ROUND 2 · FEEDBACK

Spandex Moose

RANK #12

DISPLAY SCORE 7.03 / 10

Perfect 10 — Challenge from Ben Tarkus
Triple Heart Threat likes on YouTube, SoundCloud, AND the VPC site (7 total)
Full Package audio + art + lyrics + both writeups
Storyteller 1,218 characters across both writeups
Ejecto-Seato Cuz
Climber +5 positions from Round 1

TOTAL REACH — 64 plays rank 20 / 22

SOUNDCLOUD 35
VPC SITE 22
YOUTUBE 7

TOTAL LIKES — 7 rank 17 / 22

VPC SITE 4
SOUNDCLOUD 2
YOUTUBE 1

FAST & CURIOUS

Vocalist's challenge writeup

Wrapped inside an overall reference to the one and only Slim Shady’s magnum opus Stan, the lyrics are made up of quotes and references taken straight out of the most beloved and high-octane franchise in the history of cinema... The Fast and the Furious. No more notes needed

Producer's challenge writeup

All four bins used! Specific tracks used: aafat [INTERNATIONAL] this was the chip tuney stuff right at the end, I sliced up the track a lot for it mindwill [INTERNATIONAL] this was the main verse melody loop, but with some cuts here and there to keep it fresh rope and the colt [DOLLAR BIN] this was cut up and used in the first half of the third verse as the doot-de-do-doot part and yea of course for the outro haha cramp your style [FREE BIN] this was cut up for the lead-in to the chorus both times also used straight for the first half of the chorus then cut up for the second half of the chorus (but with the original drums spliced in to make it a more seamless transition) hyperbolic [FREE BIN] this was just a quick funky guitar bit in the third verse (you gotta have Chef on your song) a5 95 bpm [TOOLS] main drums used throughout the lead-in part was also reused throughout b8 76 bpm [TOOLS] secondary drums used in third verse/bridge

Lyrics

Roman Pearce: Hey man, you got something to eat up in there? We hungry

Dear Dom, I’m tryna live my life a quarter mile at a time but I don’t know how
Can’t afford a Charger but my father’s got a Hi-Ace that I’m racing now
These days, Brian’s not a real common name so my best friend’s Simon, but
We put a NoS tank in the back seat, so you best believe that we’re rippin it up

I put 20 inch rims on the van, got a supercharger sitting in the cab goddamn,
I think my dad’s gone crazy, every time I race he flips out, it’s Shady, man
No one knows you better than I do, that’s the truth, anyways I just wanna say thanks
Get me in and we’ll do the thing, spinning Hoobastank, truly yours, for the record, this is Frank

And the reason is…

We go fast, we get furious, pop the hood, if you’re curious
We wanna join the crew, have a few Coronas in the motor, while you’re busy interviewing us
Barbecue with us, we’re both going bald, and we’ll be there soon
I just think we can zoom with the best, I assume that you’ll see that’s true when you have a rendezvous with us

Alright listen Dom, I wrote a couple weeks ago, I think you know you never wrote back
I’m a fan, I got banned from the track when the cops rocked up cos my ride had a lo-jack
You should know that, I’ve been sleeping at night with a wrench cos I dreamt that you needed a hand
And I woke in a sweat with a wet bed, wet underpants and an empty sack

I think I love you, and I’ve been trying to forget about it cuh, but I can’t let go
There’s this feeling deep inside me and I need it like I need a tuna snack from Toretto’s love shack, oh no!
I really need you Dom, it doesn’t matter if you give me an inch or a mile, I’m spread
Cos winning’s winning, and I just wanna win and put a smile on your bald fuckin head

And the reason is…

To my sweet piece Dom, today I got a letter in the mail from a man named Vin
I don’t know who he is but I guess a producer on the docos that you and your fam star in
Remember when you said you don’t have friends, you got family? Please daddy Dom, I belong
Tack me on, you know I could be the brains of the outfit, doubtless you’d be the brawn

So come on, man, please, I wanna be just like you, I got the height too, but you’re just a little tougher
I could be your undercover, wanna Spill-n-ya sheets, let me join the family, I could be your brother
Motherfucker, must I beg? Please don’t leave me with “Ejecto-Seato cuz”
Letty mighta left, but I swear that amnesia was bullshit, I need ya, love,

Franklin Dangerous
Mike Bananas
Spandex Moose

Roman Pearce: Like I said, we hungry

JUDGES' BREAKDOWN

Richie Branson
7.33/10 score rank #15 of 22

VOCALS 7

PRODUCTION 7

CHALLENGE 8

The power of family is evident in this track. The vocals themselves are good, although they could have a bit more presence on the high-end. I think adlibs would help in sections of the verses where there’s a noticeable gap between lines. The beat is cool, I think there are certain switches where the drums could be more pronounced (i.e. at 1:06), but otherwise it good stuff.
Ben Tarkus
8.00/10 score rank #9 of 22

VOCALS 7

PRODUCTION 7

CHALLENGE 10

I kinda do love the first few Fast and Furious movies, there's something nostalgic about them for me, so bonus points there. The Stan angle works, but I'm hearing it as fully parody, which did give the song a bit of humor across the duration. (Not a bad thing!) I didn't think I'd see a Hoobastank reference in this competition and here we are... I'm not sure if I'm supposed to hate it or not, but it works here from the angle I was listening! "Ejecto-seato cuz" took me out. Well done y'all.
Mark Cooper
8.00/10 score rank #10 of 22

VOCALS 7

PRODUCTION 8

CHALLENGE 9

Fast and curious (fast and furious), nice play on words for the song title. Fun approach of doing conversation rap similar to Eminem classic "stan". Only criticism I have is to be careful with volume levels between the main and adlib vocals. The adlibs was a little too loud at certain points in the song. Production was nice. It could use some compression on a drum a little in the beginning. Other than that, beat was a banger. Love the rap/rock elements within the song! keep it up!
LEX the Lexicon Artist
7.67/10 score rank #6 of 22

VOCALS 7

PRODUCTION 7

CHALLENGE 9

Stan but make it Fast and Furious? You'd think this wouldn't work but it's so ridiculous it circles all the way back to working again. I like that even though it's an obsessive stan song, it's upbeat. I.e. it's fast, and the speaker eventually gets furious. Frank Danger: Lots of outta pocket moments that I found funny. You have a fun, energetic delivery that keeps the song moving. I hear the improvement in your writing - "make it clear what it's about!" and you wasted no time. One note is that I think the chorus is too long. "We go fast, we get furious, pop the hood, if you’re curious. We wanna join the crew, have a few Coronas in the motor, while you’re busy interviewing us". Just repeat those two lines again and you have a much better chorus. Mike Bananas: I really quite liked this. The contrast between, and transitions to and from, verses and choruses, was compelling and enjoyable to listen to. The samples used are well-integrated for this purpose.
Klopfenpop
8.67/10 score rank #12 of 22

VOCALS 8

PRODUCTION 9

CHALLENGE 9

Really solid sample work on this Mike. Good show! This reminds me of the I already miss you that MC Squared made for you in VPC1! I love the switchups from various groove samples. It's done very well. I'd love to hear you do some more layering of multiple elements from different sources. I appreciate that with so many switchups, this compounds the work that would take, but overall you did really solid work here and my favorite moments are the places where you did do that layering and interlacing! I love that Franklin made this a multilayered reference sandwich. There's a top layer of reference right on top of the story, then the whole story put on top of a whole other referential layer...like pie. this is a really creative concept and I think you pulled it off well!

AUDIENCE SCORE

4.32 / 10

Aggregated from 72 ballots cast by the public.

AUDIENCE RANK

17 / 22

Out of 22 teams competing this round.

27 voters ranked them in their top 10
8 voters had them in their top 5
0 voters picked them as their #1 favorite

FINAL BLEND

The final score was a 7.03. The song received an average voter score of 4.32 from the community, and an average judge score of 7.93.

The display score blends the audience and judges' contributions at 25%/75%. Here's how Spandex Moose's 7.03 broke down:

1.08 from audience

5.95 from judges

(4.32 × 25%) + (7.93 × 75%) = 7.03

YOUR SEASON SO FAR

Round 1 6.19 / 10 rank #17
Round 2 7.03 / 10 rank #12 PERSONAL BEST

TOTAL REACH — 64 plays · rank 20 / 22

TOTAL LIKES — 7 · rank 17 / 22