ckmlb -
Second boss @ fortress - just wait till the third one. There's actual voice acting, and real cutscenes/dialogue.
About the cheezy rock music - it was kind of meant that way. Sakaguchi actually wrote the boss music himself. So it's going to sound off. However, Ian Gillian singing it is just great. I was a big fan of the heavy metal music in Kigndom Under Fire, so it was all good to me.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.