D008 - Meteor Shower Geel vs. Return of Fox Hounder

Mo0 · May 30, 2008, 01:51 PM

I don't know what's weirder, the band name or the idea of someone with a last name Geel discovering a meteor shower.
Astro Can Caravan - Meteor Shower Geel (Download it!)

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VERSUS...

Didn't this nominator get the hint from the first SAUS?
Kukeiha Club - Return of Fox Hounder (Download it!)

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Dullenplain · Local time: May 30, 2008, 01:43 PM

"Meteor Shower Geel" sounds like some sort of rock-bebop VGM battle music, and it actually sounds really cool. I'd play a game that uses this as the battle theme.

The actual VGM music remix thing, though, not bad, but not as interesting.

Encephalon · Local time: May 30, 2008, 12:39 PM

As a rule, I am not voting for VGM in this contest. We already have a contest for that shit so, aside from being pretty enjoyable, Meteor Shower Geel gets my vote by default.

Dark Nation · Local time: May 30, 2008, 02:37 PM

Well I submitted this because I enjoyed it as a song, not because it was VGM

And As a rule, I don't vote for songs based on what genre they may or may not be, I vote for the songs based on if I like them or not. Yes fine, One Winged Angel is one thing, but this isn't something I've seen very often. Bah!

Encephalon · Local time: May 30, 2008, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

...but this isn't something I've seen very often. Bah!

Then why is this "unique" song losing 9-0?

Denicalis · Local time: May 30, 2008, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Encephalon

As a rule, I am not voting for VGM in this contest. We already have a contest for that shit so, aside from being pretty enjoyable, Meteor Shower Geel gets my vote by default.

^

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Then why is this "unique" song losing 9-0?

10-0

Dark Nation · Local time: May 30, 2008, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Then why is this "unique" song losing 9-0?

Because more people voted for the other song, obviously.

... but hey, I don't know why there's such a lop-sided score. It looks to me like you all have some weird bias against this song simply because it was related to a fucking video game, which is a goddamm stupid reason to not vote for a song. Its not even IN a video-game, its a remix.

Also,

Quote:

As a rule, I am not voting for VGM in this contest. We already have a contest for that shit

If this is true, and we 'already have a contest for this shit' as you say, then VGM should have been 100% excluded. Because it was NOT, I assumed, that hey, ONE vgm song would be fine.

*sigh* but whatever, I should just ignore this, not like it matters anyway with 10-0 votes. However, If you're not going to vote for VGM as a rule, and I'm sure others have bandwagoned onto that same line of thought, then why even include VGM as a valid entry in the first place, if such IMMEDIATE and RESOLUTE determination to NOT vote for it? That's what I don't get.

Fuck, I regret submitting this now, if I had known it was going to be ignored simply by being associated as VGM.

Amoeba in a Cup · Local time: May 30, 2008, 09:36 PM

Dark Nation, buddy, you aren't the first person to have their song immediately voted against based on an individual's principles; it's happening all over the goddamn place, are you not paying attention? The majority of people's nominations are taking a beating, so what.

You really could handle yourself a bit better here.

Pangalin · 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

why even include VGM as a valid entry in the first place, if such IMMEDIATE and RESOLUTE determination to NOT vote for it?

Because the people who determine what makes a valid entry (me!) aren't the same people who have knee-jerk genre biases, maybe?

The Game Music crowd could participate and minimize the effect of this bias. They choose not to. SHRUGZ

(I think that SAUS still, in some ways, treats VGM better than the BSC does — the "points" system prevents nonpopular songs from even seeing a poll, let alone winning.)

Dark Nation · Local time: May 31, 2008, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ah! Amoeba

Dark Nation, buddy, you aren't the first person to have their song immediately voted against based on an individual's principles; it's happening all over the goddamn place, are you not paying attention? The majority of people's nominations are taking a beating, so what.

You really could handle yourself a bit better here.

If people don't vote for my song selection based on their opinion of the song, that is, how it sounds, that's one thing, I have no problem with that.

... but the reasoning given by several individuals here, I find to be completely stupid. They're not voting for the other song because they like it better, they're voting for it because they don't like VGM being in this event, THAT's the problem I have.

As far as the songs itself go, I can't fairly vote on this particular seed, given my involvement. Meteor Shower Geel certainly is different and I think I'll grow into it more after repeated listening. Has a bit of an Earthbound vibe to it for whatever reason.

Encephalon · Local time: May 31, 2008, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

... but the reasoning given by several individuals here, I find to be completely stupid.

No seriously... Isn't this whole contest built around this? (or not)

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They're not voting for the other song because they like it better, they're voting for it because they don't like VGM being in this event, THAT's the problem I have.

That'll learn you, BOY!

Seriously, man. You nominated a fucking chiptune with guitars and synthesizers; did you really expect it to get far? Methinks you should regrow that semi-thick skin of yours and learn to, not only accept the fact that some of your songs aren't going to make it in this joint, but to enjoy that fact and find new music to, oh, you know, ENJOY. But I don't know... That's just me. In the meantime I guess I could very easily go over to another spot on the boards and complain about how a FAR SUPERIOR song didn't make the draft pick and got its ass kicked. (Hey! That kinda rhymes!)

Axelrod :punch: Axelrod · Local time: May 31, 2008, 09:47 AM

I like VGM fine, but that other song is way too groovy to pass on.

Dark Nation · Local time: May 31, 2008, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Seriously, man. You nominated a fucking chiptune with guitars and synthesizers; did you really expect it to get far? Methinks you should regrow that semi-thick skin of yours and learn to, not only accept the fact that some of your songs aren't going to make it in this joint, but to enjoy that fact and find new music to, oh, you know, ENJOY. But I don't know... That's just me.

I guess I can't convince you that I don't care if a song I nominated loses based on its musical merit, because that's the honest truth. You seem to be convinced that I'm making a fuss because I'm sad/angry/bitchy because my song is losing, THAT IS NOT WHY.

Originally Posted by ME

If people don't vote for my song selection based on their opinion of the song, that is, how it sounds, that's one thing, I have no problem with that.

I DO Accept that fact, and I have never said otherwise. You seem to, from my perspective, be ignoring my point about the hypocrisy of including VGM in this contest and actively ignoring any submissions of that kind.

However, I can see this will go nowhere fast. Brick wall I guess. Time to move on.

View Poll Results: WE GOTTA FEED AMERIKUH
Astro Can Caravan - Meteor Shower Geel	21	87.50%
Kukeiha Club - Return of Fox Hounder	3	12.50%
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll