The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 had a massive impact on my taste in music.
Need for Speed was that series for me. Pendulum, Justice, The Qemists, Junkie XL, Hyper, Madeon, Feed Me, Nine Inch Nails, Celldweller, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Noisia, Haezer... Man NFS had some killer soundtracks.
What's so great about Taylor Swift? Everyone talks about how "great" Taylor Swift is. Taylor Swift isn't so great. She never got her picture on a bubble gum card. Have you ever seen her picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say someone is great who's never had their picture on a bubble gum card?
My brother's friend died young when we were in school, and definitely played Tony Hawk.
My brother bought him this song for the funeral. Not sure if the parents appreciated/understood it, but it was a nice thing nonetheless.
I still listen to the THUG soundtrack, shifting away from the NOFX/QOTS/Bad Religion/Social Distortion bands I was into when I played as a teen, towards other songs I overlooked:
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
Literally written during and about the Troubeles in N Ireland, fantastic punk/protest song.
As I got older, I started to appreciate the creativity and the many mood shifts within it. I count at least 5 distinct shifts. It's a patchwork of several different songs squashed together brilliantly.
Plus, try to match the tempo of the singer when he sings at 0:37:
The spotlight's shining, heard you had something to say The hourglass is pouring, your boring crowd fades away
Fully, a MASSIVE amount of what I'm into now came from Tony Hawk games and [adult swim] and the trajectory that put me on. [adult swim] was for sure the MTV of my generation.
By the time I was watching MTV, it was still some TRL and music vids, but also a big dose of Room Raiders, etc... And it eventually fell out of fashion. [AS] definitely had their finger on the pulse of what the cool cats were to tho. Such a hip scene. I still vividly recall a bump for Boondocks featuring Flying Lotus' song Massage Situation that felt mind blowing.
This is why I am fucking terrified of Gen Alpha raised on Elsagate-style youtube shorts.
Wonder what the media trajectory of growing up watching your beloved cartoon friends unexpectedly mutilated as their chubby little baby fingers scroll into the weird part of youtube
We are gonna get some uniquely fucked up people in the next two decades.
Errrm, I'm pretty sure her age, while being a huge factor, isn't the only thing that prevented that happening. She's not exactly on a similar vibe as Anthrax or Millencolin.
I mean, neither Britney Spears nor Christina Aguilera made the cut iirc, despite their popularity in the same era.
Jesus Christ. I met my ex-girlfriend through mutual music tastes. We both followed bands that are well under the national radar.
I couldn't take her to bars because she would load up the jukebox with hours worth of the music we listened to.
I'm the first to admit that it's an acquired taste, not necessarily something you want to blast throughout a bar full of drunks who don't know it and more likely than not won't like it.
This happened over and over. Got thrown out of a couple places because she would get in fights over it.
What I found via the experiences I relayed is that most jukeboxes will allow you to download just about anything. Too niche for an old school unit that has a fixed number of CDs in it, but not too niche for the Internet.
Makes sense. I wasn't aware those existed. Where I come from jukeboxes aren't really a thing. The only one I ever encountered was really old school and only had vinyl records from the Elvis Presley era.
I just wanna skate skate skate skate skate skate
Bladers gonna hate hate hate hate hate hate
Skate it off, skate it off
Thanks i hate it
Need for Speed was that series for me. Pendulum, Justice, The Qemists, Junkie XL, Hyper, Madeon, Feed Me, Nine Inch Nails, Celldweller, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Noisia, Haezer... Man NFS had some killer soundtracks.
This but WipEout
Riders on the Storm. But afair it was Snoop Dogg who made the Version for NFS.
Vice City for me.
So here I am.
Doing everything I can.
Holding on to what I am,
Pretending I'm a super man!
You are in my brain
What's so great about Taylor Swift? Everyone talks about how "great" Taylor Swift is. Taylor Swift isn't so great. She never got her picture on a bubble gum card. Have you ever seen her picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say someone is great who's never had their picture on a bubble gum card?
if I die before i wake..... at least in heaven i can skate.....
My brother's friend died young when we were in school, and definitely played Tony Hawk.
My brother bought him this song for the funeral. Not sure if the parents appreciated/understood it, but it was a nice thing nonetheless.
'Cause right now on Earth I can't do jack... Without the man up on my back
SKATE 2 had a totally banging soundtrack. No Swift. She has a terrible reach into the skate game history books.
I remember hearing WAR and The Clash while playing the demo - totally sold it for me
I still play Tony hawk soundtracks on Spotify in my car
I still listen to the THUG soundtrack, shifting away from the NOFX/QOTS/Bad Religion/Social Distortion bands I was into when I played as a teen, towards other songs I overlooked:
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
Smoke Blow - Circle of Fear
Mastodon - Crusher Destroyer
Assorted Jelly Beans - Rebel Yell
This song used to irritate the hell out of me when I first heard it. Babyish, lazy, unfocused?
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=iPRkURH8pCk
As I got older, I started to appreciate the creativity and the many mood shifts within it. I count at least 5 distinct shifts. It's a patchwork of several different songs squashed together brilliantly.
Plus, try to match the tempo of the singer when he sings at 0:37:
The spotlight's shining, heard you had something to say
The hourglass is pouring, your boring crowd fades away
It's harder than it sounds
S-tier soundtrack on THPS2, hard agree OP
Need for speed underground was the first game for me that made my head bop.
If Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was so good, why didn't it feature any Taylor Swift music?
(massive /j I like both)
Fully, a MASSIVE amount of what I'm into now came from Tony Hawk games and [adult swim] and the trajectory that put me on. [adult swim] was for sure the MTV of my generation.
By the time I was watching MTV, it was still some TRL and music vids, but also a big dose of Room Raiders, etc... And it eventually fell out of fashion. [AS] definitely had their finger on the pulse of what the cool cats were to tho. Such a hip scene. I still vividly recall a bump for Boondocks featuring Flying Lotus' song Massage Situation that felt mind blowing.
Weird to think where I'd be without either.
This is why I am fucking terrified of Gen Alpha raised on Elsagate-style youtube shorts.
Wonder what the media trajectory of growing up watching your beloved cartoon friends unexpectedly mutilated as their chubby little baby fingers scroll into the weird part of youtube
We are gonna get some uniquely fucked up people in the next two decades.
Excellent point.
starts listening the bomb rush cyberfunk ost and wonders what it would be like to switch the soundtrack for both games
How about need for speed most wanted 2005
Same, dude. THPS2 was massively influential for my generation.
Never been a skater myself after having had a neck injury in third grade, when I first tried it. But the music stuck.
If it's not in Vice City, I don't want to hear it.
"Hate" is a strong word, but I really, really, really don't like you.
Hold The Line brother!
Wip3out did this to me
Someone please make a custom ROM of THPS2, but with all the songs changed to be AI-powered covers of the soundtrack by Taylor Swift.
Noooooo
Yeah. AI covers!
Edit. I completely missed that you said ai powered, lol. Fistbump
You make a fantastic point
If I told AI to make a pop album Taylor Swift's music is what it would compose
He would probably rock a mean parody
Thank you for reminding me. I am about to release the first Al powered AI bot. It only responds in comedic polkas.
WeirdAI sounds like a good time.
Trouble feels like a good song to rack up a massive combo line.
I know its a good song to rack up lines of coke to.
Is the same way, but with the Pikmin series
I know some of us don't consider later seasons canon, but imagine hearing that from a little girl who hung out with Billie Eilish.
Who?
it's not even on Spotify
(I haven't been following for updates I just remember the headlines when she pulled it)
Pretty sure she was not born yet when the first one came out
She's 34 and the first Pro Skater came out in 1999
Oh yeah, I remember all her albums from when she was 10 :D
She was born, but that's the joke that she's too young to even have had a chance.
Errrm, I'm pretty sure her age, while being a huge factor, isn't the only thing that prevented that happening. She's not exactly on a similar vibe as Anthrax or Millencolin.
I mean, neither Britney Spears nor Christina Aguilera made the cut iirc, despite their popularity in the same era.
I'm feeling pretty old these days. Wouldn't have surprised me if she was born 2 years after
She could have been in the 1+2 remake.
Bruh, seriously? Have you even heard the Tetris theme played in all its glory on a motherboard internal speaker? That shit slaps.
I learned how to play Tetris on bass. It annoys the hell out of everyone when I play it. I love it.
I would always make one of my friends play the Banjo Kazooie theme on bass back in the day lol.
Jesus Christ. I met my ex-girlfriend through mutual music tastes. We both followed bands that are well under the national radar.
I couldn't take her to bars because she would load up the jukebox with hours worth of the music we listened to.
I'm the first to admit that it's an acquired taste, not necessarily something you want to blast throughout a bar full of drunks who don't know it and more likely than not won't like it.
This happened over and over. Got thrown out of a couple places because she would get in fights over it.
Where do you even find a jukebox, that plays Darkthrone?
What I found via the experiences I relayed is that most jukeboxes will allow you to download just about anything. Too niche for an old school unit that has a fixed number of CDs in it, but not too niche for the Internet.
Makes sense. I wasn't aware those existed. Where I come from jukeboxes aren't really a thing. The only one I ever encountered was really old school and only had vinyl records from the Elvis Presley era.