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Old 01-20-2008, 07:15 AM
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Default OCR01674 - Top Gear 'Rockabilly ~ Dark Gears ~ Surfing Gear'

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Old 01-20-2008, 09:56 AM
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Default Glad to see this up here!

I've seen a lot of your mixes over at VG mix X and I generally enjoyed them. I wondered if I'd ever see one here :). Sure it's a bit rough and the transitions aren't the most seamless in the world. But that's not what sells this one for me.

The arrangement of the individual themes are all very different and very good. The thing I like about this track is it feels spontaneous like a good jam session.

It's the kind of improvisation that's just plain fun :). Personally, I'd probably enjoy breaking out my keyboard and jamming with a band like this because it sounds like you guys had a blast making an arrangement of a cherished game and it shows :).
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:10 PM
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I Enjoyed this, the first part was, on the other hand, the least pro-sounding.. but overall a nice medly!

You guys should submit your Password Theme from your Megaman 2 album .. that was pure uniqueness!

hope to hear more of this!
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Old 01-21-2008, 12:03 AM
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Righto... overall a decent mix. I didn't care for the first part, partially because it came in too abruptly, and partially because your lead guitar seemed to be having some slight issues staying on time. Slight, mind you, but noticeable. After the change up, it started sounding pretty good from there on out. It would've been nice to hear some better changeups between the parts though, they were very abrupt. Started to rock pretty hard in the third part, I'd say that was my favorite bit of the mix. My biggest issue would be the overall quality of the instrumentation. This simply could've been played quite a bit better. Decent mix, but definite room for improvement.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:06 PM
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A bit messy, yeah, but super energetic. You really can't help but bop along. The extreme panning on the tapping section early on makes you kinda sick with headphones though. bleaaaahhhhh (that was me throwing up from sonic vertigo)

Transitions are pretty weak, and i think it if pretty medley-heavy, but it's still pretty enjoyable to listen to. There's good variety on the different sections to keep it feeling fresh, even if it is actually several different songs stitched together.

So in my opinion, there are several rough spots but overall it's a fun track, especially on speakers.
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Old 01-22-2008, 05:18 PM
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I've heard these guys on VGmix X. Like the other tracks this one's very well arranged and has a novel feel to it. As said before, some of the transitions are rough and a few guitars there are a little loose in terms of rythum, but all in all, you guys keep things upbeat and bright.

I'm satisfied with this mix, but ready for another submission from you. Keep it up!
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As has been said before, this is a very energetic mix, but the transitions are lacking; too abrupt, IMO.

Love the part from 2:23 on, as it reminds me of one of the tracks from the very first GTA.

Moreover, I really like the third part. Again, the transition could've been handled better, but come on, surf-guitar music on OCR? Gotta love that.
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I agree about the energy - and the headphone issue too. This track has sort of "garage" production - at first I didn't like it so much, but then it somehow just clicked, it sounds right. The transitions between different original material are indeed very "medley". It makes the whole sound undeveloped. There are a lot of good ideas, but they don't get to shine so much. The second section is quite great. The beginning solo bass sounds really nice to me. I'd love a "full" ReMix developed from that part.

I also grabbed the Megaman 2 soundtrack from 8-bit Instrumental's homepage, and I really enjoy tracks 11-13 - the password piece is among them.

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Old 10-11-2008, 04:11 AM
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The extreme panning on the tapping section early on makes you kinda sick with headphones though. bleaaaahhhhh (that was me throwing up from sonic vertigo)
I got that with speakers. Whoa, kinda dizzy.

A fun mix, but I'm not crazy about the different sections overall. Needs to be more fluid, or expand just one section and go from there.

Unfortunately the beginning is messiest, which sets up a not so great first impression. I would clean that up if possible.

Despite all the criticism, it's still a fun mix to listen to, and I enjoyed it. Kudos.
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There's a few spots where I wish it was tighter, but aside from those, I've got no complaints. It's high-speed, high-energy, goes into a slow part, and keeps moving, keeps changing. I've skipped past this track a few times too many, didn't notice how good it is. Great track.
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