Song of the Week - WEEK 54 Voting/WEEK 55 Nominating

This week is fantastic, with the best variety I've ever seen in SOTW (which is not saying much, because I've only been here since week 30).

Only one track I didn't like this much this week.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

One thing I HATE about this week was the order of the songs I was forced to listen to them in. I think that was a main determining factor on where the points went. That said, I always listen to MY song last.

The Curse of Monkey Island (Game Rip) - 'A Pirate I Was Meant to Be'
I think it was bad luck that this song came up first on the randomizer. What would seem like an awesome closer to a week (and it is the closer for most people)(just like Game Over from last week), this song is all classical kinds of hilarious. In all seriousness, I'm a bit more open to vocals then I have been before, but the problem with this song is that it's too dependant on the lyrics to make an impact. The instrumentals are cool, actually, sometimes the rythym deteriorates making it pretty confusing. The lyrics are fantastic, though. It has that old-school sense of humor that I miss. And Pirates. PIRATES.

Tekken 3 arcade soundtrack 001 ex - Forest Law
Oh nice. I completely forgot the music in the game, and listening to this again didn't bring back any old memories, but who cares. This is a pretty powerful song with powerful beat action addictive. Too bad very few are this accessable to music like this like I am. More on the song, it keeps my face flat with power of an iron frying pan. The smooth synths give it a more lighthearted and epic feel. The beat gimmicks work well, though they would seem awkward in mid game, not that I remember. This is awesome, great to spazz out to

Nobunaga's Ambition - Haounden - Blue Whitecaps
Wow. This song is pretty awesome. It easily has the setup for a very awesome mood. I just hope the nominator didn't nominate this just for the instrumentation alone. At the same time, I hope that the Powerful Cello (That better be a Cello, I suck with instrument identification) isn't the basis for what seems to be the winner of this week, as well as the composer. As for the song, it's great, fantastic frantic chord progressions. The Solo part dragged on because it didn't use the same progressions for half of the song, which is a shame. 2:36 is awesome as well, so relaxing and full of WIN. The ending is very cool, though kinda odd. Great song.

Mushihimesama Original Sound Track - Like the Night of the Falling Stars - Stage 4
Hmm... that's odd... I don't have "Stage 4" tacked on to the label of my soundtrack... Oh well. MY LEAST FAVORITE STAGE TRACK from the game is still fantastic. Listening to this right after the previous song, this gave me goosebumps of yes. Err... it has everything a trademark Namiki Piece has, and it is that reason that many people find him monotonous. WHO CARES. EVEN BETTER CHORD PROGRESSION than the previous song, anyway. It carries a nice ambience, but that's all it really does, so that's why is gets pressed back a bit. UNTIL 1:18 the melody comes up with vigorous force and that great progression that I was talking about comes up. Let us do it the win this time.

Command & Conquer - Tiberian Sun (Game Rip) - Tiberian Sun Map Theme
HOLY SHOOT This brought back memories, which is odd because I never played this game before. It brings back memories of when I used to listen to this type of music ALL THE TIME. I felt so rich with energy listening to this, and there is honestly not much else to say about it. The shortness can be overlooked; it doesn't loop. I love the way the guitar accompanies melody at 0:27, although it gets a bit weaker as it constantly progresses, which is a shame. Good song, could be better.

Toshinden Retake & Remix - Duke's Theme
Eh. Only song I didn't like. Just boring. I did like the guitars at 0:36, though, with that fwoopy synth in the background. The sound effects in the background actually give this piece some cool character. The solos were okay, nothing to write home about. *cough*


Blast Corps (Game Rip) - Cromlech Court
Of all the songs nominated this week, THIS ONE DESERVES THE MOST RESPECT. I never played Blast Corps either, so I had no idea what to expect. This song has so many things going against it at first glance: when the synths kicked into gear, I almost cringed. I thought it sounded PAINFUL. Almost everything sounded... erm... an octave higher than it should be. The melody was odd, and the bass line was hilarious. The beat isn't much, though the industrial clinks and the "kch kch sckh" sound is pretty cool. At 0:19 the bass line mimicks the melody almost to the T; it sounds so dull. With all this negatives, I thought I would never listen to this song again.

This has been my most played song of this week. I don't know why, but I came to the conclusion that this song is addictive as crack. There's something about it that just screams "listen to me again". As I listen to it more, I start to get accustomed to everything about it. It's really odd, but this is a very brave and unique nomination, and I'm glad it's here. I would be very happy to see this song win this week, even though I'm not giving it any points.

EDIT: Okay, I gave this 2 points. This song is crack.

Spanky's Quest (SNES Game Rip) - Ruins
Spanky's Quest is probably one of the first VGM soundtracks I ever loved. I was 5 years old when I got this, and have been addicted to the music since. If you don't vote for this, you're basically dissin my childhood.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

F U BLUE HUBCAPS

And I ended up changing my vote so Cromlech Court gets 2 points anyway. It's like that bad mole that you always pick, and it hurts, but you pick it anyway, and you want to break the habit, BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE YOU REALLY DON'T.

I didn't even read anyone's comments or look at anyone's votes until after this was closed.

lol Follin week

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Oh come off it, guys. I'm really happy for the 2nd place. I just didn't think Hubcaps was THAT great.

And I gave Mushi a point as well.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?