MaestroRage's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Home-Grown Sunset]

Impressive!

How strange, I had thought I had already left you 2 reviews, but it seems I must have confused you with somebody else X(!

Time to fix yes?

Are you using East West as well?! That violin sounded familiar... then again a violin is going to sound like a violin no matter where you go, just sample sound wise.

In any case, it is not so much a sunset I envision but walking through a jungle, vibrant of life, speckled with rich colors.

Then the harp plays what seems like a minor progressive chord and i'm looking at a large dead tree. Splendid, strong, wonderful, even by death.

I also see rivers, the harp gives me that image as well. The fluent, flowing, sometimes randomly overlapping layers of strings really adds on an interesting twist, an ambient theme.

In any case, i'm rather disappointed to see this song get so little attention, so here's my 5, keep up the great work languid!

languid-phenomenon responds:

Wo0t a 5! Yes, this is all done with Eastwest, and a hint of FL standard samples *the background pad lol*
The image you got was a very good one!! i never thought of it like that, but now i can see where you are coming from XD
Thank you so much for the review!! I think you are a great artist, and cant wait to hear more songs from you XD
*you should keep me up to date with your songs :P*

LP

[AM I EMO? awesome song]

Impressive.

Well written.

What really impressed was the rap like background sounds and beat.

Your chorus is really good. The melody and mix there is very pleasant to the ears, it was really well built and the voice there was well sung.

I'd have to definitely say this song would entail emo and i'm pretty sure you've gotten some pretty nasty heat for it. Good for you for putting it up here regardless. I enjoyed the beat, not often I listen to music like this!

Keep up the good fight! Keep them coming!

kingj4life3 responds:

thanx alot man i got to new songs out check em out and tell me wot u think its been a while but im back.

king j

[Funeral Dirge...]

Neat!

Ah this is the type of track I appreciate most.

Dying is serious business indeed, and how somebody dies is what makes it serious in my opinion, at least musically. This song made me think of a hero struggling to stay on their feet as they trudge along, and then they finally collapse.

The ending was a tad strange, I felt it just kinda unravelled, the beginning however, was immaculate. It may not be original, but the fact you can recreate something of this nature entails you are able to contemplate the structure, and that means when you do grow a style, it will rock all teh way into Mordor and back!

The choir work is my favourite part, really gave that feeling I was looking for.

I wonder if reverbing that piano more may have made the sound more effective.

In pieces like this, chords are always a must. I don't think i've ever heard an epic piece without chords, chords are like candy to epic pieces!

In any case, great work TheAmateurAnimator, i'm really pleased to see you take these strides, I wonder what you will bring to the table 6 months from now. Keep up the good fight!

TheAmateurAnimator responds:

It's great that I get a review from you! I like the beginning part as well, not sure what I was thinking at the end...I've always loved the choir, and use it whenever I can.

I can't believe that I forgot chords! And it's a great idea of yours to reverb the piano...I never thought of that!

I'm so glad that an artist of your caliber can see potential in me! Thanks!

[WeepingSouls(final)]

Neat

Hmm, there are definately improvements from the first.

BlackPlastic already said that it was somewhat repetative, as an ambient track it serves it's purpose well, and if I recall remember this song originated from just 4 notes right?

The lead does well for the piece, this song in my opinion is far sadder in nature then "WhenAngelsCry" due to it's somewhat repetitive nature and the melody itself is much sadder.

have you ever considered putting in some rain sfx? It may have made the song more emotional.

In any case, great work IamMark, i'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime. Keep up the good fight and keep them coming! Take it easy.

IamMark responds:

Well, I will have to return the favor, but I am pretty bad at reviewing songs. I are a movie buff =)

Rain sfx eh? never thought about that one. I'll have to look into it. And yes you are right, 4 notes started it all. It actually started off as a techno song to tell you the truth and then I found that pad and changed everything over to match it. The results actually gave me one helluva learning experience. If you noticed, right after I did this one, that was actually when I started getting a LOT more complex. but yet still a bit repetative...i think its writers block.
But thanks for another review.

[WhenAngelsCry]

Neat

I find it somewhat amusing you have a song called WhenAngelsCry, and I have one called When Demon's Cry XD.

I'm sorry, beside the point, onto the song itself!

Those vox provide a very subtle, sorrow essence, I must however comment on that lead synth you have in the background, I kinda felt that they bled the emotional impact from the piece.

I wonder if you had added some nice church bells, some nice deep tower bells, if this song would have sounded sadder. Bells and angels in torment seem to go very well in a song.

In any case, really good stuff IamMark. You may not remember, but long time ago I reviewed the first WeepingSouls on my MaestroSorrow account, i'm going to jump onto that song right now, and see what you have done with it!

Keep up the good fight IamMark, keep em coming!

IamMark responds:

Of course I remember that Maestro and I appreciate the comments just as I did before. And you are right, this song could use some bells and other stuff, but I am sure you know all about heavy loads on CPUs and boy did this one have a payload. The is only like 2 instruments in there that are not polymorphed. I'll do more with this one next time I upgrade my computer. Just as I did with WeepingSouls. Thanks for the review bud.

[dj_padman - Renegade Glitch]

O_O

Wow... definately incredibly glitchy. Incredibly.

I can't even hope to make stuff like this XD. I wouldn't know where to start. The mix is incredible, the equalizing and mastering immaculate.

I'm sorry padman1 I don't have anything to criticize I have no idea how to, but I wanted to drop my support regardless, so here it is. Keep up the good fight and keep them coming!

dj-padman1 responds:

Thanks Maestro, but I dunno...I think you might see things in the future that are 3-400% more glitchified than this little number! Wait and see. :)
Thanks for your support, and remember I'd kill for your skill in classical. Hey, that rhymes!

[Neva Give Up]

Damn impressive!

I was not actually expecting such a high quality track like this here! I can definately expect to hear this kind of track on an album. The morale and lyrics are ones that mean a good deal to me, as I worked away on my own music so many people had told me I could never do anything with it.

I plan on surprising them all one day.

Very good pristine recording of your voices, the background vocalist does a great job as well as the lead singer. I am going to assume that the deeper "neva give up" was a pitch modification. I laughed the first time I heard it because I imagined some big built black guy randomly poke his head into the room and say "neva give up!" and leave.

It's a shame it's so short, I really did enjoy it, this has potential to become a commercial track. The mix of sounds are all perfect!

Easily a 5/5 from me r-17, really well done. I am quite pleased by this track. I'd like to invite you to check my work sometime.

r-17 responds:

r-17: We're glad you liked it! Both of us will be checking out your tunes soon. This was an inspirational piece made tongue-in-cheek for Electric Mans 8000 (you can find it...somewhere)
Thoams: Yeah, I'm glad you liked it, it was a lot of fun to make, a very different kind of song for us (see Heaviest 8000, ALSO for Electric Mans).
r-17: This was the first time where the lyrics were actually song lyrics for us, and I'm background because I can't sing. You're totally about the 'dude' that just pops in; that's what we were shooting for.
Thoams: Yeah, so like the song embodies, neva give up and keep a smile on your face! Take care!

[HighMill ReDub feat. Mac]

Interesting

been gone a whole year, but now back eh?!

The song itself is pumping out insane levels of energy. Very intense, very fluent, when the song first started I have to admit it sounded pretty mediocore. I was afraid it was just another song off the mill, I was very pleasently surprised to how it evolved.

I like what you did with that voice, by itself it sounds a little pointless, with the rest of the song, it is = yes.

My only qualm would be the volume levels, I felt the guitar was just SCREAMING perhaps too much so, everything else was drowned out, suffering, so alone :'(.

Nice ending.

This song is pretty damn catchy, well done. You get my 5, keep up the good fight and keep em coming! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime Shamshire. Take it easy.

Shamshire responds:

Yes! This is exactly the kind of reviews that HELP artists. Thanks a whole lot, I'll definetly look at yours!

-S-

[Field of White]

Impressive!

This is some seriously serious ambient right here. It is perfect in it's purpose. The mix of sounds are evenly spaced out and brought forward at the right time.

The guitar was a really interesting sound, I felt at times it was perhaps harmful to the songs flow, but upon careful consideration it adds a lot of character to the piece, makes it stand out and makes the piece more enjoyable.

Great mix, I don't have much more to say baller, I wanted to drop my support! Keep up the good fight, and keep them coming! I'd also like to invite you to check out my work sometime.

baller9hundred responds:

thanks a lot, man, i dropped you a review, you have some great suff happening over there, keep it up.

[dj_padman - Another Chance]

Impressive!

Well the track wasn't ruined at all! But I felt it had so much energy I wonder if it should be in Techno...

Then again my only way of seeing if a song is in techno or trance is in the amount of energy that song portrays, and this song has a lot of energy.

There was this hum... like vocal, I don't even know what it is, a really high pitched synth, sounds like a modified humming soundfile, whatever it was, it was amazing! I really enjoyed it!

The background works, the percussional segments everything was perfect, really good stuff padman, you've really taken some serious strides in your music!

I especially loved it near the end where everything happens. You have so much going on, but everything is working with each other, a feat I can respect.

Mad props to you, 5/5 from me. Keep up the good fight, and keep them coming!

dj-padman1 responds:

hey, it isn't every day I get props from a Maestro. Sometimes homeboys, but seldom a Maestro :) lol.

Well, thanks for your input. I'm wondering if the humming you're referring to could be part of the pad. There's some digital waveforms in it that are pretty sharp, it couullldd be it.
And dont worry, all I know how to do is fight. Thanks again! ;)