Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Shoot The Breeze
Reviewer: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Positive Comments: Sweet traditional intro, arranged well, minimal. Song builds well. Song builds well to the B section, all elements in the right place. Beautiful space within the arrangement, thank you for not cluttering it up…. hearing too much of that here on bj. Mature song writer, the melodies are solid and supported well by the rhythm section. Nice parts and syncopation. Loved the break at 3:50, well placed and executed.
Constructive Comments: Sax sound is somewhat distracting as it is obviously a keyboard. So glad to not have many comments here… you should see my other reviews!!! Ok the key change was a little cheesy for me, felt the song was so strong that it didn’t need that, took it to a Kenny G element. Only thing which would improve this song would be live instruments (drums, bass, sax, percussion) but that’s just my preference… and I know we are all using elements which we have access too, we can’t afford to hire great players for all our songs…. I get it.