Comments on: Song-A-Week #10: Let Me Know

By: Chase

Chase — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:41:28 +0000

At first I didn’t like this song. Now I like the chorus and the second verse, and then ending. I’d extend the chorus riff instrumentally at the very end rather than ending it with the vocals. I like how it drops to an acoustic on the second verse and builds from there, but I agree with John a little and think the first verse should change.
I got a great idea though. Make this song like a disco Beck, like “Hell Yeah” or something with lots of synths and such. That would be too tight. Half would be cool some too, like John said.
I also agree with John on the lyrics. They could be better. The second line of the chorus kind of blows too. Feels like I’ve heard it before.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:50:09 +0000

I like this one too

By: john

john — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:45:41 +0000

i like this song. i think that musically it has a lot of potential. and i like the hook “let me know”. i get a few different feels to it. first off it reminds me of Pedro the Lion from the Winners Never Quit era. At the end though it reminds me a little bit of There There from Hail to the Thief. So it’s got a cool vibe to it but i think that lyrically it should be a little less vague. i read over the lyrics and didn’t care at all what you were saying..and you kinda gave the impression that it wasn’t that important anyway. so i say give it a good story about someone needing to know things. because you know things but this guy…he doesn’t know things.
musically i’d add a more arppegiated guitar part to the verses instead of the acoustic. and then during the choruses switch to something like a half-time feel because i think that chord changes would work really well with more of a slower pounding chorus than a continuous driving feel. i’d also make the distorted guitar a little more rhythmic at around 2:17 in the song. and the chorus on that part…go nuts with that guitar. gotta rip it jonny greenwood/nels kline style. no holding back.
so yeah…i want to play on this one too.

By: dk

dk — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:25:41 +0000

This is cool, yes. Nice vokes!