Token Mat (original)

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With this song, I tried to get away from using so many synths, so I just kept this one to minimal acoustic instrumentation and didn't try to get everything perfect and quantized. I didn't really do that many retakes eather, so this is pretty raw. It is just a little experiment. I hope you like it.
Token Mat

-Adam
 
Sounds really good mix-wise, but I don't know if it's your best work. The Queen-ish intro was way cool, but then it went into "Jack and Diane" from John Cougar Mellencamp. :p

I did like it though. You are very talented young man.
 
Sounds really good mix-wise, but I don't know if it's your best work. The Queen-ish intro was way cool, but then it went into "Jack and Diane" from John Cougar Mellencamp. :p

I did like it though. You are very talented young man.
I never said it was my best. I don't think it is. I just thought it was sort of cool to see try and use no vsti stuff. I even did the snapping and clapping thing you suggested a few songs back. The big choir thing at the first was pretty fun to do. I stood about four feet from the mic at different positions, and panned them around. I think about 8 overdubs for each of the three parts. Same for clapping. 8 for clapping, and 8 for snapping. Thanks for the input greg. It's always nice to hear it. :D

-Adam.
 
Propman,
nice intro & nicely recorded acoustic stuff. The intro is half Queen & 1/2 TMBGiants.
You have a strong connection with TMBG don't you - they colour your ideas & melodies - sometimes ever so slightly other times big time.
The accordian & doormat both combine to reveal your tastes.
Nice little track - it'd make a nice between tracks sidebar on your album.
Good experiment with mic placement too !
 
I never said it was my best. I don't think it is. I just thought it was sort of cool to see try and use no vsti stuff. I even did the snapping and clapping thing you suggested a few songs back. The big choir thing at the first was pretty fun to do. I stood about four feet from the mic at different positions, and panned them around. I think about 8 overdubs for each of the three parts. Same for clapping. 8 for clapping, and 8 for snapping. Thanks for the input greg. It's always nice to hear it. :D

-Adam.

Yeah the claps sound very good and natural.
 
Yey, it's the TMBG kid!:D

Yeah, this is an interesting track - I liked the claps and clicks too

...sorry I got carried away and then listened to your version of "3 Is the Magic Number" - excellent backing vocals...

Sorry, back to your new song - very TMBG start. The vocal sounds quite old this time and a little rawer, as you said...sometimes sounds like Axel Rose!
All in all, it's an interesting track.

intomusic
 
Propman,
nice intro & nicely recorded acoustic stuff. The intro is half Queen & 1/2 TMBGiants.
You have a strong connection with TMBG don't you - they colour your ideas & melodies - sometimes ever so slightly other times big time.
The accordian & doormat both combine to reveal your tastes.
Nice little track - it'd make a nice between tracks sidebar on your album.
Good experiment with mic placement too !
I do have a very strong connection with the band. They have to be my favorite. The band who got me into music though was the eagles. I had a little drum set when I was about 4 or 5 years old, and I remember playing the drums alog with them watching the hell freezes over concert. My dad remembered me playing with desperado, and he said I didn't miss a beat on the snare. I got into they might be giants after I saw something they had done on late night with conan o'brien. It wasn't an all too great perfrmance, but enough to get me wondering aobut them. I picked up the album "The Else" (their newest to date) and was blown away by it. With each album I heard, I was blown away more. The funny thing is, I had been hearing them for years and not even knowing it on cartoon network. (courage the cowardly dog, dee dee and dexter) They are a great band, and even if I don't realise it, I guess they do influence my sound in a lot of ways. On a side note, I have never really tried anything with mic placement. I'm glad it worked. What is a sidebar by the way? :D Thanks.

Yeah the claps sound very good and natural.
Thanks! :D

Yey, it's the TMBG kid!:D

Yeah, this is an interesting track - I liked the claps and clicks too

...sorry I got carried away and then listened to your version of "3 Is the Magic Number" - excellent backing vocals...

Sorry, back to your new song - very TMBG start. The vocal sounds quite old this time and a little rawer, as you said...sometimes sounds like Axel Rose!
All in all, it's an interesting track.

intomusic
Great. I have a nickname. :D I'm glad you liked 3. I did that one quite a while back. And Axel Rose? Wow. That's flattering. Thanks! :D

-Adam.
 
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Hey propster!

I've given this several listens since you posted and I am torn. I love the idea behind it (I think I may've even requested that you go in a more raw direction - not sayin' you did it because of that - just sayin' :p) and it is indeed well-executed, but I found it just ventured into too much of a mainstream sort of pop-rock territory once it got going. Totally subjective of course and I don't mean to be a downer or anything.

I guess I am just so used to your quirky, precise electronic arrangements that this may take some getting used to.:) Performance and mix sound great to me as usual.
 
Hey propster!

I've given this several listens since you posted and I am torn. I love the idea behind it (I think I may've even requested that you go in a more raw direction - not sayin' you did it because of that - just sayin' :p) and it is indeed well-executed, but I found it just ventured into too much of a mainstream sort of pop-rock territory once it got going. Totally subjective of course and I don't mean to be a downer or anything.

I guess I am just so used to your quirky, precise electronic arrangements that this may take some getting used to.:) Performance and mix sound great to me as usual.
It kind of does sound like that doesn't it? But that was the point. I was trying to try something different, and in any case, I'm glad you somewhat liked it. Thanks! :D

-Adam.
 
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