Reagan D. Byrd - Alabaster, AL

I made my first listen the DVD Audio surround disc and it blew my socks off!! It gave my Polk Audio 12" subwoofer a real workout! The music mastering is very clean and tight. I dug every track, which is rare for me. It is also right up there in the top 3 of the CDs in my collection. I am happy to see the video produced for 16X9. It should look nice not stretched on my plasma. In short, you did a great job Brian! You should be proud of your effort! I am proud to have it in my collection and will demo it for all my friends. I look forward to hearing more music from you.

Wes Thompson - Member, Home Theater Forum

The music is smooth, flowing, and very melodic and paints a nice picture when the eyes are closed. What can I say Brian? I am totally blown away! I don't even know where to start. For starters, the sound quality is top notch! I set my system up using a couple of different recordings that sound the best to me. I didn't have to adjust a thing. Amazing low end! I have two 3 cubic foot subs tuned at 30 Hz and damn the low end is insane! Overall the mix is excellent and I did not notice any bad tones or resonance anywhere. I kept thinking that the surround was on even though it was just two channel. Great sound stage. Excellent job!

I am running out of words to describe the sound. Simply awesome! Your use of the medium is very cool. I don't have a lot of experience with multi-channel music but I think that you have added a tremendous dimension to your music with the DVD-A. Lucky me, now I have a disc that I can use to show my system off with!

Your CD is right up my alley. You have a nice variety and each song can stand on its own merit. Each song paints a different picture in the imagination. For someone who used a minimal amount of instruments you have done great giving each song its own feel and textures. I have to admit that Superior(ity) pretty much scared the shit out of me on the first listen. You seem like such a mild-mannered guy and then bam! That song is extreme and I was a little worried about you until I watched the interview.

It is cool how you put the different video clips in the interview. You don't really hold back either. You pretty much hang it all out there and say, "This is me." There aren't many people these days that will do that. I feel like I know you. It gives your audience a lot more insight into your music when they know more about the artist.

This is the best 15 dollars I have spent in a very long time! Packed with high quality content. People would spend more money on music and do less ripping if they could get feature packed quality releases like this. On a more personal note Brian, I just want to say thanks for doing all of this. Seeing and hearing what you have done documented in so much detail has gotten me excited about getting back into doing my music again. I have always dreamed of writing and recording some of my music but I have never really done much about it. I guess what I am trying to say here is when you see people accomplish their dreams; it makes you want to start chasing your own.

I just finished listening to your DVD-A non-stop from start to finish for the second time. I get more impressed every time I listen. I have enjoyed movies and concerts in surround sound for years but I have always switched to headphones or two channels for music. Your DVD-A is totally cool. You couldn't duplicate that kind of sound experience with headphones ever. I also have bass shakers in my couch. I have to back the sub level down 10 db with your DVD! I kept shutting my eyes and smiling listening to how cool your music sounds. Every time I listen I hear new sounds and different rhythms that I missed before. Just like a good movie soundtrack, I keep hearing things behind me and looking only to find out it is in the music. Like you, I don't always like to use cuss words but sometimes you have to so you can get your point across. The DVD-A is kind of like a sonic roller coaster ride and is totally fucking amazing!

It is really cool how you give such an intimate view of yourself and your music. It is cool that you included a very thorough documentary style portrait of yourself and your musical path.

You have an incredible amount of talent. You mentioned in your interview that you may never do this again so you record everything. Please, don't stop here. Take some time off for life and make some more music as life comes at you. What you have been able to accomplish on your first solo effort is far above and beyond what some people take a whole career to get to! I'm serious. Give life a chance to give more ups and downs, keep practicing, and then write us some more music! I will happily wait however long it takes!

I am so stoked about your CD. Not only do I get a CD of excellent music but I get the total picture of the artist, the meaning behind the music, home videos, studio videos, the insane surround mix. There aren't very many artists out there who could come close to producing the package that you have even with mega billion dollar record companies backing them.

I suppose my main point that I was trying to make is there are still some of us out there who appreciate when an artist puts forth the effort to have every sound and every word thought out. And when we spend our hard-earned money on an album we get something for our money. You win hands down in the "bang for the buck" category!

Presentation : The black CD that looks like an album (not to mention you can actually see and feel the grooves on the top) is an awesome presentation of the disc. Outstanding notices on the first listen.

Track 3 : This song has a FAT bass sound - something I wish Dream Theater's mix would allow bassist John Myung to display! In fact, all bass on every album should have this sound!

Track 4 : Beautiful leads over the acoustic guitar.. This is something one could "float" to!

Track 5 : I'm REALLY glad I wasn't stoned at the beginning of this. I probably would have jumped out of the chair wondering who the hell was in the house. This song really doesn't fit in with the flow of the album, but that makes it stand out. It's position in the track order allows a nice surprising break from the mood of the rest of the album. On top of that, any song with the words "Mother fucker" in it gets an A+ in my book. Dedicated to Dime, very nice touch.

Track 7 : Dude!! I've seen this porn!!! Oh, wait, no it's my favourite pinball machine! Hmmm, maybe it was just something I remember from a great acid trip while at a rave where I felt really out of place. Good job!

Track 8 : Great album closer

Track 9 : Damn, the CDs already over and restarted???

DebraKadabra enjoyed the CD as well. There have been times I've put something on to listen to, and I can hear her groaning in the backround.. which is usually a sign that she's not digging on it and she wants me to turn it off or put on headphones.

The production and mix on this CD was top notch!

~Weymolith~