I Only Have Eyes For You - 33-1/3 LP Version.

Yeah, I like the treatment.

The simple funkiness of it has a great vibe.

Very nice, Bub.  I'd have brought the organ in later and kept it back further or maybe an octave down in the verses, but that could just be taste.  Otherwise the rack had a nice feel.

Kudos on the vocals, man, that is NOT an easy song to sing.

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Good vocals!  I like your voice.  The vinyl 'touch' takes me back years!  lol  Good job. 

Great track, Bub! I'd like to hearthe bass with a little heavier bottom to it.

Hey Bub, this was really good! Really dug the production too! My only crit...the quality still sounded too good to be on vinyl. LOL!

Your voice is really strong when you stay in your comfort zone. The timbre has that "pro" sound to it. Like the pro singers of years ago. That's an awesome quality to have.

I used to play this song in a wedding band I was in as a drummer when I was 12. I know "what were you doin in a wedding band at 12 Danny?" LOL! My dad bought an organ and with it came 3 free lessons. The lady that came to teach me saw my drum set, asked me to play and then said "we have a wedding band...and our drummer will be away for a while, wanna fill in for him?" so I played with them for nearly 2 years. This song was my rest time. I remember looking at all the couples slow dancing wondering what my wedding would be like. 32 years later and I gave up wondering. LOL!! Anyway...really liked your verison of this. Lots of cool stuff happening the more ya listen to it.

Hey man, don't worry about the takes thing. Anytime you think you're out of control, you just remember lil ole me beating you by 200 takes! I'd kill for 55 takes of anything! But I'm so darned stubborn, I may do a 5 second section like 100 times. LOL! So just click on this when you feel you've done too many takes....and just laugh and thank God you're not this "pathetic". http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4909348/Pathetic.JPG

Hey, I really dug that rap tune you did too which I just listened to for the first time. LOL that was killer! Love the solo stuff there as well as the concept, the humor and the horror. :) Good stuff man, thanks for sharing.

 

hey bub - this is really cool!  lovely arrangement, mix is good - love the "retro" feel you've added in.

I agree with the comments about your vox, very good when you're in your comfort zone, you might want to transpose down a 1/2 step or two in the future.  but I also think you're over processing it like you might be trying to hide behind the processing.  It might be just what you're trying to accomplish with the "retro" feel, but to me it sounds more like you're masking your voice and it shouldn't be masked because it is really good behind that processing!  back off on the verb/chorusing on your vox, IMO, and it will sound much better!

just my 2 centavos

Bub...my son's gonna be 29 next week, so I had to give up the '29' thing.  :)

Bub,

Pretty cool.   Backing track is outstanding, Everything is performed well and sounds great.  I like the vinyl pops.  

Vocals are good, the only thing I miss are the Oohs and Ahhs that were popular in the 50's and even in the 30's (the backup singers).   I have used some of the Pop Choirs in Omnisphere or use Melodyne or Waves Ultrapitch to make some background singers appear on the chorus.   Adds a little dimension and that dreamy quality of the vocal groups of that era.   That said, fine as it stands. 

Regards

 Bub, I didn't know you could sing so well. I really liked the vinyl treatment.  Very nice song. It reminds me of listening to the radio years ago.

@elix: Thanks! :) The guitar was run through an ART Pro MPA II Reference Series Tube Pre-Amp then in to Guitar Rig Pro 4. It turns GRP 4 in to a completely different sounding plug-in in my opinion. I'm sure any tube pre-amp would have the same effect on Guitar Rig.

@Beagle: Thanks! :) All the vocals have on them are some light reverb and a tinge of delay. But, they are double tracked with 2 takes and heavily EQ'd. The problem with the vocal track is, it was a bad recording. I didn't have my new mic and pre-amp yet at the time and it sounds like I'm singing in to a tin can if I don't process the living daylights out of it. It's cool that you picked up on the processing. Good ears. :) I have 7 instances of Sonitus EQ on it. I toyed with the background vocals a bit, but they ended up clashing with all the instruments. I'd have to redo almost the entire song to have it sound right. Which I may do. I'm working on an original on now I can't wait to put out. It has a very unique title that will catch a lot of attention and I'm really pumped about it.

@guitarhacker: Thanks. :) You can tell where my heart is when it comes to music. Oldies rock/pop (40's ~ 50's) and old country (40's ~ 60's). I've always felt I was born 40 years too late.

@Janet: :)

@Alegra: Thanks. :)

@Starise: Thanks. :)

Bub

Danny Danzi

Hey Bub, this was really good! Really dug the production too! My only crit...the quality still sounded too good to be on vinyl. LOL!

I really had the Tube Sat cranked up and at the last second decided to take it out. It really sounded authentic with some distortion on it.

Your voice is really strong when you stay in your comfort zone. The timbre has that "pro" sound to it. Like the pro singers of years ago. That's an awesome quality to have.

Thanks! I've really been trying to push my vocals lately because I'm starting to lose my voice and I have it in my head if I push it a little, maybe I'll get it back some. Not that I ever felt I had one that was all that great, but I could get by if you know what I mean. I don't sing regularly anymore so when I do, I got a good couple hours in me then it's over for another 2 weeks.

I used to play this song in a wedding band I was in as a drummer when I was 12. I know "what were you doin in a wedding band at 12 Danny?" LOL! My dad bought an organ and with it came 3 free lessons. The lady that came to teach me saw my drum set, asked me to play and then said "we have a wedding band...and our drummer will be away for a while, wanna fill in for him?" so I played with them for nearly 2 years. This song was my rest time.

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. You started playing out 2 years before me. I started at 14 playing Legion halls, weddings, bars ... etc. Almost every weekend until I was 29. The only reason my parents let me was there were two cops in the band and they knew my family because my brother was a cop and he worked with them. So we all knew each other and my folks knew I was pretty safe.

I remember looking at all the couples slow dancing wondering what my wedding would be like. 32 years later and I gave up wondering. LOL!! Anyway...really liked your verison of this. Lots of cool stuff happening the more ya listen to it.

I always used to wonder about that stuff too when I'd play at weddings. Then once we were around so long that we started playing divorce parties for some of the people we did the wedding for, I stopped wondering. :)

Hey man, don't worry about the takes thing. Anytime you think you're out of control, you just remember lil ole me beating you by 200 takes! I'd kill for 55 takes of anything! But I'm so darned stubborn, I may do a 5 second section like 100 times. LOL! So just click on this when you feel you've done too many takes....and just laugh and thank God you're not this "pathetic". http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4909348/Pathetic.JPG

255 takes is a LOT! :) I think the most I've done is around 100, but it was on guitar. I never get that many takes on vocals because my voice gives out. And I don't know if it's a mental block or what, but when I let a vocal sit a few days and then try to redo it, it never happens. I can never get as good a sound as the first run of takes.

Hey, I really dug that rap tune you did too which I just listened to for the first time. LOL that was killer! Love the solo stuff there as well as the concept, the humor and the horror. :) Good stuff man, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for listening to that one too and glad you liked it. I'm amazed by the hits I've got on that. It's over 400 now.

Ah I'm glad you didn't use the Tube Sat thing to be honest. I love the sound of clean audio...even with the vinyl sim, this was nice and clean yet still authentic.
 
On the voice thing, I'm in the same boat. We've just lost our endurance from not doing it as often. I probably sing a bit more than you do, so it's a bit easier for me to get it back. But the first few takes of a song for me are usually pretty rough and if I'm not careful, I can blow my voice out in 3 passes. Sometimes we push too hard too and that can take a toll especially if you're not singing often. I only sing on my original stuff when I play live or when I'm recording. Most of the time these days though, I've been singing lots of back ups for my VH tribute band...which of course as you know, is way different than when you're belting out lead vocals.
 
How's your breathing and delivery, Bub? I don't know how much you may or may not know about vocal techniques, but try this next time when you sing...see if it helps you any. It's done wonders for me...especially in the "over-breathing" area. When we take in massive amounts of air, we can flood those vocal folds really quick. Remember those little toys called the "Hum-a-Zoo?" Ever have one and blow into it too hard and it makes a squeak sound? That's pretty much what we do when we take in too much air when we sing, and push it out to sing hard and loud. So to stop that, I had this vocal coach teach me this little trick that really did wonders for me for controlling my air intake as well as the push after.
 
Make your abs hard like you would if someone was gonna hit ya in the belly. Then, take a little more than your average breath of life and try to sing while keeping your abd hard like that. I know "what abs?!" I don't have them either anymore. LOL!! Oh wait, I can see two....if I don't eat for a day, I can see 4, but I've not seen 6 in15 years. Hahahahah! Anyway...oh yeah, make sure you move your bowels before applying this technique because if can get messy. LOL! Seriously though, it's really made a world of difference for me because it stops that massive air from coming in as well as being forced out. You'll actually sing higher with more control once you get it down. What it's basically supposed to do is control your air. Once you get that control down, you won't have to use the "hard abs" trick anymore because it will just happen naturally. Give it a shot sometime. The less you push with more control, the more endurance you'll have as well as more consistent pitch. I dig the sound of your voice though...seriously.
 
Oh wow, so you were playing out pretty young too eh? That's great. I loved that little wedding band. I learned so much from them that actually helped me later on in life. Especially with stage volume. LOL @ divorce parties! I literally LOL'd at that!
 
Yeah, I'm a pathetic lunatic with punch ins. But the good thng is, they happen so fast I can probably do at least 30 or so within a minute. My left hand is in a permanent ctrl/x position and most of the time, those takes are in a 10 second spot. I just like to hear a certain delivery...ya know? Chances are if I played 20 takes back, you'd look at me and say "dude, there's no difference". I just look for dumb little things that I try to get as perfect as possible....and sometimes it takes me a few hundred takes to get them right. LOL! But they happen so fast I don't even realize it until I look at the take amount...then I cringe. Did you ever try singing in sections? Sentence at a time? That works pretty well for me and stops me from blowing out my voice.
 
No problem, I really enjoyed listening to your stuff. It was well done and deserves the hits. You're a good guitar player with some cool licks considering you favor the older stuff. Not that the older stuff is bad or anything, but you play electric guitar in a more "current" style which I think is killer. Kinda like Bapu and Philz....they prefer the classic rock stuff but have opened themselves up to the newer stuff as well and can play anything really. I really dug some of those riffs and leads in the rap tune that you did. Keep up the good work man. :)
 
-Danny 

You covered my favourite version (by the Flamingos) of one of my favourite ballads and you did one doggone good job.  Excellent playing, vocals, and I enjoyed the crackles and pops of the vinyl treatment.
Nice Job!!
 
Freddy J

Bub - really really nice.

Like your voice a lot - I hear a hint of Michael Stipe in there - which is no bad thing.

Hey, Bub,

Nice job on this authentic, vintage sounding classic!

Really great work on the vocals and guitar, and I loved the organ sound that you used.  I know it was supposed to be a Hammond, but it sure reminded me of my old Farfisa organ through a Leslie, from when I was in junior high school.

Really good stuff, buddy!
Bob