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Now, we do sometimes record with a 600 pound, portable isolation cabinet, but it's no better than Blue Cat Destructor.
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Now, we do sometimes record with a 600 pound, portable isolation cabinet, but it's no better than Blue Cat Destructor.
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So, I wanted to mention this as we go forward with the project.
I've been singing rock, in this range and timbre, since I was a kid, but I was always shunned because i was constantly told "your vocals are just not rock n roll vocals."
So, I started adding some of Bon Scott's vocal inflections and I was able to sing in some AC/DC tribute projects, but I was never able to sing this way outside
of that "box."
When I started my first music job - earning $125/week as a guitar player in a bar band - I made up my mind I was gonna make a living in music, and doing so required me to be versatile and sing whatever way it took to get hired.
On this project, I'm allowed to do whatever I want...for the first time ever.
I've been singing rock, in this range and timbre, since I was a kid, but I was always shunned because i was constantly told "your vocals are just not rock n roll vocals."
So, I started adding some of Bon Scott's vocal inflections and I was able to sing in some AC/DC tribute projects, but I was never able to sing this way outside
of that "box."
When I started my first music job - earning $125/week as a guitar player in a bar band - I made up my mind I was gonna make a living in music, and doing so required me to be versatile and sing whatever way it took to get hired.
On this project, I'm allowed to do whatever I want...for the first time ever.
600 pounds…….PORTABLE ???
OP
Yes...it can be rolled around. Here it is in the lobby....
And a shot of the interior. Celestion Gold Backs on duty...
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@froman5150 - Based on your suggestion, we are adding this song to our CD.
Here's the two basic rhythm tracks and a solo I recorded after listening to the track a few times. Just recorded to a foot stomp. Solo was composed and added later...This is not album quality. It was just recorded on my Blackstar ID-Core 100 direct-out, but it served as the audition platform for our producer to hear the song's potential in our current catalog.
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Producer suggested we drop it a 1/2 step for my vocals. Sounds mean in D standard.
froman5150
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Sounds on point man , glad you liked the tune , rhino bucket kinda stayed under the radar for most people, their biggest exposure was being on the soundstrack to waynes world lol.
froman5150
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Killer looking forward to hearing it all put together, im sure you got the vocals down.
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Here's the tracks in D std I had to record and pitch to the producer, complete with both solos....
Sounds mean...!!!
This is @Esge's Les Paul replica on these tracks:
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People love the mystique of this replica. There's far more interest in it than my 2021 Les Paul 50's Standard Gold Top.
eSGEe
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thing has MOXY -- it survived a squirrel attack in the swamp!!!... 500+ lbs of dog .knocking about .. (and my ham handed junk rubbing ways) .... to come ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND THE GLOBE (china ... redneck ville-- Cali) to be yours. Does my heart good it does to see (and hear) it making really GOOD MUSIC!
Seriously Brother -- well done
Seriously Brother -- well done
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You don't think it sounds too low in D standard???
froman5150
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I dig the growl
it's got cajones, and would save your voice a bit of stress .
Nice work Rob
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chilipeppermaniac
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Man, Robert. It sounds just like this.
OP
Well, thank you, Man..
I changed a few of the 'subtle' things, like how they "roll out" of a chord change with a string of descending notes, and I changed the solo too, both in the interest of making it sound like "Radio Atolia" and not a 100% cover effort.
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Ok,
So yesterday, we had some time near the end of our session and we decided to lay down the vocals for Beat To Death Like A Dog. This isn't a great cut, just something we though we would record and listen to during the week and see if it's something we want to move forward with. It's a tough song to sing in certain parts due to the unusual time signature and several vocal progressions are really close together, requiring a lot of breathing discipline, which bar singers like myself are not born with, so I'll just call this a work in progress for right now.
I'm really happy with the guitar solo, even though the mix is not at all right on this scratch track.
Here's the latest version...