T-Rex Cover "The Slider"

[queepy]

Been working on a cover of the T-Rex tune "The Slider".Figured it was a easy tune and might help me with getting good vocal sounds in my mixes and especially big chorus backing vocal sounds.Here is my 1st mixdown...there is 4 different vocal tracks on here.Trying for kinda a swaggering early 70's glam type sound.Any feedback,critiques would be cool!
The Slider

 

[cat-eggs]

i dunno man. the guitar isn't too bad. but everything seems kind of weird. the vocal track and take isn't that good. if i were covering this song, i would take it in a more deliberate, brilliant direction but that's kind of what separates me from you guys. brilliance. so in conclusion, it's not bad / not great

 

[VSpaceBoy]

if i were covering this song, i would take it in a more deliberate, brilliant direction but that's kind of what separates me from you guys. brilliance

DiCK! He didn't ask your opinion on his direction you assmunky!


I think it sounds great. The guits , drums, bass.. all sounds good on my system.
The vox.. well I haven't heard the original song so i don't know how it compares but here its a little over processed to me. Too much verb.
Cool song overall, nice job!

 

[queepy]

i dunno man. the guitar isn't too bad. but everything seems kind of weird. the vocal track and take isn't that good. if i were covering this song, i would take it in a more deliberate, brilliant direction but that's kind of what separates me from you guys. brilliance. so in conclusion, it's not bad / not great

Thanks for the feedback...Having never sung in my "real" bands,it has been really rough trying to do vocals,thats whats so cool about forums like this,to get critiques from more experienced/skilled musicians!When you mean"more deliberate, brilliant direction"..do you mean more like the original song?Does brilliant mean brighter tone,or some kind of intellectual,creative statement?
Thanks again for taking the time to post your critique!I will keep trying to get better!

 

[queepy]

DiCK! He didn't ask your opinion on his direction you assmunky!


I think it sounds great. The guits , drums, bass.. all sounds good on my system.
The vox.. well I haven't heard the original song so i don't know how it compares but here its a little over processed to me. Too much verb.
Cool song overall, nice job!

Its cool ....I really just apreciate the feedback opinions from different ears!I only added verb to the vox and I think I may have added to much.Also overdubbed the lead vocals a couple of times which kinda gives it a weird chorusy sound I think.Trying to learn how to get that big classic rock "sing-along" type sound on backing vocals as I have a original tune that will call for that...thats why I try covers 1st to experiment .Thanks for the feedback!!

 

[VSpaceBoy]

He was being an ass saying he would have done a better job at covering the song.

 

[VSpaceBoy]

..Trying to learn how to get that big classic rock "sing-along" type sound on backing vocals as I have a original tune that will call for that...thats why I try covers 1st to experiment .Thanks for the feedback!!

Instead of doubling your track, just track it several times. For seperate track/takes is going to sound much better than taking one track and layering it.

 

[queepy]

Instead of doubling your track, just track it several times. For seperate track/takes is going to sound much better than taking one track and layering it.

I was thinking about trying that...and then maybe changing up the eq a bit on each track to make it sound different...the bad thing is I have kinda a lame pc and as I add tracks, my cpu starts to bog down....only 512mb ram!

 

[VSpaceBoy]

Well my pc only has 512 too. I think you could pull it off!!

Try turning off all of your effects (in the box) and recording dry. Yes eqing later will help but I think offsetting the track a little will too.
Once you get all the tracks down, you can add back most of the verb, but to the backing vox. Pan out the backing vox, slap a little delay on the lead and see how that sounds?

Just my opionion, anyone else feel free speak up.

 

[queepy]

Sounds good...I do have a few effects runnig on drums,guitars etc.I will try and back those down and try your suggestion.Thanks!

 

[mrmope]

Great job on a great song! Agreed the vocal could use a little less verb and you have the same disease I have, in that you let the song go a little longer than maybe it should be. Keep up the good work!!

 

[queepy]

Great job on a great song! Agreed the vocal could use a little less verb and you have the same disease I have, in that you let the song go a little longer than maybe it should be. Keep up the good work!!

Hey Mr.Mope,whats up? Yup...I am guilty of the unecessary dragged out guitar noodle ending...gotta work on that !Thanks for the feedback!

 

[werners]

nice,just a little to much distortion on the guitars imho

 

[queepy]

nice,just a little to much distortion on the guitars imho

I was trying for a fuzzed out weird thing,but yeah,I agree...I am going back and trying to make the guitar a bit more crispy sounding if that makes sense.
Thanks for the feedback!