Billies

[jkanter]

Here's my billies, this was done for the contest a while ago but I didn't post the link for different reasons. Anyway, it's not with the Martin but with the Taylor 314-KCE.............I did a nice jammed out Nature Intro...LATA

http://www.dmbtabs.com/audio/Billies.mp3

[AnandPatel]

Nice job.

[nancies21]

hey kanter...i submitted a one sweet world alternate thinga while back......did u ever get that???

[Xoosh]

fo shizzy it's the shiziiiiitt

[IronMike778]

I gotta be honest, Jared, I found it to be a bit choppy. Who am I, right? My Billes didn't exactly blow any one over, but as a listener to your song - as opposed to a fellow player - I thought it lacked something. The chords and everything were correct, but the overall rhythm of the song didn't have the flow to it that makes it such a great song. First off, I thought the nature intro was a bit too long....I kept waiting for the intro and "la, la......la, la, la, la, la, la......."part. It just seemed to go on and on....I know that was your intent, but little 'ole me likes it better the way it should be. In regards to the intro after the nature intro, this part needs more strumming added to it in order to take away from the silence between chords. When guys like you and I don't sing, we need to make up for the lack of voice over the playing and that's why good 'filler' strumming is so key. If you listen to guys like CaveCricket, Grave, etc. this is where they excelled to put them ahead of the pack. Even though they sang, they kept the song moving the way Dave does, and I believe that's what will make or break this particular song.

I hope you don't think I'm out to bash the post, I'm really not. I just thought it might be more of a help to give an honest critique of what I thought, rather than positive 'fluff'. I think you - like most of us - know the song, but haven't tweaked it enough to really make it stand out

Now, please don't banish my username

Mike

[DmbFanJason]

I gotta be honest, Jared, I found it to be a bit choppy. Who am I, right? My Billes didn't exactly blow any one over, but as a listener to your song - as opposed to a fellow player - I thought it lacked something. The chords and everything were correct, but the overall rhythm of the song didn't have the flow to it that makes it such a great song. First off, I thought the nature intro was a bit too long....I kept waiting for the intro and "la, la......la, la, la, la, la, la......."part. It just seemed to go on and on....I know that was your intent, but little 'ole me likes it better the way it should be. In regards to the intro after the nature intro, this part needs more strumming added to it in order to take away from the silence between chords. When guys like you and I don't sing, we need to make up for the lack of voice over the playing and that's why good 'filler' strumming is so key. If you listen to guys like CaveCricket, Grave, etc. this is where they excelled to put them ahead of the pack. Even though they sang, they kept the song moving the way Dave does, and I believe that's what will make or break this particular song.

I hope you don't think I'm out to bash the post, I'm really not. I just thought it might be more of a help to give an honest critique of what I thought, rather than positive 'fluff'. I think you - like most of us - know the song, but haven't tweaked it enough to really make it stand out

Now, please don't banish my username

Mike

Dude that was hardly bashing. I felt that you gave an honest critique as I feel the same way about the cover. It was kind of choppy, and off rhythm, but Jared admits that he doesnt play these songs exactly right...so...anyway, this hopefully should give him a chance to re-evaluate the song, practice, and come back and have it perfect...late!