Clayton and Stafford Marsland - Speedball

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Arranged by:

Clayton and Stafford Marsland Remixer

Member profile:

xplra

Original SID:

Listen at DeepSID

Original composed by:

David Whittaker

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6 other remixes of Speedball

Duration:

3:29

Released:

26/05/2003

All-Time charts position:

2585

Score:

73%

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Fantastic piece of work!

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Apart from the intro that did not hit the target for me and the occassinonally annoying drumwork (that track would deserve a better drum programming) I liked this tune. There's pretty much energy in that.

Review by bruce

26/05/2003

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Starts off with an easy listening test card music style, lulling you into a false sense of chilled out mood music before launching into an all out manic speedball frenzy - waking you up with a punch in the face. Just as you enter a lighter moment, and are recovering with a few seconds rest from your rude awakening, you are then smacked with another full-on dose of speedball. This pattern continues throughout the song.

This is a fantastic remix which captures the manic nature of the original perfectly, and enhances it to new levels. A couple of wrong notes are easily ignored as you are taken on this crazy roller coaster ride.

Turn up the volume nice and loud for this one!

Review by maindrian

01/06/2003

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Its darn good this. In its more frenetic moments, I can imagine a John Woo style action sequence or something. Somebody once told me that good music can be defined by the mental image you get when you hear it, very true in this case. It would soundtrack a good spy movie very well. Chilled out moments give the listener a chance to breathe, but this track is at its best when the pedal is to the metal.

Its not without its faults. The rythm guitar is occasionally a little hard to pick up, but the lead sounds absolutley fantastic. An odd remix, what with all the time changes and everything, but well worth checking out.