Critque This New Sound, pleeeze!

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Dougie Johnson

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This song, "Sorry", is my new one to MP3.com, posted it last night.
Any criticism, good or bad, would be helpful & appreciated.
I played all the instruments on this one, and I know that I sound like a girl when I sing...
http://www.mp3.com/thewedgies
Thanks to all who take the time to check it out.
Your 2 cents is important to me, there's sooo much talent at this site!

Dougie

Oh Ya..I put the lyrics in there if anyone is into reading lyrics.

[Edited by Dougie Johnson on 11-01-2000 at 16:30]
 
Hey Mr Johnson - I checked out 'Sorry'. I loved the minor change and you came out of it really smoothly. I originally thought the drums could have come up or lacked presence or something, but maybe this was by design because of the kind of song it is. The mix sounded fine otherwise however.

Ray J
 
yup

Despite, being a festering syphallis ridden slop-pit of a song :)

It was a pleasant listen. It's tongue-in-cheek which is good. It didn't fall into the overly tragic trap. I want to hear a more full vocal sound, the rest of the instruments were clear and strong. maybe some sort of musical climax... got me about three/fourths of the way there.

-Jett Rocker
 
Ray J, you doesn't have to call me Johnson :)
After another listen, I see what yo mean about the drums.
I wonder if the lack of presence could be due in part to the fact that I played on my Yamaha DTX electric kit instead of my acoustic kit. I added a live tambourine to humanize it more, but I guess I may have buried the drums further in the process.

Jet-Rocker:
You got it!...It festers well, eh?
Yeah..I wonder if I buried the vocals in the mix to disguise my puny little singing voice. Wish I had some friends who can sing, but I don't. :(

Duck: Thank you for the in-depth analysis.
I'm glad someone listened as intensely as you did, because I believe your critique is the most accurate so far :D

Thanks again, for everyone's input!
Peace, Love & Davy Jones
DJ
 
Hey I just couldnt help myself on that sorry song!
I had a problem hearing the background vocals. I thought
the highs on the guitar could come up a notch. I like that
guitar tone you have.

I liked second hando brando the best. You have some nice
lyrics in all your songs.
Keep it up! Sounds good.

Duck
 
Good song, Dougie. I did read the lyrics: You have such a great concept that they work even though they are so broad.

The bridge works very well.

I would like to see a little more of a dynamic presentation of the conclusion, "I'm sorry about me and you", for example, by quieting mid verse and then building up to it or by quieting the instruments while you're singing those words. Right now that line is a little lost in the mix.

You don't sound like any girls that I know. Your voice is better than you think it is. It's a little hard to tell, but it sounds like you're breathing a little shallow and tightening up your throat a bit. If you can work on stuff like that you can have a really good, Tom Petty-like sound. You already instinctively know how to put your songs over...
 
Hey Dougie, that was pretty cool....vocals could come up, and they're good enough to do so....I concur with previous comments about the drums too.....to my 'ol ears, the whole tune could have a slightly lower eq on everything but the drums, to give it a fuller sound....nice ! ....gibs
 
Tell you what, Dougie. I'd really like to hear your music, but mp3.com won't let me do it. I keep supplying the information they want (language, country, zip code) but I never get past that hurdle. Personally, I think it's a sad bastard americanism (my singapore zip doesn't match american parameters), but I know a lot of you people are sensitive to that, so I think I'll blame the Canadians instead.
 
Dobro: Just enter 90210 and have a good SlackMaster chuckle.
You know... Beverly Hills, CA.

Nice integration of that lead line in Second Hando Brando.
 
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