ReMix: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 'Dino Band Rehearsal'

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Alrighty, more McVaffe, and a decidedly different flavor as well. The man knows no fear, as he delves deep into Kondo's Yoshi's Island and pulls out a juicy, head-boppin' piece of that oldtime rag. That's right, I said rag. As in Scott Joplin. McV turns Yoshi's little diddy into a ballsy piano rag that would be appropriate in any dusty-yet-busy saloon in the old west. Actually, this reminded me a bit of the soundtrack to The Sting (Redford and Newman - great film), which had a lot of that genre throughout it. Beginning with a solo piano that has it's low-end chords panned harder left than I've usually heard, with the happy melody going on on your right, accompanying drums (kick, cymbals, some tom fills, and a nice brush snare I wish I had) and upright bass then come in and make it a grand ole time. Now, this is no way a shortcoming of the mix, but I liked it so much it could have been twice as long, in which case it would have been absolutely bitchin' to have a clarinet solo. Clarinet patches that are worth a damn for jazz are hard to come by, so maybe Woody Allen or someone will one day read this write-up, contact McVaffe, and make my dreams come true, but in the meantime, this is a great little treat in a genre we don't see a lot, done right AND done fun. Kudos.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
An awesome take on the source material, this has flair written all over it.

- Lucentas on December 6, 2008
Really short, but fun. Much like this review. :<
Hah, just joking. It's a good genre adaptation, though beyond a few counterpoint ideas that aren't added until later on, it's a pretty simplistic, though engaging take on the theme. If you want cheering up, this is your mix!

- OA on June 2, 2008
Kurokun1293 wrote: addictive, and too short! But highly reccomended.

well put. it is a bit short. but really catchy and on a nicely put tempo.

- TheAverageJoe on February 28, 2006
It should be mandatory for good remixes to be at least 3 minutes long. a minute and a half of this!? This makes the "Entertainer" look like a horribly sung Britney Spears song. catchy, addictive, and too short! But highly reccomended.

- Kurokun1293 on February 14, 2006
This is so much fun, short and sweet! I just wanna sit down listening to this and bounce up and down in my chair, lol! That's how uplifting it is. Scott Joplin ain't got nothing on this! Good stuff, McVaffe!

- lady zelda on January 20, 2006
McVaffe has another nice work here. Athletic Theme is my favourite music from Yoshi's Island. The piano is brilliant and beautiful. Simple and adorable remix. Highly recommended. =^.^=

- Txai on January 24, 2005
Yup, this song has a real nice feel about it. Short 'n sweet. Catchy too.

- Corporal Eschebone on August 15, 2004
Oh crap this is a good song yet could be a bit longer. Scratch that. MUCH longer. I give it a 5.5/10.

- Falcovsleon20 on March 3, 2004
lovin it.. lovin it..
u know what, I'm gonna start DJing OCREMIX songs at parties.. such a wide variety.. we could have ourselves a blast

- djBOB on October 17, 2003
I absolutely love this. It's one of my favorite remixes on the site and a great rag (even with the addition of some non-traditional elements).

- Longinus on August 9, 2003
Wow. This song makes me dance.
Love it! =D

- DrumUltimA on August 9, 2003
I love it when McVaffe does ragtime. I remember back in his old AOL MIDI days he had quite a few original ragtime songs that were very enjoyable. Yoshi's Rag is a great piece of work, but not my favorite McV ragtime tune. That would go to the MIDI titled simply "MCVRAG2.MID" I got from AOL about 45 years ago (it seems). Keep up the rag!

- Joe Redifer on November 27, 2002
Yoshi's Rag is one my favorite ReMixes that has come out of this site, period. It is very realistic and incorporates naught of the techno genre, which is pleasing to those of us who you might call "music purists". This piece fits very well the atmosphere of the original game in its light-heartedness and fun air. The piece starts off with a ragtime-style piano and light percussion until it is joined by the bass at about the 25" mark. The piece pulls into a higher key for the last thirty seconds or so before ending at a total of 1 minute and 30 seconds, and for the quality of the piece this is far too short a length. McVaffe is highly acclaimed in the ReMixing circle, and rightly so, not just for this mix but for his others. If the site administrator decided to make an album of this site's best, Yoshi's Rag would be a prime contender. A great piece of music ReMixed flawlessly by the incomparable McVaffe. Not quite as rowdy as McVaffe's "Phazeremix Rag", but for all intents and purposes I believe I prefer this piece over his ragtime mix from Super Mario Bros. 2. A recommended download for all.

- Jimmy the Lip on November 27, 2002
Wow ... McVaffe comes up huge again.
This song is amazing. McVaffe's remixes always make my day ... they are so incredibly well done that they flow seamlessly and sound almost effortless, despite their stellar quality of both sample quality and arrangement.
Three thumbs up. :D

- Kooper909 on August 17, 2002
This song is excellent and just what the doctor ordered, but I have two major gripes.
A) An excellent piano sound is used but the melody/bass is far too much separated, ruining for me what would have been a very realistic piece.
B) I can't hear them perfectly, but I'm fairly sure that some (well most) of the bass octave to chord transitions would be impossible - it's just not possible to move one's hands instantly. That 'holding' effect comes as a result of pedaling, which I didn't hear, as it should have affected the melody as well in that case. And, obviously, the sound of the notes.
But I'm getting picky here.
9.5/10 for this awesome piece - kudos to McV for daring to do ragtime. :D

- EntroPi on August 17, 2002

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