General Music Chat

I'm not qualified to be a critic so I don't. I have certain things I like, I stumble on them, say whats on my mind. If it's something nice to say.

I couldn't sleep knowing that you were waiting for my opinion.
OK after listening to this on the cheap speakers 3 times I climbed out of bed and turned on the AV40's. This could make my BM greatest hits mix cd, to replace the JT mix in the car.
The Sea birds, whale song intro is pleasant. The strings organ pump chording is interesting I like it. The vocal has a calming effect the guitar solo intro needs a little less movement at the very beginning a more sustained first note. The narrative ending is interesting. I like the idea, feel, and it needs a little more engineering to bring it together. The only thing to pick on is the Lead guitars first notes.

I try to use the same reverb wash on vocals as other instruments so possibly adding reverb to the piece after all the tracks are there, sans the lead guitar. My bassist hates reverb on his bass so I rarely include it in a wash. So the initial tracks should have less reverb to start thus you can avoid a spacey sound, but it makes the vocals sound like they were recorded at same time, maybe a little bleed of the music tracks into the vocal track help achieve the all at once effect.

Something I notice in multi trackng is that it doesn't sound like it was done in the same room often. Loses the live effect, but it's not quite as noticeable here. Often folks try to make plain recordings in hopes industry types will recognize their talent. I say $crew em, put what ever blows your dress up in a recording. In a self produced world sans a little tweaking my recording is a finished project. I may have someone else mix it but, Warner Bros. Sony, ............... can join the the rest of the pimps at the bottom of the ocean.

Intro is almost hauntingly spooky and sad at times.
The song gave me a feeling of lonliness. It didn't take me to where I wanted to in the end, but we each have our own thought of what that is. It felt like a purgatory ending I guess.

Musically the feel works well with the theme... loved the rotary sound but the mix becomes muddy between the keyboards and guitar imo.Flat out I don't like the drums. The song is more earthy to me needs some real acoustic drums.
Pearl Jam did a tune called all or none it kept popping in my head as I listened to your progression. Not the same but the same feel of despair. Also a bit of the Church.
Nice job man.

Wow, you guys pour some of this stuff from idk where>?

Especially the last 2 remarks here from Jahva and AyrTrayn.

I NEVER WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING YOU DO NOT FEEL.
The convex is that I always want to hear what you did feel.
There is no right or wrong answer, only what you feel and anything that you can pick out that "needs adjustment".

If you feel it, then say it. I know the limitations of this piece, I just don't really care and already basically have moved on to the next tune we're recording called, "Mint".

I like the things you people think of.
This is what makes us better, intelligent responses about music in general.

Please blast us (me) as you will. I don't take offense and I consider it a kindness. You are actually doing us a favor.

If a reviewer got a hold of this tune, he might tear it to shreds in some local rag. He/she might not actually even write what they truly thought.
We'd get some canned review that has their opinion, real or no and a technical evaluation that has no suggestions on how to make it better.

In short, this is much better in every conceivable way and I don't have to burn the other side of my face with the waffle iron because "they called back". lol