Cool man.
I like your singer. Maybe not the same sound as Robert Plant, and maybe more like Ian Astbury of the cult and Freddy Mercury. Its great. Very clear and strong in the high notes. I'm sure you do The Cult and Queen real justice.
Maybe the guitar solo was a bit sloppy, but forget that. It has that raw edge of, well, Rock and Roll. Definitely had the attitude. Better than overprocessed and over taken scripted solos.
THank you :)! Ian Astbury?? lol I'm female^^ thank you anyway:D - and I'm indeed a bid fan of Queen, but this is my natural voice, not imitating;) - all the best from Vienna!!
Joey Ramone FTW!!! And PRS too!
Yeah man, this is how you do it. Its a nice nod to Joey Ramone's version. Nice tones all around on guitar, and very good drummer. And definite plus for using PRS guitars.
I gave you a 10 for being awesome, but I think the chords could have been chosen better. they're a bit flat and lack some thematic depth. Maybe throw in a flat 6, Major 6, or something to spice it up. Also some of the guitar rhythms were lagging really far behind, especially on the palm muting.
haha yeah. well for a while i used gibson, the alex from all time low told me about how much he loves prs so we tried them, and love em' i wont play anything else now. love em. :D
ahah well thanks.. yeah. i see what your saying... i didn't take much time with figuring out the perfect chords, i just sort of went with it... sang along got it by ear and that was it... and yeah, the palm muting and lagging has been a real issue right now as we are recording... for some reason we get really bad results, especially in palm muting... thanks for the review!
Also for your comment on derek, our drummer. i agree... he was actually voted Most valuable member out of five other breakout bands where we are.
Represent!
10 and 5 for you dude. I love your very straight forward purpose and delivery of the message. Its great to see musicians with faith putting stuff out into the secular arena without reservation or watering down.
Nice guitar work too. Like the huge sounds and the contrast with the softer keyboards. It sounds like the drums and piano are midi, but that's fine, since the mixing is pretty good.
I just think that when you write songs, you could sing higher because it sounds a bit dull in the lower registers. You have some grit in your voice that sounds good, and adds an edge, but it would be intensified if you it higher with more emotional edge. You seem like you're holding back. I mean like scream your lungs out sort of intensity would be awesome. Like have us feel the intensity of the song and we would be blown away.
Wow, thank you for the detailed review!
This song came together surprisingly quickly. We looked at the lyrics and the tempo, and realized we had a template song that matched up almost perfectly. So we wrote them together and it came out really nice.
Neither of us are much for professional singing, but your critique is well appreciated. In the future, we'll do our best to keep finding passion. Although, to be straightforward about it, neither of us have a real high vocal range. We're gonna keep workin on it though.
Thanks for the review! Stay tuned for more submissions!
-s30v
Badassitude. Straight up.
I can feel the show from the recording. It's like I can see you guys up there. That's some legit stage presence. Awesome chill solos from the piano and guitar. Really classy playing going on up there. Great drummer, especially live. Your vox have some nice swag. And awesome band name too. Great song 10s and 5s
yeah, thanx!
and yesterday we did it again on stage
it was awesome (for us) ;))))))
well...
It's a nice attempt, but it's not exactly composed too well... At times the chords aren't defined, and at times they're wrong. I get that the DAW sounds aren't that good, and this is mostly for composition's sake.
Well to help that, you could try composing like a four part harmony like a chorus, or you could do it like a rockband, and have a real bassline, a rhythm guitar part doing chords, and maybe a leadguitar and/or the piano doing a harmony on the melody.
but kudos to you for submitting a Christian song and the solid drum part.
Thanks, I've always had more fun doing the drums, I think you meant "arranged", not "composed". I didn't write the song, I re-arranged it. Anywho, check my other attempts, see if they're better!
+*. Special Ed .*+
Yeah needs vocals definitely. But awesome.
Because I know a little bit about how these things work, I'm not going to complain about how it might be a little boring, because definitely, a voice would fit in there like a glove. But even as instrumental, its great. Great solo. Great sound. a slight rhythm twitch here and there. It's also great to know that those are real drums. I want to hear a little more bass though.
I thought it was great. 10/5
yeah i really wish we had recorded the drums again because there are indeed some faults here and there (I notice them alot as i am the drummer :@)
Put some vibrato in there! Good job though.
You could do to be a bit more confident, but you seem to know what you're doing and are using the chord changes well. Also, use some vibrato when you hold out some extended notes. I enjoyed it and it sounded great. 9/5 for you.
Thanks ^^ I keep forgetting about vibrato n stuff :p I dont often complete all the recordings I've done, probably the same as everyone... hundreds of riffs and one track :D
I dont really know what im doing either tbh... I know a couple of scales and see if it works with the rhythem... when it comes to switching scales or key... yeah.. i get a lil lost haha
:) thanks again', glad you liked it!
That was a really pleasant surprise!
I really enjoyed this song. It was very well orchestrated and mixed. The sound is really clear and obviously well done! Whether or not some of the instruments were fake, they were all well done. ( I seriously couldn't tell here and there) I clicked on this song expecting some bad song that the creator clicked 5 on themself just to be on top. But you get the spot and my 5 and 10. Great job!
haha thanks man :D the bass and guitar are real and live. the drums i programmed (a set of loops) as for the synths: i wrote and played the lead myself. thanks for listening :)
ps and i did vote 5 haha
Fair Enough but maybe a different take on it.
I like what you did, and how you did it, but it goes against the whole theme of the song. The hip hop approach was well executed for a hip hop approach, but the song wasn't made for a hip hop approach. Now if you had put in some original vocals like a professional Rap artist's remix, it would be amazing. But all you put in was the end line of the song. It also doesn't help that it's too short.
Now what I'm saying is that it's really good for what it is, but it isn't good because of what it is. You do it well, so keep it up, but use a different song next time.
again its my first time using samples...so im unfamiliar to chopping up other parts...but thanks for the feedback
... whatever.
I don't appreciate fake instruments very much. When It comes to classical, I'm a puritan.
However, I found it well done. If you could ever do this in real life, please record this. then, It would be truly amazing.
Yeah I hate fake instruments. I hate edirol, I just saw it on google on accident, and thought "whatever," and ordered it.
Yeah, I'm getting this recorded this Friday, the Berlin Philharmonik Orchestra with Yo-yo Ma! Rostropovich AND Karajan are both coming from the dead to conduct it at the same time, and Beethoven's ghost is showing up just to watch (we know how reserved he is.)
I think they're recording it as well, I'll try to get you a copy!
***On a more serious note, this is the second review like this I've had to respond to. If you don't like fake instruments, don't come to the Classical section of NG. We are poor people (most of us) who can't afford a professional recording of an orchestra. The most you'll find is maybe a recorded piano or something similar.***
Also, I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm a little sensitive when people judge my music in this way. I'm glad you enjoyed the piece, and that you listened, and took the time to review.
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