I'm weirdly fond of the Fruityloops/chimes combo you have going there. The vocals are kind of hard to make out and off-time, though. Is that a Casio I hear doing the "trumpet"? Pretty nice overall, with some more work it could be very good.
Embers Of Autumn
Nice acoustic sound, yo. I'm also fond of the call-and-response vocals, though the vocal performance itself sounds a little pained at times.
Flvxxvm Florvm feat. Jolly Roger
I'm liking the first minute of this so far - I really like the guitar sound you've got going on, plus - as I've discovered over the last couple of weeks - JR's a pretty awesome drummer. The gain on the vocals can probably be dropped, but overall this is a pretty cool track. Nice solo! Trek samples also a winner.
Gurdonark
Not too sure what to make of this,to be honest with you. It's interesting to hear your experiments with songwriting, though, because you had a different style to begin with.
KB Bren
Very nicely produced, excellent guitar sound. Reminds me a little of Tom Petty. A nice solid entry.
Kraziez
The backing is something I'd love to be let loose on for some insane audio destruction, but the vocals throw me entirely. It's also pretty hard to listen to for the same reasons that I like it. Kinda like Aphex Twin in that respect.
Melvin
I gave your track a cursory listen before, so this is my second listen - First time around it struck me as not as strong as your previous entries. I'm not fond of the heavy kick drum in the first minute, though once the rest of the band kicks in it sounds pretty cool in a Strokesy way. I'm kind of the opposite of JR's review on this one - this one is kind of a let down to me. Perhaps Take950 is doomed to cite "artistic differences" one day. xD Anyhow, the "oohs" and chorus are, as usual, soaring and catchy, but just not as good as you have been.
Pirate Bingo Steakhouse
Interesting lyrically, but otherwise it's a bit hard to listen to - Monkey Island wins everything, though.
State Shirt
Hoshit!
Take950
Me and JR, we're a team! I had fun with this - I'm not the most accomplished metaller, so it was fun to try something different. It's amazing the difference the drums made. As for the vocals, metal is DEFINITELY not where I lie normally, so the only way is up from there.
Wages
I quite like this. I like the kind of "accidental" feel of the little speech/ambient noise segment, though your voice really reminds me of someone and it's bugging me.
Weakest Suit
Nice entry, pleasant enough to listen to. Well recorded, I like the subtle backing vox.
The White Hat
I love complex 3/4 guitar. Dunno why, but it really calls to me. Really nice guitar sound, too. Nice lyrics, too. A song about OCD could be done badly, but this is very tasteful and clever. The banjo is mixed too high and too mid-rangey, for me. Make it more hig-frequency and lower the volume on it some. Otherwise, this is a pretty dang cool entry.
William Parsons Project
Yeah, lose the falsetto. Other than that, this is pretty awesome in an almost Hawkwind way.
WreckdoM
Damn, I love you guys. Never stop. Also never take the medication.
Zipline
SF needs more prog. This s a shining example. Vocals could use mixing better. That is all.
Vote? Hmm. State Shirt's is the best metal, bt I'm not all that fond of death metal, so that's a maybe. White Hat, Flxx and Zipline also potentials.
PS:
Ahahahahah.jackfrost wrote:WrE - I don’t think I’ve ever been as angry as you seem to be all the time.
), "So Weird" with you, a cover of Jolly Roger's "Glutton", and Velvet Underground's "Rock'n'Roll" which gave me some new perspective. See, I usually spend almost no time learning anything new, therefore when I do, my "inspiration" and "influences" come in waves. Does anyone else feel this way? In fact... answer this in the QoTD posted here:
(altho i did listen to the intro twice)