You might know me, I'm a passive admirer of many genres of music, and I can name a few must-listen bands if you press me. Now, imagine hearing about Osu! for the first time, it's new, exciting and sounds like a great way to pass the time. But one key part of any rhythm game is that it needs music to work, and imagine my disappointment when I skimmed through the 20-something pages of ranked songs to find that 90+ percent of the songs were either:
a) Europop
b) J-Pop or
c) Anime intros
Sure, I can easily imagine that people like this kind of music, but it's not really for everyone. After discussing the matter on #osu, I've found that people agree with me when I say that Osu! needs more rock!
No, don't reach for your Guilty Gear OST, step away from that Linkin Park CD and for the love of God, do not THINK of mapping that one kick-ass music that kicks in when your favourite shonen hero decides to look up and somehow beat down that guy who'd taken 10 minutes to explain his demented philosophy.
What we want is songs by such metal bands as Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath and Megadeth.
Don't like heavy metal? That's okay, you can always map songs by such great Classic Rock bands as The Beatles, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival and quite a few other bands who's name starts with "The".
If that's STILL not good enough for you, I recommend Rockabilly, Psycobilly or Surf Rock, stuff by such great fellows as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Reverend Horton Heat, Beach Boys and Dick Dale.
I know there's someone among you who likes these bands. Before you suggest that I quit whining and make something on my own, I've already started! Here's my map of CCR's "Hey Tonight!" It's a great song, and even if you don't like the beatmap, you'll at least have a great song to listen to...
P.S. Stairway to Heaven and Free Bird are now justified for mapping since paraparaMAX got a map.
a) Europop
b) J-Pop or
c) Anime intros
Sure, I can easily imagine that people like this kind of music, but it's not really for everyone. After discussing the matter on #osu, I've found that people agree with me when I say that Osu! needs more rock!
No, don't reach for your Guilty Gear OST, step away from that Linkin Park CD and for the love of God, do not THINK of mapping that one kick-ass music that kicks in when your favourite shonen hero decides to look up and somehow beat down that guy who'd taken 10 minutes to explain his demented philosophy.
What we want is songs by such metal bands as Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath and Megadeth.
Don't like heavy metal? That's okay, you can always map songs by such great Classic Rock bands as The Beatles, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival and quite a few other bands who's name starts with "The".
If that's STILL not good enough for you, I recommend Rockabilly, Psycobilly or Surf Rock, stuff by such great fellows as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Reverend Horton Heat, Beach Boys and Dick Dale.
I know there's someone among you who likes these bands. Before you suggest that I quit whining and make something on my own, I've already started! Here's my map of CCR's "Hey Tonight!" It's a great song, and even if you don't like the beatmap, you'll at least have a great song to listen to...
P.S. Stairway to Heaven and Free Bird are now justified for mapping since paraparaMAX got a map.