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rwlh 02/25/24 2:08:01 PM #47:	*3.5/10* 290/5493 @loweffortmemes Sakura no Uta - Dear My Friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H04c1f48t4I Shoegaze is a tough genre for me. I get overwhelmed a lot of the time with the wall of sound that covers me. I know I said I liked music that overwhelmed me, but shoegaze is more often than not overwhelming in an unpleasant way. I think its the guitars. At least thats the case in Dear My Friend, which would probably be a good hundred spots higher if not for that guitar. Ah, guitars. When will you learn? 289/5489 @TheArkOfTurus SANABI - Great Escape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0r2AF5iLbM >_> <_< I like the beginning of this, with the big bass and EDM energybut then we have that synth again! Argh. Its frustrating because I want to like these songs. Great Escape was initially a 5.5. There are compelling ideas here. But that lead instrument spoils the whole package for me. Ah well. Maybe your other two songs will do better? >____> <____< 288/5481 kamakazikila Fragile Dreams ~ Farewell Ruins of the Moon - Bother https://youtu.be/3u64f09vRss This strikes a difficult balance of intensity and sadness, like a weird storyline-heavy boss battle. Im reminded of Chrono Crosss People Seized With Fate. Bother does some neat things I like the sad piano and the progression between different ideas I just wasnt super into it. I get the sense that, like I said, its a fairly contextual song, and that its even more effective in-game, but theres a disconnect for me listening to it solo. Ah well. 287/5425 @Snake5555555555 Alan Wake 2 - Dark Ocean Summoning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5kb0nUoyqc Can I just say I appreciate the restraint you all showed in not giving me 1) 15 Old Gods of Asgard songs and 2) Herald of Darkness specifically? The Old Gods songs arent really my favorite. Theyre just, like, 80s glam metal, which, hey, thats fine I guess but its not my favorite genre, and its a little baffling to me how they got so big (at least in this community). Dark Ocean Summoning is fine I guess. Its 80s glam metal. Thats basically all there is to say! (Oh also theres an evil laugh here. Maybe I should keep track of all the evil laughs) 286/5418 @MacArrowny Turbo Overkill - Firestarter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1NLqIjOMo Firestarter has a lot of the same ideas and style as the SANABI songs, but the lead synth is much more tolerable to my ears. The problem with Firestarter is I feel like there just arent many of those ideas. Maybe its a problem I have with synthwave as a whole? <cite>rwlh posted [p:979036637] in I rank 300... [t:80705000]...</cite> <quote>3.5/10 290/5493@loweffortmemes Sakura no Uta - Dear My Friendhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H04c1f48t4I Shoegaze is a tough genre for me. I get overwhelmed a lot of the time with the wall of sound that covers me. I know I said I liked music that overwhelmed me, but shoegaze is more often than not overwhelming in an unpleasant way. I think its the guitars. At least thats the case in Dear My Friend, which would probably be a good hundred spots higher if not for that guitar. Ah, guitars. When will you learn? 289/5489@TheArkOfTurusSANABI - Great Escapehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0r2AF5iLbM >_> <_< I like the beginning of this, with the big bass and EDM energybut then we have that synth again! Argh. Its frustrating because I want to like these songs. Great Escape was initially a 5.5. There are compelling ideas here. But that lead instrument spoils the whole package for me. Ah well. Maybe your other two songs will do better? >____> <____< 288/5481kamakazikilaFragile Dreams ~ Farewell Ruins of the Moon - Botherhttps://youtu.be/3u64f09vRss This strikes a difficult balance of intensity and sadness, like a weird storyline-heavy boss battle. Im reminded of Chrono Crosss People Seized With Fate. Bother does some neat things I like the sad piano and the progression between different ideas I just wasnt super into it. I get the sense that, like I said, its a fairly contextual song, and that its even more effective in-game, but theres a disconnect for me listening to it solo. Ah well. 287/5425@Snake5555555555Alan Wake 2 - Dark Ocean Summoninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5kb0nUoyqc Can I just say I appreciate the restraint you all showed in not giving me 1) 15 Old Gods of Asgard songs and 2) Herald of Darkness specifically? The Old Gods songs arent really my favorite. Theyre just, like, 80s glam metal, which, hey, thats fine I guess but its not my favorite genre, and its a little baffling to me how they got so big (at least in this community). Dark Ocean Summoning is fine I guess. Its 80s glam metal. Thats basically all there is to say! (Oh also theres an evil laugh here. Maybe I should keep track of all the evil laughs) 286/5418@MacArrowny Turbo Overkill - Firestarterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1NLqIjOMo Firestarter has a lot of the same ideas and style as the SANABI songs, but the lead synth is much more tolerable to my ears. The problem with Firestarter is I feel like there just arent many of those ideas. Maybe its a problem I have with synthwave as a whole? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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