Board 8 > [VGMC] d98: Bad End Syndrome vs Filthy Mind, Rustling Throb vs Midnight Lady

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azuarc
07/05/20 9:57:13 PM
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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 14, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VNrPnFRI7nJ4PqFiURBW0NWqxvXiuasoq8Sn_O169ss/edit#gid=320804650
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=473292
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78714595
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1REnVI_W6yELaDP6Zac8b0Wq
ToC playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE-TQMj19D0k5nm-0zeH12J
VGMC compability sheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lpX4faqnn_geI0y4i6MrZ2AXpV6SWXoWrIA6_eyx-yM/edit

Rules:
- Listen to both of the songs. Links have conveniently been provided for both songs. Even if Song A is your favorite of all-time and Song B is from a series you hate... Listen. To. Both. (If I have suspicions your vote is not based on a fair and impartial preference, it will be disqualified.)
- Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.).
- Please make your voting options clear, rather than burying them in text.
- Each set of matches lasts 24 hours, even if the new one isnt up by then. (Matches do not begin until at least 10:00 EDT.)
- Always vote on the versions of the song provided, not versions from different sources.
- If you know ahead of time that you're not going to be around and you want to vote in advance, post your choices in the discussion/bracket topic.
- Please do NOT post tallies/score updates in the middle of the match, as this has a tendency to directly influence matches.
- You don't have to vote in all the matches, but it'd be cool if you did!

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Match 1

Nostalgia Op.2 - Bad End Syndrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvfwGS0lW4c

Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NbQFGnQaCE

Match 2

Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jndRUvxUXxA

Beatmania IIDX 25 Cannon Ballers - Midnight Lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVJrubwwsQ

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Easy vote form:
Bad End Syndrome / The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche / Midnight Lady

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NFUN
07/05/20 9:59:14 PM
#2:


Brain
Heart

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DireKrow
07/05/20 10:01:25 PM
#3:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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Hbthebattle
07/05/20 10:01:52 PM
#4:


Filthy Mind
Midnight Lady
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Collen
07/05/20 10:08:49 PM
#5:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady

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azuarc
07/05/20 10:13:48 PM
#6:


NFUN posted...
Brain
Heart

not even going for "hearts and minds?"

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Raetsel_Lapin
07/05/20 10:14:10 PM
#7:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

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Toxtricity
07/05/20 10:14:14 PM
#8:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

match 1 is pretty close

Match 2 is one of the few easy matches of r3 for me; i don't dislike midnight lady but it doesnt do much for me. Rustling Throbe~Cloche is contender for favorite gust song
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NFUN
07/05/20 10:18:00 PM
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azuarc posted...
not even going for "hearts and minds?"
i would've but the first match isn't the heart match

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KCF0107
07/05/20 10:22:40 PM
#10:


Filthy
Lady
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banshiryuu
07/05/20 10:23:14 PM
#11:


Bad End Syndrome (61st) vs "The Filthy Mind" - Theme of the Hive Mind (63rd)
Hearts Aflutter ~Chroche~ (34th) vs Midnight Lady (43rd)

holy fuck what went catastrophically wrong to make this round 1 match
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-hotdogturtle--
07/05/20 10:24:14 PM
#12:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady

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tgs2
07/05/20 10:34:21 PM
#13:


Bad End Syndrome (32nd) / The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind) (30th)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche (NR) / Midnight Lady (10th)

If it weren't for Deoxyribose/LL Infinite, match 1 would have been my closest R3 match I think.

I am going for the slightest of upset picks here, which really isn't much when its only 2 ranks apart lol. Bad End Syndrome just sounds the slightest bit better right now.
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Team Rocket Elite
07/05/20 10:39:29 PM
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Nostalgia Op.2 - Bad End Syndrome
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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GameBopAdv
07/05/20 10:46:05 PM
#15:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady

Match 1 was actually surprisingly close for me

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Janus5k
07/05/20 10:50:20 PM
#16:


Bad End Syndrome (38/64) < The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind) (23/64)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche (36/64) < Midnight Lady (21/64)

Pretty much identical matches in terms of rankings, huh. Respectable day all around.

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loweffortmemes
07/05/20 11:53:50 PM
#17:


Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

Rustling Throb ~ Cloche > The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind) > Midnight Lady > Bad End Syndrome
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Mac Arrowny
07/06/20 12:10:05 AM
#18:


Bad End Syndrome
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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UF8
07/06/20 12:29:21 AM
#19:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

that second match is harder than i expected
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Prody Parrot
07/06/20 12:51:44 AM
#20:


Midnight Lady
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FL81
07/06/20 1:05:51 AM
#21:


Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Beatmania IIDX 25 Cannon Ballers - Midnight Lady

Would take BES over most of the other Calamity songs

What ever match 2

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tennisboy213
07/06/20 2:53:12 AM
#22:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

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xp1337
07/06/20 4:29:54 AM
#23:


Nostalgia Op.2 - Bad End Syndrome
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

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th3l3fty
07/06/20 7:50:44 AM
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Nostalgia Op.2 - Bad End Syndrome
Beatmania IIDX 25 Cannon Ballers - Midnight Lady
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sergiocornaga
07/06/20 8:46:06 AM
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The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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dowolf
07/06/20 10:44:23 AM
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The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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TheArkOfTurus
07/06/20 11:00:17 AM
#27:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

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DoctorJimmy133
07/06/20 11:07:06 AM
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Bad End Syndrome
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

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xx521xx
07/06/20 11:44:10 AM
#29:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
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Flamander
07/06/20 11:50:08 AM
#30:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

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Place
07/06/20 11:59:38 AM
#31:


Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

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rwlh
07/06/20 1:05:34 PM
#32:


43. Nostalgia Op.2 - Bad End Syndrome
vs.
59. Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)

What I had:
Bitbop > Disco Necropolis

Bad End Syndrome is very pretty. Lovely, even. Everything feels smooth (except maybe the link quality), with nice piano flourishes and such. It's a good song, but it stops shy of being a keeper for me, not for any one reason, but based solely on personal taste. (I gave it a 6.5.)

I said this during Scourge of the Universe's match but I just can't get into a lot of Calamity music, particularly the songs that "go hard" like Filthy Mind. There's really nothing I can point to and go, oh, I like this, this really stands out to me. I guess parts are in mixed meter so that's kind of cool? I don't really know what else to say about this. I still gave it a 5, which is average, meaning it doesn't stand out good or bad to me. I'm glad people seem to like it I guess!

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32. Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche
vs.
29. Beatmania IIDX 25 Cannon Ballers - Midnight Lady

What I had:
Battle YAS 2 > Level 5 (Hoi Aga) (wildcard)

I was consistently shocked this contest by how little an impression Rustling Throb left on me. Don't get me wrong, I like it, it's super cool, I like basically everything it does. I just expected to really like it. It has all the elements of an Ar tonelico song I'd gravitate toward. It's still a super cool song though! I love how the vocals blend in seamlessly with the rest of the music, I love how everything builds together to form a cohesive package, I love virtually all the sounds and how they dance with each other. It's a super cool song. I just apparently like half of the field more. /shrug

I'm always so happy when the channel changing at the start of Midnight Lady stops on the actual song. This song is a delight. Very funky, very lively, lots of SAX POWER. This feels like it would be on an 80s cop show...or, more accurately, a 20s revival of an 80s cop show with a modern sensibility. I always enjoy listening to this, no matter what kind of mood I'm in. happy happy song~

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Votes:
Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady
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PIayer_0
07/06/20 3:35:46 PM
#33:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

wtf super short day, 2:11 + 1:58 + 2:37 + 2:10 = 8:56, and Flightless is 10:02

fun fact #2 yesterday had four songs I'd never voted for while today has four songs I've voted for every time except Disco Necropolis over Filthy Mind because that match was evil

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TsunamiXXVIII
07/06/20 5:43:34 PM
#34:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

Man, when this contest started, I thought it was going to be another great one line last year. Seeing that something awful still managed to win last year, though, and seeing it win again in the ToC, should've been a sign. The idea of Midnight Lady-Cloche being a round 3 match repulses me, and I'd almost be ready to take VftW strats but Filthy Mind is far enough ahead of both of them that even though the first match isn't close, I'd still have something good to vote for next round if it doesn't go my way.

Bad End Syndrome >>>>>>>>>>>> Filthy Mind >>>>>>>>>>>> Midnight Lady >> Cloche

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JONALEON1
07/06/20 6:18:51 PM
#35:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

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Haste_2
07/06/20 6:22:48 PM
#36:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

First match was pretty close. Second match was never close, plus Rustling Throb has grown on me a lot!

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Snowva
07/06/20 6:54:05 PM
#37:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady
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Mr Lasastryke
07/06/20 7:19:16 PM
#38:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady

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ZelRaat
07/06/20 7:46:03 PM
#39:


The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Midnight Lady

Midnight Lady > Rustling Throb ~ Cloche > The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind) >>> Bad End Syndrome
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PabloSmith
07/06/20 8:28:31 PM
#40:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady

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cakophon
07/06/20 9:25:22 PM
#41:


Bad End Syndrome > The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche > Midnight Lady

LOVE thesongs i am voting for. the ones im not are also like not bad though they are pretty good/okay infact i think
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kaonashi1
07/06/20 9:42:21 PM
#42:


Bad End Syndrome
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche


bad end syndrome - first encountered: cako's pre-vgmc14 guessing game - trend: steady
-still pretty charmed by this fairytale parade of a song, with its nimble piano lines and alice schach's typical pixie-like vocal delivery. the immediate comparison to chocolate missile is pretty low-hanging fruit but they appeal to me in somewhat different ways-- chocolate missile's more overtly adventurous forays into shifting styles mid-song and its darker, mysterious tone is replaced with a more subtly evolving composition and a lighter, playful mood. by the end of it, this track almost feels like it's celebrating something-- a bad end?

the filthy mind - first encountered: bost5 - trend: steady
tcal goes METAL. what a contrast to the previous track. the changes in meter are fun and the progression is ominous. and then it goes METAL FLUTE and I like that section a lot, particularly as a foil to the heavily overdriven guitar-dominant sections. the chord progression just before that with the piano is also neat. this is a relatively short tcal track but it puts in work.

rustling throb - first encountered: at2 soundtrack listenthrough between vgmc1 and vgmc2 - trend: steady
-a standout from one of my favourite osts, a track that really says 'ar tonelico'. (well, not literally.) killer intro and sharp production-- the electronic percussion that kicks in at 0:22 is great stuff. the buildup that starts at 0:57 and its eventual payoff is really worth it. again, a pretty short track that really makes the most of its time.

midnight lady - first encountered: this vgmc - trend: steady
-catchy hooks and a big beat give this track energy to spare, but every time the track hits 0:47 I hope the track takes a delightfully unexpected melodic turn and it never does. it's a track that's more interested in dancing than talking. all right, that's cool. but I wish it had a little more to say.
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Arti
07/06/20 9:48:43 PM
#43:


Terraria Calamity - The Filthy Mind (Theme of the Hive Mind)
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

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MoonRunes
07/06/20 9:53:32 PM
#44:


Bad End Syndrome
Midnight Lady
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