Broadjam Artist: FRED GROSS
Song: Jitter Bug Rock
Reviewer: Drew Hale
Positive Comments: I really enjoyed listening to this tune. Has a great Stray Cats/Brian Setzer Rockabilly vibe to it. Would work well as a soundtrack, fun to listen to but not overly distracting with melodic movement. Nice clean tone on the lead gtr. Good energy and presence to the arrangement. Well done, a really enjoyable listen.
Constructive Comments: Constructively, I have a few things. While the guitar tone was good and clean, the playing felt a little choppy in the lead lines, and I heard the same lines repeated over and over. It became a little monotonous toward the end. There didn’t seem to be a solid melodic hook, just a bunch of bluesy solo lines, which left me as a listener feeling disengaged by the end. The guitar tones were good, but the drums, particularly the snare, felt thin and chimey. Didn’t really add to the energy of the piece. Sonically the recording felt thin all around. It could use some love in the the low-mids, and some attention to overall mix. Bass felt very light, as did rhythm guitar to my ear. A little spit and polish, working specifically on fattening the mix could propel this song forward and, in my opinion, make it more likely to get picked up! Overall, great concept.