^ deshead: I’m usually not a prick but I’m going to be one to you today. I have to say that I detest the lyrics to this song. A hundred thousand people died in a tsunami last week and you’re liver is singing about why no one is crying for it? This is Bullshit! You should be ashamed! Think of all the people that died: they ALL had livers. And many other organs, too. Hang your head, dude. ^
OK, no, seriously, your lyrics are great. I love the concept of someone getting a bitter message from their liver.
More reviews and less sarcasm, soon.
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Deshead: I'm going to pretend that the actual response you posted was: "Dude you totally missed the point I was making. Listen to it one more time and I think you'll see what I'm trying to get at."
To that my response would be: "Ah yes after listening to your song again I get it. I take it back. My review was way off mark. Sorry for the mini-lecture."
To that my response would be: "Ah yes after listening to your song again I get it. I take it back. My review was way off mark. Sorry for the mini-lecture."
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Hey All,
I just want to set a few things straight regarding Location, Location, Location. Basically it is a collab between me and Ryan. He plays the tricky guitar stuff in the Mosswoodians. We wrote the song one night and were lucky enough to get a couple of friends to play on the basic tracks with us. I would just like to mention to all you techies that the basics, two guitars, bass and drums were recorded on my fourtrack, one track for each. I played the bass. We did the vocals and added the Rhodes a few days later. Rachel sang the girl vocals. You can hear her on the Freedom Fries' House in My Head.
I feel very lucky to have so many great people to play music with.
Thanks for all the nice comments.
Be well,
Ken
I just want to set a few things straight regarding Location, Location, Location. Basically it is a collab between me and Ryan. He plays the tricky guitar stuff in the Mosswoodians. We wrote the song one night and were lucky enough to get a couple of friends to play on the basic tracks with us. I would just like to mention to all you techies that the basics, two guitars, bass and drums were recorded on my fourtrack, one track for each. I played the bass. We did the vocals and added the Rhodes a few days later. Rachel sang the girl vocals. You can hear her on the Freedom Fries' House in My Head.
I feel very lucky to have so many great people to play music with.
Thanks for all the nice comments.
Be well,
Ken
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i would just like to remind everyone that Ken eats kittens - blue lang
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I think I got them all now. This was a great fight!
c. layne
Cool Bulgarian Women's Choir feel intro. And the groove that folds out of this is infectious. Dig your vocals, very clean and penetrating. While its not my thing, seems to hit the genre's sweet spot. Either that or its the B side to "Somebody's Watching Me" 7
David Over
This is a hard thing to pull off. You get it here and there though. I think more emphasis on textural depth rather than the sometimes competing front parts would have made it more effective. The sudden ending seems too abrupt. 6
Humbert
Cute mix of digital/analog oscillator effects, especially in that little Snake Finger guitar solo section. The organ doesn't fit in well, but does provide needed tonal color in the bridge. Perhaps it should be less prevalent. Nice rumbly bass and I love the lead-up to the percussion break. This is truly engaging. Nice ending. Damn. 9
Deshead
This is in the genre-I-can't-get-into bin, but really sharply put together. Nice energy and the performances are stellar. Nice bass playing and vocal harmonies. Very sweet, but just doesn't do anything for me at all. The ending is cut too short. I guess that's a thing of mine lately. 7
Andre Was Here at Midnight
Needs cowbell, but otherwise spot on. 4
Jack Shite
Sample gameboy gone mad! Hey you did really well by it all. This is pretty bouncy and captures the gold rush zaniness of a time gone by. I like the extra syncopated buzzy layers. Very nice mix. Somehow through all this your vocals remain very droney, which holds it back a great deal. 6
Jim Varney All Stars
It's a shame this is over 20 seconds. I like the little guitar solo that breaks through, sort of. And the application of an abrupt ending is magnificent.
Wreckdom
I like the production a good deal. This is quite listenable along those lines. Dig the resolution spiel, but it's a bit long in the tooth. Due to the subtle inebriation. 4
Honest Abe and the Emancipators
I love this dead pan presentation. And the live vibe. And the acoustic guitar sneaking around in the mix. A bit limp wristed at the end, but very cool song. 6
Humbert is very close to getting my vote...
c. layne
Cool Bulgarian Women's Choir feel intro. And the groove that folds out of this is infectious. Dig your vocals, very clean and penetrating. While its not my thing, seems to hit the genre's sweet spot. Either that or its the B side to "Somebody's Watching Me" 7
David Over
This is a hard thing to pull off. You get it here and there though. I think more emphasis on textural depth rather than the sometimes competing front parts would have made it more effective. The sudden ending seems too abrupt. 6
Humbert
Cute mix of digital/analog oscillator effects, especially in that little Snake Finger guitar solo section. The organ doesn't fit in well, but does provide needed tonal color in the bridge. Perhaps it should be less prevalent. Nice rumbly bass and I love the lead-up to the percussion break. This is truly engaging. Nice ending. Damn. 9
Deshead
This is in the genre-I-can't-get-into bin, but really sharply put together. Nice energy and the performances are stellar. Nice bass playing and vocal harmonies. Very sweet, but just doesn't do anything for me at all. The ending is cut too short. I guess that's a thing of mine lately. 7
Andre Was Here at Midnight
Needs cowbell, but otherwise spot on. 4
Jack Shite
Sample gameboy gone mad! Hey you did really well by it all. This is pretty bouncy and captures the gold rush zaniness of a time gone by. I like the extra syncopated buzzy layers. Very nice mix. Somehow through all this your vocals remain very droney, which holds it back a great deal. 6
Jim Varney All Stars
It's a shame this is over 20 seconds. I like the little guitar solo that breaks through, sort of. And the application of an abrupt ending is magnificent.
Wreckdom
I like the production a good deal. This is quite listenable along those lines. Dig the resolution spiel, but it's a bit long in the tooth. Due to the subtle inebriation. 4
Honest Abe and the Emancipators
I love this dead pan presentation. And the live vibe. And the acoustic guitar sneaking around in the mix. A bit limp wristed at the end, but very cool song. 6
Humbert is very close to getting my vote...
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Totally! This is surviving multiple listenings and this suggestion is on the mark.abecedarian wrote: fluffy porcupine: I guess a significant chunk of me wants you to start yelling by the end, though. Let it out fluff.
The remixes are great, man. Newark is very effective - I want to hear sitar and shawms. What are you using (guitar) in the Texas mix?
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First Reviews/Rankings: A&R style (I listen to the first 30 seconds and if you have attained my interest, you are listed here) :
Abecedarian (I’m really excited to hear the rest!)
Andre Was Here at Midnight (because I got confused)
Children of God (Because I love feedback and harsh electronic noise…hopefully those cliché programmed drums don’t mess it up like I fear they’re going to)
C Lyane (You have presented lots of interesting ideas within the first 30 seconds, and I want to hear more, but I am afraid that within 4:08 I will be unimpressed.
Dee Dee Dog: (I think I know who this is!!! This has been the most exciting so far, as the second drum roll ended at the 30 second mark and I can’t wait to hear the rest)
Fluffy Porcupine (Only because there’s a 50/50 chance)
Historyman (How can I not want to listen to more than 30 seconds of this?!)
Jim Varney All Stars (It turns out that 30 seconds is half of your entire song! I can’t wait to hear the second half!)
Johnny Cashpoint (at first I was confused, but it turns out that I really want to hear the remaining of whatever prechorus/chorus that had just started)
Kapitano (I almost decided not to include this song in this list because of the introductory sample, but the music that followed was fun enough to keep my interest)
Lonbobby (just because I want to hear what else you do with this autotune idea)
Wreckdom (I think it’s too early to tell what I’m supposed to think)
REAL REVIEWS (listening to the entire song)
Abecedarian: You need to spend more time with your harmony/singing on key. Although, I’m really enjoying this…I get an early pink floyd-esque feeling from it, and I would advise against using the word “fucking” twice (and so close to eachother!). I would have like to hear more from the ending.
Andre was here at midnight: I like the the out of tune guitar(?) solo at the beginning. Again, it’s really confusing me (the timing of the instruments and the vocals). Do you have an accent, or are you from the united states of America? I don’t like this. It sounds like you just woke up in the middle of the night and decided to improvise a song.
Boltoph: I DO like the introductory sound. This guitar, your vocals, and the drum beat just do not go well together. They could all separate and help out other songs, but this is an unholy marriage that brings pain to my ears. The bass is free to join up with any of the three, but only one.
Children of God: Great band name. Bring the noise, right? Hahahahah, I was worried that his type of drum beat would be trouble…and it is!!! I really have NO understanding of this type of singing and music, and I feel bad to judge something like that…It’s funny, I guess. I could put this on as a joke during a party for some laughs….
C Layne: I really enjoy the vocals at the beginning. It’s kind of awesome when it gets to the ‘yoboy’ type of gangsta rap…but you don’t gangsta rap, do you? You sing like a whiner, and that gets you points for confusing my expectations. The chorus doesn’t really do anything for me. Does it for you?
David: I feared this would all be bad a capella, and…it is. I feel this is the type of thing that makes schizophrenics schizophrenics.
Dee Dee Dog: I don’t know what is the deal with people and their complaints about the drum fills, but I think they’re perfect for the song…Really, this song was really good.
Deshead: Um…I feel like there’s a good song in here somewhere…You just have to get ride of the performers…replace them with a sequencer and maybe have a cool girl to sing…or just someone who doesn’t sound like they worship the vocal stylings of the counting crows.
Edgar De los Angeles: Hmm…I kind of like the prechorus and chorus…but that’s just kind of.
Fluffy Porcupine: I like the crappy sounding instrumentation combined with the contemplating vocal…though you have lost my interest by 2:22…maybe there should have been something added…and if there was, maybe you should have made it more obvious.
Historyman: I’m always excited for historyman songs! I’m always confused, but delighted at the process of your songs that unfold. This song is no exception! I love the responsive (beat?) vocalist? The random tremolo on the piano?! Great!!!! At 2:30, I’m still very involved. Oh man, this is great. I’d love to get inside your brain…call me?
Honest Abe: sigh…I really don’t have anything good to say.
Jack Shite: Umm…they already have a song like this called ‘cotton eye joe’.
Jim Varney All Stars: Excellent! This is probably the ideal of a cute little song…I really love the sound of everything…the guitar solo is kind of distracting…but good, you know?
Johnny Cashpoint: I get a weird roy orbisonesque vibe from the chorus, which I love…and…and…hmm…it’s pretty cool. I like this song! Ooh, the bridge thing is kind of surprising. The ‘low vocal’ is really helpful on the verses, otherwise, I’d be annoyed. Suggestion: more chorus, less verse.
Kapitano: This really got better than I thought it would after the first 30 seconds…This song feels like a crazy old 60 year old man discovered Reason and decided to write a song…which is wonderful.
Location, Location, Location: the best part about this is your band name.
Lonbobby: I wish the milk man would deliver my milk….hm…I really like the melody, but your fucking autotune is ruining the moment for me…sorry?
Poor June: Poor June…You have a unique voice. I like the backwards sounds…and kind of like the background vocals…work on the singing, though. It’s more important for background vocals to be in tune than foreground vocals.
Roymond: I really like the chords…and possibly the song…I just can’t deal with with these kind of vocals…The rap is pretty bad ass. Oh shit, I adore the foreign language sections!!!! That’s probably my favorite part…and I love backwards shit and fake applause….so…this is good…the vocals are just holding it back from being great.
Wreckdom: Are these samples from the twilight zone? Once the actual ‘song’ starts, it kind of sucks.[ the sounds are good, as always, though…you have to work on making the guitar tone sound cool…and…heh…the vocals.
SO…..The top picks are (in no particular order):
Kapitano, Johnny Cashpoint, Jim Varney All Stars, Dee Dee Dog, History Man
Good job, everyone.
[whoops! i forgot to review humbert!!]
Humbart: Roymond did a good job of comparing that guitarwork to snake finger....it's probably my favorite part of the song...I like some of the soap-operaesque organ parts....The vocals don't do anything for me, though....good guitar.
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Abecedarian (I’m really excited to hear the rest!)
Andre Was Here at Midnight (because I got confused)
Children of God (Because I love feedback and harsh electronic noise…hopefully those cliché programmed drums don’t mess it up like I fear they’re going to)
C Lyane (You have presented lots of interesting ideas within the first 30 seconds, and I want to hear more, but I am afraid that within 4:08 I will be unimpressed.
Dee Dee Dog: (I think I know who this is!!! This has been the most exciting so far, as the second drum roll ended at the 30 second mark and I can’t wait to hear the rest)
Fluffy Porcupine (Only because there’s a 50/50 chance)
Historyman (How can I not want to listen to more than 30 seconds of this?!)
Jim Varney All Stars (It turns out that 30 seconds is half of your entire song! I can’t wait to hear the second half!)
Johnny Cashpoint (at first I was confused, but it turns out that I really want to hear the remaining of whatever prechorus/chorus that had just started)
Kapitano (I almost decided not to include this song in this list because of the introductory sample, but the music that followed was fun enough to keep my interest)
Lonbobby (just because I want to hear what else you do with this autotune idea)
Wreckdom (I think it’s too early to tell what I’m supposed to think)
REAL REVIEWS (listening to the entire song)
Abecedarian: You need to spend more time with your harmony/singing on key. Although, I’m really enjoying this…I get an early pink floyd-esque feeling from it, and I would advise against using the word “fucking” twice (and so close to eachother!). I would have like to hear more from the ending.
Andre was here at midnight: I like the the out of tune guitar(?) solo at the beginning. Again, it’s really confusing me (the timing of the instruments and the vocals). Do you have an accent, or are you from the united states of America? I don’t like this. It sounds like you just woke up in the middle of the night and decided to improvise a song.
Boltoph: I DO like the introductory sound. This guitar, your vocals, and the drum beat just do not go well together. They could all separate and help out other songs, but this is an unholy marriage that brings pain to my ears. The bass is free to join up with any of the three, but only one.
Children of God: Great band name. Bring the noise, right? Hahahahah, I was worried that his type of drum beat would be trouble…and it is!!! I really have NO understanding of this type of singing and music, and I feel bad to judge something like that…It’s funny, I guess. I could put this on as a joke during a party for some laughs….
C Layne: I really enjoy the vocals at the beginning. It’s kind of awesome when it gets to the ‘yoboy’ type of gangsta rap…but you don’t gangsta rap, do you? You sing like a whiner, and that gets you points for confusing my expectations. The chorus doesn’t really do anything for me. Does it for you?
David: I feared this would all be bad a capella, and…it is. I feel this is the type of thing that makes schizophrenics schizophrenics.
Dee Dee Dog: I don’t know what is the deal with people and their complaints about the drum fills, but I think they’re perfect for the song…Really, this song was really good.
Deshead: Um…I feel like there’s a good song in here somewhere…You just have to get ride of the performers…replace them with a sequencer and maybe have a cool girl to sing…or just someone who doesn’t sound like they worship the vocal stylings of the counting crows.
Edgar De los Angeles: Hmm…I kind of like the prechorus and chorus…but that’s just kind of.
Fluffy Porcupine: I like the crappy sounding instrumentation combined with the contemplating vocal…though you have lost my interest by 2:22…maybe there should have been something added…and if there was, maybe you should have made it more obvious.
Historyman: I’m always excited for historyman songs! I’m always confused, but delighted at the process of your songs that unfold. This song is no exception! I love the responsive (beat?) vocalist? The random tremolo on the piano?! Great!!!! At 2:30, I’m still very involved. Oh man, this is great. I’d love to get inside your brain…call me?
Honest Abe: sigh…I really don’t have anything good to say.
Jack Shite: Umm…they already have a song like this called ‘cotton eye joe’.
Jim Varney All Stars: Excellent! This is probably the ideal of a cute little song…I really love the sound of everything…the guitar solo is kind of distracting…but good, you know?
Johnny Cashpoint: I get a weird roy orbisonesque vibe from the chorus, which I love…and…and…hmm…it’s pretty cool. I like this song! Ooh, the bridge thing is kind of surprising. The ‘low vocal’ is really helpful on the verses, otherwise, I’d be annoyed. Suggestion: more chorus, less verse.
Kapitano: This really got better than I thought it would after the first 30 seconds…This song feels like a crazy old 60 year old man discovered Reason and decided to write a song…which is wonderful.
Location, Location, Location: the best part about this is your band name.
Lonbobby: I wish the milk man would deliver my milk….hm…I really like the melody, but your fucking autotune is ruining the moment for me…sorry?
Poor June: Poor June…You have a unique voice. I like the backwards sounds…and kind of like the background vocals…work on the singing, though. It’s more important for background vocals to be in tune than foreground vocals.
Roymond: I really like the chords…and possibly the song…I just can’t deal with with these kind of vocals…The rap is pretty bad ass. Oh shit, I adore the foreign language sections!!!! That’s probably my favorite part…and I love backwards shit and fake applause….so…this is good…the vocals are just holding it back from being great.
Wreckdom: Are these samples from the twilight zone? Once the actual ‘song’ starts, it kind of sucks.[ the sounds are good, as always, though…you have to work on making the guitar tone sound cool…and…heh…the vocals.
SO…..The top picks are (in no particular order):
Kapitano, Johnny Cashpoint, Jim Varney All Stars, Dee Dee Dog, History Man
Good job, everyone.
[whoops! i forgot to review humbert!!]
Humbart: Roymond did a good job of comparing that guitarwork to snake finger....it's probably my favorite part of the song...I like some of the soap-operaesque organ parts....The vocals don't do anything for me, though....good guitar.
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hey humbert! sorry i missed you the first time out. not sure what happened there but i just listened to your tune and it's pretty killer. it's definitely got some Floydian elements to it and i love the floating pan on the organ and the krush beatbox drums. nice job. not much more to say but stellar production.
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Notes?johnsonic wrote:Historyman
I'm having a hard time getting past the vocals searching for notes. Other than that It's an ok song. Production wise I don't like the drum tone, and the mix is very dry.
What kind of notes are you searching for? Production notes? Notes on the lyrics? Do you mean I'm not singing specific notes? Because I'm pretty sure I definitely sing specific notes, though maybe not very well, but I stay on key and do know what I'm singing before I sing it.
I agree the drum does suck mostly. I am not good with mixing yet; I have ruinied mixes before, so I made sure to avoid doing too much with that this time.
And yeah, the song itself wasn't great, but I thought it was OK too. thanks.
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um...Lonbobby wrote:Finally...
Me:
What about me?
(sorry for double-posting; I'll probably triple post because I want to make sure I address peoples stuff when I see it.)
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Appologies for aforementioned triple-post.
nicegeoff wrote:Historyman (How can I not want to listen to more than 30 seconds of this?!)
Historyman: I’m always excited for historyman songs! I’m always confused, but delighted at the process of your songs that unfold. This song is no exception! I love the responsive (beat?) vocalist? The random tremolo on the piano?! Great!!!! At 2:30, I’m still very involved. Oh man, this is great. I’d love to get inside your brain…call me?
Dude. Thanks. That makes me really happy. I love it when people like my stuff. Haha I didn't think of a beat vocalist at all; you mean the first chorus, right (above it all you're shining...)? The tremolo is on the second chorus? And it's great you're involved by 2:30 -- does this mean that after that you lose interest, or am I reading too much into that comment? Probably.
I'd love to work with you sometime. PM.
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Great - the two parts I didn't sing/speak are the rap (thanks again Phil) and the french (thanks again, wifey)nicegeoff wrote:Roymond: I really like the chords…and possibly the song…I just can’t deal with with these kind of vocals…The rap is pretty bad ass. Oh shit, I adore the foreign language sections!!!! That’s probably my favorite part…and I love backwards shit and fake applause….so…this is good…the vocals are just holding it back from being great.
I agree of course with your comments about my vocals, and I'm very up-front about it. Hopefully they are evolving and I'll find some niche that works. I proceed as if there's no problem as a form of therapy. But then I mixed them far too hot here so you all are victims of my own medicine. Thanks for the other feedback, I truly appreciate it!roymond.com | songfights | covers
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The original mix was my Fender Squier with various effects processing, and the drums are GarageBand loops. Anything in the airport/flight mixes not in the original mix are also GarageBand loops (aside from the ambient sounds at the beginning of Inflight Turbulence and Yellow Heart of Texas, which were just the sounds of the environment recorded through my PowerBook's built-in mic), though I usually do a lot of effect processing and splicing etc. on those so it doesn't just sound like yet another GarageBand loopwank.roymond wrote:Totally! This is surviving multiple listenings and this suggestion is on the mark.abecedarian wrote: fluffy porcupine: I guess a significant chunk of me wants you to start yelling by the end, though. Let it out fluff.
The remixes are great, man. Newark is very effective - I want to hear sitar and shawms. What are you using (guitar) in the Texas mix?
I wanted to yell, but my neighbors didn't want me to. :D
Oh, and for those who don't follow my weblog, the lyrics are about how my job is grinding me into the ground and expecting me to devote my life to something I didn't want to do to begin with, and which I don't find worthwhile while doing it either.
Incidentally, while I was working on In The Yellow Heart Of Texas Mix (in the Dallas airport), I was looking around for a working power outlet (would you believe that the Dallas airport actually <em>shuts off</em> what few power outlets they have so that laptop/cellphone users don't steal their precious electricity?! You can't even <em>buy</em> electricity there) and I sat next to a girl on a 15" PowerBook - who was also doing something in GarageBand. Hehe.
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Children of God Wow very heavy and good engineering. Verses of smooth ambient music and choruses of sheer rage; but kinda doesn't make me feel like "Run Faster" and also does not really develop into much more than a techno jam paired with a hardcore metal chorus. I like hearing this type of tune in contrast with the next one...
Deshead Very beatlesque catchy, pop. Reminds me also of Lemonheads and is very pretty, catchy and i like the breakdown and really love this music but it could use a bit more anxiety or something darker to really match the title "Run Faster". But I do love it...to the point where this has inspired me to listen to all your other tunes! I'm not sure this is really capturing "run faster" for me right now though.
Johnny Cashpoint Quite a 50's feel. I don't really hear anything about running faster, though. I like this cooky fun piece of music and it has an incredible catch to that line in the chorus about running scared and good song development. I think this song would be more appropriately titled something about christmas or the new year.
Boltoph This is my song. The only thing I like about this song at this point is the bass line and the thick bass / midrange of the analog recording. It could go so many places but just doesn't. argh. bastard child of a song...strangely enough, the guitars are just two strats: one with a little verb and the other with a rotary speaker...no other effects here, just some room ambience on the mix.
Historyman I can't quite catch a vocal melody here or anything that sticks to me, but is creative and goes in many different directions. My attention is constantly being lost because of so many stops and the sporadic drums. I'd like to see this organized into a more solid verse / chorus structure and then it'd be great.
Location Location Very mainstream feel but is a bit bland overall during the chorus. The line about running faster is where it's at and should be developed. Reminds me so much of Dashboard Confessional. At some point this begins to feel like wind from a dying man though, as the endless verse plays out over and over...
Humbert A mixture of Cake and Morrisey, me thinks, except much more dissonent and less memorable. I like the use of chromaticism but it's very tough to get a good catchy vocal line with chromatically based progressions, and I don't think that this song is any exception. At least if the techno bass drum feel was extended, it'd make me feel more like "run faster". My favorite part is the last 1/5 of the song, but that's more of a looped jam not a song at all.
David 'Over Interesting a cappela start...wait the whole thing is a cappela, could be good if there was a catch or if this song even mentioned running faster. Where's the melody? Where's the beef?
Abecedarian Neat idea. Nice diminished chords but your vocal doesn't really follow the chord changes, and the song simply never builds on any of this...which would be o.k. if the melody was stronger in the first place, but it's not; in this case it could be redeemed by building up the song more, but it doesn't.
C. Layne This song has a great catchy chorus that really feels like "run faster" to me. I don't think you needed the choral stuff in the beginning, the verses and chorus definitely carry the song and have really great melody and lyrics. My main gripe aside from the too-long-intro, is that the chorus could have a few different lines which would really make it great. Like, what is the reason for running faster? Where are you running? Running from anyone? This song has great potential.
Wreckdom The song really isn't starting until 1/4 the way through...although I love the David Lee Roth impression, this tune doesn't develop into anything, but I do find myself saying "I'm gonna run faaaster!" in a fit of schizophrenia...this is really just some guitar strumming and random speech.
Poor June Not a bad song idea, and the chorus is not bad musically but the vocal line...The vocal line lingers on one note the whole time. Needs more development from a vocal songwriting perspective.
Jim Varney All Stars This is funny and goofy but it doesn't ever change or go anywhere. I will be more impressed if the vocal was recorded while inhaling helium, versus just speeding up the track.
Kapitano The vibe here is disjointed and fails to flow and defies tonality. Defiance of tonality could be great but it just feels out of place here. The line about serving two masters could be better.
Honest Abe Intro could be shorter, as there is really not much going on in the intro. I hear this going great places in the chorus, a key change and vocal note change would be good, the key change is there but not the vocal change. This song definitely captures the song title for me, though. Shorten the verses and build vocals into the bridge. Nice werk, guy. Oh, by the way...thanks for the review on the previous page there, guy.
Lonbobby Interesting change 1/3 the way through and so much like Radiohead's "Everything in it's right place". But I'm not feeling much of a song structure or development here.
Andre was here Whoa the vocal line is out of tune to the point where I can't even make out the melody idea to give it a review. This needs work to even represent itself to be reviewed. I can't hear what the intent is so can't really comment.
Edge of LA Great use of the song title, and a vocal melody to represent it. I like the six-million dollar man vocals. I like how the verse kinda goes somewhere without repeating the first line, and how the vocal sometimes jumps to a place I wouldn't expect. This does a good job with the title.
Jack Shite Do-si-do and to the right! Take your partner round and round, run faster faster out-of-sight...great style and fiddle. I like this one, it does convey the title "run faster" but would be great to hear some kind of vocal in the bridge maybe?
Dee Dee Dog This one just doesn't feel like run faster. Feels more like "whisper slower". That, plus there's no catch, and no development. Needs to be picked apart and put back together with a little more "umph".
Roymond Love the tone and guitars, i like the build of chord changes in the chorus as well as the verse rap (but the rap could use more offbeat syllables verses just a 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 that it's currently doing). I'd also like the vocal melody to follow the instrumentation closer during the first part of the chorus. The backwards solo rocks my world.
Fluffy Porcupine I like the chord prog, but once again I am complaining about the vocals which feel uninspired and feel more like they were put together around this one chord progression, verses being genuinely written.
Carol Cleveland Alright, talk about running faster! Is this from a showtune? Good song development here, and certainly feels and sounds like the title. This is way over the top and reminds me of some local workout-club's theme song, but it's catchy, has well-written, varied parts, and a good vocal part. Not my cup of tea in terms of style, but I think it's a well-written song.
whew! so many songs...
Deshead Very beatlesque catchy, pop. Reminds me also of Lemonheads and is very pretty, catchy and i like the breakdown and really love this music but it could use a bit more anxiety or something darker to really match the title "Run Faster". But I do love it...to the point where this has inspired me to listen to all your other tunes! I'm not sure this is really capturing "run faster" for me right now though.
Johnny Cashpoint Quite a 50's feel. I don't really hear anything about running faster, though. I like this cooky fun piece of music and it has an incredible catch to that line in the chorus about running scared and good song development. I think this song would be more appropriately titled something about christmas or the new year.
Boltoph This is my song. The only thing I like about this song at this point is the bass line and the thick bass / midrange of the analog recording. It could go so many places but just doesn't. argh. bastard child of a song...strangely enough, the guitars are just two strats: one with a little verb and the other with a rotary speaker...no other effects here, just some room ambience on the mix.
Historyman I can't quite catch a vocal melody here or anything that sticks to me, but is creative and goes in many different directions. My attention is constantly being lost because of so many stops and the sporadic drums. I'd like to see this organized into a more solid verse / chorus structure and then it'd be great.
Location Location Very mainstream feel but is a bit bland overall during the chorus. The line about running faster is where it's at and should be developed. Reminds me so much of Dashboard Confessional. At some point this begins to feel like wind from a dying man though, as the endless verse plays out over and over...
Humbert A mixture of Cake and Morrisey, me thinks, except much more dissonent and less memorable. I like the use of chromaticism but it's very tough to get a good catchy vocal line with chromatically based progressions, and I don't think that this song is any exception. At least if the techno bass drum feel was extended, it'd make me feel more like "run faster". My favorite part is the last 1/5 of the song, but that's more of a looped jam not a song at all.
David 'Over Interesting a cappela start...wait the whole thing is a cappela, could be good if there was a catch or if this song even mentioned running faster. Where's the melody? Where's the beef?
Abecedarian Neat idea. Nice diminished chords but your vocal doesn't really follow the chord changes, and the song simply never builds on any of this...which would be o.k. if the melody was stronger in the first place, but it's not; in this case it could be redeemed by building up the song more, but it doesn't.
C. Layne This song has a great catchy chorus that really feels like "run faster" to me. I don't think you needed the choral stuff in the beginning, the verses and chorus definitely carry the song and have really great melody and lyrics. My main gripe aside from the too-long-intro, is that the chorus could have a few different lines which would really make it great. Like, what is the reason for running faster? Where are you running? Running from anyone? This song has great potential.
Wreckdom The song really isn't starting until 1/4 the way through...although I love the David Lee Roth impression, this tune doesn't develop into anything, but I do find myself saying "I'm gonna run faaaster!" in a fit of schizophrenia...this is really just some guitar strumming and random speech.
Poor June Not a bad song idea, and the chorus is not bad musically but the vocal line...The vocal line lingers on one note the whole time. Needs more development from a vocal songwriting perspective.
Jim Varney All Stars This is funny and goofy but it doesn't ever change or go anywhere. I will be more impressed if the vocal was recorded while inhaling helium, versus just speeding up the track.
Kapitano The vibe here is disjointed and fails to flow and defies tonality. Defiance of tonality could be great but it just feels out of place here. The line about serving two masters could be better.
Honest Abe Intro could be shorter, as there is really not much going on in the intro. I hear this going great places in the chorus, a key change and vocal note change would be good, the key change is there but not the vocal change. This song definitely captures the song title for me, though. Shorten the verses and build vocals into the bridge. Nice werk, guy. Oh, by the way...thanks for the review on the previous page there, guy.
Lonbobby Interesting change 1/3 the way through and so much like Radiohead's "Everything in it's right place". But I'm not feeling much of a song structure or development here.
Andre was here Whoa the vocal line is out of tune to the point where I can't even make out the melody idea to give it a review. This needs work to even represent itself to be reviewed. I can't hear what the intent is so can't really comment.
Edge of LA Great use of the song title, and a vocal melody to represent it. I like the six-million dollar man vocals. I like how the verse kinda goes somewhere without repeating the first line, and how the vocal sometimes jumps to a place I wouldn't expect. This does a good job with the title.
Jack Shite Do-si-do and to the right! Take your partner round and round, run faster faster out-of-sight...great style and fiddle. I like this one, it does convey the title "run faster" but would be great to hear some kind of vocal in the bridge maybe?
Dee Dee Dog This one just doesn't feel like run faster. Feels more like "whisper slower". That, plus there's no catch, and no development. Needs to be picked apart and put back together with a little more "umph".
Roymond Love the tone and guitars, i like the build of chord changes in the chorus as well as the verse rap (but the rap could use more offbeat syllables verses just a 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 that it's currently doing). I'd also like the vocal melody to follow the instrumentation closer during the first part of the chorus. The backwards solo rocks my world.
Fluffy Porcupine I like the chord prog, but once again I am complaining about the vocals which feel uninspired and feel more like they were put together around this one chord progression, verses being genuinely written.
Carol Cleveland Alright, talk about running faster! Is this from a showtune? Good song development here, and certainly feels and sounds like the title. This is way over the top and reminds me of some local workout-club's theme song, but it's catchy, has well-written, varied parts, and a good vocal part. Not my cup of tea in terms of style, but I think it's a well-written song.
whew! so many songs...
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BTW, JVAS's entry is just one of the "Run Free" entries, sped up. The original JVAS entry was when Sparks did that treatment to A-Ha's "Take On Me" and submitted it for "Is It Cold?" just to see if Narbotic was screening entries (it turns out he wasn't).
It has been used by many others since then to just do a cheap joke.
It has been used by many others since then to just do a cheap joke.
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It appears I missed a few reviews!!! I'll get them up soon fellas, sorry 'bout that!
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dee dee dog - i really enjoyed this highly original tune. love the darkly humorous deadpan vocal delivery and the sparseness of the arrangement. is that a real piano? extra points for managing to sound good at 64k.
jackshite - yee-har! fun tune -- i dig the country techno crossover. the vocals could be more upfront as they get lost in the mix in places.
andre @ midnight - i appreciate the pushing of the stylistic envelope; however it's hard to listen to a whole song's worth. at least an in tune chorus would be welcome and would add some contrast to the rest of the song.
fluffy - yair! this one rocks. reminds me of adorable for some reason; i guess it's the contrast of the super grungy music with laidback vocals. pretty cool.
david over - i like the concept here, i wish it was a little more sparse or spaced out though. as it is there's about twenty people simultaneously singing right into my face for the whole song. the individual parts are good, but they could be better balanced in the mix through panning, relative levels, reverb and all those other little tricks.
kapitano - cool squelchy bassline to start with, then develops into a nice retro groove. i imagine this is what joy division would have sounded like if they bought moogs instead of guitars. i also like the unexpected note at the end of chord phrases in the verses. very, very good stuff.
carol cleveland - i believe you've taken the baton from they might be giants here. and you run a very worthy lap of sprinting to follow what used to be one of my fave bands of all time. it's zany, but like tmbg has a lot of depth. awesome.
location x 3 - good druggie feel - of course i hope no actual illegal substances were used in the making of this song. nice drumming! although the crash feels a bit close to the listener. nice rhodes sample too ;-) the chord progression perfectly suits the meandering melody line and arrangement. poignant.
abercedarian - very effective dark, brooding sound. made me want to jump. interesting use of the title, i didn't see that coming at all.
lon bobby - awesome melody line on the vocal. the piano chords and guitar is not dissonant which is what makes the tricky melody line work. it's just the right balance for discord and ...er... cord? the occasional blasts of electronica also add just the right amount of colour. my only wish is that this were done without autotune which will always make me think of cher.
children of god - great intro! in fact the best freaking intro of the week. whoa, there's some emotion there. this is reznor having a particularly bad day. extremely well done, great music, production and mix. i can't think of a single thing i can criticize about this song.
historyman - i'm a sucker for out of tune pianos so i'm immediately hooked on this. then the combination of carnival music and they might be giants delivers the goods. completely tramples any established production conventions. great stuff.
clayne - cool sparse arrangement with the glide synth foundation. good dynamics and song buildup. there's always enough going on to always hold the listener's attention. my only criticism is the chorus - it could use more lyrics.
boltoph - i like the instrumental intro. the phrasing of the vocals remind me of peter gabriel. a well put together song.
edge of la - good unpretentious rockin song. i feel like the bass could be tighter with the drums as it seems to be following the guitar more. also the reverb on the vocals is a bit muddy, perhaps a shorter reverb or no reverb would serve the stripped down sound better.
wreckdom - hmm. i feel like i've just arrived at a party where i'm to only guy who hasn't taken some substance. nice theremin sound.
jim varney - cute concept, fun to listen to, but the chipmunks should change into a real vocal at some point.
honest abe - good kick sound there, and the minimalist drumming is just great. the song develops really well, with good vocals and the instruments working superbly together. it manages to sound simultaneously full and sparse at the same time! excellent song.
roymond - the opening satire is hilarious! the backwards sounds are brill. this is a very original song and there are loads of nice touches everywhere. the vocal quality is very good, but there's too much of some effect which tends to cloud them a bit. also the vocal phrasing is a bit rigid. overall this is an excellent tune. i would call the style "bohemian noveau" (don't ask me to explain that).
johnnycashpoint - the singer has a very good voice which is the strong point of the song. a lot of interesting experimentation going on throughout.
poor june - sounds like some aliasing on the mix (i.e. different clock rates in different parts of the system, or a bad mp3 encoder). but other than that this is a great song. i particularly like the way the dry vocals work with the piano in the background. you do a lot with very little - just the voice and piano, yet the sound is quite complex. good stuff.
deshead - very high quality guitar and vocals. i think this sounds nothing like counting crows! the vox are perfect in fact, i'm jealous. although i have to admit this is not my genre of choice i can appreciate a quality song and musicianship when i hear it.
jackshite - yee-har! fun tune -- i dig the country techno crossover. the vocals could be more upfront as they get lost in the mix in places.
andre @ midnight - i appreciate the pushing of the stylistic envelope; however it's hard to listen to a whole song's worth. at least an in tune chorus would be welcome and would add some contrast to the rest of the song.
fluffy - yair! this one rocks. reminds me of adorable for some reason; i guess it's the contrast of the super grungy music with laidback vocals. pretty cool.
david over - i like the concept here, i wish it was a little more sparse or spaced out though. as it is there's about twenty people simultaneously singing right into my face for the whole song. the individual parts are good, but they could be better balanced in the mix through panning, relative levels, reverb and all those other little tricks.
kapitano - cool squelchy bassline to start with, then develops into a nice retro groove. i imagine this is what joy division would have sounded like if they bought moogs instead of guitars. i also like the unexpected note at the end of chord phrases in the verses. very, very good stuff.
carol cleveland - i believe you've taken the baton from they might be giants here. and you run a very worthy lap of sprinting to follow what used to be one of my fave bands of all time. it's zany, but like tmbg has a lot of depth. awesome.
location x 3 - good druggie feel - of course i hope no actual illegal substances were used in the making of this song. nice drumming! although the crash feels a bit close to the listener. nice rhodes sample too ;-) the chord progression perfectly suits the meandering melody line and arrangement. poignant.
abercedarian - very effective dark, brooding sound. made me want to jump. interesting use of the title, i didn't see that coming at all.
lon bobby - awesome melody line on the vocal. the piano chords and guitar is not dissonant which is what makes the tricky melody line work. it's just the right balance for discord and ...er... cord? the occasional blasts of electronica also add just the right amount of colour. my only wish is that this were done without autotune which will always make me think of cher.
children of god - great intro! in fact the best freaking intro of the week. whoa, there's some emotion there. this is reznor having a particularly bad day. extremely well done, great music, production and mix. i can't think of a single thing i can criticize about this song.
historyman - i'm a sucker for out of tune pianos so i'm immediately hooked on this. then the combination of carnival music and they might be giants delivers the goods. completely tramples any established production conventions. great stuff.
clayne - cool sparse arrangement with the glide synth foundation. good dynamics and song buildup. there's always enough going on to always hold the listener's attention. my only criticism is the chorus - it could use more lyrics.
boltoph - i like the instrumental intro. the phrasing of the vocals remind me of peter gabriel. a well put together song.
edge of la - good unpretentious rockin song. i feel like the bass could be tighter with the drums as it seems to be following the guitar more. also the reverb on the vocals is a bit muddy, perhaps a shorter reverb or no reverb would serve the stripped down sound better.
wreckdom - hmm. i feel like i've just arrived at a party where i'm to only guy who hasn't taken some substance. nice theremin sound.
jim varney - cute concept, fun to listen to, but the chipmunks should change into a real vocal at some point.
honest abe - good kick sound there, and the minimalist drumming is just great. the song develops really well, with good vocals and the instruments working superbly together. it manages to sound simultaneously full and sparse at the same time! excellent song.
roymond - the opening satire is hilarious! the backwards sounds are brill. this is a very original song and there are loads of nice touches everywhere. the vocal quality is very good, but there's too much of some effect which tends to cloud them a bit. also the vocal phrasing is a bit rigid. overall this is an excellent tune. i would call the style "bohemian noveau" (don't ask me to explain that).
johnnycashpoint - the singer has a very good voice which is the strong point of the song. a lot of interesting experimentation going on throughout.
poor june - sounds like some aliasing on the mix (i.e. different clock rates in different parts of the system, or a bad mp3 encoder). but other than that this is a great song. i particularly like the way the dry vocals work with the piano in the background. you do a lot with very little - just the voice and piano, yet the sound is quite complex. good stuff.
deshead - very high quality guitar and vocals. i think this sounds nothing like counting crows! the vox are perfect in fact, i'm jealous. although i have to admit this is not my genre of choice i can appreciate a quality song and musicianship when i hear it.
new account, old noob
good fight this week. Since its been a while since I posted, my account was killed, and so here is my first post. Since nobody else has mentioned it, and Lx3's entry was already compared to Dashboard Confessional, I thought I'd be the first (this week) to mention:
KEN IS SO EMO
Anyway, someone liked my singing, thanks! After listening to one of the mixes that Ken gave me, I realize that the melody is a big fat rip-off of a song on the first Mineral record. Which some of you might like-- if you are into Ken-- I mean Emo.
http://www.crankthis.com/mineral.html
All teasing aside, I have nothing to say.
KEN IS SO EMO
Anyway, someone liked my singing, thanks! After listening to one of the mixes that Ken gave me, I realize that the melody is a big fat rip-off of a song on the first Mineral record. Which some of you might like-- if you are into Ken-- I mean Emo.
http://www.crankthis.com/mineral.html
All teasing aside, I have nothing to say.
http://www.togetherwecanrulethegalaxy.com/
http://plotagainstrachel.bandcamp.com/
BSS; Location, Location, Location; Mosswoodians
http://plotagainstrachel.bandcamp.com/
BSS; Location, Location, Location; Mosswoodians