After the judges finished performing the contestants' songs on their respective instruments, they joined the other FAN musicians in a Stomp-inspired musical extravaganza:
KingIronTyger: Contestants, here are the judge's scoring for Round 8, Instrumentals. A closely scored Round as you shall soon hear.
A judge dressed in what appeared to be Garbage Man inspired clothes similar to the garb the Stomp musicians perform in, a brain emblem stitched on his left breast pocket gave the judge a wind-up music box from which the songs played from:
In 11th Place, choosing a song fit for a King and earning 20 pts from the judges is...
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Brad is The Simming Master!!! who brought a level of class to the competition with Miki Higashino's Royal Palace Consultation!!!
In 10th Place, gaining 25 points, is a contestant who chose a rock standard from a legendary and highly influential band...
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Knalsic Loves to Boogie!!! who was feeling a bit froggy and made a huge splash with Ginger Baker's drum solo Toad from Cream!!!
9th place is the site of our first tie!!! Two FAN Idol hopefuls netted 26 pts from the Judges. They are...
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Dammit Cage(King)!! who brought the judges the smooth hip hop inspired sounds of the Japanese musician Nujabes as heard in his Kumomi!!!
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fw91! who took us on a wild ride with Bob James' Angela, the theme from the legendary sitcom Taxi, which introduced the world to wrestling icon Andy Kaufman!!!
With 34 points and taking home 8th place is a contestant who dropped on us an incendiary take on a classic composition...
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Ssnakebite, the Number 1 Frenchman!!! with Jerry Chang's guitar shredding update of composer Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D major, Canon Rock!!!
Bouncing on, 7th place is reserved for a contestant that chose one of the most recognizable pieces of music in mainstream media. With 35 points, we have...
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Spiderfab4!!! who is making a nice rebound and shooting for the top with John Tesh's Roundball Rock, the NBA on NBC Theme song!!!
At 6th place, we have another tie! With 41 impressive points we have two contestants...
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We the Spartans!!! who hang- tenned with the tubular Wipeout by Surf Rock innovators The Surfaris!!!
and Moonie!!! who has no reason to be blue with his selection of a song from one of the greatest musical innovators of all time, Miles Davis with All Blues!!!
Starting at 5th place, we have what may be the tightest rankings so far in the competition!!! With 42 points and only 2 points off from 5th place, we have another nautically inspired pick from...
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Anonymous GM!!! Who continues her easy sailing in this Season of FAN Idol with Ocean (Live at Federation Square) by the John Butler Trio!!!
In 4th place we have two!!! count them, two!!! contestants earning 45 points, a mere 1 point!!! from 3rd place. They are...
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Roxie Daggers!!! who chose a must-see collaborative effort from some of Rock Musics most accomplished artists with Watch This by the legendary guitarist Slash and featuring journeymen musicians extraordinaire Dave Grohl and Duff McKagan!!!
and Stinger4Christ!!! who brought the prettiest girl to the dance, pulling up in a big pink Cadillac with The Allman Brothers' Jessica!!!
In third place with an astonishing 46 points, we have a contestant that scored high with a song from the score of an iconic film. We know that we're in for a grand adventure whenever this contestant sends in a song...
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Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%
h!!! who dropped a big old boulder on us with his choice of the iconic John Williams' blockbuster song The Raiders March aka the Indiana Jones Theme, as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra!!!
Canctus Fraggle. Jazzman. Please step forward.
Only one point separates 2nd place from 1st. If this Round is indicative of what is to come, the rest of the competition is anyone's game.
With 50 points and taking home silver, in Second Place we have...
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Jazzman!!! who continues to blow up the categories with his innovative picks, as seen in his amazing choice of Bond's Explosive!!!
Which means that the winner of Round 8, with 51 points, and a big time comeback kid is....
Canctus Fraggle!!! who took a risk with a song composed by Silent Film Legend Charlie Chaplin for his satire on a mechanized society gone wrong, Modern Times, Modern Times Suite as performed by the city of Pragye Philharmonic Orchestra!!!
So very close everyone! Amazing job and this is truly anyone's game now!!!
Judge's scoring:
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Rankings:
Anonymous GM- Ocean (Live at Federation Square)- John Butler Trio
BB-1, G-3, O-14, P-13, WP-11= 42 pts
Brad is The Simming Master!- Royal Palace Consultation - Miki Higashino
BB-4, G-7, O-5, P-2, WP-2= 20 pts
Cantus Fraggle- Modern Times Suite- Charlie Chaplin performed by the city of Pragye Philharmonic Orchestra
BB-3, G-8, O-13, P-14, WP-13= 51 pts
Dammit Cage(King)!!- Kumomi- Nujabes
BB-6, G-9, O-7, P-1, WP-3= 26 pts
fw91- Angela (Theme from Taxi)- Bob James
BB-2, G-1, O-1, P-12, WP-10= 25+1= 26 pts
Jazzman- Explosive- Bond
BB-10, G-11, O-11, P-11, WP-7= 50 pts
Knalsic Loves to Boogie- Toad- Cream
BB-5 G-4, O-3, P-7, WP-6= 25 pts
Moonie- All Blues- Miles Davis
BB-9, G-2, O-6, P-10, WP-14= 41 pts
Roxie Daggers- Watch This- Slash featuring Dave Grohl and Duff McKagan
BB-8, G-10, O-10, P-9, WP-8= 45 pts
Spiderfab4- Roundball Rock (NBA on NBC Theme)- John Tesh
BB-11, G-13, O-4, P-6, WP-1= 35 pts
SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman- Canon Rock- Jerry C
BB-7 G-5, O-12, P-5, WP-5= 34 pts
Stinger4Christ- Jessica- The Allman Brothers Band
BB-14, G-6, O-9, P-4, WP-12= 45 pts
We the Spartans- Wipeout- The Surfaris
BB-12, G-12, O-8, P-3, WP-4 = 39 pts
Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%
h- The Raiders March aka the Indiana Jones Theme- John Williams; performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
BB-13, G-14, O-2, P-8, WP-9= 44+2= 46 pts