Broadjam Artist: Charlie Shock
Song: THE WAY LIFE GOES
Reviewer: Drew Hale
Positive Comments: Great melodies in this song. I enjoyed the chorus as well, it’s gonna be in my head for a good while. Great guitar paying in this tune, especially electric guitar and pedal steel. Not your typical country song lyrics, and I appreciate that as well. Good visuals. I could definitely picture where you were in this song.
Constructive Comments: This song doesn’t feel terribly relevant to modern country markets. It feels a little bit dated to me, like something that would have KILLED in the early 90’s alongside “The Bluest Eyes In Texas”. Good song overall, but definitely sounds like that era. The electric guitar tone, the snare, and the hook in particular. Not necessarily a bad thing depending on what you want to do with it. Arrangement-wise. The little choppy hits on the organ feel distracting to me. I’m not sure they serve much of a purpose to the groove or the mix. There are a lot of great things about this song, though. These are just a couple of my preferential thoughts.