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Wow that was a change of pace Good stuff man. What a great song...I never heard it before. You voice sounds good down low, nice tone you have down there and it sounded comfortable.

Thank you Jonpall :)

Thanks MD. Not real close. Over an hour. I am in the Lehigh Valley Pa, 2.5 hours from Baltimore. @George Thanks man.

Thanks :)

Lol...no no...I did't mean that. I mean my signature. " the blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits" :D

Yea....see my signature ;)

Thanks man. Yea it was fun and I'm happy with the result. I have an idea for another one but it's a song I have wanted to do for a long time (even when I was playing harmonica) but could never find a backing track. Thanks again.:)

Thanks Steve (once again). Thanks for all the constant support I may not have much time and so have no band or really get out to sing but once ever 6 months to a a year. But I keep all doors open and myself exposed. Wait....maybe exposed is the wrong word Out there? :D

I liked it! Nice job. Singing takes a lot of work. I can hear that you are working at it. Keep up the good work. Very good.

Ok, my apologies Chris. I never heard that song before so I had nothing to compare it to. I listened to the original as you suggested and to my surprise he has a very low and airy approach. You and him sound a lot alike actually. So nice job there. However He is level all the way through whereas you wobble as far as song pitch. I don't mean you go off pitch as far as being in tune but rather the level as much as volume and steadiness of the melody. Yes I see what you say about the "colder" part but he is a bit stronger three where you are weak. That is all just technique and training and mostly breath support. He is steady. You wobble a bit. He is sure of what he is singing. You...not as much (imo) Easy fix. You do sound a lot like him though imo.

Sorry. I edited my last post but probably not before you responded. re read my last post. As for recording. cakewalk vs whatever. I suck at recording So I don't know.

I hear ya. Don't worry about that. I know it can be frustrating. I am a one time rocker and have a long history with classic rock as well as hard rock and some heavy metal. However I am now just about 56 years old and have progressed through rock, to blues based roc. to blues rock and then straight blues and R&B. I have posted many songs here. Some of which got many responses and some more blues or R&B stuff got nothing. Not even a whisper. That's the way it goes. There are songs that are posted that people think are done well but still really have nothing to say and other songs that appeal to the majority and people just relate to the song. . Elana House is a fine example. She is a young 13 year old singer who posts here often. She sings in an opera and classical music style and sings beautifully. Yet her posts go by most times without comment. We all know she sings like an angel but I guess people aren't into the type of music so have nothing to say. If it is rockin' then it is like listening to a song on the radio. "hey check this out....cool man!" By the same token I can sing a rock song for a group that isn't into rock and they will be silent. No complaints about the vocals but just not there genre of music. And so it goes. It's weird and takes some getting used to. I get the feeling a lot of posters are young (20's and 30's) Don't sweat it. EDIT: Sorry, I guess you still want a critique Ok, This is what I hear. And I stress "I" because this is subjective. Good voice but just needs work. Training. You are on pitch. Decent tone. But! At 1:52 it gets weak and the word "colder" wobbles and fails. As does "wind." At 1:44 the word "body." Your vowel "o" is pronounced wrong. You say " boaty" with a long "o" sound. That sound should be more "ah" like "bahdy." From 3:12 - 314 it gets louder and it is wobbly and out of control from there. The rest of the song is much of the same. Plus the whole thing is lacking in support and sung in chest voice. I think with training you can do much better as you seem to have the basics to do so, Work at it :)

Mind you I am not an instructor but only a student and I'm really not the technical type But what I hear is this. On the verse at 31 seconds in until 56 secs, it sounds thin and weak, very gravel sounding at points and not rasp for effect but more like a vocal fry. I think it may be a support issue. Then on the chorus you are slightly cutting "let" it becomes "don't leme down" (slightly) which rushes the phrase. phrasing is everything. This type of thing goes on through out the song repeating on all verses and chorus. When you say "Don't you know it's gonna last" the "don't" gets that vocal fry again. That phrases is a bit low in the original song but it has support and enough airflow to not give it that vocal fry sound you are. Then the phrase wobbles a bit and isn't as controlled at 133 - 145, the last word there at around 145 the note drops. I think it would be a good idea to learn good breath support and voice placement so you don't sink down to the throat. Your pronunciation isn't bad and I know you think it isn't that big of a deal but it is. If you add an "h" sound to the beginning of words and phrases (as an example) it ruins the phrase and at times makes a song too breathy. Also depending on the emotion or feel of a phrase or word, it changes it. How you attack (or don't) consonants is important to a note. Onsets. Also a lot of singing and "singing the notes" (not just hitting them) depends on vowel placement and modification as well as enunciation and pronunciation. Very important. Again, it's the small details that count. In my opinion you have to pay attention to the small details. If you get the small things correct and second nature then the big things become easy. Fundamentals my friend. It takes many small things to make a big thing. One of my saying used to be "You can't move a mountain, but you can move a stone. Move enough stones and you have moved a mountain." Again....These are just my thoughts, and I am really not the guy who really knows about much of this. I'm learning too. Always learning as it is a continuous path and a forever changing one. Not bad though....keep working

That is a great song and I have always wanted to sing it. That and "Oh Darling." But my voice isn't for that I don't think. Your version wasn't bad, but it needs work to make it really sing This is typical of many new singers posting here. You have the right tone, stay on pitch and have the voice potential but poor technique. It is like someone who can fight very well and in a bar can win every fight he gets into. However if he got into a professional boxing ring he would lose. Why? Technique. His punches would be too wide, his head may be exposed, his footwork poor. There are sort of rules for singing. Singing without them might get you by with some listeners, but it isn't right. I can hear a pronunciation problem also, that I know is because English isn't your first language. It doesn't matter because it detracts from the song and it makes it airy. For example near the beginning "Nobody ever really loved me." You pronounce ever as hever. That's giving an H sound that shouldn't be there as well as a "breath." Small details like this make a difference. I too am learning all these things so it is very common Good job.

I don't think there is much more to say than what voc-al has already said. "Potential." Your voice sounds on pitch enough and pleasant enough so yes, you have the potential to sing well. You don't sound bad but there is a difference between having people say "that was ok" and actually "singing." There are techniques to be learned and many little things to do with ones voice and breathing to enable them to make someone want to listen and to hear more. Right now you sound untrained and although you don't sound bad, it is obvious that there is a lot you need to learn. Sounds like you have a good starting point though. That's more than some can say ;)

Thank You Felipe.

It's the weekend. Friday nights people are out giging or just hanging. If they are out they may check in and even post but most times it's from an smartphone or something and they can't listen or view files. Then Saturday again not many people here. I posted a song last night and got one response. But then again from last night until now the view count hasn't gone up so like I said....peeps are hangin' and partyin!! They ain't listening to forum song samples.

I thought you did a good job. Sounded a little strained in spots but hey, that's Steve Perry man I can't get close to that!! Nice job.

Thanks Ron. Listen. All credit goes to my friend Linus (Pistolcat). He is the guy that walked me through this and mixed everything. To me it was a lot of work and I don't look forward to doing it again... You know me and recording.....we don't mix (I had to say that). But he did a great job. I sent him a vocal track only and a video from a little hand held camera.

Hey, A couple of months ago, a harmonica player from a Blues harmonica forum I used to belong to, heard my songs on soundclick and wanted to do a collaboration. He is in Sweden and I am here in Pa, in the U.S. I sent him the vocal track and video and he did the rest. Well he started to but his computer crashed and he didn't expect to be able to fix it or replace it till December. Well, things worked out and he got it done today. Here it is. Got my Mojo Workin' by Muddy Waters. He details the song and its making in the notes under the video. His nickname is "Pistolcat." NOTES: The Muddy Waters standard. This version is (loosely) based on Adam Gussow's lesson available from modernbluesharmonica.com and that, in turn, is based on Kim Wilson's "Ludella" version. Vocals by my transatlantic friend Tommy "the Hat" from "Tommy's dirt and soul". Harp by me. Backing track by Lawrence Fritts. I play a Hohner marine band deluxe in Bb second position key of F. Mic: shure sm 57 to an ampkitlink connector by peavey to my Iphone 4s. Iphone software: ampkit. Mixed in audacity. Tommy sings into a Shure sm58.

I thought it sounded good so far and I think that your tone sounds good at the pitch that verse was in. The high notes near the end were pretty full and the tone was nice. The only two words I had any issue with was "blind" and Flying." But that is your English not a singing issue. Not a big deal. If you could match the pronunciation of "blind" to how you said "time." And "Flying" was pronounced a little off or too open on the Y or something. Very Minor stuff. I actually thought it sounded really good throughout and can't wait to hear it complete. Thumbs up!

I don't think it's hopeless You seem to be able to follow the song well enough and your voice doesn't sound bad tone wise. Well, I should say that I can hear some good tone buried in there somewhere. Your voice placement and singing at the moment is hiding the tone and also making it a little nasal and maybe too forward. Not sure. But that's not unlike being able to drive a car and then trying to get in a bus or tractor trailer and start driving without training. It's not the same and you can't just hop in and drive even though you think you can. Grinding gears, not working the air brakes properly, wider turns. You may drive the thing but it isn't going to be as smooth as your car until you learn how. You'll need training otherwise you'll just be making the motions of driving but doing it all wrong. Right now, from what I heard, you think you just recorded yourself singing. I didn't hear you "singing." You were almost just speaking the words. Your voice is working and it has a good tone that needs to be polished off of dust And you need proper training and technique to help you learn how to sing and not just make sound with lyrics to it. Learn to breath, learn to control the breath, learn some scales and notes/sounds and hold those notes and play with them by support/airflow and study. If you can find a coach/teacher that is # 1 good luck:)

It's funny. At first (until I heard the song) I thought by the title of the thread, that it was a recording of an old rehearsal from the summer of 1969. :D

Wow....that was cool as hell man!!!:D

I think a coach would surly be worth it. You got that country thing happenin'. Your voice is good. Work on it and it will reward you. Little things matter. ;)