Sing This Song of Praise

Hey guys, I haven't been posting much new stuff lately, but hope to change that.  this is an original by CBand
 
https://soundcloud.com/beaglesound/sing-this-song-of-praise
 
CBand is Reece Bain (Beagle), Julien Bowles (jbow), Herb Hartley (guitarhacker), Michael Hanson (MakeShift) & Sean Peifer (gtrpastor) special guest: Kristi Peifer
 
Sing This Song of Praise (c) 2014 CBand
 
Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar: Sean
Bass & Rhythm Guitars: Mike
Lead Guitars: Herb
Drum programming, B3, mixing and production: Reece
All: Backup Vocals
 
Verse 1 Lord I come before You with open hands and a humble heart
Greatful for Your mercy, so I can make another start
Your Spirit abides within me, my source of comfort and strength!
Chorus And so my Lord I sing this song of praise to You
Oh Lord my God I sing this song of praise, this song of praise to You!
 
Verse 2 Darkness all around me and I cannot find my way.
Your word lights up my footsteps, whispering, "don't be afraid"
Your Spirit abides within me, my source of comfort and strength!

Chorus
Vocal Bridge
And Lord I will follow You wherever You may lead!
Instrumental Bridge B3 solo
Electric Guitar solo
Chorus x 3
 
ALL COMMENTS WELCOME!

A beautiful tribute to the big guy, great vocals, nice mix - good job!

This is really a nice bit of tunage. The vocals are really well done. I would put the lead vocal in the center though and surround it with the backing vocals.  I think your acoustic needs some work as your g string is making a funky sound.
 
Again, very well done! You sound like your having a lot of fun with it. To me, that's god. Not the myth.

Any comment I would make is all personal preference so I'll just say great job on this original tune.

Nice job guys, good song..  I would bump that guitar solo up a db or two  and maybe bring that rim shot in the verses down a bit but otherwise sounds good.   The harmonies and the vocal breakdown at the end is pretty cool.  Singer sounds like Dennis DeYoung to me;)
 
Regards

This sounds great to me.  I think that you have captured that big sound that one would normally associate with a song of praise such as this.  The a cappella at the end is very nice indeed!!!

Herb - there are no hard feelings on my end.  we had differences of opinions, but we worked through it.  Peace to you, brother.

Old55
Nice work.  I especially like the harmonizing.  

Jan - thanks so much!  we all worked hard on that A Cappella section!

thegaltieribrothers
A beautiful tribute to the big guy, great vocals, nice mix - good job!

thanks very much galtieribrothers!  we appreciate the listen and the comments!

Wookiee
Is it just me or is the lead vocal hard panned to the left?
 
Other than that it sounds very good Beagle, subject is not something I can comment on but musically it sounds well here.
 
Thanks for sharing.

He John,
None of us thought it sounded off center until yours and Robby's comments, so I went back to look at what possibly could be causing that perception to be made and I only found a few places where the widening tracks drifted back and forth across each other in volume throughout the song.  that would cause a slight lean to the left or right depending on which track was higher in volume at the time.  I think I've evened those out more now and I'll post a new version up soon.
thanks for listening and commenting!

Guitarpima
This is really a nice bit of tunage. The vocals are really well done. I would put the lead vocal in the center though and surround it with the backing vocals.  I think your acoustic needs some work as your g string is making a funky sound.
 
Again, very well done! You sound like your having a lot of fun with it. To me, that's god. Not the myth.

thanks for your comments, Robby.  as I just told John, the off center was certainly not obvious to me, but I think I've resolved it and I'll post another revision soon.  thanks again!
 
I should already be at work today, so I'll responds to the rest of you later!  thank you everyone for the listen and the kind words!
 

nice one Beagle - nice clear mix.
Maybe a bit hot on the drums - I think I heard some distortion a couple of times.
Great playing and performances by all.

First of all, thanks to everyone who took the time to listen and to comment. I appreciate it. Thanks for the kind words. This was a lot of fun and a lot of work. It was my second collab. 
 

markno999
Singer sounds like Dennis DeYoung to me;)

I'll take that as a compliment. He's a good singer. I can't hit his high notes though. :D
 

jamesg1213
Vocalist is very good, but he seems a little overwrought from the get-go, might have built the song a little better if he'd held back at the start.

Thanks for the compliment on the vox :). We lowered the key of the song because, at first, I really was straining from the get go. IIRC, Reece advised me to do just what you said--to hold back a little on the verses and let go on the choruses. I think the difference wasn't enough. You're right, I should have made it more dynamic. Good advice for future reference. 
 

Guitarpima
  I think your acoustic needs some work as your g string is making a funky sound.

You must have a great ear! There was a problem with my guitar, which has (hopefully) been fixed by a luthier. Maybe it will sound better on the next recording. 
 

thegaltieribrothers
A beautiful tribute to the big guy, great vocals, nice mix - good job!

Thanks so much for listening and commenting!  we really appreciate it!

guitarpimaThis is really a nice bit of tunage. The vocals are really well done. I would put the lead vocal in the center though and surround it with the backing vocals.  I think your acoustic needs some work as your g string is making a funky sound.
 

glad you liked it Robert (IIRC).  as I said to John and Robby above, the vocals were centered, but the "widening' tracks might have been a little off.  I adjusted those, so hopefully it sounds more centered now. 
thanks for listening and commenting!

RimshotReally nice job to all.  It sounds very good.   I like the acapella at the end.  
Guitars could come up a tad IMO.

thanks Jimmy!  we appreciate the listen and the comments!

bapuAny comment I would make is all personal preference so I'll just say great job on this original tune.

thanks mate!  appreciate it very mucho!

markno999Nice job guys, good song..  I would bump that guitar solo up a db or two  and maybe bring that rim shot in the verses down a bit but otherwise sounds good.   The harmonies and the vocal breakdown at the end is pretty cool.  Singer sounds like Dennis DeYoung to me;)

thanks Mark!  I've looked at all of the suggestions everyone has given and have adjusted some things in the new mix which is up and available now!  appreciate it!

MarkusClinusThere is nothing I don't like about this - well recorded with a great message.
 
Wonderful.

thanks so much Mark!  we very much appreciate it!

Freddy JThis sounds great to me.  I think that you have captured that big sound that one would normally associate with a song of praise such as this.  The a cappella at the end is very nice indeed!!!

thanks so much Freddy!  we appreciate the listen and the kind words very much!  cheers!
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I have uploaded a new version just now.  it's the same link as in the original post.  I've adjusted some of the things you guys have suggested, especially the lead vox.  they should be centered spot on now.  thanks all again for listening!!

Thanks for listening Lynn.  It was a lot of fun working with this group to write and record the song.  I believe Reese has posted a newer version if you want to check and see if you are hearing any more issues with the stereo balance.

Most importantly, nice message!
Vocals sound great.

Nice work all the way round laddy!!!...

Great job on this one guys! I left a comment on SC. Well thought out and executed!Nice clean mix and lyrics too.

Hey Tom - thanks for stopping by and listening!  glad you like it!
 
Janet!  Long time!  I've missed your piano concertos!  thanks so much for listening and thanks for the great comments!
 
Hey Tim - thanks for listening and thanks for the great comments!
 
Warren my friend!  how's your health these days?  hope things are looking up!  thanks for the comments!  yes, I really like Sean's voice, he does a great job!  I was originally going to sing this one until I heard Sean do a demo of his melody suggestion and decided he was the better man for this one! 
funny you should say "You gotta love a B3" - one of the comments I got on another forum was that the organ sound made him literally laugh out loud because it sounded like his mom's old Wurlitzer!  well, I guess we all have nightmares about one thing or another, but this was a real XK3c with drawbar settings from a B3, so I don't know what he was smoking...    thanks again!
 
thanks everyone!