This is my own personal opinion of Advent Children's version of One-Winged Angel. Any input is welcomed.
0:00-0:38 The intro
enter guitars and drumming. The preemptive drumming ornamentations is well done and the entering guitars aren't bad.
0:50-1:09 This isn't bad either, though I'm not sure the med-volume shred at the end is appropirate.
1:09-1:09 This is a heavy riff, but it's all too metally. My problem witht his is that when the vocals enter, there's this really awkward sharp note at the end of each line. It's just bad. Although I love metal, the general riff with the sharp notes just seem to clash together with the song.
01:45-2:00 Uh, no. Leaving the guitar out would have been way better than this eighth-note monstrosity.
02:16-02:20 The rhythm in this riff is somewhat dynamic, going along with the progression. Not great, but they could've done way worse.
02:23 By far the best section in the entire song, and, unlike the rest of the song, it was beautifully played and they couldn't do better with it. The guitar was present, but not dominant. It was subtle and apt. It also played along with the progression. The drumming enhanced the rhythm incredibly well.
The strings' melody was taken straight out of the original OWA, and it was very nice the way the guitar replayed it, with some minute staccato. Quite good.
03:05-03:13 No comment. It's not incredible yet not horrible.
03:14 Dear God, what were they thinking? This is my least favorite section. It sounds like it was played by Megadeth!
04:01 Same riff, though I have to admit, the vocals are extremely beautiful in this part.
In general, I wasn't a big fan of the solo.
04:52 This was very nice. It's a good thing the Black Mages didn't touch this. I've always liked the flute melody. And the reverse cymbal sound (the one resembling an echo) had a very nice feel. My only problem with this is that they could've directed it better in the movie, because the sound deserves some attention.
The end is just the same as it was from the original song, only it was supported by some drums. Nothing special with the guitar. Oh, and it's a good thing the guitarist managed to squeeze in a wide-vibrato high note. God forbid there should be 5 consecutive seconds in the song without that.
In general, the drumming was quite well, but there was way too much guitar for the song's own good. Instead of trying to merge the song with some rock elements, they went out and transformed it into that kind of song. Eighth note riffs, vibrated sharp notes, rhythms played by TWO guitars (which is completely unnecessary) and a sloppy arrangement ruined what great potential this song had.
I love Nobou Uematsu's music, but when he said that he succesfully combined rock and classical (and actually went out to say how other bands failed), he just didn't seem that much of a great musician to me.
And as much as you all feel the need to flame, I'd appreciate if you criticized me in a contructive manner. So, on what point do you agree or disagree with me ?
0:00-0:38 The intro
enter guitars and drumming. The preemptive drumming ornamentations is well done and the entering guitars aren't bad.
0:50-1:09 This isn't bad either, though I'm not sure the med-volume shred at the end is appropirate.
1:09-1:09 This is a heavy riff, but it's all too metally. My problem witht his is that when the vocals enter, there's this really awkward sharp note at the end of each line. It's just bad. Although I love metal, the general riff with the sharp notes just seem to clash together with the song.
01:45-2:00 Uh, no. Leaving the guitar out would have been way better than this eighth-note monstrosity.
02:16-02:20 The rhythm in this riff is somewhat dynamic, going along with the progression. Not great, but they could've done way worse.
02:23 By far the best section in the entire song, and, unlike the rest of the song, it was beautifully played and they couldn't do better with it. The guitar was present, but not dominant. It was subtle and apt. It also played along with the progression. The drumming enhanced the rhythm incredibly well.
The strings' melody was taken straight out of the original OWA, and it was very nice the way the guitar replayed it, with some minute staccato. Quite good.
03:05-03:13 No comment. It's not incredible yet not horrible.
03:14 Dear God, what were they thinking? This is my least favorite section. It sounds like it was played by Megadeth!
04:01 Same riff, though I have to admit, the vocals are extremely beautiful in this part.
In general, I wasn't a big fan of the solo.
04:52 This was very nice. It's a good thing the Black Mages didn't touch this. I've always liked the flute melody. And the reverse cymbal sound (the one resembling an echo) had a very nice feel. My only problem with this is that they could've directed it better in the movie, because the sound deserves some attention.
The end is just the same as it was from the original song, only it was supported by some drums. Nothing special with the guitar. Oh, and it's a good thing the guitarist managed to squeeze in a wide-vibrato high note. God forbid there should be 5 consecutive seconds in the song without that.
In general, the drumming was quite well, but there was way too much guitar for the song's own good. Instead of trying to merge the song with some rock elements, they went out and transformed it into that kind of song. Eighth note riffs, vibrated sharp notes, rhythms played by TWO guitars (which is completely unnecessary) and a sloppy arrangement ruined what great potential this song had.
I love Nobou Uematsu's music, but when he said that he succesfully combined rock and classical (and actually went out to say how other bands failed), he just didn't seem that much of a great musician to me.
And as much as you all feel the need to flame, I'd appreciate if you criticized me in a contructive manner. So, on what point do you agree or disagree with me ?
The heavy rock/metal addition really makes a difference.