Bladewind Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 OK! I've learned all of Ken's moves now and OWNED a ryu friend of mine! The WHOLE TIME I thought of this song and could practically imagine it playing in the background as I nailed a couple flaming Shoryukens on him. This song fits ken so good and if JD were to send an instrumental in for the next SF game I am sure he would get in right off the bat. I would be so happy to hear the lyriced version in the ending credits for Ken. This song rocks! Realize you're Ken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecca Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 OK! I've learned all of Ken's moves now and OWNED a ryu friend of mine! Third strike or SF2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewind Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 SF2. And change your sig. I was kinda embarassed when my mom came in. I had to close the webpage quickly before she saw it. Woulda banned me from this site too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecca Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 SF2. And change your sig. I was kinda embarassed when my mom came in. I had to close the webpage quickly before she saw it. Woulda banned me from this site too. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orichalcon Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Only way to clarify is for the mixer to elaborate.. how slow are you? jd is the mixer, and he's already "elaborated." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdproject Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 by the way it is " Realize you're Ken " and you can hear the new version here http://www.web-media.info/thekensong.m3u cheers, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar- Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 What's new in this version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecca Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 That's insane. "You're Ken"? Ken should be a metaphor for inner strength or power, not intended as a name. Fair enough, it's called "Ken's song", but there's no need to personalise it to the extent where I'm listening to a song dedicated to some yellow-permed moron. I want to realise my ken, not realise I am him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miletus Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 That's insane. "You're Ken"? Ken should be a metaphor for inner strength or power, not intended as a name. Fair enough, it's called "Ken's song", but there's no need to personalise it to the extent where I'm listening to a song dedicated to some yellow-permed moron. I want to realise my ken, not realise I am him. I think you're taking this a little too seriously. It's more like the song Ken would listen to before he goes into a street fight, of self-empowerment. If you want it to inspire you somehow just take Ken as a generic name. Realize you're mecca! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewind Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 That's insane. "You're Ken"? Ken should be a metaphor for inner strength or power, not intended as a name. Fair enough, it's called "Ken's song", but there's no need to personalise it to the extent where I'm listening to a song dedicated to some yellow-permed moron. I want to realise my ken, not realise I am him. I think you're taking this a little too seriously. It's more like the song Ken would listen to before he goes into a street fight, of self-empowerment. If you want it to inspire you somehow just take Ken as a generic name. Realize you're mecca! I agree with Atolmazel here. BTW, I liked the old version of The Ken Song better. I HATE this version. Too...Bleh. The other version was rocking and cool and the new version seems like very bland and without any feeling. Seems more like rap than rock. Does JD do the vocals for this? Whoever does sounds VERY much like Ken. I could so totally imagine him saying "Shoryuken!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art_lover Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 That's one thing cleared with jd. It's meant to be "realise you're Ken." Just a little bit of poor grammar entering the lyrics. Oh...and I was thinking, "realise your Ken". Now that I understand, thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 ..yes and I had so hoped that it was "your" not "you're." Sounds great either way. New version is pretty cool. Nice work on both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miletus Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 ..yes and I had so hoped that it was "your" not "you're." Sounds great either way. I might take that and raise it to a sounds exactly the same either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdproject Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Ok. Lets do a vote... type 1 if you like Ken Song 1 better type 2 if you like Ken Song 2 better start..... now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miletus Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 1. It seems more enthusiastic, which fits Ken and the song better, in my opinion. 2 kinda loses it's pace about 3/4s the way through whereas with 1 it's kept up throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selyget Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 1. with no good reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar- Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Version 1 was better. Though i'm not a big fan, it's nice and the vocals are ok, but I don't think this pop'ish sound fit well with the cool Ken song from sf2. Even if the production is good for a one man project, it's executed in a very standard nu Pop/Rock way, and it doesn't have enough "soul" or special moments that makes it memorable. Still, a good production and a nice pop song. Unfortunately, i don't think it's very special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Version 1 was better. Though i'm not a big fan, it's nice and the vocals are ok, but I don't think this pop'ish sound fit well with the cool Ken song from sf2. Even if the production is good for a one man project, it's executed in a very standard nu Pop/Rock way, and it doesn't have enough "soul" or special moments that makes it memorable. Still, a good production and a nice pop song. Unfortunately, i don't think it's very special. Except for the fact that the lyrics get driven into your skull oh so easily... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattest Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I personally thought the first one was better. It was more rockish, if that makes any sense. The drums sound a little bit off, as if they're half a second slow behind the guitars. The transition at 2:45 seems a bit abrupt, but at 3:30, the stuff till the end kicks ass. I listened to the other music on your site too. I think you sound a lot better when you let your voice and guitar do the work. I guess I'm trying to say that sometimes simpler is better. It sounded like the second version of The Ken Song was put through some kind of remixer program and a bunch of added effects were added. BTW, Wake Up is my favorite song of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReBoot Fan Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 1: I've had a copy of it for a long time now and love it to the max. The second verson? OH DEAR LORD! I don't cuss but that was way beyond cuss worthy. If that version was ever sent to the radio or whatever, they would kick you even before the second verse. At very least if they had heard the first version before that. No offense, but why did you do it? Do the spew ( :vomit: ) doesn't do justice. You get past the intro and... what happened to the volume? Go on and a chunk of the lyrics has been instrumented out. There's a ding in there that sounds like you had an error message pop up. Beside all that, the life is gone from it. Is there a copy of the original on the site too? Haven't looked yet but there needs to be. Sorry about the bad review but I was truely forcing myself to hear the whole thing. So I end with... The first one was phenominal stick with that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdproject Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 you guys have obviously listened to the first version so much you never gave the second version a chance.. i admit the guitars are better in the first version, but the drums and vocals are much much better in the second version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar- Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 You could always make another version, with best of both worlds =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecca Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I gotta say I prefer the original...it sounds darker, has more energy, doesnt sound as overproduced as the alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdproject Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 You could always make another version, with best of both worlds =) Polar i will, as soon as i get signed and make the album working with a pro producer and all the time in the world to perfect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepeeg3 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Joe, sounds like you have alot of talent outside of the OCRemix scene! Would fit perfectly in the current pop-focused industry. Vocals reminds me alot of "That Thing You Do." Wickedly catchy. :cool: Have to agree with a post a ways back. "Keep fighting for the right of the one you so truly mend." Replace the words with some synonyms and you are also saying, "Fight for the right of the one you sincerely repair?" "Mend" in a relationship sense means you are fixing one that is broken... It really does not work, how you are using it. How about, "Keep fighting for the right of the love that you defend?" Not that I was really listening to the lyrics, but he brought it up The second version sounds just like what it is - a remix. Stick with the original. Anyway, great song. It compelled me to rejoin the forums just to congratulate you on it. You really have some skills there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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