Got a Remix...waddya think?

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Shaky Tee

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I had one of my tunes remixed and I redid the vocals. I'm not terribly happy with my vocal performance, but before I have the poor sob who helped me redo this do it again, and/or put through Mp3.com approval hell, I thought I'd put it out for feedback.

The song is on my server, and can downloaded from this link:



I've got a pretty thick skin, so any and all comments are welcome. Just that if you tell me that I suck, I would appreciate a detailed analysis as to why. :D

Thanks all!
 
I like this song. It sounds like it could be a movie soundtrack song, content-wise.

(my opinion only)I like the piano part. Is it synth or a real piano? I think it is stronger than the more synth-sounding part which it hides behind for a good chunk of the song.

The singer, presumably you, has a good voice. But it seem as detailed as it could be. Does that make sense? Sorry I can't be more precise But that could be mikes, pre-amps or a million dollars worth of other solutions.

The horns/synth part I don't care for as much. Maybe I'm just a purist. It's well done, don't get me wrong. That's just a personal issue.

I like how the piano trails off at the end. My two cents. By the way, I'm itching for someone to check out my song,(a few posts down)

Thanx
-Jett rocker
 
Thanks

The piano part was actually done with SoundFonts - The Piano Font that I purchased from Sonic Implants. It's done WONDERS for my MIDI stuff.

My friend arranged everything else on his Roland XP-30. I'll have to send him some sound fonts, I suppose.

I've had this song reviewed in other places. I was really anal about loss of vibrato and going flat in certain places. Good to see noone really noticed :D

Jet, I checked out your tune in your thread. Thanks for listening to mine.
 
Shakey,

I think I liked the older version better. I think you can do better. The way you pronounce "sitting" right at the start is -- odd. As you mention, you also do have some flat spots, especially in the chorus that you belt out, and your vibrato seems a bit out of control at times. The piano is great, but I don't think the "horns" work very well at all. They clash with the lyrics. The cymbals are too loud throughout. The ending is nice until that bass note and the drums ruin it.

What about doing this purely as a piano-and-vocal? I think that would work better.

Sorry, but you did say you had a thick skin...

-AlChuck
 
Al

No worries. This is the kind of feedback that I'm looking for. I wanted to redo the vocal anyway, and the guy whom I'm working with on this wants to try out some stuff as well.

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it!
 
I haven't heard the other version, but I liked this....I liked the drum sound too, very cocktail lounge, which I think was probably your intent....consequently, I liked the horns as well......like jet-rocker said, some detail in the vocal would be cool...phrasing, intonation, and above all, not trying too hard might be a solution....I like your voice, but I'm sure it could be recorded better....there were some noticeable volume fluctuations in the vox, which I don't think was an encoding problem.....gibs
 
I tried to DL the original version of this but to no avail, mp3.com was going thru it's most recent transformation and would not give it up.

Stage shows and tin pan alley come to mind, combined with your high and unique voice, make for an interesting blend of genres - both current and past.

The drums are very dominant in the mix, but I like 'em that way. The bass lines seemed to match the horn parts, you might tinker with a walking bass line, here and there, to counter what the horns are doing.
 
Thanks, guys...

I'm redoing the vocal this weekend, and we are going to try it again.
 
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