Broadjam Artist: Dave Peeler
Song: Echoes From The Past
Broadjam Pro Reviewer:
Doug Diamond (Music Supervisor, Engineer, Producer, Composer )
Pro General Comments: Hi Dave -Thanks to you and Mike from Broadjam for letting me know about your tune. I really enjoyed listening to it. I think you have done a really good job of capturing a sentiment and feeling for a part of life that tends to get overlooked in the songwriting world: the empty nest. I can't really think of any other songs that tackle that subject matter, let alone do it with the style and class that you have with your song. I really like it. All of the performances and the production value of the song are really good. It sounds like something you *could* hear on the radio... which is great. I often tell people that "We (music pros) want to be able to mistake your song for something that might be on the radio". If it's that type of quality, that's a huge first hurdle to placing it - that most do not get right. I think you have done that. The only thing I can think of that I might change are the drums. They are good, but I would like them to be beefier-sounding and more realistic / upfront in the mix. Not sure if it's a program/loop or a human. If it's not a real person, perhaps that's the best thing to address. To me, if there is any weak point in the production, it would be that.There aren't really too many writing tips I can give you to make it "better" (i.e. more licensable or universal/to a wider audience). Lyrically, it all works fine. It does seem to get a little verbose in a couple spots - like you're trying to squeeze in too many words - instead of flowing like it should. But that's only really in a place or two. I noticed it at 2:37 in the line, "...and echo through their empty rooms". It works, but it seems kind of rushed to me. A minor point though. Overall, it is really well done. Nice work.
Quote From Pro: "Echoes From The Past" is the best 'empty nest' song I know of. Dave does an excellent job of capturing the sentiment and different feelings you might have in this much-overlooked area of life. Good hook too. Way to go, Dave, nice work!