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Registration for /r/gameofbands Epoch 2 ROUND 1: LYRICS

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This post is for those who wish to write LYRICS

If you wish to be placed in a team for Epoch 2 Round 1 of the r/gameofbands competition as a lyricist, please leave a comment in this post.

If you competed in a previous Round, just say you'd like to enter again.

If you haven't competed before, please leave a comment explaining:

  • what you offer

  • what experience you have

  • anything else you consider important.

DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS ROUND UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT YOU CAN COMMIT TO IT

Teams will be announced once we have sufficient registration numbers. Following the teams announcement, every bandit placed in a team will have two days to report in and confirm they are good to go (there will be more information about this in the teams announcement).

Posted Jul 12, 2012, 10:42 PM UTC

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wekulm•

I've not competed.

  • I offer words of multiple meanings and length.

  • I have arranged words in logical and illogical order since 1999.

  • I think peak oil is a problem the world needs to meet more head on.

I AM CONFIDENT.

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faceintheblue•

Best of luck to you!

One quibble on your third point: Peak oil isn't a problem anymore --or at least we kicked that ball down the field another couple of generations. The price of oil went up high enough to make unconventional oil reserves cost effective. The oil companies invested heavily in new technology (deep sea drilling, horizontal drilling, hydrofracking, steam-assisted gravity drainage, etc. etc.), and oil we never thought existed as a commercial resource is turning up all over.

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wekulm•

That's it! I'm going to prove you wrong extremely subtly in the lyrics that I write. So subtle that you won't even know I've proved you wrong or that we're even having the argument.

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kingpumpkin•

I just listened to your song 5 times, I will listen to this song until I figure out the way you prove him wrong subtly.

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lolstebbo•

ALOHA ER'BODY. For this epoch, I would like to participate as a lyricist.

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mimicthefrench•

Once again, offering my so-so talents as lyricist.

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magikker•

I'm in.

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grahamlester•

I'd like to enter again. Third time lucky. Or three's a charm. Or something.

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CaptainFabio•

...is that an Asimov quote?

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skcll•

sure

Edit: Actually, I'm going to take myself out of this one.

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memefilter•

Here's my soundcloud.

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Brewbird•

I already signed up for music, but...

You know, it doesn't say anywhere that I'm not allowed to do music on one team and lyrics on another.

I ask you questions twofold:

  1. If I signed up for both, could I do both?
  2. Shouldn't we be calling each other "bandits" more often?

And just to clarify:

  • I only mean if we are short on people and it would help move things along.

  • I would still only get one vote.

  • I'd rather do music if I can only do one thing.

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Vrothgarr•

I've been writing regularly for over a decade. I have a wide array of lyrics, poems, prose, ideas, and so forth. If anyone's interested, feel free to stalk this profile to get a feel for who I am. I've never done anything like this before. But I'd love to get a dialogue going about lyrics, and share some of what I've got.

Cheers.

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occams-laser•

Id like to give this a try. I offer a unique style and a solid command of scansion. Ive written upwards of 10 songs that Id consider recording. Ive even performed them for a few audiences. Im a really willing collaborator, and even though I would be the only lyricist on a team I would still be looking to my teammates for opinions, advice, and a theme beyond whatever I feel like writing.

I suppose I should mention that Im working 30 hour weeks and my days off are kinda sporadic, but if we can work around that I would love to participate. This is what I do in my free time anyway.

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GallantFoe•

here i am!

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Zuthulu•

boerenkool

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RetroTheft•

I would love to compete. I can offer a solid understanding of songwriting technique, good writing skills, and a well established drinking habit. As far as experience, I've written songs on everything from notepads to god, and have been in bands that went nowhere, as well as bands that went somewhere, which was to the pub.

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wet_dogma•

I've been in performing bands as a lyricist/vocalist for over ten years- mainly in the punk/DIY scene

I'm an English major with a focus on creative writing.

I've recorded three albums in a proper recording studio and recorded countless others with my own personal gear.

I don't write jokey lyrics. I don't write abstract poetry either. Most of what I bring will be influenced by folk story telling like bob Dylan, Tom petty, and others like.

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Kerigorrical•

I'll give this a shot, why not.

I haven't competed before

  • I offer the logic in my head and the poetry in my soul. I favour lyrics with thematic flow as opposed to a more abstract-y style. I'm also a sucker for a good couplet.
  • I write stuff (songs, poems, stories) somewhere between semi-regularly and occasionally, no formal experience.
  • Looking to give this a try and see how it works out, could be fun!
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all_aflunters•

This sounds creatively challenging and fun! I'd like to participate if you're still short a registrant.

I've been writing professionally for more than a decade, though it's all been in story or article format. My English major roots are never far behind, though, and I have a natural talent for meter and rhyme when writing poetry. I can only claim official capacity as a lyricist for one song back in college, when I helped a singer hammer out a song he was struggling with.

I love music. I love words. And I love creating things, especially though collaboration.

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mindlance•

I'm interested.

  • I wrote and sang for the band I was in. Absurdist punk.
  • I bring a definitely 'outsider' sensibility to the practice of song writing.
  • My interests, and thus my lyrical inspirations, are wide and varied.
  • I like pie.
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