Haggard's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Intro/Down The Rabbit Hole]

Cheerful

A very cheerful song in my opinion. With a very catchy main beat.

Only thing is that there isn't too much happening during the song. Some various parts or some breaks from the main melody here and there would be very nice and it would make the song more varied.

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Chymo responds:

Yeah I know what you mean. I wanted it to be a nice gentle introduction to the album I'm working on. I can't seem to get the balance right. There's either too much going on or not enough. Thanks for the review.

[Falling Airplanes]

Interesting

The into sounds a bit dissonant sometimes. Both the vocals and the instruments. It still sounded nice, maybe a little bit too repititve, though.

The part after the intro reminds me A LOT of Radiohead's "Morning Bell/Amnesiac". Too bad the vocals are so low here.

The third part is my favorite part. It creates a very good atmosphere with the fast paced main beat and the long hold notes.

The last part seems a bit strange to me. It's too quiet overall and I just don't know what to think about it.

Overall, the song is very interesting and the various parts keep the listener interested, even though the song is over 7 minutes long.

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soulofbass responds:

Thanks for the review, the RRC seems to have some really good reviewers. still no one's really discussed the lyrics or subject matter but im glad you find it interesting. i love radiohead so i wouldnt be surprised to see some influences in there, sigur ros as well probably.

[-'+ Darkside +'- (Final)]

Heavy beat

Wow, a very heavy beat. I like that. I also like the deep voice that says "Darkside". It fits very well into the song.

I think the progression of the song is done great. The intro sounds very light and almost cheerful, then suddendly you change the whole thing to a very hard and bassy track.

However, I think the ending could use some more work. It ends too abruptly in my opinion. Maybe you should let the last note last a bit longer.

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Krussi responds:

Thanks alot for another review :) Glad you liked it ^^ Hmm, yeah, you got a great idea there. I geuss I'll play around with it some more :P I usually don't make this kind of music, but I believe it turned out rather good too :P Thanks alot for the review, the idea, your time.

And thanks "Review request club" :)

Cheers

[Take off every Zig (WiP)]

Good track

I like the beat here a lot. It sounds very good and creates a happy feeling. And I guess "happy feelings" is what Trance music is about. ^^

I also like the various sound effects you put in here. It's easy to overuse sound effects and annoy listeners with them. But you did make good use of them.

Good work!

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Krussi responds:

Ooh, another review from the "Review Request Club" :D I thought I only were getting 1 review from you guys. I probably will upload a version without the FX's since some said that they liked it but didn't like the FX's :P

Well, thanks alot for your time, the review and the "10" :D

Cheers

[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.

[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.

[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!