MaoDaMighty's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[I Love You]

CAUTION: This review will probably be interpreted as being soaked in envy and hatred, when its intention is merely a honest perspective.

Good: Mixing- vocals and beat both sound pretty level. Dubs and adlibs are nice and subtle; they emphasize the mains without distracting or muddling the audibility. Lyric structure and scheme is creative. The outro bit was fresh. The twist was also pretty funny, although... terribly predictable.

Bad: There are many points throughout this where the vocals are covered by the instrumentation (particularly those swelling vibe horns and that cascading diamond drop sound), makes it near impossible to understand the lyrics (without ear wincing) .This coupled with the repetitive nature of the lyrics made this sound like " We blah together, blah blah blah, together, baby baby baby, blah together, blah together blah blah together. " for 3 minutes. With all those internal rhymes and assonance it's a shame they are missed when ingesting this aurally.

I listened to this multiple times. 3/5 stars. Not bad.

Teqneek responds:

*edit- 3 revisions have transpired since these comments took place. The song is where I want it to be now.

Buuuuut I may still record it again- I feel like I can get this whippersnapper to another level (which also completely contradicts what I just said like 2 seconds ago). aight then.

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Thanks Mickey. Honest review, no worries. I agree on pretty much every point with you. It's hard to get my voice to "pop out" at certain spots on seemingly every track I do. I wonder what it is with that.

Oh btw- some of the negatives you mentioned about this song were intentional to a degree... and keeping in theme with the whole Brain Storm album concept- Repetition to a fault.

But yeah, one layer beneath that is some complex shit. I really like this song actually. It might be the one I'm happiest with so far for real, and your review was completely fair at the same time. Thanks homenuts.

[Boss 2K17 - crocodile boots]

This is like the Room of trap music. I thought I smelt burnt toast while listening to it. The vibe tho, it kinda works as experimental interlude. As is, it kinda sounds like a brain spasm inducing vibrations.

Boss responds:

I'm glad that you heard the tommy wiseau line! thank you.

[I.A.C.]

You wish.

Zero substance here; basic brago stuff to try and sound cool, kinda effective at that, The mixing is dope af tho. I could go on aboot other stuff but hockey is on.

3.5 ketchup chips in a roll up the rim Timmy's cup.

Teqneek responds:

I just wanted to make a song for my northern brothers and sisters out there. Love y'all playboiiis

[Black]

Nice verses! Song has good flow, but I thought the bridges in between the verse and hooks could've used something.put practice is practice and this is dope.

Emdee-NF responds:

MickeyMao an NG OG lol. Thanks dude and yeah I think so also, The bridge parts kinda bring down the energy.

[Wolfie / Kwing - Spider]

Interesting and unique. Wolfie's delivery excels in this one. Kwing's first half delivery ("tired"sounding) was a bit of a throw off, but it did suit the lyrics and theme. It made his more polished usual flow in the later bits of the verse shine. The beat grew on me, but I'm not sure if it fits with the lyrical content presented here; ya'll flow it nice though. Dope song ya'll.

Kwing responds:

Thanks! Too many battles have made it hard for me to do anything but angry, lol.

[Tomb]

Love the deep grunge and melodic keys. Spooky sample reverb this is aight, cool phasing effect.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

^_- thx mao

[Corner Pocket]

Puff puff pass. Loving the twang here.

Libby-Shimmz responds:

Thanks Mao!

[My Life]

That hook is really good, hits HARD with solid BARS. Your delviery shines on Teddygram's westy coasty af beat . Great work here Vince and Teddy!

Vinstigator responds:

Thanks! That's why me and Teddygram make so many dope tracks together. He specializes in West Coast beats and I'm a West Coast Hip-Hop Artist.

[Old Wounds]

Solid. The progression through out this is smooth and diverse enough to make it a good standalone listen. I get a SNES Final Fantasy vibe from this, love it! I'm not too sure, but the guitar sound sounds too fruit looped for me. The composition is dope though, real noice mesh here with the sounds and such. Powerful music!

ADR3-N responds:

Thanks, glad you liked! Yeah, the guitar I'm using is a Kontakt instrument from some years back. It's not the best, nothing like playing the real deal and not drawing notes on a keyboard, but better than my equipment. I'm surprised you didn't say anything about my bass, hahah. Shoot me a PM though. Never heard of "fruit looped". Curious if I can fix it.

[Sorcery]

I agree %99.98 with HDC on this one. However, I did notice a lack of vocal samples in this one..curious...George...I'm so used to hearing a Libby Shimz J with some obscure or poignant vocal sampling, no complaints, just an observation. Anywho, farwell and goodday

Libby-Shimmz responds:

Yeah, I couldn't think of anything before I bounced the loop out. Otherwise I would have included a vocal hook.

Thanks for the love Mickey!