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Wow, I feel kind of alienated by this song, I don't understand what language it's sung in or who or what Sigur Rós is. I give it an eight of 13 W.T.F.H.W.T. It kind of reminds me the the Ballet Mecanique, that is to say it's like a cacophony of sounds I don't fully understand but can enjoy. Ballet Mecanique, kind of appropriate seeing as this is a "review" of Transformers WfC. | |
Well that's the music business for you, my good man. Also I like what you said about "celebrity beef". It has nothing do to with what you said it's just that it made me want some beef jerky. I think she's doing this on purpose. I mean it's the same thing Vista did to promote Windows 7. Microsoft actually made the former suck so that the angry saps who got it will either have to adjust to a Mac or will have to wait for a short while to get Microsoft's apology cake. | |
yeah.. I didn't like that in the least... | |
It was probably the SLIM JIM ADVERTISEMENTS working their marketing magic on you, or beef jerky is just that amazingly great of a food. As for the sucking on purpose thing, I see what your saying but I just find it doubtful just cause there is not much of a purpose for her to cull the heard of fans, seeing as she doesn't have an ungodly unmanageable following. In you're example you are talking about a driving a demand up via a stranglehold on computers. Rebecca Mayes doesn't necessarily have a strangle hold on music (or even the escapist) but even if she did she is not driving any sort of demand up. And the amount drugs and number of people I murder while wearing my padded panda suit in my spare time is my business! Last time I checked it wasn't a crime to get high and murder someone... or was I high last time I looked that up... GOD DAMN IT I'M ABOUT TO GO KILL SOMEONE! Joking aside, why would any artist want to purposely make bad art? You say it is to lower all of our expectations, but that would be like DaVinci inventing/painting horrible ideas on purpose so we appreciate the ones he "tried" on, it's just a waste of time on the audience and artists part since that time could just as easily be spent TRYING to make something good. | |
You know what is really sad? That you took the time to put together a logical, reasoned point of view that seemed largely coherent, and then you completely invalidated any shred of worth it may have had by including several pointless ad hominem arguments and outright insults. We get it: you don't like her anymore. Thing is, most of the people posting here don't agree with you, and you're pretty much wasting both their time and yours by trying to evanglize in this forum. In the vein of your "I don't ask how a game is made" comment, I personally don't eat liver and then bitch about how much I hate liver. I just don't eat it in the first place, nor do I keep trying it to see if 'this time I like it'. Life is too short for wasting time like that. I suspect you are looking for some validation or a like-minded person to agree with you: again, I think you're making a very poor choice of venue. Perhaps you'd find more fertile ground in the 'off-topic' forum? OT: | |
I've enjoyed the previous couple videos miss Mayes has released, but this one didn't do it for me. Interesting use of instrumentation, though. I'd love to hear interesting instrumentation like that being used in a less wall-of-sound-y song. It's just that when you use droning rhythms and flood the track with sound like that, most instruments lose their uniqueness in the roar of it. And as dynamics go, it's a rather cheap way to build up. I hope I haven't been OVERLY critical. It was good to see some experimentation going on. Experiments don't always have a good result, is all. | |
Yeah... a musician should never straty too far away from his/her genre or this is what happens. It's like a mage in an RPG deciding to use a bow and arrow. The results dissapoint. | |
Take the time to put together a logical, reasoned point of view? No, it really doesn't take me any time at all. This is my normal thought process that flow, to be honest if I put time and effort the effort would actually go in to making it shorter. As Mark Twain has said "I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." As for the "No one here agrees with you" argument you posted, if you read some of the other posts I think you may find that this one has not resulted in the "good job Rebecca" praise she normally gets... Even her twitter has been getting harsh replies lately. Therefor I don't necesarily feel this is the wrong choice of venue... I especially don't feel like its the wrong choice of venue because I'm not passing idol destructive criticism... These are legitament complaints. My joking to sort of make the point a little more accessable to certain people is just that... I wouldn't see how it renders the points I make as INVALID. It's like saying Richard Dawkins is wrong in his Oxford studies on Evolutionary biology just because he focuses so strongly on atheism. And while you feel like they are just me preaching to the wrong choir, why is silencing me the only option? In a sense you would be doing the same thing in preaching to me (all though in your case you are more white knighting)... Wouldn't it be more inappropriate to start a "I HAVEN'T LIKED REBECCA MAYES LATELY" thread? It would be a little uncalled for. Responding to her latest video on here seems like the best place to do it. | |
I also really enjoyed her earlier work but recently it seems like she has been channeling Yoko Ono and not in a good way. The Yahtzee love song really brought it into focus. It is blatantly obvious Yahtzee loves video games. He just chooses to show that love like a disapproving parent. Constantly pointing out any faults he finds so that future iterations can be closer to perfection. I don't get that vibe from the Mayes videos. It seems she loves video games like she would love the talent agent that is going to get her to the big time. Her recent songs just seem to be music with video game titles in them so that they can be put up on the Escapist website. I didn't want to post on this video thread because I didn't want to increase the thread's comment count, but my thoughts on Mayes and Yahtzee didn't warrant its own thread. So thank you El pub for giving me an excuse to get my thoughts out in the open. | |
I really liked the experimentation with the sound and visuals. It seemed much better than the usual "review set to music" that a few others have pointed out. I rather liked the story set to the visuals and everything tying in together as it did. Very nice work. | |
Your point? You have an opinion that differs from others, congratulations. If you stopped liking her music enough to ramble that much, why are you bothering to continue watching the videos? | |
*Nods in Agreement* | |
I've tried giving these video's a chance but I dislike them. | |
This reminds me of Bjork and that's bad. | |
Honestly I feel like Ms. Mayes has taken an artistic quantum leap forward in the past few months. This video is no exception. | |
All that reading, with none of the comprehension. Go reread what I said: So, to sum up, insults and ad hominem attacks are useless things when you're trying to make a point about which you feel strongly; if you're really trying to appeal to a specific audience, I would suggest you consider who, exactly, is going to both find those 'jokes' amusing and actually be interested in a discussion, anyway? | |
that was strange, dont dislike it but not one of my faves | |
I agree with the others in saying that Rebecca Mayes isnt a game critic anymore. Although this video did involve some parts about the game, she did the opposite of the other recent videos and took away good music to go with a game review. I understand shes trying to promote her new album but she should still provide the service she did with her earlier videos seeing as most of her fans come from The Escapist. | |
I saw the title of the video, paused, and then my mind exploded. However, this is the only time I remember ever being disappointed by one of Rebecca's songs. I just couldn't get into it. | |
Dear El Pup, Hello. I have read everything you have written, as you have listened to every song I have sung. It is a strange sort of relationship. We both sit at our computers and write these words like artforms. I am hurt by your words, of course. As was, I suppose, your intention, and I found what you said about your girlfriend very disrespectful; I hope she finds a man who respects her as she deserves, which may in time, be you. But back to the point. I will feel hurt of course. Or feel insecure. Or angry. Or sad. To pretend otherwise is to be in denial. The emotions are there and they are really quite harmless, really quite beautiful. And they are not the totality of me, or anyone. In fact they haven't anything at all to do with who I really am. If I was living for my ego I wouldn't be doing this. Ego's can't hack this kind of thing - just look at what happens to famous people. It attracts so much hate. Just the other day someone sent me a twitter to say they hoped I would get hit by a bus. And I am just a girl who lives in devon and makes silly videos. I make them for us, for you and for me. I make them for fun. I make them to see what happens. I care. I work hard. I love it when you love it. And when you don't I am sad. I wouldn't have it any other way. This one appears to have gone down badly with a fair few of you, as I sort of thought it might. But don't be to quick to put a linear pattern to it. The belief of things going downhill is a general negative-thinker thing. Positive thinkers have the opposite problem and always think things are getting better, but that is similarly an illusion. My take on it is more circular. There are definitely songs/videos that are better than others. But better in whose opinion? The circle will take a different loop for each of us, including me (and many of those you mentioned in your list are my favourites like The Monster and The Mirror). This song will be someone's favourite, even if they are in the minority. That is the beauty of individuality. Well dear El Pup, if I may be so bold as to address you as such, I wish you all the best in your endeavors. You clearly have a sharp mind and eloquent voice. Criticism is an artform, and I'm sure you will put it to good use. Keep asking why things are not as they should be. Rebecca | |
OH MY GOD REBECCA MAYES IS A DECEPTICON! anyway... An interesting song. Bit strange, but I liked it. | |
oh, my word..... so much rage! | |
ooh ooh. and to say that previous post was just on the ''i hope third person shooters die/ why are they doing this with the transformers franchise'' discussion of the video. the music itself inspired neither anger nor pleasure. meh. | |
uuuh... what? | |
Er. I don't know how to put this, being madly in love with you and all (don't worry, my girlfriend gave me permission), but I couldn't watch it all at once. I usually put in a single headphone at work so nobody would notice I'm jammin' to you or Yahtzee while I'm doing boring office stuff, but when I got to the bridge, which sounded like somebody putting a chain link fence into a blender, I just had to stop. I couldn't stand the sound, didn't understand the words (I wasn't supposed to, I guess), and I couldn't bear to watch the video. So. Er. Better luck next time? It could also be that I hate transformers almost as much as I hate Star Wars (I'm pretty terrible at that "nerd" thing). I roll my eyes whenever somebody mentions Transformers, usually replying, "It's been 40 years. Can't anyone think of something NEW?" I guess I also say that about Star Wars. And... reading your blog post... I understand the point, but intentionally bad... is still bad. Sorry. Luck and love. I'll still look out for your videos. | |
I couldn't disagree more. | |
The melody was preety good and quite soothing at times. However, the lyrics were just awful, even if they were intended to be such. =/ Oh well... | |
I didn't like that song, but the video was entertaining. | |
Really? You think Tool would put out a great country album? Public Enemy a great technical math metal album. Madonna a concerto? Great musicians work their talents in a particular area, if I may draw a somewhat lame gaming analogy, putting their skill points into the technical requirements of songwriting required by the genre. For example, Rebecca Mayes creates simple melodies with a guitar. That's what she's practiced. This song was somewhat anti-melodic and is based on layering tracks on top of eachother to crechendo into a peak and then end with a denouement. Songwriting like this requires skills more analogous to certain styles of techno or trance than those of soft rock. So when someone without those requisite skills tries to make a song of a genre the songwriter is ill equipped to succeed and, as we see with this example, fails. | |
I thought this was really good on all levels, and was glad to hear a switch in musical style. I think people are a little quick to associate a playful stab in a new direction, or indeed any sentiment in a creative work, with some kind of over-arching attitude or methodology on behalf of the artist. That's just not the case most of the time in any artistic field. | |
im afraid im going to have to say this is one of the few i didnt appreciate, it got a little boring as it went on but that might be down to my personal tastes :P | |
Wow, he didn't say anything to deserve such a comment. He spoke the truth and you and your fanboys attack him for it? If someone isn't supposed to speak their minds on here, then why the hell are you posting videos in the first place? I find this whole thread disgusting right now. Miss.Mayes, you especially should be ashamed of that. | |
Good song, I liked it, as always. keep up the good work Miss Mayes. | |
Please please please Cancel this series as soon as possible bad music i can cope with "yet to see a decent one of these yet" but gods the production values just get worse and worse. As ive said before even the much deridied video game theater was better than this nonsense and didnt last as long. Guess some of the old gamer adages hold true if theres a real life girl in it things that would never be tolerated otherwise are hailed as a masterpeice of the genere As it stands i couldnt bear to listen to more than 40 seconds of this. theres no hook, vocals need the subtitles as they are way to indistinct in the recording "couldnt even tell if subtitles were translation of the song in japanese which would make sense for transformers or just badly mixed". end of the day if a song cant at least catch your interest in under a min its not worth listening to. this actually turned me away from it before then | |
Sorry rebecca but after posting my thoughts i decided to read what other have said for once "its late im bored so i thought id see what the fanboys were saying" however when i saw that comment i really do need do ask what the hell are you smoking there. either your high or just to full of yourself that you beleive whatever artistic sounding drivel you produce will be lapped up. youve found a niche for yourself and gratz for that but please stop treating the public like fools who cant see what your about | |
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