Good on you Frankie.frankie big face wrote:@Jon Eric and @Caravan Ray:
Sorry. Never heard of Tim Minchin. I just write whatever I think is good or, in this case, funny and/or entertaining. Sorry if it didn't meet the Minchin standard. This week, I'll probably write a pop song and it likely won't be as good as a song by the Beatles, the Ramones, Pink Floyd, the Clash, Bob Dylan, Prince, Eminem or Tex Beaumont. Just giving you a heads up so you're not disappointed.
I didn't find the distinction that difficult. He sings way more monotonous than I do. Then again, I can see the point you and others make about our voices sounding kind of alike. And yes, we are both Flemish, Belgians who speak Dutch, so our accents are alike, though mine is a little less noticeable usually and his pronounciation is horrible (I had to help him a lot by telling him how to pronounce words like "ideology"). And yes, my voice of "government man" isn't perfect, but my collaborator fit better as the other party. And both parties/characters are gross exaggerations... The reason the concept/lyrics turned out like that is because I had no idea what I wanted to/could do and my collaborator thought the "unholy alliance" in the sense of government and corporations working together for their own gain was a good way to go... We wanted to create a heated discussion with proper arguments between the two parties, but it didn't happen. I would've preferred another approach, but it's what we could do with the little time we had. And the line is "You belong to the hive", I actually like that verse a lot for some reason.Generic wrote: Bram Tant - This, on the other hand. It's a dialogue in song. Perfect incorporation of the title. Unfortunately, you and your collaborator are very similar in vocal timbre, and you both appear to have the same accent (which, by the way, is far more noticable than in your other songs - what gives?). This makes it difficult to distinguish which part is being sung. You also have some trouble nailing down the voice of the government man. His part seems to have been written to create a conversation, but the voice with which he's written makes it clear which side of the fence you (as the writer) land on. I can't picture anyone legitimately saying "You are part of the hive."
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean the actual sound of your voice, but rather the point-of-view of that character. I didn't think it was well-drawn. I sounded like words being put in someone's mouth.dantes wrote:And yes, my voice of "government man" isn't perfect, but my collaborator fit better as the other party.Generic wrote: Bram Tant - This, on the other hand. It's a dialogue in song. Perfect incorporation of the title. Unfortunately, you and your collaborator are very similar in vocal timbre, and you both appear to have the same accent (which, by the way, is far more noticable than in your other songs - what gives?). This makes it difficult to distinguish which part is being sung. You also have some trouble nailing down the voice of the government man. His part seems to have been written to create a conversation, but the voice with which he's written makes it clear which side of the fence you (as the writer) land on. I can't picture anyone legitimately saying "You are part of the hive."
I'd love to compare notes! This particular song was inspired by Darkthrone's deathier stuff and a little bit of Entombed.BenKrieger wrote:Luke Henley - We probably like a lot of the same metal records.
I got your initial point, to which I tried to respond:Generic wrote:Oh, sorry, I didn't mean the actual sound of your voice, but rather the point-of-view of that character. I didn't think it was well-drawn. I sounded like words being put in someone's mouth.dantes wrote: And yes, my voice of "government man" isn't perfect, but my collaborator fit better as the other party.
And next to that, I do agree that his text isn't completely fitting, but what can I say, I didn't have much time to put lyrics together with my collaborator. Tried to tweak them a bit for my re-recording on Sunday, but still wasn't good enough.dantes wrote:And both parties/characters are gross exaggerations...
Black metal is something I've only gotten into in the past 7 or 8 months. I have "T Hunger" and "A Blaze Across..." by Darkthrone, but haven't soaked them up yet. Been listening to Akitsa, Emperor, Inquisition, Immortal and the first three Ulver records. And Burzum, or course. Immortal's "Heart of Winter" is a huge favorite.WeaselSlayer wrote: This particular song was inspired by Darkthrone's deathier stuff and a little bit of Entombed.
The new one is pretty good, but "Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult" is my favorite by a mile.WeaselSlayer wrote:Inquisition is really awesome
roymond wrote: lesbian rabbi
A razbian.roymond wrote:Frankie Big Face - re: gay Jews...I don't know why I didn't mention this earlier, but this winter and into spring I was the token atheist on the educator selection committee at our synagogue and we just hired by unanimous vote a lesbian rabbi to lead the Hebrew school, after reviewing and interviewing some 16 candidates.
Yeah, I'm aware that Jews are cool with gays. (My best Jewish friend has a gay rabbi.) But surely orthodox Jews frown upon homosexuality, right? So I went with that.roymond wrote:Frankie Big Face - re: gay Jews...I don't know why I didn't mention this earlier, but this winter and into spring I was the token atheist on the educator selection committee at our synagogue and we just hired by unanimous vote a lesbian rabbi to lead the Hebrew school, after reviewing and interviewing some 16 candidates.
Wasn't a review or anything. Simply an anecdote.frankie big face wrote:Yeah, I'm aware that Jews are cool with gays. (My best Jewish friend has a gay rabbi.) But surely orthodox Jews frown upon homosexuality, right? So I went with that.roymond wrote:Frankie Big Face - re: gay Jews...I don't know why I didn't mention this earlier, but this winter and into spring I was the token atheist on the educator selection committee at our synagogue and we just hired by unanimous vote a lesbian rabbi to lead the Hebrew school, after reviewing and interviewing some 16 candidates.
