Carls tune (m2sps.s3m)

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Fri 25th Jan 2002, rated 4 / 10.

The intro works out pretty well. I like the sirens going in the background and the opening groove. However, once the lead comes in I dunno. To me it seems that something about the lead just doesnt fit. Perhaps if the author had played with a couple more instruments he might have found one that worked out a bit better. The drums at 1:38 sound a bit dirty. From there until the end it seems a bit repetitive. Sometimes the lead seems as if random notes have been picked. Even though there is some good stuff going in there, it gets used too quick, and ends up working against making the new entrances memorable. I do like the half time ending. That works really well, in fact I think it might have worked better if a flourish could have been incorporated into the end. Every time I hear it, I keep thinking that it should have trumpets blaring like its the end of a 30s musical. My biggest advice for this authors next mod is to add variety. Well once you go into the order list, you see where the repetitiveness comes from. I think every pattern in the song is repeated once, if not twice. The redeeming factor again is the potential displayed in the ending section. The swing used is not the most cutting edge technique, but it does show that the author has at least been around long enough to pick up on some common techniques.