Broadjam Artist: Phil Bouldry
Song: Move Over Baby
Reviewer: Monday Funeral
Positive Comments: This is open, optimistic, authentic country/folk/rock n roll and I love that. Vocally I’m hearing this great blend of Cat Stevens meets alt country. I love that I’m hearing straight forward, all american music here. I appreciate the text very much, as it balances with the feel of the music. Its seemingly simple text, but its far from it. The lyrics combined with the voice show real promise and I would definitely like to hear more.
Constructive Comments: The song feels rushed to me. I’m imagining it being played just with guitar and vocal, as written (?), and I’m curious if that were more of the style towards arrangement. I think it’s because of the bass line and percussion. What if the bass were to hold the “tonic” here and there, while the guitar continues to play the 1 and 5 chord as is. As to the drums, instead of feeling like the snare has to hit on every 2 and 4, what if the high hit were to be more prominent? Or what if you’d hit the bass drum on 2 or 4 here and there to mix it up? The guitar should drive the rhythm (in my opinion) and if that’s true, the bass and percussion can sit back a bit more? It just feels a little forced….and I’d try to take it to a little bit more of a folk feel.