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I believe these notes are feasible, it's the approach that differs. To me, and please forgive me if I'm wrong, it sounds like you tried to sing them in full voice. There's way too much weight in your voice for those notes. I'd go for the brightest/lightest tone without caring how it sounds and take from there. I am pretty sure you can do this.

Thanks for your input Chavie. I think that from what both of you are saying I should try and tackle the verses in a "chestier" "clean" type rather than rely on the easy covered head type. Thanks a lot Thanasis

Please, do not resist that urge.

You should improve the following : nothing, nothing and nothing. After that, make sure you work on nothing for a bit. I loved your voice, awesome singing and I can imagine how many types of songs you can interpret. There are a couple of shaky notes, that could be support but it's only natural I think and I've seen and recorded really good singers and they get many notes like that... they just do a few more takes and that's it. You already said you warm up before you sing so slightly better support on those 1-2 notes should yield perfect results. Great potential here Thanasis PS.I'm no expert

Credit given to where it's really due. I wish I could sing clean and not strain and choke lol Jokes aside, you are one of the people I'll contact if and when I get the time to start producing again.

And I loved how you increased your twang and went into that DIO-esque sound What a great song and interpretation Chavie, well done.

I wish I could sing like that... how liberating it must be I can only imagine. Loved your singing and the song, reminded me of old late 70's rock that you don't hear anymore. There is great potential to this collaboration, this music deserves it Thanasis

Thanks for your comment man, I get what you're saying. You know, there's a number of fears associated with my singing lately, one being that this particular voice might sound weird or even ridiculous, the other being that, although I am starting to access my head voice in a strain-free way and I maintain the brightness, I lack the time to warm-up and down (everything I've recorded is "cold") and fear I start to rely more and more on this "growly" voice which instead of helping me build a more connected tone, it favors the separation of chest/head. Ultimately, it does come down to having the time to work on your voice, instead of being "happy go lucky". I want to thank you, for being so reassuring about my tone and for your suggestion to continue using any uniqueness to my voice/doing it my way instead of trying to go for somebody else's tone, I agree 100% with you. I have been a lot happier with my singing lately than ever before. Any other opinions ?

I made an effort not to have a pitch that's all over the place. I tried to record all the pitchy parts till they were correct but I fear my sense of pitch is not the best. A not so "distortion-oriented" version : https://app.box.com/s/9g4l7vn5xa5lyetp971i This one is sung heavier and is the full song : https://app.box.com/s/dbi0g8vv4seug7pyxdg8 Besides any comments you might have I'd like to know the following : Do you hear an overall better pitch ? Which one do you find more convincing ? Are there any parts that sound weird/ridiculous ? (eg the distorted version in the verses) Cheers, Thanasis

Jonathan, I always face the same question and in all honesty I've resigned to using head voice most of the time as it usually feels easy and comfortable. This sounded great the way you did it so I'd say carry on with the use of head voice in the chorus.It sounds unified and there is no weird tone shift from the bridge to the chorus and trust me it does not sound like it lacks depth etc so head voice should be it. Very well sung, I can understand all the lyrics, there is no strain and your voice suits this piece really well. One thing I particularly liked is this soft/almost imperceptible huskiness to your tone that stresses emotions a lot more. Cheers, Thanos

Thanks Ron and Jonathan I am glad that although there were pitch issues you liked the tone of the voice. It's such a relief, really Cheers Thanos

Slstone, I respect your decision not to critique but I would have liked to hear your honest opinion even if it's on one of the songs and in the lines of "I can't stand this tone" or what have you. Cheers, Than

Sorry, I was going to re-record them today but it's best I give my voice some rest, they're up again plus one more.

I definitely do, it's not the distortion. And to think that my pitch has improved by 100% lol The truth is that I need to study the songs I cover and not just "give it a go and let's see what happens". I'll try to do that in the next song I post. Thanks a lot for your input, Thanasis

Is that what the strain was ? My apologies then, it didn't sound right to me, that's all. And please don't get upset because I find what you do dangerous, some people do, others don't.

My voice is now weak from all the screaming these past days so I'll stop for a while. Here's the link to me butchering this track : https://app.box.com/s/wmiyvu2wazks6zzg6951 Any thoughts ? Than

Your voice sounds fine in the lower register but a bit strained when you go high. On the other hand, you're driving (at night) at the same time which means you're sitted and your attention is on the road so I cannot really know what you're capable of. What I do know is that what you did is dangerous to others and that aggravates me.

I can clearly hear the difference (although I prefer the 1st attempt except for the chorus where I like the 2nd). I can clearly hear the "ping"/"brightness" in your voice, but I can also hear a good amount of vocal weight, don't know how you do that with such ease. Your voice is not covered/overtly thick and there's no strain whatsoever, you keep that brightness throughout. Please don't get me wrong, I think that you, among very few on this forum, have a professional sounding voice but I would like to ask you if you have used any pitch correction. Cheers, THan

Thank you Ron, I'm just glad I am beginning to find the way to hit those notes in the verses without chocking/feeling strained. Any other thoughts girls and boys ?

lol Either that or there are so many mistakes and the tone is so weird they don't know where to begin lol

Still having fun with my new found voice, each time I find a different tone but it's hard to pinpoint which ones are usable. As always, no autotuning, 2 passes. This time I kept the larynx low while maintaining the ping/brightness. These were notes I could never hit before, especially the "ees" at the end of each phrase in the verse. Any thoughts ? Cheers, Than

Not just good, this sounds professional from every aspect. I enjoyed it more than the original actually as Blaze's voice always sounds a bit forced to me. Great work George Than

Putting myself between the hammer and the anvil is the only way I can learn and improve.

As I listened to the intro I was hoping for a certain type of vocals and a pro approach and your voice was exactly that. It suits the piece perfectly, I wouldn't change a thing, it's really great. Well done Than

Olem, I haven't been on the forum for months but I recently got a break from everything to be human again... I like your tone, there's absolutely nothing wrong or annoying about it. The off key parts, I'm sure you can correct if you studied them and trust me I know time is an issue. Is it ever .... My only criticism would be about those very high notes which to me at least sound forced. Other than that, your voice is great. PS. I liked your full voice Painkiller version!!