You are all safe, however one of you rockers is going to the hall of fame. The winner of this challenge is…
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COOLBLUEP123! This song held up the best with each replay, and I think it was a smart choice. You have won an advantage for the next round that you’ve already been mailed.
Now for the remaining six….
Alisowned - So I’ll own up to my part in that you were about to log off and didnt have time to wait to see what the theme was really. But this really doesn’t fit what I was looking for sadly, even though it is a pretty great song.
Times_Places - If I’m honest, you being in this lineup isn’t really indicative of how you did this week. But while I have you up for critiques, let me just say that your song choices have been much more interesting than they were the last time you played, and that's a good sign in this competition. I think you had some bad luck in who you got matched up with, but this was another strong week for you.
HeavyRain - I think this checks the boxes off, but this song doesn’t really give me AMV like the other submissions. Like you’re in the ballpark but some people were hitting home runs (ew a sports analogy? Who am I??) I think Yves having more laid back vocals in this song also made it not as punchy as I wanted it.
JonMcGillis - Yours was probably the most interesting matchup, since you and FromAWindow both went for more of rock blended with another sound. But listening to them back to back, I felt more rock in the Poppy submission, so you had to land here. That being said, this is a bit of a stretch for AMV music, though it’s a great song and I do think I see your vision.
mathboy9 - Another one who just had the bad luck of going up against the challenge winner. I think your song was interesting, kind of experimental but it worked for the category. The riff is candy. While it’s not as flashy as some of the other songs it definitely gives me the drama in the song structure.
Insanity - So the music fits theme, but i did think the Bloc Party song was a stronger submission overall. I appreciate how you took the theme more into anime opening/ending than AMV, it feels like you’re the only one who did. It’s a little… too produced for what I wanted but the guitars/drums do help forgive that a lot.
Alright, I’ve made my decisions.
Times_Places, mathboy9, Insanity. You are safe.
JonMcGillis, you are safe. ..
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Alisowned, you are safe. While this was kind of a miss, your submissions have been very interesting and I think you can bounce back from this. Plus I did actually really like this song too, despite it not being the right category.
HeavyRain, THANK YOU SO MUCH for getting that last spot and helping me with the season. You’ve also been making some very interesting choices (it’s kind of crazy to me that I’m cutting someone for an Yves Tumor song) so it’s bittersweet to see you eliminated here.
I’ll be waiting to see what Coolblue’s decision is, and then I’ll try to have the next blog up before Drag Race starts.
