Halfajack

Dude.

Jugulator - Just listened to Carrie (Europe) on youtube and it brought me back to my teenage years when I saw Europe in Chicago. It was my first concert and I remember it like it was yesterday. Anyway, Amazing job! For a moment, I went back in time. You F'n ROCK, dude!

Cant hear it. Keeps sending me to download pages for software I don't want. Nothing on soundcloud?

Newbie my ass! That was amazing. Dude, you sang that sitting down...that's what blows my mind. Kudos!

That was beautiful. Your voice and a cop of morning coffee...good way to start my day. I wish you well in the contest but remember us little people when you become famous.

Hi. I'm sure it's difficult for you to sing your best while focusing on guitar but your vocals will improve as you become more confident on the guitar. On Tennessee Waltz, I didn't feel you were projecting enough because you were holding back. The guitar is taking away from your vocals and vice versa. However at 1:16 into the song, when you were feeling it, it was great. You weren't thinking and it shows. I felt the emotion right there. So, my opinion...which you can take with a grain of salt, is that as you improve on the guitar and become more confident, your vocals will improve also.

Good job. Very tough to cover Ronnie James. Not sure I have the balls, or talent, to try it.

Thanks Phil. And Ron, Very grateful for the explanation. As for Avenged sevenfold, We do a cover of Nightmare. See if I can find a recording of it somewhere.

Lol...did the same thing to me. Haven't figured this forum out yet. Yes, it was the first time.

Yes, first time.

Tell ya what, I appreciate your input and advice. Thanks for taking the time. Very cool of you. I hereby award you 10 cool points! :cool:

If you listen to the recording of Wicked Game, I was having trouble earlier that night switching to the falsetto voice that Chris Isaac uses. I could sing it right by itself but couldn't transition during the song....so I just sang it my way to improvise. Turns out I prefer the way that turned out. I sang the night before with the rock band and really pushed it so maybe that had something to do with it. I can sing it correctly right now, but that night had me concerned. If you search "sympathy4jack" on soundcloud.com you can get an idea of the way I sing with my full band. Listen to Shades of Gray Live Sample. I use 3 different voice styles in that song. Could the performance from the night before be the reason I was struggling to sing something I never had trouble with before?

Well, it's not that I'm unwilling to work hard. I just have no idea where to start. Any suggestions? Advice? It would be appreciated, I assure.

Lol. Nice...

Yes, that's me. The recordings are all one takes with my guitarist and bassist in a home studio. We did add to the harmony, after the take, to "Witchy Woman". Thanks for the compliment.

So last year I answered an ad for a vocalist and joined a rock band. That turned into the guitarist and I forming a cover song duo. Our audiences seem to enjoy the tunes and I want to continue and improve but I have no idea what I'm doing vocally. I know smoking is bad and music is what is motivating me to quit. When I say I know nothing, I mean it. Just found out I was a tenor, what ever that means. Any way, was hoping someone could critique my voice and offer some suggestions. Is it too late to improve vocally? I'm 43. Soundcloud.com/John-reilly-18 Thanks in advance.