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11-10-2009, 11:11 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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Song Critique (Sorry if this is the wrong place)
I have some songs I just threw together (rocky relationship ending spawned some creativity...funny how that always seems to happen). This is my first foray into songwriting so I was looking for advice. Its the first two songs on this link. The last is just a fun cover.
Advice is appreciated. AG Anders on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads I'm new here and I'm sorry if this is the wrong place in the forum, I didn't know where else to place it. Thanks. |
11-10-2009, 11:29 PM | #2 (permalink) |
i write and play stuff
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
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your songs are fine in structure, really... you just need to refine your vocals. work on intonation and clarity... some lyrics are good but a lot of the time i cannot hear them clearly. there's also no conviction in your voice... say that **** like you mean it dude!
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11-11-2009, 09:08 AM | #3 (permalink) | |
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Hi Halebopp,
Yes, broken romance does often spawn creativity, doesn't it, since people feel very strongly about their relationships! I listened to your three songs (the two original and the cover) and felt the first two were pleasant and might benefit from some more variation in their tunes. I enjoyed the cover of Wagon Wheel a lot...the violin and banjo (both played very nicely) and the two of you singing were all nice...plus it is a catchy song. I felt the sound of your voices fit that style very well. I agree with OceanAndSilence that it was hard to pick out all the words and understand them...which probably relates to how you were recording the vocals and also how clearly you were enunciating the words. Also, sometimes a few notes were a little out of tune. If I recall, your second song had more variation in structure than the first song...so I gravitate more toward that one. Would you like to post your lyrics here? Then it is easier to understand how they fit with your melodies. --Erica
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11-11-2009, 10:17 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Thank you two for your comments. As you can probably tell I've never been a singer, so I'm trying to figure our how to sing in a way that actually sounds alright. I agree I need to enunciate more, though i think part of the problem is that these were all recorded over laptop speakers.
I'll post lyrics when I have a chance. |
11-11-2009, 12:26 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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I’m not the person you wanted to have
But outside I’m waiting, with snow on my head And if you want to swim there don’t bother to dry, dry your hair Lights dim and nobody cares The fading footsteps just make you aware Of the things I tried to do for you but couldn’t And if your feet wander let them wander to me And if the waters on, make yourself a cut of tea To stay warm by My smile remains, it hangs crooked My face it does not look it And outside the house is a porch of glowing, burning red My eyes they see so many shapes Passing by like those calendar dates And I know I should talk, should speak before its too late And if your feet wander let them wander to me And if the waters on, make yourself a cup of tea To stay warm by AND It’s a black eyed susan on the window sill It’s the nighttime feeling of the morning chill Frost youre on your way Indian summer couldn’t make you stay Green to gold and gold to red Theres not a word I haven’t said Falling on the rue I’m going to see it through But these tired words bounce of the snow Reflect my mind with nothing to show There’s warmth in my pocket’s line But these hands they are not mine These words, they are not mine It’s a black eyed susan on the window sill It’s the nighttime feeling of the morning chill Love you’re on your way Indian summer couldn’t make you stay Green to gold and gold to red There’s not a word I haven’t said Falling on the rue I’m going to see it through |
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