While I think Larry's dumb when he's not letting a phrase finish and subtracting one second because of it, that still doesn't make this less liberal. I don't know what Shariq is hearing but beyond what Larry pointed out (and that's already very liberal) there's only original stuff. Even IF you counted all the little gaps Larry didn't count you would fall under 50% and that just ain't right.
The production is not Caio's best work either. The drums, string and organ (solo) all sound dull and slightly synthetic. It lacks a lot of the finesse usually found in his work. While it's not bad, it's certainly not gonna weigh up the arrangement.
I'm sorry man, I love the track in a vacuum but I don't think it's passable just yet. Since you both tackle the source liberally AND using original stuff for a bit over half the track it's more like a VGM-inspired track than an arrangement. It sounds great, Blad's got chops too, but I can't sign off to this.
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