Balls Week 7 winners Reviews..

Band=Tofer Brown **** Song=Someone To Love

OK, I'm not gonna' be a kiss ass or a yes man here.  Its perfectly geared for todays market and also demonstrates the American obsession with youth, in the geeks artist pick.  You're a young man, seemingly fragile.... "seemingly," so I will go easy.  Its a perfect product, like every other product out there, Bravo for that.  The lyrics are, the same thing that has been said in almost every song ever written.  I look for artists that push, bend and obliterate the envelope, ... not adhere to it... so very PERFECTLY, as is done here.  I could sell it "as could any decent label."  As a man who changed music forever once said... "Break On Through."

-I do see that potential in you, yet it (This product) has been targeted, PERFECTLY, to fit into what sells TODAY/BRANDING.  Are we business men or artists... I am quite sure you can do more than this.  You have my every confidence in that regard.  In fact this very song would have much more impact with guitar and vox only!!!  At a slightly slower, yet varying tempos at the chorus and other sections...

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A great artist also once sang about "Coming down the mountain... meeting a child with pin eyes."  -With such passion and raw energy it was stunning.  I helped start this guys career and I wonder, at what point he lost it .... (or just sold his name to say "yes" like a trained seal, reaching for a treat) ....& lost that raw mother fucking electrifying passion, that changed the world in part.... I see him, I hear him and...  YOU KNOW WHAT... I MISS HIM!... And I loved the guy... we all battle our own egos, which is what killed this fellows possible huge, legendary career possibility, (beyond what has been established thus far....) this fellow  who works best within.. the original unit as "A PART OF," an essential flavor, yet not the entire show.... I can guarantee you a reunion tour from this guys original band soon as cash is now needed in a big way, (and cash has an amazing way of bringing people who hate each other back together... "The Police," for instance) can you say sold out world tour...  I am also partially responsible for this guy's career today, in no small part... so use caution before hitting the delete key or getting pissy... as, labels drop artists all the time, "just because"...  Especially those who have been give 2nd, 3rd and fourth chances, due to personal problems.  And music site experiments can disappear with a phone call, from the right billionaire, so exercise extreme caution before throwing you weight around here, my friend as... this is a small pond and really an experiment, that is bleeding cash, so far.  Partially my cash and others who are growing tired of the outlay, with no return on said investment.
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Topher: Yes its a catchy tune, and I am sure you will do well.  The strings are a bit over done in the mix, I would strip them out all around and let the core, guitar and vocals do the talking, with minimal drums and let the bass do a bit more grooving, behind you.  Although, honestly.... I hate everything about this PERFECT PRODUCT!  Its as disposable as a used Bic Razor... and this is applauded in today's world.  So on that level good job, CONGRATS.  You hit the mark, bullseye...   I don't hate you, but take a chance and blow some minds... its in you, I see that, fuck the templates... create your own and let others follow the template you create.. for decades.  Good effort, but its as conformist as the massacre at Jones Town.  Don't be a COG... BE the machine.. with bearings made from...

balls          

 

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Lake effect, needs developed and  an ORIGINAL SOUND, has potential, but isn't even close yet, to establishing an original SIGNATURE SOUND!  Too Caught Up Emulating their Heros -Not worth discussing further!!!
No musical Bearings and no...

balls 

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8 Comments
  • WorMusicNation (wormajor on MN) says

    i'll play bass
  • 101010 says

    haha . Can i be the alto?
  • Ainjel Emme (Æ) says

    LOL! we could be, like... the evil andrews sisters.
    HAHAHAHA awesome
  • Soma Star says

    oh no, we'll trade leads...or you, me and The Bon ;-) can sing the entire tune in three part-harmony!
  • Ainjel Emme (Æ) says

    LOL, can i sing back up on the Balls song? hahahahaa
  • Soma Star says

    How do you write a good song if you have not been "damaged to bits", lol? I thought that was a pre-requisite!
    Also, please don't say that when this contest ends, Balls goes away - that can't be true - if he does, I will have to write a song about it......
  • Ainjel Emme (Æ) says

    i hate that this contest ever has to end, b-man, because i so enjoy reading what you have to say.
    topher is from nashville, and you know how they polish even the turds to perfection there. he's a sweet, enthusiastic, gentle fellow from what i've gathered so far -- i could see how he's probably been lead along by producers and the like. his love for music is very apparent, at least to me. he's also young enough that he might not have found his pathos yet (not all of us are damaged to bits before we hit 20, LOL). i agree that a little more "edge" would separate him from the legion of cookie-cutter balladeers, but he's certainly got potential.
  • Balls Deep n' Your Girl says

    Scathing Review/Observations .... maybe, remember its (Its judgement that defeats us, even judging ourselves) I simply expect more than cookie cutter, blah, blah, from an artist. The kid who won, is good; and its a shame to see him in a template situation... along with the entire industry...
    Perry, I love ya' man, but put all ugly emotions aside... clear the slate... and at least agree to jam, with the old Janes crew. What have you lost by doing this, what has been taken from you, if you do this...????? NOTHING & you grow from forgiveness, its for you, not them man... Think about that, you are winning by letting it all go and being a PART OF SOMETHING.... Not a COMPLETE UNIT... as no man is an island unto himself... EGO is the killer of art. We each play a part in the process. When we start to believe that "we are the process," is when our god given instincts have gone awry... Forgiveness is sneaky.. as it is a way of secretly winning the game, its a gift for you, NOT THEM... I have no EGO, I only state truth and if I do not... who will, who here has the balls??? I am only a PART OF this machine. I am not the machine. Both loved and hated, but its fucking REAL man. Nothing phony about it. I woud rather be truly hated then falsely loved... any day. Give it some thought, ERIC has changed and grown as you have, Dave has too. ... Love, Perry, LOVE In all our doings, we come from love or fear. Ask yourself, where are you coming from, with ERIC..., what are you afraid of, connecting with another human being? Humbling yourself and letting EGO slip away as you grow as a person and an artist Love or Fear. Ask yourself this question, where are you coming from with former band mates. Your business with them isn't finished, by far. Fuck money, its about completing your life's mission, without HUGE EGO, damaging YOU, not them, but YOU are damaged by your own EGO. The same as we all are ... its called being human man. You can do one of 3 actions in life. Run, Spectate or Participate!!! Time is fucking us all, as we wait for resolutions, without taking action... this is the way of the timid... the warrior faces all, in the face, head on, without fear yet with an anticipation of completion, and pride that he stepped up to deal with ugly feelings; caused by his own actions... this is the source of all pain, "incompletion" ... that bogs clarity of being/thinking.... and being human. WE all make mistakes, owning them, completes the cycle amd heals wounds. If I did not Love you all, I wouldn't be here, wasting my time on this site... but it is my Karma to bring out the true warrior face of even 1 artist, without the timid lies, that haunt each of us, being what "THEY" want us to be in denial of the true self. Haters go on and hate, but do so with 100% purity and you are looking in a mirror, which will cause you to grow, painful as that may be... Hate and Love, walk on a beach holding hands... Each with a differing route to the same end. xoxo To All balls PS; Fuck spell and grammar check for now. In fact fuck it all, except what is true and not the lies that most fucks live, in fear of being the self... Enough Philosophy, love and fucks to you all. ;)

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