indrid Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 For a moment I thought I was listening to Chick Corea. Yes it's THAT good. Granted, there are discernible differences in style. Still, I was pleasantly surprised. I've been on a bit of a Corea binge lately so this makes my ears very are happy. Quote
KogeJoe Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 As a Metroid fan, (well, at least a fan of the first three games anyway,) I was blown away by this piece. The original tune out of the game cartrige in and of itself, lends itself to more modern interpretation, doesn't it... I love how this author takes apart the melody and explores each section thoroughly. And in the end, a familiar but fitting climax. This should be part of like, a Metroid Sonata, with this as its Allegro piece... heh heh heh... GREAT job. Any plans of printing this out and publishing your works??? In response to many comments... A frequent one I heard on this piece is that "you couldn't sit down and relax to it." Or that "it deviates from the source." Truly, the definition of a piece is not limited to "something one can sit down and relax, or put on as background music while they wash the dishes." And if something just mimics the source outright, is that not mere repetition, if not plaigerism? (forgive my awful spelling...) I'm not sure about everyone else, but I heard the main theme be introduced quite clearly, before the player starts to elaborate on it. The first section is repeated quite thoroughly: dotted half, half, quarter, dotted half, dotted half... And I believe the second section continues through out as the ostinato in the base. And finally, in the end, is the concluding third section, with which so beautifully cadances before he slaps everyone in the face with the old ending everyone knows... MUST have a printed score for this. Quote
Benjamin Briggs Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 hello, my name is shnabubula I "study piano" and "play very well" this is ridiculous you once again cause me to re-assess the musicianship of this entire site with your genius you can't humble your way out of this one, sam... it's just too damn brilliant at any rate, consider it saved, backed up on DVD, and somehow transferred to vinyl Quote
Wang Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Came for the Chappelle reference, stayed for the rockin piano. Fantastic, I'm amazed by the thought of your hands working these keys like a freaking machine. Quote
Antipode Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 I've never properly expressed my appreciation for this mix. The fact that it's improvised is mind-blowing. Thanks for your time and effort - I can't really say much else because this mix is totally unclassifiable. Quote
Jaybell Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 This is improvised? This? Improvised? This? How? How does this? How does this happen? Holy shit. Seriously this was improvised? What? This is Wow. There's not a lot that can be said. Just wow. I love this song so much. Quote
Liontamer Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 "christ where's the source tune" ... or the obligatory "why did the judges pass this when XYZ was rejected?" Fix your ears! Quote
42 Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 This is improvised?This? Improvised? This? How? How does this? How does this happen? Holy shit. Seriously this was improvised? What? Quoted for truth. Hol-lee.. Improv... But... I knew this was good but... but... It's... DANG My respect for this mix just went from "This is an awesome mix." to "Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!1!1!!1!!!!! :shock:" On a scale of one to ten, this is an "Awesome." p.s. Ending with "Shave and a Haircut" was pure genius. Quote
OceansAndrew Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 With a melodic style like this, it also has to be Schnab- i don't even need to check the credits. I double checked the mix notes just to confirm though. XD I really love the phrasing at 2:39, it's easily my favorite part of the track. It really does feel improvised, and it's cool how it travels all over the spectrum. Fun stuff, good ideas = win. Quote
Audity Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 A video to this would be amazing. Best shnab song, aside from Peachy Love and that SMW madness, and stuff. I want to make an audio recording of me singing S,W,P; I could do it accurately, too (after practice), considering my playcount. Quote
Helios42 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Just looking through all the old goodies, so that's kinda why this post is at such a disjunct temporally As has been said before, since this is improvised it is really really good. The improvised part speaks to the artist, though I do think it might be better as a polished version. Maybe that's just me, but its certainly very good as is. A nice piano mix. As a side note, I'm not particularly fond of this Norfair source. I've always thought Lower Norfair from Super Metroid was much better. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying this mix. Quote
Drachefly Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Sweet. I love complex stuff (Pharoah Land is still my most-played), and this fits. It's all over the place. And expressive, too. When I want to play an OCR where my parents can hear, this is the go-to number. And for some reason I can't figure out, it segues very well into Escape Routes (OCR1513), which is very different. Quote
timaeus222 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 What the eff? This is improvised? WAT. So many random notes IMO, but they seem to work to me. Never heard the source before, but sounds cool. My god man, calm down, this piece is crazy fast. xD Also... OMG DAT CHEESY ENDING Quote
Hemophiliac Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 1:56-2:06 Who likes "The Licc" I have been listening to this for years and never noticed this. XD Quote
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