Ross Smithe Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) Full band collaboration/remake of the iconic tune by The Who, released on their 1982 album It's Hard. I've always loved this song, and I've been hearing it around a lot lately (including on TV shows, i.e. Severance, Kobra Kai). Thought I would take a deep dive and attempt a cover of it! Tried to remain faithful to original, but with just a tad funkier vibe to it! Fabulous efforts by my ever capable compadres from Bandlab, Fabian (bass), Craig (drums), and Ross M. (guitar). I am on keys and vocals. As usual on these collabs, I did my tracks in Cakewalk, and then uploaded them to a new project on Bandlab. The other guys did their thing and added their tracks, and then I brought everything back in to CbB to mix/master. On my end, here's my mainstay stuff I used: Sequenced keyboard/organ part- UVI Falcon (mostly) and NI Massive- ran a filter sweep also using a free funky plug-in called Frohmager. A few embellishments from the original Pete T organ sequence were used here and there to keep some of the original character Electric Piano- Keyscape Vintage Vibe Drum Machine Loop- Kontakt CR-78 Korg Kronos (hardware synth)- Frills, trills, and horns in middle break Vocal Microphone- Warm Audio WA-47jr FET- used a combination of Kontakt Raum and Wave Alchemy Magic7 reverbs, with old trusty Nasty DLA for vocal delay effects Interface- Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 Other Key Plugs- NI Supercharger compressor, TDR Nova EQ, JS Inflator (free Sonnox Inflator alternative) Edited April 19 by Ross Smithe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 At first I thought it was Soft Cell "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Hi Ross I've always loved this track and this is a great cover Cool stuff, really enjoyed this Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 On 4/19/2025 at 1:08 PM, garybrun said: At first I thought it was Soft Cell "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" 😉 Thanks Gary, appreciate the listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2025 at 6:32 AM, Bajan Blue said: Hi Ross I've always loved this track and this is a great cover Cool stuff, really enjoyed this Nigel Thanks so much Nigel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 3 hours ago, Ross Smithe said: Thanks Gary, appreciate the listen! HI Ross. My post was tongue in cheek saying it sounded like Soft Cell at the begining. I should have contiued and said great track 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) Good cover whilst going for how the song was originally sone. Bass needs to be stronger IMO (says the bass player 😉). Vocal was excellent. Edited April 24 by Bapu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted Monday at 02:49 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:49 AM On 4/23/2025 at 8:17 PM, Bapu said: Good cover whilst going for how the song was originally sone. Bass needs to be stronger IMO (says the bass player 😉). Vocal was excellent. Thanks so much for the listen and feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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