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Haha true, but who is to say what "good" is? It's too subjective. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Are there "bad" songs that you like? Why do you like them? What do we even mean when we say songwriting? Lyrics? Melody? Arrangement?

IMO what it comes down to is songwriting is art, and art is subjective. Especially in the world of youtube, there is no way you can predict what in the flying hell is going to get famous. What does the Fox Say - 359 million views. It's so stupid, that it actually kicks ass. There are so many...

Excellent and gorgeous all around. I'm not sure if it's Vimeo or what, but the only shot that bugged me a bit was in the beginning with the girls hair, it was a bit wild, and looks a little jumpy with the frame rate. But after reading your description the cold wind does tie in just fine. Very...

I think it looks good, and it's a cool song. However, the video would have been much more interesting for me with movement. You have good angles, good shots (especially on the beach). Honestly if you were walking on the beach in those shots with someone walking backwards in front of you with...

Rode makes it easy, just sing at the gold dot

Sounds awesome on my DT990s, don't think I would change anything. The only thing that can make it better is if you had a live orchestra, but it already sounds pretty damn convincing. Awesome work! Sounds like it could be the opening sequence for a sweet BBC documentary!

I think that some people that say that 'practice your craft' line actually mean 'your current song isn't very good, so write another one'. However, I do think that you can definitely practice.. figuring out different ways to rhyme, alliteration, timing.. Or maybe you write story songs...

I made mine out of 3/4" too, it works well. A forstner bit wanders like crazy, so it would be a royal pain doing it with a hand drill. Possible yes, but not worth it if you're going the plunge router route. And muttley, I do have a craftsman 12" that was my dads.. but it is quite bad. You...

I like it! I agree the guitars are a bit bright, but they don't hurt my ears. I get a very "Where is my Mind" / Frank Black vibe from the song. Is that where your band name comes from? I love the chorus.

It's actually not too bad - Just throw a big forstner bit on there, they take out a lot of material. It's probably not as fast as a router, but like I said, I don't like to use that as much. I've been doing all the router work with the bit that Chili posted above. First, make a good set of...

After re-reading what OP has for tools, you're right. I have seen people build on the TDPRI forum with nothing but basic hand tools.. You can do the pickup cavities with a chisel if you're so inclined. But, I guess it also depends. I like to NOT use the router generally, so I have used the...

I bought a Ryobi fixed base router for $60 from home depot and so far it's been great, though I've only churned out a couple of bodies so far. You can do everything you need to with a fix-base... but I'm sure a plunge will be easier for some jobs. Ideally, you'd have both a fixed base &...

I dated one once, haven't talked to her in quite some time though. Oh, wait.. what kind of screams are you looking for?

I think the first mix crushes the second one. It has space and sounds more like a finished product, while the second one sounds more like a demo to me. I like the percussion in the first one as well.. it being more upfront gives you different things to focus on. I do agree that it is quite...

I think overall it's a solid attempt, and music-wise you captured the laid back vibe of the song pretty well. The vocals really need loosening up, it sounds like you're throwing up the words. Especially at 2:49, 'oh no!' sounds more like you're about to lose your lunch rather than an ad-lib...

Great song. If I was to hear it on the radio, I would expect to hear more production value / more compression in this day and age. But I think that stuff would make it worse, I really like it how it is now. I think the higher pitched synth sound might be a little too in the front with the...

I don't know, I think it sounds great. It's not like a fanfare, and I like the sort of openness you get with the instruments you used. As a whole I think it sounds a bit mysterious, which I believe is what you were going for. I am listening on DT990s. It actually sounds quite fitting for the...

Haha yes.. it was definitely supposed to be tongue in cheek. But I do wish positioning 2 mics on a cab for blending were as easy to do as they are in the sim without phase issues. The hardest part of the sim thing is you need to know the sound you are after before trying to mimic it. How do...

This is my view from a recording standpoint.. I have been playing around with amp sims for quite some time now, mainly guitar rig 3 to amplitube 3. I liked the raw sounds that guitar rig 3 produced, but for some reason it always crashed with my software. Amplitube 3 is absolutely awesome...

The guitars are definitely too low in the mix, but you have the best part down.. a solid vocal track and a good song. I like the guitar tone on the left as well as the chords that you are playing, keeps it very interesting. Add some production value and you have a solid track