'Flash of Metal' Mega Man 2 (Flash Man Stage) ReMix
4Title: Flash of Metal
Game: Mega Man 2
Song: Flash Man Stage
Released: 2012
Download: http://dragnbreth.com/music.php?type=1&song=14
My entry for April's "Free Month" over at DwellingOfDuels.Net (11th place out of 13). General consensus seems to be the idea behind it was good, however execution in all aspects failed. I am inclined to agree, frankly. It took me almost the entire month to arrange, so when it can down to recording I was learning the guitar parts on the fly, and I'm sure the piece suffered for it.
Anyway, the idea behind it was I was whistling the first little bit of it and tried forcing it into 3/4 time. After playing with that for a bit it started to merge a bit with Dragonland's "Supernova"... and thus the basic premise for this entry was born.
DoD Reviews:
"Oh man. So torn on this one. This is a friggin' awesome arrangement, but the recording quality and production are quite lacking. Keep learning the tools and techniques and you'll be amazing some day." ~XMark
"Not digging the kick tone too much. A bit boxy. Rhythms are kinda crunchy. The synth is also somewhat raw but the sounds work together in that way, so it's effective. Nice string pad ties everything together in a good way." ~Brandon Strader
"Rhythm guitar is very distorted and a little too crunchy/crackly at the very beginning. Drums need a lot of work and I'd say the big thing to practice is lining up the drum and guitar. Synth solo seems a little out of place. An interesting idea but still needs a lot of work. Keep at it!" ~BornInCrimson
Further discussion about this month's entries can be found here: http://theshizz.org/forum/index.php?/topic/37961-dwelling-of-duels-april-discussion/