Style: Eurobeat
Primary Emotions/Themes: Strap on the racing gloves, kick it into high gear, were off racing!
Thoughts: I have a confession to make. I was addicted to Initial D when it first came out. It was one of the most exciting anime I had ever seen, and the way that it integrated eurobeat into the races high energy made them all that more exciting. Most of those tracks were created by this man here: the one, the only Dave Rodgers.
The fact that I'm listening to his best of on my record player right now is a bit of a surreal moment. I remember listening to these tracks when I was much younger driving down the road. They were fun back then and they still retain that same infectious energy listening years and years later.
Almost all of my favorite songs from the series are here: Beat of the Rising Sun, Space Boy, The Race is Over are just a few that I was pleasantly surprised to rediscover. All said, I don't know if vinyl is the correct medium for me to listen to this on... it makes me want to hop in my car and drive at insanely fast speeds. It's hard to do that while spinning a record.
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