Members honeyiscool Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 We wanted to get some recording done today and since we had the mics set up in the drummer's parents' living room, we thought we'd attempt one of our newer songs. This is actually the first time I'm ever playing a Vox with the band, I've always played Peaveys and Rolands with Mittens. It was a different experience, to say the least. It will definitely take a little getting used to. I would have taken an AC15 but with the amount of gear I was hauling, it wasn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 How did you get Susanna Hoffs to sing with your band? Sounded cool, and what's even cooler is that you all seem to be of like mind when it comes to the music you're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arrowhen Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Jesus, I just died of cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Nice job!! Great sounding mix, didja use a mixwer in to the camera or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Way cool! You guys have chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Great live recording! Well balanced!Cool tune! I know it will be stuck in my head later.Keep'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 You guys definitely have the cuteness factor going. The fact that you sound great together and play fun music is just the icing on the cake. Even though I'm a 40 year old fart I'd definitely check out your shows if I livedin the area. -Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wayne2 Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Nice work! You guys are improving quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Cuties should be sport'n leg and boobies, got it use it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GriffontheRock Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 I kinda liked it. Gotta admit that was much better than the last video of you guys that I saw. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhatDoIKnow Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Get a haircut you hippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Half expected "Wait" by the Beatles from the title. nice color coordination though. you won me over just from those. nice playing too of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mediocreplayer Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Very nice. I like the different tempos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9-Pin-Phoenix Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Sounds good. A couple of my observations - Have the female guitar player do all the singing, with the bass player doing back-up. Her voice is a little better to my (untrained) ears. I think the Mustang would look better hanging from her as well (it's a size thing). IMO both girls need to work on singing with more power and enunciation. I couldn't really understand the words. Keep going! Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RickBeall Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 All the criticisms are valid and is the praise. Of course, the ladies can just keep singing and they will naturally improve over time. You guys sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T is for Tele Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 One note...cute chicks should never wear their wedding rings while they play. It ruins the illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Dude, rename the band "Buttons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 I don't know if it was the Vox or what, but your guitar tone did stand out in the mix...in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Okay, I liked it.My one and only criticism, is have the girls sing it like they mean it. They sound too pensive. Their vocal qualities seem good enough, just put a bit more meaning and themselves into it. A bit more emotion, a bit more emphasis for dramatic nuances here and there. Dare to be a bit more vulnerable in their performances. I think they've got it in them. I liked the composition. But then again, I've long had a bit of a soft spot for "chick music". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Your band is really good. Reminds me a little of the band "Belly" from the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 cool i think lots of vocal harmonies would take you guys to the next level your drummer is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted December 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Thank you, everyone! Originally Posted by Cobalt Blue How did you get Susanna Hoffs to sing with your band? Ha, we got a kick out of that... I have a Susanna Hoffs obsession, as I'm sure most people know. Originally Posted by richey888 Nice job!! Great sounding mix, didja use a mixwer in to the camera or what? Yep. The whole thing was mixed in. Four drum mics, two girl mics, two guitar mics, and DI for the bass. Originally Posted by 9-Pin-Phoenix Sounds good. A couple of my observations - Have the female guitar player do all the singing, with the bass player doing back-up. Her voice is a little better to my (untrained) ears.I think the Mustang would look better hanging from her as well (it's a size thing).IMO both girls need to work on singing with more power and enunciation. I couldn't really understand the words.Keep going! Sounds good. Thanks! The bass player has a nice cold going on, normally she doesn't sound as strained. They have very different voices, so we like to keep both of them on the mics as much as possible.Also, Mustang's mine! Originally Posted by fretmonster I don't know if it was the Vox or what, but your guitar tone did stand out in the mix...in a good way. The girl's on the Night Train (Sennheiser e906 a few inches away), I'm on the AC4C1 (Audio-Technica Pro 37 a foot away)... it definitely struggled in the room, not in volume but just in sounding a little anemic, but listening back to the mix, it sounds very sweet since I got to run the power section pretty hot. That new G10 Vintage in there sounds pretty damn nice. Originally Posted by harold heckuba Your band is really good. Reminds me a little of the band "Belly" from the early90's. I love Belly! Tanya is one of my favorites ever. Not just as a singer and songwriter, but also as a guitar player. Originally Posted by GAS Man Okay, I liked it.My one and only criticism, is have the girls sing it like they mean it. They sound too pensive. Their vocal qualities seem good enough, just put a bit more meaning and themselves into it. A bit more emotion, a bit more emphasis for dramatic nuances here and there. Dare to be a bit more vulnerable in their performances. I think they've got it in them. I liked the composition. But then again, I've long had a bit of a soft spot for "chick music". I think part of that is we're all a bit shy on our instruments now... I mean, aside from the drummer, we're very green in our respective roles. I think we'll ease into everything over time. The bassist really gets into vocals when she is recording and the guitarist has a pretty serious Courtney Love voice, it's funny, but it's another thing to do all that into stage mics while trying to keep the guitars going. Originally Posted by mistersully cooli think lots of vocal harmonies would take you guys to the next levelyour drummer is good Thanks! We have a lot of songs with girl harmonies, I think we wanted to keep this one relatively free of that stuff, but we might add more in the end.Yeah, that guy is really good, and he plays well to a click, we found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by honeyiscool Yep. The whole thing was mixed in. Four drum mics, two girl mics, two guitar mics, and DI for. What is your definition of impromptu exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nice going - sounded good, looked good. Critique I'd have made has already been dealt with. Good to see the girls not doing the boob & leg thing - it's not needed and if you're looking for the 'cute' angle then it sends mixed messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted December 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by photon9 What is your definition of impromptu exactly? We were already recording music that day so I taped an iPhone to a stand and hit record. I know you love picking on me but please let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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