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Got some new recording gear (prosonus mic pre amps and a Rode Nt-1 mic) and thought what better way to see how this gear sounds. The backing track is a karaoke track with me singing over the top of it. Wish I could find some musicians around here that could play this stuff as I would enjoy doing this stuff live but for now this is my only singing outlet. Hope you like it.


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You sound GREAT, dude. Where do you live? We could be the first cover band with two lead singers and two guitarists. Seriously, we have similar sounds (yours is more emotive than mine, I must admit), and I've been tossing around this idea for years...I can play rhythm guitars and the keys...we'd take the middle-aged world by storm!

Wow! That was GREAT, LD!

Agreed, you are very good LD..enjoyed that a lot!

Good Job dude, i am jealois

That sounds great! What type of recording equipment and vocal mic did you get Liquid Drummer?

That was REALLY good! Thanks!

L_D ~ GREAT JOB!

Loved how you hit the "Steve Perry vox- kill octave jump" not once - twice:

1st - "And in a lover's rage / (octave jump) They tore another page..."

2nd - "Your love....will never die / (octave jump) Whoa-oh oh-ooo-woh..."

Most Excellent!!

You sounded really good.. That's a quality Karaoke background take too

Awesome!

I have the Journey karaoke CD and I can do it okay, but I think I'd be too chicken to post it here! LOL

Well done, my friend!

WOW!! I'm impressed LD. Great job.

Liquid_Drummer wrote:Got some new recording gear (prosonus mic pre amps and a Rode Nt-1 mic) and thought what better way to see how this gear sounds. The backing track is a karaoke track with me singing over the top of it. Wish I could find some musicians around here that could play this stuff as I would enjoy doing this stuff live but for now this is my only singing outlet. Hope you like it.


http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=974090&t=5009

I had NO idea it was you,LD! I've heard these sometime ago and was wondering who was singing so good!
Now to find out he's a MR member!LOL!

When did you record them?

Congrats on the excellent job,you have a great voice!

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Shania, I recorded them between October 06 and this week. I do it when the urge strikes or I get new piece of recording gear. They serve a dual purpose really. First its fun and a way to work on my singing and knowing that others might hear it makes me treat it as a serious recording project. Second, it is helping me "tweak" my studio out plus develops my recording, engineering and production skills. Anyone familliar with studio engineering knows that the hardest part is getting a good vocal or drum sound. I just do this to help develop my "chops" in and out of the studio. My real band sounds nothing like this and I dont sing at all in it because honestly the drumming for that stuff takes enough concentration. As a matter of fact I often get flack from them for being a Journey fan hehe. I keep trying to tell them to listen to everything because you never know what you might learn from it.

Sorry I'm late in reply here.
That was great Liquid_Drummer, nice voice Sir.
Thanks for letting us give ya a listen.

Really enjoyed that, mate.
Very, very nice indeed. Please do some more stuff for us.

I just bought some recording gadgets and I'm trying to suss out how to work them!!![Lexicon Omega soundcard and a good old Shure SM58 mic.]
Bloody technology.

More recordings please LD.

Liquid_Drummer wrote:Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Shania, I recorded them between October 06 and this week. I do it when the urge strikes or I get new piece of recording gear. They serve a dual purpose really. First its fun and a way to work on my singing and knowing that others might hear it makes me treat it as a serious recording project. Second, it is helping me "tweak" my studio out plus develops my recording, engineering and production skills. Anyone familliar with studio engineering knows that the hardest part is getting a good vocal or drum sound. I just do this to help develop my "chops" in and out of the studio. My real band sounds nothing like this and I dont sing at all in it because honestly the drumming for that stuff takes enough concentration. As a matter of fact I often get flack from them for being a Journey fan hehe. I keep trying to tell them to listen to everything because you never know what you might learn from it.

No matter the purpose why you have recorded them for,you've done a great job,LD! Would love to hear more,so whenever the urge strikes ,just do it and share.
A few years ago,a singer told me that singing some of Journey's songs with SP is just like a good vocal training,especially "Something To Hide" and "La Do Da"...Ever tried those?Not easy to sing,but it really is great for warming and shaping the voice.

Wow, that was great LD. Really like your vocal tone.

Alright, I need to confess that I've listened to you NAIL this song a half dozen times, and you completely blow me away vocally. You maintain a JSS-like resonance in your upper register. Tell you what - you take lead vox, and I'll hammer away on the keys and rhythm and do my best Mike Anthony imitation.

More Please-----------

Nice version man.........

you have an ear pleasing tone.... no doubt!

Question...can you "soar" in songs like "Seperate Ways" ?? man your wasted on the drum kit... are you doin this stuff in just two or three takes...or are you compositing many tries for each line...if your doin it the previous way..... you are a natural..and should really be out there furthering the much maligned cause of quality melodic rock...as a vocalist!!

Regards


Neil

Awesome, and for once in my life I agree with McNeil!

I must admit my stamina in the upper ranges could be better. I can do a few songs up there and it starts to go. I smoke and suffer from bad allergies. As a matter of fact I can NEVER breathe out of both nostrils at the same time as one is always partially blocked. So if I were singing this stuff live I would have to scatter the higher ranged songs out. Then again I am doing them in the original keys which is damn demanding for anyone. Its mainly the early Journey that wears me out as I spend too much time in my head voice because I can sing the stuff from the Frontiers/ROR era without too much trouble. I have a version of After The Fall that I have not posted because the vocal mic that was used brought out this shrillness in my voice that sounds almost piercing and I have not been able to EQ it out. Nice mic but wrong for my voice I guess. I may post it with a treble advisory! I dont sing everyday so maybe the stamina could be built up and I am not trained so I would bet I am doing a few things wrong. For instance I know I sing too loudly which I would bet is responsible for my stamina issues. I feel that I have to belt to hit some of those notes. Bad technique ? I dunno. I only know that I really wish I would have taken singing more seriously and done it years ago. I am 35 now and back when I was in my early 20's I would only sing alone and not very much. I cant imagine what my range might have been like back then. Drums always suited me more because I dont want to be in front and I think I am a far better drummer than singer anyway. Thx for the kind words everyone. Anyone know where I can get a karaoke track to Sweet and Simple ? Ive been working on hitting that super high note at the end. My god he was just the best singer ever wasnt he ?

Liquid_Drummer wrote:I must admit my stamina in the upper ranges could be better. I can do a few songs up there and it starts to go. I smoke and suffer from bad allergies. As a matter of fact I can NEVER breathe out of both nostrils at the same time as one is always partially blocked. So if I were singing this stuff live I would have to scatter the higher ranged songs out. Then again I am doing them in the original keys which is damn demanding for anyone. Its mainly the early Journey that wears me out as I spend too much time in my head voice because I can sing the stuff from the Frontiers/ROR era without too much trouble. I have a version of After The Fall that I have not posted because the vocal mic that was used brought out this shrillness in my voice that sounds almost piercing and I have not been able to EQ it out. Nice mic but wrong for my voice I guess. I may post it with a treble advisory! I dont sing everyday so maybe the stamina could be built up and I am not trained so I would bet I am doing a few things wrong. For instance I know I sing too loudly which I would bet is responsible for my stamina issues. I feel that I have to belt to hit some of those notes. Bad technique ? I dunno. I only know that I really wish I would have taken singing more seriously and done it years ago. I am 35 now and back when I was in my early 20's I would only sing alone and not very much. I cant imagine what my range might have been like back then. Drums always suited me more because I dont want to be in front and I think I am a far better drummer than singer anyway. Thx for the kind words everyone. Anyone know where I can get a karaoke track to Sweet and Simple ? Ive been working on hitting that super high note at the end. My god he was just the best singer ever wasnt he ?

Yes he was.

You sound great - i found a couple of others and listened to them as well - awesome.

Your above post is very interesting - however, stop beating yourself up and enjoy yourself and your talent.

And thanks for sharing that talent with us.

Cat

You are VERY good. I'd stop the smoking. I've heard and seen you around for at least a year and have always enjoyed your voice. You do keep getting better. I'd encourage you to keep singing and try to do something more with that voice.

Try getting a vocal warm up CD and do it every day for a while.
You'll maybe struggle on some notes for a bit but after time you'll find you can hit them.
Its like working any muscle in your body, you build up strength & stamina over time.

I use the Ellen Johnson one from CD Baby. Its quite good.

http://cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=vocal+warm+up


Just a thought.

Please let us hear some more.

And you know, you can always drop the key a semi tone or a tone, nobody would really notice..........


And yep STOP SMOKING!!!!

Dude you rock!

E