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[MUSIC ON] Cover contest! This week: Songs about the Devil
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Also, these are some strange number ones.
Bedlam - Ch-check it out
Score: 0/10
The instruments are identical to the original (in fact did you find an instrumental version or something? because if not that is impressive) but you have utterly butchered the vocals. I felt both wild rage and tearful depression at hearing you hurt this track. Rapping is hard, it doesn't sound like you've recognised this, It is more than just talking quickly.
This sounds horribly harsh, but this isn't really a cover so much as a karaoke version of the Beastie Boys.
Mullitt the Wise - Just Like Starting Over
Score: 7/10
The vocals are on the high side, so much so that it did cause the odd wince from. I'm not sure if this was something intentional or just unfortunate compression. Aside from that though, you've done quite well here and I don't think it was an easy song to do but you've taken it and done something interesting. Nice.
Evil Multifarious - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Score: 10/10
This didn't really catch me but was quite pleasant to listen to. You aimed for a quiet acoustic sound and you've perfectly achieved it.
Amphetamine - Sex and Candy
Score: 5/10
This isn't a track I know, looking at wikipedia seems to indicate that it didn't get a UK release, which is weird if it was a number one.
Having listened to the original though, I feel you've not really done much with this song. It's a very direct cover with no personal spin. Still, it's technically fine.
Simon Moon - Champagne Supernova
Score: 3/10
There's a horrible quiet buzzing through this (mainly audible at the start) and your vocals just are not loud enough. For the last half of the song you can't really hear the vocals at all. It could have been good, but those two complaints really ruin things for me.
Now accepting suggestions for next week's theme. One suggestion I received was "Devil's songs" - songs about or containing the Devil, one of which will obviously have to be "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
Another theme I thought of was "covers of covers." That is, do a cover of a cover that you particularly like.
If we do covers of covers I'm doing the cover of the Shinedown cover of Skynyrd's "Simple Man"
I don't know if we need to claim the songs or not, just thought I'd share.
Also, I've only been playing guitar for a few months, so either one of them is going to suck.
That is all.
The Vac - My Science Fiction Epic
Fortune Pancakes - My Gag-A-Day Comic
The Vac - My Science Fiction Epic
Fortune Pancakes - My Gag-A-Day Comic
t evil: are you really expecting some dude on a forum to do better than a professional artist? It just seems like your expectations are a little high so if you could go into some detail I would appreciate it.
t mojo: I did use the instrumental as I dont play any instruments. I know this puts me at a bit of a disadvatage but my goal in participating is to get better. (which I feel Ive done consistantly)
Actually Ive been trying to collab but the dude I was talking to hasnt sent me anything yet. So if someone wants to team up I would love to do some vocals even if its just backup. Anyone interested can feel free to pm me.
EDIT: Ok Ive been thinking about it and your critisims make a little more sense now. You dont have to elaborate if you dont want to but right now everything helps me.
just in case you missed it, that was a guest judge whose scores I posted when he emailed them to me.
I think he was suggesting that you had to do something beyond just reproducing the song, something to make it a cover instead of a replication of the original.
Only if they mention the devil.
Everyone losses this week.
-Terry Pratchett
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Does it purposefully not have vocals, or are you just afraid you won't do vocals well? Because I can drop some vocals for you if you want (with harmonies!)
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
I just didnt feel up to the task. If you feel up to it i'll gladly upload it.
Yeah, I can probably take a shot at it. Send me a link via PM or whatever.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIXLqbYK1yk
http://sites.google.com/site/jokermansentry/Home/Devil2.mp3
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
Sorry.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
there wasn't much interest in this round either
if someone would like to take up the mantle for now, they can just start a new thread by quoting the old OP or something, but I'm gonna be really busy for a while.
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Well then don't let the thread die? Pick a category for next week.
Additionally, how do people feel about two week categories? With other obligations, i've found it hard to finish something in just one week.
I'm down with that balancing school and work makes learning and recording a new song every week tough
-Terry Pratchett
I would prefer this, actually.
Or have a competition that goes two weeks, but a week in we start another one which lasts two weeks, etc, so there is some overlap... you might not be able to enter in all of them, but it gives you more time to work on one, and the people not interested in that competition have another option sooner.
As a prominent political pundit, I endorse this position.
Ok So how about Jokerman suggests the Topic for this week(let's make it go till next sunday the 9 th) and then we'll have an open cover what ever you want to go until the 16th or swap them so Jokerman's selection get's a little more time. When you enter state which topi you're going for.
-Terry Pratchett
2 week long categories starting each week sounds good. I think an open category isn't though. Because if there is an open one, virtually no one will pick anything from whatever jokerman picks.
Hey I'm open to suggestions. How about song's about a woman(or man for the ladies)?
-Terry Pratchett