Reviews. Do I like or not? Yes=I'd listen to it again. No=I'm not touching it again. Votes are noted.
Abominominous - No. It's interesting, has good production - but doesn't engage me in the way I feel music should. Would it rock live? Probably not.
Andrew Reist - Not my tightest performance or mix, but I feel like it has more energy than anything I've submitted to SF.
Andy Sucks - No. Guitar is semi-engaging, and vox fit the chill atmosphere, but I don't enjoy this.
Caravan Ray - Yes. But you deny a Jack Johnson influence? This sounds straight off the curious george sountrack. Doesn't blow me away, but it's pretty chill man.
Chopped Liver Meat God - Hell no. I don't think I can deal with this kind of plagiarism ... it's like kid rock man. If I could give this a negative vote, I would. Is this LoO? Cause you can do better, man.
Chthonic Chthock - Yes. This is sweet. Kickass even. Drums are good, but the crash is too far forward in the mix for it to sound real. Forgive me if they're real - either way they sound pretty solid. This is like the theme song for a cartoon I'd watch in elementary. I give it a hearty VOTE!
Cobalt Stomach - No. It's way too long, vocals are really weak. Peace.
Death Be Not Proud - Yes. Haha, cheesy snare. One of my weaknesses. Vox too low in the mix. Pretty solid songwriting. You gotta get some real drums and some mixing lessons to showcase this songwriting though. No vote, but the writing's good enough that I'd listen to more of your music in a heartbeat.
deetak - No. Do you take yourself seriously when you sing? Because it sounds like you're mocking your voice out of self-consciousness. Decent writing, but it's pretty boring.
Elaine DiMasi - Yes. Chill, voice a bit flat sometimes, and some weak notes when you get down in your register. It's good, but I'm not voting for it because of the forced nature of some rhymes, and the lack of variation.
Fabulous Prunes - No. Are you wasting my time on purpose? I could be studying or something. Not fabulous, by the way.
Fartin' in the Club - No. The title wasn't fartin in the club, it's green eleven. Holy hell, people. This is why I don't review songfight anymore.
Gnome Alone - No. I don't know what you were going for here, but either you step it up, or you step down. Sorry.
The Hinsdale Patent - Yes. Vox painfully loud and unenergetic sometimes, but the backing guitars sound so good that I can't help but be intrigued, even if it's too long. I'll give it a VOTE, since I'd like to hear more of those.
Howl Down the Chimney with Todd McHatton - No. If I was still in my genesis phase, I'd probably enjoy this. Vocals don't sound serious. Believe what you sing, mang. Even if it's psychedelic you're going for.
IndiAdamJones - Yes. Long intro, lyrics are funny, but the rap parts piss me off. This is more genuinely psychedelic when the guitar parts get going than Todd McHatton. I thought I hated this, but it turns pretty sweet once those guitars get going. Advice - ditch the rap stuff, and stick with the music that you're good at. I give it a VOTE, as long as you promise to stop rapping.
Jake Lions Band - No. This makes me mad. The synths at the start are alright. That's it, I can only handle like 30 seconds of this. Don't do this to me ever again, thanks.
Jan Krueger - Yes. Nice and pretty. I keep forgetting you're german, but I hear the accent here. It'd get a vote if the vox were stronger and more passionate.
John Kloberdanz - No. Sounds like a case of immature songwriting. At least you've got confidence in vocals, I'll give you that. But no, I don't enjoy this.
Kasper - Yes. Weak vocals. Nice guitars, though. Haha, I relate with that angsty sad love stuff, so at least the lyrics work for me. I'll give it a VOTE because it connects with me pretty thoroughly.
Larry Knox - No. Solid backing music, poor vox and not amazing songwriting. Proof that production isn't everything.
LML - No. Not bad, your voice is good, but that shaker is pretty intrusive. The whole thing's a bit repetitive. It's borderline enjoyable for me, to be honest. I'd dance to it.
Lucky Spoon - No. Dude, this reminds me of banjo kazooie. Harmonies are kickass, but I'm not so big on the environmental message - I'm from alberta, keep in mind. I liked it until the white guy rap came in. Sorry, no vote.
MC Milk Plus - Yes. Haha, I always love your stuff. NOTE FOR OTHER RAPPERS AT SF!!!! Listen to the wordplay, and take note. Love it. VOTE.
Melvin - Yes. Even though it's not your best, I still am intrigued. No vote, since you don't sound like you care at all about it. I guess it's like that once you reach the top, right?
Night Elf Mohawk - No. Are ... you serious? Keep this shit to yourself. Or put it on myspace or something.
Paco Del Stinko - No. Guitars are sweet, snare sound isn't my style. Chorus is sweet, but I'm getting the feeling that a lot of your music sounds the same. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe it's your style, but I'd be pumped to hear you branch out and do a different style.
Pathetic Wannabees - No. Sounds like you guys had fun. But did you have to sent it in?
Ross Durand - Yes. Finally someone with good guitar tone! Hooray! But holy crap guys, do you all care about the environment this much? It's pretty standard folk stuff, but I can dig it. VOTE.
The Sky Looks Pissed? - No. Weird vocal stylings, but it works. When the vox follow the chords so closely, I just assume you haven't written a lot of songs. This is alright, but I wouldn't listen to it again.
SomeGuyCalledNoel - Yes. Your sheer melody-writing skill always amazes me. I'm jealous. No vote until you can polish up the mix - a clean mix and guitar tone are pretty much required for this style, in my books.
Todd McHatton - Yes. So you entered this twice? It's alright, and has interesting production, but the truth is I wouldn't listen to it again, mostly because of a few sloppy harmonies and weak melody in the verses. Tighten those up and this could be really awesome.
The Weakest Suit - Yes. Man, this always frustrates me about you. I love your songwriting, I like your voice, but your production is so lo fi that there's no way I'd listen to it again. Are you just using these as demos, planning to record it well someday? Because your songs deserve better treatment than this.
Verdict:
As usual, three or four winners, some decent stuff with terrible vocals, and some really awful stuff. Got a question though - if I feel obligated to review when I send in a song, but I have to sort through this much garbage to find a few good tunes, is it wrong for me to stop participating in the review threads? Because there's a lot of crap. And the people submitting obviously know it's crap.
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