whattaaaaa week

currently listening to: eisley - telescope eyes

whew. daming nangyari last week na parang hindi. went to puerto del sol nung tuesday and wednesday...then nette and i watched a few dvds sa house nung thursday. nung friday naman, went to barry's house to catch up with some high school friends. saturday, swam with nette sa pool sa clubhouse ng village nila tapos sunday...recording kina monty.

we finished recording for "fed up". feeling ko, may kulang. i think i really need to sit down and look for some more riffs for our songs. i sent a couple of my friends a mp3 copy of the rough mix. di pa totally ayus. yung distortions di pa evident...yung delay sa vocals ni lara, masyadong mahaba...and i need to lay in back up vocals for it too. hopefully by wednesday maayos na.

here's one critique from an officemate who was a former teacher at comsci in dlsu who also had a band during his younger years...

Here's my attempt of an objective critique... :-)

It is often said that the first time when done right is always memorable - this is certainly the case of Fed Up, the first effort of an up and comer - Suspicious Character. This song reminds one of the heydays of early 90's pop - refreshing, catchy and a soft but memorable vocal. The female vocalist reminds me of a young Natalie Merchant, without the grit and angst of the latter day 10,000 maniacs. The melody - with its simple rhythm guitar and flawless bassline - evokes memories of Moonpools and Caterpillars during their garage days. Well written and arranged song. Here's the bad news: a good guitar (or even a bass) riff before the last refrain would make this song kick ass, and the vocals can also be arranged further to bring out the full capabilities of the female alto voice - it actually sound mid-alto and soprano, which will be tricky - again... Natalie Merchant. Backing vocals would be nice too... A "B" effort in the end, bring me more!

thanks sir herns. we need more of this. hehehe. honestly speaking, im quite impressed with the quality of the sound. yun lang. galing.

btw...mark also gave me a copy of hiraya's soon to be released EP. pota. this EP kicks some serious ass. i just hope they get their wits together and release it real soon. funny...isang riff sa "san libong itim na dahon" parang intro ng hale...pero that song is around 2-3 years old already...and hale is what?!...8 months i think? wala lang. sayang lang, baka makarinig ka ng mga "uy, hale na riff yan ah!" hahaha...gotta get that EP out man.

astig.