16 year old progressive/hard rock band

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Hey, not bad overall.

I don't really dig the guitar tone, its too...crate. haha...but i mean...its just too muffled.
This really isn't my kind of thing....and the guitar playing is okay....i know this is just a rough copy of the songs so i wont say much about the recording, other than i cant hear anything...except for the guitar...and i think there is bass in there somewhere...but im not sure.

Also, on "the riviera" i think its a decent intro/build up, but then you can hear it cut out and give way to the guitar...its too distinct(the cut) I would just blend the two together better...

keep rockin'
-fake
 
Thanks man, Sorry for the crapyness...keep in mind we're 16 but thanks for checking it out! How do you think i should blend the guitars
 
no its definitely not crappy at all...thats not what i was saying...at least i didnt mean to...its tough to gauge vocal intonations over the internet.

Its a lot better than half the crap i try to do...so its not "crappiness"

I just thought the whole thing could be smoothed out a bit. Im definitely not looking to bash anyone.

-fake
 
Well what i meant by crapiness is that, it's not the best quality since it's in a basement and we are on a budget. But thanks for the comments i appreciate the feedback I'll post again when we "clean up our act" A.K.A. better quality and at least drums. I'm working on some techniques to make it better.
 
the intro is good...then the guitar comes in a just...um...doesnt. nothing falls together and nothing sounds good. honestly...this is terrible. i dont say this to be mean but just to give you an honest opinion. its just played badly and it lacks qualities of a "song". it sounds like you just playing random notes and chords. just keep playing, maybe you'll get better. i started playing when i was 14 and i've learned a lot in the 3-4 years since. just keep playing, sorry but im being honest and anyone who doesnt agree with me is lieing to you.
 
Just listening to it, would be good to normalise this as its just a rough track, just so you can listen to it without cranking the volume. I wouldn't suggest that for a final mix though ;)
The Rivera
Definatley improve your playing together skills. To me it just sounds like a really long guitar solo with some sound effects at the beginning, as there seems to be no structure to it. The intro is good, and I would disagree that the cut is a bad thing. It could sound good, if you had a nice mellow drum beat starting up instantly after the cut. You need to quieten down that guitar! Or bring everything else (the bass?) up, because its not even nearly audible. The guitar really needs to be EQed better, because it just doesnt seem to have any.. well... tone to it. It sounds like it could be a decent amp so take advantage of it! EQ the amp nicley and EQ the amp mic as well. What mic are you using for it? Either you havn't set it up very well, or it just sounds awful.
I know you said it was a rough mix, and I realise that its a low bitrate mp3, but raw audio like that is going to be really tough to work with.

I've had a play with it, normalised, compressed it at -18 (boost 18dB), EQed it to reduce the bass a bit, and boost the treble range a lot, compressed it again. The guitar sounds alright now, but the bass is still way too low.

The Forge
Again, lacks structure. Guitar sounds better here though. Bass is STILL too quiet. You need to get some rhythm into your playing, which the bass can do, if you let it! Practice practice practice! Get it tighter! Also, the tempo seems just a bit too, slow and lothagic. Speed it up a bit and make it sound like you're driving it forward, not sorta footling about. Drums could really do that for you. Get a permenant drummer, and practice with him/her! Make sure its a good one too, one that can play to a metronome well. I tried to tap along to the song and it was going all over the place.. try using a metronome yourself!

There you go. I wasn't lying to you, because in all honesty I think you have a LOT of room for improvement here. You do seem to have good potential, so work at it! :)

PS : Don't think that I don't understand prog rock structure, because I do, and it ain't like that! Dispite what it might seem like, its the same as normal rock structure except manipluated differently.
 
Thanks

Thank you to everyone for the feedback even the negative ones. Although i don'tm know if everyone listened to the second one (the forge) our count is low on the forge for plays. The negative feedback is actually good cause we need to know how to improve. In the intro to "The Riviera" I bow the guitar with a Bass bow I know it's a little shakey so I'm a) going to improve it with some delay which i have already done or b) make a new riff that goes along wiht the bass. Speaking of bass i know the bass is quite and it sucks (that it's quite) I think we might try going direct in so the bass is mreo distinct. Our songs when i tab them out in Guitar Pro have sometimes odd signatures like 12/8, 6/8, and even 8/8, so it's hard to do with a metronome. The bassist and I aren't very good with them anyway. Our NEW drummer however is a Junior in high school and is better than the college scouts who give kids scholorships. And goldfish the mic I use is a Sennheiser e609, and for the bass a Sennheiser e835. I'll post a new thread when we make better copy's. I'd really like to use a studio but that requires money which i don't have. So... Thanks for the replys
 
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