"Play/Test/Judge my simfile" thread V2

[Callipygian]

I got one finished file and one file in progress I'd like some feedback on.

The finished one:

Song: Naughty Oaf's Isle
Artist: Shnabubula
Style: 8-bit funk or something
Difficulty: VC? Dunno, it has some spikes, but overall pretty easy.

Specific worry: technically correct, but annoying jacks


The one in progress:

Song: Song to the Pharaoh Kings
Artist: Al Di Meola
Style: Metal (?)
Difficulty: Again VC I suppose, for the same reason.

Specific points:
- BPM keeps changing slightly. It's a live recording, plus it is rythmically complex and there are lots of BPM shifts. I'm doubting between keeping the BPM as it is now or using constant BPM sections.
- The start is a long guitar solo, which I wrote as a hold-stream. Is this ok or should I use the holds more sparingly?
- The 24th/48th part gets boring really quickly. I tried simple layering, but the constant jumps don't seem to offer a lot of memorable playing moments. Any ideas?

Links:

Naughty Oaf's Isle: https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6323119_68994684_6708285

Song to the Pharaoh Kings: https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6323119_68994684_6708145

Thanks in advance for your feedback!