Reviews for Stages of Death

[Coop]

So it does not loop...

An interesting piece, which thankfully I haven't had to review when I've been around at my girlfriend's

The extremes of the sides of this metaphorical coin aren't apparent here. I would not have guessed that you were aiming for Purgatory, Heaven and Hell with this piece at all. Heaven doesn't sound happy enough, and Hell does not sound as if it is that bad... Might have to take a holiday there next year.

As things go, I would consider adding more harps and woodwind to the ballad of Heaven and much more bass and percussion to Hell - these tend to signify strongly the divide.

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TheReno responds:

Well, I was going for a more passive feel to it. Not strong, just mellow. Thats why its not all that strong.

[Viridis]

Ok I Guess..

In my opinion the meaning behind the song, what its supposed to envision is not shown that well by the song itself. Personally i didnt find the piece that interesting but its a good try. The changes need to flow better otherwise it doesnt sound like a complete track. More like several clips played at different levels.

It doenst loop at all which is good i suppsoe but the end to the track is too abrupt. It just stops, maybe a fade out or something. Anyway it was ok, The tune did remind me of fantasy worlds and stuff a bit. Not heaven and hell. Sorry!

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TheReno responds:

Thats why I said it doesnt loop xD

[Shanus]

Hmmmm

This was an interesting one to judge, on one hand I really like ambient style music, but this song didn't have that much ambient in it. It just seemed like it was the start of a song that had been cut off before it really got off. I also didn't like the spicing of backing track seemed to skip alot. But that was really all that was wrong, other than that I can see potential

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TheReno responds:

This really was like a test run. Trying to expand my horizon a little. I agree this isnt one of my best songs, but it is good for what it showed me. I will experiment more with the inter transitions. Thanks for the review :3

[Bezman]

Sounds kinda unfinished. Electonic melody too simp

It's a foreboding tone.

I kinda sense an other-worldly vibe about this. I can't imagine it as showing heaven/purgatory/hell - no part of the song sounds warm and joyful to me... however it certainly fits with the vibe of an afterlife or some mythical dimension.

I felt the electronic lead melody was a bit simplistic and maybe too overpowering.

The slow notes were cool though and I liked that vibe - reminds me vaguely of Tim Follin's work in Equinox.

I think it desperately needs to either have a slower ending (not just end abruptly at the end of a phrase like it currently does) or loop.

Overall, it sounded a lot more like an experiment or WIP than a finished piece. No keeper.

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TheReno responds:

You are correct, an experiment. Thanks for the advice :P

[GronmonSE]

It's ambient but...

..I feel like it lacked that one thing that makes ambient songs awesome, which I have no idea what it is, I just know it's not here.

Nice pads, but overall repetitive sound and it doesn't really get me hooked to the song. The ending was rather abrupt, which I disliked too. There's not much to point out here due to the lack of elements, but that pretty much sums up the song's aspects. The melody is the only thing that makes this song worth listening to, but even that is uninteresting.

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TheReno responds:

So cruel, yet so true.