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[Dream Addiction [Trance Mix]]

Reminds me of Popcorn

This reminds me of the 1970s disco craze, popcorn. It sounds similar on the beat and the synthesizer behind the melody. It works nicely

I think that a little more variation would work well with this, perhaps a spot where the bass lifts for a moment or two, where you can do something else with the melody - freestyle for a while, then bring the bass back and let the pieces fall back into place.

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gregaaron89 responds:

Everything reminds me of popcorn lol. Thanks for the review. I've been listening to a lot of trance and I have a better understanding of the 'formula' now. The fact that the bass and kick drone on through the whole song kind of pisses me off looking back on this, but oh well :P

[Extreme Hardcore]

Not a bad start

I think this tune needs to be refined somewhat to take it further - it sounds like you've sampled parts of your library of what you'd like to play and have mixed it all together. Sadly, this leaves the tune kind of formless.

If you worked around a formula for the tune, it would be much better - Intro; Bridge; Verse 1; Chorus etc.

I'd also consider adding some vocals, as a rock song like this needs lyrics unless you happen to be Joe Satriani or Eric Johnson.

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svere responds:

Instrumental is fun :P And doing it after a formula is boring!

[Leap of Faith {durn}]

Wind up

This track seems to be winding up for something, but I'm not entirely sure of what it's going for.

The beat is nice and the melody, while simple, is quite effective to the point of distraction from the beat. I think that you've done a decent enough job with the variation of the melody, giving us plenty to dwell on over the course of this tune.

Though it doesn't loop very well, who needs it to loop at this kind of length? A nice tune that's only really shy of some lyrics to make it superb.

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durn responds:

:) some singing would be awesome. I've been dusting off my vocal chords lately and my buddy's finished setting up his home recording studio so future works may see some! :)

[Tears of Remorse]

Moving

This piece smacks of the dearly departed, a brother in arms that fought side by side with his now sole remaining comrade, who sits atop a hill, looking into the valley, where his friend made his last stand.

It reminds me of the futility of war, which is where the piano plays its best part - the softness of the note contrasting with the strings in the background so nicely.

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BlazingDragon responds:

Thank you, I appreciate the review. Though I never imagined war or death with this one...It was more geared toward the emotion of regret.

~Blaze

[.:-{The Approaching Storm]

Nice work

*claims virtual cookie*

A poignant piece about War, the aftermath of war and the hope that our cause is the right one.

I think that with the soldier marching away to war, you certainly could have used a slower drumbeat - each beat represents a step, so that's just too fast. Drummers don't tend to carry on drumming when the fight begins, as they are needed elsewhere, they only drum their way along towards the battle.

Aside from the issue I have with the drumbeat, the thunder of the cannon fire in the background is wonderful and the message it sends is loud and clear.

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BlazingDragon responds:

We weren't really intending for the snare drum to emluate a real military drummer marching. It was more to add to the war-like theme of the song. It was more to add another layer of emotion. If we were to make it more literal, some long drum rolls and a more straight-forward beat would probably be used. I'm not sure; I'll have to ask Tamadrum. :P

The "cannon fire" sound wasn't intentional at first (At least I don't think so). IT wasn't until a while into the song that we made the connection with cannons and such.

Thank you for the review,
~Blaze

[We Love You Jason]

I had to stop listening

Dear god, it gets worse.

The guitar doesn't carry a tune and the vocalist can't sing, so what are you thinking with trying to make a song out of this?! Two wrongs don't make a right and I don't care if it is a joke, because I'm not laughing either way.

It's not Heavy Metal, so I'd suggest that you re brand it into something like pop, since it's got a snivelling whine of the Boy band about it.

Then we get the rock part, which is almost as bad, if not worse. The lead singer has some real issues with how close he gets to the mic - tie him up, so he doesn't get closer than maybe a foot from the mic, as it would help a load with the song. Giving him some decent material to work with might help as well, but that's only maybe, as I'm not sure if his talent would be appreciated elsewhere.

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KlanMaster911 responds:

YOU HAVE TO STOP LISTENING SO YOU CAN SUCK SOME DUDES DICK! SO WHO CARES! FAGGOT!

[SWITCHBLADE]

Good stuff

I'm into Ska a little and this is a nice piece of music. I think that it could have been improved upon, by slowing it down a little in the choruses, as it doesn't have to be a race to finish the tune.

You say that the band broke up? I'm looking forward to the stuff that you can make once you've got a new band then. Should certainly be worth a listen to if you could just slow down and not yell so much into the mic.

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[>Welcome to my Haunted House<]

A little sharp

I think that the piano that you've chosen in this piece is a little sharp towards the end and there are sadly a few duff notes in the tune, which does detract from the way that this tune works.

I know that it's supposed to sound creepy and wrong, but if you can do that without the notes sounding like they shouldn't be there, the effect would be much more impressive.

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DjCompass responds:

O_O
Ok then, thanks for the review. Even though i'm not exactly sure what you mean to say ^_^;

[Sad²]

Not bad

I think that you're still fading out too early, so you could shave a second off the track and no-one would notice.

The tune itself is exactly what it says on the tin - sad. I'd consider increasing the length and making the piano more uniform to deal with the expression of the sadness, as it's too complicated with the beat and abstract nature of the way you've played it at present.

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loogiesquared responds:

Thanks, stop reviewing old music, i'm accually sick of this song.

[EpicDnB_EnergyLoop]

Menu

This is exactly the sort of tune that is needed as a main menu jingle for lots of games - I can imagine the details of the game and this tune keeping things in check in the background.

Nice work, but i would consider making it longer, as when it loops, it gets very samey, very quickly. Make it around half a minute long and you can add some more variation to it.

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