VID - One song on YOUTUBE!!

Spinal Tapper · #1 06-09-2008, 01:57 PM

Hey gang!
My band's on YOUTUBE finally! Check out a song right here! Any comments/criticism is totally cool! Give it to me - good or bad.
Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enheb8f9zac

Combs4MyDomes · #2 06-09-2008, 01:59 PM

i like your singers hair.

and your bass

by the way i thought it sounded pretty good

Spinal Tapper · #3 06-09-2008, 02:03 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Buskman · #4 06-09-2008, 02:08 PM

Cool, man - good stuff!

The only suggestion I'd make is to possibly add some sort of bridge passage (or "middle eight", as the Beatles called it

) somewhere in the tune, to break up the (cool) four chord structure a bit. The rhythmic switches in there help, but the song would also benefit from what I mentioned earlier. It opens a song up a bit and then coming back to the original sequence almost resolves it (like a story - beginning, middle & end, if that makes sense).

Other than that, I liked it! Your singer has good stage presence - you guys kinda remind me of Chi-Town's version of The Hives... which is a good thing!

Keep at it & good luck!

Spinal Tapper · #5 06-09-2008, 02:12 PM

^ Thanks - there is a bridge in the song towards the end, hmmm, maybe the transition isn't clear enough during the performance though for it to stand out. I do a cool thing where I hold on the root C and do a chromatic down from the fifth. Maybe there needs to be some space to intensify that part though - I get what you're saying.

Chi-town Hives - I'll take that as a compliment for sure! Those guys are maniacs! Funny thing, our guitar player actually hates The Hives though, LOL.

Thanks for your time!

Buskman · #6 06-09-2008, 02:26 PM

You got it, ST...

I went back & listened to the part you mentioned. Very cool (adds a nice bit of tension & slight dissonance). Like you said, it might be a bit too late in the song, or there's the possibility of adding a whole other section earlier on maybe?

But hey - to date I haven't won any songwriting Grammys, and I haven't been referred to as the "Sixth Sapien" yet, so what the heck do I know?

The bottom line is the crowd was diggin' you guys, and THAT'S what it really comes down to, not "middle eights", right?

Once again, good luck to you! I think you have a myspace "friend request" in your future!

Spinal Tapper · #7 06-09-2008, 02:30 PM

Thanks Buskman! Really nice compliments all around, Looking forward to your myspace friendship, - and as for your addition/ideas...perhaps we'll find a nice little place for you in the liner notes on the new CD

Buskman · #8 06-09-2008, 02:34 PM

That'd be nice... although I'd rather a point on the royalties!

musicelectronix · #9 06-09-2008, 02:45 PM

You are one cute band and I saying this in the most manly way possible

You have stage presence and energy, it is obvious you were having fun on the stage. Keep up the good work..

Spinal Tapper · #10 06-09-2008, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the compliments! We do have a blast playing live...it's turning out to be a lot of work to get to the larger venues (or getting new fans to come to the larger venues) in our area, but once we hit the stage, if there's 10 or 1000 people in the crowd, we'll put on a show so everyone can get their moneys worth!