ILLUSTRIOUS'S PROFILE

And maybe Magi will have a total blast at Meridian Dance and not see a reason to turn back. You act as if no one simply just finds something new they enjoy.


Tell Steve I like pizza.

I wonder if Relyt interprets my critique as a positive review of his music. To put it into perspective, I buy a lot of albums from artists I like where half the songs I really like, some are ok, and a couple you really wonder why they are on the album. It's really rare to find that album where you are a big fan of every tune on it. When those come along, they are just classic.

Oh yeah. I would recommend you take a look at thesixtyone.com. It's a really fun place to put your music and listen to a lot of other unique tunes. If you hope to make a little bit of money from your music you might find some luck there. No advertising agenda here, just wanted to point you to a place you might find helpful.

I have a lot of respect for characters who portray manliness as a means of being good and productive. These traits were considered desireable because they benefitted most everybody and furthered society.

It seems there is a new school of manliness that is about being a thug. There is the Fight Club theory that says in this age of political correctness men have been "stripped of their masculinity". Some people mistranslate messages like this as "Boy, it is cool to be a douche". So now we deal with a lot of (particularly young) men who are IRL trolls hell bent on dishing misery onto others. Most often to those who least deserve it because they are seen as non-threatening or weak. IRL trolls fear other IRL trolls because they fear what happens if someone is prepared to fight back. Today, people who shout obscenities from their car to a passerby on the sidewalk and throw their trash at them call themselves masculine. The misconception: masculine men spend their time pissing other people off for no good reason. This is failure.

As I connect this to gaming, I feel like so many of today's game heroes are just that kind of jerk. Even less do anything that society can respect. When it's just a video game, I can handle this somewhat. Dragon Age contains about the limit of debauchery I would withstand.

1. Panning Down a Tall Tower
Impression: Neutral
A change in mood around 0:30 did not set right with me.

2. I Was Hidden
Impression: Very Favorable
I think everything fits together well, good mood and energy.

3. Prognosis
Impression: Favorable
Well written lyrics and rhythm. Overall the tune sounds like something familiar.

4. Help me Friend
Impression: Unfavorable
Terrible recording quality. This song is the one sounding most Owl City to me.

5. I'll be Quiet
Impression: Very Unfavorable
Singing works. The mid 80's synthesizer and piano was bad IMO.

6. It's Positive
Impression: Neutral
The soul of the song is better than the actual words. Needs better equalization.

7. The Happiest Slave
Impression: Very Favorable
Felt like a journey I was on. Resembles the softer songs of Daft Punk.

8. Worth It
Impression: Unfavorable
Too quiet Vocals. First 55 seconds are near unlistenable, but it gets better.

9. The Scale of Things
Impression: Very Favorable (nice drum beat!)
This is probably the one that would benefit most by simple remastering.

10. This Song is Not for You
Impression: Neutral
Just nothing exciting. Fillerish.

11. Real Help
Impression: Favorable
Sounds cool. It has spirit! Strong lyrics.

12. I'll be Quiet
Impression: Very Favorable
Much better than the other I will be quiet. This is the only version you need.

I find it hard to review music, so this is how I felt as the listener. I hope it's helpful to you in some way.

"advenger"

The word turns up on a lot of google results, but I cannot seem to find out what it means. English dictionary does not have it, so maybe its not English. It looks like a mispelling of adventure, but sounds cooler than that.