The Walking Dead, a love song

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dpronk1959
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2014/06/16 03:30:11 (permalink)

The Walking Dead, a love song

Bass: BIAB
Guitars: BIAB
Piano: EZKeys
Drums: Cakewalk REX loops
Synths: Dimension Pro and Rapture
Vocals: Me
Vocal harmonys: Me & Melodyne

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    Hemul
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/16 10:30:30 (permalink)
    I enjoyed this. A really well done ballad (vocals are really well done, imho), that contrasts in an amusing way with the Zombie themes in the lyrics. And the ending gives it an additional nicely absurd twist. The only attempt at constructive criticism I can offer is that I thought that where the rhythm sets in after the intro part (~1:00) the beat sounds a bit too synthetic and stands out from the rest of the song in a way I didn't quite like.
     
     
     
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/17 00:33:28 (permalink)
    Hemul
    I enjoyed this. A really well done ballad (vocals are really well done, imho), that contrasts in an amusing way with the Zombie themes in the lyrics. And the ending gives it an additional nicely absurd twist. The only attempt at constructive criticism I can offer is that I thought that where the rhythm sets in after the intro part (~1:00) the beat sounds a bit too synthetic and stands out from the rest of the song in a way I didn't quite like.



    Thanx man. Until I find a real drummer, loops are my only friends.. :)

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/17 01:03:06 (permalink)
    Awesome!  I love it!  That chord progression and melody are perfect for this.  I don't mind the loops at all.  Reminds me a bit of the electronic, ballad-y artists of the 90s (Perfume Tree, Laika, etc...)  works for me!
     
    Well done sir!  I'll listen to this often (love the Walker at the end.  Ha!)
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/17 15:23:36 (permalink)
    That was different...  but I liked it.   
     
     

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/18 14:42:50 (permalink)
    Thanx SteveC.... Maybe it was time for something different :)
     

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/18 16:08:35 (permalink)
    music and vox very cool. drums not so. thanks for posting. :)

     
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/20 01:35:40 (permalink)
    You're welcome Gus :)

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/20 13:26:31 (permalink)
    This is well done, however I agree the percussion is a little mechanical and perhaps it is a little to wet (reverb).
     
    Thanks for sharing.

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/20 16:29:24 (permalink)
    This is really an interesting piece.  Great job on the vocals!  I can appreciate your limitations with the loops --- I suffer from the same affliction but they sound a lot better than the noise I would make.
    Cool creative stuff and well done!
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/06/23 07:28:43 (permalink)
    Thanx guys,
     
    Oh well, once I find a drummer I'll record it once again...
     
     

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/07/06 14:16:35 (permalink)
    I really like this song- it is so different! It seems to be a mixture genre to me. The lyrics are great! 
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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/07/06 22:10:34 (permalink)
    Great vocal delivery Dick. I listened on laptop speakers and it worked well.

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    Re: The Walking Dead, a love song 2014/07/07 00:21:10 (permalink)
    Oh thanx, 1tmack and rebel007!
    I'm working on a remix now, and want to publish it on Spotify and iTunes ...

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