Is it bad that I’m double-posting to get this review in? Well I’m sure Fish won’t mind the extra bit of publicity to his thread, even though he no longer appears to be posting…
Intro: I really did love hearing that damant spectrum after so long. Notessimo needs more laid back songs like this, it’s become a little too focused on the super epic orchestra instruments. So props to making the first song in a while that really convinces me that you had fun, regardless of song quality. As for the intro itself, it just introduces a simple but solid riff that gets layered upon and added to over time, and while the song becomes progressive in doing so, I think it also captures a little of the old notessimo style, which has always been a love-or-hate type of thing.
Sheets 1-6: I must say that the drumming through this section is spectacular. It really reminds me of Roast’s drumming style, which was amazing in it’s insanity. I’ll never understand how he did that, but I think you’ve got the same idea going on here. Truly commendable.
Sheets 7-10: I sorta liked the strat guitar’s part, but I felt that it was a little overdone. It’s just too flashy for this kind of song, and it looks like the kind of thing you’d throw into a song to stop the repetition.
Sheets 11-14: At this point the technique of progressing the song by simply adding another layer became old to me, I need to see a little more creativity than this. Having two instruments play the same thing is one of the best ways to get a whole new sound out of notessimo, but you have to be careful how you introduce it. Too many at once and the power gain will be enormous. Too little, such as in this case, and the song will become repetitive.
Sheets 15-17: Strat solo was decent, but it does follow the same basic pattern as the previous strat one with the on/off type of playing. I did like the tempo changes though, that was quite an impressive way to introduce the following sheets.
Sheets 18-20: I what I didn’t like about these sheets is how if I removed them, the song can still progress almost without a hitch. The fact that they seem to be hastily written really adds the feeling that the sheets are only there to take up space.
Sheets 21-24: I didn’t like this section either. For some reason, the chords just sound dissonant to me. I think it’s because you have the bass playing the bottom note instead of the base note, which means that although the start is clearly the lead, the gravely tones churned out by the clean guitar and bass are ever present trying to usurp that. Clashing instruments is never a good thing.
Sheets 25-27: This is where I first noticed the cut-off crash cymbal. This means that the drums went unnoticed through that entire section, and my entire basis on the drumming’s worth was put on the amazing drumming in the intro. Oh, and I felt that the constant solos were becoming annoying, and again, it followed the same patternt that really exists throughout the whole song that I’ve reviewed so far. Progression into solo, transition back, and then progress into another solo. No verses, choruses, or anything else to give the song it’s structure. Somehow, this song is both random and repetitive.
Sheets 28-31: Wanted to make special mention of these sheets, because they revived the spirit in the drumming that existed in the intro.
Sheets 32-37: I grouped these all together because they are generally the same, with minor changes. I really started to dislike that fender at this point, it wasn’t quite so good a riff to begin with. Also, sheet 38? Some triplets might have been a nice change of pace at that point.
Sheets 39-45: I did like this section quite a bit, it was really well written and quite interesting to go over again in detail. When writing this review, I was suprised I had made it to the end of the song so quickly, and that it had lasted 3 minutes and 30 seconds at that!
Overall rating (oooh look at teh pretty colours):
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