Author: bjamreviews

Broadjam Artist: CaiNo
Song: Anti-Hero

Reviewer: Tyson the Young Gunna

Positive Comments: great mix, quality lyrics. Positive message and insightful premise to the song. clean vocals and beat was hitting.

Constructive Comments: Overall I liked the track. the only thing to me that needs improvement is the tone in the hook. for the type of message you are conveying a little more feeling (aggressiveness) should have been put into the chorus. that would have changed the tone to get your point across more. but hey maybe you wanted to have the entire song to just flow, but to me go a little harder on the chorus.

Broadjam Artist: Mitch Siegal
Song: Save The World

Reviewer: Jimmy Joe Lee

Positive Comments: I was pleasantly surprised with much of this recording as you can tell by Excellent and near Excellent marks. Im far more eager to explain my criticism as that’s what stands in the way of my judging this a knockout. The overall sound is strong and very listenable. Even though the track is extremely repetitive, it wears well. It’s mesmerizing. Thats meant as a positive.

Constructive Comments: The problem for me with this recording can be corrected easily. I had to work to understand the lyric. Even then I missed 90% of it. The snippets that I got suggest to me the subject matter and probably the lyric is very good. I, however, can’t be sure. Does the singer have a good voice? I don’t care if the emotion is communicated. I, again must say don’t know. And like other aspects, the bits I could get, sounds like the singer can and maybe did, deliver a performance worthy of the song. I would love to get my engineer on this. I think it could be a real gem.

Broadjam Artist: MoBack
Song: Because Of You – Studio Demo

Reviewer: Richard Walker

Positive Comments: Great GrooveInstrument mix is goodGood use of vocalsVocal is mellow and invitingFinal mix is greatThis is a joy and I will listen to it more than onceWell done

Constructive Comments: None that I can think of

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Lonely Woman (2015)

Reviewer: Jeff Ashbaker

Positive Comments: Excellent vocal over a nice driving and dynamic guitar performance. I Love how the song slows and quiets and then build with such intensity.

Constructive Comments: Intro is a little too long, but I do like how the intensity is achieved.

Broadjam Artist: amy abernathy
Song: Heart ache and desire

Reviewer: Richard Walker

Positive Comments: Good use of stripped back instrumentation Sounds like 80’s new wavegood use of vocals

Constructive Comments: Would like to have heard a melody line somewhere in the middle as a middle eightOtherwise none

Broadjam Artist: Marc S. Pate
Song: Rainy Night

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: Way slinky minor Blues feel here with some Jazz elements. Love the drums and atmospheric keys. There’s some really hot and interesting lead work that’s kinda Gary Moore school.

Constructive Comments: I’d take the flange of the guitar–to my ears it’s too harsh and effect driven. But keep that overdrive in. A cleaner tone would really let this sing. Check out some Robben Ford for a reference to exactly what I’m gettin at!

Broadjam Artist: FRED GROSS
Song: Wide Awake

Reviewer: Husky Records LLC

Positive Comments: YESSSSSSS! I’m relaxing diggin’ the smooth vibes. Record sounds great. Keep em comin’ my friend.

Constructive Comments: Theirs nothing constructive to say this is a great song. You guys just keep playing.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Praising The Lord

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: Nice harmonic work!! Of course this is Randal singing in faith. Interesting story lyrics that bring a lot of gospel events, which makes it more complex and interesting than a lot of Christian Rock.

Constructive Comments: The vocals are too dry &close and much louder than the rest of the tracks, so it gives a bit of a voiceover effect. If you push the vocals back in level, record a bit farther from the mic, and add some reverb it will let the vocal sit in the mix better.

Broadjam Artist: CaiNo
Song: Grown Up Sexy

Reviewer: Husky Records LLC

Positive Comments: It’s the smooth operator. Sounds silky. Good stuff here. This is GROWN folk music. I’m really diggin’ the vibe. Keep em comin’. Salute!

Constructive Comments: I can’t really think of anything other than updating the drums. Keep it smooth like it is just another drum kit. And that’s nit pickin’. LOL. Excellent song overall.

Broadjam Artist: Richard Walker
Song: Wasted Days

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: It just hit me–this sounds like a lost Traffic tune!! The vocals remind me of Nick Drake too. That groove is a classic Traffic beat, and of course you’ve got both killer piano work and organ in there. Love the vocal timbre, vocal phrasing & melody, Wurlitzer electric, acoustic piano, organ and slinky drum beat, all of which are really well engineered too. Excellent lyrics. I really dig this –nice work!

Constructive Comments: I’d drop the acoustic alone part of the intro–the acoustic guitar sound is a bit “piezo”, and I don’t like the lead guitar lines that you pickup with because it’s got a happy, jam band sound that doesn’t fit with the mood that dominates most of the tune. I’d really like to hear you rework it starting right out with the keys. And get away from bang-dang-a-lang quitar strum rhythm that’s more Greatful Dead. I think the bass could drive the beat a bit more working close with the drums instead of following along after the beat. This would a tremendous amount of energy I bet. Nice work!