ariich’s inclusive roulette (v6) – EPic final results!

[ariich]

I've decided to make it batches of 6 instead. So king, I can reveal the one from below is #5:

5.   A very nice selection of pretty emotive prog.
6.   There's some gorgeous, emotional stuff here.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

One of yours is in this selection, the other isn't although it's incredibly similar to one of those.

[Crow]

I think you did beat me, I don't want to guess because I think I've got two negative ones.

plot twist: shadow ninja wins in the greatest come-from-behind story of the century

[King Postwhore]

I've decided to make it batches of 6 instead. So king, I can reveal the one from below is #5:

5.   A very nice selection of pretty emotive prog.
6.   There's some gorgeous, emotional stuff here.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

One of yours is in this selection, the other isn't although it's incredibly similar to one of those.

Nice.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

41 or 43.

[ariich]

It is indeed 41!

[Crow]

when will comparisons be coming? 

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

It is indeed 41!

[Sacul]

18 or 33?

[ariich]

when will comparisons be coming? 

There will be no comparisons, for hopefully obvious reasons.

18 or 33?

Nope.

[TAC]

Wow, I suck!

It was quite impressive.

There's too many to pick from to go back and forth.   

[Crow]

when will comparisons be coming? 

There will be no comparisons, for hopefully obvious reasons.

dam so i just have to wait? 

[Sacul]

3 or 6

[ariich]

when will comparisons be coming? 

There will be no comparisons, for hopefully obvious reasons.

dam so i just have to wait? 

I'm afraid so, but I think I'll be in a position to start posting results from earlyish in the week (maybe Tuesday?) because by that point I'll have listened enough to have tentative scores, which means I should know who is ending up ranked low and who is ranked higher, and then can firm up scores as I do write-ups and work my way up.

3 or 6

3 is right!

[lonestar]

EP first impressions
Two impressions per submission. Have fun!

2.   I'm enjoying the fun, energetic metal here.
9.   There's an enjoyable, intense groove to most of this.
18.   Almost every single thing about this is EXACTLY what I expected.
19.   The theme is fun, though might be at risk of backfiring somewhat.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
28.   Half of it sounds pretty awesome, although the other half is a lot less interesting.
30.   One of these artists sounds so much better than my previous experience with them.
32.   The consistency in both quality and sound here really makes it feel like a genuine EP.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

Ok narrowed mine down to these.

[ariich]

EP first impressions
Two impressions per submission. Have fun!

2.   I'm enjoying the fun, energetic metal here.
9.   There's an enjoyable, intense groove to most of this.
18.   Almost every single thing about this is EXACTLY what I expected.
19.   The theme is fun, though might be at risk of backfiring somewhat.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
28.   Half of it sounds pretty awesome, although the other half is a lot less interesting.
30.   One of these artists sounds so much better than my previous experience with them.
32.   The consistency in both quality and sound here really makes it feel like a genuine EP.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

Ok narrowed mine down to these.

Yep, yours are both in there, but you'll need to narrow it down further for me to reveal which ones.

[LordCost]

19,25 or 39?

[ariich]

19,25 or 39?

No to all three. Your submission definitely wasn't "middle-of-the-road".

[Evermind]

Okay I'll take 25 then.

[lonestar]

EP first impressions
Two impressions per submission. Have fun!

2.   I'm enjoying the fun, energetic metal here.
9.   There's an enjoyable, intense groove to most of this.
18.   Almost every single thing about this is EXACTLY what I expected.
19.   The theme is fun, though might be at risk of backfiring somewhat.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
28.   Half of it sounds pretty awesome, although the other half is a lot less interesting.
30.   One of these artists sounds so much better than my previous experience with them.
32.   The consistency in both quality and sound here really makes it feel like a genuine EP.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

Ok narrowed mine down to these.

Yep, yours are both in there, but you'll need to narrow it down further for me to reveal which ones.

I'm going to enjoy the moral victory for a moment first.

[LordCost]

19,25 or 39?

No to all three. Your submission definitely wasn't "middle-of-the-road".

Yeah, I searched the term and I agree

[Puppies_On_Acid]

Umm,
4, 7, 9, 19, 32, 42

[ariich]

Okay I'll take 25 then.

No you won't.

Umm,
4, 7, 9, 19, 32, 42

Yep, 7 and 42!

[lonestar]

EP first impressions
Two impressions per submission. Have fun!

2.   I'm enjoying the fun, energetic metal here.
9.   There's an enjoyable, intense groove to most of this.
18.   Almost every single thing about this is EXACTLY what I expected.
19.   The theme is fun, though might be at risk of backfiring somewhat.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
28.   Half of it sounds pretty awesome, although the other half is a lot less interesting.
30.   One of these artists sounds so much better than my previous experience with them.
32.   The consistency in both quality and sound here really makes it feel like a genuine EP.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

Ok narrowed mine down to these.

Yep, yours are both in there, but you'll need to narrow it down further for me to reveal which ones.

I'm going to enjoy the moral victory for a moment first.

ok.... 2, 18, 19, 30, 34, 39

[romdrums]

I'm going out on a limb and saying that mine will be the two left after everyone else correctly guesses theirs.

[lonestar]

I'm going out on a limb and saying that mine will be the two left after everyone else correctly guesses theirs.

I was trying that approach but got impatient/bored.

[Sacul]

Nice. I'll prob still remain in the bottom half but hey at least seems you're digging my EP so I'm happy with that.

[ariich]

EP first impressions
Two impressions per submission. Have fun!

2.   I'm enjoying the fun, energetic metal here.
9.   There's an enjoyable, intense groove to most of this.
18.   Almost every single thing about this is EXACTLY what I expected.
19.   The theme is fun, though might be at risk of backfiring somewhat.
21.   Everything sounds enjoyable and talented but not much stands out.
22.   I'm not sure I love all of it, some of the tracks are maybe a little dull.
24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
25.   It's all perfectly enjoyable, but perhaps a bit middle-of-the-road to my tastes.
28.   Half of it sounds pretty awesome, although the other half is a lot less interesting.
30.   One of these artists sounds so much better than my previous experience with them.
32.   The consistency in both quality and sound here really makes it feel like a genuine EP.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.
44.   There's a nice variety of styles but it's incredibly consistent tonally, which makes it feel very convincing.

Ok narrowed mine down to these.

Yep, yours are both in there, but you'll need to narrow it down further for me to reveal which ones.

I'm going to enjoy the moral victory for a moment first.

ok.... 2, 18, 19, 30, 34, 39

19 is indeed one of yours! But your other one is not in that selection.

[lonestar]

OK, hoping for positivity, so my last one is either 9, 32, or 39

[ariich]

OK, hoping for positivity, so my last one is either 9, 32, or 39

No, no and no I'm afraid.

[jingle.boy]

Go for 11, cheffy!

[ariich]

Bold!

A small clue: 11 belongs to someone who hasn't made a guess yet.

[lonestar]

OK, hoping for positivity, so my last one is either 9, 32, or 39

No, no and no I'm afraid.

uh oh...

[Luoto]

24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.

Could've included 11 in that batch too because of the hint, but I doubt it

[ariich]

24.   This was a bit more varied than I expected, and the guitar work is nice.
34.   The middle part of this is solid enough, but the beginning and end are really fantastic.
39.   It's fairly heavy and stylistically consistent, but there's enough variety too to keep it interesting.

Could've included 11 in that batch too because of the hint, but I doubt it

It's none of those three (although interestingly two of them are for the same person)... but 11 is indeed yours.

[Luoto]

It's none of those three (although interestingly two of them are for the same person)... but 11 is indeed yours.

Of course it is

That's very nice to hear, considering it's a Spotify playlist instead of a more personally crafted thing like some other submissions seem to be.

EDIT: Is 32 the other one then?