forgivensake's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Highland DefStep]

Incoming

Well, it sounds like you have a good idea for a melody, but to me, your instruments do not do it service. The horns/guitar sound kind of spill over top of each other, and it just sounds more like a landslide than a tune. Also, the intermittent melody and lack of bass instrument allow the song to slack during the bridge. That's a nice lick at the tail, however.

Your drum roll is good. That's all good. But the rest of the piece needs time to catch up, I guess. It just isn't there yet.

I noticed that you had been hit with a 0 pretty hard, and I didn't think that was fair. Your work isn't horrible. It's good, but not fully bloomed. You are definitely better than a lot of the work that has a score on this site. Keep on keeping on, and do not let bombers get to you.

P.S. I dig your prose.

[Pokémon Silver - Park MGX]

Calming and Vibrant

Nice work. I'm not familiar with the original song, but what you have here is good. I really enjoy the upbeat feeling of your synths.

I feel like you could take this song to bigger and more powerful places just by mixing it up a little more. I'm writing a live review here, and I'm not experiencing much change in the overall pattern as I listen to your work. but that's not a bad thing by any stretch. You've put some good work just into the rhythm and synths alone.

Very catchy, yet calm, yet vibrant. A good combination I say!

[Upon That Fateful Night]

Excellent Piece of music.

I haven't sat and listened through a song in quite some time. I'm not sure why but the fluent yet dramatic harmony of synth sounds you've put together have captivated my interest. More importantly, the music brought me into a new world of imagination, and I was not just listening to a song, but was able to enter into the world crafted by the song.

There is a very nice flow to the song that amplifies the rainy background you have set in. It is quite a well thought out piece despite you having put off the project for a while. Nothing exactly feels out of place, although, to me, the few piano notes feel like an abrupt contrast to the rest of the song's depicted mood. However the piece makes excellent use overall of shifting between instruments, and I feel that it is necessary to have those few piano notes to achieve the early and later effects that the piano has on the song, that is creating the main melody that carries into the rest of the piece.

Above all flow is what shines in the song. The flow was great. Thanks for sharing this with the world.

Aeren responds:

Thank you so much!

[Vibestyler - Bass Pressure]

Masterbasstion

Very awesome. I really like the style you've gone for here in your work. You've taken a step out of your usual melody style and taken your genre to a whole new level. This is pro stuff.

And yes, great use of Bass. I could fell my head pumping to the beat. Awesome sound bytes too. I am always very impressed with your work, but as said before, this takes it to a whole new level of appreciation.

I also like how you've mixed up the resonation of the piece at various points to give the beat a more lucid tone at points.

Never let your creativity juice levels go below genious.

Vibestyler responds:

thank you forgivensake! i am always very glad to read reviews like this! my friends and family didn't gave as positive comments as you on this track. ;) :)

[Vibestyler - Bjällerklang]

Glad to hear you're back

I've always really loved your work, and I'm glad you chose to bring it back in this style, because this song is jammin'.

Oh yeah, this is a really great melod you've choosen here. It feels somewhat foreign, and adventurous, and your choice of sounds makes it very acidic. This will always be cool to listen to, breaking generations I think.

And keeping the beat going by bringing it down with a classical ensemble is a neat idea. It was a nice flow and it sets the listener up for more with an easy on the ears transition.

As always you choose some great sound effects and mix and max with some really fun four to the floor beats. Thanks for bringing your work to my attention by being the great musician you are.

Keep on with the thing. Internet high five, and all that other crazy lingo the kids use today.

[/Air\]

Nice work thus far

Although, despite it being good you shouldn't just rely on the middle to save the rest of the song.

You have some very creative ideas going on in your piece here. It is a bit slow but it all meshes together fairly well. The first harmonic loop doesn't bode so well with me, but when you get the main melody up and jumping, I'm up and jumping with it.

So it is going rather well although a bit repetetive. Then near the end the melody settles down and allows the drums to take main control, which isn't bad since I'm digging the acoustic echoes you are using. However, I think you could have done more before handing it all over to the beat. It was a popping melody, pretty good I must say, and it's a shame it ended so early in the song. It just doesn't have the same impact anymore after the middle part.

You make up for that more or less with the drum patterns you use, which are pretty rad. However, the end feels a bit weak, as in it leaves me without wanting more. A great song generally makes you listen to it 30 or 40 times.

audiosyncratic responds:

Thanks for taking the time to write the review man! This is an unfinished version. Thanks for the constuctive criticism! (not in a bad way)

[_-={Day of War}=-_]

A really great piece

I don't think I picture the scene you've described in your comment. I thnk I'm getting there, and getting there, and getting there, and then I'm almost there, almost, and...

the voice comes in and my entire perspective of the song is changed to that of a religious atmosphere. I see myself in the presence of preaching. Maybe the war scene is going on in the background and people are repenting for their last chance at life.

Anyway, outside of the vision behind your piece, the overall work is a great composition, with a great main melody and a great accompanyment of instrumental work. No rest in the piece (not counting the start and end), and for that I admire the intense sound you create. Excellent composition in fact. I've always liked your work, so keep at it! Yaaaay!

[Assertive Mood _ RR]

Assertive for real

all most like this mood is forced upon me. It somewhat is. I can't find it possible to listen to this song and not feel forced into a smile.

However, that force is a bit too forceful, and because of that force I'm not compelled to have any colorful imagination with your piece, especially not by force.

Don't get me wrong though, I really like this song. It has some great beats to it and pushes a great pattern. It's a very good song. It doesn't reach great or fantastic I think, but it's not bad and certainly has a place in my ear.

So Good work! I like your stuff!

[Work in Progress-]

A true work in progress

My english teacher and I agree on the significance and insight behind this one.

You are not afraid to tell people the truth. So many punk songs, so many, are just complaining. It's a very complain ridden industry of music. But your lyrics, oh man, they don't complain. They acknowledge, accept, and deal with instead of just starring at it like adog being told a pun.

Clearly, you can't analyize the point of forever reaching for our goals without pointing out the grief that exists in the process. But from there you also acknowledge that around all that rain, you can see a way to work out what you've started. You also point out that this meaning reaches beyond looking at the now (despite stating to live in just today) and that looking back is not wrong, and is even good for clarification; to advance on your meaning.

What a good meaning.

So yes you live in today (the process), but because you remember and learn from the past (the work) you don't have to be afraid of the future (the result).

That's the truth I see. But who am I to say what is real and what is fake, right?