"Musical Chairs" NEW (update 8-18-10)

Put a smile on my face!  :-)  Wouldn't have a clue how to improve it, but I'll watch this space. :-)  Love that guitar playing! 

Yeah, I really cranked on the autotune for a passage on the 2nd verse for effect...although compression is mucking up some of the vox that don't have it sound like they do!

The vox are hard on this tune. I want angry and up front, but it's too raw yet. I put the main vox (about 4 tracks) to it's own bus, and the bax (about 10 tracks) to another. They don't glue right, and is somehat due to trying different mic'ing on different takes. I took a break from mixing on this one to come back with fresh ears, but I think that multi-band compression is the route I have to go here.

Is this a mix of country, bluegrass, rock, retro, and techno?  Wow, the new genre.

Er, is the guy singing or shouting at 1:07+ and 1:50? It's kinda of an odd delivery.

I like the abrupt change of pace at 3:00. But so much nothingness for one minute and 45 seconds while it wound down to end? I mean, you had little incidents interspersed, but nothing major happening. I was waiting for you to introduce new material after that abrupt change. But nothing, really. If I'd heard this on the radio, I wouldn't have waited it out to end one minute and 45 seconds later.

It must sound like I don't like this song. But I'm just bringing up things you may have not considered. I did like it. It's well done, and the voices are good. The instruments are interesting. It's fun and upbeat.

nice tune. maybe the vocs could use the smallest boost but don't go all angry - your voice is too sweet for that.

peggysuechan


Is this a mix of country, bluegrass, rock, retro, and techno?  Wow, the new genre.

Er, is the guy singing or shouting at 1:07+ and 1:50? It's kinda of an odd delivery.

I like the abrupt change of pace at 3:00. But so much nothingness for one minute and 45 seconds while it wound down to end? I mean, you had little incidents interspersed, but nothing major happening. I was waiting for you to introduce new material after that abrupt change. But nothing, really. If I'd heard this on the radio, I wouldn't have waited it out to end one minute and 45 seconds later.

It must sound like I don't like this song. But I'm just bringing up things you may have not considered. I did like it. It's well done, and the voices are good. The instruments are interesting. It's fun and upbeat.

 
 
Yeah, I admit it's a little out there...but that's how I roll!
 
The change of pace at the end, well...it's still missing some elements I'm working on.
 
The tune is a "situation", and third person; so not to be judgemental. It's about teen pregnancy, and the main "singer" is the angry father, yelling at his daughter when he finds out. To get the right feel for the part, I litrally put the mic 3' off the floor like someone cowering, then sang the main part hunched over like I was yelling at someone in a condecending manner. It may sound odd, but it actually got the sound I wanted!
 
Anyway, the slowdown part is after the birth...so it's supposed to be a change of pace. I am adding in a girl reading to her daughter a bedtime story. After a piano part sets the melody tone. Only problem I've had is finding the girl for the part...my wife WON'T do it...and I may get arrested if I start asking teenage girls "if they would let me record them"...
 
One of my friends daughter's may end up doing it...but that could be a few weeks off yet.

Engaging, cool groove, nice.

Nice Groove going on here, Ron. Guitars sound really sweet!!! This is a great piece of work.

Ok, I think the mix is pretty much there. I may just give up on the spoken word part in the outtro.