tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216066561826697576.post6269602124525614780..comments2023-11-29T00:37:03.771-08:00Comments on Burn Your Hits: Halfway Point 2010: 56-60Aaron Bergstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16241234019286748070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216066561826697576.post-61131077099697834622010-07-19T15:34:30.754-07:002010-07-19T15:34:30.754-07:00Work was slow so I had time to listen to each of t...Work was slow so I had time to listen to each of these and provide my thoughts. I think "Heaven's on Fire" is a brilliant song. The quik break in the beat at the 1 minute mark prevents it from getting boreing on the way to the complete change in beat at the 2 minute mark. "Fixed" was pretty cool, but I have a problem with the background beat being left untouched for a full two minutes. If there was a little more variation (they even leave it behind the solo) I would have been happier. I listen to Ladytron, though, so this shouldn't really bother me. I will give it another try. The Blair song could have potentially been flat out amazing, but I feel the singer holds back. If she let some of the notes rip and hit some more highs it would have been spectacular instead of really good. "Leave Everywhere" from a notes on the page standpoint is great. The problem is in the mixing. There are no mids. The guitar sounds harsh and the rest sounds droning. If it was mixed more evenly rather than like a valley with all the mids cut out it would have been much more successful. Lastly I think the freelance whales song use of the banjo was aweful. I like a good banjo when you are picking notes, but it proves rather harsh to the ear when it is used in a consistant progression like in the song. I will probobly searchout Radio Dept's complete catalog tonight because they really impressed me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801960593733410864noreply@blogger.com