"Calling on You"

Xeries said:
I think all the elements are there in this song, Shawn. Just a little tweaking is in order IMO. .
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I'm on it Wig...thanks!!

Greg_L said:
Pretty good mix. I like the guitars. The main vox are a little too loud.

I'm not feeling the kick and snare sound. That snare sounds pretty bad. Sample? The kick has some high-mid click that's kind of unnatural sounding.

The rest sounds pretty good though. Nice job.
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Thanks Greg.... these are live drums, no samples. It's a PDP kit, the laquered one with a 24" kick... it's pretty sweet. Yeah... the snare has a little too much "pssst" in it..... I had it sounding great, and then had to see if I couldn't make it "better." :o

antichef said:
Nice song and production -- at times, I was thinking that the vocals could come down a little. I also wanted to hear the backing guitar line come up a little. Very good positive driving rhythm overall.
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Thanks Mr Chef!
Yep....vocals are coming down, and leads are a comin' up!!

Rokket said:
My first thought too...:cool:


I have nothing to add that wasn't already said. I have a couple P/W songs in my arsenal too...

http://www.myspace.com/eddiestorey
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Thanks for the link, Rokket!!!
 
I'll hafta check this out tomorrow. I'd post a praise tune I did, but it's a cover, so we'll have none of that, natch... :)

(If you search all threads by me, it's been here before)
 
Nightfire said:
Man when I saw this title I thought it was a Stryper cover.
Anyways, you asked for opinions so here I go, remember this is personal taste and personal taste only.

1) Mixwise I have no nits. Worship usually has the vox pretty up front, if this was another genre I'd like the guitars to be more upfront.
2) The vocals were a bit pitchy at times. Not "horrid" at all:rolleyes:
3) Very nice melody and lyrics

Now production wise

3) This sounds like an early modern worship style song. What I mean by that is sounds pretty early to mid 90s worship style. Which is cool, whatever. If you want to make it as an artist however I would go with more modern guitar tones and production (think Hillsong United type-ish, more spacey U2 style arrangements etc.). I realize however that most home recordist dont wanna make it big, they're just having fun which really its what its all about. Im not knocking you at all, its a great song wether "dated" or not.



Mike
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I also thought it was a Stryper cover and got really excited. I agree pretty much with everything Nightfire said, but it still sounds like a first mix to me. Sounds good though, and the lyrics don't make me want to gag like lots of worship songs tend to do. It's still no Stryper though ;)
 
BeniRose said:
I also thought it was a Stryper cover and got really excited. I agree pretty much with everything Nightfire said, but it still sounds like a first mix to me. Sounds good though, and the lyrics don't make me want to gag like lots of worship songs tend to do. It's still no Stryper though ;)
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I'm gonna hafta hear this Stryper song... will someone please cover it so I can get a listen??? :D:D

Thanks for the props, Benirose.

Peace!

~Shawn
 
Very nice, good production.

I would raise the backing vocals up a bit. I think the whole track might benefit from more backing vocals throughout.

The solo stops WAY TOO suddenly at 2.56 -
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The solo doesn't quite fit the rest of the song. This reminds me a LOT of the Barenaked Ladies, a christian version. If you know their stuff, listen to what they do with backing vocals. Do that.:D

Very nice stuff.
 
Yeppers...that is a good one...although, I was never much of a Stryper fan to start with.



I found it amusing too, that most Christians I had contact with during that period, freaked out if you told the devil to go to hell!!!:D In fact, most thought Stryper to be a product of Satan himself...:eek:


You ever hear Skillet...kick butt. Lori Peters drummed for them till 2006 or 2007...and the bassist wife plays guitar(rhythm I think) and keys. The bass and drums are the feature of the band I think...they were tight with one another...well, the guit is great as well.:D

Whispers In The Dark....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgiJkrAL9K4
 
Llarion said:
I'll hafta check this out tomorrow. I'd post a praise tune I did, but it's a cover, so we'll have none of that, natch... :)

(If you search all threads by me, it's been here before)
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Ah, yes, I'd lost track of this thread, now I remember... For sure, the remix is a step up, though this one is not without its charms; I actually like the snare better here than on 2.0... :)
 
true-eurt said:
I found it amusing too, that most Christians I had contact with during that period, freaked out if you told the devil to go to hell!!!:D In fact, most thought Stryper to be a product of Satan himself...:eek:


You ever hear Skillet...kick butt.
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You mean Stryper wasn't a product of Satan??? ;)

Just kiddin'!

Yep..... I've seen Skillet .... and they surely do rock hard.... pyrotechnix and the whole she-bang ....
Alas, I must chime in with a link to my favorite Christian Metal band, Pillar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVFiLBkFONI
Seen these guys many times... talk about rockin.... the studio really doesn't do them justice

Rokket said:
Listen to Daddy's Little Girl, and you can actually hear the Stryper Influence. Of course I'd lost most of my vocal ability by the time I sang this song. I am going to get vocal lessons soon.

http://www.myspace.com/eddiestorey
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Dude, you still gots a set o pipes on you my friend!! Yay!



Llarion said:
Ah, yes, I'd lost track of this thread, now I remember... For sure, the remix is a step up, though this one is not without its charms; I actually like the snare better here than on 2.0... :)
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hmmm.... better snare huh?? :o
 
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