Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[b-8it]

Better than the previous one

This has a very nice beat and a good rhythm. I can imagine hearing THIS tune in a game or a movie. Too bad it's so short though, because it will get annoying very quickly if you hear it over and over again in a game.

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[8-B(oss)it]

Ouch

The tune isn't very earfriendly. But it's very 8-bit-like.

Sounds almost like some "Game Over" tune, at least from 0:05 to 0:09. Other than that: I can't imagine this being used in a flash movie or flash game. The loop isn't long enought to function as some kind of background music. It's also not varied enough to be used as background music.

And for a short interlude it's just not good enough, I'm afraid. It sounds more like randomly thrown together notes. No real structure present here.

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[[LY] `Elysium, --]

Nice melody

The background beat is a little bit too generic, but you make up for this with the amazing melody you created. It is very catchy and also some of the effects you put in there sound pretty funny.

Too bad the song is so short, though.

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la-yinn responds:

Aye, well, I wanted a simple kick to keep a steady flow. It's the most generic percussion you can think of, but it gets the job done. ;p

Amazing melody, eh? :D Haha, thanks!

Aye, it's short. But a V2 is in the making, so I'm happy with all the advice I get from reviews. Next version WILL be longer and WILL be less repetitive.

Thanks for the review!

[Western Spaghetti]

Has potential

This has a lot of potential, with a nice voice singing some nice lyrics to it this could actually be great. :D
The melody is simple but nice and catchy, the rhythm is good, too.

But it seems as if the guitar isn't tuned correctly. Either that or you didn't play the chords right from time to time.
Also, the chords don't always sound that clean. It sounds as if you sometimes mute a string with your finger, when it shouldn't be muted.

But again, this song has a lot of potential. If you manage to play it cleaner than in this version and if you or one of your friends could add some lyrics to it, it will be a very good song.

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[High Score!]

Catchy

Very catchy song, but it has to be used very carefully or else it would get annoying pretty fast.
If I hear this in a flash submission once in a short level, or after I beat a level it would be ok. But it I would hear this in a puzzle game for example, it would drive me nuts. ^^

Anyway, I like the cheerful atmosphere this song creates.

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Adam-Beilgard responds:

Absolutely right. Someone else told me to take out the count-in so it can loop better and I was all "whaaa-??"

Anyway, I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the review!

[Intro/Down The Rabbit Hole]

Cheerful

A very cheerful song in my opinion. With a very catchy main beat.

Only thing is that there isn't too much happening during the song. Some various parts or some breaks from the main melody here and there would be very nice and it would make the song more varied.

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Chymo responds:

Yeah I know what you mean. I wanted it to be a nice gentle introduction to the album I'm working on. I can't seem to get the balance right. There's either too much going on or not enough. Thanks for the review.

[Falling Airplanes]

Interesting

The into sounds a bit dissonant sometimes. Both the vocals and the instruments. It still sounded nice, maybe a little bit too repititve, though.

The part after the intro reminds me A LOT of Radiohead's "Morning Bell/Amnesiac". Too bad the vocals are so low here.

The third part is my favorite part. It creates a very good atmosphere with the fast paced main beat and the long hold notes.

The last part seems a bit strange to me. It's too quiet overall and I just don't know what to think about it.

Overall, the song is very interesting and the various parts keep the listener interested, even though the song is over 7 minutes long.

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soulofbass responds:

Thanks for the review, the RRC seems to have some really good reviewers. still no one's really discussed the lyrics or subject matter but im glad you find it interesting. i love radiohead so i wouldnt be surprised to see some influences in there, sigur ros as well probably.

[Heimdall]

Nice, but too repititve

It's a nice background track. Maybe a little bit too slow, even for a "cruising track", but definitely it's too repititve.

The main melody loops over and over and at the end of the track it's just annoying to listen to it. Some more parts that also stand out more than those parts you already have in here would sure be nice.

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[An Open Mind is an Open Heart]

Not that great

But not that bad either. I like your playing a lot, even though you sometimes play the notes not very clean.
Also, sometimes some static sounds can be heard, which just sound awful.

I guess you improvised this, but sometimes the notes where just too much all over the place.

Other than that, the track is very relaxing.

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[Dawn Light]

Nice

The melody of this song is very nice, also the beats are pretty catchy.

However, the song is a tad bit too repititve. It's over 4 minutes long but there isn't that much happening during that time.

So overall I say that this is an OK song that requires some more work to become a good song. ;)

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