Song of the Week - WEEK 94 Voting/WEEK 95 Nominating

I believe I'm going to have a hard time assigning points this week...I have a nom and plenty of quality stuff.

Welcome - Well, technically, this is one of the best Myst tracks I've heard, since stuff actually happens. Indeed, one of the best Myst tracks I've heard. I can't deny that at all.

To a Distance - Mmm, I loves me some Battle Gear. Not quite Guilty Gear, but not too far either. Lighter than much of the main OST, but still maintains the rock sensibilities quite nicely. No arguments here.

Bahama - Now this is how I like my racing soundtracks. Great synthy hook, with a solid melody and drum support to back it up. The solo into the loop is nice as well.

Emblem of Wisdom - One of the true hidden gems I've encountered is the Shining Wisdom arranged album and this track is reflective of how to do great light synth-rock. It gets a tad repetitive in spots, but at least its' repeating good things.

Building Mode 5 - Eh...I'll acknowledge its' pretty (most piano is), but that doesn't mean anything when it bores me. Good for background music, but it invokes the noncompetitive clause in these types of situations.

To Be On Top - My experience with New Wave music has prepared me for this, as this has much of the melodic prowess, synthy goodness and steady synth drums of said style. Lone complaint is it fizzles at the end (after about four minutes, but the comeback at the end is quite nice), but I really liked this, especially compared to 1-1 from the chiptune contest.

Chase - An okay track from its' respective album. I think I have an innate weakness for this type of music, as I find it legitimately relaxing and peaceful, unlike much music that tries like hell to accomplish that. I think it might just have picked a bad week to show up.

Bonus Stage 1/Final Battle - Nothing fancy from me...Just a pair of dueling riffs between the synth-guitar (one of the better sounding ones from the SNES...Not too many instances of really distorted guitars on the SNES, come to think of it) and the keyboard section and practically nothing else. That fascinates me, since this piece does so much for me than tracks that technically do a lot more. It's warm and nostalgic, yet doesn't lose that feeling of "Let's go kick some ass!" either. I'll gladly name David Wise as my favorite non-Japanese composer, based on this track alone (but the rest of the OST is great too!).

So let's see...I know Battletoads gets 3, but it gets hairy afterwards...

3 pts - Bonus Stage/Final Battle
1 pts - To Be On Top
1 pts - To a Distance
1 pts - ...Chase (won the coin flip with Emblem and Bahama)

Very nice week.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hot damn, what's Bonus Stage tied with?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Damn, Bonus Stage is that far out?...Oh well, I hope that holds up. To a Distance would definitely deserve the victory.

On a side note, I see Battle Gear 4 getting much BSC love and I couldn't be happier. The more I listen to that OST, the more I love it.

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