"Use Me"....a cover I re-tracked.

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I posted a version of this a few weeks or months ago. I tracked and mixed everything in one afternoon after hearing it on the radio. The only reason I did it was because I started playing along to it on the drums and found the beat really cool, so I decided to learn all the parts and do it for the hell of it.

The other day, I decided to re-do the drums and vocals. So here it is. Nothing special, just a fun tune to play.

Let me know how the mix is.

Thanx

USE ME {Bill Withers cover)
 
The mix sounds like a record. Never heard the original so I had a quick look in youtube. Your version is true to the original but with your own flavours. Nice take on it
 
I'd pan the guitars out a little wider, just to accent the different styles a bit
 
RAMI said:
Good for you.


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Lol!

This sounds pretty good to me. I think I'd like more bass gtr. There's room for it to be louder. Drums sound pretty dang tight. I don't know the original, but this song doesn't really do you any justice. I miss the harmonies and changes and stuff in your originals. I kept waiting for some boom-pow moments, but they never came. It's just a cover though, so no biggee. Well done overall. :)
 
Greg_L said:
Lol!

This sounds pretty good to me. I think I'd like more bass gtr. There's room for it to be louder. Drums sound pretty dang tight. I don't know the original, but this song doesn't really do you any justice. I miss the harmonies and changes and stuff in your originals. I kept waiting for some boom-pow moments, but they never came. It's just a cover though, so no biggee. Well done overall. :)
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Thanx Greg. I can bring up the bass, no problem. Yeah, not the kind of tune that I would usually do. Just threw it together on a whim. Like you said, it's just a cover so I didn't have to do much thinking. Thanx man. :cool:
 
I got one for ya........

I'm not a Beatles fan, but if you're up for it and don't have any originals going, do me some "Back in the USSR". I can hear it Rami-style in my head. that would be cool. :D
 
Greg_L said:
I got one for ya........

I'm not a Beatles fan, but if you're up for it and don't have any originals going, do me some "Back in the USSR". I can hear it Rami-style in my head. that would be cool. :D
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Not a bad idea. That would probably a pretty easy one. I'll think about it next time I do a cover. :cool:
 
Cool...I like how you mimicked the (synth? Organ? Moog???) in the original with the guitar. If I wasn't familiar with the original, I'd probably bitch about the guitar tone, but it works here.

Thanks for posting.
 
chrisharris said:
Cool...I like how you mimicked the (synth? Organ? Moog???) in the original with the guitar. If I wasn't familiar with the original, I'd probably bitch about the guitar tone, but it works here.

Thanks for posting.
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Good for you.
 
Bulls Hit said:
The mix sounds like a record. Never heard the original so I had a quick look in youtube. Your version is true to the original but with your own flavours. Nice take on it
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Sorry Bull, I missed this first time around. Thanx a lot man. :eek:
chrisharris said:
Cool...I like how you mimicked the (synth? Organ? Moog???) in the original with the guitar. If I wasn't familiar with the original, I'd probably bitch about the guitar tone, but it works here.

Thanks for posting.
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Thanx Chris. Yeah, the guitar sound is werid because, not that I was trying to make it sound like a distorted clavinet or whatever that is, but I was trying to get something that works for that keyboard riff as opposed to a "good" guitar sound.

chrisharris said:
Good for you.
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HAHA! LOL. :D Pre-emptive sarcasm. I like it! :)
moresound said:
You better believe it! Good tune RAMI.
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It is a good tune. Still trying to figure out what that keyboard sound is on the original. I'm thinking distorted clavinet?
 
Nice Rami, don't know the original either. I like the guitar tone a lot - sounds like an old Stevie Wonder keyboard line or something.

Good on/for/work you
 
Sounds good - is there more bottom on the vocals than last time? Maybe it's the inflections going lower... Anyway it sounds pretty tight - no mix issues... performance is great as always! Drums sound just right now - you always get that signature sound from room to room...and it never takes too long..
 
robgreen said:
Nice Rami, don't know the original either. I like the guitar tone a lot - sounds like an old Stevie Wonder keyboard line or something.

Good on/for/work you
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Thanx Rob.

Yeah, this song came out around the same era that Stevie was around, so it probably has the same flavor.

ido1957 said:
Sounds good - is there more bottom on the vocals than last time? Maybe it's the inflections going lower... Anyway it sounds pretty tight - no mix issues... performance is great as always! Drums sound just right now - you always get that signature sound from room to room...and it never takes too long..
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Thanx Ido.

I've stopped moving. We've actually been in this house for 2 whole years now!. :D

It's the same vocal set-up, so it might be my voice. One of the reasons I re-tracked it is because I noticed my voice sounded like I had a cold, because I did, the first time I recorded this. So, my voice probably just sounds fuller since I didn't have a cold this time around.

Thanx for the listen, bro. :cool:
 
Hmm.... I've never done a cover before. Maybe I should try it. Good for me. I like your vocals on this one, Rami.
 
PoeticIntensity said:
Hmm.... I've never done a cover before. Maybe I should try it. Good for me. I like your vocals on this one, Rami.
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Covers are fun when I'm in between originals. I always learn something or get an idea along the way, too. Either about song-writing and/or mixing.

fatstrat said:
Damn those drums sound great...
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Thanx man. As long as I don't over-think it and mess with them too much, I'll put my drum tracks up against anyone's. I say that because in my last tune, I had a great drum track and then messed it up by trying to align my tracks for no good reason. :D
 
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