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Getting an Album Reviewed
- Thread starter chris0186
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Thanks. Not surprised that reviews are not much needed these days when artist can post downloads in seconds and let people decide thenselves. Back in the day reviewers were paid off to do albums and many reviews were faked by bands. KISS was known for faking reviews of their live show's early on.
The media today is to fast and easy to access . You can still do PR and reviews but it is often like I I said allot of work that costs money and often today for little return.
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I would suggest you find blogs that review your type of music. A TBer buddy recently sent his demo to every blog that was remotely related to his bands style and they got 3 or 4 reviews. Nothing that'll make or break them but they managed to get some exposure and some positive feedback.
Pretty good tunes. I really liked #2 in particular.
Bass - Well played. Good tone that doesn't get drowned out or take too much space. Didn't really hear any mistakes. Simple riffs but they fit perfect for this type of music. Less is more and it takes a good player to know that.
Guitar - Pretty standard power chordy rock. Could definitely have done with less distortion but it fit the music well. Again keeping it pretty simple. Occasional timing issues in some of the solos where it felt like they were rushing to catch up with the beat.
Drums - Probably the low point for me here. A lot of the fills in particular got rushed through like the drummer ran out of time at the end. Occasionally dropped ahead/behind the beat a slight amount.
Singing - High point. Great voice. Clear. I like the way he sings a lot.
Overall very accessible musical performance. I would download this and play it again once you've got it fully released.
Bass - Well played. Good tone that doesn't get drowned out or take too much space. Didn't really hear any mistakes. Simple riffs but they fit perfect for this type of music. Less is more and it takes a good player to know that.
Guitar - Pretty standard power chordy rock. Could definitely have done with less distortion but it fit the music well. Again keeping it pretty simple. Occasional timing issues in some of the solos where it felt like they were rushing to catch up with the beat.
Drums - Probably the low point for me here. A lot of the fills in particular got rushed through like the drummer ran out of time at the end. Occasionally dropped ahead/behind the beat a slight amount.
Singing - High point. Great voice. Clear. I like the way he sings a lot.
Overall very accessible musical performance. I would download this and play it again once you've got it fully released.
We released the EP a few months ago. I can PM you a link to our iTunes/Amazon page or can send you a CD if you're interested.
PM the iTunes link to me, I'll buy it. I liked it a lot.
Singer's voice kind of reminds me of Kevn Kinney from Drivin' and Cryin'.
(Not much of a review, I know, but I do really like it.)
Singer's voice kind of reminds me of Kevn Kinney from Drivin' and Cryin'.
(Not much of a review, I know, but I do really like it.)
I listened to the first track, overall a good rock tune IMO. To me the drums almost sounded like a drum track though. Bass and guitar were solid riff rock. The solo did sound off near the end though. Maybe done purposely I don't know.
