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Eric Martin: Sons of Angels - Full Version (Daytona USA CCE) I own nothing! And keep asshole/flaming comments non-existent, m'kay? There's a difference (More) I own nothing! And keep asshole/flaming comments non-existent, m'kay? There's a difference between "It's not my kind of music" and "this sucks". Not needed and will be removed.
The full version of the opening song to Daytona USA: Champion Circuit Edition, featuring Mr. Big's one and only Eric Martin on vocals and Jun Senoue on guitar, a name that should be all too familiar with Sega music fans.
History lesson time!
The Sega Saturn port of the arcade game Daytona USA, the highest grossing arcade game of all time, wasn't exactly well received when it launched, mainly due to the fact it was rushed for the Saturn's launch date. Weak frame rate, massive clipping. But for audiences outside Japan, there was something else that irked many so-called gamers.
The soundtrack; vocal tunes sung one of Sega's most popular musicians and singers, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, with lyrics like "Blue, Blue Skies!" and "Daytona! Let's Go Away!". For some, there was something irresistibly catchy and unique about it. Now while Mitsuyoshi is seen as a star in Japan, I couldn't tell you the soundtrack was well-received in the West. For the most part, everyone I knew hated it and magazine publications mocked it. Seemed only hardcore Sega junkies like me loved it.
Sega would later release an enhanced port, Daytona USA: Champion Circuit Edition and fix the graphics issues in the earlier version, but the soundtrack was also replaced with instrumental remixes, possibly in response to the criticism the original soundtrack had in the US and Europe.
But one of the first things you noticed when booting up this game was someone screaming into the microphone, similar to that of an 80's rock band. Nostalgic! It's none other than Eric Martin of Mr. Big fame, but hey, he's a hit over there in Japan, too.
Sega of Japan would include the original soundtrack with Mitsuyoshi's vocals in the Japanese release of Circuit Edition along with the new tracks, and like many game soundtracks in that country, this game would have an official soundtrack release, featuring the full uncut versions of the songs featuring Eric Martin, "Sons of Angels" and "The American Dream". Non-vocal versions of those songs would also appear on the CD.
Although some gamers and critics were happy the "cheesy" vocals of the original were gone, some diehard Daytona nuts weren't too pleased with the new songs featuring Eric Martin. You've got those who think 80's rock sucks, then you've got those who much prefer the original vocal songs, even though you were never actually playing when these songs were heard. Sons of Angels was played only in the opening demo, and The American Dream was played only when you were watching a replay after a race.
I've always seen Circuit Edition as a remix, so the game and soundtrack never really bothered me. So when I first heard this song, I actually didn't mind. I thought it was fitting and pretty awesome.
Sega would use a similar rock style for the soundtrack of the true Daytona sequel, Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge, in which the musical talents of the band Winger were used. Contrary to popular belief, they didn't create the game's soundtrack, but lent their talent to the songs in that game.
Believe it or not I was among the first people to grab this song off of Napster when it first hit way, way way back then. Ancient history. Everyone else had the minute-long demo ripped from the game, then I stumbled what I hoped was the full version of Sons of Angels at 4:28. Sure enough. The person I grabbed it from was very secretive about it and I don't think was too happy I stalked his account for these tracks (including the Daytona USA Medley). So once I renamed it, the traffic was through the roof and I had all kinds of people asking me how I even found the song. Daytona fans who liked the songs, and a ton of Mr. Big fanatics who didn't even know a full version was made. Those were good times.
History lesson over. Dismissed!
Since this is the game's opening song, I included clips of all the opening demos from the game to accompany it. And I featured the original Hornet car because as far as I'm concerned, there is only one true Hornet High Class Since 1992.
That last line always cracks me up, though. "How does it feel to be a winner? Descendant from heaven!" (Less)
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