About writing! (lyrics, album, AC/DC, reviews, vocalist)

littleknowitall · 04-24-2006, 07:22 AM

how we write,

usually it consists of our lead singer/ guitarist first developing the guitar part or atleast most of it, then we'll decide on a vocal melody. then he'll write the lyrics, usually his lyrical influences shine through, his lyrics are simplistic and tend to take the piss out of different features in our local society, for instance our last song was made to completely take the piss out of a type of people that generally dominate our school.
and his latest song 'dirty dan' though he wont admit it is about his ex girlfriend dan who was a sleazy tart that got round alot

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there's not much to say about the way he writes he simply writes to the vocal melody and tries to make it flow, then we lay down the bass and drums and fiddle a bit, usually in the recording of our songs hell almost always harmonize his voice over for the chorus which is sure enough most likely going to be a vocal hook, heh hes ac/dc obsessed, he'll always use a vocal hook. so yeah that's how we write ours.

skiesofganymede · 04-24-2006, 09:15 PM

DontRunMeOver:

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Once I've set myself on one topic I'll write the verse lyrics for it pretty quickly

*sigh* I'm so incredibly jealous. Setting a theme and going with it, is a skill I am yet to master.

Reznorslave:

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Me personally, I cannot write just to write. I have to be inspired by something, an event, person, thing, etc. But when inspired I think that is when the true magic of writing happens. It definitely doesn't happen when it is "forced"!

Argh, it is so true. So many pages of lyrics scribbled out, ripped up and thrown out because they were written under duress. The worst is the feeling that the emptiness of forced lyrics will be apparant. That anyone who reads them will see through the facade. You're totally right about being inspired.

Even so, I don't think i've ever had a clear pre-writing inspiration, only a niggling feeling that something warrants more attention. I was wondering, do you have a clear idea what you're gonna write before you start? It seems like it would be difficult.

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his latest song 'dirty dan' though he wont admit it is about his ex girlfriend dan who was a sleazy tart that got round alot

Moley: aww, the poor girl

Nothing quite like an unflattering immortalisation in song. It's up there with memorable F-U's, eh!

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hell almost always harmonize his voice over for the chorus which is sure enough most likely going to be a vocal hook, heh hes ac/dc obsessed, he'll always use a vocal hook

Go the vocal hooks! Although the darn things infect your brain...start unconsciously headbanging and or humming in the middle of exams or in the silent area of the library!...dirty looks from the library folk and/or person next to you. Damn you and your kind

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04-24-2006, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,673	how we write, usually it consists of our lead singer/ guitarist first developing the guitar part or atleast most of it, then we'll decide on a vocal melody. then he'll write the lyrics, usually his lyrical influences shine through, his lyrics are simplistic and tend to take the piss out of different features in our local society, for instance our last song was made to completely take the piss out of a type of people that generally dominate our school. and his latest song 'dirty dan' though he wont admit it is about his ex girlfriend dan who was a sleazy tart that got round alot. there's not much to say about the way he writes he simply writes to the vocal melody and tries to make it flow, then we lay down the bass and drums and fiddle a bit, usually in the recording of our songs hell almost always harmonize his voice over for the chorus which is sure enough most likely going to be a vocal hook, heh hes ac/dc obsessed, he'll always use a vocal hook. so yeah that's how we write ours.