Critique it!

[thaman]

Hey all,Thanks for your critiques of my track, "Give Me an Answer". I just finished recording my newest track, "Never Let You Down". I think it's my best recording to date, and was wondering what you think of it. You can hear it at www.taxi.com/ramansachdev Thanks again, and I hope to hear your constructive criticism. Raman

[zoom]

Hey Raman.... I think this song has some good potential. Can you post lyrics for this?I really do like your tunes, as I think you have a unique viewpoint that uses a very sellable voice and tone. I can definitely hear your stuff in cool independent films... the bare and raw productions really lend themselves to that pretty well. This one is no exception!For this particular song, I'm gonna get picky because I think you're almost there, but not quite. I think you need to go back and EQ some things again to give you more space between the different instruments. The acoustic is a little bass heavy which is ok, but then it competes with the bass, kick and floor tom and gets all a little muddy for me. And when it gets muddy, it sounded like your vocals were getting a little overwhelmed by it. Also, I'm not sure if you really nailed the sound of the electrics... a bit dull for me anyway, and the stripped down effects style you have going on works for everything except the electrics IMO... but the playing is right on.So again, I think you really just need to carve out certain frequencies for your instruments to brighten up the production and clear up the competition with your different instruments... and I think a little will go a long way here.Good stuff Raman!

[matthoggard]

Great tune. You really have the indie feel and sound gong on.Im with zoom. Performance is right on the money. Im learning that eq is so important. Bring the acoustic out of the mix. Maybe cut the 100-400 hz and boost around 600-1000hz. Not much. If we could hear a little more of the actual string sound I think it would really complimentthe low end instruments. Lead solo was a nice melody and a great accent to the rythm. The guitar sound was a little (sorry about this) "fake" sounding. A strat through a fender twin would be a great touch for this. A little bit of gain to give some nice sustain and smooth distortion. Vocals are awesome. Melody is perfect. Meter of the lyrics really flows with the backbeat of the acoustic strumming.Im eager to hear more of your work.M~