[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 226 Voting/WEEK 227 Nominating

Song of the Week. 225 Weeks and counting.
Week 226 Voting is closed.
Week 227 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [14] PERFECT SELECTION Sound Racing History - Turn On The Run
2). [13] Cartagra Original Sound Track Manie - Glass Moon (Instrumental Version)
3). [12/9.5] Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal (Game Rip) - Aridia
4). [12/8] Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle
5). [10] Mabinogi Original Soundtrack - Grandmother Told Us a Story of the Olden Days (Generation 2 ~ Generation 3 Login Screen)
6). [9] Red Faction II (Game Rip) - light02
7). [8] Bully Original Soundtrack - School's Out
8). [6] Hikari no Valusia -What a beautiful hopes- Original Soundtrack - Tystrya

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Bully Original Soundtrack - School's Out
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Cartagra Original Sound Track ''Manie'' - Glass Moon (Instrumental Version)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hikari no Valusia -What a beautiful hopes- Original Soundtrack - Tystrya
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Mabinogi Original Soundtrack - Grandmother Told Us a Story of the Olden Days (Generation 2 ~ Generation 3 Login Screen)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: PERFECT SELECTION Sound Racing History - Turn On The Run
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal (Game Rip) - Aridia
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Red Faction II (Game Rip) - light02

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

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle Jungly enough, but sounds a little thin especially in the melody dept.

Bully Original Soundtrack - School's Out Reminds me a little bit of Earthbound, but lacks a real melodic hook.

Cartagra Original Sound Track ''Manie'' - Glass Moon (Instrumental Version) Some nice ambiance and acoustic guitar licks, but not much melody (a recurring theme this week so far).

Hikari no Valusia -What a beautiful hopes- Original Soundtrack - Tystrya Crazy gypsy music with Japanese singing and some weird echoplex effects. Not without its charms.

Mabinogi Original Soundtrack - Grandmother Told Us a Story of the Olden Days (Generation 2 ~ Generation 3 Login Screen) I guess I expected something a little less electronic from the title...it's kind of all over the place and never really seems to come together.

PERFECT SELECTION Sound Racing History - Turn On The Run Vaguely Latin with electric instead of acoustic guitars. Not bad, but not much to write home about either.

Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal (Game Rip) - Aridia R&C usually has good presentation and synth but rarely boasts much of substance. Sadly this continues the trend by coming strong out of the gate but failing to present much of a hook.

Red Faction II (Game Rip) - light02 Can't say I recall much from RF2 aside from the opening tune with the angry speech over it (well, and the fact that it has nothing in common with RF1 aside from the title). Establishes a vague feel of unsettled urgency but not much else, though the pulse that eventually kicks in adds a tiny bit of spice.

I'm with Kaleb on this week. Too much atmosphere, not enough substance.

The Point Spread
1 point each to:
School's Out
Glass Moon
Tystrya
Grandmother
Aridia
light02

Nom
Album: Age of Conan: Hyperborean Adventures
Artist: Knut Avenstroup Haugen
Disc #: 1 (of 2)
Track #: 6
Track Title: Nighttime Journey Through the Eiglophian Mountains
Year: 2008

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by TheKnightOfNee

2 points - Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle
2 points - Red Faction II (Game Rip) - light02
1 point - Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle
1 point - PERFECT SELECTION Sound Racing History - Turn On The Run

So did you intend to gave Brutal 3 points? Or was something else supposed to get that one point?

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

I will close voting around lunchtime CST (i.e. about 3 hours). Vote 'em if you got 'em.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Voting is closed and nominations are restricted!

1). [14] PERFECT SELECTION Sound Racing History - Turn On The Run
2). [13] Cartagra Original Sound Track Manie - Glass Moon (Instrumental Version)
3). [12/9.5] Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal (Game Rip) - Aridia
4). [12/8] Brutal - Paws of Fury (SNES Game Rip) - Indochinese Jungle
5). [10] Mabinogi Original Soundtrack - Grandmother Told Us a Story of the Olden Days (Generation 2 ~ Generation 3 Login Screen)
6). [9] Red Faction II (Game Rip) - light02
7). [8] Bully Original Soundtrack - School's Out
8). [6] Hikari no Valusia -What a beautiful hopes- Original Soundtrack - Tystrya

Definitely one of the closest weeks I can remember thanks to the unusually high number of indecisive and shotgun votes; if Indochinese Jungle had gotten one less vote and Tystrya one more we would have had a Royal SotW Flush (14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7 instead of 14-13-12-12-10-9-8-6). I guess if that ever happens we win the internet or something.

As usual, I'll wait a few hours before uploading the winners to the Hallowed Servers to allow you to check my math.

I was speaking idiomatically.