steve@baselines.com Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 It seems like this song maintains relevance through the years, especially now. https://baselines.com/?p=7013 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Nice cover! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Well done Steve. There is a nice innocence to your voice. (a little similar to Gilbert O'Sullivan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 19 hours ago, KSband said: Nice cover! Thank you - I love this song and finally got a chance to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 14 hours ago, garybrun said: Well done Steve. There is a nice innocence to your voice. (a little similar to Gilbert O'Sullivan) Thank you Gary - I tried to stay true to the sentiment ... sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Very nice cover of one of my favorite P Simon songs. The arrangement and instrumental selection is great and so is your vocal. The balance in the mix is fine but a bit harsh to my not so good ears. Maybe some warmth would be beneficial? Perhaps it's a personal preference and nitpicking but on "bon" in "bon vivant" and at corresponding places in following verses I'd rather go for the D major chord instead of the minor. Anyhow awesome job with this great American tune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Nicely done Steve!! Great performance and your vocs are excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Hey Steve, hearing your wonderful cover of this song brought back a lot of memories, some bad but mostly good. I checked out some of your other covers and I'm impressed by your talent and your not so common song subjects eg Willoughby. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmarlowe Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Steve - Really well-done. Nice mix. Clearly a lot of good sounding pieces went into this. Just curious - how long did this take you from start to finish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 6:30 PM, equality said: Very nice cover of one of my favorite P Simon songs. The arrangement and instrumental selection is great and so is your vocal. The balance in the mix is fine but a bit harsh to my not so good ears. Maybe some warmth would be beneficial? Perhaps it's a personal preference and nitpicking but on "bon" in "bon vivant" and at corresponding places in following verses I'd rather go for the D major chord instead of the minor. Anyhow awesome job with this great American tune. Hi - thank you for listening. I think maybe I mixed the vocals too bright, I was rushing to finish (I know, not a good idea but sometimes I can't help myself). I'm going to have to go back and check on the D vs Dm - maybe I picked it out incorrectly when learning the changes - thanks again for keeping me honest!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 6:55 PM, Ross Smithe said: Nicely done Steve!! Great performance and your vocs are excellent! Thank you Ross - I try hard on the vocals - it doesn't come easy for me, I don't consider myself a real singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 9:56 PM, bjornpdx said: Hey Steve, hearing your wonderful cover of this song brought back a lot of memories, some bad but mostly good. I checked out some of your other covers and I'm impressed by your talent and your not so common song subjects eg Willoughby. -Bjorn Thanks Bjorn - I'm glad you took some time to listen - you never know if any of the stuff gets heard, and when it does, it's like a spirit lift and makes you want to press on - so thank you! Willoughby is from an episode of the Twilight Zone. I used some clips from that episode for a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 11:34 PM, bmarlowe said: Steve - Really well-done. Nice mix. Clearly a lot of good sounding pieces went into this. Just curious - how long did this take you from start to finish? Hi! Thanks for listening. I think it took about a week to put it together. I find it hard to do the vocals unless I am the only one in the house, so that took some time to get done! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herky Acuff Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Love the bass playing and the tone of the bass the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Hi Steve Great cover, extremely well done Cheers Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 3:34 PM, steve@baselines.com said: I find it hard to do the vocals unless I am the only one in the house, so that took some time to get done! +1 to that - house has to be empty for me to record vocals. Nice cover that Steve - you did a great job on such a tough vocal. How do you fancy tackling America - that's one of my favourite S&G songs. 🙂 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I wasn't familiar with this song, until I heard this post. It is indeed a beautiful song. I thing that you have an excellent job in interpreting and presenting this song. Wonderful work!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 5:22 PM, Herky Acuff said: Love the bass playing and the tone of the bass the most. Thanks very much - it took a while to get one I am happy with. For most songs I use Maserati Bass (Waves) for the top and send a portion to a buss with RBass (Waves) for the bottom. That works for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 23 hours ago, AndyB01 said: +1 to that - house has to be empty for me to record vocals. Nice cover that Steve - you did a great job on such a tough vocal. How do you fancy tackling America - that's one of my favourite S&G songs. 🙂 Andy Hey Andy that is not a bad idea. I may try to do that one. I just came back from a road trip to Florida and while on the New Jersey Turnpike, I though of that song and the line related to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 22 hours ago, freddy j said: I wasn't familiar with this song, until I heard this post. It is indeed a beautiful song. I thing that you have an excellent job in interpreting and presenting this song. Wonderful work!!! Hey thanks Freddy - they don't play it much on the radio, but the first time I heard it I fell in love with the song. I think I was just turning 20 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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