Originally Posted by: JFRICKIt's not common practice to alter a voice that much on a recording, b/c then your screwed when it comes to playing live.

I didn't pick up on this point, but JFRICK's right...

And to pick up on Jolly's post - what's the average age of the band? If you're still (can't believe I'm about to say this) "going through that stage", then maybe you've just got to stick with it and see what happens when things do start dropping...