Month: April 2017

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Phil Woods

Reviewer: Hart Brothers

Positive Comments: great guitar, good tune

Constructive Comments: more guitar!

Broadjam Artist: Michael Cregan
Song: HUngry and Cold

Reviewer: Mark R. Harris

Positive Comments: great job! your tune really created a very vivid visual in my mind which is exactly what a well crafted song ought to do..really dug your song..

Constructive Comments: i can’t think of anything wrong with the song.

Broadjam Artist: Keith Taylor
Song: All American Girl

Reviewer: Mark R. Harris

Positive Comments: great job on this tune….well written and well executed on all fronts…the hook definitely stands out..

Constructive Comments: the only thing that took away from the song to me was the quality of the strings…i’d try to find better sounding ones if possible…

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Arachnid Assassin

Reviewer: Larry Ashby

Positive Comments: Unique lead vocals

Constructive Comments: Pretty rough

Broadjam Artist: Keith Burgess
Song: In-Her-Visionz

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: the idea is good, like the chord sequence.

Constructive Comments: the bad thing, in my opinin, is that all song is a constant repeat of the chord sequence, making it, predictable and monotonous.

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Medieval Games

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: Wow!! a lot that I didnt hear something this good at Broadjam. Very good overall production, the choice of sounds. Dont know this is a group or 1 man band, whatever, there is an enormous musicianship. Love percussion, the synth loop, sax!! and guitar leads. Really enjoy it congrats.

Constructive Comments: my only con…didnt like how it ends

Broadjam Artist: Bonfire
Song: Turn It Pink For All Time

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: the idea is good. like the bass lines. and Groove of the song.

Constructive Comments: voice is very dull, and with the effects, the lyrics are almost not understandable and the mix helps that, because its too low voice volumen.

Broadjam Artist: Gary Mazzola
Song: Street Angel

Reviewer: Jeff Maguire

Positive Comments: Song is good, has that 70’s singer songwriter story song feel to it.

Constructive Comments: Recording and mix has a pieced together feel to it and doesn’t quite jell as a mix or a performance, drums sound off in spots. As a whole I like the song and think it’s got potential but production itself is weak to my ear. For example, the organ solo is unnecessary and goes on way to long, and the last two minutes the lyric pretty much consists of ” street angel repeated over and over … not necessary, just end it sooner. .

Broadjam Artist: Ford Alfonsi
Song: The New Orange

Reviewer: Carol Ann Jones

Positive Comments: I like the Beach Boys feel of this song with the layered vocals. It starts as a pop song and then in comes the slide guitar bringing it the country sound. I like the stop coming into the last verse, very effective and a good reset. This song is original, I like it! Interesting lyrics. Great ending.

Constructive Comments: The vocals are a little muddled in the middle section of the song and the last section. There was a point in the last minute of the song where I lost track of the arrangement, but then the speaking part started. Good lyrics, but musically the arrangement got confusing for me. Another reset and the ending was solid.

Broadjam Artist: Scott Tingley
Song: Half The Night

Reviewer: Carol Ann Jones

Positive Comments: Nice song, nicely arranged. I don’t hear many songs these days starting with the chorus – a refreshing change. Good instrumentation and lead vocal. Good luck with this song!

Constructive Comments: I would suggest a different voice for the backing vocal to give the tone more depth. The mix has a couple of heavy spots where there could be some volume changes to add more dynamics. It hit me strange that Hank Williams and the Grateful Dead were mentioned in the same song. I’m not sure why, it just struck me as funny.