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R#32: STEEL FORGED IN FATE:

https://open.spotify.com/track/747kBcYP2moADP4jnqjaoz

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (27/27)
Source: History Repeating Blue (10/10)

Initial Score: 51.10 [R#29]
Revised Score: 51.00 [R#31]
Final Score: 50.50 [R#32]

(First Thoughts: Its a nice 8 second boss intro, but certainly not worth listening to out of context. Its too short to mean much of anything. In context... yeah, its a nice way of showing the transition from songs from Megamans perspective to the Robot Masters, but its not really needed and the album wouldnt miss much if it were removed.)

Im not sure what you expect to read here for a writeup. Reading everything above already takes longer than listening to the entire song, so theres not exactly much for me to work with here. There should probably be a big article about why are bands compelled to give song intros their own Track Number as though these intros could ever stand on their own?, but I really dont have an answer.

Im also not sure its fair to count this as a song intro. The Red Song obviously is (to say nothing about someone nominating an extended version of Eye in the Sky with Sirius as its lead-in), but this doesnt attach itself to any specific song. Its just the little boss introduction jingle that plays whenever you choose a stage, so its just a general Robot Master time song.

So... yeah. Its just a cute, short track. Its cute that they added it, it serves it purpose well enough, but theres not much here. I highly doubt anyone has ever said oh wow, Ive got to go listen to the album, theres a whole 8 second long track about choosing an opponent to fight!, but... its fun and accomplishes its goals, which is all you could ever ask from it.

[Final Thoughts: An utterly forgettable jingle that barely serves a point on the album, this would be arguably the most pointless nomination in history if it were nominated on its own. I cant really say I dislike itits still Mega Man related and its too short to inspire any actual dislike, but theres really nothing here and it falls into last place for the R#s.]

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R#31: THE RED SONG:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7f7JntQ3wm00IudUkqE4OR

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (26/27)
Source: History Repeating Red (10/10)

Initial Score: 52.15 [R#27]
Revised Score: 55.12 [R#30]
Final Score: 50.60 [R#31]

(First Thoughts: I honestly dont know why this song is treated as a standalone track, instead of just being part of Im Not the Breakman. Its a great intro to the songThe Megas usually dont go for sound effects or atmospheric tracks, but they do an impressive job setting the scene. Rock running towards the final battle, Protomans haunting whistle, the crash as Proto slams down in front of Rock and begins powering up his weapons... its a great introduction for the character.

But if you play it as a standalone track, then it kinda goes nowhere? Like, you really need the actual song to follow this. And the band counting to the start of the actual song (1, 2, 3, 4!) is both cheesy in a bad way & immersion killing. I give some props for creating an atmosphere and perfectly accomplishing everything it needs to, but it should not be treated as its own song.)

But you allowed Sirius to sneak in and be treated as just the opening to Eye in the Sky!, you loudly exclaim, you hypothetical person you.

Its a bit different. If I were rating an entire album with Sirius & Eye in the Sky on it, I most assuredly would count Sirius as its own track. Here though, someone just kinda uploaded them together into one video... and I guess theres technically no rule stating you cant edit two songs into one video and pass them off as one nomination.

...well, there wasnt at the time, anyway. Dont expect that loophole to remain next year!

Aaanywho... I think I said all there is to say about the actual song in my First Thoughts. Its a very atmospheric intro and Id like to see the band try more songs like this, but it simply cant function on its own & this is as many points as Im willing to give it.

[Final Thoughts: Im Not the Breakman does not lose anything of value without this song attached to it; this song loses everything without being attached to the actual song.

Its unique and attention grabbing, but its just less than a minute of sound effects, which ends abruptly and accomplishes nothing. In context, yeah, its a nice intro... but it just isnt a song, sorry.

...and yes, Im aware the YouTube links of these songs provided did edit The Red Song & Im Not the Breakman into one song, but since Im ranking the entire album(s), I stand by separate track number=separate song argument.]

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