OM: "Californication" acoustic w/ Andrew's vocals

[orcfiend]

here's a simple song done simply, heh

with andrew playing all guitars
and vocals

and myself playing the bass

forgive me for the bad quality, i did mine in 1 take at 3am in the morning ...bleagh

props to andrew tho, he rocks. give comments yah
http://www.the-shanks.com/music/Andrew & WeiYe - cali.mp3

 

[tany]

nice vocals man as usual...

the front part a bit off coordination, but nice still

 

[bonehead]

sounds like a girl singin

 

[tany]

sounds like a girl singin

 

[orcfiend]

girl? doesnt sound anything like agirl..

 

[teraslasch]

nice... although the starting bass can be better. The singing sounds very american haha... nice man..

 

[hifi_killer]

sounds like a girl singin

Yea, it does sounds like a girl. the vibrato on the vocals, during the chorus gets kinda freaky for me.

love some of the improvisation on the riffs, but didnt like the solo at all. sorry.

 

[soft]

orcfiend, the song is overall ok. clean recording. bass sounds nice and full.

somehow if you bring down the bass guitar a little and up the acoustic guitar a bit will be better.

also, the vocal need to be more forward. could be the mic you are using. what mic are you using btw?

the vocal level is fluctuating. it is like you keep moving around the mic.

 

[Vaiyen]

nice job all around. Andrew you're getting better and better!

 

[blahblah]

hmm i do like the improvs.. nice attempt.

 

[andrewtheshredder]

sounds like a girl singin

Yea, it does sounds like a girl. the vibrato on the vocals, during the chorus gets kinda freaky for me.

love some of the improvisation on the riffs, but didnt like the solo at all. sorry.

yea i the singing sounds quite awkward now.. argghh.. lol was just a quick semi serious jam... its alright that u dont like the solo, it is very weird . i guess i was trying to introduce some randomness into the song.. i do however really love the original solo by john frusciante. he is really a great guitarist. i love his style

 

[andrewtheshredder]

the vocal level is fluctuating. it is like you keep moving around the mic.

i didnt use a compressor on the vox.. my bad ... ooooops.. left it out last minute... thanks for the tips james

 

[andrewtheshredder]

thanks all for taking the time to listen to the song

 

[rottenramone]

..

nice harmonization on vocals... nice smooth vocals, but like above, you seem to be moving around he mic a lot

the guitars do not seem to complement each other. it sounds like the guitarist seems indecisive in his phrasing and notes in both the acoustic and electric. it sounds clashed.

 

[rottenramone]

..

one more pt:

it doesn't matter whether you're playing the most difficult piece or just one note, as long as you hear what's inside your head, feel what's inside your heart, and somehow get your fingers to press the right notes and transmit those same thoughts n feelings to your audience, that's where the Real Music is.

 

[orcfiend]

nice... although the starting bass can be better. The singing sounds very american haha... nice man..

thx, ya i do agree that the bass could be well improved not only at the beginning but throughout the whole song.. was havin problems iwth the recordin software and i had no metronome with me (you can hear the tempo fluctuations..) and also note the cockups all throughout the recording (too long never play liao.)

orcfiend, the song is overall ok. clean recording. bass sounds nice and full.
somehow if you bring down the bass guitar a little and up the acoustic guitar a bit will be better.

thx. but didnt you think that the bass was too aggressive ? i thought it was..didn't think andrew would play a kinda "relaxed feel" guitar. liked the panning solo tho pops to andrew for that.

 

[Shimano]

forgive me for the bad quality,

It was not bad at all, in fact given that its 3 am in the morning. But if its 3pm in the afternoon Im sure it would be a fantastic sounds.

cheers

 

[andrewtheshredder]

Re: ..

nice harmonization on vocals.

thanks for taking the time to check out the jam. i agree with the clashing and indecisiveness of my playing, but i think to a degree, that was deliberate

 

[andrewtheshredder]

Re: ..

one more pt

nice one !
perfectly said!

 

[andrewtheshredder]

nice... although the starting bass can be better. The singing sounds very american haha... nice man..

thx, ya i do agree that the bass could be well improved not only at the beginning but throughout the whole song.. was havin problems iwth the recordin software and i had no metronome with me (you can hear the tempo fluctuations..) and also note the cockups all throughout the recording (too long never play liao.)

quote]


ah ur bass playign was great man. it added to the randomness and "liveliness" of the jam.. notice i called it a "jam" rather than a "song".