Validar
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My cover of "Sara Smile" by Hall & Oates
Validar replied to berniemcpeak's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
A damn good job here, man. Wow. Very soulful. -
Wow, this was horrible. Just horrible. I'm totally kidding! I just wanted to know what it was like to not give a positive review. This was great as usual, and the song will probably be stuck in my head for the remainder of the evening. As for Aikido (which was Steven Seagal's main discipline), I've always found it to be a fascinating discipline, being so largely defense based.
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My higher quality recordings
Validar replied to Jugulator's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Damn! As a big Lenny Wolf and Michael Matijevic fan, these were nice to hear. (saw them both in their heydays, and they were amazing live) "What Love Can Be" and "She's Gone" are two of the most technically demanding rock power ballads of all time, and you nailed them. Outstanding work here, man. -
Our Love (Original tune remixed and Rearranged)
Validar replied to Chavie's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Outstanding. It's easy to envision a sea of lighters lit in a jam packed arena with this one. Well, I suppose in today's world, it would be cellphones, but you get my point. :) -
This is excellent, man. The vocals are big and strong to match the music. It reminds me a bit of Burton Bell of Fear Factory when he sings clean.
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Green Screen at it's best.
Validar replied to ElenaHouse's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Excellent once again. And hey, as long as there's no green outline around you (an obvious sign of a bad chroma keying job) ...then it's all good. -
Shinedown - In Memory (Acoustic Cover)
Validar replied to jonathangraham's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Yes, I have. I'm about 5 minutes from downtown, actually. I've been here all my life, and there's definitely no shortage of talent or places to play. Hell, if you come here again, let me know. -
Shinedown - In Memory (Acoustic Cover)
Validar replied to jonathangraham's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Very cool. This is definitely solid enough to stand on its own for something like an open mic night. I agree with Geno about working on the stage presence aspect. I've seen many talented musicians clear a room by not connecting with a crowd. It probably sounds weird, but when I was younger, I used to practice in front of a huge poster of a concert crowd that I pulled out of one of my biker uncles' "Easyrider" magazines. :lol: -
New original song idea
Validar replied to Chavie's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
I've liked everything you've posted here before, but this just might be my favorite. This isn't the kind of song that has to "grow" on you. You know it kicks ass the second you hear it. Very well done. -
Ave Maria - Bach / Gounod
Validar replied to ElenaHouse's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Question - are you ever going to post something that isn't amazing? Very, very good. Coincidentally, I am going to be working on a greenscreen studio, too. It should be done in a week or two. What software did you use before? We are planning to use Pinnacle Studio 16, but Adobe Premiere may be worth checking out, too. -
Our first studio effort is here!!!
Validar replied to Snejk's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Bad ass. Great production overall. You have good reason to be proud of this. -
I think one of the downsides of progressing as a musician is that we tend to become far too analytical and lose our ability to be casual listeners. Considering how much time and effort we put into so many details and techniques on the road to bettering ourselves, it's certainly understandable how the analytical side may be instilled in us. Strangely, I used to be envious of non-musicians for their ability to simply take a song in and not automatically go into "dissect mode". In recent years, I've gotten a little better in this regard and more often I'm asking myself "but did I like what I heard?" once I've gone through the inevitable nitpicking process. With that said, in this case, at the end of it all....I liked what I heard.
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Music Video for original song
Validar replied to Adoney's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Hilarious video concept, and cool song. I dig how your voice is "ballsy" enough to blend with heavy music and you remain intelligible. -
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Very well done. Sounds great. If you ever want to hear a completely different version of this, check out Type O Negative's cover.
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Leader of the Band / After the gold Rush Cover
Validar replied to MDEW's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Pretty cool. It's always good to hear something that strays from the norm. Your voice was very fitting for both songs. Fogelberg's music was pure magic. I remember to this day my sister and I referring to "Longer" as the "Fishes in the Ocean" song when we would ask our mother to play it in the car. -
*Mine The Metal* original + my new band
Validar replied to Adoney's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Yes, and a member of Santana at 15. Back in those days, he had the biggest afro I've ever seen on any human being. -
Steel Dragon (Steelheart) We All Die Young
Validar replied to Shawn E.'s topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Michael Matijevic is in my top 5 male vocalists of all time list, and I would say you did this justice. -
*Mine The Metal* original + my new band
Validar replied to Adoney's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
I dig it, and congratulations on the new project. As for the imbeciles who left comments, ignore them. I was very young when I first pursued music, and my biggest critics back then eventually became my biggest supporters. Age means nothing if the talent is there. I was working with someone earlier this year who won Guitar Center's "Guitarmageddon" contest here in Orlando two years ago. He was 17 when he won. So, use your youth to your advantage. It will be the first thing people bring up when you win them over. (He's only 17, can you believe that?!?!) -
I don't Know Why I Didn't Come - Norah Jones
Validar replied to kendroid's topic in REVIEW YOUR SINGING - SHARE YOUR SINGING
Precisely. I don't know if it's a matter of my growing up in a different era and having performers like Diamond Dave showing the world how you rule the stage or what, but I hosted several open mic nights here in town over the last year, and I can't even begin to tell you how many younger "indie hipster" types would perform, and go into a long self-deprecating intro before playing. Now, I'm aware in some cases, it could be for comedic effect, but even then, it often makes me cringe. I just can't imagine putting your proverbial "blood, sweat, and tears" into perfecting your craft, and actually wanting to be perceived as an underdog. It makes no sense to me. But to each their own and all that jazz, I suppose. (steps off soapbox) -
Holy (insert profane word here) !!! Flow My Tears was absolutely gorgeous. Out-friggin-standing. I played it back three times. I do agree with the others who said the distortion was a bit much in the Dio clip, though. It almost comes across as a Dio parody. However, that's not to say everything else about it wasn't good.