Tusk's Walrus

tusk

What is Walrus?

Walrus is a game where you select music and other people judge your choices. Walrus has a host who selects all the categories and then people submit songs and the host judges all the songs in each category. This Walrus will be judged by Sir Tusk P. McTuskington Esq. Junior.

Why tho?

Music is such a huge part of my life. IRL I'm known as the guy who's constantly singing, humming, whistling and generally annoying people by infecting them with earworms. I've been singing and playing music since I was a kid and it's been a crutch for me through the years.

I tend to listen to the same things over and over again, and occasionally accidentally stumble across a song I haven't heard that blows me away. I rarely go actively looking for new music though because I'm a lazy fool, so I'm hoping you can help me with that.

What am I into?

If you were to look at my Spotify account, you'd probably think it belonged to a family of all ages and genders, spanning several generations. I love all sorts of music. And like the majority of the remainder.

I have a soft spot for classic rock and melodic instrumentals, great lyrics and a catchy tune. That said, you'd as easily catch me listening to system of a down and disturbed, as you would Mozart, Christy Moore, Eminem or some mad dubstep remix and all that comes between.

Really the only thing I'm not into is screechy screaming. So the options are (almost) endless.

Pink Floyd would probably take the mantle as my favourite band, followed closely by the Eagles.

I'll outline the Categories below. Feel free to include the reason why you've picked what you have. I love a good story too.

Note: I want to be as impartial as possible in this, so please send your PMs to sKeith, and he'll anonymise then for me. Thanks SK you beautiful man you!

1. The Pinger
There are certain songs that just have an astronomical effect on me. No matter how many times I hear them they evoke a serious level of emotion in me. Send me a song that does the same for you. Happy, sad, excited, it's up to you.

2. The Changeling
Ever have a song you just know you hate. You don't know why, but you do? Then somehow for no apparent reason you start humming it when it comes on. All of a sudden you're actively seeking it out on Spotify or YouTube? Submit a song you initially hated but then grew to like.

3. The Blackhole
Being a fan of classical music and Pink Floyd, you've gotta enjoy those songs that last a bit longer than your regular top 40. Gimme a song that's at least 7 minutes long.

4. The Obscurial
We all have a couple of songs that we think nobody else we know has heard. It feels great, but do you share or keep it to yourself? Well in walrus you gotta share. Send me the most obscure song you think I'll never have heard of.

5. The Belter
I ruin my neighbors' evenings regularly by belting out some of my favorite songs on guitar, singing my head off. My favorite things to sing are songs with a lot of emotion. Songs that you can hear the passion in. Gimme a song to learn and add to my arsenal of choons to squeel my little brains out to.

I'm so excited for this! Hit me with your best shot.

No idea of when I'll do the reveal, we'll see how the sign ups go and decide a bit down the line.

Cheerio

sKeith

tusk wrote: »

Note: I want to be as impartial as possible in this, so please send your PMs to sKeith, and he'll anonymise then for me.

To enter, PMs to me. Thanking you.

Necro

Oooh interesting.

tusk can I enter on behalf of my wife? I've been promising her she could for a while

tusk

Necro wrote: »

Oooh interesting.

tusk can I enter on behalf of my wife? I've been promising her she could for a while

Feel free to send on both of your entries .....to SK

khalessi

How many songs?

I am in for this! ......




......just not right now, as I'm on holiday at the moment (and quite drunk)

But once morning and/or sobriety hits, I shall be there.

Haven't entered one of these in a while. I will endeavour to enter this one! I like the anonymity aspect Tusk.

tusk

khalessi wrote: »

How many songs?

One per category.

Remember, PMs go to sKeith

Banjo

Necro wrote: »

tusk can I enter on behalf of my wife? I've been promising her she could for a while

Joban wrote:

Yeah. Your "wife"

Ah here, Mrs. Leave him alone.

Necro

Banjo wrote: »

Ah here, Mrs. Leave him alone.

Necrina VS Joban

Should this not be called Walrus tusk?

fixXxer

I WILL DO THIS

Electric Nitwit

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Should this not be called Walrus tusk?

If that's not worth enough bonus points to guarantee victory, I don't know what is! :pac:

tusk

Too obvious... :P

Pretzill

Great categories, I like the breadth of your musical taste.

fixXxer

Pretzill wrote: »

Great categories, I like the breadth of your musical taste.

But not the taste of his musical breath?

tusk

fixxxer wrote: »

But not the taste of his musical breath?

Electric Nitwit

Think I might have 4/5 lined up. At least, I have a decent first idea for each.

Struggling with one I hated and came round to, think I'm too stubborn for that

quickbeam

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Struggling with one I hated and came round to, think I'm too stubborn for that

That could be the one that stops me entering if I can't find one.

kitten_k

How long is this open for?

tusk

kitten_k wrote: »

How long is this open for?

At least a week. Probably two

tusk

According to my source on the inside, there are at least 4 entries so far!

We have a game!

Kolido

i will get mine in by tomorrow

kitten_k

Do you need video links?

MrKingsley

Yeah I have one there that isn’t on Spotify but is on YouTube

sKeith

MrKingsley wrote: »

Yeah I have one there that isn’t on Spotify but is on YouTube

Please don't make yourself identifiable, as the whole point of going anon was to remove bias based on knowing who submitted what.

tusk

Any links will be fine. YouTube. Spotify. Whatever. I'll find the song either way

fixXxer

Bit mean making sKieth do all that work when we have those Anon WW accounts gathering dust

sKeith

fixxxer wrote: »

Bit mean making sKieth do all that work when we have those Anon WW accounts gathering dust

I've already made up 20 fake name, that was the hardest part of being the man in the middle.


Would happily be man in middle again if anybody else needs one.

I do like the anonymous idea.

tusk

sKeith:

fixXxer

It is a very good idea in fairness. Don't think its going to help me much with some of the choices i have in mind though

MrKingsley

sKeith wrote: »

Please don't make yourself identifiable, as the whole point of going anon was to remove bias based on knowing who submitted what.

My bad. What I meant to say it that they are all on Spotify......

Electric Nitwit

sKeith wrote: »

Please don't make yourself identifiable, as the whole point of going anon was to remove bias based on knowing who submitted what.

What about if the obscure one involves me going round to Tusk's house with a dube and a vocoder? Should I just wear a mask?

tusk

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

What about if the obscure one involves me going round to Tusk's house with a dube and a vocoder? Should I just wear a mask?

Sounds like an instant win already

quickbeam

Will the entries be randed so that tusk doesn't know which group came from a single user?

As in, are you going to say song A, B, C, D and X came from Doris WW or are you just gonna lump all songs in to all others of the same category so there'd be no knowledge of the same person submitting same songs.

Am probably explaining crap. I hope you get me.

osh

Would have thought it would be the latter. But could be wrong

I’ll get an entry in. Probably be next week though.

sKeith

quickbeam wrote: »

Will the entries be randed so that tusk doesn't know which group came from a single user?

As in, are you going to say song A, B, C, D and X came from Doris WW or are you just gonna lump all songs in to all others of the same category so there'd be no knowledge of the same person submitting same songs.

Am probably explaining crap. I hope you get me.

Okay,


so heres the process.


people pm we there lists.


i coalate these lists in a spreadsheet


in column a i have boards name. in column b i have made up names, in coumn cdef and g i have the songs labeled by the categories.
i will give tusk all but colunm a, that will be held back until grading is done, then i will send him everything.


does that explain it?

quickbeam

Okay so tusk will know that one person sent a group of songs. Got it thanks.

khalessi

will throw list in over weekend

sKeith

quickbeam wrote: »

Okay so tusk will know that one person sent a group of songs. Got it thanks.

That WAS the plan.


I could anonymize 5 times, so there is no linkage between choices.
I was thinking just put a mask the submitter, but the songs remain grouped together as that masked persons choices.


If tusk wises, I can go 1 step further and anonymise for each song, so that no choice in one category is linked to any choice in another.


Its up to tusk what level of anon he wants.

fixXxer

Starting to get a real sKieth Stalin to Tusks Lenin from this...

khalessi

so how much do you like Celiene Dion and Mariah Carey

I would like to play please

Necro

sKeith wrote: »

That WAS the plan.


I could anonymize 5 times, so there is no linkage between choices.
I was thinking just put a mask the submitter, but the songs remain grouped together as that masked persons choices.


If tusk wises, I can go 1 step further and anonymise for each song, so that no choice in one category is linked to any choice in another.


Its up to tusk what level of anon he wants.

Yeah....


Remind me that we're never playing chess together.

Your mind is seven steps ahead of mine!!

tusk

quickbeam wrote: »

Okay so tusk will know that one person sent a group of songs. Got it thanks.

I'm too lazy and/or stupid to even recognize patterns like that so rest assured it will make no difference

tusk

My brain can only process one thing at a time :pac:

Pretzill

fixxxer wrote: »

Starting to get a real sKieth Stalin to Tusks Lenin from this...

Might be sKeith's McCartney to Tusks Lennon...its Walrus afterall

Electric Nitwit

tusk wrote: »

I'm too lazy and/or stupid to even recognize patterns like that so rest assured it will make no difference

Just as long as you don't think "I can't give acoustic wotnot first again, not for the fifth time" and mark whoever they may be down

Trigger

I'm new to music but listen everyday on spotify, so will give it a go.. I defo wont have a clue for number 4 I'll give it a shot anyways..

I have so many songs to choose from. This will be great