User blog comment:EvilMummy/What Makes a Top Island?/@comment-7326455-20130321200704

Kinda thought when you said "balance" that you were referring to musical balance - for example, don't let the backing instruments (like drumplers) drown out the melody or main line (like furcorns). Or vice versa, for that matter. Do you think about that sort of thing when judging islands, or is that just down to the island designer's personal taste in how the song should sound?