And so say Walrus us (Arghus's Walrus)

Arghus

Let's get the show on the road...

What is Walrus?
Walrus is a game wherein you select music, & other people judge your music. Standard Walrus usually has 1 host who selects all the categories, & a bunch of people submit songs (1 per category) & the host judges all the songs in each category.


Why Am I Doing This?

Aside from actually listening to music, the next best thing is discussing it, getting into heated arguments about it. I love people being passionate and articulate about what they love. I love hearing new music and hearing from people why they love it.

I also want a small part of the universe where my taste will be the final arbitrator in all things.

What Kind of Music Am I Into?

I like a wide enough spectrum of things to be honest. I cut my teeth on metal and alternative stuff, but I can listen to a lot and there's nothing really that I won't give a chance. I like to discover stuff that sounds fresh and unique, no matter what genre.

The Categories:

[1]As Heavy as a really heavy thing:

Give me your dirtiest, foulest, stinkiest heaviest tune. I guarantee you I can take it. It can be absolute impenetrable noise, my ears can take anything.

[2]A Winter's Tale:

Give me a tune that is unmistakably Winter. This is not a category of Christmas songs. I want songs that make you think of frozen ponds, dark evenings, crisp air and a layer of snow.

[3]A Song You Loved When You Were Fifteen:

We were all, of course, at our peak of discerning taste at that particular age. I want your - honest - selection of a song that you thought was pure class when you were that age.

[4]A Song that mentions a medical condition:

Pretty self explanatory really!

[5]A Song that contains an abrupt shift:

I'm a fan of songs that take you by surprise. You think you are listening to one thing and then - bang - it abruptly turns on its head. I'm looking for songs that either contain a part that bears no relation to what exists around it in the song or one that morphs into something else along the way.

[6]A song that you have to listen to closely:

I love picking out little details in songs, or hearing tiny subtleties in something I've listened to a million times before. I want to hear a song that you think benefits if you listen real close for maximum impact.

[7]A song you like to think sums you up:

Leave reality out of it for this one. Be all you can be.

[8]A Song that makes you think of falling in love for the first time:

We've all got 'em.

[9]A Song Your Mother Loves:

Mammies know best

[10]A Song that sums up boards.ie:

You can get really deep on this one.


Right I'll leave it up for a while, I don't really know how long. I know there are other Walrusesses going on at the moment, so I'll try to stay out of people's way if possible.

Ten categories is a lot, but, fck it, if you're going to do it: do it hard. I'll give every song a good thorough listen and if you're one of those that likes to explain your selections, well that's fantastic and I look forward to reading them.

JohnGreenFan

love the categories!!!! will try to get something in this weekend

Necro

In - gone with a themed entry for the laugh

Arghus

Yeah Necro right out of the gate there. I thought ten choices, some of which are kind of abstract, would slow him down, but the man is a machine.

Irish Aris

Ah some very interesting categories!1
I love that first category. It gives me the opportunity to go back to a time I was listening to noise industrial.

Hmmm.....this will require a lot of thinking.
I shall get an entry in.

Maybe not today,
maybe not tomorrow.

But some day.....



.....before the dealine.

Reberetta

Cool name and interesting, suitable categories for me Arghus; I'll whip up an entry. Check out my music acts picture peehs, I think you'll enjoy it.

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

In - gone with a themed entry for the laugh

I'll be very disappointed if you didn't enter this for round 4...

Oooh I'll enter Arghus

Arghus

Deleted User wrote: »

Oooh I'll enter Arghus

Ooh Matron!

Arghus

Arghus wrote: »

Ooh Matron!

:pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Songs submitted...

ShaneU

Pretty much can't listen to Metal and some of the songs you've put in the alternative music forum in the past I have struggled to listen to as well. This will go terribly so of course I'll enter.

Irish Aris

And selections sent!!
Thank you for organising Arghus. You gave me the chance to include a couple of songs that it would be difficult to fit in most of other Walruses.

Arghus

Irish Aris wrote: »

And selections sent!!
Thank you for organising Arghus. You gave me the chance to include a couple of songs that it would be difficult to fit in most of other Walruses.

No problemo!

Arghus

ShaneU wrote: »

Pretty much can't listen to Metal and some of the songs you've put in the alternative music forum in the past I have struggled to listen to as well. This will go terribly so of course I'll enter.

Go for it.

There's only one category that's genuinely looking for the heavy shtuff, the rest is totally open and I'll listen to anything really.

Sent my entries in earlier.

I actually found #7 (song that sums you up/you'd like to think sums you up) the most difficult to come up with anything for - my submission was a bit ridiculous for that one. Hopefully the rest won't go down too badly though.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sent my entries in earlier.

I actually found #7 (song that sums you up/you'd like to think sums you up) the most difficult to come up with anything for - my submission was a bit ridiculous for that one. Hopefully the rest won't go down too badly though.

lol, I had a song picked for that one before I even finsihed reading the category description, but I pretty much hate myself, and there's loads of songs about people being inwardly negative, so I was spoiled for choice with that one... :pac:

Irish Aris

Deleted User wrote: »

Sent my entries in earlier.

I actually found #7 (song that sums you up/you'd like to think sums you up) the most difficult to come up with anything for - my submission was a bit ridiculous for that one. Hopefully the rest won't go down too badly though.

For me the difficult one proved to be the Winter tale. But I'm very happy with what I selected in the end.
And the easier one was the last one about boards.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

lol, I had a song picked for that one before I even finsihed reading the category description, but I pretty much hate myself, and there's loads of songs about people being inwardly negative, so I was spoiled for choice with that one... :pac:

I tried to avoid being negative....otherwise I'd have come up with something a lot easier, probably! :pac:

Necro

5 and 6 proved challenging for me... thematically speaking anyways

Also Starring LeVar Burton

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I tried to avoid being negative....otherwise I'd have come up with something a lot easier, probably! :pac:

Sure I'm always negative, but in an upbeat sort of way. Happily Nihilistic is probably how the people who know me best would describe me.

Arghus

I think the "song you like to think sums you up" song can be a place to let your ego really blossom.

JP Liz V1

Part 1 in with Part II incoming soon

Rikand

Is the 15 year old question just a subtle way of finding out how old we all are

Arghus

Rikand wrote: »

Is the 15 year old question just a subtle way of finding out how old we all are

All of the categories have been carefully chosen to function, as a whole, as an unnervingly accurate personality test.

It'll reveal more than your age, I assure you.

Tauriel

And I'm in

fixXxer

I have an entry 1/2 done, should be in by the weekend.

Part one is a challenge I'm happy to try and rise to

Tauriel

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

lol, I had a song picked for that one before I even finsihed reading the category description, but I pretty much hate myself, and there's loads of songs about people being inwardly negative, so I was spoiled for choice with that one... :pac:

I was going to go for Linkin Park with Crawling but when I read the requirements I kinda figured it ruled this out.

Reberetta

Can the medical condition be a mental disorder? A quick google tells me mental disorders aren't technically considered medical conditions.

Arghus

Reberetta wrote: »

Can the medical condition be a mental disorder? A quick google tells me mental disorders aren't technically considered medical conditions.

Ah yeah, they'll do

ShaneU

I'm in!

Arghus

Fair play to all that have got entries already. Some great tunes.

It is beginning to dawn on me how much work is going to be involved.

Irish Aris

Arghus wrote: »

Fair play to all that have got entries already. Some great tunes.

It is beginning to dawn on me how much work is going to be involved.

and 10 categories!! Fair play to you!!

y0ssar1an22

when are we closing this?

Arghus

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

when are we closing this?

A week or two I suppose? We'll see how it goes. About ten entries in so far.

osh

I’ll get one in soon. Few are a little bit tricky to pick

JP Liz V1

Part II in

JohnGreenFan

struggling with the one you have to listen to closely!! and the abrupt shift. clearly I don't listen to very exciting music :pac:

fixXxer

You have an entry!

Rikand

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

struggling with the one you have to listen to closely!! and the abrupt shift. clearly I don't listen to very exciting music :pac:

"Doesnt listen to exciting music"

Mental notes for my entry to your walrus

Arghus

JohnGreenFan wrote: »

struggling with the one you have to listen to closely!! and the abrupt shift. clearly I don't listen to very exciting music :pac:

I think they're open to interpretation if it's a struggle.

JohnGreenFan

Arghus wrote: »

I think they're open to interpretation if it's a struggle.

My idea of an abrupt shift in a song is a Westlife key change, so it could be a very broad interpretation

osh

And entry is in.

Rikand

I'm still stuck on a few cats

beakerjoe

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I'll be very disappointed if you didn't enter this for round 4...

I think hes more likely to enter Olly Murrs - My heart skips a beat.

Rikand

beakerjoe

Whens the closing date

Arghus

beakerjoe wrote: »

Whens the closing date

I don't really have one.

I would have originally liked to have got the show on the road over the Christmas - New Year period, but I'd like to have has many players as possible.

There's about 13 in at the moment, but you'd want at least 15 or even 20 plus for the proper cut and thrust of a decent Walrus. Quantity means quality.

beakerjoe

Arghus wrote: »

I don't really have one.

I would have originally liked to have got the show on the road over the Christmas - New Year period, but I'd like to have has many players as possible.

There's about 13 in at the moment, but you'd want at least 15 or even 20 plus for the proper cut and thrust of a decent Walrus. Quantity means quality.

Ill get mine in asap so

Arghus

Okay, so at the moment the list of players in is:

Necro (In about five seconds after I put the thread up)
Homer J Fong
Also Starring Levar Burton
Irish Aris
JP LIZ V1
mustang shelly
ShaneU
the purple tin
sawduck
Reberetta
fixXxer
osh
Rikand
JohnGreenFan

That's a total of 14. I'd like to keep it open and try to get to at least 20 - 20 gives you a good moreish Walrus