My Own Catastrophe

Very good track, James!
Nice voice and harmonies. Wish I could hear the rythm guitar on both sides though, but that's just my taste. NIce mix, well done!

Joey :):):):)
 
Thanks Joey,

I still have to add an acoustic guitar to the entire track. All I have is my ovation and I have become less and less impressed with the results with that guitar as I have become a more mature engineer. I am going to borrow my friend's martin asap though.
There is a cleaner electric guitar on the left that I am fighting to bring out because it is actually a pretty neat part.

Thanks again!

-jD
 
WOW! That cut has a LOT of good things in it. Dry, raw, melodic, no cramping of layers.....your voice has presence...almost too pitch-correct to be true. An intellegent production and arrangement. I love the song. Unique...I hear blues, metal, punk, all sorts of stuff thrown into your own tastee version of the way things oughtta be.

A perfect alt/college FM playlist candidate. Catchy?? Oh yeah... Gonna go back and listen to more of your stuff..
Way to go. Wish I did it. Thanks for bringing it BTTT

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ps...just curious...did you wake up one morning with this tune playing in your head? Doesn't sound like a contrived thing...more like a gift from the muse. The one quality , above all others that I like, is the 'edge' without slop and forced genuiness. That's a very rare and in-demand thing...of which I have little ability to craft in my own stuff. I have received messages from publishers begging for it before they'll consider representing me. I don't know how to make it...but I know it when I hear it. You got it.
 
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jeffmaher said:
WOW! That cut has a LOT of good things in it. Dry, raw, melodic, no cramping of layers.....your voice has presence...almost too pitch-correct to be true. An intellegent production and arrangement. I love the song. Unique...I hear blues, metal, punk, all sorts of stuff thrown into your own tastee version of the way things oughtta be.

A perfect alt/college FM playlist candidate. Catchy?? Oh yeah... Gonna go back and listen to more of your stuff..
Way to go. Wish I did it. Thanks for bringing it BTTT

Oops...nothing else there. D'OH!


ps...just curious...did you wake up one morning with this tune playing in your head? Doesn't sound like a contrived thing...more like a gift from the muse. The one quality , above all others that I like, is the 'edge' without slop and forced genuiness. That's a very rare and in-demand thing...of which I have little ability to craft in my own stuff. I have received messages from publishers begging for it before they'll consider representing me. I don't know how to make it...but I know it when I hear it. You got it.
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Thanks for the kind words Jeff. It really means a lot to hear good things about a song!

Thanks,

-jD
 
I liked the song. Vocals are great. Drums could be a bit cleaner (being constructive here). Over all a home run.

(I am a drummer at heart so I am critical in that area)
 
Good song James!!!!
Man,I wish my vocals were this good, you've got a great voice! The only nit I have is the lead guitar needs to be a little louder, but I'm a guitar player, so it may just be me (I like 'em kinda loud!:D) Great job!!!
 
Very cool track, very punchy with great drums. Vocals are really interesting and sound great. If they weren't auto tuned (although I think I hear some artifacts, might be the MP3), you have really great pitch. And if they were tuned, so what? This is a record not a live gig, where I personally think any auto tuning is akin to lip synching. Thanks for turning us on to your music...
 
Thanks everyone!

JRSIV said:
Very cool track, very punchy with great drums. Vocals are really interesting and sound great. If they weren't auto tuned (although I think I hear some artifacts, might be the MP3), you have really great pitch. And if they were tuned, so what? This is a record not a live gig, where I personally think any auto tuning is akin to lip synching. Thanks for turning us on to your music...
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You have a keen ear! I did use some melodyne on the chorus. I am with you as far as autotune goes especially when you go so far as to take all human sounds from the vocal line.

minerman said:
Good song James!!!!
Man,I wish my vocals were this good, you've got a great voice! The only nit I have is the lead guitar needs to be a little louder, but I'm a guitar player, so it may just be me (I like 'em kinda loud!:D) Great job!!!
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Thanks man. I do plan to bring the lead up. This is still a young mix :).

TaintedDb said:
I liked the song. Vocals are great. Drums could be a bit cleaner (being constructive here). Over all a home run.

(I am a drummer at heart so I am critical in that area)
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Thanks for listening! Just to be clear do you mean the playing of the drums or the mix?

Thanks again!

-jD
 
Frickin fantastic! Very Teenage Fanclub opening, makes me jealous you can pull off that powerpop sound without it getting corny. I'm blown away.
 
The Cancers said:
Frickin fantastic! Very Teenage Fanclub opening, makes me jealous you can pull off that powerpop sound without it getting corny. I'm blown away.
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I really appreciate it man! I wrote it when I was in an altered state of consciousness *cough* *cough* and didn't think too much of it at the time, until I showed my friend and he encouraged me to track it.
 
I kin what the cancers mean about TFC.
A very languid, liquid, melodic piece of work.
Joey's spot on about the need for the guitar balance - it's not crucial but would be very sweet icing!
My only quibble is with the solo - it's not at all bad & ends well but for the most part it seems to me to be, stylistically, in the wrong song.
I look forward to the developments!
 
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Originally Posted by TaintedDb
I liked the song. Vocals are great. Drums could be a bit cleaner (being constructive here). Over all a home run.

(I am a drummer at heart so I am critical in that area)

Thanks for listening! Just to be clear do you mean the playing of the drums or the mix?

Playing, esp in the fills.
 
rayc said:
I kin what the cancers mean about TFC.
A very languid, liquid, melodic piece of work.
Joey's spot on about the need for the guitar balance - it's not crucial but would be very sweet icing!
My only quibble is with the solo - it's not at all bad & ends well but for the most part it seems to me to be, stylistically, in the wrong song.
I look forward to the developments!
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Thanks a lot for listening ray. I have been thinking about the solo and mostly it is there to make the final chorus stand apart just a bit. I'll do some soul searching.

TaintedDb said:
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Originally Posted by TaintedDb
I liked the song. Vocals are great. Drums could be a bit cleaner (being constructive here). Over all a home run.

(I am a drummer at heart so I am critical in that area)

Thanks for listening! Just to be clear do you mean the playing of the drums or the mix?

Playing, esp in the fills.
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Ok Thanks again man. I will see what I can do for those fills.
 
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