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SHADOWNIGHT5150
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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:17 PM

ok so my band just recorded our band demos and id like to get some feedback on em. ill post each one in a seperate post

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SHADOWNIGHT5150
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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:18 PM

https://soundcloud.com/gweaterman/sleepwalk

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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:18 PM

https://soundcloud.com/gweaterman/raunchy

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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:19 PM

https://soundcloud.com/gweaterman/penetration

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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:19 PM

https://soundcloud.com/gweaterman/driving-guitars

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Redfeather
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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 01:43 PM

I'd say redo Sleepwalk, tighten up the spots where it sounds kind of flubbed, and make it shorter.

I'd redo Raunchy, too, simply because the opening sounds really bad due to the bass player's inaccurate timing when he comes in, which then makes the drums sound off even though they're in time with your guitar. You want your demo tape to be tight.

Penetration sounds really cool--I like your driving take on it--but again, I think it could be just a little tighter. I'm probably overusing that word but it seems like the best one to use.

On Driving Guitars the drummer seems reaally behind the beat to me in parts but I'd need someone else to weigh in on that because I don't necessarily trust my own ear on drumming matters.

So generally I think you guys have a great high energy sound with lots of enthusiasm and just the right kind of tones. Definitely a legit surf sound. I think maybe you should just hammer on rehearsing all these songs a bit more and then go back and rerecord your demo. You sound good but not quite ready for prime time. I mean if your demo is really solid and spot on you can probably get away with being a little looser when you're live but if your demo sounds loose you might not get the chance to play live in the first place.

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SHADOWNIGHT5150
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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 03:24 PM

Redfeather wrote:

I'd say redo Sleepwalk, tighten up the spots where it sounds kind of flubbed, and make it shorter.

I'd redo Raunchy, too, simply because the opening sounds really bad due to the bass player's inaccurate timing when he comes in, which then makes the drums sound off even though they're in time with your guitar. You want your demo tape to be tight.

Penetration sounds really cool--I like your driving take on it--but again, I think it could be just a little tighter. I'm probably overusing that word but it seems like the best one to use.

On Driving Guitars the drummer seems reaally behind the beat to me in parts but I'd need someone else to weigh in on that because I don't necessarily trust my own ear on drumming matters.

So generally I think you guys have a great high energy sound with lots of enthusiasm and just the right kind of tones. Definitely a legit surf sound. I think maybe you should just hammer on rehearsing all these songs a bit more and then go back and rerecord your demo. You sound good but not quite ready for prime time. I mean if your demo is really solid and spot on you can probably get away with being a little looser when you're live but if your demo sounds loose you might not get the chance to play live in the first place.

Gotchya, This was our very first time playing a majority of these tunes in their entirety. We were still Figuring out what works and doesnt.

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Surfing_Sam_61
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Link Posted on Jul 31 2019 04:56 PM

Nobody sounds great starting out, just do it, you can spend years polishing a band, I thought it sounds as good as any other bar band out there.

The more you play the tunes the better you get. Just pick the songs you all like to play the most. Some songs are just hard to perform anyway.

I know in my old band we went up and down in quality, but we all worked full time jobs plus the band, you get worn down and playing usually suffers for it. Its like the weather, one day sunny another day dark.

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