LucidShadowDreamer's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[No Exctraction]

Cool stuff brah.

DESHIEL responds:

make something fl slayerish too brah ;)

[Velcro]

I feel like I have heard part of this before. I woooonder whyy? XD

No but seriously. As I said, those melodies are wonderful! And this feels way better mixed now that it's finished. Also, thank bass is sooo good! But I wish it was louder, especially between 0:21 and 0:42 (like in the previous mix).
Also, I could swear that you made this faster. It was a good decision! Turns out that your instrument choice actually works okay at 0:42 in the end. Still not the one I would have picked, but it sounds much better now that it's mixed properly and doesn't sound as dry.

That transition at 1:25! o.O
Wonderful. Splendid uh... Something change? I guess it's still technically the same rhythm and tempo, but the way you use the percussion and such makes it feel like it isn't, if that makes sense? Are you proud XD?
The glitchiness in the melody is super cool as well.
Ahh, new wonderful melodies indeed.

As usual, you know what you're doing in terms of percussion.
In general, I like the sound design too. I get a lot of energy from listening to this track.

It's great how you bring back/keep going with the same melody near the end, but in a different way than in the beginning. More jumpy notes, instead of flat/straight on? Now we know how good my music theory is. Does this count as a different rhythm or not? Or does it just count as a different way of playing in the same rhythm? AAAGHH!?!

Either way. You cut off the edning, instead of letting it blead out. Big mistake (tsk, tsk, and you're part of the "harass johnfn's endings club". You ought to know better).
Also, I feel like you could've had a more interesting ending to this. You end this track with a breakdownish-slower feel part, with the melodies going down at the very end. As this track has so much energy, I would like this to end with something going up, and pretty fast!
Kinda like 3:34-3:36, but longer!

Anywho... That's just my small input.

Overall, great job. You've definitely improved a lot lately! If only you wouldn't have such insane competition, I would've thought you'd have a good whot at making it through with this :)
Keep it up, dude ;)

LunacyEcho responds:

FUNNY STORY so I typed up some huge response to this where I thanked you for everything and broke down my song section by section and mentioned johnfn four times and then I accidentally deleted it when I went back to edit something so...

thanks so much for everything! :D Sorry this response sucks. But good luck in the NGADM! :D You're up against some fierce competition, but then again, your song is absolutely amazing. :)

[The Drip]

What? Still no reviews?
I guess I am doomed to be the first one to admit that this is awesome, and that the listen was very enjoyable ;)

Good job, and good luck!

camoshark responds:

Thanks man, was starting to think maybe people didn't actually like it. :P

Good luck to you too!

[Serenity (Prince Fisher)]

This sounds pretty interesting!
You had me at 0:11.

It's cool to hear something played by a group of people here for once. It sounds very much like something I'd expect to hear in a bar setting.

Great job, and good luck ;)

frootza responds:

Haha, thanks again Lucid. We very well may be performing this one at a bar, club or venue near you so stay tuned! ;) I like hearing live musicians too. You should check out some of CamoShark's music for some wild music featuring live players.

[Pressing On]

No description needed for me, hehhe. This sounds amazing, dude! :D
Love them harmonies. The chords are wonderful. As are the melodies. The rhythms are great as well.
The percussion adds to the atmosphere. Same goes for the bass. The mixing sounds pretty good too.
Your piano movement feels so natural!
If I were to give any criticism, it's that those claps feel a bit weird to me. Maybe they should change more in volume dynamics? They fall a bit flat compared to the rest of the piece. May just be an opinion though. It's a really minor thing anyway. This entire piece is so wonderful that there's no way I can give it less than 5 stars anyway. That piano sounds is amazing o.O

I think you definitely have a good shot at moving on with this! Great job, and good luck ;)

[The Journey Home]

Dude! All of this sounds amazing. I'm a sucker for powerful melodic content, and man does this ballad-like track have a lot of that :D

Great work, and good luck ;)

bassfiddlejones responds:

Thanks man, I appreciate the review! I focused a lot on melodies carrying this piece, I'm glad it shows. Good luck in the contest!

[Arcadia]

Hey, this is pretty chill stuff!!!

Great job, dude ;)

adieuwinter responds:

Thanks, LSD, means a lot.
:)

[.: Far Sky :.]

I come from the country of Metal, and I approve this message:

Awesome work dude! I actually kinda expected metal, as you were talking of making a metal album, hehhe. The melodies sound great, as does the mixing.

The progressions are nice as well. I think you have a good chance of making it with this.

Great job, dude ;)

larrynachos responds:

You really think I can make it with this track? That means a lot :D I think you'll get in as well!

This track isn't a part of the metal album I mentioned. This is the second track to my 7th album (working title: "Album 7"). I figured everyone was expecting an orchestral song from me, since I auditioned with one.

Anyhoo, thank you very much! You don't know how happy you make me when you like my music ^^

[~SW~ Data Transfer]

Yup. As suspected. I am terribly sorry, but all of the tests are beyond doubt positive...

I'm afraid I will have to diagnose you with being awesome.

SkyeWint responds:

Doctor, is the prognosis dim? :(