Best SEB remake?

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What's the best remake?

Maio & Co. - Dark In The Night 2004
12
39%
Dave Rodgers - Wild Reputation 2005
3
10%
Virginelle - Like A Virgin 2005
2
6%
Linda Ross - Love Is Danger 2005
6
19%
A Gordon - On My Own 2006
4
13%
Jilly - Ding A Ling 2006
4
13%
 
Total votes: 31
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Post by UQ100 » 08 May 2006, 16:11

oresama-chan wrote:I went for Dark In The Night 2004, too. I prefer the original, though.
Yeah, I'll second that.
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Post by drnrg » 09 May 2006, 11:15

Looka like "Dark In The Night" Totally Steam Rolled the other remakes. Naturally I'm very pleased :D
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Post by the_ditz » 09 May 2006, 21:29

I really like Dark In The Night 2004, but prefer On My Own 2006 as it just seems to have a more pleasant melody for me...

Does look like I'm in a minority here though :lol:
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Post by Nine » 09 May 2006, 22:12

I voted for Love Is Danger 2006 - the mix brought a lot of life and energy into the song, something that the original was quite lacking, and it was something a lot of the other songs that were remixed didn't really need. :)
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Post by uberuser » 10 May 2006, 17:13

For now I'll say Jilly - Ding A Ling 2006.
But I'm anxiously waiting to sample Helena - Lonely Night 2006 =D.
"Dance or Die
Running the risk
cause my heart is hung on a wire
Throw the dice
Spinning the disk
Music leading my soooul"
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Post by DJ Mike » 12 May 2006, 20:15

Erg, I can't believe so many people rate Dark In The Night as the best remake... First of all, it's worse than the original; second of all, it's NOWHERE NEAR being one of the best remakes! Wild Reputation, On My Own and Love Is Danger far outshine it by miles!
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Post by Jayveemon » 12 May 2006, 20:56

Love Is Danger is horrible it sounds like cheesy cyber synth pop at best. On My Own I would say is best for production of the music but vocally it's the worst song ever. Wild Reputation... it sounds like the original with added bass Ding A Ling and Dark In The Night out does them all easily.
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Post by drnrg » 13 May 2006, 06:13

8) Well Said Javeemon 8)

Second TIME we agree on something :D
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Post by Jayveemon » 13 May 2006, 13:37

I KNOW! I think it means the world is ending hahaha
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Post by Jion » 13 May 2006, 15:12

Either that or drnrg took over Javi's sn on EP =P
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Post by DJ Mike » 14 May 2006, 21:00

Jayveemon wrote:Love Is Danger is horrible it sounds like cheesy cyber synth pop at best.
Disagree with that but hey, that's more a matter of taste.
Jayveemon wrote:On My Own I would say is best for production of the music but vocally it's the worst song ever.
The second part of this I completely and utterly disagree with - this is one Annerley's songs which she genuinely puts some power and passion into - especially in that chorus.
Jayveemon wrote:Wild Reputation... it sounds like the original with added bass
I have no idea what part you missed that lead you to that opinion, but the remake is in a league of its own - heck, the synths and their much richer texture change the tone of the song completely. The original seemingly put the focus more on the drums (much more prominent disco beat), whereas the remake completely flips it around to being a much deeper (but less prevalent) drum beat, but ultimately with far more focus on the synths providing those chord harmonies (I love some of the new subtle decorations in the background) - not to mention the fantastic guitar solo after the second verse.

Honestly, I would put Wild Reputation up there as my absolute favourite remake.

Dark In The Night 2004's main problem is that it feels unnaturally sped up to my ears - maybe I'm too used to hearing the original, but those vocals don't seem to fit right as they should do in places. Hence why I like the original better. I'm not denying all aspects of the remake - it does have its qualities, but not enough to make me consider it a strong remake, and once again this comes back to the point that it does not deserve the huge reverence it seems to get.

I do agree on Jilly's Ding A Ling 2006 being a great song. I haven't actually had much chance to fully take this one in yet, but this one is definitely shaping up to be one of the greats.

I think people keep wanting these remakes to be faster, peppier versions of the originals. Personally, for my money, I'd keep the tempo exactly as it is, and just beef up the content. Faster does NOT equal more powerful.

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Post by taQ » 14 May 2006, 22:25

I gotta say so far Ding a Ling 2006 is my favorite.

But when I was in Japan at clubs, I honestly could not tell when they were playing Wild Reputation and Wild Reputation 2005 :oops:
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Post by Jion » 15 May 2006, 03:09

The main difference between Wild Rep and Wild Rep 2005 is the guitars. Thats what you gotta listen to to get the difference.
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Post by Nine » 15 May 2006, 03:23

Dark In The Night's remake was alright - but it was one of those things that I prefered the original better. Though, I can say the worse remake in my opinion is Like A Virgin 2005. They took a good song and made it sound really bad :(

how about night of fire 2004 - it wasnt released on a seb album but it appeared in niko's music video of it. I quite liked that, concidering it's night of fire and all. haha
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Post by Bore » 15 May 2006, 05:36

Nine wrote:Dark In The Night's remake was alright - but it was one of those things that I prefered the original better. Though, I can say the worse remake in my opinion is Like A Virgin 2005. They took a good song and made it sound really bad :(

how about night of fire 2004 - it wasnt released on a seb album but it appeared in niko's music video of it. I quite liked that, concidering it's night of fire and all. haha
How about Tora Tora Tora (Doutonbori Fever Mix 2003) ? :D
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