"Long Journey"

 
https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/long-journey

this is a song from my first album, "Trouble", that i am re-mixing for a new release.
any suggestions/opinions are helpful.
thanks.

jamesg1213
This has a Physical Graffiti feel to it Bats, I like it. Perhaps not as strong a song as your last collection but still very enjoyable. BTW, will 'Stay' become available on Amazon in the UK? I'd grab a copy if so.

thanks james, yes, physical graffiti would have been a strong influence, you have a good insight into this..
 
hey, PM me please,
about 'stay', i'll hook you up.
 

eph221
 
Now, what is that harmony that gives you that distinctive style?  
 

 
I was going to ask that too, I hear Justin Currie (ex-Del Amitri) doing that style, would love to know how it's achieved.

eph221
Bat,
 
You are in a class by yourself.  Really KO.  Now, what is that harmony that gives you that distinctive style?  Is it perfect 5th's?  If so, did you at one time decide to use them to spite your teachers who told you never to write vocals with parallel 5ths?  I think it sounds so great.  You should be rich and having your way with groupies instead of being here.
 

hey eph, cool of you to say those things, thanks...
harmonies, i don't really think about a particular method or approach for harmonies,
i just do the ones i like at the moment...
i was trained to sing harmonies in church and high school ensembles growing up (a 4A high school, we took state when i was a senior),
so any old harmony will do!!
 
but, i guess i've never broken down exatly what i'm going for as a 'general rule',
so i can't really answer the question.....
 
i think my harmony approach is different for every song,
so maybe i just got a feeling from these harmonies that fit the subject matter,
now, i'm curious,
and i'm gonna have to go back and look at this!!
LOL
 

jamesg1213

eph221
 
Now, what is that harmony that gives you that distinctive style?  
 

 
I was going to ask that too, I hear Justin Currie (ex-Del Amitri) doing that style, would love to know how it's achieved.

see my reply previously, to eph, that kinda covers it.
 
del amitri, always did like that band..

String Jammer
Lovely mix here. I wouldn't change a thing.

thanks jammer!
i always liked this mix,
and thought it kinda rounded off the rough spots...
but now, i think i WANT the rough spots!!
heheh

bapu
As usual, great production and song bats.

thanks bapu.....
this was one of my earlier efforts,
before i got into sonar,
and i have a lot more freedom now, to apply more techniques.....
it's amazing i got what i got out of a little 18 track machine back then .....
 
i have to say,
listening to the quality of the individual tracks,
the capture into the roland VS preamps is really quite remarkable,
makes me want to re-think a new interface.....

So darned cool. Love that low end slide whining winder guitar .... Just the right amount of dirt on that puppy!!! Another great production! BTW the vocals are spot on! 

Tap
So darned cool. Love that low end slide whining winder guitar .... Just the right amount of dirt on that puppy!!! Another great production! BTW the vocals are spot on! 

thanks tap!
i think i used slide on both the acoustics and electrics....
taylor 414 for all the open tuned acoustic parts....
and the electric might have been my carvin...
i used my custom Williams Special on the guitar solo...
 

 

polarbear
Great song man! Mix is killer. On a side note, this is probably a funny comment here, but listening to this reminded me of when I was younger and still used to grab random rock albums from our record store (mostly vinyl) and give things I'd never heard before a try. I don't do that enough anymore haha.

THANKS POLARBEAR...
 
tapping into that rock album vibe, is kinda what i'm after here..
 

Love it! Everything is perfectly balanced and those killer background voices... This is pure professional.

ok, i took this one down.....
time to move on to the next one