Barry Seymour Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) This is a drive-by mugging. But I mean that in a good way. Let me know what you think. It's rough, and raw, but I like it that way. Edited August 30, 2020 by Barry Seymour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Cool song Barry, and as always I enjoyed your vocal. Like you said, it has a rough and raw sound - it has a live feel to me. There was some clipping on your lead vocal - my only crit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Seymour Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said: Cool song Barry, and as always I enjoyed your vocal. Like you said, it has a rough and raw sound - it has a live feel to me. There was some clipping on your lead vocal - my only crit. I discovered the clipping as well, will fix. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Seymour Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Here's Mix #2: EDIT: This is the final mix. <br /> Edited August 30, 2020 by Barry Seymour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus717 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) That was really a fun listen. Enjoyed it a lot. Great song. I like the vibe of the piece, and I really like the vocal work. That's a lot of lyrics, and you flow through them smoothly and with l some nice control and authority. Sounds very good. The overall sound struck me as the performance of a really tight band rocking out at a bar. The only thing that sort of caught my attention was the sound of the lead guitar, which seems to be buried a bit in room ambiance. That's not a criticism, per se -- this genre of music is not my specialty and I don't feel like I can make really deep comments on it -- but it struck me as being almost in a different soundscape than the lead vocals, which are very forward and present, and I personally found the contrast to be a bit distracting. Not a really a criticism, just a personal observation. I also heard a bit of clipping (or maybe processing artifacts) at 1:21 and 1:23, and maybe a bit after (this is in reference to Mix 2). But overall I really like the song and the musicianship. Great performances all around. Rob Edited August 31, 2020 by Amicus717 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Seymour Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, Amicus717 said: That was really a fun listen. Enjoyed it a lot. Great song. I like the vibe of the piece, and I really like the vocal work. That's a lot of lyrics, and you flow through them smoothly and with some nice control and authority. Sounds very good. The overall sound struck me as the performance of a really tight band rocking out at a bar. The only thing that sort of caught my attention was the sound of the lead guitar, which seems to be buried a bit in room ambiance. That's not a criticism, per se -- this genre of music is not my specialty and I don't feel like I can make really deep comments on it -- but it struck me as being almost in a different soundscape than the lead vocals, which are very forward and present, and I personally found the contrast to be a bit distracting. Not a really a criticism, just a personal observation. I also heard a bit of clipping (or maybe processing artifacts) at 1:21 and 1:23, and maybe a bit after (this is in reference to Mix 2). But overall I really like the song and the musicianship. Great performances all around. Rob Thanks for that feedback, I really appreciate it. Yes, the lead guitar is swampy (I fell in love with the sound as soon as I stumbled upon it), but I left the lead vocal dry ala Dave Edmunds / Rockpile. But hmmm... I guess that could be seen as a bit of cognitive dissonance ... what setup would let a band sound like that? I'll have to ponder a bit on that. I'll check out the section from 1:21 - 1:23. Again, thanks for the feedback; very in-depth and intelligent. I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 WOW thats a lot of lyrics ? I also noticed a few clipping as those written above and agree also with the room choice. You have a great voice for this style of music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Bounced along rather nicely, good share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Barry, I'm going to second Rob's comment above. The guitar solo parts seemed to me like they were coming from a different room, a bit muffled sounding. Wasn't sure though if that was what you were trying to do, like giving the song more of a live feel. Anyway, great lyrics and performance as always. I always enjoy listening to your songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred's Gratis Scores Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Loads of fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Seymour Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Here's the final mix. I know the guitar sound is inconsistent with the vocal sound, but darnit, I like that sound! Vocal clipping throughout, along with a few tiny lyric tweaks. Edited August 30, 2020 by Barry Seymour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 11:37 PM, Barry Seymour said: I know the guitar sound is inconsistent with the vocal sound, but darnit, I like that sound! Its fine! (how often does the guitar have a slap back echo that isn't present anywhere else in the mix? see what I mean....) Great songwriting and performance again Barry! ? ? t cool ending 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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