Review Albums in the TH Love or Hate Style

The Batlord · 12-09-2015, 09:47 PM

Indeed.

Anteater · 12-09-2015, 09:56 PM

Your Daydream Society albums are really beautiful YorkeDaddy. Reminds me a bit of early 90's Giles Reaves or maybe Max Corbacho. Keep up the wonderful work.

Horror · 12-09-2015, 10:19 PM

Please keep in mind garage rock is something I rarely enjoy.

No Gods, No Music Theory!

Kinda New Fang Cover But Not Really

- I really just feel like I'm listening to
a band practing in their garage. I mean I know that it's garage rock but, it
doesn't seem to have much substance. Something like a warm up.

2 3 4

- I like the acoustic guitar but, feel that the harmonica is really off
with the beat of it. I kinda get like a White Stripes feel from this song. It's
too short though, Also it sounds more like an opener than the opening track.

White Trash Anthem

- Somehow the odd kind of mix in this one makes sense for
the title of the song and I do sort of enjoy it. Keeping in mind these are
demos, I think that one could go somewhere.

My dad

- I'd like to know the reason behind this long ass title. This one is
alright. I get more of that retro garage band vibe from it. Still, not really
sure what the song is about.

REM With a Fuzzbox

- I like this one the most. I'm a sucker for acoustic though.
And it has a sort of punk feel to it as it goes on. I with there were more
lyrics and the lyrics were clearer. I understand it's hard to get good equipment
but, if you're serious about doing music you might want to update your recording stuff.
What did you use to do so? It kind of reminds me of a recording on a tape recorder.

Over all it sounds like you have some good ideas but, they need to grow. Keep on keeping on I'd love to see how your sound changes as your band progresses.

Tristan_Geoff · 12-09-2015, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Horror

Please keep in mind garage rock is something I rarely enjoy.

No Gods, No Music Theory!

Kinda New Fang Cover But Not Really

- I really just feel like I'm listening to
a band practing in their garage. I mean I know that it's garage rock but, it
doesn't seem to have much substance. Something like a warm up.

2 3 4

- I like the acoustic guitar but, feel that the harmonica is really off
with the beat of it. I kinda get like a White Stripes feel from this song. It's
too short though, Also it sounds more like an opener than the opening track.

White Trash Anthem

- Somehow the odd kind of mix in this one makes sense for
the title of the song and I do sort of enjoy it. Keeping in mind these are
demos, I think that one could go somewhere.

My dad

- I'd like to know the reason behind this long ass title. This one is
alright. I get more of that retro garage band vibe from it. Still, not really
sure what the song is about.

REM With a Fuzzbox

- I like this one the most. I'm a sucker for acoustic though.
And it has a sort of punk feel to it as it goes on. I with there were more
lyrics and the lyrics were clearer. I understand it's hard to get good equipment
but, if you're serious about doing music you might want to update your recording stuff.
What did you use to do so? It kind of reminds me of a recording on a tape recorder.

Over all it sounds like you have some good ideas but, they need to grow. Keep on keeping on I'd love to see how your sound changes as your band progresses.

As for some background: we recorded all these songs in one take with little to no planning before each, so what you're hearing is a band practicing (actually in my room though, not garage) and it was all recorded on a one track portable Tascam recorder. The lo-fi sound was something we were actually going towards, cause we like a lot of that stuff, so that wasn't important. That last track doesn't really have vocals, the guys just making sounds with his mouth. we have an amplifier for the vocals, but we forgot to thrn the knob up, so that's why it's barely audible. Of course, our next recording will definitely be a lpt better than this, since we have actual songs written out and a room with better acoustics, but it'll still be pretty lo-fi.

That 4th track...

I wanted to use a Steve Albini quote as a title, since REM With a Fuzzbox was one too (and you can't go wrong with Albini) so I looked up Albini quotes and picked it because I liked it.

And the harmonica I quickly threw in and just blew random notes. The whole demo is really noise rock if I say so myself, and it really is just us jamming and having fun.

Horror · 12-09-2015, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

As for some background: we recorded all these songs in one take with little to no planning before each, so what you're hearing is a band practicing (actually in my room though, not garage) and it was all recorded on a one track portable Tascam recorder. The lo-fi sound was something we were actually going towards, cause we like a lot of that stuff, so that wasn't important. That last track doesn't really have vocals, the guys just making sounds with his mouth. we have an amplifier for the vocals, but we forgot to thrn the knob up, so that's why it's barely audible. Of course, our next recording will definitely be a lpt better than this, since we have actual songs written out and a room with better acoustics, but it'll still be pretty lo-fi.

That 4th track...

I wanted to use a Steve Albini quote as a title, since REM With a Fuzzbox was one too (and you can't go wrong with Albini) so I looked up Albini quotes and picked it because I liked it.

And the harmonica I quickly threw in and just blew random notes. The whole demo is really noise rock if I say so myself, and it really is just us jamming and having fun.

If I knew who Steve Albini was I would have thought that was a cool homage but, considering I don't it just seemed odd to me. Cool that it's all in one take. I really respect anyone who puts music out for the public. I have a ****ty old acoustic demo on my Soundcloud but, often think about deleting it because, it's just so horrible.

It's a good start.

Tristan_Geoff · 12-09-2015, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horror

If I knew who Steve Albini was I would have thought that was a cool homage but, considering I don't it just seemed odd to me. Cool that it's all in one take. I really respect anyone who puts music out for the public. I have a ****ty old acoustic demo on my Soundcloud but, often think about deleting it because, it's just so horrible.

It's a good start.

Thanks, I'll let you know when we put out our next release, you'll definitely appreciate the cohesiveness.

Horror · 12-09-2015, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Thanks, I'll let you know when we put out our next release, you'll definitely appreciate the cohesiveness.

I look forward to it.

Anyone else have an album? Your own or, just a random one. I'm really enjoying this.

YorkeDaddy · 12-09-2015, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horror

I look forward to it.

Anyone else have an album? Your own or, just a random one. I'm really enjoying this.

Seems like everyone else is really enjoying it too! Kudos to you for taking initiative

Alright let's try one that's not by me this time:

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

The Batlord · 12-09-2015, 11:19 PM

Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

YorkeDaddy · 12-09-2015, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anteater

Your Daydream Society albums are really beautiful YorkeDaddy. Reminds me a bit of early 90's Giles Reaves or maybe Max Corbacho. Keep up the wonderful work.

Thank you, I will check those artists out. Perhaps for future inspiration!

12-09-2015, 10:19 PM	#53 (permalink)
Horror Music Assassin Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Hell. Posts: 192	Please keep in mind garage rock is something I rarely enjoy. No Gods, No Music Theory! Kinda New Fang Cover But Not Really - I really just feel like I'm listening to a band practing in their garage. I mean I know that it's garage rock but, it doesn't seem to have much substance. Something like a warm up. 2 3 4 - I like the acoustic guitar but, feel that the harmonica is really off with the beat of it. I kinda get like a White Stripes feel from this song. It's too short though, Also it sounds more like an opener than the opening track. White Trash Anthem - Somehow the odd kind of mix in this one makes sense for the title of the song and I do sort of enjoy it. Keeping in mind these are demos, I think that one could go somewhere. My dad - I'd like to know the reason behind this long ass title. This one is alright. I get more of that retro garage band vibe from it. Still, not really sure what the song is about. REM With a Fuzzbox - I like this one the most. I'm a sucker for acoustic though. And it has a sort of punk feel to it as it goes on. I with there were more lyrics and the lyrics were clearer. I understand it's hard to get good equipment but, if you're serious about doing music you might want to update your recording stuff. What did you use to do so? It kind of reminds me of a recording on a tape recorder. Over all it sounds like you have some good ideas but, they need to grow. Keep on keeping on I'd love to see how your sound changes as your band progresses.