[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 136 Voting/WEEK 137 Nominating

This is going to seem a bit pedantic, but I have a knack for noticing this stuff.

In the SotW nomination archive, the following tracks from Week 133 placed and should be displayed in red, as opposed to their current black:

Sekaiju no MeiQ Super Arrange Version - Battle - Destruction Begets Decay
Tr3s Lunas - Tr3s Lunas
Yogurting Original Soundtrack - The Student Council is Very Busy!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast: It's Huelsbeck. At this point, I'm not sure what else there is to say. He's quality, and consistently so. Though I'm a fan of Huelsbeck's work, I think he should take a temporary rest from SotW, so don't expect me to shower this track with multiple points.

Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Fight in the Lobby: I was unexpectedly surprised by the subtly exotic rhythm of this piece. It sort of "smolders" as it goes and I like it. A lot. The fusion of traditional Arabian sound with modern metal is a refreshingly pleasing experience.

Drawn to Life (Game Rip) - City Funk: I sense that David Franco wanted to create something with an experimental edge but I think he tried to mix things up a little too much. Something seems amiss in the flow. The drum beat at the looping point is hideously out of sync. Also, the name is rather misleading as there's not much "funk" here at all. I'm a bit disappointed by that.

Game Music Is Dead ~THE SUCCESSIVE KINGS~ - Super Takarazuka 3 (TAKARAZUKA): Is this...Japanese Broadway?? Whatever it is, it ain't good.

Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - 11th Street (Terry Bogard): In searching for tracks to nominate, I came across this one, and soundly rejected it. It wants to be too many things: jazz, pop, heavy metal. But the sum of these parts is less than the individual elements comprising them. The melody is okay but the instruments and style need more unity.

Heart Session - Technical Power: Get'cher platform shoes and polyester jackets in gear, this love rocket is setting course for 1975! For a VGM track with some serious disco overtones (discovertones?), this isn't bad. It's mad cheesy at times but I can dig. It's tons better than the "Tokyo High School Musical" track I heard a few moments ago.

OutRun 20th Anniversary Box - Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.: Jazzy rockin' tracks seem to be the pick of the week. This is from the Outrun Anniversary Box, so it's inherently decent. I don't feel as though the melody of "Rush a Difficulty" is as enjoyable as other Outrun tracks but the arrangement makes the best of it nonetheless.

The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES Game Rip) - Stage 4 - Pete's Peak: I don't think this is as laughably bad as Liontamer's comments suggested but it's not exactly amazing either. The SNES sound limitations strike again!

Pointy Things!

3 Points: Cold Winter Original Game Music Score - Fight in the Lobby
2 Points: Heart Session - Technical Power
1 Point: Apidya Soundtrack - Sewer's Blast

This week was decidedly average for me.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Sigh, another Huelsbeck nomination, another Gold medal.

Look, I like Huelsbeck a lot, folks. I'm probably one of his biggest fans here. But it's come to the point where a Huelsbeck nomination is like a free ticket to Gold. Yes, he's a quality composer, we can all see this. And I don't want his work banned - or any composer's work banned.

I just think that maybe we should quietly agree to put some space between now and the next Huelsbeck nomination. We don't need a poll or a by-law to do so. And if a newcomer nominates Huelsbeck, that's just fine. I just feel like the Huelsbeck horse has been beaten pretty sorely within recent months. There's a wealth of stuff still available, surely we can find it for a while. Please?

If it's any compensation to some, I thought "Fight In the Lobby" was cool enough to save for my own enjoyment.

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