Disclaimer: Some of these opinions may be skewed by the fact that if I know the original song (IE: It's not F/HA), I probably love it <_< I'm also a huge Type-Moon guy.
Anyways here's #2 for all three people that are actually looking at this <_<
Broken Phantasm
(Type-Moon Arrange CD)
Track 01 - Opening -Die Lorelei-
Original: Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Opening Theme )
Now I've never played F/HA (obviously), and I don't care for the OP theme much, but this piece is a nice melody and pretty much the opposite of what you'd usually expect from Crow's Claw. It's also really short, which is ok I guess. A pretty light piece, and not bad, but not really great either.
Rating: 6/10
Track 02 - Possession
Original: Fate/Hollow Ataraxia - Theme of Karen )
Ok I listened to the original for this one, and I'm wondering what the hell it was turned into. A quieter, peaceful theme was turned into a loud, in-your-face Crow's Claw kinda thing. Which I guess should be obvious, but <_<. Anyways, ignoring that, there's a bit of the rumbling guitar stuff (Which is rather prevelant on this album <_>) and beyond that, this is a pretty damn good piece. The (regular) guitar work is top-notch here. The solo is kinda wah-wah ish at a couple parts, and is overall pretty typical, but still listenable, and doesn't really detract from the rest of the song, too.
Rating: 8/10
Track 03 - Countdown Zero
Original: Melty Blood - Ready )
The intro to this one is how you do low pitched without rumbling, by the way. I mean maybe it sounds the same to you guys, but I feel like it's different from what I've been complaining about, and I like it. It's a good riff, and the high-pitch on the end of it is a nice touch. The only real drawback here is that it's repetitive -> Solo (Which is good, admittedly, and long enough to make a nice break) -> repetitive.
Rating: 7/10
Track 04 - Thousand Chain
Original: Melty Blood - End Of 1000 Years )
So who was paying attention to me trying to push the original into VGMC5 <_<. This mix, also does a good job of capturing what I love about this song. It's a higher energy piece that is somewhat easy to listen to, and is fun to listen to. Preserving the original piano track in the second half is a really nice touch, too. It's short, but I feel like for this, it's the perfect length.
Rating: 9/10
Track 05 - Vermillion Red
Original: Melty Blood Act Cadenza - Forest of King Stage )
Fun Fact: This was the first Crow's Claw song I heard. This is another high-energy piece, focusing on the speed of its riffs (Even the slower one feels a tad rushed to me <_<), and that drum beat, which is kinda harsh but also pretty cool. I mean, it's nothing exceptional or anything, but it's still one of my favorite to go and listen to when I want something fast-paced and high-energy.
Rating: 7.5/10
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