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Thanks - spot on with the Green Day influence. I *was* actually considering adding a string part and changing the title to "Town of Your Life" as a VERY obvious reference, but the final product was different enough and serious enough to dictate otherwise.

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Sorry, but I gotta comment on this. This is a reviews forum. The entire point of it is to share what you think about a song. I can't speak for Dave, or for any of the other remixers on this site, but personally, I would much prefer it if nobody ever kept to themselves what they thought of my music, be it positive or negative. Anyway, glad you like the song Ditto - when I fire back at people, it's usually not because they didn't like the piece, but because they made a few remarks I thought were either debatable or simply factually incorrect. I'd still rather they have made the remarks - assuming we're not talking about flames, etc. - than not. When someone says I'm "very, very, very wrong", I do tend to percieve that as trying to come off as an absolute authority; if you're gonna correct me to an extent that warrants three verys, be 100% right... or be prepared. At any rate, I'm actually surprised this song didn't have MORE detractors, I'm thrilled with the response thus far, and it motivates me to do more vocal pieces in the future, and more collabs as well. Thanks for all the feedback and comments to date. Also, myf is a ped and faps to Lazytown.

Thanks. I know you're probably right, but nevertheless he took the time to write it, so I figured I'd take the time to respond. If all that was accomplished was a clarification of the definition(s) of "recall", it's still time well spent.

First problem: the recording is not poor quality. It's not amazingly pristine, either, but it's not by any means poor. If you want people to take you seriously, which it seems you do given the way you present yourself as a conclusive authority, you should acknowledge that there's a spectrum of adjectives that could be applied to recording quality, and calling this poor leaves little room for anything lower, which - I assure you - there's plenty of. Second problem: There's very little vibrato in this vocal. There are times when the pitch center wavers, because I'm not a perfect singer, but vibrato is an intentional, deliberate oscillation in pitch, and... you won't find much of that here. Talk to Jill or Hale-bopp or someone else more steeped in vocals than I and see what they think - you appear to be flatly incorrect. Again, if you didn't try to present yourself as an unquestionable authority, this would be less problematic. Ahem. "Very, very, very wrong" - again, you seem incapable of expressing an opinion without hyperbole. But let's look a bit closer: you didn't name any bands, or statistics for that matter. Are you referring to Nickel Creek? Ani DiFranco and Indigo Girls and Dar Williams have been around longer than 2000. If you're going to say that someone's "Very, very, very wrong", first of all, don't, because it's sophomoric, but secondly you should probably present some supporting information, rather than simply alluding to a revival. And, in either case, this revival still isn't "sweeping the nation", the specific phrase I used, in terms of sales. Flippant. That must be similar to being "very, very, very wrong"... or perhaps "too, too, too triune"... I think that last bit about Yoda was meant to come off as some sort of "oh snap" dis, but it really floundered. Since you seem vexed, let me help you out a bit. First, song lyrics don't have to be literal or work in specifics, and it's okay to leave a trail of unfinished metaphors in your wake. See The Strokes or Talking Heads or any number of bands for reference. Beating a metaphor into the ground is actually far MORE dangerous, as things become real trite real fast. If you could cite some examples of what you think are superlative lyrics, perhaps that would help explain where you're coming from. Secondly, let me piece this together for you: the singer feels like he was torn from his home like a page out of a book, i.e. decontextualized. This was due to a need to be "reborn" or, in other words, grow (this links up with said town life being "too small" in the following verse). Leaving the town and travelling have been fiscally difficult for someone of his means, thus he's taken a lot of chances and been very close to not making it, etc. The debt he owes is to his good fortune in being able to take these last chances and always scrape by. This is all pretty straightforward, up until the distance multiplying in rhythm with the debt. I still think even this line isn't too difficult to interpret, however: the singer is clearly travelling, and whether walking, driving, riding a horse, or sitting on a train, when one travels, there's always a rhythm to it. So, as he's travelling further away and relying on fortune and luck to get by, both distance and debt increase. Of course, it's a little more poetic when you don't HAVE to explain it literally like this, but since you questioned whether it made sense, I'm forced to resort to spelling it all out. Thanks for pointing out a subjective problem, suggesting it be improved, and failing to provide an example. That's a single sentence, and you spent three critiquing, whereas a proposed rewording would only have consumed one. And yes, the streets ARE recalling: Got a problem with that? Is using alternate definitions of a word too "Yoda" all the sudden? I appreciate the detailed criticism, which obviously took time to write, but there's not much I can do with it. I don't think the recording quality's problematic, I don't think the vocal is perfect but it's not due to vibrato, your rebuttal about folk sweeping the nation seemed very, very, very tertiary, and the lyrical critique I think ignored the need for some degree of poetic license. It also conveniently suggested that things could be easily fixed and/or improved, without bothering to provide examples.

Hehe, I wish that was me! But it's not. It's our enchanting guest vocalist Alexandra: I'll fix the write-up. In the meantime, what's her phone number?

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I'm a huge fan of Summertime, play it quite often, and am glad we're seeing a follow-up - excellent work. Some of the progression/vocal reminded me alternatively of Hotel California and Stairway to Heaven, which are both great (if overplayed) songs to be compared to, I would think. Kyle - any chance I can release my track as an additional preview track in about a week or so? Pretty please?

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First off - great site! Who needs to buy cd's when we've got the internet and each other? I'm not entirely sure if this qualifies as a remix or if that implies something very different from a cover version, but I'd like to submit something if you'd like to have it. Check it: I was thinking the Advance Wars DS - Kindle's theme guitar v. one.. As for a title, let's call it... "Urban Blight" then. Since this would be my first submission, here's my personal info: nick: Phoenix email: christopher_aaby@hotmail.com web: www.paradoxbacklash.com (which is actually my band's site.. is that ok?) _________________________________________________________________ Ta' på udsalg året rundt på MSN Shopping: http://shopping.msn.dk her finder du altid de bedste priser

email sub file sara's sunlight.mp3 its my first submission and if it needs work don't hesitate to tell me i am open to any advice from you guys i wrote this song with just a mouse and typing keyboard so the next time i'll be able to add better piano and basslines when i can use a midi controler and soundfonts i wrote the song frooty loops it took 10 hrs or so to write the name i'll go by is zerolives if that is possible my email address you should already have from this and i don't have a website i just write music to relive stress sorry for the grammar and spelling don't strain your brain to hard the song is based off of two small C T songs: morning sunlight and sara's theme (thats what they are called on my ost anyway) even if it doesn't make the kut let me know what to work on please write back - Matthew L. Knighten(real name) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Email sub file Fight!!!.mp3 Well as you can probably tell by the title, this is the first piece of music I've sent to you guys, I hope you enjoy it. All the details for it are below; TITLE: FIGHT!!! REMIX OF: FFVII - Fighting BY: Gaz COMPOSER: Nobuo Uematsu It's a rocked-up version of the original, made with my effect pedal and a drum synthesiser. The mix is a little bass-y as I recorded it on a 7 year old PC, but I think the idea comes across. So, hope it meets your approval. Sincerely, Gaz www.myspace.com/gaz6231

Email sub file Crashman's Workshop.mp3 AeroZ Sebastian Freij sebastian_freij@hotmail.com www.soundclick.com/aeroz Megaman 2 - Crashman's Theme Remixname: Crashman's Workshop You better turn the volume up on this one. I got this freaky idea to use sounds of tools, trains and steam. Best wishes / Sebastian Freij

Contact Info: Remixer name: Vaylos Real name: James W. Pennington e-mail addy: james.musicman@gmail.com Forum ID# : 21956 link to remix: Remix Info: Remix Title: Ascending Through Storm and Shadow Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Source Track: Requiem for the Gods Location of source track: http://www.bluelaguna.net/music/csotnost/mp3s.php (Zophar's only has that mini-psf with 2 tracks in it, so I had to hunt around. found an mp3 version on this site. Just scroll down til you see the Requiem) comments: Well, after a lot of work, and fine tuning, I guess it's finally sink or swim time for this remix. I always wondered why there weren't a lot of remixes for CV: SotN, I mean, I always thought the music from the game was really well done. So I set about remixing one of my favorite tracks. I kinda wish I had gotten more feedback from the WIP forums, but anyhoo, I think my recently acquired audio monitors helped me clean things up quite a bit. I wanted to try to convey a ghostly or spectral quality with this remix. I tried depicting a slower more deliberate climb through the chapel, shadows playing tricks while a storm rages outside. At least that's the atmosphere I was aiming for heh. The original track felt more like a peaceful haunting to me. So I went the other direction. Anyways, as I said, sink or swim time. Enjoy!

email sub file Chrono Coma.mp3 AeroZ Sebastian Freij sebastian_freij@hotmail.com www.soundclick.com/aeroz Chrono Trigger - Theme This is a track I made in one day. I've mixed som small melodies from Chrono Trigger, Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Finaly Fantasy 7. A track that you can listen to when your about to sleep. It' will do the trick /Best Wishes Sebastian

Remixer Name: OA Real Name: Andrew Luers email: andrew@oceansend.com homepage: oceansend.com number: 14936 Name of game: lufia 2 Name of song: boss battle original: remix: This is my second attempt to submit a remix. I hope it goes better than the first This piece represents a lot of personal growth in the production area, and I hope you guys like it.

ReMixer : Poogg Email Address : richard.d.mcd@gmail.com Website : http://www.poogg.nadsl.net/ This was a course work submission for one of my composition courses at university. It's a film music course, but my lecturer was very interested in my proposition of remixing computer game music for a small orchestra. I did not have time to get it performed so I used the samples in the studio to create this. I then decided to liven it up a bit by playing around with the harp part, such as reversing the samples and other effects. You may not have played Tomb Raider or remember the music so here is a link of the original music I based this piece on. Original Music : I have taken the main harp and oboe theme from the original and put them through a series of orchestrations. For example, there is a passage just for the wind section or brass section, or for a more general mix of an orchestra. I have also played around with the main melody (but not too much) and added some extra melodies myself. Also, unlike the original, I have moved through several key changes. Perhaps too many Here is the link to the remix. Remix : Hope you like it. Poogg

email sub file SM - Intro.mp3 Hi! I am submitting my first song to your site (which I have enjoyed for a long time.) Here's my contact info: Remixer Name: Brinstar Philharmonic Orchestra Real Name: Erik Peabody Email: vikingguitar@hotmail.com Website: www.myspacecom/brinstarphilharmonicorchestra Userid: vikingguitar Remix Info ------------------ Game Remixed - Super Metroid Song Remixed - Intro (Destruction of Space Colony) Song Comments - Created with FL Studio. I've done a lot of music for a long time now, including death metal, various techno, blues, etc. This is a great song and I wanted to beef it up a bit with a larger, more orchestral feel. I've added some orchestration and new melodies, but the whole thing is strongly rooted in the original. Erik Peabody PS - sorry, but I have to attach the mp3 with the email. I know that the site said that this wasn't preferable.