First Post to Taxi, Your review is very welcome

[mhoffman]

Greetings all!This is my first post to this forum. I have been recording my inspiration for the past year. There are three of my songs posted on myspace. I would certainly appreciate your feedback. These songs were chosen because they show a spectrum of style, however, I have much more music recorded or half recorded that goes even further.www.myspace.com/matthewjhoffmanThank you for your consideration. Ain't life grand!!!!?!Warmest Regards, Matthew

[anne]

Congratulations for jumping in, Matthew. I'll go have a listen!

[arkjack]

hi mjhYou should get a friend email soon.... went over for a listen. interesting compositions. I really hear a vid game flavor in the tracks.... should be some listings that have potential...ArkJack

[mhoffman]

Arkjack,Glad you could make it over. The first song was inspired by a simple melody from the end of Super Mario 2. When I was 10 years old I would beat the game just so I could listen to the end melody. I would lay there and listen to it for an hour at a time. To me a melody embodies an emotion or mood. I could really connect to that melody. Matthew

[mhoffman]

This forum doesn't have much activity. Do people use it much or are songs usually reviewed elsewhere?

[arkjack]

That simple melody is cannon in D..... Keep posting .... as folks get to know you they'll comment... I 've found that you'll get two to three comments on a tune, and always helpful.... If you really want to start some posting activity,....... start a thread on your politics or religion,.... or take a mean shot at a screener..... or just jump in on a hot thread that's already cooking ....Best of luckArkJack

[sgs4u]

Quote:This forum doesn't have much activity. Do people use it much or are songs usually reviewed elsewhere? watch for a week. I am thoroughly entertained and helped on a daily basis!steve

[mhoffman]

Quote:That simple melody is cannon in D..... Keep posting .... as folks get to know you they'll comment... I 've found that you'll get two to three comments on a tune, and always helpful.... If you really want to start some posting activity,....... start a thread on your politics or religion,.... or take a mean shot at a screener..... or just jump in on a hot thread that's already cooking ....Best of luckArkJackIt's actually the chord progression from the original Super Mario 2 ending, but that's not to say the person who wrote the SM2 ending didn't grab some influence from Canon in D. That chord progression is continued through the rest of the song, but takes quite a big melody divergence.

[kouly]

Quote:Quote:That simple melody is cannon in D..... It's actually the chord progression from the original Super Mario 2 ending, but that's not to say the person who wrote the SM2 ending didn't grab some influence from Canon in D. That chord progression is continued through the rest of the song, but takes quite a big melody divergence. That chord progession is from Cannon in D and they even put the accents on the right notes. To put it this way, if the song had not been in the public domain the makers of Super Mario 2 would have had a copyright infringement lawsuit on their hands. They did take the song into another direction but to say that they only grabbed some influence would be a gross understatement.

[aubreyz]

Quote:Quote:It's actually the chord progression from the original Super Mario 2 ending, but that's not to say the person who wrote the SM2 ending didn't grab some influence from Canon in D. That chord progression is continued through the rest of the song, but takes quite a big melody divergence. That chord progession is from Cannon in D and they even put the accents on the right notes. To put it this way, if the song had not been in the public domain the makers of Super Mario 2 would have had a copyright infringement lawsuit on their hands. They did take the song into another direction but to say that they only grabbed some influence would be a gross understatement. Except for the fact that you can't copyright chord progressions.