Not bad, but poor recording

Sounds ilke you guys could make some pretty neat tracks. I'd like to hear more. Recorded properly, that is.

The main issue I have is the poor production quality. If this were a punk song, that could be okay, but it isn't, and even then, this recording isn't very... punky. It's not messy, and it's not the lo-fi quality, it's simply recorded using lousy equipment, it sounds. And that really bothers me because I can't really make out the vocalist at all, and it might have distorted the sounds of the instruments.

Anyway:

The vocalist at times sounds like he's gagging, to get the words out. I'm not sure how to explain it properly, but he needs to get some more flow to it. The drums are somewhat boring, but at least they're well played.

The guitar solo at 1.30 (or something), sounds really simple, and somewhat out of tune. The entire song feels very repetitive towards the end, but the ending is pretty good. I like that you didn't cut off the chatter at the end, it adds something to the song.

If you could either re-record this with proper tools, or record some new songs in a studio, that'd be great.

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Rambunctious, having fun with the boys

0:02 Cool beginning. I really like the guitar.
0:11 The drums are very upbeat and 'poppy' if you like.
0:24 Well, you've got a very interesting voice. I guess it goes with the name: Jester.
0:48 Your band is very good, though. You just seem to be playing the same pattern over and over though, it sort of gets a little annoying.
1:20 I can appreciate that a lot of work went into making it, it's just not my type of music, really. But I won't let that get in the way of the criticsm process.
1:55 OK maybe. Looks like you guys are having a lot of fun though. But I can just imagine an old granny happening to sit in the place that you're playing and blocking your ears. It's not very friendly music, really.
2:35 Your ending is quite nice, though, slapdash for the sake of being slapdash.
2:50 Hehe a little laugh at the end. Funny.

- Creativity/Originality -
Very creative and originality. You create your own sound, definitely. The origins lie with you. Solely. Wow.

- Soul -
The soul is very brash and rebellious. I sort of like that, but it's not very ordered, it's sort of chaotic. Mind you, there's an order to that chaos.

- Entertainment -
I wasn't very entertained by this. It was too messy for my tastes and I sort of had to endure it for a while. The guitar solo didn't really make sense and it was sort of off to the side, for a bit. Not really incorporated with the music feel.
I would have liked to hear a tune to the voice as well, but hey, this isn't pop.

- Professionalism -
I guess you are the definition of a professional because you're getting paid for what you do. I have to bring up the mic recording as a pointer to professionalism, but it doesn't affect your score that much, as you apologised for it. That takes away everything, obviously.

- Reviewer's Tilt -
It's not really my style, however it was very your style, I can tell. I know this is the type of music that you like to listen to, otherwise why would you play it? Perhaps because it's more fun to play than to listen to, or maybe because people are in a drunken or silly mood to listen to it anyway, so they wouldn't care. Maybe it's just having fun. Thanks for letting me listen, anyway.

- Creativity/Originality 10/10
- Soul 5/10
- Entertainment 2/10
- Professionalism 7/10
- Reviewer's Tilt 2/10

OVERALL SCORE: 5.2/10
ROUNDED SCORE: 5/10
VERDICT: OK

-SpXer-

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