Riff-Off 2.4: Stockholm Syndrome vs. Chumble Spuzz

[GoDrex]

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7 to 7 right now

[daemon barbeque]

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this round is hot! I listened to both again and again! Well done brothers!

[B2D]

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Wow... close round so far.

Both are notey and melodic and had cool rhythms. Each one has their unique strengths.

Voted!

[elscorcho]

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WOW!

Great work guys! Congrats on bing in the final!

Voted....but IT WASN"T EASY for me!

[GoDrex]

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the lead has switched twice so far - that's craziness

[80's_Metal]

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close one for sure!
I like the old grimy sludgy sound of stokholm one, but the chumble spuzz one was clean AND nasty, just like I like em . . . clean and nasty!

[Gamera]

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Upon first listen both riffs seem cluttered with unnecessary fluff.

Stockholm's distorted tone is downright offensive. Each time I've listened to it I wish it faded in or somehow prepared me for the dirty, flubby, fizzy, lazy, plodding, annoyingness.

Chumble's instantly sounds like a riff Iron Maiden would have thrown away in about 1984. The delay is a little distracting and the crunchy payoff seems cliche and makes me say "really? Are you serious?"

Having said all that, and after a few more listens, my ears start to sort through the fluff and get to the riffage.

Stockholm's does seem to have a cool, almost classic rock vibe about it. It sounds like an intro to an Alice in Chains or Smashing Pumpkins song. It's not bad, but to me ears it sounds like a prelude to the real riff which should immediately follow.

Chumble's riff is more ambitious and attempts to deliver a variety of emotions. My favorite part of it is the dramatic pauses after the first few bars. This is presumably done to let the echo ring out but it's also a great contrast to the crunch that immediately follows.

I'd love to hear each of these with the effects and fuzz stripped away but in the end I think I have to go with Chumble.

[GoDrex]

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tied up again 14-14 at this point.

[crusty philtrum]

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Wow, two great entries for sure !!! I listened a few times and i feel that both riffs have a 'vision' to them, and both make me feel like i'm listening to a song rather than just a riff, which i think is probably a big credit to our riffmesters.

Ignoring sound and recording quality, and performance quality, one riff spoke more to my sensibilities and my desire to hear things 'outside the box', so it got my vote. But both felt very focused and solid, like direct, confident statements rather than vague concepts. These are good things in my book.

Congratulations to both, you've made this a great final and it's been a joy to listen. Rock on !

[DankStar]

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went with chumble. I liked the idea of stock using bass (at least I think it's a bass guitar), but it's just too distorted for me to grab on to.

[LesStrat]

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Great work, guys!

I'm not a fuzz fan, yet after listening a couple of times Stockholm's riff really stood out.

Chumble's lick grabbed me immediately. I like the contrast of the muted, staccato lick with the distorted response.

Tough call.

[GoDrex]

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wow - tied up again 18 to 18

[scottish]

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cast my vote. i really liked both riffs in this round

[DrNewcenstein]

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I dug Stock's grimy blown-speaker tone, as well as the groove he laid down with it. Both fit each other very well.

Chumble's use of delay and emptiness was excellent, but I felt Stock had the stronger, more-easily-identifiable-with riff.

[elscorcho]

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Whoa!!!!......19-19!!!!