Hades's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Daydreamers and Serenity]

Great

Beautiful soothing atmosphere, made me think of a big garden with a small stream and blooming trees. Loved the sounds you used, the slow synths really softened the song (in a good way). I believe that the water sound was a great addition to the song, but I generally find the sound of water relaxing, so I might not be objective.

Really good stuff!

DylanGlow responds:

Hey, thanks a bunch! I'm really happy to see people enjoying this. Makes me feel good about releasin' the CD. ^_^ If you read my last response to Wound then you know where I stand on the water effect as well. Thanks again Hades! ^_^

~Dylan ^_^

[Barkeep]

Parlor music

Loveable stuff, really had that western-like parlor music feel! The piano was really good, and the bar noises really created that old-school pub atmosphere. I loved the melody and the background noises, but I would still reduce the laughter that keeps on repeating throughout the song, it sounds a bit like some psycho-duck. :D

And btw, I agree on your thoughts on how bars used to be. Those were really good old times.

Nice job!

Phantom responds:

Thanks for the review, nice of you. Maybe laugh is a bit too used, but it feels authentic to me.

[[nB] InDiA LoOp]

Cool

Nice oriental stuff, I loved your use of the tablas together with woodblocks and shakers. Really good Eastern-flavored song. It could probably be used well in a psychedelic movie or game, but that's just my view. Good job!

loogiesquared responds:

thanks! i'll review your stuff now.

[Flesh Eating Bacteria]

Kickass!

Man, great old-school thrash song! The vocals were really good, probably the best non-growling vocals on the A-portal I've heard in a long time, sounded like a mix between Dave Mustaine and Lemmy. Cool riffs, really reminded me of Megadeth, and a great solo, both the shredding and the more melodic bits. I don't think anything needs improving, except maybe reducing the distortion on the screams a bit, they sound a bit too artificial this way (it could also be because of the many recorded layers). Really heavy stuff, great work.

OctaneVein responds:

Dude, Lemmy is like one of my favorite vocalists! Mustaine is pretty cool too, but I'm getting a bit tired of the comparison. Anyway thanks for the review \m/

[Satellites of Ecstatic Colour]

Cool

This is a very groovy song with a good beat and very relaxing melodies, but i think you should EQ-out the first synth's background noise, it sounds a bit distorted. I liked the voice sample you used and the overall spacey-feel. Nice stuff!

frinkzone40 responds:

yeah, that's one of my favourite quotes of all time.

"this is... one small step for a man.... one giant step for mankind"

thanks for commenting

[PbJ - SCC]

Hm...

This isn't bad, but you might consider making a more defined lead-melody, this one was just too random and improvisational to be listenable easily. Also, try not to have the 'Pan' of the slide/bend tone all the way to the right. Believe me, it can get really annoying if you're wearing headphones. With some more tweaking, this could turn out to be a good song. Oh, and try to set some reverb for all of the tracks to make them sound a bit less hollow-sounding, it helps most of the time.

neojohnguy responds:

thanks, ill take that into consideration. I didnt even realize the pan was to the right; I wasn't using headphones when I made this, just my laptop speakers. I put a small amount of reverb but not to the lead and minimal on the bassline. I'll try putting more and see how it sounds

[Morphing Colors]

Cool percussions

This is a good percussion-only song, but I'm not exactly sure I would put it under 'techno' (yeah, I know 'miscellaneous sounds awfully repulsive :D). Really good beat and very wide array of used percussions (I liked all of them, but the hi-hat you used was a bit too sharp-sounding). Interesting stuff to listen to, but you might consider adding some bass and synths and making it a whole different song. A song with this as a rythm section can't be bad.

Nice job!

nidi617 responds:

Thanks alot!

[Go on, Take a stab at it!]

Groovy

Kind of reminded me of some pop song I've heard somewhere (but not musically, it just had a similar feel). I suppose you took the name from the 'stab' soundfonts? Liked all of the sounds you used, it was very versatile and not at all repetitive. Very nice stuff. Not exactly my genre of music, but it was amusing.

Good job!

Musical-Pants responds:

Yes, the name is from the stabs I used.
And amusing would be a good word for the creation process, this was always a diversionary side project; a distraction while I was working on Someday.
Also, some people have pointed out that parts of this piece resemble that awful Britney Spears song, but I can tell you and everyone else that it was purely an accident that they sound even remotely alike.
Thanks for your review!

-Pants

[-ganon95- Thunderhorse]

Great stuff!

I've never heard the original, but this is great stuff! It sounds as though it was a metal song of some sort, since the piano could easily be used in some brutal riffs (yup, I'm pretty sure it was). Very cool stuff, I really liked it.

ganon95 responds:

yea it was metal

[§Arbiter§ - Memories of W]

Interesting song

I believe that you really hit the right spot on choosing the title, this really does remind me of war-movie music (mostly of Michael Kamen's work on 'Band of Brothers'). The timpani and lower string sections were a great choice to build up the tension, leading up to the escalation of marching-song snare drums, pipes and string thrills as a finale.

It could very easily be used in a stand-alone flash movie. With this as a background, all voice acting would be unnecessary, as this song really does seem to tell a story of its own.

Really enjoyed it, I don't think any major improvements are required. Good work!