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Just as a bit of trivia, the two piano/drums songs were performed by two members of a trio. The third was not present for the recording of those two songs, because:

Unfortunately Lenwood had just had his wisdom teeth out and could barely play, so this one is also just Dustin and myself.

I wouldn't have thought that a piano/drums jazz duet would be interesting, but I really like both of those songs.

And here's another recommendation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS2-v6nqYQg
This is a 20-minute power medley of many songs from all the main Mario games (the 2D and 3D platformers). It's hosted by FamilyJules, who did The Eightfold Road album, and features a total of 70 performers in all different styles and interpretations. The only bit I don't really like is the screamo bit at the end; I have no way of judging whether it's good screamo or not, but I dislike screamo in general, so I don't like that part. But it's a thankfully short segment of an overall stellar song.

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Toxtricity posted...

shnabubula's actually really good friends with me

That's really cool! I don't get excited about most things in general, but I am unashamedly a fanboy of Shnab. XD
EDIT: That is to say, even things I like I don't generally geek out over, but something about Shnab's music makes me want to share it at every opportunity.

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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

18: TEVIN CAMPBELL - STAND OUT:

Also, holy crap, I love that song and still have it in iTunes. It's so outrageously 90's and super cheesy, but I've loved it ever since I was a kid.

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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

listening to more VGM is always good

While I'm recommending VGM-focused musicians, you should check out Shnabubula. He's my all-time favorite keyboardist, with a very contemporary style. He's got a ton of amazing solo piano work, but also some arranged remixes and some truly insane keyboard tracks. His soloing is incredible, and he's just so talented that I get completely mesmerized whenever I watch him play.

His YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ShnabubulaVEVO/videos
His OverClocked Remix:
https://ocremix.org/artist/4627/shnabubula/remixes

Some of my favorite piano solos:
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01951
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01538
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxVS9hGhQE
(jazz piano solo with drums) https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01711
(jazz piano solo with drums) https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01797

Some keyboard insanity (all of these get better as you get further into them):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjkkyV-xMyc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtkiQKQz0k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tw8CdtUgCA

Some arranged favorites:
(jazz/funk) https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01770
(chiptune, sorta? post-chiptune? chiptune+?) https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01485

One last one. This video really shows how skilled he is. He does this thing where he livestreams, and people post animated GIFs in the chat; he improvises music to "fit" the GIF that was most recently posted. He has no idea when a new GIF is going to come up, or what it's going to be. Sometimes they stay up for some time, sometimes they're replaced in just a few seconds. Whatever happens, he instantly, seamlessly transitions into a improvised song that fits it. It's fascinating to watch and listen to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBgpIiDeNNU

Don't feel obligated to watch all of those, lol, I see you've got plenty on your plate as it is. I just like recommending things to people! XD

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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

I dont think you wanted an update on how your album performed, but in case you were curious, heres all the data.

What I meant was I didn't particularly care how it placed in the ranking. However, I'm very interested in hearing your comments on it!

So the good news: I love saxophones and you are the only person to give me a very saxophone focused song (Alfyns theme), so very well done on that end.

Carlos Eiene (insaneintherainmusic) was the saxophonist on that, he's one of my favorite VGM-focused jazz musicians.
Here are a few of my favorites by him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mun5QNWCWNA (this is a cover of the main theme from Halo 3: ODST, and the original composer posted a comment on the video saying how amazing it was)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHv3VVFbR8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XweXGMMI8DQ

Also, four of the musicians on the Eightfold Road album perform together on this video, which is a jazz/funk cover of Pollyanna, the main theme from the Mother (Earthbound) series, and it's epic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OebZ5HwdPs

the album performing eight battle themes in a row was very... not my type of thing. I wish theyd spaced things out a bit better.

Agree with you there. I often put the album on shuffle. I might end up outright changing the order of tracks in my playlist, even though I normally keep things in album order.

Still, I am quite thankful for the nomination. I didnt really expect my signature to attract anyone, but not only did it get one extra participant, it led to some songs that I truly loved. So thank you very much!

You're welcome, and thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed them, and pleasantly surprised that one of them made it to #11! I derive a great deal of personal satisfaction from sharing good music with others. =D

Gonna track this thread, I'm interested in what your top 10 favorites were. I'll probably go listen to them.

If you're interested in more ranking of music, particularly VGM, I've been running a series of polls on the Classic Gaming board. It asks whether a game or its sequel had the better OST. I'm also running a series of polls where I ask which version of a game's OST was best (for example, if the same game came out on SNES and Genesis, which do you think was better). I make new rounds every 5-6 days or so. Another vote or post in those threads would not be unwelcome. ;)

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Guess I'm going with Order, since the album I want to nominate clocks in at an hour and 52 minutes.

To be perfectly honest I don't care about the ranking, but I absolutely love this album and will take every opportunity to get more people to listen to it.

Album: The Eightfold Road
Artist: Jules Conroy (FamilyJules)
Featured performers: Carlos Eiene (insaneintherainmusic), Adriana Figueroa (Adrisaurus), Dan DeSimone, Sab Irene, Jack Fliegler (ToxicxEternity)
Bandcamp link: https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/album/the-eightfold-road-metal-arrangements-from-octopath-traveler
YouTube playlist link (only 14 individual tracks are available, but the fifteenth video in the playlist is the entire album): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtVLuItpBoj7gb1MMUmS48QdA_mFFUIfl

You can @ me if you have something you want to ask me or tell me specifically, otherwise I probably won't revisit the topic. No offense. =P Have fun with the thing!

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Smarkil posted...

Thats actually pretty nifty. I like the little pick things that have those but I hate having to buy a bag of them. Feels wasteful.

I just use those more than once. It's just a bit of string, no reason you can't wash it off and re-use it, right? It's not like you throw away your toothbrush after only using it once...

And I went to the dentist a couple days ago after not going for a couple years (insurance issues) and he said I had great teeth, so.

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