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The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
The 1979 Marianne Faithfull track from the album of the same name. The performances are what they are but mix crits are welcome, I just spent a couple of days driving myself nuts with it so I put it out for your objective ears. Featuring the Mermaid on BGV's. http://www.soundclick.com...74&songID=11303629 A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too all my good friends here.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 13:10:56
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I started off moving my head from side to side. Then I stood up. My hips stated moving from side to side. My arms and hands joined in. MY feet started turning from side to side. I was moving! A sideways moon walk all the way across the room. I began to dance! .....Groovy.....
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 13:20:00
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Nicely done Bouy and Mermaid.
No crits on the mix but I'm only listening in the headphones.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 13:59:04
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A Merry Christmas to you too, Jon. So, it turns out my favorite metal drummer is doing Marianne Faithfull covers accompanied by a mythical creature on BGV's. Interesting.
The track sounded really solid here. Nicely done.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 14:01:01
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Like the groove, very solid punch on the kick. The mix come across well here. Wookiees never rarely comment on vocals so I will say nothing other than did you have to ketch the mermaid or was she washed ashore? Thanks for sharing 
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 16:41:07
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Bill - Glad I made you move without mentioning pizza.
Ed - I had to rely mostly on headphones too so it may work in those...  Philz - Thanks for the listen. Wookie - Probably best to not comment on my vox...  Yup I managed to ketch me a Mermaid trawling 'round the Solent one time...
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 17:39:33
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Excellent stuff JonBouy!!!! I don't remember this tune.... Great playing and production. Not crazy about the vocals, but it works...
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 17:40:06
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The mix sounds really good on my speakers. I loved the way it started and those guitars sound fantastic.
I'm not familiar with the track at all, but i've heard of the album it's from.
The background vocals are a nice touch and work well.
I'm rapidly becoming a fan of your style and this one's no exception.
Interesting and fun with an infectious groove.
Nice one Jon.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/20 21:00:39
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This is so cool...love the bass and synths and drums, bgv's, guitars...is that you too? This is really great, Jon! :)
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/22 05:00:39
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James - Trust me I'm not a fan of my vocal either... Blipp - I really appreciate that as it is the vibe I'm after. Janet - Top prize on the attentive stakes as usual. I actually picked this song in order that I could play guitar on it and whilst I did learn the Gm, Am, Cm chords required for it I couldn't get that 'Big Ben' chime tone from the big chords so I ended up using a sampler instead.
post edited by Jonbouy - 2011/12/22 05:02:53
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/22 10:32:16
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This is a good mix, and it sounds strong on my speakers. Your voice is unusual, but I like it because of that reason. Well done.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/22 10:45:35
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Nice solid mix Jon.Nice groove going on the guitars.Did you mix this in 8.5?
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/22 14:31:50
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Very cool choice of song to cover ... and the mix sounds great through the headphones.
This is one of those songs that I stopped what I was doing to listen to it when it came on the radio the first time I heard it.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 04:18:56
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Hi Jon. This is very well done. You do have one of those voices that has so much character it can't do wrong and the mermaid compliments it just right. I also liked the synth. There's something about the way the old synths bounced that was really cool and you did a great job capturing that here. Merry Christmas.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 11:35:45
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that real squelchy synth bass is sooo cool. mix is excellent Jon.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 11:44:31
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I really had the hots for MF... about 45 years ago... but then, who didn't ?
this is way cool... love the vocal style... Merry Christmas Jon...
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 12:13:12
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Sounds good to me Jon! It translates pretty well on this end!
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 15:52:33
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Lynn: Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Starise: Yes it started out in 8.5 went over to R6 and was finished off in 8.5
Dave: Thanks it's one of those tracks that struck me like that too, it has been a favourite of mine as well.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 15:55:23
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I love this daring artistic movement. Perfect song to cover with your vocal style. I think your voice is unique and can do songs few others would get away with....having said that...you should re-sing or duck tape a few of those benders. The blend with Madame Mermaid is, again, remarkable. Flaunt it. It's funny you using Vincent's pic as avatar because he IS the icon for this kind of daring art.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/23 21:03:13
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don't know the original
love the synth and drums on this.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/25 08:56:03
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Great job guys
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/25 09:03:47
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I like the rhythm tracks... they have a roundness and resiliency that sounds great.
The back ground vocals reminded me Of Ms. Faithful... stylish.
The lead vocals could use something... something that makes it seem more expressive, edgy and less safe.
A pretty good cover of a great old song!!!
Thanks for sharing.
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/25 11:43:09
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Great job Jon I really enjoyed
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/27 17:34:01
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Nicely done Jon! I wish I remembered the original, but.....
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/28 07:49:12
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I remember how this song stood out when it was released, it had that certain 'something' about it. Very nicely put together Jon, the mix is just right.
One observation on your vocals - they started to sound much more comfortable when the key changed at 2:52, but I think it went back to the original key pretty quickly?
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/28 15:48:29
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/29 23:45:43
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I don't recall the original ... but I love this introspective song on many levels.
This is extremely artistic stuff to my ears. The song is also message-centric ... which my conscience "fights for".
Your tonal (vox) character is deep and warm ... giving a murky-deep and warm vibe. (My 1st inclination was to HPF your vox for more commercial clarity, but then I realized that might lesson the powerful murky and subliminal tonal character)
Instruments are rich ... and groove-line is rock-solid for me. They compliment the lyrical inquisition splendidly.
There is generous air within the mix; everything is squarely 'in place', on my K701 cans.
I think this is totally awesome, Jon!
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Re:The Bouy - Broken English (cover)
2011/12/31 04:03:57
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Hi, Jon,
I don't remember the original of this, but you did a dynamite job on this great cover!
Excellent driving groove, great performances on all the instruments, cool vocals and harmony, and the mix sounds fantastic. I really love the synth and keyboard work, and your drums are always outstanding.
Spectacular work, Jon, and best wishes for a very Happy New Year! Bob
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