The balance is off. Alto is hard to hear, soprano is steamrolling everyone else, bass is shy, tenor is really reaching for those notes...ahh, reminds me of high school choir again.
Here is an example of a well-balanced quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xgiSl-KibQ
If you want to hear amateur singers...I don't really like saying this because it feels uncharitable but basically just look for any American church quartet and you'll likely find a good example of amateur singing.
And just for fun, here's a duet for two cats (sung by a pair of boys...boys are cats, right?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMdn0ezJxUE




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