Probaly the worst recorded vocals ever...A Who cover...

[queepy]

...of "I Can See For Miles"....always loved this song and thought it would be cool to do a version and try out my Variax's Rik 12-string, 6-string, and sitar all in one song...A warning, the vocal is pretty brutal ...I thought it would be easy to sing this one but the "I can See for miles" part was hell for me...anyways I'm a bit ear fatigued from messing with it and thought I would throw it up here for some feedback...If anything it might get a chuckle or 2 ..If the music part sounds any good and someone wants to try the vocals...drop me a note and Ill put up a vocal-less version.


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[MadAudio]

Never mind, I found it on my own - listening now....

Sounds pretty good, though your drummer needs to get more Keith Moon-ish! Not enough fills!

And yes, it would be even better with, um, how do I put this nicely, er, better vocals!

 

[Dogman]

I like it...vocals are a bit boxy, and could use some work, but they aren't offensive. Playing is really good...the tones sound fine. The mix itself sounds good also. You got some good seperation on the instruments.

Put up a vocal-less version, and I'll really bastardize this....

 

[Greg_L]

Man, I dont mind the vocals - even though they be a bit rough.

Great song choice. I'm working on a Who classic too. Sounds great overall. Sounds very authentic. Great job!

 

[queepy]

Never mind, I found it on my own - listening now....

Sounds pretty good, though your drummer needs to get more Keith Moon-ish! Not enough fills!

And yes, it would be even better with, um, how do I put this nicely, er, better vocals!

Thanks for listening...the drums are actually loops for the Metallica song "enter Sandman"...from the Simon Phillips drum tracks cd... ..I kinda kept it straight to get all the parts/tracks down.Not much I can do 'bout the vocals Im afraid .....

 

[queepy]

I like it...vocals are a bit boxy, and could use some work, but they aren't offensive. Playing is really good...the tones sound fine. The mix itself sounds good also. You got some good seperation on the instruments.

Put up a vocal-less version, and I'll really bastardize this....

Cool Dogman...was hoping you would give it a shot! I will put up the vocal- less version tomorrow and post here when its ready!
Thanks for the good word on the playing!

 

[queepy]

Man, I dont mind the vocals - even though they be a bit rough.

Great song choice. I'm working on a Who classic too. Sounds great overall. Sounds very authentic. Great job!

Thanks Greg! Yeah I thought this one was just a bit off the beaten paths for Who covers.....I wanted to do "A Quick One" but wasent quite that anbitious ...yet ...
Which tune are you working on? Iv'e been in a "Who" mode latly after listening to Live At Leeds the other day!
Thanks again!

 

[Greg_L]

Thanks Greg! Yeah I thought this one was just a bit off the beaten paths for Who covers.....I wanted to do "A Quick One" but wasent quite that anbitious ...yet ...
Which tune are you working on? Iv'e been in a "Who" mode latly after listening to Live At Leeds the other day!
Thanks again!

I'm working on 'substitue'. Doing a punk-ish version. It'll be ready in a few weeks I guess.

 

[ocnor]

Nice job on the music. I would take a shot at the vocals but I don't know all of the lyrics well enough. If you do one from "Who's Next" like "Behind Blue Eyes" I'll be all over it.

 

[Dogman]

Nice job on the music. I would take a shot at the vocals but I don't know all of the lyrics well enough. If you do one from "Who's Next" like "Behind Blue Eyes" I'll be all over it.

Oh man...Behind Blue eyes is a cool one. I've been meaning to try and learn that, but probably won't live that long....

 

[jpw23]

Vocals were a bit rough but, everything else sounded good to me.......good work!!!!

 

[RawDepth]

Those vocals completely sucked! That is, you started off nicely but seemed to get lost somewhere along the way. You are way flat and way off course at a lot of places.

Perhaps you need to slowly dissect your guitar cords and use some of those single notes to find where you should be with the vocals. Your vocal pitch should be based on what chords are being played with each word. You need to listen while you sing.

You can do it! Just plan ahead and work on it some.

The music has some good potential. It has a few problems too but, it was not quite as excruciating to listen to as those vocals were. You are definitely onto some good guitar tone there. In general, you are on the right track with this mix. Most folks do like this song and it seems like it would be a worth while learning effort.

Please take this as constructive criticism and not as a personal insult. We all come here to learn and to help one another improve. Sometimes it takes a slap in the face to discover where we need the most improvements.

There you have it,
RawDepth

 

[rayc]

The voice doesn't really go wrong until the lyric Miles & Miles after that well, valiant attempt.
Yeah the drummer does need to go crazy a little - nice controlled perfomance from him when controlled isn't quite required.
Good recording though.

 

[queepy]

ocnor: Nice job on the music. I would take a shot at the vocals but I don't know all of the lyrics well enough. If you do one from "Who's Next" like "Behind Blue Eyes" I'll be all over it.

Thanks man...that is a good one for sure!I'm putting up the vocal -less version later this morning...fell free to mess around with it if ya want!

jpw23: Vocals were a bit rough but, everything else sounded good to me.......good work!!!!

I know the vocals were pretty rough...this was actually the best take after trying a few times ........I thought this one would be easy to sing....I was wrong I guess..

RawDepth: Those vocals completely sucked! That is, you started off nicely but seemed to get lost somewhere along the way. You are way flat and way off course at a lot of places.
Perhaps you need to slowly dissect your guitar cords and use some of those single notes to find where you should be with the vocals. Your vocal pitch should be based on what chords are being played with each word. You need to listen while you sing.
You can do it! Just plan ahead and work on it some.
The music has some good potential. It has a few problems too but, it was not quite as excruciating to listen to as those vocals were. You are definitely onto some good guitar tone there. In general, you are on the right track with this mix. Most folks do like this song and it seems like it would be a worth while learning effort.
Please take this as constructive criticism and not as a personal insult. We all come here to learn and to help one another improve. Sometimes it takes a slap in the face to discover where we need the most improvements.
There you have it,
RawDepth

1st off let me thank you for giving good solid honest feedback....its funny you mentioned that it started off ok and went south in a hurry.....that happens on a lot of the vocals I attempt for some reason...I start off reasonably in key and then tend to wander. I really want to be able to do vocals on some of my recordings as just doing instrumentals gets kinda boring after awhile,and love platying the songs I loved growing up...I think my other thing is I rush really fast thru the tracking of the vocals cause I'm usually pretty happy with the music/guitar stuff and wanna share it with others...probably a big mistake as moth people pay attention to the vocals more than anything else I guess...I am gonna go back and try to actually plan the vocal out with my acoustic, strumming the cords and finding the proper melody/cadence/key to sing this...
Thanks a lot for the feedback....that's why I post here....the fragile ego has been shed many years ago definitely not insulted, but rather, inspired to do better!

 

[queepy]

The voice doesn't really go wrong until the lyric Miles & Miles after that well, valiant attempt.
Yeah the drummer does need to go crazy a little - nice controlled perfomance from him when controlled isn't quite required.
Good recording though.

Hi ray, yeah, and as I stated early, I thought it would be easy ....something about the way the music climbs in that part thru me for a loop....gonna crazy up the drums on it as I agree...its missing abit of the "Moon Madness" effect ....Thanks for the listen!!!

 

[Dogman]

Those vocals completely sucked! That is, you started off nicely but seemed to get lost somewhere along the way. You are way flat and way off course at a lot of places.

Perhaps you need to slowly dissect your guitar cords and use some of those single notes to find where you should be with the vocals. Your vocal pitch should be based on what chords are being played with each word. You need to listen while you sing.

You can do it! Just plan ahead and work on it some.

The music has some good potential. It has a few problems too but, it was not quite as excruciating to listen to as those vocals were. You are definitely onto some good guitar tone there. In general, you are on the right track with this mix. Most folks do like this song and it seems like it would be a worth while learning effort.

Please take this as constructive criticism and not as a personal insult. We all come here to learn and to help one another improve. Sometimes it takes a slap in the face to discover where we need the most improvements.

There you have it,
RawDepth

Nice post....you probably helped a few more people besides just Axeman....

Thanks.

 

[bigbubba]

The song sounds pretty good. I couldn't see anything wrong with the vox sing I haven't heard the original so I just took vox as someone singing without trying to be on key for every split second.

There's a lot of styles of music where singers are just really talking and occassionally singing on top of heavy guitars so I guess one gets used to listening to every kind of thing.

The guitars and the drums are pretty cool. Interesting how one could take the drum track, re-arrange for another song and get something different out of it.

 

[Bulls Hit]

Geez I didn't think the vocals were that bad, although they did get a bit wobbly on the fade at the end. I guess people who are familiar with the original expect it to sound like that, but you've done your own interpretation. I thought the drums were OK, Moon's tough to do esp with Metallica drum loops, but the guitars are good. Interesting to hear what Ed does on this one. I've always fancied doing a cover of Slip Kid, so if you ever go down that road let me know...Good stuff!

 

[queepy]

bigbubba: The song sounds pretty good. I couldn't see anything wrong with the vox sing I haven't heard the original so I just took vox as someone singing without trying to be on key for every split second.

There's a lot of styles of music where singers are just really talking and occassionally singing on top of heavy guitars so I guess one gets used to listening to every kind of thing.

The guitars and the drums are pretty cool. Interesting how one could take the drum track, re-arrange for another song and get something different out of it.

Thanks man!I think if you heard the original, you would probaly hear how off I get .Cool you liked the guitars/drums...

Bulls Hit :Geez I didn't think the vocals were that bad, although they did get a bit wobbly on the fade at the end. I guess people who are familiar with the original expect it to sound like that, but you've done your own interpretation. I thought the drums were OK, Moon's tough to do esp with Metallica drum loops, but the guitars are good. Interesting to hear what Ed does on this one. I've always fancied doing a cover of Slip Kid, so if you ever go down that road let me know...Good stuff!

Yeah, I don't know if it's a question of stanima or my ADD kicking in, but I seem to always lose it on my vocals about 1/2 way into a song....I hear ya on the drums...gonna try and mess with em on my next version.Slip Kid! Thats a hidden classic I haven't heard in awhile!!It's on "Who By Numbers" I think...the only Who cd I don't have....great tune!!
Thanks for the feedback!!