Sinewav Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Man... you guys have some stiff competition this month. Voting is taking me forever because I keep wanting to stop and listen to each song completely. Don't worry though. I'm still maintaining my OCR bias just fine. Quote
Bahamut Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 No no, it's valid, I guess. But the interpretation still sucks though. Yeah it kinda sucks. And 946 songs is too many...someone tell me there's actually less. Quote
Sinewav Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah it kinda sucks.And 946 songs is too many...someone tell me there's actually less. It's not 946 songs, it's 946 "battles". There are 44 songs, and they are each paired up with all the other songs once. Quote
Liontamer Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Pretty disappointing in that all of the black music is getting voted down so hard, as there were several good cuts there. Seems to the nature of the beast with OurStage, which is unfortunate because "Come Over" by Tammy Harris (JVC Jazz Fest), "Giving Love" by Call Me RideOut (Alternative Hip-Hop), "My Dreams" by Jackie Rae (R & B / Soul) and "3 Codes" by Loose of The BFD Clique (Gangsta Rap) were all pretty good. Lesson is that if you have black music, you will NEVER get a shot at that $5,000. Seems like black users aren't as involved in the community and others users who simply aren't fans of those genres can't help but vote those tracks down sharply. Might as well do OurStage: Urban to better target that audience. Death metal though, I dunno what they're gonna do. "Stoney Balogna" by Bill Smith (10k Lakes) was also interesting. "Robots in Love" by Bree Sharp (Pop) was actually pretty sharp despite not being a fan of the genre. The lyrics were pretty decent, and once the instrumentation got more complex, it got better. "I Let Lie" by ThePZP (Experimental) had a couple of rougher spots with the vocals, and the production was rough, but was otherwise really cool. Quote
Dhsu Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Word on "Come Over," "Stoney Balogna," and "I Let Lie." Good stuff. Quote
Sinewav Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 I try to remain unbiased towards genres that I don't normally listen to, but ultimately, I vote for the songs that fit my tastes best. Between a good song and a good song that I actually like, I'm gonna vote for the one I like. I wouldn't surprise me much if people were intentionally ragging on black music, but I think that even if they weren't, those genres just wouldn't do as well because OurStage seems to be mostly whities like myself. I agree with you though. Except for "Come Over". It sounds like cheesy porno music, as someone said earlier. Quote
kitty Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 I have 800 out of the 946 voted on. I have a midterm in 15 minutes so I'll get back on voting when I'm done with my trip through Hell. (and llLOloloLOlolo black music) Quote
Jillian Aversa Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 I always rated "Come Over" well! I don't think it's that people are racist, but many African American genres just don't appeal to a broad audience. Same with some of the harder metal stuff. EDIT: appeal, not appear... Quote
Sinewav Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 To each their own... it's probably a great song, but I just can't get into it. Then again, this is probably why you're an OCR judge, and I'm not. Quote
sgx Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 I think maybe Ourstage is getting more popular quickly and that our fanbase here no longer has as large of an influence proportionally than before. I'm pretty sure I have more fans helping me out this month than last, and I have a song that I think is better suited to this short attention-span competition, but all three of us from here are kinda just sitting around in the middle of the pack. Last month all three of us were dominating the top spots the whole way through. Quote
Bahamut Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 I think people with terrible taste are dominating in this month's competition. There is little way most of that top 10 deserve to be there. The current top 3 all are terrible. Quote
kitty Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 Well to me "terrible taste" constitutes anything that's generic rap or hip hop. EDIT: And done with voting for the finals. Quote
big giant circles Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 i'm rooting for the 4 of you. best luck. get your votez in, people! this is the best kind of support a community can provide! give the kind of support you would want if it was your song up there on the charts! Quote
Bahamut Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 Kinda hard to vote when the site is basically down though... Quote
Monobrow Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 The songs I liked: I liked "Jah is So Amazing" I voted that one up a few times. It's a bit repetitive but w/e. I also liked "Giving Love".. At first I wasn't really paying attention to it, then I just kind of got into the positive message and lyrics. I liked. "Robots in Love" was clever and catchy And I also noticed that when I was voting, some bands changed their pictures, and were getting either voted up more, or voted down more depending on those pictures. "I Let Lie", I noticed when it was a picture of some girl, no one really liked it, but they changed the picture to a baby, and people were liking it again. I think it's neat compared to most other songs, but anyway this was just an observation. Also that Jenny McIntyre has a pretty voice. Quote
Bahamut Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 These rankings are so volatile - SGX slipped from #10 to #23, how that happened I have no clue. Quote
Sole Signal Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 And I also noticed that when I was voting, some bands changed their pictures, and were getting either voted up more, or voted down more depending on those pictures. I don't doubt it. The choice of picture definitely plays a role. Look at "Boss Theme," admittedly not the greatest song but the picture choice sure doesn't help. Quote
kitty Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 I admit that I vote for some songs based on their picture if I find that I don't like either of the two songs being compared. Quote
Jillian Aversa Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 The #1 track right now ("I'll Sneak Away") is SOOOOOO autotuned. Bleh! And SGX, I wouldn't be surprised if what you're saying is true. However, I don't think that many OCR people are actually voting right now. Last month wore everyone out. XD Quote
big giant circles Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 The #1 track right now ("I'll Sneak Away") is SOOOOOO autotuned. Bleh!And SGX, I wouldn't be surprised if what you're saying is true. However, I don't think that many OCR people are actually voting right now. Last month wore everyone out. XD i said both those things exactly just a bit ago Quote
Sole Signal Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 "I Let Lie" has had three different pictures in the past three battles. I also feel better about the track currently in first now. Quote
Sinewav Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 The #1 track right now ("I'll Sneak Away") is SOOOOOO autotuned. Bleh! Really? I'm not hearing it... I actually thought it was kinda pretty. Man, we're just not getting along today are we? Quote
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