Song of the Week - WEEK 76 Voting/WEEK 77 Nominating

Originally Posted by AWACS Eagle Eye

WE NEED A HECKUVA LOT MORE NOMINATIONS RIGHT NOW

OKAY! Sheesh!

Artist: - Ronnie Montrose
Album - Mr. Bones Soundtrack
Track Title - "In This World"
Disc Number & Track Number: 1-6
Catalog Number: 697-124 145-2
Year - 1996
Additional Comments - A Vocal Track, With Chops
Source: http://chudahs-corner.com/soundtrack...=697-124+145-2

Jam it back in, in the dark.

This week was rather divided. Half the songs were pretty darn good. The other half, I really didn't care for. I suppose the law of averages makes it a, well, an average week.

Lapse of Time - This track is a decent example of why I'm not fond of "military" themes. If I had to describe the sub-genre in one word, I'd most often use "monotonous". Lapse of Time begins with a dark, heavy-handed instrumentation and, well, never really goes anywhere with it. This is, sadly, the case for a lot of tracks like this. The whole thing feels like a missed opportunity for more.

Whispers From a Council Past - Much like "Lapse of Time", "Whispers" suffers from being too bland, while also being fairly aimless in its progression. The panning effects are very nice, but there's not enough musical substance to really make them stand out as anything more than a mixing gimmick. It's a bad sign when I wonder when the track is going to hurry up and finish.

Last Story - More brooding pseudo-militarism. It's got some chops when it comes to the percussion line, but the same line hints at being a tad too derivative from "IDOLA - The Strange Fruits". The rest of the track is competent if you like that sort of thing, but there are very few dark tracks that capture my interest. "Last Story" isn't one, unfortunately.

An Ulterior Motive - Snazzy and jazzy. It's got that right blend of sultriness and up-tempo charm that earns my respect. The trumpets are sexy and it really picks up when the piano is introduced. There is a very minor issue with repetitiveness here and there, but not enough to interfere with its enjoyability.

Ruined Heart - If Pablo Picasso were a pianist, and was asked to compose a track for a SimCity game, this would be the result: an odd, rather cacaphonous blend of aural beat poetry and seething rage over his inability to reach the pedals at the piano's base (Picasso was really short). It's strange, REALLY strange. One one hand, I like the experimentation. On the other hand, it's pretty much ear rape.

Field to Tomorrow - Noriyuki Iwadare really doesn't make anything that's unflowing and unlistenable, so this track's quality is absolutely no surprise. I wouldn't rank it as his best work, but it's a quaint tune, nonetheless.

Izayoi Sakuya Stage - If I hadn't been told otherwise, I'd immediately think this was an OCRemix of some Mega Man chiptune that I didn't know well. It's pretty cool. It's also a little short, especially when you consider that it basically loops itself at the halfway mark. But I definitely don't hate it.

Mororina: the Elegant Coward - My nomination for this week. Why is this track awesome? It has some excellent progression values, for starters. It introduces a soothingly upbeat string melody as its base, then systematically reinvents that theme with increasing urgency, as it builds to climax. The instrumentation is smooth and the beat is infectiously fun. "Mororina" also has a very distinctive mood: it's whimsical, yet also quite tense, even aggressive. It finishes up with an epic, samba-esque climax for a very satisfying conclusion. A great, great composition. <3


POINT SPREAD

3 Points: - Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack - Mororina - The Elegant Coward.mp3
2 Points - Gungrave O.S.T. - An Ulterior Motive.mp3
1 Point - MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (Game Rip) - Izayoi Sakuya Stage.mp3


Kinda hit and miss for me, but there were a few keepers. I don't expect every track to be amazing, so 50% is solid enough.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yes and no. S.S.H. has composed professionally, that is, their work has appeared on officially released albums. This technicality makes the rest of their work eligible for SotW, even doujin, because they have recorded professionally.

This is how I understand the matter, anyhow.

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