Ericho's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fighting (FF7 Cover)]

I couldn't help but think that this was a reference to Pokemon music. I could just visualize a trainer throwing a Poke Ball to this. I was quite surprised to find out it was Final Fantasy music. At least I'm fairly certain it is, due to the song's title. It's just extremly ambitious music. I guess I must just be familiar with the game, because it sounds familiar.

I have not, however, played or seen the stuff it's featured in. Maybe I did at one point? My only complaint is that you should have had more variety. It just seems to go on a bit too long. It's still worth checking out.

[Riding on the Edge]

For a song that has no lyrics (or at least none that I'm aware of), this was freaking awesome. The only problem is that it probably could have used some more variety. It was mostly just the same stuff over and over. Of course, I've grown to like the guitar as used here. It seems like this was a standard heavy metal song. I like how you point out an error you made in the recording.

It's a very upbeat song, so it's just nice to listen to. I think the best part is around 1:47, because you get a sense of tenssion being built up. It does seem familiar, now that I look at the sheer number of entries it's been used in. That's pretty rare. It's also amazing the sheer number of reviews it has.

[Foundation day]

I was not able to understand much of this song at all. I'm glad you described it so it put some perspective in it for me. I can easily tell that this song is all about chaos. It's hard to really specify what exactly is going wrong here, but you know it's insane. It figures someone who worked on YTP would make something like this. You really are good at music.

There are certain parts where you think it might stop, but there's more left. Of course, it's kind of easy to tell when you show how long the song is. There's just so much strong emotion in this. I certainly wouldn't let my kid anywhere near here. You've worked on a nice variety of songs.

[Snow Village (South Park)]

This reminds me of when I just saw the video version of this. Then again, that one was shorter. I appreciate you making a tribute to such a great show. This is the sort of show that just grows on me more and more. I'm glad you have taken some of the best musical parts from the series and put it into this. You do kind of go into silence too much at the end.

You don't see enough South Park related stuff here. This reminds me of all the classic adventures these kids went on. It's hard to tell if there was meant to be any message to this. It just comes off as charming, quite effective in a show like this.

[Fat]

I thought this was going to be something related to South Park. You know, with the whole fat thing. I guess I was just looking ahead at the next thing you worked on. For the most part, I do enjoy this song. As most songs, I like how it trails off in the back. Dang, how long has it been since I've done an audio review? I just think this song has ambition.

It's kind of hard to make out what is being said. I do like the name of your album though. It seems like this was meet to be a pretty peaceful and serene song. While it does have some zaniness, it doesn't have as much as a lot of your other work, like YTP. I like how the song just flashes on and off.

[Pint and Joe]

I guess I did not like this as much as the previous song because it was too short. It's always interesting to experiment, but this just seems kind of pointless. Anyway, it does create some interesting visual graphics. I think the little colorful dots actually suit the song. They both don't have a lot of detail in them. I am glad this wasn't used with the same machine.

I would know a lot about pianos as I have one and used to play it. I can see myself coming up with something short like this. It makes me sad I can't play it anymore. Wow, it's amazing how many emotions you can get from such a short song. I think you guys should go back to the synthesizer.

[DRINK some more]

I didn't know what to expect from this, but it turned out to be something awesome! It truly seems like you really went out and made something zany with this! I don't even remember this being used in the H3I5T game. Then again, I didn't get very far in that, so it probably never got to the part. It sounds more Mexican than Russian. The mood was just so good in this.

This is one of the best songs I've heard in awhile. Everything just so rapidly fires with the lyrics. It's great to have such insane lyrics that never seem to stop. I can't understand a thing, but it's still unbelievably fun! You have such weird stuff in your lyrics, like something about a chicken? You are awesome for making this!

[Tetrading]

For the few people who have listened to this, it's actually pretty good. I am glad you went out and told your audience it was not intended to be too great or anything. It's surprisingly catchy. I guess most people were just surprised someone as popular as you would be making something simplistic like this. It's an interesting way to start. It has kind of a Tetris feel.

Then again, that might just be because the title sounds like "Tetris". I would love to see more complicated songs from you guys. Dang, we're getting some new images for the audio portal. That's great! As something short, it was fine for what it was.

[8-bit something]

I think I can vaguely recall this song in some other work you did. Anyway, I was really impressed at how good this was! For something that has only a minute long, it actually was very entertaining. Of course, most theme songs are like that anyway, although they generally use lyrics. I love the technological beat everything has. It kind of reminds me of the Gameboy Zelda games.

Dang, I loved those. Anyway, it's interesting to hear how subtle this song can be. It gives off to strong points at times and it's always nice to have both strong and subtle tones. This kind of makes you enjoy your submission more. I don't remember the game that used this much.

[Don't you know I luv you]

This was one of your stranger entries, but still very nicely done. I think it helps that you were really experimenting yet again. It's cool how you seem to talk out of rhyme at the end. It's amazing that you have been able to make over a dozen songs all by yourself. It seems more like someone is helping you by playing different instruments. I can now fully identify your voice.

Okay, now I can pretty much tell that THIS was a song about love. I'm so glad you were able to get some success on your own with iTunes. I like how subtly the instruments go off at the end. Of course, it ends on a strong note. I had fun listening to all of your songs!

Affinitia responds:

Wow thank you very much! I did record all of these songs by myself, none of my recordings had other people involved. This was a song I recorded back in late 2006 and when I did the drums I had to actually record some drums individually, it was very experimental. I play multiple instruments and incorporate them into my music. My favorites are Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, and Harmonica. I'm not much of a drummer but I do that too occasionally!