Someone told me to fire this singer.

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I think this song needs another instrument or two, but it's a four piece band. It's the most we can do live.

 
Singer is great. Snare accents to the side are way, way too loud. Piano is too low, and bass is crazy loud. Great material, just lots of mix issues.
 
He is a bit bombastic but the mix sounds good over here. I can smell the smoke and stale beer. :)
 
I don't like that singer. Is he drunk or being deliberately cheesy? I'd fire him.

But I think the mix is fine. I don't know what PI is hearing, but I pretty much wholeheartedly disagree with his take on it. It sounds pretty authentic for the style. Just punch the singer.
 
He sounds like a pretty good Elvis impersonator. I wouldn't fire him if that's the sound you're going for lol
 
He is a 60 year old man singing a 60 year old cover song for the blue-haired ladies. Granted, it ain't hard rock, but I'm not sure I understand what's cheesy about it.

We're just your average local variety band trying to make a buck on the weekends. If I fire him, I'll never find a better replacement. Good singers are few and far between in this area. Besides, they just hired me into the band on drums. I am in no position to fire anyone, (yet.)
 
I think he sounds great. Fantastic vocal! The mix sounds pretty damn good too. I can hear Saxophone or other brass in there. It's the right style to warrant some brass.

What a refreshing change to hear something completely different. Thank you.
 
RawDepth said:
He is a 60 year old man singing a 60 year old cover song for the blue-haired ladies. Granted, it ain't hard rock, but I'm not sure I understand what's cheesy about it.

We're just your average local variety band trying to make a buck on the weekends. If I fire him, I'll never find a better replacement. Good singers are few and far between in this area. Besides, they just hired me into the band on drums. I am in no position to fire anyone, (yet.)
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Ha ha ha, new guy draws the short stick. Worst job in music having to fire someone. We always made the trumpet player do it. Then he became a cop and it was easy. He liked it. One night our sax player stole a bottle o wine from a country club. Bill was in the van when Rob came out and asked him to hide it. I couldn't believe my eyes. Next day Rob calls me to say he was fired and WTF happened. I played stupid.
Personally I don't hear grounds for firing in this song. But I can appreciate your position. Good luck and let us know how the world turns.
 
I wouldn't fire him, but I'd tell him to reel it in a bit.

I really got the feeling he was trying too hard. Some of the more ambitious higher notes could be dropped.
Confidence is a huge factor in performing like that, but I think you can have a little too much.

Mix wise, you're right. There's room for more to be going on, but you could make much more of the keys and guitar instead of introducing something new.
The keys could come up across the board, but also maybe introduce little melodic licks on both instruments.
Heck, even the odd passing note would do! ;)
 
I'll be honest when i say it's not really my cup of tea musically but, that aside, i like the mix and the performance, and the singer does a sterling job IMO. My only comment is that i'd like to hear more of the backing vocals. They sound great but just wish they were up a hint. Saying that, that's just my taste and i'm a sucker for big, beautiful vocal harmonies
 
Great singer for this kind of music! Awesome performance too by all of you. IMO you should definately not fire him for his abilities.
 
those that want him fired are a little excessive as are those that think he's great!!.

He's decent ...... does a decent job.
No way he's great but he'd be ok for those kinds of gigs.
Band sounds pretty good.
I would mix the vox back a little bit though.
 
Singer is awesome. How does he do with normal stuff...or is this yer normal?
 
Yeah it will do fine for a live performance but I'd dial back the vocals and add some plate reverb.
 
I think he's a good singer, granted it's not my personal taste, what with the exaggerated vibrato and whatnot, but I recognize talent when I hear it.
 
PoeticIntensity said:
Singer is great. Snare accents to the side are way, way too loud. Piano is too low, and bass is crazy loud. Great material, just lots of mix issues.
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Its hard to say whats to low & and to loud cause what if he wanted it that way, ya know? It hard critiquing a veteran its like someone critiquing RAMI..."Um hey RAMI turn the snares down" .....ugghh not like he dosent know how to, plus what if he wanted it that way ya know? Were all artist at the end of the day if someone wants to paint the sky green hey who to say he is wrong?
 
jaynm26 said:
Its hard to say whats to low & and to loud cause what if he wanted it that way, ya know? It hard critiquing a veteran its like someone critiquing RAMI..."Um hey RAMI turn the snares down" .....ugghh not like he dosent know how to, plus what if he wanted it that way ya know? Were all artist at the end of the day if someone wants to paint the sky green hey who to say he is wrong?
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Keep me out of this. :D
 
Lt. Bob said:
those that want him fired are a little excessive as are those that think he's great!!.

He's decent ...... does a decent job.
No way he's great but he'd be ok for those kinds of gigs.
Band sounds pretty good.
I would mix the vox back a little bit though.
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totally agree.
If this was live, he may be a killer entertainer that would more than make up for any lack in singing. We have these senior dance nights around here on the weekends at the community center. A couple bucks, good food and all the dancing you'd want to do. The seniors would eat this up. Might even get a couple 70 yr olds to throw off their bras :-O

In a live context, if you sounded like this, I'd suspect you'd get lots of gigs, if your area could support that. Gotta budget for sweat soaked hankies though.. you don't get those back.
 
he does sound like he's been doing cabaret since 1961 - every inflection is gold lame.
Now, if this was a show band doing humourous pastiches of classics I'd be laughing.
Even so humourous pastiches in pure audio are hard to get across unless you have an obvious gag line.
 
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