JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Aces High, El Dorado, Alchemist and Clansman, but it was a pretty tough choice anyway...
Iron Maiden lyrics tournament final: Empire of the Clouds rises above all
- Thread starter mckindog
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Eliminated Aces High and the Clansman
The final seedings are done, the game is about to get serious as we return to head-to-head matchups for the round of 32.
Our first matchups
STARBLIND
versus
DANCE OF DEATH
and
EMPIRE OF THE CLOUDS
versus
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
The final seedings are done, the game is about to get serious as we return to head-to-head matchups for the round of 32.
Our first matchups
STARBLIND
versus
DANCE OF DEATH
and
EMPIRE OF THE CLOUDS
versus
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
MrKnickerbocker
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I love Dance of Death and Stranger in a Stranger Land, but the lyrics in Starblind and Empire are certainly superior.
Fairly easy choice. Starblind is thoughtful, philosophical, and has rich imagery . Empire is packed with near-theatrical drama.
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
I voted for Starblind, but I really hate seeing it battle Dance of Death. Dance deserves to go far in this tournament, but any song that faces Starblind is going to have a hard time.
Empire is a no-brainer.
Empire is a no-brainer.
Hallowed - excellent storytelling with feeling and hints at back story. Blood Brothers - decent expression of sentiment, although I don't find this one of the best set of lyrics. I can't identify with the sentiment in Wasted Years at all, though, so BB gets the vote.
MrKnickerbocker
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Hallowed - for the same reason as Brigs.
Wasted Years - which has very concise, easy to understand, yet incredibly interesting hooky lyrics.
Shame we will probably lose these BNW songs, tho.
Wasted Years - which has very concise, easy to understand, yet incredibly interesting hooky lyrics.
Shame we will probably lose these BNW songs, tho.
The images of Brave New World are great and perfect fit with the music, but I don't think they really add up to anything substantial or capture the source material
Hallowed, on the other hand tells a compelling, provocative story in very few words.
Blood Brothers: shitty things make me sad — but we are one! I think the poignancy of the subject matter matches the music, but it just doesn't tie together well when you read the words apart from the music.
Wasted Years is not a contender to win it all — not enough depth or poetry, and the message doesn't resonate personally — but it does a very solid job of getting its point across.
Hallowed, on the other hand tells a compelling, provocative story in very few words.
Blood Brothers: shitty things make me sad — but we are one! I think the poignancy of the subject matter matches the music, but it just doesn't tie together well when you read the words apart from the music.
Wasted Years is not a contender to win it all — not enough depth or poetry, and the message doesn't resonate personally — but it does a very solid job of getting its point across.
MrKnickerbocker
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Yep, what Mosh said.