Friends, Romans, Country Hicks, Lend Me Your Ears

chrisharris

chrisharris

King of Bling
I'm nearing the end of a Project, and I had planned on "padding" it with this song. I posted a (longer) version of this a week ago, then yanked it because it was just "too damned long."

It's about a minute shorter, and many thanks to "Kramer" for that suggestion...although it was a MOTHER to do because I don't have the tracks anymore - computer was stolen about 3 months ago...not backed up :(

Lemme' know if the edit is super obvious. (Mildly obvious, I can live with)

POINT IS: Pretty much all I can do is EQ and/or spot compression, but I'd appreciate some of you with fancy analyzers (or good ears) giving me some input.

Yes, I agree the drums suck.

(btw, if anybody out there has seen a 4 year old "emachine" with about 120GB worth of wav files, I'd REALLY like it back- no questions asked).

Oh yeah, if you read this "Crawdad," I know it's not REALLY country, but it's not "jazz" either!

:D

OUR SONG - OUR SONG - OUR SONG -OUR SONG - OUR SONG
www.nowhereradio.com/honestmango/singles
 
sorry man

but i have no mixing advice,(trust me, you dont want to borrow these ear's any way)

it sound's awesome to me!!! your voice man!!! gimme:p

clean as a whistle !!!!!!

thank's for the listen.


signed........ your feeble eared music junkie
RICK
 
OK, I am lost, which song is it??? I am listening to Bottle of Wine and this thing is great. I am in Texas too so I get to hear a LOT of country music and I gotta say that this has all the honesty that country is lacking these days!!! I dont hear an edit in this one. As for the drums, what can I say, I am no drummer and so I use a machine...so shoot me. I am not a purist in that regard. Nice and clean...great song, great recording!!

I got me a farm and I got me a fiddle
The King
 
Hehehe...Man, it's the one called "OUR SONG"...(the last one, I think). (take a glance right above the link...I wrote it about 5 or 6 times, because I always do the same thing).

But I've never been so glad to create confusion in my life, SINCE I TOTALLY AGREE THAT BOTTLE OF WINE IS DEFINITELY WORTH A SPIN.

hehehe...thanks.
 
I-45??
What part of Texas are you in??
I gotta say it again...Honesty Man!!! your stuff has it. Is this a band effort or do you do it all yourself?? Sounds great to me!!! OK OK I still dont hear an edit in this song either so I would say you did it right!!

Its a girl my lord in a flat bed Ford...
The King
 
Awesome job... I like the song, you're right in not being able to categorize it as country. It reminds me of the one ballady love song that a lot of rock bands would put on their albums in the 80's (not a slant!!!).

The one general compaint I have is the reverb, it's kind of tinny. But then again maybe the whole thing is a bit high middy sounding . Maybe back off on the 2k-4k range a bit.

Is the edit on "I didn't ""do"" in the second to the last chorus? If it is then it's a pretty good edit. If it's not, then theres a little squiggy there.

Nice job.

Jon
 
Good song, Chris. The intro is very cool, and I especially liked the line, "...over the edge and under the gun..." The lyric is intelligent and heartfelt, a killer combination.
I couldn't tell it was edited, good job there.
It's very good just as it is, but I couldn't help but hear a Sweetheart of the Rodeo pedal steel in there.
Very fine work, indeed.

Mark
 
KING - I'm a little reluctant to say EXACTLY where in Texas I'm living, due to the international stigma associated with the town...but I'll say this...a lot of people think that our town motto should be

W.e
A.in't
C.omin'
o_Out

Actually, it's a cool little town, and Crawford Texas is about 20 miles closer than where those lunatics were located, but you never hear Pres. Bush say he's from...(wherever I'm from). Thanks for the listen...It's all me (the good, the bad, and the edits). I'm still in a band, and we gig in Houston on the weekends since the other 3 guys live there (thus the I-45 reference), but I'm the only one recording right now.

JJ- I appreciate the careful listen, and I think I agree. I've tried cutting there, and the vocal just kinda' disappears...(anybody seen my wavs?). IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS A BETTER EQ...As for the edit...it wasn't there...but thanks for pointing out another impossible problem to fix!!! :D

MKG - Thanks...I appreciate the lyric comment...I'm all about words. (I'd kill to have a steel on there too...GOT ONE?).
 
sounds good.. maybe a bit too much reverb on the drums.. I hear it a lot on the high hat.. As the song is playing I find myself annoyed by the high hat.. :D I like the tune though.. I think I heard the edit but it's not too bad.. nice vocals.
 
Sam - SSsssooooo....you think you hear the edit, eh? Well go out on a limb like MKG and PROVE IT :)

(bear in mind, no matter how you respond, I'll lie and tell you it was somewhere else).

:D

(damned hi hat that I can't fix)

(damn)

BTW - The FUNERAL/DEATH MARCH/GOTH/OMG I'M IN HELL thing is interestingly heavy and cool. Not my genre...and yet I listened to it 4 times...no, make it 5. I'd download it, but I'm afraid my kids would try to have me committed.

-chris
 
good song sorta eagles a little

the whole song has great stereo separation except the lead vox.
I don't know if it's this damn mp3 format but the lead vox has an unnatural chorus effect and is dead mono

can you add a stereo reverb to it?

as to the edit, my guess is at the end I think 317 or18?
 
Now I was able to get through this version of it Chris.:D The tune is actually growing on me now that Ive listened to it a few more times...It's gettin some life in it now(not so much a flat liner anymore!:eek: )

so you live down near wacko,oops I mean waco....I used to work for a Utility Trailer Manufacturer down here in the deeeeeeep south and they had a plant in Waco also...so I knew about waco before david koresh put it in the news.:eek:
 
Elephant. Thanks for the listen. I was hoping the vocal thing wouldn't be that noticeable...because I can't fix it. Not that it CAN'T be fixed, but I can't. (note to self: NEVER use chorus on a lead vocal). It's kinda' funny, you missed the edit, but thanks to your comment, I noticed that errant kick drum at 3:17. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything about the edit...this is getting depressing. Apparently, the edit is the smoothest part of the song. :D

Kramer - I was kinda' hangin' around to see if you'd comment, since you started this whole mess. Thank you for getting through it again...sincere.

(I'm not saying where the edit is yet, because I'm finding out where all the farts are).
 
Chris, an excellent player named Earl Foote not far from you (Houston area I think, but don't hold me to it) downloaded one of my mp3s and put a very cool pedal steel on it. He's on mp3.com listed as Murray & Earl. I bet if you contacted him you guys could cook up a collab.
We Ain't Comin' Out...got a laugh outta that, hadn't seen it. :D
 
chrisharris said:
Kramer - I was kinda' hangin' around to see if you'd comment, since you started this whole mess. Thank you for getting through it again...sincere.
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LMAO!!You dont want me to lie do you?:eek: I love the other 2 tunes you posted but this one just didnt hit me in the same place as those two did....It seems like you have a strong sentimental tie to this song....am I right?I have a lot of tunes that I am married to, but others just dont see what I see/hear in them.;)

This is not a bad tune at all....I was really just comparing this to the others you've posted and to ME this one just sounded a little weaker(in a commercial sense),But thats just my opinion and it's obvious that others like it so my opinion doesnt really count for a lot eh?

Stop blaming me for being the reason you edited this song!:D;)
 
I'm not blaming you (even though it's totally your fault)...I'm thanking you.

And yes, I've had this song longer than 2 of my children.

LOL
 
Well...I didnt hear the edit, I guess I am gonna have to listen again tonight without the 5 beers to see if I catch it!!!
 
Here's A Hint

King: Here's a clue. I tried to cover it with a drum fill that is so incredibly fake, it would be physically impossible to play for all but an octopus on crystal meth. I'm pretty sure Sam heard it.

MKG - Earl's taking the project - seem's like a cool guy. I can't wait to see how he covers up all those "slide" licks that I played with my acoustic guitar and a cigarette lighter. Thanks for the reference.

(Anybody Read King's Review of "BOTTLE OF WINE" [supra])...BAHAHAhaha...

:D

...stayin' alive, stayin' alive,
-chris
 
Wow. I love your voice, and those sweet harmonies. Beach Boys-y, and very very nice.

No criticisms, but a couple of suggestions (feel free to ignore them ;) )

The wee "call and answer" harmonies on the right hand side, during the verses, could maybe do with a subtle double-tracking, just to pin them down a little. They sound just a bit less committed than the rest of the vocals.

I really like the way the guitar solo echoes/mirrors the left/right harmonies.

I'd cut a bit of low end from the last line you sing - it comes across as a wee touch boomy.

Maybe roll off a bit of low end from the acoustic on the right, and add a wee bit of air?

And it's probably because I'm listening on headphones, but I'd like to hear the bass a bit more.

Very, very nice.

Alastair
 
the edit is not super obvious at all. i couldn't get a good read on where it was until you mentioned the over-do drum fill, even still, i'd have a hard time saying where there's a massive edit........

i'm not saying it would work on this song...it probably wouldn't, but have you ever heard 'broken arrow' by neil young (from his buffalo springfield days).....it's a really cut up song and takes sound effect breaks in between the verses, it seems like it would just be terribly disjointed, but it turns out to be terribly cool......hearing stuff like this always makes you think that a song can be edited in a cool way.......i always just seem to use an obnoxious crash or some feedback or harmonica.
 
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