John,

Mind you these comments are made in the spirit of the question you asked, so they are not personal by any means;

The lead guitarist is proficient, although he could use a touch more polish in switching from lyrical note playing to driving cord based riffs.

Basest needs to be a bit more aggressive in underlining and supporting the note line.

Rhythm guitarist need to assert himself, some of the cuts it was hard to tell if he was doing much.

Drummer is pretty good, needs a larger top or like firetacoma says a clank or cowbell, to get that kinks/ stones flavor across.

Biggest problem is the lead singer. He needs to elucidate, and decide if he's singing in his head or his nose. Punk is often very nasal, but the lyrics they are using really don't lend themselves to the Johnny Rotten or Joey Ramon style.

On Changing Faces he could be very good, but he needs to sing from his head and not his throat. On Cliches Jeans and Cigarettes he has some great potential lead ins, but he loses his power because he runs out of breath. "Don't you know you you are talking to" is a killer line but loses it's punch. A few vocal technique lessons could really do a lot for his phrasing and delivery. New Talent Show could be real fun, but the key is not quite right for the singers range, again some vocal technique coaching could pay big dividends.

I don't know if the three cuts are typical of their stuff, but the rest of the band needs to back up the singer. He's working his tail off, but needs some help. Unless that's the style they are going for, in which case, he is carrying a real heavy load, and any mistakes he makes really stick out; and we go back to voice coaching.

The lads have talent, they have desire, and they can play together (which is not always a given). The things they need are a producer who they can trust to give them a common direction to work to, and polish provided by good coaching.

A lot of singers find a whole new world opens up to them when they get a little coaching. Billie Joe Armstrong took Green Day to a completly different level after he took vocal lessons ( he's only been singing for 14 years before he did). Freddy Mercury once said the best money he ever spent was for continuing voice lessons, and that from a guy who had an natural six octive range.