The Song Fight Bulletin Board

Due to Kamakura's encouragement, I'm writing reviews. I have no musical talent, so if my reviews seem ignorant, uneducated, or simply stupid, they probably are.

I'm using dre's new CF script... Yay, dre!

<b>Blake Walker</b>
I like the retro-VG music, but your singing just... doesn't match it at all. Did you lift any of this from Mega Man? The background almost-humming voices hurt the overall vocals. I like how you progress to the title instead of starting off with it. But you need a little more variety in the lyrics... "it's the end of spring, and I can do anything" just isn't cutting it.

<b>Hussalonia</b>
[keeper]
Opening with a laugh track was PERFECT. I like the use of applause to segue into the song. I can't really tell what's going on for most of the song, and it's a little too slow for my tastes. This make good background music though. If I had a TV show, I would definitely use this in its season finale.

<b>Id3 Tag</b>
[keeper]
Cool name. What's with all the Nintendo-sounding songs this week? I like it, though; don't get me wrong. The vocal quality is really inconsistent, and there was a sharp... something at the beginning. Your voice seems to do a slide from singing to talking several times, and that grates my ears. I'm pretty sure it's unintentional. I enjoyed this. It's a possible vote right now.

<b>Ken's Super Duper Band n' Stuff</b>
[keeper]
Good beat. Good chorus that uses the title gently. The verses could use some backup vocals, maybe just a random woman or two doing "oohs" and "lalas."
One gripe: you're treating "season finale" as if it is "series finale." There will still be new episodes next fall, darnit! Unless you're expecting not to get picked up again.

<b>Manhattan Glutton</b>
Nice rap/freestyle mix with rockish whatever. It's good quality, but I don't care for it, and I found myself unable to focus on your lyrics at all.

<b>Ross Durand</b>
Clear vocals, and the drumbeats are nice. It has a good tempo, but there's nothing too... special about this song. The lyrics seem limited to the same thing over and over.

The steady vocal quality in Ken's gets my vote.

In case it's just the Dristan talking, I separated my criticism from my compliments. If you don't feel like being bitched at by a heavily-medicated Canuck, skip the red.



id3 tag: The interplay between the flute sound, guitar solo, and bells is rich.

Ross Durand: The ending is perfect. (I wish I hadn't noticed the song length 'cause I saw it coming.)

Manhattan Glutton: Heh, funny.

Ken's Super Duper Band n' Stuff: The walking bass line is great.

Blake Walker: This has great energy. I like the bass tone, too.

Hussalonia: I love the organ. Really, I like everything about this. It's so textured.



id3 tag: Writing lyrics involves more than simply putting words put to music. The words also have to fit the meter of the song.

Ross Durand: These words have no business in a song.

Manhattan Glutton: Hard-panned muddy vocals = I can't hear you.

Ken's Super Duper Band n' Stuff: Actually, I liked this whole song, so I voted for it.

Blake Walker: I wish your vocals were more even. They sound like an after-thought, and if you'd put more effort into cleaning them up, this would be a killer track.

Hussalonia: The main reason I voted for Ken over Hussalonia is that this track has no hook. I may be short-changing you by not giving it a few extra listens, but I'm sick, so what are ya gonna do?