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Baybee1984

little_evo wrote: »

I've earned £105.12 from this room but that is with the four stars. It's just more money to add to the Christmas fund. :j

Wow well done! I got a fiver then stopped lol. Plan to get back into it now tho, even if just a few songs a day

little_evo

Baybee1984 wrote: »

Wow well done! I got a fiver then stopped lol. Plan to get back into it now tho, even if just a few songs a day

Yeah, each time I sit down I tell myself to only do ten songs in one sitting as it can get tedious and sometimes I feel like I go braindead when the songs all start to sound the same. :rotfl: But it can add up quickly and it's extra money and especially as Christmas is coming up every little helps. Good luck to you and keep at it.

jasonwatkins

little_evo wrote: »

I feel like I go braindead when the songs all start to sound the same.

I had this a few weeks ago - i usually spend 2 hours a day reviewing, and one particular day was very, very hard. it was just never ending "acoustic" songs, all sounding the same and all sounding progressively worse than the last one.

I was just surprised I managed to write something different about each one

Baybee1984

little_evo wrote: »

Yeah, each time I sit down I tell myself to only do ten songs in one sitting as it can get tedious and sometimes I feel like I go braindead when the songs all start to sound the same. :rotfl: But it can add up quickly and it's extra money and especially as Christmas is coming up every little helps. Good luck to you and keep at it.

Haha I kno what you mean! Ive made it my aim to do at least 5 songs a day now tho, even if it is jus 5. That way I dont get too bored and begin writing the same thing!!

little_evo

Best advice I have seen was by a fellow scout and for the life of me I can't remember who, he wrote a list of what to think about when writing and I always open up this list when I'm struggling and I will post it in the hopes it might help other people and here it is...

* Is everyone in tune? (guitars, vocalists etc.)
* Is the drummer playing in time?
* Is the mix good? (i.e. all instruments audible?)
* Timing, precision, musicianship (though some would say that's subjective)

* Melody / harmony / rhythm - good, bad, lilting, easy to sing a long with?
* Lyrics - thought-out, generic, incomprehensible, humorous? (I sometimes pick out a line that I particularly like)
* Vocal quality - sweet, strong, enraged?
* Delivery - raw, lacking emotion, dull
* Tone of instruments - harsh, soft, gentle, dynamic, flowing, stilted
* Tempo / beat - fast / slow, how does it fit the mood? Indeed...
* Mood - cheery, uplifting, melancholy
* How does the track make me feel?
* Does it remind me of anything / one (i.e. places, other artists, films etc.)
* How could the song be improved? What would you like to hear more/less of?
* Hit?

Overall impression --- Good bits --- Bad bits --- Possible improvements --- Conclusion



Ah ha I just had a look it's a scout called An Alan so all the credit goes to him.

jasonwatkins

alan is a good bloke - really good poster in the forum and very patient with a lot of people.

Baybee1984

Ooh thank you for that!

Callum

Find myself getting a bit harrassed after about 20 mins, only got about 40 songs as after that i can't think of what to write.

jasonwatkins

Callum wrote: »

Find myself getting a bit harrassed after about 20 mins, only got about 40 songs as after that i can't think of what to write.

the thing i find works is to think of it as you're telling a mate about a really good record you heard and he/she asks "what's it like then?"

you'd say something like "ahhh it's pretty funky you know - really good song, and i like the singer as well".

maybe not exactly word for word like that, but in that ballpark.

Callum

jasonwatkins wrote: »

the thing i find works is to think of it as you're telling a mate about a really good record you heard and he/she asks "what's it like then?"

you'd say something like "ahhh it's pretty funky you know - really good song, and i like the singer as well".

maybe not exactly word for word like that, but in that ballpark.

Found some excellent tracks the other day and it seemed to work as i'm now at 2 stars!