Dirt

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Well I'm sick of waiting for MP3.COM to put my song up. I'm going to provide two links. The first link will only work until the tune goes live at MP3.COM, at which point the second link will work. Got it? (I'd edit this message later but there are time limits now)



http://www.mp3.com/slacker

So the other day I was getting ready for work... just sort of messing around. For whatever reason this melody came into my head and stuck for a while. On my way to work I came up with the chorus. After I got to work I had a sudden burst of lyric-writing ability (of which I have VERY LITTLE...take what I can get) and wrote all the verses.

I was so excited that I promptly took the rest of the day off and went home to record it. Recorded & mixed for several hours and was done that evening....not counting time spent fighting an n-Track bug.

Notes:

Yes this is a VERY sloppy song. That's kinda the way I wanted it...though some of it kinda bugs me....if I had really worked it out and retracked the goofy parts then it would have lost all spontenaity (sp?) which is what I like best about it. The main change is very awkward which I actually like...sorry :)

Vocals with an SM57 into an ART Tube MP. Acoustic Guitars with an SM57 into an ART Tube MP. (noticing any patterns?) Electric guitars through the POD. Bass into a SansAmp Bass DI Box. into an ART Tube MP. Everything into a Delta44. Mixed with n-Track.

Comments?

Slackmaster 2000
 
Call me sick, but i really like that....good clean, tight mix....powerful lyrics and vocal performance (I'm going to start a thread named IS A SLACKMASTER A SINGER?)....I like every bit of this tune, even the "lame ass Gwar vocals" part.......

GIDGE
 
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Hey this is cool for sure. Bass line could be a bit more interesting though... :) The super thin guitar sound at the start is a miced electric? Just wondering you mentioned that in another thread. You got a good voice. Get that bass player working. More notes.

Good stuff!

Emeric
 
That acoustic strumming was so good it was hurtful....don't get pissed, I loved it 'cause of that strong beatlesque sound......I have never heard lame ass gwar vocals used to such effectiveness as they are in this tune.....and I like the old man raspy real voice too.......

THIS SHIT IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lyrics, composition, playing....what more can you ask for........

4 times I've listened.......and wish I'd written this tune....

"self-pity suits me"........what a freakin' great line.....................

I'm keeping this song and not paying you for it.....so sue me.....gibs(ter)
 
Ok, I've heard it 20 times and I think the bass part could be a bit tighter, but still unsure how a more intriciate bass line would sound under it......on the 21st listen the producer in me (Gidge Productions) had an idea that instead of ending it where you did, fade out with the acoustic strumming the chords with a trumpet part playing the melody of the "we are al part of the dirt" section......the scary part is that Im not joking, I can actually hear it......
 
Firstly thanks to all three of you for your kind words!

Emeric:

The thin guitar at the beginning is just the acoustic line EQ'd....I basically rolled out completely at ~1000hz and then boosted somewhere between 1000 and 2000 by and finally added a high shelve at maybe 8000hz...gave it a very telephone quality...but still clear.

The bassline the bassline the bassline...to tell you the truth...i didn't even want to add a bassline. However the "gwar" section need it and the rest didn't sound right without. Soooo....G-D-B-C is you get...haha :) I agree though, it could be MUCH better.

gibs:

I was wondering how people would feel about my voice. What you're hearing is me trying to sing as loud as I can while keeping it under control....and that's what comes out. I think I kinda sound like Tad in an "I'm not a REAL singer" kinda way :) I'm glad you enjoyed the lyrics also...I am very proud of a few lines in there...

Gidge:

Yeah this song is not tight at all. To record it I just recorded a scratch track of myself playing it solo (guitar & vox). I then used that scratch as a guide to re-record the rest. I really wish my sense of timing was better. It didn't turn out too bad though....and the loosness is kind of in the spirit of the song I suppose.

I'll think about your trumpet suggestion :) I actually have another song brewing that I might use my sweet ass trombone skills in (well, I can hit at least one note well enough, ha)

Thanks guys!

Slackmaster 2000
 
I agree that the looseness is the spirit of the song...there was just certain parts where the bass was a little off time, but the song grooved just perfect....I would try rerecording the bass to get tighter with the looseness, if that makes sense.....but that might take away from the integrity of the song and be a classic example of "overproducing"....

Was that a trombone I remember hearing you play...dont know why I was thinkin trumpet.....

....AWESOME tune all around......

"I'm not sure if I was ever 16...where the hell are those teenage dreams?"..........
 
"... they can bury me in myself"

Fuckin' brilliant. Loved the change... actually, I wanted to hear it come in a second time. My only complaint is it was too short. This song doesn't want to be any tighter.
 
...there we go...pglewis is co-producer....you have to go back into the "lame ass gwar vocals" part, then to the acoustic part, into the fade with the sweet as trombone line.....
 
Just a note....this song is now up at http://www.mp3.com/slacker and might be the second song listed...it takes a lot of time to make changes at mp3.com. The correct song to download is "Dirt".

pglewis:

Thanks for listening man. I think I'm going to keep this one short...there's nothing more that needs to be said in the song. Thanks again!

Slackmaster 2000
 
Great drinking song! One more time....
Tom Waits sings in the style of Rocky Raccoon with lyrics by Red Green.
I don't think that tightening up the timing on the bassline would ruin the spontaneity.
The rhythmic center is that strumming guitar.
The vocals in the break weren't lame enough to be called lame gwar. They worked.
 
If we're all part of the birth
I guess I must be the hurt
 
Yes Doc, the vocals in that break were PERFECT for the part....."lame ass Gwar vocals" was a phrase used by Slack a while back......I think that vocal style is like any other...can be done right and can be done wrong.....Slack nailed it....
 
S8-N:

But I wrote the song especially for you! *snif* *snif*

Doc:

Thanks for listening. Maybe I will think about redoing the bassline. I honestly didn't think it would be this noticable.

Dobro:

Thanks for listening!

Slackmaster 2000
 
Slack,

Don't feel bad, I'm pond scum. Anyway I really liked it. After it stoped I could still hear it echoeing in my head, I'll have to get that checked.

The bass sounded good to me, I think it was the words on this one that shine.

Loved that super thin guitar in the beginning.

My only thought on this one, was that I would have liked it to remain acoustic, for some reason the heavy guitar sound seemed to distract. Your voice sounds so good with acoustic. if you don't think so think again dirtman. Just another stupid opinion.

Really Great!!
 
FUCKING BRILLIANT!!!

I luv you S2K, and I'll move to montana to marry you.

If you edit that bassline, I'll kill you instead. The song has this wonderful drunk feeling about it. You're also a great singer.
 
Cool tune...

Hey Slack -

Really liked your song. I listened to it late last night and was humming it when I woke up this morning, so I had to post. I enjoyed the raspy voice too... made it more memorable for me anyway.
 
I'm angling for lyrics that make people feel better about themselves, not worse. There's some dignity to being hurt, and very little or none to being dirt.
 
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