Month: January 2021

Broadjam Artist: CW Mullins
Song: Band of Angels

Reviewer: John Walradt

Positive Comments: Are you looking for some soulful rock with a lovely haunting melody and lyrics that grab you with vivid pictures and meaning? You just found it! The tune is different and memorable, the guitar gives the right amount of grit to a silky melody that moves like gentle waves. You can just picture yourself as you are in between the dream state and waking…and a band of angels are there! Drift into the story that the singer sings for you. The singer’s soulful vocals work just right for this song, bringing the emotion to the side of your bed. This song could work anywhere, and it would be a great song to conclude an album of terrific songs!

Constructive Comments: Sit back and enjoy your favorite glass of wine. This song was composed very well and lyrically wonderful.

Broadjam Artist: Edward Small
Song: The Holyoke Soldiers Home

Reviewer: Bootleg_Flyer

Positive Comments: I liked the snare fill that was inserted throughout. It was kinda interesting to hear. I liked how it began and ended with the same snare and gunshot.

Constructive Comments: I’d be curious to hear what it would sound like to have the snare throughout. Maybe just a marching beat, something simple and minimalistic as to not overshadow the vocals and snare rolls.

Broadjam Artist: Redlady8029
Song: Measure of a Man

Reviewer: Steven Furr

Positive Comments: Your guitar has a very pleasing tone. And it’s well played. I classified this song as Folk, but I also thought it could be Country, just add in a crying steel guitar and it’s right there! You have great inspirational lyrics here, they easily describe a very vivid vision of life.

Constructive Comments: I would really like to hear this song in a fully produced version, I think it lends itself well. As I think more of the possibility of a steel guitar, along with bass and drums, maybe vocal harmonies, I can feel my foot starting to tap. Best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: Derrick Procell
Song: TOO MUCH

Reviewer: Duttz

Positive Comments: what a tight outfit great sound like being back at the marquee when i used to see the early fleetwood mack and chicken shack

Constructive Comments: very retro sounding i could not fault it

Broadjam Artist: Marc S. Pate
Song: Rollin’ In Your Arms

Reviewer: Duttz

Positive Comments: great retro feel from the bill haley era

Constructive Comments: great to hear if you out for the night

Broadjam Artist: Chris Landi
Song: Quiet Cries

Reviewer: Redlady8029

Positive Comments: I love the music. The guitar is fire.1) Does my intro make you want to hear the song? yes 2) Does my opening line draw you in and make you want to hear more? yes 3) Is my melody interesting? yes 4) Does my melody get stuck in your head? yes 5) Does my chorus stand out and take the song to a higher place? yes.

Constructive Comments: I love the music and the arrangements of the song. Have you thought of top lining this track.6) Is my music easy to listen along with after one listen? yes 7) What does my song make the listener want to do? Dance? Cry? Laugh? Sing? move 8) What universal emotion does my song tap into? fun and catchy 9) Is my idea strong enough to carry an entire song? yes 10) Would I want to listen to this over and over in my car? Yes.

Broadjam Artist: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS
Song: All The Shinny Things

Reviewer: Duttz

Positive Comments: Started a bit strange but i warmed to it sort of a 21st century Trip in the country (top country band)

Constructive Comments: IT was very well played i could not think of any to improve it .I am a very limited musician and this guy can play

Broadjam Artist: Hartmut Oberdieck
Song: western union

Reviewer: Duttz

Positive Comments: I liked the shuffle beat and the tone on the guitar

Constructive Comments: It sounds radio friendly and i could not think of any way i could improve it

Broadjam Artist: Redlady8029
Song: Invisible

Reviewer: John Walradt

Positive Comments: What a personal song of sensitivity and hurt that cannot be ignored! A song with an important message from the soul. The melody is easy to follow, lyrically tells the story clearly, gets to the point, the frustrations, the criticisms from others, the dreams and desires that look so far away. Instrumentally minimal with pounding keyboards to emphasize the emotion. Exasperated, excellent vocals…what else could possibly carry such lyrics…and at the end it ends with hoping to remain invisible to avoid any more pain. This song would work well in several places, from documentaries, things regarding health, or a personal story in a video.

Constructive Comments: Songs like these need to be written and heard. There is so much surface stuff out there and I say there’s very much needed room for art and songs that make you think, make you consider, make you feel and to see things from a different angle. I hope you continue to write these along with all other aspects of life you want to share. Keep going with it!

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: All of the Above keys only

Reviewer: John Walradt

Positive Comments: Melancholy and lonely, the somber keyboard leads into a forlorn melody, very well composed. I like how the tale, told so many times in many songs, is told in a different way, a different angle. It really has a meditative, lonely, detached and forlorn feel a floating feel of wondering if this is unreal or just a dream, yet it looks you in the face. Instrumentally stark, soft, minimal…it captures the feeling perfectly. It reminds me of “This Mortal Coil,” an album of somber songs from the 80s. This song would fit well on any pop album for adult contemporary. Very nice job!

Constructive Comments: A couple of personal ideas perhaps to experiment with if you’d like: how would it be if the story were told from the first person? Could that make it more personal and give it more punch? How about a short change of melody after 2:29 for variation, a break, for interest? You know your music better than anyone else, and you’re rightfully the final decision maker. Again, a nice job.