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[Spirited Steed (Piano Improv)]

Nicely done

It sounds really nice for a piano only song here, I do like this. It kind of feels like it was telling a small sad story showing a kid riding the bus. He gets to school and almost everyone treats him like crap and then he gets home and feels the same effect from his family as he hides away from society.

He hangs out with people who only pretend to like him hoping for entertainment as well. In the end they all abandon him and he moves far away from it. He hones his skills to being flexible, nimble, and able to knock out foes quickly. he lives alone for a long time before a girl comes and finds him two years later.

He would have been a senior this year but no one cared. For that one spark of a moment he feels happy to see the girl and she feels slightly happy to meet him. She takes him home with her, helps shave his face and body and gives him some of her clothes to wear until she gets paid and can buy him some clothes next month.

He shakes his head at the clothes she buys him and slowly begins to learn to speak again stating he had grown use to wearing only female clothes and that he did not care what people thought of his looks any more. They hug each other and he cries as he has a sibling and a friend for the first time in his life. They lay down that night in their separate beds in the same room.

Thoughts rush through his head of how life used to be. He looked at his long hair that went down to his nipples then over at his new sibling and friend and smiled before falling asleep.

Overall, very beautiful song.

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MrMusicalLion responds:

Wowza that's quite some review.
Quite a tale you've spun there, an interesting one too.
Curiously enough.. I can relate to a lot of that.......... how uncanny.
I could quite easily edit a few bits here and there and it wouldn't be too far away from my own life story to some extent. ^_^

Thanks for the Review,
Glad you enjoyed the music. :)
-MrMusicalLion

[ECHO - Alive [RD2011]]

Really serene

I really like the awkward composition of the drum and bass synth build up at the start. It just feels quite weird and then it picks up into a full beat that sounds rather calm and pleasing onto the ears in a way. The beat sounds like it would make great intro or credit music in my opinion as well. This just turned out to be a very well done piece.

The drums sound very nice here. They seem to carry about a rhythm of dipping down and then back up and continue to flow in this manner for almost all of the song which is great. When it stops it kind of makes you wonder what could be happening if this were in a video, does the drama stop or what? Very nice.

The synth sounds really nice and calming. I see you had a bass synth and piano playing in there as well. Alone they possibly sound great but when they all play together it just sounds a whole lot more beautiful and charming here. They just provide a rhythm that will just make you feel sort of strange but happy as well.

Lastly there are the vocals that were added into the mix. What is it saying at the very beginning? Sounds like it was trying to spell out a word. Then you have slightly electronic voices coming on and off for the rest of the song which sounds really great to me.

Overall, a very well composed piece, nice work here.

Echo responds:

"I really like the awkward composition of the drum and bass synth build up at the start. It just feels quite weird and then it picks up into a full beat that sounds rather calm and pleasing onto the ears in a way. The beat sounds like it would make great intro or credit music in my opinion as well. This just turned out to be a very well done piece."

Glad you liked it. Like i said this isn't one of my prominent genres, so I was at a loss most of the time, but i tried my best to come up with something original and I'm glad to see it worked :D

"The drums sound very nice here. They seem to carry about a rhythm of dipping down and then back up and continue to flow in this manner for almost all of the song which is great. When it stops it kind of makes you wonder what could be happening if this were in a video, does the drama stop or what? Very nice."

The drums were particularly hard to compose since drums aren't my strong point, especially in a genre such as this, but it's good to see that you liked them.

"Lastly there are the vocals that were added into the mix. What is it saying at the very beginning? Sounds like it was trying to spell out a word. Then you have slightly electronic voices coming on and off for the rest of the song which sounds really great to me."

At the very beginning, the male robot guy is saying Activate with a glitchy stutter. The rest of the vocals are alternating between "I'll be standing here alive" and "I'll be standing here broken" and titbits from either one. But glad to see that you liked the voices, i'm particularly proud of those :D

"Overall, a very well composed piece, nice work here."

Thanks for the awesome detailed review and the score :D
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Echo

[D|o|p|p|e|l|g|a|n|g|e|r (]

Nice wip

As far as I am concerned this sounds like a great WIP. Would love to hear what it is like when finished. This sounds pretty good, have fun on future projects.

pixelseph responds:

From what I can disclose, there are more guitars and instrument swaps in the finished product... ;D

Thank you for the review!

[Pixelated Waters - DKC Remake (Aquatic Ambiance)]

Bad times, good cover :-)

I have no idea but I could never truly stand the aqua levels in Donkey Kong Country, the music just creeped me out and made me think of Resident Evil if anything. However I will say you did a wonderful cover version here.

The bass is very soft yet heavy at the same time. The synths kind of creep me out here as well since they just have a real eerie effect to them in the game. The drums sound very simple yet calming here as well, nice.

Overall, good cover.

BallinFatty responds:

thanks. glad you enjoyed it. i didnt mind the waters levels, at least not in DKC. i've always liked the music too. really enchanting, if thats the right word... the ones in DKC3 were the ones i hated, but they too, had pretty awesome music.

the synths in the wasp section dont sound as good when you lower the pitch so much. the one that is used for bass was too soft, and couldnt be heard, so i had no other choice but to use the one i did. i need the full version of FL8...

anyways, im glad you enjoyed it. thanks for the review, 9, and your time in listening

[Tension Rising ~RDZ Mix~]

Great remix

Heh, yes this does remind me of when I had some heavily annoying battles early on in the game since the nobodies were more annoying with their attack pattern as well. Really great remix though. The battle just reminds me of how annoying the start was but once you reach their castle they are not so hard any more as you are stronger. I still did not ever like the Xigbar battle, took forever.

Have to say though, really cool remix, captures the heart of things in the game, loved it.

DesoloZ responds:

lol agreed thanks man or lady lol _XD imma make more soon

[Pokémon XD: VS. Miror B.]

Dance

I like how he always had an obsession for dancing. Sadly I prefer the song used in Colosseum instead actually since it was more fitting and made the battle feel so much faster as well. I still have to say though that you did a really fine job of doing a cover of his XD theme.

The trumpet is just victory up there I think. The bass line is also really groovy sounding here and I liked it. The drums were simple and quite nice to me in my eyes anyways.

Overall, really nice cover.

KatzuyaSagara responds:

Thanks man =)
I hope you continue to listen to my covers. It's such an honor to make music for you =)

[Megaman-Dr.Wily's Castle Stage]

Best remake so far

However not my favorite since when you look up any kind of Mario game almost all of them have a variation of this one in there some place, oh well. Really like how this remix works out, it turns from dark and gloomy to dark and sinister.

The guitar is great and I like how you get those extra effects by mixing in those synths a tiny bit as well. Crazy solo is amazing. I like the smooth bass line at work as well, just completely great and well composed as always. The drums are great and sound really cool here.

Overall, great remake.

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks! I did'nt want to be like everyone else and keep it the same musically. My remixes are'nt known for that. The synths are cool imo luckily I have an awesome gf who is going to get me a midi controller for my bday!

[A New Path To Kill]

Lovely

Love how you used my favorite of The Shining as the intro, brilliant and amazing to me. Then the brutal drum kicks come in and make it all go away as she relaxes with him. Great vocals as usual, sounds awesome. If I weren't so skittish and shy I would probably spend a lot of time recording vocals along with playing guitar more often. :C

The guitar sounds bloody amazing and just completely kicking you in the teeth. Awesome!! The bass is very smooth and makes the guitar and vocals sound louder which is always good. The drums just keep coming at you with the brutality of love put into them.

Overall, going to love watching you guys if you ever get to go on tour somewhere.

AbsenceofFear responds:

Thanks! I love the shining and this song fit is perfectly! Don't be shy mang record some shit with vocals and post it!

[VengeanceIsOurReligion]

Shit is cash

All I got to say is this is quite mind boggling and wonderfully insane. The tune makes you really want to headbang. The vocals sound quite unreal as well. Sounds like growling mixed with rough singing which makes it sound all the more better to me.

The guitar in play is quite awesome is all I got to say for you. It sounds quite awesome and played out more than amazingly here. The bass is furious and deep, listening in close enough it can be heard which is always good to know. Lastly I love the freaking drums, the double kicks are great. Also kind of makes you laugh a bit since playing a double bass always makes you look like yo uare running. Always a great workout though right?

Overall, \m/ (-_-)\m/

AbsenceofFear responds:

Thanks dude! We worked hard to make everything perfect and I agree double bass is pretty much running in place lol jk. Thanks again!

[**MK64 Rainbow Road**]

Rainbows

Such good times were had trying to beat that course. No matter what console version of this track you play it was always dangerous as they were no guards stopping you from falling off. Also in the final chapter on F-Zero GX there is a track called Rainbow Road that is hard as well.

The piano sounded very clean and soft here so that was quite relaxing to my ears. The synth sounded pretty cool holding a rhythm and sounding a bit like a guitar. Bass line here was snazzy and pretty keen. The drums were last and help make this a full beat.

Overall, really nice tune. Good times from that game too.

VGSongbird responds:

Lol thank you. ^_^ You always seem to really listen to the music and review it accordingly. I will get a 10 out of you someday ;) lol
Thank you, seriously.