Olem Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hi, singing folks! I have been away for awhile but i thought i would jump back into this excellent forum and also give you something to critique on. Bad or Good, as long as it is constructive critique it is always welcome. Thanx in advance https://www.box.com/s/6a3ff84a2d3c68c2de93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sounds a bit over compressed, but still have a great tone. Some pitchy spots as well, but not horrific by any means. This is another very difficult song to sing. My band does it every once in a while. Bravo for singing it! Bruce would be proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thanx, for listening Keith! It must be a great feeling to play this song live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Its always a half step down, and I let the crowd sing the first part of each chorus lol. I cheat a little. I do the same thing with The Trooper :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I agree with Keith. Great tone and for the most part sounded good other than pitch issues mostly on the high parts; although they were scattered in some of the verses too. I have to say that the song started off great and I raised an eyebrow because it sounded so good!! But right at 42 seconds pitch goes sour But as Keith said the song as a whole wasn't horrific. Not an easy song and you did a good job . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Hehe, good it wasn´t horrific Well, i can hear that phrase there at 42 sec is off pitch. I´ve always had problems hearing the right pitch, need to pracitse more on that. I sing along and it feels like it´s right pitch but then when i listen it doesn´t seem right. Can you hear more phrases that are totally off pitch? "And it makes me wanna cry" dcesn´t seem right either in the last verse. Thanx for listening Tommy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 No critique from me. Just wanted to make you jealous. Iron Maiden will be in Dallas at the Gexxa Pavillion August 17, 2012, this Friday, as part of the North American leg of the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hahahha, and you got me, Ron. You will go there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well, after having compared the original with my version genuinly i must say that my version is very sour and sucks. I will be back with a much better approach. Thanx for listening, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ok, so i gave it another shot today. I am not totally pleased with it for certain reasons, but let´s see what you guys think of it. https://www.box.com/s/66107ce7174fcfae65bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I liked this version better, though the mix is different. But your voice sounded more in tune with the song. I wish we could get rid of those crappy background vocals that are embedded in the karaoke tracks. Well done, Olem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thanx, Ron, for your listening. Well, if you refer to the harmonies in the chorus, those are mine as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 More of a Dickenson sound on this one. Also, not as compressed as the last, but the chorus flat (something that didn't happen in the original you did) I think its the backup that's flat. Anyway, another great attempt at a very hard song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ah, well, maybe just dupe the lead vocal track and mix those dupes a little differently to make them background vocals. The lead sounded fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hello, there! Thanx for listening once again, Keith and Ron. Well i am not satisfied with the mixing result and it doesn´t sound so good in "box.com" . I think it sounds better in the video i make for dropbox. My beautiful daughter is in this video but please try to concentrate on my vocals ok? https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdiiyh9qai1z8fq/Wasted%20Years%202.wmv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugulator Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Not bad, man! There are some pitchy places in your cover, but the overall sound is good enough. I find your voice sounds a bit like Rob Halford as regards the lower subrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrockinhome Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I agree to Jugalator but are there little timing problem? It may happen bacause of DAC which cause latency. I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Lots that is good about this, mostly pitch problems here and there. I have found in the past if the it's difficult to get the pitch right, then go through the section just doing 'la la' it helps to focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thanx for listening, Jug and mrrockinhome. Mrrockinhome: There certainly are a few timing errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 There are so many songs posted here I miss so many I never realized you did a second version. I really liked this one and at first I thought it was you posting a professional band or the original song (I'm not familiar with this music) it was so good. I agree with the others about the pitch issues but what I noticed is they happen mostly in the parts with backing vocals. There were a couple of other spots but I think mostly when you sang with the backing singers. Really good job though. Nice vibrato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanx for listening Guitargeorge and Tommy. Guitargeorge: I will try your suggestion, thanx for the tip. Tommy: Maybe i should stop doing harmonies, it seems i can´t get it right :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Maybe i should stop doing harmonies, it seems i can´t get it right Maybe it's the backing singers...not you!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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