I love that song! Very underrated, IMO. It shows how g^2 (guy + guitar) can be so good if done right.
Niv, your recording skillz are really improving. Get a pop filter (or make yourself one out of a coat hanger and pantyhose), and don't get too close to the mike, and I'd say you've eliminated any technical stuff that could seriously get in the way of enjoying your music.
I love that song! Very underrated, IMO. It shows how g^2 (guy + guitar) can be so good if done right.
Niv, your recording skillz are really improving. Get a pop filter (or make yourself one out of a coat hanger and pantyhose), and don't get too close to the mike, and I'd say you've eliminated any technical stuff that could seriously get in the way of enjoying your music.
Thanks, c Hack.
Hopefully my production will be better in the new year. I just got a new mixer (didn't have one before) and my new 4-track will be arriving soon. And I'm definitely gonna try out the pop filter.
I think many musicians were turned off to pop filters after the Beastie Boys rapped "never rock the mic with the pantyhose" but it is a good EZ idea. I advised someone on the dumbrella thread how to make one. It's not rocket surgery.
or instead of buying the supplies to make one and go to all that trouble ( i know it's not a LOT of trouble but i'm really lazy ) you can buy them really cheap sometimes... if you look around you can probably find a sorta crappy but usable one for under ten bucks.
mkilly wrote:I want to hear a Songfighter-based cover of "The Sound of Music."
TRACK 1: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, performed by Octothorpe.
2. Maria, performed by 15-16 Puzzle.
3. I Have Confidence, performed by JBB.
4. Sixteen Going On Seventeen, performed by Frankie and Frankie's Wife.
5. My Favorite Things, performed by The Sober Irishman.
6. I don't really like Climb Ev'ry Mountain so nobody has to cover that. Or uh, Jim of Seattle and Madi. ;P
7. The Lonely Goatherd, performed by High Density or just Future Boy.
8. Do Re Mi, performed by ... uhn... I dunno... Josh Woodward.
9. I don't really care about Something Good either.
10. Edelweiss, performed by The White Hat.
11. So Long, Farewell, performed by Johnny Cashpoint.
I would do this if everyone was willing. I think it's a cute idea.
I think at least Cashpoint and 15-16 Puzzle were down, and I seem to remember Future Boy saying something favorable too. I'd think Octothorpe and JBB and TSI could probably be persuaded. I never talk to Josh Woodward, and I haven't talked to White Hat or JoS lately. Maybe in January after things have settled down a little I could make a post in Sidefights about it, and if my recommendations aren't feelin' it then other people could volunteer.
"It is really true what philosophy tells us, that life must be understood backwards. But with this, one forgets the second proposition, that it must be lived forwards." Søren Kierkegaard
"It is really true what philosophy tells us, that life must be understood backwards. But with this, one forgets the second proposition, that it must be lived forwards." Søren Kierkegaard
mkilly wrote:Marcus Kellis sings Career Opportunities, 'cause Cashpoint asked. I did like nine takes and my fingers hurt so you're not getting better out of me tonight.
mkilly wrote:Marcus Kellis sings Career Opportunities, 'cause Cashpoint asked. I did like nine takes and my fingers hurt so you're not getting better out of me tonight.
Is it intended irony - but this sounds like a song about frustration in not being able to find a job being sung by somebody who can't be bothered getting out of bed in the morning to go to work 8)
Caravan Ray wrote:Is it intended irony - but this sounds like a song about frustration in not being able to find a job being sung by somebody who can't be bothered getting out of bed in the morning to go to work 8)
Yeaah... that hit a little too close to home, Caravan Ray. I think the last time I went outside was two or three days ago. I can't remember which.
"It is really true what philosophy tells us, that life must be understood backwards. But with this, one forgets the second proposition, that it must be lived forwards." Søren Kierkegaard
mkilly wrote:I want to hear a Songfighter-based cover of "The Sound of Music."
TRACK 1: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, performed by Octothorpe.
2. Maria, performed by 15-16 Puzzle.
3. I Have Confidence, performed by JBB.
4. Sixteen Going On Seventeen, performed by Frankie and Frankie's Wife.
5. My Favorite Things, performed by The Sober Irishman.
6. I don't really like Climb Ev'ry Mountain so nobody has to cover that. Or uh, Jim of Seattle and Madi. ;P
7. The Lonely Goatherd, performed by High Density or just Future Boy.
8. Do Re Mi, performed by ... uhn... I dunno... Josh Woodward.
9. I don't really care about Something Good either.
10. Edelweiss, performed by The White Hat.
11. So Long, Farewell, performed by Johnny Cashpoint.
If this is happening, we are in. Won't be able to get to it until late January, however, with all the holiday and work travel.
Niveous wrote:
Hostess Mostess “He Ain’t Heavy…” by the Hollies
I wish I had followed this thread more closely. I did this live at a local pizza place a couple of years ago; I have a recording already encoded on my MP3 player which is currently (sadly) lacking a power source.
After Xmas, Hostess Mostess will belatedly fulfill about 1/300 of your wishlist.
"We don’t write songs about our own largely dull lives. We mostly rely on the time-tested gimmick of making shit up."
-John Linnell
Caravan Ray wrote:Guns of Brixton - DOWNWITHGENDER featuring j$ on vocals
Well, this is still going to be a DB&tIP song but Bill is busy through January, so I thought I would throw together a 'Guns of Brixton' in the style of DOWNWITHGENITALS feat. J$. Or at least how I think it ought to sound ....
Spud wrote:If this is happening, we are in. Won't be able to get to it until late January, however, with all the holiday and work travel.
I am still very much in for this, despite the fact that I can't remember 'So long, farewell' at all. Mental block. I'm sure as soon as I do hear it, I'll be like 'oh yeah, totally.' or some such.
so i was visiting with a friend earlier, and at one point was explaining about the whole "gift of music" concept (basically, explaining why i will be locking myself in my bedroom and totally incommunicado all weekend)... anyway, out of curiosity i asked her which four songs she'd pick to have somebody choose from, and the second one mentioned was "feed the tree".. when i told her about this version you did she seemed really intrigued -- a belly cover by a guy? and a black guy at that? a lo-fi acoustic version? -- so i just sent a link to the song, i'll let you know if she likes it...
and furthermore...
Niveous wrote:I also finished my cover of "What Deaner Was Talking About" but it'll be a bit longer before I can post up that one.
mkilly wrote:I want to hear a Songfighter-based cover of "The Sound of Music."
TRACK 1: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, performed by Octothorpe.
2. Maria, performed by 15-16 Puzzle.
3. I Have Confidence, performed by JBB.
4. Sixteen Going On Seventeen, performed by Frankie and Frankie's Wife.
5. My Favorite Things, performed by The Sober Irishman.
6. I don't really like Climb Ev'ry Mountain so nobody has to cover that. Or uh, Jim of Seattle and Madi. ;P
7. The Lonely Goatherd, performed by High Density or just Future Boy.
8. Do Re Mi, performed by ... uhn... I dunno... Josh Woodward.
9. I don't really care about Something Good either.
10. Edelweiss, performed by The White Hat.
11. So Long, Farewell, performed by Johnny Cashpoint.
roymond was made for track 8, or Climb Every Mountain.
roymond.com | songfights | covers
"Any more chromaticism and you'll have to change your last name to Wagner!" - Frankie Big Face
tviyh wrote:so i was visiting with a friend earlier blah blah blah "gift of music" blah blah blah asked her which four songs she'd pick blah blah blah "feed the tree"..
so she liked it a bunch. furthermore...
Niveous wrote:If there is any song that anyone thinks I should cover- tell me. I love a good cover.
i've been told to ask you if you know any new edition. specifically, "can you stand the rain" but anything else would do just as well.
tviyh wrote:
i've been told to ask you if you know any new edition. specifically, "can you stand the rain" but anything else would do just as well.
Oh MAN, I know your message was meant for Niveous, but I fully admit to loving the whole New Edition "Heartbreak" album, ESPECIALLY from "Can you stand the rain" to the end of the album.
I love how they put all the uptempo stuff on side 1, and all the slow stuff on side 2. They didn't have Bobby Brown on that album, and I really don't think it hurt them one bit.
roymond wrote:roymond was made for track 8, or Climb Every Mountain.
if you'd like to do either of those, go right ahead. I am currently hosting a tribute to The Sound of Music and would love some more entries.
"It is really true what philosophy tells us, that life must be understood backwards. But with this, one forgets the second proposition, that it must be lived forwards." Søren Kierkegaard
