Steemit's Official Open Mic Judge @Verbal-D's Top 5 Entries For Week 136 (Original Blog)
Steemit Open Mic Week 136
One More Open Mic Post To Go, and I am fully caught up again and back on track, thanks for your patience everyone. I'm Back From The Hospital, My Left Arm Is Still Healing But I Am Back With A New Style Of Reviewing. It is actually what I always wanted to do, but I just realized it now, which is...Rhyming Reviews, because I am an Emcee & Poet to the core...But it took me long enough to even think of this idea lol Maybe because I wanted to give a more professional approach to the song review process of the Open Mic Contest, but this new way of judging for me is so much more enjoyable, so that I can give back to you the best way I know how, which is through the art of lyricism and intentional poetics. Please enjoy.
My Top 5 In Order
As one of the 5 judges, and as an original artist also, I aim to represent the best original artists in this contest from our wonderful Steemit community. I am keeping my ears open for cover artists as well, don't worry but creating an original song is indeed impressive, especially if executed and performed well. Best of skill and performance to you all next week. This week was filled with so many wonderful artists, even amongst the high amount of entries, and there were still many talented performers who entered, so forgive me if I didn't list you, I definitely heard everyone's entries. Also, be sure to check out the other judges' top picks for the week, @krystle, @soundlegion, @meno, and @luzcypher, who hosts the Open Mic Contest. See you next week! And don't forget to please vote for @Pfunk, @Ausbitbank, @Luzcypher, @Curie, @Aggroed, @Helpie, @Lukestokes, @PRC & @Teamsteem as witnesses here https://steemit.com/~witnesses, all of whom are our biggest supporters who help to run, fund, curate, build and expand the Open Mic Contest.
1. @orrslaw's "Wendell Walker" By Andy Shauf Cover Song
Wendell Walker is a riveting tale, with sharp edged details and livid deep wails, wintering times, a cold frost bite where flowers have withering spines, your voice is tempering minds, with a fiery message of greed, lust, deceit and splintering lies. I checked out the original version, but you brought it tenfold and opened the layers finely as a surgeon, the soul and passionate energy in this entry is surging, and an impacting moment is emerging. Powerful voice with a compelling vibrato, Bravo...
https://steemit.com/openmic/@orrslaw/steemit-open-mic-week-136-wendell-walker-cover
2. @edwardstobia's "Perdiendo A Cero" Original Song
Deeply written lyrics filled with a longing and fruitful spirit. Blinded, hurting lovers run in circles, jumping hurdles, vicious spirals all the while 'til in their face is bluish, purple, the waiting game, the waiting game, is filled with dread and churning pain, tugs as the strings that keep us sane. Wondering where your lover is like searching a sandstorm for a grain, many run lost with nothing but shame, no happiness attained, and the tears can't be contained. Wonderful original and beautifully sung, you marry music instead and the bells have just rung.
https://steemit.com/dtube/@edwardstobia/zixgvzh9
3. @silentscreamer's "Somebody That I Used To Know" By Gotye Cover Song
Glad you are somebody that we all know, too easy to get lost in the crowd, Where's Waldo? You performed this as well as the one hit wonders, heard you loud and clear out of nowhere like an unlit thunder, crazy how we can can go from super close to love at most, to no longer persistent, more distant, and resistant folks. Just a memory of a time where moments were shared and created, to now harboring feelings of regret, being upset, and agitated. This song is so upbeat, that is symbolizes moving on, or maybe the feel good vibes are illusions to this grooving song. It's hard to mask the agony, losing someone you love and who you became a part of once is now a tragedy, we can use music to soothe the affliction and your voice smoothens out the rough friction, you perform with such chilling conviction, a breath of fresh air for those choking up in constriction.
4. @jaredkhamanah's "Angelica" By Gregory Palencia Cover Song
I respect the delivery, it takes a level of skill to ease through this difficulty. You have an original style that's true to yourself, no mimicry, great singing, sharp rapping and smooth guitarring in symmetry. The song shows the desire between two people and human touch, whether its the fine lines of love or the blurred lines of lust, wrestling with the pains and the pleasures, that life temporarily provides in unbalanced measures, seeking escapes through other worlds and landscapes, even if that terrain is a woman's body, curved shapes. The temptations and vices are not substitutes for substance, for our hunger is forever not quelled, for there is never enough sustenance. And that includes love in a sense...
5. @minuetoacademy's "Hasta La Locura" By Pablo Martinez Cover Song
So deep is the love that He provides, an unfathomable depth where true love does abide, God opens the door, beckons us to come inside, but we distance ourselves because we have lied. We know that He's there, but we do not confide, and we're given the signs, but pretend unsurprised, our lack of His presence will be our demise, until we notice Him in us, but that takes time to realize. Your soothing vocals lure the soul, who are broken sad and internally cold, the melodies awaken the longing for care, destroying the doubts and the gripping despair, introduces forgiveness, awareness, as paired, and blankets the world with a happiness shared...
Honourable Mentions
My Top 7 In A Particular Order : )
1. @wilins' "Tonada De La Sombra/Tone Of The Shadows” Original Song
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https://steemit.com/dtube/@wilins/zpbzb046
2. @amundafrank's "Bailando" By Enrique Iglesias Cover Song
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https://steemit.com/openmic/@amundafrank/steemit-open-mic-week-123-or-bailando-enrique-iglesias
4. @danieldedosd2's "Melodrama" By Andrea Bocelli Cover Song
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https://steemit.com/openmic/@danieldedosd2/steemit-openmic-week-136-cover-melodrama-by-danieldedosd2
5. @ricardomello's "Mi, Do & La" Original Song
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https://steemit.com/openmic/@ricardomello/steemit-open-mic-semana-136-mi-do-y-la-improvisacion
7. @drewley's "Happy" By Pharrell Williams Cover Song
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https://steemit.com/openmic/@drewley/steemit-open-mic-week-136-happy
Special Mentions
I want to mention more people, but I keep my judging strict for a reason. Many of you inspire me and make an impact. There simply are too many wonderful artists here, which is why open mic continues to grow. Keep playing and sharing please.
Artist On My Radar From Week 136
@marcosjerjes @maycorjerjes18 @jubei333 @wethepatsies @tarotbyfergus @rodrigo98 @juanchez @alexbiojs @barski @orlandogonzalez @luisalbertoulloa @alfredmusic @partitura @yisusgtr @revdocwelch @eriksongutierrez @najp @ylich @raymondelaparra @montycashmusic
Apparently a lot of people don't know that I, @Verbal-D, am a Hip Hop Emcee as much as I am a singer/songwriter/beat producer, so I will continue to showcase from now on the song that inspired @Luzcypher to create the Open Mic Contest that we are all apart of today. I hope it inspires you to write original music.
The Official Steemit Song By @Verbal-D, Feat. @Papa-Pepper & @EdgarStudio
A Must Read Rap Verse Of Why I Love Hip Hop
Creating & Sharing Positive, Conscious, & Inspiring Hip Hop To All
Click Green Title Above To Read
More original music from me coming very soon, stay tuned to my profile this week. I'll be releasing more live performances and professionally recorded tracks shortly.
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