Hey folks,
I know this song like a Hugh Grant film but worry not it's just 3 tracks I'd like to put forward for people to listen too. It may be how they were recorded (with Audacity using a usb mic) but they seem to sound better through headphones, I'll put them in the order set out above, thanks for your time ?
Damian Allen A Kind Of Hush - YouTube
Tears In Heaven Damian Allen - YouTube
Damian Allen No One Knows - YouTube
Hope you don't find them too offensive ?
Damian
Hi Damian,
You have a nice voice and personally on the first two tracks I hear some Beatles influences but maybe that is just my ears
The first track sounds nice and tight, relatively minimal pitch issues and shows that the vocal range has a lot of potential. You have a nice gift and great talent
That being said, the second track shows a bit more pitch related issues IMO. I am bias because I love that song and probably automatically compare against Eric Claptop in my head, its a beautiful song and relatively easy to sing but has a melody and timing that has to be met to get the emotions and feel across. I have to imagine singing that song and projecting the incredible feelings Eric had when writing it are sadly why its so beautiful. You can hear the pain, the sadness and fall instantly in touch with that song when those feelings come across in his vocals etc. Does that make sense? I have heard some beautiful renditions of that song and like I said previously, I am probably bias to the original just for those reasons. So when singing that song, close your eyes and maybe feel or understand your words. The breathing, the pauses etc., dont worry about hitting every note perfectly, understand the feeling you want to portray etc. You are essentially providing a cover of a phenominal song, you obviously have your own style so think about how you want to project your voice while getting those incredible feelings and words across.
The third track goes in a different direction to a style that IMO doesnt suit your voice and overall vocal range. I hate to use this as an example but American Idol (as annoying as it was) made some very talented people very popular by coaching and providing mentoring etc. One thing the judges hit on that many didnt understand was that some people have vocal ranges that are made for a specific style of music. IMO, your voice isn't suited for rock. I hear Beatle influences with your vocal range, that voice is suited for pop or similar, not so much rock etc. Its hard to tell with that specific track as you have a harmony track that doesnt do the song justice.
Again, this is just my opinion and ultimately it means nothing because its only my opinion. It takes guts to post your material and you want honest opinions on your tracks so these are just my honest opinions, please dont think anything remotely bad about my comments as you do have a really great talent and good luck!