Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Subtle Changes]

Nice sound

Unlike others here I really like the double notes you create with the delay effect. It creates a quite unusual sound if done right. And yes, you did it right! :)

The intro was done very well with just the drums at the beginning and the guitar added later.

However, while I like the double notes and the atmosphere this creates it would do the song good if you had some longer parts without any echo effects on the guitar. Or maybe a second clean or slightly distorted guitar that plays along.
It would add a bit more varity to the song in my opinion.

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[Mindframe]

Good ambient track

Wow, this track creates a very great atmosphere. I also like your choice of instruments, it's quite original and definatly your everyday mixture of instruments.

I like how well everything works together here. The guitar, the percussions, the sound effects in the background.

Nice job!

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RopeDrink responds:

It's definately a different blend of instruments, which is what I aimed for - Simple differences like having two-bass guitars have more focus over the electricguitar (Usually the other way around).

Thank you, really appreciate the review and glad you enjoyed the tune ^^

[|2008| Minor Issues]

Even better than the "original"

I just reviewed 'RD Dusted' and I liked it very much. But I felt that something was missing. I figured it would be lyrics, and I was right.

I like this even better with the added lyrics. Even though your voice is nearly overpowered by the music sometimes you did a damn good job of rapping to the beat. Your words and rhythm fit very good (nearly perfect) to the background beat.
Great job!

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Chista responds:

Thanks bro. I hardly get reviews, and I look forward for them, because I always want to improve. This means alot.

[Dusted]

Good. But the icing on the cake is missing.

This is quite a good track. I like the atomsphere you create with the beats. It's a somewhat light and relaxed feeling, but it's a bit thoughtful at the same time, too.

I also like that the song is quite diversified, even though the main beat plays nearly the whole time. It's the little things you added here and there that make the song interesting and worth listening to.

Well, but as I've said in the title. The "icing on the cake" is missing... that little extra that makes me want to hear this song again.
Maybe it's the lack of lyrics here. I'll definatly check out chista's version to see if I like it even better with lyrics. :)

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[Touch Of A Dream]

Good

The intro sounds a bit too random for me. At first I thought that this is a spam submission... but luckily quite a good song followed once the intro was over.

The song is very fast paced and you have some interesting melodies and a very good main beat in here.

I also like that you added various parts to the song, makeing it less repititve and more interesting.

Good work!

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[The Voice of the Rain]

Good track

It's a good track. The atmosphere it creates is great.
I like the sound samples you used throughout the track. At first we can hear some birds chirping, it seems as if it is a nice and warm day. But the music already foreshadows that there's a storm coming.

Later we can hear the rain falling, the music now creates an almost sad atmosphere. As if the rain doesn't bring relief and doesn't wash away all the sorrow... but it carries sorrow with it.
This impression is strengthened by the fact that we still can hear the rain fall even though the music already faded away.

The ending may be a bit too long though. Or the sound of the falling rain is too low. Maybe it would work better if you not only fade out the music, but also fade in the rain sounds at the same time, so that it seems as if the rain outpowers the music in the end.

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gregaaron89 responds:

Thanks a lot for your review, that was really helpful! Glad you liked it.

[Lost Heaven (Mafia Mix)]

Nice, but repititve

The build up in the intro is done very nicely. At first I thought this was going to be another boring techno song. But you added more and more stuff, makeing the song more and more interesting while doing so.

I love the synths in the background. They create a very nice atmosphere.

However, the song gets a bit repittive after a while. Maybe it's because it is nearly 7 minutes long. It's hard to create a song with such length without getting repititve.
Maybe if you try to shorten the song a bit it would be more varied.

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WritersBlock responds:

:D
Thanks for your review. Yeah, a bit more practice and experience and I'll hopefully fix this repetitiveness problem that I've got.
<3

[Firebolt - Above(demo)]

A bit too generic

The intro is a bit too generic for me, but I like the melodies you put in the background.

I especially liked the part where you completely took out the drum beat. It has a very nice atmosphere to it. Also, the change over to the next part (again with drums) is done very well.

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FlamingFirebolt responds:

Generic, IMO a bit yes. I'm still fairly new to to trance and generic is the easiest for me :). I'll keep in mind to stay more origenal next time.

Anyhow, thanks you liked it.

[.:HMS:. Diligently]

Good song

It's a nice song. The sounds and melodies are very good and you are right when you say that the song really starts at 1:28. But the part before that isn't bad, but a nice build up for that part at 1:28.

However, I think the song is a tad bit too "aggressive"... or maybe I am just not in the right mood right now for this song?
Anyway, I think the song is too prominent and doesn't keep itself in the background that good.

But apart from that little "flaw" the song is very good!

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[Shadow Play]

Generic?

Yes, I think most trance songs are generic. But this luckily isn't "most trance songs"! ;)

Even though this song is over 6 minutes long it doesn't get boring, repititve or "generic". I like the various parts you put into the song and even more than that I like how you manage to change from one part to another part without disrupting the flow of the song.

Good work!

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thank you very much for the review Haggard. I really tried to make it as interesting as possible so people would listen to all 6 minutes. Thanks for listening to my song!