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[The Lost War]

the drums are nice

but they sort of don't really macth up with alot of the song. Not bad, but not fantastic either. I think if you cleaned this up a bit and tried to "focus' the melody around the drums more instead of having what sounds like random clips on top of each other, i think this could really rock.

newskies responds:

thanks

[Ice Princess(in memoriam)]

Epic

Its epic. It evokes emotion and depth. Some of the best i have heard on new grounds. I been o nthis site for the past 3 months or so, and there are a few guys you see in the top 100 or so in classical all the time. Where the hell has your stuff been hiding? Its good.

sorohanro responds:

well, in tops you usually have crap, sorry for the guys in top, but that's the sad truth
that's because some kids having no life outside NG stay here all day, voting and gaining vote power and mass vote on their own stuff ... if you have profesional musicians (like No1r,SSM-NW ...) they stay in studios or having concerts, so, not much getting vote power.
the result is that they got under voted constantly and you don't find them in top...
thanx for your review
glad you like my music

[Eye of the Tempest]

Im biased because ..

I love epic sounding music, where you can hear and see the fate of the world being held in the balance of something small and fragile, surrounded by evil, but spurned by hope.

i hear determiniation against overwhelming odds ... soilders marching into battle, while a dark storm cloud, swathing the sky in darkness, rains its misery upon men. Their feet are caked in mud, their wagons barely move. A wheel breaks on one, and the strongest take turns bearing the load of the 4th wheel, so vital is the supplies they carry, so precious is their time, and so resolute these soilders .... They march for their land, wives and children, and even the youngest among them has their lips pursed and face steeled against what they know to be their certain doom ....

Sorry im a writer by trade myself, so like the opportunity to share little shorts when the mood strikes me. Well done. Ditto with the below, a tad more variation, perhaps in the drumming, would have done wonders to this song.

Bosa responds:

A bit more drumming? Hm.. that's not what I was looking for, but if you think it would be better off with more drumming, then perhaps it is. Sorry to disappoint somewhat in this track, but I'm glad you shared your story with me and others who enjoy a fine writer.

[Savior in the Sky {piano}]

Well Done.

Its well done. It sounds resonably realistic, so i guess i can say that it was well 'rendered' or whatever you music makers call it. You can hear the reverb on the low notes.

My only real complaint, is about halfway through it gets a tad predictable. I think what lends to that feeling, is that you let to much ring. On a guitar or similar instrument you want alot to ring, on a piano, you kind of almost always want something busy going on unless your moving to something else. Granted its not a rule, but in this song, i think it would have helped. Maybe a secondary instrument in the back ground, like a harp or a violin just to keep it to together, you loose the melody at parts.

Anyways well done. 5 of 5 and 9 of 10 in my review.

CrimzonWolf777 responds:

Hey man thx for the review, I had a feeling someone would want more instruments...but I wanted this to be strictly piano for some odd reason lol. But I'm glad you enjoyed it! ^_^v

[~First to Kill~ - kelwynshade]

I would have to agree with

The below asssement of the peice. Its interesting, but that sweep thing your using on the drums aren't doing it any favors. I would take the sweep effect off all together and try something with a bit more base and punch. Then change up the melody a bit, add an instrument or two for deeper harmony.

I like the chorals midway through, its a nice touch, but there's no real build up, they just come out of no were.

Good peice, better than most on new grounds, but not one of your best works. That being said your one of my favorite artists here, and i been habitually checkin this place every week or so for new stuff, so keep it up.

kelwynshade responds:

Thanks for the comments. I tried some stuff out. More of an experiment with the full effect on drums. I'm so / so on it myself. I agree that there should have been a build up on the choir. I went for that..."Smash TV" feel.

Regardless, thanks for the review!

[_-={These games we play}=]

Awesome

This is Hot. Well done sir.

MaestroRage responds:

Thank you kindly :D! And again for the review, i'm glad you liked it!

[Last Moments Final]

I like this.

I like it. The only thing that keeps it from being a ten, is i think that the snare needed to be more pronoucned, but used less frequently if that makes sense. No accounting for personal taste i guess. The drums add the cool effect it needs, but they are to regular, and fall into the background. Mixing up the rythms might have done this song wonders.

Still better than i could ever do. Well done.

MJTTOMB responds:

Thanks for the advice, man. I'll consider it the next time I write orchestral music.

But don't say it's better than you could ever do. Just keep practicing. You'll get much better.