JB Xplodingfist - Monty on the Run - High Score

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Duration:
3:34
Released:
14/10/2019
Charts position:
133. in the year 2019
4811. in all-time charts
Score:
48%
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Rather mechanical and uninspired, I'm afraid.
Well, it is a nice tune.
This was a boring version without any surprices. Too bad, because its a great original tune.
It‘s not bad at all. There is much room for improvements. It‘s a start.
For a newcomer, it's doesn't pop or bang, but, it is a clean start, maybe too clean.
Review by LaLa
18/10/2019

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The good: you got all the notes correct and the instrumentation is pretty decent. The bad: everything sounds flat, there are no emotions involved whatsoever, I don't hear many effects, either, which would make it sound a bit more interesting. Getting the melody, the accompaniment, and the drums down should be only step 1 in your remix, and it seems you decided to stop at that point and release it. You should've spent additional time adding more details (e. g. variations) to your remix.
Review by Poke16384
21/10/2019

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Firstly, welcome aboard and congrats on your 1st remix… The thing that hit me straight away, on the 1st listen was the lack of a bass-line. This is a fairly straightforward tune with a common, '4 chord trick'. (C-Am-F-G) is a structure, responsible for more hit songs, in the 60's than probably any other. As such, it's one our ears are familiar with and accustomed to and it needs variation to make it sound 'fresh'. Although Rob's original bass-line sticks rigidly to the 'root' notes, to bed down the structure, a bass-line could have been a neat way to vary the feel of this… Using 3 similar sounds for 'chord', 'arpeggio' & melody blends the mix a bit too much and buries the piano, melody line in places. The drums DO vary in places and the fills are nice but the kit, overall sounds a bit dry, (emphasised by the lack of bass-line)… The sequencing structure with identical, short note lengths, make for a mechanical feel to the tune. Good 1st effort and please don't be put off by the lukewarm responses to it… I hope it encourages you to immediately start on your next remix and I look forward to hearing it…