Miracle of Sound: Zombie Holiday (Dead Island)
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Hmmm...
Not one of my favorites. Don't get me wrong, the mash up of genres was very clever, as that's exactly what the game was really, it's just that I don't think they meshed together particularly well. Still, I liked the verses a lot, and thought it was a smart portrayal of the game's setting.
Not one of my favorites. Don't get me wrong, the mash up of genres was very clever, as that's exactly what the game was really, it's just that I don't think they meshed together particularly well. Still, I liked the verses a lot, and thought it was a smart portrayal of the game's setting.
What type? The Caribbean sound or the Death Metal, because this is the first time I've heard them mixed...Lexxicator said:
And I think it works really well.
Even though I don't in any way condone brutality towards the mortally impaired, this has got to be one of my favorite MoS tunes.
Okay, it's a good song, objectively speaking. Problem: Does Dead Island really deserve this level of recognition? After everything it did wrong? The sexism controversy, the dev-build release controversy, etc?
So far the games you've made into song have been excellent, important, popular, or cultural touchstones in the world of gaming. Dead Island is none of those things.
Unless I'm just utterly in the minority about that.
So far the games you've made into song have been excellent, important, popular, or cultural touchstones in the world of gaming. Dead Island is none of those things.
Unless I'm just utterly in the minority about that.
This was my reaction too, basicallyOwlslayer said:Heh, my face changed expressions a lot when listening to this! From "Are you serious?" to "LOL!" to "This guy is fucking insane" to "I love this song" and back to "LOL!" again. So yeah, quite a varied song
. Absolutely loving this song, although if I had one (incredibly minor) criticism it's that the "d" in "sadistic" could have been enunciated a bit more clearly.On another subject, I noticed you changed the lyrics in the Bandcamp version of Brothers of the Creed. Were you, as the new lyrics say, "forced to change"? Because I thought the comparisons you could draw from the old ones acted as a nice little counterweight to the otherwise positive lyrics, helping to remind the listener that for all their platitudes about freedom and free will, the assassins have still done some pretty awful things.
Errrr... dude? Not sure what I just witnessed.
If I had to draw up a comparison, I'd say this is what you get when you go on an acid trip with Marilyn Manson and the crew from Sesame Street.
This one was weird. Not good, not bad, just... weird. :\
If I had to draw up a comparison, I'd say this is what you get when you go on an acid trip with Marilyn Manson and the crew from Sesame Street.
This one was weird. Not good, not bad, just... weird. :\
I liked this a lot.
All your previous songs are a bit same-y.
Not in an awful way; they're all same-y and all really good.
This, though, is just... awesome.
The random style changes fit the game perfectly, the way it changes drastically between humorous and hardcore is exactly what Dead Island does.
All your previous songs are a bit same-y.
Not in an awful way; they're all same-y and all really good.
This, though, is just... awesome.
The random style changes fit the game perfectly, the way it changes drastically between humorous and hardcore is exactly what Dead Island does.
Not my favorite since I'm not really a fan of dubstep(ish) type music, but it was interesting to see how you incorporated all the different styles in there and it's good to see you explore different genres. The fact that you can pump out this many songs, this fast is a feat in itself. I tip my hat to you, sir.
Ok... the chorus in that one didn't agree with me much, though the idea of mixing the tropical style music with metal/dubstep/ whatever the chorus was, was clever enough.
Screamed my head off through a guitar overdriveGeneral Michi said:
That's what I wanted... Dead Island was confused, all over the place, disjointed and a bit wacky in its tone so I figured I'd make the song the sameSonicron said:
Yes, the new lyrics have a double meaning. it's my little fourth wall breaking momentSirCannonFodder said:
I had to change them because people were saying the 'white hood' line was making them think of the KKK. (not sure why people felt it was fine for the game to be about guys in white hoods murdering people and not for the song to be, but there you go). So I was pretty much 'forced to change'.
'Signal's out of range' means basically, people misinterpreted what I was trying to say with the lyrics.
It also, more obviously, refers to the assassins and changes they had to make to become assassins.
That's kinda the point... Dead Island itself doesn't mesh it's serious and 'fun' tones very well and that's what I wanted to portrayJungy 365 said:
That was very different and entertaining! Nice to see your insanity shine through XD
Enjoyed it as always
Enjoyed it as always
Well, if its any consolation, I didn't think of the KKK. I thought of gang wars. You know, killing for good in my white hood, with hood being short for "neighborhood" so it's like killing for good in my white neighborhood.MiracleOfSound said:Yes, the new lyrics have a double meaning. it's my little fourth wall breaking momentSirCannonFodder said:
I had to change them because people were saying the 'white hood' line was making them think of the KKK. (not sure why people felt it was fine for the game to be about guys in white hoods murdering people and not for the song to be, but there you go). So I was pretty much 'forced to change'.
'Signal's out of range' means basically, people misinterpreted what I was trying to say with the lyrics.
It also, more obviously, refers to the assassins and changes they had to make to become assassins.
Probably doesn't make you feel any better, but there it is
As for the song, well I liked it I suppose. Not too fond of Dead Island though, just burned out on zombies.
yeah I'm pretty much done with zombies now for a while. Hopefully the games industry feels the same.Irridium said:
Ah. Well, that makes sense, then.MiracleOfSound said:That's what I wanted... Dead Island was confused, all over the place, disjointed and a bit wacky in its tone so I figured I'd make the song the sameSonicron said:
Also, it's yet another reason for me never to play this game. I despise zombies and zombie games, I hate challenge/level scaling, degradable weapons are bollocks... and anyone I turn to who's played it (including you) says the damn thing is about as focussed and coherent as a pile of dog poop dissolving in a murky swamp.
I wasn't sure at first with that intro, but making differentiating the tropical paradise and the horror side to it made it interesting and worth more listens