Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: Where the Sunshines Down Below (Live @ Ft. Lauderdale Song info
Reviewer: Systole
Positive Comments: The melody here was really nice. The beat works, the instruments work, in nearly every respect. It gives off a great bluesy mood with the pace and solid musicianship. Good songwriting going on here, though I might rate it a little higher if I could’ve heard the lyrics well.
Constructive Comments: The quality of the recording was sub-par. I had trouble hearing the lyrics (thus the n/a). No reason to upload a live recording like this you should take this down and replace it with a real recording. It’s not difficult or expensive nowadays to do one on a PC. I think the vocal performance suffered perhaps due to the live performance, but even so I’d say that the singing just isn’t up to the high standard required for blues. Unless you have a Stevie Ray Vaughn in your band, you’re just not going to get by with that voice. Not enough emotion or dynamics. I’d also say that while the musicianship is very solid, there is still that little extra edge missing from the performance for the guitar. You really need to have an exceptional vibrato and just a little more creativity with the guitar to make it work in this genre. A little extra practice/work on that might go a long way.