Cower July 7, 2005 08:37 AM PDT And that's what i call "Music"
Staggerlee March 29, 2005 01:18 PM PST Whoa, dude, like, I've never heard Zeppelin or Muddy Waters before. Thanks for steering me in their direction. Now I know where I've gone wrong.
(sorry, that was bitchy. And he was even nice about his review, too, considering he doesn't like the song...)
mcbrasil March 29, 2005 01:16 PM PST heck out zeppelin
I was confused by how the song started. I know what the band is going for but I don't think they made it happen. If they're going for that stop-time blues/rock thing they should check out Led Zeppelin or other straight up blues guys like Muddy Waters.
I think the singer's voice is ok and he sings in tune wich is good.
The sound of the recording and the band is not good but in this hip kind of way, it would be really cool if this was a good song.
The break-down section where the song changes feels is totally inapropriate and doesn't add anything. If you're gonna change feels at that point it should just rock hard.
I think this would be a cool song if the guitar riff was cool. The melody doesn't have to be the hook if the guitar is.
- mcbrasil
betranslucent March 28, 2005 12:27 PM PST Da da dum
A crash of guitar fury opens this song and we're treated to one of the best doses of Blues rock since Eric Clapton traded his plug in. At the beginning this song sounds a bit like The White Stripes (with a much better voice). The guitar tone is very cool, the distortion is rad. When the drums come in it starts sounding like The Beatles 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey' from the White Album. I think this song would be awesome if you put some phasor on the guitars.
- betranslucent
Centerton, Arkansas
CraZyPickleZ March 28, 2005 10:24 AM PST potential
That initial pause in the guitars at the begining of the song seems ackward and out of time. The singer has an interesting and powerful voice but he seems to be straining it at times. The lyrics are cool at first, but are repeated over and over too many times. The overall song structure of painfully simple, but effective to an extent. It needs a little work but it has a lot of potential. Pity the bass didnt even comein until the2:30 mark.
- CraZyPickleZ
Edmonton, Alberta
Austn March 28, 2005 08:06 AM PST Where did it go
Where did it go?? long break in the intro, cool lyrics and versing above the shuffle throb...the rythum/bassline/tempo change hits you square in the ears during the bridge...-Austn
- Austn
March 26th, 2005
Thirdstringheroes March 28, 2005 08:05 AM PST intro
noooooooooo the intro is soooooo bad, please take it out. the vocals are bad too. work with the voice. bottom line if you got a new singer and a new guitarist you'd rock.
- Thirdstringheroes
_DORU_ March 26, 2005 08:57 AM PST Attempt a hard song
This classic introduction from 70’s years is not bad, but after it must be something real strong. Vocal is good (very good in some parts). Guitar must be a little more harmonious and has too little presence in this song. Drums are more like a drums machine, more feeling needed and the sound of drums is not very good. The sound of the band behind vocal is too barren and is too more “silence” – where are guitar when it needed? The “keyboard” sound from 3:52 to 4:32 is beside the purpose. This kind of song need a very good sound (professional) from the band to make the desired impression.
- _DORU_
Bucharest, Romania
Staggerlee March 25, 2005 11:57 PM PST Well ... one daft welshman likes it, anyway.
Dethkit March 25, 2005 11:56 PM PST Bang bang!
great sound,,
good lyrics and concept,descriptive,and with a 45mm too.
strong male vocalist.
song has a rootsy blues start until midsection,,then breaks to a slinky funky rock groove..or 2 or 3.nice snare work.great back beat!
arranged good as the song returns to the beginning well,and ends well.
good song !
all the best to you.
- Dethkit
Pointy Biro, North Wales, United Kingdom
thehipnecks March 25, 2005 06:50 PM PST lues Blues
Don't waste time kicking this song off. I'd cut down the intro to half as long. I'd like to hear some vocal harmony in the chorus. Great aux percussion add in with the maracas. Good use of silence from a dynamic standpoint, but don't overuse it. fill the sound up and keep the groove going. throw in a guitar solo... I got excited when I thought there was gonna be some organ work, don't tease me like that. It would have been a perfect place for an organ breakdown if implemented properly. If you're just gonna hold a note -hold a whole chord. I'd take some fuzz away from the guitar and work on the vocal intonation.
- thehipnecks
Columbia, Missouri
colt22 March 25, 2005 09:18 AM PST poor lazarus...
Songs a bit long and repetitive but conveys the story well,drums are good...the general rough edges compliment the overall feel of the piece.The arrangement/production could be slicker,but that might spoil the raw feel,i would definately make it shorter though and i'd throw in a hot harp player to improvise between the stops and starts,would help with the changes also.The guitars are ok and the vocalist delivers a suitable style for this sort of thing,the keyboard note @ 3:53 sux big time...the lyrics are good.All in all an ok song for what it is,an album track at best for mine.
- colt22
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DragonflyJones March 23, 2005 11:49 PM PST Music Good- Vocs OK-Lyrics Lame
Ok man, first of all, this is original and I like the music and mood. Does the band even talk to the singer? I mean, the band is good and if I could cut this song in half and listen to the latter I would. GREAT change in the midst moving to a calipso bit. Very cool, but then I was dissapointed to hear the same vocal stylings (& lyrics). Song goes on too long. Honestly, I can't hear this on the radio, too long pauses. Someone write for the singer and you guys will go somewhere.
- DragonflyJones
Yucaipa, California
benrekittke March 23, 2005 06:31 PM PST Bar Band
Has a southern feel to it, kinda rockabilly. It was a little repetetive, and lost a little in groove with the breaks. Lyrics seemed pretty good, but vocals got a little shaky at times. Sounds like it would be great to hear at a nice comfy little bar, with my head in a beer ;)
benrekittke
Kansas City, Missouri
jdubs15 March 23, 2005 05:31 PM PST Doesn't Do it for me
First off, the song has a nice vibe, and could turn into something good in the future. However, the vocal part to me is both unoriginal, and the singer goes flat at times.
The recording quality is also very subpar in my opinion, mostly on the drums. The snare sounds really bad for most of the drum part.
This song doesn't display much musical or songwriting talent, and perhaps isn't the best example of this band.
- jdubs15
Troy, Michigan
MilitaryJunior March 23, 2005 04:01 PM PST Odd
I couldn't get into the lyrics, they just did not grab me at all - maybe it is due to the pronounciation of some of the words and the simple context.
This song seems to have problems getting going as the beat all the way to 2:30 seems too rigid; only when the shakers come in does the song flow smoother. Guitar sounds are a little muddy and over-driven.
- MilitaryJunior
Saint Petersburg, Florida
prinzd March 22, 2005 11:05 AM PST different
mix is ok, vocals are ok. song is ok. A bit repetitive. Although the drum change towars the end there helps alot. Needs some different vocal melodies.
- prinzd
Fort Collins, Colorado
March 21st, 2005
19thgreen March 22, 2005 11:04 AM PST Sticking with the style
This is a very easy to see coming song. I like how you play, but i think you could be more unique in your music.
- 19thgreen
St. Marys, Pennsylvania
March 21st, 2005
sgreviews March 22, 2005 11:04 AM PST Jailhouse Rock
This is kind of a rambling, storytelling, bluesy bad-guy epic with some welcome rhythm changes but otherwise not very original and hindered by a generally unimpressive sound.
The vocals aren't very good. It sounds like the singer is trying too hard to get a certain hard southern rock sound, but he's just not a very good singer. He's sort of on tune, but he's not very accurate and the tone of his voice just isn't very convincing - it comes across as more raspy than powerful.
I don't particularly like the tone of the distorted guitars - too much fuzz and not enough crunch for the hard-hitting sound they're trying to go for. The stop-start of the guitars/bass/drums in the beginning has "Jailhouse Rock" written all over it. Much of the instrumentation is stuff that's just been done before, and done much better at that.
The band generally isn't as tight as it needs to be to do this song effectively. There's too much rattling in the cymbals on those short hits, and it just doesn't sound like everyone's exactly together.
The snare does sound pretty good though, and the drums generally are the highlight of the song, especially when the rhythm changes up.
The melody is too repetitive for a five-minute song. I think they really could have cut out a verse or three.
The lyrics are your typical sheriff/deputy vs. bad guy, in the case the bad guy is "Laahzuss" as far as I can tell. The verses are cliche - scared to approach Laahzuss, go get Laahzuss, shoot Laahzuss (we're supposed to be impressed I think), bring Laahzuss in. Nothing too interesting here, and it all happens way too slow, and it's just not that interesting.
I'm reminded of a great song in this genre, Jim Croce's "You Don't Mess Around With Jim". There, Croce set up the bad guy's reputation before coming after him and taking him down, and installed a new super-bad guy.
Maybe I'm not getting some implied significance of Laahzuss (maybe he's the biblical Lazarus?). Who knows. But this song needs serious work. A bridge would be better too.
- sgreviews
New York
March 22nd, 2005
sleepingnation, Protland OR March 21, 2005 08:54 AM PST swanky, swanky, swanky!
fun bar rock. i like the hook about 2:30 into the song. the shakers in the mix made my head hurt (in a good way).
even though the vocals fit with the music, they get to be a little overbearing. i think this is a good song, but could stand to end a little earlier.
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