tournament Survivor: ATRL Edition (Season 7) | REUNION TIME!

[Element]

Challenge incoming

[Element]

 

Welcome castaways to Round 17 of Survivor: ATRL Edition (Season 7)!  Let's get started!

 

@Aciid @Kathlen♡ @Marvin @Riri.
 

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Individual immunity is back up for grabs for the final time this season!!! The person who wins the necklace this round is guaranteed a spot in the finale and will face our jury.

 

The theme for Round 17 is...
Music Critique

 

This round, the remaining 4 of you will write an album review. This is the most important round of the entire game as it can be the difference between first place and fourth place hence why it is the heaviest task yet. You've all come so far, why stop now? Plus, 4th place is one of the worst placements you could get. It's the "so close, yet so far" placement of the game. 

I will be assigning you each a different album. Only the standard edition of each album will be reviewed.

There is always the possibility you may have heard the album I assign but I tried to steer away from major pop albums that every ATRLer has listened to. If you have listened to the album I assign you, take it as an advantage this round. Try not to mention it though because if you're already familiar with the album, the expectations will rise.

Your album review will be graded on the normal scale of 1-10 based off multiple factors. Those factors can include effort, if your review is biased or not, and the detail/manner in which you review. You will all receive a fair amount of points for just following directions and the rest of your score will be determined by your writing. By writing, I don't mean just grammar. I mean how well you execute your points whether positive or negative. Of course writing skills will come in handy but it won't guarantee immunity.

The whole point of this round is to envision yourself as a critic for some type of magazine such as Billboard. The end result of your entry should look like an actual critic review (or at least a good one). Some critics are biased, but we are trying not to be. The judges need to be able to tell you actually gave the album a shot and didn't just go based off preformed opinions. You will not be judged by your opinions. You will be judged by how you back them up. You can say whatever you want as long as you have something backing it up and aren't just throwing stuff out there. I don't expect you all to become literature majors overnight, but just take your best shot and you'll be surprised by how well your review turns out. 

Below are the requirements for this round's entry. 
 

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The Requirements:

1. Artist Name + Album Title - 1/2 Point

Self-explanatory.

2. Your Name - 1/2 Point

Yup.

3. Album Cover - 1 Point

The official is required for this one as this isn't an era recreation or something similar.

4. Mention Every Track - 1 Point

This is a track-by-track review. Each track needs to be mentioned, described, and then given a consensus on whether you like it, love it, or hate it.

5. Hits & Misses - 1 Point

Include a section where you recommend a few highlights from the album as well as a few tracks that should remain skipped over. 

6. An Overall Rating - 1 Point

At the end of your review, there should be some type of rating whether it's out of 5 stars, a letter grading scale, or just plain numbers. 

The other 5 points will come from the review itself for a total out of 10. We will reward those points based off how well you wrote the review, whether you were biased, and whether you sound like you know what you're talking about.

 

Below are the albums you will be reviewing. 
 

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The Albums:

 

Marvin

 

 

Spoiler

 

Tove Lo - Blue Lips

 

1. Light Beams

2. Disco ****

3. shedon'tknowbutsheknows

4. Shivering Gold

5. Don't Ask Don't Tell

6. Stranger

7. Bitches

8. Pitch Black

9. Romantics (feat. Daye Jack)

10. Cycles

11. Struggle

12. 9th of October

13. Bad Days

14. Hey You Got Drugs?

 

 

Kathlen

 

 

Spoiler

 

Jessie Ware - Glasshouse

 

1. Midnight

2. Thinking About You

3. Stay Awake, Wait for Me

4. Your Domino

5. Alone

6. Selfish Love

7. First Time

8. Hearts

9. Slow Me Down

10. Finish What We Started

11. Last of the True Believers (feat. Paul Buchanan)

12. Sam

 

 

Riri.

 

 

Spoiler

 

Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life

 

1. A Minute (Intro)

2. Love So Soft

3. Heat

4. Meaning of Life

5. Move You

6. Whole Lotta Woman

7. Medicine

8. Cruel

9. Didn't I

10. Would You Call That Love

11. I Don't Think About You

12. Slow Dance

13. Don't You Pretend

14. Go High

 

 

Aciid

 

 

Spoiler

 

Banks - The Altar

 

1. Gemini Feed

2. **** with Myself

3. Lovesick

4. Mind Games

5. Trainwreck

6. This Is Not About Us

7. Weaker Girl

8. Mother Earth

9. Judas

10. Haunt

11. Poltergeist

12. To The Hilt

 

 

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Example:

 

The best example of what to do for this round would probably still be S3 winner (and flop S7 judge) -brian's review of 'Kiss Me Once' by Kylie Minogue.
 

Spoiler

 

 

 

-brian received a near perfect score for his review and his entry is definitely a go-to entry for inspiration this round. T-Swizz also had an award winning performance but we don't talk about his artist anymore in December 2017!

I am giving you all a week to complete this round. You may have to listen to the album in the first place and you also have to write out a review. That on top of life priorities requires a hefty amount of time. The deadline for this round is Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 8 PM EST. That gives everyone exactly a little more than 6 days. We are prepared to offer an extension into Friday if absolutely needed, but the judges have to start their assessments by Friday midday. 

 

Disclaimer:

Regarding the upcoming Tribal Council. In previous seasons, the Top 4 Tribal Council has resulted in a tie. I'm going to inform you all in advance what happens in that scenario so there's no questions when the time comes. If there is a tie between two people, the person with the lowest overall average leaves the game. Normally, there'd be some sort of tiebreaker but because there are no more rounds left, that has been the rule for the last couple seasons. 

Good luck as usual castaways. Everyone should give their all this round. This is more than just a chance at immunity. It's a potential game winning immunity. Do your best!

 

[Dylan']

Awwww glad to see you make it so far this season @Lucky#17   

 

Especially after you won like 8 redemption rounds in that one season just for @Speezy to snatch you in the last round.  

[Aciid]

Happy with my album for the most part. I haven't listened to it but Brain is a SONG. Hope it's as good as her debut singles.  

Edited December 8, 2017 by Aciid

[Loyalty]

Mess 

[fountain]

I request that Aciid's album be swapped for Tove's

[Element]

1 minute ago, keshaspearsxo said:

I request that Aciid's album be swapped for Tove's

Why

[fountain]

4 minutes ago, Element said:

Why

I want him to listen to queen !!

[Element]

2 minutes ago, keshaspearsxo said:

I want him to listen to queen !!

He should do it anyway since Blue Lips is gr8 

[fountain]

1 minute ago, Element said:

He should do it anyway since Blue Lips is gr8 

He's too much of a lazy fat fat 

[Alena]

3 hours ago, Kylie Jenner said:

How the **** is that Riri. bitch STILL in 

I kinda want her to win cuz it would make this season even more messy and iconic

 

[Queen.]

3 hours ago, Kylie Jenner said:

How the **** is that Riri. bitch STILL in 

bitch stay mad *****.

[Queen.]

listening to another artist but Nicki, ok. 

[Element]

Just now, Riri. said:

listening to another artist but Nicki, ok. 

I thought you were a Katharine McPhee stan now!!!

[Queen.]

1 minute ago, Element said:

I thought you were a Katharine McPhee stan now!!!

STAN and Fan are two different things, hunny. 

 

Where did I say i was a stan anyway

[Mariah4life]

im sorry for blaming you

for everything i just couldnt do

and ive hurt myself by hurting you

[Loyalty]

2 minutes ago, Mariah4life said:

im sorry for blaming you

for everything i just couldnt do

and ive hurt myself by hurting you

 

[Dylan']

14 minutes ago, Mariah4life said:

im sorry for blaming you

for everything i just couldnt do

and ive hurt myself by hurting you

I forgive you  

[Mariah4life]

3 hours ago, Dylan' said:

I forgive you  

that emergency visit to the ER to get yourself sewed was worth it you said

 

 

There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes
And see you looking back

Edited December 9, 2017 by Mariah4life

[Queen.]

whew voted for me?

 

i want answers,

 

it would be real cute for the judges to reveal who voted for who

[Element]

18 minutes ago, Riri. said:

whew voted for me?

 

i want answers,

 

it would be real cute for the judges to reveal who voted for who

after the season is over!

[Queen.]

10 minutes ago, Element said:

after the season is over!

The ONLY REALEST BITCH IN THE GAME. 

[Element]

I forgot Double Dutchess came out this year. Could have used her

 

[rl231]

47 minutes ago, Riri. said:

The ONLY REALEST BITCH IN THE GAME. 

Fyi, it's posted at the end of the game every time.

[Loyalty]

5 hours ago, Element said:

I forgot Double Dutchess came out this year. Could have used her

 

Can i get it