Tangerine's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Michigan]

Oh, your home state! I'm surprised you didn't do it first or last. This is definitely a unique song with the time signature and bpm and all.

50Steaks responds:

Yeah but the panning on the lead instrument is off. I just noticed this; I should fix that soon. Anyway yeah I have fairly negative feelings toward my own state, and just added it as another state in the series, becoming about the same importance as California as time went on.
Note: I was really proud of the drums in this one, and still am. They accomplished exactly what I wanted them to do and are fairly complicated.

[California]

Your edits are so funny. I didn't think the song was as bad as you make it out to be. I agree that cool time signatures can be pretty bit limitations if you're not ready to sacrifice your usual style to cater to the signature. They can be a beast to handle but when done right can sound really good.

50Steaks responds:

Yeah I think I learned how to deal with bizarre time signatures later on, but the reason I said that was because of Michigan, which was in 5/4.

[Ohio]

If you dislike the song so much then perhaps remove it or improve it. I don't see much point in uploading something you're not proud of. Maybe you could redo Ohio with your present 2022 skills.

50Steaks responds:

Ok I’ll confess, I never wanted to touch this song again and instead made up for it with later releases. But you’re right, this is probably a song I’ll redo at some point.

[Massachusetts]

Beep boop bop pop pow. I don't really know what else to say here. You've pretty much moved past everything I have to give feedback on. Giving feedback on year-old songs is weird. Because I know you've already improved past it and it feels like beating a dead horse at this point.

50Steaks responds:

It’s important to note just how proud I was at the time of release. It was my best song up to this point and spawned 2 sequels, both of which were 8-bit. Unfortunately the software I use doesn’t like to cooperate with multiple opposing melodic ideas in one section on one instrument, and I had to work around it.

[Pennsylvania]

Oh, Mozart 8-bit remix. I really like this. I like how you played around with the melody a little here (or it's just normally like that. I'm not too familiar with the piece). Anyway nice remix.

50Steaks responds:

Repetition really drives down the quality of the song, despite the fact that I did actually change the melody. I didn’t change it deliberately, I just thought I remembered it correctly and didn’t, which is humorous to me now.

[Indiana]

This song has a nice melody. I just feel that the introduction is a little longer than it should be. I feel like your main problem back here was variation in your songs. Not exploring a little more and experimenting. I know that you've worked past this and it's pointless for me to say this; however, I'm going to say it anyway. Regardless of the repetition, I think it's a pretty solid song.

50Steaks responds:

It is quite repetitive, but at the time I really liked this song. I later updated it and fixed the ear piercing second half, and it stands as a testament of my older tracks, definitely one of my better old tracks.

[Maine]

Haha, I love this piece. I had no idea you even remixed this one. I always love reading your edits. I'm not sure why, I just find them so funny. I feel like you could have had a little more variation. Maybe remix it a little bit and change the melody slightly or use some parts from his other works.

50Steaks responds:

Ok this might be a contender for my worst song ever published. I have been making remixes of songs since 2018 so you’d think I have some experience in that field, but according to this song, I really haven’t improved since then all that much.

[Alaska]

I'm very sorry for all the notifications you're going to get from this. Very nice song! I really love how atmospheric and peaceful this sounds. I'm not too sure what Alaska is like but this makes me want to go there. I assume it's snowy since it's west of Canada. I feel like this perfectly gives the feeling of peace and happiness. Another hidden gem of yours.

50Steaks responds:

Unlike Rhode Island, this was my first ever attempt at ambient and set the stage for future ambient tracks. For my first attempt ever, it isn’t bad, but it does lack replayability (a term normally used for games but I am using it here instead).

[Rhode Island]

This is a hidden gem! What a way to start the year. I really like how this song feels. I feel like it sums up the year pretty well. I really like the melody and the general grooviness of the song. This is an absolute hidden gem and nobody will convince me otherwise.

50Steaks responds:

This song was just way too ambitious. I never liked it because I thought it just sounded… too cringy. Like it was trying to be something I was (and probably still am) incapable of doing. Looks like it’s popular with the public though so we’re keeping it as is, no updates.

[Florida]

Florida

50Steaks responds:

Florida