amazing riff dude, I also liked the low tempo in the 3rd minute, sounds great and the recording with comparison to your first song it was a improvement.
And dude.... I was thinking at the end: I would end this with a phakin YEAH! and then you said it hahaha, I'm digging this, keep on rockin dude (Y)
Reviews for "Big City"
good but needs more cowbell
the 80's wants its kickass riffs back.
my only problem is audio (it's peaking) but hot diggity damn is it a great track
It hurts to dock your score because I'm really digging the sound (huge fan of both the solo and the chugging guitar,) but there are some problems with this.
Most of the issues have to do with the vocalist. He's not bad, per se, but he's slightly off beat sometimes, and the delivery doesn't fit - it's too quiet and passive for how aggressive the guitars are, and really only sounds good during the downtempo bridge at the 3:00 mark. Short of that, the riffs did get vaguely repetitive and I remember one or two instances where it seemed like a perfect opportunity to squeeze in different melodies but you didn't.
dude2312 responds:
Hey, man. No worries, I definitely appreciate any feedback. I play all instruments on all of my songs. I'll definitely keep that in mind.
Thank you for checking me out!
Smooth riffs going on here. Track looks compressed to death though, and it shows throughout when the vocals and drums are buried in louder sections. I can hear what almost sounds like clip distortion occasionally.
Vocals really need to come up in the mix, and rather than recommending turning them up, I'd actually turn everything else down. Those rhythm guitars are taking up 80% of the space in the mix.
Distortion is starting to affect the drums around 3:22, I suspect due to the low end on those toms not being reined in. Otherwise, this is perfect bar rock.
Solo section is great. I would recommend double-tracking that 5% left and right respectively, or slapping on a chorus. Right now it sounds very tin-can-y.
Overall, sounds like a fair mix with a bad master on it. Before you master your tracks, recommend having about 6 dB of headroom. Leaves room for compression to do its job. Not to mention, your track won't be clipping, distorting, or pumping in and out after all FX are applied, all three of which are happening here.
Smashing track though. Only other complaint would be first couplet of your verse is kinda wimpy writing, and diction is hard to understand. "Leaving back your own life" doesn't make grammatical sense. "Owning all and stuff" is kinda word salad.
Otherwise, great.
dude2312 responds:
Wow, this was a great critique which I welcome with open arms. It was my third time (ever) recording my own songs. Under no circumstances would I consider myself a professional on this, one thing that I can tell you is that I am going to get better at it!
Thanks ever so much for taking the time to listen to my track.