Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[MC Crispy] - World in Flames]

Needs better sound quality

Well, it's very hard to review this because of the sound quality. Just everything was hard to make out. The beat and the vocals.

But let's start from the beginning. You should edit out the first few seconds as there can be nothing heard except for some nasty static sounds. It's okay if there are a few seconds of silence before the song starts, but those cracking noises are just annoying.

Then, everything needs to be louder or even better recorded at a better quality. Everything sounds as if you had put the mic underneath a cussion or something.

The rapping itself could also use some improvements. You should try to time the verses better with the background beat and you should try to time the lines better with your breathing. Sometimes you had some pauses to catch some breath, but they didn't really fit there where you had them.
Also on one occasion it sounded as if you forgot the text and just mumbled something to cover that up.

I'm sorry that I can't be more positive about that track, but as I've said in the beginning, it's hard to review it because of the low sound quality.

chrisG755 responds:

yeah, well this was made up on the spot.. and yeah its crap quality i'll get a new mic soon. Thank you for your helpful review.

[Not a Stalker]

Nice song

It's a nice song. If you let this play in the background without paying too much attention to it, it really does sound like one of those happy "summer hits" you can hear on all radio stations.

But if you listen carefully to the lyrics the song turns out to be quite funy and sarcastic/sadistic.

I don't like the effect on the voice too much, but it does server well in creating this "happy song"-atmosphere.

{ Review Request Club }

CluppHead responds:

I'm glad that the happy feel came across, it's exactly what i was going for along with it being sadistic. Crazy guy that doesn't think he's crazy sort of thing. I don't think i'll be using that autotuning effect much more in the future. It was a fun little toy to play around with while the trial lasted, but i agree that it can sometimes take away from the music as well. Thanks very much for the review!

[Ambrosia - Jxl180]

Nice song

A nice song, but I think the drums should be a bit more powerful. Especially the cymbal/hi hat sounds a bit strange.

But other than that the song sounds very nice and has a good beat along with nice melodies.

Also the progression of the song is very nice. It starts off very slow, but new things are added constantly, which keeps the listener interested in the song.

I think the outro is a bit of a let down, I think it would work better if you just ended on a single beat without the slight fade you have added there.

{ Review Request Club }

jxl180 responds:

Thanks for your review.

[==(Drifting)==]

Too bad I don't have a boat :(

Yeah, I don't have a boat plus it's pretty cold here now, so I wouldn't want to drift by the coast right now anyway. But this song still sounds very nice and amazingly smooth here at home. :)

The only suggestion I can give is to make this longer. Or maybe you could just try to let the whole song loop.

{ Review Request Club }

[Alien Relations (Freestyle Mx)]

Turned out well

So, you freestyled you say? Well, nothing wrong with that, especially when the result sounds so good like in this song.
While the song is indeed all over the place, this is what it makes sound interesting. The song gets unpredictable and this is what kept me listening to this song over and over again. There always where some parts I wanted to listen to again.

I just listened to the original again and I like the freestyle mix a lot better. :)

{ Review Request Club }

Bracksta responds:

thanks Haggard :D, i'm glad to here positive input from you. i was afraid that the freestyle mix would be to all over the place for people, but i am glad that is not the case :). I need to go back and freestyle some more of my music :D.

[Slapfish]

Nice and calm

While the quality of the sound sure is lacking the song itself sounds really nice. Especially the parts where you slide on the strings. Together with the effects in the background a very dense atmosphere is created.

Maybe you could add a second guitar that plays some arpeggios or even some drums could work in this song. You'd have to be very careful with the drums though, as they could easily destroy the calm atmosphere of the song.

Also you need to find a better way to record your guitar to increase the sound quality.

{ Review Request Club }

[March_To_Eternity [Box-Killa]]

Impressive

I like the mix between those two genres. On the one hand you present a very calm piano with a nice melody and on the other hand you build up a nice contrast with that imperial music that could also serve as a theme for Darth Vader (and sometimes it sounds like music from the Final Fantasy games). ^^

I also think you found the right mix between louder parts where the imperial music plays and calmer parts where we can hear a piano and some strings.

So, not much else to write here for me. :D
Good job!

{ Review Request Club }

[Percolating Prevarication]

Nice, but keeps itself in the background too much

A good song, but it seems to be a bit... "bland". It's just that there doesn't seem to be any climax in this song.
Yes, I know this was posted in the "Ambient" genre and many ambient songs don't have anything like a climax. I just don't know how I could describ this better.

Anyway, I'm not trying to say that this song is bad - because it isn't. I like the melodies in this song. They sound indeed very "stealthy" and especially the main melody (we can hear it already right from the beginning of the song) creates a "stealthy" atmosphere. It sounds as if there's a threat behind every corner and I have to be careful to not be seen by anyone.

The mixing is done pretty nice as well. Everything can be heard just fine without any melodies or instruments being overpowered by other instruments.

{ Review Request Club }

DJ-Chilvan responds:

Well, this was my first spin on stealthy-ambient music. But next time I'll aim for more pizazz in my composition. But I am glad that I met my goal, that this song does sound stealthy. That was my main focus and the fact that I accomplished it is a great joy =). I'm glad you liked the mixing. Mixing and mastering is one of the most irritating things I do in my life (yet fun), but it has to be done. This is probably my best mixed song yet.
Thanx for the review!

[Whispers of the Wind 3]

Good song

Very nice song. I really like the strings here. They create a very calm and relaxing atmosphere. There is also some kind of melancholy in the atmosphere... maybe someone who's sitting in front of a fireplace thinks about someone he once loved but who has left him (or who died a long time ago).

Too bad the song is screwed up a bit at around the 0:27 mark, the tone there nearly breaks off.

Later on the song gets also some kind of jazzy feeling because of the vibraphone that sometimes has a very happy feel to it when it plays some fast notes. Here I think of that someone I mentioned above and he in turn thinks of the good times he had with this loved person. The melancholic feeling is still there, but it's mixed with happy feelings as well. A very nice way to end the song. It indicates that you shouldn't just sit there depressed, thinking about what once was, but that you should look ahead instead. There's a future for you out there! :)

{ Review Request Club }

Cimba responds:

Thanks for reviewing

[If I Could Choose]

Great song, but low quality

Wow, this is a truly great song! First of all it's a nice change from what usually gets requested in the RRC (mostly songs made with FL Studio or something similar). While those songs are in no way bad, it still is nice to hear "real" music for a change. :)

The sound quality is a bit low, which hurts the song a bit. Sometimes the drums are too loud, especially when the cymbal is played and it's hard to make out the other instruments then.

But the song still is very nice, especially the voice. It sounds a bit dissonant from time to time and you also have some moments where you scream a bit. I really like this as it fits good to the music and to the lyrics as well.

So, the only advice I could give you is that you try to record this in a better quality. But I guess this is easier said than done.

{ Review Request Club }

ShanZE responds:

It popped into my mind also that it would be nice for you to review something different and I also want more reviews because although I'm not in the bottom of the grunge list, I've still got such a small number of reviews which leaves me with a lot of questions. Actually it would be nice to know why my songs don't really draw that much attention, would be nice to know what the reason is since nobody never really said that any of my songs are bad. Or maybe I just don't have that kind of luck :D So far, anyway!

Yeah the quality is a bit low, especially the acoustic guitar. That will be fixed when I'm able to buy a better soundcard and a mic etc... It's always the money. It's nice that you also remember to tell what is good about the song while being honest about the rest as well, I really like your reviews. Makes me believe in myself again. So, thanks to you a lot again!

I will record this in a better quality, no doubt. It's one of my best songs and one of those that deserve a better package.