ReMix: Chrono Cross 'NikkiLearnsASong'

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Chrono Cross

Ailsean gives us a simply RESPLENDENT ReMix that you're going to download anyway, so why should I talk? Here's what HE had to say: "Imagine the Sage of Marbule sitting cross-legged on the stage of the Magical Dreamers' stage holding his strange, sitar-like instrument. Nikki the Rockin' Bard is standing across from him, watching the old man play. Being the great performers they are, Nikki and his band quickly pick up the tune from the Demi-humans and somehow join in at the second time through without ever making a mistake. I hate it when they do stuff like that in TV shows, games, and movies. But hey, who wants to sit for 3 hours watching Nikki and his crew learn a song? It slows the plot development. " . . . . and with that, get CLICKIN' . . . I love the ethnic instruments here, with sitar, drums, a bagpipish sound, etc. And of course, a bitchin' electric. Best CC ReMix so far, I think, and definitely a must-download. Nothing else on this site sounds like it.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Why didn't I like this the first time I listened to it? Who knows. This is awesome stuff.

- Lucentas on October 1, 2009
The hiss is truly horrendous to begin with. The whole "rehearsal / sound test" section is misleading, sounds absolutely terrible BUT I strongly believe the actual mix benefits because of it. The listener sits through, what, 1:10 minutes of grating material to get the payoff of 4 minutes of very blissful, ethnically-accented rock. Things really sound much sweeter and fuller following the technically crippled overture.
It's a strong melody that doesn't really require much arrangement to be fantastic sounding, which is great since this mix doesn't have all that much.
There are plenty of pros with this, but there is actually a con bigger than people are probably used to. The unusual technical and conceptual balancing is pretty interesting, and come across as both an issue and a selling point. Like I said, I personally wouldn't cut out the band practice bits for the same reason I wouldn't cut out the Ewoks from Star Wars. If that's how the canon was laid down, then that's how it shall be. I still despise those damn Ewoks though.

- Marmiduke on July 1, 2009
f****** awesome

- uagrenadier on January 7, 2009
Pretty cool how this one tells the story, with the learning sequence at the beginning. There were some weird production issues with the initial learning sequence, but once the song itself starts the sound was pristine. I'll assume it was intentionally that raw and hiss-tacular.
As for the song itself, it is pretty coverish but very enjoyable. Ailsean is a fantastic guitarist and pulls of pinch harmonics without even trying throughout the song, and the bass is totally groovin. The groove based volumes it speaks are very colorful. >_>

- OA on February 7, 2008
The first electric guitar sounds sweet; the second one, not so. 1:12 is where the song really starts for me. A beach festival or seaside market are the dominating imagery as I listen to this multi-synth section. Delicious drumwork, if a bit buried. Thankfully, the guitar work here - both the lead and the countermelodic bass - speaks colorful groove-based volumes. That premature fadeout feels like a letdown, though. (Don't like the grungy distortion early on, and I don't change my mind at the end. :P)

- Polo on December 8, 2007
i figure, i never posted how much i love this track. also, it deserves a bump. ^_^
good stuff.

- pixlz on September 13, 2005
This is one of the best remixes I've ever heard! :D It's right up there with the "CrossFire" remix (which is a remix of another Chrono Cross song).

- Josh1billion on June 25, 2005
it's a really good song :D

- maestermatt on March 27, 2005
I can't really stand the beggining, but after that, it gets really good.

- Vero on January 2, 2005
If the download had corrupted, the song would not play at all.
He is referring to the lower notes of the guitar during the initial part where Nikki repeatedly screws up, which are a bit scratchy and annoying. Passing that part, the rest of the song is awesome, besides the occasional note being on purposely way off (I personally think applying an effect to the correct note would have had better results, but that's just me).

- Draco Icebane on December 4, 2004
Yes, you are. unless you consider the background music harsh noise. Perhaps the download was corrupted? try downloading it again, it is a truly great song, and a shame for anything to diminish it.

- DragonFireKai on March 6, 2004
Am I the only one who notices that there is some horrible background noise starting at 1:12 along with the other instruments? I usually like Ailsean's covers, and would've liked this too, but the background noise is annoying and doesn't go away until near the end :(

- Eric Cartman on December 21, 2003
Any guitar song automatically goes in my top 10 list. 1:13 really starts off well with just strings then later joined with the guitar. It really makes a good combo.

- .IceWinter. on September 4, 2003
this track is brilliant, I must've listened to it about 4 times when I first downloaded it.

- burbster on April 5, 2003
I was astonished to see this track didn't have any reviews until now. It's one of the few ReMixes that have earned a coveted place on my hard drive (well, maybe not coveted...but with only 2GB, you gotta keep only the best).
I suppose the only thing that could be held against this Mix is that it's too close to the original (virtually note-for-note, in fact). I guess it's more of a "ReMake" than a ReMix, so to speak (ha, aren't I clever...). But it's a darn good one, and definitely deserves its coveted place on OCR. Now it's time for it to earn a special place on your hard drive, too. Don't ask, just download.

- Dhsu on March 10, 2003

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