Beakerjoe vs The Walrus - THE REVEAL!

beakerjoe

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Is this a safe space? Am I allowed to say I've never got Top Gun? Not the film, not the music, nothing...

Nope.... get out!

I've lost that loving feeling with EN.

Necro

Oh. I needed that Day from hell at work here, I'm exhausted!

Electric Nitwit

mustang shelly wrote: »

No, this is not a safe space for that type of blasphemy.

I'm devastated that Top Gun 2 has been delayed again, was really looking forward to it.

beakerjoe wrote: »

Nope.... get out!

I've lost that loving feeling with EN.

beakerjoe

Necro wrote: »

Oh. I needed that Day from hell at work here, I'm exhausted!

Its a belter I cant help but love. Timeless 80's rock.

the purple tin

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Is this a safe space? Am I allowed to say I've never got Top Gun? Not the film, not the music, nothing...

beakerjoe

Last place and 1 point goes to.....

Joe Satriani - Supernova Soundwave, submitted by

S!ippy

Have I listened to this artist before? No
Have I listened to this song before? No

A nice instrumental piece, the guitar riffs remind me of the Spiderman theme a tad. A very easy listen and I enjoy the changes as the track progresses. Not much to dislike here, nice drums, smooth guitar, nice solo’s. Cant fault it. Its a nice track, nothing more though. Probably the best last place song in this game.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Is this a safe space? Am I allowed to say I've never got Top Gun? Not the film, not the music, nothing...

I've never seen Top Gun, nor do I have any interest in seeing it.

***runs for cover***

I do like Danger Zone and Take My Breath Away though.

Irish Aris

beakerjoe wrote: »

In at 18th spot, collecting 2 points is

AC/DC - For those about to rock (We salute you) submitted by

Irish Aris

Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
Have I listened to this song before? Yes

Not one of my fav AC/DC tracks, they are a band I love but I always feel this song is lacking. That said, its still AC/DC and while its not as high octane as other tracks, this is still very good. The intro is very enjoyable and always reminds me of Terminator 2 when he walks into the bar (though its not in the movie, its just a track I imagine Arnie entering to in that scene.)

mmm, that was my last chance to avoid the second wooden spoon in a row. Ah well. . .

beakerjoe

That leaves the first place and collecting 19 Points, is...

Pantera - Walk, submitted by

Phatkev

Have I listened to this artist before? Yes
Have I listened to this song before? Yes

If Linkin Park’s One step closer were the metal gate-way, then this was probably my first real metal song I listened to that I really loved. A killer intro, big dirty riff and vocals that blend well with the brilliant instrumental work. A bad ass metal track that's so good, everyone who thinks they hate metal should listen to this.

A track deserving of winning this round. But it was a tight round. Not much between top and bottom to be fair.

s1ippy

Can I tell you a secret...

...


I don't especially like Metallica or Pantera, I'm into utter fretwankery

Daycent round though, gonna be boppin to these all the livelong day.

beakerjoe

Last round looked like this...

beakerjoe wrote: »

1. ShaneU 93.5 Points
2. Phatkev 78 points
3. s1ippy - 70 Points
4. Mustang shelly - 70 Points
5. Fixxxer - 65 Points
6. Osh - 62 Points
7. Electric Nitwit - 62 Points
8. Kolido - 61.5 Points
9. Argus - 60.5 points
10. Gru - 60 Points
11. the purple tin - 58 Points
12. Rikand - 57 Points
13. Sawduck - 56.5 Points
14. Reberetta - 54 Points
15. ASLVB - 52 points
16. P Liz V1 - 44 Points
17. JohnGreenFan - 44 Points
18. Necro - 39 Points
19. Iris Aris - 34 Points

Going into the final round we look like this......

Phatkev 97 points
ShaneU 96.5 Points
Fixxxer - 81 Points
Mustang shelly - 80 Points
s1ippy - 71 Points
Gru - 71 Points
Reberetta - 71 Points
Sawduck - 70.5 Points
the purple tin - 70 Points
Osh - 69 Points
Kolido - 69.5 Points
Electric Nitwit - 66 Points
Argus - 66.5 points
Rikand - 66 Points
ASLVB - 65 points
JP Liz V1 - 59 Points
Necro - 57 Points
JohnGreenFan - 49 Points
Iris Aris - 36 Points

PhatKev overtakes ShaneU and its a battle between them for the main prize, as S!ippy falls behind. Fixxer and Mustang Shelly can technically win it, but they will need Kev and Shane to finish in the bottom 3 next round.

Irish Aris cant avoid last spot. The Wooden Spoon belongs to IA.

fixXxer

I stand by all my choices equally Albatraoz is a choooooon

beakerjoe

fixXxer wrote: »

I stand by all my choices equally Albatraoz is a choooooon

Wrong.

ShaneU

Epic shame if I lose to the guy who discovered Bamboleo in his Walrus :pac:

JP Liz V1

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Is this a safe space? Am I allowed to say I've never got Top Gun? Not the film, not the music, nothing...

Be careful you'll be goosed :P

beakerjoe

This was a spendid round to listen to, but a toughy to rank. All very enjoyable songs and it was very tight.

How do you feel the ranking went guys?

Irish Aris

beakerjoe wrote: »

This was a spendid round to listen to, but a toughy to rank. All very enjoyable songs and it was very tight.

How do you feel the ranking went guys?

I didn't expect to be bottom 3, I though AC/DC was a safe choice - and based on how other AC/DC songs did in the category I was just unlucky to pick a song that didn't have the same impact.
But I don't mind. I still select songs that people might not know - when I organised mine, although the songs I knew placed mostly high, I was more excited with some of the new discoveries

the purple tin

No suprise to see AC/DC well represented in this round, they can always get the old blood pumping. Malcolm was a Riffmaster extrordinaire. :cool:

Fun fact: he was originally the lead guitarist and Angus was on rhythm but they switched over because Mal liked to hang back and have a few drinks and smoke during the show.

beakerjoe

Coming Tuesday......at 7pm.....



The final round.

beakerjoe

Gonna have to switch this until Thursday.

At least my gifs are consistent.

beakerjoe

We all set for 7pm later?

Arghus

I'll believe it when I see it beaker!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Arghus wrote: »

I'll believe it when I see it beaker!

Speaking of seeing things. You ever gonna open up sign ups for your Walrus?

Arghus

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Speaking of seeing things. You ever gonna open up sign ups for your Walrus?

I'll get right on it.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Arghus wrote: »

I'll get right on it.

Fair play. Looking forward to my next fix of the greatest drug on Earth... Walrus!

beakerjoe

Arghus wrote: »

I'll believe it when I see it beaker!

Not long now......

beakerjoe

Sit down , get comfy, prepare your Gob Bleuth Gifs and enjoy the final round



The 8th and final round has the theme of the best song ever. No pressure on me slating what people perceive to be most likely their favorite track ever.

beakerjoe

Here is a reminder of how we are placed.

beakerjoe wrote: »

Phatkev 97 points
ShaneU 96.5 Points
Fixxxer - 81 Points
Mustang shelly - 80 Points
s1ippy - 71 Points
Gru - 71 Points
Reberetta - 71 Points
Sawduck - 70.5 Points
the purple tin - 70 Points
Osh - 69 Points
Kolido - 69.5 Points
Electric Nitwit - 66 Points
Argus - 66.5 points
Rikand - 66 Points
ASLVB - 65 points
JP Liz V1 - 59 Points
Necro - 57 Points
JohnGreenFan - 49 Points
Iris Aris - 36 Points

Phat Kev leads by a tiny margin, with ShaneU right behind him.

Fixxxer and Mustang Shelly have outside chances of victory too, but ShaneU and PhatKev are the clear favorites to win here.

Lets get the show on the road!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I don't know what was going on when I was making choices for this Walrus.

I just randomly picked a song I like for this round, didn't even attempt to go for a best song ever. Hello, last place, here I come.

beakerjoe

A wide variety of tracks here, from novelty songs, to rip roaring metal bangers, to modern pop, to haunting classics.

Eclectic, and while all songs were my taste I can see merit in why folks enjoyed them so much.