ROUND 3 · FEEDBACK

Blunt Force

Blunt Force is back! Appearing first in the debut VPC in 1985, Beefy and tanner4105 have re-emerged from the ashes once again to bring you the best rock and/or roll they have to offer.

RANK #3

DISPLAY SCORE 8.15 / 10

Top 3 Overall
Perfect 10 — Vocals from Ben Tarkus · Klopfenpop
Perfect 10 — Production from Ben Tarkus
Perfect 10 — Challenge from Ben Tarkus · Klopfenpop · LEX the Lexicon Artist · Mark Cooper · Richie Branson
Vocal Standout 9.0 / 10 avg across judges
Production Powerhouse 8.6 / 10 avg across judges
Challenge Champion 10.0 / 10 avg across judges
Perfect Card 30/30 from Ben Tarkus
Wide Appeal no judge ranked you in their bottom third
Full Package audio + art + lyrics + both writeups

TOTAL REACH — 19 plays rank 8 / 24

VPC SITE 19

TOTAL LIKES — 8 rank 4 / 23

VPC SITE 8

Ignacio Martinez

Vocalist's challenge writeup

Greetings. Here is another song about wrestling. Ignacio Martinez grew up underprivileged and developed a less than favorable reputation for himself until he found wrestling, where he went on to have great fame and memorable moments, only for it to come crashing down after a fateful shoot interview about the IRS. In true heel fashion, Ignacio sings his own theme song in second person, like an absolute asshole. Like Shawn Michaels singing Sexy Boy, but worse.

Producer's challenge writeup

Created entrance theme that matches Ignacio's persona, just under 30 seconds, and used that as the main base for the chorus. We wanted the entrance theme to be mainly instrumental with cut up "catchphrases" sort of like what the rock's theme sounded like.

Lyrics

for years the world has searched 
for the baddest man on earth
Not knowing he was sleeping behind buckees in a yurt 

you would be amazed
by the way that things have changed
but don't you go on feeling bad cause he's not even phased

He saved the orphanage from closing in a ladder match
and then he burned it to the ground, no one knows where the kids are at
doctors told him that he's missing several pieces of his brain
He knows you'll never love him but at least you know his name

Ignacio Martinez
his chin music is sweetest
he'd leave ya staring at the lights while thinkin he don't need this
Ignacio Martinez
a miscreant and meanest
there ain't a low that he won't go to re-exploit a weakness 


It wasn't easy as a son of a dope fiend
and he wasn't known for always keeping his nose clean
he found a sport where he could rise to the top
nobody told him he could rake in so much money from an elbow drop
clotheslined a deer at a Japanese camp site
threw his former tag team partner onto a landmine
he'll get on the mic when he's got something to say
going kayfabe on the taxman taking his pay
 
well I guess you could say that they took it personal
the thing about the IRS is that they never merciful 
and if you were to ask him knowing everything would he do it again
I think he'd do it all again
Ignacio Martinez he ain't ever give a shit
I saw him super-plex a grizzly just to prove that it's legit
took his car they took his cash they took his credit, and they flush it down the drain
and now he only has his name

JUDGES' BREAKDOWN

Richie Branson
9.33/10 score rank #6 of 24

VOCALS 9

PRODUCTION 9

CHALLENGE 10

Love the baseline of this track, it captures that memorable magic you hear in iconic wrestling themes. Song does a great job of telling how awesome Ignacio is, I’d like to have a beer with this guy. Hook is dope. Clotheslined a deer in a Japanese campsite? Yeah this guy fux.
LEX the Lexicon Artist
8.33/10 score rank #8 of 24

VOCALS 8

PRODUCTION 7

CHALLENGE 10

Nailed the challenge - painted a clear picture of Ignacio's narrative and what kind of person / persona he is. Intro theme is spot on as a wrestling theme. Promo video is fun and high effort, gives us more insight on the character. I also appreciate Beefy trying on many new dials here as per my feedback. I think it was to mixed results but not because of him. My production score for Tanner isn't because I think the production is bad - it's great, ponderous and sinister like the character. I just personally don't find the chords and melodies used very compelling. I think the song suffers for it a bit. There is a part (the orphanage part) where Beefy just sings the melody of the bass line in eighth notes over and over. I don't know whose decision that was, but found it a weird choice and it went on too long and my attention drifted. But overall excellent effort for meeting the challenge.
Klopfenpop
9.67/10 score rank #2 of 24

VOCALS 10

PRODUCTION 9

CHALLENGE 10

A live cymbal part can REALLY lend SO much vibe to a track. Underrated af. I love that y'all went slow. It feels so pitch perfect for that attitude-era grease-rock vibe. I want more ear candy, though. I do love that tom fill. I love a melodic rap vocal. The story is solid and the song works on a surface level as well. Got me headbanging along with the hook. Outro has massive character as well. Already got me singing along.
Mark Cooper
8.67/10 score rank #5 of 24

VOCALS 8

PRODUCTION 8

CHALLENGE 10

This is definitely a well put together track overall. Mix was definitely a great improvement this round along with the vocals sitting nicely in the mix. Solid lyrics and production and really like the wrestling move reference like "chin music is the sweetest" nice touch. singing vocals had a nice grunge touch to it that I enjoyed. Keep it up!
Ben Tarkus
10.00/10 score rank #1 of 24

VOCALS 10

PRODUCTION 10

CHALLENGE 10

Okay this one hits absolutely ALL the marks for me this round. A perfect example of a wrestling track, the story is laid out, and I love the note about the Shawn Michaels, I'm doing my own damn song, angle. I can totally picture Ignacio fitting in with the NWO crowd back in the day haha. Well done!

AUDIENCE SCORE

5.00 / 10

Aggregated from 74 ballots cast by the public.

AUDIENCE RANK

11 / 24

Out of 24 teams competing this round.

31 voters ranked them in their top 10
16 voters had them in their top 5
2 voters picked them as their #1 favorite

FINAL BLEND

The final score was a 8.15. The song received an average voter score of 5.00 from the community, and an average judge score of 9.20.

The display score blends the audience and judges' contributions at 25%/75%. Here's how Blunt Force's 8.15 broke down:

1.25 from audience

6.90 from judges

(5.00 × 25%) + (9.20 × 75%) = 8.15

YOUR SEASON SO FAR

Round 1 7.53 / 10 rank #3
Round 2 7.97 / 10 rank #5
Round 3 8.15 / 10 rank #3
Round 4 8.26 / 10 rank #4 PERSONAL BEST
Round 5 8.21 / 10 rank #7

TOTAL REACH — 19 plays · rank 8 / 24

TOTAL LIKES — 8 · rank 4 / 23