Reviews for -=Garage Rock=-

[Little-Rena]

Good

It starts off a little quiet and then seems to build up into the main song, which is pretty nice and sounds good, also the main part of it seems to be very busy and flows well, I think it actually makes it sound longer than it actually is, but that's good, it was pretty good to listen to although a little repetative, the ending was also pretty neat to.

Good work on this, can't really offer any suggestions since everything here seemed to pretty much flow together, smooth start and a good finish, maybe a little more diversity through the main part but not really needed. Good job on this :)

5/5

<3

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Mataro responds:

I agree that it could be a little more diverse, but I worked on it for about an hour and then ran out of things to do with it xD

I ended up spending a bunch of time just trying to mix it up a bit, but I went with the original. There's a few things that I could have done though.. I'm not the biggest fan of the intro for the lead guitar. I'm thinking I should have led it in with low-pass and high harmonics. But oh well, I like it as is. :P

Thanks a ton for the review, I really do appreciate it. 'Course, I really appreciate the 5/5 too. xD

<3

[Haggard]

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I think you've done a great job here. The single instruments are going quite well together and you created a very nice and catchy tune here.
Also, this song is very diversified. At one point it reminds me of Dire Straits ("Money for nothing", as Coop has already said), and then it reminds me of the early 80's pop (which is a good AND a bad thing, both at the same time ^^).

Anyway, I like this song and I can imagine listening to that while playing some sort of racing game.

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Mataro responds:

I'm still not sure how this sounds much like Dire Straits.. I mean.. Maybe very mildly.. But that's a stretch xD

Oh well, to each their own, right? I'm glad to hear you liked it. I can't say I've listened to much pop, so I wouldn't really know about the 80's bit >.>

As for fitting a racing game..? Yeah, I could see that. Though I've been told people think of a fighting game, primarily. Could go either way I guess.. Thanks for coming by, and I'm sorry it took so long for me to reply!

[FattyWhale]

(title in work)

Simplicity has definitely worked for you hear. You have a basic drum loop in the background and some simple guitar sounds to go along with it. Nothing too fancy, but it really sounds pretty good when put together. A few different parts throughout make this enjoyable to listen to the whole thing.

Mataro responds:

Hey.. I put a lot of time into those drums.. xD

Simplicity was the idea, though. Happy to hear it worked out. I'm fairly proud of this one.. It's really a fun song :P

Thanks for the review! :D

[RyeGuyHead]

talk dirty to me

like that wah effect you had going on with the first guitar sample. Once the bass came in, the lower end distortion guitar was a little muddled. I would trying tweaking the freq on the slayer plugin your using. The beat at one minute builds the song nicely to a pretty crazy guitar harmony. You bring back the original melody, which makes the song much more rounded. Although, I would have switched up the lead at the end to give it some more diversity.

Rock Out

Mataro responds:

I love how folks around here can pick out a slayer plugin from a mile away. >.>

Not that it's particularily hard to do, given the way I used them.. But I have to say.. I didn't expect you to drop by. Hell of a good thing to see you stop by again, RGH :D

Always did quite enjoy your reviews :P

I never really noticed a muddied sound, personally.. If anything, I have to say the most prominent feature of this song for me was the clarity of everything. I love how the guitars all turned out though.. Couldn't have asked it to work better.

More diversity would have probably worked great.. But it might have ruined the simplicity. And lost that sort of "garage" feel. Oh well. Hour's work, eh'?

Good to see ya' again, and thanks a ton for the review. I'll be uploading a demosong soon, I'd love to have your opinion on it, so check back soon! :D

[Coop]

Catchy tune

The opening reminds me a little of 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits. The tempo being quite high, it reminds me of the late 80s / early 90s game 'Road Rash', where you were riding a motorbike in a race, pursuing all of your rivals and beating them around the head with a chain.

I like the blend of instruments, you've worked well on getting them all to play together so neatly. For the record, it really suits the Sauron visulisation as well :P

I look forward to hearing more of your work

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Mataro responds:

I don't really see the Money for Nothing in this.. But alright xD

As for Road Rash.. Well, I've never heard of it, personally. But any game that involves motorcycles and beating eachother around the head with chain is cool in my books.

I also found the instruments blended rather well.. Surprisingly well.. Unintentionally well, even! Haha, seriously.. I only spent an hour on this because everything just seemingly fell into place.. Glad you like it, and I'm sorry I took so long to reply. ._.