Month: June 2019

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Global Chilling (Full Song)

Reviewer: English Mike

Positive Comments: Cant beat a drone in the beginning huh. then here comes the tabla drums. interesting bird sounds. Sounds like a nature program soundtrack, Wow here comes the jazz beat. Strange missmatch here. Is it two tunes joined together. Sounds good though. Instrumentation is good.

Constructive Comments: I dont like it much but I appreciate that its very well concieved.

Broadjam Artist: Peter G Olach – PGO
Song: Elise

Reviewer: English Mike

Positive Comments: Really good vocal,well done. I dont see any lyrics so cant comment on that.Strange chord structure but it works good.

Constructive Comments: Nothing to add here its all good, like it.

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: MYSTIC

Reviewer: English Mike

Positive Comments: Nice menacing short piece with fine instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: Great, but for me I dont think it needs the drums on this or at least not the beat you chose. Sounds great overall though.

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Ascending

Reviewer: English Mike

Positive Comments: I like this very much, it opens up nicely. I was hoping for it to go on longer as it grabbed my attention straight away. Nice use of instrumentation and choral parts.

Constructive Comments: It’d be great with some added parts to take it further but still very good as a short piece.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: California Birthday Blues (Blues-Acoustic, Jazz-Bebop/Trad.)

Reviewer: English Mike

Positive Comments: Great playing on this,both sax and piano. Nice jazzy feel. Good job.

Constructive Comments: Probably better off in the jazz category rather than Chicago blues. I like it a lot.

Broadjam Artist: Peter G Olach – PGO
Song: Don’t Run Away

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Really good piece that keeps firing at you, giving you something from every angle. Great instrumentation and arrangement.

Constructive Comments: Good bluesy feel to this piece.

Broadjam Artist: HAYWARD A. FRANKS
Song: LONG LINE OF LIARS (FEMALE VERSION)

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Really good piece with a very bluesy feel to it and a dynamic voice that feels like a cross between Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. Really cool instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: Good tune.

Broadjam Artist: Marc S. Pate
Song: Love Will Find You

Reviewer: Pete Papageorge

Positive Comments: There’s a lot to like about this song with some very tasty playing overall. Love the fretless bass and the keys particularly. The vocal is affecting and easy to take.

Constructive Comments: As nice as the acoustic guitar part is in the beginning, I don’t think it’s necessary to the song. What concerns me more is the verse/chorus structure: If I’m right about the title being Love Will Find You, it’s set too far into the song (21 lines). It should come sooner, after four or eight lines, to be considered commercial.

Broadjam Artist: Bobby Caputo
Song: Heart

Reviewer: Margie & Art Corey

Positive Comments: Really like the sound of this tune, has a Birds sound, a Roger Mcguin vocal/feel. I am a huge fan of this group, so this was an easy sell. Has a great Pop folksy sound, super job! You really nailed the production on this tune…..GREAT JOB!! Look forward to hearing more tunes from this group!!Yeepee Ki Yak…………

Constructive Comments: One small suggestion, you might EQ the vocal to hear the words a tad more……………..

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: ANSWER MAN

Reviewer: Pete Papageorge

Positive Comments: This is a good, clear production – easy to understand the singer. The instruments are in balance with the vocals, and the instruments are in tune. There are some good lyrics that stand out, and I think the writer has potential.

Constructive Comments: I’m not really sure what the song’s about. The focus of the song changes from what seems to be a personal relationship to the nature or purpose of living – it’s all a little vague to me. I’d do a re-write of the lyric and ask myself, ‘what is it that I’m trying to say?’ Then, write it out plain and direct and go from there.