napoleonboot Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 https://soundcloud.com/george-williams-8/justice-of-the-peace As usual, constructive criticism is welcome, or just "good job". As with the other Iron Maiden covers I have posted, this was recorded from scratch with my friend Tony Rhodes. I did vocals and mix, and Tony did guitar, drums and bass. This was originally a B-Side from 1995, with Blaze Bayley on vocals. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 That was cool, George. I liked it because, for some reason, your voice still puts an ELP feel on it. I like new and fresh things and this was a new and fresh take on an old song. The balance of the mix was great, too. I mean it as a compliment but it sounded like it was mastered by a talented engineer. it's easy for us singers to mix "vocal" heavy. It takes discipline to step back and mix for the song, not just for the voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akarawd Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Not just good, this sounds professional from every aspect. I enjoyed it more than the original actually as Blaze's voice always sounds a bit forced to me. Great work George Than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Many thanks, Ron and Than. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavie Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I like your voice on this man, your delivery was just great. I'm glad someone else likes the Blaze Bayley era. Great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathangraham Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This is a great cover guitargeorge. I like the whole thing better that the original :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Many thanks All. I also got VERY positive feedback from a few other muso sites I posted it. For those of you who are familiar with the original, or go and listen to it, you will notice a fair few smallish changes to the guitar and vocal lines and harmonies, they arent mistakes, we did that just 'cos we could, and it felt better that way. LOL! I like singing this sort of thing, but, it doesn't stretch me much technically, so in some ways it feels a bit self indulgant, sort of cheating (I'm not sure how). The acid test is probably the Iron Maiden fan club site, where we will probably post fairly soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonboot Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 I have a strange urge coming on to to re-record all the Blaze Bayley era songs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akarawd Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Please, do not resist that urge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olem Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Fabolous, George, i also like this better than the original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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