stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 After a small cheesy quaver. A mate of mine has written and recorded a song. He's not terrifically confident, so it would be great if it racked up a few listens. No need to buy it or leave a comment, just give it a play. Please and thank you. http://trigeminalnerve.bandcamp.com 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 4,516 Posted January 8 Just now, TheGreek said: Done it... Is it a very short song? 😂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, TheGreek said: Done it... Nice one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGreek 5,942 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: Is it a very short song? 😂 TBH I have it playing currently.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 Just now, Happy Jack said: Is it a very short song? 😂 actually, erm, no. But maybe Bandcamp doesn't tell him if you only listen to the intro 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky Rioli 241 Posted January 8 "In Utero heartbeats - Jonas Loveder" Awwwww..... 🥰 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franzbassist 706 Posted January 8 I love the cred "Bass consultant - Stew Black" 🤣 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 2 minutes ago, franzbassist said: I love the cred "Bass consultant - Stew Black" 🤣 I know. All I did was listen to xa mix and tell him the bass needed to be louder 🤷🏻♂️ 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky Rioli 241 Posted January 8 The highly competent yet restrained drumming seemed a bit unrealistic 😬 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newfoundfreedom 4,034 Posted January 8 Done it. I know you said no need to comment, but I have to say, I really liked it. Not sure about the long into, and I'd definitely lose the scatting outro, but I'd love to hear that centre section with a good hard rock vocal over it. Very much my cup o tea, as it were. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, Ricky Rioli said: The highly competent yet restrained drumming seemed a bit unrealistic 😬 He programmed it to sound like a mate of his who actually does play like that. But it is drum machiney I agree 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Done it. I know you said no need to comment, but I have to say, I really liked it. Not sure about the long into, and I'd definitely lose the scatting outro, but I'd love to hear that centre section with a good hard rock vocal over it. Very much my cup o tea, as it were. Great stuff thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickD 868 Posted January 8 9 minutes ago, stewblack said: I know. All I did was listen to xa mix and tell him the bass needed to be louder 🤷🏻♂️ That's what a bass consultant does! (Probably) 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oopsdabassist 535 Posted January 8 I really liked that, agree the middle feels like it needs some lyrics, and good job on the consultancy Stew, bass was very ...present! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickD 868 Posted January 8 Some great riffs in there,! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird 393 Posted January 8 To be honest stew I got bored after 2 mins waiting for something to happen sorry to be negative but the mix and playing seemed good from what I listened too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewblack 5,524 Posted January 8 10 minutes ago, Thunderbird said: To be honest stew I got bored after 2 mins waiting for something to happen sorry to be negative but the mix and playing seemed good from what I listened too No problem and no need to apologise. I just want him to see some hits when he checks it 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dad3353 8,140 Posted January 8 1 hour ago, stewblack said: ...He's not terrifically confident... That's probably a Good Thing, for composers in general. In this case, after a single listen-through, he's right to feel a little nervous. Unfounded, really, as the opus stands up on its merits; most of the criticism stemming from the genre and personal taste, rather than its existence. I'm a drummer, so found it a bit difficult (no, rather too 'edgy'...), as it's properly composed (for the genre...), but executed too mechanically, with 'artificial' variances. It's true, though, that some drummers do play like that, so... Not keen on the incessant insistance of the beat in general, but it fits the subject. I'm not a great fan of 'riffs', so maybe not the best judge of music in this vein; the bloke has done well, and I did manage to listen all the way through (not always the case with me..!). It won't go into my collection, but, then again, I didn't buy the Gojira disks, either. Good luck to the fellow. He gets a 'Thumb's up'. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
police squad 533 Posted January 8 I listened and thought it was quite interesting, (which for me is quite a compliment) all in all, good I think 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon. 427 Posted January 8 Not at all normally my 'thing', but I thought there were some really good ideas in there. It would be interesting to see where there splits into the 5 sections/acts are supposed to fall. I did like a lot of what was going on between about 2.20 and the 5 minute mark. Drumming, to me, seemed very of the genre and not all that unusual in the world of digital recording. Good effort. 👍 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maude 5,718 Posted January 8 Like a lot of others, it's not my thing particularly, but, I didn't feel the need to turn it off. Doesn't sound like a compliment I know, but it is. There were enough changes, interesting chord choices and little bass runs to keep my attention. The drums, whilst they must've taken a long time to program sound too drum machiney, but I'm not sure that's a criticism, they are programmed after all. Drop the vocals at the end would be my only real critism. If that was knocked out live in it's entirety with a big beast of a drummer and some rawk vocals it would be fantastic. 🙂👍 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellzero 4,248 Posted January 8 Done too, and I like it a lot, no need for a screaming singer to me and the programmed drums and sound fit the genre totally. You can tell your friend that he's made it. I'm also very critical when it comes to composition and it's a compliment if I listen to a tune entirely, especially in the metal genre that I'm not listening anymore these days as it's too crappy. That said, I like the riff and the ostinato in music composition as they do fit together pretty well. A big 👍 ! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BassTractor 3,326 Posted January 8 I done you a favour, but my "listen" is Fake News as laptop sound only works once in a while - not today. Will try again though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites