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by **sindred** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:06 am

I'm gonna pay the dollar and buy the song. They did a good job, and it's the best tribute to TF that I've heard in a long time. Probably listen to the rest of their music and consider that too. Sux that they aren't in the soundtrack though.

News Credits: 3 · by **KoH4711** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:26 am

The thing I like about this and the "Deceptibots" versions...

1) They actually have the G1 theme as a part of the song in more than just lyrics.

2) They've got energy.

The Mutemath version just drives me nuts because, as I once saw it described, the Mutemath version sounds like it was done by a lazy, apathetic Sting. Their stuff could have fit well into the movie. Why they gave them the theme song, and let them produce something that SOUNDS nothing like the theme it's supposedly based on, is beyond me.

IMO, this album, and the theme specifically, cried out for Relient K.

by **Phenotype** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:32 am

The music is pretty cool but the vocals are absolute piss.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:34 am

Eh, it's better than the other two themes. Like others have said, needs to be sped up, and possibly get a new singer, too.

by **MaikeruSama** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:42 am

Finally they got someone that could sing. This defintely beats the original for me so please dont flame me i dont have time for that today.

News Credits: 6 · by **Darth Decepticonus** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:45 am

Am I the only one who likes Mute Math's version. I mean this was good, they took the lion TF theme and the autobot city battle from the movie and meshed them but those vocals were horrendous.

News Credits: 38 · by **Sunstar** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:46 am

I prefer that to the hip hop stuff that was posted before.

by **OptimusShr** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:09 am

The singer IMO doesn't have the best voice but I have to say it is a pretty good cover of Lion's song.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:32 am

good song thought it was going to be bad when i first heard him sang but it turned out great as i listned it to it to the very end.

i would hate if you can only get this song on itunes i perfer to buy the whole album instead.

by **Rogueknight** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:44 am

THAT's what it sounds like- the song "Bring it" from Snakes on a Plane.....

Still like it better than what we got...

by **magnusjam** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:13 am

I like what they did with the mixed trailer and rock fest sound

by **GlenQuagmire** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:47 am

The reason the song didn't get picked for the movie is that Warner Bros. Records (who is releasing the soundtrack) didn't want any non-Warner Music Group affiliated artists on the soundtrack. WMG is kind of hurting for cash right now, so they want it all in house. That's why the bands are all acts like Linkin Park, MuteMath, Armor for Sleep, Goo Goo Dolls, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:57 am

This sounds way better than Mute Math's. Theirs is craptacularly cheesy, in a bad way. This one's cheesy in an awesome stinks-so-good way.

by **Tripredacus agent** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:03 am

Blozor wrote:Why they overlooked this in favor of Mutemath is highly likely because they are retarded. Realistically, because Mutemath's label were able to offer more money as part of the promotional package. Still, although I don't prefer the vocalist who is sounds like a clichéd cross between trying to sound hardcore, trying to sound sexy, and really sounding tired and bored, it's one hell of a lot better than Linkin Park's or Mutemath's versions. It's a modern rock cover of the White Lion theme from the 1986 movie. It would have been absolutely perfect to start out the closing credits. The utter stupidity of passing on this forces me to resist the urge to shoot myself in the eye. (Note I say it forces me to resist the urge because if they went with it instead, I would not actually have the urge.) God knows what other good submissions they passed on before exclaming "Hey crap! The public likes crap!"

Amen brother, amen

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:11 am

Did anyone else get goosebumps when they listened to that?

DAMN that was an awesome theme.

MuteMath's was pretty "meh" and Deceptibot was awesome. THis kicked both their asses.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:46 am

Nice

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:53 am

Dude Dude Dude Dude Dude Dude Dude

I am so totally jonesing for some Transformer toys, video, old movies. I haven't been like this since the Classics line came out.

The new movie was going to be included until I remembered the ones who made the movie rejected this song and anything by Stan Bush. I don't care about who you're contracted by as long as the music is good.

This is my Transformers: the Movie (2007) theme song.

by **jackson9** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:05 pm

You can get a drm-free mp3 of this song at the band's site for 89 cents -- blacklabworld. com / transformers. It is on their new album which you can preview there as well. Pretty cool.

News Credits: 1 · by **sideswipe6520** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:27 pm

The music was good but lacked the "Punch" that the original had
And the vocals were HORRENDOUS! Who ever told this guy he could actually sing needs to be shot

I can see why the song didnt make the cut. But if you had linkin park or hinder or just anout any band of the genre do that version of the song.... I would been KICK Arse!

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:30 pm

This is way better then Mutemaths gay version

News Credits: 1 · by **sideswipe6520** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:38 pm

As much as I want to strangle myself for saying this.... I think Mutemaths version is 100 times better than this version OVERALL.
I like the music and the nostalgia of this version better but there is no energy to it. The singer is horrible and to me, it seems as if the whole song is just toned down and well.... DULL

by **vittorio_vlad** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:46 pm

I really like that one actually, at least they kept the original movie theme but with a twist. Thumbs up.

by **Distorted** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:49 pm

Methusalen wrote:I liked it, a remake of the classic theme from the orginal flick... It's a shame it was passed over, I thought it was pretty faithful!

Maybe that's just the reason why it was passed. Too faithful would make people associate it with those pesky boxy designs again. :grin:

To me this version is a huge improvement from the Mutemath stuff though I'm not too keen on the lazy sounding vocals. Could have been a bit more of an original take. This pretty much took Lions version and mixed it with some DiCola material. Still definitely best of the recent three versions. I guess more will pop up during the next few weeks.

by **Private_Random** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:48 pm

This version is soooooo darn good.

Much better than Mute Math's version........their version was terrible for many reasons....first one being part rap? christ on a bike. Second with the lyric "Protecting all that you love".....puuuurrrrlese.....darn awful lyrics. ¬_¬

I liked the actual music at the start of the track which was from the "Autobots Vs Decepitcon" track off the original OST.

I do feel however that parts of vocals could have been beefed up, say like a electronic voice over Transformers or something.....abit like Deftones' "Elite" song.