| Trumpet: | 1223 |
| Trombone: | 338 |
| Alto Sax: | 237 |
| Tenor Sax: | 121 |
| Baritone Sax: | 17 |
| Other horns: | 4 |
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mr smiley
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Posted: 2006-09-24 04:32 CEST | |
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my band is at the point where we really need some constructive criticism... what dfo you like about us? what do you dislike? any help you can give would be awesome guys www.myspace.com/soldfor20less thanks! |
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2006-09-24 08:55 CEST | |
Alrighty dude, you asked for it!  Ill just make a list as I listen: Sweet Serina: good ska riff, weird singing, probably good lyrics, bad recording, good trombone player, shaky on tempo in places Hot Mommacakes: funny name, starts slow, shaky tempo between guitar, singing, funny lyrics, Cant hear singer at times, trombone a little flat in solo, still cant hear singer Summer: I love summer. good intro, trombone check tuning, Still cant hear singer, good guitar solo, maybe end the guitar solo differently, good ending Legos: legos are tight! good fast song, STILL CANT HEAR SINGER! good drum solo, maybe switch to clean guitar a bit later, like 4measures or so. but good half time, transition to doubletime, I like whoaohohoh songs, maybe redo the ending overall, pretty good dude! If I were you, Id seriously look into getting some different recording gear. Try taking all your songs, except legos, up in tempo a little bit. 10 clicks will make all the difference. Also, you need a trumpet player. no joke.  seems like your shows are real fun thogh. Id go, but im in nebraska. we need more ska hear BAD |
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skallege graduate
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Posted: 2006-09-26 01:34 CEST | |
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The horn players need to be a lot more confident in their playing. Theyre way to laid back for this type of music. As for what drew said, GET A TRUMPET!!!That would contribute greatly to your band's sound. One last thing, the guitar player, could back off a little, i really love chords that repeat and repeat and repeat, but it gets old fast. Other than that i'd say you guys sound pretty bitchin. Ben P.S. the picture for Hot Mammacakes, ME GUSTA. Peace. |
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mr smiley
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Posted: 2006-11-06 05:57 CEST | |
| thanks for the advice. yeah im the bone player. The recordings aren't heavy duty. they were just recordings to get our music out there. by the time we actually did the recordings we had been playing for a few hours so if the horn sections arent as tight as they should be, thats prolly why. as for my intonation, fuck you. just kidding, but yeah i really dont know why i was having tunign trouble. the instrument in sweet serina soloing is actually a french horn by the way. we're getting a professional recording within 6 months, so don't worry. things will get better. | ||
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Max
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Posted: 2006-11-28 01:01 CEST | |
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Pretty good. Like skallege said, guitar should be turned down, maybe turn the bass up, singer up definately, horns are good, but a bigger horn section is always nice (my band has 5 total :O). And from one bone to another, when you solo...I like the enthusiasm but you should try to do a little bit more than just blow out high notes and maybe get some feel of a melody for your solo. |
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Pepino
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Posted: 2006-12-09 02:29 CEST | |
| For sweet serina, the horn player sounds quite out of tune, or something. It just isnt going right. Personally, i found nothing wrong at all with your songs, a little quirky stuff here and there but perfectly fine ska in my opinion =D | ||