"Yesterday" (acoustic/electric/keys original tune, uptempo)

"Yesterday"

(not the beatles tune, this is an original)

http://www.lightningmp3.c..ive/32129-yesterday.mp3

jshep0102
thanks man....
the who, eh? that's an interesting comparison, i'm a fan, but have never really played any of their material way back when i was learning.....
heh... i think it's cool how people hear different things, maybe it's just one note that pops a brain stem to remember certain things

exceptional Mr. Bat. 

Excellent piece.  I love the your guitar tones on this tune.  Vocals are awsome.  And the drums sound really good - is that Superior Drummer 2? 

batsbrew


"Yesterday"

(not the beatles tune, this is an original)

http://www.lightningmp3.c..ive/32129-yesterday.mp3

Dang, I'm going to stop posting songs because of this, this is GREAT!!!!!!! There is no place for my garbage anymore.

Either way, I enjoyed hearing this with the exception of that last statement.

Kudos dude, you've got it figured out no doubt. But be aware everyone is going to ask : How and what did you use to record this with?
Not just software, but equipment and technique, heck I'd like to know myself. I know your specifications are listed in your sig. but they say nothing about your method. Or is that a trade secret?

AWESOME!!!

Bobby

Sounds awesome! I hear VH guitar chords in there. Many kudos!

rsp
thanks man.
you know, i love overdriven guitars that are fat....
and often times, that's the featured sound..
but i wanted this song to be more....open sounding, with a much more open arrangment, and that's why the choice on the skinnier guitar tone.

took me a while to master that bass track...
playing with my fingers, i tended to over do it.
i had to learn to back off and let the riff float, and find the right eq to let the meat of the fingers drive it, instead of gain and finger power.
light riffs, fat sound.


timidi
thanks sir


listen
i love drums.
i'd trade off my guitar skills, to be a good drummer...
but i can't play for ****e.
LOL
this guy that did the tracks for me, is a degreed player.... DFW area, his name is Brent Dacus.


guitartrek
thanks man, glad you dig the guitar tones.
there's a LOT of acoustic in this tune.

these drums are real drums. THAT's why they sound good!
LOL



bapu
thanks man.
bass line if FUN to play!


rocking chair
hehe, you gotta keep posting your stuff man.
on this recording, i recorded and mixed in a roland vs-1880.
all the rest of my work is typically in sonar and pc, but not this one.
there's no real secret or method..
i just stick mics in front of stuff, try to get good sounds into the mic, and then use the daw as a tape recorder, and mix it down, using some effects and eqs and no tricks.
thanks for listening

daryl
appreciate you listening in......
yeah, lots of influences showing in this one.
i stole one of the ascending guitar riffs directly from todd rundgen, off of the "utopia theme".
i'm sure he wont mind.
LOL

between the keys and the acoustics, i had to keep the electric guitars back a bit.... no fighting kids.


scotty
thanks man..... i'm sure you've heard this one before.
VH chords tho.........?
i don't know about that, i wrote this one on acoustic, so it translates well to one-guitar-one voice kinds of stuff... the guitar stuff is pretty basic, except for the occasional Asus2 chords!

morenoise
thanks rik. appreciate it

Excellent - loved the bass in particular. Show off ;)

purple
thanks man.
yes, live instruments rule. cuz it's a real thing, lots of warts and stuff.
njoy!



paulo
glad you dig it....
i love playing bass. i could lay down guitar and just play bass...
but most folks never discuss the bass playing, the flashy guitar stuff always seems to overshadow...
bass playing, is just good honest work.
 

bretb
thanks man, appreciate it!

There's some really cool tones in this tune. The guitars are really very nice.

I think there's only three things I would change.

The first is the levels. The guitars seem to taking a more predominant position in the mix than I would mix them. The same is true for the bass actually. It's a little weird - I think the vocals and drums are at the right levels.  I'd just lower the guitars and bass a bit.

The second is that I would even brighten up the bass - bring more of the pluck and presence. I think that'll sound nice.

The last thing is I would add reverb to the snare to give it more space.

Yeah, the drummer's definitely a keeper.  I love the bass line too. But as usual, everything sits so well and sounds great.  :-) 

vechung
thanks for checking it out...


acoustigod
appreciate the listen.
well, bass and guitar level choices are purely subjective..
they're actually right where i want them.
the bass drives the song, the guitar comes and goes, some when it DOES come on the scene, i want it really standing out.
as far as bass tone choices, i prefer a more rounded tone. i don't want to hear much string noise, i dig the 70's style finger tone, but again, i would agree that all your suggestions would totally work too.


patm300e
i love real drums.
i use superior drummer 2.0 to do my drum tracks now, but i prefer the real thing every time i can get it.
thanks for listening!


janet
thanks janet, your very kind.
if i could kidnap that drummer.....  LOL

mgh
alright man, glad you dig it!

JOHNNYV

thanks for listening

i'm glad you liked it enough to download it (it'll stream, you know)



that other song you're talking about...

it's a newer one, called "Speak to Me"

that's a new one, on my new album i hope to put out next month.

i'm doing final mixes and mastering now.....8 songs, two instrumentals



i don't have it posted anywhere yet.
i've re-worked it a bit.....

scotty

i remember way back, when that album 1st came out....

wondering why he had all those covers on there!

LOL

musta been like 3 or 4 of them...

but the other ones, the originals, the ones i cared about, were a little more.... 'progressive' than the ones before it....

my favorite vh was always fair warning