Song of the Week - WEEK 77 Voting/WEEK 78 Nominating

Reinstating a previously withdrawn nomination:

=== Kaleb.G ===
* Album Title: Under Defeat -Extended Tracks-
* Artist: Shinji Hosoe, Masayuki Ozaki
* Composer: Shinji Hosoe
* Track Title: tears which died
* Source: http://www.gmronline.com/info.asp?CatNumber=T-46704M
* File Location: nominations folder
* Disc Number: 1 (of 1)
* Track Number: 05
* Catalogue Number: T-46704M
* Year: 2006

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm going to vote within the hour, please don't close this yet.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

After going through these tracks with a fine-tooth comb, I feel they're good, but nothing spectacular. Nevertheless, I want to try to get back into voting each week. I feel dirty when I don't get around to it.


3 point(s) :: Digital Devil Saga Avatar Tuner Soundtrack CD - Muladhara
Absolutely, quality melody wins over all. This song may be slow, and the rock style fairly generic, but there's a great melody underneath it all. That's what I hear, and that's why this track stands above the rest this week.

2 point(s) :: Granado Espada Soundtrack CD - Supercooled Girl
I liked this track from the first time I saw my friend play the Korean beta of this game. The melody is cool, yet also super-repetitive, but that's trance for you. It builds up and provides some variation, so things never stagnate. However, what really keeps this track fresh is the rather unique selection of instruments/samples.

1 point(s) :: Phantasy Star Online Songs of RAGOL Odyssey -Soundtrack EPISODE1&2- - 'IDOLA' have the divine blade
"divine blade" is good, but "immortal feather" is much better. But sticking with the subject, this is still a great song by "objective" standards. I really enjoy the part starting at 1:25 since it provides a lift out of what the melody had previously set into. I was going to give this the shaft, but at the last minute decided I like this track more than "Ultimate Destroyer".

www.ssh.ne.jp - Ultimate Destroyer
The melody is good, but my synth rock bias is what propels this track up the ranks. The rhythm of the electric guitar playing just underneath the synth lead (as well as other nuances) reminds me of "Volt Kraken Stage" from Rockman X5, which is always a good thing. I wish I could place this higher, but the length combined with overall lack of melody that interests me make that impossible. There are enough separate sections to break up the monotony, but they don't interest me as much as the main melody. Also, the guitar improv parts don't even count -- 99% of the time, improv is good for filler and nothing else.

GRANDIA III ~original sound tracks~ - Sabatal
This is a really nice track, but not one of my favorites from the OST, and not good enough to claim points this week.

Tokimeki Memorial 2 ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK vol. 1 - Meeting With You ~ Happy Ending (Instrumental)
This is a great track, but as much as I want to enjoy it, I can't help but to feel slightly bored. When I first listened to this, before I even noticed the title, I could tell that the whole thing was standard J-pop that had vocals replaced with instruments. The part starting at 3:24 is a great break from routine, but doesn't last long.

Space Station Silicon Valley (Game Rip) - Fun in the Sun
This is a pretty good track with instrumentation that is somewhat interesting. The melody is nice and maintains a nice level of variety, but never captivates me.

Gate of Thunder (Red Book Audio) - Dark City
The only part I like is when the synth lead kicks in; the rest of the melody is boring as piss.

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