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So I've never really posted anything about myself but I am a professional cover musician. Or the guitar player in a bar band if you wanna be a dick about it. So I wrote some songs and put together a CD. This is a song from it. Looking for feedback.

P.S. This CD is not for sale. Please don't take me as a troll. And please, please don't McNeil me :slappy:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMx6Vd0nuKE]YouTube - Holes by The Trio[/ame]
 
mercer_buckeye;1351789; said:
So I've never really posted anything about myself but I am a professional cover musician. Or the guitar player in a bar band if you wanna be a dick about it. So I wrote some songs and put together a CD. This is a song from it. Looking for feedback.

P.S. This CD is not for sale. Please don't take me as a troll. And please, please don't McNeil me :slappy:

YouTube - Holes by The Trio
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Very cool... Little Feat meets Dave Matthews... country rock funky.

Vocalist needs to get the dip outta his lips (or put more in just for this song) One way or the other... :p

The rhythm geettaarr is awesome.

Post more tracks.

EDIT: My only criticism is that the thing kinda falls off the cliff at the end... There should be another half a dozen / dozen bars with the chorus to ease the thing out. That is, unless, you're trying to say "I Got a Hole in my Song..." :biggrin:
 
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The playing is solid throughout. The sound quality could be improved with little effort, I think. Sounds like the guitar and bass were plugged directly into the board, not a lot of warmth. I believe there are some computer programs that have a mastering feature to fill it out. Another trick (assuming everything is on a separate track) is to run each track out from the board, into a good sounding amp, and mike the amp.

As far as the songwriting goes, it think it would benefit from a bridge section after the second verse. Doesn't have to be anything dramatic, but as it stands now, once you've heard the first verse, you've heard the whole song. You might also try adding a short solo section before the last verse, in addition to the extended solo at the end. If the middle solo were over a different chord progression, that could achieve the same effect as a bridge. Adding a bridge would also allow you to expand on the "hole" motif without being restricted by the cadence of the verses (maybe something about mending the hole, or when there was no hole). I would suggest starting on the II minor or VI minor chord and seeing where it takes you, or start on the IV and stick to I-IV-V if you want to keep it in the bluesy vein.
 
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Sounds decent... my only constructive criticism is that when the singer is holding notes he does so in a "too nasally" fashion...

If you have created a CD why on earth is it not for sale?

Is your band "Almost Famous?" Looking for a few groupies? I know some people
 
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mercer_buckeye;1352614; said:
I doubt it. He's actually a singer-songwriter, not a drummer. However I can't drum at all so i had him come in and lay down the drum track.
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How does that work for you in live performances? bars? Does the "drummer" who isn't really a "drummer" go in hours before and lay the track? I'm just askin'.....


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BuckeyeRyn;1352616; said:
How does that work for you in live performances? bars? Does the "drummer" who isn't really a "drummer" go in hours before and lay the track? I'm just askin'.....


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No this is strictly my pleasure playing. Musical masturbation if you will. I play in a completely different band when getting paid.
 
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Ah, yes... the ever allusive "Middle 8" Agree with General a lot here. I have written I don't know how many tunes... not one of them has a solid middle 8.

I like the groove you've established here, and the outro solo has moments where I feel like it's really just about to take flight, before it gets brought back in. There's a section towards the 2:46 mark that I, frankly, don't care for... the drums and guitar aren't as hooked up as I think they should be... but after this relative breakdown, you blast out of it with a riff that I think could really be developed in to a smokin ending. Instead, the actual finish just sorta comes up without warning. If this is intentional, then... well done.. if you want a resolution, however, I think there's a few notes missing.

All in all, and having made my own attempts at songwriting, not a bad effort. There's some room for improvement here, but you should be proud of your work. As I said in the begining, the middle 8 has confounded me... Hopefully you can find them easier to work with than I did/do.
 
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