Ok, soooo sorry I am so late on these reviews...but two weekdays (inmy case two weekend days too) is just not enough time!:)
The Bewells -
Pros: Nice stereo acoustic guitar production..with a little rain in the backround (or like someone else said, something cookin) I am surpirsed you got such a low score. I really think this is pretty quality...with some great harmonys.
Cons: It does drone on a bit long, maybe a little variance...besides a little meloncholy guitar solo (which wasnt bad...just added to the drawing on of the song)
The handclaps were: Non-distracting..but were an obvious add on because of the challenge
Summary- I liked it. I think you should have gotten a higher score than you did. But hey, got you through..thats the important part. Lucky this isnt a tournament where you get seeded or anything:)
Bjam -
Pros: An interesting chord progression, not cookie-cutter by any stretch of the imagination. Your voice is appealing as always, although there will be a con to it (see below). This sounds like, with some polish, it could be the kinda song that plays at the end of 'Grey Anatomy' or something.
cons - as pleasing as your voice is, you missed quite a few notes..which with such an intimate song is really dangerous of making me tune right out. I think i read you were pressed for time, so kudos for getting it in, just hopefully next fight you can really let your voice shine by singing on key a bit more. It seemed like you were making the melody up as you went...kinda searching for notes sometimes.
The Handclaps were: Ghastly. Very very aware that it was an add-on-cause-you-had-to (as were most people i think...including me) but i think having them go throughout was a little mistake.
Summary: It was an interesting song, and there were parts that were nice, parts that were boring, but i think it will be a fine tune when you work on it some more, which i hope you will
Calfborg-
Pros:Diggin the groove this is setting. The vocal effects are a perfect touch, as are all the sounds. The little OOO's are great. Your voice tone is so great for this song. Man, I usually dont even like this stuff..but i was a little dissappointed when it ended! Great job
Cons Man this is hard, lets see...your voice got slightly off pitch at times, um....man..i just cant think of much else. It was really really good.
The Handclaps were: were those handclaps? they sounded like snaps to me. Either way, they were non-abstrusive and went very well with the song actually. They sounded like the belonged
Summary: Awesome
MC....Nation-
Pros - I think you accomplished exactly what you wanted to. As for me, I can appreciate it, but have a hard time enjoying it. Accent is pretty cool
Cons - Doing the doubling of the vocals the second half of each phrase is, i think, overused and doeesnt do much to seperate yourself. I thought the bass coulda kicked a bit more...but maybe you didnt want that.
The Handclaps were: Very fake...but obvious enough that it wasnt like you were trying to get away with anything. I think having SOMETHING beat where the handclaps were is a good idea, and in a re-mix id repace the handclaps with another sound.
Summary I wish I could give something more constructive than I have, but overall you kept the flow going well and sounded like you knew what you were doing.
Deshead-
Pros - You're deshead. You have a world of talent behind you and you have by far the best production i have heard on this site, as well as one of the better voices. You actually are one of the people that drew me to songfight in the first place (that is, after my initial listen of some of the songs, you kept me coming back).
Cons You remind me of Coheed and Cambria. Not in that you sound like them, its just that they have a pretty unique sound but then they use it to death. You have the same kind of thing, you have a very
deshead sound, but every song I have heard you do sounds just like that. Now, this is both viewed as a good thing and a bad thing by some. I see both ways, I really dont know if its really a con, just an observation.
The Handclaps were: Non-obtrusive. Didnt really add much to the song, but the important part for this fight, it didnt take anything away from it either.
Summary You are a songfight, and sidefight, superstar.
Glenn Case Pros - Very Bouncys, very 60's. A good catchy little pop tune. The little break down is a good way to break up the predicability, and it was the perfect length. Very nice work.
cons - I really shouldnt have done this "con" thing. Its really quite hard for some peoples. I guess the con is that it was pretty predictable, but hey, pop songs are suppose to be.
The Handclaps were: I really dont remember them, so they musta been good!
Summary Nice job all around.
Heuristics Inc. Pros I liked how you have seperate rhythem tracks in LR and middle
cons im sorry man, i just found this to be a little bland...didnt have much zest too it.
The Handclaps were: Well placed. Added to the song.
Summary You squeaked by, and I think you can, and think you will, do much better next time
Jim Tyrrell Pros - Very nice feel. Nice Melody choice over a nice set of chords. Adding the bit of piano sound was really nice. The synth hum..it will end up in my cons as well, cause I think it was a good choice, but (see below), the piano solo is a nice play on that keyboard. NIce latin jazzy feel to it. Your voice is spot on.
Cons Just that I thought the synth maybe was a bit much, and woulda been better if used a bit more sparingly
The Handclaps were Disposable, but didnt hurt the song
Summary Extremely nice work, in my top 3 so far
Jolly Roger -
Pros - Very musically sound...all sorts of I-IV-V variations. Nothing wrong with that, i dont think, as long as you can do something ineresting on top of it. Which is semi-accomplished here. nice "ooo's" on bottom. Also a good use of stereo. and how your voice goes in and out of effect.
cons of course the out-of-tune guitar is really hard to ignore. Very distracting. Somehow, you gotta do something about that. Maybe for your next song, try something a bit more risky, like going out of such a standard chord progession, just to see what you can do (although it being monday, im sure your song is already written

)
The handclaps were well placed
SummaryIt was stacked with potential to be a good little indie tune. Not bad work at all.
Kamakura -
Pros Good harmonies..sounds like a college acapella band. Words are...interesting.
cons repetitive. Too much of the same.
The Handclaps were totally fitting
Summary not bad not great
Ken - Your songs not working for some reason. I listened a bit early, but dont remeber enough to give a full review. Sorry
Leaf 62 Damn, your isnt working either. I remember thinking yours was outstanding though. So...good job!
Noah McLaughlinpros you got the guitar to sound pretty good
cons very very uninteresting. I have to agree with judges decisions.
The Handclaps were out of place, but not horrible.
Summary Not my favorite
Octothorpe -
Pros Cant get much more 80's than this.
Cons The 80's was the worst decade for music since...well maybe ever
The Handclaps wereKinda a cop out
Summary - Read above
OK, you may be noticing may reviews getting shorter and very uninteresting, for this, me and my droopy eyes say :Im sorry!!!!!
actually on second thought...im going to finish the rest tomorrow. They wont be worth anything if i try and keep going to tonight so:
Remiss, Ross Durand, Sausage Boy, Steuym, Sven Mullet, Tex.., and Wreckdom your time will come.......