Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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

[Elias Reverse]

Good song

A very diversified with elements from quite a few genres, it seems. I especially like the ska-like riffs you have in here, they sound very good together with the drums.

The bass is a bit too low here, the drums sound very weak.

Towards the end the track loses a bit of it's originality, maybe it's because there are no vocals in here (just like you said in the author comments). Maybe a few soli from various instruments would help, but then it wouldn't be a "instrumental for a song with vocals" anymore.

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Sawdust responds:

I don't listen to any ska, but I assume that that's a good thing seeing how you saw it in a positive light. Also I should've probably thrown in a solo at the end, like a sudden shift to heavy metal, with like bells tolling and a sample of Roger Daltrey going YEAH and the most ungodly succession of arpeggios I could fathom.

[New Wave Diet]

Relaxing

The tune is very relaxing, but I think some sort of climax would still be nice to have. Everything seems just too quiet.

Now, a relaxing track isn't a bad thing, but here it just feels as if there's something missing.
After the relativly slow start I hoped the song would pick up a bit, but it didn't.

Anyway, the melodies you already have in this song are quite nice and I think you can easily build up on them. Maybe some stronger drums and a less repetitive background rhythm would do good here.

Overall, the song is nice, but nothing too special.

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[Strangled - Through the m]

Creepy

In the beginning this sounds very "adrenaline rushing", which goes along very well with your description in the comments. the main melody is very driving and the instruments in the background create a very frightening atmosphere.

During the middle you add some bells, which I think intensify the frightening atmosphere. Maybe has something to do with horror movies I watched, where often bells where used in creepy background music. ^^

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Calamaistr responds:

same as with coop, sorry it took me ages to notice you reviewed this.
thanks! -cal.

[Searching in the Wastelands]

Nice song

Very interesting piece. It starts off rather slow, but picks up shortly after the intro.

I like the melodies here. They sound relaxing, yet also a bit suspenseful, indiciating that now may not be the right time at all to sit down and relax.

That wasteland feeling you described in the comments comes to my mind as well. Maybe it's because of the pounding drums in the background that create this image in mind.

Anyway, very nice song!

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[<EagleGuard> Mountain Jungles]

Medieval

Some very nice melodies in here although the background melodies could be tad bit louder.

Anyway, the atmosphere created by this song is very medieval, which is think sounds pretty cool. I haven't seen Avatar yet (and I doubt I will see it in the near future), so I don't know how big the influence from the score of that movie is.
But I think the atmosphere in this song really is more medieval than jungle-like. Even though the bongos really give this piece a "jungle-like touch".

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EagleGuard responds:

Thanks for the feedback. I don't see how this sounds medieval, but oh well. Glad the melodies worked out OK.

Thanks for the review!

[[Assios] - Fireworks]

Cheerful

A very cheerful tune. I really like the atmosphere you create with the melodies here. The beat is a bit weak, but the rhythm fits very nicely to the melodies.

Towards the end (at around the 2 minutes mark), the main melody gets a bit chaotic. Luckily this doesn't last too long, but I think you should try to replace that bit.

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Assios responds:

Thanks :) Yeah, that part was very messy :p I'll replace it or remove it

[To Feel]

Good try

This is a good first submission. Maybe a tad bit too long, but overall it's still a good song.

The intro could be a bit shorter and maybe you could shorten the song a bit in general. Namely towards the end it gets a bit repetitve. By shortening the track a bit, you could avoid this.

Also, there doesn't seem too much progression in this song. It stays at almost the same "energy level" the whole time. A few dynamics would get rid of this impression or maybe a few quieter parts here and there.

Also the main melody is too much in the background for my liking. It can hardly be heard behind the main beat.

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[[dj-Jo] 2 Minute Lunch Break]

Very good track

Very nice beats you have here. Really sound like a big party going on and a lot of people have a lot of fun.

I also like the intro. I had an image in mind where people are going to lunch and then suddendly one guy starts to dance and then more and more people join him until the party is in full swing (disco balls are hanging from the ceiling and everything... ^^)

The outro is done in a similar way which also sounds very nice.

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dj-Jo responds:

Glad you enjoyed it :D Party on!

[2010Rollers]

Nice drums

The beat here is very nice and the sound of the drums is good as well.

The deep bass that can be heard in the background gets a bit annoying after a while. Maybe you should try to change the instrument or cut down a bit on the use of the bass.

The progression of the song is done in a nice way. I like how there are constantly added new things to it, until suddendly the very abrupt yet fitting outro is there.

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eatmeatleet responds:

thanks. I understand what you mean. I wanted it longer but couldn't come up with good sounding drums so I thought it shouldn't be looping for no reason