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[The Ostrich Run]

Good

The 8bit/16bit feel of this piece is very nice, takes me back to some old classic games, heh.

The intro is done nice as well, the build up is done very carefully and the song developes at a pretty good speed. I also like the rhythm of the piano very much, it's very driving.

However, the lead melody (the one that starts at 0:23) is sometimes all over the place the first time it can be heard. This sounds a bit strange. Later on in the piece the melody fits quite well to the other instruments, but here it sounds a bit out of place.

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The-Mercenary responds:

I can see why you might say that, but I wanted it to get complex(0:35) because the part following it is very simple, and the other purpose is that it goes back to it later in the song, if I changed it or took it out, it would sound unfamiliar and seem out of place later on in the song. Sometimes music sounds wierd the first time you hear it, but it makes more sense as you keep listening to it.

[The City of Endless Lights]

Nice track

A very nice piece. I think it's composed pretty good and I like the echo effect on the piano.

The melodies are very good and catchy and the piano, together with the effect on it, creates a very calm and relaxing atmosphere.

However, the ending is a bit cut off, you should let the last note ring out completly before ending the song, I think this would sound a lot better.

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[As A Bird (WIP)]

Great potential

I agree with TheIncredibleD, the drums should start sooner. It's only after over 1 minute before they start and when they do they sound strangely off, as if they where playing a different rhythm than the guitar. Or maybe it sounds so strange because the snare drum doesn't really go along that well with the guitar in this song. A little more mastering could get rid of this problem, though.

Anyway, on to the good things: The guitar sounds really nice. The rhythm is good and the melody is very catchy.
When the song started I had a feeling that I heard this before, but maybe that's just because your voice reminds me of the singer of Stereophonics.

Well, speaking of the voice, it sounds awesome and fits very well together with the guitar.
It would be nice if you could post the lyrics in the author comments, as they are a bit hard to make out for me.

Overall this song has very great potential so you should try to work out the problems with the drums and master the song a bit better. :)

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StickyRemnant responds:

Lyrics posted. And consider the drums destroyed ;)

Sounding similar to Kelly Jones is a complement to me, thanks. I'm glad people seem to like my vocals, it's quite surprising as I've never considered myself any kind of singer. Most, if not all of my tracks, are just sung by me for the purposes of a demonstration for the rest of the band (which is being put together again after quite a few years) since I am the main songwriter atm. I may 'officially' sing some of the acoustic songs tho now

Thanks again for the review :)

[Live 9 - The Awakening]

Nice but you need a mic! :P

A nice piece considering the fact you completly improvised it, but as others have suggested, you need a better mic. The sound quality is awful and it doesn't do this song justice.

The abrupt ending at the 2 minute mark is really a pity, I'd like to hear the last 3 seconds of this song as well (this kinda reminds me of the old tape I had with Metallicas Ride The Lightening album on it. The last few seconds of "The Call of Ktulu" didn't fit on it, and it ended during the outro, very annoying. ^^).

There are some dissonant notes during the song, but I guess that is the price you have to pay if you completly improvise a song.

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[Cleanse My Heart - BK]

Great song

I like how this song is mixed. Everything can be heard clearly and yet this song is very dynamic. Meanging that there are louder and quieter parts and instruments in it. But yet, everything can be heard just fine. Good job here.

The meldoies are very nice as well, they sound very happy without being "too happy" (I don't know, sometimes the happiness in songs just feels wrong, but here it all seems to be very natural).

I also like how you change the song so often without losing it's structure. It is very interesting to listen to this song as it is very varied. And yet all the changes are done very carefully. No abrupt changes in speed or rhythm, but yet the song constantly changes.

Very nice work!

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Bracksta responds:

thanks haggard :) for all of the compliments and great review! i have a remix coming soon that i hope you will enjoy also. i always appreciate your time because your reviews are so valuable :D!

[wandering in the dark]

Good

Very calm, would also fit nicely into the amibent genre, I think.

However, as this is listed under "Video Games" I could imagine someone using this in an RPG, either as background music to some dream sequence or some scene in a haunted forest.

I really like the background melodies here, they sound very nice and create the vast majority of the good atmosphere.

But I also think that some louder sounds, especially towards the end could spice this song up a little.

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[This Is Rock n Roll]

Too loud

Very good song, but it needs better mixing. The guitars are too loud and the effect on the amp should be turned down a bit as well. The singer's voice is too quiet in contrast to the loudness of the other instruments, so it's hard to make out the lyrics.

The song structure seems to be pretty nice, though. Also the main riff is very catchy.

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StickyRemnant responds:

Thanks, Haggard.

It seems all the reviews are saying the same things so either you're all insane or I need to do as is adviced ;) I'll try the latter before assuming the former ;)

Thanks for your thoughts and compliments. As with the other reviewers I hope you can pop back when I upload the new version.

[The Challenger]

Nice tribute

The atmosphere of this song is very good. It's a fitting atmosphere for a tribute and also the idea of adding parts of Reagan's speech is a good one.

However, the song is a bit too short in my opinion and there isn't happening too much. Also, it all seems to be very quiet, some instruments can hardly be heard, which is a pity.

So I think you should try to mix this a bit better and also try to make the song longer.

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nickbryant responds:

Thanks for the review. It seems I have some trouble actually making a song long enoygh, eh? As for the mix, until 2 weeks ago, I hadn't even figured out how to use the mix, so that will get better with time. Thanks again for the review!

[Cthulhu In Your Dreams]

Messy, but good

This song sounds a bit messy from time to time, but after listening to it about 3 times in a row I begin to realize that this "messy sounds" fit very well to the title.
I haven't read any Cthulhu stories by Lovecraft yet (it's something I plan to do in the future), but I have of course read some articles about this myth and from what I read I think this song fits very good into this myth.

However, the end of the song is a bit too abrupt. It kind of ends with a little drum solo, but then after the last cymbal sound the song starts again and is suddenly cut off. I think you should edit out the last few seconds to make the ending sound better.

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[La Llama el Baile]

Good try

Sounds very interesting and a very good first try, I think.

I'm not an expert when it comes to this genre, but I think you did a very good job with the piano here. It sounds very authentic, and the trumpet (or is this a sax?) sounds nice as well.

I think the percussions could use some more work, though. They are very far in the background and can only be heard very hard in some parts of the song.

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