Month: August 2020

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: Georgia On My Mind/Peter G Olach-PGOCover Can 2009

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Glad this song is covered by so many people. You did a wonderful job, putting your own spin and personality into it. Very cool!

Constructive Comments: Nicely delivered without any typical bullshit! Love it.

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: ALL GONE

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Earl C. Webb, it’s rare that I give you any less than 5 out of 5 stars, bro! Your voice and your soul are amazing! Great song in every respect–songwriting, production, performance, etc…. Keep doing your thing! To me, you should be a household name!

Constructive Comments: This song is perfect as is!

Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: Rock and Roll

Reviewer: CW Mullins

Positive Comments: I’m all over the place on this song, but I guess the main thing is, I did smile a lot so that’s a good thing? I was having fun listening. Well played, decent vocal, some good old time rock n roll licks. It’s fun, I got to give it that much credit!

Constructive Comments: If my rating is a little low, I guess it’s because I kept wondering, “is this a kind of joke song?” because at times it comes across as kind of silly, almost like a Spinal Tap song. Maybe it’s just the artist’s sense of humor, if not, then yeah, it’s kind of a bit silly for my taste. But I can see other people not reacting that way at all, so. Could be big fans out there!

Broadjam Artist: Wes Dinwiddie
Song: Believe Your Lies (Sun Voyage / Austin Tyl3R 2013)

Reviewer: CW Mullins

Positive Comments: Strong hard rock track. Vocal arrangement is interesting, not just the lead wailing away mixed up front all the way through. Good pipes on singer too. Strong solo too, not just showing off but introducing some new twists on the musical material. Solid, solid hard rock song with a couple progressive elements.

Constructive Comments: Nothing specific to pick on, just a feeling that there’s nothing really original or unexpected here for a hard rock song – thudding bass line, screaming lead guitar, kind of pompous lyric (“a thousand suns can’t show me” or something like that). Lot of talent on display in this recording, I’d just say that to stand out from the crowd, there needs to be a couple unexpected touches.

Broadjam Artist: George Michael John
Song: This One’s For Sammy

Reviewer: CW Mullins

Positive Comments: oh yeah. Charging out of the gate. very cool sounds. Kind of knew pretty fast this was instrumental. As such it doesn’t need a big hook, it just needs to have structure and then play that geetar. Like the drums so much, but the main attraction is that guitar, and it’s smokin’. Well recorded too. Tasty stuff, ended before it might have started to drag.

Constructive Comments: For what this is, a hard charging rock instrumental, I have no quibbles. Would like to hear if artist or band also does songs, and if the songs have strong hooks etc. Can’t necessarily say based on this track that hooks or strong melodies are part of what these musicians offer, but maybe!

Broadjam Artist: Bob Birthisel
Song: Old Man, Young man

Reviewer: CW Mullins

Positive Comments: I like it when a melody moves and develops in interesting ways. This one does, with some conventional passages followed by an unusual chord, rhythm change up. Very nice. What a fine voice the singer has too. The song doesn’t have a lot of range, or require high notes that I noticed, but this singer is blessed with a very nice set of pipes. Bit of Carole King feel in the piano support.

Constructive Comments: The melody is pleasant enough, but for me the chorus doesn’t ‘pop’. I like how it ends on an interesting chord choice, but that also leaves a feeling of “that’s it?” when it just returns to the main verse. The lyric idea or theme is fine, but I did find a couple phrases kind of awkward. That’s a very subjective thing though.

Broadjam Artist: John van Wicklen
Song: I Thank You

Reviewer: Jay Gross

Positive Comments: Wow, I liked this song the longer it was on only wish it didn’t end. Incredible instrumentation like a carnival for the ears, very well sung the genre is more jazz but certainly pop. Can see this in a movie for sure. Very well written very well performed

Constructive Comments: I have no constructive comments for this tune it was really well done and should reap the rewards for you some day. If Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid made a sequel this would be included!

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: I’ve Missed You/Guitar

Reviewer: Jay Gross

Positive Comments: The song has a very pretty melody. The lyrics would have been very nice to hear. The instrumentation was very well done!

Constructive Comments: I was kind of confused as there were lyrics to the song but I kept waiting for them. I guess that kept me on the edge of my seat. Musically very well done nice calming pretty melody. I’m sure the lyrics will enhance the song love you music!

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Like Valentine’s Day (Production – Holiday, Valentines Day Folk)

Reviewer: John van Wicklen

Positive Comments: Nice love song

Constructive Comments:

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Patagonia

Reviewer: Landers Knott

Positive Comments: Well arranged piece of music which held my interest all the way through with good guitar playing . Sounded a bit Pink Floyd at the beginning . Good musical progression through track

Constructive Comments: Recording Quality could be improved a little . Could try it without the hard synth .