Score: 7

"Nice"

submission: [Superior Take on me Remix]

date: December 9, 2007

This is pretty good. Congrats on your 100th review from DanRaniera! How did you get commentary instead of description!?

Score: 9

"Dude, you're amazing"

submission: Stu Jam

date: December 4, 2007

I've been checking out your work for a while and I've come to the conclusion that you're fucking insane! You're a great composer and an even better guitarist! And this track is no exception. Stuart Hamm is an excellent bassist. Is this the solo from Live in San Francisco by Joe Satriani?

How long have you been playing guitar?

Can you please check out my work? That would mean a lot to me if YOU out of all people did. (Yeah I sound like a noob don't I? Asking people to look at my work.) I promise no disappointments.

Score: 9

"Wow"

submission: Always With Me Always With You

date: December 3, 2007

That was amazing. I don't think anyone could have done it better (besides Satriani himself of course) I bet your girlfriend loved it.

Score: 9

"Really good!"

submission: Mother Russia

date: December 3, 2007

Too bad it's only 1:38. I would have listened to more...

Score: 1

"OMG! I almost got a heart attack!"

submission: Dark Lament

date: December 3, 2007

That, like, fucking came out of nowhere at max volume! The guitar was too fucking loud. The composition itself was fair (I would of given it a 7) but it suffered greatly due to overpowering distortion and volume and lack of clarity, thus taking away my enjoyment, from 7 to 1. Turn it down, make the melody clearer, add a keyboard, bass, and drumkit or whatever you want and the song will be, like, 10 times better. Keep trying! You have the potential to be a good musician, I can tell. I can help you out if you want.

Score: 9

"That was awesome"

submission: Desert Rose

date: October 27, 2007

You guys can really shread. I'm somewhat a shreadder myself. On keyboards though. Maybe we could do a collaboration. Like a guitar vs. keyboard thing or something. I have classical influence.

Score: 6

"Meh"

submission: A Collection of Guilt

date: October 11, 2007

Too much distortion. I'm pretty sure the composition itself was good but maybe if you lowered the distortion enough to understand the chords, I probably would of enjoyed it.

Score: 5

"Could be WAY better..."

submission: "Money" Jam.

date: October 11, 2007

If you put in a drum kit, it will sound 10x better and more exciting.

Fun Fact: The absence of drums kill rock songs.

Score: 10

"Wow"

submission: Mario64|Vanish Cap|Ambient Mix

date: October 8, 2007

This is amazing! My first girlfriend was a huge Mario fan and everytime I saw her, we played Mario a lot! Thanks for the memories!

Score: 9

"I notice you've have improved, young grasshopper."

submission: Apocalypse Live

date: October 6, 2007

In case, you've forgotten, I was the guy that gave you that review recommending my "Computer Jam" track for some inspiration. Yeah, you've definitely improved quite a bit, but you could still use some more advice.

1. Try creating other genres of music. For instance, I've created "Latin Jam", "Return to Forever" (a three-part rock/jazz/classical effort), and that "Day in the Park" piece of mine you liked. Speaking of which, try different tempos too.

2. Music is more than just melding riffs, basslines, and drums together. Try to create a story (see Return to Forever, all three parts), or at least a jam (you know, riff with a solo above it). Try to put that extra effort into it.

3. It would also help you A LOT if you took up a musical instrument. GarageBand is fine, but it's limited. Check out some of my actual recordings and see if you can find THOSE riffs on GarageBand lol. My recordings are "Super Static" (first recording so, kinda scratchy), "In My Astro", "Never Again", "I Don't Care", and "Metamorphosis". Personally, I'd recommend guitar and/or sax, those are really cool instruments.

4. For a more convincing live sound, go to master track and...well, you'll know what to do from there.

5. This is probably just a reiteration of #2 but don't be afraid to experiment. Try putting drumlines in "Big Electric Lead" or something. I tried that in my "Hip Hop-Rock Experiment". I even created a drum solo out of the GarageBand basslines set to max speed.

That's it off the top of my head for now.