so "non-me" that i have to learn it.

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hi folks, do you ever get challanged to learn a new song primarily because it's a great tune, but you know you are not that "type" of vocal?

this is a "sweet" little number so far from the lou grammish, paul rodgers kind of stuff, but i want to try it because perhaps there's an adjunct benefit to just learning this kind of vocalizing?

it really has it's own unique set of difficulties and the difficulty for me is to sound this sweet and delicate at times and manage the breath release in the verses

nice tune..

then there's this version..lol!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R42YVJxwYWA

[ronws]

The second one was unique, sounding to me almost like marching cadence. "I don't know but I've been told, alaskan winters are might cold." and so on.

But I would like to hear you do the first one. I think you could do it and no, you won't sound like an adolescent choir boy, but I think you could give it some edgy, dark tones that still convey the emotional intent.

As for the question, yes, and I have only myself to blame. On a lark, I had decided to do "I Remember You" by Skid Row and got my ass kicked, at least as far as trying to record it. It's not too bad live with guitar in hand but it is, even by my standards, the crappiest thing I have done. I still play it once in a while but I haven't tried to re-record it, even for my own files, let along sharing it.

So, I also understand how applying yourself to a style your not accustomed to can throw you off. So, one of my revelations, and this may or may not help you is that I might try to sing that song I mentioned not so "rock and roll" but more operatic, ala Ronnie James Dio. You might try that, too. Even though the song is not Foreigner-ish or Bad Company-ish, see what it would be like to do that.

I've had fun doing that. There is a band called Hayseed Dixie that does a bluegrass version of AC/DC songs, such as "Highway to Hell" and "Shook me all night long." I have done a rockabilly version of "Highway to Hell," in the original range but with a Texas Swing rhythm to it.

Or just go all out and see if you can manage it in falsetto. Or even full voice but without the Lou Gramm bite.

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The second one was unique, sounding to me almost like marching cadence. "I don't know but I've been told, alaskan winters are might cold." and so on.

But I would like to hear you do the first one. I think you could do it and no, you won't sound like an adolescent choir boy, but I think you could give it some edgy, dark tones that still convey the emotional intent.

As for the question, yes, and I have only myself to blame. On a lark, I had decided to do "I Remember You" by Skid Row and got my ass kicked, at least as far as trying to record it. It's not too bad live with guitar in hand but it is, even by my standards, the crappiest thing I have done. I still play it once in a while but I haven't tried to re-record it, even for my own files, let along sharing it.

So, I also understand how applying yourself to a style your not accustomed to can throw you off. So, one of my revelations, and this may or may not help you is that I might try to sing that song I mentioned not so "rock and roll" but more operatic, ala Ronnie James Dio. You might try that, too. Even though the song is not Foreigner-ish or Bad Company-ish, see what it would be like to do that.

I've had fun doing that. There is a band called Hayseed Dixie that does a bluegrass version of AC/DC songs, such as "Highway to Hell" and "Shook me all night long." I have done a rockabilly version of "Highway to Hell," in the original range but with a Texas Swing rhythm to it.

Or just go all out and see if you can manage it in falsetto. Or even full voice but without the Lou Gramm bite.

thanks ron....i'll tell you weaving in and out of head voice and falsetto is really tricky. agreed?

[ronws]

thanks ron....i'll tell you weaving in and out of head voice and falsetto is really tricky. agreed?

Amen to that.