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Originally Posted by robmcgrail
Your voice is alright. Not too shabby. what are you using to record? seemed like your guitar didint sound to great. i mean, the playing was fine, and it sounded ok, just sounded that the mic wasnt really being very nice to it.
I got a song of my own if you wanna check it out and return the comment. Its not very good, its kinda just a preview to what my album will be... however, this song wont be on it... so its not really anything but a song i wrote that isnt very good....
Anyway...
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Actually Rob,
Your piano and especially your synths etc. were really nice. Now not to be Simon Cowell or anything but your voice wanders so much off pitch that I suspect you may be tone deaf. At the very least you should begin taking voice lessons before you attempt to record an ep (especially if, as the title suggests you're attempting to cover Damo's unbelievable range).
Now your friend Justine shows extraordinary promise as a songwriter. She's got a gorgeous natural tone to her voice yet also occasionally has problems with pitch (hers is with sustaining whereas yours was not finding it). She should really take voice lessons too because she also doesn't seem to have any real breath support and she attempts to sing above her 'break' often, a voice teacher would work with her to develop and widen her range.
I can't say enough about how important that would be for her. If this girl started taking singing lessons tomorrow and spent a little money to record these songs again on a professional studio demo I don't see why she wouldn't snag a record deal inside of two years.
She's got a wonderful sense of melody, her guitar work while technically simple is remarkably varied and she has an unerring feel for writing memorable hooks. Each one of these songs is still sticking with me. Honestly she's better than any of the unsigned atists I've heard on myspace all year (and believe me I get hundreds of "add requests"-due to the massive number and range of bands I've listed on my page-and I listen to at least two songs from each one before I decide what I think of them).
Again, I hope this doesn't sound harsh. Truthfully, anyone who's serious about singing should take lessons. Every good singer I know continues to do so. It's an investment in your career: the key difference between the talented amateurs and the pros.