Spintown Reviews

I collected all the reviews I've done from various songwriting competitions, and linked them all here. Many of them can't even be called reviews, some of them are just me picking my favorites for a given round. I need to go back & edit the format to some of these links, but I'll do that soon. I'll include links to a couple guest reviews as well. I'll post links to future reviews here as well.

SpinTunes 1: Round 1
SpinTunes 1: Round 2
SpinTunes 1: Round 3
SpinTunes 1: Round 4
SpinTunes 2: Round 1
SpinTunes 2: Round 2
SpinTunes 2: Round 3
SpinTunes 2: Round 4
SpinTunes 3: Round 1
SpinTunes 3: Round 2
SpinTunes 3: Round 3
SpinTunes 3: Round 4

Nur Ein 5: Round 0
Nur Ein 5: Round 1
Nur Ein 5: Round 2
Nur Ein 5: Round 3
Nur Ein 5: Round 4
Nur Ein 5: Round 5
Nur Ein 5: Round 6
Nur Ein 5: Round 7
Nur Ein 6: Round 0
Nur Ein 6: Round 1
Nur Ein 6: Round 2
Nur Ein 6: Round 3
Nur Ein 6: Round 4
Nur Ein 6: Round 5
Nur Ein 6: Round 6
Nur Ein 6: Round 7

Song Fight: Under Over
Song Fight: Isle Dauphine
Song Fight: Bag Of Bones
Song Fight: Who Said I'm Dead
Song Fight: If I Had One
Song Fight: Cloud-Cuckoo-Land
Song Fight: Beaten Man
Song Fight: Vest Factory
Song Fight: Disco Tony
Song Fight: Favourite LEGO Bricks (Look At The Sea)
Song Fight: Boron Rod
Song Fight: Via Sunderland
Song Fight: Cakes
Song Fight: Looking At The Sea
Song Fight: Susan
Song Fight: I'm Eating A Wasp (Part 1)
Song Fight: Look At The Sky
Song Fight: Future On The Road
Song Fight: After Hours
Song Fight: Crashing Car, Awarding Stars
Song Fight: You Believed It Yourself
Song Fight: We Do All The Style
Song Fight: The Rumor Lives Strong
Song Fight: When Did You Know
Song Fight: The Middle Part
Song Fight: Hardly A Moment
Song Fight: Hello My Old Heart
Song Fight: Peace Is Rest
Song Fight: Hard Landing
Song Fight: Dirt Nap
Song Fight: Dana Wears Dresses
Song Fight: Jewel Of India
Song Fight: What Kind Of Love Are You Looking For
Song Fight: Down For A While
Song Fight: Ease Your Storm
Song Fight: Double Life/Half Life
Song Fight: Front And Center
Song Fight: Robot Ninja Zombie Bear
Song Fight: Double Take
Song Fight: Please Stop *
Song Fight: Lets Get Bloody
Song Fight: The Road To Hanna *
Song Fight: Keep All Your Promises
Song Fight: Crush
Song Fight: Frostbite
Song Fight: Cost Of Living
Song Fight: Your New Dress
Song Fight: She Already Knows
Song Fight: Welcome Home Frank
Song Fight: Who Needs Sleep
Song Fight: Monkeys On My Back
Song Fight: Ring Them Bells
Song Fight: Made To Be Played
Song Fight: Sometimes It's Hard To Keep Yourself Moving
Song Fight: Back To The Well
Song Fight: Nothing Is Everything
Song Fight: Dry Spell
Song Fight: I Will Be Acquitted

Song Fighter Of The Year: 2000
Song Fighter Of The Year: 2001
Song Fighter Of The Year: 2009

Masters Of Song Fu 5: Round 1
Masters Of Song Fu 5: Round 2
Masters Of Song Fu 5: Round 3
Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 1
Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 2
Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 3
Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 4

Circle Of Titles
Songwriting Cycle
Songwriting Cycle 2
White Elephant Club: Skultar

Hxaro Guide: Part 1
Hxaro Guide: Part 2
Hxaro Guide: Part 3

Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 1 (Travis Norris)
Masters Of Song Fu 6: Round 2 (Mike Lombardo)
SpinTunes 3: Round 1 (Noah McLaughlin)

The Sammy Kablam Collection

I decided to gather all of Sammy's Spintown reviews into 1 place. I'll add links to his future reviews here as well.

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT:
A Collection Of Unfair And One-Sided Reviews
by Sammy Kablam

SpinTunes 3: Round 1
SpinTunes 3: Round 2
SpinTunes 3: Round 3 (video)
SpinTunes 3: Round 4 (video)

Song Fight: The Only French I Know (video)
Song Fight: You Are the Heartbeat of This Office For Sure (video)
Song Fight: Peace Is Rest
Song Fight: Hard Landing
Song Fight: Dana Wears Dresses
Song Fight: Double Life/Half Life
Song Fight: Front And Center
Song Fight: Let's Get Bloody
Song Fight: The Road To Hana
Song Fight: Keep All Your Promises
Song Fight: Crush

Master's Of Song Fu: 5

Song Fight Review: After Hours

The last challenge over at Song Fight was titled "Crashing Cars, Awarding Stars", and I predicted that Steve Durand would win. unexpected bowtie ended up taking the win by a landslide. Looks like a case of friend flooding, because I can't see that many level headed individuals picking that song. Of course this IS the internet...and most of us aren't level headed. There's a whole new batch of songs over at Song Fight, so I suggest you go pick your favorite songs for the current round. My picks are listed below.

Voted For:
(Right Click "Save As" on the artist's name for a MP3 of their entry.)

Ross Durand - I'm only halfway through the songs at this point, but so far you could have farted into the mic & got my vote. I'm glad you went this route though. A sweet & simple song about a man longing for a girl working the late shift at a local diner. It's a setting you see all the time on film, and it's a situation I find easy to imagine myself in.

Sober - Whenever you try to hold a note it annoys me. I don't know if it's just your voice or if you're trying to sing with an accent not natural to you. There were a couple places the lyrics didn't seem to flow well, but overall I enjoyed your entry. Something I could listen to after a hard days work at the bar.

Others:
(Head over to Song Fight to listen to these songs.)

BlooTattue - This song doesn't do anything for me, but your performance makes me look forward to your future entries. I like the piano as well...the lyrics just couldn't hold my attention for such a slow song.

Berkeley Social Scene - Your vocals get lost in the music. I enjoyed the music, but the story & lyrics are always my main focus. When I can make out the lyrics, I'm not sure I like the vocal performance...especially the last 30 seconds.

Oddments - First off...I had to crank the volume WAY up just to here the music & what I'm guessing is singing. The pizza faced kid working the late shift at taco bell sounds clearer over the drive through speaker than you do in this recording. It's a shame because I think I like the music. You might even be able to sing/perform...I just can't say one way or another with this shit recording. I'm not even going to mention the lyrics, because nobody in their right mind is going to pay attention to them with this recording anyways.

Sockpuppet - As I listened I was about to do a facepalm, but then I laughed at the last line. It's stupid, but it got a reaction from me...which is more than some who entered a real song were able to do.

Shorty And The Shetlands - This song does not justify 4 minutes. It feels long & it's repetitive. Cut it down or add something that mixes it up a little. The whole thing sounds the same, and does nothing to hold the listeners interest that long. From what I can hear you have the tools to play & sing pretty well...just be more creative.

Hate Noise - I don't think you hate noise at all, I think you hate music.

Side Notes:
Last week was pretty weak...this week was a little better. Honestly I expected more though. I really thought it was a good prompt this time, but I guess you can never tell what will happen no matter the prompt.

LATE ENTRY:
Hostess Mostess - Next time, finish your song by the deadline, because this was one of my favorites this Fight. Loved the music, but at times didn't care for the vocals. It still would have got a vote from me. For the first 35 seconds or so I was just "meh" about it, but then the funk came in...very cool sound.