arcanedragon-2004's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[W] Do you love me?]

The effort shows.

So here is how I'm going to break it down...

Intro (0:00 - 0:47): The bass was extremely fuzzy and it overshadowed the kick in the back. But there isn't much to say here other than you might want to equalize it a little. The break into the first part with the lyrics was decent and executed pretty well, however the bass came back and it just didn't seem right.

Buildup (0:48 - 2:07): A buildup should never take that long, and the snares went for 4 straight measures before hitting the chorus again. The crash cymbal was also missed when going into the chorus.

Chorus (2:08 - 2:33) Well, that wasn't very long...nothing else I can say than to lengthen this and shorten the buildup.

Bridge(2:34 - 2:57) Nice variation, but it lacks in substance.

Chorus and Outro (2:58 - 4:19) The chorus was, again, lacking. The outro, completely weak. Why would you slowly lower the volume during the outro when you are just going to end it with one final beat? Seems unneeded.

Besides trying to master this track, the melody was very exceptional and the little variations that kept it from being to repetitive. The effort and skill is there, but you need to hone them a little better. Also, on a final note, I would suggest changing the lead synth to something a little more appealing to the ear.

I liked it, and its a great start to a great song, but like I said, work with it.

weemeee responds:

Ok, i'd have to agree with you :) my buildups are mostly way too long XD

Thanks for the constructive review ! :)

Peace out ~ [W]

[<DjT> EoY]

Nice transition...

I enjoyed the intro transition, something about melding the two together gave the feel that, how I interpreted it, "Even after loss, strength builds, allies are created, and one final attempt to fight a greater evil is made with a certain outcome."

I like it, however, the only thing I don't like is the ending. It left me hanging of the edge of my seat and I wanted more, but that off-key note just killed it...

Good job. 9/10, 4/5.

DjTrancite responds:

Haha.. I Didn't Know How To End It xD

Thanks.

<DjT>

[The Dead And The Dying]

Lyrics < bad, guitar and everything else > life

The singer sucks...the band is far better than him.

fabricius89 responds:

hehe thanks for your opinion ;)

[Fireflies]

Not another Eurogate!!

Don't get me wrong, I love the eurogate too, but it's used a little to much now.

The song is decent and so is the melody, but its repetitive a little quickly.

wii1 responds:

hehe, too much eurogate? Thats how the melody was meant to be, also, some bitch zero bombed me. What an ass.

[Smile In Trance]

Gotta love that Eurogate.

The drums are missing!! There are no drums!!

Nice melody, but I seem to be missing the drums a little to much.

rugbyjoey responds:

Thanks,, i'll try to put some drums in :)

[RES - I Don't Care]

As much as I want to like it...

There is just not enough going on in my opinion. You have the dance loop which was awesome but I was hoping it was going to build up to something a little more intricate, instead the synth in the back gets way too repetitive way too quickly.

Humble is correct, its respectable and was composed decently. Good job.

If you ever get a chance, check out my newest song: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/172668

Swerve responds:

Thank you very very much for your opinion! :) I know, it didn't really feel amazing to me, but I might revisit this some time.. Well, you made your point, and I think you are right.

I will definetely drop you a line:)

Thanks a bunch, the kind words are appreciated a lot!

-RES

[Riot Igntion - Promised Land]

It's....so....good.....

Original and just over all good. I only have a problem with the drums, sometimes it hard to pick up the beat (or maybe thats just me), but everything is spot on. I tried to get a general idea of what the lyrics were going to sound like, but sometimes it seemed like they were to long to sing along with. The guitars are sick, everything is really good. Good job, keep up the good work.

whooty2 responds:

thanks :D

[DSZ - Fragile Box]

Oh...I was expecting more.

When I first listened to it, I was waiting for the drums to get in there and then I listened and...they were in there but the were pretty much dissovled by the main synth. Gotta make the drums harder dude. It sounded good at first, but you lost me with not having the drums up to level. Master it, it sounds good so far.

Distortzion responds:

Geh, I suck at mastering. Thnx for the rev anyway...

[Chase - Underdog BJK]

Dude this is awesome, we should work together.

Dude, as far as originality goes and after about a year since posting anything new on the audio portals, this song is awesome! It is repetitive, but who cares, this song is good. I like it a lot. I was like "whoa!!" when the Slayer was thrown in there, but it does such a good job of looping around right back to the beginning. You used the drums so well and it gets so intense it's like the product of metal and techno having a child. It's executed very well. You should be proud of this song. By the way, if you ever want to work on a collab, hit up my MSN and email: [e-mail]

Underdog-BJK responds:

:D Thankyou for such a detailed review :) This has really opened my eyes for future music, as now I know what you all enjoy :D (Other than ParagonX9, of course) I've added you to MSN, but note that I am now PyroSchizBJK, but I cannot change my name on here :(
I have a few songs we could collab, I hope to hear from you soon!

BJK

[Tetris for Angels]

When I think of angels, I think of strings

...and a choir. This is a synth laid on top of a small background choir layer which seems off-key a little bit. Peaceful state of mind...not so much. Leaves much to be desired.

Tishiablo responds:

There's no way that it can be off key because it's in the key of C :P

Maybe off tempo, possibly because it's our third song