Coop's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[SessileNomad+DJBossler Collab]

Nice intro

Sorry, I can't give you more than 8 for what appears to be a work in progress to me. It's a brilliant start, with some great work on the upbeat intro that reminds me of the Sorcerer's apprentice to start with, then it quickly takes on another mantle. I think that as the piece progresses, it needs to have at least another 2-3 minutes added to see how this goes. With the way that everything builds up nicely to what I would assume is DJ Bossler's part, you need to take that further.

I can't wait to hear the finished piece

[Review Request Club]

SessileNomad responds:

yeah i understand the grade, i wouldnt give a demo more than an 8 either :)

well if we dont make it into the collab EP then we probably wont finish it

[<EagleGuard> Mountain Jungles]

Certainly worthy of the film

If anyone is going out there to make some sort of Avatar parody, serious short or whatever, this needs to be included, even if it is just for the theme music. I think that this is a brilliant rendition of a piece that would be well suited to this particular setting.

I can see that you enjoyed the film, as you've brough back this music and it really shows that you care, giving some good time and effort to the piece. I think that I'd like to hear some of your more doom-laden pieces as for the parts of the film that were not so nature-orientated, or awe-inspired.

It's not a bad loop, either, which makes it ideal for the setting of flash movies. Perhaps with a little more on the drums, you'd be able to get a better effect, because they seem a little faint in places, especially where ti seems that you're flourishing them in a crescendo.

[Review Request Club]

EagleGuard responds:

Thanks man! I'm glad you liked it :)

It'd be nice if people used this in their flashes, though I'm not sure if it'd fit in. I'll try working on the drums next time (they're not really my specialty).

Thanks for the review!

[Strangled - Through the m]

Wide ranging

A good use of various elements that certainly comes together as a nice sounding piece, which will certainly be rather versatile in the uses.

I think that the use of the bells / chimes in the middle adds a new dynamic to the piece and in the end, this might have to be eidited out for certain uses, because it doesn't necessarily fit a heroic epic style background, though it might without that.

Still, for a one minute loop[, this still out performs quite a few of the loops of similar nature that I have heard.

[Review Request Club]

Calamaistr responds:

thanks, never knew you reviewed this so sorry it took me ages.
-cal :)

[Elias Reverse]

Well worked

Not bad, but a little fragmented in places - I'm not a fan of the speed metal style drum-cymbal combinations, that you threw in here. If you're going to do that, go the whole nine yards and we can hear a piece of proper metal. Otherwise go and sort something out with slowing the drums down a little in that part, so that it transists nicely.

I think that there's certainly hope for this piece. There needs to be vocals for this, otherwise it just seems like a jam session, so taking it a little further, we can see if there's bits in there that need to be brought forth and encouraged. I think that as a result of this, you do need to come forward with the guitars and let them come to fruition. The bass or rhythm (I can't decide) needs to be louder, as it gets drowned out by the lead and the drums combined.

[Review Request Club]

Sawdust responds:

Alright. I'll write whimsical metal lyrics and sing in my most Dickinson like voice if I'm in the mood to embarrass myself. And yeah, the bass could be on the louder side I reckon.

[Your Wall (WIP)]

Nice piece

To be honest, I'll start with a complaint. Don't write the lyrics like that, it's lazy. Write them out in full, so that we can read them along with the song. So the style of the vocalist is difficult to follow. In that case, make the lyrics easier to follow on the page.

Right, there's a good guitar and drum blend here, with decent, if difficult to understand lyrics. I think that you could take this further, but it would be some sort of guitar solo, that deserves to break up the song and allow people to get accustomed to something else, before the vocals come in. You've got similar with a bridge, but not a full blown solo, just yet.

I think that there is certainly promise for the piece. I'm not sure about the high pitched effect that you have got over the track, but each to their own, I suppose.

[Review Request Club]

StickyRemnant responds:

Ok, no problem, I'll write the lyrics like that from now on.

A guitar solo is planned for that bridge you mention. I save the main solo work for the other guitar player.

The effect you mention is a female choir. It's not exactly what I want but it's close.

Thanks again

[Strangled - Beholder bunn]

A requeim?

Well, the choir singing over the top of this track certainly brings home the pressing need for some sort of closure on a piece, but it's a case that there will be people looking around to try and find answers. As such, it conjures up imagery of Dan Brown's books, which is a slight at your own work. I'm sorry.

I think that the wispy sounding piece behind the choir was a masterstroke and that with the way that the pieces are starting to fall together, this could be the start of something bigger. Have you ever heard "Little Suzie" by Michael Jackson. have a listen to that and see what I mean by the start.

[Review Request Club]

Calamaistr responds:

I have heard little suzie yes, im not entirely sure what you mean by your first paragraph when youre referring to dan browns books; 'wich is a slight (?) at my own work (?)

I suggest you listen to the rest of the strangled score aswell. :)

Thanks for the review.

[Piano Interlude 1]

Not piano - keyboard

Sorry, but I can't award full marks to something that claims to be what it isn't - there are a lot of much better programs out there that will allow you to make a much better sounding piano.

There isn't much of a beat to carry the song - add more of the lower, bass notes that the piano can come up with and then from that you can carry the tune forwards. It's a nice stepping stone to the real thing, but it needs some good work to carry it forwards.

[Review Request Club]

Chomposaur responds:

your entitled to your opinion, but i think that is slightly unfair. theoritcally i could have written the best song in the world and you would have downmarked because of the name? i just picked an instrument under the piano section on FL and started writing, thats piano enough for me.

[[MC Crispy] - Real Times]

Upper class rapper

I love the way that you pulled yourself back out of the 'ghetto' language and then gave the shout out to all of your friends, because they all know that you don't really talk like this.

I think that you've paced the rap pretty well to the beat, but there is still work that needs to be done there - tone the music down slightly and concentrate on your voice. More practice is needed to work your way up to showing us that you can control your own pace - it varies too much through the track to work properly.

[Review Request Club]

chrisG755 responds:

thanks for the review.

Its true i may rap about living in the hood and shooting people.. but in freestyle rap its the easiest words that Rhyme. but then again i wasn't really brought up to swear and be an idiot and act like i own everything.. but, I'm not rich or posh either just middle class..

but anyway who wouldn't want posh sounding rapper?

anyway. i will definitely turn the music down. In my old raps with the bad mic i was told the beat was to quiet, but now i know where to put the sound level.
i also understand what you mean by working my pace. i need more focus.

-Chris from the HOOD (estate)

[Seashore Metropolis]

Nice sound

Well, it's not a bad effort, especially considering that you're leaning on the softer sounds of the piano, where it would be relatively easy to make use of the louder notes, which give more of an impact. Great use of synths at the end, but it could have looped better, to encorporate them into the start, perhaps so that the whole piece doesn't sound like it's got such an abrupt end to it. If you're not aiming for a loop, perhaps just make it a fade out, instead.

Additional variation would be a good way to take the track forward. Perhaps a light and happy sounding upbeat solo would do the trick, perhaps cutting down some of the other bits for time, just to give it a nice hand all in all.

I've heard some of your stuff around on Newgrounds before, it's clear that I will have to keep a watch out for more of your works.

[Review Request Club]

Sawdust responds:

Whoah, thanks then, man!

Anyway sure, why not, I'll try and get a solo in there. Maybe throw in a bass melody and drums. Glad you're looking out.

[Cries of the Tormented]

Quite Industrial sounding

Nice work, good use of the piano and a little soft on the actual cries, despite the strong start with them. I seriously thought that you were going to use more of the vocals for cries, screams and howls of anguished pain.

With the way that the beat compliments the piano, I also thought it could be an industrial track, as opposed to trance, since you're lacking in raw pace that this particular genre tends to crave, to keep the listeners in a trance.

I think it's a good track and that there will certainly be places and times that this could be used in the production of many pieces by Newgrounds users. Great stuff.

[Review Request Club

Step responds:

Thanks for the review, Coop! I never thought this could be Industrial, since TBH, I don't know much about Industrial anyway :P. About the cries, screams and howls, I would add more, but the rest sounded like baby cries rather than monster cries xP. I doubt anyone will use it in a Flash, because I'm not one of the best artists here on NG, but whatever, thanks again for the review!