JakBaronKing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[TSH - Where You Are]

Gettin' Better (Thumbs up)

Good intro...nice an slow acoustics...even motion...the flute in the background is a nice touch...

But around 30 seconds the guitar kinda get's sloppy.

But it gets better after that.

Your voice is definitely ALLOT better!

But "DO YOU KNOW (drop down fast sound....) HOW I GO!! IT was just a BAD DREAM..." (Needs more even flow) "WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP!

Basically you need to have good flow. Like a water flow.

Powerful lyrics! Love it!

fix that high stuck sound around 3:18...

Remember...you can fix your pieces...and you don't always have to submit if your not sure if it's perfect...unless you just want to know how well or what could be improved.

My advice...once you have enough songs for an album...FIX them....listen to them again and again and again! And fix where you think it could use some changin.

All your songs have such original and great lyrics.

If you ever go pro...Don't let the fame get the best of you...focus on spreading a good message through your music...give considerable amounts of money to charity (secretly) and watch out who you date.

Remember...IF I may preach here...

You will not be entrusted with the Blessings of Heaven unless you can prove you can be responsible with your blessings here on Earth.

Do not let the riches of the world corrupt you...do not let your talents make you arrogant. You do music for the glory of all that is good...how you express yourself in your heart...and how you can make people understand feelings.

I know you will be great envoys of music. You might inspire...make someone change a lifestyle....help people understand.

You do it all for the sake of love of music.

EOVotes4Pedro responds:

thank you so much!

since this will be on the album, we could probably take this and put it back into the studio and re-record some of the guitar parts, stuff like that.

again, thanks!

[Rose At Nightfall]

This reminds me allot of Kingdom Hearts 2

I suppose this is good for those action packed scenes that often involve a big chase or speeding up.

It sounds perfect except I feel that the repetition of the same sound right after 29 seconds is a bit much...it should go directly to the next set of sounds and just flow with it.

NemesisTheory responds:

Yup, that would probably fit too!

And yes, it probably could've used some more variation but I felt there was enough of that, although I do agree with that the trumpets gave off that repetivity-feeling because it soared above the rest of the stuff every few seconds. Won't happen again without a reason. :p

I'm glad you liked it, I agree with your critique and will definitely handle that stuff in the future! :)

Thank you for the review!

[Pokemon Sinnoh Pokerap (FULL)]

Wow...this deserves a higher score than it is now.

It must have taken a LONG LONG time to figure out how to create a rhyming symphony of Pokemon names. That Poke-rap was somewhat considered a fiasco when the series first started out (some parents accusing it of being subliminal messaging) but I felt it had a bit of a rhyming effect...and it's even avaliable on I-Tunes download (i think it's still downloadable).

But point being said...it must have taken a long time....only thing I felt it lacked was a chorus.

Like how they say...."With over 150 different kinds of Pok-E-Mon! etc"

But making the names rap is the real challange.

Perhaps is you give the idea to Nintendo...they will make a full length one for American Television. But then again...it might be better as simple fan work, yours to claim and yours alone that is.

Good Job!

sonicmega responds:

Subliminal messaging?! My god, I didn't know they went that far in accusing it. That is just ridiculous.

Yeah, I agree, a chorus probably would have helped this submission a lot, but being it too late now I hope you'll accept what's here now.

I actually did send the Mp3 to Nintendo Power's offices (at the request of my friends), but have received no response yet. That's fine, however, since I didn't expect anything to happen anyway.

Lastly, the major reason why this song has the score it does now is a combination of people downvoting it because it involves Pokemon and those downvoting it simply because it got a higher place than a song they feel "deserved it more". Not necessarily fair, but hey, this is Newgrounds, closest thing to real life there is. Best deal with it.

Anyway, thanks for the lengthy review, and for your vote! :D

[Introduction (Unfinished)]

very ambient...

Kinda like Coldplay in a sense.

You kinda lost it at around 20 seconds.

But it gets productively better as it plays.

It could afford to be a little in sync,

But suddenly it speeds up around 55 seconds and then slows down.

Keep good tempo...but that's simply with practice

Keep at it! You're only getting better even when it doesn't seem like it.

EOVotes4Pedro responds:

thanks for another very helpful review! again, this is unfinished. it will get better when it's finished.

[TSH - Stay Home]

Not bad! allow me to be the first reviewer.

What needs work on...

Your voice is ALMOST THERE...but

Your voice overpowers the musical instruments. The Bass seems like it needs to be the strongest instrument...it's soft beats will add a nice touch to the music.

The guitar's plucking is a little off..ex. around 1:20 minutes

It starts off a little weak at first....but after about a minute you start getting into the flow of it.

That guitar thing after 2:00 and again after 2:33 minutes needs some work...doesn't really accompany with the rest of the song....sort of.... distracting

What is good....

The lyrics

The soft beginning and ending.

I can almost envision a music video.

-JBK

EOVotes4Pedro responds:

hey, thanks!

again, our band will try to work on the bass and plucking, and if it's still on our mixer, we'll remaster the vocals.

[TSH - Austin (She Says)]

Really Good

Your really in tune with each other.

Your voice is also in good tone.

But just before 57 seconds it sounds a little bit complicated. And that note you held wasn't quite steady.

Obviously you could still make improvements on this...but it does sound good.

However, sounding good and keeping good smoothness is another situation.

Some of the instruments I feel like they don't belong, but it can work if you know how long and when during the song you can play them.

Around 3:00 minutes it sounds wierd

again around 3:27...it jumbles...like you messed up the rhythm.

3:50 guitar solo should be longer

Overall Very satisfied with the song.

Be sure to include the lyrics, I'm sure people will want to know what your sing about.

EOVotes4Pedro responds:

thanks again for another detailed review and your critisism!

actually, the reason the drums got messed up is because antoine, our drummer, dropped a drumstick around 3:20 when he was laying down his drum tracks, so i had to run over there and give it to him. i was the one monitoring the drum tracks at that point, so i had to leave my spot and rush over there, which is something i will hardly do because i have to make sure the tracks don't overdo their peak point. (mixer term XP)

thanks again!

[To the End of The World]

Be sure to play this Gig on the day of Ragnarock

It has that Viking HEavy Metal feel.

Perfect for when Ragnarock arrives! ^^

cazok responds:

I have an agreement with Odin...
Thanks for your review!

[Castle Crashers The Crusade]

Is it in the game by chance?

I would make good music for a chase scene.

Then again...it sounds something I would hear in a Megaman X series game.

DarKsidE555 responds:

Nope, guess this had no chance at all. I mean it's their game after all and they decide what is cool and what not.

Hehe...well...yeah...what can I say. Mega Man is my obsession...kind of. ;D

Anyways, thanks for listening!

[»§« Coming Home]

Wow....

this is album quality music.

You should make a music video for this!

Like she's singing in the snow or something...and wolves are gazing with hungry eyes....and the wolves turn into the musicians.

MaestroRage responds:

Heehee, thank you! That really means a lot to me!
That is some interesting imagery... =3 Kind of twisted... I like it! Anyway, thank you very much for your kind words, and thanks for listening!
With love,
LadyArsenic <3