napoleonboot Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 A viking saga... "Emerald Sea" All constructive criticism welcome http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_12739190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I just updated the link above, now the final mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Well done, George. Truly epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks Ron, when I was growing up I was always a fan of rock epics such as Xanadu (Rush) and Stargazer (Rainbow), and now I've been part of creating one! The spoken the prolog was a challenge. I had to speak it in my singing voice, which is very different to how I would normally speak. Does that make sense? George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugulator Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Very interesting and unusual song. Well done, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks, Jugulator. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks Ron, when I was growing up I was always a fan of rock epics such as Xanadu (Rush) and Stargazer (Rainbow), and now I've been part of creating one! The spoken the prolog was a challenge. I had to speak it in my singing voice, which is very different to how I would normally speak. Does that make sense? George Yes. In opera, it is called recitative and it's not as easy as it sounds. For you must literally speak like you sing. And I have also liked epic songs. Songs that were sagas set to music. Uriah Heep would do that with such songs as "Stealin" and "July Morning." According to Richard Cole, tour manager for Led Zeppelin during their 12 year run, Robert Plant was sitting by the fireplace writing the lyrics to "Stairway to Heaven" as an ode to the quest for spiritual perfection and even then, Jimmy Page knew it would be big, epic. So, good on you, and blessings and I think you should think about writing a concept album, even if they are a bit dated. You can still sell each song digitally, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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