DevilDog016's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[My Solution]

Great

Sounds great, really an one-of-a-kind piece in my book. Has an overall sense of calmness with a melancholic accent put to it, and had some subtle changes to it - the one I noted best was from 0:32 to 0:44; The relaxing, melancholic tune faded away and got replaced with a more ... "dark" sound; it gives a rather eerie impression that there's a negative disturbance, there's something happening that shouldn't normally do, but you can't see what or where. Sort of like you're walking alone in a country field at sunset, and you feel like someone's behind you, like you're being watched, but when you turn around there's nothing there. Don't get me wrong, I'm not poointing it out as a flaw, I'm pointing it out as a well-placed change that gives diversity and character to your tune. Anyways, great job, this is definitely going in my faves.

paravindskey responds:

Thank you! Soon I'll submit new song in my opinion even better

[Boombox!]

well...

what he said.

V

giftedbuttwisted responds:

=D glad ya like it!

[Still Alive (Remix)]

awesome

All my cake r belong to this. And my 5zorz.

[Desert Horizon]

good but...

It doesn't quite match a desert setting. The flute and the beat remind me of Amerindian music, which implicitly reminjds me of Aztecs, Mayans and the Inca, and points towards a more tropical setting, a dense jungle to be more precise. My personal opinion would be that a title like "Temple of The Sun" or "Call of The Jungle" would fit it much better. Other than that, I've got nothing else to criticize. One thing is for sure, I'd very much like to hear this tune as the main song in Totem Destroyer 3. Mighty fine job, keep going.

Tombor911 responds:

Haha thanks! This review means a lot to me!! not just saying its awesome or fits the setting. You gave me useful feedback and that is so important to me.
Thanks a lot!!!
-T0M-

[Last Promise (Kinen Menu)]

makes me think...

After the title I already expected a quiet, meditative and nostalgic tune, but nothing like this. There's nothing to criticize about this song, because it sends out its message and emotion to the user perfectly. I shed a couple of tears while listening to it. Made me want to go outside on a quiet night, far away from the city lights and all the madness of today's society, go lie down on a grassy hill and just look at the radiant full moon and the starry sky and think about my life and whats around me. All the sad things that happened that I didn't wish for...the things and people that have been taken away from me when I least expected it and when I needed them most; all the things I could have done and changed about myself, but got caught by the ever-tightening grasp of today's chaotic society and never managed to achieve them; all these years I've been alone having to fend off for myself instead of living a normal, happy life with my loved ones like most people do; and much more questions I have that seek an answer... I've asked myself, and even Him "why?"... but there is only silence, and I'm still waiting, and will be - until I either receive my rightful answers, or until it's my turn to go. Fate's like an ocean in the middle of a furious storm, you never know when things will go for better of for worse, but you got to make your way - giving up hope didn't save anyone. Hell, I might have been tripped alot, but I'm always going to get up, spit the grit out and keep on going - I don't plan to stop until I'm 6 feet under. But then again, it's said that every being has its own predetermined fate, so maybe I'll one day find out why I ended up in the middle of the storm. Pshaw, I started rambling again...I should go to sleep now.

Anyhow, you make great music, you put heart and soul into every note. I hope you will make more tunes like this one, the AP needs people like you. Sometimes the solution to even the hardest, most daunting problem can be found simply by sitting down, listening to a piece like this and just thinking, piecing together the puzzle.

Have a nice day,
~DevilDog016

Zero123Music responds:

Muhaahaha. My plan to control people with music is working!! *original title, "go out on a starry night onto a grassy hill..... plz?" * xD only joking xD

I just love the fact that one of my pieces inspired such a beautiful story

I will have a nice day, now
Thanks alot devildog
>>Zero123Music

[Silent Tears [Orch]]

heart-moving

I have no words to describe what I felt while listening to your song and reading your comment, but I've found tears streaking down my cheeks after I listened to it. You are one of the few composers I've had the great opportunity to listen to that puts true passion and love into their music. Your songs are different from all others, they're pure and from the heart. I felt like the song itself had a soul and a mind of its own, and it connected with mine, and share its emotions with me. I've felt the pain and sorrow you have (I could even say on an even greater scale) but not in the same context - I've lost 3 family members in my childhood, and I'll just leave it at that. It takes a great deal of emotional motivation to make me even mention that to people I don't know - take it as a sign of your extraordinary ability to place emotion in your music :) And every time I had this urge to just freeze in palce, just stay in the past and not let go. But that only causes greater sorrow - the only way to go on is to let your emotions out, scram, cry, punch the walls, etc, channel out all the emotions and free your heart and soul. I've long since resigned with the fact that I can't bring them back, but it would have been easier if it would just stop at that. But these sorts of things literally rip your soul apart, and I think I took one too many hits - they've cooled me down emotionally (not completely emotionless, but still, quite less emotional than your average Joe) and that'll pose a pretty prickly problem for me unless I find a way to bypass this. I've learned one thing: no matter how strong he might look on the outside, no matter how resilient he may seem to be at first glance, a man's soul is comparable to a crystal wine glass - it can take your average bumps and hits, it can even take one stronger hit and still hold on, but if it either gets hit too many times, or a blow lands in a weak spot, it will shatter. I hope noone has to go through such a thing, and if it already happened to some, then I hope they don't have to go through it again. I've asked myself and the Almighty One "Why?", but I guess that's fate, He has plans for all of us - I'll have to live with it, and maybe one day I will finally get the answers I've been seeking since and that I'll keep on seeking until it's my turn to "take the elevator". Anyhow, I hope you will get past it. Don't give up and keep on pushing forward, you will break through. And one day (hopefully soon - babies FTW!) you will find someone who will truly care about you. Cheers, and keep on posting songs here, the AP needs you.

Dj-Flux responds:

A very nice post. I'm sorry about your family.

A song made out of pure emotion and soul connects to each individual in their own way, telling you it's story and reminding you of yours.

The analogy to a crystal wine glass is very good, I can see myself using such a line in the future.

I'll stay in the AP for as long as I have to, to improve. Thanks for the review.

[Super Mario Bros. (Punk Remix)]

F**K YES

This has got to be THE most awesome thing I've heard so far on Newgrounds.com EVER. The punk style does it all for this song, gives it a whole new feeling. Someone should make a punk version of Mario Brothers, I'd love to see Mario with a mohawk and ripped jeans XD

giftedbuttwisted responds:

Thanks!! And yeah a punk Mario would be cool to see lol

[Rose At Twilight]

*jaw drops*

Once again, my puny, mortal brain fails to find any words to describe the godlike awesomeness of the soundwaves that are hitting my eardrums. But then, it needs no describing - the music itself says it all. Seems out like I'll be dishing out another 5-10-fav-download combo. Your awesomeness level is officially over 9000!!!

[Rose At Nightfall]

...

Damn, this is pure awesomeness. No need for explaining, the sound waves explain everything there needs to be explained. This is going straight into my MP3 player. 5/5, 10/10, faved.