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Commando (Encore) (Live at The Party 2000) - arranged by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I'm glad they did it, because for some reason this one sounds better than when they first played it. Practice makes perfect, I guess. =) Sounds moreheavy, really aggressive - like it should. Has a better flow to it. Well, in one word, it's better, period. |
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Comic Bakery - arranged by Red DevilReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 So many people tried to cover this famous tune in so many ways, but I don't think that even one of them managed to do it well. I think, precisely because this is such a well-known tune, it's hard to cover it or please people with a remix of it. I have never liked the idea of turning it into a pop/disco/fast beat tune, and Red Devil chose to do that, although the middle part of his remix sounds better to me. Guitars, pianos, base guitars - you name it, it's all in here. Maybe that's why I don't quite like it - it tries to be everything when it's not. |
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Last Ninja 3 (Ninjha mix) - arranged by Red DevilReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 It would be extremely hard for anybody to top Reyn's own cover of the intro tune, but Red Devil has tried to do just that. Did a fairly decent job, for that matter (I really like it when the flute plays the lead in the middle part!), but I think this cover sounds a bit too much like Reyn's own version with strings, piano, choir, flute. Yes, Red Devil added his won twists to it, but I still feel this is a copycat effort, although a really good one. |
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VoidNoid - arranged by traumaReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A strange short mix of Arkanoid and The Last V8 with a trendy electro-techno feel to it. I can imagine a long C64 megamix in the same style but this one is too short. |
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Lazy Jones (Funky Jones RMX) - arranged by Slumgud offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Do you know the feeling when you hear an excellent joke the second time, and it's just not that funny any more? That's how I feel about this remix. Sure, it was fun to see that DJ make an ass out of himself admitting that his hit is a C64 cover, but I think we are all over that by now. Sure, it's funny to start this house remix with that shouting male crowd, but it's just not that funny any more. |
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Special Agent 2001 - arranged by JBReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Now, if you want to top Reyn Ouwehand, this is how you do it!!! Concise and very professional. That's all I will say about it. Holy sh*t, it's just awesome!!! … |
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Last Ninja 3 (tune 7) - arranged by FerraraReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Another XM-MP3 conversion from Ferrara. Another nice one from him, somewhat similar to his LN3 tune 8 cover. The soul of the original is there, which I like. |
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MicroProse Soccer Intro: Smooth FeekZoid Mix - arranged by FeekZoidReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 One of my fav tunes is the MPS intro. While I really like Feekzoid's covers, I think his style doesn't fit at all here. MPS intro is a more upbeat tune, with raw, harsh sounds. I think, Feekzoid felt this, too, as he completely cut out the last 30 seconds of the original tune from his cover. It's just not there. Don't get me wrong, this is an awesome piece of music, it's just not what I feel should've been done for this SID. |
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Bad Cat 99 - arranged by Frank Veeltmann offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Some out of tune stuff in the lead at around 1:30 minutes into the cover and on (I mean, the difference between the original SID and this cover is just really audible here and it doesn't sound good to my ears at all), but other than that, I don't think Chris Hülsbeck could've done a much better job himself (well, okay, maybe *he* could've . Samples from the original SID (or the Amiga version?) and more samples that I am familiar with from Amiga MODs can be heard in it. Nicely mixed with an in-your-face attitude (thus, following the SID original well , a good direct cover. Very disco-like (again, like the original). What can I say - I like it! |
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International Karate '99 (remastered) - arranged by FerraraReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I have reviewed this already (around Aug. 2, 2000). The remastering brings more crispiness and better overall sound quality to this cover (duh! , but musically, I still have the same opinion about it. Not quite good enough to be very good, but it gets my recommendation. |
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Starforce Fighter - arranged by MakkeReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Here's what I wrote about it before: another obscure SID, this time by Wally Beben. But here, Makke's cover enhances the SID a lot without adding anything annoying to it. What can I say - I like it! There are some technoish sounds in it, some ambient sonic landscapes, and they work together well. |
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Bubble Bobble (sadness mix) - arranged by DjLizard offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Annoyingly high-pitched bells are starting out this cover, but it quickly recovers from it. It's a pretty unique take on this tune, discovering it from a completely new angle, which I think is a plus. But I think it's not developed quite to the potential it demonstrates. |
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Archon - arranged by Plough offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Let me put it this way: this is not what I hear when I listen to the SID. That doesn't mean this cover is bad, in fact, I quite like its wobbly bass line, although overall, it's a bit on the simple side. |
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Exploding Fist - arranged by OJ OscillationReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I dunno. I think, Reyn Ouwehand created the ultimate cover of this tune (or a portion of it) in hisAsian Legendstrack on his Nexus album. This one tries a similar approach with guitars, pianos, strings, etc., but the overall result is not that great. It also gets a bit boring as it goes on, as nothing changes in the cover. |
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Why Me - arranged by OedipusReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Covering an obscure tune by DRAX. Well, obscure to me: the first time I heard this SID was today when I searched for it in HVSC before listening to this cover… I think a saxophone would've worked better for the lead, as this tune has that jazzy feel to it, too. Otherwise, it's as average as the original SID. |
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Ice Age - arranged by Oedipus offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Cover of a SID I am not familiar with (read: have not heard it before HVSC came along). So, not much I can say about this one. It definitely sounds better than the previous ones by Oedipus, but again, I am not blown away by it. |
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Eliminator (edit) - arranged by OedipusReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Ouch. That was my first reaction to this cover. Now that I listened to it 2-3 times, my reaction is stillouch, but with less pain. Using esentially the same instrumentation as for the above 2 covers by Oedipus, what worked for Ark Pandora doesn't work for Eliminator. Also, Oedipus, have you ever heard of a technique called pitch bending? And why on Earth did you castrate this tune to a length of about 3:30? (Although I have to admit: Jeroen's original SID does tend to get a bit boring and monotonous toward the end.) Choices that I do not like. Still, it's a nice effort and has its moments (esp. when those funky short chords kick in here and there), and I'm glad somebody had the guts to make a cover of it. I just wish it was done better. |
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Warhawk - arranged by QReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 We've all heard Warhawk covers before. In fact, BIT2 has an excellent Warhawk cover on it. This one is not as good as that one, but it's pretty good. It has a lot more spacey-ambient feel to it, due to the lots of reverb and echo in it, plus the carefully selectedmellowinstruments. I think it's a very nice cover, although I wouldn't select it as the soundtrack to that shoot-em-up C64 game. |
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Comic Bakery (rearranged) - arranged by David FilskovReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Starts out okay - but then it just remains okay. I expected more from David who gave us such great remixes before. Oh, no, there are even leftover arpeggios here and there! Starting at 1:11 I like thatwhiningsound in the left channel. But this is the only highlight in this tune, the rest is just average stuff. Too bad, because I had high expectations for David. |
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Unsound Minds (feat. S.A.M.) - arranged by TaximReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Starts out with the untouched original SID, then SAM, the C64's speech synthetizer announces that now comes the same thing withreal cool sounds- and BOOM! I am bombarded by this techno-cover of AMJ's tune. Like with Cyberworld, it was a good choice for this SID. |
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Last Ninja 2 (Central Park) - arranged by Christian LeuenbergReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I have heard better LN2 covers. This one sounds weak (the instrument selection is at times rather questionable) and unpolished. Sometimes it sounds like it was put together in just a few minutes. |
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Times of Lore - arranged by ScorpionReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 No, no, no, no, no! Another misfired attempt. Unlike Commando, though, it actually comes close to what I would make of this tune: harp for the background, a sharp brass-like lead, and later expand the tune with some choir. Also, nice fadeout at the end! What's bad here is the inclusion of that bass. That was a big no-no! Another big no-no: the lead doesn't change from the brass-like instrument to a more dull one, like in the SID… Gosh, people, you really know how to push my buttons, forcing me to do this myself! 😉 |
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Last Ninja '96 medley - arranged by Scorpion offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Retroin the sense that it has samples from the original SID in it, but it sounds good. |
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Giana Sisters - arranged by KnibaL offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Umm, it's an interesting attempt at covering some of the tunes of the game, but as a whole, it just doesn't work for me. We can hear big bells, good drums, and all kinds of other instruments in this MP3, but it has no soul. Plus, Hülsbeck already showed us how these tunes should be covered. |
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Platoon - arranged by Dan Tootill offlineReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 A much underrated tune by Jonathan Dunn. I'm glad somebody had the guts to cover it. This cover sounds a little dull to me, again, like if it's really a module, not a pure synth MP3. Not bad, not bad, but it closely approaches that average crowd I talked about before. |
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Bruce Lee - arranged by PloughReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 On the plus side, it is a cover of a rarely remixed tune. It is also not bad if we don't listen to that synth-choirbassline. I kinda expected something more, like an expanded version of the theme, but alas, I didn't get it. Too bad - this was very promising. |
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Bubble Bobble (Hillbilly Rodeo mix) - arranged by DJ PretzelReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 I like remixes that stay true to the spirit of the original SIDs! This hilariously funny cover does just that, and sounds like a track off the old The Hillbillies TV series, complete withyahoo!shouts and bleating sheep. If you want a good laugh, download this MP3! |
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Monty on the Run hi-score - arranged by Mark A. KnightReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Very pleasing, very nicely done - but I am darn sure I've heard it somewhere before. Hmm, Chris, isn't this your MIDI conversion? … The MP3 ID saysarr. from midifile. Arranged? This is *it*! Nicely selected instruments, though. |
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Thrust - arranged by BozReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 So-so, but has its good moments. |
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Sanxion - arranged by PeppyReview by LaLa, 04/02/2003 Similar to his Parallax cover, the violin here also puts a new, so far unheard view on this tune. Overall, this remix is far from being good - except for the violin (or cello, or whatever). |
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