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What do you guys think of my band?

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GANDALF
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here is a video from a show we played a couple weeks ago. we're trying to get our name out so let me know what you think! CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM appreciated. i play the drums by the way



and yay half the band is black steetcred

Mar 5 2009 11:16PM
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gmack24
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Get an mc with a decent voice and you're golden. Lyrics were dirty but if ODB and Busta Rhymes were to have a kid, he would be your mc.
Mar 5 2009 11:22PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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I've always like the idea of rapping over real instruments (like the roots). you guys have a good sound, but i wasn't blown away or anything.
Mar 5 2009 11:29PM
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Gnarwall
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Sounds good, a few of my friends are in Dearboy if you know who they are. I think they got into the finals but I'm not sure. Sound off is really tight, its such a good way for people to get their music out.
Mar 5 2009 11:30PM
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SushiMan
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awww doug u are sooo hot
Mar 5 2009 11:32PM
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wiglaf
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Sounds pretty rough. I mean this in the sense that your band has yet to find its sound? Like you guys haven't fully jelled yet. Its not bad, it just sounds unrefined. Kind of reminds me of when I saw gym class heros back in 99.
Mar 6 2009 12:44AM
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PaleCelery
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Haha, I can tell you're a skier
Mar 6 2009 12:48AM
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kzrstf
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this is awesome, seriously!
Mar 6 2009 9:27AM
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Aaaron.
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get full tilts.
and a double kick pedal.
 it will give your sound so much more thunder.
Mar 6 2009 9:37AM
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alh10
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haha word to that, in the first few seconds when you guys were chillen in the lounge thing i could point you out. but you guys sound good, your singer really gets into it, haha
Mar 6 2009 10:02AM
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BikeMlatt69
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ii like the sound of it
Mar 6 2009 10:26AM
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JacheOReally
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yeah, I really liked it, not sure if I liked the background singers but I liked the sound
Mar 6 2009 10:51AM
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unamused.
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fresh dude, i would totally watch you guys play a show
Mar 6 2009 11:16AM
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GANDALF
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thanks guys. make sure you watch in HQ
Mar 6 2009 11:39AM
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freezed
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that was really good for a small, unknown band, you guys will be great if you keep at it. the singer is very enthusiastic, which is great. I like the backup singers. I was kinda confused by the metal bro guitarists (jackson flying V? skull t-shirts), they don't really go with your "image", maybe you should have them tone that down a bit, haha.
Mar 6 2009 12:33PM
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Loges
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it sounds really good! the only thing I have to say is the lead guitarist has to chill out during the verse, it kinda took away from the singing. Also, I wasn't really digging the background vocals.
Mar 6 2009 12:40PM
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Sewardo
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so dope. love it
Mar 6 2009 1:17PM
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Bren-Ten
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yea pretty good..gotta get that double bass peddle
Mar 6 2009 1:37PM
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GANDALF
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fuck that! im getting 2 bass drums. double pedal is cheating man.
Mar 6 2009 1:47PM
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=nick=
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yaaaa doug killin it. dude u need to go out on stage like all skiier'd out...rock a tall beanie like u are but then like tall tees n shit
Mar 6 2009 1:48PM
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unamused.
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yea two bass drums are badass
Mar 6 2009 2:09PM
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patrickstar
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bands with black guys in them never dissappoint
Mar 6 2009 2:19PM
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patrickstar
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btw i liked the rythym section, guys got some good spits too
Mar 6 2009 2:22PM
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Willard
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lay off the metal
Mar 6 2009 2:24PM
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GANDALF
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that was the first time playing that song live with the band too. we have some other songs that im hoping someone uploads to youtube
Mar 6 2009 2:25PM
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Swaggermager
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badass dude
Mar 6 2009 5:04PM
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yuck
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reminds me of a local band from where i live,
check em out on myspace.. theyre called Easy Way Out

the whole rapper over the rock-ish stuff
legit though man!
Mar 6 2009 5:07PM
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Armegadon
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I agree with whoever said you havn't found ur sound yet. I think the song was pretty tight for a new band though. I think you're putting a little too much pressure on you're frontman though, it makes it look like hes trying too hard. When there's breaks in the lyrics have the attention focused on someone like the guitarist, kinda like what you did with the back-up singers, except a bit more frequent.
Mar 6 2009 5:10PM
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statuswhitegirl
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the rapping just doesnt fit imo
Mar 6 2009 5:10PM
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Peter.
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definitely a sick sound, but in my opinion, too much guitar, and the background singers are out of place
Mar 6 2009 5:18PM
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Thenowhereman42
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Background singers is a pretty cool concept I think.

However, there's like, too many musical influences going on at the same time I think.  And what the guitarist was playing didn't really make sense as far as the whole song is concerned.  Metal+Rap=Pretty hard to pull off.

For your first show though and a pretty difficult band concept to pull off that was really good.
Mar 6 2009 7:52PM
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AALT
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So Doug, has this band given you some oppurtunity at poon my friend?

Mar 6 2009 7:52PM
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.brian
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i dont really like the mc
Mar 6 2009 7:56PM
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GnarBurger
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eh its ok. not hot on the mc

Mar 6 2009 11:40PM
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PAINE_IN_MAINE
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mc is kind of annoying

your guitarist looks like he is getting off through out the whole thing, sounds and music is good, just work on the mc

Mar 7 2009 12:25AM
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B.G
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great sound but mc needs work background singers im not so sure of. other then that i would definatly buy your music. almosst makes me want to go hit a jump line but not quiet
Mar 8 2009 10:14PM
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Loges
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sweet panda shirt
Mar 8 2009 10:17PM
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Drunkenstein
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nothing new
Mar 8 2009 10:19PM
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loganC
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Hey now.. double pedal isn't cheating, it's just less expensive.

But about your band, I'm not sure the guitar sound really fit in well, maybe that's just me though. Otherwise it was sick.
Mar 8 2009 10:26PM
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Arabian.
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I think you're a fantastic drummer. Ditch everyone else and start a new band. Not Hiphop.
Mar 8 2009 10:32PM
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GANDALF
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Mar 8 2009 10:35PM
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GANDALF
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^^ couple more vids from a show we played last wednesday. sorry about the sound quality
Mar 8 2009 10:35PM
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Loges
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get a bassist and your golden
Mar 8 2009 10:44PM
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freezed
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(about the new vids):

your band would be sick if you dropped the metal bro guitar act and had some funkier/groovier guitar stuff. your drumming is good, and i like the mc too. the guitars just kill it for me though.
Mar 8 2009 10:47PM
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GANDALF
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thanks for the feedback guys. we have someone playing bass on the keyboard for now. but we have a lot of good things coming our way as a band. so things are looking good. lots if shows coming up that we are hosting. so if anybody in the seattle area wants to come to one of our shows let me know!
Mar 9 2009 1:21AM
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Alex_G
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truth dub pedal is for girls and men with vaginas who cant double bass with one foot
Mar 9 2009 1:37AM
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4mica
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i dig it a lot actually, but for sure drop the whole bro metal parts like said above.
Mar 9 2009 1:46AM
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unchyll
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yeah get a bassist drop the guitarist and if not get him on an acoustic guitar so it doesnt sound like trashy metal rap (ICP) and maybe get a loop digga in there
also maybe get your vocalist to smoke a bowl and chill out
Mar 9 2009 2:03AM
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GANDALF
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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=322414445

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Mar 9 2009 2:12AM
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GANDALF
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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=322414445


for the lazys
Mar 9 2009 2:14AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Please tell your mc to stop telling the crowd to mosh (or 'get a mosh pit going down their' in his case) you CANT mosh to that, hes trying to hard to mix metal with rap, uncool.
Mar 9 2009 11:26AM
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