finishing a song about life on the road: "Jezebel"

[bats brew]

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/jezebel

you might have heard the demo of this one,
i've been trying to wrap it up,
this is real close, i think.

i wrote this one, using the drum track from the rolling stones' "tumblin' dice" as a template.
if you stripped off all the music and played along with the drums,
you could nail tumblin' dice! LOL
it was just an experiment.

[Terry Carroll]

This is good in every way. It's all there for a 80s glam song. 

 

Terry

[jack c.]

well done.jack c

[bats brew]

On 11/3/2023 at 4:43 PM, Terry Carroll said:

This is good in every way. It's all there for a 80s glam song. 

 

Terry

Thanks for the review, Terry!

I don't know much about 80s glam, I always considered glam to be early 70's, ala T Rex and slade, bowie, mott the Hoople, that kind of stuff. 

 

I did play a lot of 80's music in traveling cover bands, it wasn't very glamorous! Heh

Thanks again

[Guest]

Sounds great - big ??? here

Andy

[bats brew]

On 11/4/2023 at 8:06 AM, jack c. said:

well done.jack c

thanks jack c!

this one was so easy to get into the groove,

i really liked this drum track for a simple rock groove.

[Philip G Hunt]

Great fun track. You can hear the enjoyment in the music. Love the guitars. Only crit would be that you bring in the lyric 'Jezebel' too early. I kind of feel that should be in the pay-off line, not the second line. Apart from that. Great.

I know you may not take this as a compliment, but your vocal tone reminds me a little of Daniel Johnston (who is one of my favourite artists). 

[bats brew]

On 11/5/2023 at 10:01 AM, AndyB01 said:

Sounds great - big ??? here

Andy

hey thanks andy! glad you heard this one

[bats brew]

On 11/7/2023 at 7:10 AM, 53mph said:

Great fun track. You can hear the enjoyment in the music. Love the guitars. Only crit would be that you bring in the lyric 'Jezebel' too early. I kind of feel that should be in the pay-off line, not the second line. Apart from that. Great.

I know you may not take this as a compliment, but your vocal tone reminds me a little of Daniel Johnston (who is one of my favourite artists). 

hey 53! thanks for listening, glad you dig those guitars. it was fun tracking them.

i thought about leaving that first jezebel out, like you suggest...

funny you mentioned it.

now, much later, i still think it works as the 'hook', it's like petty used to say, dont bore us, get to the chorus.

LOL, maybe i could exchange the lyric right there with something similar, but different.

i'll mull that one.

 

daniel johnston, had never heard of him before you mentioned it here, thanks for the headsup, i will investigate.

[Philip G Hunt]

@bats brew

If you delve into Daniel Johnston, it's probably best to watch the documentary on his life, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He's a real outsider in every way....but a genius.

[bats brew]

On 11/9/2023 at 10:09 AM, 53mph said:

@bats brew

If you delve into Daniel Johnston, it's probably best to watch the documentary on his life, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He's a real outsider in every way....but a genius.

is the doc on utoob?

[bats brew]

Remix today if anyone has suggestions

[John Vere]

Dang haven’t hat a Batfix in way to long and as always 1000 miles above everything else I’ve listened to in months. Your whole mix is just so huge on headphones. All the details you put in are not missed by me. Stereo image heaven. I think it’s definitely finished. 
On my 3rd listen. Of note is the way you move the delay around. The ring in the snare is awesome and drum compression brilliantly done panning of fills and of course a wha wha 

Edited November 13, 2023 by John Vere

[bats brew]

On 11/12/2023 at 7:43 PM, John Vere said:

Dang haven’t hat a Batfix in way to long and as always 1000 miles above everything else I’ve listened to in months. Your whole mix is just so huge on headphones. All the details you put in are not missed by me. Stereo image heaven. I think it’s definitely finished. 
On my 3rd listen. Of note is the way you move the delay around. The ring in the snare is awesome and drum compression brilliantly done panning of fills and of course a wha wha 

thanks a lot, john!

glad you liked it!

drums are very dialed in, and i just tried to balance the eq with the panning in a way that spread everything evenly, and offered the most clarity.

every mix is kind of like an experiment, eh?

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[bats brew]

ok i changed the bass in the mix slightly,
see if that makes it sit nice

[Leadfoot]

This takes me back to some of that great rock in the mid 70s. Great mix. Everything is sitting perfectly. I'm able to hear every instrument, and nothing is trampling on anything else. Great guitar work, as is always the case with you. Vocals are great too. Love the bounce to this song. Great job!

[bats brew]

16 hours ago, Leadfoot said:

This takes me back to some of that great rock in the mid 70s. Great mix. Everything is sitting perfectly. I'm able to hear every instrument, and nothing is trampling on anything else. Great guitar work, as is always the case with you. Vocals are great too. Love the bounce to this song. Great job!

wow leadfoot, thanks!

this mix was fairly easy, compared to some of my other stuff...

and i guess the 'bounce' you mention, is me trying to play ahead of the backbeat drum track,

which i programmed backbeat, knowing i was going to push the beat with the guitars.

i like playing with meter that way. and yea, it does bounce! heh

[Bapu]

Tumbling Jezebel?

Nice song Bats.

[bats brew]

On 11/21/2023 at 10:54 AM, Bapu said:

Tumbling Jezebel?

Nice song Bats.

hey thanks bapu!

appreciate it.