Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hello my friends!! My band spent this weekend at our singer's house recording a cover of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears, and I'm here to present it to you. http://www.myspace.com/stillavenue For amps, I used an Engl Fireball, and the singer used a Marshall JVM 410. For guitars, I used an Gibson SG Special, and the singer used a Gibson Les Paul Custom. The mics we used on the Marshall 1936 2x12 were a Sennheiser MD421, Shure SM57, and an MXL 2001. Thanks guys!! Enjoy! Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Here's a picture of my humble family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shenaniganizer Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I thought it was kinda cool. Seemed a bit too up-beat, though, - after about 1:12 - for the nature/mood of the actual song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I thought it was kinda cool. Seemed a bit too up-beat, though, - after about 1:12 - for the nature/mood of the actual song. I agree. I like the pace of the original better, but still, it's a good sounding and well done recording. Good job to the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Thanks dudes! Bumping this up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I do agree with you guys, I love the pace of the original tune. But of course this is a cover, and we tried to turn it into our own thing. We tried to keep some of the same mood while turning it into a rock song. Glad you guys like the sounds though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zemmy Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 i'm of the opinion that if you cover a song, make it your own...good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I like the approach - minus the breaking glass - but somebody needs to cut loose on that solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I like the approach - minus the breaking glass - but somebody needs to cut loose on that solo. Hey dude. Thanks for listening! I thought the breaking glass was a little repetitive as well, but it also adds to the business of the song. When we took it out it sounded extremely bare. That could be because we had been hearing it the whole time and were used to it, but we decided to keep it for various reasons anyway. About the solo.. I did a take of a crazier solo, but for some reason we decided to keep the simple one. I think we'll save the crazy stuff for live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 About the solo.. I did a take of a crazier solo, but for some reason we decided to keep the simple one. I think we'll save the crazy stuff for live. I like the solo. I think it fits well. It's good and melodic which many times works better than crazy, especially as basically it's a slow, sad song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Cool. Nice production. I knew it was going to be a little different when I saw Engl Fireball and Tears for Fears together. I liked it. I also like this Tears for Fears cover: [YOUTUBE]A0jPsaJNGPw[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Dude that is awesome!! And thanks for the kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex W Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Not typically my thang but great job nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undertaker4 Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 I agree. I like the pace of the original better, but still, it's a good sounding and well done recording. Good job to the OP. The Tears for Fears version or the Gary Jules version? I thought Jules totally nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Yeah sorry, I didn't mean the original version.. I like the pace of the more known Gary Jules version. The Tears for Fears version has about the same pace as our version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bphill Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 i'm of the opinion that if you cover a song, make it your own...good job I agree with this post song was Well Done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Thanks brothas!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Great Job! Love the arrangement, vocals, emotion, guitar tone and overall vibe. Great mix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted June 7, 2010 Members Share Posted June 7, 2010 Very nicely done. It's what I like in a cover. Respect to the original with your own twist and personality. What mic did you use to record the vocals and through what interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks for the love, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitzilla Posted June 8, 2010 Members Share Posted June 8, 2010 One of my favorite songs EVER! You did it justice. I liked it rocked up. I've always wanted to do something similar to this one: [YOUTUBE]YZWAqZN-uJo[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks so much guy!! That song is kick-ass too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2010 If you guys wanna download it, go here http://soundcloud.com/user6089806/mad-world-cover-1?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fuser6089806%2Fmad-world-cover-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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