WALRUSMASTER ** I Wonder what the next task will be?

[NotAJumbleOfNumbers]

end my suffering just show the bad triangle song already

[shaft.ed]

end my suffering just show the bad triangle song already

should happen today!

[shaft.ed]

Next up is schaddington esquire the third with...traffic?



So we've obviously got to address the elephant on the highway here. Is traffic an instrument? I would argue that whatever device is sampling the traffic is the instrument as one doesn't 'play'

(in)

traffic. There's also the issue of the whole feature issue. At the moment the traffic sound has been a weak atmospheric component.
Now for the track. It's nice. Good work background work music. Like the booping sound, both the tone of it and the rhythmic pattern its laying down. Would be good music to play Mini Motorways to.


OK, tune in next week for the Triangle song...

Just kidding
Last but not least we have NotAJumble with a triangle sextet (seems a trio would have been more fitting really, but at least its divisible by three)


Right off the bat, I admire the bravery of this submission. As someone who really enjoyed their time playing on a bassline in a previous life, I very much appreciate this type of composition. I like how they are showcasing all of the different tonalities you can achieve with the humble triangle (especially the sections with the doppler effect). I also like this is really featuring the instrument. My main qualm is just that there is a reason you don't hear a lot of triangle showcases. It doesn't produce a pleasant sound, and my ears are tired of it by about the 2 minute mark (they wish they could Escape). The other downside is that since the triangle must be held, you cant do as much with complex striking patterns as you could with a drum. I'd have liked a section where the triangle is either suspended or clamped and struck two handed.

[shaft.ed]

OK let me get this task wrapped up. I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed with this round. The whole reason I did this category was to get some new theramin music in my repertoire. Unfortunately, you all failed. Much sad.

I decided to rank based on two tiers. Top tier were submissions where the instruments were really

featured

. Then I placed the songs where instruments contributed.

So at the top we have

Keely

with a sweet tenor sax submission. And being the only tenor sax gains a bonus point for 12.

Next up is the wonderful instrument tenor banjo, maybe not the best piece submitted by

Haschel

. Also hitting the bonus for 11 points.

Finally, the last of the front and center featuring submissions is the clangy triangle sextet submitted by

NotaJumbleofCapitalizations

, again scoring a bonus for 10 points.

In the less featured group we start with

tris

and their simultaneously soothing and subtly uncomfortable trumpet submission for 8 points.

Next is

psyche

with the simple but please 7 point trumpet submission

Then the upbeat (as if it's never not) submission featuring a range of Japanese instruments from

Sirius

including a bonus point for 7 total

MUSHSHAGANA

is in the next place with the meditative tabla drum piece for 5 points.

Davsto

gets the tricky bonus point by doubling up and covering his bases with the tambura back up getting 5 points from the Beattles

Hellbooks

cacaphony didn't land with my moodstate, but the taepyeongso does gain a bonus point for 4 total points.

Not a fan of the midi music and the pokemon nostalgia backfired. Also no bonus points for

chevre

's 'trumpets but electronic' so the score is 2 points.

Finally

schadd

brings up the rear because traffic isn't a instrument, get wrecked, 1 point.

[hellbooks]

I was literally considering submitting clara rockmore swan lake but if you like theremin you probably know it

[shaft.ed]

you probably know it

fine by me!

[shaft.ed]

Submit a song related to Wonderboy by Tenacious D that is not a cover or by Tenacious D. Song most evocative of Wonderboy without being a cover or being performed by any members of Tenacious D wins.

You have 1 week.

Your time starts now.

(expired on 2021-09-21 12:05:39)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9pBK8UoiAc&t=289s

[shaft.ed]

worst WALRUS cat ever

[MUSHSHAGANA]

Honestly, I just don't like Tenacious D. In fact, I made a vow as a child to avoid any Tenacious D related content for similar reasons to my total avoidance of Star Wars (overbearing fans who judge you for not liking things as much as they do). I've never, to my knowledge, listened to anything Tenacious D, certainly no Tenacious D that I've remembered, and I'm not about to start now.

In light of my self-imposed restriction here, I considered asking for outside help, but I decided that might be against the spirit of the WALRUSMASTER. In the end, soon, I'll probably just put my entire library on shuffle, skip a dozen times, and send whatever comes out the other side. Who knows what you'll get? Who knows what will happen? Not me, I have no idea. Then again, I might decide to make my decision based on the Wikipedia page of the band, or reviews of the song I find on Google. My restriction is on their own content, not content about them, right? We'll see what I do.

[shaft.ed]

huh
Anyone I've ever talked to about Tenacious D falls into the category of "heard of them" or "never heard of them"
I've never met anyone who is really opinionated about their music
wonder if the rabid fans are a regional/generational thing?

[MUSHSHAGANA]

Probably both. I haven't heard it so much since leaving school, but from about 2004 to 2010 in suburban Western PA, it was inescapable... but the lack of people bothering me about it now won't change my mind.

Also, a small part of this is it's REALLY funny to be very opinionated about never experiencing something popular (without making any value judgements about that thing in the process) to the point it creates a minor artificial barrier to media literacy and socializing with others. Also, like, at any point someone could choose to break my streak of never having seen a Star Wars film, or heard Tenacious D, or anything else. But they all respect my incredibly silly decision to avoid popular media like it will strike me dead. (Who knows, maybe it will, I've never tried before!)

[hellbooks]

Also, a small part of this is it's REALLY funny to be very opinionated about never experiencing something popular (without making any value judgements about that thing in the process) to the point it creates a minor artificial barrier to media literacy and socializing with others.

i have this with 100 gecs

[MUSHSHAGANA]

I find with stuff that has a large hate-following like 100 gecs, it's way funnier to just proclaim you love it and boldly assert that the haters are wrong, no matter how little sense it makes. Some people get so riled up, so incredibly upset if you like 100 gecs, it's like you personally insulted their friends and/or family, and getting this response while saying things like "are you kidding, Carcass never had blastbeats like 100 gecs, The Berzerker could barely play that fast" with your face hanging out in public and everything is unrivaled hilarity. Best of all, you don't need to listen to it to do this, since it's just blanket denial of everything people say bad about this band, so you can just go back to your existing avoidance if you get bored.

I learned this strategy while defending my love of nu metal.

[hellbooks]

i think that like my reaction stemmed originally from a mild general fear of both the 100 gecs loving camp and the 100 gecs hating camp. like me listening to 100 gecs would flip the tarot card and reveal which camp i rightfully belonged to and i was afraid of what my future held. and as time progressed i just started leaning into the comedy of it

[Chevre]

it's like how i don't weigh myself. a) it's something that could be disheartening but I'll never know and b) people are always agape to learn that I haven't weighed myself in like 7 years

anywayz gec gec gec

[shaft.ed]

and here i am living my life oblivious of what 100 gecs is

[shaft.ed]

Seems it would be more fair to explain why I chose this particular song as a branching off point then? It's by no means my favorite song, and probably not even my favorite Tenacious D song. I guess that's part of why I chose it, because I figured it wouldn't be something many were familiar with.

I think there are just a lot of aspects to riff off of and go on a tangent with. And I figured these tangent points could allow for some discussions about how one submission fits better than another.

Wonderboy has story based lyrics, so you could go with another submission that has a story driven narrative. At the same time, the story is mostly non-sensical, so one could make their own interpretation of the lyrics and run with that. In a similar vein, the song has spoken word, so a submission with spoken word elements could easily fit. The musical elements are both generic enough that a lot of cross comparisons can be made, but distinct enough that they can be tied in with. Like the harmonies in the bridge, some of the instrumentations like the synths or the 90s era rock-band sound, and the high vocal range boomy chorus (actually the chorus is the only reason I really like this song). Finally, and astute observer would notice that I linked to a more recent performance of the song even though the original 'official video' is available. I did this because Jack Black's voice has gotten noticably better with age. I was actually surprised at how thin his vocals were in older performances of this song as compared to more recent examples. To me this is kind of unusual as the old people "getting the band back together" tours usually tend to be inferior cash grabs.

[NotAJumbleOfNumbers]

Whoops I forgot to submit and one week has already passed please give an extension >.>

[shaft.ed]

Whoops I forgot to submit and one week has already passed please give an extension >.>

i shouldnt say it, but like late is more common than on time so no biggie

[Sirius9121]

I mean like wikipedia says its a rock band so I'm going to submit a rock song without even listening to {whatever band you chose} because their songs aren't japanese

[Sirius9121]

wait is this thing still on

[shaft.ed]

Sorry real life has hit me pretty hard with stuff to do
I should be able to get the next round moving next week

I'm debating removing the last round altogether since hardly anyone responded

[hellbooks]

james acaster

i warched his 2019 special a few days ago and it was like tossing a sack of my thoughts and anxieties into a pit of salt. it was really good though