Musikman7002

Good stuff! The music sounds better and I did hear some tweaks in the vocals as well. I really enjoy your vocal styling on this song.

Hey guys!! I got a Rode NT-Usb so i wanted to see how it performs!
 
I still didnt really get to hang of the Mic and how to use it the optimal way but here it goes!
 
Tell me what you think!!! I had alot better recordings but i kept this one for some reason xD
 
 
https://app.box.com/s/bnvqdb8lrsxyqkeem72zr14cj4m531v6
 
I was really off- pitch in a few places!!
 
Also the backing track is just brutal xD

Readers of my posts know that Freddie Mercury is my favorite singer.  I have always wanted to sing Queen songs(even if I don't do a great job of them :))  
I have done a couple of takes of this very song with mixed, mostly average results.  I am confident enough in my singing and my technique to post an update.  Please comment specifically if possible on the belting/aggressive portions of the song.  Also to me the chorus sounds a bit too sharp(piercing to listen to and not in a good way).  Not sure if this is a singing technique issue or an error in mixing(or both).  
https://app.box.com/s/59r4g7q8tptndur6odplhf4layn69exc

Great Job Tim, Corey Glover has got such soul and I would be nervous to tackle that monster! My only suggestion is it might help if you wore some Body Glove outfits to get into the vibe more LOL  Its nice to see somebody put up a song that is so much about the chatzput  of the voice,  power, soul and character. These are so hard to obtain as a singer and I feel I struggle with these areas the most. I think my voice to be on the bland side and have been training some songs lately by The Winery Dogs and Soundgarden to work the "soul" a bit instead of just notes and power etc. Very nice job my friend and this classic is a favorite of mine.

Great Job Tim, Corey Glover has got such soul and I would be nervous to tackle that monster! My only suggestion is it might help if you wore some Body Glove outfits to get into the vibe more LOL  Its nice to see somebody put up a song that is so much about the chatzput  of the voice,  power, soul and character. These are so hard to obtain as a singer and I feel I struggle with these areas the most. I think my voice to be on the bland side and have been training some songs lately by The Winery Dogs and Soundgarden to work the "soul" a bit instead of just notes and power etc. Very nice job my friend and this classic is a favorite of mine.

The mix was very good. I struggle to get my vocals to sit in the mix loud enough to be heard but not so loud that they cover up the music

Great Job Tim, Corey Glover has got such soul and I would be nervous to tackle that monster! My only suggestion is it might help if you wore some Body Glove outfits to get into the vibe more LOL  Its nice to see somebody put up a song that is so much about the chatzput  of the voice,  power, soul and character. These are so hard to obtain as a singer and I feel I struggle with these areas the most. I think my voice to be on the bland side and have been training some songs lately by The Winery Dogs and Soundgarden to work the "soul" a bit instead of just notes and power etc. Very nice job my friend and this classic is a favorite of mine.

Yea, my family is hard. My friends are even harder

Great job Ellise! I get more nervous singing in front of family and friends than I do to a room full of strangers haha, you got courage and a fantastic voice. I am sure your family is very proud of your singing.

Very nice job. I wasn't familiar with this song and in spite of my Grandmother actually being from Italy I do not speak 1 word of Italian lol. The vocals were really great overall here. Like I said I don't speak Italian but I could truly hear the emotion in your voice which is a fantastic skill to acquire as a singer  I have one observation, around the 2:40 mark of the song you kind of climax at the bridge and it seems as if you are carrying a bit too much vocal weight into that part of your range and you sound to be straining just a little bit, although it sounds pretty damn good even with that being said. The observation I have ties into at the very end around 4:00 mark you sing a beautifully executed run and you have your voice thinner but full sounding and I really loved that sound in your voice and wonder if you have tried that approach to the bridge before. I say this because you did such a smooth run from a higher part of your range down low with a really great connected sound and the transition between your higher and lower voice was seemless. I appreciate you saying that this song was fun to tackle. I always try to find new songs to work on and challenge myself to figure out where my voice is at and what it does best etc. At the same time trying to learn how to use it better in unfamiliar situations etc. I have been working on Don Henley"s New York Minute recently and it is a hard song for me because he is almost Talk/singing most of the verses etc and not really singing in a way that I am used to singing as I usually sing more Power type singers and even though his voice is quite high like a Whiskey Tenor lol it has character and emotion even with out holding long sustained tones etc. and I am trying to develop the more conversational qualities of my voice, so far I am not doing very well haha.

Very nice job. I wasn't familiar with this song and in spite of my Grandmother actually being from Italy I do not speak 1 word of Italian lol. The vocals were really great overall here. Like I said I don't speak Italian but I could truly hear the emotion in your voice which is a fantastic skill to acquire as a singer  I have one observation, around the 2:40 mark of the song you kind of climax at the bridge and it seems as if you are carrying a bit too much vocal weight into that part of your range and you sound to be straining just a little bit, although it sounds pretty damn good even with that being said. The observation I have ties into at the very end around 4:00 mark you sing a beautifully executed run and you have your voice thinner but full sounding and I really loved that sound in your voice and wonder if you have tried that approach to the bridge before. I say this because you did such a smooth run from a higher part of your range down low with a really great connected sound and the transition between your higher and lower voice was seemless. I appreciate you saying that this song was fun to tackle. I always try to find new songs to work on and challenge myself to figure out where my voice is at and what it does best etc. At the same time trying to learn how to use it better in unfamiliar situations etc. I have been working on Don Henley"s New York Minute recently and it is a hard song for me because he is almost Talk/singing most of the verses etc and not really singing in a way that I am used to singing as I usually sing more Power type singers and even though his voice is quite high like a Whiskey Tenor lol it has character and emotion even with out holding long sustained tones etc. and I am trying to develop the more conversational qualities of my voice, so far I am not doing very well haha.

Great job Ellise! I get more nervous singing in front of family and friends than I do to a room full of strangers haha, you got courage and a fantastic voice. I am sure your family is very proud of your singing.

Very nice job. I wasn't familiar with this song and in spite of my Grandmother actually being from Italy I do not speak 1 word of Italian lol. The vocals were really great overall here. Like I said I don't speak Italian but I could truly hear the emotion in your voice which is a fantastic skill to acquire as a singer  I have one observation, around the 2:40 mark of the song you kind of climax at the bridge and it seems as if you are carrying a bit too much vocal weight into that part of your range and you sound to be straining just a little bit, although it sounds pretty damn good even with that being said. The observation I have ties into at the very end around 4:00 mark you sing a beautifully executed run and you have your voice thinner but full sounding and I really loved that sound in your voice and wonder if you have tried that approach to the bridge before. I say this because you did such a smooth run from a higher part of your range down low with a really great connected sound and the transition between your higher and lower voice was seemless. I appreciate you saying that this song was fun to tackle. I always try to find new songs to work on and challenge myself to figure out where my voice is at and what it does best etc. At the same time trying to learn how to use it better in unfamiliar situations etc. I have been working on Don Henley"s New York Minute recently and it is a hard song for me because he is almost Talk/singing most of the verses etc and not really singing in a way that I am used to singing as I usually sing more Power type singers and even though his voice is quite high like a Whiskey Tenor lol it has character and emotion even with out holding long sustained tones etc. and I am trying to develop the more conversational qualities of my voice, so far I am not doing very well haha.

Great job Ellise! I get more nervous singing in front of family and friends than I do to a room full of strangers haha, you got courage and a fantastic voice. I am sure your family is very proud of your singing.

Nice! much better. Singing with authority here my friend.

Jabroni, I listened to a great deal of your SoundCloud samples and you remind me of myself when I started singing, I never went for the "Pussy" singers lol. Just kidding I was always, always reaching to sing like Tate, Dickinson, Kiske, Midnight etc even when I had poor connection and strength I always wanted to emulate those styles. Listening to you sing these songs you really gotta get the fold closure happening and lower the back of the tongue, of course I can see you are working with fantastic exercises to get this happening. I don't have any bad critiques you are passionate and putting the time in it takes as the many samples would suggest to me. I guess if anything I would just say to stay positive and DO the work, you have the heart and the right method to sing these kinds of songs. I noticed you had a clip of Queensryche Take hold of the Flame or as I like to call it THE HOLY GRAIL!!!! that song has such allure for singers haha. I will post a version of that song up as soon as I can locate my old disc with it on. That song has got to be one of the single hardest songs to do justice to that I can think of and I am sure I spent YEARS working on my voice to get even close to getting in the neighborhood. Everything Robert teaches will be needed for that mofo strong closure, support, dampening, belting and ENDURANCE that's a rough 5 min haha

Very nice job! You do a great job of channeling Whitney on this song. I also heard pitch issues at times although it may be singing without any musical reference you may have lost the note a bit. Always try to know exactly what pitch you are aiming for next. Really nice voice, lets hear some more please?
 
 
 

Wow Jeremy, Damn I loved this! Very nice, I am a heavy rocker but I have always had a soft spot for the Doors and The Beatles. There were only a couple pitchy spots but you really brought the Morrison vibe to this performance. I could hear the swagger jumping out da' speakers lol.

Xamedhi, I listened to both tracks and I really enjoyed the Kamelot. This is one of my favorite tracks from them and you do a nice version. I can tell a couple of the low notes in the verses are prob just a bit low for you (as they would be for me as well) try to make sure you keep the overall tone of the notes and support of those notes consistent which I know is hard on lower notes. I will listen to the Helloween and get back on here later with more analysis. Very nice voice, and I really enjoyed your vibrato on the Kamelot song.

Just had a chance to spend more time with the Helloween track. I love old Helloween with Michael Kiske but I haven't followed them since he left. Great song though, I enjoyed it quite a bit I will have to look more recent material up. Onto the vox, I think you are on the right track brother. Nothing to be embarrassed about here at all.  You have the chest and upper range coming along nicely. Just keep singing in that area and get the vocal fold compression and lower support to continue to develop and you are on your way. Not that you are not doing a good job already, things seem to be together in pretty good shape already. After hearing your lower voice on the Kamelot tune and hearing where you are at on the Helloween I only anticipate hearing great things from you in the future. Keep it rocking brother!

Xamedhi, I listened to both tracks and I really enjoyed the Kamelot. This is one of my favorite tracks from them and you do a nice version. I can tell a couple of the low notes in the verses are prob just a bit low for you (as they would be for me as well) try to make sure you keep the overall tone of the notes and support of those notes consistent which I know is hard on lower notes. I will listen to the Helloween and get back on here later with more analysis. Very nice voice, and I really enjoyed your vibrato on the Kamelot song.

Xamedhi, I listened to both tracks and I really enjoyed the Kamelot. This is one of my favorite tracks from them and you do a nice version. I can tell a couple of the low notes in the verses are prob just a bit low for you (as they would be for me as well) try to make sure you keep the overall tone of the notes and support of those notes consistent which I know is hard on lower notes. I will listen to the Helloween and get back on here later with more analysis. Very nice voice, and I really enjoyed your vibrato on the Kamelot song.

Beautiful song and great tone to your voice. You seem to have good power in your voice and overall pretty nice control. There were some slight pitch issues but depending how used to singing live what with nerves and dealing with monitors etc,  if you are not accustomed can throw you off of bit. I definitely would encourage you to keep on singing as much as possible.
P.S. I am the first one posting back to you and need to ask you to post a pic in your profile. It's kind of a big deal here lol. Just kidding it helps us connect with you and your personality. I would hope that you stick around and post more singing, it sounds very good indeed.
 
 
 

Great Job!!! Very proud and happy for you. Great mic technique by the way, most of the videos have you singing in an open room with no extra enhancements. Great poise and you really brought the emotional weight to the party lol. I hope you go far in this contest. 

Beautiful song and great tone to your voice. You seem to have good power in your voice and overall pretty nice control. There were some slight pitch issues but depending how used to singing live what with nerves and dealing with monitors etc,  if you are not accustomed can throw you off of bit. I definitely would encourage you to keep on singing as much as possible.
P.S. I am the first one posting back to you and need to ask you to post a pic in your profile. It's kind of a big deal here lol. Just kidding it helps us connect with you and your personality. I would hope that you stick around and post more singing, it sounds very good indeed.