Karaoke Competition VII

[GipFace]

Bleh I forgot to vote... I was planning on putting it off until the site was fixed, but oh well. Not that it would have made much of a difference, anyway.

[Ten]

Darnit! For some reason, I thought I have until this weekend to vote. I already have my cheat list with votes and comments. Man, I shouldn't have had procrastinated. =(

BTW, thanks for the really nice comments. They were quite unexpected. =D

I will not let myself go completely when I sing unless I own this whole place for a one mile radius.

Man, I know what you mean. I can only sing to my heart's content when there's no one at home. Or when I'm driving.

[Shiemi]

Thank you for the comments. I was a bit lost with the one about me getting scared, though. That actually reminded me that I wanted to apologize if anyone that greeted me or said something to me on the day of the broadcast didn't receive a reply. I was multi-tasking while listening and couldn't keep up with the logs. When I read the logs afterwards I realized I hadn't replied to some people when they had addressed me on something/greeted me/whatever. I got self-conscious when I read about the person that thought he/she scared me for some reason and wondered if it had been one of the people I didn't reply to.

Good luck, everyone!

[kcl822]

Here's what everybody's been waiting for: the scores! Or ranking, in this case.

So without further ado, the winner of the 7th karaoke competition is...

Meiyo!!
Congratulations!!!

2nd place goes to stakato and her lovely rendition of Motherland!

3rd place goes to Ten and her rendition of Don't Bother None!

For all 3, please send me your home address so I can send you the prizes (which I hope they get there in one piece or USPS will be burned)!

And for Meiyo, you will have the chance to be a guest judge for the next solo competition (I'll remind you around the time it gets there if you want to participate as a judge or not). Meaning, lots and lots of work for you.

BTW: flan finally got the lowest score! Congrats?


(hum... just noticed that the winners are all females... where are the males!)




And now, comments by me. They are of course, my opinion so you can ignore it if you want.


Chibi_nasu - Secret Sorrow (X TV)

Spoiler:

-Like always, I'm amazed at how the voice changes. Emotion comes across clearly throughout the whole song. Chorus might need some work since some pitches are very unstable (same can be said near the ending). Otherwise a very nice song.

drather - Split (Honey and Clover II)

Spoiler:

-No wonder there are some many fangirls... The voice is sooooo soothing. Some high notes are flimsy - you shouldn't have held back on those notes. The rest... perfect.

Cz - Pleasure Line (Chrono Crusade)

Spoiler:

-One good example of a person who keeps improving every time they enter.
It does sound like you're having fun (emotion is going across fine). Keep up the good work! (and work on those high notes)

Fuyu - Sakura Biyori (Bleach)

Spoiler:

-Cute song! And a cute voice! Noooooo!!
Anyway... Voice does match the song, so that's one good thing. Voice dynamics gets better right in the middle (the beginning was kind of shaky). And that low note! Perfect! Just let everything out, don't keep it to yourself!

Shurin - Balalaika (Kirarin Revolution)

Spoiler:

-One of the most interesting songs, I must say. Pitch is kind of unstable at the beginning but it does get better in the chorus. Maybe try not to be that cute? Can't wait for the next one!

HimuraKiyone - Cry No More (Blood+)

Spoiler:

-Voice is kind of soft for this type of song, but is still sung very nicely. Chorus needs more impact - let it out!

Fome - Trust You Forever (Gundam G)

Spoiler:

-Mr. Gundam! We can always count on your strong voice and you don't disappoint either.
I would be wasting energy if I wrote more comments so I won't (except for that missed note part somewhere before the guitar solo).

Jinto - Halleluja (Resident Evil)

Spoiler:

-Who are you trying to scare again? You need more emotion to scare me, that's for sure.

Minister_Ramen - Boku Note (Doraemon Movie 2006)

Spoiler:

-I like your voice too, actually. It has that calming effect. Now, if you can get the high notes it would be perfect (your really high notes with the falsetto thing is perfect though-- in fact, one of my favorites).

the_pale_lady - Dearest (Inuyasha)

Spoiler:

-Another soothing voice. And of course, a pop stopper wouldn't hurt on the mic. The only complaint that I have is that some notes comes out too late. I think that's it.

GipFace - Feel Coming Spring (Haru no Ashioto - the footsteps of spring)

Spoiler:

-I still wonder how in the world you can even hit those notes. Next thing we know you'll be singing in the soprano range! Of course, some notes sound just too strained. If you can improve those, you'll be set for the next challenge (to be the guy who can sing really high notes).

Hina - Kimi He (Final Fantasy X-2)

Spoiler:

-Dynamics needs some work since this song is mostly the same notes over and over. Nice voice too... I want this voice too...

Mnemosyne - Kaze no Machi e (Tsubasa Chronicles)

Spoiler:

-Very relaxing song. Zzzzz... I mean, what the...! Anyway, minor flat parts sprinkled, but that's about it.

stakato - Motherland (Full Metal Alchemist)

Spoiler:

-Need a better recording, that's for sure. Specially when you have such a nice voice too. Nice high note finish!

Kurami - Hishoku no Sora (Welcome to the NHK)

Spoiler:

-Another cute voice! And a cute anime, with probably cute characters and... Anyway, chorus part has some unstable melody, very minor so it doesn't matter.

LeLiAye - Invoke (Gundam Seed)

Spoiler:

-Nice strong voice. It sounds kind of flat from time to time, like you're tired (maybe you sang it so many times that you can't sing it anymore?). More voices to steal, I tell you!

hirose - Open Your Mind (Ah My Goddess)

Spoiler:

-Rhythm is off from time to time. Another strong voice in our midsts!

NyCzAL - Heaven's Not Enough (Wolf's Rain)

Spoiler:

-Another person who is swarmed by fangirls. Chorus could have been more exciting though (and watch the tempo). And now, back to our regular fangirl swarming session.

basket - Pathetique - II. Adagio cantabile (Nodame Cantabile)

Spoiler:

-Ah, basket. The only person who submits an instrumenal entry. And yes, technically this is classical, but oh well. Since I can't play this piece I can't say many bad things about it (just watch the tempo and the trills). Ooops, I just said it.

flan - Let's Go, Gekiganger 3! (Nadesico)

Spoiler:

-Here's the other interesting song. You know, since you are doing it for fun and so on I doubt anything I say will change anything. So I won't and hope you stay like you are (is fun that way). Funny how you got the rhythm correct.

llama - Kaze no Youni to Jiyuu (Cooking Master Boy)

Spoiler:

-Beginning pitch is off, but after that, everything else is nicely sung.

LytHka - Awayuki (Mashiro Botan Game)

Spoiler:

-Shaky beginning but it gets more stable as the song progresses. Many key changes, which you handled nicely. Nice song too.

keikonani - Sen no Yoru wo Koete (Bleach)

Spoiler:

-Very emotionally sung, that's for sure. Don't try to rush through the fast parts though.

Shiemi - This Love (Blood+)

Spoiler:

-I alway enjoy listening to you sing. The mood of the song has been captured perfectly, that's for sure. What more can I say.

Mien - Twinkle My Heart (Spiral - Suiri no Kizuna)

Spoiler:

-Why... cute song... why... I can kind of hear you trying to stiffle the smile/giggles though.
A refreshing song.

Adonic Meki - Tattoo Kiss (Kaleido Star)

Spoiler:

-It sounds like you have some trouble hitting the low notes, when I would think you would be good at it. I can hear you're having fun though, so is all good.

Meiyo - Hitoiro (Nana movie)

Spoiler:

-What a beautiful voice. It shall be mine one of these days! And you didn't miss any of the fast parts either! Wonderfully sung!

Mysticmidnightmaiden - Innocent~Mujaki na mama de~ (Digimon Frontier)

Spoiler:

-Some parts are indeed too soft. I guess you have some trouble reaching those notes? Pitch-wise, you didn't miss them so is okay.
Try to get the mic volume a bit louder the next time though.

KazU - Makka na Chikai (Busou Renkin)

Spoiler:

-A fast song! It sounds like you're holding your voice back on some parts. Time to clear the house!

phaedrine - No One (Shinigami no Ballad)

Spoiler:

-I think your voice will be better for a fast/happy song than a sad/serious song. Sounds like you're having a lot of fun though.

pinkdreamer - Last Regrets (Kanon II)

Spoiler:

-Amazing how you can hold the notes. Recording should have been better... blast that horrible recording!

Shinndou - Living Inside the Shell (Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex)

Spoiler:

-I demand a better recording! Another one of those unsual voices that are just so nice and so on and so forth. You can do better than this!

Cheyanne - Shinjitsu no Uta (Inuyasha)

Spoiler:

-We demand a studio-quality recording from you! Amazing voice and singing skills. Take that, Cheyanne's old teacher! (of course, a recording where you don't hold back would be nice too)

swtdreams - Sakura Biyori (Bleach)

Spoiler:

-Cute song alert! Just don't try to rush throughout the whole song.

_yeah - Sekai ga Owaru Madewa (Slam Dunk)

Spoiler:

-Rhythm seems off. Nice handling of the high notes though!

Ten - Don't Bother None (Cowboy Bebop)

Spoiler:

-My first thought is "Wow"!. Amazing how you got the mood and tone of the song perfectly! There are some iffy parts where the pitch is really flat, but hey, who cares when the whole thing is so nice!

For those who are preparing for the next one, the next karaoke competition will be the duets (probably taking place sometime in the fall) so keep checking and good luck to all~

[Mnemosyne]

yay! congrats to the winners! all three of you got a 10 from me! ^^;;

also, many many thanks to everyone who commented on mine....! i'll have to try not to put anyone to sleep next time... an unboring song... maybe ALI Project... mujaja... nobody would be able to sleep through an attempt to sing ALI Project.... *mental note*

[Jinto]

Heh, indeed.

Congratulations to all our winners!

Yes, this been fun fun fun.

(And I did not want to scare anyone kcl822!!! Imo the song isn't that scary... or maybe I listened to it too often to get the scary thing. Btw. you'ld be surprised how hard it is to put emotion into bass. )

Thank you dear commenters

[Chibi Nasu]

Congratulations to the winners! You were all great~

[Red HamsterX]

Originally Posted by kcl822

BTW: flan finally got the lowest score! Congrats?

All I can say is, "'Bout time!"

In fact, I think I'll say that to you now. Like, right now.

[Shiemi]

Congrats to the winners, especially Meiyo! Yay!

Also congrats to flan on getting lowest as he wanted!

I do wonder what happened to the males too.

[bubba]

hey everyone!
wow... thanks a lot for the votesss and the comments !!!.. really..!

congratsss to meiyoo !! and to ten too.. you guys did great !!...

[LeLiAye]

Thanks for the comments and votes! and CONGRATS to all the winners....
Everyone did a great job!!!!

BTW when i was going over the logs i saw this when it was my turn:
"<+drather> sounds similar to how bubba sounded in last comp"

LOL you were close drather ...actually bubba wasn't me.. and bubba
is stakato (my sister).. because for some reason she couldn't register under the
same name in karacom page

So yeah, gratz to everyone again!!! hope to see you all
for the upcoming duet competition!! ^^

[Red HamsterX]

Originally Posted by LeLiAye

hope to see you all for the upcoming duet competition!! ^^

Oh, I'll be there. And I'll be joined by a very special teammate.

[Natsumeyashi Meiyo]

O.o Wow... I'm quite speachless... I really didn't expect this, because there were so many wonderful, wonderful entries this time. But thanks! Really, thanks everyone who voted

And a huge congrats to stakato and ten You were both amazing

And congrats to everyone else as well, of course You were all amazing *hugs everyone*

As for being a judge: I find that very, very interesting xD

[Cz]

Noo... the girls all got the top3!

*wonders who was the top-ranking male in the top10*

Anyway, congrats to the winners!

*wonders who flan's teammate is*

[Shinndou]

Congrats to the winners and to everybody else who partecipated! I had fun taking part in this, and I'll probably join future contests (not sure about the duet one though) since this was really an entertaining experience.

I apologize for the crappy recording quality, I'll eventually try to get a decent microphone and headset sooner or later.

[Ten]

Wow. Thanks. And congratulations to both Meiyo and stakato. They are incredible!! Their renditions of Hitoiro and Motherland, respectively, are archived in my iPod (along with a bunch of others).

[hirose]

Yay! congratulations to all winners!!
I had lots of fun listening to all entries too bad couldnt put my votes on time Ñ_Ñ
and thanks to all who voted and commented ~~
cant wait for next contest... any one wants to sing with me???

[kcl822]

Originally Posted by Red HamsterX

Oh, I'll be there. And I'll be joined by a very special teammate.

I'm wondering... who is this "special teammate"? Now I'm really curious! Ugh!

Originally Posted by lwl12

Noo... the girls all got the top3!

*wonders who was the top-ranking male in the top10*

As for the top-ranking males...
fome, drather, and shinndou were the top-ranking.
Not surprised at this either. Kind of expected? Heh.

Oh well... We'll see how the duets will be like.

[Kurami]

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!
WOW at all the amazing voices and talent this time around if kcl hadn't stole all the voices i would have :P
i had so much fun listening and participating!!
so whats next?? Duet Comp might just might listen to that one unless there is anyone who still needs a partner!!

[The_Pale_Lady]

WOW that was really a great bunch of people singing!! I can't wait for the next one!! Congrats to the winners I think I voted 10s for all of you!!!! YEA!!

out of curiosity will the comments of all the voters be posted?