The FAN Idol 8 Reunion Thread

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This is where all come together (judges, contestants, and host) who was a part of FI8 and we talk aboout various things involving the show, such as song choices from yourself that you enjoyed/regretted, songs from other contestants you marked out for/wondered what the hell they were thinking, and most important talk about Square....I mean talk about the future of next season

Here is the official FAN Idol Poll

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you love, even if the judges didn't
Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you regret, even if the judges loved
Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely loved
Name 5 SOngs from Various Setlists that you absolutely hated
What was your favorite Tyger typeout
What was your favorite and least favorite Round?
Who did you vote for in the Public Vote? Anon or Roxie?

And finally the 3 hardest questions at least in my eyes

Which Contestants hit you the hardest around elimination time? Whether it be for an awesome playlist or because you legit saw them going all the way

Which contestants at one point or another did you see as a threat in the game?

And Finally
Would You Be Interested in Fan Idol 9: Untitled Subtitle?

[fw91]

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you love, even if the judges didn't:
Fuel: "Bad Day"

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you regret, even if the judges loved My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo goes to Bitburg)- The Ramones (School of Rock)

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely loved
1)Alice In Chains: "Rooster"
2)Tom Petty: "American Girl
3)Live: "Dolphin's Cry
4)Nirvana: The Man Who Sold the World (Unplugged Version
5)Pearl Jam: Even Flow


Name 5 SOngs from Various Setlists that you absolutely hated
1)Miley Cyrus: "Party In the Usa"
That's about it

What was your favorite Tyger typeout
Too many good ones to point out, all equally good.
What was your favorite and least favorite Round?
FAVORITE: Us and Uk team round
LEAST FAVORITE: f***ING ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Who did you vote for in the Public Vote? Anon or Roxie?
Roxie

And finally the 3 hardest questions at least in my eyes

Which Contestants hit you the hardest around elimination time? Whether it be for an awesome playlist or because you legit saw them going all the way

Cantus, just because of "Links a Madl, Rechts a Madl" thought the judges should have rewarded the comedy in that one. Liked the "outside of the box" thinking

Which contestants at one point or another did you see as a threat in the game?
Anon, Roxie, Knalsic, Sloth, Moonie



And Finally
Would You Be Interested in Fan Idol 9: Untitled Subtitle?
Yeah,but I may want to try out judging, rather than be a contestant

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Abstaining from the Player Oriented questions, of course.

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely loved
Roxie Daggers- Daredevil- Fiona Apple (Stunning; loved how atonal it felt and Fiona's intensity)
Anonymous GM- Parlez-vous Francais?- Art vs. Science (Incredibly catchy)
Stinger4Christ- Buddy Rich vs. Animal - "Drum Battle" from The Muppet Show 1978 (tons of fun and unexpected; Muppet mark as well)
Sloth Spartan- Happy Things - J Rabbit (Brilliant choice, imo, and a risk for the Round)
Canctus Fraggle- Goodbye My Friend- Guido & Maurizio De Angelis (vocals by Susi & Guy) (Powerful track and a great redemption moment)

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely hated (with due respect)
Major Brad- Revolution- Pennywise (lots of other potential choices)
Stinger4Christ- Tainted Love- Soft Cell (Soft Cell has other songs; it's a great song but an obvious New Wave pick. I will not criticize what one does to survive, however)
Canctus Fraggle- Sometime Around Midnight- The Airborne Toxic Event (Did not live up to the two amazing Elimination Round picks Canctus used earlier)
Ssnakebite, the Number One Frenchman- Sweet Transvestite (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) (like Tainted Love, too obvious a pick, especially from such an eccentric contestant who took risk after risk throughout the game)
Cageking- Party in The USA- Miley Cyrus (Just too many other potential songs that could've been used)

What was your favorite Tyger typeout
Demented's escape and impersonation of Bray Wyatt (Hell, in that universe, maybe he was Bray all a long) because I asked Demented for things he wanted to see and I was able to incorporate them in the write-up (the song that played when he was taken away was the first song he ever chose for FAN Idol), while things like the Wyatt family (who just debuted) and the rubber knife just worked out well. I enjoyed writing the scenes in J.Slim's diner, the few times that it was just the Judges' talking, and the one's where you traveled and did stuff, like when you played video games or looked at art. I loved writing Steiner and Sandow's dialogue.

What was your favorite and least favorite Round?
Favorites: The two Lesser used Genre Rounds, as we had the right number of contestants left, the genres worked out well, and I liked hearing different music; The Greatest Hits Round and Roxie vs. fw91 due to the sheer level of competition; The School Subject Round because I think that was the best idea I had; the 8-Fan team Round, as I liked how it was structured and the teams were wonderfully balanced; The Televised music Round was impossible to judge.

Rounds that I didn't like: The Box one was waaaayyy too risky and I still don't know if that was a Round I should've done; I thought the Voice Round was a little flat, considering all the great vocalists that were available

Who did you vote for in the Public Vote? Anon or Roxie?
Abstained from voting

Which Contestants hit you the hardest around elimination time? Whether it be for an awesome playlist or because you legit saw them going all the way
Roxie, though Anonymous GM f***ing earned that victory, going against such an incredibly good opponent; Moonie and Knalsic both dropping out bummed me out; Z-A was a shock; many contestants seemed like they were eliminated at a fairly good place for them, imo. I contend that Eliminations are vital to this game and there were contestants that seemed to leave at the right time. The final five or so were an incredibly gifted group and any of them could have won, so I was happy with who survived and when. That's not to disparage the other contestants but that's how the Season worked out.

Which contestants at one point or another did you see winning the game:
Roxie because of how dominant she was; Stinger4Christ because he was quietly getting near the top and looking very strong throughout most of the game; Z-A was on a streak at one point; I thought Knalisic could've gone all the way because he kept battling back after getting into trouble.

And Finally
Would You Be Interested in Fan Idol 9: Untitled Subtitle?
Oh you have no idea. After judging and then Hosting, I'm definitely up for it. I know so much more music now and have a much better picture of what I'd want to do. I'm not saying I'd win or even go far, because you people are so incredibly good at this but I think I could make a good showing for myself. The Scavenger Hunt, however, I think I have a great shot at that because of my interests. There are a ton of songs and artists I want to use.

[J]

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you love, even if the judges didn't:
New by No Doubt.
I thought this song would do pretty well when I picked it. Boy was I ever wrong

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you regret, even if the judges loved:

Clarity by Zedd feat. Foxes
As much as I love this song it probably wasn't the best choice for and elimination round.

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely loved:

Disarm by The Smashing Pumpkins
My favorite song from my favorite album by one of my favorite bands. I really marked out when I saw this song on a playlist.

Bottom of the River by Delta Rae
This one really knocked me on my ass, especially the vocals. I fell in love with this song instantly.

The Descent by Bob Mould
A fantastic unexpected pick. An amazing live performance.

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
One thing that no one knows about me is that I have a soft spot for Natalie Imbruglia. I've even got all of her albums

Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
This song just kicks so much ass. It really is a toss up as to which Silversun Pickups song that was used that I liked better.


Name 5 SOngs from Various Setlists that you absolutely hated:

Party In The U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus (Sorry Cage)
High School Never Ends by Bowling for Soup
Hangin Tough by New Kids on the Block
Be My Yoko Ono by The Barenaked Ladies
A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold

What was your favorite Tyger typeout:
There was so much great stuff in all of the write ups this season that It's hard to pick out one thing that was better than any other. I will say that I was pretty fond of everything that had to do with Jackrabbit Slims. I also appreciated that fact that after I was eliminated that I became a music producer.

What was your favorite and least favorite Round?
My favorite rounds were the Island of Misfit Genres rounds
My least favorite round was Moving Pictures or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fan Idol: In which I got sent to the sing off and Cantus Fraggle took my lunch money.

Who did you vote for in the Public Vote? Anon or Roxie?
As a judge I abstained from the public vote.

And finally the 3 hardest questions at least in my eyes

Which Contestants hit you the hardest around elimination time? Whether it be for an awesome playlist or because you legit saw them going all the way
Of the FAN Idol's I have been apart of so far I thought this one was the most wide open. I thought that any one of the players could have won this thing.

Which contestants at one point or another did you see as a threat in the game?
When it comes to this type of game I don't really think of the other contestant
as "threats".

Would You Be Interested in Fan Idol 9: Untitled Subtitle?
I'm ready for it to start tomorrow!!

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I like No Doubt and I received the Go Soundtrack, so I liked seeing it appear for that Round.

Had J not become a judge, I would've had him do more music production stuff. Of course, he would have to constantly deal with big egos and there probably would've been a "Needs more Cowbell" spoof at some point.

[J]

Sept 7, 2013 14:04:54 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

I like No Doubt and I received the Go Soundtrack, so I liked seeing it appear for that Round.

Had J not become a judge, I would've had him do more music production stuff. Of course, he would have to constantly deal with big egos and there probably would've been a "Needs more Cowbell" spoof at some point.

Naturally I would have had to grow a Rick Rubin-like beard as well.

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Sept 7, 2013 14:15:02 GMT -5 J said:

Sept 7, 2013 14:04:54 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

I like No Doubt and I received the Go Soundtrack, so I liked seeing it appear for that Round.

Had J not become a judge, I would've had him do more music production stuff. Of course, he would have to constantly deal with big egos and there probably would've been a "Needs more Cowbell" spoof at some point.

Naturally I would have had to grow a Rick Rubin-like beard as well.

Naturally. Maybe have you hang out with Jimmy Hart and have him mock people with his Megaphone.

[J]

Sept 7, 2013 14:16:44 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Sept 7, 2013 14:15:02 GMT -5 J said:

Naturally I would have had to grow a Rick Rubin-like beard as well.

Naturally. Maybe have you hang out with Jimmy Hart and have him mock people with his Megaphone.

Complete with him holding up the gold record for my remix of "Hunka Hunka Honky Love"?

Sidenote. I take it you've seen the Death documentary? Such an awesome story. I was lucky enough that it actually came to a movie theater here.

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Sept 7, 2013 14:27:10 GMT -5 J said:

Sept 7, 2013 14:16:44 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Naturally. Maybe have you hang out with Jimmy Hart and have him mock people with his Megaphone.

Complete with him holding up the gold record for my remix of "Hunka Hunka Honky Love"?

Sidenote. I take it you've seen the Death documentary? Such an awesome story. I was lucky enough that it actually came to a movie theater here.

Sadly, no. Would like to at some point.

[J]

Sept 7, 2013 14:28:15 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Sept 7, 2013 14:27:10 GMT -5 J said:

Complete with him holding up the gold record for my remix of "Hunka Hunka Honky Love"?

Sidenote. I take it you've seen the Death documentary? Such an awesome story. I was lucky enough that it actually came to a movie theater here.

Sadly, no. Would like to at some point.

Well you need to get on that sir!

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Sept 7, 2013 14:32:05 GMT -5 J said:

Sept 7, 2013 14:28:15 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Sadly, no. Would like to at some point.

Well you need to get on that sir!

Indeed. I would share some music from them but then I'd be worried that someone would steal them. Oh, alright, can't be greedy:



This was in 1975 and, oh, they were (are) three brothers from Detroit who, showing how inclusive punk music could be, looked like this:

[Knailsic From Now On]

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you love, even if the judges didn't
Loved them all but one song I liked even though it did terrible was Ke$ha's cover of "Don't Think Twice It's All Right" but my favorite song I used was "20th Century Boy" huge T. Rex fan

Name 1 Song from Your Set List that you regret, even if the judges loved
I'd probably say "Blister In The Sun" only because I regret not using a Protopunk song.

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely loved
1. "Stone Cold Crazy" Queen
2. "Cocaine Blues" Johnny Cash
3. "Basket Case" Green Day
4. "Girl From The North Country" Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
5. "Fear of The Dark" Iron Maiden

Name 5 Songs from Various Setlists that you absolutely hated
Can't think of any that I "hated"

What was your favorite Tyger typeout
Always like the sing-off ones.

What was your favorite and least favorite Round?
Favorite:Top 3 in no particular order "Rock, Pop, & Hip Hop" What's In The Box" "Double Dip"
Least Favorite: I really don't know, had a really great time

Who did you vote for in the Public Vote? Anon or Roxie?
I never got around to voting.

Which Contestants hit you the hardest around elimination time?
Tie between Cage & Jazzman

Which contestants at one point or another did you see as a threat in the game?
Stinger, almost Everytime I couldn't use a song it was because Stinger used that artist (I was upset when he used Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash's version of "Girl From The North Country"

Would You Be Interested in Fan Idol 9: Untitled Subtitle?
Is the pope catholic? I'm already making a list of artist that weren't used last season, some that haven't even been in Idol at all.

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I'll try to go through and respond to all the prompts later, but I would be up for Round 9, either as a contestant or judge.

[Knailsic From Now On]

Sept 6, 2013 20:07:58 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Which contestants at one point or another did you see as a threat in the game?
Anon, Roxie, Knalsic, Sloth, Moonie

I'm flattered that you considered me a threat, you and Roxie we're probably tied for my 2nd biggest threats but had Moonie not dropped out I imagine he could've been the biggest threat.

Also out of boredom I ranked all my picks if any one is interested

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1. 20th Century Boy- T.Rex
2. Life During Wartime- Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense)
3. Little Wing – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. Chain of Fools- Aretha Franklin (U.S.)
5. Kiss- Prince
6. Fly By Night- Rush
7. Money (That's What I Want)- Barrett Strong
9. Summertime Blues- Eddie Cochran
8. Da Funk- Daft Punk
10. Salt Peanuts- The Quintet
11. That's How Strong My Love Is- Otis Redding
12. The Last Time- Janis Joplin
13. This Land is Your Land- Woody Guthrie
14. Blister in the Sun- Violent Femmes
15. Born Under a Bad Sign- Albert King
16. Falling Apart- Zebrahead
17. Rock On- T. Rex
18- Long as I Can See the Light- Creedence Clearwater Revival
19. Join Together- The Who (Jew’s Harp)
20. End of The Line- The Traveling Wilburys
21. Toad- Cream
22. Gimme Shelter- The Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga
23. School Days- Chuck Berry
24. Clash City Rockers- The Clash
25. Rudie Can’t Fail- The Clash
26. Blame It On The Girls- Mika
27. Foxhole (Over 4 minutes)- Television
28. Daddy Sang Bass- Carl Perkins
29. Venus (Under 4 mintues)- Television
30. I'd Have You Anytime- George Harrison
31.Do You Love Me- The Contours
32. Gudbuy T’Jane- Slade
33. Battle of the Bands- The Turtles
34. Wonderful World- Sam Cooke
35. 1812 Overture- Tchaikovsky
36. Honey Bee- Tom Petty
37. Elvis is Dead- Living Colour
38. Careless Whisper- George Michael
39. The Food (Chapelle’s Show)- Common
40. Alberta (MTV Unplugged)- Eric Clapton
41. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right- Ke$ha
42. Back to Manhattan- Norah Jones
43. American Woman- The Guess Who (Canada)
44. House of the Rising Sun- Walls of Jericho
45. Saria’s Song- Ocarina of Time
47. Highschool Never Ends- Bowling for Soup
48. DNA- A Flock Of Seagulls
49. Fame- Infectious Grooves
51. Diane Young- Vampire Weekend
52. I Smile- Kirk Franklin

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Knalsic, I'd put the two Television songs higher, imo.

[Knailsic From Now On]

Sept 8, 2013 21:37:16 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Knalsic, I'd put the two Television songs higher, imo.

I liked every song I used and I had a hard time ranking them and looking back I feel a few songs are too low like both Television songs but imo they're behind GREAT songs.

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Sept 8, 2013 22:06:49 GMT -5 Knailsic From Now On said:

Sept 8, 2013 21:37:16 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Knalsic, I'd put the two Television songs higher, imo.

I liked every song I used and I had a hard time ranking them and looking back I feel a few songs are too low like both Television songs but imo they're behind GREAT songs.

They are. I do think that the Television songs came out of left field and I rather like that. Not songs I'd expect.

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Gosh, this was a fun thing to do. I always thought I was predictable when playing this, though. And some people hinted me that during the game. (with respect of course). Lucky, I've expanded my musical taste so much since I dropped out. Hopefully, I get to play this again when it comes back up.

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Sept 9, 2013 7:36:46 GMT -5 @lynch said:

Gosh, this was a fun thing to do. I always thought I was predictable when playing this, though. And some people hinted me that during the game. (with respect of course). Lucky, I've expanded my musical taste so much since I dropped out. Hopefully, I get to play this again when it comes back up.

It's also the sampling size of songs. It would've been interesting to see you play some of the later Rounds, with the different genres and requirements. Predictability isn't necessarily a bad thing because it helps forge you an identity and then, when you have to play against type, it is quite intriguing. I think you and Knalsic would've matched up well.

As for the next Season, I'm sure there will be plenty of spots. Good amount of people have already expressed interesting in playing.

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Hmm, is there anyone interested in Hosting?