This has reeeaaally grown on me, I'm starting to really like it 
Georgia GEORGIA 2016 - Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz - Midnight Gold
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ParadiseES
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Since Georgia is not usually a country I expect much from in ESC, I didn't listen to the song until now.
Well, it's not bad. It's always nice to have some rock music, even if this song sort of lacks of the power a rock song must have. I hope it gets a revamp, cause it sounds like a demo in some parts. But well, everything is ok, except for........ WTF with the instrumentation in the second part of the song??? Why are they torturing us? :?
It's not that I like it or dislike it, but it is actually phisically disturbing and annoying for my ears. It's like a drill. So I'm giving only 5 points.
Well, it's not bad. It's always nice to have some rock music, even if this song sort of lacks of the power a rock song must have. I hope it gets a revamp, cause it sounds like a demo in some parts. But well, everything is ok, except for........ WTF with the instrumentation in the second part of the song??? Why are they torturing us? :?
It's not that I like it or dislike it, but it is actually phisically disturbing and annoying for my ears. It's like a drill. So I'm giving only 5 points.
VikingTiger
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Feeling the same way as I do about that "instrumentation" (that seems to last forever); how can you give this a 5??? Unless you like a bit of torture as you yourself put it...A song that is physically disturbing and annoying for my ears (in ANY part of the song) certainly does not deserve more than a 2 in my book....
I DO really appreciate your positivity, though!!!
ParadiseES
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Feeling the same way as I do about that "instrumentation" (that seems to last forever); how can you give this a 5??? Unless you like a bit of torture as you yourself put it...A song that is physically disturbing and annoying for my ears (in ANY part of the song) certainly does not deserve more than a 2 in my book....
I DO really appreciate your positivity, though!!!
Well, because I like the song itself. It lacks a bit of the power I like in a rock song and maybe it's too repetitive, so I would not give it 8, 10 or 12, but it deserved 6 or 7 points. I changed to 5 only because of that noise. Maybe because it's only a specific part of the song (that it's quite annoying, yeah) and not the whole song.
No, I'm not into sadomasochism
Nikkita
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I don't think this unique song would win the contest or pass through the final, however i don't agree with the people saying it's not for Eurovision. Every genre is for Eurovision.
Finland 2006.
Nikkita
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To a rock-metal listener, Hard Rock Hallelujah can be even considered mainstream
I'd like to see more different janras of rock and metal in Eurovision (but beautifully made) such as this:
cassio
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OK- Indie rock, thats something different in itself but I do no belive that it can stand out as something which can appeal to the brighter audience..... 4 points
Mickey
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I preferred Sugar and Milk, but Midnight Gold is pretty good too. It starts out a bit slow, though and only really gets going once they start playing with the feedback loop pedal. I'll be interested to see what they come up with in the final version.
I'm sure the bulk of Eurovision fans who only like Melodifestivalen style songs will hate it, but this will find an audience. Whether there will be enough of them watching the semis, could be a problem. Well done to Georgia though for being willing to take risks. This is cool.
I'm sure the bulk of Eurovision fans who only like Melodifestivalen style songs will hate it, but this will find an audience. Whether there will be enough of them watching the semis, could be a problem. Well done to Georgia though for being willing to take risks. This is cool.
ShoeFlo
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The ESC needs more old-school rock songs like this. 
Very enjoyable, even though it doesn't knock my socks off. 7 points
Very enjoyable, even though it doesn't knock my socks off. 7 points
QwaarJet
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We really need to hear the studio version.
MyHeartIsYours
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3 minutes of noise. A generous 2 points.
The ESC needs more old-school rock songs like this.
I didn't know the 90's were already considered old-school, but ok *insert smiley*. This reminds me of some grunge and britpop (e.g. Blur) from that time.
Never expected a song like this to feature in ESC, but this is really good. I can see why people who actually like the usual stuff in the contest don't like it, but this will no doubt be in my personal top-3.
To quote Louis Balfour: Nice!
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Midnight Gold - A hidden gem.
"Midnight Gold" is a Experimental Indie Pop/Rock Song with a slight flavor of techno. In a world of unmemorable overproduced commercial EDM-whatnot's, this is certainly a breath of fresh air. In terms of technicalities, it's very out of place - Fact is, they are too bright for Eurovision.
Obviously very skilled musicians, they seem to get everything right here, from the bassline, to the drums, the vocals and the mixing. This is a band that easily could have written a bombastic Stadium Anthem to rock the arena, instead they went for a low-key approach. As such, it's pretty safe from stepping into camp-territory, but at the same time throwing any chances of victory out the window. But being too good to care for the winning, they are comfortable enough to get ahead with what they have. They are jamming carelessly along the entire song, which is very rare, considering the usual norm of cramming everything you can think of into a 3-minute packaging. Less is more. It feels new, refreshing and interesting but never pretentious.
It's not without flaws though. It seems like the they are trying to push the song into a certain direction, but fails; it's not heading anywhere, just stands there trampling about (again, a drawback by the low-key approach). Not only that, but the lyrics are quite a disappointment, too carefree and casual for my liking, something scrapped together over a lunch break (though it still shines in comparison to many other acts). The singer is chopping his way through the song. Some may also complain about the production, is it too tight and polished? I personally don't see it that way, I think it's perfectly mixed. It also gets a little dirtier halfway through which is very well-timed. And while the entry of Cyprus is suffering from overproduction and bad mixing, this one doesn't.
It begins with the drums kicking along with the bass chord, then come the guitar which opens up for a grittier feel. Halfway through, it goes off into a instrumental setting in which we're exposed to all these playful techno blip-blopp'y pedals. This experimental phase is the highlight of the song. It then gets slightly grittier with the vocalist being drenched in all that rawness with the experimental pedal thingy going around in the background. This phase is rounded off with the singer screaming "Come on!". The song ends very abruptly (they obviously went out for a smoke).
'Midnight Gold' is the sharpest song to be delivered from Georgia in a very long time and "Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz" are arguable the best musicians to enter the event this year. But they are too hard for the big masses to understand and, because of that, it won't win. Gold enough for me.
"Midnight Gold" is a Experimental Indie Pop/Rock Song with a slight flavor of techno. In a world of unmemorable overproduced commercial EDM-whatnot's, this is certainly a breath of fresh air. In terms of technicalities, it's very out of place - Fact is, they are too bright for Eurovision.
Obviously very skilled musicians, they seem to get everything right here, from the bassline, to the drums, the vocals and the mixing. This is a band that easily could have written a bombastic Stadium Anthem to rock the arena, instead they went for a low-key approach. As such, it's pretty safe from stepping into camp-territory, but at the same time throwing any chances of victory out the window. But being too good to care for the winning, they are comfortable enough to get ahead with what they have. They are jamming carelessly along the entire song, which is very rare, considering the usual norm of cramming everything you can think of into a 3-minute packaging. Less is more. It feels new, refreshing and interesting but never pretentious.
It's not without flaws though. It seems like the they are trying to push the song into a certain direction, but fails; it's not heading anywhere, just stands there trampling about (again, a drawback by the low-key approach). Not only that, but the lyrics are quite a disappointment, too carefree and casual for my liking, something scrapped together over a lunch break (though it still shines in comparison to many other acts). The singer is chopping his way through the song. Some may also complain about the production, is it too tight and polished? I personally don't see it that way, I think it's perfectly mixed. It also gets a little dirtier halfway through which is very well-timed. And while the entry of Cyprus is suffering from overproduction and bad mixing, this one doesn't.
It begins with the drums kicking along with the bass chord, then come the guitar which opens up for a grittier feel. Halfway through, it goes off into a instrumental setting in which we're exposed to all these playful techno blip-blopp'y pedals. This experimental phase is the highlight of the song. It then gets slightly grittier with the vocalist being drenched in all that rawness with the experimental pedal thingy going around in the background. This phase is rounded off with the singer screaming "Come on!". The song ends very abruptly (they obviously went out for a smoke).
'Midnight Gold' is the sharpest song to be delivered from Georgia in a very long time and "Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz" are arguable the best musicians to enter the event this year. But they are too hard for the big masses to understand and, because of that, it won't win. Gold enough for me.
