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Carte Blanche
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Balance Lost

Entry from Carte Blanche in Nur Ein XV.

Bond Theme

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Balance Lost

Night falls and crowds that gather
Are distracted by your subtle ways
The dangerous games that we play

It's only fools
Who play by the rules
Your desires come tumbling like an avalanche
Carte blanche

Free reign to do all the things you do
Don't care if it causes pain
Even the dice know the touch of a velvet stain

It's only fools
Who play by the rules
Your desires come tumbling like an avalanche
Carte blanche

Reviews

2 posted notes

GlennCase

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The introduction is good, but then it breaks into the verse which doesn't feel like it belongs in the song. I do like the variety in the structure. The hi-hat/cymbal sounds are a bit crispy and harsh to the ear. Great reference to the main Bond theme at 1:10. Your overall vibe is at least close to a Bond theme, but it's not quite there. I don't hate this, but there are way stronger songs in this round.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [GOOD] 2 points
PERFORMANCE: [OKAY] 1 point
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [GOOD] 2 points
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 7 out of 10

vowlvom

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The intro makes me happy every time I go through this batch of songs, but it makes up almost half of the song, and the switch into the verse feels pretty disjointed. The actual song section is full of interesting ideas but it shifts through them so quickly that nothing ever quite seems to click into gear for me, and the end result feels a little unsatisfying. I wish you'd found a way to carry that jazzy feel from the intro into the rest of the song a little more, or just had extended the second half really as this song is 50% intro / outro / samples and I wanted more... meat.

Balance Lost - Carte Blanche | Nur Ein