"Made of Glass" (Power Rock) ***Mix #3 Up 12/12/11

Man, I always enjoy hearing your work. 

nice fat rock & roll. 

Where the singing comes in, there seemed to be a bit of a sync issue with one of the guitars.... for a brief section, it seemed out of sync, then it righted itself. 

This sounds amazing on my tiny computer speakers. I'll check it out later tonight on the lappy with cans/buds. 

Another great tune, Bob!  The only crit I would have (remember, I'm a bass player) is that the bass isn't kickin' in my stomach.  I'm on Sennheiser HD280Pro headphones and they usually let the bass pound when it's there.  However, my ears are old and the phones are fairly new.  LOL!  Love the leads!   Your tunes always rock.  I always like the vocal treatment.  Keep rockin' BobbyO!

Guitarhacker:


Hey, Herb,


Thanks, buddy, I appreciate you checking in on this and also your kind words!  Later tonight or tomorrow, I'll try to pinpoint the timing issues that you noticed.   LOL, I usually work in the studio between 3 and 5 a.m., so I'm pretty much in half a coma when I'm doing this stuff, thanks for picking up on it for me.  Please let me know if you notice anything else when you check it on your other system,


By the way, your newly posted romantic ballad, "Just to Love you More" was really excellent, great songwriting and performance.


Thanks again, Herb, I value your input highly!
Bob
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mgh:


Hey, Mark,


How are you, brother?  Doing great, I hope!


Thanks for giving this a listen, and for your good input and kind words!  As I mentioned to Herb above, unfortunately, I was half asleep while I was working on this one, and appreciate your observations on the timing bloops.  Hopefully, I'll have it tightened up over the next 24 to 48 hours.


Thanks again, Mark, for all of your input and support, greatly appreciated, my friend!
Bob
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Great songwriting and arrangement! Love them big drums. Nice job on the vocals too and the harmonies really hit the mark. Oh and of course the guitar is great as always - especially the solo.

+1 to the timing issue Herb mentioned. Not sure if something got knocked out of place or just took a few seconds for the groove to set in.

Great stuff Bob! Echoing the timing issue. Are those blue steel bass strings? I've always like the roto sound swing bass strings myself. I could never get into that twangyness.

You on drums or synth?

Excellent track and great writing!

Wow, excellent track Bob! You've gone for a big production here, and pulled it off in style. Love that intro, got a little hint of 'Faith Healer' in the chord changes. Fab solo.. Kudos on programming all those changes in tempo, that's tricky stuff.

One of your best for sure Bob, love it.

Bob,

Like Paula said to that little rapper on X-Factor:

"Can't you just suck once?"


Superb job Bob.

Hi Bob

A nice and hefty intro turns into something really unexpected.  The vocal harmonies are completely mind-bogglingly good, and the Oister guitar-land it's all built on is all the usual top drawer action.

Just a couple of nits to pick from me the cymbal crashes transitioning between the intro and the start of the song at 1.05 are sounding weak and there's that little bit of out of sync timing going on until 1.15.  The transitioning between the tempo changes throughout could do with a little bit of TLC.

But this tune is well worked out and brilliantly executed other than those tiny details.

This is a five star chunk of Oister for sure!

evadianepug:


Hey, Warren,

How are you, buddy?  Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Thanks for your good input and kind words on this!  I'll will definitely be rechecking the bass level and eq when I can get back into the studio tomorrow or Monday.  Because of my deeper sounding guitar tones and the 5 string bass, I sometimes tend to go too conservatively on the bass trying to avoid conflicts with the low end.  So, I usually do end up bumping up the bass a little bit after first posting here.  You're a dynamite bass player and producer, so I'll surely take your word for it, and look into it, Warren!

I really appreciate your observations and words of encouragement, have a great weekend!
Bob
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morenoise:


Hi, Rik,

Thank you for giving this a listen, and for your very nice comments and input!

I'm hoping to be able to finally get back into the studio in the next few days to try to hunt down and tweak the little timing issues that you and a few others have mentioned.  I'll be sure to check out the section around 2:20 as you mentioned.

Thanks again, Rik, I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input and observations.  Have a great weekend!
Bob
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SteveStrummerUK:


Hi, Steve,


Thanks, buddy, I really appreciate you giving this a listen, and your very kind words!


This song was a little bit different for me, and I usually try to restrain myself for solos, but I decided to just let 'er rip going for a one shot, sort of raw, Steve Stevens style solo on this one, and it just felt right to me the first time, so I left it in.


Many thanks again for all of your input and support, have a great weekend, my friend!
Bob
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dlogan:


Hey, Dave,


How's it going?  It's really great to see you back around on the forum!


Thanks so much for checking in on this one for me, and also for the very kind comments!  I'm hoping to get a chance to iron out the slight timing issue that you and Herb mentioned over the next day or two.


Thanks again for your input, Dave, I truly appreciate your observations and comments!
Bob
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jamesyoyo:


Hey, James,


How are you?  Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend!


Thanks so much for giving this a listen and your very encouraging comment!  It really means a lot to me, coming from a great producer like you.


As for the kick drum, what is it that you're not liking, the volume, the actual drum sound, the eq, or possibly the part itself?  I usually like an "in your face" punchy drum track, so I'm assuming it's probably a volume or eq situation.


Thanks again, James, I always look forward to and appreciate your good input and advice.  I always learn something, and it helps me improve my mixing.  Have a good one, buddy!
Bob
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Guitarpima:


Hey, Robert,


Thanks for checking this one out, and for your very kind words!


LOL, believe it or not, I'm ashamed to say they're the factory installed bass strings direct from the Fender factory five or six years ago.  I'm assuming they're Fender Super Bass 8250 5M taper wounds.  My poor basses only come out of the case to see the light of day when I'm recording, for five or ten minutes at a time, every three or four weeks, so the strings are actually still like brand new.  Thanks for the tip though, maybe I'll try a set of Roto Sounds when I change them, one of my cover band bass players always swore by them.



Thanks again for giving this a listen and your input, I truly appreciate it!
Bob
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Most of my crits have been covered by others... so I'll just say that kicks asss!!!

radio:


Hi, James,


How are you, buddy?  I hope you're recovering well from your surgery!


Thank you very much for giving this song a listen, and also for your very kind words of encouragement.  I'm really happy that you liked it, and I greatly appreciate your input.



Get well soon, James!
Bob
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bapu:


Hey, Ed,


How are things, buddy?  Hope you had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend!


Thank you, sir, for checking in on this one for me, and for your kind words!  Yeah, that good old Paula, she reminds me of the Panama Canal, because she's seems like quite a "busy ditch". 


Thanks again, Ed, I always look forward to and appreciate your input and observations, and value your opinion highly!


Have a great week, bro!
Bob
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Philip:


Hi, Philip,


How are you doing, my friend?  I pray that you're getting along okay and keeping the faith after your recent devastating loss.


Heartfelt thanks for taking the time to check in on this song for me, and also your very kind words!  I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input, observations and support on my music, and your deep faith, strength and ability to soldier on, is truly an inspiration to us all.


Thanks again, Philip, and my best wishes, thoughts and prayers to you and your family!
Bob
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Jonbuoy:


Hi, Jon,


How are you, brother?  Doing very well, I hope.  It's really great to see you upstairs, my friend!


Thank you very much for checking in on this one for me, and for your good observations and kind words of encouragement!


I finally just now got a chance to get back in to try to touch this one up, and I'm bumping up the velocity of the cymbal crashes that you spotted for me as we speak.  I truly appreciate that type of detailed, specific information coming from a lifelong excellent drummer such as yourself!  I really think that there's magic hidden in those little details, that a non-drummer like me can't seem to pick up on, and every small tip on my drum tracks really helps me learn how to improve the process for future songs.



By the way, fantastic job on your new song post "Photograph of You", it's truly an amazing production.  Also, sincere congratulations on your terrific results improving your health situation, it's both great news and very inspirational!


Thanks again, Jon, it's really wonderful to hear from you, and I value your input, advice and friendship greatly! 


Best wishes,
Bob
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  As always, I like your music and you didn't disappoint this time either.