New Year reviews!
carol - sounds like it's being played at a slightly too-fast speed, tho i guess that's the point
it's pretty catchy, in any case. i feel like it's too fast.
location - nice guitars. nice singing. pretty. good. i like the combination of voices on the lead and backup vox. and pretty girl vox.
historyman - quiet... the drums are pretty cool. the vox are only ok. the piano that solos around 1:45 is good stuff. i think this song is pretty interesting, reminds me of some band. i'd like to hear it covered.
clayne - awesome drums. oooh synth bassline. yessss. is there a clayne album yet? this is great. not bothered by the repetition in the chorus, like i usually am. you and idiot kings should form a group.
jack - i like the fiddle a lot. is somebody playing it? i think it's a little too loud for the mix, though. i want everything else to be louder. or that quieter, whichever. very catchy.
andre - good guitar line. vocals are pretty good! i like the buildup and the chorus. feel like the vox get lost around "let's get together" and stay lost, should retake those bits.
poorjune - sometimes i think too many keys are being hit. backwardy noises are neat. nice pads at end. good.
children of god - "children of god" makes me think of swans. thass cool. the intro is awesome. the high pitched thing over the growly guitars building is a great effect. this is a potent collaboration. did jute do music too, or just vocals? i like these vocals too. i like that i can understand a lot of it. strong entry.
roymond - haha. the chopper person is funny. this cool. arr, i'm working now. oops. great vox. good rap.
david - this is kind of neat. it seems a little lacking in energy. i appreciate it.
honest abe - very bass-heavy. the bass overwhelms the vocals. it shouldn't usually be the frontmost instrument unless you sound like Primus
this is pretty cool, but please work on the mix/eq.
deshead - it's not capturing my imagination. sounds good. but kind of unremarkable, sorry. i do like the "no one ever cries" part and the organ.
these are probably going to be fairly succinct.
lonbobby - cool bassline. the vocals are pretty strange, but that's in the title. pretty neat.
boltoph - i like the guitar sound here. vocals have a nice laidback sound. very nice.
edgar - nice merge of 80's metal sound with a more modern sound. the rhythm is nicely headboppy.
abec - pretty nice, tho right now i want something more upbeat. this middle section loses me, as i can hardly hear it.
kapitano - love the echoey synth and the bass is great. i think the vocals should be filtered so they're kind of less there. also maybe with some longer heavier reverb. they sound pretty good, but don't quite mesh with the music. although the deeper sung vocals fit better like around 2:20. actually i'm digging this.
fluffy - good to see you recording again. the vocals on this are awesome. i like them a lot. they remind me of king missile, in the times when he actaully sang rather than talking. the guitars, too, actually. they're very nice. the echo on the vox is fitting here. awesome outro.
jimvarney - don't like the pitch shift chipmunky. interesting.
wreckdom - interesting collage-y background. guitar is good. celebrating the new year, eh? or something. not that enthused about the repetition in the vocals.
j$ - heh, nice rhythm, it's like cashpoint country. good bass vox. this is fun and different. way good on you to branch out.
dddog - not sure what's happening here.
Humbert - Damn is that awesome. I love the bass or whatever that is. I don't think the guitar is working that well. But it left quickly. The vocals are very good. The organ sound there is a nice touch. I'll have to put this on my #1 list. Nice transitions between parts to make the whole song flow smoothly.
1: carol, location, clayne, children of god, edgar, kapitano, fluffy, j$, Humbert
2: history, andre, poorjune, roymond, david, honest abe, deshead, lonbobby, boltoph, abec, wreckdom
Pickin' a winner now.
-bill
