"Hallelujah" (L. Cohen cover)

Really Nicely done , nice voice, great playing Dave

Thanks "dirtyharry" - I'm glad you liked it!

Rik - I  hear ya; that's the way I was hearing it too. Unfortunately I have limited guitar skills (I'm mainly a bass player). I'm pretty much just a strummer on the acoustic, so I added the arpeggiated clean electric to try to spice it up a bit.

this is not the easiets song to cover, Dave.  I have heard more people attempt this tune on Idol and other shows than any one tune.  You guys really pulled it off.  You sound great and the singer is wonderful.

Dave.....this is a remarkable rendition.  Heath's vocal is oozing with all this great song is carrying.  What a fine idea for a cover.

Thanks Mark (C) - I appreciate the listen and positive feedback!

Yeah Warren, when we decided to record this my main concern was hoping it didn't sound cheesy - there are so many covers of this and it's the type of song you can put your own signature on, but it can also be easily butchered. I'm glad it got your approval!

Vicente - I will probably do a full blown production of this at some point. But the simple instrumentation I think helps highlight Heath's awesome vocal performance.

Thanks Rick! It's funny cuz Heath only knew Rufus Wainwright's version; he had never heard the original or even Jeff Buckley's version. I was glad I suggested it to him because it really fits his vocal style.

I appreciate the kind words Mark (H) - glad you liked it!! Thanks for listening.

Thanks Julilanna!! Just listened to your version on your SoundClick page - very nice!!! Loved the piano/vocal arrangement.

Yeah my wife's got KD Lang's hymn CD that has this song on it. That's a very moving version.

Very nicely done! Love the song and your rendition of it is great. The vocals are excellent.

Nicely done both - no crits here.

I love this song. Nice job!

I'd love to hear Julie sing this one. Please post it...PLEASE?!!!

  With a million apologies to Dave... Scotty, it's on my sound click. Did it in a night for a friend who was having some issues and she wanted to hear it. It gets too hot in a few places and the piano isnt great, but she didn't care. I did some Alternste verses, if I remember correctly. If anyone wants to comment please pm me so as not to derail the nice man's thread and his lovely rendition... http://www.soundclick.com...=9627929&q=hi&newref=1

Sounds wonderful, guys.  Guitar sounds great... vocal sounds great... all very crisp and clean.  Excellent!

Hey Dave,
What you call a stripped down recording, is harder to do then full blown production IMO. You really have this acoustic one on one vibe down to a science. The verb/plate you use really gives it a warm personal feel. It really sounds FANTASTIC on my end. Love everything about this tune form the performance to the mix, KUDOS!

Kev

Thanks Scott!

Yeah Janet I can do a little pickin' but it's more boring than my strumming. I didn't play too much acoustic until last year when I got my Taylor and really have figured out it's a different animal than an electric. I now play by acoustic more than my electric and definitely plan on working more on finger picking.

Oh Julianna you can hijack my thread any day my dear!

Kev I definitley agree with you that these types of recordings are hard - the recordings with an acoustic and one voice don't leave much room for error! It can also be difficult to have cover a wide spectrum with only one instrument.
 
Thanks Phil!

Yo Tap! Well I like the strummed sound and I'm glad you do too! I agree with others though that I need to keep pushing myself on my guitar playing.

Thanks John - one of the things I love about Heath's voice is not just the wonderful tone but most of all of the delivery - he really does sell the lyrics and sing with conviction.

Thanks again all!! Next week I have a new one I'll be posting that is my first (completed) original song in a while that Heath is also singing. Stay tuned! 



  
 

Thank you Mr. Hansen! Well I did it the "wrong" way. I agree tracking the guitar and vocals together would have been ideal, but when I try to do too many things at once I end up screwing it up!

Have to confess Dave, I'm not a fan of Cohen or this song, but I forced myself!

Excellent version I must admit, very convincing vocal and a nice simple, open mix. Good stuff.