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Jens

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  1. I took a listen and honestly I did not like it.

    In my opinion, you did not just change the song, it seems more you had a vague notion of how it went and then just did whatever in top of it. The two major problems are in regards to rhythm and the mix itself, vocals are dry on top of the track.

    I don't know if you are not used to the style, but my suggestion would be, before changing the song, learning it. And if you want to make big changes, you have to make it your own (as in, you will learn the whole thing, drums, bass, guitars, keys, backing vocals, everything that is in there, you should be able to recall and know how it goes). Its a hell of a lot of work, in my opinion too much just to cover a song.

     

    Now, in regards to comments made, in special by user KevinRichards, don't take it so seriously, the guy had a video a few years ago which I don't know if he took down from his acc (and should) where he was doing something like 90+ takes on his own song and it still sounded awful.

    Even the demonstrations that you can find from him on youtube are full of tensions that totally messes up tonal quality, problems with melody and intonation, confusion in regards to falsetto and head voice, etc.

     

    But do aim to set the bar higher, and be honest about what you can teach, if you don't control the quality you deliver, who will? Its way easier than having to defend yourself. If you need help with this style add me on skype, lets chat sometime.

    hmm.

  2. Yeah thats true Rob i agree with you, but im just hinting at we cant judge his coachingskill or teaching talent by just this track alone. 

    Being good at singing at teaching sure is connected but are also two seperate skills it's mostly that i wanna highlight. Even though the problem you and Kevin describes are real and exists I dont think this guys intention is to join you guys in the big clash of titans in vocalprograms ;) 

    well just my two cents, btw the new mix on behind diverted eyes sounds killer

  3. Here is what i am hearing, your voice is struggeling because there is to big diffrence between your open and closed sounds. More importantly the narrower vowels, and that entire line is just a pingpongmatch between open and closed vowels.

    Buuuhht Laaahhiiiihhfs nAaat a Wheeeeel wiihth Chaaahhnge mAaaaiihhhd Ohhhf Steeeeeeeeel 

    try this, a simple "trick" i personaly use When singers and songwriters tends to gimme the short stick and throw in to many consonants ;) 

  4. Your Talking this wrong :) it though the performance was good. All Im saying is songs that are written highup in girlskey have diffrent intervalls between the notes than if you would write a song for a male.

    Then ronws came in and tired to add some gender issue, wich was. NOT what i meant. My point was basicly i think the buildups in songs like Falcon in the dive/ chess - anthem would make your voice even more impressive.

    Cheers

  5. Ok here's my opinion. Firstoff i think this is a bad songchoice for your voice mainly because it's a big beltingact for girls and the way you sing it is very heady/falsettoish with alot of Air leaking through.

    It's not the song for that.

    Second your technique seams like it needs a polish and your voice gettting more grounded and refined, as it is now your all over the place both pitchwise and it sounds like your voice doesnt Quite know where to go.

    With that said your tons better than when i started out and you can certainly improve tons more, try out some of the great coaches here it has made my voice tons better.

    I Personaly reccomend The one and Only Robert Lunte, Daniel formica and Felipe Carvalho aint to shabby either.

    Anyways good luck :)

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