Mmmm that's my ****..

[JeffP1717]

Hey everybody, I'd love for you guys to check out my music. Feel free to download it, and hopefully commment on it!

The Pen's Prelude (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/albumintro.mp3)

The Red Room (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/redroom.mp3)

Untitled in F#m (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/untitled.mp3)

Astrolove (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/Astrolove.mp3)

[Benzum]

First impression of this was, excellent acoustic sound, what did you use to record? Is it an electro acoustic or did you just mic up a normal acoustic? Your playing technically is excellent and your style makes you want to listen to the tracks more so for that :thumb: I had trouble getting into the actual melodies but that's the genius of music, good work, I will put this on my mp3 player to listen to in more detail

[Phototropic]

After reading Indemoned's review I had to download the tracks

It is gorgeous playing :eek: The melodies are lovely, everything is so calm and peaceful

The tone and recording quality is spot-on :cool:

I hope to hear more from you in the future

Ps.

the last one didn't download for me :(

[Benzum]

Yeah, excellent stuff, by the way, threadstarter, do you go by an alias or a stage-name or something? I only ask to update the song info in iTunes :thumb:

[JeffP1717]

Thanks everybody! Indemoned, I just go by Jeff Pearson. I use a Cort MR 727F just plugged straight in to the computer. Thanks everyone so much for the compliments, I'm glad you guys like it! Second poster, if you want, I can send you my first 'album' over AIM or something, Astrolove is on there. :)

[Starman]

Really good :thumb:
Maybe some reverb on the solo guitar would give more body to the sound.
panning the guitars is good too.

[Jilm21]

I really enjoyed The Red Room, so much so that I downloaded it. Do you have any other songs to that effect? I would have to agree about the reverd though would add the experience 10 fold

[Benzum]

I wouldn't mind getting a copy of your album :thumb:

[Rod3in1band]

how old are you. that sounds like some pretty pro stuff. the melodies are engraved into my mind

[JeffP1717]

Thanks! I'm 18.

[darrell]

Very clean guitar playing... I hate when most people record acoustic guitar (like on soundclick). Some of the sloppiest playing I've ever heard.

I didn't listen to everything, but on the Red Room, the lower chords started to distort. A little buzzing, too...

That Untitled piece in F#m is pretty cool...

[JeffP1717]

Very clean guitar playing... I hate when most people record acoustic guitar (like on soundclick). Some of the sloppiest playing I've ever heard.

I didn't listen to everything, but on the Red Room, the lower chords started to distort. A little buzzing, too...

That Untitled piece in F#m is pretty cool...

Thanks man, sorry about the buzzing, I was still getting the song down as I was recording it, so it was still a little foreign... It's nothing official, so ya know..anyway, glad you liked it! :thumb:

[JeffP1717]

:chug:

[CantBuyAThrill]

Great stuff, however, if I have one suggestion, I was not a big fan of the tone of the lead parts, sounded too... fake? Or something. I liked the sound of the rhythm guitar, but if I were you I'd do some tweaking on the leads. The tone sounds pretty good, (though I think it could be better,) when you're doing the lead harmonies, so if it were me I'd probably do some tweaking just for that part.

I'm mostly referring to the first one here. On the second the leads sounded quite good really, tonally.

I really enjoyed this music, however. Very very clean stuff.

[JeffP1717]

Thanks dude! I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the feedback. I'll try and tweak the sounds when I'm done with the overall project, I'm going to work with some panning and reverb and whatnot...

[H to the ickle]

This is really brilliant stuff, I wish I had means to record my stuff to get feedback of the calibur that is showing up this thread.

The only thing that would make these songs better would be some good vocals and even so "Red Room" is just gorgeous.

[JeffP1717]

Wow, thanks man. I really didn't know this many would enjoy my work. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Keep listening....

[GhostDrummer519]

Wow... i like it

I just started playing the acoustic a few weeks ago... my friend teaches me (he's a GREAT guitarist).

Don't know what else to say but... IT WAS AWESOME :thumb:

Nice Job!

[Aus_rock_god]

Hey everybody, I'd love for you guys to check out my music. Feel free to download it, and hopefully commment on it!

The Pen's Prelude (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/albumintro.mp3)

The Red Room (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/redroom.mp3)

Untitled in F#m (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/untitled.mp3)

Astrolove (http://home.comcast.net/~jeffp1717/Astrolove.mp3)

Pretty cool.

I listened to Red Room and enjoyed it. Everything about it is spot on, and it flows nicely, and it's a breath of fresh air for someone who listens to a lot of 80s Metal.

One thing though, it's a little TOO perfect, if you get my meaning. I dunno, I keep feeling that you need to throw somthing wacky or unexpected in there (by wacky I don't mean get someone to read out a recipe for cornflakes over the top of the verses, and by unexpected I don't mean a big cow moo in the middle of a solo), instead of running up and down the scale. :thumb:

But you really do know how to play your guitar mate, keep up the good stuff :thumb: .

[sliver]

good stuff... although I have to disagree with everyone the only thing I don't like is your tone. Plugging straight in the computer from your acoustic is not the way you want to record an acoustic, it sounds fake. I sugguest getting a mic and recording it live, it will sound a lot better.

Out of curiousity how long have you played?

[JeffP1717]

Thanks guys, much appreciated! I've been playing for four years now.

Edit: I would love to try out new recording techniques, but I just don't have the funds to do so. Sooner or later, I'll delve deeper into the recording world, but I'm just having fun for now, trying to find a band to start up. :thumb:

[Aus_rock_god]

Get yourself a nice condenser mic and a little Eurorack mixer, your guitar will come up a little crisper.

I'm in the same boat as you, I can't really afford any gear and I have to DI everything, BUT, I highly reccomend you take up singing (or find someone to sing for you) and tour your acaustic around some pubs to get some cash for some recording gear.

[itskub]

wow awsome playing. so **** relaxing , i love it.

ive been pretty much playing for the same time as you, and im 18 too. i dont know if i can come up with anything that melodic.

do you take lessons or anything?

[Crimsonpunk]

Wow. I just listened to red room.
makes me wanna give up straight away. ****ing incredible. I can't usualy listen to instrumentals. How many guitars did you use in that piece?

If you feel like giving me some of what I would consider almost profesional advice on either of my tracks, iv'e used some compresser thing on them...

Here they be (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=39841)

Awesome stuff again

[nine away]

DUDE! Beautifu, simply beautiful. i would love to hear more. My aim is nineaway pleae add me to your list. i would love to have more of your music.

[Phototropic]

This stuff has inspired me to start an acoustic concept album :)

Thanks buddy :thumb:

Awesome tunes

[JeffP1717]

Wow, you guys rock for saying all these nice things! To answer all the questions asked...no, I don't take lessons. I did for a month when I first started out, but they just weren't for me, and I wasn't learning anything. Crimsonpunk, I'll check out your tunes whenever this raging hangover dies down and I can think straight again... Nineaway, I added you to my list, so I could send you my first album if you really want. And finally, I'm really glad I struck a chord with someone to do their own thing, it's a great feeling to inspire. Thank you all again. :thumb:

[llama123]

That is really good yes. Superb playing.

+ reverb, + female singer and then get out there.

[Aus_rock_god]

Dunno about the female singer dude. When I listen to this stuff, for some strange reason I keep thinking about trains:amaze:...

I'm thinking some John Butler or Teaparty style singer, but it's totally up to the threadstarter.

[stifflittlefingers]

I think it sounded good. I happen to play acoustic myself. I just happen to be more of the muffled bluesy sound fan if that makes sense.

But I do agree with what a lot of people are saying. You need to have some reverb and a condenser mic for reasons you are already aware of by now... making this post seemingly pointless... Oh well. Good work boyo.

EDIT: Also, vocals would be nice. Don't screw up the guitar by doing it though. That could ruin it big time. I picture a mix between Billy Corgan (not screaming) and Dave Grohl for the vocals. Don't ask why... ;)

[JeffP1717]

Yeah, I'm not too sure about the female vocals..I don't have anything against them, ya know, I just don't think it fits the mold of my ideas in my music. I could definately see something in the future with a female vocalist that can wail. She's an opera singer that I know, and she's seriously completely amazing. I think it'd be cool to have her on a song or two, definately, so look out for that I guess..

[JeffP1717]

I finally got YouSendIt to work so I could upload my first album for whoever wants it. You can put it on your iPods, do whatever with it, show your friends, maybe they'll like it. It's good music to sleep to, I've heard. Uhseeeeeeeya!

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=282F5NS2VSVW91MD4M6S1OQNFY

[JeffP1717]

Bump. :)

[Phototropic]

I finally got YouSendIt to work so I could upload my first album for whoever wants it. You can put it on your iPods, do whatever with it, show your friends, maybe they'll like it. It's good music to sleep to, I've heard. Uhseeeeeeeya!

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=282F5NS2VSVW91MD4M6S1OQNFY

This is some fantastic stuff

The last track is absoloutely superb

You got any cover artwork so I can burn a copy for me and my friends?! :D

[Jim Hull]

Very nice work. Enjoyed listening to them. Can you re upload your first album to yousendit. I want to download it. Thanks man, and keep up the great work :thumb:

[JeffP1717]

Thanks for diggin' it! There's no artwork, I made 100 cd's thinking I would only sell that many for my friend's American Cancer Society benefit, and I'm all out of the 100... here's another yousendit link:

http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=03V79KKJGLLHG1YQ3O4U2JOJSR

[Jim Hull]

Thanks, I'll take a listen as soon as it downloads. But if its anything like the three above, I'll love it.

[JeffP1717]

Enjoy it!