The Weakest Suit: I like the chord progression. I think it would be a nice little tune, but the vocals sound pretty strained here.
PiGPEN: What you're doing with the vox effects sounds pretty impressive. I don't think say, an album of this same thing would be sustainable, but that's not what this is. The bass kind of bothers me. It reminds me of poor midi samples, like I would load a website and hear that general midi kind of keyboard. The part is nice, I just don't like the sound.
Steve Durand: Like everyone else, I will say great horns. Your voice probably isn't ideally suited for this, but you don't sound too bad. The "Murphy's Law" lyric kind of bothers me. I really like the feel, but I think my music subconscious rejects that the song is about "Why so serious?" and believes it should be some kind of song of seduction in a shady middle east locale.
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pathetic octothorpe: This sounds sloppy and poorly miked? I think I'm missing something.don't let that stop you from reviewing our song relentlessly.
Uncle Gravy Biscuits: Nice everything. Ending is slightly abrupt, but splitting hairs.
LMNOPotamus: The backing track sounds good. It would be nice to change it up some. The part where you say "Wika wika" bothers me. I don't know if "real" rappers are doing that, but it'd be nice to have actual record scratches. Vox on verses seem too quiet.
Stu Jordan: I'm into the bluesy first section. The line "You've got to see life" doesn't sound so good. I think the section that line starts I'm not as crazy about. The ending where the higher guitar part comes in is cool.
Eddiebangs: The percussion at the beginning stands out in a good way. Seconding the love for the "Let your hair down" part.[/b]
Rone Rivendale: Don't like the pitch shifted orchestra hits. Vocals sound fuzzy. Can't say I'm a big fan of the song in general.
Atari in the Desert: Good production on this. I like the song itself. JT or boyband comparisons seem apt. I would suggest that some of the sounds seem dated, more like say, "No Strings Attached" than "Future Sex/Love Sounds." I can't put my finger on it, I guess patch and effect choices? But if you're going for a specific sound, more power to you.
Ill Cricket Crew: The organ part from the verse is a nice touch. Not in your face, but it adds a lot. Also organ solo-ish part. I'm not a fan of the chorus chord progression. Too much reverb. I know you said you were going for a specific style, but it sounds mushy.
Jeff Travis Henderson: First reaction is it sounds like Jack Johnson. Not a good or bad thing. The verse hook is catchy. Nice guitar solo, also, makes you sound less like Jack Johnson.
Future Boy: This started off well. I think I could really like this song. If left to my tastes I would change the snare sound, and replace that synth pad with something else, like maybe organ or a something more sine wave-y. But hey, personal taste.
Wages: You have a nice voice. The song could use something to spice it up. I'm not a fan of some of your chord changes.
The Capitalist Youth: Mine. Comparisons to Wayne Coyne and Guster are welcome. I'm glad people seemed to get the vibe I was going for.
MC Crapalot: I could listen to this as a kind of noise rap thing. If you're familiar with Soul-Junk, that guy gets way crazier than what you're doing here. But like with Soul-Junk, I wouldn't necessarily want to listen to it every day.
Precarious Loaf: The percussion at the beginning caught my interest. When the vocals came in you lost my attention some, in particular the background vocal seems to be taking itself too seriously. The song does alright considering how few instruments are involved.
Howling Monkey asked if I actually say "Why So Serious" in the song. I wanted to comment on that. I don't. The FAQ says "Write a song based on the title of your choice." It doesn't say the words ever have to be in the song.
I'm not worried anyone is going to stone me because of that, I'm more curious why so many people do include the words verbatim in their songs? And why use them as the chorus, and have the title be the part rhymed with? I think some songs here would be much stronger if there wasn't such an emphasis on that. (Eddiebangs' song stood out as one)
tuur: I don't know what you mean about "You are going to die." No one else has commented on that?
