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Pretty Well Done

Guitars sound excellent, love the use of delay and the reverbin sound. The Drums are done awesome as well. The vocals are too sparse, so I can't really say whether i dig them or not. Their not bad though.

Yup, it's certain

You, and this band, sound identical to Alice in Chains. Additionally, you sound much better than any of their new stuff. Maybe the singer didn't actually die and he just moved to europe?

Lead Guitar, The layered Vocals, everything added up to a great down-beat 90's esk track.

For whatever reason I didn't even realize there weren't any drums until about 4 minutes in. Sounds great for an acoustic tune, throw some drums in there and you'd be golden for a more "accessible" track. I look forward to your finished product for the album. Best of luck guys.

Lame someone already zero bombed it, no worries though I'll try to five bomb you back up for a couple days.

ShanZE responds:

Haha, I'm honored to be compared to Layne but I'm nowhere near to his level of awesomeness!

I didn't add drums, this one was done really fast and I tried to keep it as simple as possible so that I'll save time mixing :D what you hear at the end is just a drum sample i used to stay in tempo, click tracks don't really work for me...

Yeah, zero bombers always ruin the mood but thank you for your 5-bombing!

My guitar broke down a while ago but i just got a new one yesterday, i'll do my best to get the rest of my album done while it's still january!

-s

Well Done

Very Well Done!

here's my honest take -

Decent, the guitar/bass/drums sounds pretty good. The recording sounds great, other than the vocals , which you said aren't done yet. Vocally there's some flat spots but overall it sounds alright.

I can't really criticize the song writing because different strokes for different folks. However, while the rhythm section is really tight, I feel like it could be more interesting with a small lead line or maybe have the rhythm guitar pick out some single notes picked, right now It sounds just like power chords.

Either way, it sounds pretty solid, It will be interesting to ghear the finished version. As for your description it seems like you realize this isn't exactly "grunge", at least not in the typical idea of the genre.

Good Luck!

Nice Cover

I like arcade fire, pretty cool you put this up in a few days, it sounds pretty good. Sounds pretty good...was there female vocals with the whoaaa oooohhh parts?

cmarshall responds:

No just me...I was really sick at the time so I'm thinking about redoing vocals sometime...but thanks for the review!

Good, but...

I liked the first part better. ;)

DarKsidE555 responds:

I concur! :3

Well Done, here is a critique

Vocals - You've got a decent sounding voice, so you should turn them up, as they are about even with the acoustic guitar right now. IMO having sunken vocals, doesn't hide imperfections. I would also consider not holding the notes as long, as you seem to fall out of pitch the longer you strain the words. Regardless, they sound nice, so turn them up. (and practice, I see potential)

Guitar - Yup, it's an acoustic guitar. The strumming pattern sounds pretty good, but consider popping out a few notes or trying to work some sort of lead line into the strumming pattern with your pinky.

Genre - Not that this matters, but this is more Pop Rock/Emo, Grunge tends to be angry, angsty, soft verse/loud chorus with abstract lyrics, usually not songs about girls.

Overall the songwriting is good, I can't catch all the lyrics but I enjoyed the Ba Da Ba Da Op parts. Sounds good.

5/5 8/10

zac11114 responds:

hey! it's been a while since you reveiwed me! gotta say i love your reviews, feel free to drop me a few more. they're quite helpful!

thanks for the review there! It's very helpful, and yes, the vocal ti[ on not holding as much ect, makes sense, but here my lung capacity was kinda off due to the hold, now im better. but i understand what your saying... and yes i've been practiing, we're actually on a headlining tour right now, and my voice has become quite practiced from the night after night use haha...

and haha yeah... they stings on the acoustic we're pretty well dead at this point too... i know what you mean, there is usually a lead guitar in this song, but it wasn't recorded... lol

yeah i agree with the genre, this is just where i usually put things, and when im not sure where to put it, i just put it here

thanks! review me soon! ha

Relaxing and a cool vibe

I liked it, did you record with real instruments, synth or software?

maccormack responds:

Thanks man, it was with synths except the guitar.
The guitars were real.

Acoustic Grunge

As a fellow grunge artist to another, I dig it, very very Alice in Chains/Nirvana. Everything sounds really good. The song sounds more on the lo-fi side but it doesn't bother me, it fits the music. You've got a lot of feeling in your voice; I'm happy my music ranks up close amongst yours. 5/5

P.S. Your from Finland, have you ever heard of a band called Lodger? They gained popularity through a flash animation on newgrounds about six years ago, and their great.

ShanZE responds:

Thank you! I think I listened to some of your stuff a while ago it was really good! It's cool to find new stuff here, and your stuff sounded much more ready than most on the grunge list. This one's a little old which means I recorded it with some really shitty gear but I'm working on a new album that will be a lot better in every way than anything I've done so far. That's my opinion anyway :D

I think I've heard OF them but not their music... I'll listen to their stuff someday too.

Interesting, but a bit boring

Hey, here's an honest review.

The vocal layers imitates a very indie sound, kinda "built to spill". However, the lyrics almost sound childish, as everything rhymes with the previous line and their not particularly clever, this may have been your intention for it to sound silly.

As for the music, the man may be on the move but the notes aren't. It was most likely your intention to simply pound out the same two chords for the verse, but it does get boring, the vocal layer might keep you interested but the lyrics...not particularly.

The bridge, and whatever made the effect, is probably my favorite part, it adds to the dreamy atmosphere, and it sounds very cool. However, the bridge alone doesn't save the song.

Overall, 7/10 4/5

ericdrebin responds:

Hey, I love honest reviews!
I was totally going for a goofy, silly song with a minimalist bent, but [in hindsight] it does seem to be a bit boring.

Dreams From Gin is a performing rock band. If you'd like to use our material in a flash, feel free. I have access to the masters and if you'd like a song edited (vocals removed, or just the guitar track etc) just send me a PM

Dreams from Gin @DreamsfromGin

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