Opinions on some tracks I've done

smurfrockstar

Hey All,

I've uploaded a few tracks I've done to www.myspace.com/sabotagemusic79! I'd love to hear some feedback on the tracks. No vocals as of yet cause, well I can't sing and I haven't found a singer so they're mostly just production numbers. There'll be a few other tracks going up (there's about three on there now) and all comments welcome (cause it's hard to tell if stuff you wrote is **** or not). Oh and if anyone knows a singer interested in some vocal duties let me know.

Cheers

TheBandit

I like man, I like. Indiana would be my pick of the tunes here. How did you create these wonderful sounds may I ask?

smurfrockstar

Cheer Bandit!!

I use a programme called reason and after that an awful lot of time thinking, hmmm, is that bass drum too bassy!!!

TheBandit

Tis very bassy but i think it contrasts well with the melodic parts and fits in quite nicely

smurfrockstar

Ah for my sins I used to be a bass player so I probably concentrate on bass too much. Besides that I mixed the best part of the album tracks using my car stereo (oppossed to very expensive studio monitors) and well the car was a punto, which should explain an awful lot in itself (mainly that the knocking/grinding/general noise from the engine completely obliterated all the bass) Stuck up three new tracks last night, give em a listen if ya get a chance and thanks again for the compliments!!!

TheBandit

I listened to how to lose a war and I taught it was weaker than the other tunes, which i taught where very good. The piano in it reminds me of how to save a life (and no one whats to be reminded of that scourge on the ears) I don't know if that was intentional with the names being slightly similar. The other stuff is deadly, keep it comin

smurfrockstar

That's been mentioned before but I actually done the track long before I heard that song. I always thought it was the weaker of the tracks (not a lot of balls) but for whatever reason a lot of people picked up on it and seemed to like it (probably cause they heard it before How To Save A Life came out). I'll pull it down again and stick up something very, very strange in it's place!!!;)

James Hunt

Indiana and Talk Me Down are the winners....but Psyche is the one that could be the best.

smurfrockstar

Cheers James,

Those two are coming up again and again as the tracks that people like the most. Always liked Psyche myself but it could do with some fine tuning, was only listening to it last night, cringing!!!!;)

takola

Have to say psyche would be my favourite! I've gone back to listen to that more than once!

Indiana is very good too though. Well actually I'll have to listen to them all again but I'm liking shiver alot too.

I'd really like to hear how to lose a war after it's been mentioned?

smurfrockstar

Hey Takola,

Good to see another Sligo person on boards. Thanks for the comps. I'll stick up How To Lose A War again for a bit, it's very different to the rest and to be honest I don't like it that much but that doesn't mean it's terrible (I hope) just well a bit boy bandish or something!!

smurfrockstar

How to lose a war and another song called escape just gone up on the myspace page!!!:D

takola

Hi Smurfrockstar,

There's a few of us dossing about!

I've listened to how to lose a war. I don't hear the similarity between how to save a life that others have said they'd heard. I quite like it actually. Psyche would still have to be my favourite followed closely by shiver though!

To be honest, there isn't one I don't like. All of them are easy listening and I enjoy listening to them. I'll be adding your myspace to my favourites so I can keep any eye on it and listen to any new stuff you upload so keep em coming!

Bren_M.Records

Iv only had a chance to listen to Shiver and Zanadu so far but liked them both.
Shiver takes a wee bit to long to really "kick in" for my taste but when it does is excellent.
Zanadu is just funky, end of story!
I'll definitally check out the rest of the tracks on the page when I have more time.

smurfrockstar

Hey Bren,

Thanks for the comps!! Yeah Shiver goes on a bit alright but hopefully at some point it'll have some vocals running over it to relieve the monotony!! :DThe same goes for the rest f the tracks, most of them were written for a vocalist to come in and sing so I kept enough room in for whoever to go a bit Whitney on it!!!;)

smurfrockstar

New song, or should I say bit of music about to go up called Crying not sure what I think of it so I'd appreciate any opinions on it that anyone may choose to voice.

Cheers!!;)