guitartrek
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Faithfully
Here's my attempt at one of my favorite arena rock ballads (I'm a sucker for these types of songs!) I've been working on singing "lighter" up high, which was really hard at first, as I normally belt out high notes. This one took a while to settle in my voice and I'm still working on it. This song also gave me the opportunity to work out some more of Neal Schon's unique blues licks, which are a lot of fun to play. Any comments good or bad will be appreciated. http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12389334
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/06 23:31:21
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I thought it was so cool when I saw the title, and I know you've done some killer Journey tunes in the past.
Impressive... I would EQ that piano a little brighter? The guitars sound great. The vocals are amazing. But I checked and I was listening to the low-fi version, the high fi version seemed to have a brighter piano? And seemed to fit perfectly.
Amazing performances and recording, truly amazing. Steve Perry is "no joke..." So to cover one of his so "faithfully" is really impressive.
Sittin downtown in a railway station one toke over the line.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 08:12:44
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very nice song for a Sunday morning.....
well done.
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guitartrek
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 10:33:25
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Robby - Thank you. Funny thing about that piano is that originally I copied the piano tracks by way of track templates and the original piano wasn't bright at all. Come to find out that there is a bug in X2 with track templates. Not only did it not load the correct True Piano preset (which was bright) but it flat lined the EQ settings (which were also brighter). So I fixed it and the piano sounded better.
Herb - glad you enjoyed it. thanks for commenting.
Geno
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 11:08:46
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Great vocals! I feel we're having an eightys moment together! Hahaha. I sometimes miss the big lush reverbs of the 80's. I've been really loving ValhallaVintageVerb for getting those. Your guitar really captures that Neil Schon ( Spelled wrong?) tone very well. How did you record that? Great job!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 11:15:56
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Very nice work Geno! Like your guitar tone a lot, and awesome job on the vocals. You have a great voice! I thought the delay mix on the lead guitar was just a touch heavy during the verses(just my opinion), but not distracting or anything. Overall I think you nailed it! Great mix! Now, I have to go check out more of your songs! Well done!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 11:33:55
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Absolutely Killer Diller. Fab playing and singing.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 12:30:25
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Geno, Very nicely done cover and you did a great job on this all the way around, especially on the vocals. Wish I could sing!! Very, very nice sound and a great mix and production.
Peace and Blessings, John
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 14:30:55
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I must admit that I am no big lover of rock balled...but...you did great! well sung, cool guitar sound, all in all sounding very pro. what drum sampler did you use?
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 14:34:23
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Hi Geno, excellent as always.
Rik
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guitartrek
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/07 17:32:04
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Clint: Ha - yeah those 80's eighties moments! I'll check out Valhalla Vintage verb. Thanks for your comments . I play and monitor my guitar through a PodX3 while the signal is printed dry. I then process the signal with PodFarm 2.5 with just and amp model and speaker model. No stomp boxes. After that I'm using EQ and a stereo signal generator to get the mono guitar signal spread out in the stereo spectrum. And then I use the old VanHalen type ping pong delay (sonitus) for that large Arena type sound. Leadfoot - thanks for the comments! I agree with you on the delay. It is there all throughout and I've not yet created automation to turn it up and down appropriately (out of laziness!) yorolpal - thanks for listening and commenting. John - Thank you very much! speedtom - Thank you. I use Superior 2.0 for drums. What do you use? Rik - thanks a lot!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/08 20:33:36
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Dude! (where's my frikkin' lighter...)
Well done! You've got a great a voice and did a superb job on this. Great mix and everything sounds fantastic.
Regards,
Dan
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/09 00:56:52
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He's a talent, deserves more recognition.
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guitartrek
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/09 08:15:37
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Dan - Thanks for listening!
Robby - Thank you!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/09 14:27:39
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Hey Geno , Holy Smokes Dude .......You sound great  Kenny
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/09 16:53:05
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Excellent work geno. That's some serious everything.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/09 19:07:52
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It just don't get any better than this! Great job on a great song!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/10 22:07:10
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Kenny - Thanks for listening!
Tim - Glad you liked it!
Scotty - thanks for the compliment - that means a lot coming from a talent like you.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/12 22:06:42
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Geno,
I really like your take on this. Similar to the original but some nice, new modern twists throughout. Really fine work. I did hear one funky snare hit or double snare hit around 3:32. I can tell you have been working on your drum mixes though, quite good as the sound is very natural, almost with a hint of a live feel to them. Guitar sounds great as always, as do the vocals.
Regards
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/13 03:32:25
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Hey, Geno, This cover is PURE DYNAMITE, brother! Excellent work on the vocals and great job capturing Schon's guitar tone and solo work. Over the years in my cover bands, we probably played 20 or more Journey songs, and I always thought he was underrated as a guitar player. I liked his playing since the early Santana days right through HSAS and Bad English, as well as Journey. Great stuff, Geno, have a good one, buddy! Bob
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/13 22:07:55
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I too must admit that this is not my favourite style of music. At least I can recognize talent and what is good and this is not just good but excellent.
You have done one wonderful job on this!!!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/14 03:14:18
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Wow, #$%$&#$ awesome!
Great job Geno!
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/18 13:53:23
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a fine effort on this cover tune... Production and performances are outstanding... Great work, Geno... no offence, but it seems like a waste of time & energy, after listening to some of your original tunes like "You Can Be Free"... now that composition/production has real value... just my opinion...
post edited by notnat - 2013/07/18 17:35:27
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guitartrek
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/18 22:45:54
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Freddy - Thank you!
Mike - thanks for the nice compliments!
Frank - Thank you - and I'm glad you like my originals. Yeah I know I gotta get back to writing some day soon. I took about 2 years off from writing to get better at voice and mixing.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/19 09:42:27
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Hi Geno,
Your voice is killer. I like your production. Guitars were played very well and sound great.
I'm with Frank on wanting to hear you work on your originals. You are very talented.
Rimshot
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/23 14:14:47
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guitartrek
Frank - Thank you - and I'm glad you like my originals. Yeah I know I gotta get back to writing some day soon. I took about 2 years off from writing to get better at voice and mixing.
I think you've got it...
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/23 19:52:43
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I agree with Frank Geno. Your originals are top notch. More....
That said, sequencing/recording covers is a great way to learn and grow.
Best part is you don't have to worry about "The Song"......
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Re: Faithfully
2013/07/24 07:37:21
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Excellent stuff Geno.
Mix is exquisite.
In particular, the guitars sound great and your voice is wonderful.
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Re: Faithfully
2013/08/12 10:19:09
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Love the sound of the piano,nice and wide,with good freq separation between the speakers (bass on left treble on right)
The song sounds huge on headphones !!
Well done and thanks for sharing
Kev
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Re: Faithfully
2013/08/12 19:06:10
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Geno, your work is always an inspiration. Whether original or a cover tune, you know how to deliver an impressive performance. A+
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