Estradasphere - Zelda 2 Theme

[TheQuesney]

This isn't Koji Kondo's music, it's Akito Nakatsuka the composer.

[randomdrunkpasserby]

fucking love these guys

[SadisticMagician54]

People talking shit about Estradasphere? Wow, just wow. You picked the wrong set of musicians to fuck with

[BriseDePrintemps]

Best thing that happen to music since Zappa

[MEDGI]

Cool!)

[Excalibur5k]

dark link disliked this

[Xenoka911]

at points it seems like the drummer is a tad off... also he has terrible technique. anyone else notice that?

[sawyerandjackfucking]

@Xenoka911 Yeah, Dave Murray is clearly an incompetent drummer, as is evident by all his studio and live performances available for comparison. I've played shows like that in little radio stations. You're cramped, rushed, it's 6:20 am, and you just played to 1000 people the night before til 4am.... They're allowed to be a little less than perfect once in a while.

[frikidashit]

Great cover. Epic medley

[DamonIcke]

I want to hear these guys cover some Megaman. I bet these boys'd play the shit out of some MM2 Dr.Wiley.

[ronbobathon]

GREAT arrangement guys! Not bad for a live recording too.

[agreymonkeynamedasa]

@ronbobathon

damn good, eh? Fancy seeing you here, dood!

[ronbobathon]

GREAT arrangement guys! Not bad for a live recording too.

[jspade1019]

Is this on any of their albums?

[arkmay]

no

i think the jazz version of Super Mario Bros. 2 is their only videogame cover that's on a studio album

[CmdrofNine]

LOL there's a drummer in the back ground. took almost a full minute to see him in the vid. lol. Nice!

[brawler192]

bond*

[brawler192]

its like something you would hear on those james bone movies

[xAnesthesiAx]

this is great, and great fucking band too. But why exactly is the upright player so lazy? he has tape on notes to play in tune and plays with terrible finger style.

[arkmay]

I dunno, look for GrooveTV's 20+ minute Estradashere "Hunger Strike" @ Kuumbwa on YouTube...

check the bass solo at 7:43

he's not classically trained or anything but i think he's pretty shredding

[Skiptracer1981]

Not sure about the tape, but his finger style is actually pretty common in Gypsy Swing style bass players and Rockabilly bassists.

Not all upright players use the standard fingerstyle.

He's a good player regardless. Who cares about proper technique if the job still gets done right??

[jaffijoe]

Tim was at this time the only musician in the band that was not a music scholar.He was self-taught and was primarily an electric bass guitarist(as well as a fancier of MIDI). At this stage,he had probably only been playing upright for a few years.But, it is obvious that he knows exactly what he is doing, even at this early stage of his transition,BTW, what do you mean by "tape"? I don't see any tape strips on the neck, only regular dot markers on the binding(where the 3rd & 5th fret would lie).

[jaffijoe]

Furthermore, Tim hardly even looks at his bass the entire duration of the song.  He only makes a few glances in order to assure that he is in correct position. Otherwise, his eyes are on the sheets.

[biggstheclown]

@jaffijoe i think hes an awesome bass player and everything too, just one thing, there are no regular dots on double basses. well theres none on mine or any that ive seen or played

[phoenixelixir]

This is the best remix of this song I've seen by far. But I can't hear the strings enough.

[ivarquest]

awesome it's like apocalyptica 5/5

[Anamorphosis]

i remember these days.

arkmay, I would very much appreciate any full show recordings from these socal shows or era.

-ron from the WOM

[Trapster2]

Cool!

[Dexaan]

The NES Zelda games had the best dungeon music.

[toydoctorrrs]

Incredible max

[RaptorFarmer]

So underappreciated.

[blissfulbloodshower]

Was this recorded in UCSD? If so, I remember this. My buddy Pete was head of the music department there and he recorded them in this studio. I happen to be one of the lucky few who have this whole set and interview on cassette :) They even did the Contra theme too. Man, the memories. I really do miss their older style and vibe.

[DC180]

This is amazing. Really dig this. thnks

[systemkrieger]

great job

[tk420bro]

Old school Esphere. Thats like totally radical to the max.