I love Welle:Erdball!
I really like the calm, cozy vibe of this song. Feels like sitting in a room lit mainly by a fireplace, and listening to old stories, living a simpler life.
I listened to this over 60 times in a row the other day… When I’m not listening to it I’m singing it. Send help.
It’s not that I have a hilarious story including this song, a rusty white Stanza with some of 1998s finest stereo equipment driven by some sleazy metalhead and an old man on a bicycle almost being scared to a heart attack or something…
The year of release of this remarkable song is 1984
On the subject of KISS, here’s my favorite song from them - another song made famous by GTA Vice City Stories:
This, along with Rock & Roll All Nite and I was Made for Lovin’ You, are among their best songs ever, period.
automation theme
After revisiting Ace Combat 7, one song from its soundtrack stands out more than anything else:
This is the 30-minute extended version (the original song is just over 5 minutes long), and only now have I realized how well it goes with many forms of motorsports (F1, WEC, IndyCar, Australian Supercars, etc) - if the first minute is about the pre-race build-up, formation lap, and race start, then everything from that point onwards to the 2:30 mark covers the bulk of the race itself; from then on up to the 3:45, the intensity of the music conveys the excitement of the climactic final lap(s), and after that, a further change in tone evoking the finish and post-race ceremony. The fact that I am listening to it at the same time as I am watching the official review of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans - the most exciting edition of the greatest endurance race in the world since 1995 - is icing on the cake.
In fact, listening to it while playing a modern sim racing game (especially a late-game event) is guaranteed to make your session feel much more intense than usual.