Mirror

beloved Again · 12-10-2004, 04:27 PM

Hey, we're a progressive/rock band out of Northern Illinois, we are a 4-piece set. We're very guitar driven, and it shows. Overall, we just love making music. Please give us any feedback!

Mirror-the band

**Only Alive** · 12-10-2004, 07:50 PM

Wow, nice guitar on that song. A little out of sync in places, but overall quite good.

-Nick

beloved Again · 12-12-2004, 03:01 PM

thanks...we didn't have too much practice down on that, and we were out of sync a few times......but we're working on it...we're fixing it up big time...won't sound too much the same, hopefully it'll sound a lot better...

ApparentlyNothing · 12-19-2004, 07:42 PM

Recording wise, pretty bad. Methinks you guys need some gear upgrades too.....

BUT, understanding that not everyone has a couple thousand to drop on sweet gear and a pro level studio to record in, I think you guys have potential. This is coming from hearing the material you have. You guys need some more tightening up as a band too, cause there's some rhythm and timing issues mostly with the guitars. But like you said, you already kinda realize this. Just keep practicing.

I wish your song had a singer. The singer is such an important part in the impression you get of a band, whether good or bad.

beloved Again · 12-19-2004, 08:01 PM

thanks for the criticism....we're working on the rythm, and we've gotten better at it, once we get some band issues worked out, we'll start getting everything going again...that song as we know it almost ceases to exist, just some parts of it are left....but i think that for a bunch of 14 year olds, in time, and in God's Will, we can get better....all glory be to God Most High, Ruler of this Universe...

ApparentlyNothing · 12-19-2004, 08:21 PM

14? Ya, give it some time. I wouldn't expect a band of 14 year olds to be as good as you guys sound like you could be.

beloved Again · 01-01-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

14? Ya, give it some time. I wouldn't expect a band of 14 year olds to be as good as you guys sound like you could be.

thanks, it means a lot to us...

beloved Again · 01-04-2005, 01:44 PM

we just added a new song! It's called "When hearts are set ablaze"

JC_music07 · 01-10-2005, 07:38 PM

Nice work, you guys have some awesome potential, I'm looking foward to hearing more from you guys. Do yall have any lyrics in place for the songs yet? And yea, it would be better if there was a singer. But man, for a band of 14 year olds I'm really impressed.

beloved Again · 01-27-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JC_music07

Nice work, you guys have some awesome potential, I'm looking foward to hearing more from you guys. Do yall have any lyrics in place for the songs yet? And yea, it would be better if there was a singer. But man, for a band of 14 year olds I'm really impressed.

we do have lyrics...We just haven't "publicized" them

We're hoping to record again in a few weeks with the vocals, so i'll be looking forward to that

Thanks for the encouragement! We could use as much as we can get, we're hoping to land some shows in Late-spring, early-summer, and we'll hopefully be coming out with a demo in March (4-6 songs) thanks for the kind words, we look forward to playing more, and making music for God...that's what it's about right?

fiveminuteplan · 01-28-2005, 03:59 AM

Good guitar harmonies, keep working.

fiveminuteplan · 02-01-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by beloved Again

thanks....we just added some vocals...not all of them, but some, check it out!

Hmm, well the vocals aren't quite what I expected, but I like the fact that there's no screaming. I'm not a big fan of the whispering for so long, though. In my opinion, whispering is something which should be used sparingly; it has more of an effect that way. The only problem with the song, as I see it (besides the aforementioned looseness) is that it feels weird. At times, it seems like alot of different parts put together instead of one cohesive statement which moves and progresses naturally. This might only be a symptom of the way it's played though. Some of the changes happen a little too abruptly and not fully in sync, so it's tough to judge. You guys can play your guitars though, I would definitely keep at it.

guitarfreak217 · 02-01-2005, 08:06 PM

Wow, very nice.

beloved Again · 02-04-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fiveminuteplan

Hmm, well the vocals aren't quite what I expected, but I like the fact that there's no screaming. I'm not a big fan of the whispering for so long, though. In my opinion, whispering is something which should be used sparingly; it has more of an effect that way. The only problem with the song, as I see it (besides the aforementioned looseness) is that it feels weird. At times, it seems like alot of different parts put together instead of one cohesive statement which moves and progresses naturally. This might only be a symptom of the way it's played though. Some of the changes happen a little too abruptly and not fully in sync, so it's tough to judge. You guys can play your guitars though, I would definitely keep at it.

I noticed that too, so for the time being, I removed the vocals, and when we record it in it's entirety (Marhch 4ish we're shooting at) it should be nice and "fluid"

beloved Again · 02-04-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by guitarfreak217

Wow, very nice.

thanks! hey, where are you from in Illinois?