The best song from the upcoming album

[vomitHatSteve]

Also one of the truest songs I have ever written

https://test.regdarandthefighters.com/t ... shman.flac

[Greg_L]

Your chorus at the end gets kind of buried under all the weirdness. The vocals aren't real clear there. But other than that, pretty good!

[vomitHatSteve]

Oh sorry, I wasn't looking for feedback on this one. Just bragging about how correct my Scorcese opinions are.

[rayc]

Enjoyed it. Toxic Scorcese - I've no love for his movies & the overblown performance he encourages.

[JD01]

Really good Steve. Like the lyrics.. I generally like Scorcese but I can see what you're getting at... Next time I watch a Scorcese film I'll definitely think about it in this context.

[vomitHatSteve]

Thanks!

Honestly, I don't hate scorcese. Gangs of New York and the Departed were really enjoyable films. I was just really annoyed at the heaps of praise the Irishman was getting. He'd just been interviewed saying that superhero films aren't real cinema because they're not "human beings trying to convey psychological emotional experiences" or whatever. Then he churns out this overblown, CGI heavy, by-the-numbers gangster film.
Plus, there is the aspect that these films ostensibly have a pro-social message by showing the villians getting their comeuppance, but only after 2 hours of showing how cool they are and how awesome their lifestyle is. (See especially scarface)

[Greg_L]

He's not wrong about superhero movies though. Those things are fucking crap.

[WhiskeyJack]

He's not wrong about superhero movies though. Those things are fucking crap.

Clearly you've not seen Deadpool. And i only say that because i can't get into the marvel universe sets of movies much beyond deadpool and that one with the little tree and the raccoon guy. Batman though is bad-ass and i'l go out of my way to watch most things batman except for some of those ones with like Jim Carrey and George Clooney. total stinkers.

Back on topic, interesting take on Scorsese [mention]vomitHatSteve[/mention] I haven't seen the movie really. It is on my list of things to watch though and i'll keep all this in mind when and if i do.

[vomitHatSteve]

He's not wrong about superhero movies though. Those things are fucking crap.

They usually are. The whole MCU was pretty boring, but I'll defend the art of them.

WJ, let me know if it picks up after the first 90 minutes 'cause that's when I got bored and turned it off.

[WhiskeyJack]

He's not wrong about superhero movies though. Those things are fucking crap.

They usually are. The whole MCU was pretty boring, but I'll defend the art of them.

WJ, let me know if it picks up after the first 90 minutes 'cause that's when I got bored and turned it off.

I felt that way about scarface. I'll let you know though. I'll give it the old college try.

[Greg_L]

Clearly you've not seen Deadpool.

Oh yeah, Deadpool was great. That's the exception. I'm not a comic nerd so at the time I didn't even know he is a "superhero". I thought it was just a movie spoofing on comic book movies in an awesome way.

[WhiskeyJack]

Clearly you've not seen Deadpool.

Oh yeah, Deadpool was great. That's the exception. I'm not a comic nerd so at the time I didn't even know he is a "superhero". I thought it was just a movie spoofing on comic book movies in an awesome way.

The only reason i went to see it was because one of my comic book friends explained it to me as a "Super hero movie for people who hate super hero movies"

I was sold immediately and not dissapointed. Still haven't seen the second one yet tho. I'll get to it someday.

[Greg_L]

They usually are. The whole MCU was pretty boring, but I'll defend the art of them.

Is there an "art" to them? They're all CGI fights, explosions, and monsters. They're clearly made for mass appeal to a childish demographic. I got no problem with any of that. I just don't know where the art of it is. I guess the computer animators and editors are the artists.

[Armistice]

Thanks!

Honestly, I don't hate scorcese. Gangs of New York and the Departed were really enjoyable films. I was just really annoyed at the heaps of praise the Irishman was getting. He'd just been interviewed saying that superhero films aren't real cinema because they're not "human beings trying to convey psychological emotional experiences" or whatever. Then he churns out this overblown, CGI heavy, by-the-numbers gangster film.
Plus, there is the aspect that these films ostensibly have a pro-social message by showing the villians getting their comeuppance, but only after 2 hours of showing how cool they are and how awesome their lifestyle is. (See especially scarface)

I watched The Irishman on the weekend because #lockdown. I'm glad I saw it but it was way too longer than it needed to be, and only average. Robert de Niro playing a typical Robert de Niro character. Al Pacino playing a typical Al Pacino character. Meh... nothing great about it at all. And I struggled with the switches in timeline, because the CGI de-ageing didn't work as well as he thinks it did.

[vomitHatSteve]

I guess the computer animators and editors are the artists.

That. In the same way that michael bay makes a great pile of sexist explosion. On some level, I respect as art any creative work that takes great skill or effort even if I don't like it, or it's banal and thoughtless.

[musicturtle]

[mention]vomitHatSteve[/mention]

I like it. The song that is. Right up your alley.

[CrowsofFritz]

Are each of those “drum” sounds a sample you ripped from a song or something? How long did that take to make?

[rayc]

The only Super Hero flick I've thoroughly enjoyed was/is WATCHMEN.
But I don't seek films from that genre.

[vomitHatSteve]

Are each of those “drum” sounds a sample you ripped from a song or something? How long did that take to make?

Left channel is samples of me beatboxing. Right channel is a video game. Center is mostly sampled from a really grungy recording of a drum solo from my glam band. (Except the "Four"s which are unreal tournament)

I've been building up a sample library for about 11 years no. That's also when I started work on the randomized drum engine. A year or so ago, I spent about a day converting most of the isolated drum samples into "kits" in Reasamplomatic5000 that are compatible with EZD mapping, so I can drop the same midi files into them.

So this song in and of itself probably took less than 4 hours (including writing), but the toolset I use for it has been over a decade in the making.

[CrowsofFritz]

Are each of those “drum” sounds a sample you ripped from a song or something? How long did that take to make?

Left channel is samples of me beatboxing. Right channel is a video game. Center is mostly sampled from a really grungy recording of a drum solo from my glam band. (Except the "Four"s which are unreal tournament)

I've been building up a sample library for about 11 years no. That's also when I started work on the randomized drum engine. A year or so ago, I spent about a day converting most of the isolated drum samples into "kits" in Reasamplomatic5000 that are compatible with EZD mapping, so I can drop the same midi files into them.

So this song in and of itself probably took less than 4 hours (including writing), but the toolset I use for it has been over a decade in the making.

It’s cool! Nice job!