Okay, ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be a long-ass post, cause I'm going to comment on each song on the CD that Nefilim sent me, with your recordings. Both good things and bad things.
AND PLEASE, LEAVE YOUR EGOS IN THE WASTEBASKET, OKAY?
My comments is not meant to put somebody down, or anything like that.
It's just my own thoughts and comments as a musician .to musicians (ya all).
Who sets the tempos? Drummers?
Much is generally too fast. Singers struggles to catch up cause they are the first ones to suffer
I would record drums first, with him/her listening to the original song in headphones, so the drummer is playing along with the CD. That way you secure the tempo and timing, too. It is possible, technically, but it takes at least 2 people, I would think, when you record the drums.
Singers, oh what a seemingly impossible task to do Bruces job. But yes, you've done a pretty good job, anyway, I think. Alright, you don't have the lungs of old BD but you come pretty close, I must say. Good job! Sometimes you're pretty out of tune, tho. Probably depending on bad monitoring
Bassplayers, what happened to the clickety-clickety sound of Steve? Is it buried in the mix?
I did notice it tho, on some occations like Alexander , and Hallowed
Guitarists, very good job in general, but you do have a problem sometimes: guitar 1 and guitar 2 are not in sync. Worst example is Rime
Alright, here we go.
Alexander the great,
Great intro!!
It's played a little bit too fast, eh? Guitar melodies and singer struggles to catch up the tempo. Good Chorus!!
Flight of Icarus.
Hey, sounds good 'nd together!!
Powerslave,
Good tempo!
Good sound!!
E_C (?), brilliant bassplaying! Rushing tendencies sometimes, tho. Watch it.
What bass are you using? Not a Fender, is it? And was that the correct notes you played at the end?
Good singing!! (Jim?)
Ah .wonderful maniac on the drums!! Watch timing, tho. Rushing tendencies every now and then.
Loneliness,
Wonderful intro, lads!! Wow!
Good sound, over all. Are the vocals distorting? Not sure.
Really good mix! Congrats on that.
Bass, (Constantine is it?) wonderful playing, really! Good job! .except in the end you're way ahead of the drums (timing) when you're playing that octave-thing, at the end. Listen to the drums!
Singer, .hmm generally good, I know it's hard to reach Bruces level on this one, but you did a fine job! You're out of tune on some places tho.
Guitars, Excellent lads, excellent!
Wicker Man "live",
Interesting beginning
Equally interesting "live" sound! Excellent! Chanting and stuff
Hey, good sound, again!!
Tight playing!
Good harmonies, lads!
Good "H" solo! Sounds nice!
Pity the last singing part was a bit out of tune.
Hallowed,
Wow, you've copied the sound perfectly, in the beginning!! NICE! Bells and all.
Spotless job by singer (Jim?)!! Nice reverb on the vocals, also.
Very nice tempo, lads!! It sounds so much better this way. Best played song on the CD, if you ask me.
Good drum sound and bass sound.
Bass, Finally some "string"-sound (the rattle, if you know what I mean). Thanks. Brilliantly played, btw.
Drums, GREAT SOUND! It seems like you enjoyed playing it! Sounds very good, also.
(food and coffee break)
Prowler,
Ah, Strange stereo-pan on the vocals compared to the music .but a good performance indeed.
Drummer .you like to speed, huh? ^_^
Next!
Wasted Beers..
Hmm who has put reverb on everything?
It sounds so far back
Especially the snaredrum. Due to tuning, perhaps.
Not so tight, this one. Worth re-recording. Sorry, that's what I think.
Nice overdub (?) on the solo!!
Aces High
Jeeeeees, what is this? Punk Rock?
Easy boys, easy!
Bass is a little bit high in the mix, I think. I would have played with more accents so it complemented the drums. Just a note, but anyway.
What else, well .it's a bit messy, but fun to listen to.
Cheers for the delay on the vocal, on chorus. Nice, but his timing could be better.
But it's for fun, right .who cares . ^_^
Rime of the ancient mariner,
Bad timing problems, guitar 1 and guitar 2. Re-record the guitar on the right, I say.
It's not fun to listen to, when it's 3 miles apart in timing.
I know I'm picky, but it's THAT important.
Great drum sound!! Whacky, kinda. Snaredrum especially!
Good singing, indeed!! But it's too low in the mix. Push it up.
Brilliant Bassplaying!!
Wow! that middle eeri sequence is just GREAT!!! Great job, lads!!
You must a had fun on this one.
Whoevers bass that is, he/she needs to check if the intonation is ok (judging by the solo-part).
Good guitar solos!! Excellent!
Singing is absolutely excellent on this tune. Cheers for the overdubbing, at certain places.
Deja vu,
Every thing is really together and relatively tight. Good job!
Good tempo, also.
Bass: what are you doing when the song kicks in? You're actually playing the melody-part, not the bass-part. Am I right? It sounds kinda empty now. Listen to Steve, he plays his typical F - C# - D# - F, solid 8-notes.
Where's the synth? I kinda miss it, in the melodic-part in the middle. It brings the feeling of the song. It's missing, I think.
Good guitars on this one. Cheers for that! Nice harmonies!
Good drumsound! Especially bassdrum!
Singing is okay too, btw. This is a very very hard tune to sing, I think. It's very high in the chorus. Even Bruce struggles on the original recording.
Wrathchild,
Wow, nice bass sound! String-rattle! Yes!
This recording is nearly spotless in other aspect.
Well, there you have it.
My thoughts and before you decide to never speak to me again, let me just add that I'm equally hard on myself when it comes to recording stuff. I'm a perfectionist, maybe you can tell ^_^ Thanks for letting me listen. And thank you for reading, if you've read it all...
AND PLEASE, LEAVE YOUR EGOS IN THE WASTEBASKET, OKAY?
My comments is not meant to put somebody down, or anything like that.
It's just my own thoughts and comments as a musician .to musicians (ya all).
Who sets the tempos? Drummers?
Much is generally too fast. Singers struggles to catch up cause they are the first ones to suffer
I would record drums first, with him/her listening to the original song in headphones, so the drummer is playing along with the CD. That way you secure the tempo and timing, too. It is possible, technically, but it takes at least 2 people, I would think, when you record the drums.
Singers, oh what a seemingly impossible task to do Bruces job. But yes, you've done a pretty good job, anyway, I think. Alright, you don't have the lungs of old BD but you come pretty close, I must say. Good job! Sometimes you're pretty out of tune, tho. Probably depending on bad monitoring
Bassplayers, what happened to the clickety-clickety sound of Steve? Is it buried in the mix?
I did notice it tho, on some occations like Alexander , and Hallowed
Guitarists, very good job in general, but you do have a problem sometimes: guitar 1 and guitar 2 are not in sync. Worst example is Rime
Alright, here we go.
Alexander the great,
Great intro!!
It's played a little bit too fast, eh? Guitar melodies and singer struggles to catch up the tempo. Good Chorus!!
Flight of Icarus.
Hey, sounds good 'nd together!!
Powerslave,
Good tempo!
Good sound!!
E_C (?), brilliant bassplaying! Rushing tendencies sometimes, tho. Watch it.
What bass are you using? Not a Fender, is it? And was that the correct notes you played at the end?Good singing!! (Jim?)
Ah .wonderful maniac on the drums!! Watch timing, tho. Rushing tendencies every now and then.
Loneliness,
Wonderful intro, lads!! Wow!
Good sound, over all. Are the vocals distorting? Not sure.
Really good mix! Congrats on that.
Bass, (Constantine is it?) wonderful playing, really! Good job! .except in the end you're way ahead of the drums (timing) when you're playing that octave-thing, at the end. Listen to the drums!
Singer, .hmm generally good, I know it's hard to reach Bruces level on this one, but you did a fine job! You're out of tune on some places tho.
Guitars, Excellent lads, excellent!
Wicker Man "live",
Interesting beginning
Equally interesting "live" sound! Excellent! Chanting and stuff
Hey, good sound, again!!
Tight playing!
Good harmonies, lads!
Good "H" solo! Sounds nice!
Pity the last singing part was a bit out of tune.
Hallowed,
Wow, you've copied the sound perfectly, in the beginning!! NICE! Bells and all.
Spotless job by singer (Jim?)!! Nice reverb on the vocals, also.
Very nice tempo, lads!! It sounds so much better this way. Best played song on the CD, if you ask me.
Good drum sound and bass sound.
Bass, Finally some "string"-sound (the rattle, if you know what I mean). Thanks. Brilliantly played, btw.
Drums, GREAT SOUND!
It seems like you enjoyed playing it! Sounds very good, also.(food and coffee break)
Prowler,
Ah, Strange stereo-pan on the vocals compared to the music .but a good performance indeed.
Drummer .you like to speed, huh? ^_^
Next!
Wasted Beers..
Hmm who has put reverb on everything?
It sounds so far back
Especially the snaredrum. Due to tuning, perhaps.
Not so tight, this one. Worth re-recording. Sorry, that's what I think.
Nice overdub (?) on the solo!!
Aces High
Jeeeeees, what is this? Punk Rock?
Easy boys, easy!
Bass is a little bit high in the mix, I think. I would have played with more accents so it complemented the drums. Just a note, but anyway.
What else, well .it's a bit messy, but fun to listen to.
Cheers for the delay on the vocal, on chorus. Nice, but his timing could be better.
But it's for fun, right .who cares . ^_^
Rime of the ancient mariner,
Bad timing problems, guitar 1 and guitar 2. Re-record the guitar on the right, I say.
It's not fun to listen to, when it's 3 miles apart in timing.
I know I'm picky, but it's THAT important.
Great drum sound!! Whacky, kinda. Snaredrum especially!
Good singing, indeed!! But it's too low in the mix. Push it up.
Brilliant Bassplaying!!
Wow! that middle eeri sequence is just GREAT!!! Great job, lads!!
You must a had fun on this one.
Whoevers bass that is, he/she needs to check if the intonation is ok (judging by the solo-part).
Good guitar solos!! Excellent!
Singing is absolutely excellent on this tune. Cheers for the overdubbing, at certain places.
Deja vu,
Every thing is really together and relatively tight. Good job!
Good tempo, also.
Bass: what are you doing when the song kicks in? You're actually playing the melody-part, not the bass-part. Am I right? It sounds kinda empty now. Listen to Steve, he plays his typical F - C# - D# - F, solid 8-notes.
Where's the synth? I kinda miss it, in the melodic-part in the middle. It brings the feeling of the song. It's missing, I think.
Good guitars on this one. Cheers for that! Nice harmonies!
Good drumsound! Especially bassdrum!
Singing is okay too, btw. This is a very very hard tune to sing, I think. It's very high in the chorus. Even Bruce struggles on the original recording.
Wrathchild,
Wow, nice bass sound! String-rattle! Yes!
This recording is nearly spotless in other aspect.
Well, there you have it.
My thoughts and before you decide to never speak to me again, let me just add that I'm equally hard on myself when it comes to recording stuff. I'm a perfectionist, maybe you can tell ^_^ Thanks for letting me listen. And thank you for reading, if you've read it all...
I did the live thing as a joke afterwards. hee hee.
