Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: BACK TO THE CIRCUS!
Reviewer: Phil Bouldry
Positive Comments: Going back to the circus! Can’t say I have heard many songs about that. Very original. The vocalist has a good voice. “I’m going back to the circus” is a good hook. I immediately went into “Ooh I wanna hear THIS” mode. The organ sounds good and belongs in there. The mix is balanced well. The idea is so good it makes me want to go to the circus, just to compare notes.
Constructive Comments: Though the song is about going back to the circus, I think the line is just a bit overused in the song. The time could be better spent on developing more visuals of the circus atmosphere. The song sounds like a rough demo. There is no drum part. No additional backing vocals, though of course that’s not a necessity. The song basically goes once through then repeats again. So much more could be done lyrically. Develop more sights and smells. Elephants, monkeys, horses, dancers, the strong man, bearded lady, people on stilts, two headed goat boy. So many more things can be said. Draw us a picture worth a thousand words, instead of using a thousand words to draw us a picture.Although I am not a huge fan of slick overproduced tracks, I think this is rather UNDER produced. This is more of a good start than a complete recording.