"Mingus was always true to his ever-changing moods: he wanted to create music that, in his words, was “as varied as my feelings are, or the world is.” For sheer range of expression, his work has few equals in postwar American music: furious and tender, joyous and melancholy, grave and mischievous, ecstatic and introspective. It moves from the rapture of the church to the euphoria of the ballroom, from accusation to seduction, from a whisper to a growl, often by way of startling jump cuts and sudden changes in tempo. Vocal metaphors are irresistible when discussing Mingus. As Whitney Balliett remarked, music for him was “another way of talking.”
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No matter how small the ensemble, he could create a sense of passionate, often combative dialogue: as one of his sidemen put it, Mingus “liked the sound of a struggle.” If his Workshop settled into a groove, he would suddenly change the time signature: he didn’t want anyone to get too comfortable. Struggle—against complacency, against the confinements of race and genre, against the record industry and the American government—inspired him; he depended on it to create. Though he dreamed of finding refuge on some “colorless island,” it wasn’t clear how he’d spend his time there. He needed something to fight against; his anger, in Geoff Dyer’s words, was “a form of energy, part of the fire sweeping through him.”
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Round 13 : Angry Idols of FAN! With only a handful of rounds left before the Second Elimination Sing-Off, our 12 remaining hopefuls sent in a song that embodied one of an array of listed emotions. More than anything else, music makes you feel and feelings can transcend gulfs of space and time. Spin a Charles Mingus record and you can hear the explosive rage of his musical vision; listen to an ambient song and you can find yourself lost in a beguiling forest. It sounds high concept at times but true artists can set a mood in ways every audience can appreciate. To be a FAN Idol, one has to be able to evoke a wide array of emotional tones among his or her listeners.
And now for the scores.
In 10th place, with a score of 8 points, is a contestant that is still moving fast and far from saving goodbye...
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Heald!!! who never strays from the top, still alive with the melancholic indie sounds of Fog Lake's Dinosaur!!!
Landing in 9th place, earning 9 points...a piece!!! are two contestants that found inspiration in two rather divergent sources...
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Produceman!!! who went to the movies with the sweeping cinematic drama of the incomparable John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra's Duel of the Fates, as heard in Star Wars : Episode One!!!
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Rad2019!!! who brought a tinge of cinematic nostalgia of his own with the yearning electronics of Electrolane's To the East! Rad also won his Judge's +5 Bonus Points!!!
Finding a berth in the 8th spot with 15 points are another pair of contestants!!! The Round continues to be an emotional rollercoaster with...
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Danny Rand!!! who continues to walk the dark side of the road down the path to FAN Idol, evoking the peerless Bob Dylan with his morose Don't Think Twice, It's Alright!!!
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BrodietheSlayer!!! who continues to bring the pain to the competition with his best Angie Dickinson impression, as heard in Tori Amos' haunting Putting the Damage On!!!
Garnering 16 crucial points and sewing up 7th place is a contestant that still has plenty of steam left for this competition...
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Gus Richlen!!! who stayed on track, looking up at the sky with Sir Elton John's plaintive The Train Don't Stop There Anymore!!!
Hanging tough in 6th place, taking home 17 points including his Judge's +5 Bonus, is a contestant that evoked the sadness at the heart of one of Rock's great bands...
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Zack Morris is Insane.!!! who continues to have a lead role in this competition, Breaking our hearts with the unsurpassed Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd!!!
Staying the course in 5th place, adding 18 points to his treasure horde of points, is a contestant who knows good things come to those who wait...
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J!!! who turned to a slower, more contemplative Janet Jackson who urged her listener to stop and breath with her Let's Wait a While!!!
Netting 21 points and fourth place, one point away from the top three, is a contestant that has trekked the wide world in pursuit of Idoldom. Pour a glass for...
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aka Cthulhu!!! who continues to chase the sun as he rises to the top this season, sending in the longing urge of The Divine Comedy's A Lady of a Certain Age!!!
Breaking into the Top Three, with 22 big time points including his Judge's +5 Bonus Points, is a contestant that is still alive in this competition and makes the most of every moment...
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Brainbustaaah!!!! who took the stage with that most theatrical of bands, Queen, and their heart stoppingly dramatic Who Wants to Live Forever!!!
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Double H.
Kevin Hamilton.
Please step foward.
You are the two highest scorers for
Round 13 : The Angry Idols of FAN. Scoring well this round shows that a contestant has a great understanding of the nuances to music. Sometimes the subtle elements distinguish the most flexible contestants. This is an abstract theme but it is also paradoxically at the heart of what it means to perform for others. If you can move their emotions, you might also open their minds, and anything can happen after that occurs.
With only two more rounds before the Second Elimination Sing-Off, your success puts you in an excellent position to continue to impress the Judges as the competition continues.
In First place, drawing 25 points and winning
Round 13 : Angry Idols of FAN is...
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Kevin Hamilton!!! Congratulations on another win!!! You swung for the fences this round, picking grunge rock via metal pioneers Alice in Chains and their galvanizing Angry Chair! Well done!!!
Also finding huge success in this round, scoring 23 titanic points, is Double H!!! who turned toward live music and the relaxing chill of Jakubi's Feels Like Yesterday!!! Excellent!
Round 13 Scores:
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1st.
Kevin Hamilton (234 pts)- Angry Chair - Alice in Chains (Anger)
chaos-9, spider-9, fw-7, jazz-N/A = 25 pts
2nd.
Double H (146 pts)- Feels Like Yesterday (Live) - Jakubi (Chill)
chaos-7, spider-3, fw-8, jazz-N/A+5 = 23 pts
3rd.
Brainbustaaah! (228 pts)- Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen (Dramatic, Melancholy)
chaos-N/A+5, spider-5, fw-5, jazz-7 = 22 pts
4th.
aka Cthulhu (205 pts)- A Lady of a Certain Age - The Divine Comedy (Sadness/Melancholy/Longing/Nostalgic)
chaos-3, spider-N/A, fw-9, jazz-9 = 21 pts
5th.
J (202 pts)- Let's Wait a While - Janet Jackson (Reflective)
chaos-2, spider-8, fw-N/A, jazz-8 = 18 pts
6th.
Zach Morris is Insane (275 pts)- Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Melancholy, Reflective)
chaos-8, spider-1, fw-N/A+5, jazz-3 = 17 pts
7th.
Gus (200 pts)- The Train Don't Stop There Anymore - Elton John (Melancholy, Sadness)
chaos-6, spider-6, fw-N/A, jazz-6 = 16 pts
T-8th.
Danny Rand (193 pts)- Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan (Reflective, Romantic, Melancholy)
chaos-5, spider-4, fw-6, jazz-N/A = 15 pts
T-8th.
BrodietheSlayer (221 pts)- Putting the Damage On - Tori Amos (Melancholy, Reflective)
chaos-N/A, spider-7, fw-3, jazz-5 = 15 pts
T-9th.
Produceman (223 pts)- Duel of the Fates - John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra (Dramatic)
chaos-4, spider-N/A, fw-1, jazz-4 = 9 pts
T-9th.
Rad (205 pts)- To the East - Electrolane (Sadness/Melancholy/Longing/Nostalgic)
chaos-1, spider-N/A+5, fw-2, jazz-1 = 9 pts
10th.
Heald (177 pts)- Fog Lake - Dinosaur (Melancholy, Reflective)
chaos-N/A, spider-2, fw-4, jazz-2 = 8 pts
Overall Scores:
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1st.
Zach Morris is Insane - 275 + 17 = 292 pts
2nd.
Kevin Hamilton - 234 + 25 = 259 pts
3rd.
Brainbustaaah! - 228 + 22 = 250 pts
4th.
BrodietheSlayer - 221 + 15 = 236 pts
5th.
Produceman - 223 + 9 = 232 pts
6th.
aka Cthulhu - 205 + 21 = 226 pts
7th.
J - 202 + 18 = 220 pts
8th.
Gus - 200 + 16 = 216 pts
9th.
Rad - 205 + 9 = 214 pts
10th.
Danny Rand - 193 + 15 = 208 pts
11th.
Heald - 177 + 8 = 185 pts
12th.
Double H - 146 + 23 = 169 pts
Overall Scores by Team:
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Teams
Team IIconic SpiderFab4
1st. Produceman - 232 pts
2nd. aka Cthulhu - 226 pts
3rd. Rad2019 - 214 pts
Team chaos X effect
1st. Brainbustaaah! - 250 pts
2nd. BrodietheSlayer - 236 pts
3rd. Heald - 185 pts
Team fw91
1st. Zack Morris is Insane. - 292 pts
2nd. J - 220 pts
3rd. Gus RiCHEEEEEEEEEEN! - 216 pts
Team Jazzman
1st. Kevin Hamilton - 259 pts
2nd. Danny Rand - 208 pts
3rd. DoubleH a.k.a Wrong About Kofi - 169 pts