I used to review a lot, but it usually had little effect other than to pick fights.
Like Hoblit, I found this fight really ugly and bland. My own entry was fun to do, and I'm kind of proud of little things (Did anyone make it to the end where everything drops but the plinky guitars playing a video-gamish little ostinato? I still think that's clever and cute!), but it's not a great song.
That said, I did jot down notes as I listened to this fight. But I'm not going to do any more. It's exhausting.:
Bax: The ominous roboticness is effective. Like the tone of Bowie's "Fashion," or something by Devo. It doesn't have the infectiveness of a good anthem: I should be tempted to sing along and join the Borg, but I'm not. Some more melody, or just a simple hook would add a lot to this.
Baker: I like the idea of this, but it's a bit empty. The final frenzy of activity comes way too late, with nothing leading up to it. I'm not against instrumentals per se, though in practice, they're rarely interesting enough to comment on. This is better than the typical SF! instrumental entry, but too long and pretty dull.
Bleep Bloop Blork: Cute and simple. Basically an instrumental with the same goals as Baker's entry. Somehow it's less successful, but it's hard to say why. Maybe just 'cause I heard it after Baker's.
Adam Adamant: Innocent and childlike at first, which is a nice effect. But it vanishes at 1:20, where the drums kick it into a smoother grove. There's some rhythmic muddiness at the end and it kind of falls flat. In the end, I'm not sure what this was saying or how it felt.
V is for Victory: Very boxy and square. I like the verses when they drift a bit, but the choruses are too straight. I think you need some slower-moving descant or ostinato to glue all the little boxes together. String the listener along with more than the head-bobbing pulse.
I gotta pocket fulla quarters (At the Arcade)
Cheese'n'rice. Talk about a Blowhole! Re. Lax. I know the above reviewer offered more for my consideration than a dropped name. And I thank him. Thank you. Most reviewers refer to bands, songs, etc. Me, too. I'm not gonna rehash the previous posts.
I sound like the fucking Kinks? Sweet. I win.[/quote]
Well, he didn't say you sounded like the Kinks. He said this particular song sounded like a specific Kinks song. If that is helpful to you, I am pleased. Now enough, you kooky nuts!
I sound like the fucking Kinks? Sweet. I win.[/quote]
Well, he didn't say you sounded like the Kinks. He said this particular song sounded like a specific Kinks song. If that is helpful to you, I am pleased. Now enough, you kooky nuts!
Re: AtA
Thank you for the inspiring review, dogmaticmd! I certainly could have tightened up the rhythm guitar, but was quickly running out of time. So I had to let things lay as they were.dogmaticmd wrote: Chonny - This is my favorite one, honestly. The chorus (especially the response-type of guitar riff you have going there), and the whole verse really. This is a really good song. Your voice isn't bad, and its actually pretty charming in its own way, but I'm feeling the execution just isn't doing justice to the ideas and melodies in your songwriting here. I still really loved listening to this.. multiple times. The sound quality seemed better to me than most of the other ones.. not sure if thats just me, but thats not what I was paying attention to anyway.