Indie Music

BluesBro · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: REVIEW REQUESTED Old Flame

Hey guys, I've just recorded a demo of my new song Old Flame and would welcome a review or 2 if you can help me.

Key thing is reviewing the lyrics and melody more than the performance. The performance is a demo and I write for others to perform and record so that they can hear my songs.

I wrote the song because it seems quite a common thread that when people are unhappy in their relationships, they start thinking of that girlfriend back at school and wondering what happened to them. Now with Google, the search is much easier than it used to be.

Last year we had a school reunion and one of my mates was wondering whether to come over from Australia to attend. The motivating factor was whether his old fame was going to be there. She wasn't and he didn't come. I hope he finds her if he needs to one day:)

Reconsiderate · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: Re: REVIEW REQUESTED Old Flame

BluesBro · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: Thanks

Thanks mate, I always appreciate your frank approach.

Your comments illustrate my weakness. I am always in a hurry to post my new songs and move on. Sometime this year I will be recording an EP, with quality musicians in a real studio and it will sound really good imho. Right now all I try to do is get something up fast and my demo's obviously pay the price for my passion.

As to the cadence, again my impatience. I find that once I have been playing a song for a few months, synchopation, cadence etc becomes much better and the song gains in credibility.

As I start recording professional quality demos where I only play one of the guitars and maybe even get other people to sing them, I'll delete the old demo's here and put up good ones.

I didn't realise the song cut off, that's weird. I may have to upload again. It was all ok on the recording because I tried it on a stereo before I cut it down to MP3.

Yes, I was hgoping to be first with Google lol.

The lyrics aren't meant to be sophisticated. Sometimes I put a lot of energy into sculpting lyrics, like I did in Another Stretch in Iraq for example. In this case I was just getting a common conept across.

My guitar is always a problem. I am a songwriter (and none of us write great or even good songs every time) but I can play a reasonable guitar. I'm learning to strum more. I find it frustrating when I sing a song that I worked hard on lyrically and the compliments are about my guitar playing. Anyway its all part of the learning process and thanks again for your comments:)