Hi Wes,
I like your style.
Vocals could come up,
seems the base might be a bit loud.
That's a pretty cool song. (I'd do the "thumb's up" thing, but, well, you know, we don't have one.)
Curious, what's the synth?
It sounds like a flying saucer.
Pretty cool vibe - the bass rushes some of the runs & needs a little more rehearsal to get the groove.
Ditto for some of the vox. This needs to be in the pocket to make the most of it,
That was just to tick off Sam
Yeah way different Wes - I like where this could go.
Very Butthole Surferish. It's like Primus without the technical wizardry. I like your more garage-rock sounding stuff better, but this is okay.
The mix is a mess. Way, way too much bass gtr. I get that it drives the song, but it's way too out front. Can't really hear the vocals, and the rhythm guitars get lost. Get the timing and kinks worked out before recording it for real.
So are you looking for critiques on the mix or arrangement (or both) then?
If it's the mix, then yeah. Do something with the bass. It might be ok at it's current level, but it's too dry. It doesn't sit with the rest of the band so much as stand awkwardly out front. I'm ok with the vocals where they are. Seems OK for stoner rock.
What's with the weird bass echos around 2:40? it sounds like when the main bass stops there's an almost in audible echo of the main riff.
If you're looking for arrangement advice, I've got nothing.
Hey Wes, cool sounding tune. Definitely sounds like a practice recording.
You should definitely post an update after you retrack... not because this version is unlistenable or anything, it's just cool to watch things progress... So do you guys have a bassist now?
Thanks VHS - I think that's the ticket. The bass is all bass and no mids, I think adding a little gain in there will help bring up the attack on the notes and make the bass line pop more without having to be so loud at the same time.Yeah, I'm not entirely sure exactly what I mean by too dry, but something to reduce the definition would help. Maybe a little distortion or reverb.
Cool song. I liked the style, and it's a cool bass riff. I thought the vocals were excellent. Sounded good and it was a real good performance.
Little pop at :11.
It gets a little messy when things kick in at :48.
Some timing and tempo issues around 1:30 to 1:40.