Couple songs for critical review

[Seiesnalli]

Don't know a lot about recording, just learning the ropes. Have a wonderful guitar, MXL990 mic, just curious what suggestions you all might be able throw my way to get a better sound I am currently getting.

Here's a couple songs of mine that I've done recently. As Real As Death is one I wrote just wrote last night, so I'm still working out the kinks. These are all scratch tracks though, simply a way to get my music down.

AA3.0 is my beast of choice, btw.

http://download.yousendit.com/05FC675143D19D9F --- As Real As Death

http://download.yousendit.com/6C0F04BF25A9536D --- Pointless

[Klondog]

I'll be honest, I don't know jack about recording, but I enjoyed "As Real As Death", especially the guitar. Also, your voice reminds me a lot of someone... but I can't quite put my finger on who. Regardless, nice job!

[Alazais]

very John Mayer like.. these are awesome though dude.. they definitely make it on my mp3 player.. a few wrong notes in your skat ending of.. as real as death but they're both really well written songs. your lyrics really play well to your vocal melodies.

[markTR]

I really dig it man. Little rough around the edges, but clean it up and you've really got something

[Mr. Slacker]

Wow you sounds so much like Ben Gibbard. Really dig the tunes.

[Seiesnalli]

Yeah, they're certainly rough drafts, errors and all but they contain all the material I plan to be in the final drafts...

Any tips on recording and such would still be utterly helpful...

I might post a couple of my other things. Lemme poke around my archive and see what I can scrounge up.

[Seiesnalli]

http://download.yousendit.com/0C6C1BBD66C23741 -- Anyway

http://download.yousendit.com/77C83A944A13EC41 - ITD ....[Someone mentioned Gibbard. This is one of my favorite songs -- recorded it for a friend per request...I fudged the latter part. Oh well. wasn't taking it entirely seriously, as the intro details]

http://download.yousendit.com/F634CB1E133EE3F1 -- Windows and Covers [Poorest quality of them all, I think. Wrote this the night before an ex-girlfriend's, and now close friend, birthday...Just the other day]

http://download.yousendit.com/81BC7359261476E2 -- Time

[Alazais]

Hey man, goood stuff. Where abouts are you from?

[Seiesnalli]

Mississippi.

I've come to terms with it, though =]

[barhopperchiq26]

yeah... if u like ciara , there is a compilation series you should check out called "Euro Club Hits" --

it's pretty clear that dance music is coming back around the world -- just check the recent big American hip-hop and R&B hits which are clear rip-offs of the european dance style.....

here's the direct iTunes link to the "Euro Club Hits" series.....

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSe ... +Hits+Vol+

[Easy E]

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