And Now For Something Completely Different...

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2015/12/27 15:57:04 (permalink)

And Now For Something Completely Different...

The name of the song is SUICIDE.
 
https://soundcloud.com/hangdog-cat/suicide
 
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    emeraldsoul
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    Re: And Now For Something Completely Different... 2015/12/29 11:47:06 (permalink)
    Dark, very dark, but I get the humor. Mix-wise I'd drop that guitar a little while the vocals are doing their dark, dark thing!
     
    After two verse/choruses, I'd throw in an instrumental break, maybe a guitar solo. That guitar noodling is an absolute strength but it's not really featured. In fact the noodling kind of competes with the vocal. Why not cut it back a tad, then feature it in a solo . . .
     
     
    Your excellent song "Anything For You" came on, and in that song the guitar is a little more restrained in favor of the vocal, as an example. 
     
    +1 for your songwriting chops.
     
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    Re: And Now For Something Completely Different... 2015/12/29 13:24:21 (permalink)
    As Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman wrote "Suicide is Painless".
     
    Interesting song, Tom gives valid advice, I would also think spreading the backing Vox a little wider might help.
     
    Thanks for sharing.

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    Re: And Now For Something Completely Different... 2016/01/01 16:04:19 (permalink)
    Great song!  Nothing stood out but the clever lyrics for me.  The song that followed was pretty cool, too.

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    Re: And Now For Something Completely Different... 2016/01/02 01:00:55 (permalink)
    I like this a lot. Nice work!
     
    Is that someone playing the drums/brushes? There should be a swirling sound where the drummer sweeps a brush in a circle on the drum head. Of course, it won't sound proper is he doesn't have the proper type of drum head where it feels rough to the touch.
     
    I like the next song on your page.

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    Re: And Now For Something Completely Different... 2016/01/04 14:58:20 (permalink)
    I liked it, despite the topic.  
     
    Tom's suggestions are good IMO - simplifying the guitar running under the vocals and then featuring it as a solo section of sorts could be nice.  Overall though it's really well done and has just the right vibe for the style.
     

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