"Undone" (Modern Rock)

Holy Rock Concerts Batman!
Isn't it nice how new instruments inspire us to new heights? I love the drums in this one. The low-end compression is at a good level, which allows me to feel it in my chest. Love it!

WoW!  It really sounds great.  Great voice and guitar playing. A bit of P.O.D.  Around 2:13 when the solo comes it, there is a small break.  Need to smooth out the transition between takes?

It's been way too long fer me Bob Oister fx....my first thought was "this thing has BALLS!!"

great job...down and dirty, up in yer grill, no BS....

love it!...and in under 3 hours?....f***....I can get Sonar to open in under 2!!...lol

Great job!

What a sound Bob. I love this - a bit of Alice in Chains.

I've got a PRS -[ funny - it doesn't sound anything like that.



Very cool Bob.

Good stuff.

It's all real solid and I wouldn't say anything except you asked... I'd rather just twist some knobs and hope you liked it... but here goes.

I like the snare tone... some times it seems a bit loud... it buries the guitar.

The cymbals seem just right.

I love the vocal harmonies.

The main guitar part seems a bit muted in the upper midrange... not edgy enough for my taste.

The smooth round tone on the guitar solo is really nice.

The bass line is kinda tame... maybe you could come up with an exciting figure at the turn arounds so the bass could pop right there.

The vocals are great, but I think I'd dare using a little more low shelf cutting to "float" the vocal up above the rhythm section... in a classic rock sort of way.

Or just ignore all that and enjoy it the way it is!!!


best regards,
mike

Evil riff Bob! This is superb stuff. I love how you always craft a really memorable chorus, and your turnarounds make me smile - top drawer.

James

Hi Bob,

Congrats on the new guitar! It sounds great!

Great song, playing, vocal and mix...all done in less time than it takes me to tune
a guitar.  Not fair.

The harmonies make this type of tune stand out from the pack, IMO.
Slammin' drum track, too.

You are the man, Rockin' Bob.  This a solid metal rocker with loads of energy for sure.  Your playing is excellent as usual and the vocals are wonderful.
Nice one.
 
Freddy J

Wow that's a really nice looking guitar.  My keyboard is just a plain ol black

thepogue:
 
Hey, Tom!  Me brudda from anudda mudda!  How's it going, buddy?  Doing great, I hope!
 
Thanks, man, I really appreciate your words of encouragement, and as I mentioned above to Tony, how much good advice you Distant Towers boys have provided me with over the past couple of years.
 
Yep, I think Scotty was right about a new instrument pumping up the creative juices, because I just plugged in and powered up, and the entire song practically wrote and recorded itself!  Riffs, chords, melody, lyrics, solo, and then about 10 minutes of track leveling and minor eq.  All done, that's it!
 
It made me extremely happy because for the past month or so, I've been working between 80 and 90 hours a week, and have had hardly any time to work on music.  So I'm hoping to just push myself to move faster to take advantage of even small amounts of time when I get a chance, instead of over thinking the process and taking weeks and months to get a song finished, or close to finished.
 
Thanks again, Tom, have great night!
Bob
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philz:
 
Hi, Phil,
 
Thank you, kind sir, for checking it out for me, and also for your very nice comments and helpful insight!
 
I'm very happy to hear that it sounds decent on your system, too.  I think my experimental changes in the low end on this have finally helped me get my past bass and drum conflicts and overall compression under control for the most part.
 
Also, thanks very much for the PM, I really appreciate that.  Have a great night!
Bob
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CLEAN:
 
Hi, Mark
 
It's really great to hear from you!  Thanks for giving this a listen and for your very kind comments!  Coming from a great player like you, it really means a lot to me.
 
Yep, I'm lovin' the new PRS, and I know from listening to your music that you could definitely make a two by four and a rubber band sound great!
 
Thanks again, Mark, have a good one, buddy!
Bob
 

Great quick work, Bob.

The guitar sounds thick and chunky. Might use a hair more sparkle to them.
Drums are too busy but what would I expect in 160 minutes?

Another Bob Oister classic. Would fit right in with any collection of classic 70's rock (that's a compliment).

Kroneborge:
 
Hi, Matthew,
 
Thanks for checking out this song for me and for your very kind words!  I really appreciate you giving it a listen and I value your input highly.
 
By the way, you really did a dynamite job on "The Time is Now" on your SoundCloud page, great song and a nice high quality mix!
 
Thanks again, have a good one!
Bob
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mike_mccue:
 
Hey, Mike, how are you, buddy?  Doing great I hope!
 
Thanks so much for giving this a listen for me, and for your kind words and helpful comments and suggestions!
 
Yep, this song kind of just fell together on it's own while I was test recording the new guitar, and I really didn't do any mixing except about ten minutes of track leveling and a few high pass filter tweaks.
 
I actually ended up lowering the vox bus right before I posted the song because I thought they might be a touch too loud for this style of music, but I'm definitely going to try your suggestion about shelving the vox low end a bit to see if that makes them stand out a little more without overpowering the mix.
 
For the guitar, I purposely went for a little bit darker "scooped mids" sound on this one, sort of shooting for the Sevendust or Killwsitch Engage nu-metal guitar sound to give it a more modern feel.  I hope a few minor tweaks to the mix will get everything in the ballpark.
 
This was probably the second fastest I've ever gotten a song done from starting a blank project with nothing in mind but a quick guitar sound check, to a complete rough mix in a little over two hours.  I can only hope the next one is anywhere close to that easy to put together!
 
Thanks again, Mike, for your great suggestions and observations, they really do help, and I truly appreciate you taking the time to really listen and provide your input and ideas!
 
Have a great night!
Bob
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Janet:
 
Hi, Janet, thank you so much.  I'm very thankful that you liked it, and I really appreciate your comments and support!
 
Have a great night!
Bob
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Slow Marching Band:
 
Hello, James,
 
How are you, my friend?  Thank you very much for checking in on this song for me, and also for your kind words of encouragement.  Coming from a great musician and mixer like you, that really means a lot to me!
 
This one practically just wrote and recorded itself, I almost felt like a bystander while I was working on it.  I wish they all came about that easily!
 
Also, many thanks, James, for all the help that you and Larry have provided in the past!
 
Have a great day!
Bob
 

lol you do know Paul Allender is the guitarist from Cradle of Filth?! I like the look of it, though for roughtly the same price i'd be very tempted by this one:

This is the PRS SE Torero, features active EMG and a real Floyd...


anyhow, fantastic song Bob, heavier than your more recent stuff, this has a great growling guitar tone, love the drum sounds too, i agree that the fill in the intro is a bit OTT, but other than that they are fine, mix is great...and the way your harmony vox come in is awesome!

Hi Bob, this really rocks, nice guitar btw. Did you tune down to create that heavy rhythm sound?

Greetings, Rik