Rid Of Me

[Daisy_5]

We're an alternative Rock band from aberystwyth wales;

With the menaceing beat and the outspoken voice , the sound of Rid Of Me is at times energetic, at times emotional but the only ultimate constant is rawness. Like some twin headed Grunge/Punk monster we have arisen to bring back the filth in music. With that we all stand with one voice - Bring music with velocity and we'll make it crash.


Website (http://www.ridofme.co.uk)
Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/ridofmeuk)
Soundclick (http://www.soundclick.com/ridofme)
Podsafe Music Network (http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=2427f8ac73f57f23abb6aa6 692987ba5)

Comments/Criticisms
Thanks :)

[Daisy_5]

No-one?

[Ruining]

Summer Dress. Careful with the intonation on the vocals. Guitar player needs to practice with a metronome a little. Bass player and drummer need to practice with just the two of them and a metronome if they don't already. If they were holding down a solid groove, the guitars may be a tad more acceptable. As it sits, it just sounds rough.

Cocain and Lights Preview. I know it's trendy, but the dipthong, (co cayyyyyyyn and lights) is hard to listen to, no matter what your goal. The intonation in the vocals needs an overhaul.

Bleeding Tree Preview. The vocals are pretty buried in the mix. That may have saved it.

Swimming With Ulcers. See #1. The screaming is offensive to me. Way too loud and horrific. I'm sure swimming with ulcers hurts, but he should be on meds if he intends to be in the water long.

My Favourite black. Wow. Actually okay in the beginning. The groove may be a little too sloppy, but sheesh. Huge improvement over the last one. Do this some more.

I'm too tired. You guys have a lot of songs. I'll end on the good one.

[Daisy_5]

Summer Dress. Careful with the intonation on the vocals. Guitar player needs to practice with a metronome a little. Bass player and drummer need to practice with just the two of them and a metronome if they don't already. If they were holding down a solid groove, the guitars may be a tad more acceptable. As it sits, it just sounds rough.

yeah. It was recorded in a day with 4 other songs so it's not the best in the world. It's also a live recording so using a metronome would've been pretty useless during the recording. I agree on this song the Vocals are dodgy but this was the last song of the day and the singer's voice was weakening.

Cocain and Lights Preview. I know it's trendy, but the dipthong, (co cayyyyyyyn and lights) is hard to listen to, no matter what your goal. The intonation in the vocals needs an overhaul.

Disagree with you completely, I think it adds alot to the break in the song (Which is what that clip is). I think if you heard the whole song you'd accept it more. I'm not 100% on what you mean about the vocals needing an overhaul. Because I think it's not too bad and I'm very critical of our vocalist.

Bleeding Tree Preview. The vocals are pretty buried in the mix. That may have saved it.

Hmm..99% of the people who've heard this song seem to adore it, so maybe it's just not to your taste?

Swimming With Ulcers. See #1. The screaming is offensive to me. Way too loud and horrific. I'm sure swimming with ulcers hurts, but he should be on meds if he intends to be in the water long.


Duely noted. That songs an old one now. Nearly a year maybe?. Can't really remember. The screaming seemed like a good idea whilst doing it but listening back a few days after it is a bad thing. That's what you get when you record with a complete metal head.

My Favourite black. Wow. Actually okay in the beginning. The groove may be a little too sloppy, but sheesh. Huge improvement over the last one. Do this some more.

Thanks, I'm not a fan of this one, none of the band are so it's odd that you like the one that we think is the weakest!. Again this is an old old song, so we've improved alot since then.

Thanks for your criticism!.

Can I get anymore comments?

[Ruining]

Well, it's nice to see that you don't really agree with anything I said. That's fine. I'm 100% convinced with my crits on the vocals, and when I said they need to practice with a metronome, I meant practice. Not record. They need to be able to lock in together. Then once you take away the metronome, they will be tons tighter.

As for the screaming, I know what you mean. Check out THIS SONG (http://musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11708586#post11708586). It could fall under the "it was a good idea at the time syndrome". I'm going to post it for crit, if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks.

[Daisy_5]

Anymore replies/Crits?

[Aus_rock_god]

yeah. It was recorded in a day with 4 other songs so it's not the best in the world. It's also a live recording so using a metronome would've been pretty useless during the recording. I agree on this song the Vocals are dodgy but this was the last song of the day and the singer's voice was weakening.

Actually, that should have made it better. If your drummer is there in the room, it means you shouldn't need a metronome.


Disagree with you completely, I think it adds alot to the break in the song (Which is what that clip is). I think if you heard the whole song you'd accept it more. I'm not 100% on what you mean about the vocals needing an overhaul. Because I think it's not too bad and I'm very critical of our vocalist.

Thing is, you're probably used to your singer's voice. The ultimant judgement on singing is what complete strangers think of it. Singing is the only instrument in the world where ANYONE (including people who can't play an instrument) can tell if you're a good or bad singer.

Hmm..99% of the people who've heard this song seem to adore it, so maybe it's just not to your taste?

Is this "99%" people that know you? Never ever ever listen to what your best friends think when it comes to music. Again, comeplete strangers are the best critics.

Duely noted. That songs an old one now. Nearly a year maybe?. Can't really remember. The screaming seemed like a good idea whilst doing it but listening back a few days after it is a bad thing. That's what you get when you record with a complete metal head.

Perhaps you should have re-recorded it then?

Thanks, I'm not a fan of this one, none of the band are so it's odd that you like the one that we think is the weakest!. Again this is an old old song, so we've improved alot since then.

Hang on. This is an old old song, yet, it is the song that shines above the rest, and you say you've improved since then. Dude, you're all backwards.

Thanks for your criticism!

Dude, you just went and told him that his critisisim was all crap, and now you're saying thanks? Why do I get the feeling that you posted this stuff on the net as an attempt to inflate your ego. We're here to help you by being harsh, that's really, the whole idea of critisisim.

It's advice, take it or leave it, but don't argue against it.

[Aus_rock_god]

Summer Dress - Hmm, this isn't too bad, not as tight as could be, but it's got a nice groove to it. Your singer does struggle a little at parts. Since you said before that his pipes were tired, encorage him to guzzle water down.

Bleeding Tree - FARK! Youch! I agree with Ruining on this one. Please tell me that the "preveiw" is somthing you're in the process of working on. There needs to be a lot of compression used. Seriously, this thing needs to be squashed.

Swimming with Ulcers - I don't like how it sort of fades in at the start. I agree on the screaming being a bit yuck. The backup vocals have a lot left to be desired. Lead vocals are good. Crazy lead! Hoorah!!!!!

My Favorite Black - This definatly shines. I like it. Catchy. The quality s much better too. There's not as much clipping as on your other songs. It's got a lot of drive behind it. Towards the end your singer seems to drop a note. At the end, there's a lot of distortion and crap, and I'm going to assume it was intentional.

Greedy King - Sorry dude, I had to stop it after the start. It just sounded everywhere.

You guys have potential, but your strength is not in your loud fast sh!t.

[Daisy_5]

Can I get some more replies to this?