Some demos for ya'll

Did some basement demo recording over the weekend. We are a duo and have been playing for a little over a month. I am thinking we need another member either bass or keys to add some bottom to the songs.

Check it.
MySpace.com - Caesar Venus - MANKATO, Minnesota - Indie / Rock / Showtunes - www.myspace.com/caesarvenus (http://www.myspace.com/caesarvenus)

Yes, I know the vocals are crap. He is actually a good singer when he tries.

christ, did he stand 50 feet from the mic?

listened to 3 songs, the vocals suck (when i turned the speakers high enough to hear them).

Don't know why but I cannot hear anything.
The counter is incrementing and the "vu" meters are moving but there's no sound?

Vocals added to Cogs and Right in the Head. I also turned up my snare and overhead mic. Still having trouble picking up my toms though.

Quick opinion:

- Singer does have a voice, but it's buried in the music
- Work on the timing, it's just a little off in moments
- I like what the band is trying to do in songs like 'Right in the Head' but you need some fine tuning and the singer needs to commit himself to the vocals...sounds like he's half-assing it either because he hasn't quite memorized the vocals or the volume of the instruments are making it difficult for him to sing
- Lead guitarist is decent, but honestly, he's not ready yet to swallow up so much time in these songs...leads aren't interesting or tight enough. My advice is to tell him to step down a little until he's ready. Good luck in that respect: lead guitarists can be extremely egocentric and stubborn.
- Lastly, because you are working with a singer that actually might develop into someone who's interesting to listen to, please remember this: bands are a dime a dozen these days, and for the most part, if the singer's vocals aren't working, the band will go nowhere. My advice is for the band to try harder to rally around the singer and support the range he currently has, rather than do what most bands do: grab a singer and try and push him/her to yell over the volume of the instruments. Getting the sound right is as hard as writing songs with character.

GL

I also do agree that the guitarist should hold himself back. The guitarist teaches so he automatically thinks he is the shit. I have been trying to convince him to do covers so we can actually play local shows. The music scene is very friendly to cover bands due to the abundance of drunk college kids.