"God Save Tony Blair. The song started
out with a Joy Division/early Cure sound, then settled into a more
mellow Ocean Blue-like vibe. It is a breezy pop song in the 80's
Brit-pop vein... The lyrics are intelligible and intelligent, always
redeeming features, and the fey flourishes (the "ooh-wa-hoo"s) are
uniquely appropriate. The chorus towards the end carries a whiff of
testosterone, as though someone momentarily clicked the remote on a
football (soccer) match...it reminds me of a song you'd hear in a
coming of age story set in the English countryside, at the local pub."
- The_DJB, Baltimore, Maryland
"Nice energy here. Reminds me of the Interpol from new york. Very New
Wave feel, nice moody intro that bursts into the lighter verse groove.
The lyrics are really good, the singer has a cool voice, again, very
new wave. The mix and balance within are strong. The hook is top-notch
as well. An all-around great piece of songwriting. Good Luck!" -
natemcd, Boston, Massachusetts
"yeeeess nice. nice
high tempo, nice drums, nice vocals, nice mood. very nice keep it
up!." - SandL, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
"Make It Big.
Reminiscent of pop music circa 1984. Its got a nice uplifting feel
with an energetic beat. Good vocals and lyrics... Nice song, good
voice..." - veeoh, Auburn, Alabama
"this is cure all the
way. which i personally love. ill never outgrow this music. i love all
about this song. its great music period... this is great music. thanks
you." - ModusMusic, Ogontz Campus, Pennsylvania
"Nice recording and played well..."-
Homegrown, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"Prog Pop. Definite
80's Pop feel to this one with a bit of a Progressive Rush-like edge.
Nice sound. Very hooky Vocal melodies stick out- which is a great
thing for a Pop piece. Definitely sing-alongable. Nice backing Vocals
accentuate those melodies well, particularly the line at the tail of
the piece. Cool electronic feel to the instrumentation gives the tune
a wide scope for those melodies to float upon. I like the shimmery
Chorused clean guitar stuff in there as well- adds nice depth to the
piece ala Andy Summers. Production could use a little more depth- but
the tune itself is good in a retro kinda way. New, yet old sound if ya
know what I mean. Best of luck to ya." - MaxCooper, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
"Retro. Definitely has
the 80s pop thing going on. New Order and The Cure elements. Nice
tune... Overall, pretty cool." - saatyc, Boonesville, Kentucky
"why am I hearing so many songs in the alternative section that sound
almost 80's? Is there some sort of 80's fad going on? well, anyway,
nice opening guitar riff...played well... Singing is appriately 80's
tinged... decent production..." - everydayinfo, Auburn, New Hampshire
"loved the guitars on the intro.
grabbed my attention from the first note... its got a good beat and a
melody.. you guys have a great foundation with this one!" - gate343,
Delaware, Ohio
"British Invasion! I like this sort of
music.. reminds me of a lot of good eighties songs that were put to
some even better movies (ie the Breakfast Club)" - doderic, Star City,
West Virginia
"a cure for the depeche mode. my
favorite part of the eighties. production could be better, but i like
the song..." - revgravity, Goose Creek, South Carolina
"i AM listening! early eighties
progression. like a pat benetar power ballad. a quick switch to a more
smiths like verse. really great catchy chorus. very passionate and
honest vocals. i love your voice! this could be a little dirtier
producton wise. great psychedlic furs style backup vocals. this is
great! almost as good as 14 iced bears!" - deimon, Echo Park,
California
"...good job I especially like the
sound quality Rock on" - SaturnAscends, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
Canada
"Bring back the new wave! From Duran
Duran to Bruce Hornsby and the Range to the Pogues all in the first 60
seconds! Vintage 80s Casio effects give way to welcome melodic piano
action before exactly the sort of vocals you'd expect to hear at your
favourite local pub kick in with catchy and effective lyrics. This is
a tight little track that any true New Wavers should appreciate and
enjoy." - charles_ngrider, Boston, Massachusetts
"pretty good tune. i especially like
the vocal line. good piano part in there as well. solid beat and good
drum part. good arrangement w/ good chorus and verse." - differentband,
Rock Valley, Iowa
"Sounds British, maybe you are - but
that's irrelevant. The drumming is nice and stready...the back ups are
cool. I can bob my head to it." - mrboucher
Staten Island, New York
"THIS SONG IZ DOPE...........TIGHT
HOOK!VERY ORIGINAL!" - WOODLUMZRECORDZ, San Pedro, California
"Very charismatic... I love the piano!
Almost like The Cure!" - thecheat, Cincinnati, Ohio
"Well equipped garage. Interesting riff
to open, when the entire band comes in I'm reminded of a more organic
Flock of Seagulls, but that is probably just the drumming right before
verse one. This is really well crafted pop rock. Everything is
professional and polished, hooks sprinkled throughout. Some of the
arrangement choices aren't the ones I would make and put me back in
the mind of the Flock again, but they are stylstic decisions that your
talent qualifies you to make and are not a knock. All in all a great
piece of fauxBrit pop music that was pleasant to hear." - mixolydian,
Boston, Massachusetts
"80's new wave. Pretty cool, tho...got
that Cure sound. Good recording and performance..." - indicator01,
Marietta, Georgia
"New wavy. The song had a great new wave
feel to it. Reminds me of the 80's and hairspray. I liked the piano in
the background." - decko, Seattle, Washington |