Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Solar Epoch]

Some vocals would be cool

I think this song needs some vocals. The guitars get a bit repetitive towards the end so I think the addition of vocals would add some diversity into the song.

I also think the rhythm guitar could be a bit louder. It plays some cool riffs, but they are very hard to make out.

However, I like small interludes (we can her it the first time at 1:17). The drums here sound good and the riff played there is very catchy. Reminds me of some other song, but the name slips my mind at the moment.

Overall the song is nice, but it needs some more work. I also had to think some time about the rating. At first I wanted to give you 7 out of 10, but then I felt it would be too low, but 8 out of 10 felt a bit too high... but since I can't give out half stars I decided to give you 8 stars since I think the song is closer to 8 stars than it is to 7. ^^

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Sawdust responds:

Seeing how you thought it needed some work...

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/314260

There. Hope it's better, thanks for the feedback!

[Stride (Mans0n)]

Needs some varity

The song itself is pretty good. The deep sounds create a very interesting atmosphere. I had some pictures of an underwater world in mind while listening to this. Not sure where those came from, but yeah, that's how I feel about this song. ^^

However, while the beats sure are nice they get a bit repetitive towards the end. I think some breaks here and there and some variations in the main theme would be very good for the song.

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[<EagleGuard> Project X]

Good song

While the synths in here do sound generic (like Coop already mentioned) I really like the added bells here. They sound pretty unique in this context and make sure that this song sticks out from the big mass of dance tracks.

But I also had the feeling that this song sounds strangely set back, just as if it tried to not attract too much attention. Maybe it's because the drums sound very weak in this song.

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EagleGuard responds:

Thanks for the review. I always try to make it sound different from other songs in its genre, so maybe that's why it may sound a bit set back. I don't think it's the drums though, perhaps I should've added more depth in the song by adding more instruments, like Coop said.

Glad you like the bells =)

[Touched by the abyss (piano)]

Nice

I find it very hard to review your songs. Not because I don't like them, but because I enjoy them so much! It's very hard to come up with something new and fresh everytime. ^^

Anyway, as I've already stated, I like this song. It creates a very good atmosphere, very calm and somewhat relaxed.

Sometimes there seem to be some wrong notes, but the overall impression of this song isn't clouded by this.

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Calamaistr responds:

I dont consider any notes wrong ever, i always go through my music multiple times to be sure.
What 'might seem a wrong note is often a logical note related to a certain sub melody, or at the least meant to change the atmosphere on a melody's emotion and to remind you and everyone else; its about the total of the music, wich is probably why my style isnt thát popular since its intellectual music, a person cant listen to a piece of mine once and tell me he has heard the piece, the piece must become familiar to one to say this, just like when you visit a town for the first time compared to when you live in that town for a year, the whole perception, the whole experience changes.

Hope this helps :)

I dont mind if you elaborate here and there, it wont change the way i make music but i definately apreciate peoples perception and insight.

Greets and thanks again.

-Cal.

[SPNR - Missing Something]

Missing something

Yeah, that's what I thought when listening to the song. :P

Seriously though. The intro is pretty cool, reminds me a bit of Portishead for some reason.
After that the song takes some time to pick up as we can only hear the beat for about 50 seconds until the melodies come in. In my opinion that's a bit too long.

Anyway, when the melodies pick up the song gets a lot better. Also after the little break at around the 2 minute mark the song unfolds it's full potential. I really like the atmosphere that is created here. It's relaxing on the one hand but on the other hand I also feel as if I was in some club with some of my friends and we just have a good time there.

So overall the song is nice, but I think it's lacking a bit in the first half.

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[Electric Sandwich]

Minimalistic

A very minimalstic song, but I like it. The bass is pretty amazing, it adds a very special note to the main beat.

The melodies are nice, even though they aren't too complex.

However, the song gets a bit repetitive towards the end, but I guess that's the problem with all minimalstic songs. ^^

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KieranNG responds:

Thanks.
Yeah, I'm pretty new to making music so it can't really be too complicated.

[JBI - My Destiny]

Nice build up

This song sounds very good. I like the build up from the intro to the climax of the song. It gets louder and louder every second. At first we can only make out some sounds, then the music sets in, but the volume still rises. When the melody sets in, the song becomes really epic.

I think you've done a great job mastering the song. Even though the melody is very loud compared to the other instruments we still can make out the drums and background melodies.

I also like that you had a "build down" in the song as well. It doesn't suddendly stop after the climax, but continues to play for about a minute before it ends.

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[[S_Rock] Hemp Root]

Nice song

The intro sounds a bit like if there was a bagpipe playing, but maybe I just misheard that (bagpipes are one of my favorite instruments, so maybe I just WANT to hear a bagpipe there ^^).

Anyway, the song reminds me a bit of the score to the movie Requiem for a Dream. Maybe it's the melody or the style in which the melody is played.

Towards the end the song gets a bit repetitive, but overall it's very nice to listen to this.

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S-Rock responds:

Everyone in the review request club gives this song an 8. come on!!!!!...Come on!!!!

[Western geisha (cl+orient)]

Very subtle

Again a very good loop. I like the "china town" atmosphere you create with the melodies here, it sounds nice.

I also like the subtleness of the song. I had this playing in the background for quite a while now and I'm not tired of listening to it. Sometimes I didn't even realize that the song was still playing.
While this may not sound like a great compliment it is indeed meant to be taken as a compliment. ;) I wasn't really aware that the song was playing but at the same time my subconscious mind still realized there was something nice to listen to, so I felt very relaxed. ^^

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Calamaistr responds:

Thats always the 'best compliment :)