Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Watch It Burn (WIP)]

Good song, but repetitive

Sounds like Brit-Pop from the 90's, which in fact sounded quite nice at it's time and it also sounds nice nowadays.

The rhythm and the melody are very nice and very catchy. I was humming along to it the first time I listened to this song.

But sadly the song doesn't change too much while it plays. The differences between the verses and the chorus is only hard to make out, so the song gets a little repetitive after some time.

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[Melody of the Wind]

Nice

The song starts off really slow, but it slowly progresses from there, until the drums set in.

I think the drums are a bit too much in the background (or maybe I should've followed your advise to listen to this song with headphones. But I don't have any right now. :( ).

But on the other hand the quiet drums create a very relaxing atmosphere. In the intro the "wind" feels very cold, like in winter or early spring. But when the drums set in the atmosphere changes to a much warmer one. Now it's not a chilly wind but a cool summer breeze, that helps to cool down a bit from a long and hot day.

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[SN | No Purpose Flour | SN]

Great

I don't know how loud the track was when you made it, but here it does indeed sound very quiet.

Anyway, it still sounds awesome. I especially like the glitchy sounds together with what seems to be bird noises in the background (or those bird noises are also glitch sounds, but it sounds as if there are some birds singing, lol).

Also, the drum track you come up with in the second part of the song (at around 1:35) is amazing. On the one hand it seems to be all over the place, but on the other hand it creates a very nice rhythm.

So, the only downside is that it seems to be too quiet, but other than that, it's an aweomse track!

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SessileNomad responds:

bird noises are a certain black fellow, pitch shifted up a few steps, but he is just screamin and shit

i think i might go back in and make this track a little louder, we'll see

thanks for reviewin man

[musicmachine - cover]

Good cover

I just listened to the original song and I have to say I like your cover version even better than the original. Maybe it's because I don't like dance music that much, heh.

But anyway, you've done a very good job with this song. I like the hard sounding guitar riffs in the background, they fit very nice to the voice.
I also like how you tried to keep the song from getting repetitive by constantly changing around the background music. I like even more how all of the different background "parts" fit so well to the voice. Almost seems as if the vocals where exclusively written and recorded for this song.

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loansindi responds:

I'm glad you liked it.

I spent a fair amount of time on this one, and I've still got some files laying around that had failed attempts at writing the instrumentals. The only thing I really had to go on was the bass in the original song, so I kind of just based everything around that.

I left their vocal track entirely intact, and decided to write around it. I think if I had futzed with slicing up the vocals I never would have finished.

Thanks for the review!

[Jazzy, Funky Zombies]

Nice story

I like the story you present in the comments, it gave me a good laugh (especially the last sentence).

The intro and outro work pretty well when imagining that some zombies come out of their graves and go back into it at the end.

The jam session sounds pretty nice, but I think the song needs a bit more work. I think the first riff is played a tad bit too long. It only changes at around 1:23. While it sounds nice it gets a bit repetitive before you finally change it.

Also I would like to hear some kind of drum solo in here as well and maybe even a bass solo if you can come up with one.
This would give all of the instruments some exposure and in my opinion it would make the song sound more interesting.

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Birdinator99 responds:

Thanks for the review! Glad I got the intro/outro working. Hmmm... Drum and bass solos actually sound like a good idea... That'd be pretty interesting just to give it a shot. *Ideas forming*

[Strangled - clarity burie]

Nice atmosphere

Wow, the atmosphere in this track is great. It somehow reminds me of a very large city, something like Kairo maybe (I don't know why, but I have to think of some arabian or egyptian city when listening to this song).

I like how the track manages to stay in the background yet being very present at the same time. It doesn't distract me from what I am doing but at the same time I like listening to this while I'm doing something else.

The only thing I didn't like where the cymbals that can be heard every now end then. They don't really fit in the song in my opinion.

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Calamaistr responds:

What cymbals exactly? (you can pm me if you want) i didnt use alot of cymbals in this track and the ones i did use.. well i dont think they sound out of place really, they are a part of the atmosphere to keep things magical.

How did you like the guitar on the good thought parts? :)

thanks for the review man.

[Dreaming Away]

Bad sound quality, great song

Well, just like with other songs I reviewed from you, the biggest downside of this track is the low sound quality. Sometimes it's hard to make things out properly, but the nice sounds from the guitar and some of the effects kept me interested in the song.

The atmosphere you create with the guitar here is very dense. It creates feelings of loneliness and melancholy in me. Not quite sure if that's what you wanted to achieve, but that's how I feel when listening to the song. ^^

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Monkeydelic responds:

Thanks :)

I guess i sometimes forget that some elements just aren't that easy to hear for people, as i myself know they're there, and that may be the only reason i "hear" them clearly.

Loneliness and melancholy was indeed the emotions i had and was trying to create when making this song, as i found that music with a melancholy feel are the most beautiful and the ones that moves me personally the most, so i guess mission accomplished:P

Thanks for the review :)

Namaste.

[Flood of consequences]

Good song

Simple structure, yes. But most of the time the simple structure works a lot better than overly complex songs.

The guitars could use some more work, they sound a bit thin, especially compared to the very bassy drums.
Speaking of the drums, I like the drum track. It may be a bit repetitive, but it sounds awesome anyway. ^^

The quieter part during the middle of the song may be a tad bit too quiet and the transition to this part could use some more work as well. Seems a bit too abrupt to me right now.

Overall, this is a very good song.

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of-wolf responds:

Thanks for the review, Haggard!
You seem to have noticed all the problems I was having with the song. I hadn't thought much about the quiet interlude but I think you're right, I'll have to rework that. Glad you liked it!

[[herd] Uprising Trek]

Good song

This is a nice song. The melodies in here are somewhat catchy plus they create a very nice "dancefloor" atmosphere.

The background beat is a bit repetitive, but it accompanies the melodies in a good way and it gives the people on the dancefloor something to go crazy about, because the kick is very hard and bassy (which is a good thing).

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Herdunculus responds:

Thanks a lot. You seem knowledgeable about dance songs, so this means a lot! Thanks.

[SessileNomad+DJBossler Collab]

Good start but needs some more work

Well, it definitely sounds interesting. I'm not too fond of the slow fade in, but the kick you introduce towards the end of this short intro is very hard and sounds just awesome.

There's not too much else to review as this track is very short. It seems as if the song isn't really worked out yet, for example the mastering seems to be in a very early stage. Maybe it's just me, but I somehow think this sounds too loud in general.

Anyway, it's still interesting to listen to. :)

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SessileNomad responds:

yeah it was just a demo, it'll be souped up if we get accepted to the EP