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Sumo Tony
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:57 pm


www.myspace.com/draxsis - This is my band.

www.myspace.com/thexlastxmisfit - This is me goofing off on my own.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:13 pm


Thus far, I am not digging DraXsiS.

Sparrow's Tale's intro drove my ears nuts. The bass what so simple and boreing, just following exactly what the guitar was doing. The guitar choppily played the same chords over and over again. And when the drums came in it sounded a bit better. When the song finally picks up it's a lot better though. There was one part of the song where the guitar playing got really fast, I was really impressed, but at the same time I've herd very similar playing.

Memories' guitar was nice, i did not like the singing. It was whiny and dull.

I'll listen to more later.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:45 pm


Jacki Kane
Thus far, I am not digging DraXsiS.

Sparrow's Tale's intro drove my ears nuts. The bass what so simple and boreing, just following exactly what the guitar was doing. The guitar choppily played the same chords over and over again. And when the drums came in it sounded a bit better. When the song finally picks up it's a lot better though. There was one part of the song where the guitar playing got really fast, I was really impressed, but at the same time I've herd very similar playing.

Memories' guitar was nice, i did not like the singing. It was whiny and dull.

I'll listen to more later.
Haha, yeah, the simple bridge in Sparrow's Tale I love. It's my masterpiece done with DXS, as it was my second instrumental composition done with the band, and mostly under my direction, but Nathan likes to arrange it. The bridge riff's tremolo picking is done on a simple chord progression, as is the whole song. I like to listen to it once in a while, but it's way too long for what it is.

Memories? Yeah, the guitar riffs are mine, but I didn't play them on this recording. The second solo is my composition, the first one being Nathan's. It was one of my compositions in '06 when I was a guitarist in the band.

If you like bass, then I'd suggest 3 Days Til Vengenace, during the chorus and post-chorus. And then, on my personal page, read the "And introducing on bass..." blog, and look at the link for A Vampire's Embrace. It's a slow and simple bass solo, melodic, and as I said, very simple. It may bore you.

My personal page is all just short as hell acoustic songs except Double Agent Uh Oh, which is a friend and I really ******** off, terrible sound. And Kiddy Halloween I played bass to, and sang back when I did worse singing than I am now. It was made sometime in '07... I think actually around Halloween. The rest of the music is composed using the game Punk o Matic online.

I hope you at least enjoy my short a** songs better than you are DraXsiS. I was told I have more singing prowess than Nathan does, since he sings in a constant flat. My s**t may suck, but it's only because I suck, haha. And I record using a PC mic and sound recorder. I don't have a studio or anything to record on. So it's kinda like... Whatever I record goes, and that's as good as it gets. Real D.I.Y. stuff there, haha.

Anywho... Please, do listen more aye.
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:50 am


Eh, I'm not a fan of the hard-rock genre in general. If I'm listening to rock it's Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Styx.. Things of that nature.


Now, since this is your little music forum thingy.. I might as well link my band: Electric Bubblegum Trio

George Kapland The 4th


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:07 am


George Kapland The 4th
Eh, I'm not a fan of the hard-rock genre in general. If I'm listening to rock it's Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Styx.. Things of that nature.


Now, since this is your little music forum thingy.. I might as well link my band: Electric Bubblegum Trio


I may have to play this at my next rave! If it was a bit more clean that is. I'm sure if you all had thousand of dollars in recording equipment it would be great. Speed up the tempos and lengthen the songs and you'll be playing all night dance parties! Maybe unite two of the songs into one!
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:17 am


Jacki Kane
George Kapland The 4th
Eh, I'm not a fan of the hard-rock genre in general. If I'm listening to rock it's Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Styx.. Things of that nature.


Now, since this is your little music forum thingy.. I might as well link my band: Electric Bubblegum Trio


I may have to play this at my next rave! If it was a bit more clean that is. I'm sure if you all had thousand of dollars in recording equipment it would be great. Speed up the tempos and lengthen the songs and you'll be playing all night dance parties! Maybe unite two of the songs into one!

wink we're working on it. Pretty much all we've got now is basic equipment, and my laptop to mix and refine the sound.
With Christmas around the corner we hope to be taking that money and using it on equipment.
We're also going down to college in florida in March and one of the departments on campus has a several thousand dollars worth of sound-recording and mixing equipment.

For right now though, we're doing all we can with limited time and money.. Garage banding it for all it's worth.

George Kapland The 4th


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:49 am


Well, I listened to both (3?) of them,

Tony, your band seems like the kind of music that's going to be played in the background while something semi-important is happening, you by yourself seem to, I think, have the potential to be something like The White Stripes, a small band made of only 2 people, but still being able to perform as well as any other band. Try to sing a bit louder, or keep the mic. closer to you.

George, it defiantly sounds like a wanna-be-techno/nameless-rave-band. Try to mix it up a bit more, do something that will make it stand out.

Overall, none of it didn't let me down, these aren't "professional" bands after all, my advice is to just keep trying, get it cleaned up, make the songs a bit longer, and maybe add some lyrics.
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:20 am


TheMaskBehindTheMan
Well, I listened to both (3?) of them,

Tony, your band seems like the kind of music that's going to be played in the background while something semi-important is happening, you by yourself seem to, I think, have the potential to be something like The White Stripes, a small band made of only 2 people, but still being able to perform as well as any other band. Try to sing a bit louder, or keep the mic. closer to you.

George, it defiantly sounds like a wanna-be-techno/nameless-rave-band. Try to mix it up a bit more, do something that will make it stand out.

Overall, none of it didn't let me down, these aren't "professional" bands after all, my advice is to just keep trying, get it cleaned up, make the songs a bit longer, and maybe add some lyrics.


Lyrics can ruin a great song sometimes.
So be very careful with your lyrical content.
Also, lyrics are not necessary, just like certain instruments aren't used in every band Mask.
3nodding

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George Kapland The 4th

PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:29 pm


TheMaskBehindTheMan


George, it defiantly sounds like a wanna-be-techno/nameless-rave-band. Try to mix it up a bit more, do something that will make it stand out.

Overall, none of it didn't let me down, these aren't "professional" bands after all, my advice is to just keep trying, get it cleaned up, make the songs a bit longer, and maybe add some lyrics.


Yeah, I just checked the Myspace alot of that is from our first downloadable album, when we where still looking for our niche in the electronica genre, and before we got any hookups to hook our instruments up to the computer, so instead looped beats we're now making our own little thing
Electric Fetish was just about the first in that line.

I'm up loading three new ones that we never released here today, like a Band Christmas!
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:57 pm


TheMaskBehindTheMan
Well, I listened to both (3?) of them,

Tony, your band seems like the kind of music that's going to be played in the background while something semi-important is happening, you by yourself seem to, I think, have the potential to be something like The White Stripes, a small band made of only 2 people, but still being able to perform as well as any other band. Try to sing a bit louder, or keep the mic. closer to you.

George, it defiantly sounds like a wanna-be-techno/nameless-rave-band. Try to mix it up a bit more, do something that will make it stand out.

Overall, none of it didn't let me down, these aren't "professional" bands after all, my advice is to just keep trying, get it cleaned up, make the songs a bit longer, and maybe add some lyrics.
Thanks, that's the best compliment I've received for a while. I just do that stuff on my own for fun, since my band doesn't do everything I find musically entertaining and appealing to my own interests. I doubt it'll go beyond that. I just do it for fun and my music's always free if anyone wants me to email 'em mp3's. I don't do it for money or fame. I just want to be heard. And if not too much to ask, enjoyed, haha. Without too much ear bleeding that is! Thanks again for listening.

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George Kapland The 4th

PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:23 pm


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TheMaskBehindTheMan
Well, I listened to both (3?) of them,

Tony, your band seems like the kind of music that's going to be played in the background while something semi-important is happening, you by yourself seem to, I think, have the potential to be something like The White Stripes, a small band made of only 2 people, but still being able to perform as well as any other band. Try to sing a bit louder, or keep the mic. closer to you.

George, it defiantly sounds like a wanna-be-techno/nameless-rave-band. Try to mix it up a bit more, do something that will make it stand out.

Overall, none of it didn't let me down, these aren't "professional" bands after all, my advice is to just keep trying, get it cleaned up, make the songs a bit longer, and maybe add some lyrics.
Thanks, that's the best compliment I've received for a while. I just do that stuff on my own for fun, since my band doesn't do everything I find musically entertaining and appealing to my own interests. I doubt it'll go beyond that. I just do it for fun and my music's always free if anyone wants me to email 'em mp3's. I don't do it for money or fame. I just want to be heard. And if not too much to ask, enjoyed, haha. Without too much ear bleeding that is! Thanks again for listening.


Well that's what I like to hear, people keeping it about the music.
Once a band gets into the image, they're stuck with that image, but if you make music for your self and damn what people think... It's more pure.


I make my music to get stoned and listen too to take my mind on a journey, my hope is somebody else hears it and does the same.
PostPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:37 am


It should ALWAYS be about the music, and the love of it. You have to stay loosey goosey and take the criticism you get and let nothing go to your head! I watched my cousin's band triumph in his city then fall. Two of the the band members (my cousin and my roommate) criticized the band and always complained about screwing up at shows, and they thought they were the best thing in the band. The other three members would usually have a few drinks and play their heart out, and to the best of their abilities. And if something went wrong they were still satisfied. It was these reasons that the band broke up. The three couldn't stand my cousin's negativity and my roommates cockiness.

So continue and always play with your heart, mind, spirit, and soul!

haahaahaa. Keep real music alive! Stay confident, no matter what happens! And always poop before a show!



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TheMaskBehindTheMan

PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:32 am


Wow, what I said actually meant something! (that was a stupid joke)

Ya it's true that sometimes lyrics can ruin a good song, but I've always been more of a lyrical person, I like to sing along and if there's no lyrics I end up mumbling the tune/rhythm of the song.
PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:30 pm


TheMaskBehindTheMan
Wow, what I said actually meant something! (that was a stupid joke)

Ya it's true that sometimes lyrics can ruin a good song, but I've always been more of a lyrical person, I like to sing along and if there's no lyrics I end up mumbling the tune/rhythm of the song.


Lyrics are about the hardest part of song making. As hard as everything else is, once you throw in lyrics, it just makes it unnecessarily complicated.

Any, thank you all for your feedback.

George Kapland The 4th


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