JayJayVee
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STARMAN - David Bowie cover
That weren’t no DJ, that was hazy cosmic jive! I always loved this Ziggy Stardust David Bowie album, and now that it is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, I decided to try a cover of one of the songs on it. So I gathered some local musicians I know and we had a go at it. Here: www.soundrecordingadvice.com/audio/Starman.mp3 Musicians are: Vocals: Mitch Wilson (lead singer and lead guitarist for Lunar Maps and also for No Knife) Electric Guitars: Chris Del Priore (lead singer and lead guitarist for Mesa Blue) Acoustic Guitars: Kelly Gunning Keyboards, Synths, Samplers, Bass, Drums: John Volanski This was recorded using Sonar V8.5.3 at my home studio. Used Rode NT-2A mics for the vocals and acoustic guitar (Martin D-28). Used an ART Digital MPA as the mic preamp. Computer interface was the Emu-1820m. Electric Guitar (Stratocaster) was recorded direct through a Roland VG-88. Bass: Alesis NanoBass Drums: Dimension Pro Strings: Kurzweil K2000RS, Kontakt 4, Edirol Orchestal, Dimension Pro Synth: Korg MS2000R
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/18 21:44:43
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John - good cover! Mitch almost has that Bowie sound, but his timing is a little off at least on the verses.
guitars and keyboards are great - drums sound good; mix is very well balanced.
good job!
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/19 12:10:56
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I like what I heard very much. I'm a big Bowie fan so this pleased me. It's hard to believe it's been 40 years.
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/19 17:52:59
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If I didn't know the song was Bowie I would have thought it was Tom Petty covering a Beatles song.
Really nice!!!
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/19 21:17:57
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Interesting. It does sound more Petty-ish vocal-wise in the verse, then gets Bowie-ish in the chorus. The guitars sound great except for the out of tune toy guitar at the intro.
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/20 11:05:48
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great go at an old classic.
i've wanted to do about 6 or 7 ziggy era covers, just never had the time to pull it off....
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bapu
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/23 01:19:22
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One of my fav Bowie songs.
Great job. Thanks for sharing.
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Guitarhacker
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/23 08:21:12
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Good shot at that classic Bowie tune.
Growing up in the South Jersey area in the 70's was a unique time. Bowie seemed to have a house gig at a club in Philly at the time. They were always advertising on the radio that Bowie was playing "The Scene" every week or so...... Todd Rundgrund as well.
Nice job on the cover.
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JayJayVee
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/23 18:10:12
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/25 18:00:02
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great cover of a classic. my only suggestion would be to adjust some of the kick drums hits as they are a tad rigid and a bit off in some places. nice work. this was an enjoyable listen.
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paulo
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/29 13:33:27
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Nice one ! As you've said yourself the opening could be better and there seem to be a few timing issues, but a very credible cover that I very much enjoyed listening to. 40 years ? Wow ! Always thought he was ahead of his time and this just proves it.
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/07/29 22:04:13
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Other than it seems a little weak in total volume, but the production is excellent and very appropriate for the genre. Good mix to my ears. I like the vocal tone.
Daryl
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JayJayVee
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Re:STARMAN - David Bowie cover
2012/08/01 19:11:03
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Hey Paulo-
Yeah, I always thought the Ziggy Stardust album was years ahead of its time when it came out....but I think decades ahead of its time is probably more appropriate.
Thanks for the comments and suggestions....
JV
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