Barry Seymour Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) This is a demo - I hope to have an actual drummer play on this one in a later mix. That said, the song is rather schizophrenic... Let me know what you think, thanks. EDIT: Replaced with the final mix. Thanks everyone for the input! Edited October 13, 2020 by Barry Seymour 2
daryl1968 Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 cool song Barry - it rolls along at a manic pace. Yes a real drummer would take it up to another level. 1
Barry Seymour Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 I'm thinking I'll remove the Creedence guitar at the end and replace it with something more in line with the rest of the song. Thoughts?
noynekker Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 Hi Barry . . . this is loads of fun, especially the lyrics. Don't know about the "Creedence" end guitar, I was hearing ZZ Top because of it's fuzziness As you've mentioned it, I think both guitar solos could be cleaner and louder, some fast pickin' On Soundcloud, you've categorized it as Rock, but I think for me it's more R&B. In any case I really enjoyed it as a Demo, so look forward to a finished effort ! PS . . . real (good) drummers can always kick it up a notch, if you have that option . . . but they do drink more of your beer 1
thegaltieribrothers Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 Hi Barry, A great manic rocker with great lyrics. Loved the energy and singing. Thanks for sharing. Good Job! regards paul 1
Wookiee Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 Driving track, yes I can hear how a real drummer or some more thoughtful drum programming could give this and edge. Other then that nice enough track the furry ears said they liked it. 1
DeeringAmps Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 5:25 PM, Barry Seymour said: schizophrenic Lots of that going around! More good songwriting. I would much prefer live bass and drums; trouble is sobriety, punctually; you get the picture (I bet you think I’m talking bout the drummer and bassist!). I like the “quotes “ Barry. ? t 1
Kevin Walsh Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Pretty fine groove with a bass sound I'd love to cop. Awesome chorus and a great mix.. I like the solo and the tones, except that its too short. Besides drinking all your beer, a real drummer will also steal your girlfriend. Edited October 7, 2020 by Kevin Walsh 2
Barry Seymour Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 3 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: Lots of that going around! More good songwriting. I would much prefer live bass and drums; trouble is sobriety, punctually; you get the picture (I bet you think I’m talking bout the drummer and bassist!). I like the “quotes “ Barry. ? t The bass *is* live; that's me. My drummer is in Northern California and is getting over a bout of moving gravel. ? I hope to have something from him very soon. What 'quotes' are you referring to? 1
Barry Seymour Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said: Pretty fine groove with a bass sound I'd love to cop. Awesome chorus and a great mix.. I like the solo and the tones, except that its too short. Besides drinking all your beer, a real drummer will also steal your girlfriend. Thanks for the kind words on the bass. I have no beer to steal. As for stealing my girlfriend, don't tell my wife. LOL Edited October 7, 2020 by Barry Seymour 1
Barry Seymour Posted October 7, 2020 Author Posted October 7, 2020 17 hours ago, noynekker said: Hi Barry . . . this is loads of fun, especially the lyrics. Don't know about the "Creedence" end guitar, I was hearing ZZ Top because of it's fuzziness As you've mentioned it, I think both guitar solos could be cleaner and louder, some fast pickin' On Soundcloud, you've categorized it as Rock, but I think for me it's more R&B. In any case I really enjoyed it as a Demo, so look forward to a finished effort ! PS . . . real (good) drummers can always kick it up a notch, if you have that option . . . but they do drink more of your beer Funny you should mention that, I did start out with the intent to emulate Billy Gibbons. The track was already so busy, something simple was called for. But in the end I found myself sliding into and then outright stealing the lick from "Green River." I added in delay to that part because, well, the title. Thanks for the kind words.
DeeringAmps Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, Barry Seymour said: What 'quotes' are you referring to? In this tune the CCR, Green River IIRC, you often add a little somethin... t One my favorites is BB quoting Heart Break Hotel, pretty sure its the Live In Japan album, I can't recall the tune. there are 3 sure signs of old age, the first is forgetfulness ah, uh, um, I can't quite recall the other two............ ?
Barry Seymour Posted October 8, 2020 Author Posted October 8, 2020 I'm actually getting some weirdness here. My drummer provided four tracks, one from each of his four mics. He sent me an mp3 of him playing along and it sounded fine, but when I drop the four separated tracks into the project they're all over the place - the tempo is not consistent and there is no groove, no pocket. I tried freezing all audio tracks, no improvement. Any ideas what might be happening?
DeeringAmps Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 Wave or mp3 on the 4 tracks? Recorded in CbB? When exporting an mp3 it shifts a bit and if brought back into CbB you have to line it up. t
Barry Seymour Posted October 10, 2020 Author Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 7:43 PM, DeeringAmps said: Wave or mp3 on the 4 tracks? Recorded in CbB? When exporting an mp3 it shifts a bit and if brought back into CbB you have to line it up. t WAV, but he recorded it in Audacity. He sent me an mp3 of all of it and it sounded fine, but when he gave me four tracks of miked drums, it all fell apart. I tried freezing all my tracks to ease the load on my laptop's CPU, but no luck. I'm mystified.
DeeringAmps Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 If you just play back his four tracks what do you get? Do they “sync” up to each other? t
Paul Bush Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 Vocals just so clear and great , I even hear a bit of zappa in there , or maybe thats just me
SUPAREELS Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 Excellent lyrics .. yep kinda ZZ vibe ..there's a lot of work here, not wasted on my good self so well done .. others have given crits that are beyond my pay-grade ..I just liked it ?? S 1
Old Joad Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 Cool tune, moves right along? extra points for mentioning detente... 1
Barry Seymour Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) I continue to have syncing problems with the live drummer tracks. :-'( I'm sticking with the digital drums for now; I've added extra percussion to give it some variety. I think this is ready for release. Let me know what y'all think.. EDIT: Final Mix. Edited October 13, 2020 by Barry Seymour
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