AlmightyZenTaco's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[QE2 - Quantitative Easing 2]

Good.

The song made me very tense.

But I don't think it had enough movement to justify 16 minutes of playtime.

Tealc-Bratac responds:

Thanks for the review!! Very much appreciated!! I'm glad you listened to it, and gave me a good review!! You rock!!

[Sunshine Through The SnowStorm]

Interesting.

Unusual choice for ambient noises, but it worked out alright.

It was at it's best when the guitar chimed in, and resolving the climax with a nice deeper guitar tone was very satisfying.

Good work.

Jonah-B responds:

Thank you

[RememberThatGIRLWeSaved]

I want to like this.

The sound quality is very nice, and the melody is pretty good, up to a point.

The main trouble with the song is a lack of cadence. You make the listener wait too long to hear you resolve back to the tonic.

Instead of a calming affect - which the sound of the instrument was betraying - I found myself gritting my teeth.

KNIGHTMAREcomics responds:

I don't think the lack of Cadence is a problem but the song lacks another dimension which seems to slow the progression.. it either needs another guitar part and more instruments and/or a riff that pops up now and again.
I will get to work on it soon.

[[DJP] 000071]

I'm a fan.

Of your work.
Keep it up.

I liked the arrangement, but not so much on the voice choices.
Still very good.

Have you studied musical theory?

DJPureSuffer responds:

Never studies musical theory :( kinda wanted to but sucked at reading sheet music XD violin for 9 years tho :D

[[DJP] Piano solo 4]

Vergy good.

Didn't really sound like a complete song, so points off for that.

But excellent composition. You are a very skilled musician.
If you aren't making money doing this, find a way to.

DJPureSuffer responds:

If i could make money off of this, that'd be pretty epic XD i just threw this together real quick in like 15 minutes, so its definitely not a complete song.

[[DJP] Space Indians]

Bad ass.

I love chiptunes, and this had a very chiptunes sound.

Also, the melody is excellent, which is what makes this whole song.
Would have liked it a little longer though, with perhaps some cooloff time after the climax.

But it was excellent anyway.

DJPureSuffer responds:

Thanks man! :D

[Serene Destiny]

Quality work.

Very good all around!

Nice arrangement, nice melody, harmony, and it's varied enough to keep my interest the whole way through.

I especially like when you bring the strings in. They sound good with the orchestra drums.

It could be improved by adding a part B though, to break up the monotony of the underlying pattern. But the arrangement is so interesting it's not that big of a deal.

Excelent work.

Clerkius responds:

I don't compose on a regular basis; so your critique's greatly appreciated. I am glad you enjoyed listening to it as much as I do with satisfaction of the completed product. =]

[Lightened]

Hello thar.

I'm liking what you got here. The piano is very nice especially.

But there's not a whole lot going on in the song. You set up a nice framework there, you should cascade into a climax. Throw some harmony on that bad boy.

Or you could consdier the piano harmony and put some melody on there, your choice.
It just needs to build.

JkidProductions responds:

I will try putting a Choir and some layers of different strings and others. And i would like to try to change the piano melody at the end. Thanks for the review!

[Lucidity (Bugg)]

Maybe it's just me...

But the synth and the bass at the beginning hurts my ears for some reason. Maybe I have an ear infection, I dunno.
Anyway, onto the meat of the review.

The song is good.

I'd say it's main flaw is lack of complication for a good chunk of it. It's just too simple. You have the chords and a bass, and not much else.

It gets better when the rest comes in, but the chords are too repetative. Also, it's a somewhat unsatisfying progression. Doesn't seem to have enough movement. Sounds like it's only moving a second or a third at most throughout the entire piece.

But, overally, a valiant effort. With some tweaking it could be very good.

BuggMusic responds:

Thanks for the review! Sorry if I hurt your ears lol, my volume is never synced perfectly with FL, so I don't know how loud it is on other computers. The main reason it's a bit simple is because this is a warm-up song, I haven't made anything in ages (bad excuse I know). Hopefully I'll get back into the groove of things!

[Charms]

Shabby it's not.

Nice job on the melody.

Chords sound a bit bland, but the song really get's going when you turn off the organ.

I also like the bends.
Nice arrangement throughout.

I approve.

BMKikiBeats responds:

Thank you :-)