LoneEagle's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Glade Ephemeral]

Beautifully crafted.

This is a great ambient piece, it loops perfectly. I like the background synth and the "electric" sound that goes with it. Then the piano arrives and complements the song and makes it as a whole.

This makes me think about 1- a hunted house scenery, similar to your midnight forest one, and 2- an abandoned robot/ics factory, filled with technological wonders and discovery to whom ever dares enter.

Great work Grumbleduke. It's good to see you submitting again, i know about time becoming rarer as i am a victim of time myself :D

[_-={A Dark Cut}=-_]

Superb as always!

I don't have much to say about this piece as it is excellent. I love the segment from 1:25 to 1:48. I heard an awesome brass effect 6 seconds into the song and again at 23-24 secs. It was simply a treat for my ears you could say...

Congrats for the #1 spot on the weekly top 5 Maestro. Well deserved.

[_-={Everlasting Times}=-_]

This is simply too beautiful!

Before even reading the author's comments i was already sitting on the beach with around me the most beautiful surroundings imaginable... I have absolutely nothing bad to say nor constructive criticism for this song because it couldn't be any better than it already is.

I seriously think that this song could be used in a movie or an animated picture for some intro showing and island from the sky point of view with little cut scenes of animals here and there... you know.

Anyways Maestro, i think that you are truly talented and I'm not the only one to think this way , seeing as how popular you've become.

Excellent job on this!

MaestroRage responds:

I can't vouch for whether the song can be used in a video game of sorts or not, and to be honest at this point I wouldn't try too hard to find a publisher of sorts. I'm happy just sharing my stuff here on Newgrounds and with listeners such as yourself.

Thank you for your words and review LoneEagle, as well as your support, i'm glad you liked it!

[_-={Song for Somebody}=-_]

Turned out not so bad after all.

This piece didn't win me at first, mainly because i thought that the voice was too loud compared to the other instruments. But then, starting at 1:10 going to the end, i really really enjoyed that part. Your strings melody was beautiful and that little electric guitar worked wonders for me.

I can imagine how hard it must have been to work on this project. If i was to try something like that than surely i would need more than 3 tries to get it right.

Good job on this Maestro.

[Dark Side of the Mind]

Pretty good stuff here!

This song is awesome. I like the drums in this piece and the synth work/special effects. The intro really threw me off. I like the fact that you used many different instruments. Everything mixes well and nothing seems out of place... well to me anyways.

Good job and keep them coming.

[FF7 - Jenova Absolute]

Very good!

The song is just pure awesome and your version does it justice quite alright... The choice of instruments is very good. The guitar kicks ass and the strings are nice. Some of the drums could be a little louder i think.

The timpani was good but at one point it seems like its out of place... at the second semi-roll 3 in a row timapni hits... the first time it's ok but the second time it just doesn't feel right to me anyways... at 1:35 and 1:43 that is.

All in all you did an awesome job. 5/5 and keep them coming!

Oh and how come you didn't submit for the MAC this time... just wondering.

Grumbleduke responds:

Ah, the timpani rolls are just off-beat, which occurs nowhere else in the song.

I know I didn't submit to MAC this time; I don't know why, but my brain wasn't working terribly well, and I had other things to do; MCSA textbooks are big...

It's funny you mention the drums, because they always seem to be too quiet. I should really check before I submit, because I go from kickass speakers to normal ones when I transfer from mac to pc. Note to self; raise drum volumes deliberately in future.

[Here comes the Tankmen!]

Nice first submisson!

This is a pretty cool song. Superdrummer already noted some problems down like the marching sounds and all. The only thing that i have to add is that the trumpets volume was a bit too loud in the part towards the end, where everything else in the background is hard to hear.

On the good side, your song is diverse. The intro is nice, what i liked about it the most is the little 3 high notes the guitar plays. All in all it's a good song and you seem to know what you are doing so just keep on submitting songs.

Good luck with the contest man.

schwam responds:

Hey General Leo. Thnx a lot for the review. Like I wrote to SuperDrummer, my masteringskills just ain't the best. So I'm very greatfull for all the pointers I can get on that issue :)

Very cool that you noticed the 3 high guitar notes, because I really like that detail myself ;)

unts unts

[Rucklo - BeatingUp The Weakest]

Again with the drums :D

You are extremely talented when it comes to creating some drum patterns. I need to learn how to make drums flow so nice like this.

The nice little synth melody was good, a bit simple but very good nontheless. I myself would have added some soft background strings at low volume just to fill it up more. Barely noticeable, only if you really put your ear to it. Or choir maybe could have dont the job as well...

I really wished that the song would have been a little longer... a second half-part with added melodies would have been nice.

Great work Rucklo, your songs are fun to listen to. It's a shame that i didn't come here sooner lol. 5/5 from me again man.

[Rucklo - I Switch It On]

This one is pretty nice also.

The intro on this one was pretty "slow" but when the drums arrive the song is excellent.

I liked the bass and the drums alot in this piece. I really think that you have a talent with music and that you know how to create a nice atmosphere.

Did you use a choir with the bass in this piece? Or is it just the way the bass sounds naturally. It's pretty cool. The loads of fx were also very good.

Nothing is wrong with this piece, everything flows nicely.

Another 5/5 from me.

Rucklo responds:

Thanx man, this reaview ereally warmed my heart :)
I cant really remember what i did with the bass, i actaully think it´s a preset from a combinator that I messed up... i´ll check it out if youre interested.

a better version, remastered and slightly remixed can be downloaded here;

http://www11.nrk.no/urort/user/?id=20111

If it´s the same version as NG, then ill have to upload to another place... the soundcard seem to be fkd up on this comp, so i cant check...

[Rucklo - EmoBitch (NGedit)]

Cool nice track!

Apart fomr the vocals that i didn't like too much... the song is great. The lyrics are good it's just that i'm not a fan of growling and i know that this is not a song to really sing to. So in a way it's pretty ok what you did, it's a good concept.

I really liked the drums in this piece and the little strings touch here and there are awesome. No wait... all of it is great.. synths too and the bass is awesome. I noticed a pitch or a key change somewhere but i can't tell exactly where it happens... which means it is very subtle and that is an awesome thing.

Hey if i pm you with my e-mail could you send me a version with no voice? No offense to you man it's just that it's not my type of thing.

This gets my 5. Excellent work!

Rucklo responds:

if you pm me in a week or two with your e-mail that should be no problem at all.
I am considering remaking this song and making it all instrumental, since i really messed up the mastering on thisone, i mena, it really SUX. i have earlier versions that are of better quality :/
anyway, yeah, the reason i want you to wait is because im on dial up at the moment. I am moving to a new place t his weekend, and it might take a couple of days until i get broadband.

Thanx alot for the feedback :D