SEE UPDATE AT END OF POST
All right, as promised, here are the last two demo tracks from Suspended Agitation, the world's first and only anti-idiotarian rock band.
These recordings sound slightly different than the others because we tried some new microphone positions. The guitars are a little louder and crunchier, and the drums are (unfortunately) a little harder to hear. Also, my dad added some bass guitar tracks, but he just kind of improvised, so those will sound different after Ryan puts them into the final versions. In any case, it would still be best to download and EQ these before listening if you want the full experience.
These are two very different and very catchy songs. "What's Up" is a bouncy track that switches between light and heavy guitars. If we were to release a single, this would be it. There aren't any vocals yet, so you obviously can't hear this, but "What's Up" is the only song that Ryan wrote the lyrics for.
"Useful Idiot" is what I call a "groove-grunge" song, and it almost sounds like something you would find on Nirvana's In Utero album. The main guitar riff in this song is one of my favorites (probably because I helped write it). The lyrics (which, again, you can't hear yet) are a musical adaptation of my Protest This! rant from last summer.
Anyway, as usual, feedback is appreciated. I don't think anyone reads this wasteland of a blog anymore, but if you have a chance to listen to these, let me know. Thanks.
FINAL NOTE: We recorded a new version of "Ransom" tonight with bass and 3 guitars using direct input instead of mics. I might post that soon.
UPDATE
As mentioned above, here is version 2 of "Ransom." We made this by recording 3 new guitar tracks and a bass guitar track over the original drums, all using direct input to cut down on background noise. It's a little on the quiet side, but it sounds a lot more professional: