Thought I might try my hand at some U2-type stuff
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Topic: Thought I might try my hand at some U2-type stuff
Posted By: stonebeard
Subject: Thought I might try my hand at some U2-type stuff
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 18:38
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Went in wanting to record a "How To Become Invisible" (by Kate Bush) type groove, ending up merging it into an old-school u2 style thing. This is so very rough, but I like what I did here, so I thought I might get some feedback if you'd offer it. The first part might seem boring because I want to add words, but I suck at singing and lyric-writing, so I'd have to get someone else involved. That's a whole other thing. http://soundcloud.com/drewagler/untitled-groove-rough-demo/s-rGJn7" rel="nofollow - http://soundcloud.com/drewagler/untitled-groove-rough-demo/s-rGJn7
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Posted By: Terra Australis
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 18:48
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It's got a nice grove to it. I like the bass line and I am a sucker for echo on guitar. I like the way you let it breathe. The middle section slows nicely and builds back up well. Looking forward to hearing it with vocals. ------------- Allomerus. Music with progressive intent. http://allomerus.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://allomerus.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 19:14
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Great stuff. Agreed on all points mentioned about. The guitar is fantastic. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 20:21
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I say you should keep on persisting in that field, man. I mean, that was f%$king impressive. The production is mighty fine, I like that echoed tremolo you did in the middle, and you've pulled a few quite intricate syncopation tricks on the drums. The sound is freaking clean. I like the piano part and the guitar tone. Yes, sounds quite like U2 in the 80's. I've been making music for years. I used to experiment, I tried writing songs and instrumental compositions, but I've never projected this much gravity about the whole full-fledged-track-recording matter. That's good that you've noted the rather monotonous first half of the track. I think you can pull off a bit of diversity. The intro, the verse, and the chorus don't have to sound the same. Other than that, keep up the good work, brother.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 01:03
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I seriously appreciate it, guys. I'm still very much in the composing phase with this one, but I'm actually glad that I have a structure and a lot of solid ideas to build on here. My songs lately have been simple A-B-A synth kind of things, which are nice, but they kind of leave me feeling like I'm not really much of a songwriter. It's something I'm working on. Cheers! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 18:40
| Cool jammy feel, especially from the interludey-bit onward |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 23:43
I think your voice isn't that bad. There is something Gordon-Haskell-ish about it when you sing softly. Trying to find the fitting approach to singing is really being such a biatch to me lately. The only things I think I can sing are some Bert Jansch songs. (RIP, man.)
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stonebeard wrote:Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 00:25
Did you mean to respond to me? I can't recall ever singing in anything I've done. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 00:49
| ^ Crap. My apologies. I meant Terra Australis. Posted in the wrong thread. Such a rookie mistake. |