Break Free (LIVE) - lovely live recording!

I'm posting this here cos it's a lovely clean live recording using my zoom H4n, just added a little reverb, spatial enhance, tube limiting compression all that jazz and I think as live recordings go it's decent enough! Used all sonar plug -in with a little T-racks to finish This starts of in a folksy ish way and ends in a full on freak out.. It's an extended live version of the last track from our first EP, mostly instrumental. There's a little homage to Rush's "The Necromancer" nestled in there too... Hope you enjoy it http://soundcloud.com/rec...k-free-live-at-whelans

Love it.

Those hand held recorders are really amazing.  I enjoyed the song, but since this wasn't produced in Sonar, I don't have much else to say.  I will listen to some of your other songs, however.  I'd love to hear you play live.

ah drummers so hard to please!

Keep and eye out for ys, best of luck.

Cian

Cian, I forgot to say, we're supporting Jonathan Casey in Whelan's (upstairs I think) on the 16th July if you want to catch us then..

My cell phone records in better quality than this recording sounds. As for the performance, the vocalist doesn't sound very enthusiastic at all. The rest of the band was average at best. However, at the 4:57 mark when the bassist woke up there was a bit of promise but not much.

  
 How would you suggest "fleshing it out?" I think there's too much as it is!! Do you mean more intrumental parts or something structural?
 
BenMMusTech


Ok I can hear potential in this, I'd love to hear a proper recorded version.

Is this a cover??  It needs to be fleshed out slighty. 

I can hear bit's of King Crimson.

Ok the recording is not too bad, those zoom recorders are really cool, what kills it for is too much verb.

But as for the above coment (Sorry Graham, I have deal with dickhead pete=TROLL) where is this recording you neagtive peice of turd.  I want to hear this magic recording you captured on your phone???  Go Away!!!

Peace and Sorry Ben

Hi Ben, thanks for your comment. The original recorded version is here. http://reclaimmusic.com/track/break-free 
 
It's not a cover although we quote "The Necromancer" by Rush near the end
there is a thread about is from ages back here
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1013747&high=Break+Free

It's over years old and my mixing has hopefully come on since then, but I think it still sounds OK.
 
Regarding the verb on the new live version, given the fact that it was just a zoom at the back of the room, it's never gonna be ideal.I did ad a smidge of perfect space to add width but it only kick in in the upper frquencies. The PC tools made it more upfront etc but still, it is what it is. I think it sounds pretty decent as live recordings go... but maybe I'm delusional
 
Oh yes, our drummer is a big Crimson fan, that probably leaked in sub consciously, I know some crimson stuff but not much.

I would like to politely caution BenMMustech about personally attacking others along with using crude and vulgar language. ( and Grazer for using the same by using Ben's quote.) There's no need here for foul language.