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Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Octothorpe: ...I don’t think you needed to bury the vocals behind the onslaught of effects as much as you did...

Due to this and other comments, as well as my own difficulty in listening to our own effort, I have backed off somewhat (not totally, don't worry) on the vocal effects and brought out Mad Dog's "Are you with me so far?" line a little. That's the downside of these self-hosted side fights. You are never done. However, I believe that it is now listenable. Thanks for the help.

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Stueym: The guitar parts sound pretty good, but there’s something there I can’t quite put my finger on I don’t like. Are you going direct with one of them? Maybe they just don’t blend very well from a strumming point of view. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not as bad as I’m making it sound, but I’m trying to be critical to help you out. I guess I wish it was more supportive and not as out in front. Now let’s talk about that bland vocal. Sure it’s on key, but where’s the passion? Where’s the emotion? This is a song about cheating on someone. That’s a pretty emotional thing, so that needs to be conveyed through the vocals. All in all, I like this but find it wanting something more.

Actually Dan-O as I explained before 'Lyin eyes' was my optional additional contribution recorded in 24 hours as a last minute add on. The guitar parts are part DI/mic'd but I suspect what is grating is that there is both 12 string and 6 string and the rythm on each is slightly different. Sometimes it gels nicely and sometimes it grates. Just a way to get a fuller sound without doing what I did in New Kid where I piled every sound I could think of in

My allocated fight entry was actually 'New Kid in Town'.

stueym wrote:My allocated fight entry was actually 'New Kid in Town'.

My bad, I did the "Stream all" and Lyin' Eyes is what played so that's what I reviewed. I went back and listened to New Kid In Town and I'm not sure you would want me to review that.

Spud wrote:

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Octothorpe: ...I don’t think you needed to bury the vocals behind the onslaught of effects as much as you did...

Due to this and other comments, as well as my own difficulty in listening to our own effort, I have backed off somewhat (not totally, don't worry) on the vocal effects and brought out Mad Dog's "Are you with me so far?" line a little. That's the downside of these self-hosted side fights. You are never done. However, I believe that it is now listenable. Thanks for the help.

Sorry Spud, "onslaught" was as over the top as the effects. I should have just said that originally. I never said that I found it unlistenable though. I just thought that the effects on the vocals, which didn't need to be somewhat hidden behind them, needed to be as heavy as they were. If you compare the vocals to the entries by Luke and Egg, thiers are certainly more in need of being buried than your submission.

I'm not helping am I?

I'll shut up now.

EDIT Edited to remove some content that's now been taken to the PM level. No need to bore the the rest of you with this stuff.

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:I just thought that the effects on the vocals, which didn't need to be somewhat hidden behind them, needed to be as heavy as they were.

No problem, I totally agree, and the version currently in the stream reflects a somewhat lighter touch. Sometimes I forget that my voice already has built-in effects, and I should back off a bit on the knobs.

Spud wrote:

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:I just thought that the effects on the vocals, which didn't need to be somewhat hidden behind them, needed to be as heavy as they were.

No problem, I totally agree, and the version currently in the stream reflects a somewhat lighter touch. Sometimes I forget that my voice already has built-in effects, and I should back off a bit on the knobs.

Built in effects. I like that, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Your voice does have a very unique quality to it, and it doesn't need to be hidden.

Almost forgot - the results! I'll put these up on the webpage eventually, but for those of you who can't wait ...

The Winner! - with 5 votes, jack shite!
The 'winning it right up to two days to go' 2nd place, with four votes, Octothorpe!

Then, with 3 votes each -
Bewells
j$ & Friends
Luke Henley.

The following got one vote apiece.
Caravan Ray
Kandagawa Hitmen
Stueym.

What? We got beat out by a G&G act? Phooey!

Just kidding, of course. Congratulations, Jack. Love that ambient noise!

haha....well this is a nice and certainly unexpected christmas present. it couldn't be a friend flood, as i have no friends. well, i might have 5 but i didn't tell them about the song......

thanks! i thought the bewells kicked my ass though. and i loved johnny's cover, but i might be biased about that one.

merry christmas everyone!

oops, holiday rush and general forgetfulness kept me from reviewing... bad me. will try to do later... ack
congrats jack.
-bill

I got no votes and Luke got 3?

I have seriously got to work on figuring out what you folks like.

I'm really just bumping this so some folks will do reviews. Especially you Jack, being that you won and all.

ha. yeah. word. after i finish my GoM, i'm on it.

and i liked your's dan-o. i think i forgot to vote but if i had, it would have been the bewells for me.

jack wrote:ha. yeah. word. after i finish my GoM, i'm on it.

and i liked your's dan-o. i think i forgot to vote but if i had, it would have been the bewells for me.

Damn. Me too. Wasn't that some talented stuff?

2 votes for the Bewells.