Thursday, August 15, 2013

GTA IV soundtrack: the best of

Whereas the Vice City soundtrack was dominated primarily by rock and pop, it's the urban music that stands out on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack.

The Beat

The Beat is the contemporary hiphop-channel. The Lil Wayne collab is ill. Kinda forgot about that Kanye single. Top notch. Nas is militant as always. The Swizz Beatz track is smooth.


Classics

Classics is the classic hiphop-channel.


The Studio

The Studio is the disco-channel. The Cerrone track has Morodor written all over it.


Liberty City Hardcore

This is the old school hardcore channel. It's a winner. Full station below, doesn't feature the Cro Mags track, but instead features the Leeway track twice. The Sheer Terror track is brutal, and the Maximum Penalty song is groovy as fuck.


Liberty Rock

The classic rock channel. A lot of the songs on this channel are commonly known, but still, a few surprises here and there. Like the Stevie Nicks one, didn't know that's where Destiny's Child got the sample for Bootylicous. Great Sisters Of Mercy track.


Radio Broker

The indie rock channel. Kinda had high hopes for this, but to me, it's a let-down.


The Vibe

The smooth urban channel. Probably my favourite one in the game. Mtume is also featured on the Vice City soundtrack. The Criticize track has a great chorus.

This station also features some nineties R&B. I can jam to these, even if they're a tad cheesy.