Broadjam Artist: Sonic
Song: Gypsy Soul
Reviewer: Jeff Roberts
Positive Comments: That opener is about as good as Rock guitar gets–goreous crunchy tone with cool chord voicings. That’s awesome. Good use of tambourine–which so much more important that one might think. Very tight playing by all instruments–excellent drum work.
Constructive Comments: I wish the song had the vibe that intro does!! Objective criticism: the guitar solos are kinda boring. Why? relying on some riffs instead of really building an interesting melody line, and playing with the beat but a bit behind it–you really gotta push a bit ahead of beat and play aggressively with vibrato to make it snap. Or go totally off the beat and start on the AND of the beat and be more rhythmically inventive. As is the solos are competent but they drag.The vocal performance is very high and feels strained. You’re making the notes but it feels stressful to listen to it (I’ve caught myself doing the same). Subjective criticism: The style is about 20+ years old. Think Europe “The Final Countdown” Who would you point to as a reference? If this is your sound that’s more important, I’m just putting my own bias out here.