GunstarGreene's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Clockwork - Dureagon]

Not bad at all.

I think this track is great but repetitive. I noticed small change-ups here and there but was expecting a few bars with some variation for a chorus or hook. The sample you used is great but after a minute or so I just want to hear something added in or changed up. Great job overall.

5/5 & 8/10

DJDureagon responds:

Hey Greene, I see what you mean about repetativeness. One thing i try to do when making my songs is to decide weather the song is going to be a song or an instrumental. The difference i feel being a song is a self contained work whereas an instrumental is something is intended to be spit over. This was intended to be an instrumental. I think if i would have left off maybe the last few bars it would have been better. Thanks for the review. It's an honor.

[Understand why]

Ain't bad

I know I gave you a shit review a long time ago on one of your tracks but I'll have to agree that you've improved dramatically. Keep fine-tuning and working on your flow. I'll also have to agree with CKC on the mic, the volume levels are inconsistent. But overall, it's good to hear a NG underdog improve.

Broken-Needle responds:

=) thanks man, appreciate it. I got much better since this track btw=D been listening to MF DOOM=D and yeah I'ma have some1 mix ma tracks b4 i put em up from now on, lol

[The Real]

Damn.

Nice verse man, I definitely like hearing this with lyrics. And to think I only made this beat a few days ago, you recorded something and uploaded. If we get a fire lit under our asses we can actually get shit done.

aliasf responds:

thanks bro! haha yea im on here trying to get some practice before i start recording a mixtape. it will be my last accomplishment before i leave high school and well see what happens after that lol but man i love this beat. you should consider letting me put this on!!!

[FF | Bathyal]

Word

I was goin through your newer tracks, my girlfriend immediately recognized the donkey kong sample in this one, we both like this one a lot.

That and the vocal samples work really well here. I don't understand how this was below a 4 before I 5'd it.

freddyfinger responds:

thanks man glad you two enjoyed it

[FF | Suh Muh]

I dig it.

Very polished. This is something I'd expect to hear on one of my pandora channels.

I like the phaser/delay vocals after the 3:44 mark all the way through the end.

freddyfinger responds:

thanks man. pandora owns

[HW - Substitution]

My two cents.

Haywyre, this isn't bad, but just compared to your other stuff I'd probably pass on this song. Example, if you had an album together this would be a track I would listen to occasionally instead of every time I popped the album in.

The piano part that comes in at 1:04 and then the flute-esq. sound at 1:26 reminds me of too many horrible smooth jazz albums I've been forced to listen to while sample sifting. I'd really consider changing that altogether.

However I really dig the outro, 2:09 afterwards is great.

[SH - Got No Food, Got No Jobs]

Now don't take this the wrong way.

Your structure is good but if you want to make a name for yourself sampling (or creating music in general), you can't just throw a drum beat and a bass-line over a looped Lionel Richie sample. Literally anyone can do that and they have done that a million times over.

The only time, and I mean the only time I enjoy hearing a recognizable sample is when the song is paying tribute or homage to the original artist.

Try to choose samples more obscure that you can layer and re-form into something that is yours. Or completely flip the sample so the listener thinks 'where the hell did they get this sample'. Never just rely on one sample, especially from a well-known artist to build your work off of.

shaggyhaired responds:

Yeah, I'm pretty much done anyways.

[[SB] Dark Clouds]

Very Nice

This one is really well put together. The only area of improvement / criticism would be some drum variation.

Skullbeatz responds:

Hey Gunstar! Yeah, i think i should change the drums completely. at the start i liked them, but after some time they don't seem to fit well. thanks for your review man!

[Slo Mo Blast Off]

Again.

None of your songs really have a 'hip-hop' quality to them. This one vaguely has a hip-hop beat, but that's about it. This still sounds video-game-ish to me, or maybe even industrial. I think you'd have better luck submitting songs like these into those categories.

[Jailhouse Rap]

I'd change the genre.

Not much hip hop going on here, you say it's an instrumental, but it would be tough for someone to write to this. This sounds like it belongs in a Sega Genesis game.

It's a tad repetitive and irritating for my tastes, but it's original.