Bert Guy
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Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
I was rummaging around my music room a while back when I came across this master, listened to it for the first time in more than ten years, and was pleasantly surprised. This is probably the 3rd complete song I've written. Recorded Jan/2002 at UpFront Studios, Las Vegas Nevada http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13372603 Any crits or comments welcome. Cheers, Bert
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/08 07:41:06
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Nice one Bert. Liking the riffage, the laid-back vocal and the lead fills. Cool progression on the hook too.
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/09 09:17:28
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Nice groove, Bert. My main opinion would be re-doing the drums. They don't kick enough for this style. Definitely they should be louder in the mix.
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Bert Guy
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/15 02:51:01
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jamesg1213
Nice one Bert. Liking the riffage, the laid-back vocal and the lead fills. Cool progression on the hook too.
James, Thank you for your kind words. Yeah, I thought that chorus worked out pretty well myself.. Glad you liked it. Bert
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/15 15:43:18
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Fun, driving track. Things sound mixed pretty well - the hi-hat and the drums generally could be spiffed up a bit, and the vocal is very understated. The vocals could maybe compressed up louder? Kinda going for a Boz Skaggs vocal maybe? I'd turn 'em up and drown them in chorus and reverb! :)
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/18 13:27:58
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Yeah, this has a 70s SF feel to it that's very pleasing. The mix is good -- everything sits well and the band is locked into the groove. Good one!  Allan ===
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/18 13:42:43
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I liked it as well.....good bass drivin tune and nicely mixed. Good stuff Bert!!
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Bert Guy
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/10/29 04:12:05
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KenB123
Nice groove, Bert. My main opinion would be re-doing the drums. They don't kick enough for this style. Definitely they should be louder in the mix.
Ken, I couldn't agree more, I can hear a strong snare in the chorus. The engineer was talented but single-minded =and a prog-rock muso himself- and my impression is that proggers are more interested in the bass drum than the snare. He miked the drum kit accordingly. Cheers, Bert
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/11/05 03:27:25
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emeraldsoul
Fun, driving track. Things sound mixed pretty well - the hi-hat and the drums generally could be spiffed up a bit, and the vocal is very understated. The vocals could maybe compressed up louder? Kinda going for a Boz Skaggs vocal maybe? I'd turn 'em up and drown them in chorus and reverb! :)
cheers,
-Tom
Tom, Thanks for listening. The engineer didn't process this vocal much: a high end condensor mic with a whiff of high-end tube pre-amp/comp on the way into the recorder. Maybe a dash of reverb afterwards. Like you, I think they could/shoild be brought more out front with eq, comp etc. Cheers, Bert
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/11/05 10:36:32
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Nice tune and a rocking track. Personally I would definitely like to hear the vocals more prominent in the mix.
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Bert Guy
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/11/12 14:30:53
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ABull
Yeah, this has a 70s SF feel to it that's very pleasing. The mix is good -- everything sits well and the band is locked into the groove. Good one!
Allan
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Allan, Thanks for compliments on the groove. It is one of the first complete songs I have written and I intentionally went for groove tune/story song as they are relatively easy to write. Not a bad intro riff for a KB player, eh ? What do you mean by "70s SF feel" ? Cheers, Bert
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Re: Creatures of Night/ Bert Guy and the Up All Night Band
2016/12/03 08:21:30
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Great vocal Bert. Some nice guitar too.
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