Lucky Spoon - Rear Window

GlennCase

Jun 2, 2020Forum post

The bass is far too loud in the mix, and that is especially apparent in headphones. Lead vocal is buried in the mix, and that might be a good thing because it sounds like you're flat fairly often. Is there a guest vocalist? Okay, I suppose that is two different vocalists, but it isn't particularly easy to tell you apart at first. The structure is fine, but this whole song seems to lack energy. I can hear that you're using dynamics, and yet the whole thing just sounds lifeless, and safe.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [OKAY] 1 point
PERFORMANCE: [OKAY] 1 point
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [OKAY] 1 point
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 5 out of 10

vowlvom

Jun 2, 2020Forum post

There are a few bits of this that feel distractingly sloppy, mostly the first verse and that empty section of a single bass note before the first chorus kicks in. The chorus has a winning punk-pop energy and I like the twin vocal rhythms in the bridge, but in general the two vocals are so similar that the challenge doesn't come across as well here as in most of these songs, and while this is a mostly enjoyable listen there's not quite enough here to push this up my rankings.

mo

Jun 3, 2020Forum post

I like a solid rocker, and in a rocker, some slop can be expected, but this has a touch more than what I think of as acceptable level. Some of that is vocal delivery, which I’m sure you can tighten up. Although the guitar solo has a good tone, it’s kind of forgettable. I like the middle eight and how it comes back in to rocking and rolling. The end needed guitar wailing. Seriously, it felt a little anticlimactic, and it would’ve sold the little convo at the end better.

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GlennCase

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