Just who is this Helen, anyway? (Come a Hellin' Reviews)

[Rik]

I'll assume you're just a jackass or an idiot or both.

Wow, that's a little harsh don't you think. You might try kicking back with some Arizona ice tea, and just taking the review for what it's worth. It's his opinion, he hears something familiar. It's bound to happen once in awhile. For the record, Luke is loved around here for his eccentricities. Settle down, enjoy the heady aroma of herbs, and share the love.

BTW: Loved the reviews, Ben is definitely the review master.

[sberryreal]

Rik - No, I actually don't agree at all. Weasel is welcome to critique my song however he/she wishes, but to suggest that I've plagarized/borrow/lifted/recycled/ripped off someone's style or song is offensive to me. Obviously truth is a defense, so I'd love to hear from Weasel where I've gotten my song from.

[over]

I'll assume you're just a jackass or an idiot or both.

Wow, that's a little harsh don't you think. You might try kicking back with some Arizona ice tea, and just taking the review for what it's worth. It's his opinion, he hears something familiar. It's bound to happen once in awhile. For the record, Luke is loved around here for his eccentricities. Settle down, enjoy the heady aroma of herbs, and share the love.

BTW: Loved the reviews, Ben is definitely the review master.

Yeah some toys have definately departed the perambulator. Now lets all calm down and have a nice tequila together eh?

[boltoph]

Buxtahoota:...I'm not saying you're a plagiarist...

[Wally Harbinger]

crap i just realized i forgot to put bass in my tune

[deshead]

I'll assume you're just a jackass or an idiot or both.

Most folks around here assumed the same thing about you when they read that.

[Rik]

zzzzzzzzzing!

[WeaselSlayer]

Wow, hey sorry you got a bee in your bonnet. My point was that to me your song sounded competently made, it's just there weren't many fresh ideas going on in it. That's all.

PS - Listen to God Ween Satan and you can hear loads of this kind of stuff. There, if you're still offended you're just upset that I didn't dig it I guess?

[HANK.]

It's "duh duh duh duhduh DAH duh. NOT "duh duh duh duhduh DUH duh".

[WeaselSlayer]

Hahaha, capital use of the Ice my friend.

[sberryreal]

I completely disagree with you guys about your take on Weasel's review, but I don't want to distract the discussion from the song reviews. So that's last thing I'll say.

Sincere thanks to the other reviewers however; very helpful.

[Leaf]

You are entitled to disagree. He is also entitled to state that it sounds familiar, so familiar that he wonders (WONDERS) if this is not an original idea.


So basically, his review is that your song is not very original in HIS OPINION. Calling him names is childish. Argue about why you believe your idea is or is not original, don't waste everyone's time with name calling and semantics.


Of course, I enjoy a good name calling session when in humour... but frankly, you really have no humour angle on your post.

Now I'm gonna have to listen to your song... see? Negative reveiws can generate interest as much if not more than positive!

[king_arthur]

Yeah, well, when you've been here a couple weeks you'll realize that we talk like that around here. Just take it as the way one particular person reacted to your music... it sounded like some other stuff they've heard.

And, I mean, read that whole review thing and it's pretty clear that none of it should be taken entirely literally. Arizona Ice Tea isn't like Long Island Ice Tea, but, y'know, maybe they were drinking some of that, too.

Charles

[Egg]

Wendigo:
B - Oh I really love this song.
L - Me too. The way it sounds in my headphones makes me feel giddy.
B - I totally heard that somewhere before... but where?
L - Nice job on this Rye Bread (do u have a nickname 4 me and do u like me?)

You have never heard that before. I can make knowledge claims about what other people have heard and what they think about what they are currently hearing.

Also, you don't know me! Meeting me online and having conversations with me and making music with me doesn't mean you know me. Not in person, and certainly not biblically, Lu-Lu Weasel.

[Geoff WreckdoM]

Thanks to everybody for reviewing, and now some responses and useless information

Wrekdom: A fun song to end with. This reminds me of the stuff Kid Carpet is doing at the mo. I have absolutely no idea what you are going on about! Like it.

Thanks! And I don’t know what the mo or who Kid Carpet is but those are funny names and it sounds cool, so thanks, and glad nonsense lyrics did not deter your enjoyment.

WreckdoM
+++ the return! +++
/// good vocal rhythm, but it sounds like you're delivering it through a pillow ///
+++ the give and take of the hard-panned vox is rather cool +++
--- ok, ok, rooty-tooty, I get it… ---

Glad to hear you liked the panning vocals, after recording them the first thing we did was add reverb to the main vocals and I didn’t like it and asked Richard to change it and it took a long time but I think we got it right and I’m glad you agree. As is often the case, I recorded more than I thought we would use and we liked it so much we kept it, so yes, the rooti tootis do go a little overboard.

Wreckdom – Love the drums/bass. Leaves me with that uncomfortable feeling I always have after listening to one of your tracks. Not such a bad thing, since I usually go back for a second listen.

Thanks Jim, I love hearing “uncomfortableâ€

[over]

Thanks to everybody for reviewing, and now some responses and useless information

Wrekdom: A fun song to end with. This reminds me of the stuff Kid Carpet is doing at the mo. I have absolutely no idea what you are going on about! Like it.

Thanks! And I don’t know what the mo or who Kid Carpet is but those are funny names and it sounds cool, so thanks, and glad nonsense lyrics did not deter your enjoyment.

http://www.kidcarpet.co.uk/ well worth a look.

david

[Geoff WreckdoM]

Thanks, Mr. Over, Kid Carpet is pretty neat indeed! Now, my reviews.

Buxtahoota
Likes: Guitar chops and the tones/effects your using
Dislikes: Meanders with little variety, especially in the vocals, should be a little more gruff or charismatic
Sounds Like: Somebody singing over an unreleased Ween track

David Over
Likes: Dreamy guitar floating above a western feel, the distorted part is very cool and unexpected. Second vocals are a smart touch, mostly I love the guitar interaction, it’s awesome.
Dislikes: Don’t feel the vocals fit the song as well as they could, during the chorus when you say “that your saferâ€

[Thornberry]

Wreckdom wrote:

[quote]
Thornberry- I don’t mind that you wrote “Not my thingâ€

[Wally Harbinger]

[quote="Geoff WreckdoM"]Wally Harbinger
Likes: That’s a banjo right? That’s a great performance. Really dig the atmosphere, the percussion arrangement especially helps in conveying your ideas. The breathes at the end are a smart touch without being all in your face and braggy about it. Great lyrics, too, this is very well done.
Dislikes: See Mr. Rickenbach’s “Dislikesâ€

[over]

Alot of people have mentioned a country feel to my music. I don't listen to country music much. We don't really get country music in England, it's certainly not on the radio. So I guess it's just coincidental that I've found a similar sound.
On a different note, there should be an aditional challenge one week to make songs that sound like Tom Waits! That would be ace!

david

[Egg]

On a different note, there should be an aditional challenge one week to make songs that sound like Tom Waits!
david

Somebody didn't get the memo about this week's secondary optional challenge.

It would seem that Tom Waits has usurped the "everybody here sounds like" spot from They Might Be Giants. I wonder how we all went from sounding like cool, goofy nerds to crazy, hoarse old, brooding men.

PS - I said Crazy Horse.

[WeaselSlayer]

I thought we all sounded like Ween? How many memos are there?