critique these modern rock songs

[sadworld]

i would like some critique on these modern rock songs... not the sound quality or production.... do you like these songs? mainstream modern rock genre.... thanks. matt.

if you do not listen to this type of music, please do not critique the tunes, thanks. matt.

click here for tunes

[djui5]

To be honest, they sound like they're trying too hard. They're almost good, but not quite.

Nothing personal.


The bass is really really f'n loud too.

[sadworld]

thanks for your opinion.

what kind of music do you listen to? name some bands.... i should have added this in the original post but i'll add it now...

if you critique my songs, please let me know what other bands you listen to. i would find that helpful and more constructive if i know what you like in the first place.


just meaning simply that if two people said they didn't care for the songs and one listened to slipknot, pantera and tool... that opinion would weigh less in my book to the other guy who said he listens to 3 doors down, alice in chains and nickelback. see what i mean? so please throw me a couple bands you DO like if you critique. thanks. no offense will be taken either....

one more thing to keep in mind... this is just rough demo stuff. no lead guitar or even a real guitar player. i play bass and sing.....and just enough guitar to lay basic tracks down to present to bandmates. the drums are not even the right beat.... just drumloops that sounded similar to what i was looking for... so i guess critique the songs potential. thanks. matt.

[djui5]

Albums I currently have/listen to either because I like the music or the production/mixes

Shinedown: Leave A Whisper
Tool: Aenima, Undertow
Pink Floyd: DSOTM, A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Nickleback: Silver Side Up
My Chemicle Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
Tantrick: Tantrick
Creed: Human Clay
Muse: Absolution (one of my fav albums of all time)
Flogging Molly: Drunken Lullabies
NIN: The Fragile
Chevelle: Wonder What's Next
3 Doors Down: Away From The Sun
Yeah Yeah Yeah's: Fever To TEll
Bjork: Medulla
The Killers: Hot Fuss
Sarah Evans: Born To Fly
Faith Hill: Cry
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits/My Prerogative
Fatboy Slim: Palookaville

Bands I like but aren't currently listening to
AC/DC
Led Zeplin
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Doors
Foghat
ZZ Top
Deftones
Weezer
Green Day
System Of A Down
Alice In Chains
Mega
Korn
The first Limp Bizkit album
Ozzy and company
Pearl Jam
.....I could keep going...

I also listen to a lot of rock stuff I work on. Most of my work is rock or pop/rock. Fair enough?

[everybody's x]

I liked paint over the first one

it is VERY Layne Staley, which is kick ass if you are Layne Staley. Not trying to insult you but your influences are very apparent.

I know you dont want production tips but that guitar sound is horrid

the third song wanted me to sign up for the website which I declined (I have plenty of spam already)

I sound like a jerk sorry, I'm trying to be constructive, My best advice is to try and break free of your influences. There's only one AIC (unless you count GODSMACK's shameless emulation)

[sadworld]

Originally Posted by everybody's x

I liked paint over the first one

it is VERY Layne Staley, which is kick ass if you are Layne Staley. Not trying to insult you but your influences are very apparent.

I know you dont want production tips but that guitar sound is horrid

the third song wanted me to sign up for the website which I declined (I have plenty of spam already)

I sound like a jerk sorry, I'm trying to be constructive, My best advice is to try and break free of your influences. There's only one AIC (unless you count GODSMACK's shameless emulation)

i think it's the vocal harmony that makes it sound like alice and chains. maybe i could just take that out ... the music doesn't sound like chains does it? funny thing is, i never owned a alice in chains record. i just always thought they do a cool thing with those harmonies, and it seemed to fit in that particular song at the time of recording. actually i've have got away from my main influences which are all the big hair 80's bands.... damn i could write those heavy metal songs all day long!

[everybody's x]

ME TOO MAN