THere's obviously been songs with indian musical
motifs. I think this is one of the best examples
of the ideas not being weird sounds and really
carrying a catchy musical idea. I love the
little lick that comes out after the chorus.
Well placed lines. Arrangement is solid. I like
percussion stuff in the beginning. has kind an
eighties feel to it. Which I think is cool. good
mix too. nice stop at 2:30. gives the song a
great pickup when it all comes back into the
chorus.
This track has a great sitar introduction, which
is immediately interesting and engaging, but the
track has such a strange mixture of styles and
instrumentation that you're left not quite sure
what it's all about. It's a good pop song.
This song sounds great. Nice Ravi Shankar
inflence, mixed with Sheryl Crow. Is it
pop-ethnical? Anyway, a great song, good
producing, perfect vocals, nice rythm section.
But it demands a lot from me as a listener, there's a lot going on.
Nice intro. Very spooky and menacing. Sets a
great mood. The synth in the background sort of
reminds me of the Miami Vice theme. That's cool,
though. It works. The song itself is catchy.
It's got a good hook. Nice work. Very original.
The introduction to the song immediately grabs
your ears with a distinct middle eastern
flourish of keyboards and complex percussion
emenating from the speakers.
As the vocalist kicks in the quality of the
production shines as every lyric is clearly
heard, adding to the pleasure of the song.
As the song develops, hints of 80's influences
become apparent in the melody this is allied
with pertinent lyrics, intelligently reflecting
the futility of war.
I really like the song and think a break in the
middle of the song continuing the middle eastern
flavour would have accentuated the melody and
enhanced an already fine tune.
bigclaw from London, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 1Jun2005
Nasty intro. Nice use of the harmonic minor
scale! I really like the fact that you took a
basic progression and made it your own with
different guitar and synth parts. The melody is
somewhat catchy. Very original.
wesmantooth from Hattiesburg, Mississippi on 31May2005
I enjoyed the introduction, and flavor to the
music that seems Asian or Middle Eastern in
nature. The female vocals are good. The song is
good, well mixed, packaged and produced, and
I'll be giving it big points for originality.
Eastern enigmatic flavor in the startup.. to get
our attention.. Indian overtones and fading in
sitars an other eastern instruments and
percussion.. OK when the band kicks in we're
sure this is sound culture blend, though it is
still standing firmly on rock soil. Female
singer has great crisp and clarity in the voice
and cut through the mix with confidence. Fine
and catchy melody in the chorus with a social
awareness and a message exposed in the lyrics..
maybe the eastern scent is connected to this..
regarding things going on in the Eastern world
today.. I like that synth bass sound doing a
ride from bottom to top in the end of the
chorus. Everythings sound great and the players
are really competent. Fine takedown before
kickin' into the last chorus. Fine song construction.
Intense intro. Like a battle of the synths
contest. A little sitar flavor to it. Main part
of song has kind of a dull and predictable
rythmn at first (harkens back to early 80's
synth pop), but it does get better as it goes
along. Vocalist is very impressive, you can
actually hear what she has to see. Lyrics
interesting -- the despiar of war. We just sit
and watch it on TV from our living room chair.
Kind of odd to hear someone sing about this
depressing topic with such a peppy upbeat voice.
Maybe that is the point. Xylophone-like synth
sprinkled randomly throughout song gets a little
annoying. It is different, but it doesn't quite
fit. Maybe if it was played a little better and
more in tune. Vocalist really belts out the
chorus, and with backing vocals it gets pretty
catchy ("Can't stop what's already begun").
Pretty good job. Vocalist could really go
somewhere.
I think this is world music... it has a hot
rock/techno beat, and a classy world pop intro.
On top of all this mixture of world sounds, and
pop vocals, there is a cliche palm muted rock
guitar, and power chords for the chorus. There
are also smooth stereo effects, good stuff.
Overall very good I think I'll pick up my very
own copy, for free if I may.
polished performance. this was well produced
well played and engineered to the teeth. the
vibe comes very close to the throng of
Disney-style grrrl pop-rockers, ala hillary
duff. im thinking this has some cash behind it,
the studio time alone would cut most bands full
cd, add in your producer and this type recording
can easily reach into the $1000`s per song. no
critiquing here, its just a matter of the right
people deciding if this has enough of the right
stuff to cut it. good luck.
Nice effects in the intro, makes me want to hear
what is coming next. Interesting mix of 2
cultures, always interesting to me. Nice chorus
and femal vocal is good, very up lifting. Good
production and well mixed. All in all nice job.
Well done!
Music_Man from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 29May2005
Evocative, moody, Indian-sounding intro, leading
into a strong female vocal. I like the contrast
between the very Eastern-sounding instrumental
filigree over a a North-American-power-pop
rhythm track and singing. I'd definitely listen
to this one again, if only to try to figure out
what all the cool instruments are!
Feel like I should be watching a movie with a
bunch of mideastern people running throgh the
street. The vocals are good and I guess the
music matches the idea of the words. Good
vocals, good variety in the melody, not just
following the songs melody throughout, I like
that.
