Month: August 2021

Broadjam Artist: Bill Dake
Song: WideEyedChild

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: good ideas here, though rough, good vibe, but a better recording would help this allot. sounds like a rough draft, with good possibilities…

Constructive Comments: obviously this tune needs more work, but it’s a very good start IMO…best of luck.

Broadjam Artist: Greg Young
Song: Driving Down Mercy Road

Reviewer: David James

Positive Comments: Lovely guitar intro. Great vocal presence. Strong lyrics. I like the way the instrumentation builds. Catchy chord progression and melody. Nice change of structure at 2.15. Very commercial sounding. Excellent sound quality and musicianship.

Constructive Comments: I marked down the arrangement by a notch because I felt the instrumental bridge at 1.00 came in too early in the song. That said, here in the UK we don’t hear much country music so the early instrumental bridge might be a standard thing. Overall a very strong piece of work.

Broadjam Artist: Bobby Caputo
Song: Don’t Let Me Go Too Far

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: wow, got me with your slap in the face–reminds me of dylan allot, nice overall vibe! realistic lyrics help this too…

Constructive Comments: i like this allot, think i’d like it slowed down JUST A TAD, because it’s a bit too serious for the speed…that’s all i got, i like it!

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Old Sew and Sew

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: nicely played, sung and presented all the way around! a fun fun fun song, cute as a heck! like the harmony line too!

Constructive Comments: not much, a simple melody but a cool/cute lyric for sure…one thing i’d like is maybe a better mix, a bit too much reverb in this mix IMO…but maybe that’s being picky…and it might just be a bit long, but again, picky…nice job you NOT SO OLD sew and sooooooo.

Broadjam Artist: Geoff Martin Preston
Song: Lady Jane Grey

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: nice melody, but the high EQ in this and the loudness of the individual instruments hurt the obvious quality of this piece.

Constructive Comments: the mix, please turn down the instruments, balance is the key IMO here, and this piece has it all to be able to be super quality, if remixed. it is just way too loud, it hurt my ears.

Broadjam Artist: Hank Thomas
Song: Lost Time (Feat. Tania Hancheroff)

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: great enthusiasm and pace to this tune, lots of energy, quality lyrics, well played tune! like the variation in the mix later on…overall very good writing here!

Constructive Comments: in this mix, the only thing i’ll complain about is…well the mix itself…the hook/title “lost time” is too hard to make out, though it’s pounded nicely throughout, so in a nutshell i think a remix to clarify the hook and the overall instrumentation would bring this to “SOLD” right now!kudos.

Broadjam Artist: Hartmut Oberdieck
Song: cowboyland

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: nice guitar work here for sure! almost a surf/country vibe…I like it. Well played instrumental. Very tasteful and TASTY licks and playing…not a fan of the static, but DO like the pecking/clicking sounds allot, very creative! Not a fan of bring in the vocal after 4 minutes…though it was surprising…

Constructive Comments: love it, nothing much to add, except maybe a bit more variation in the percussion, but i’m getting picky–well done! just lose the static.

Broadjam Artist: Bob Bentley
Song: Out Of The Equation Short Version

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: nice serious/rough for country tune, but quality writing and good description of our heroine’s predicament…lyrics well done, nice rhyming scheme…

Constructive Comments: not much, it’s a quality song Bob! i’d like to hear it sung by another vocalist, not that you do a poor job, it’s fine, but i’d get a young and hungry buck to try this one on.

Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: The Lonely

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: i’ve heard this before, and still like it, the instrumentation very pro, the concept an old one but still fine…i like the bridge in this tune most believe it or not…i like the vocal, rough style is cool.

Constructive Comments: the phrasing and cadence of the lyric presentation in my opinion is holding this song back, making it a bit more predictable than i’d personally like, though Greg it’s your style!very good song, hope all is well…

Broadjam Artist: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS
Song: Private Stash Paulie

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: like the beat, though it could be varied a bit more…mix is too rough to make it big…she’s a keeper and other lyrics are a bit cliche…but it moves nicely all said.

Constructive Comments: another vocal might help this, the percussion needs help, the idea is a good one, though same ‘ol story IMO…i’d also like to hear a more developed hook/title.