I've had all your songs playing over 3 times last night while I was just surfing the net and doing other things, with Superfluous it took until the 2nd listen/round for it to come home, but once it got there I really like it, and for lyrics which were '
totally meaningless' I think you done a great job with them, and they do certainly have meaning, nice bit of humor, well done.( are you really saying '
Superfulous' (note the spelling) ? I think you can consider your "
momentary writers block" over
Bad Moon Rising. for me an instant winner, hands down my favorite version of the song that I have heard, love it.
Rewire Me, again, pretty instant attraction from the very start.
LAVALAMP, how to put it . . . my least favorite of them all, still nothing that I want to push the stop/next song/fast forward button.
55Blues, instant feel food , happiness, crack open a cold bottle and sit there smiling while listening.
Highway, a nice change and very easy to listen to.
Exiled in California, it's like an old familiar favorite classic song from somewhere earlier in life that I have never heard before, if that makes sense. The ending, sound effects etc are a very nice touch.
Sunkiss, another nice easy listening track.
SummerNL2012, I think it is very well done, whats not to like, it's like a journey, just love the lead guitar towards the end, very tasty. Very well thought out and executed song.
Smile Like Buster Keaton, When I first read the title I formed a picture of what the song might be like, but I resisted the temptation to skip to it to see . . . I wasn't disappointing
Really like your work, it hits a '
mark' somewhere inside. I think your mixing and production is quite good. Your phrasing, melody and delivery I find really good, both in vocals and guitar (
that is you on guitar ?) You have a real knack with the lyrics as well, very good. All the little '
extras' you throw in here and there, instrument/sound selection, on the whole both fitting and well executed. Your voice, yes it is the 'G' word, in that for me it has a little something that sets it apart a bit from the heard, the tone, the timbre, the hint of gravel, whatever (
I'm no good at describing stuff) I personally hear something like a cross between Alice Cooper and Robbie Williams, both of which I hear in your voice at times (
don't laugh I do,)
I didn't have a problem with the voice being to low, or needing to be brought forward, but maybe in Superfluous it could have been brought more forward, made a little prominent as the others have said, and they have far more experience and knowledge than I, so . . . Just looking at the overall, not trying to concentrate on individual aspects, I really like what you have done and are doing. My personal fav to date.
Can your songs be purchased/downloaded/straight out pilfered, in high bit rate mp3 or wave from anywhere ? I'd like to have a good quality copy of them if possible.