So I finally got a copy of this CD (for $5! There are some real deals in
Goldmine if you look hard enough). For anyone who hasn't heard it, imagine
the introductory music of the "Pac-Man" video game, speed it up a bit, loop
it, and add the beat of MBM's "Radio Babylon" and some other game-related
noise to it. That's about it. There's parts where the melody goes half
the speed of the loop, but not much else. One of the remixes is of the
"almost a completely different song" variety and it's not that good. The
others are much better, the best being "Mickey Finn's Yum Yum Mix," which
jazzes things up quite a bit and is generally more interesting than the
original. Fairly thin recording. Revolting artwork.
In short, if you think Richard James is annoying now, you should know that
he's been making annoying songs for quite a while. :-) Seriously, it's a
fun novelty, reminds me of when I was 10, pouring my hard-earned allowance
into those ever-present machines. However, I don't expect to be playing it
very often, as it would probably drive me insane (which is a strange
statement to be making as I sit here humming "Ventolin" :-).
Power-Pill - "Pac-Man"
UK 1992 FFRR TABCD10 - 5 tracks, 22:24
Written, produced and arranged by R James
(1) Original Edit
(2) Ghost Mix
(3) Choci's Hi-Score Mix
(4) Mickey Finn's Yum Yum Mix
(5) Original Full Version
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