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The Skandals - Insomniac

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Here is the very first recording of our band: The Skandals
The intro is out of tune and the quality of the recording is shitty, but i'm still very proud of this :)

Guitar - Guy #1
Guitar #2 + Vocals - Guy #2
Bass - Guy #3
Drums - Me
The guy laughing hysterically in the beginning - Me

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Really liking this. When you record stuff properly you'll be fucking amazing and I'll be lining up to hear that shit man.

FairSquare responds:

Well, that's rather nice to hear :D
Also, good news for you..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMN4jimR79s
remove the spaces in the link ;)

Nice!

I completely agree with the review below me. Very much like the old garage rock/punk bands. It's got that raw DIY style that got me into punk rock to begin with. Very cool song, and very fun to listen to. And honestly: Don't do anything about the recording quality. It's part of what makes this song what it is. The only thing I'd change is the volume of the bass, like the reviewer below me stated. It's barely audible, and at some points not audible at all. Great work, hope to hear more from your band.

FairSquare responds:

Haha, i guess the quality of the recording (or the lack of it) makes this track somewhat authentic :p
Thanks for the review man, and the tip on the bass volume.
I'll let you know if we record something new :)

A little rough

I agree... the intro is worth of making ears bleed... Next time you might wanna tune your guitars before recording.

A few things... The vocals aren't necessarily bad, but they are extremely muddy and buried in the mix... The out of tune intro you already know about... You guys fell off time around 2:20... it also sounded like "Guy #2" was forcing that rasp a bit too much, at points it fell through and affected the quality of his tone... The overall mix was a bit muddy as well.

Although I did enjoy the guitar solo and the overall feel of the song, it could certainly use a bit of work. I'd suggest a bit more rehearsing before recording.

Overall good effort though, keep at it, maybe a higher quality re-release down the line to show you've really nailed the song down to an art form.

FairSquare responds:

We didn't do any mixing and this was our very first take and first recording ever, so yeah, not only the vocals but everything sounds muddy :p Thanks for noticing though!
And you're right about 2:20, didn't even notice that myself yet.

Really, i appreciate the review and the tips! It's nice to receive an opinion from someone who knows what he's talking about and who isn't a member of the band :p

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Uploaded
Jan 20, 2012
4:30 PM EST
Genre
Ska
File Info
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2.7 MB
2 min 59 sec

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