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benzod
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Criticize Plz
#14048838 - 03/01/11 02:33 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hey Guys/Gals! I would really appreciate some feedback on two songs I recorded (minimal recording experience) years ago. When I was still inspired to do what I thought i was put on this earth to do. I don't have a bunch of talent and that often times makes me think I'll never make it as a musician. Just tell me what you think about the songs and if you think I have a shot or is it just, hey I am actually decent at something, maybe this is what Im to do? http://www.myspace.com/nothingisever
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boxcarguy07
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: benzod]
#14048858 - 03/01/11 02:36 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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listening now, will update afterwards
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boxcarguy07
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my thoughts on "Died last summer":
i really like your voice. it's not amazing in a technical sense but it really fits the song and sounds good. There are times, like the second verse, that the drums and guitar sound out of sync.
This could be a really great song. It just needs some leads, maybe a guitar solo, and I think the most important thing is a lot more variation on the drums.
"nothing is ever" - i like this song as well. the recording quality is the main problem with this one though. a lot of times things sound out of time, especially the lead guitar. But i like the style
i think you have a shot man. keep it up
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Music doesn't stop at the ears when it begins at the heart.
"Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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shLong



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Realistically, you probably wont "make it" as a musician, but if that's what you want brotha, do that shit up!
It wasn't awful, so you have that going for you...
You're better than Alkaline Trio....I dont know if that's much, but it's something to build on
Edited by shLong (03/01/11 02:57 PM)
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: shLong]
#14048970 - 03/01/11 02:56 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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You look like that guy who was fucking my ex...
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benzod
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Quote:
boxcarguy07 said: my thoughts on "Died last summer":
i really like your voice. it's not amazing in a technical sense but it really fits the song and sounds good. There are times, like the second verse, that the drums and guitar sound out of sync.
This could be a really great song. It just needs some leads, maybe a guitar solo, and I think the most important thing is a lot more variation on the drums.
"nothing is ever" - i like this song as well. the recording quality is the main problem with this one though. a lot of times things sound out of time, especially the lead guitar. But i like the style
i think you have a shot man. keep it up
Appreciate it! I have limited recording experience and had to play everything on my own.
I am a guitarist at heart and love to sing, but my voice is only for a certain genre i guess (I first picked up a guitar when Nirvana was peaking).
These songs are like 5 years old and sadly I havent written much of anything since (actually rusty as shit). I am getting a band together and we plan on recording this summer.
Basically, this post was made because I have a feeling I should and maybe could pursue music. I just have never been able to act upon what my heart wants.
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benzod
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: shLong]
#14049118 - 03/01/11 03:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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shLong said: Realistically, you probably wont "make it" as a musician, but if that's what you want brotha, do that shit up!
It wasn't awful, so you have that going for you...
You're better than Alkaline Trio....I dont know if that's much, but it's something to build on
Alkaline trio 
cheating partner
Edited by benzod (03/01/11 03:26 PM)
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Salomon
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: benzod]
#14049310 - 03/01/11 03:53 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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nah you're alright, OP
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: Salomon]
#14049347 - 03/01/11 04:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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 Cutt those side burns...
not bad song, better then most shit posted on ear
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: benzod]
#14050665 - 03/01/11 07:36 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Call me an asshole but it's generic as fuck. And your voice sounds obnoxious as hell in the second tune. What's with the sniveling affect, did you move here from England or Vancouver or something? I advise you to hang up your guitar and your XLR cables. But hey, if you're really passionate about it, hopefully my comment will only inspire you to strive further. I have heard worse.
I'm a pretty rough critic, though. If a song I'm asked to critique doesn't utilize compound meter of some sort or an unusual melodic or harmonic voice I'm liable to hate it.
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benzod
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: Viveka]
#14055126 - 03/02/11 02:52 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Viveka said: Call me an asshole but it's generic as fuck. And your voice sounds obnoxious as hell in the second tune. What's with the sniveling affect, did you move here from England or Vancouver or something? I advise you to hang up your guitar and your XLR cables. But hey, if you're really passionate about it, hopefully my comment will only inspire you to strive further. I have heard worse.
I'm a pretty rough critic, though. If a song I'm asked to critique doesn't utilize compound meter of some sort or an unusual melodic or harmonic voice I'm liable to hate it.
criticism appreciated. I do sound overplayed when solo, but I don't sound like this when playing with other people. I do need to strive further and I assure you I am my own worst critic. That is why I hung it up for years.
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Viveka
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: benzod]
#14056354 - 03/02/11 06:49 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I try to be hard on people when they ask for advice, especially about their music, instead of just trying to pick out the positive elements and ignoring the problems. I think honesty is more valuable than more smoke up the ass.
When I was about to enter 9th grade, I called up one of my best friends. I had been in a private school with a laughable music program for two years and was about to go back into the public system for high school. My friend was also a percussionist and I was trying to get an idea of what the climate was like for entering freshman in the percussion section in band. He told me that several other students, including those that were a year or two ahead, were already so far advanced and my potential was questionable enough that his advice to me was, "Sell your snare drum.".
This was some of the best advice I ever received because it gave me a surge of will to fly in the face of my deficit of experience and just go for what I knew I wanted to do. I went in the band room on the first day and my teacher recognized me from middle school and from that day on I quickly became the leader and first chair in all the bands and ensembles because I loved it the most and devoted the most time and energy to it. And that's really the key, practice and put all your passion into it and reach for the next plateau.
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Re: Criticize Plz [Re: Viveka]
#14056421 - 03/02/11 07:02 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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died last summer was good, I listened to the whole thing. 1:24-1:40 needs something more, feels lost. I bet this song sounds really-really good live.
I didn't like the second song, listened to about a minute of it.
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