[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 186 Voting/WEEK 187 Nominating

Song of the Week. 175 Weeks and counting.
Week 186 Voting is watertight.
Week 187 Nominating is welded.

Results:
1). [22] pop'n music 12 Iroha AC ♥ CS pop'n music 10 - MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER
2). [15] LINEAR COMPi 2007 - Sleets from Stratus
3). [14] Warblade (Game Rip) - Warblade In-Game Music (MOD)
4). [12] 11eyes Original Sound Track and Arrange Sound Track - Reduced Occult Moon
5). [9] Magna Carta: Tears of Blood (Game Rip) - The Town of Notia
6). [8] JET de GO! - Rainbow Song (Extend Version)
7). [7] Atelier Iris ETERNAL MANA 2 Arranged Tracks RED LUCIFER RISING - The Legacy
8). [3] KANON original arrange album 'anemoscope' - Sunny Street

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: 11eyes Original Sound Track and Arrange Sound Track - Reduced Occult Moon
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Atelier Iris ETERNAL MANA 2 Arranged Tracks RED LUCIFER RISING - The Legacy
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: JET de GO! - Rainbow Song (Extend Version)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: KANON original arrange album 'anemoscope' - Sunny Street
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: LINEAR COMPi 2007 - Sleets from Stratus
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Magna Carta - Tears of Blood (Game Rip) - The Town of Notia
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: pop'n music 12 Iroha AC and CS pop'n music 10 - MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Warblade (Game Rip) - Warblade In-Game Music (MOD)

Voting Rules:
Voters must distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotW server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotW experience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Week 186 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Re: the potentially questionable noms, I'm inclined to let them all in. We're having enough trouble rounding out the nom queue as it is; I'd be more inclined to protest some of them if rejecting the songs wouldn't put a huge kink in the process.

11eyes Original Sound Track and Arrange Sound Track - Reduced Occult Moon Like the gothic stylings, dislike the 1970's guitar. There's a precise balance that needs to be struck when creating that rock opera sound, and this misses it by a mile.

Atelier Iris ETERNAL MANA 2 Arranged Tracks RED LUCIFER RISING - The Legacy Our 12th nomination from the Atelier series and 5th from Eternal Mana 2 attempts the same sort of rock opera sound as the previous song. It's a little more successful, but still pretty far from the gold standard.

JET de GO! - Rainbow Song (Extend Version) Lazy early 80's lounge jazz funk. Not my favorite style of music, but not bad for what it is.

KANON original arrange album 'anemoscope' - Sunny Street "Anemoscope" sounds like some kind of colonoscopy instrument, though the music is more pleasant than that would suggest. It's pleasant if not terribly memorable.

LINEAR COMPi 2007 - Sleets from Stratus The all-new Linear Compi 2007, from Compy--if it doesn't say Compy, it might not be a computer! Like an obsolete piece of computer hardware, this takes a long time to boot up and isn't particularly powerful even when running at full power.

Magna Carta - Tears of Blood (Game Rip) - The Town of Notia The rhythm and melody are terrific, but what I really like about this is its creative combination of all kinds of disparate instruments and styles into a cohesive and enjoyable whole, much like good ol' Nobuo did during his golden age.

pop'n music 12 Iroha AC and CS pop'n music 10 - MAGICAL VOICE SHOWER Ah, capella...treading that fine line between awesome and annoying. Still not sure which this is, but at least it makes an impression.

Warblade (Game Rip) - Warblade In-Game Music (MOD) It's got a nicce tracker style to it, and if it's lightyears behind Alex Brandon, it's still got melody and phat beats to spare.

Meh week. Good thing we have so much else to talk about!

The Point Spread
Town of Notia - 3 pts.
In-Game Music - 2 pts.
Magical WTF Shower - 1 pt.

Nomination
Album: Coded Soul Uke Keigareshi Idea
Artist: Hitoshi Sakimoto
Track: Gail's Theme
Track #: 26
Notes: Looped for your pleasure. Will upload on Monday.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Frankly, I think we've been gradually loosening admission requirements as we've gone along. People are protesting less often, and there seems to be a general understanding of what's beyond the pale (i.e. FFVII) and what's acceptable (i.e. Chocobo Racing). So all we'd really be doing is making this gradual shift in attitude official, at least temporarily.

And no, I'm not just saying that so I can get my rejected Lost Odyssey nom in. It was in the BSC, so that ship has sailed .

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.