Our band is building our first site...PLEASE comment/critique...I trust you guys

[nomoredough]

We're building it as we speak, but any comments about the general direction/color scheme/layout/etc are totally appreciated and welcome...even slag it if you wish!

thanks so much guys, I know there's lots of web designers & artists out there, please keep in mind we're total rookies!!!

http://www.anabret.com

 

[BigFatCow]

linked

 

[cmdavid]

wow.. i think it looks great... how do we get your songs??
edit:nm i see now

 

[BigFatCow]

looks great but the wma took a while to DL on DSL.

 

[thedealkid]

DUDE!!!! Your site is pretty good, but that music KICKS @SS!!! I just picked up a copy via your link to CD Baby. Sounds like very COLDPLAY, RADIOHEAD, etc influenced.

What do you play & which one are you in the picture?

The song on the homepage took a while to load, but well worth the wait.

 

[Paulson]

took a while to load, oh well

looks very very nice...

 

[wake]

Very nice look.
There's isn't much to do or see.. can you add more content or something interactive?
And pics.

 

[UglyCasanova]

OK, I think I am just stupid, but where are you guys seeing where to dload the songs at?

Also, which one are you?

 

[Instagib]

Looks good.

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: dparker
OK, I think I am just stupid, but where are you guys seeing where to dload the songs at?

Also, which one are you?

nobody's downloading the song.. it should start playing in the background by itself...

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: sandigga

Originally posted by: dparker
OK, I think I am just stupid, but where are you guys seeing where to dload the songs at?

Also, which one are you?

nobody's downloading the song.. it should start playing in the background by itself...

Oh, my speakers weren't turned on.

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: dparker

Originally posted by: sandigga

Originally posted by: dparker
OK, I think I am just stupid, but where are you guys seeing where to dload the songs at?

Also, which one are you?

nobody's downloading the song.. it should start playing in the background by itself...

Oh, my speakers weren't turned on.

lol.. that'll explain it.. guess you're not stupid afterall

 

[Pepsi90919]

you can also go to the cdbaby site and hit 'play all songs'

 

[crab]

Excellent site.

 

[ThePresence]

Nice site, a bit image heavy...but nice.

 

[Flashram]

The scrolling lyrics are a nice touch. The music is great BTW.

 

[yellowperil]

Nice site, great vocals and production

 

[prodigy]

Looking good so far.

 

[911paramedic]

Looks good.
Music is what I would listen to.


Loads slooooowwwwwwww. Is your music file loading before/during the page load? I am on cable and it took a long time for the graphics to load, then about 10 more seconds before the music loaded. A page without the music would work better, but you should have a OBVIOUS button for that track, it is great IMHO.

Hmmm, you have the picture sizes defined which loads the pages faster. The problem is all the java applets (class files) probably. (besides the sound files)

 

[ProviaFan]

Site looks good, and the graphics really don't load too slowly, even on my dialup. But I think you should seriously consider encoding that wma at a lower bitrate - it took several minutes to load for me.

 

[Squisher]

Not bad. Got a little of the Genesis thing going, eh?

 

[notfred]

Make it have a "play" button, instead of starting the song automatically. I HATE sites w/ sound. I've got winamp playing. You know what sounds crappy? Two songs playing at once.

 

[nomoredough]

THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!!

We really appreciate your input...this is just a great forum!!!!

Thanks also for the kind words about the music.

 

[bigrash]

The site looks really really good. You guys are doing a great job. I like it because it's nice and simple and gives out all information without being too clutered.

By the way, the music is awesome

 

[rh71]

I'm impressed... looks like all hand-written code too. But I think your multimedia needs would best be served using Flash with a preloader. Ever see Linkin Park's site --> here? Nonetheless, it's a nicely designed and color-coded site.

Psst... I'm available for flash-work.