Griffinator Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 We've finally completed a rough demo of the butchered version of "Paint It Black" - some of you had expressed interest in hearing it, so... Here ya go A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Griffinator Posted July 2, 2006 Author Posted July 2, 2006 I appreciate that, bro! A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Justus A. Picker Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 Sounds good! It definitely fits the mood of the song and the reggae break is a nice touch. The vocal phrasing could use some tightening up, but that's just a personal quirk of mine. http://www.smokedsalmonband.com/exile/exile1.jpg
Griffinator Posted July 2, 2006 Author Posted July 2, 2006 Yeah, I spent a great deal of time with him on the phrasing - he's never actually heard the original... Younguns... what are ya gonna do? A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Fumblyfingers Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 Hey Griff, sounds good.....nice choice of cover. What is the recording setup...are those Event 20/20 BAS's I see in the background?
Dr. Ellwood Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 Yeah nice job, yes on the vocal,a little more work with the phrasing I would like to see it a little closer to the phrasing of the original going into the bridge especially,more accent and presence on those bridge chords. It's just screaming for some nice lead work in there, love to see another guitar part added, a couple of well placed dives etc. Nice effort and a great choice in covers ...congrats! http://www.thestringnetwork.com
Griffinator Posted July 2, 2006 Author Posted July 2, 2006 Originally posted by Fumblyfingers: Hey Griff, sounds good.....nice choice of cover. What is the recording setup...are those Event 20/20 BAS's I see in the background? Those 20/20's (from my old avatar pic ) belong to a very good friend I engineered a country demo for a few years ago. My current rig consists of little more than a Rode NT2, a cheapy Yamaha MG series mixer, an EMU 1212M, Sonar Producer 5, FL Studio 6, and Guitar Rig Pro II. I've still got some cash to lay out, but it won't be long before I'm fully 24-track simultaneous capable, with the recent addition (thanks to aforementioned friend) of an Alesis HD24, and my plans to add on a MOTU firewire unit (gives me the 24 ADAT channels I need to dump from the Alesis...) and 3 Octopres, to serve as a front end for the whole mess. Then, on to mics! (Joy! ) (edit) Oh yeah - my monitoring system - lol - An Onkyo 5000M power amp and a pair of JBL S38 II's - been my foundational monitoring system for years, although an amplifier upgrade is definitely in the works. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Griffinator Posted July 2, 2006 Author Posted July 2, 2006 Ellwood: Thanks for the feedback, I really do appreciate it. The lead work is definitely something we need to go back and do - I actually have some stuff plotted out - some nasty a.h.'s and speed runs for the back end of the bridges, plus our other guitarist is cooking up a nasty little solo for the reggae break. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Guitarzan Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 hey Griff, i love it. nice touch to a classic song. did i say i loved it? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will
Griffinator Posted July 3, 2006 Author Posted July 3, 2006 Preciate it guys! A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Griffinator Posted July 3, 2006 Author Posted July 3, 2006 One and only one bump - for the peeps that specifically mentioned it... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Tone Taster Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Griff, this is awesome. The way to do your shows is to arrange a few covers to your bands style What you do is play a cover and then with no break - launch right into an original which is close in feel/groove to the cover. then stop and announce the name of the original and what album, etc . . Never announce that you are about to lay an original, because people have this knee jerk instinct to "tune out" originals and go take a piss, play pool/darts/ get a beer, etc. . . Always announce the original after the fact and after a cover customized to the bands sound In the reggae section, if you are calling your chords on the upbeat of the 8th, then have the drummer experiment with putting the snare on 2 & 4 for the main groove and use the recorded snare pattern to "break things up" Also,tighten up your reggae rhythm with snappier more dramatic dampening "stabs" at times and use the feel you have already recorded to "loosen it up" a little bit Very interesting arrangement I would pay money for it
fantasticsound Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 I'm not a fan, but great job on covering the song well! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd
Griffinator Posted July 4, 2006 Author Posted July 4, 2006 yZe - I totally agree - if you're going to play original material at all, you need to either tailor your cover list to your original stuff, or you need to MAKE the songs sound like you. I'm a proponent of the latter.. Neil, that's cool, metal ain't for everyone - just those of us who are either openly or latently po'ed all the time! A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Tedster Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Originally posted by yZeCounsel: Never announce that you are about to lay an original, because people have this knee jerk instinct to "tune out" originals and go take a piss, play pool/darts/ get a beer, etc. . . THANK YOU!!! I used to get so pissed at the people in my band, because whenever they'd bug to do an original and I complied, they'd be up at the mic hollering "AND THIS IS ONE TED WROTE!!!" And I'd be like AAAAGGGHGHHH!!! SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! I mean, if you play it and don't make a big deal about it beforehand, and people don't react or dig it, it's not so bad. But if you do, and people act disinterested, it's like a punch in the gut. Much better to announce it as an original if and only if people react to it in a positive way. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
Griffinator Posted July 5, 2006 Author Posted July 5, 2006 Originally posted by Tedster: THANK YOU!!! I used to get so pissed at the people in my band, because whenever they'd bug to do an original and I complied, they'd be up at the mic hollering "AND THIS IS ONE TED WROTE!!!" And I'd be like AAAAGGGHGHHH!!! SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! [/QB]Is there some latent anger you'd like to talk about, Ted? A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
guitarisawayoflife21 Posted July 6, 2006 Posted July 6, 2006 Great cover. Rock on! www.myspace.com/robyourselfblind check us out
picker Posted July 6, 2006 Posted July 6, 2006 Originally posted by Tedster: ...Much better to announce it as an original if and only if people react to it in a positive way. OR, if they react in a negative way, you can distance the rest of the band from from the writer; "Yeah, well, that's one that Ted wrote(rolls eyes)". Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.
Dr. Ellwood Posted July 6, 2006 Posted July 6, 2006 OR announce before you do it that Ted is making you play it or he won't pay the band for the gig! http://www.thestringnetwork.com
Griffinator Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 Hey - that's a good one - next time we play out, if they react badly to one of our bits, we'll just blame Ted! A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Rhino Madness Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 Hey I just had a listen to your version of Paint It Black: very cool cover indeed, I like what you did with it to mold it to your style and the main riff still sounds great as a metal riff! It gives new life to an old classic.
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