Plug Bands, Releases, Recordings, Websites, etc.

Discussion Forums

Subject: Plug Bands, Releases, Recordings, Websites, etc.

You are not authorized to post a reply.

Author

Messages

JamesT

Busy Member
Posts:100

21 Aug 2007 5:25 AM
I think everyone should get more involved in this section of the forums. OK, I'm a newbie, so you can tell me to shag off (some of you have no problem doing this I see!!), but I think it's important to give new Irish bands a listen and a bit of feedback. OK, a LOT of bands are not the best, but there are some good ones there. It seems that that whole section of the forum is pointless if no-one replies - whether it be negative or positive criticism, it at least gives bands a chance to respond or take on-board any points that people throw out. So far (as mentioned on another thread), Betamax Format & Star Belgrade have pipped my interest. I'd love to see more bands posting here, but if no-one ever responds (as hinted at by Mr.Belgrade) I don't see why they'd bother. Just a thought. Hope it's taken as a positive one!!

Binokular

CLUAS Forum Junkie
Posts:1600

JamesT

Busy Member
Posts:100

21 Aug 2007 5:40 AM
I've done a few reviews the last few days already. I think I should've put a bit more effort into one or two of them, but sometimes I hear a tune and think "that's so bad there's feck all you can do with it" !! I'll have to try harder on that front, I suppose! Other times, I'll like it, but maybe the vocals / lyrics will put me off. I'd love to see bands spend more time on lyrics in general. One problem that stands out for me with a lot of demos is the quality of the recordings - of the few I've heard, I reckon they were done in studios, but there was little time spent on the mixes and I'm not sure any of them were properly mastered. The one that stood out the most for sound quality was Star Belgrade's which - if the info on his page is to be believed - was recorded on a 4 track. Says a lot to me! A little effort can go a long way.

starbelgrade User is Offline

Very Busy Member
Posts:682

21 Aug 2007 6:16 AM
Eh, thanks Mr.T (I think)? The 1st song on the player is a 4 track tape Tascam jobbie alright. It seems like the player's down at the minute, but we have some proper studio recordings on SonicBids. There's also a 2nd player linked from CPU.ie a bit down the page with some live recordings (minidisc jobbie, off the sound desk & cheaply mastered). Studio stuff is here - www.sonicbids.com/starbelgrade They're not mastered yet, but the mixes & production were done by Gizzy D of Analogue Mindfield & the engineering by Paul Thomas (U2, Phil Lynott). We're a band btw - 4 of us in it, innit! Anyhow, cheers for the words - I hate Snow Patrol too!

aidan

Very Busy Member
Posts:462

21 Aug 2007 6:18 AM
Posted By JamesT on 21 Aug 2007 5:25 AM I think everyone should get more involved in this section of the forums. OK, I'm a newbie, so you can tell me to shag off (some of you have no problem doing this I see!!), but I think it's important to give new Irish bands a listen and a bit of feedback. Well, I guess that section gets used more for information than discussion. The 'view' counter will give an indication of how many people read a post, which can be just as important as the reply counter!

JamesT

Busy Member
Posts:100

21 Aug 2007 7:52 AM
Posted By starbelgrade on 21 Aug 2007 6:16 AM Eh, thanks Mr.T (I think)? The 1st song on the player is a 4 track tape Tascam jobbie alright. It seems like the player's down at the minute, but we have some proper studio recordings on SonicBids. There's also a 2nd player linked from CPU.ie a bit down the page with some live recordings (minidisc jobbie, off the sound desk & cheaply mastered). Studio stuff is here - www.sonicbids.com/starbelgrade They're not mastered yet, but the mixes & production were done by Gizzy D of Analogue Mindfield & the engineering by Paul Thomas (U2, Phil Lynott). We're a band btw - 4 of us in it, innit! Anyhow, cheers for the words - I hate Snow Patrol too! That song "Checkmate" is f**king class. A bit of pro-mastering required, but basically it's there. I can hear a full band sound on this one too. Definitely my kind of tea!

You are not authorized to post a reply.

Forums >Discussion & Debate >The Soap Box > Plug Bands, Releases, Recordings, Websites, etc.