DivoFST's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dreams Of Splendor]

Once again ZipZipper..you bring your unusual style and surprise everyone with an unique submission that sets you apart from everyone here, each song i hear from you that features vocals gets me hooked and sticks to my head like freaking bubble gum, your voice is once again very enjoyable and very..hmm...the only word i can remember to describe it is as hypnotizing...in a good way..
The intro is really good and sets the right mood and the lyrics fit the song in a good way. The vocals are mixed to perfection and the way you perfectly own different octaves in singing helps a lot. I also love the voice solo at 04:13.
The bad parts in my opinion are some glitchy things that don't fit the song very well like 2:09. I think your voice is a bit off regarding the rest of the song in the word "Over".
Overall the song is very good and memorable, awesome job Zipper!!!

[Milkdromeda's Prophecy]

Up to 3:30 the song is very atmospheric and enjoyable to listen to while you have it as a background not paying much attention to it but i think it lacks movement and progression to stand out as much as the song from that point forward deserves, the choirs and melody are really beautiful on that section and makes me a bit sad that people have to hear to 3:30 minutes of atmospheric music to reach that part.
I don't really know how to review this...after hearing the song i feel like it is not complete without a story or a video complementing what we are hearing, although the atmosphere you create is really beautiful i feel it steals the air time from the really interesting parts of the song, the choirs, whenever the choirs enter this songs becomes a master piece, but then they disappear and leave the listener with more atmospheric sounds.
Overall the song s undeniably good but makes the listener wait too much for the cream, this song could easily be in an epic movie like LOTR for example and it feels like it has that purpose and not to be heard alone. From 3:50 to 4:23 and from 5.56 to 6:20 the song is beyond good and i only wish that the song could have more sections like that.
You are obviously very skilled and that shows in how classy the song sounds.
Amazing job Joseph!

JosephAS1 responds:

Wow, thanks a lot Divo, I really appreciate ur comment!!

I'll try to make my music more "dynamic" and less "atmospheric"
n.n

[N3Z-3 - Lost Age]

I like the intro it keeps things interesting in its duration introducing some new things to the mix and you never allowed it to become monotonous although it was the same riff during half a minute.
The melody that enters the song at 00:29 is genius...i got it stuck in my head since the first time i heard you song and that was weeks ago!
I think after that ends the section between 00:56 and 01:50 is not bad but sounds a bit...down maybe...it reminds me of those songs that we only know the chorus so we are always waiting for it to appear again and don't even pay much attention to the rest at all.
The songs loses interest after 01:50, from that from this point forward you bring to the song things we already heard and simply add it some things to make it sound a bit new so technically the song has only 1:50 seconds.
On an overall view i thing the song should be a longer and innovate a bit more as well, the "verse" and the way the song repeats after 1:50 are the down sides.
On the other hand i think the intro is great and the "chorus" has a phenomenal melody that i wont forget soon.
I usually don't like Chip songs much but this one is really good, N3z-3 great job!

N3z-3 responds:

Thank you very much for kind words!
I know that it was basically looping, but I just couldn't think what to do with i more, and still thinking what I could add to make it differ.

[Remember who you are_]

Your sounds are really enjoyable and clear and the way you start the song really captivate almost anyone that happens to hear this intro, the song is really good in all its lenght the only thing that is really a bummer is that the lenght is not that much...
When you write something as epic as this song i think that keeping it so short cuts a lot, and in this case i hear the end where i would have liked to hear a brutal develpment.
The ending sounds very abrupt and is a contrast to how beautifully the rest of the song sounds.
Overall this is a really good song Cleverhill!

[BLOWN]

Well i see the answer you gave N3z-3 about the intro but i cant help but to give a review regarding this as a unique song and entry for a contest, so the intro is indeed a bit too long.
Until 00:40 the song is pretty dull but then i love the new stuff you did in the song, you could have done it sooner in my opinion, i like it when you introduce something new to the song but you mostly only introduce something new to put it between all the other stuff already present in the song so i have to say that in terms of development the songs falls a bit short and keeps feeding the listener with the same sequences.
Overall the song is good and dont get me wrong i just like to point the negatives on the reviews because those can help a lot more than a 2 word praising review i think.
Also i love how Mega Drivey this sounds and those were the games that got stuck in my head forever :)
Great work PHIctitious5!

PHIctitious5 responds:

thank you -

the responses help my productivity very much.
to think, it takes a true try to be told.

CHEERS
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[Strike]

Great song, it sounds very epic!
I think this would work great on a war movie or game. The sound quality, mixing and composition are spot on.
Amazing work Gravey!

[Donkey Kong Country Cover]

Sounds really good specially the guitar solo parts those are really clear and feature a great performance from you!
Great Job Henry!

HenryX responds:

thanks pal, im working hard for a better performance :)

[Lament of a Rusty Heart]

Really attractive piano melody and performance , it is sad and beautiful at the same time.
Awesome Shanath you have a new fan :)

Shanath responds:

Thank you. :3

[Alone With You]

The acoustic guitar really sticks to the ears and really nice quality.
The lyrics are pretty good and heartfelt my only complain is this sentence "and white like teeth" sounds a bit off regarding the rest of the song i think.
Your vocals have some obvious flaws but im not gonna go there since you said it all by yourself about your singing, what i am going to say however is that much of the "out of tune" parts you have there can be fixed by having more confidence in what you sing, its not easy i know but keep practicing until you are lot afraid to let your throat go.
Overall its a nice little song, very simple in the guitar and melody but its nice to listen to.

DFerociousbeast responds:

glad to see that you liked it, and i see if i have more confidence in my voice i could sing better, but i recorded this at 1 in the morning and i didnt want to wake anyone, and I actually like "white like teeth" but i can see why you hate it... The line I hate the most though is "Tight as hell" probably because the same reason you dont like "White like teeth"....thank you for your comment :D

[Static Hearts]

This would make a pretty good Menu theme.