2 Minutes To Midnight, now with real drums and bass.

[Nuno Filipe]

Some time ago, me and stilllifer decided to cover this song but now we have the pleasure of showing the song with real drums and real bass. We have to thank a lot to Digitaloutput for recording the drums and the bass, he deserves a real big thank you from us. Also another a big thank you to the great Felix Neumann for putting his voice in this cover You rock dude.

About the drums, only the kick is 100% replaced, the snare have a blend of more or less 20%.

No more talk, here it is the song:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1457645/Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight with Felix Neumann.mp3

The formation for this song is:
Drumz - Michael Blacksmith
Bass - Ishpan Andrash
Rhythm guitars and solos - Nuno Filipe and Stilllifer
Vocals - Felix Neumann

New version with more bass:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1457645/Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight with Felix Neumann FV 1.mp3

 

[drdan]

Nice! Really well done! I got tickets to Maiden in Chicago in July. Can't wait.

 

[Mago]

So-fucking-noice.
hellyeah.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Nuno, your mix is absolutely brilliant! About my vocals, enough was been said in the other thread. Kudos for the mix!

 

[felipe-x]

 

[CatharsisStudios]

thats fucking sick

 

[RavenPunk24]

eeehh, it's cool! Great sound, I like it!

 

[jw009]

Really cool cover!!! Felix's voice sounds pretty similar to the original.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Really cool cover!!! Felix's voice sounds pretty similar to the original.

Haha nooo, you really think so? :zombie: Thanks for your words guys.

 

[RavenPunk24]

I've just listened it one more time and I also think so, your voice really similar to IronMaiden's vocalist)

 

[Felix Neumann]

I've just listened it one more time and I also think so, your voice really similar to IronMaiden's vocalist)

I dunno...it´s difficult rating the own voice, but if you think so, I´m glad of course

 

[RevoltStudios]

I"m begging you...multitracks!!!!!1

 

[Felix Neumann]

I love the drums! It sounds so natural. Nuno, do you know, who played it?

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Nice! Really well done! I got tickets to Maiden in Chicago in July. Can't wait.

You cant go wrong with them. I already saw them 3 times and all the times they were fucking great. Probably the best live band ever.

So-fucking-noice.
hellyeah.

Thanks a lot dude

Nuno, your mix is absolutely brilliant! About my vocals, enough was been said in the other thread. Kudos for the mix!

But I have to say that if this is so good it´s because of your fucking great vocals Mix with a awesome singer it´s more easy

thats fucking sick

Means a lot coming from you dude. Because your mixes are always fucking great. So great that I have a song mixed by you called Mercy Street - WAR5 as reference for my mixes

eeehh, it's cool! Great sound, I like it!

Thanks a lot dude

I"m begging you...multitracks!!!!!1

Dont take me wrong but I have to talk to the other people involved in this, if they agree with that.

I love the drums! It sounds so natural. Nuno, do you know, who played it?

Yeah dude, I tried to maintain the feel of the real drums at maximum.
As far as I know, Digitaloutput had a Iron Maiden cover band in the past and I think that the drummer and the bassist were from that cover band. But I am not sure of that. But the truth is that the drummer and the bassist did a really great job. I would like to mention their names but I dont know
We will wait for a post from Digitaloutput.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Nuno, we need the names of this guys..(maybe you can ask Digital about em) They deserve much praise and appreciation for their job and of course it´d be interesting to hear what they think about the final version

Edit: One thing about the bass. I love the percussive sound of it, but the tones, the presence could have a bit more body Imo the bass could be louder.

 

[Harry Hughes]

THE BEST cover I've ever heard of 2 Minutes to Midnight, ever

 

[SickBoy]

Edit: One thing about the bass. I love the percussive sound of it, but the tones, the presence could have a bit more body Imo the bass could be louder.

Definitely... Maybe the guitars could lose some weight instead of raising the bass
As for the guitars themselves I'm not too keen on the playing, timing's a bit off at places and it's a bit stiff overally...
And I've noticed there's no backup vocals, why? Some harmony guitars lack as well...

And hey, don't burn me at stake for pointing out some issues I've noticed!
The cover is nice actually, but I think there's room for improvement, that's all...

 

[Felix Neumann]

And I've noticed there's no backup vocals, why? Some harmony guitars lack as well...

That´s absolutely true. Nobody will be burned

 

[Nuno Filipe]

One thing about the bass. I love the percussive sound of it, but the tones, the presence could have a bit more body Imo the bass could be louder.

I am gonna speak for what I hear with my monitors. The bass is not very loud, it´s true but I think it´s loud enough in this mix, I hear it quite well. About the presence I agree, the bass doesnt stick out too much as I wanted but when comes to mixing the bass I still dont have enough experience But about the body I dont agree because the sound of the bass it´s even a bit bassy. But as I said before, what I am saying it´s conditioned by what I hear in my monitors. So I may be wrong.

THE BEST cover I've ever heard of 2 Minutes to Midnight, ever

Thanks a lot dude

Definitely... Maybe the guitars could lose some weight instead of raising the bass
As for the guitars themselves I'm not too keen on the playing, timing's a bit off at places and it's a bit stiff overally...
And I've noticed there's no backup vocals, why? Some harmony guitars lack as well...

And hey, don't burn me at stake for pointing out some issues I've noticed!
The cover is nice actually, but I think there's room for improvement, that's all...

In the chorus section there is a cymbal that is given out of time but it´s not the guitars fault. I dont know if it´s this that you are talking about. If dont, could you point the sections that the guitars are off? cause I dont know where they are off but I really want to know because I am very critical about it and dont worry dude, every feedback is always welcome. I want to learn from my mistakes.

 

[padr81]

wow, never thought i'd ever hear a cover of this that was BETTER than the original. I'd love to hear Maiden re-record some of those classics with better production now.