Please Listen to my band!!!!

Yo!!! I got mp3s back from the Sound-off Cape Breton Battle of the Bands that my Band competed in!! We only won 2nd place, next to a punk band ( ). But still, a guy from universal studios gave me his card and told me to send him the demo when we finish it, cuz he's interested! We won 10-hours of recording time at a place called coda recording studios, and it was only supposed to be one track, but the guy that records us called and said we can record 3 if we get them tight enough by the time we get in there. Then we're going to record more tracks in a friend of mines recording studio, and make a cd.

This is Jetavana Groove, and we play progressive rock/fusion instrumentals. These are all original songs, and were recorded live. The first 2 are more jazz fusiony, and the other two (which are on the same track) are proggy.

PLEASE listen to them and tell me what you think. I'd greatly appreciate it.

I'll post some pics of us later, im going to jam now
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(ps, im the bass player, and im the one that speaks into the mic awkwardly. )

http://jetavana.31i73.com/

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I'm right now listenening to INTRO, boy is that one long non-prog nor fusion part. I sure hope that the 3rd mp3 is better dude, stay here for the edit!

Song number three is more like it, I like the twist at 1 minute, and wow, just went into  the 1.20 part, that's a nice twist as well. I do hear some unfinished compositions there, you are not yet totally proggy You do seem to have a nice and tight drummer, kudos on that. Is it me or is this song just a mix of different music types?

WOW nice drum solo! He's fast and knows when to alter his hits!

The third part is quite alike the first, not really proggy except for the changing of the theme. Which seems to me more like changing style than anything else.

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You guys are allright in changing the theme. What you need to do is improve the compositions within the themes itself, it all sounds a little too basic to me. Also, watch what you call yourselves, you said fusion/prog, but all I hear is Art Rock, which does place you in a weaker prog position. And keep that drummer


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In the meantime, here's some piccys!


Me, playing on the stage (I look like a nine year old there).


Me again, kinda dark.


My Guitar Player, Mark Coffin (he's wikid tall)


us.


Us again.


Me playing about a month ago at our school's coffeehouse. (When I had my fro)


Another pic of us at the coffeehouse.


Us after the Battle of the Bands show.

I put em on a different site, I edited the url up above, so check that out people. Please god, I want more feedback. MORE!!!

My download didn't work, I'll listn to it in a while, when I got it sorted out. I'm curious what you guys sound like

The site was down for a little while, but it's up again.

 Definitely keep the rhythm section. And don't lose the guitarist just yet...

You guys are not too shabby! Excellent drummer! Great playing by all. And I like your shirt!

Please listen to Joren !!!!!!!!!!  Dutch Git 

Velvetclown wrote: Please listen to Joren !!!!!!!!!!  Dutch Git

Why??

What do you mean?

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