king arthur - hey, you mentioned the bills... that's my team. hmm, i think you're referring to a "buffalo '66" type situation? anyway, moving on. the feel here is very country, which is fun. i'm not sure if the cat theme is built into the lyrics enough for the attention - perhaps there should be more lines devoted to talking about you vs. the cat. like it tho.
db&ti - i like how j$ fit in clips of my spoken-word vox into the choruses. the echoey drums are great. that's one of his bits
i like how my synth bits and his bits fit together, nice synergy. thanks, j$!chin - port hueneme, eh? you in the navy? i know some people out there. the different vocal parts aren't quite together which is bothering me a bit. the little breakdown was good. the guitars one in each ear is sounding kinda busy to me. pretty cool. could be tigher, but still enjoyable.
lechic - cool. i wouldn't mind seeing a translation, i don't know much french. anyway this is cool and fun but too short.
ken - the end of each line sounds kinda offbalance, but i like the sound of this. the repetition of the "lap" lines is a bit overmuch, it was funny the first time but repeating it the second time in a row seems like beating it in. another, different good line would be better than that. the "good housekeeping" bit is great. good.
mcmilk - the funkvoice is pretty cool. have to admit i don't understand the chorus line. this is very genre-fitting tho. the title and feel is quite funk. i like it.
jmann - another one where the ends of the lines don't feel balanced... the chorus part is especially good here. the ending is too familiar.
gert - i like that guitar part there. weird vocal cadence but it might work anyway. kinda stopstarty. "knives/lives" is good stuff there. there are definitely parts of this that are great, particularly the guitar, and the vocals are pretty cool, but i don't like it as much as i want to. mmm, wait, this solo section might be changing my mind, that was awesome.
eviltwin - hmm, not that j$ sounding. needs instrumentation. no, i don't really like it. not fond of the phrasing.
ned - that guitar tone is pretty jerry garcia-ish, but the song itself isn't. nice, but the lyrics kinda cheapen the whole thing. hmm. if i don't listen to the words it's cool. nice instrumentation & groove.
gangsta - that's a cool intro. i love that sound. the lyrics are kinda meh typical rap stuff, but that synth loop is great.
luke - interesting, but you're kind of losing me on the rhythmic looseness. especially on the piano... i keep getting into it, and then wham, pulled back out.
djb - hmm, the robot voice and whisper aren't doing it for me. i don't think you're supposed to bloe into the mic that much. simultaneously silly and aggressive, which is not my favorite combination.
sock - hmm, another one with silly rhymes... i think rhyming every line is too much. the drums are very cool and i loved the roulette wheel sound.
klown - this one is cool. heh, i like the combination of guitar & vox you've got going. little breakdown spoken word bit is funny. i'm liking the ending part, but i think it should end about a minute earlier unless something different happens. ah, i see you agree. heh. that's a good ending tho.
melvin - this is pretty cool, but i feel like jimmy eat world did it better. the chorus or whatever this part is, sounds a lot like them. pretty catchy, but i feel like it needs to feel less derivative. i like the genre tho.
max - had to do this one, eh?
"what cats are supposed to do" heh. some of the vox remind me of this guy named kenny white, but not so much that it feels derivative. i like the feel, but i think george w bashing in songs is getting played out. i'm no fan, but it doesn't seem like there's much new there. anyway...favorites: king arthur, db&ti, lechic, ken, mcmilk, klownhole, melvin
-bill
