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Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover *


mark skinner

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Hello , I'm finishing up a song we used to play in my acoustic band. It's a lot harder now being by myself to keep the energy up. I think it's pretty close but , really wondering about the bottom end and the vocal levels. I fought the break with several guitars and cello. I Finally picked up my dusty neglected mandolin and felt better.

Thanks for the listen and for any crits or suggestions for improvement..   mark

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7 minutes ago, mark skinner said:

any crits

Very nice Mark. You have a cool, weathered voice and laid back singing style(I assume that's u singing) and I love the overall vibe. I also think the mandolin is perfect. If I were being super critical, maybe a couple of the mandolin fills could use a little more refinement(maybe a little too dissonant or unsure sounding in a couple places). But for the most part the fills are nice. Bravo 😉

Man, "Home is where my horse is"  ...what a great frickin line. Props to Lyle on that one👍

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Really top notch guitar sound, so natural. For my own personal taste I would like your vocals to have a bit more reverb. Either way you have something special, thanks for sharing.

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@T Boog , Thanks for the comment. Yep ,  at my age my voice is pretty weathered , but I do adjust it depending on the song I'm doing. I Really enjoy playing mandolin , but honestly I know hardly "anything" about correctly playing one. The Only time I pick one up is when I'm recording a song that could use one.  I'm editing now and will look very closely at what I recorded and look for spots I can improve.    Thanx

 

@KSband , I appreciate that ,    but you know I will have to mess with it for a while ..

 

@Ray T , Thanks for the listen and suggestion. I'm trying out some different things on the reverb. I'm not quite happy with it either. I keep getting a slapback sound when I boost it and don't like that. I think I need a Long predelay with the right reverb.   Thank You , a remix and better master is in the works ..           mark

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11 minutes ago, mark skinner said:

I'm editing now and will look very closely at what I recorded and look for spots I can improve

Cheers Mark. That's kinda my approach too. I find what I think are my 4 or 5 weakest fills and try to make them my strongest fills.

Btw, after I commented above, I went listen to Lyle's version. I honestly prefer ur version. Lyle has a cool voice but on this song, I find he's too loose with the melodies and the song feels a bit too upbeat and over produced(IMO).

Ur version feels more emotional, a little darker & more intense. And the sparse arrangement serves the 'man out in nature' type lyrics better too. I hope u post it again when ur done. I'm a fan 👍

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  • mark skinner changed the title to Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover *

 Hello everybody .   "Thank You" for all the listens and Great comments. I'm calling this one done .

I've been away from it long enough now to be more objective. 

Special thanks to @garybrun for offering to master this for me. The link now reflects his last master. 

I'm Highly satisfied with it , and I Really appreciate the help.      

Moving on ..   mark

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I don't know the song, but your version is great! Has the right attitude, the mix is very good, the guitars sound excellent, enjoy your singing, nice little moments mixed in here and there, so yes, call this one done and done very well! So yeah keep your energy going

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