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Post by Daniel on Oct 16, 2018 21:06:18 GMT 1
 The reviews are in!
Here's what the judges had to say about the entries for this week's Ooky Spooky Category! |
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Post by Julian on Oct 17, 2018 12:05:16 GMT 1
Ornacia's CritiquesFirst of all, this was one of the strongest DSR weeks ever, I liked all choices in one way or the other and didn't want to rank anyone low but well, here we go.Delilah Grace | Alper Judging your lyrics and video, your song really fit the theme and screams Halloween. However, I do find the song slightly lackluster compared to the others, it is a bit boring to me and doesn't translate the creepy vibe as well through the sound as through the lyrics. Good try but not quite there yet, for me at least, as I would've preferred something more memorable.  Azealia Bongos | Aless Technically, this is a great entry. Lyrically it fits to the theme and the song sounds good. My problem is, that it just didn't stand out among all of the over the top weird entries this week (minus Delilah). It's a cute little halloween song but it's just nothing... special I guess. You did a good job but the strong competition just made you fade a bit into the background. In fact, I think your song from Week 4 would've actually been a perfect choice for this challenge, but sadly you couldn't know beforehand. Frieda Livêrie | Callum I probably sound like a broken record at this point but you snatched my wig once more. Sound, lyrics and video all fit the theme and most importantly, it sounds fantastic. Usually I'm not a fan of long songs but this was worth it and mentally teleported me right into the woods with the girl of the video. I wouldn't even say your song is insanely more creepy than any other song, it stood out by being a great song on its own and something I'd want to listen to again! Miss Piggy | Bas Another really great entry! Not sure whether I'd categorise this as Halloween, but it does give me weird cult that sacrifices virgins to summon satan. Either way it's an amazing song, I love music like this and while I wouldn't listen to it in my free time, it's a great piece in its own way. In the last three weeks you really stepped your game up, keep it up! Phoebe Struts | George J. I'm really, really torn on this entry. On the one hand I love it as a song and it gives me a haunting, kind of creepy vibe, plus it has a weird music video. On the other hand, the lyrics don't give me scary or Halloween-ish vibes at all, anybody who reads the lyrics would expect a boring song about a relationship. You kind of fit the theme, thanks to the sound and video, just not as well as some of the others. But as I said, your entry sounds amazing and you didn't make it easy for me to rank you this week at all. Junglepu$$y | Eke Literally the opposite of what I told Phoebe. Your song is... interesting to say the least, I don't think I've ever heard anything like it. I'm not sure whether I can even distinguish a real melody to be fair. Besides that, you absolutely hit the mark on this challenge, it's creepy, sounds unique and has a really outlandish vibe. Nothing I necessarily want to hear again but a great entry for this challenge nonetheless! Cake Fart$ | agni It took me some time to appreciate this song, it reminds me of Miss Piggy's entry from Week 3. The song is an absolute mess but for some reason I kinda enjoy it, it is pretty catchy and gave me a more light-hearted take on the challenge instead of being overly creepy. I'm not sure how much I like the song but there's something special about it. |
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 17, 2018 14:14:49 GMT 1
 Malala's Critiques What a spooky week, am I right ladies? All of you managed to scare me, but not all in a positive way. Azealia Bongos Honestly, this is a great song and I really loved it. But the only issue is that was it enough for Halloween? It certainly had some kind of spook in it, but I feel like it wasn't enough. But it was a good choice nevertheless, good job Miss Bongos, I'm glad to see you return from a bad week! | Cake Fart$ I have to say, this is not a song I'd hear over and over again. It is not necessary a bad song, but I don't particularly find it good. Also, I feel like it's too ... happy? While it's appreciated that you didn't take the obvious dark-themed song, I feel like it lacks in comparison to other songs. |
Delilah Grace Oh Miss Grace. I'm not completely sold on your song. While its music video is certainly spooky enough, I'm not overly getting a lot of Halloween vibes from the song itself. Nice attempt, but I feel like you could do better, especially considering you've been doing so well recently. | Junglepu$$y Amazing choice Miss Junglepu$$y. The song certainly has a haunting sound, and I love the fact that it's something different, something we don't hear very often. You definitely managed to find a fitting song this week. Great job, once again! | Miss Piggy A brilliant choice from you Miss Piggy! I feel like this was kind of a risk you took, but I think it certainly fits the Halloween theme. It might not be an obvious choice for this challenge, but the song has a weird and creepy sound (same for the video). Everything fit perfectly with the theme. Congratulations Miss Piggy! |
Frieda Livêrie I'm blown away. Great choice Miss Livêrie. I think your song was the most on point this week, including everything: the video, the music, the lyrics. I have nothing else to say, well done Miss Livêrie. | Phoebe Struts Here's the thing; your song was great, the music video certainly fits the theme, but the rest don't really scream Halloween to me. While it's not really a bad song, I feel like it didn't capture completely what we were expecting this week for a Halloween theme. |
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Post by Dylan on Oct 17, 2018 18:37:54 GMT 1
Nene's critiques
Well done ladies on a spectacular week! However, not all of you managed to scare me.
Delilah Grace | Alper
Oh no hunni what happened? After you snatched last week, I was expecting something better from you. While the lyrics of your song do relate to Halloween and do have a scary vibe, I don't think it was that scary and rather it just wasn't good, in my opinion. A good attempt I will say, since the song is decent, but it just doesn't go well for me when I consider that this week is supposed to be a scary week - hopefully you recover from this because you've been doing so well1
Azealia Bongos | Aless
A nice attempt this week Miss Bongos! After surviving the sing-off last week, you came back with something better. I like that the lyrics fit to the theme and give off a spooky vibe, but that's it really. I don't really have much to say on the song choice, other than compared to other queens this week, it wasn't amazing, but not bad anyway.
Frieda Livêrie | Callum
Omg wig snatched once again! I have forgotten all about your little mishap in the living legends week by now because this is what the real Frieda is all about - edginess. I love your song choice personally; the atmosphere is very spooky and the video accompanying it fits perfectly to the overall theme that we're looking for this week. I felt like I was alone in the woods on a dark, cold night and saw the ghost of my rival Kim Zolciak's talent and started to haunt me again. Well done hunny!
Miss Piggy | Bas
Excellent choice sweetheart. This song overall just seems a little "satanic" if I could say so myself; the chanting and the overall vibe of the music video really gives off a scary vibe! While it's not Halloween, it's scary and I'm living for that.
Phoebe Struts | George J.
I have to agree with my fellow bitches Ornacia and Malala that while your choice wasn't bad at all, it just doesn't capture what we are looking for this week. The music video for sure gives a creepy vibe, but that's where it ends, I'm afraid. I appreciate you took a risk, although it just didn't work for me this week hunni. I wish you could have also taken music and more so the lyrics into consideration.
Junglepu$$y | Eke
Amazing work hunni! You were able to find a song that was very fitting for the theme and it just works very well, in my opinion. I got a haunting vibe from the song and it just really screams "Halloween" to me.
Cake Fart$ | agni
Not a bad attempt wig, but certainly not the best one. I'm torn because the song is not terrible, but it just doesn't give me an overall spooky or creepy vibe like some of the other songs this week and I feel like the choice just doesn't work with the theme that we were looking for. Not a bad attempt, but not a great one either. |
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