JLSC INTRA-FORUM CONTEST #3

CRITIQUES OF TIM NEMETH'S SONG

BARE BONES

JUDGE

RATING

COMMENTS

01-Michael Spencer

7.2

Good idea but a little monotonous.It needs some kind of break in the middle and the lyrics are hard to understand but could be a great song

02-Paul Ward

8

really warm feel to this one, really lets you fall into it, very complete type of song, leaves nothing wanting, able to make you feel what its about. good song

03-David Tallent

7.75

Strange, in that it's a good song...good playing, good singing, good flow, etc. It just didn't "grab" me for some reason, although I can appreciate the talent there.

04-Nancy G. Brundrett

6.9

This song is good. The sound quality is great. I liked the vocals very much, especially the chorus.
Really this is not my cup of tea musically, but you have a great song going here. I am a guitar player so I listened to the guitar tracks and yours are great.

05-Harry Francis

7.9

comments: Cool voice! As the song was going I was waiting for the voice to rise up more but it never did…I think you need to come up out of that low register at least once to really give the vocal that climax it needs. That's the one thing the song needs I think…a climax somewhere.

06-Jim Gietzen (JimmyZ)

8

Critique: I liked the background music.
You have a nice voice - easy to listen to.
Lyrics were a little difficult to understand.

07-Michael Flanagan (Hazelglow)

5.5

Nice guitar work, and the singing is pretty good too. Like the acoustic, yet toe-tapping, feel to this song. Love the bass work too. However, despite all this very well put together instrumentation, the song itself is a bit of a non-event structure-wise. Melodically, it needs to do something other than wallowing about in muddy lows – otherwise I don’t really pay attention to the lyrics. Impress me, captivate me, tell me a story, move me, take me on a journey.

08-Todd Vandemark

9.25

Dig Tim’s voice. Good quality pop tune; Some of the synth work stutters a bit (could be lo fi problems) which detracts a little from the arrangement. Overall the song has a cool atmosphere and was enjoyable to listen to. Had a hard time choosing between this and "Pole Position" for my top ranked song.

09-Mikhail Pesok (Sand)

7

A good one, great production. The voice sounds too cool, macho-like for me. The meaning of the song might be too obscene, the lyrics seem more recurring than they should be. Nice length, it ends right where it starts to become a little boring – something I’d like to learn. Decent guitar, a more thoughtful/skilful solo would really compliment the song, though. Like the nice feel of it. Great job!

10-Bobby Caputo (Bobbio)

8

Starts out strong...don't really get the imagery...too much "sauce" on everything...like it overall...stayed with me..that's the true test..

12-Markus Lorber

8.75

Good song! Good arrangement, warm voice (could be a little louder sometimes). I like the lead-guitar!
Riffs don't need always to be too fast and technical if there is a good feeling in them like in your
recording.
Please, post the lyrics! I couldn't get all of them!

13-Doogle

 

I think this happened last time with one of Tims songs, but I can't hear this song properly due to buffering problems. Could not base a mark on what I heard.

14-Don Lyman

8.5

Critique: Nice mix overall, but vocals a little too far out front. Nice guitar work. Like the lyrics.

15-Painter

8.5

Another pretty guitar intro- and a very good song. The orchestra sound is distracting though. Cool voice. I like the change of melody which leads to chorus. If you record this with a band the true greatness will come out. Really love it