09-20-2009, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-20-2009, 08:13 PM by Lord_Leperman.)
In commemoration of Gundam's 30th anniversary, Andrew W.K. who's famous work includes "Party Hard" that is the subject to an internet meme, has created a new album consisting of English covers of various Gundam soundtracks from the original TV series.
You can listen to all of the tracks on his website:
http://www.andrewwk.com/index.php?page=page.php?id=60
Just scan through the albums on the bottom part where a flash music player will load. I actually liked the way he re-arranged most of the tracks and done in English, especially his version of "Char is Coming", though his version of "Soldiers of Sorrow" seems to be a bit of a direct translation, but otherwise enjoyable as well.
Listen, laugh, cringe, enjoy.
For some comparison, here's Ai Senshi (Soldiers of Sorrow) in its original Japanese format:
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And here's Andrew W.K's English version:
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You can listen to all of the tracks on his website:
http://www.andrewwk.com/index.php?page=page.php?id=60
Just scan through the albums on the bottom part where a flash music player will load. I actually liked the way he re-arranged most of the tracks and done in English, especially his version of "Char is Coming", though his version of "Soldiers of Sorrow" seems to be a bit of a direct translation, but otherwise enjoyable as well.
Listen, laugh, cringe, enjoy.
For some comparison, here's Ai Senshi (Soldiers of Sorrow) in its original Japanese format:
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And here's Andrew W.K's English version:
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