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.

I'm new to singing (I pretty much got into it just a few months ago when I started learning the guitar) and would love some constructive criticism on how to improve my voice and technique from more experienced singers. Feel free to be mean if necessary, I'm aware that my singing is far from prefect and I have no real technical training.

It would also be really helpful if someone could tell me if I'm an alto, mezzo or soprano etc.

I'm not looking to become a professional, I just love to sing for fun alone and with my friends and want to improve my voice.

Here's my soundcloud and a few quick recordings that may give you a idea of my singing:

https://soundcloud.com/imtiina

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.

Was it the first time you did that sequence? I mean the performance you said and next day that specific song?

Sorry for double post but when i tried to delete and make the two posts one it says something like "The whole topic will be deleted, warning!" So i shat my pants and let it as it is... :|

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

Was it the first time you did that sequence? I mean the performance you said and next day that specific song?

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.

Well, I don't know what D5s are, but I get what you are saying about staying with what works for you. Maybe I'll just browse through this site and find some vocal warm-up exercises to do. Currently all I do is just grab the microphone and sing. Lol I'm not convinced that a person can truly learn to sing. I think a lot of it is just natural, like a fast runner. You can't teach speed.

What would trained smokers sound like?

Lol. Nice...

Sounds great to me. Are you singing the lead?

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.