Hallowed be Thy Name - acoustic cover!

was just messing around playing the start of this song on piano, and thought - i wonder how it'd sound as an acoustic version? Not sure how Iron Maiden would react, but there you go! It's just done in about an hour this afternoon, so it's a bit rough'n'ready, but hey ho...you get the treat of me singing (oh dear), not looking for critiques of my voice etc, that's why i have a singer usually!

oh, and after recording i realised i'd not put enough verses in so that's why the final verse has moved positions...

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hey, mark! was this done with your casio direct audio? sounds good! the vocals get buried a little by the piano in the mix, tho. nice sound on the acoustic. good job!

Beautiful piano playing Mark! Wow! Is that a nylon string acoustic in there as well. Love those guitar runs! In the beginning your voice sounded a bit strained, but then you sounded more relaxed and it got better as the song progressed. Really great playing, feel, and emotion behind this. I'm still mesmorized by the piano playing.... I had no idea.... you're a very talented fellow, that's fer sure!!

CJ - hey i feel honoured by your presence! the whole bleeding thing was rushed!

Reece - yeah the piano is direct from my Privia, it hasn't got audio outs so it's from the headphone socket - but sounds pretty good really!

Doug - thanks, the idea was to have a different vibe, my other option was to make a thrash metal version...funny enough the first metal album i got was 'Killers' on cassette also.

Larry - wait til you hear me on paper and comb! i smoke! actually piano is my first instrument, i had lessons from the age of 7 to 15, and took up to Grade 6 of the ABRSM practical tests, as well as Grade V theory. i taught myself the guitar from about the age of 11, and i'm ok on electric but pants on acoustic! there's no nylon guitar here, but i got that effect from DI-ing my electro-acoustric and scooping the sound.

Philip - yep, there are many flaws with this performance, the piano/acoustic guitars aren't always together, the vocals are the same volume throughout and so get lost in the loud section, the guitar solo is barely audible, as i said i put the last verse in the wrong place...as far as the vocal line, that was kinda the same as Bruce Dickinson sang on the original, though of course far less bombastic!!! if i think it's worth it i'll go and tidy these areas up, but this was just a quick cover song i wanted to do in an afternoon! thanks for listening and commenting!! i have 2 more songs in the pipeline, one will be a big soppy piano ballad with some well-tasteful guitar lines, and the other is a kinda modern indie-pop song, again piano led, kinda Keane meets U2...so i need to spend some time on those. then i'll do a black metal song, just to balance the ying with the yang!!!

cheers guys.

Nice piano and acoustic guitar sound. Piano sounded a bit loud in the song through my headset, but you siad it wasn't done yet. Good start though. Trick or treat from the gallos!! John