You
should take this album for what it is - a tribute to video game music, a
soundtrack for the 80s and 90s computer games. Consider this an intermediate
album before the next full length Vangough album.
Main song
writer - Clay Withrow - has basically done everything himself with the exception
of the drums and a few additional keyboards and bass fillings. So this is his
tribute to his favourite games over the past 25 years or so, which include games
like: Mega Man 2, Wave Race 64, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey
Kong Country as well as a few others. What he has done is to incorporate the
themes into the Vangough progressive metal sound universe and the result is ten fine
instrumentals.
I like
the idea and I think Clay has done a good job, so if you are interested in
computer games music I suggest you check this one out!
