Month: November 2017

Broadjam Artist: George Michael John
Song: B4 The Storm

Reviewer: Powerklash

Positive Comments: Catchy guitar melodies. Cool song, I like the whammy pedal.

Constructive Comments: Nice drums, if they are programmed you did a great job.

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: Lead Pipe Headache / Heavy Metal

Reviewer: Powerklash

Positive Comments: Cool guitar parts. The grooves are very catchy.

Constructive Comments: The mix is a little muddy

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Chicrazy

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: This comes in sounding like Spandau Ballet or other early 80’s groups like Simply Red, Hall & Oates. Really nice chord changes on the keys and very tight & funky bass lines.

Constructive Comments: Great grooves now make a song out of it!!!!! Get better drums–it’s so easy to do now.

Broadjam Artist: Jimmy Michaels
Song: Phoenix Paige Feat. Del Casher – Bayshore Blues

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: Nice vocal performance here! There’s a lot of musicality in all aspects and potential to make the tune even stronger.

Constructive Comments: The vocal is a bit too far back in the mix. I don’t like the guitar tones: acoustic too brittle and lead too raspy for my taste (note: *my* taste). The rhythm section isn’t swinging quite enough IMO.

Broadjam Artist: Warren Hein
Song: I’m That Other Guy (vocal)

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: Nice acoustic sound and “Yesterday” vibe in the arpeggio pattern. Overall nice sound and vocal performance.

Constructive Comments: I don’t like the “Axl Rose” pronunciation on “lazaaaay”. This is nice but it doesn’t grab me with lyrics. And that’s just me of course–see what the overall results are from others.

Broadjam Artist: George Molden
Song: i Want your Love

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Loved the soundscape on this short tune. Loved the bass synth that came in plus the electro strings. Tons of potential. Hope to hear a full version of this!

Constructive Comments: None to add but I like it!

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: But If You Should Change Your Mind / R&B

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Instrumental version of a vocal tune? Difficult to score with conviction as it is.

Constructive Comments: Major tuning issues on this track! Guitar sounds flat! Timing is all over the place too. I appreciate that a lot of this is not timed using midi but it could be so much better if the two issues above could be resolved.

Broadjam Artist: Joseph Miller
Song: Cry

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: The thing I loved about this track was the Earth Wind and Fire like sound on the vocals. Very Philip Bailey!

Constructive Comments: None really to add. It’s got it going on!

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: IF I COULD

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Really liked the vocal performance – a bit David Coverdale at times which was great!

Constructive Comments: Standing on the pavement by our old front door – as that line starts I could hear the pad chord coming there instead of four bars later. It could really build from there. I would start the build up of the tune much earlier. Each time the rhythmic nature of the song started to kick in it then faded away which left me wanting more hence low score from me is for arrangement. Because of the tone of voice and my association with the vocal with the Whitesnake frontman for me this is more Rock than RnB. I’d kill for a voice like this.

Broadjam Artist: James Hamilton
Song: the pain

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Reminded me of some Al Jarreau and later RnB stuff. A great voice in there!

Constructive Comments: Poor poor quality recording but that’s OK. Can you revisit the tune and rerecord it with some rich modern synth patches? Song needs a bit more background percussion to keep it rolling along otherwise as it is it is very ploddy. Background harmonies really added to the chorus.I could hear this with a much more modern production behind it. Some of the backing track is sloppy timing wise.