| Here's a handful of comments by GarageBand.com members who've reviewed one of our songs. OK, so maybe they're not official 'in press' reviews but who knows their music better than other musicians? Besides, love us or hate us, they're often funny, insightful and honest - read on! | |||||
| The Things I Do (from Time & Place) | |||||
| "Totally friggin awesome." Georgia , USA | |||||
| "Sounds like it was recorded live in the studio, which adds to its appeal, no studio fuckery!" Paisley , UK | |||||
| "Good sounding production, well mixed like mashed potatoes and gravy a perfect match with just the right amount of salt and pepper." Arizona, USA | |||||
| "Love the lyrics. Great line: 'wish I'd get my shit together'." New Zealand | |||||
| "I like the simple guitar, (slides and all). Vocal levels are good. Don't need the vulgarity, (but maybe I'm just getting old). Like the bridge.well done." Illinois, USA | |||||
| "I like the guitar, the drum brushes, and other instrumentation and the fact that the singer says "shit" kind of unexpectedly." Pennsylvania, USA | |||||
| "Oh, you said a nasty word." Michigan, USA | |||||
| "Don't understand the things I do, wish I'd get my shi* together...works well for those of us who left our girlfriend last night (the third time this week) for good." Arizona, USA | |||||
| "I love the honesty. The change is well done along with the build up of the different elements. thanks for writing music." Alabama, USA | |||||
| "I hope folks listen to the whole of the song and not instantly put it off as a Beatles imitation. This sounds fresh and deserves some multiple listens to catch the nuances. Great songwriting and playing!" California, USA | |||||
| "Beatles but new ... this is a wonderful sound that can not be played with. A band that is reaching all people and often ignored, sadly so. Best wishes." Austria | |||||
| "Nice simple feel to this one. Like the brushes on the drums. Cool harmonies. Your shit's together bro. Good job!" New Jersey, USA | |||||
| "The computer locked up and I was unable to review this song. I can't review what I can't hear." Missouri , USA | |||||
| "Great fingerpicking voice is calm and warm, and with the addition of the drums which were unexpected to me added that extra bit of catch for me in enjoying this one, and im a big fan of the xylophone, vibraphone, and the telephone." Nova Scotia , Canada | |||||
| "The addition of chimes near the finale lifts the song to a worthy climax." UK | |||||
| "Were those bells or a xylophone at the end? Whatever they were, I loved it! I think I might steal the idea if you don't mind." Utah, USA | |||||
| For the record - people guessed glockenspeil, chimes, bells and more, but the extra instrument at the end of the song was a simple toy xylophone. You know the kind where each note in the scale is painted a different colour? We put it on the floor, played it with a drumstick and that's what you're hearing. | |||||
| Championship Vinyl (from Time & Place) | |||||
| "This is the poster song for Indie Rock." Pennsylvania , USA | |||||
| "Best song I've reviewed today." Massachusetts, USA | |||||
| "Nice build-up just like a real pop-song ... Vocals are good, production is good, nice backing vocals. But that build-up deserves a great chorus... and this one haven't got one." Norway | |||||
| "Gotta love the bass sound here. The whole production here in fact is very clear with a live feel. The song unfortunately benefits from this. The tune sounds like standard indie, with little break from the norm. More stops." Glasgow, Scotland | |||||
| "What a great song! Everything is well put together ... Great, simple, and pretty much perfect. This song is very catchy, and I'll probably be humming it all day long now!" Texas, USA | |||||
| "Repeatitive, same ole', same ole', cliche, heard one, heard 'em all. Where is the originality in todays music, everyone sounds the same. Too much influence from current radio boredom." Maryland, USA | |||||
| "This is cool stuff! Love the party vibe these guys sound pretty young and slutty! Drums are rockin in the free world!" California, USA | |||||
| "Somehow I like the clonky drum sound - that bass drum is really weird sounding; sounds like you're playing on a big jar." Sundsvall, Sweden | |||||
| "The production is beautiful. Everything appears to be just right in the mix. The chorus is nice with the addition of keyboard and distortion. The vocals are amazing, well recorded and executed. If you're not signed, I see that in the near future if you keep it up. Nice work." Utah, USA | |||||
| "The keyboard ... maybe should be brought down just a tad in the mix." Pennsylvania, USA | |||||
| "The keyboard part in the chorus is light and fluffy, like a souffle, and the guitars are dirty, hard and driving. This is good well structured pop. Catchy, pleasureable, well presented." N'pton, UK | |||||
| "The addition of piano on the chorus is brilliant." Utah, USA | |||||
| For the record - there are no pianos, synthesisers or keyboards of any type on this song, just drums, bass, guitars and vocals. That melody line that so many folks attributed to a keyboard is played on a Danelectro ... a guitar peoples! | |||||
| Miss McCabe (from Time & Place) | |||||
| "Ok ive only listened to like thirty seconds so far but when those drums come in i just wanna say OHHHHHH YEAH!!!!!" Limerick, Ireland | |||||
| "Nice sounding acoustic intro. Wow, fat sound, professional. This is done right. Very catchy that bit with the guitar and vox copying each other. Can't say much because it's of the highest standard." Bavaria, Germany | |||||
| "I enjoyed this light hearted pop song. I like the melody and memorable guitar lick." Texas, USA | |||||
| "Nice acoustic intro, but I think the electric guitar coda needs to be rethought." Arizona, USA | |||||
| "One of the best songs I have heard on garageband! I guitar rift throughout the song makes the song, also your transition style is really great!" Washington, USA | |||||
| "The musical hook and the way it's played on the guitar gets annoying real quick." California, USA | |||||
| "Simplicity is best i've always thought, you ease in to the song like i'm sitting in a bean bag chair, I love the chorus, great vocals. good song, thanks for the enjoyment." Cuba | |||||
| "Its annoying me, maybe its a good thing or not? It sounds like something to me but I dont know what. Is it because it does or is it just one of those songs that does because its good? Im stuck." Unspecified | |||||
| "Acoustic guitars sound ver ver nice... Those really are recorded very well... Nice leads, though they seem to be mixed a bit loud in my headphones...most likely an opinion then... Uh...Vocalist has a nice voice... Yeah...I really like the electric guitars...especially the little things they do behind the verse-vocals... Nice changes... Song gets stronger as it progressess... Lead guitars still sound a bit loud... Don't really care for the lyrics... Is a GREAT piece of music... Rated a 5. (out of 5) You win this round...fickle, fickle me... Oregon, USA |
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