Alternative Rock
Genre Rating: 3
Total Tracks in Genre: 11
Length: approx. 36 mins.
This genre is characterized by its mediocrity. There are no totally awful tracks in the Alt Rock genre, but there are no exceptionally great tracks either. A few of the songs work pretty well though.
Guide to rating: 1 = Avoid at all costs / 5 = Can't go wrong with this one.
Track 1
Artist: Bloc Party
Track: Helicopter
Label: Vice Music Inc.
Length: 3.38
Rating: 4
This track works pretty well. Vocals are catchy. Electronic and electric instrumentation keeps the song from getting boring.
Track 2
Artist: Morrissey
Track: I Like You
Label: Attack Records
Length: 4.08
Rating: 2
I enjoy listening to Morrissey. He's super gay and all.. but if you ignore the fact that he's singing about a dude in his love songs, they are good. This being said, Morrissey should not be on any racing game soundtrack, unless its some sort of yacht sailing/racing sim. The music/vocals just do not fit very well with the whole experience. An exception, would be The Smith's "How Soon Is Now", but even then I would probably choose Richard Butler/Love Spit Love's cover, which is more powerful. Good track.. Poor choice for this game though.
Track 3
Artist: Death From Above 1979
Track: Black History Month
Label: Last Gang Records/Vice Records
Length: 3.50
Rating: 3
Every once in a while, someone tells me that I sould listen to these guys. I give it a shot, and determine that I think these guys are ok, not great, but ok. I feel the same about this track.. This song is rich in adequacity. Not the best track, not the worst either.
Track 4
Artist: Louis XIV
Track: God Killed The Queen
Label: Atlantic Recording Group
Length: 2.28
Rating: 3
Reminicent of mid 70's guitar rock. This song is saved by its short duration.
Track 5
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Track: Island Of The Honest Man
Label: Sire Records
Length: 3.03
Rating: 4
This track is one of the better ones in this genre. Some wierd breaks now and then, but as a whole the track works pretty well for the london races especially.
Track 6
Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Track: Photobooth (Live)
Label: Barsuk Records
Length: 3.30
Rating: 2
I am a big fan of Death Cab. Im a big fan of this song. This song does not work well with Project Gotham Racing. It's not powerful enough. Live versions of songs typically more powerful sounding than the originals. This one is not. Great song, just does not work at all in this capacity..
Track 7
Artist: The Kills
Track: The Good Ones
Label: Domino Records
Length: 3.26
Rating: 2
This song starts and ends with very little fluctuation. Speed stays the same. Vocals stay the same. Guitar stays the same. Drums stay the same. This track is just plain boring.
Track 8
Artist: Gratitude
Track: Drive Away
Label: Atlantic Recording Group
Length: 3.20
Rating: 4
Hard guitar lines, mellowish catchy vocals, and good variety, make this track the best of the genre. Not the best in the game though.
Track 9
Artist: The Futureheads
Track: Trying Not To Think About Time
Label: 679 Recordings Ltd
Length: 2.18
Rating: 3
Lots of breaks and time changes in this fast track, make this one hard to match to the action. Still a decent track though.
Track 10
Artist: The Presidents of the United States of America
Track: Poke and Destroy
Label: PUSA, LLC
Length: 2.36
Rating: 2
I can't stand these guys. There.. I said it.. This song sucks. The vocals suck. This song is distracting. For some goddamned reason, this track seems to come up ALL THE TIME when I'm playing this game on a random soundtrack. I think they paid the developers off to keep this track "less than random" if you know what i mean.. Im giving this song a two, because I feel that I may be less than impartial, since I think these guys suck so bad. I would give this track a one otherwise. You are welcome.
Track 11
Artist: Less Than Jake
Track: Bridge And Tunnel Authority
Label: Sire Records
Length: 2.36
Rating: 4
Decent Pop-Punk ditty. Not familiar with these guys, but the track works rather well. Fast-pacing, catchy guitar and vocals, and some horns make this interesting.
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