day I. Weyes Blood - A Lot's Gonna Change - v cinematic, will listen to titanic rising one day J. Kerli - Legends - I actually really enjoyed this! K. Self Esteem - I'm Shy - SWEETIE. Sweetie... why did you think this was a good choice to send in L. Billie Eilish - my strange addiction - great choice, the production and melody are really intriguing M. Sigrid - Never Mine - an excellent pop song as everyone else has sad N. Miley Cyrus - The Most - this one is cute enough but not my fave from she is coming
Navyofbadgals Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 New banner up by element compiling some of the results so far, but still waiting on some people, will @ them when I know the full list xo
Navyofbadgals Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 Hi! If you've received this tag it means that you have yet to send, OR you have sent but your ranking is incomplete. If your ranking is incomplete you have received a message back so do message me back in that case The people that still need to send their rankings/complete it: @talent @thecptz @MusicLoverDude @luckystrike also still need to receive rankings (and critiques if they can) from @Disruptive (this bitch knows) and @Astronomy I have extended the deadline for sending rankings until 6PM est tonight, please send me your rankings, you can randomize it for all i care, listen to it all or whatever, but I would like to receive them (or at least a message that it's coming or that it's not coming). You can always ask for more extensions but I think there's been plenty of time to rank failure of contestants to send in a ranking before the results will result in a penalty so be sure to send thanks to those who have already sent, will make sure to make the next round a bit faster (hopefully)
miguel Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 For real tho, sorry to all for the late critiques and rankings, it's been a rough week in uni
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