Michelle,

I hope everything is going well and I'm glad to see you are aggressively doing your thing. You know I thought that this one had a fantastic hook and it could be a Gretchen type song -- well they picked the right singer for this demo and that part sounds pretty good. As for the music ..... arghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I have been sitting here for about 5 minutes in the edit screen, wondering if I should press submit (and I keep checking to see if I am, hopefully, not first). As you know, I don't mind being honest (even though my opinion could be wrong as can be) and I almost never comment on "paid for" demos (at that point in the game, it's gonna be pitched and the only opinions that count then are the "pitchees").

Starting at the 0:20 second mark ("Oh I love to see those babies smile"), the music is really ... I don't know how to word it, it reminds me like I am at carnival or something. There's no drive or ummphh in the music at all. The lead break should have been left out -- do you cut a lot of words out in this version?

Damn -- I am just gonna come out and say it: This is NOT a pro level musical demo. I wish I could get a hold of a good singer for you and re-do the demo. I mean here is a song I where I used Band-in-a-Box as the backing band: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6470939 Yea, it's me singing and that brings it down, but dang, it has some punch and the BIAB drumming, bass, harp and steel are way above the quality shown here..

You have a great song here, but the demo is hurting it, I believe. I hope I am wrong and it becomes a hit. let's wait to see if anyone else jumps on board.

Kevin

P.S. Did you ask anyone here if they had used this service before? That is why we are here -- we are here for you!


Last edited by Kevin Emmrich; 08/03/09 05:29 PM.
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