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[Winter Nights]

like punk rock... on a piano...

not that it doesnt sound good but... you're only sticking to 4 base notes and creating variations on the treble. And besides, going down a half-step on the bass makes ANY song sound like "Stairway to Heaven" OR "Tears in Heaven", so its already a bit cliche unless you have a whole chord structure on top of it. The melody was creative, but got boring quickily. Work on rhythm, maybe try playing like really high pitched notes on the offbeats (kinda like snowflakes falling and touching the ground, i guess?). Good work but... you can do a better job.

AligatorHead responds:

Okay, man thanks for the critique on my music. Its a real big help, I can see what you mean. Thanks RaDaFoo.

[[Dud] Improvisation]

awesome job

if this is an improv, its really really good. im blown away by the fast changing chord progression. now, i just think it sounds waaay too neat to b completely improvised, and im now sayin its bad if its not, and i believe u it is.. but you must have played this before at some point, like, a completely out of rhythm, melodically messed up version: save that one. i wrote the most amazing song and it sounded messed up and i just rewrote it in rhythm and it never reached the same level of "whoa". ur song is awesome, but if you did make something before this, i just suggest you save it cuz u can get hundreds and hundreds of ideas out of it. if u happen to go check my audio, the song ode alla vittoria iii is not the original thing.. its actually around 1/4 of the entire original song, just better organized. so if there is an original, remember to go back to it.. its worth it. in terms of playin, nothing really lol ur song is awsome, i love the mix between the roots and the chords, awsome progressions, id add a solo-ish thing to the right hand tho, otherwise amazing.

Dudidum responds:

Thanks a lot!
You are right about that thing
....
sounds waaay too neat to b completely improvised
....
because I played the chords over and over but everytime a bit different.
The first time I played that kind of tune was 3 years ago.
That song was only the first of 3 song I recorded. I can't send the other 2 to NG because they are too big (10 min).
I'll submit another shorter Improvisation and there you will hear similar chords and parts. BUT it will be still very very different^^.

Thanks for the great review!

ps.: I'll add a solo part with the right hand ;-)

[[Dud] Zelda-Piano]

w00t props to you

i figured this song out for piano, but errr im actually not a pianist, i've just been messing around them keys for 11 years hehe so i dont hav the ability to play the left hand part and the right. well u had one flaw or two but tahts okay. and u also got stuck on the same part i did, which is kindav cool: okay, for the second chord on the song, ur playing the same as the first one, which sounds a lil bit weird. try dropping the root one whole step for that, i did that when i played the song and it sounded sweet.. try it, maybe its wrong, it just sounded right for me. nevertheless, awsome job. OH and if you want a cool rhythm for the left hand instead of 1/8 notes, watch the flash "link's quest for ass: 2". the intro has that song in the guitar with a sweet rhythm for the bass line. err okay ill shut up now...

Dudidum responds:

Thanks for the great review!
But you can also play very fast and not so bad^^

[LOTR-Theme]

nice job

its pretty cool... and btw, sweet piano, i love the sound although its a just a little bit outtav tune. its fine though, im not the person that bitches about fine tuning, i hav ppl to tell me that hahah anyways... its cool. you go the notes right, thats for sure.. you hesitated after the first time around, when you went back to the minor chord (i dont remember what it is, when i played that song i thought it was Am i dunno what key ur playin it in here). i wud not make the left hand forte, just tone it down a bit and let the right hand speak for itself hehe nevertheless, its pretty good, if you actually managed to incorporate more of the song, itd b sweet. good job.

Dudidum responds:

thx!
I just played this part of the music, because it was very easy to play^^

[Hey Jude : fixed and improved]

awesome

i reviewed ur other version, so lemme add how u made it better here:

arrangement is AMAZING... don't take the 8 i gave you as bad, the highest grade i'd ever give to a cover is probably 8. and notice u got two 10s.. and lol im a bitch about music so awsome job..

clarity was good, but since its MIDI.. u kno.. if taht was actually played, itd b amazing. nevertheless, didnt hurt the grade

same thing with effort.. if it were played, ud definately get a 10

only two corrections this time: the rhythm of the "vocal line" is thrown off by 8th notes at parts.. but it makes it very unique so it sounds awsome. and the first chord on the bridge.. i think ur playin Dm.. and after tryin to anxiously figure it out cuz i was gettin mad at myself already: its D#dim (D# F A).. that shud work perfectly :) awsome job nevertheless

killtony999 responds:

Yaa I know about the D# diminished thing, I just thought the D minor sounded a bit better in this case, and I dont have any diminished chords piano loops, and my piano is out of tune, so getting that diminished chord would be too much work to get that to sound right...so I gave up on the diminished chords..... and in the program its really hard to get the exact timing with things as complicated and exact as vocals, so theres obviously impossible to get everything exactly right, but I think its close enough for my tastes at least....

And I would actually play it except I itadont know how to play every instrument... I know gur(best), bass, and piano, but I suck at the drums...
and many of the loops I use are from what I actually play, then imported and messed around with, not everything is from the program..... And my 8 track recorder is in a box somewhere and the cords are probably in a DIFFERENT box, so setting all that up is a hassle Id rather not deal with....

Anyway the chords on the bridge are
opening three notes - F E D#
and the chord progression after is -
Bb Bb/Am Gm7 F C7 C7 F, which simplifies out to be Bb Am Gm F C C F, the way it is here(C C meaning C lasts twice as long)

I even added a couple things over the actual song, such as a harmony line for the NA NA NA NA part

And actually this isnt really MIDI, I believe midi works differently that this... midi is more compterized sounding, not made from real instrument loops arrangements, but whatever, its the same KIND OF thing.

Well anyway Im now working on "Let It Be" and maybe Ill finish "Get Back" and submit that too. Other possibilities - I want to hold your hand, I saw her Standing there, and maybe Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.....

thanks again for the review!

[Kitchen Swing]

meh

i dunno it was well composed i guess, just missing something else.. mayb add a solo, and dont repeat the exact same pattern too many times, variation is always good. i play jazz and i kno its supposed to go off key at parts, but the whole song didnt hav a melodical motif, it just kinda moved unpredictably. some parts felt like something was missing. and now to end my bitching, the melody was actually good and the guitar riff really pulled it up. the piano's chords fit just rite, maybe an eighth note solo cud make it more interesting like followin the bass line. the end was definately a plus, well incorporated with the beginnning. well composed, just didnt click cuz it lacked some jazz.. good job nevertheless.

Rectal-Fissure responds:

I know it repeats much, I should have made it somewhat shorter because I do tend to use the same pattern. The missing thing could be because I use a program for making it. I'll remember to place solo's next time.

Thanks for the advice and the great review.

[Killtony03]

just fine!

wow this one really kicks ass... its really simple but hey the simple stuff's always easier to dance to, its great!!

killtony999 responds:

Actually I wasnt really proud of this one that much, its allright I guess, Im working on an extension that I might submit as a full song with more stuff added like some guitar and whatnot. Keep the reviews cumin'

[Hey Jude (Beatles remake)]

still good i guess

it wasnt bad, just not amazingly good... lots of lil notes u cudve fixed, especially on the voice part, theres just so many notes either off rhythm or melody. the chords just got thrown off on the bridge, its either the instrument combination or some weird harmonic. u didnt add the second voice in all parts that hav it. loved the arrangement tho, definate pluses for instrument choice and drums, and the contrast was just really well done. i guess (in fewer words), itd b okay for someone who never heard the song, but knowin the song i kno exactly where u missed something or notes... i kno its a remix, but some of the changes sound like errors rather. still good tho.

killtony999 responds:

thnx for the review, and I respect your opinion, I wasnt really trying to make a masterpiece, and since the real song is so long I had to summarize the song and leave out some parts, like inbetween verses towards the end of the regular part of the song Paul's voice goes high and little guitar and piano chords play, I left that part out completely, some things like harmonies I forgot about because I was going mostly off of memory, and I wasnt trying to make an exact copy of the song. Well thanks anyway and promose me youll keep checkin up my page for new music (I have one finished which I will submit when I finish a second one, one is from the Clash, another from bad religion) the BR one is way off beat at points tho tryin to fix that. Sorry no more Beatles just yet
P.S. theres no piano because I couldnt find any good piano loops, so I just used guitar instead. Keep the reviews comin man!

[insulin dependent-way of life]

niiiiice...

the fill from the second chorus guitar part to the distortion is good, use something like that on the first one also cuz w/o a drum fill or smthing like that, it sounds too drastic for non-musicians. what brand's your dist. and chorus, btw?

KHFSUSCLHew responds:

my distortion and chorus all come from my line 6 spyder.

[capo]

that riff...

the intro sounds like creed... no sayin its bad, just.. the 2nd and 3rd chords are the exact same as the six feet from the edge song... but its cool nvrtheless

KHFSUSCLHew responds:

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! anything but fucking creed. Im gonna go hang myself in the bathroom now