tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post1269720912224944863..comments2023-09-02T10:15:35.040-04:00Comments on ________SpinTunes: SpinTunes #1 Round 1 TotalsSpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-14794486983869285072010-06-30T18:56:44.943-04:002010-06-30T18:56:44.943-04:00I made reference in my review to something I wrote...I made reference in my review to something I wrote. If anyone is interested, you can read it here: http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/ghosts-from-a-world-long-dead/Juleshttp://juliasherred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-91473408284895396582010-06-30T10:43:36.720-04:002010-06-30T10:43:36.720-04:00Can I just add to Travis' comments though...
R...Can I just add to Travis' comments though...<br />Re "Listening to what the judges like and dislike and HOW (we) are judging you..."<br /><br />Bugger that.<br /><br />Write your music for YOURSELF!<br />Let NO-ONE'S opinion put you down.<br />Listen to critique, sure, but do NOT write your music in an attempt to mollify *judges*.<br /><br />"Even in the face of Armageddon...Never compromise."JoeCovenanthttp://www.joecovenant.bandcamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-52798503691359884242010-06-30T10:36:11.986-04:002010-06-30T10:36:11.986-04:00Thanks to Travis "Spintown" Langworthy f...Thanks to Travis "Spintown" Langworthy for hosting the fun. Thanks to the judges for their hard work ranking and reviewing all the entries! Each reviewer brought a unique perspective. You can really see all the time, thought and effort that went into the rankings and reviews. <br /><br />Looking at the numbers, I'm pleased and proud that Godz Poodlz placed (4th overall). But it's also interesting to note that no two judges agreed on what was the best song. There were 13 songs that ranked higher than Godz Poodlz by at least one of the judges. And there were 12 different songs that ranked 4th or better by one of the judges. Like Travis pointed out, Jenny Katz gets the distinction of being ranked both best and worst by two separate judges. So each challenger can feel secure in the knowledge that their song was better than the best song and worse than the worst song! <br /><br />In the end, we all need to take pride in our songs as songs, not as numbers or reviews or comments, but as personal achievements. And that's where the real thanks comes into play. Because without the impetus of SpinTunes, Godz Poodlz would have written one less song.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673189030644074151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-35426720278435309872010-06-30T08:53:48.455-04:002010-06-30T08:53:48.455-04:00Ditto everything Heather said :) Thanks to all!Ditto everything Heather said :) Thanks to all!The Offhand Bandhttp://theoffhandband.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-57904905888932541192010-06-30T07:23:54.537-04:002010-06-30T07:23:54.537-04:00As I live and breathe... Edric Haleen with a 1st p...As I live and breathe... Edric Haleen with a 1st place ranking. Something is very right about that.Dave Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617556290378317379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-56639861284980643722010-06-30T02:13:26.683-04:002010-06-30T02:13:26.683-04:00Well said Edric! Thank you judges for all your ti...Well said Edric! Thank you judges for all your time and energy and valuable feedback. Thank you Travis for hosting and keeping it all in perspective. Thank you fellow songwriters for putting it all out on the line and being supportive through the nerves!<br /><br />And thanks to all of you who have been doing this a while for opening up to newbies like me, and for your patience while I sort out who is who and what names everyone goes by and such! I do think you're all more and more amazing as I get to know more about you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328837483013737761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-54395904505752024362010-06-30T01:52:25.323-04:002010-06-30T01:52:25.323-04:00I just want to take this opportunity to say THANK ...I just want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! to all of the judges, for taking the time and pains to rank AND review all of the songwriters! I cannot IMAGINE how much work and effort that must have been. It's not just that the submissions were of such quality -- it's that they were also all so DIFFERENT from each other. Forget about apples and oranges -- we had apples and oranges and bubblegum and sports franchises and black-and-white photographs and bobble-head dolls and designer potpourri fragrances! How on Earth do you go about ranking them in sequence?!? Let alone REVIEWING them all, too -- which I'm sure took magnitudes of order longer to finish than the rankings did!<br /><br />There are now less than 24 hours until the Round 2 challenge gets posted. And I can't wait. The joys of these songwriting challenges for me are (1) the excitement and challenge of the creation, and (2) the excitement and discovery of seeing (hearing!) what ALL of the participants created. I'm so impressed by the first round -- and I have a whole swath of new songs saved to iTunes from the superhero challenge!<br /><br />So thanks to Travis for getting SpinTunes off the ground -- and thanks to all the participants who have gotten it off to such a great start! Here's hoping this is just the beginning, with much more awesomeness to follow!<br /><br /><br />:-)<br /><br />EdricEdric Haleenhttp://happinessboard.com/Edric_Haleen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com