My brother and I

Ok, here goes....

Good song, mix is good, production is good quality.

Singing is very good (as you noted) and the music was played well.

The drums...well....
The snare seemed too dark..not enough snap.
I liked the kick drum though.

The drummer (that would be you) is the weak link on this recording.
You need to re-cut the drum track.
I personally don't think you're that good of a drummer.
Not that you're terrible, but there were spots here & there (esp. in the beginning) where you made arbitrary hits off time and I could feel/hear the eagerness in your rolls & other fills (you couldn't wait to get to that part).

My advise?

Keep practicing (you can only get better)
Learn to relax more when you play (it shows that much)
Don't clutter the song up with lots of extra rolls/fills/double bass thumps.

Unless you're attempting a Neil Peart type thing, just play the beat and don't add any fancy stuff.
If you were a better drummer, it might not stick out so much.
It's a hard lesson for some people to learn, but...
To play within your means keeps people (like me) from seeing/hearing your inadequacies.
Had you done so, I would have never made a disparaging word about your playing. In fact, I might have said the drums were great!
I hope you take this well.
I'm only being truthful.

I'm sorry if I hurt your feeling. :confused:
 
hey Clark Grizwald (lol, love those movies)

I am totally cool with that, thank you for pointing that out because i do no i am no neil peart. I do need constructive criticism and i'm glad you where honest! how ever i don't think i am THAT bad of a drummer. I do need to work on some timing and i do no i need to slow down on the fills a bit, I'm just trying to do the best i can right now.

thanks!
 
No, you're not bad at all. You're much better than I ever got with it (I played from age 5 - 9...then quit :mad: cause I wasn't good enough :rolleyes:)
It's all good!
I'm just pointing out the WEAKEST part in the recording.
I don't even know the monitoring conditions you were under.
Did you use cheap headphones?
Not enough volume in the headphones?
Poor mix in the phones?
All the parts weren't recorded yet?
Played live with one guitar only?

Everything can effect your performance.

I'm sure you're a better drummer than what this recording shows.
 
Good song, good arrangement. As mentioned the drum fills were a little frantic which wasn't bad just a little outta place. Th vox were good, but just a touch nasaly...but well sang. Nice job. I would have liked a little less gain on the heavy guitars with a touch more bottom end too. Good tune!
 
sweet guys, thanks alot! i will deff work on somethings.

yes the drums were recorded alone to a scrtch guitar track and nothing else.

i will post another song in a few days that i am almost done mixing and would like more feedback on it,

-thanks!
 
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