HR Song Writing Contest

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Supercreep said:
Damn, those are some depressing lyrics! Good tune, man. I like the acoustic intro a lot.
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It was during my divorce. I didn't comprehend at the time how fucking awesome divorce is!:D
Nevertheless, I was really pleased with how the song came out.
 
Nope - this thread will only be here until we fill the 12 limit. Then a new thread for the poll....and it will have the links too..
 
Armistice said:
VomitHat - wow... I take it this is part of a larger work? Very War of The Worlds... too short man... who was doing the waily falsetto bits? :cool:
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Thanks. Vox are all me. Yep, it's part 4 of 4. Parts 1, 2, and 3.

gecko zzed said:
The track sounds like part of a grander project, along the lines of "The Wall". Ominous and foreboding!!
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Thanks. Yup, it is grander. (See above.)

heatmiser said:
Way to take charge ido :D.

I am working on my first new tune in months :) but will likely not finish it any time soon :(, and I'm also trying to get to a collab with someone, so....If it's ok, I am going to dig deep into the vault...all the way back to 2009 for this one :rolleyes:. I have to warn any sensitive souls that there is plenty of profanity on this - sorry.

Not a great production or arrangement by any stretch, but I think it's pretty funny. It's a song about the mp3 mixing clinic.

I remember the drums were programmed on a Boss Dr 550 drum machine. The bass is a Peavey Milestone bass through a behri mic 100 pre for fuzz. Guitar is a '68 gibson sg special and any mic'ed parts were captured with an S M 5 7. Any delays were from an ibanez analog delay pedal and all other fx were from some digital multi fx guitar pedal. It was tracked and mixed on a tascam 688 8-track cassette and run through a teac graphic eq and recorded on a standalone cd recorder. I ripped a 128 mp3 from the cd.

SoundClick: ode to the clinic
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I like it! Sounds like early RHCP if they'd been a grunge band instead of funk! :D
 
Gecko,
Man.....Im not around here much and dont participate as much as most... or as much as I would like...but Ive been noticing...your lyric writing is top notch!!!! I wish I could say what I want to say in a song the way you say it...wow!!! "with ribs as sharp as knives" wow...I would have said "skinny dog" MAN!!!! thats great shit!!!
 
This is what a dog looked like in Tasmania...

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I can see where Gecko got the inspiration...

I like the second verse... "no welcome in its lean".... excellent stuff gecko-man... :drunk:
 
Okie dokie.

ido1957 - Overtime- Solid tune man. Definately has that ZZ Top sound with a great hook. You really rocked this one.


beezelbubba - A Cold Empty Place- Dark mood to this one. I dig the organ and guitars. Real interesting chord changes. I love the lead part.

gecko zzed - House- Wow! I definately hear the Tom Waits meets Crocodile Dundee thing. You really know how to get a creamy sound. This a REALLY strong tune. The steel is too cool for school. The lyrics are first rate.

supercreep - A Measure of Salt- This rocks! You know how to put a tune together. Those verses just stick in my head. VERY, VERY solid tuneage. Shread city man.

Armistice - Damaged- Acoustics sound great. I love the harmonies. Another dark tune. Love it.

VomitHatSteve -Arrival- Sounds like it belongs in a rock opera or part of a larger concept album. Pretty cool.

crazydoc - Bullshit Bible Blues- You need to perform this one for those idiots that protest at soldier's funerals.

heatmiser - ode to the clinic- JEEZUS! The clinic finally crystalized into words. Faith No More at Home Recording. EXCELLENT!!
 
This coming Monday (May 2, 2011) marks a week for submissions. I'll give everybody the weekend to finish up any songs they want to submit then I'll close submissions - even if we don't have the full 12. Then we'll get on with a quick vote and declare the winner(s).
 
fat_fleet said:
you can just give my prize money to the tornado victims.

The Cookie Crumbles

goodnight forever sunshine
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I've been working everyday for them since Saturday morning for about 12 to 15 hours a day.

Now to your tunage. The first four and a half minutes just about drove my eardrums out of my nose! I kept waiting for it to take off. Sorry but I guess I'm not much of an Electronica guy.
 
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Nice fly over intro like Station to Station on 78. Or the bombers at the beginning of a Motorhead gig. It takes a loong time for the intro to resolve into something else. I like where it went but I'm not so keen on the samples used to get there.
 
Track Rat said:
I'm in. What the hell.
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This is cool man. I think I read someone mention the '60's in reference to your material, and usually when people say that, I don't hear it, but here I do. In a good way. I love the melody and the backing vocals are awesome. There is a nice contrast here between some really happy sounds and really downer lyrics - this creates an interesting tension to what might otherwise just be a straightforward pop tune or whatever. Well done.
 
ido1957 said:
This coming Monday (May 2, 2011) marks a week for submissions. I'll give everybody the weekend to finish up any songs they want to submit then I'll close submissions - even if we don't have the full 12. Then we'll get on with a quick vote and declare the winner(s).
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Nice. ido is layin' down the law - way to be decisive :).

Just giving overtime another spin. Sounds fantastic. Thick and creamy guitar. ZZ Clapton? Eric Top? You're probably sick of those comparisons, aren't you? Really though, it's like a zz top tune with eric on lead and vocals. Just a very well developed piece you have there.
 
beezelbubba said:
Song contests are dumb....so here's mine.:D
"A Cold Empty Place"
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I think the booze soaked vocals are very well done here man. Love the organ sounds on this. You put it under classic rock, which at first I wasn't getting, but it definitely ventures into '70's rock territory there with the dual guitars and stuff. Love the guitar tone on the outro. A well crafted song to be sure.
 
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