100th Audio Review :D

Well, you posted in the RRC saying that you wanted lower, fairer scores in the reviews, so I'll try and point out everything I didn't like...

First off, the first few bars of piano lasted maybe one bar too long, you could have brought in that extra bit of melody a bit quicker.

I like how you kept the piano still audible when you brought in that techno beat, that was nice..

The main problem I had with this track was that all the time it felt like it was building up to a main song, and I felt like I had finally hit it at 1:50, but with only 30 seconds left it had to start to wind down again straight away. Maybe if you had made the song longer and had more of a full song, because it just feels like you've got the beginning and end, but you're missing the crucial end.

Had I been kind, I would have given you a 9, like everyone else, but I think 7 is more apt, if I'm comparing it to the rest of the songs on NG. Even then, to be honest, 7 is a little generous, but since this is my 100th and possibly final Audio Review, I feel like being a tiny bit generous.

[Review Request Club]

Not bad

There's a few bits to work on with this, but overall, a nice track is what we hear. I particularly like the piano and strings that you've brought into this piece - it really adds some class to the track.

I think that at about 1 minute 20 seconds, you bring in the cymbals and go from the slow to the quick part of the track. It didn't quite work for me, so perhaps try throwing a second or two of silence, then a mighty cymbal crash and launch into the really hard hitting part of the track.

Other than that, you've got a good driving beat and a well laid out track. I might have to listen to Adagio for Strings to work out how close you got to the original, but it's a damned good track in its own right!

[Review Request Club]

Good

This sound pretty nice. I don't know the original of this song, so I can't say how good your cover is, but it sure does sound good.

I like the relaxed atmosphere of the intro. Too bad it is kinda "destroyed" by the techno beats at around 1:00 into the song. But this doesn't mean that the song gets bad at this point, it just becomes different, it creates a different atmosphere (maybe a "now get your lazy ass up!"-atmosphere ^^).

Anyway, this is a good song!

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I never know what song people are making a cover of because I don't listen to much music and this wasn't any different. I don't know the original to this so I just assume it sounds pretty cool and can be related nicely back to the original. :P

I loved the combination of piano and stringed instruments. They are usually my favorite. Then when it picked up later in the song it made it even better. I personally think the biggest flaw was the way it ended. I was hoping for something a bit more then the sudden/abrupt ending such as a better series of notes to end on. It just ends when I'm not expecting it to.

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Nice :D

Really nice cover, it sounds great.

I've never heard Adagio For Strings, but the melody it has is quite catchy, and you performed it quite well over here. The instruments used here were great and chosen very well. Melodies and instruments are great :).

The transitions were awesome too, and everything flowed together nicely. Fantastic structure over here too. The intro was quite good as well, but the ending bothered me a little. It ended much too suddenly, since it did a huge buildup which resulted in just an echo for an ending. You should try and end it with a crash cymbal and loud ending note or something.

The drums were nothing too special, but the snare rolls you did over here were great and made superb transitions. I liked the faded cymbals that first appear at 1:22.

I don't really have much to say about this track. It's a great song, but the ending is what really needs fixing over here. The rest was OK.
9/10
5/5

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