I liked almost everything, spoken word has a place imo. Good job bob.
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There is a chance I’ll be able to go tomorrow, maybe 3 or 4 central time. If so, I’d give a two hour heads up
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Oh wow. Did not think I was going to win gold here.
Glad you liked it.
Cool category.
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That’s mine! Better than last place
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Thanks everyone. Felt that spoken word would be more challenging for all of you since almost nobody listens to them.
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gg me
I’m looking forward to the next one. Beep boop. 
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I should be good to go around 3 pm central time, in about two hours.
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Five minutes until go time!
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No idea about this one.
As a reminder, my category is below.
At first listen I thought I liked all my songs, and that it would be an impossible task. Well—not really. After multiple listens, there are things I still like about all of them. But they separated themselves out pretty well. The top three are not at all close to the bottom three. I would probably not listen to the bottom half again, whereas the top half will be revisited. I discovered what I was looking for only after the songs were submitted. And one thing I was not looking for was…
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Category : Electronic music. I am pretty unfamiliar with this category and I am just looking to expand my horizons. I know it’s a broad category, and I don’t even really know what is included. Basically–what would you have someone listen to in order to convince them this genre can hold its own, artistically speaking
Musical tastes : I like a lot of stuff, slanted toward old man music. Very familiar with 60s 70s 80s pop and rock. 90s sort of. Last couple decades not so much. I listen to a lot of jazz and classical, some blues and reggae. Love old Stones, Kinks, Beastie Boys, Clash, Bruce, VU, Neil Young, Pretenders. 80s college radio stuff like REM/Pavement, old country (Bob Wills on up through Willie/Waylon/Merle/Cash). Alt-country stuff like Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett
Any other judging notes : I am basically looking to learn about the genre and find new stuff to listen to. I know it’s a broad category, but hoping to get a variety. Unsure if beautiful haunting slow songs would do better, or rockers, or (ahem) bangers, or what. Somewhat suspicious of EDM, but maybe that is just prejudice and someone can convert me. You probably don’t run the risk of submitting something I know well, unless it was from the 80s, or was so popular in the last couple decades that I would have just heard it around somewhere. If it is somehow overly familiar it might drop a little, but if it’s still good I wouldn’t drop it below a song I don’t really dig. Not looking for Kraftwerk or Einstürzende Neubauten or anything like that. Two songs I like a lot:
I love this song, hard to explain why exactly. It seems to be more of a “traditional” pop song with chords, verse, chorus, solo. I would say that a droning or techno-trance type song would be a riskier bet, but then again I also like this song, so who knows (probably first heard it on West Wing):
Massive Attack - Angel - YouTube
Deviating from “normal” songs could be a high risk/high reward thing. Oh and I don’t really know songs from previous Walri (?) so a repeat would not be penalized, although I assume other veterans might bust your chops.
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In 10th place
The Who - Baba O’Riley
Something familiar.
I know this song well, of course, given my listed musical tastes. That’s (mostly) not why it’s last. I don’t feel it’s an electronic song. It’s a rock song with an electronic instrument. I looked it up, it’s a Lowery organ. It does not open up a new horizon for me. It’s too safe.
I do like this song, although not as much as when I was a lad. I could listen to the drums come in at 0:57 and 2:30 all day. I like Pete’s singing in the middle, and Roger’s singing for that matter. I find the lyrics overall a little perfunctory. “Let’s come up with a cool phrase, teenage wasteland, yeah that’s the ticket.”
I’m just glad you didn’t submit “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” because I’m not sure I could place that last in any category, even “Any songs not by The Who. I mean it, damn it, no Who”
Maybe my directions could have been better. I didn’t even really know what I was looking for until I heard the submissions, though. I can see why you submitted this but it didn’t work out, sorry.
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I make a good faith effort and what do I get? Not 10th place. Boo-yaa! In your face! Who’s your daddy!?
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