ReMix:Mega Man "Call of the Cut Man" 2:39

Here with a vocal comedy country/folk jam that echoes the spaghetti western feel of 'A Fistful of Nickels' but plays it for laughs with a scathing critique of Cut Man's lifestyle and skillset are newcomers MEGAROCKMAN:

"MEGAROCKMAN is a project by Thaddeus Jaworsky (Vocals, keys, lyricist) and Nathan Euson (guitar, drums, mixing). We take melodies from the music of the Mega Man series of games, and turn them into songs with comedic and often ridiculous lyrics. Each song has a different musical style."

While not every experiment yields results that are as listenable throughout as this particular jam, it's a fun concept, it's interesting to hear them take on different genres, and the lyrics are irreverently & contextually amusing. Sort of like Hyadain, but in English and much, much slower :) As with Kenichi Maeyamada's work, there's an emphasis on zany humor, but the music is never a secondary consideration and is done quite well; the highlight for me is the 0'52" electric tremolo guitar solo that's almost synonymous with the genre, and is written & performed with mucho authenticity. It's a shame they couldn't get some mariachi trumpet action going on, as I think it could have jived really well, but there's always next time. OA writes:

"Pretty solid genre subversion here, it sounds very authentic, with every detail accounted for, the harmonies, the guitar tones, panning, even the whistling. The lyrics are silly, and arrangement-wise, there is a good deal of personalization with the style, and it doesn't overextend the material by trying to get additional length out of the track. Overall it's pretty fun, and I think the fundamentals of the mixing are very solid. I think a little bit of structural deviance would have been ok, but as-is, I think the song is clever and well executed."

Emunator adds:

"Super-fun concept, and the lyrics and vocal performances are suitably silly to match. I think you knew exactly what you wanted to accomplish with this track, and did it without using humor as an excuse to skimp on content, OR overstaying your welcome by dragging the mix out longer than it needs to be. That's definitely a tough thing to accomplish with comedic mixes like this, but I think you did fabulously here. No reservations at all!"

Well said; definitely something different, glad to be welcoming MEGAROCKMAN to OCR, and I'm certainly curious as to what they'll submit next. Thaddeus & Nathan both seem to have an abundance of complementary musical prowess, so it might be cool to hear them branch out and do some instrumental work or arrange some non-Mega Man material, but either way they've got a distinct, effective, & funny collaboration going on!