What do you think of this song?

[ColdAsh]

Just trying to get some honest opinions about the quality of this song. The recordings fairly shabby so i dont nedd your thoughts on that, just the song itself. It was written by the other song writer in my band so im not going to get offended but dont be crule for the fun of it.
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The song is Foolish Me

 

[TheRealWaldo]

Sappy ballad... Synth could go bye bye and be replaced with an orchestral set, and it'd be smoother.

Not my usual type of listening stuff, I like something that brings me up, not down Might be a hit with the ladies though, dunno.

W.

 

[wjgypsy]

well...

the guitar sounds great. how did you mic/mix it? the synth sounds ok but i baddly needs some hall revurb. and the vocal needs to come up in volume.

good job!

 

[participant]

I like the chord progression. Nice emotional song; love the rhythms on that guitar. Song sounds Billy Corgan like (with a different singer); vocal is decent.

Voice and guitar clash -- directly. they're right in the middle (both). Whole mix almost sounds mono The synth is mellotron-like, and very nice -- but it also fights the other two for space.

You'll probably have to cut some frequencies out of the guit for the benefit of the vocal -- either that or pan it to one side, and send a delayed version of the guitar to the other side (not necessarily hard panned). If it were me, I'd put some 'verb on the keys, and pan them off centre somewhere. Either that or move the vox off center and put a slapback delay on them (or something).

These are just ideas to try and separate your instruments in the mix. They sound fairly well recorded, but could use some separation.

Piece!!!


Chad

 

[ColdAsh]

The recordings fairly shabby so i dont nedd your thoughts on that, just the song itself
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Did i not make myself clear? I want feedback on the song not the mixing - i had nothing to do wtih that.

 

[TripleM]

I know you don't want comments on the recording... However, so many of the vocals get covered up by the strings you can't hear much of them. There could be some great lines buried in there and I wouldn't know it.

So it's difficult to give a complete opinion.

The melody is pretty, but not so beautiful that my jaw dropped. It was "just there." I could hear the hook line - "Foolish me. For acting free." I've heard that type of line a bunch of times in songs, this just seemed like another occurance. I'd rework that.

I think that backing vocals, either harmony and/or "ahh's" are a must for this song.

 

[lynx]

I don't know, it's OK. Some percussion would up the quality of the song IMO.

It seems by the end of the chorus, the melody line is on the verge of being annoying, I'd reduce it by half...

 

[clay]

Sorry, don't care too much for this one. Drags to much. Needs some change-up somewhere. Too repetitive for my taste. Good musicians though. Thanks for sharing.

 

[fenderlikingood]

take what you can get bro

i saw the smiley face in your response about no mixing comment's, but c'mon man, it's all good.

nice tune man, soothing. i think waldo's right, this could probably getcha some lovin!!!!!

thank's man

peace

rick