JLSC INTRA-FORUM CONTEST #3

CRITIQUES OF JIM GIETZEN'S' SONG

THE SHEPHERD SONG

JUDGE

RATING

COMMENTS

01-Michael Spencer

6.4

Nicely structured and very good musically, vocals sound like Ringo

03-David Tallent

9

Critique: Good guitar playing, great expressive voice. Really liked this one...good flow.

04-Nancy G. Brundrett

6

Being an inspirational songwriter too made me listen harder. Did I feel His spirit in your song? Yes I did. I think you could improve the depth of the song though. It just needed a bigger sound to me. Great song about the Lord...touched my soul..

07-Michael Flanagan (Hazelglow)

 

Sorry, this song just won’t work on my computer, neither the stream nor the download. I still like your picture though!

07-Michael Flanagan (Hazelglow)

8

Great attention grabbing intro; reeled me right in, toes tapping. Love the basic setup throughout; those repeating guitar rhythmic riffs. By contrast the bridge is a bit of a let-down (but only ‘cos the rest is so good) – it loses oomph somewhat here and sounds a little cliched chords/structure wise. Also, perhaps the instrumental section after the bridge is a bit too long; I’d get right back into singing the final chorus(es) a bit sooner and have a few feral guitar solos going on at the same time (or am I starting to be a bit cliched now?!). But these are only small criticisms, I’m finding it hard to find anything to whine about…

08-Todd Vandemark

8.5

Good vibe and energy in the instruments and arrangement. Good performance, Great message, however the lyrics didn’t really grab me. Very slick production, the female backup vocal works well and gives it that something extra.

09-Mikhail Pesok (Sand)

6.5

Nice instrumental breaks. The chorus is much more interesting melodically then the rest of the song. The core of the song is too droning, repetitive. The chord progression is not catchy enough to be looping on it so many times. Don’t particularly like the voice for the same reason I don’t like Brain May’s voice: every 3rd male sounds like that. The idea of the song is interesting - "They don’t even know you’re the lamb". Shepherds/lamb perspective is the way I tend to interpret it.
Great-sounding mix!

10-Bobby Caputo (Bobbio)

6.7

Nice beat...intro too long..thought it was a comic song at first...chorus is nice...bridge, very nice..."God's Telegram"...the best line...

12-Markus Lorber

9

I like this song as it is. If I did again a pop song, I would like to have such a guitar playing in it!
Maybe it is the mood I am in right now, but this song speaks to me. No more to say.

13-Doogle

 

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14-Don Lyman

8

Critique: Intro. a little too long. Overall bright and upbeat. Shades of George Harrison. Nice job on production.

15-Painter

7.5

Nice beginning- good production. Vocals need more power during verses, but choruses are much stronger with nice background vocals. Good prodution.