The Song Fight Bulletin Board

What better way to show my support for having multiple fights than to review one of them? Band names are what showed up in foobar.

Blues Etc: vocals sound phoned in. Literally. 1 minute in, all you've played is one chord over and over again, so skip.
Boilerroom: bass drone and mouth noises, eh? Glad to see SF hasn't changed much since I last reviewed a fight. 1 minute in there have been no changes (again), so skip
Dratkins: pleasant enough song. The echo effect on the vocals in the chorus is distracting. Too simple/insubstantial for my tastes.
Eddie Lance: One minute in and I am smiling. Waiting for the song to kick in... ok, it's clearly not a song but a comedy sketch. Chocolate milk and cereal? Blech. And then it's over.
The Humanists: Yay, the first "song" of the fight (sorry Dratkins, I've already forgotten yours entirely). Intriguing intro; I like your voice. Those super-compressed-faux-drums are really crazy sounding; me gusta. I wish the guitars were actually playing chords instead of just one string most of the time. Aside from the chorus, I have no idea what you're saying. Lo-fi goodness. Relisten worthy.
The Idiot Kings: Cool ambiances and bass tone. These vocals are not as strong as I remember from you. Production is pretty sweet, although those guitars sound too dark and attack-less for my tastes. The verse melody doesn't really grab me, but the chorus is pretty catchy. Relisten worthy.
Jimmy Jet: Ooo, the awkward timing and disjointed sounds catch my ear instantly. Really nice vocals and guitar sound. OK, by 2:00 the disjointed timing has gotten irritating: this song needs something akin to a kick or snare drum to provide a sort of rhythmic foundation for the listener. Wacky enough to stay interesting for its 5 minute duration. Cool. Relisten worthy.
Jon Eric: Woo, that is an ugly guitar sound. Super pumpy. I don't know why this reminds me of 15-16's Spalding Grey is Missing... probably the "pointing straight at you" line. I like the vocal melody. Nasty sounding solo guitars.
Max the Cat: I made it 15 seconds.
MC Eric B: Another mostly-one-chord song. Considering the melody is only two notes, I'd consider transposing this song up to a key that better fits your vocal range.
Merisan: You have the good fortune of going after a keyboard-fest; the contrast is making the production on this song sound amazing. Actually, the production IS amazing. The vocals sound way too loud in the verse, but the right level in the chorus. Sweet solo, Sam. Relisten worthy.
National Public Relish: Yuck vocals; give 'em a little more power, and maybe about a dozen more takes. I like the chorus melody that I think you are aiming for.
Decline: Is this a Jim Varney Allstars side-project? Skip.
Pumpkin Buzzard: Ouch, too much treble. The vocal modulation sounds horrible, but probably exactly how you guys want it to sound. The chorus has one of the more accessible Pumpkin Buzzard "hooks". That second instrumental verse (1:28-2:10) is really boring. The AFX-y section around 2:40 was my favorite part.
Reïst: Wow, this song is rad. Your drums, guitars and voice sound the best that I can remember them sounding. As always, needs way more bass. Great riffs and vocal melody. Relisten worthy (although to be honest I've already listened to it 4 times).
Schmulurgh: Starfinger-lite. I don't know why, but I love songs about food. Beautiful harmonies. Despite the cheesy instrumentation, I laughed throughout this song, so Relisten Worthy.
Technical Difficulties: "I am full of lifening"? I have no idea what you said here, but it can't be good. I like some of the keyboard patches, but the lyrics and delivery bug me too much to get into this song.
Thomas Jefferson: That piano progression reminds me of five Sufjan Stevens songs. Weird hearing a different take on the same lyrics that MC Eric B used (I assume they were in the lyrics-give-away thread), but neither really work. In this case the meter sounds especially unnatural. Nasty clipping at the end. Way too much ride cymbal in this song, IMO. I like the vocals in the last 20 seconds the best.
The Weakest Suit: ... Last edited by Adam! on Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:36 am; edited 1 time in total

Summary

Reïst gets my vote for exceeding my expectations. Merisan and Idiot Kings of course turned in great songs, but the bar has been set unreasonably high for these two. Scmlurgh, The Humanists, Jimmy Jet, and The Weakest Suit were the "new" (to me, at least) bands that I'll be looking forward to in the future.

great fight. reviews to come.

Technical Difficulties: Well done, great track, clean, silly-sinister with intelligence. I’m getting a Golden Compass message here could I be mistaken? Ecclesiastical exasperation? If so even better.

Jimmy Jet and his TV Set: like the hook, I don’t get the lyric - too many non- sequiturs. Why are you looking for a credible threat? Is that something one looks for? Hmm

MC Eric B: I think this lyric came before the music, at least it sounds that way. I don’t think the music does it justice - sounds a little wanky for the message. Somehow reset with different musical approach this might be an effective song.

Dr. Atkins' 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution: Creating a band for the sake of a song? Well crafted but I don’t really think it’s funny enough yet.

The Weakest Suit: I like this but the pitchy vocals do this interesting song damage.

The Thomas Jeffersons: Another band for the song? A strangely tilted five needs some work on the groove. I can’t get into the words through all the clanking and clatter. Truth and justice needs to take five and get some chops.

National Public Relish: There’s a pony in here somewhere. Maybe it needs a different rider.

Blues Manufacturing Facility: No pony here for sure.

Eddie Lance: Nice use of the threat at the onset, professional voice over folks. Merry Christmas sentiment a little gooey .

The Humanists: Guitar rushes a tad…well more than a tad. What is the lyric ????? Joe Colly,??? It was credible threat? Can’t figure out the words sorry.

Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Parliament Lights: Paul is dead Paul is dead

Jon Eric: I like the Pinteresgue quality of this song, but the story seems to promise more than it delivers. I think a little more work and this could be terrific. It seems that credible threat can be a toxic phrase it somehow takes the credibility out of so many of the lyrics in this fight.

Pumpkin Buzzard: More here than meets the Mario. David Byrne it up. Love the chorus. Song’s confusing enough to be interesting, fresh. Wisely eschewed the dreaded Credible threat.

Max the Cat; Yeah Mrs. Lincoln but how did you like the play.

The Idiot Kings: Nice guitar riff, nice backwards guitar riff, wow lots of guitars. If there is a real girlfriend involved here .She’d better get a restraining order☺

Reïst: Maybe a little less manic, the guitar work is very good but maybe a tad slower? This song would be better with out the Credible threat verse. It feels attached, musically and lyrically. I don’t think anyone would say: “You've been a credible threat to my happiness…” in real life. I would also offer that she wasn’t a threat, from what you say she killed the vibe.!
“…And it's taken me so long To sing a different song.” Just not acceptable – rhyme for rhyme sake. Thanks for posting the lyric I can digest it and make a more constructive critique . This song is worth fixing. I’d give the lyric a lot more thought.

schmlurgh: Fun song, good lyric good silly. Nice antique sounds DX7, but the story is a little too preciously convoluted - guy needs to lose weight for a TV show nah,.

Merisan: Nice song, nice changes, the guitar feels a little too sonically grimy for the other softer colors. “Credible threat” jumps out of the lyric to edgy for the romance. Maybe other words with most of this song would be a homerun.

The Boiler Room: Hum in my groin mmmmm, Drips mmmmm, He’s calling from inside the house Yea!!! Too much threat to be credible. Had fun though.

Thanks for the reviews, Max... But seriously? Creating a band for the sake of a song is a Songfight tradition! And praising Pumpkin Buzzard for not using the title? Hmm.

Anyway.

Dr. Atkins' and so on was my friend Wells, who came over, got a little buzzed on eggnog, discovered the site, and decided he was going to bash out a tune for it, right there right now. Then he enlisted me to play my keyboard. I'm kind of surprised that that didn't give it away to those who are in the know around here.

I'm a little confused about the conflicting comments on the guitar between the two songs that I was involved with. They were both recorded with the same guitar, the same single-mic setup with the same microphone run through the same preamp into the same computer. Yet people are commenting on the clean sound of the Dr. Atkins song, and at least one person has been repulsed by the guitar's tone in my solo entry.

Weird.

Thanks for the reviews so far; keep 'em coming!

Merisan would like to thank 15-16 Puzzle (aka Erik) again, for writing some great lyrics for us this week. For those of you who are total production snobs (cough, Adam!, cough) you may enjoy this updated mix of our song, or maybe not:

http://people.geneticmail.com/sam/meris ... threat.mp3

Blues Manufacturing Facility
This pretty much sucks. At least it was fairly short.

The Boiler Room
Sounds like it starts off with a lot of silence. (I'm listening on laptop speakers unfortunately, so maybe it's starting off with a lot of low frequency that I'm not hearing.) Hm, noises, heavy breathing, screaming. This sucks.

Dr. Atkins' 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution
Some of these lyrics are funny, like the chorus. The music sounds OK.

Eddie Lance
At first I thought this would be a song made up of samples, then I slowly clued in to the joke. I liked the Santa monologue, and the music was alright. I just wish Santa had gotten a little darker or more twisted at one point.

The Humanists
Nice keyboard part. The singing is decent. Sounds a bit like Hostess Mostess. The drums would be better if they didn't distort so much. When it starts to "rock" I wish the guitar had some thicker distortion on it. The rocking part is ok, but maybe a touch too long or repetitive, like maybe a solo or bridge or something would have been nice in there.

The Idiot Kings
I like the music. The part where you're not singing "credible threat" (not sure if it's the verse or chorus) drags a bit at the end. I like the guitar in the bridge. I wish there were something melodic on top of it, too. The singing in the part right after the bridge sounds good, maybe stick more to that range or style to avoid pitch issues or something. Anyway, best song so far, easily.

Jimmy Jet and his TV Set
Hm, middle-eastern flavor? No, reggae. The congas are way too quiet. Turn the guitar down, and the congas and bass up. Sounds like you need to tighten up the timing/rhythm of the various tracks. The tempo increase for the chorus doesn't do too much for me. Maybe an instrumentation change of some kind could add something good to the chorus. In the bridge, the "solo" instrument, whatever it is, should be turned up, too. Or maybe skip the instrumental bridge and go straight to the quiet verse after that. Even all that aside, the lyrics and vocals aren't really doing much for me.

Jon Eric
The guitar playing sounds a little spazzy, like the volume of the individual strums is all over the place (mostly it's the occasionally strum that's way louder than the others that's bugging me, probably). Yeah, really not liking the distorted acoustic solo, as already discussed. I wish it were a kazoo instead. Some decent melodies. I don't think the really high harmony part is working for me. Nice that it's a quick song, doesn't overstay it's welcome.

Max the Cat
Dude, you are weird. This is mostly good, but it gets a bit too heavy-handed for me at times, mostly towards the end, and particularly the very end. It's like Firesign Theatre meets Sesame Street, but not quite as amazing as that mashup would really be.

MC Eric B
I agree that you should ditch the "MC" moniker when you're not rapping. Frankly, I can't stand your rapping, nothing personal. I was inclined to not even listen to this, but I did, and you're not rapping, so yay! Your backing tracks sound pretty cheap still, though. At least your phrasing is more varied and interesting here than in your rapping. Still, too much perfect/near-perfect rhyming for me, it gets grating after a while. This isn't doing much for me, sorry.

National Public Relish
Nice name. I would have preferred National Public Radicchio. This is pretty sucky, sorry. The singing is off pitch and the lyrics aren't that great, and the piano isn't really enough to hold my interest.

Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Parliament Lights
This ties for worst song so far with The Boiler Room.

Pumpkin Buzzard
Erin says "Holy synth Bat-Man!" I like some of the synth stuff. Erin says "Did Max Headroom make this? Is this 'Taco'?" Something in the chorus vocals is making them sound a bit atonal to me. Yeah, the synth is grating on my nerves, I can't take it anymore.

Reïst
You're improving a lot, which is cool to hear. I'm not into the falsetto, but A for effort there. Best drumming of the fight. The guitar playing's pretty rocking too. This is probably the best singing I've heard from you so far. Still, I think you could maybe cut back on the harmonies a bit (especially the high/falsetto ones) and focus more on really nailing the main vocal track, and maybe use something other than your voice for the "aah aah aah aah" melodic part (like a synth or something). This could use a shredding guitar solo somewhere, but I probably just think that because I'd like to play that solo. Nice work, probably tied for me with The Idiot Kings, although now that I think about it I never really figured out what you were singing about, unfortunately.

schmlurgh
Casio beat, check. Cheesy synth, check. Joke lyrics, check. OK, this is SongFight!... Actually, the singing's not so bad, reminds me of Steve Durand. You should collaborate with him to get some live horns in your tunes. I'm enjoying this, but I don't think I'm going to listen to it again. Doh, the "rap" bridge, not working so great... Nice ending.

Technical Difficulties
Oh man. SongFight! is full of suffering. This is almost like Carol Cleveland Sings... The vocals (are there some vocoded vocals in there, too?) in the chorus are pretty off pitch. The bridge is alright. Yeah, the pitch issues in the chorus, and the echoing vox, they're bringing this down for me.

The Thomas Jeffersons
I like the music but it's getting pretty repetitive. A different rhythm at one point would break things up a bit. The singing isn't working for me. I'm not into the jam at the end.

The Weakest Suit
I like the idea for the backing vox. The pitch issues are really bugging me, though, especially with very little else than the singing going on. Eh, not doing it for me.

Overall I'd say this fight pretty much sucked. I liked The Idiot Kings and Reist the best, though.

Generic wrote:And praising Pumpkin Buzzard for not using the title? Hmm.

Some reviewers complain if you use the title, some if you don't, and some don't even evaluate your song compared to the other songs in the fight but to their expectations of what you can do. There's just no predicting how they're going to come at you, I tell ya.

One problem with me not using the "MC" for my non-rap songs is that there is already a famous musician with the name Eric B (as in "Eric B and Rakim").

- Eric

===================================
MC Eric B
I agree that you should ditch the "MC" moniker when you're not rapping. Frankly, I can't stand your rapping, nothing personal. I was inclined to not even listen to this, but I did, and you're not rapping, so yay! Your backing tracks sound pretty cheap still, though. At least your phrasing is more varied and interesting here than in your rapping. Still, too much perfect/near-perfect rhyming for me, it gets grating after a while. This isn't doing much for me, sorry.

I didn't mean literallly -just- ditching the "MC" part, I meant using a different name entirely perhaps. It's very common practice on SongFight!, as Generic points out, for people to use totally new band names, even for no good reason. Sometimes people use different names for projects that are in different styles than what they normally do. So, for example, you could be MC Eric B when you rap, and Crooner Eric B So Sensitive when you sing love songs, and Anti-establishment Eric B Bringing Down the Man when you sing political songs, etc.

Or you could be Eric B !@#)(*$)@#*($%@../../\\\~``';';;:;{}]{[\-+. The fightmasters love it when people use lots of funky non-alphanumeric character in their band names.

Good point, thanks.

Lunkhead wrote:

Generic wrote:And praising Pumpkin Buzzard for not using the title? Hmm.

Some reviewers complain if you use the title, some if you don't, and some don't even evaluate your song compared to the other songs in the fight but to their expectations of what you can do. There's just no predicting how they're going to come at you, I tell ya.

It's true. That comment just rubbed me the wrong way. Review as you will.

Generic wrote:

Lunkhead wrote:

Generic wrote:And praising Pumpkin Buzzard for not using the title? Hmm.

Some reviewers complain if you use the title, some if you don't, and some don't even evaluate your song compared to the other songs in the fight but to their expectations of what you can do. There's just no predicting how they're going to come at you, I tell ya.

It's true. That comment just rubbed me the wrong way. Review as you will.

I feel strongly that sticking to a title, at least thematically is important but sometimes the title sticks to you. I felt that just from a pure song point of view the title was getting in the way of some good lyrics. Pumpkin B. did use the title . I figure some songs may have an after life and for that next life title be damned.

Generic wrote: But seriously? Creating a band for the sake of a song is a Songfight tradition!

I don't know much about Songfight but I know what I like:)
But Seriously, I can be more insightful about a songwriter as I get to know his or her body of work. It's just harder to be helpful in a more substantive way when people keep changing names.

Max The Cat - It shouldn't surprise people that I believe Max the Cat is producing some of the most convincingly original and dynamic songs around here. The contrast between saccharine xmas sonics and serious subject matter resonates as we are overtaken by images of baby jesus, assassinations and general over-consumption by the masses. China gets its due treatment here, with a Shel Silverstein face. "eh, junior, don't lick that" had me cracking up. OMG.

The Idiot Kings - Is this a blast from the past? Loving the backwards guitar and synths during the break. This has a very polished commercial shine to it, though vocals are generally pitchy and it sounds over-compressed. Either the lack of sonic dynamics or unclear structure makes it seem too long by the end.

Reist - bass is lost, and missed, in the mix. Please make it PUMP (both kick and bass guitar) and this would totally rock! The guitars are too crunchiluptuously similar (or is this some stereo effect?), but I really like the vocal harmonies on the second verse. The harmonies in the break are also great, but there's that limp bass again. True some of the backing vocals are a bit whispy in your head voice (they could be a tad lower in the mix), but you're pushing and trying. Keep going...

Jon Eric - shit, what a few years does to your guitar playing! I love that fuzz thing, but the guitars are all down the middle so it's all squished together, could use some pan to fill out the room. You vocal delivery is also great. I like the quick in-quick out approach. Very nice.

Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Parliament Lights - is this a one-off? Pretty nice. I'll have to reverse it and see what we get...brb...yes, as I figured, a GreenDay song poorly performed and reversed to strike our White Album sensibilities. Disqualified.

Jimmy Jet and his TV Set - This is a credible attempt. Liking the lyric and the pointy bass part. Do you live in the islands or is it that just a P.O.Box? I don't really like the fuzz guitar at the end, but with a little tighter performance this would enjoy spins on my drop-and-play. Thanks for this.

The Weakest Suit - I like almost everything about this. Love that backing vocal ee-oo, and the dart guitar attacks, like the mix and production over-all. This is challenging Max for my vote.

National Public Relish - Cheap lyric has their appeal. I can't really tell if you're on to something or just rhyming for fun. I do love that turning chord, though it's over used and would be more effective if it took us around that corner at one or two key points.

Merisan - Bass lovely bass with lovely guitar. "playing with fire...finding a good match" is sweet. Lovely production. Very strong radio-ready song. Like the changes in the guitar solo, which take it out of the formulaic construct. Nicely done.

The Humanists - there's great anticipation by the time the intro guitar solo ends. Bombastics would not be unwise, but you bring some post-punk alt-pop and it carries well. Nicely layered and driving but I want more spittle from the vocals. Very fun.

Eddie Lance - cute. deep. credible. I love the PSA feel to this. "Maybe mom and dad had my back this year" My 6 year old asked me why santa didn't come to our house this year (we did xmas in VT) and I hesitated (thinking...don't you know there's no such thing as...) and he added "maybe he comes every two years".

Technical Difficulties - here the title feels too forced. Those crash cymbals are a bit too "I entered them with my keyboard" sounding. But the production and playful sonics are awesome.

Thomas Jefferesons - it's hard to get past the Stan Getz feel. I like the crap you're banging on, though.

Blues Manufacturing Facility - nice little sqeeks in the mix. You are developing a sound around here and that is cool. I have to say...this is funny.

schmlurgh - is this the bastard son of JOS and Father Bingo? I love the bounce and the coke and jo-jo. Cute.

Dr. Atkins' 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution - More jo-jos! Not quite the Johnny Cash of SF.

The Boiler Room - oh no, this can't be a good sign...

Pumpkin Buzzard - crazy break-madness. HA! I like that! The chorus is some sort of electro punk aka Big Audio Dynamite gone CD101 with Duran Duran leading. I love that shaky voice. But over all it's pretty annoying and perhaps my favorite of yours.

max the cat wrote:

Generic wrote:

Lunkhead wrote: Some reviewers complain if you use the title, some if you don't, and some don't even evaluate your song compared to the other songs in the fight but to their expectations of what you can do. There's just no predicting how they're going to come at you, I tell ya.

It's true. That comment just rubbed me the wrong way. Review as you will.

I feel strongly that sticking to a title, at least thematically is important but sometimes the title sticks to you. I felt that just from a pure song point of view the title was getting in the way of some good lyrics. Pumpkin B. did use the title . I figure some songs may have an after life and for that next life title be damned.

Folks didn't hear the title in my 501 and some were suspicious I guess. I often write songs inspired by the title but avoid it (or it simply doesn't present itself lyrically) when it's clearly going to get annoying listening to 10+ songs with that title. 501 happened to simply not present itself in my lyric. Unfortunately, my Credible Threat didn't even make it that far.

Max the Cat - 20 years from now this is what I'll want to hear to give me a chuckle about the great lead-toy scare of Aught-Seven.

Reist - didn't you learn to play guitar during the time that you've been on sonfight? How you learn so fast?

Blues Manufacturing Facility - starts out fairly standard blues/rock, and then around 1:30 the solo goes into.. what the hell is that a whole tone scale?

Thomas Jeffersons - most attention-getting drum sound I've heard in a long time around here. Were you deliberately trying to make it sound like something from the 60's? Even if you weren't you succeeded.

OK. I missed the fight. But, I did finish my A Credible Threat and put it up on my blog. Any listens are truly appreciated. The link is in my signature below. I’ll try to make the next fight. In the meantime, here are my reviews.

The Humanists
Starts cool. Minimal with a brave lack of reverb. Feels cluttered with the beat. Lots of energy. Uses the title. That’s always a +.

Jimmy Jet and his TV Set
Cool fuzz intro. Feels like 3 different intros. Nice mood in the verse. Kind of Sublime. Change of feel has a nice celebration feel. It’s way cool and vibey.

The Idiot Kings
Solid groove. Has an urgency. Builds properly. Uses the chorus. Good work. Could have opened for Joy Division. Takes a while to get back to the hook.

Dr. Atkins' 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution
Novelty. Like that sexiness can be threatened.

Reïst
Rock!! At least it’s not boring sounding. There’s something serious in the title that puts a thinking quality that’s not feel-good so far. It’s the title bringing that out. Live drums? Like the tempo changes.

Jon Eric
Ditto on the feel-nervous factor. Bob Dylan like story structure. Some nice turns of phrase. Strum hard.

The Boiler Room
Cool soundscape that doesn’t seem to play off of the title. Isn’t that the whole gag?

National Public Relish
I’m not really feeling the arc of the song. Beckish. Tough to make those non sequitors work as lyrics the way Cobain and Beck have done Anyone who rhymes swat team with wet dream is ok with my book.

Max the Cat
Distintive sound. Is there a chorus? Sort of. Sounds like political satire group on NPR, The Capitol Steps. CNN rocks.

The Thomas Jeffersons
Bring it on Brubeck! Like the 5/4 more than the actual melody but big points for the groove.

Eddie Lance
It’s a nice world after all. I’m not sure what to think of tunes that are like skits.

Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Parliament Lights
Does it say something when played backwards?

Pumpkin Buzzard
A solid groove. Sort of devolves. Distinctive. IDM? The IQ must be 200+. That’s I’d have to listen again to see how the title applies.

MC Eric B
Secrets and lies. This title is a bit of a bummer huh? Creepy vocal.

Schmlurgh
Fun and pizazzy. A real chorus. Kitchsy and silly like Peter Allen.

Blues Manufacturing Facility
I remember this group from the last couple of titles. Would love to hear the vocal sounding more clear after a few lines of telephone sound. But that’s more of a production thing I guess. Got My Whole Tone Working.

Technical Difficulties
Does that group describe your studio? Just joshing. Sounds like a Russian folk song dunnit? Kind of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Off to Broadway for you.

Merisan
Pretty guitar tone and nice playing. Strong vocal and well mixed. What’s this? Remember Bettie Seveert? Used to really like them. Like that it has a lighter tone compared to the title.

The Weakest Suit
Mel Gibson should hear this. Like the melody on the hook.

I’ve made myself stay off songfight til I got mine done. Well done everyone I’d say. Happy New Year.

Blues Manufacturing Facility - I like the guiter part, but I found the rest of it boring.

The Boiler Room - This is not a song and not very good.

Dr. Atkins' 100% Natural Good-Time Family-Band Solution - The first time I listened, I thought you were saying "cars" or "cows". Now I realize it is "carbs" and that song makes much more sense. I like the piano part, and your singing is good. I like the way you mixed the vocals with the music (in terms of the production).

Eddie Lance - A creative effort. Not too musical, but it is a good fit with the song title at least.

The Humanists - The sound production seems a little odd, but the song is catchy.

The Idiot Kings - A very professional sound. The song itself reminds me more of an album track than a hit, but that is still 100 times better than most songfight songs which don't sound like something that would ever be released.

Jimmy Jet and his TV Set - Catchy tune and good lyrics.

Jon Eric - Good story telling and nice guitar playing.

Max the Cat - The kid sounds like Adam Sandler. Funny lyrics and the tune is actually kind of catchy.

Merisan - Your voice is very soothing and this song is very pleasant. Somehow having "credible threat" in the chrous seems a little forced here though. Overall a great song.

National Public Relish - I like the songwriting, but the vocals seem off which kind of makes it sound too amateur.

Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Parliament Lights - I don't like this at all.

Pumpkin Buzzard - Entertaining. I wish the song were not as long though.

Reïst - I like it.

schmlurgh - Very good.

Technical Difficulties - The music and vocals and production all very talented. I am just not sure I like it all that much. But, there is nothing really wrong with it either.

The Thomas Jeffersons - Usually I love it when somebody makes a song using my lyrics, since I think I am a good songwriter but a bad vocalist and musician. But, I don't think this version came out good at all. The song is about war, which is a somewhat emotional issue, but your vocals have very little emotion, plus the music just seems wrong for a war song. Not even in an ironic sort of way. Part of the problem is the music/vocals does not change much. I know it must have been hard to make this song though in 5/4 time since the lyrics were not written to be sung in 5/4 time. I would still be happy to have you do future versions of my songs though.

The Weakest Suit - The vocals seem strained at times, but the song is catchy. It is just kind of faint sounding though.

jeff robertson wrote:Reist - didn't you learn to play guitar during the time that you've been on sonfight? How you learn so fast?

Sure did! Learning tabs of Sonata Arctica songs has helped a lot (even if I can't make it through the whole song).

The weakest suit song, this time is the best yet. Kind of a cross between pixies and .... dunno. Something good. This band has grown a ton since Ive started watching.

Melvin rocks as usual too.

You're right Melvin rocks, he's awesome. Unfortunetly he's not in this fight.

Saucalito wrote: Melvin rocks as usual too.

Rone Rivendale wrote:You're right Melvin rocks, he's awesome. Unfortunetly he's not in this fight.

Ha! Pwnd by Rone.

Sorry, I mixed it in with the last one. I have so little time so songfights blend together for me.