Running Away - Seeking Honest Reviews

[sachaalexander]

Hey All. I am completely new to the forum and it's great to see so many people active on here!I just finished this track and could really use some input on what people think of it - what they would compare it to, what the style is, anything they would fix, etc.Running Away - http://www.garageband.com/song?|pe1|S8LTM0LdsaSgZVK0YWA(there is a green play sign next to "Running Away" on that page.)Any input is much appreciated. I personally think it's modern rock-ish... experimental - but on the alternative side of things. Honest assessments are much appreciated!Thanks all!!!

[ceedub]

I really enjoyed the tune. The strings are fun. Not sure exactly what to compare it to. The piano ostinato figures remind me of Coldplay. Outro made me think of Peter Gabriel. Intro might be a bit long by pop standards at :30, but I like it. The minor 3rd against the major chord on "conversation" made me think for a minute. At 2:45 I thought we were going to hear new material (a bridge? new chords?) but instead we hear the chorus again, which is cool. Maybe we hear "running away" too much, maybe not, but it's really catchy! Great work.Cheers.

[toddt]

Welcome Sacha!Warm and inviting piano riff... sounds familiar (which is good if it's original).Great voice with lots of presence. In the upper registers sounds a little bit like Keane (but you should give it more power, or write stuff that allows you, or the vocalist, to go for it a bit more!)Overall, it's far, far too good for a first post. I suggest you go and play with the eq a little bit and make it worse so as not to incite jealousy Seriously though, well done - things like harmonies would elevate it further. I don't think it's modern rock as per your genre id but not quite sure exactly what it is....Can't help with a las, but it would work brilliantly as uplifting trance with light electronic instrumentation etc.Besttt

[derekmcfarland]

Agree with the other posts, and:I wanted the vocal to start sooner (intro was almost half-minute)Melody is not predictable in the verses and held my attention- very coolChorus is nice, but when it repeated the second time, I was disappointed. Cut in half?I liked the energy build through the songGreat production and performanceNice job!

[ciskokidd]

I agree that the song takes too long to get to the vocal, although the intro was well thought out. I kind of hear you alongside of the Fray or Five for Fighting, if you are looking for an idea of how to pitch it.Whatever the style, I like it! The verses are quite a bit stronger than your chorus so you should probably consider rewriting, but I can hear that you put a good deal of work into this, so it may be beyond that point.Nice vibe and cool track.Cisko

[partyofone]

Hey welcome the forums! I really like your voice.. such a great tone and sounds great the mix. I really dig the falsetto part around 2:40 and the whole song in general is very cool and the production is outstanding! Great job there! I agree modern rock.. hard to pin point an ala for in regards to bands out there but your voice does have traces of someone familiar to me.I'll 2nd a mention that perhaps the repeated chorus borders on gratuitous but I do really like the chorus and it's simplicity. I'd personally rather not hear the fast phrase at the end of each chorus refrain but those are kind of nits and overall I really like it.

[cameron]

Hi Sacha, and welcome! Wow this is very well done... great voice and excellent production! I'll echo what others have said about shortening the into, and the "running away" hook sort of gets beat to death at the end, but the overall feel is very creative and professional. I see many forwards in your future.Cam

[sachaalexander]

Hey Allthanks so much for the feedback. very cool of you all to take the time. I agree that the song takes a bit longer than one would like to get into it- it just felt right this time. normally, I wouldn't go for that aspect of things.THe last chorus was a bit dilemma for me. Was never sure to include it or not, that's why I added an alternate melody at the end. Perhaps it needs more..Anyway. thanks so much. the comments helped me put things in perspective.

[ideascapes]

Sacha,You're getting plenty of good comments here. It helps if you post the lyric, esp. if you want feedback on that.The vocals are really good and distinctive and production works well to support the song. Obviously, you have lots 'o repetition in the chorus and that's recommended quite a bit by the pros, but it seems the trend in modern music is a little bit away from that--sort of a combo of several hooks with some explanation lines in there as well. The net effect here is that it doesn't seem as though you have much to say.Still the song is well done and the excellent vocal gets you by.Vince