Broadjam Artist: Sonic
Song: Harder To Hold
Reviewer: Jeff Roberts
Positive Comments: This has both a Guns n Roses vibe and a later Weezer/Offspring sound. Very tight drums that play to the song perfectly and give a danceable hard rock groove. Good guitar tones and lead parts. The chorus has a good lift. There’s a very cool riff sneaking into the later verses–nice touch! The drop out section with bass & drums is a great move and it sounds cool.
Constructive Comments: The vocal is not quite pulling off the high notes with authority and good pitch on the high parts–this is a part that’s designed for a real belter and this voice isn’t there. And so…go get one or re-write to suit the voice you have (I’d argue for the latter). The phrasing and melody on the verses is a bit tired and cliche to my ears–it’s a really old & overdone “ba de ba ba ba ba….wait…ba de ba de ba” thing. But that’s me–if you like that sound then that’s what matters. But you do need real guts in the vocal to pull it off. The same voice with lofi /distortion could pull it off. If you move the bass with the drums instead of following the guitar chords behind the beat it will add tremendous energy to the tune–try it and see.