I was lurking around at a show when the band recorded the audience for a few pieces of songs off this album and it ended up sounding really nice and it’s a cool little memento for the fans to be able to say “I remember this” or “hey that was me”. As I listened to it I disliked the song but halfway through it gets really cool with an appearance of a classic Ocarina of Time tune as well as some backup vocals by some fans. “Not You” is another original song and I am kind of torn on this one. Overall they’re a great couple of songs and I liked them a lot.

They’ve thrown in their own flare, added a solo or two. It’s a great take on a couple of classic songs from one of the most classic RPGs of all time.

The couple of songs that follow are few of my top choices for songs that this band has ever done, mainly because they are Chrono Trigger songs and I love Chrono Trigger. Very cool song and I’ve heard it just about every time I’ve seen these guys live it’s definitely a fan favorite. The record starts with a cover of a slow jam from Final Fantasy VI and then immediately kicks off the action with the original track “Swamp Witch” which has a very Rockabilly-esque feel to it. As far as variety goes there’s a lot here. ‘LMTYAS’ is mostly comprised of video game covers but don’t let that scare you away, they’re all pretty kickass and a few of my favorite songs on the album are more remixes and originals as opposed to the covers. I always love these things because they usually give you a chance to get a limited version of the album and generally some other really cool swag. Anyway, the good folks in Random Encounter were nice enough to send me a press copy of the album to review and dammit that’s what I’m going to do. I’ve been to a few of their shows now and they put on a fun show, always family friendly, and they usually give out free beer and/or food at the show so that probably helps. There’s been a couple different incarnations of the band but for the most part Random Encounter as they’re known today formed in 2010 and they’ve since released 3 full length albums (including this one) and a couple of EPs. Random Encounter primarily does video game covers with a few original songs peppered in. They are a 5 piece band comprising of a drummer, 2 guitarists, a bassist, and an accordion player who also sings when called upon. For those not familiar, Random Encounter is a local band here in Orlando.

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