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Originally Posted by FarWestWrenchCo  Happy to offer some constructive crit.
The radiohead influence is a bit obvious IMHO, especially on Middlesex. Keep working to find [I]your own[I] sound, this feels a bit 'safe' to me. Personally I like music to have a little sense of danger. Take some risks, push it further, get wild! You've got to really stand out somehow to make it in pop rock.
You've got some clever stuff happening here and are clearly a very able composer.
Mixwise (I'm not that experienced here), I reckon the instrumentation sounds great, but the keys and the guits are often allowed to overpower the vox, which seem a little too wet to get right to the front. Too late to tweak that though I know.
All the best, Dave |
interesting....well yeah...middlesex is pretty much a direct radiohead reference...kind of a purposeful nod in fact. believe me....in the course of a whole set radiohead is just one of many influences....i am pretty sure they never played a song like "running" for example....and we have many other angles going.
we also made a specific decision to NOT always stick the lead vocal right up at the front for many sections...we were going for a more "band sound" and perhaps something like older recordings.....not the usual choice....but absolutely on purpose.
thanks for the feedback!
Eli