Housey Guitary thing

[lebouche]

Hello....
This one is an original piece by one of my clients.
Twas my job to pull it together with him.
Um I hate the end piano riff and the drums could be better.
Mix wise...it feels quite empty sometimes I'm wondering if thats cos of the arrangement, I just cranked the gits a little in the hope that that will help.
Again I think this should be quite enjoyable for any takers althought perhaps the mix could improve. It has been a long long haul making this one happen. I'm especially proud of the chorus which I worked on melodically.. it was weaker than the verse and now I love it :)
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Any advice is always much appreciated.

[lebouche]

If any of you do have the chance to listen it would be most appreciated as I have to give em a rough master polish in a few days.

Think this is done:Thumbsup: famous last words

[NikoNewYork]

Hi Lebouche,

While stopping by I took time to listen to your track, below is my decorticated analyze:

1/ Snare is too much like "Hello I'm the Snare of the song...", and definitely not a nowadays and actual sound.
So keep the programming as it is, but change only the triggered song associated with.

2/ Electric Guitar : sometimes good (verses), and sometimes not very appropriate with others elements of the song (choruses).
But the solo still enough attractive!

3/ Female Lead Vocal sounds great on the whole song, and is a kind of ear-catchy.

4/ Male Background Vocal is just as people expect from a Background Vocal.

5/ The Piano is both sweet and marrowy.

Hope that help.

Sincerely

NikoNewYork

[lebouche]

Wow! What a useful review! Very very helpful. Thank you Niko!
I'll have a listen when I get back to work on Mon :) with your comments in mind. I think they are spot on too..

Thanks

[NikoNewYork]

Hi Lebouche,

You are welcome!

NikoNewYork

[dwoz]

I'm feeling that the lead vox ends up being buried quite a bit. try listening at a VERY low level, you'll see what I mean.

The problem isn't about the other instruments coming up and being fore-fronted...

I'll agree that the snare sample is slightly incongruous. try another selection?


The lead vox has a sort of "cardboard-y" sound. it seems to me, what's needed here is that sound where you go too big on the comp, and it ends up emphasizing all the breathing? Something like that...right now it sounds like it was over processed, but not ENOUGH over processed!

that would help it stand against those gits that come up and do such good things.

Nice piano sound.

That first verse melody/rhyme bothers me. "bar" and "car" land down on the tonic...at the closure of the rhyme...its "stall" "stall" "stall". stops the forward motion dead. But you sense that the forward motion isn't SUPPOSED to stop there.

2nd listen...I think the drum sound needs to go MORE artificial, more 505-ish. You're alluding to that with the phase shifter, and perhaps it really needs to go further in that direction?

dwoz

[lebouche]

I'm feeling that the lead vox ends up being buried quite a bit. try listening at a VERY low level, you'll see what I mean.

The problem isn't about the other instruments coming up and being fore-fronted...

I'll agree that the snare sample is slightly incongruous. try another selection?


The lead vox has a sort of "cardboard-y" sound. it seems to me, what's needed here is that sound where you go too big on the comp, and it ends up emphasizing all the breathing? Something like that...right now it sounds like it was over processed, but not ENOUGH over processed!

that would help it stand against those gits that come up and do such good things.

Nice piano sound.

That first verse melody/rhyme bothers me. "bar" and "car" land down on the tonic...at the closure of the rhyme...its "stall" "stall" "stall". stops the forward motion dead. But you sense that the forward motion isn't SUPPOSED to stop there.

2nd listen...I think the drum sound needs to go MORE artificial, more 505-ish. You're alluding to that with the phase shifter, and perhaps it really needs to go further in that direction?

dwoz

Thanks Dwoz.
I can't change the lyrics...as I am working for someone. They don't boether me much though...I think it's supposed to stall after each of those lines.
I can't mess with the drums as he is happy with them.
I've added a little extra comp and you were right....sound a lot better!
Changed the snare a little too.
Thanks for taking the time,
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