[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 107 Voting/WEEK 108 Nominating

Ordinary week in my opinion. There are good tracks, but none came out of nowhere to shoot me with an arrow of love. It can't be expected to happen every time since "perfect" tunes are hard to come by and also, their definitions differ with each person's tastes. Still, it's always nice to hear new stuff brought forth by fans.

(3 points) Raiden III Perfect Sound Track - Dawn of sorrow (Level3)
(2 points) Venus & Braves - The Witch Goddess and the Alchemist of Destruction (Game Rip) - Cup of Story
(1 point) Astal (Game Rip) - Glacial Rift

To Darkcomet72: I really wanted to get into the "Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage" track, but the SNES sound limitation was just too much here and the composition was a bit chaotic. I have to admit some parts almost got me, like the piano solos, but as a whole, it wasn't enough to give it any point. Props for nominating music by Nu Romantic Productions though.

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Here's another nomination of mine:

Artist: Jogeir Liljedahl
Album: The Wanderer
Track Title: G-Comp
Track Number: 1
Year: 1999
Catalog Number: LYNCD006
Additional Information: Arranged demoscene track. Jogeir Liljedahl, as was proven before, also did compose a few game soundtracks. I know this isn't game music, but that it's still eligible according to the rules, yet I won't make an habit of nominating exceptions. This time only... or at least, it will take a while before I nominate something that isn't straight VGM again.
Sources: LynneMusic

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

Dammit Rimo, I was going to nominate something off that same album very soon. (And I found it via the same source too.) I was planning on a different track but still, it seems like I'll have to move it down the priority list to keep Liljehdal from getting too overexposed in a short time.

GRRRRR.

Really? Which track did you have in mind? Guitar Slinger maybe?

I'm sorry if my nomination causes you troubles. You could still nominate yours soon, but yeah, I agree it makes it less original. On the other hand, if "G-Comp" does well, it could keep the door open for another Liljedhal composition to come in.

Another option, since I believe we'll be nominators in the same week, could be to have 2 songs by this artist at the same time, and see which one would be more popular. A mini Liljedhal special of some sort! Could be funny...

I know some people take Song of the Week at heart, seeing it as a "competition" and only feel enjoyed when their nominations win. They take it with seriousness, yet often too seriously in my opinion. I haven't had the chance to really talk with you ever, so I don't know if the hostile part at the end of your post should be taken as it is or with humor. If you've indeed become aggressive because of this, I could consider changing my nomination for something else.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Alright, cool. Although it was unintentional, I'm still sorry about this. The metaphor you used was interesting, and I totally understand what you mean. It's deceiving when you're all prepared and excited to get back with the shiny unearthed goods, thinking you'll make people happy with this discovery, only to see that someone else did the same thing just a little earlier. Well, at least it's never lost for personal culture and I can say you're looking in nice places to find nominations, hehe. I'm certain that other song should still be pertinent to nominate, when you'll feel it's time.

I agree about the quality aspect that the songs nominated (and even more for those winning) should have. This is indeed a good part of what SOTW is about, but there's also the obscure factor: the games/albums or artists shouldn't be popular ones. This is common knowledge, I don't question people don't follow this, although there are at times borderline nominations. This isn't really a problem though, so I won't elaborate more. What I want to introduce is that rare material is sometimes rare for a reason: the music ain't as interesting as the top soundtracks out there and most people don't care about it because they have relatively selective standards or bias and don't leave room for many things to pass the test and get the privilege to stay on their playlist. At the opposite, there are people who like everything, ranging from classics to total crap and the rest in-between, making you wonder if they actually have tastes? Closer to the middle, most people are able to recognize what a great song is, but can also appreciate good or average compositions as well. One could bring forward a tune to be nominated in SOTW, knowing it's not the best thing the world of VGM ever produced, yet still considering it to be enjoyable to a certain degree and, most importantly, selected it because it was uncommon in the game music community. I would be tempted to give a better chance to a song like this, even if the music itself is not my favorite type, and somehow lower a bit my standards. I wouldn't go as far as giving points to a Coleco Vision track with only 3 notes playing for 3 seconds because it would actually be VERY rare, or not attributing any point to a little-less-rare-but-still-rare song even if it would be better, but yeah, I'd try to be a little more tolerant in general. This isn't BSC after all, so it should be normal that the general quality shouldn't be as high as one could expect. Still, I consent it shouldn't become a "CSC" (for "Crappy Song Contest") either, that would be quite unpleasant.

These comments aren't specific to anybody, only general thoughts.

How ya doing, buddy?