Month: February 2018

Broadjam Artist: John Masarone
Song: One Last Try Tonight (Extended)

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Very well put-together effort here. Sounds like ELO on the ends and the Beatles in the middle. I love the long end. I wouldn’t cut a second of it off.

Constructive Comments: If only there were more music like this out there today!

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Summer Love ( … “Band In The Basement”)

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Couldn’t be a better nostalgic trip to early rock n roll than this. Incredible lyrics, really nice hook, excellent instrumentation, mix, and arrangement. Really great job here.

Constructive Comments: Fantastic job!

Broadjam Artist: Wayne Ammons
Song: About Time

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Nice sound here. You have to get out of your chair and dance. I love the breaks and every instrument seems to kick in at just the right time, including the organ. Lyrically, it’s great as well, and very witty. I love the lyric change in the second bridge. Just a great song. Good job.

Constructive Comments: Keep it coming.

Broadjam Artist: Robert Wuagneux
Song: Release yourself

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Excellent recording of a VERY unique song with a powerful message about courage. I absolutely LOVE the chorus! Totally well-written and very catchy and I like the way you changed reins to brain on the second time around. Good call. The lyrics are very powerful, inspiring and emotional in a good way. I wish you every success with this song!

Constructive Comments: I recently started writing a song that is entitled “You’ve Been in the Box too Long.” Same kind of message!

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: The Lonely Guitar/Instrumental

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: This song transports you to Spain, Mexico, or some other Latin destination. Nice guitar and keys. It also has a taste of the wild west, particularly in the beginning. Bring on the Flamenco dancers!

Constructive Comments: I wish you every success with this composition! It’s a little long, but I enjoyed the whole thing!

Broadjam Artist: Ben Green
Song: On My Mind

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Even though I’m not a big fan of rap, I liked this song. The lyrics are fresh, crisp & original (tingles down my vertebrae – loved it). The beat is fantastic and the harmonies really work. I like the fact that this strays from the “cheap love/one night stands” and speaks of marriage, wife, etc. We need more of that in rap music. Nice job!

Constructive Comments: Some of the vocals were a little muddy. I understood you better as the song progressed. Ending needs work…it’s so anti-climactic.

Broadjam Artist: Joe Stewart
Song: Stay With Me

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: I don’t know where this was produced but if I could guess, I’d say Nashville, although there are great producers all over the world. This has a distinctively excellent vibe, from the intro to the end. Fantastic lyrics, believably sung. It’s a slow dance song and could easily make it into a movie, in my humble opinion. Love the keys and fiddle at the end. Favorite rhyme: day/put on the brakes. Tortured soul- great choice of lyric! I wish you every success with this song!

Constructive Comments: There were a couple of places where the vocal was a little muddy “God knows” could have been a little clearer.

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: Tonite I’m Blue

Reviewer: Simon Finn

Positive Comments: This has a very chilled and laid back vibe and I loved the retro sounds, took me back to my youth and put me in mind of great 80s soul singers.

Constructive Comments: The only thing I would suggest the chorus and hook need a bit of work to make it more memorable. Otherwise great work.

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: VICTORY (instrumental)

Reviewer: Ante Novaselic

Positive Comments: Well somebody was paying attention to their high school or college marching band instructor. Good job. This song is 2 things in my opinion. It is very Marching and very band done well. decent recording. The layering of the horns was done nicely and the bass drum and cymbal hits were shaking the coffee in my cup. I didn’t even have to stir in the creamer. The precision timed bass drum and cymbal hits did all the stirring that cup of Joe will ever need. Well done!!

Constructive Comments: Keep it up and keep em coming!!

Broadjam Artist: SRJ
Song: Electronic Funk

Reviewer: Simon Finn

Positive Comments: I liked this a lot. It was lively, funky, fresh and catchy.

Constructive Comments: The funky sounds – the wah guitar for example – are quite “thin” generally and I wonder if something more synthesised alongside might have fattened this mix up a bit.