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  • 6

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • 5

    Votes: 15 42.9%
  • 4

    Votes: 14 40.0%
  • 3

    Votes: 2 5.7%
  • 2

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • 1

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 0

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    35
  • Poll closed .

Pink Unicorn Horsey

Megä Pöny Rÿdr
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PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE VOTING!

(It's a little different this time around.)

You are rating one of sixteen riffs in Round 2 of the February 2010 Riff-Off. Each of the other seven riffs can be heard and rated in the Tips and Clips room. More information about the Riff-Off can be found here.

Contrary to previous Riff-Off tournaments, this month's Riff-Off has no bracket; each riff will be rated on an individual basis according to a seven-point scale. Once all of the polls have closed, the scores for each riff will be averaged, and the four contestants with the highest average scores will advance to Round 3.

I encourage you to score each of the eight riffs. You may wish to listen to each riff before voting in order to establish a baseline. Of course, you are free to score riffs however you like, in whatever order you like. You could even give each riff the same score, if your impressions dictate so. It's all in your hands!

Because not all contestants have access to the same quality of recording equipment, your voting decision should be based first on the actual composition, second on the player's execution of the riff. Try to look past recording quality. Some questions you may want to ask yourself while considering which way to vote: What is the emotional impact of the riff? How original is the riff? Does the riff inspire me? Would I want to hear a whole song built off this riff?

Note that each contestant has chosen a battle name for the Riff-Off; their identities have been hidden from all other contestants and the voting public, and will be revealed at the end of the Riff-Off, when a champion is crowned.

Lastly, while comments are strongly encouraged, please realize that each contestant put personal time and creative energy into his or her submission. If you have any critique to provide in this thread, give the contestants the courtesy of making it constructive. This competition is built on the premises of fun and musical growth.

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If you run into any technical issues or have other questions regarding the Riff-Off, PM or email me (kgmessier at gmail dot com).

Have fun!

- Keith
 
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Nicely written and executed. Can't find one flaw in it, but it doesn't peg my meter.
 
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Quite the "Fat Lizzy" tune!

I like my riffs to set a scene, then drop the big one as a punch line.

This riff is more like jogging along the street shouting at everyone who will listen:)


Great tone and playing, maybe not as original as the last entry.
 
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well this guy is an excellent player obviously, but I'd like to hear him branch out a bit more.
 
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Great tone and playing, maybe not as original as the last entry.

"Not as original" as the pentatonic box riff from the last round?

<- is surprised.

I thought... this guy... took a risk with a "happy riff". We'll see how it fares for him.

I uh, liked it. :outahere:
 
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"Not as original" as the pentatonic box riff from the last round?

<- is surprised.

I thought... this guy... took a risk with a "happy riff". We'll see how it fares for him.

I uh, liked it. :outahere:

How do you know it's a "him"? This contestant's riffs sound distinctly feminine to me.

I think she has a good chance of making it to the next round.

- Keith
 
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Well it's typical with those second guitar lines. It's well executed and the tone is nice. It might be too happy for my tastes, but it grooves and feels solid!
 
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I like happy and sad ..... it's angry that turns me off. This is well constructed and executed. I find no fault with it and rewarded it accordingly.
 
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I don't get you guys. This riff is far superior to round one in my book. More lyrical.
 
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How do you know it's a "him"? This contestant's riffs sound distinctly feminine to me.

I think she has a good chance of making it to the next round.

- Keith

she sounds hot
 
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With this chick's attention to detail and ability to make a 6x12 cabinet sound happy, I think there's no denying that she absolutely needs to make it to the next round. Undoubtedly, she has huge knockers.

On a more serious note, though, the placement and note selection of the harmonies is masterfully done. There is a slight mismatch, but I even think that makes it come a little more alive. This is among the top riffs of this round of the competition, in my book.
 
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i don't get you guys. This riff is far superior to round one in my book. More lyrical.

...the placement and note selection of the harmonies is masterfully done. There is a slight mismatch, but i even think that makes it come a little more alive. This is among the top riffs of this round of the competition, in my book.

+1.
 
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What? This chick has a 6x12??

She's sounding hotter by the minute!!!
 
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What? This chick has a 6x12??

She's sounding hotter by the minute!!!

Sounds to me like she's trying to compensate for some dramatic deficiency.
 
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Definitely feeling the Thin Lizzy vibe here.

Make me think of an English dimly lit, loud English pub decorated with banners and sheilds, as well as big-screen TVs showing a soccer match. Tall mugs of dark brews clink together in celebration and hearty laughs and shouts echo all around. A slightly inebriated bloke makes a pass at a well-endowed waitress and is rebuffed with a solid slap on the face. His buddies laugh at him and buy him another round...
 
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Cool! Of course.. I actually liked the first round better, but this is definitely fun and happy, and I like it - a riff that would make everybody at the gig feel real good.
 
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well this guy is an excellent player obviously, but I'd like to hear him branch out a bit more.

+1

There's a solid, well-played riff there. Not great but good. I like the feel it conveys but I start to get a little distracted by the fluff and add-ons. The harmony part, the fills, tend to distract a little. At some point I ask myself "what is she trying to hide with all that fluff?"
 
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I'm such a sucker for big, fun, major-key rock riffs.
 
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+1

There's a solid, well-played riff there. Not great but good. I like the feel it conveys but I start to get a little distracted by the fluff and add-ons. The harmony part, the fills, tend to distract a little. At some point I ask myself "what is she trying to hide with all that fluff?"

A hygiene issue, I'd guess.
 
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+1

There's a solid, well-played riff there ... I like the feel it conveys but ... The harmony part, the fills, tend to distract ...

I'm such a sucker for big, fun, major-key rock riffs.

put these two responses in a blender - frappe for 30 seconds ... that is my comment

without all the extras, it would be a 6

she needs to learn to edit
 
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