RyeGuyHead's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Soothing Melody]

Well...

The sounds in the beginning were kind of annoying. I would have kicked them out after the bells began, it would have taken out some of the repetiveness. The two little hi hats made me laugh, cuz they were a little out of place. Putt ing them on the first beat of every measure would have done this song much more justice. All in all, it was plain, not very original, and a little sloppy. But if you keep up what your doing you will improove greatly in a short matter of time. So dont let reviews like this bring you down, just keep playing around with chords and get your musical structure down, and you can roll with the big boys...not that I have ever done that..

johnfn responds:

Well this shows I definitely need a second opinion.

Yeah listening to the hi-hats right now, they sound terrible, showing me (over and over again, it seems - when I make something I want feedback right away) that I should listen to my songs after I finish with them. And taking out those synths is a great idea...

Anyways don't worry about leaving criticism, I'd rather have a guy say "0/10 and THIS SUCKS" and tell me why then 10/10 with no help at all.

Thanks for the review.

[Not Again - Another Raindrop]

I would like to say

some asshole gave zeros both to our songs which just so happened to be top ranked...that is all.

(I did already listen to it and i liked it)

[Mario 64 - Dire, Dire Docks SL]

Good stuff

This sounds like me...if i were to do remixes. Like mentioned in the reivew below, the drums were one, out of style, and two too repetitive. Throw in some fills and the drums will start to become a more intriquit9thats def not how you spel it) part of your songs. Nice fade at the end. It does sound nice on guitar, you're right. Also, The bass seemed a little to punchy. I think this kind of song calls for a smoother bass.

[In Outer Space]

This is some weak shit

I dont know...the whole space concept makes me laugh. You did a really good job capturing the essence of the theme with the sounds you used though. The voice in this is hilarious.

Whirlguy responds:

lol yeah, at first it was a long recorded file of him singing along with it. but because of some parts where he started laughing, i cut his voice in parts, but theres still this part where he sais sky very weirdXD i didnt know how to call this song at first, untill he sang with it heheh, hes a genious! thanks for the review:)

[-set sail-]

this should be number 1....

god damn audio portal, always trying to bring the good submissions down. This one is near perfect. I cant pick out any flaws in it anyways. The drums really made the song, but there was a little too much emphasis on them at some points. It built up really well....like really well. Great job, keep it up

[Symphonic victory]

Bravo

You are good, a lot better than a lot of the techno crap on this site. This one is short....maybe too short, but it flowed well. I would think about maybe extending the last note before hitting that final chord, but oh well. You should check out some of my more recent dtuff as well.

Khuskan responds:

Checking out your stuff now, you seem to be a fan of mine ;)

[Turbo Kill]

I like it

I guess the main focus of this song would be the drums then, but some of the instruments could have been improved. The distorted guitars during the melody could have used some tweakings. The little variations-solos that the other guitar were odd, to say the least. It was like little four measure solos, then it would go back to the main theme again. I would definatly extend those. Not bad though....I enjoyed it.

[Olympic Flame]

Not bad

It started off very odd...like i could pick out the melody, but it was almost too distorted in the beginning. But after that little intro it started to fit better. You had some really nice breaks. One thing though....why did you cut it off? I liked that little mellow part that was builing at the end. Oh well, you should extend it.

Scorpion132 responds:

Thx I agree with you. And I think I might extend it. Anyways thx for the review.

[Abbreviated Chronicle]

another good piece of music

we need more people like you on this site, to wander away from this techno crap that is worshipped sop much. UNlike the last song i reviewed, this one has a lot better drum beat. I doo see the wandering in the rain theme. THe strings gave it that eerie feel and the different orchestral sounds gave it something spacy. The drums built in nicely. I would suggest maybe having more of a walking bass to give it sort of more of the mood you're going for....well i dont know the mood you're going for, but i f could guess, thats waht it would be. Please extend this and keep making more

Narflebeans responds:

Aw, I feel all tingly inside. Thanks man, I really appreciate your reviews. I think I know what you're sayin about the 'walking bass.' I'll give it a try.

[Super Machine Mega Battle Four]

IMpressive

the guitar in the beginning was too growly in contrast to the crisp synth part in my oppinnon. Maybe raise it an octave or change patches and see if that works. The orchestral part after the intro i liked. You did a nice job linking the two parts together/ The drums could use some work. THrown in some hi hats and some snares. The synth part really tied the song together nicely. I was very impressed with this song. It is really my cup of tea when it comes to making songs, the flow and choice of chord progressions was very nice. However, the string parts and all of the overlying melodies basicaly raped all of my works i have ever done. The guitar is desperatly in need of change though/ can tell you worked hard....good job

Narflebeans responds:

Hey, thanks for the review. I definitely agree with the synth guitar thing. It actually went thru two changes before I settled on what it is now. I've been struggling for an understanding of drums ever since I started writing stuff too. Thanks for the criticism, I really appreciate it.