Month: April 2018

Broadjam Artist: Sonic
Song: Runaway From The Fire

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: All I can say about this song is Quintuple WOW. Expertly written and produced, this song conjured images of Syria in my mind. A land, a city, devastated by bombs, and terrorism. A anguished man looking on, trying to figure out what to do to help his family escape the madness. The chorus is simple, catchy, hard-driving and extremely effective I found myself singing along instantly. The third verse about watching your home disappear is amazing. The electric guitar solo/riff was excellent, as were the drums. Lead vocal passionately and clearly sung, totally conveying the desperation message of the song. One of the best rock songs I have ever reviewed on Broadjam.

Constructive Comments: I didn’t really “get” the last verse, though I listened to it twice. Will see if you posted the lyrics and check it out. This song would be great in a documentary. It could be domestic or foreign this is an experience that is probably pretty universal (sad to say). Keep up the good work. You totally rock and I hope to hear more of your songs. Mrs. Kate in FL

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Chasing After The Wind

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Lyrically and melodically, this is a very strong song. I’ve never heard a Christian song about this topic…ever. It hits on several scriptural concepts: Chasing after stuff that doesn’t matter and “The wind blows where it wishes.” Kind of cool to combine both those concepts successfully in one song. There’s an excellent electric guitar lead in there. I also like the reference “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”, very well done.

Constructive Comments: Randal, this is your best yet! I was really impressed with it. I would SHORTEN the introduction. It’s too long. Keep working on eliminating the narrow, nasal tone in your voice, or get someone else to sing your demos. Weakest rhyme in the song: Wealth/meaningless. That one did not work for me. Keep up the good work, bro!

Broadjam Artist: Leftis
Song: without fear

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: It could be music for a game I would think.

Constructive Comments: There’s not enough variety to keep my attention up front as a straight ahead song, certainly without a vocal but it could work as background music.I’m not keen on those string sounds, just very personally, sort of Jupiter are they, anyway old school synth isn’t my thing there. The main theme is fine I’d probably like a bit more variation though.

Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: BEFORE THE WORLD STOPS SPINNIN!

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: It’s a fun, drowsy, sunny, alcohol fueled vibe. Lyrics are fun, sort of an Eric Idle type song.

Constructive Comments: I find it a bit messy. A loose, swinging feel is cool for it but it is a bit too loose. The background vocals are too far off beat and pitch for me.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Roberts
Song: I Will Be Redeemed

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: Great singing, just right in the mix. It’s engagingI’m sure there’s a story there I don’t know about and that’s a great draw.

Constructive Comments: The middle 8 doesn’t quite come in cleanly for me and there’s some small glitches in the guitar playing. It’s very simple in structure and instrumentation so that’s it’s style but I probably want just a touch more. Think I hear very faint female harmony, do I or is that just in my mind! A female voice to marry with the great male lead would raise it to another level for me.

Broadjam Artist: RandBpro
Song: Please Don’t Tell Me (what to do)

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: Sounds very tight. It’s lots of fun, can’t fault it musically or lyrically.

Constructive Comments: Would enjoy this loads in a bar or club. Great musicianship, sounds like a tight bar band playing and the recording is spot on. But overall I’m not hearing anything quite new or different enough for me to really love it. But I mean it’s great, if I heard it in a bar I’d be telling everyone how great the band was.

Broadjam Artist: tim meyers
Song: christmas is a treasure

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: Great intro, sounds very commercial the first few bars. It’s a fun, light-hearted piece so Christmas is the time for it.

Constructive Comments: The vocal doesn’t sound quite right in the mix, not being a professional can’t tell you why but it doesn’t sit right. (Sounds better in that section with reverb on it maybe…) So the vocals are a bit distracting and not quite perfect but I think would sound much better sat right in the mix. Christmas songs can be a bit silly and fun so I can buy that vibe, certainly wouldn’t be wanting to hear it any other time if I’m honest. A successful Christmas song is a gift that keeps giving so best of luck there!

Broadjam Artist: robert wesley
Song: Illumination

Reviewer: Stanford

Positive Comments: Some nice piano playing

Constructive Comments: It’s nice piano playing but for me there’s not enough coming through consistently to make a song or understand where it’s taking me musically or melodically. I’m imagining a female hand at the keyboard and so an accompanying lament with a female voice could work nicely with it. But at the moment it is just a nice piano playing.

Broadjam Artist: Hank Thomas
Song: Born With A Broken Heart

Reviewer: Peter G Olach – PGO

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Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: I Will Stand (Male Vocal)

Reviewer: Peter G Olach – PGO

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