"Hearts on Fire" (Modern Rock) Updated Mix: 5/28

Rockin' track, Bob!  The verses reminded me of Dio and the chorus reminds me of old-school Van Halen, but the overall style is all Bob Oister.  Production sounds great on my end.  Vocals (lead and vox) are perfectly balanced and the guitar tone is perfectly crunchy to my ears.  Listening to "Undone" now - I may have to just start my Friday off by listening to your whole playlist.

Love it bro!!...rockin as usually! I love the way your tune ride on a rail...straight down the Gut so to speak....you do what you do sooo well!! Great rocker...I do think Rik had a bit of a point as I was feelin the kit off a tad also...I'm sure just a nudge and you'll be home free!!

hope your well brudda!

Sounding good Bob!!!  I liked it and don't have any negative comments on the mix--it sounds good in my cans.  I would only add that I agree with Rik, I think the drum in the chorus is pulling away from the tune some.  Not a showstopper and actually for me it is really more the transition between the two drum motifs that draws my attention than the actual pattern it settles into.  But that being said, this is your tune, your way and I still dig it for sure!!!!  Keep it rockin!

Initial read, great toon, that kick is a little too present in this mix for me. The tone feels too close to the snare, like you have too much "snap" in it? 

I would warm the vox a bit, guitar tone is awesome! Love that lead!


Loved the coda at 2:45 :-) 

I'm on a diet with a lot of pepper? I wish my heart was the only thing on fire :-(

That is a monster guitar tone Bob, what tuning are you using here? Cavernous! I get the 'Dio' vibe too, really nice and dark. The kick pattern doesn't bother me, but the tone is a little thin, but that could be hard to deepen against that guitar tone - I'm being no help here am I!

Anyhow, love this track, the breakdown was superb, as was the hint of it on the outro. Wonderful stuff.

Kick needs more bottom end. I like that you can hear the beater, but there is no oooomph after it. I'd go to double time on the chorus. It needs that separation between the verses to make the hook stand out. Good start on another classis rocker Bob. Vocals are excellent.

Randy

This is great, as usual! The guitar solo, then that cool bit at 2:44 sure got my attention.  :) 

Bob - that sounds great!  I like the tone of the power guitars.  The mix is well done - nice and uncluttered.  The vocals are great as usual and processed well.

Bob,
I always try to give your posts a listen, as I like your guitar tone.
This is a typical Oister sound. I will agree with others about the drums, not the sound, but the timing at the breaks.
I just felt it could be tighter.
I love bass, so I would like to hear it a bit better in your mix. Not that I can ever get a good bass sound in anything I do. Not much else of value to add.
Enjoyed the listen.

Hi Bob , This song rocks man ! Nice job on vocal , your lyrics and the mix .

Radio

Really great tune Bob.... I think the vocals are eq'd a little too narrow, but the performance is great. Waiting for that killer guitar solo to kick in .... there it is. Yep sounds reminiscent of Richie Blackmore ... ( except Blackmore always drags his solos way out ).  Great production as well.

 
Hey there Bob
 
Another winner my friend, the guitar tone is so thick and fits this perfectly.
 
The mix is excellent overall, I like how you've got your voice to sit so clearly in there.
 
Top-drawer solo work (as always!) and I love the harmonics in the intro.
 
Bob's on fire!

Great singing!  Like the way you enunciate the lyrics.  Also great guitar playing BTW.

 Your a good person Bob, damn shame that you should have to look for replies here after having such a great forte of musical list.

Dude, stop screwing around, you need a few videos and go You Tube. Nobody listens to radio anymore, it's all internet. Everybody thinks they are a star because they have the option these days to STEAL loops and or edit their REAL ABILITY. You are a real artist, and I respect that. I have never used the punch in feature on the cakewalk software that I use. Or I should say USED TO USE. Sorry, I'm moving over to Ableton or Sony, for reason's better left out of this thread.

Who's to say you are using Cakewalk software???? Just because you reply to someone here in the forums doesn't meant nothing ya know???

WTF?????????


Best of luck, just BE HONEST, ALWAYS BE HONEST OR AT LEAST BE HONEST!!!!!!!???????????

Too many ego studio SHOW YA UP with studio equipt crap going on around here in my opinon. BE HONEST!!!!!!!

Either your a FREAKING GENIUS OR WE ARE ALL IDIOTS. I PROGRAM and I know the sounds you are getting are not from Cake stuff. AT LEAST IN MY OPINON.

Your a nice person either way, best of luck. Sad you need to promo your stuff here, "WHICH I KNOW YOUR NOT". Not so sad actually, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ON HERE???????? I think either "EGO, or ATTITUDE"?????

Which one is it? No, it's one or the other.............

Your always so busy that you are ABOVE EVERYONE here and that's another reason my user name has changed.

I have to say, Bobby's comments took the words right out of my mouth.

In honesty, that's a monster guitar riff with killer tone. Just love the vibe on this. The vocal performance is nice, but it sounds slightly 'thin'. But that might just be a mixing choice, to keep the guitar up front. Either way, nice stuff!