EPTNew Nerd Alert Song! - Page 18
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Ciraxis
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Grapefruit
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Ansinjunger
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On July 10 2011 01:04 Kennigit wrote: N A NERD ALERT. Hilarious! People are too critical - this sort of stuff with such high production value is really good for the scene. Indeed, the posts here are causing this series of songs to live up to its name. People are actually making balance claims and what not? I think the best part of the video, as someone else pointed out, was Husky's total non-reaction when his friends pull up in the car. | ||
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Sylverin
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laguu
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EchelonTee
United States5245 Posts
On July 11 2011 03:16 Ansinjunger wrote: Indeed, the posts here are causing this series of songs to live up to its name. People are actually making balance claims and what not? I think the best part of the video, as someone else pointed out, was Husky's total non-reaction when his friends pull up in the car. haha yeah that was awesome, they're like :D and hes like :| | ||
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kwizach
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On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: I don't understand all the negative comments. There are single-word replies like "Awful". Ahh ... yes, sir; now we know your educated opinion. Yes, their educated opinion is that they found it awful. On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: Some complain about the poor lyrics. As I see it, the lyrics were made to be poor because it is a Friday parody. To make the lyrics that poor, you need to put a lot of effort in. No, you can have a friday parody with way better lyrics than that. Even if you don't pay attention to what's being said, almost nothing came close to rhyming (except during Husky's part where he had a few words rhyming). Take a page from Temp0 here. On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: The part where Husky was picked up by his friends was great, as – in opposite to Friday – he was the one who acted strange, not the guys in the car. At the same time, some weird behavior from Friday car occupants were mimicked, too. It works on so many levels. "It works on so many levels"? How many levels does this work on exactly, and what are they? On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: Also what makes the song great is that it picks up the idea of many casual gamer, than one just need to abuse a single powerful unit type. That doesn't make the song great. Maybe for you. On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: On top of this, Kurt's voice is great, even with Autotune. I agree, which is way I find it disappointing that his voice went to waste with this song. On July 10 2011 20:42 [F_]aths wrote: It also continues the story which was began with Banelings. Kurt is still trying to abuse a single unit and it works until he meets Husky again, who plays the part of the better gamer. If I remember correctly, in real life Husky actually plays Protoss, but the song tells a story and is no documentary. Thank you captain obvious. This has nothing to do with the quality of the song. | ||
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itkovian
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Nydus905
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mskaa
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On July 11 2011 02:36 Grapefruit wrote: Not creative at all. Makes me cringe. I agree. Really tame in comparison to the banelings song or other sc2 parodies like stuff from temp0 etc. | ||
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iamahydralisk
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grnat
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Lolly
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Massing void rays is always a funny cheesy type thing, so I'm glad they picked it for the topic.  | ||
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Harmonious
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On July 08 2011 23:45 carloselcoco wrote: IMO, they have done it again! Really funny! xD I am not sure I want to listen to even a parody of that song! Probably will do later though | ||
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[F_]aths
Germany3947 Posts
On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: Where I come from, a single-word negative reply is considered offensive and not educated at all.Yes, their educated opinion is that they found it awful. On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: Temp0's song (if you talk about "When I'm Grand Master") is no Friday parody. The "Void Rays" bad rhymes (for example "Protoss" with "Protoss") are obviously intentional. It works for this song. At first I was irritated "Were they not able to come up with an actual rhyme? A least "Brotoss" in one lines to get a rhyme at all?" At the weekday countdown part, where it was all "Void Rays", I thought it is now working. The song describes Kurt, who switched from Zerg to Terran (as he told at the end of "Banelings") now to Protoss, is obsessed with Protoss and Void Rays.No, you can have a friday parody with way better lyrics than that. Even if you don't pay attention to what's being said, almost nothing came close to rhyming (except during Husky's part where he had a few words rhyming). Take a page from Temp0 here. The Protoss-Protoss-part also correlates with the original Friday. "kicking in the front seat sitting in the back seat" – it does not really rhyme. While many Friday parodies improved the lyrics, Nerd Alert didn't. TempO's Knaan parody has some lyrics issues, too. He wildly changes topics within a verse and some parts still don't rhyme. But still the song works as a whole. On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: If you know the song they made a parody of, as well as Banelings, you can see. Watch the car occupants in the original "Friday" and how akward they behave. "It works on so many levels"? How many levels does this work on exactly, and what are they? While "When I'm Grand Master" contains a lot of SC insider jokes, "Void Rays" can be understood by any Bronze level player who don't follows GSL, because he still knows the Void Ray and the Thor. As Kurt heard "Thor! is! here!", Husky was cut in, performing a funny pose. Also many cut-ins of the third Nerd Alert guy ("Yeah!") are funny. On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: Exactly.That doesn't make the song great. Maybe for you. A single-line negative reply is still offending and no proper way to respond to a piece of work from guys who did a lot more for the community than each of us. On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: It works because it's a Friday parody. Aka's Friday parody also works, even though he used Autotune even more. He has a good voice and can actually sing.I agree, which is way I find it disappointing that his voice went to waste with this song. On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: It has something to do with the quality of the "critique". This thread contains much pure bashing and little critique. The TL community should behave somewhat more ... mature.Thank you captain obvious. This has nothing to do with the quality of the song. | ||
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rapidash88
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Corvi
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imPERSONater
United States1324 Posts
On July 11 2011 03:45 kwizach wrote: Yes, their educated opinion is that they found it awful. No, you can have a friday parody with way better lyrics than that. Even if you don't pay attention to what's being said, almost nothing came close to rhyming (except during Husky's part where he had a few words rhyming). Take a page from Temp0 here. "It works on so many levels"? How many levels does this work on exactly, and what are they? That doesn't make the song great. Maybe for you. I agree, which is way I find it disappointing that his voice went to waste with this song. Thank you captain obvious. This has nothing to do with the quality of the song. Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. It's a parody for SC2 that someone put time and effort into making. If you don't like it, you don't need to shit on it in a public forum. And just because you didn't enjoy it means you must quote and tear down people who did? Low brow bud; just go on with your day and let people do what makes them happy. | ||
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shiNe.
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kwizach
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On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: Where I come from, a single-word negative reply is considered offensive and not educated at all. I didn't say it wasn't offensive to post "awful". Your comment implied in a way that it wasn't ok to be of the opinion that the video was awful, when it's perfectly legitimate to feel that way. On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: Temp0's song (if you talk about "When I'm Grand Master") is no Friday parody. The "Void Rays" bad rhymes (for example "Protoss" with "Protoss") are obviously intentional. It works for this song. At first I was irritated "Were they not able to come up with an actual rhyme? A least "Brotoss" in one lines to get a rhyme at all?" At the weekday countdown part, where it was all "Void Rays", I thought it is now working. The song describes Kurt, who switched from Zerg to Terran (as he told at the end of "Banelings") now to Protoss, is obsessed with Protoss and Void Rays. The Protoss-Protoss-part also correlates with the original Friday. "kicking in the front seat sitting in the back seat" – it does not really rhyme. While many Friday parodies improved the lyrics, Nerd Alert didn't. TempO's Knaan parody has some lyrics issues, too. He wildly changes topics within a verse and some parts still don't rhyme. But still the song works as a whole. Erm, I know Temp0's song isn't a Friday parody. The point is that Temp0 managed to come up with good rhymes, an effort that was not made in this song. I don't really know why you're trying to explain to me that Kurt switched to Protoss, that has absolutely nothing to do with what we're discussing. Again, nothing prevented them from making a Friday parody with good rhymes. On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: If you know the song they made a parody of, as well as Banelings, you can see. Watch the car occupants in the original "Friday" and how akward they behave. While "When I'm Grand Master" contains a lot of SC insider jokes, "Void Rays" can be understood by any Bronze level player who don't follows GSL, because he still knows the Void Ray and the Thor. As Kurt heard "Thor! is! here!", Husky was cut in, performing a funny pose. Also many cut-ins of the third Nerd Alert guy ("Yeah!") are funny. Excuse me but you seem unable to focus on what we're talking about. Only your first two sentences are relevant, the rest of what you just said has nothing to do with what I wrote. In the Friday video, both the occupants of the car and the singer are enthusiastic. In this video, only the occupants of the car are enthusiastic and Husky is like... "whatever". I did find his expression funny but it doesn't "work on so many levels". It's just a funny expression since it contrasts with those of the car occupants, that's it. On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: Exactly. A single-line negative reply is still offending and no proper way to respond to a piece of work from guys who did a lot more for the community than each of us. Can't one praise Husky for what he's done for the community and at the same time voice his opinion that this video isn't very good? I am not disputing that simply posting "awful" is offending, but I don't see what people would not be entitled to their opinion simply because they did not like it and felt like commenting. On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: It works because it's a Friday parody. Aka's Friday parody also works, even though he used Autotune even more. He has a good voice and can actually sing. I already said I thought he could sing. On July 11 2011 18:52 [F_]aths wrote: It has something to do with the quality of the "critique". This thread contains much pure bashing and little critique. The TL community should behave somewhat more ... mature. I don't think I've seen anyone denigrate the quality of the production - in fact most people have been praising it. Most of the people who gave negative feedback are simply saying that in their opinion the song wasn't that good and the parody came too late for them. That's a simple message to Nerd Alert: put more effort into making songs that are listenable, and if you're going to make a parody don't be too late otherwise it loses comedic value for some people. I'm happy for you that you liked it, but you claimed that you did not understand negative comments and proceeded to argue that those being negative were essentially wrong. This led me to reply because everyone is entitled to his or her opinion and there is certainly much room for criticism here. On July 12 2011 00:37 imPERSONater wrote: Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. It's a parody for SC2 that someone put time and effort into making. If you don't like it, you don't need to shit on it in a public forum. And just because you didn't enjoy it means you must quote and tear down people who did? Low brow bud; just go on with your day and let people do what makes them happy. I wasn't trying to shit on it. Like I said, the production value was great and I think they're capable of making much better songs. In my post I was simply replying to aths who was essentially denying that there was room for criticism and who was denigrating the negative feedback even though everyone's entitled to his or her opinion. | ||
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