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02-06-2017 , 11:36 AM
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It's time, the great 2016 Walrus is about to be revealed! A strong year for the Walrus.

The award for greatest Walrus-related album art of 2016 award goes to Damien Jurado. Jurado is pretty awesome, but is the new album any good? Will he show up itt? Who knows, tune in to find out!



The greatest marine mammal titled debut single award goes to D.D Dumbo's song from the celebrated 2016 release, Utopia:



The Categories

1. UncleDynamite - A non-English song
2. Walrein - A song with a female lead vocalist
3. Nick Royale - Something noisy, distorted or loud
4. fnord_too - Funk (something with elements of funk is fine)
5. JMurder3 - Rap
6. iraisetoomuch - Dance/Club hits
7. Zaccino - A song that's 3 minutes or less
8. Adam33 - Singer-songwriter
9. soma84 - Song from a debut album
10. jumpluff - Intensity
11. tchaz - popwilleatitself (something new out of something(s) else)
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02-06-2017 , 11:52 AM
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02-06-2017 , 06:38 PM
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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal 1960 game 6
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 cd5 11. cd5 Nc5 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nd3 Nd3 14. Qd3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qe2 Rc4 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 f5 20. ef5 Bf5 21. Ra1 Nf4 22. gf4 ef4 23. Bd2 Qb2 24. Rab1 f3 25. Rb2 fe2 26. Rb3 Rd4 27. Be1 Be5 28. Kg1 Bf4 29. Ne2 Rc1 30. Nd4 Re1 31. Bf1 Be4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rb7 Bd5 35. Rc7 Ba2 36. Ra7 Bc4 37. Ra8 Kf7 38. Ra7 Ke6 39. Ra3 d5 40. Kf2 Bh4 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ng3 Bg3 43. Bc4 dc4 44. Kg3 Kd5 45. Ra7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4 47. Rd7
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02-06-2017 , 06:44 PM
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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal 1960 game 6
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 cd5 11. cd5 Nc5 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nd3 Nd3 14. Qd3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qe2 Rc4 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 f5 20. ef5 Bf5 21. Ra1 Nf4 22. gf4 ef4 23. Bd2 Qb2 24. Rab1 f3 25. Rb2 fe2 26. Rb3 Rd4 27. Be1 Be5 28. Kg1 Bf4 29. Ne2 Rc1 30. Nd4 Re1 31. Bf1 Be4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rb7 Bd5 35. Rc7 Ba2 36. Ra7 Bc4 37. Ra8 Kf7 38. Ra7 Ke6 39. Ra3 d5 40. Kf2 Bh4 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ng3 Bg3 43. Bc4 dc4 44. Kg3 Kd5 45. Ra7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4 47. Rd7
Here is the best Tal' game, IMO.
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02-06-2017 , 06:44 PM
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In to follow along.

I tried to get a sneak last second entry together but I was short of so many songs. I like picking songs from already established playlists and dislike doing research. The yearly ones are a nice tradition but can get pretty tough.
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02-06-2017 , 07:01 PM
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Hello.

Just in case you forgot, my category was "Non-English song".

Here is the playerlist for this one:

Adam33
fnord_too
JMurder3
KarmaDope
Nick Royale
RAORoman
soma84
tchaz
Walrein
Zaccino
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02-06-2017 , 07:05 PM
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It does not look to me that anyone skipped this category. Someone definitely should have...

All in all, I cannot say this category has been a success. No facelemelters, not a lot of outright bad song, but not many songs with re-listen potential, either. I might be just a tough walrus judge to please though; I cannot easily define my tastes in music. Onward and upward, then.
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02-06-2017 , 07:05 PM
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In 10th place, scoring 1 point,



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After google-translating the lyrics, I think I could say the song is about nostalgia for lost times and places? I might be wrong, and I guess that much of the lyrics's appeal gets botched by google translate, so as I might end up saying a bunch of times again (this is the second song I am judging) I will not penalize songs for lyrics I don't get or understand that well.

I have two big issues with this song, though. First, is the lack of musicality. The melody is unoriginal, despondent and plainly unimpressive. The singer's "cutesy" voice makes my skin crawl a bit. I think she might have all of four notes in her range, but to her credit, she gets a good job at sticking to them.
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02-06-2017 , 07:09 PM
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In 9th place, scoring 2 points,

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RAORoman with Timtar by Bombino


Spoiler:
Thanks for providing a video with the translation of the lyrics. Obviously no bonus, but it is still very appreciated.

Unfortunately, I did not like this. Incredibly repetitive melody, droning vocals. This song is the equivalent of eating the same gruel for 10 consecutive days. You don't even like it at first, but boy, do you ever hate it after listening to this for 4 minutes eating it for a week.
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02-06-2017 , 07:14 PM
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Click here for my reaction in a nutshell

In 8th place, scoring 3 points,



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This, hands down, has been my biggest disappointment for this category. You almost won my first walrus and I think submitted 0 songs I didn't like, so I had really had expectations when I clicked on this.

What I got is a chorale-type track that is an instrumental track by any other name (yes, I know there are people singing and I am not penalizing it for a category misfit).

I mean, this is not even especially unpleasant to listen (I almost never find classical music to be unpleasant) but for Pete's sake, it's almost 12 (twelve) minutes of the same thing.
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02-06-2017 , 07:21 PM
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In 7th place, scoring 4 points,

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fnord_too with Ele é bipolar by Seu Jorge


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I actually had a Seu Jorge song in my first walrus, and I remember not liking it much, so I wasn't expecting much from this (the link to that song is dead, but here is another one for those interested).

While it is quite a different song from the one I just linked, I did not like this one either. The vocals can now be heard loud and clear, which is an improvement over the other song, but they are still boring as all hell. There is not agressive droning, and I think this song would not irritate me after repeat listens, but keeping my concentration was still quite hard.
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02-06-2017 , 07:23 PM
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In 6th place, scoring 5 points,

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tchaz with Boca em boca by Roberta Sá


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Weird thing that I feel compelled to share: when I saw this song's title, I immediately guessed it was about mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. I obviously still googled the lyrics and found how hilariously wrong I was.

Anyway, this submission has an enormous problem; it is basically unlistenable. I think the music should be good. I think I like the singer's voice. But I cannot be sure, because the quality is just that bad.

If you do not understand what I am talking about, look at this studio version I found. It is awesome. The difference is simply staggering, and it would have been heavily reflected in the ranking.
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02-06-2017 , 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by UncleDynamite
It does not look to me that anyone skipped this category. Someone definitely should have...

All in all, I cannot say this category has been a success. No facelemelters, not a lot of outright bad song, but not many songs with re-listen potential, either. I might be just a tough walrus judge to please though; I cannot easily define my tastes in music. Onward and upward, then.
Sorry, I don't think I had listened to a single foreign song from 2016, so I had to do some quick research to find something half decent.
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02-06-2017 , 07:27 PM
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In 5th place, scoring 6 points,

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KarmaDope with Meta Taro by BABYMETAL


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Have you clicked the link already? If yes, my condolences, but I did try to warn you. If not, lower the volume to half. Yes, right now. Done? Then you might be able to enjoy this song after all.

My eardrums exploded about 3 seconds in, but once I brought the volume back big time, I actually kind of enjoyed this. Yes, it is meaningless pop, but the melody is catch and the vocals are not offensive. Which, frankly, is almost all you can ask from an ok pop song. Not an earworm, will not seek again, but my ears did not bleed after that first mishap.

Thanks to whoever changed the link from youtube to youpak (presumably tchaz)
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02-06-2017 , 07:29 PM
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fyi, the links for 8th and 5th place seem to be broken.
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02-06-2017 , 07:29 PM
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Sorry, I don't think I had listened to a single foreign song from 2016, so I had to do some quick research to find something half decent.
Fancy seeing you there, Zaccino...
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02-06-2017 , 07:31 PM
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Both fixed, thanks.
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02-06-2017 , 07:31 PM
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Fancy seeing you there, Zaccino...


In 4th place, scoring 7 points,

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Zaccino with Die Hölle by Messer


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Quite a creepy-sounding song. The music is cold and lifeless, which is not a bad thing per se (as far as I am concerned, at least) but I still wish there were more highlights. This seems pretty apt for the credits roll of a movie with a gloomy ending. Or perhaps a "you died" screen of a horror videogame. I did not have a bad time, but I would not seek this artist out.

I do not speak German and I did not manage to find the lyrics, so maybe this song was about happy sunshine, diamond rainbows and **** and I just made a fool of myself. Would not be the first time. Then again, I do know that Die Hölle means "Hell", so I probably didn't.
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02-06-2017 , 07:34 PM
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good evening!

thread title is ???
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Spoilers, I know.

In 3rd place, scoring 9 points,



Spoiler:
I thought what I think are the original lyrics and popped 'em in google translate. News at 11: google translate sucks. Like I have already said before, I will not penalise lyrics I don't understand.

As for the song itself, the music alone is worth the price of the ticket (i.e. a re-listen). It is beautiful, refined and sounds Scottish. I can totally picture someone trying to play in on the piano, only using the black keys. The vocals, though... the worst thing about them is that you can hear that the singer has a good voice. You can hear she can sing very well. It means that her constant wailing is a deliberate choice. So disappointing. Still, the overall product is good enough not to fall off too much.
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02-06-2017 , 07:35 PM
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The crosspost curse strikes for the second time in the evening.
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02-06-2017 , 07:38 PM
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UD i'm starting to think you and i just have vastly incompatible music tastes
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In 2nd place, scoring 11 points,



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The melody is decent, albeit a bit too noisy and a bit too predictable. The vocals are quite decent, although I wish (mainly because of the background noise) they would be stronger. I feel like this song just missed that little something that propels it in the "really, really good" category. A shame. But this definitely has re-listening potential.
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02-06-2017 , 07:39 PM
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UD i'm starting to think you and i just have vastly incompatible music tastes
That seems accurate. But hey, Meat Loaf!
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02-06-2017 , 07:41 PM
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In 1st place, scoring 14 points,

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Nick Royale with Sjön by Frida Hyvönen


Spoiler:
First of all, you might have noticed the Spotify link. Since I don't have Spotify, Nick provided me with a download link. Unfortunately, the link is no longer valid; I would like to ask for Nick's permission to re-upload it to soundcloud.

As for the song... I think it would be better with slightly vocals? Man, I am such a nit with vocals. Voice is still awesome, strong but not headache-bearing for any reasonably-eardrummed listener. The music is original and beautiful. Great song.
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