Panzer Man - Greg_L original

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Great recording and a great song as always. Your recordings always remind me of that Rancid/Pennywise vibe and I really like that. Congrats!
 
Great song and great recording, Greg.

Love all the pieces and they fit together seamlessly.

The lyrics are the lyrics.

They do a specific job and do it well.

The "in your face sound" demands "in your face lyrics" and you never disappoint, man.:)
 
Excellent recording and performance, G.

My main complaint is the the drum element ... actually the sound itself ... which is curious, because I always admire the sound you get in that regard.

On this, though ... they provide beat, but lack "life". I was trying to pinpoint what it was that bothered me ... tone? dry? etc ... and all I could come up with is that they sound a little "flat" and on the cardboardy side of things.

Yes, they're a bit dry, and forward -- and could use a little more space around them -- but I don't think that alone could correct ... for the transients seem a bit muffled too -- like you compressed too quickly, and took the "pop" out of the sound ... while stifling depth at the same time.

It could be that this is how they're mixed for this genre ... in sort of a two dimensional way ... but I think I'd prefer them a bit less constrained and controlled in the sound ... and sounding less flattened ... deeper in tone.

Just my two ...

Good job.

Kev-
 
Dig the bass.:cool: Nice tune, well done. The slide at the beginning has some "clicking" noises that are probably the left hand but sound like digital artifacts.

Very fun, a good listen.
 
Xeries said:
Great song and great recording, Greg.

Love all the pieces and they fit together seamlessly.

The lyrics are the lyrics.

They do a specific job and do it well.

The "in your face sound" demands "in your face lyrics" and you never disappoint, man.:)
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Thanks a lot. :)

K-dub said:
Excellent recording and performance, G.

My main complaint is the the drum element ... actually the sound itself ... which is curious, because I always admire the sound you get in that regard.

On this, though ... they provide beat, but lack "life". I was trying to pinpoint what it was that bothered me ... tone? dry? etc ... and all I could come up with is that they sound a little "flat" and on the cardboardy side of things.

Yes, they're a bit dry, and forward -- and could use a little more space around them -- but I don't think that alone could correct ... for the transients seem a bit muffled too -- like you compressed too quickly, and took the "pop" out of the sound ... while stifling depth at the same time.

It could be that this is how they're mixed for this genre ... in sort of a two dimensional way ... but I think I'd prefer them a bit less constrained and controlled in the sound ... and sounding less flattened ... deeper in tone.

Just my two ...

Good job.

Kev-
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Thanks for the in-depth analysis Kev. Hmmm, I don't think anything is different with the drums than what I usually do. They are indeed dry. Everything is on this one. Besides the vocals, there's not much, if any, reverb on anything individually. There's a little across the whole mix. I've listened to this so many times though over the last few days that I could be missing something that's wrong. It sounds fine on my setup and in the car. I'll go back and double-check everything later today. It might be a compression thing as you mentioned.

Thanks again for the feedback. :)

DavidK said:
Dig the bass.:cool: Nice tune, well done. The slide at the beginning has some "clicking" noises that are probably the left hand but sound like digital artifacts.

Very fun, a good listen.
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Thanks David. Yeah that pick-slide aint the best ever, but I kind of liked the sloppiness of it, so I ran with it. :D
 
Your originals are getting more and more....original. I love this. Your production, at this point, needs no help. Drums are really really good. Way to go, man.


I challenge you for your next tune, to write something slower...more funky, or sleazy....Maybe with more of a Bonham feel to it. I know it would kik ass. :)


...or at least something under 200bpm's :D :D :D
 
RAMI said:
Your originals are getting more and more....original. I love this. Your production, at this point, needs no help. Drums are really really good. Way to go, man.


I challenge you for your next tune, to write something slower...more funky, or sleazy....Maybe with more of a Bonham feel to it. I know it would kik ass. :)


...or at least something under 200bpm's :D :D :D
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Lol. Thanks a lot Rami. I'm glad you gave it a listen.

Slower huh? Well, I can try. I do have a gritty-rock riff in the very early stages of development that could probably clock in around 160-ish. I'll see what I can do. :)
 
Greg this is SO Radio Birdman that I almost reached for the albums. It has that Stooges on speed feel to it that is so so so cool to rock to.
Do an MP3 search for hand of law or What Gives? if you want to make a coparison.
GREAT bass sound.
This is JUST FAB mate.
Tongue in cheek - butt which cheek?
WELL DONE SONGWRITER, performer, engineer, producer man!
 
rayc said:
Greg this is SO Radio Birdman that I almost reached for the albums. It has that Stooges on speed feel to it that is so so so cool to rock to.
Do an MP3 search for hand of law or What Gives? if you want to make a coparison.
GREAT bass sound.
This is JUST FAB mate.
Tongue in cheek - butt which cheek?
WELL DONE SONGWRITER, performer, engineer, producer man!
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Haha, thanks Ray. I'll check that stuff out.
 
Had to give it another listen...I noticed you said you recorded bass directly however I was wondering how you recorded the guitar...did you use an amp and mic it or just go through some type of interface directly...also wondered if you recorded dry or recorded with effects...did you use guitar rig for the guitar tracks as well.

Thanks for any insight and its a great tune...love the energy on this track...:cool:
 
D_Vincent said:
Had to give it another listen...I noticed you said you recorded bass directly however I was wondering how you recorded the guitar...did you use an amp and mic it or just go through some type of interface directly...also wondered if you recorded dry or recorded with effects...did you use guitar rig for the guitar tracks as well.

Thanks for any insight and its a great tune...love the energy on this track...:cool:
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Thanks. I used Guitar Rig for everything. I usually run my guitar through a processor and into my little practice amp and mic it, but this Guitar Rig software just sounds so much better. I don't have Plexi's and Marshalls or Triple-Rec's laying around, and that's the sound I want, and Guitar rig can do it, so there ya go. I plug straight into the Firepod, arm a track in Reaper, pull up GR as an insert, dial in a tone, and start recording. If I'm happy with the take/sound, I apply the GR setting to the raw track and there it is forever. I'm a traditional kind of guy, and if I had the gear I'd mic my amp all the time, but I can't. I'm mainly a drummer. I have no business spending thousands on classic tube amps. Anyway, once the guitar is tracked and the GR tone is burned into it, it's done. It sounds just as if I mic'd a classic JCM800. I record dry, and add effects with plug-ins - although I did nothing to the basic guitar tracks in this one except add that ping-pong delay in a few spots. This is my first song using Guitar Rig for all the guitars, and I'm very happy with it. It's an awesome piece of software. You can dial in all sorts of amps, cabs, mics, mic placements, effects, etc. It's incredible. Thanks to Ramen for helping me out with it. It eats up CPU power though. Use it when you need it, burn it to your tracks, and then turn it off.
 
I love the vocal's mix - it just sounds in place (unlike plenty of home recorded vocals I've listened to). Not a big fan of punk, but the arrangement/recording is great.

And arrrrrrrr PzIII Sturmgeschutze! Feuer!!

:D
 
Greg_L said:
Thanks. I used Guitar Rig for everything. I usually run my guitar through a processor and into my little practice amp and mic it, but this Guitar Rig software just sounds so much better. I don't have Plexi's and Marshalls or Triple-Rec's laying around, and that's the sound I want, and Guitar rig can do it, so there ya go. I plug straight into the Firepod, arm a track in Reaper, pull up GR as an insert, dial in a tone, and start recording. If I'm happy with the take/sound, I apply the GR setting to the raw track and there it is forever. I'm a traditional kind of guy, and if I had the gear I'd mic my amp all the time, but I can't. I'm mainly a drummer. I have no business spending thousands on classic tube amps. Anyway, once the guitar is tracked and the GR tone is burned into it, it's done. It sounds just as if I mic'd a classic JCM800. I record dry, and add effects with plug-ins - although I did nothing to the basic guitar tracks in this one except add that ping-pong delay in a few spots. This is my first song using Guitar Rig for all the guitars, and I'm very happy with it. It's an awesome piece of software. You can dial in all sorts of amps, cabs, mics, mic placements, effects, etc. It's incredible. Thanks to Ramen for helping me out with it. It eats up CPU power though. Use it when you need it, burn it to your tracks, and then turn it off.
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Thanks for the info...I tried Guitar rigs demo and it is a pretty cool program...Im using amplitube 2 which is similar to GR however its a lot more CPU friendly...only did one song so far with Amplitube 2 howvever I like these plugin software programs...lots to them and fun to use...I like guitar rig a bit more probably however amplitube 2 is a bit cheaper.
 
OK, I just bought a tank. It's not a Panzer, but it's faster and has a bigger gun so I'm ready to kick ass, including Panzer ass.

Anybody know how to register a tank in the state of WA? So far the DMV has been unhelpful. And how about a good source for ammo? It uses 120 mm rounds if that helps. I've had it with tailgaters and cross traffic blocking the intersection.
 
Mish said:
I love the vocal's mix - it just sounds in place (unlike plenty of home recorded vocals I've listened to). Not a big fan of punk, but the arrangement/recording is great.

And arrrrrrrr PzIII Sturmgeschutze! Feuer!!

:D
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Thanks man. I appreciate the listen and comments.
 
XLR said:
OK, I just bought a tank. It's not a Panzer, but it's faster and has a bigger gun so I'm ready to kick ass, including Panzer ass.

Anybody know how to register a tank in the state of WA? So far the DMV has been unhelpful. And how about a good source for ammo? It uses 120 mm rounds if that helps. I've had it with tailgaters and cross traffic blocking the intersection.
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Panzer man is invincible x infinity.

I get all my ammo at the army surplus store. :D
 
You need to go to the local Army base to register a tank. They'll be interested in talking with you. They love to talk tank talk.

You might inquire about any ammo surpluses they've got lying around too ... so long as you're there.

:D

K-
 
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