Gravey's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Flow with Water]

You Have Improved...

I like the effect on the piano that plays the chords. Very nice touch there.

It really has a good sound when it kicks in, but the intro is slightly lacking. Maybe a little something more in the very beginning would be helpful.

Also, I wouldn't pan the right hand to the right so hard at first. It creates a slightly empty sound. But when the second hand really kicks in at 1:36, it sounds really cool. Very nice section there.

I like the section starting around the 2:05 mark. Once again though, if you have one instrument playing the melody, try not pan it so hard to one side at first. It makes the song out of balance. Whatever that instrument that is playing the melody in the left ear is, it should be a little less edgy in the mix. Move it slightly closer to center to get more balance. Not a lot, but just a little.

One last thing, I think there should be a little more syncopation in this. It is pretty straight forward all the way through. Not a lot of off beat stuff going on other than in the bass. And that makes it pretty hard to enjoy the song for the full 7:38.

The section beginning around 5:20 is pretty kick ass sounding. I REALLY love those rolling chords man! And I like how it is starting to build towards a crescendo at the end. The cymbals crashes should not be so apparent in the mix. Lower them in the mix, and maybe add some reverb to give them that "far away" quality. It would really help them out a lot.

Overall, this is a solid little piece. A little long for the style, I actually think it is pretty ambient in a lot of places. But that is all subjective to an extent.

3/5 and 7/10 overall. You have definitely improved bud.

-Gravey-

BlurrySound responds:

thank you for another long and helful review. I guess i did go a little too crazy on the pan, i wanted to make sure that all the parts and melodies wouldn't get mixed together and sound awful. I'll try and edit the song and add in some extra things. I'll pm you when its ready

[::Moving Trees::]

Wow Sir...

It is clipping slightly in my left ear when listening to this. I'm 99% sure it isn't my headphones, but it might be.

Other than that, this is like your other works, nothing bad can be said.

The atmosphere you create is amazing, and the mix you come up with is spot on every time. Love it, love it, love it! What can I say, I've run out of good things to say after listening to your works. :-)

5/5 and 9/10 overall. Check the slight clipping in the beginning. If that is fixed then this is easily a 10/10. Amazing work as always man.

This has been favorited!

-Gravey-

gOrc responds:

yeah now I hear the clipping, too. well this could be fixed thanks for the hint. and thanks for your review, good to read such things after waking up. ^^ be sure to remind me when you got some new classic stuff, I really enjoy listening to your pieces.

[Dreaming with pianos]

Amazing My Friend!!!

The instruments intertwine with each other amazingly well in this song man. Simply amazing the job you've done here with the overall sound.

The piano is so elegant. I love it man! I really have a soft spot for a good written piano part, and this is so wonderful. So beautiful, and yet so simple. I really like that aspect of it all. Very simple, and yet very intriguing and beautiful. The piano part is simply spot on in every way!

The pads really add dimensions to this piece. And you were very tasteful in the ones you chose/created/edited. If you added any effects to them, then I must say you did well. But it is hard to tell whether you did or not, because I do not know what they sounded like originally.

The percussion is so wonderful and fits the entire song perfectly. I love the congas, or whatever the hand drums are that you used. They help enhance the mood and tone of the song completely. Just a wonderful job in choosing, and writing the rhythm for them.

I will say, I heard one spot that twinged my ears slightly. There is an area where the pads cut out entirely to abruptly. It is at 1:55. And after listening to it again, I'm not sure the pad itself is what is cutting out. But rather the fuzz that comes along with the pad. It is too apparent when it cuts out, and almost destroys the mood you are trying to create in that area.

But overall, this is phenomenal man!

5/5 and 9/10 overall. Fix that one little spot, and this is easily a 10/10! Amazing job here bud!

This has been favorited!

-Gravey-

Stalagmite responds:

you sir. are the king of reviews man! wowza! always a collection of big juicy comments! this is why you rock!
the piano! yay! i worked hard on it. i have never gone wrong so many times! but i only recorded in chord segments so i didnt have to keep doing it over again.
I simply play arpeggios and chord scales ( i think). adding flourishes here and there.
I am glad you appreciated its merging aswell.
it wasnt meant to be about the piano. it is about the piece as a whole.
the percussion was easy LOL. sorry but i did just chuck some congas together. i havent really worked on a beat much. its not really my "forte'"

the area where the song dies and comes back to life was cetainly a mistake. i thought i would give the audience a second to absorb the music preceeding the solo drum. but it just made it "dead air". i regret it now. and will work on improving this awkward silence.

also. i am not sure if that 10 was an accident. so i will consider this a nine.
thank you for taking the time for this. it has made my day! so about the long wait for reply. i just watched the spongebob musical! yayness.
and thanks for the favourites! :D:D:D

[Forward.]

Interesting...

I am not a trance guy at all. But I feel like you have left me a lot of reviews, so I need to return the favor. So I'm going to tryto be as objective as possible.

The instrument for the lead is pretty cool sounding. It is pretty typical for trance, but then again just about everything that can be done with this genre has been done. So it is pretty hard to find sounds that haven't been used/created/mutilated in some fashion before.

The tempo is pretty nice. I like the upbeat feel it creates, and it gives the sense of this song pushing right along.

The beats you created are pretty tasteful and straightforward. You should think about some delay effects on them in places, as well as creating some panning changes. That would really give it a new dimension I think.

I think it could use another instrument or two throughout the song to give it some color. Something that is a different timbre than the ones you already have. I think it would really add to the song a lot of you did that.

Overall this is pretty good. Not my style, but I'm trying not to hold that against you.

4/5 and 9/10 overall. Nice job here bud!

-Gravey-

OPQC responds:

thanks for a great review!
i tried to make the song going fast and cool, so tempo is 160. :D
i would try the delay effects, on my next submission. and of course, those panning changes.

[HolyDiver/LackOfComprehension]

Sir!

You need to stop being so fucking awesome! Because you make everyone else in the metal portion of the audio portal sound weak.

Really, once again a way to short, but still action packed metal "song." The guitar riffs are pretty awesome in their own rights. They are pretty technical to a point, and really grab my ears by the lobes! (Oh yea, a great visualization of your music just grabbing my ears and not letting go until the song is over!) X-D

The drums sound really good. Real punchy sounding, and they seems to mixed just about right. Maybe raise the kick a smidge? I know I know, I say that in all my metal reviews, but I like so much kick in my metal. What can I say?!

The overall structure vertically is just about perfect, but horizontally this is lacking. Why so short man?!?! This could really turn into something epic, if you just wrote out the full song. But this is still awesome nonetheless!

Now I must say, it is not quite as tasty as your Vaginal Metal, but really what is?! That is a flavor that nobody can compete with!

5/5 and 9/10 overall. I just can't quite give it a 10/10 because of it's length.

Despite the length, this has been favorited! And also, I've had to go and favorite you as an artist as well. Keep this up man!

-Gravey-

[awe of things forgotten]

Wow...

I love the intro man. It is so wonderful and beautiful, yet dark and mysterious. It has a very rich flavor to it, and I just want more and more of it. Beautiful job man.

I like the beat in the beginning a lot. You add something here and take away something there to keep it interesting and changing. Not a lot, but just enough that the sense can tell something new is afoot.

I like the wind/storm sweep/pad/whatever it is, that you used. It really helps add to the atmosphere a lot. This is so dark and brooding, yet like I said beautiful at the same time. I'm REALLY liking this man.

The strings are such a nice touch about 3:00 into the song. I think it was the right time to introduce them as well. They go so well with the choir. So wonderfully well.

5/5 and 10/10 overall. Wonderful track, just wonderful.

-Gravey-

PeckaPrime responds:

What can i say man, apathic depression at 3.00 AM in the morning can do wonders.

Ok serious time. You really like it ?, I didn't expect that. Hell even I don't like it as much as i did when i made it. But, im glad you do man. It's always nice when someone enjoys your work. Especially ambiental tracks, they go very much unnoticed here on newgrounds.

Im glad that you "feel" that mood it creates, i was aiming for that, but should probably do it better. Well next time i make an ambiental track, I'll do a better job.

Anyway im glad (and surprised) that you liked it man.
Thanks and see you later.

[Leaving the solar system [PP]]

Haha!

Your response to ShenshuaiOne's review down there is priceless!!! Fucking hilarious man!

This is pretty cool man. I'm not a fan of trance in the least. BUt this is decent. It isn't all just effects throughout the song, which I hate so much in trance.

The melody is decent. It isn't exactly catchy, but what trance song does have a catchy melody. This fits the style and song just right.

I do think you could expand on the beat a little bit. I know trance typically doesn't have great and crazy beats and rhythms. But I think you could add a delay effect on the kick or something in places to give it a little extra flavor. Then make it pan around a little bit to give it some ambience.

I like it the most when it kicks in around 3:30-ish. Very cool feel there. That is where I think you could throw on the delay and pan effects on the kick. But that is only my opinion. Take it or leave it as you will. :-P

But really, this is pretty good for a trance song. Really follows the structure and tone well. So good job here bud.

4/5 and 9/10 overall.

-Gravey-

PeckaPrime responds:

Thanks man, glad you got a few laughs out of that one. :D

I respect you listening and reviewing a song, that doesn't really belong in a genre you enjoy. I normally don't do that, cuz i always get the feeling that my review wouldn't be objective. For example that's why i've never reviewed none of Badspreekill's songs even though he was one of the first to fave me, and I listened to all of them. But I always get the feeling that my review wouldn't do those songs justice.

Anyway that's not the case here, you actually gave me some good ideas, I aswell don't like my kicks sounding generic. So in this song there a second layer of different kicks doin their thing at the end of each bar. And i use delay alot (to some extent, not much on the kicks though) .But i've never really used paning much in my songs, im definetely gonna play with that in the future.

Well, anyway (I allways want to start my paragraphs with anyway, but since i started the above one with that i added "well" here, Im witty) thanks for the review man, and the score and the hints.

Thanks mate, and see you later.

[Vaginal Metal]

LOVE IT!!!

What can I say. I love the vagina sir, and therefore I love this song. I see the perfect correlations between vajayjay's and this song, really they go hand in hand.

X-D

Sorry, but I could not really leave a serious review considering what you said in your comment section.

5/5 and 10/10 overall.

This has been favorited! Mainly because this is as tasty, if not more so, than most vaginas I've had my mouth on. Oh yea, I can taste the rich and fattening goodness! Rofl!

-Gravey-

P.S. - Yea, definitely not one of my better reviews! lol

Fleshbag responds:

Taste the rich and fattening goodness :D
Glad you love it

[A Single Kiss -[Final]-]

Interesting...

As simple as it is, it is still very enjoyable.

The effects really add to the music, rather than simply distract the listener. That is the sign of someone who knows how to write songs well. Anyone can create effects, but for them to truly enhance the music is quite a different challenge altogether.

I love the pan flute. Beautiful touch man. Really, beautiful.

The mixing is pretty solid all around. Everything is present in the mix, from the background pads and strings to the kick. I really like your overall mix a lot.

Although, this is not my typical listening style, I did enjoy this immensely. No reason not to give it a perfect score.

5/5 and 10/10 overall. I just didn't hear any l flaws in this whatsoever. :-)

Great job here man!

-Gravey-

Helth responds:

Thanks alot!
glad u liked it

Helth

[:The Fleshwerk:]

Pretty Nifty...

I like this bad boy a lot. Very different approach on metal than most people here on Newgrounds take. It is pretty pure and straight forward. Not a lot of glitz and glamor effects, and I really like that.

The guitars seem to be pretty simple, and in this song that is probably a good thing. Your riffs are straightforward, and have a real groove to them. I really like it when I can hear something that isn't mind blowing, yet still gets my head banging. Nice job on the riffs man!

The drums are pretty decent actually.

OH WHOA!!! Just hit the solo. Scratch the whole "The guitars are straightforward and simple" concept! X-D Very cool solo man. It was so different from the rest of the song, and yet it fit in there very nicely.

Ok, back to the drums before I was so rudely sidetracked by your kick ass solo! :-P For being programmed they sound pretty good. The kick could be raised in the mix in my opinion. I'm almost always wanting more kick in my songs. But other than that, I think the mix with the drums is spot on.

I really like the keys around the 1:00 section. They sound great!

I see you are looking for a screamer to do some vocals for this song. Might I suggest that you should think of adding some Blind Guardian style vocals in places as well? I can really hear some epic vocals just soaring over these riffs, all majestic and proud. Then in places like the section at 2:30 have those low guttural growls and screams. But that is just what I heard in my head. Go with what makes you happy man. :-)

I really like this song in every way shape and form. Great work here man!

5/5 and 9/10 overall. It is just missing something that I can't put my finger on at the moment to keep it from getting a 10/10.

Best of luck on future projects bud!

-Gravey-

Warhector responds:

Hey, thanks for the big and thoughfull comment :D
Yeah, i tell you that i began play guitar about 3 months ago :P so u cant really espect me to play some headblowing death metal, but i like those riffs thats nice and slow. makes me want to play like Lamb of God :D
but yeah thanks for the massive comment =) means a lot