Thanx guys!...
Track Rat- Yeah, "New Year's Day" was an ambitious tune to stage with a 3-piece. We used to fancy ourselves as a "power trio", but I don't want to seem to heady about it, haha.
You do have to cover something again. Not only is it fun, it's MANDATORY!
[thumbs up]Thanx!
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MarshaMarshaMarsha- [TripleM]- Yeah, it's a well written song, and one of my fav's too, but I don't think the original has any harmonies.
I listen to my mixes every day, and each day my head's full of remixes and 'what-ifs'. I think that's only natural in the artistic process of home recording.
Thanx for the listen and for the comments!
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Queue- Yeah, the U2 song was really fun to play. It's faster because of the usual adrenalin rush one gets onstage, that cranks you up a few notches, I'm sure you know what I mean.
It's not the greatest recording or mix, but it captures our live sound of the day. It's not bad for a simple cassette deck with stereo X-Y micing, and we did overpower the PA a little bit, but it's still fun to listen to.
The BU vocals on this cut are minimal, but they're there. On backup, I didn't want to come out in front of the lead vocal, so I hung back a little. Also, as I said, we were overpowering the PA system a bit.
As a trio, guitar/bass/drums, my then-girlfriend, played drums and sang. I sang lead most of our tunes, and played the guitar, but we had a few tunes that showcased my girlfriend/drummer on vocals, too. She had a really nice voice, and played drums with a good, solid beat. [Girl's got rythm, she got the backseat rythm!]
Thanx for listening & for your comments!
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Guernica- Yeah, Neil Diamond has a pretty rich catalog of great tunes, and I'll probably do more. I like older stuff like "Cherry Cherry" and the like.
[Solitary Man...] There's a whole lot going on in the mix, and overall it's a pretty dense sound for a 4-track, almost like 'wall of sound' in it's own way. Something's bound to seem buried, when all the elements are put together.
I buried the basic drum pattern a little bit, because it was the plain kick/snare/kick/snare of the drum machine, [Roland TR606,... like the oldest drum machine out there,... way before PCM sounds],... plus a pinch & dash of hand percussion in the mix too.
The horn-synth is my trusty old Casiotone 101,... [probably the oldest Casio out there,... with wood side panels, I kid you not,... but way-pre-MIDI,... NON-MIDI]. I wish I could play horns, for real, too, and I also have great respect for horn players, [f/i The Green Hornet's a horn player].
I like the vox too, it's a really fun vocal to cover, and there's something honest and gutteral in Neil Diamond's voice.
Thank you for listening & for your comments, much appreciated!
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Par-ti-pants- [I like that name MrQQ gave you!]- You can never have too many
Roadstar II's
I think strumming is my specialty, haha. I'm no shredder, that's for sure, but if I practice, maybe I'll grow up to become a shredder eventually. Naaaahhh.
I like the ultra crisp high harmonics, and that's why I got into digital to begin with, haha!
At 5Khz, I think there's a lot of elements competing in the mix. As above, I think I got a dense 'wall of sound'-type sound out of that Fostex FD-4.
That little synthy-horn is pretty cool, huh, but no midi,... all manual.
Nice guitar? Heck, it's the best Mitchell MD100 that $170 will buy!
If 'loosey goosey' is what you hear, then loosey goosey is what it is. My main goal is to capture the essence of songs, tribute style, while not forgetting I'm me. If I can capture the essence of something, and still hear my own personality in the recordings, then I'm basically happy.
Thanx for the listen, and thanx for the comments!
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Fenderlikingood- Yeah, loosey goosey is probably pretty accurate, ahaha.
It may sound somehow like an older recording, and even though I've gone digital, I haven't lost my analog roots. Part of the old-recording-sound may be the stark old-school songwriting and arrangement. Old songs have a 'period' feeling to them sometimes, and this Neil Diamond cover is from about 1970, isn't it?
Whatever advice I gave you, I hope it worked out, haha. Since you're still a presence on this board, it probably did. Heck, no problem, I'm here to help.
Yes, I'm the Davemania guy! At a certain point, I might as well change my user name to Davemania, because that's what most people know me for.
You know, having been on this board for about 18 months, and having pushed THE DAVEMANIA COLLECTION 4-cd set for about 9 months, I rightfully assume that most regular HomeRec'ers have already heard my stuff, and have gotten my discs, but every once in a while, there's a newcomer who comes along who hasn't heard my stuff, but maybe caught the tail end of the 'buzz' about Davemania. That someone is you.
I must say, that if you're interested in catching the whole Davemania phenomenon, I'd still make discs available, and you should email me off this board for more specific info. The 105 songs contained on 4 full length DAVEMANIA CDs are all covers, that are basically on par with what you hear on NWR, with recordings that span 20 years. Some cuts are a little raw, but it's all for fun. Ask anyone who's "been there".
FenderLKG, and anyone else, feel free to email me off this board about THE DAVEMANIA COLLECTION 4-CD SET. Most HR members have alaready gotten it, with 100 4-cd sets shipped worldwide, and you can too. Likewise, most HR members remember the hype, and I'm not here to hype Davemania. Just a friendly word. Pls email me off this board for more info, and pls continue to check my stuff at NWR. I'll be posting more stuff as time goes on.
Thanx for the listen, & the comments! Cool! Peace!
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Muzeman- Yeah, Neil Diamond's the bomb! He has quite a few songs I like a lot, but this one is probably my fav. He's written a lot of genuine hits, for sure. I'm mostly into the 70's Neil, when the energy was highest. Hot August Night, & all that stuff.
Yeah, the synth-horns are the icing on the cake, huh? It's just the right unusual element to spice up my normal humdrum formulaic recordings, haha! Anyway, horns are part of the original arrangement, and I do stuff mainly in 'tribute style'.
I remember way-way back, you & I were discussing equipment and upgrades. Man, that was a long time ago. I decided on what I wanted as an upgrade: EVERYTHING! Since about 18 months ago, I've collected a massive amount of gear, and nearly spent myself into the poor house, haha. Anyway, I'm maintaining as a recovering gearaholic, haha, but damn, I've got GEAR!
If by chance you'd also like to score the Davemania cds, pls email me off this board.
Thank you! Likewise! All the best, Dave.
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Thank you all for taking the time to listen and comment on Davemania@NWR. Comments much appreciated. Pls listen or download again at NWR, and/or contact me off this board about CDs. I'll post to NWR again soon, when I get a chance. I'm still itching to do more new recordings, and there's still a few gems in the Davemania archives.
Last but not least,... Thanx to Waldo for having such a great site.
Anyone else just catching this thread, go check me out:
www.nowhereradio/davemania/singles
good way to describe this, sounds like an older recording(in a good way) i like it!
