Month: August 2020

Broadjam Artist: Fred Kimmel
Song: Sleep

Reviewer: CWMullins

Positive Comments: Can tell pretty quickly this is someone or band with an individual approach, not general. Not to say the song is odd, it’s not, but it feels like a true original song, not a copy of someone else’s. Lead singer is fine, arrangement is really strong – I really appreciate when a song mixes it up, doesn’t stay at one tempo or dynamic.

Constructive Comments: I’m not a fan of “la di da” as a chorus. The verse part of the song is good, for me, the chorus is a bit of a disappointment. Just not as catchy as the start of the song. The arrangement comes to the rescue, but it would be better if the chorus could lift the song up to a higher level, instead of kind of holding it back.

Broadjam Artist: The Meadows
Song: Sleeping With a Gun

Reviewer: CWMullins

Positive Comments: Strong chorus, melodically. The feel is a real nice mixture of rock, pop, country. So the song could find fans in different places. I personally envy the lead singer, as someone with a poor voice! Really strong vocals, and the band or musicians overall do a fine job to keep the somewhat simple music interesting.

Constructive Comments: I couldn’t really get a grasp on the lyric. Kinda felt like the chorus lyric was just a strong of rhymes, sun/run/gun, but somehow I never quite figured out what the point was. Probably fault of my dull mind! I do like the chorus, but overall, I wish there were a couple more chords in the song, something to add some spice to some kind of vanilla harmony.

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: Tango of Passion (Conjunto Arrang.)

Reviewer: 1000wattz

Positive Comments: recording is low mixing is all over the place needs work

Constructive Comments: recording is low mixing is all over the place needs work

Broadjam Artist: Sam Cooper
Song: SELF PRAISE

Reviewer: 1000wattz

Positive Comments: really could hear the vocals clear but was it was ok ..

Constructive Comments: really could hear the vocals clear but was it was ok ..

Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: IF I DIDN’T HAVE YOU!

Reviewer: 1000wattz

Positive Comments: really could hear the vocals clear but was it was ok ..

Constructive Comments: really could hear the vocals clear but was it was ok ..

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: COLD LONELY HOUSE

Reviewer: 1000wattz

Positive Comments: NICE i dont usely listen to country music but i must say this was a nice start..Thanks

Constructive Comments: think the song was arranged very well vocals on point nice

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Ashbaker
Song: Supernova

Reviewer: Randall Mark

Positive Comments: Great metaphoric lyrics grabbed me right off the bat! I loved the “you are the verse I am the chorus” line. That could be one hell of a pick up line in a bat, actually! Lol. Well produced, good easy listening rock song, with a romantic feel. Vocals jived well With music and instruments

Constructive Comments: It’s a good song. I felt something more could be added and I can’t quite put my finger on it. I think it may benefit further from a bridge or variance in the melody at some point.

Broadjam Artist: Margie & Art Corey
Song: Phone Phobia II The Corey’s

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Cute piece with good vocals and some really tasty horns. Witty lyrics and cool arrangement.

Constructive Comments: Sounds like this is the telephone equivalent of “Who Can it Be Now”. If they’re not knockin’ down your door, they’re buggin’ you to death with phone calls.

Broadjam Artist: B.Still
Song: Sumthin’ Blue

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Very tasty and well arranged piece. Organ work and sound is out of this world.

Constructive Comments: Great piece. It makes you get out of your chair.

Broadjam Artist: Randall Mark
Song: Wonder Boy

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: This impresses me as a teen girl pop song filled with youthful angst and fantasizing about “that guy”. The melody suits the lyric well. The questions asked seem quite real for what a teenage girl might think. Favorite lyric: Heaven on earth or heaven on Mars. Very clever play on words “wonder boy” and “I wonder, boy.” Verses are extremely well written.

Constructive Comments: Personal reflection: I didn’t really like the reference to breakfast in bed and stealing all the covers for a song about teenage love…it sounds like sleeping together, which I find out of line for that kind of song. Instrumentation seems “dated”. I imagine if you wanted to market this song in 2020, you’d have to find a young producer that could pull out a current vibe to make it work for now.