My Wifes new music video... tell me what you think

[mxandmyax]

let me know what you guys think... It's my wifes tune, I tracked some drums, built "original" sets, we did most of everything ourselves. Budget was a pretty big issue. BUT. I think it turned out pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0U4qjsIeQs

available to buy on itunes now.

[Stike]

Very cool but I was hoping the purple Jazzmaster would show up:p.

[brianr0131]

love it

[octatonic]

I'm used to seeing people post music that isn't actually that great but this was actually really cool.
Well done to you both.

[hank57]

She is hot, the song is clever, the video is well done. I like the hands are clean getting dirty and the well...bloody

So do you feel safe sleeping at night?

I liked it.

Not for the under 8 year old crowd :)

[dangeroso]

Creepy. In a good way, though.

Nicely done. Better than quite a bit of the stuff out there right now.

[onemind]

Congratulations, really. On several levels.

[Cody]

Great melody and lyrics, cool sparse arrangement. The song has a touch of a Kurt Weill/Amanda Palmer-ish vibe.

She's very photogenic, has a great voice, and is obviously very comfortable in front of the camera. Love when her "dark" persona is banging away at the piano.

Enjoyed it very much - best of luck!

[GAD]

Very cool. I dug it!

[Trebor Renkluaf]

So do you feel safe sleeping at night?


LOL! I was thinking the same thing. Although with a wife that good looking I doubt there's much sleeping going on, nudge nudge wink wink.

[JamesT]

:banana:beer she is pretty cute!:aok

[eyeteeth]

I dug the almost the whole thing... The majority of the arrangement, the instrumentation, the presentation, the mood... my only critique, is it just didn't seem to resolve. I keep thinking it was going somewhere... one more build step... and it never got there. Felt like some great potential for the tune was left on table. It came soooo close to being awesome.

Personal opinion... and I'd still listen to more of her material. I did like it... Really.

[Smgbad]

Wowza... wanna trade?

[WheelchairBandit]

Great song, great singing, cool video.

BTW, your wife is stunning. :bow

Brian.

[mrmatt1972]

I think you're a lucky guy and she's very talented. Good song.

[newking70]

it was pretty boreing. :cool:

[mmcquain]

LOL! I was thinking the same thing. Although with a wife that good looking I doubt there's much sleeping going on, nudge nudge wink wink.
+1 - Cool video and song. Nice work by both of you (but I'd sleep with one eye open...)

[pb641]

Damn, that was good. BTW, your wife can definitely sing, AND she's fine, double trouble.

[Polynitro]

that wasnt boring at all

[Jim S]

Your wife is Ann Margaret reincarnated? Luck you.

[newking70]

that wasnt boring at all


:facepalm did you notice her last name?

[CowTipton]

Damn. She got any sisters?

[Guitar55]

Creepy. In a good way, though.
.

Exactly what I thought. Well done.

[Tele Wacker]

Dang. Will, that's great.

[The Kid]

Cool, I dug it.

[Axe-maniac]

Loved it! Great voice, great video, cool song, and yeah, your wife is a great looking woman.

[LHanson]

As art- awesome.

As music- I'm like Eyeteeth, wanted to hear just a bit more, almost like the song was intended to segue into another. My opinion probably reflects my almost complete lack of what's cool/popular/hip, so take it as you will.

[hank57]

I also listened to a couple of other items after that are on youtube that you both are part on. Well she is and she brings it on. Nice voice and what guitar are you playing on the other clips?

[Texsunburst59]

I dug the almost the whole thing... The majority of the arrangement, the instrumentation, the presentation, the mood... my only critique, is it just didn't seem to resolve. I keep thinking it was going somewhere... one more build step... and it never got there. Felt like some great potential for the tune was left on table. It came soooo close to being awesome.

Personal opinion... and I'd still listen to more of her material. I did like it... Really.

This pretty much sums it up for me. This could be one of the song ideas that never made the final cut for the "Rocky Horror Picture Show".

[PAF]

Your wife is Ann Margaret reincarnated? Luck you.

beat me to it!

[Hgb5000]

I enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.

[Tuberoast]

Cool Video and music. She's a natural for the camera. Lucky you!

[mxandmyax]

I also listened to a couple of other items after that are on youtube that you both are part on. Well she is and she brings it on. Nice voice and what guitar are you playing on the other clips?

Which other clips?

[CDaughtry]

I dug this one!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjtzag01e5E&feature=related

[Gargloic]

Wow

This is extremely well done.

Like some others though I feel like this is the first movement of an epic song, not a whole song by itself.

But don't get me wrong, it sound and look fantastic.


And your wife is a keeper... Does she have a mother? :p


Gargloic

[Kentano2000]

Very nice indeed! I dig the sets! Cool, catchy tune, pretty girl, and excellent editing. Look forward to seeing what you 2 come up with next...

[Matt Jones]

Nice job - both the video production and songwriting is cool.

I can't figure out why anybody would "dislike" that other than to be spiteful.

[hank57]

Great melody on that Zep clip:)

[Stratobuc]

Very nice job, and congratulations.

[sausagefingers]

Hot, and scary.

[Catoogie]

I'm a cynical, sarcastic mother****er and I went into it expecting to hate it but I actually thought it was really good. The song, production, tones and video were all really cool. Your wife is gorgeous and has a great voice with lots of character.

My only complaint is that I kept waiting for a groove to kick in. Personally I think having it switch into a semi-conventional rhythm section would have brought it home... for me. I kept wanting to hear a soulful, yet quirky Matt Chamberlinesque drum groove coming in and shifting gears. It didn't happen.

[Cap'n Fingers]

Your wife is Ann Margaret reincarnated? Luck you.

Tell me about it... AM all the way.

Great tune!

[magicaxeman]

I dig it.. I think a lot of my mates will too... also get a band account on vampirefreaks.com .. (its free) the kids on there will love this...

[stratsnboogies]

good job.

[jjboogie]

The music style is not my cup of tea but this was done well!

Cudos!

[brianr0131]

I dig it.. I think a lot of my mates will too... also get a band account on vampirefreaks.com .. (its free) the kids on there will love this...

This is actually a great idea

[Trego]

I'm a cynical, sarcastic mother****er and I went into it expecting to hate it but I actually thought it was really good. The song, production, tones and video were all really cool. Your wife is gorgeous and has a great voice with lots of character.

My only complaint is that I kept waiting for a groove to kick in. Personally I think having it switch into a semi-conventional rhythm section would have brought it home... for me. I kept wanting to hear a soulful, yet quirky Matt Chamberlinesque drum groove coming in and shifting gears. It didn't happen.

+1

Very good song though.

[v-verb]

Cool vid - yep I echo the positive comments.

Let's see another one where she kicks ass

[the_guitarboy]

Great song! Instantly made me think of Sarah Slean (not a bad thing).

[chrisjw5]

That was really good. REALLY good.

[t3oi]

Nicely done. I could see that song used on an episode of True Blood.

[ToneSter]

hooks. looks and a well done Vid..............:aok

[CharAznable]

Fantastic.

[crosse79]

Cool vid :)

[mxandmyax]

Yeah, not really even sure why someone would want to take the time to click the dislike button unless they were just trying to be mean, seems like if you didnt like it you'd just move on

[scottywompas]

Very cool. I like the vibe of it.

You two are very talented. I can't wait to see more.

Scott

[captain_bob]

Very nice, really enjoyed it.

[gldtp99]

I found it disturbing (in a horror movie kind of way), but i liked it------ also was waiting for the music to break into the "real song"--- it was like a campy intro into something else, but it just kept repeating...................gldtp99

[CyberFerret]

Very very nicely done! I liked that. Love the mix where the wind noises gave the intro a real '3D' feel. Loved the cello bits too...

[Jon]

This is amazing - if you concentrate very hard on the video you'll suddenly notice that there's some music on there - how do they do that?








But seriously.......very good (and the music).

[The Guy]

i can only echo whats already been said: the song is good, the video is good, and your wife is foxy!

[scottywompas]

One more thought on this. Where can I buy this song. I looked everywhere for a link. Do you have this on Bandcamp, reverbnation, Amazon, Itunes. There should be some sort of link from the You Tube page to direct people to a website to purchase.

I would like to buy this song, I just can't find a link.

Scott

[wichita]

Very cool

[michael.e]

My critique is that it was much too close to work from the Dresden Dolls, but with a lack of resolution.

[robbinsteele]

well done my son,on several levels

[Polynitro]

:facepalm did you notice her last name?

no whats her last name Pun?

[veus55]

Great vid. Congrats!!!

[ray r]

I almost didn't click on it, but I'm glad I did. I thought it was very good. Somebody else complained about "lack of resolution", but I liked the way it ended. Feel free to post other things that are just as good!

[brianr0131]

My critique is that it was much too close to work from the Dresden Dolls, but with a lack of resolution.

Really?

Sorry but, sometimes saying nothing is best.

[bluesjuke]

You both did well!

[bsteff666]

That was very cool.

[The_Wretched]

good song. good video. good quality. why are there haters?

[michael.e]

Really?

Sorry but, sometimes saying nothing is best.


Let's see..


In looking at the thread title..

Hmm, yes...


It says....

"TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK"


Now, the way I read that, is prompting me to, well, tell him what I think...


Go figger...



Otherwise, it is the same old schtick... "yeah, yeah, your band sounds GREAT baby [rub rub..]"

I did not see the prerequisite regarding "positive comments only please". Can you point me in that direction?


What would one want to hear, stroking or truth as one see's/hear's it?


This is the first thing that hit me before the end of the first bar..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpeWHPtviFQ

Listen to more of the DD's for more of the same feel.

[michael.e]

good song. good video. good quality. why are there haters?

Why are there people in this world with differing thoughts? That is downright freaky!


If you are talking about me, making a critique is hating?

That is the makings of some pretty thin skin then.

[Scott Peterson]

Creepy cool. Killer video and haunting song.

Great stuff! :aok

[The_Wretched]

Why are there people in this world with differing thoughts? That is downright freaky!


If you are talking about me, making a critique is hating?

That is the makings of some pretty thin skin then.

I wasn't referring to you. Sorry to disappoint.

[michael.e]

I wasn't referring to you. Sorry to disappoint.
Disappoint? :huh

[Jules-RM]

My critique is that it was much too close to work from the Dresden Dolls, but with a lack of resolution.

Actually reminds me more of Jill Tracy, but agree with the overall point. And the voice could use a little more "acting". As far as the actual video, I think the costume was the weakest part of it. Something too "clean" about it.

But overall some pretty amazing work.

[sonicD]

I liked it. Reminds me of Shivaree for some reason.

But... after watching it, I wanted to hear more. And the other stuff is her doing Led Zeppelin and Tina Turner covers in a bar band. Definitely a let down, as those vids are typical amateur vids. As marketing, they compete with and confuse the image projected by “Dig”. You might want to take them down. It’s obvious she’s moved on from that…

Good Luck!

[drgonzoguitar]

That is disturbingly awesome. Great song and video!

[1973Marshall]

Very cool. A lot of cool shots, cool look, interesting song!

[sysexguy]

Great job on both the song and the video, didn't care at all for the Dresden Dolls song fwiw but 733000+ hipsters apparently do.....

Andy

[lspaulsp]

Don't get upset if she makes it to the Bikini Thread. She's very talented.

[mxandmyax]

Bump.... Song is now available for purchase on itunes. So that's cool. Go check it out. thanks

[Shane Sanders]

Cool track and video. Struck me as a great showtune type of thing. Definately cinematic in the lyrical approach.

[Sadhaka]

Yeah, great job guys!

[epluribus]

For starters, terrific work. Loved the finish on the production, the song, the performance, the mix, all of it. Frankly I think you have some serious potential here, so plz take my IMHO's as addressing serious work for serious market penetration.

I too wanted the song to resolve into a dance groove...I kept hearing a prelude to a Tango in there. The point being here that the audience needs a hook they can tap their toe to, to get the song to ear-worm. However, it struck me that you might not have to do a single thing to the song to do that...maybe just splice a couple of cuts into the vid.

I have a hunch a sequence or two with a ballroom dance team (on a spare dark set) interpreting...in like costumes...would cover it. Instead of giving the audience a groove they already know and can hence internalize, you demonstrate a new and cool way to internalize a new and less-familiar groove...via dance. Ballroom dance as a centerpiece of a new rock act would certainly set you dramatically apart from anything else on the overcrowded music markets. Esp if you keep the choreography relatively simple so the Saturday-night barroom dance crowd can do it, ala Disco.

One other approach...leave the song as-is, and use it for a setup to a following song. Then its powerful prelude-character would indeed take us to a place it hints at...that place being your hit single. IOW, you write your album not as "tracks" as we know them, but more as movements as in the classical world, each movement being a "track."

Anyhoo, truly dug the work, great stuff! Mos def Jm2c. :beer

--Ray

[billfoma]

I'm not going to say what I think should or should not be done with the song or video. As if my opinion matters. I will say this...

I really dig the song! (really, no pun intended)
I enjoyed the video a lot. I think you guys did a great job shooting it and making the sets.
I think you wife is beautiful.

I will watch/listen to this again!

[Mojoblue]

I thought it was excellent!!

[scottywompas]

Glad to see it up on amazon now. Purchased and shared on FB. I really "Dig" this song.

[Buzzard Luck]

Really cool!
It made me think of Ihsahn's stuff with his wife.
You might also enjoy "Lakhesis" by Starofash or Peccatum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkYQXS4_R-E