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Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
Hi Guys, A song I had written a while back while in Singapore with a few guys, has been hanging for a while now and I have been meaning to put a nice video together for this too. If any of you have every backpacked you will know that the first 3 questions you/they will ask is (1) Whats your name? (2) Where you from? (3) Where are you going next? You get really tired of hearing it!! so the song actually is a bit of pisstake, at myself in a way too. Anyway, I need ears on this. You like it, you don't? Hows the arrangement, instrument and mix choices? https://soundcloud.com/ci...ackpacker-song/s-x390k Thanks, Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/03 07:01:42
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I liked it.
I thought it might be nice to slowly add in more and more voices, or to have different singers alternate through the song. The vocal parts sounded like the same person (or not very many people) doing all the parts.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/03 12:02:42
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Well written song Cian, nicely presented. The chorus works really well, it really lifts there. Don't like the synth brass much, it sounds a little jarring to me against the fairly simple guitar/voice arrangement.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/03 17:21:32
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like always Cian your always do a great work I would love to add stuff do this we talk on FB
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/03 17:40:48
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What a great song! Loved it all. The song, arrangement, mix. Very well done and sung!
I think it could use more bottom. Seems shy around 60hz to 80hrz. I am sure the frequencies are there just needs a tad more punch in the low end.
I really love this work.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/04 19:20:48
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Thanks for feedback guys.
gswitz - Thats a very good point, something I wouldnt have spotted being so close. The backing vocals could do with other textures your right, although I am happy for my lead vocal to be sing most of the song.
James - I understand your synth brass comment, I dont know, but I like it for some reason so it will stay unless someone drastically objects to that.
kakku, tony, thank men.
rimshot, considering Im mixing on PC speakers, no wonder it lacks there. I also have a habit of just hi passing a lot of stuff when there is probably no need.
Sweet,
Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/04 19:47:19
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This is quite nice. I think the lead vocal is a bit to loud but other than that, the mix is great!
Excellent!
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/04 21:09:27
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as always very good work....
recording and mix are great.....
love the bvox!
good work!
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/06 12:13:23
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Nice tune thanks for sharing.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/06 16:59:24
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Guitarpima, maybe a smidgen too loud yea, particularly on verse 1, but rather that way that other way around.
thepogue & wookie, thanks for listening guys.
If anyone else feels the need to echo any previous comments please do so.
Thanks,
Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/06 17:16:46
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Cian,
Great song. The only issue I hear is that the vox are a little loud during the verses in comparison to the backing instrumentation. I would like to hear a little more bass too, on the top and the bottom. Great post.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/08 04:33:13
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Thanks Mark, value your trusted mixing ears.
I can tweak them.
Cheers
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/08 09:31:45
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Good tune. You always have quality stuff. How you can go from rapping in NYC to backpacking in Singapore, says a lot about your talents as a song writer.
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/08 22:15:34
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Cheers Clint.
I sometimes feel guilty for not finding my own sound or genre, but right now I just like to float. Why not i I suppose.
PS - your new additions on soundcloud really soar, well done
Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/09 13:42:12
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Nice song, well mixed - good job!
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/09 20:01:05
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Thanks mr. birmingham!
Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/10 04:48:09
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I must say that this song did bring some joy to me. interesting song idea and very catchy vocal is what we all come to expect from you. All sounds good in the UK :)
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/11 16:06:56
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Thanks for checking it out guss.
Damn backpackers!
Cian
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/11 18:50:26
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nice job whack! -Shawn (The guitar part was my favorite very uplifting and well produced...)
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Re: Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song) - Ears Please!
2015/01/12 17:40:13
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Thanks sir.
Have a good day
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