Touhou 2: The Return of Stuff and Such

Reviewing TOHO Eurobeat Vol. 8 ~ Subterranean Animism

Since I wasn't exposed to much of Subterranean Animism's OST, I decided to do a quick listen on all of the songs. At least until the song repeats itself. 

And before anyone says anything, I give this OST a 8/10.

Spider's Blood / Rute: HAHAHAH THIS SONG SUCKS!!! I KNOW WHAT KEY THIS SIGNATURE IS WHY THE PIANO START-

oh. I completely unexpected that coming... God damn it DJ Command.... You made this an excellent song... From the buildup, vocals, and brass riff. TOHO Eurobeat has its faults, but when you have the greats it extremely outweighs the faults. I think that piano was used to introduce volume 8, and that's an awesome thing to do.

Song based off Level 1 and Yamame's theme.

Rating: 10/10

Secret Eyes / Aki: That cowbell doesn't fit. Just sayin'. I literally forgot the majority of these stage themes right now XD

This song fits Koishi since she needs to find her own reasoning and everyone looks at her like she's a weird insane being. The vocals could do some work. Doesn't flow with the extra stage theme tbh.

Rating: 7.5/10

I think the songs get better as we get forward to future volumes, I hope XD 

Worldly Spirits / T. Stebbins: If only the beginning actually used the slow notes from the intro theme... I honestly feel like this song's overused. Too much reverb in the vocals, brass feels too attacked. It doesn't feel like it's purely Initial D driven. Just... too much for me. Also the part where the tempo slows down... was that even neccessary?

Song based off intro and ending themes.

Rating: 6/10

Continuation / Usa: Umm.... All I have to say... sounds really 90's eurobeat. Wait- oh..... it's the Mountain of Faith score theme... that's why it sounds familiar....