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Twisted Dave · 12-09-2007, 11:10 PM

Dunno if anyone cares ... but here's my band's latest song

I play all guitars and sequenced drums, and mixed the whole thing. My brother sings

http://www.spiritofthestate.com/music/thebesticould.mp3

For any music geeks out there ... here's how it was done ...

I write and record as I write, riffs and ideas etc ... with the following:

Gibson Les Paul Standard, with Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups.
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Line 6 POD v2 using my own settings
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Soundblaster Live 1024 (£5 on ebay) using custom KX Project drivers, giving me 5ms latency
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Cubase SX3
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Various plugins, for delay, reverb etc. Most are Waves plugins. For drums I use EZ Drummer as the instrument, but sequence them by hand, including varying velocities etc for the extra human touch.

I record scratch tracks for the whole thing and often end up with a ton of tracks. .. maybe 20 or more. When I'm happy with the song as a peice of music... I send a low res MP3 to my brother, who comes up with lyrics and a melody to work with the song.

Once he's done that, he throws together a rough track. Sends that back to me.

When I have that done, we decide if the song is any good, and move on.

I re-record almost all my guitar parts, getting them down to about 10 tracks in total. I like to keep rhythm tracks for verses and choruses etc seperate. Easier to manage. Plus, I always boost the volume of the chourus guitars

I then finalise drums. Now, up til now, my drums have mostly sucked, but I'm really pleased with these ones. I put time in

Then I send back to my brother, who then re-records his vocals. And then he sends them back to me, and I mix the final track.

This whole track was written from scratch and recorded yesterday. The re-records happened today. In total, all in all, about 10 hours work.

futurama · 12-09-2007, 11:30 PM

holy crap! all the instruments just by yourself? cool

MetaMan · 12-09-2007, 11:32 PM

i was gonna make fun of you because i cant stand rock, but it is actually pretty good.

AdPatron · 12-09-2007, 11:59 PM

Oh, wait until you record real drums. Then you'll have some work to do -lol.

What pre-amp is he using for his vocals?

Christina Muller · 12-10-2007, 01:18 AM

wow sounds great ,good luck

Zester · 12-10-2007, 03:48 AM

i like it.

I hope this won't piss you off:
http://www.spiritofthestate.com/music/

Zester · 12-10-2007, 03:52 AM

about the guitar solo: you can add a speed part there: add a swiping technic riff at the end , or a 8 finger tapping - it really asks for it.
also in the solo I would add a second guitar near the sting bend at the end it at a higher pitch or at the 7th - it will add a lot of emotion to it.
all in all as I said I like it

beta-tester · 12-10-2007, 05:54 AM

man it's amazing....great job!!!

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoesTraffic

Oh, wait until you record real drums. Then you'll have some work to do -lol.

What pre-amp is he using for his vocals?

Dude ... I don't have any work to do ... this is a demo. My live drummer is insanely good ... he'll rip into some sweet drums for this tune, so I'm not worried

When we decide it's worth spending money on, we'll do a proper demo. For now, I do all the work

Preamp wise, he's actually using an MBox2. Thing is, that's not the bottleneck. We work with cheap equipment, and get the best we can from it. But the mic he's using is my cheap $80 condensor mic. We have it set up in a makeshift dry room. Sounds good for the price.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zester

about the guitar solo: you can add a speed part there: add a swiping technic riff at the end , or a 8 finger tapping - it really asks for it.
also in the solo I would add a second guitar near the sting bend at the end it at a higher pitch or at the 7th - it will add a lot of emotion to it.
all in all as I said I like it

No. I don't even understand a word you just said. I am not a speed, or technical player, and I couldn't give two shits about theory. LOL! I play what I play and that's how it'll always be. I can play much faster than that but in all honesty, I don't really want to because I like the melody I created in the solo.

Oh, and no, I don't mind ... I knew people would look for the contents of the foder, but nothing in there is precious ... download the Ken Theme or summat ... lol

It's just a storage for my music.

This band is rehearsing at the mo and we sound SO fucking good ... not to blow my own trumpet... I've found a great set of musicians and we're all very into it. It's my life outside of work.

Joe BrainCash · 12-10-2007, 07:12 AM

Sounds good man...Check out my band if you have a minute: EVILBOYS

RyanL · 12-10-2007, 07:23 AM

Wow sounds amazing for only taking 10 hours of work from start to finish

justsexxx · 12-10-2007, 07:30 AM

Wow nice! Also interesting how you do it!

badmunchkin · 12-10-2007, 07:43 AM

good stuff - reminds me a bit of Coheed or Saosin

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 07:50 AM

sounds good though there's tons of US "rock" bands in this genre....they all
sound the same.....not trying to dish you....as I said the track is quite good

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ServerGenius

sounds good though there's tons of US "rock" bands in this genre....they all
sound the same.....not trying to dish you....as I said the track is quite good

Well, I think we're a little different ... most of our songs have been called '80's influenced', and our vocalist does not have the same voice as most of those bands you mention. Will has a unique voice.

Still, your opinion is noted. I'm not doing this to get signed ... I'm doing it coz I think it's fun

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 08:20 AM

Actually, we still have to lay bass down ... bassist coming over some time this week to do it

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

Well, I think we're a little different ... most of our songs have been called '80's influenced', and our vocalist does not have the same voice as most of those bands you mention. Will has a unique voice.

Still, your opinion is noted. I'm not doing this to get signed ... I'm doing it coz I think it's fun

It sure sounds good and much better than most bands that play for fun.....
though even it doesn't matter at all when you're just making music because
you like it yourself

I've played in bands for years and would like to play in a band again. Problem
here is that every idiot wants to become a famous rockstar and just play to
try to become one......I want to play with a few friends a few hours every
week just for the fun of it. I'm not interested in playing 8 gigs a week
in shithole venues all over the country

Fuck that....I just want to make music while having a few drinks and smoke
a few joints....I want to leave my drumkit setup all the time so we just come
in and start playing......that's my idea of having a good time making music.
If only I could find 3 or 4 guys playing instruments other than drums

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 08:27 AM

I actuall do wanna play gigs 8 times a week ... lol. I used to gig a lot but I haven't been in a band in over 2 years ... so now I'm in one that sounds good, has catchy tunes that people like, and I'm the driving force and writer of all the music, I actually feel really accomplished. I think we're a great band, and we do sound great live. So I wanna push it as much as possible. That said, yeah, I don't have blind ambition ... I already have a career that's good ... so while I work hard in the band, I don't expect to be a rockstar

That's crazy.

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 08:30 AM

Double post! Oops!

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 09:16 AM

Have fun doing what you do man.....if you like playing gigs....then all is good
I'm one of those who doesn't give a fuck what others think of the result of my
hobby......I've studied and graduated conservatory....conservatory musicians are lunatics.....once they're in conservatory all they want is to play technical
difficult music.....which most of the time isn't something that sounds good....
it just sound complicated......dream theater music and some funk/fusion/jazz rock
is an exception........everything else that's complicated is just horror to listen
to, doesn't have any emotion to it and playing it makes you tired instead of
satisfied.......god I hate those type of musicians

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 09:18 AM

Have fun doing what you do man.....if you like playing gigs....then all is good
I'm one of those who doesn't give a fuck what others think of the result of my
hobby......I've studied and graduated conservatory....conservatory musicians are lunatics.....once they're in conservatory all they want is to play technical
difficult music.....which most of the time isn't something that sounds good....
it just sound complicated......dream theater music and some funk/fusion/jazz rock
is an exception........everything else that's complicated is just horror to listen
to, doesn't have any emotion to it and playing it makes you tired instead of
satisfied.......god I hate those type of musicians

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 09:20 AM

LOL! You seem passionate about that :D lol

Btw, I dunno if you got the impression we're from the US... we're actually in the UK.

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 09:24 AM

I can do double posts too

ServerGenius · 12-10-2007, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

LOL! You seem passionate about that :D lol

Btw, I dunno if you got the impression we're from the US... we're actually in the UK.

Yeah.....I guess it was the sound....it's defenitely not BritRock you're playing

shekinah · 12-10-2007, 09:29 AM

You've got some real talent, good job man!

buzzy · 12-10-2007, 10:19 AM

It's nice but I didn't like the vocals at all (Same with alot of American bands they put on a girlish voice to sing with). I guess i'm biased because most of the bands I like are from the UK (With the exception of RATM and a few others). lol

FuqALot · 12-10-2007, 10:25 AM

i like the songgg god job mannn

nation-x · 12-10-2007, 10:28 AM

it's not bad... kind of bubble gum rock... but it doesn't suck

Andy Servers4Less · 12-10-2007, 10:33 AM

Wow, nice job. I record at home using Garaeband, my drums never come out sounding this good. Nice work.

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzy

It's nice but I didn't like the vocals at all (Same with alot of American bands they put on a girlish voice to sing with). I guess i'm biased because most of the bands I like are from the UK (With the exception of RATM and a few others). lol

We ARE from the UK!

I don't understand why musical genre can't in some people's eyes transcend country? Just because something is UK or US, doesn't mean it's a certain sound.

I'll pass on your comments about my brother sounding like a girl to him

I'm sure he'll appreciate the constructive critisism

PerrieBelle · 12-10-2007, 10:39 AM

I love love love LOVE it!

I may be a band groupie!

candyflip · 12-10-2007, 10:42 AM

I love it. Even in demo form, that's a great song. I'd love to hear it again when you finish it. Maybe even a live version at some point

My girlfriend's brother in law has an amazing home studio and while his workflow might be a little different, he works in a similar fashion. I wish I could turn out something like that in 10 hours. I'm envious.

buzzy · 12-10-2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

We ARE from the UK!

I don't understand why musical genre can't in some people's eyes transcend country? Just because something is UK or US, doesn't mean it's a certain sound.

I'll pass on your comments about my brother sounding like a girl to him

I'm sure he'll appreciate the constructive critisism

I know, I never said you was from the US lol I just think the vocals sound like the typical american emo band, other from that it's great

nikki99 · 12-10-2007, 11:36 AM

woooow very nice

Mistah Charlie · 12-10-2007, 11:48 AM

I was going to ridicule you, but this is some good playing. Kinda derivative, IMHO, but then, everything is. Prolly means this could be big! Good luck!

SykkBoy · 12-10-2007, 11:58 AM

wow, good stuff
personally, I think the vocals are a little off (mix-wise, not quality-wise) I think they'd sound a tad better with the music mixed a little louder, but that's just nitpicking...this is a pretty damn good demo...

KILL_FRENZY · 12-10-2007, 12:36 PM

that's actually a good song but needs to be mastered

AdPatron · 12-10-2007, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

Dude ... I don't have any work to do ... this is a demo. My live drummer is insanely good ... he'll rip into some sweet drums for this tune, so I'm not worried

When we decide it's worth spending money on, we'll do a proper demo. For now, I do all the work

Preamp wise, he's actually using an MBox2. Thing is, that's not the bottleneck. We work with cheap equipment, and get the best we can from it. But the mic he's using is my cheap $80 condensor mic. We have it set up in a makeshift dry room. Sounds good for the price.

I was saying you will have some work WHEN you record live drums, or whatever. Don't take it the wrong way man, chill out.

We use some cheap equipment, like I love using the SM7B for vocals and the hihat. But we also use API preamps and did have to shell out some $$$... but the best preamps is what you need most of all.

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoesTraffic

I was saying you will have some work WHEN you record live drums, or whatever. Don't take it the wrong way man, chill out.

We use some cheap equipment, like I love using the SM7B for vocals and the hihat. But we also use API preamps and did have to shell out some $$$... but the best preamps is what you need most of all.

Dude ... the two smileys in the sentence I wrote are proof that I wasn't in need of chilling out

I didn't take anything you said the wrong way

It's all good.

In all honesty, I dont' wanna spend any more money making these demo's ... considering the equipemnt is less than entry level, I'm damn proud of what we can do. The thing is, these demo's are mostly just for the promotion of the band as far as getting us gigging goes. Our first gig is lined up for March ... but I don't wanna wait that long! I'm working on getting us more asap!!!

Cheers!

AdPatron · 12-10-2007, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

Dude ... the two smileys in the sentence I wrote are proof that I wasn't in need of chilling out

I didn't take anything you said the wrong way

It's all good.

In all honesty, I dont' wanna spend any more money making these demo's ... considering the equipemnt is less than entry level, I'm damn proud of what we can do. The thing is, these demo's are mostly just for the promotion of the band as far as getting us gigging goes. Our first gig is lined up for March ... but I don't wanna wait that long! I'm working on getting us more asap!!!

Cheers!

It's all good. You do need music to promote the band.

Babaganoosh · 12-10-2007, 01:13 PM

I was going to make fun of you too but I am thoroughly impressed. Nice work.

Brad · 12-10-2007, 01:22 PM

The recording sounds good to me. I'm not really that into the emo, Fallout Boy sound. But, having recorded my band when I was in university on roughly the same equipment (cubase, soundblaster card, cheap mics and very little processors) you have done a very good job making it sound as pro as possible. In fact, the sound quality ion this track is way better than most of the "demos" I have heard from local bands and such. And considering I was listening to it as a streaming mp3, that is impressive. You should be proud of that work.

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 01:37 PM

Brad, I don't think we sound like Fall Out Boy, but thanks for the comments!

The 'emo' and Fall out Boy references etc kind of annoy me to a degree (not in an angry way tho), on a personal level because the music bares very little resemblence to those types of bands ... if you'd heard our other demo's (some found on www.spiritofthestate.com) you would hear such an 80's influence.

Vocals wise tho ... that's where the resemblence can be made. My brother, Will, is a HUGE fan of modern mainstream rock ... including bands like that. But ... one thing he doesn't do, is create melodies like those bands. His vocal style tho ... yeah, it can be compared.

But anyways ... thanks guys

Personally I am a HUGE Guns N' Roses fan ... Slash is my guitar hero and the reason I play guitar. I just love old GnR (new is cool too ... but no one will beat Appetite or Use Your lllusions etc). I LOVE Velvet Revolver, and my main listening these days is still those kinds of bands.

The stuff I write musically that you hear here, is just the way I'm writing at the mo ... and you know what ... I'm not doing it because of any bands ... I'm just doing it ... if you get me?

Glad so far people have admitted that they may have taken the piss but found that they thought it was good

Metaman, you're the biggest surprise... I thought you'd rip me on it! LOL! Thanks guys! :D

PerrieBelle · 12-10-2007, 06:16 PM

Yay... first gig on 23rd Dec!

YAY!

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 06:25 PM

Yeah, private party no less!!!! :D lol

Spunky · 12-10-2007, 06:25 PM

Sounds pretty good..you have talent,nice job

Twisted Dave · 12-10-2007, 07:04 PM

Thanks Spunky

candyflip · 12-10-2007, 08:23 PM

I have this tune playing all day. I love it even more than when I posted before.

badmunchkin · 12-10-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twisted Illustration

Brad, I don't think we sound like Fall Out Boy, but thanks for the comments!

The 'emo' and Fall out Boy references etc kind of annoy me to a degree (not in an angry way tho), on a personal level because the music bares very little resemblence to those types of bands ... if you'd heard our other demo's (some found on www.spiritofthestate.com) you would hear such an 80's influence.

Vocals wise tho ... that's where the resemblence can be made. My brother, Will, is a HUGE fan of modern mainstream rock ... including bands like that. But ... one thing he doesn't do, is create melodies like those bands. His vocal style tho ... yeah, it can be compared.

When I heard the music I thought 80s - but when the vocals came in I thought Fall-Out Boy and Saosin. Like it or not, for most people, most of the sound of the band they identify with the vocalist. So if he sounds more emo, people are going to automatically label you emo. I personally am not a huge fan of most emo, but you shouldn't take so much offense to it - you'll probably get more fans by sounding "current" then sounding like you're stuck in the 80s.

F-U-Jimmy · 12-10-2007, 08:33 PM

Is your brother still in Hospital ?

12-09-2007, 11:10 PM	#1
Twisted Dave Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,635	My band's latest song.... Dunno if anyone cares ... but here's my band's latest song I play all guitars and sequenced drums, and mixed the whole thing. My brother sings http://www.spiritofthestate.com/music/thebesticould.mp3 For any music geeks out there ... here's how it was done ... I write and record as I write, riffs and ideas etc ... with the following: Gibson Les Paul Standard, with Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups. > Line 6 POD v2 using my own settings > Soundblaster Live 1024 (£5 on ebay) using custom KX Project drivers, giving me 5ms latency > Cubase SX3 > Various plugins, for delay, reverb etc. Most are Waves plugins. For drums I use EZ Drummer as the instrument, but sequence them by hand, including varying velocities etc for the extra human touch. I record scratch tracks for the whole thing and often end up with a ton of tracks. .. maybe 20 or more. When I'm happy with the song as a peice of music... I send a low res MP3 to my brother, who comes up with lyrics and a melody to work with the song. Once he's done that, he throws together a rough track. Sends that back to me. When I have that done, we decide if the song is any good, and move on. I re-record almost all my guitar parts, getting them down to about 10 tracks in total. I like to keep rhythm tracks for verses and choruses etc seperate. Easier to manage. Plus, I always boost the volume of the chourus guitars I then finalise drums. Now, up til now, my drums have mostly sucked, but I'm really pleased with these ones. I put time in Then I send back to my brother, who then re-records his vocals. And then he sends them back to me, and I mix the final track. This whole track was written from scratch and recorded yesterday. The re-records happened today. In total, all in all, about 10 hours work. __________________ Custom Cartoon Mascots - ICQ: 243355699, Email: [email protected] or Click Sig - 15% referrals. Send me clients, make money!

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12-10-2007, 03:48 AM	#6
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12-10-2007, 03:52 AM	#7
Zester Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,344	about the guitar solo: you can add a speed part there: add a swiping technic riff at the end , or a 8 finger tapping - it really asks for it. also in the solo I would add a second guitar near the sting bend at the end it at a higher pitch or at the 7th - it will add a lot of emotion to it. all in all as I said I like it __________________ * Mainstream ? $65 per sale * new male contraception Last edited by Zester; 12-10-2007 at 03:53 AM..

12-09-2007, 11:32 PM	#3
MetaMan I AM WEB 2.0 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,682	i was gonna make fun of you because i cant stand rock, but it is actually pretty good.

12-09-2007, 11:59 PM	#4
AdPatron No commissions, no fees. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 17,706	Oh, wait until you record real drums. Then you'll have some work to do -lol. What pre-amp is he using for his vocals?

12-10-2007, 05:54 AM	#8
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12-10-2007, 07:12 AM	#10
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12-10-2007, 07:23 AM	#11
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12-10-2007, 07:43 AM	#13
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ServerGenius Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 9,377	sounds good though there's tons of US "rock" bands in this genre....they all sound the same.....not trying to dish you....as I said the track is quite good __________________ \| http://www.sinnerscash.com/ \| ICQ: 370820 \| Skype: SinnersCash \| AdultWhosWho \|

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12-10-2007, 08:27 AM	#18
Twisted Dave Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,635	I actuall do wanna play gigs 8 times a week ... lol. I used to gig a lot but I haven't been in a band in over 2 years ... so now I'm in one that sounds good, has catchy tunes that people like, and I'm the driving force and writer of all the music, I actually feel really accomplished. I think we're a great band, and we do sound great live. So I wanna push it as much as possible. That said, yeah, I don't have blind ambition ... I already have a career that's good ... so while I work hard in the band, I don't expect to be a rockstar That's crazy. __________________ Custom Cartoon Mascots - ICQ: 243355699, Email: [email protected] or Click Sig - 15% referrals. Send me clients, make money!

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ServerGenius Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 9,377	Have fun doing what you do man.....if you like playing gigs....then all is good I'm one of those who doesn't give a fuck what others think of the result of my hobby......I've studied and graduated conservatory....conservatory musicians are lunatics.....once they're in conservatory all they want is to play technical difficult music.....which most of the time isn't something that sounds good.... it just sound complicated......dream theater music and some funk/fusion/jazz rock is an exception........everything else that's complicated is just horror to listen to, doesn't have any emotion to it and playing it makes you tired instead of satisfied.......god I hate those type of musicians __________________ \| http://www.sinnerscash.com/ \| ICQ: 370820 \| Skype: SinnersCash \| AdultWhosWho \|

12-10-2007, 09:18 AM	#21
ServerGenius Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 9,377	Have fun doing what you do man.....if you like playing gigs....then all is good I'm one of those who doesn't give a fuck what others think of the result of my hobby......I've studied and graduated conservatory....conservatory musicians are lunatics.....once they're in conservatory all they want is to play technical difficult music.....which most of the time isn't something that sounds good.... it just sound complicated......dream theater music and some funk/fusion/jazz rock is an exception........everything else that's complicated is just horror to listen to, doesn't have any emotion to it and playing it makes you tired instead of satisfied.......god I hate those type of musicians __________________ \| http://www.sinnerscash.com/ \| ICQ: 370820 \| Skype: SinnersCash \| AdultWhosWho \|

12-10-2007, 09:20 AM	#22
Twisted Dave Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,635	LOL! You seem passionate about that :D lol Btw, I dunno if you got the impression we're from the US... we're actually in the UK. __________________ Custom Cartoon Mascots - ICQ: 243355699, Email: [email protected] or Click Sig - 15% referrals. Send me clients, make money!

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12-10-2007, 10:19 AM	#26
buzzy Confirmed User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,606	It's nice but I didn't like the vocals at all (Same with alot of American bands they put on a girlish voice to sing with). I guess i'm biased because most of the bands I like are from the UK (With the exception of RATM and a few others). lol

12-10-2007, 10:25 AM	#27
FuqALot Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Malibu Posts: 3,817	i like the songgg god job mannn

12-10-2007, 10:28 AM	#28
nation-x Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,370	it's not bad... kind of bubble gum rock... but it doesn't suck

12-10-2007, 10:33 AM	#29
Andy Servers4Less Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 922	Wow, nice job. I record at home using Garaeband, my drums never come out sounding this good. Nice work. __________________ Andy Servers4Less www.ServersForLess.com ICQ: 412-203-056 DUAL QUAD CORES W/100 Mbps UNMETERED- $799/ month!!

12-10-2007, 10:39 AM	#31
PerrieBelle Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 678	I love love love LOVE it! I may be a band groupie! __________________ ICQ Dave at Twisted Illustration on: 243355699 for Mascot enquiries! My Photography <3

12-10-2007, 10:42 AM	#32
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,068	I love it. Even in demo form, that's a great song. I'd love to hear it again when you finish it. Maybe even a live version at some point My girlfriend's brother in law has an amazing home studio and while his workflow might be a little different, he works in a similar fashion. I wish I could turn out something like that in 10 hours. I'm envious. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

12-10-2007, 11:36 AM	#34
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12-10-2007, 11:48 AM	#35
Mistah Charlie Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 478	I was going to ridicule you, but this is some good playing. Kinda derivative, IMHO, but then, everything is. Prolly means this could be big! Good luck! __________________ "Gonna scare you up and shoot you Cause Mister Charlie told me so"

12-10-2007, 11:58 AM	#36
SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	wow, good stuff personally, I think the vocals are a little off (mix-wise, not quality-wise) I think they'd sound a tad better with the music mixed a little louder, but that's just nitpicking...this is a pretty damn good demo... __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

12-10-2007, 12:36 PM	#37
KILL_FRENZY Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6,184	that's actually a good song but needs to be mastered __________________ BOOST YOUR SALES! WordPress Templates \| Joomla Templates \| TGP Templates \| Cartoons \| Custom Design Contact: ICQ - 240130421 \| Email - [email protected]

12-10-2007, 01:13 PM	#41
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	I was going to make fun of you too but I am thoroughly impressed. Nice work. __________________ I like pie.

12-10-2007, 01:22 PM	#42
Brad Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,510	The recording sounds good to me. I'm not really that into the emo, Fallout Boy sound. But, having recorded my band when I was in university on roughly the same equipment (cubase, soundblaster card, cheap mics and very little processors) you have done a very good job making it sound as pro as possible. In fact, the sound quality ion this track is way better than most of the "demos" I have heard from local bands and such. And considering I was listening to it as a streaming mp3, that is impressive. You should be proud of that work. __________________ Affiliate Manager/Media Buyer ICQ 376 978 529 Skype: bradleyjwscott [email protected]

12-10-2007, 01:37 PM	#43
Twisted Dave Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,635	Brad, I don't think we sound like Fall Out Boy, but thanks for the comments! The 'emo' and Fall out Boy references etc kind of annoy me to a degree (not in an angry way tho), on a personal level because the music bares very little resemblence to those types of bands ... if you'd heard our other demo's (some found on www.spiritofthestate.com) you would hear such an 80's influence. Vocals wise tho ... that's where the resemblence can be made. My brother, Will, is a HUGE fan of modern mainstream rock ... including bands like that. But ... one thing he doesn't do, is create melodies like those bands. His vocal style tho ... yeah, it can be compared. But anyways ... thanks guys Personally I am a HUGE Guns N' Roses fan ... Slash is my guitar hero and the reason I play guitar. I just love old GnR (new is cool too ... but no one will beat Appetite or Use Your lllusions etc). I LOVE Velvet Revolver, and my main listening these days is still those kinds of bands. The stuff I write musically that you hear here, is just the way I'm writing at the mo ... and you know what ... I'm not doing it because of any bands ... I'm just doing it ... if you get me? Glad so far people have admitted that they may have taken the piss but found that they thought it was good Metaman, you're the biggest surprise... I thought you'd rip me on it! LOL! Thanks guys! :D __________________ Custom Cartoon Mascots - ICQ: 243355699, Email: [email protected] or Click Sig - 15% referrals. Send me clients, make money!

12-10-2007, 06:16 PM	#44
PerrieBelle Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 678	Yay... first gig on 23rd Dec! YAY! __________________ ICQ Dave at Twisted Illustration on: 243355699 for Mascot enquiries! My Photography <3