3 songs for critique, comparrison, enjoyment

[Strat Man]

http://www.enternet.co.nz/users/thedopeshow/audiox/ep/

Recorded in a studio with some additional overdubs from home. I know the quality isnt the best but I'm looking for comments more on the songs themselves than the recordings - they're definently listenable, just not particularly professional!

Thanks. Neill

 

[DustyJack]

On Standard Time.............
I like what you did at 1:57-2:30 to break up the song. This is not exactly my genre of choice, but I think your audience would like it. Not ready to be the first song on the album, but maybe after the Mix/Master...who knows

Also couldn't understand the lyrics...post a lyric sheet maybe.

Good vocal tone though


DustyJack

 

[DustyJack]

On The Easy.........

When you get to the final mixing you might think about getting rid of that one cymbal...it sounds clunky...or mix it back a little


1:30-1:42 and 1:42-2:15-2:30 I like everything songwise about those sections. You seem to have a knack about breaking up a song. Sort of like adding some salt to ease the bitter.

I enjoyed this song

DustyJack

 

[DustyJack]

On The Gallows........

There that cymbal is....I would get rid of it.....It sounds like I dropped the dishes and put some reverb on it.


Once again...good break at 3:27...You definitely know how to right good songs. Decent musicianship also.

I think I like this one the best of the 3. I really would need a lyric sheet to follow...but I think that goes along with this style of music

DustyJack

 

[Strat Man]

Unfortunately I can only mix the added overdubbed guitars as I recieved the songs in a pre mixed format. A bit annoying but at the stage that we're at in the band any studio recording is better than none. Thanks for the comments. Any more from others would be much appreciated. Any comments on which would be most commercially appealing - The Gallows is probably a bit too long?

 

[fprod south]

Listened to the first one. I like the song a lot. Performance had some really good energy.
Sounds like there were some timing issues to work on. Guitar tone could use some work too - sounds like there's some nice tube stuff in there and some not so nice solid state sound.
I'd be into hearing a more polished version of this. Good singer too.