Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Golden Mind]

Great

A very great song. The intro/outro may be a bit weird, but the rest of the song is just awesome.

I really like the atmosphere the song creates, plus the singer has a great voice. :)

While the songwriting itself may not be that overly complex (some simple chords and the song structure is simple as well) it is very effective. I just couldn't stop listening to this. I just sat there and waited until the song was over. And then I listened to it again because it's so awesome, heh.

Well, not much to critizise here, except maybe that you should cut the outro a bit shorter.

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StickyRemnant responds:

Thanks. I'm glad you like it!

I probably will cut the intro and outro noise parts down a bit and I'm thinking of extending the outro drum part by a couple of bars before it fades out.

[Peaceful_Adventure [Box-Killa]]

Good song, bad sound quality

A very nice track. There are some minor errors here and there, but I couldn't play it any better even after a few hundred tries. ;)

However, you really should consider buying a new microphone. The fuzzy noises in the background really disturb the experience while listening to this.

I really like the reverb effect you have on the guitar, it creates a very nice atmosphere..

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[AF - Memories]

Sounds nice

This song creates a very laid-back atmosphere, yet at the same time, the atmosphere is full of suspense. This is propably because of the main melody. It only plays very short notes, so it sounds very driving. But the background melodies and beats sound much slower and thus they create a laid-back atmosphere. This is a very interesting mix.

However, the song doesn't develope too much while it plays. I think you should try to move into eihter one direction with this song. Either let it become more and more driving and suspenseful while it plays or concentrate more on the relaxing atmosphere.

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[Alien Rampage]

Nice

A pretty good song with a nice storyline. Not too original, but it's always nice to have a little story to an instrumental song.

I like the intro very much, the drums here sound pretty good. The transition to the second part is also done in a nice way. I like the mostly deep sounds here, I think they cover the "kicking ass" part very well.

The second part ended too quickly, though. At first I thought my speakers where broken or the song didn't load properly... you should try to fix that a bit.
I understand that the aliens are supposed to leave quickly, but the second part ends right in the middle of the riff, it seems.

Anyway, the 3rd part is a very nice outro to the song. Not too exiting, but the happy people just have to get a hang on the things again, I guess. ^^

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Birdinator99 responds:

Thanks for the kind words -- I agree with the point you made about the 2nd part cutting off, though. I'll make sure to avoid things like that in the future!

[Cries of the Tormented]

Good song

The intro is very creepy, could be the score to a psycho thriller or even a horror movie.

The track that follows after the intro isn't so creepy anymore, but the atmosphere is definitely very dark, despite the high pitched notes you used throughout the track.

While I don't like the outro here too much (it's a bit too abrupt) it's still nice that you ended the song the same way you started it, with a small "bang".

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Step responds:

Thanks for the review, Haggard! :D. I really don't know what got into me when I made this song. I was aiming for some normal trance with a choir intro, but I continued by adding more choirs to the intro, some scary effects, a bell, and it became the creepiest intro ever made XD. Then, I just had to go with the flow and make everything else creepy :P. A really weird fact is that I only got inspiration and ideas for the song at night - in the day, all I could do was play around with the song a little, but at night new melodies, ideas and inspiration came rushing to me xP. Anyway, as for that outro, maybe if I slow down the ending a little it won't be abrupt. Anyhow, thanks again for the helpful review!

[Seashore Metropolis]

Well...

I really don't know what's wrong with this song. I listened to it a few times in a row now and couldn't find anything I could critizise. ^^

I like the melodies here a lot. They create a very laid-back atmosphere. The background instruments intensify this atmosphere as they hold themselves in the background very nicely.

Only thing you could maybe add are some sound fx, like wind or water... but other than that, the song is fine!

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Sawdust responds:

Thanks so much!

[[MC Crispy] - Real Times]

Good track

This track has a better sound quality than the last one I reviewed from you. But the vocals still sound a bit muffled, so I think you still have to experiment a little bit with various settings for your mic until you come come up with a better quality.

For a freestyle the rapping is pretty good. There are some parts here and there that don't sound too natural, but overall your rapping is good and you really are very talented in my opinion. Now all you have to do is to try to make the best out of your talent by constantly practicing. ^^

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chrisG755 responds:

thank you so much.. i have been practicing loads recently and my new mic is excellent.. i will definitely work on the dodgy parts. i need to work on breathing cause i lose it at bits.. but i should have it worked out soon.

i will continue to drop tracks on NG and work on breathing.. mic quality.. and as well as that try to properly write a song. i record all in one go as if it was live on stage, so if i muffle it up i ruin the whole recording and the lyrics may not work if i re-rap. as well as that.. i have bad days-good days.. some days its easy to rap others i struggle.. so i should try and write songs.. so that i remember the track.

Once again thank you for your review i wouldn't be able to do it without you guys help thanks

-Chris

[Piano Interlude 1]

Nice, but doesn't sound like a piano

Yeah, it sounds very strange for a piano, but the composition is nice anyway.
I especially like the second part (that starts around 32 seconds into the song). The rhythm here is very catchy and it just sounds nice in general.

However, while this is supposed to be a piano solo you could still add some more instruments. The piano would be the lead insturment so the name "piano solo" or "piano interlude" would still hold true, but at the same time you would give the listener something more to listen to.
In my opinion a piano solo only works if the instrument does indeed sound like a piano, which isn't the case in this piece.

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[Strangled - Beholder bunn]

Ends too abruptly

This song creates a very creepy atmosphere. The effects are well chosen here, it almost feels as if I'm ventureing into a deep cave and I experience very strange things there.

I wished the song was a bit longer, though. The outro seems to be a bit rushed, just suddendly ending on that one note. I think with a bit more work you could come up with a better, more satisfying ending.

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Calamaistr responds:

hm, well theyre all supposed to be more of a 'atmospheric' track, its in that light atleast i make this album. :)
Besides theyr all meant as a loop so it doesnt actually 'end'

thanks for the compliment and thanks for the review. :)

[Your Wall (WIP)]

Good song, but too loud

Again a pretty nice song. I again like the vocals, they are pretty good. The rhythm here is nice as well and I was tapping my foot along to it on the very first time I listened to it.

The problem here is that everything sounds very loud, almost as if the instruments are overamplified, so you should try to get things sorted out when you record the final song.

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StickyRemnant responds:

I'm glad you like it :)
With regards to the loudness, yea, I think I may have overdone the compression abit. It helps give the song its energy but it probably borders on "listener fatigue" . I plan on tweaking this once I've written the lyrics.

Thanks