Month: March 2017

Broadjam Artist: IBP
Song: I Blame Your Eyes

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: Beautiful vocals and a very good hook – I really like the way the drums sound and I think the keyboard and sound effect are very cool too.

Constructive Comments: I really like the hook to this song, it really draws a person in. I really don’t have a lot of constructive comment because this song is just that good – best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: RICARDO ALONSO
Song: Jungla De Espiritus (Spirit’s Jungle)

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: This song has a very good vibe right out of the gate, sounds a little like M.J’s Thriller. I like the sound of the drums, keyboards and sound effects.

Constructive Comments: Very cool sounds, takes me back to the 80’s for sure. I think I would leave out the solo sound effect and instead fill it with drums – best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: The Bitter Elegance
Song: bite_ME

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: Beautiful vocals and a really good beat and great drums, very good rhythm guitar and very cool bass guitar – sounds a little like Blondie or Pat Benatar.

Constructive Comments: Good sounding Rock & Roll song – I would repeat the chorus one more time before ending the song though – best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Journey Back

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: I like the sound of the drums, especially in the introduction of this song. I also like the sound of the keyboards and the guitar. Sounds a little like Steely Dan.

Constructive Comments: Very good sounding tune – I think the song would sound much better with a bridge – best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Ashbaker
Song: Eleven To One

Reviewer: Drew Hale

Positive Comments: Really enjoyed the upbeat bounce of this song. The fiddle is a nice touch, and really adds to the arrangement. Very nice voices both male and female. Track is solid, and players are well locked in time. I appreciate the groove of the congas behind this track, adds a nice layer to the instrumentation. Great acoustic guitar tone!!

Constructive Comments: Constructively I don’t have a whole lot. Lyrically, I like much of what you have to say about the love between the 2 people, but I don’t know that I really “get” the focus of the song. It’s a great love song, but I don’t see anything deeper thematically. It just feels like a jumble of love lyrics. I don’t personally track with the “11 to 1” line at the end. I’ve listened through a few time trying to figure that one out…maybe it’s something personal for the song recipient? Nothing wrong with that, it just doesn’t allow the rest of us to be in on the secret…which is the mark of a legendary love song. Definitely enjoyed the listen though!

Broadjam Artist: Michael Cregan
Song: Gone

Reviewer: Drew Hale

Positive Comments: Wow! This is just a fantastic tune. Right off the bat this is reminiscent of Cody Jinks, maybe Jamey Johnson. Just good solid writing, and a memorable melody. Excellent recording and instrumentation. GREAT voice! I’d throw this on my red dirt/alt country playlist immediately alongside Reckless Kelly and Cory Morrow and Stoney Larue. Great stuff, man.

Constructive Comments: I don’t know that I have a whole lot constructively. The only real things that I noticed had to do with the melody. The ends of your verses feel like they want to go up instead of down melodically. It feels a little disconnected from the chorus, I want to hear it build up in to the chorus…it feels a little too final and resolved, and doesn’t leave you waiting for the chorus. I would say on “lawyers papers to file” go up with your melody and build intensity into your hook. otherwise…so good.

Broadjam Artist: Zeiko
Song: Evolutionary Tendencies II

Reviewer: Drew Hale

Positive Comments: Thoroughly enjoyed listening through this tune! IT grooves like crazy. I like the shift just after 3:10 where the layered instrumentation changes timbre. This could easily find a place among popular EDM. It’s catchy in it’s musical progression, and a perfect rhythm/tempo for club dance. This reminds me a little bit of sandstorm by darude. Great work!

Constructive Comments: Not a terrible amount constructively, I think the overall eq of the recording is a little heavy on the low mids, and midrange, and light on the extreme lows and high range. It just feels a tad flat. I think some attention to the mix, cleaning up battling frequencies between the synth and bass, and a master will make this tune explode. It’s useable as is, but I think it could be that much better!

Broadjam Artist: Marilyn Hall
Song: Country Feelin’s-Instrumental

Reviewer: Keith Taylor

Positive Comments: It is fun and light.

Constructive Comments: I am not a fan of instrumentals.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Light Shine

Reviewer: Drew Hale

Positive Comments: I really enjoyed the feel of this song. It has a great alt-country vibe to it reminiscent of the red dirt country scene. This song would fit right in line with what I hear from Mickey and the Motorcars and Reckless Kelly, but reminds me especially of Jay Farrar and Son Volt from back in the 90’s. I could see this song being updated and picked up for sure.

Constructive Comments: The most of what I have to say constrictively has to do with the recording and performance. The playing is pretty choppy, and the vocals are pitchy in spots. The guitar tone feels a little bit electronic, and the overall recording feels rough and unpolished. I think it works perfectly well as a demo to pitch to another artist, and maybe thats the idea. But I just don’t see this being picked up as an as-is recording. I’m excited to see what comes of the song itself, though! I enjoyed listening,

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: Sold On Down The River / Country-Americana

Reviewer: Keith Taylor

Positive Comments: It reminds me of some jam sessions I have been in. It has a nice light feel to it.

Constructive Comments: I am not a fan of instrumentals. I would like ot hear some lyrics.