Hey Kramerguy, the stuff you uploaded sounds cool, better then a lot of some other stuff I happen across. I don't understand the hesitation, it's why we are here right?
Strange Surf had a good Peter Gunn vibe to it, with some nice floydish tones.
I think you went too long with the Tubular Bells sound in Crazy, but it ends in nice catch with the guitar, the phasing was pretty cool.
At first I only browsed "Crazy" for a maybe three, three and a half minutes, after reading Craig Maxim's post I checked out the ending. You should have some of that earlier on, sounded a bit like Joe Satriani, but you really don't even get started until five minutes in, when the average song is about four minutes in length. Chances are a lot of listeners may say, well it was good but nothing spectacular after three or four minutes, if you had more of that ending lead earlier, I think you would definitely keep them hooked. Just my two cents. I don't know you folks feel about it, but I can't stand restructuring old music, I hate going back.
It's really good stuff and I hope you find the people you need to bring it to the next level.
I do a search for local musicians and most profiles have nothing uploaded, yet some insists on wanting something compatible with their sound? Um like what echoes and crickets?
I ran into a few blank profiles that don't even explain what they are looking for, or their purpose for being here. If they can't even fill out the profile to any degree, there is no way I'd even consider responding. Maybe they just get tired of trying/looking and are hoping an opportunity will just fall from the sky, who knows?
I have been stuck on doing my own thing and just recently decided to try to get out there and try for some gigs. I just did my first audition and it was like one hellish day, access roads flooded, hurricane like rain, fallen trees in the roadway, I had to drive back home through a crested river. Anyway after getting there the audition had an awkward feel to it. It wasn't what I expected as I am sure I wasn't what they expected either. It was just weird, like trying to have a meaningful conversation with strangers on an elevator. I really liked the way their music sounded, but I don't think they liked the way I fit into their plans, hopefully they find what they need. I did learn a lot just by going. Some obvious points, which only become obvious to me after actually doing things wrong. I'm not discouraged yet, it's only been one try at this, but if it happens enough times I could see myself eventually getting gun shy.
I'm just proposing that maybe a lot of folks are fine with the possibility, will eagerly leap at the chance, but balk at the reality of exposing themselves to doing what they dream of. It does take a degree of foolishness and bravado to continue anything, with even the slightest chance of rejection and failure. Not that it's an excuse to keep someone hanging, but it may not just be laziness as the cause. I suspect some folks have whimsical notion that it will just happen, and failed to realize the steps may be steep and scary if their goal requires any sort of actual performance. Once they realize you're committed to the idea, they may panic knowing that they were not.
