Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Whatever...]

Good, but generic

The intro is a bit unusual for a song labeled as "General Rock", but you have to go some new ways to really stand out from the masses, I guess.

Anyway, after the intro follows a good sounding, but unfortunatly very generic rock song. Especially the drums could use some more work in my opinion as it gets very repetitive towards the end.

The guitar and bass play some very nice stuff during the song (especially towards the end) but the main riff sounds as if I had listened to this song a thousand times before.

Overall the song is nice and a lot better than 90% of the songs that are played by radio stations, but that doesn't prevent it from being generic.

PS: Is it just me or is there a slight timing issue at 0:34/0:35?

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carlitozsx56686 responds:

Thanks for reviewing after my request! I see that the main point of your review is innovation, which I think it's an awesome thing! I'll try new things as I can. Thanks again, Haggard! And yes, it is a timing issue.

[Sunstones]

Good atmo, needs some polishing

This track builds up a very nice atmosphere from time to time. It is kind of destroyed by the uneven tempo and unsteady beat.
But as this was just some random jamming it is understandable that not everything is perfectly in tact.

Also the low sound quality is another issue you need to iron out.

I think you shouldn't cut out the coughing. It sounds really funny how it suddendly appears in the middle of the song. :D

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Monkeydelic responds:

Thanks for the review :)

The tempo is something i'll easily fix with a click track, and i now have access to some better recording equipment, so check and check hehe.

thanks again.

[_Inspiration_]

A tad bit faster...

The song sounds really nice. I like the melodies and the drums here. But in my opinion it could be a tad bit faster. Not much faster and no higher pitch or something like that, just this tiny bit faster... I think it would sound better.

However, the song of course isn't bad the way it is now. The melodies get stuck in the head really quickly and I found myself humming along to it the second time I listened to the song. Nice work!

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Birdinator99 responds:

Yea, I plan on doing faster songs in the near future, so don't worry about that. I'm glad it got stuck in your head though :D

Thanks for listening!

[There's Still Hope Left (]

Good

The meldoies are great here, I really like listening to them. The drums could use some more work, they get very repetitive towards the end. Maybe just a slight change in the pattern the drums play would already do the trick.

I think the transition at 0:44 works quite well. It's nothing too fancy, but it helps to keep the listener interested in the song. It's like "oh, something is happening there". Even if it is only a short break, in my opinion those breaks help to make a song less repetitive. :)

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Step responds:

Thanks for the review, Haggard!

Problem with the transition at 0:44 is it sort of ends a bit too abruptly.

Yeah I know, the drums really do suck :(. I'll probably completely redo them when I have the time.

Glad you like the melodies, that's probably what stands out the most in the submission. My second time in a major scale :3.

Thanks again for the great review!

[Mother.]

Good song

A very good song. It starts off very slow, but it picks up a few seconds into the song.

I really like the melody, it creates a very nice atmosphere: Not overly happy or cheerful, but not sad or melancholic either. I think you found a good mix between those emotions.

The ending is a bit disappointing, though, it ends too suddendly.

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Calamaistr responds:

Hmm, it should loop if im correct..

Sorry for being short, its late and ive been very busy.

Ofcourse thanks for the review i apreciate it. :)

[Passive Ignorance]

Good song

Well, the sound quality is a bit low, but the song still kicks ass. I like the drums here. They have a good sound (despite the overall low sound quality ^^), especially the bass drum sounds pretty good.

The guitar plays some nice stuff as well, but it seems as if it is mixed very far to the right side, the left side seems to be a bit uncared-for. This doesn't sound too good to me.

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Sawdust responds:

Well, I had one guitar on the right and one on the left, if I can recall. And I kept the drum in the center as well. Oh well, at least you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review!

[Rain on the Lily Pond]

Good

Heh, you don't hear the marimba too often in the audio portal, so it's nice to review a piece where that instruments plays the "main part" in a song for a change.

Well, the melodies sure are nice and they go along well together with the title. I actually had an image in mind that had to do with raindrops falling.

Too bad the sound quality is so low. I think it must be really hard to record the marimba, but sometimes it's just too quiet. It would be nice if you could try out a few things to improve the sound quality, like playing a bit louder, moving the mic nearer to the instrument and such things.

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Cimba responds:

Did you listen to it on a laptop because i have noticed that that makes the sound quality much worse

[[AL] Pretending]

Good song

This song creates a very good atmosphere. Just the right thing I need on a sunny day like this. :)
It feels very relaxing, but it also feels as if there's some kind of "threat" in the background. This fits really good to the title. Just as if the song is saying: Yes, there are some problems that needs to be adressed, but everything is going to be all right, so don't worry.

I really like this song.

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ChampionAnwar responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you think so :D! Never seen it as a sunny day though, but I do now :D :D!

I'm glad you picked up on the subtle threat I put in there! I'll be sure to address the problems that have come up :3. Thanks for your kind words and the fave :D :D!

[SN | Beautiful Arrhythmia | SN]

Good song

Well, this is a very good song. I'm still not too fond of the glitch-genre, but what you make out of it sounds just amazing.

I like how diversyfied this song is, it just never gets repetitive, even after listening to it 3 times in a row.

I also like the fast pace of the song, it just sounds great in the fast parts. :)

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SessileNomad responds:

thanks dude

ill make you like glitch sooner or later xD

[New Qualification V2.0]

Nice but could be better

The song sounds nice, but I feel that there's something missing. It is quite slow most of the time, so I think a few more faster parts would do the song good.

Also a few more instruments wouldn't hurt as well. Like Supersteph wrote in his review, the song feels a bit "empty" (and that's what I mean by writing "there's something missing"). The song is quite repetitive, so the addition of some more instruments could make this song more varied.

The addition of the voice is quite nice and it adds a good atmosphere to the song.
But it isn't enough for me to give the song a higher score.

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