stuartsmithmusic
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NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
hey Guys, i know it's been a while since i lasted posted a song, or a review.. but never the less i'm back i have a new tune if any of you care to listen to it, it's only acoustic. and be found by CLICKING HERE it's called I Don't Know You. thanks for listening!
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whyrag88
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 04:45:06
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Nice sounding guitar... What arr ya playin on man ???n I like it.... Put a mic way off in the corner of the room and get a level and do the same stuff live... way cool song dude ! dIstorstion on the vox takes away from a great song you have... anyways , Thanks for sharing ! Love to hear songs from around the world !!! thanks again, Gary yraG88
http://soundclick.com/garylong Click on mp3 to download. Alot better quality sound than lo-fi stream. Also, check out some streaming live video's of some of my songs if you want to at www.whyrag.com
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 04:52:40
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hey stu... good tune. I could only listen on headphones but sounded good.
If you aren't to busy would you care to sing on one of my songs??? I do some acoustic stuff and i have got some lyrics and stuff and a full backing just looking for a singer... and i like what you do.
If you do shot me a mail at tgrover_uk at yahoo dot co dot uk and i will send the mp3.
Anyway good tune looking forward to hearing the ep!!
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 05:21:39
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thanks mate!
my guitar is a cheapo ashton semu acoustic. DI
thanks for listening
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 09:30:11
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Stu...my 2¢
This is a good song. I like the percussive rhythm and up close 'personal' feel to it. It moves well and is memorable. I like the chorus melody...it has a nice build to it and seems to be a nice payoff for the subdued/emotional work that precedes it.
That being said, the recording is very distorted. I also think the vocal performance gets a bit sloppy during the verses, but seems to be right on during the chorus.
Have you thought about tracking this in two parts...just do the guitar full through so you can concentrate on doing separate vocal takes / comps ??
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toby
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 09:33:59
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ORIGINAL: stuartsmithmusic
hey Guys,
i know it's been a while since i lasted posted a song, or a review.. but never the less i'm back
it's called I Don't Know You.
Hey Stuart, I'm a big fan of your music. This, like your other stuff is great songwriting, lyrics and the structure supports the melody very well. Not a fan of the distorted vocal! Other than that... another stuartsmith classic. Thanks for sharing, Toby
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 10:44:59
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Stu,
You're a hell of a song writer.
You could leave this as is; it makes a good unplugged piece.
Or, you could do a DMB kind of thing. Either way it's good.
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mlockett
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 15:01:42
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Nice tune. Cool lyrics. Things sound a bit distorted thru my phones... I'm not sure if that's my problem or yours. Things might be a tiny bit pitchy at points. If the purpose of the demo is to decide if the song is worth producing and cleaning up, my vote is yes.
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stratboy77
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 16:10:09
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I agree with everyone else. the songs is great, I love the chorus, The distortion on the vocal is a little annoying.
Jason
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 17:56:05
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thanks man!
tell me about it.
getting use to new monitors and i missed that! :P
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 17:57:05
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yeah good point.
and thanks for the vote! :P
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 17:58:24
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thanks ed!  whats DMB mean ?
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 17:59:40
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cheers toby!
the dist vocal was just one of this things i missed until some one else pointed it out..
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 18:01:22
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thanks rossi!
yeah i missed that getting used to thse new monitors, and i tracked it one take.
considering the responce. i think i'll do a propper version!
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ed_mcg
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 18:06:43
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DMB mean Dave Mathews Band, or replace your favorite acoustic guitar driven full band set up. Referencing DMB because he's a great rhythm player and the band is tight, more than the song style.
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/29 18:28:25
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/30 14:00:04
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Okay, here it goes. Not being a music critic I can only say this is something your students can aspire to. BYI. it is nice to hear you are on the upbeat after some gloomy news. I can relate. Congrats, and may all your efforts be successful.
post edited by DX1451 - 2005/03/30 14:01:55
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kiwisdontdrinktea
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/30 14:17:21
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Cool song. Bad recording. Sorry mate. I enjoy your songs. Your vox are actually pretty good (mproving? or just letting it hang out?), can you sing a couple of sets like that? But the guitar did not sound good to my ears. Anyway i think you may have a thing going with this soon at clubs/bars whatever, not too bad at all.
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/30 16:16:33
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i know it is.! i recorded it over a week and ago. and uploaded it the other day. forgot to listen to it.
i was as horrified as you were man!
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DSomething
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/30 17:11:18
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I like the acoustic feel of this. The verses were nice. I'm not going to comment on the distortion as I think most people commented on it enough (and it does sound like it was just the peaking of the level rather than an added effect).
The vocals had some pitchy moments; however, the melodies certianly came through. The song was nicely arranged. The verses flowed into the choruses nicely. I also liked the concept of the bridge.
Nice tune!
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/03/31 17:56:31
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thanks so much Dsomething.
this will probably make my next Cd as a proper recding
cheers
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/04/01 18:15:04
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hi Stu
everyone else has already said what I was going to say. So I'll just mention that I really liked the middle 8, which really lifted the song. If you're going to leave it acoustic then you might want to ride the velocity a bit so there's a bit more light and shade between chorus and verse.
Good track, even at this early stage.
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stuartsmithmusic
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RE: NEW SONG: I Don't Know You
2005/04/03 04:50:32
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thanks paul!
i'll keep in mind your sugestions for the dynamic, when i get to track it.
thanks for listening!
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