Right now, the vocals are serviceable, but noticeably weaker than the other elements of the songwriting. I don't mean this to come across rudely, but if he isn't already taking lessons, I'd honestly recommend starting. The vocals were fine for the most part, but sometimes lacked the power to drive the track and other times overpowered what was happening instrumentally it just felt inconsistent and less deliberate than other songwriting choices. Sloppy Chops Restaurant Detroit, Michigan 5877.0mi 4. If you picked out your 8 best tracks and whittled them down to 4-5 minutes max per track (with maybe one or two given a longer leash as highlights), you'd have a more cohesive, memorable, and powerful product. The excellence that I did find in your music was often disguised by less interesting passages, meaning the whole project became diluted. The album would have worked a lot better as a whole if it were shorter. Just throwing a little bit of reverb and maybe some extra brightness from a boost/overdrive on solos would help to highlight the excellent licks that were there. Add the pureed tomatoes, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for about a minute. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a 4 quart saucepan over medium heat. Your lead guitarist definitely has chops, but the dry, indistinct tone didn't do them any favors in demonstrating that skill, especially since a lot of the solo licks on the low register blended into the background on the first solo, for example, I found myself wondering if the wall of sound on the low end was meant to hide some sloppy playing (that didn't end up being the case, but the first impression definitely matters). Pulse the tomatoes and their juices in a food processor for about 15 seconds. I'm going to pick on the guitarist a bit, mostly because I'm one too so it's easiest for me to see things I might change. There were some great riffs, especially on the higher end of the intensity range. Regardless, it definitely felt like the standout track to me. Succumb to the Riptide was an awesome track from the get-go the piano introduction played with consonance and dissonance really nicely, and that tension was expanded through various movements of the song, although I thought some of those piano lines could have been translated more directly to the main song as well. It was given a lot of room both in the production and in your songwriting, so it stood out as a distinct element of your overall sound, and your bass player kicks enough ass to fill that sonic space perfectly. I loved the bass lines throughout the album.
When you tinkered with intensity and dynamics, you found some great passages that stuck out and kept me wondering what I might hear next, and I was often surprised (in a good way) with the structural choices you made. I'm procrastinating doing some work right now, so here are some scattered thoughts, first good stuff then stuff I didn't totally love. Hey cool stuff dude! Overall, the album was engaging and interesting throughout.
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