Evilgrapez's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[This Isn't Science Rocket (2015 Edition)]

I didn't know you were going to upload songs from Raptor to Newgrounds! I thought they were all going to be only on Bandcamp and YouTube. Glad you did though, because I really like this song. I'll be honest: I'm trying to find things wrong with this song, but I can't. I guess that's a bad thing about me, where I can't find bad things about songs. Well, great work anyways, F-777. This album is one of my favorites. :D

Also, first review! Unless, of course, I've been ninja'd and someone reviewed right before me. :P

F-777 responds:

Haha thanks so much!!!

I will be uploading at least 2 songs for free from each of my past 6 albums
here to newgrounds!

Time to make my NG account more active again! =D
Stay awesome and have a great day!

[Road to Devastation remix]

This is awesome! I love it! Great remix! :D

QJrocks responds:

Thank you! I was worried that you might not like it at that one part around 2 minutes where I had to make my own thing. Glad to see you enjoyed it!

[Dare]

HELP ME!! THE MELODY IS STUCK IN MY HEAD!! I CAN'T GET IT OUT!! AHHHHH!!!

The melody is so catchy that it gets stuck in my head all the time! So I just had to come back to this track to write a small review for it.

I never really thought you did Dubstep, but I can see you do it well. The melody is very catchy, and, as you saw above, it got stuck in my head for quite awhile. This is a perfect song for a fast-paced game, like Geometry Dash, or it's also good for a boss battle. If I ever need a tune like that, I'll contact you about this one. Anyways, I really liked the beat in this song. It just fits with the song really well.

I'm honestly not sure what to say, it's just a good song. But at least I tried to make a whole review this time! Don't stop making music, Striden!

- Evilgrapez

DJStriden responds:

Yay!! :D I succeeded in my task, now I can throw a party! Glad you like the song. Indeed, I do wish to explore dubstep a bit further.

[Mario and Luigi: BiS In The Final remix]

The nostalgia is real. Very nice remix! This was always one of my favorite final battle themes, and one of my favorite final battles. -1 Star because it got kind of repetitive.

What DAW (Digital Audio Work Station, for any new musicians out there) did you use to make this? I'd be very interested to know! :D

QJrocks responds:

Thank you for your kind words! Sorry that it was kind of repetitive, as it was originally ~1:45 in length and I decided to repeat it in case someone wanted to listen to it longer.

I use an app for the iPad called Music Studio. It has a large amount of instrument variety but inevitably does miss some, like the already mentioned orchestral hit.

[Fire's Eyes [Dance-Pop]]

You know, I do the exact same thing everytime: I say the song is good just like your other ones, and you respond saying thank you. But I noticed that this song had lyrics, which is different from your other songs (I think there were a few others though with lyrics, however), so I'm going to do something different and (try) to write a real review saying what I liked about the song and what I didn't like.

First, what I didn't like:

NOTHING

Woah, that's pretty cliche. Anyways, what I did like:

I really liked the lyrics. Did you sing them? It's really good. Sounds kinda like something I'd hear on the radio.

I haven't really heard a Pop song from you before (although I have heard a Dance one from you before)...is this your first one?

I also really like the piano in the background, and I like the effects you put on the vocals during it.

For some odd reason, this song reminds me of Owl City's songs, which is weird, because I can't really see a similarity. But I really like Owl City, so that's good.

That's all I can think of at the moment, but I'm sure there's probably more I forgot to include. Really good job on this one. This is going in my favorites. :D

DJStriden responds:

Thank you for putting in the extra time on your review :) It means a lot!

I did write and sing the lyrics, I'm glad you like them :)

This is not my first pop song, though it is the first I have officially released.

I originally had strings, but the piano sounded way better. Glad you like the result!

I draw a huge amount of inspiration from Owl City, it's not surprising there are some similarities here and there :)

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you like the song, and as always-
Keep spreading the music :)

[Sky's the Limit]

This song is...amazing. I want to use it now...if I had something fitting to use it in.

Great job on the song, Step. Don't ever stop making music.

Minus .5 because it was too short for how awesome it was. Someone needs to make an extended version.

Step responds:

Thanks for the boost in self-confidence! I'm glad you like this.

[To Be With You (Singalong)]

Great, now I want to make a song with lyrics, which would be totally different from the style I usually do.

Great singalong. I really like it. :D

Ceevro responds:

I think you'll find that live vocals make a huge difference, in terms of audience reaction...people like singing!

[-FlyBoy&GabberGirl-]

I think this is an example of why you're my go-to song artist for happy and bouncy music. Awesome work as always.

How do you get inspiration to make these songs though? Do you play a video game and want to make a song that would fit in it? Or do you just wing it?

Waterflame responds:

Thank you! :D Honestly, I jsut wing it. I go by the feeling most of the time. I was happy, so I made a happy track! Hehe. But I am inspired by a lot of VG music.

[Icosphere [Dream Trance]]

Totally reminds me of Second Dream, which I loved. There's just something about you, Dj Striden, that makes your songs perfect every time. Awesome work as always. :D

DJStriden responds:

Haha, thank you so much! Glad you like it, as always! ^_^

[8 bit Thing]

This is one of the best 8-bit songs I've heard. Great job. Minus .5 because there was no ending.

(also, I sent you a message concerning this song - it'd be great if you could check it out)

joeybab3 responds:

thanks, ill look at that now, i will probably revisit this and add an ending later, i just didn't know what to add XD