Frylock
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10/13/2015 12:22:10 PM
I listened twice, really got into it.
This sounds like a real garage band, and that's a compliment. Great groove, driven by the bass, he played the licks, and hit them right on; and the production on the bass is great too, love that cutting growl. I like the drummer, great work there.
A production note - a whole lot of this is panned straight up. I would spread things out a bit, and on the lead guitar, pan it way left and double it equally to the right with a very short delay. There are some outstanding lead parts and they should be heard! Then also, spread out other tracks including the drums; only bass, kick, and lead vocs should be panned straight up.
The mix sounds a bit overdriven, and that may be partially resolved with the panning.
Lyrics are meaningful and well-constructed, culminating with the truth that "change is for the better", couldn't ask for a better hook.
I believe that the song is about 45 seconds too long. all of that would not necessarily come off of the end.
The vocalist has a sound that is uniquely identifiable and it is a signature part of the music. I'm not a vocalist, or so my drummer's mom told me when I was 16, stifling that forever :). But I know what I like and when somebody has it or they don't. I think the vocalist has something, and should stick with it. Just watch the occasional tendency to sound nasally, and run vocal tracks through Auto-Tune to catch the occasional flat note - everybody does it these days, so you might as well level the playing field.
So I like the song. It does rock, and it is something I will be listening to for pure enjoyment over the coming days and weeks and into the future, and of course adding to Stations and recommending it to others.
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