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dolariThe last third of the Robotech series takes place in a completely devastated Earth. Society has broken down to a few small cities with loose laws, but global trading links. It's not cyberpunk dystopia...it's "raze the earth and try to move on." In that world, though, they have an idol star named Yellow Dancer.
After the horrifying showtunes of the first third of Robotech, the producers hired the lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders to make new music for this character, which led to something I've only ever seen in Robotech: Doomsday Rock.
Doomsday Rock was uplifting pop songs occuring just before, during or after a nuclear war (or in Robotech's case, 40 years after the razing of the earth and 15 years of aliens who keep destroying any attempt to make a cohesive government). Growing up in the spectre of Mutually Assured Destruction, it was actually kind of cool music to me, and I'm surprised it wasn't more popular given the arms race going on at that time and the atomic clock being REALLY REALLY close to midnight. In fact, I've seen maybe only one or two other songs outside of Robotech.
The music really went well with Yellow, but it didn't age very well at all. They're a product of their time - the show and the music was produced in 1985. It's full of tinny synths, drum loops and very 80s breathy lyrics.
The nice thing is that Michael Bradley redid the songs for a less 80s more 00s audience. It's still a product of the time, and it's still Doomsday Rock, which really doesn't translate to the kids these days, but it's still up there on "most played" on Winamp.
00s Version - Underground (3.91MB)
80s Version - Underground (4.06MB)
Yeah, I have wierd tastes. Heaven help you if you're getting a Mix CD from me. :D
After the horrifying showtunes of the first third of Robotech, the producers hired the lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders to make new music for this character, which led to something I've only ever seen in Robotech: Doomsday Rock.
Doomsday Rock was uplifting pop songs occuring just before, during or after a nuclear war (or in Robotech's case, 40 years after the razing of the earth and 15 years of aliens who keep destroying any attempt to make a cohesive government). Growing up in the spectre of Mutually Assured Destruction, it was actually kind of cool music to me, and I'm surprised it wasn't more popular given the arms race going on at that time and the atomic clock being REALLY REALLY close to midnight. In fact, I've seen maybe only one or two other songs outside of Robotech.
The music really went well with Yellow, but it didn't age very well at all. They're a product of their time - the show and the music was produced in 1985. It's full of tinny synths, drum loops and very 80s breathy lyrics.
The nice thing is that Michael Bradley redid the songs for a less 80s more 00s audience. It's still a product of the time, and it's still Doomsday Rock, which really doesn't translate to the kids these days, but it's still up there on "most played" on Winamp.
00s Version - Underground (3.91MB)
80s Version - Underground (4.06MB)
Yeah, I have wierd tastes. Heaven help you if you're getting a Mix CD from me. :D
