Yeah, I played SH1 through twice ages ago, and I bought the second off eBay a month ago, and I must admit it does improve on a lot of RE's shortcomings, and the graphics are awesome.
I'll always have a soft spot for the RE games though. Can't wait for 4 to come out on the PS2.
Silent Hill (all 4 of them) does have a crazy soundtrack. Some of them are pretty relaxing to listen to, and of others you'd think what the composer was smoking when he made that Seriously tho, they're great.
Yeah, Silent Hill has a crazy soundtrack, but it's works great. Original story too. And yeah Chicken, it's probably the best looking PS2 game, the real-time shadows add a lot of creepy atmosphere, and the grainyness helps a lot.