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Name



Valery Kuchin

. Song Title Oriental Love

Style Rock

Title



Not sure what it had to do with the music or style.



Overall Comments:



Valery - Hi there and thanks for sending in Oriental Love. It had a great Stones-y groove and electric rhythm guitar sound a la Street Fight.fn!J~Man· I-Iwlf--expectecLt~ hear Mick Jagger after the intro!



Drums were excellent as well, with a tight punchy sound and strong performance. Loved the interjections of the Leslie sounding guitar. The guitars worked very well in a minimalist way.
Melody



181 Good music in verses



o Verses could be stronger 181 Good music in choruses



Choruses Gould be stronger

Verses/Choruses sound too similar

Memorable "hook"

Hook not obvious enough

No stated melody, per se. More implied by the chord voicings ..



Structure



D Intro too long



181 Well-written structure



Good sectional contrast

Not enough sectional contrast

Could use a bridge

Moved well from section to section.

Lyric



First line makes me want to hear more

Engaging

Cohesive

Good use of imagery DRhymes well

Communicates emotion to listener

Lacks focus

Unique

Too abstract

I don't understand it

Too predictable

Too many cliches

Awkward phrasing (see comments below)

Vocal does help to sell song

Vocal does not help to sell song

The viola (?) added a cool touch to the arrangement, as did the fiddle later. The electronic bleeps were another fun touch. I wasn't quite sure about the breakdown section near the end, which seemed to lose some steam & was happy when the guitars reentered. Great stuff, Valery! No lyrics involved. There were some spoken bits near the end but I couldn't tell what they were saying.

Overal.1 Bating .- .--.~- ,-- .. _-.............,._ .. _-.--,

These numerical scores are an indication of your relative strengths and weaknesses, and do not determine whether or not the song is forwarded.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Music

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Lyrics

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Marketability

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Arrangement

0 0 ·0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Production

0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 0 Engineering

Note: The comments and numerical scores on this sheet are meant as helpful, objective information and are not used to determine whether or not your music should be forwarded. Each listing has lJnique criteria and submissions are considered with those in mind. This is just one person's opinion, albeit an informed one. There are many informed opinions on any given work. So, pro or con, don't let it change your life! © TAXI 1992, 1996, 2002.]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:43:30 -0500 https://localbandz.com/valeriy-kuchin/blog/60/valeriy-kuchin https://localbandz.com/valeriy-kuchin/blog/60
Name



Valery Kuchin

. Song Title Oriental Love

Style Rock

Title



Not sure what it had to do with the music or style.



Overall Comments:



Valery - Hi there and thanks for sending in Oriental Love. It had a great Stones-y groove and electric rhythm guitar sound a la Street Fight.fn!J~Man· I-Iwlf--expectecLt~ hear Mick Jagger after the intro!



Drums were excellent as well, with a tight punchy sound and strong performance. Loved the interjections of the Leslie sounding guitar. The guitars worked very well in a minimalist way.Melody



181 Good music in verses



o Verses could be stronger 181 Good music in choruses



Choruses Gould be stronger

Verses/Choruses sound too similar

Memorable "hook"

Hook not obvious enough

No stated melody, per se. More implied by the chord voicings ..



Structure



D Intro too long



181 Well-written structure



Good sectional contrast

Not enough sectional contrast

Could use a bridge

Moved well from section to section.

Lyric



First line makes me want to hear more

Engaging

Cohesive

Good use of imagery DRhymes well

Communicates emotion to listener

Lacks focus

Unique

Too abstract

I don't understand it

Too predictable

Too many cliches

Awkward phrasing (see comments below)

Vocal does help to sell song

Vocal does not help to sell song

The viola (?) added a cool touch to the arrangement, as did the fiddle later. The electronic bleeps were another fun touch. I wasn't quite sure about the breakdown section near the end, which seemed to lose some steam & was happy when the guitars reentered. Great stuff, Valery! No lyrics involved. There were some spoken bits near the end but I couldn't tell what they were saying.

Overal.1 Bating .- .--.~- ,-- .. _-.............,._ .. _-.--,

These numerical scores are an indication of your relative strengths and weaknesses, and do not determine whether or not the song is forwarded.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Music

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Lyrics

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Marketability

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Arrangement

0 0 ·0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Production

0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 0 Engineering

Note: The comments and numerical scores on this sheet are meant as helpful, objective information and are not used to determine whether or not your music should be forwarded. Each listing has lJnique criteria and submissions are considered with those in mind. This is just one person's opinion, albeit an informed one. There are many informed opinions on any given work. So, pro or con, don't let it change your life! © TAXI 1992, 1996, 2002.]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:40:42 -0500