HA HA! Sock it to me boys!

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This is just a ditty I have thrown together. It still lacks real drums, A real solo, and yes a decent mix. I do however think the song it's self has some promise. The problem with this mix is that I recorded it in parts a week or so apart after moving the mics, screwing with amps ect. So it has been hard to achive any type of flow to the song while mixing it. But if you wouldn't mind give it a listen and let me know if you think it can be saved enough to make it worth working on a solo and laying down real drums to.

Here is the link, the sing is Fuckenstien (Aptly Named):D
http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=1333&alid=-1


Thanks guys.

F.S.
 
dig that drum beat!..
..the intro was really cool. i like it...the mix is kinda "if-ey"..lol..
like i can hear a weird high pitched ..hmm..maybe its the ride cymbal..?...cool song at any rate..the vibe is cool....ending is perfect!!!...


nice work...

where at in oreegun??

jamal.....(La Grande)...yeah i know the ...the shitty part..lmao
 
Hey Jamal: St Helens Oregon!!

Ya I an not pretending that this is an awsome mix:D It's really just a goof around. The begining is actualy sexual ades (not aids) against some drum heads. This is just sort of a rough mix to see if I should work with it or consider starting frm scratch, or ditch it all together.

Thank you very much for your comments.

PS the drums are fruity loops for now. I need to get our drummer over to lay down some better tracks. From now on I am only making click tracks on stuff like this to force him to get his ass over here. Either that or I will make very crapy drum beats and say it's him:D That aught to do it!!

Later

F.S.

PS yes the hi hat is way too sizzly for sure it has some funky irritating tone to it.
 
Not a problem Jake! Like I said it's just a fuck off!!

Thanks for the vote!!

Later

F.S.
 
It's hard to comment like this... since you gotta rely on "preferences"... but without sounding harsh (hopefully)... the way this is right now, it doesn't seem to be working.

Now, there are things you could recycle into another form... i.e. the figure used in the bassline... the guitar tone... even some of the melody.

IMO the lack of dynamic chord change is your enemy in this one. It seems to change key, but it's really just in the key of G the whole way... and in the -->I<-- chord to boot... near the end, you hit the V...

Some of the instrumentation seems to work... w/better drums, the bass would work better too.

We've all had toons like this that just have trouble "working". Bein free of this one for a while could give you a fresh start, too.

Musicianship seemed tight... that was a big plus.



Chad
 
I thought this was a good tune.. I especially liked the strong vocals during the choruses.. the mix is not good.. sounds very compressed and mid-range-y.. I think the tune is definitely worth doing with a real drummer, and better sounds..

I listened to Coffin song too, good lyrics..
 
This has that "garage band" feel to it. I think it needs another part in there to break it up a bit. Some kind of break or somethin.

It would definately benefit from some kick-ass live drums with a nice punchy kick, clangin' ride bell and a cankin' snare. ;)
 
I think you could turn this into a good song. It has some good elements to it. Add a good change would really help... Im sure this is a scratch mix..... I liked the chorus vocals.

Myx- another Oregonian(Corvallis)
 
Thanks Guys

I agree with pretty much everything you guys said..
I think I'll let this one sit for a while and maybe try to come up with another part. The solo section is extra lame and keeping it in the same key seems to be some what limiting. The hardest part in the mix has been to get the sections to fit together at all. This is one of those that was put together like legos or blocks and it is tough not to have a real flip of the switch feel from chorus to verse and back.

Thanks guys

F.S.
 
Do you listen to GWAR?It's kinda reminicent to their older stuff,throw in some lyrics about raping goats and masturbating on nuns and you've got the lost demo B-side.I like it,needs production.I would scrap and redo,redo,redo...capture this fucker.Good vox,too!!
 
Thanks

W.I.S.C. said:
Do you listen to GWAR?It's kinda reminicent to their older stuff,throw in some lyrics about raping goats and masturbating on nuns and you've got the lost demo B-side.I like it,needs production.I would scrap and redo,redo,redo...capture this fucker.Good vox,too!!
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Nope never heard gwar. I've heard of them and seen them. They are that very theatrical band right?

Ya I think if I do anything I will go for a ground up redo on this one. It sure needs it. This was one of those "just do it to test things out" song.

Some people mentioned over compressed. I just threw Ozone on it and pushed it up as far as I could. I am getting sick of trying to make things loud. It really does seem to remove the dynamics out of the song. Even with multi-band compression. It also seems to ruin my mix. I think I will try to work tward eleminating most final mix compression and let the songs be quieter.

Thanks for the votes guys.

Later

F.S.
 
B.SABBATH said:
I thought this was a good tune.. I especially liked the strong vocals during the choruses.. the mix is not good.. sounds very compressed and mid-range-y.. I think the tune is definitely worth doing with a real drummer, and better sounds..

I listened to Coffin song too, good lyrics..
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Just a by the way. Thanks on the coffin song. That is the first song I recorded, I did't even have a cond. mic or monitor speakers yet. Boy was that alot of work!! I would like to redo it some day. It has some serious issues but I really like the song, the feel, and the message.

I notice the file is screwed up on it....Arghhh

Later

F.S.
 
It has promise......but it gets very repititious. A lot of that is the fruity loop thing you're using but the bass and guitar stay with it with no variation at all.
I think the groove is pretty cool though and with some work and additions you could make this something cool.
 
There's a little variation, You just have to really look for it:D

No your right. thing needs re-tracked bad.. Like I said I put it together like blocks, One big edit! The vision is there but no exitement. no feeling in the instruments.


Perhaps some day I will redo it?? Who knows for now it was a learnig exercise.

Later

F.S.
 
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