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Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Skinny — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 02:40:54 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 04/22/2023 06:40

I already spend a great deal of my life talking about music from Birmingham, so…

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:24:39 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/21/2023 16:24

I think there was a cities tournament before I joined BEA, but that would be a great idea. In terms of genre, I think the only one that would fit would be electronica, but you would have to limit the subgenres there (perhaps just Electronic, House, Techno genre tags, similar to the past (RIP) tournament run by JimmyDread). Other genres might feel too broad or get old rather fast, as much as I would love an Emo tournament.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

LedZep — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:57:37 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/21/2023 08:57

Skinny wrote:

Cities?

I was thinking about a cities tournament in 2020 or so (when I had time to think about such stuff), it seemed like a cool idea. Can't find many drawbacks even now. Ofc someone will get London or New York or Berlin and have a few hundred good choices to pick from, while other people may go with obscure stuff from the less popular cities. Perhaps limiting it to outside of BEA's top 500 may be a good idea?

And I'd definitely love a cheesy power ballads thread on BEA lol 😁

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:47:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/21/2023 06:47

Power ballads 😎

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Skinny — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:12:29 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 04/21/2023 06:12

kokkinos wrote:

I didn't participate as actively as I would have liked, but it was a super cool tournament nonetheless, great job by cestuneblague, many interesting songs and some new discoveries along the way.
And of course two thirds of the podium counts as a decent outcome for my nominations and a more than welcome surprise.
Regarding a possible genre tournament it's tricky. I guess it should be a broad enough genre so that there are more than a few years to choose from and a decent amount of choices within each year, but at the same time it should be something that is of interest to the average BEAer. For example, metal clearly satisfies the first condition, but I'm not sure about the second. On the other hand, going with something safe like rock or alternative or indie is too boring. Maybe singer/songwriter would make some sense and give people enough room for creative and interesting choices? I don't know, someone else could have a better suggestion. Another variation of a genre based tournament would have each user choosing a different genre or subgenre to represent, but I'm not sure it would work that well, I think the format used in the hip hop tournament was fine and I would be hesitant about changing it.

Cities?

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

kokkinos — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:14:39 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 04/20/2023 21:14

I didn't participate as actively as I would have liked, but it was a super cool tournament nonetheless, great job by cestuneblague, many interesting songs and some new discoveries along the way.
And of course two thirds of the podium counts as a decent outcome for my nominations and a more than welcome surprise.

cestuneblague wrote:

ALlright that's a wrap for 2022 songs, obviously far from going off without a hitch but thanks everybody for participating and putting forth a lot of interesting tunes. Donno where to go from here, maybe if somebody can find the right genre we can have another variation of the Best Year Hip-Hop tournament? Stay tuned.

Regarding a possible genre tournament it's tricky. I guess it should be a broad enough genre so that there are more than a few years to choose from and a decent amount of choices within each year, but at the same time it should be something that is of interest to the average BEAer. For example, metal clearly satisfies the first condition, but I'm not sure about the second. On the other hand, going with something safe like rock or alternative or indie is too boring. Maybe singer/songwriter would make some sense and give people enough room for creative and interesting choices? I don't know, someone else could have a better suggestion. Another variation of a genre based tournament would have each user choosing a different genre or subgenre to represent, but I'm not sure it would work that well, I think the format used in the hip hop tournament was fine and I would be hesitant about changing it.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

EyeKanFly — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:05:51 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 04/20/2023 15:05

4th place isn't bad for my top song of the year, and a great top 3. Thanks for running the show cestuneblague!

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

LedZep — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:48:25 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 04/20/2023 09:48

cestuneblague wrote:

Thanks for hosting!

Fun tourney, good rankings. This is my personal fave top 3 of any tournament we've done iirc.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

travelful — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:47:49 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 04/20/2023 00:47

cestuneblague wrote:

sounds fun.

thanks for hosting, always love doing these tournaments with you all.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:41:39 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/20/2023 00:41

ALlright that's a wrap for 2022 songs, obviously far from going off without a hitch but thanks everybody for participating and putting forth a lot of interesting tunes. Donno where to go from here, maybe if somebody can find the right genre we can have another variation of the Best Year Hip-Hop tournament? Stay tuned.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:24:36 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/19/2023 23:24

Give y'all another half hour

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:08:19 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/19/2023 00:08

Y'all have one more day to vote in the finals

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:42:33 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/12/2023 15:42

Yeah I moved these past few days so I totally forgot to put up the finals which I planned to do on Monday, but will (should?) get them up later tonight- both the final match between Billy and Big Thief and the 3rd place decider.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Hayden — Sat, 8 Apr 2023 12:44:19 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/08/2023 16:44

Asylum in the finals is unexpected (but very welcome).

Not sure which way I'll swing yet, but I'm predicting Big Thief will get the crown.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Sat, 8 Apr 2023 12:04:40 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/08/2023 16:04

Didn't get to the matches last night but didn't really affect the outcome, we'll be on to the final match (and 3rd place friendly) starting next week. Big congrats to Merc and Kokk.... inos for captaining the two final songs.

Final

Big Thief- Simulation Swarm
Billy Woods- Asylum

3rd Place Match

Kham Mesilien- A travers les orages
Etran De L'air- Toubouk Ine Chihoussay[/b]

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Anonymous — Sat, 1 Apr 2023 04:59:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/01/2023 08:59

Oh, I see. I forgot to make my chart when I first signed up 🧱

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Sat, 1 Apr 2023 03:12:58 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/01/2023 07:12

melisandre wrote:

For some reason it’s not letting me vote :?

First Things First...

You need to stop the poo-pushing and get to level 2 before you can vote.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Anonymous — Sat, 1 Apr 2023 03:10:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/01/2023 07:10

For some reason it’s not letting me vote 😕

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

cestuneblague — Sat, 1 Apr 2023 03:07:36 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/01/2023 07:07

Got these up later than I wanted, but y'all still have a week to get your votes in. It's 3am and I'm at an IHOP just outside Boston, don't say I'm not devoted.

Re: Best Song of 2022 Tournament (Noms Temp. Closed)

Hayden — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:37:29 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/31/2023 00:37

Was... not expecting 3 of those.