boys Posted November 23, 2021 Posted November 23, 2021 Well at least now I don't have to be scared of your Happier Than Ever serve which would've ate ANYONE UP
thecptz Posted November 23, 2021 Author Posted November 23, 2021 ROUND 9 hidden gems after the elimination of Billie Eilish which was very sad it's time for our top 10 to battle it out in the 2nd half of the competition and since we are in the top 10, some themes will require some creativity but you'll be fine!!!! not this time tho since we're gonna be easy with yall with this theme...... 'hidden gems' for this round, yup, i'm sure some of you have submitted your artists' well-known songs. but this time, we want a hidden gem! it must be an underrated song and not a single or a promotional single! very that, super EASY! i don't think you might need an explanation BUT if you do, don't go too over the top. sometimes short and simple is more effective than making things long for no particular reason. an explanation is not required but feel free to explain if your choice if needed, please not do too long. our lovely judges will score each part: 5 for how it fits the theme and 5 for judges' personal taste. so please do your best, everything counts! do your best lovelies and stay away from the bottom 2! SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE! you can submit your entry only once. however, you can still go back and edit things until the deadline. if you make any edit in your submission, please ping me in the thread or on discord x you will have 24 hours for this. no extension will be granted x DEADLINE: 10AM ET ON WEDNESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER if you have any questions, feel free to leave them here or DM me. good luck and have fun Spoiler @Element @clue @boys @mokitsu @Opulent @Auburn @Noah @Rence @Tom Vercetti @PinkBox @Overprotected @Dessy @Navyofbadgals @Staryu @Kavish
thecptz Posted November 24, 2021 Author Posted November 24, 2021 ROUND 9 (hidden gems) ENTRIES SPOTIFY PLAYLIST (stream TINASHE on YOUTUBE) Aaliyah - Messed Up Spoiler "Messed Up" is LITERALLY a hidden gem - it was actually a hidden track on Aaliyah's self-titled album. With only 61,000 plays on Spotify, it appears to be her least played song. I truly don't think anyone knows that it exists -- I just discovered it yesterday myself. This is a chaotic, electro-R&B bop that is a prime example of Aaliyah's unique, layered production combined with her smooth and airy vocals. This song def deserves more attention! Charli XCX - detonate Miley Cyrus - The Driveway Red Velvet - So Good Spoiler this song is So Good! Shakira - Men in This Town Spoiler I consider this to be a campy electropop hidden gem for several reasons. Firstly, it was of course never released as any kind of single. Secondly, Shakira herself has paid the song absolute DUST. There were other songs I considered for this round, but this is one she has never performed live and barely even acknowledged. Lastly, it features on one of the least commercially successful and worst received albums of Shakira’s career. All of these factors play into it being constantly overlooked in Shakira’s discography by the average listener. It has its fans in the fandom, but overall it’s largely underrated due to it never receiving any kind of spotlight, unlike other hidden gems of hers that have at least been performed in front of thousands or featured on more successful and/or acclaimed bodies of work. Shania Twain - I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day Taylor Swift - Holy Ground Tinashe - Wanderer Spoiler A gem from her last mixtape that's not available on Spotify/apple music. Whitney Houston - A Song for You Spoiler Starts out as a classic Whitney ballad with powerful vocals and then transitions into this more upbeat tempo, always with the amazing vocals... a BOP that makes you CRY... Singing this song to all my JUDGES!!! while you all wait for the judges, here are all the songs for you to have fun with it OR you can just critique these songs too judges will have 36 hours (10pm ET on thursday 25th) to judge your entries!! Spoiler @Element @clue @boys @mokitsu @Opulent @Auburn @Noah @Rence @Tom Vercetti @PinkBox @Overprotected @Dessy @Navyofbadgals @Staryu @Kavish
thecptz Posted November 24, 2021 Author Posted November 24, 2021 ROUND 9 (hidden gems) ENTRIES for judges' critiques list SPOTIFY PLAYLIST (stream TINASHE on YOUTUBE) Aaliyah - Messed Up Charli XCX - detonate Miley Cyrus - The Driveway Red Velvet - So Good Shakira - Men in This Town Shania Twain - I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day Taylor Swift - Holy Ground Tinashe - Wanderer Whitney Houston - A Song for You while you all wait for the judges, here are all the songs for you to have fun with it OR you can just critique these songs too judges will have 36 hours (10pm ET on thursday 25th) to judge your entries!! @Overprotected @Dessy @Navyofbadgals @Staryu @Kavish
Kavish Posted November 24, 2021 Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tom Vercetti said: Stream Tinashe on YouTube Such a hidden gem that you can't even find it on Spotify.
Dessy Posted November 24, 2021 Posted November 24, 2021 Hmm mostly unknowns for me except detonate and So Good
Staryu Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Guess I'm doing my crits first again I didn't really love many of these songs, gems they were not. Aaliyah - Messed Up I'm a big Aaliyah fan and have never heard of this. It's kind of a bop, kind of rough production, it's interesting. Charli XCX - detonate I love the fast beat on this song, it's one of my most played from the album. Miley Cyrus - The Driveway Miley sounds good, the production is cute, the lyrics were uh something. Red Velvet - So Good It's cute, idk what else to say about it. I liked it. Shakira - Men in This Town Matt Damon is not meant for me either, thankfully. This song has uh very interesting/terrible lyrics, it's kind of a bop tho. Shania Twain - I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! I'm not in the mood to critique songs, this is a cute country bop though. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day I like the chill guitar vibez and that it's a storytelling song, it's pleasant, a little long. Taylor Swift - Holy Ground I love this song, should have been a single, kinda like it more than ATW the 5 min version anyway. Tinashe - Wanderer I feel like this fit the theme the best for me this round, an actual hidden gem, I've never heard this and I enjoyed it. Whitney Houston - A Song for You I love the switch up into a bop, kind of flatlines for me the longer it goes on, but I don't hate it.
Kavish Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 ⸸ Kavish ⛧ Kritiques ⸸ ~ @Element - Aaliyah - Messed Up This reminds me of "What If" because of how left-field it sounds compared to her usual stuff. I guess she was in an experimental phase and the label placed them as last/hidden tracks. The clunky instrumental paired with her smooth vocals is a nice contrast, and I like the subtle ominous feel to it. It could have been a cute acclaimed classic with a proper release. @clue - Charli XCX – detonate I like the vulnerability and the beat of 2:51 onwards, but it isn't that much of a departure from the other Charli XCX songs from that era, so I'm not sure why it's underrated compared to the others. An explanation would have helped me understand your choice better. @boys - Miley Cyrus - The Driveway The sound was not totally foreign for Miley back then considering her rock-leaning tracks, but "The Driveway" has a more mature sound to it, so I can imagine it being an underrated yet standout track on the album. Nice melody and production that deserve a place in a Miley playlist. @mokitsu - Red Velvet - So Good On the surface it sounds like the previous chill songs that you have sent, but the modernistic production elevates it and sets it apart. It does sound 'so good' and catchy, so there is no doubt that it is a hidden gem that was done wrong by not being a single. @Opulent - Shakira - Men in This Town The vocal delivery on the chorus takes some time to get used to, but it's overall a fun and entertaining track. The "I'm so fresh and I'm so clean" parts and the "suicide waiting" outro truly enhance the song with the vocal acrobatics. She has never released a single like this, so I get why it would be considered a hidden gem. It has a fan-favourite feel to it. @Auburn - Shania Twain - I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! Harmless country tune and I like the little solo after the chorus, but I'm not sure how this particular track is underrated considering that it's not that different from the other songs from Up!, so I think a write-up would have helped. I also feel like a ballad would have been a better hidden gem for Shania because her best upbeat tracks are usually singles. @Noah - Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day I really like the song, and the way he connects such a personal story with a state holiday is a lyrical gem. However, it's sonically not that far apart from the other songs from 'Illinois' so I'm not sure what makes it more underrated than the other tracks in that aspect. I wish that you could write an explanation to help me understand your choice. @Rence - Taylor Swift - Holy Ground Taylor has never released a song like this, nor has another song of hers sounded like this, so it's understandable why it would be a hidden gem or underrated compared to other 'Red' tracks. I like how she manages to tell a story through the fast-paced instrumentation. @Tom Vercetti - Tinashe – Wanderer Most good songs from mixtapes usually fly under the radar, so that was a smart decision. The production on this is amazing and sounds so fresh, sounds like one of her studio album's cut. Definitely a song that I can find myself going back to. It is entrancing and has a dreamy vibe to it. @PinkBox - Whitney Houston - A Song for You I like the piano in the beginning and how it gloriously transitions into a disco-light song. The production and vocal delivery are so different and grand from what we are used to from Whitney, especially in 2009, so it is a great fit for this round. It would have made some noise as a single, so the fact that it was left as an album track does make it underrated and a hidden gem. ~
ATRL Moderator Element Posted November 25, 2021 ATRL Moderator Posted November 25, 2021 thank you staryestie and kavishestie <3
thecptz Posted November 26, 2021 Author Posted November 26, 2021 thank you judge madonna and judge amy lee @Staryu @Kavish
Dessy Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 Spoiler Aaliyah - Messed Up I definitely forgot this song existed. This production is very interesting, especially hearing it with headphones. A good find that isn't boring at all. Charli XCX - detonate Not this not this……….. this beat drives me nuts i hate it ??? I'm trying to be nice but omg ? Wait that outro tho Miley Cyrus - The Driveway Honestly it feels like it would be a good throwback if it was pushed. The production is okay but the song is decent. Red Velvet - So Good So good indeed! Shakira - Men in This Town This is… cute. Very curious lyrics/theme. The outro is sending me a bit. Shania Twain - I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! I'm in the mood to say no to this song. Jk it's alright, it just doesnt wow me or anything. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day This is quite nice, very chill. Taylor Swift - Holy Ground It's okay? I'm not really like moved or anything by this song. Tinashe - Wanderer This was your round to unleash the mixtapes and you definitely didn't disappoint. Whitney Houston - A Song for You I like the vocals on this. Feels like something you could see pushed on the radio. An alright sing. @Element @clue @boys @mokitsu @Opulent @Auburn @Noah @Rence @Tom Vercetti @PinkBox
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