very great
i must say i am very impressed.
Author Comments
Alright, so here's something really, REALLY different! As you may or may not know, I'm all for breaking the normalcy barriers whenever possible, and while this song can be classified it's definitely not your run-of-the-mill piece. At least I've never heard anything quite like it here...
First of all, this is essentially Surf Rock. The lyrics for Ocean Eyes were written by Johnathan Mahler, and he's a pretty big fan of the style. This is the second song collaboration that I have worked on with him, and it is by far the better of the two. In both instances he came up with the lyrics and had some influence in where the music did (or didn't) go. Since John is a drummer, you can hear most of his influence within the percussive section, including some very nice fills that we arranged for this song. However, since he is not a singer, I ended up recording the vocals myself. Yeah, folks...that's me. Hi. The music itself was a collaborative effort, and while he doesn't have the ability to work with the program I use, he still had a lot of say in the instrument choices and so on.
The song itself is not particularly complex, but it possesses a certain charm nonetheless. Surf Rock is more of a sub-genre of Rock than anything else, but there's just something about it that makes you feel good for some reason. I can't really explain it, and I'm not even going to try. My only hope is that you will give this a solid listen and that you'll like it. It's not at all like the standard fare that you would hear on Newgrounds, but maybe that's not such a bad thing once in a while. :)
LYRICS:
I looked into her ocean eyes
And what I saw was a surprise
A lonely girl with sandy hair
A broken child, heart full of care
An angel's smile and saintly face
A model's style with special grace
Oh, when she talks the music stops
And when she sings the lighting drops
And when the stars shine in her eyes
The soft pale glow lifts her disguise
When she turns and looks at me
Her face lights up, a lonely sea
I look into her ocean eyes
I know right then that she is mine
ChronoNomad responds:
Thanks, dude! :D
monumental for you
taking the step to lyrics is a big step for any musician. though i can't say that the guitar with a towel in the soundbox was a nice touch
ChronoNomad responds:
Well, I'm glad that you dig the lyrical jam! It was fun, and I can definitely see myself doing more in the future. Thanks for reviewing! :D
Mastering Helped A Lot
While I still don't really care for the muffled, distorted sound of the guitar that you guys used, I have to admit that it sounds much, MUCH better after mastering. I don't know what you did in Soundbooth, but it really cleaned up the sound and took the edge off. I'm pleasantly surprised. Well done. :)
As for the previous review: does Reachs not realize that ALL of your Newgrounds submissions are electronic? Not everyone has a band, a studio in their basement or access to a professional studio, or the money to rent one or the other (or both). There's nothing wrong with using a music maker programme. Besides, it was stated in the Author's Notes that the instruments were mainly influenced by John, so holding ChronoNomad at fault for the sound is a bit unfair. I do wonder though: Reachs said the guitar was way too electronic and he'd rather hear a real guitar. So, by his (her?) logic, is an electric guitar not 'real?' Have rock bands been fooling us all this time? Hmm...
Anyways, the song sounds GREAT. Collabs. can be difficult, but you and John did a great job on this. And you sang it! Yay! Guess that means I should get to work on '...Sorry,' huh? Lol. Maybe next week when I'm feeling better. :)
5 out of 5, 10 out of 10, and DOWNLOAD.
Ps: Will you sing the other song you guys worked on? Just curious.
ChronoNomad responds:
Thanks for the great comments! I'm glad that you think it sounds better after mastering because I put forth a lot of effort to see that happen. John collaborated on the mastering phase, as well; he picked a couple of special effects, one for my vocals and another for the lead-in guitar section before the bass comes in. The latter effect was my suggestion, though he chose the section, and he came up with the vocal effect on his own after I added a couple enhancements and a little reverb.
As far as the previous review goes I have my theories, but I think it just boils down to a dislike of the music style...at which point leaving a review is sort of ridiculous because all you're going to do is talk about how you don't like it. :P
But wait! Didn't you know that electric and electronic are two mutually exclusive things!? You didn't? Oh, yeah...that's probably because they're not. "Real guitar", huh? No idea on that bit, but maybe he prefers acoustic over electric guitar. Your guess is as good as mine.
In regards to your postscript, um...we did add vocals to Summertime. I thought that I'd told you. My bad. There are two different versions, in fact. Truth be told, I'm just not as happy with that one as I am with this. You can hear them whenever you like, of course. I just won't be submitting either one here.
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