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[Guyute]

Originally Posted by Bern

I think a song like 'Leroy Brown' is basically story. Exept of telling it, you probably mean sing story with its emotions and bring this feeling up front. It's like the blues, sing the story.
I hope this helps to support your suggestion.

Yes, it does. Thanks Bern.

P.S. with songs like this, it also helps to eat a lot of burnt food to give yourself a bluesy voice

[Bern]

Originally Posted by Guyute

Yes, it does. Thanks Bern.

P.S. with songs like this, it also helps to eat a lot of burnt food to give yourself a bluesy voice

Here is another one,
'You have to suffer if you want to sing the blues'

[Guyute]

I think that statement is true, but not for singing the blues necessarily. But for writing the blues, oh yeah, no doubt!

[DeadHead]

My old band. . .. at practice one night. I'm playing mandolin and singing.

Stir It Up

[Guyute]

DeadHead, that's way cool! You guys have nice harmonies going, too

[bobc]

Here is a song I wrote when my Grand Daughter was born. Her name is Kaylah. Sorry about the string buzz, but my fingers are killing.

http://home.comcast.net/~bcalvanese/Kaylah.mp3

bobc

[BobS]

This is Michael Smith song..(Chicago folksinger, not the other guy)

I Brought My Father With Me

[Guyute]

Originally Posted by bobc

Here is a song I wrote when my Grand Daughter was born. Her name is Kaylah. Sorry about the string buzz, but my fingers are killing.

http://home.comcast.net/~bcalvanese/Kaylah.mp3

bobc

Bob,

This is really cool. I dig your voice.....it reminds me of someone, but I can't really suss who it is. Either way, Kaylah should be very proud to have this

[Guyute]

Originally Posted by BobS

This is Michael Smith song..(Chicago folksinger, not the other guy)

I Brought My Father With Me

Bob II,

You also have a very cool voice. That's 2 in a row with the very cool songs

[Fishing The Sky]

I'll use the program. It's nice, and I hate when stuff streams...anyway. I'll put up three songs (alot I know, but I'd love to get feedback)

Recorded with Audacity. Guitar recorded: plugged directly into the laptop recording outlet, with my 310CE. Vocals: sung right into the laptop mic.
"Your Opinion" - Written and recorded in about 2 hours. I'm off on a couple notes but I only sang it once for recording.


Recorded "live" with the laptop mic.
"Gently" - The first song me and my wife wrote together. She wrote the lyrics, I wrote the melody and guitar part. tuned to EADGCE for nice open chords in the key of C

"The Summer Family" - Written together, its changed a bit since this was recorded.

This is all preproduction so I can get a feel for where I want to take the songs. Rough cuts to turn into diamonds. Any feedback is warmly appreciated

[thisfatguy]

Deadhead, <Chris Farley Impersonation>that . . . . was . . . . AWEsome </Chris Farley Impersonation>. Great remix . . . great beat . . . great instrumentals . . jeezsh . . just awesome.

[DeadHead]

Thanks. ...

Here's one we learned from Taj Mahal:

Cakewalk

[bam]

I have a few clips of songs I have written at the below link...

http://www.michaelgresham.com/music.htm

[Guyute]

Fishing,

Your stuff reminds me of another band, I can't remember who....but I'm thinking it's XTC?

Either way, all three have promise, but it's hard to tell especially with the last 2 as the recording's rough. Keep polishing the gems though

[Guyute]

Michael,

I like your songs too. The only possible problem I'm seeing is that the vocals seem really dry. You have a good voice and good "grit" for lack of a better word, but it seems almost naked in these recordings.