Curbside Prophet Cover... CRIT PLEASE

[mangold]

im mainly looking for crits on the slap solo and advice on singing, im pretty sure i got the instrumentals spot on

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/andymangold/

thanks in advance

[You_Enjoy_Myself]

It's good Andy, but it still sounds like you're just speaking the vocals rather than singing them. The solo was good, I think that sometimes you go over the top with your soloing, but this one was better. And what, you're not gonna sing the girls part?

"WHAT'S UP WITH M-R-A-Z?"

[JazzBassist114]

hmm....okay, like the snapping, rhythm of strumming is a tad boring/repetitive.
needless to say, singing could use some work.
i take back my previous comment about strumming. i like the lead guitar part, tho. learn to sing melody. shouldn't have repeated strumming throughout, last verse (rapping) should have stuttered strumming. you missed the M-R-A-Z
cool sounding solo, mucho gusto, etcetera. overall 7.5/10. not too shabby my friend

[mangold]

It's good Andy, but it still sounds like you're just speaking the vocals rather than singing them. The solo was good, I think that sometimes you go over the top with your soloing, but this one was better. And what, you're not gonna sing the girls part?

"WHAT'S UP WITH M-R-A-Z?"

i tried doing it a couple of times and it just sounded absurd.
and i mean most of my stuff sounds absurd, but this was absurdly absurd

thanks for the comment

[mangold]

hmm....okay, like the snapping, rhythm of strumming is a tad boring/repetitive.
needless to say, singing could use some work.
i take back my previous comment about strumming. i like the lead guitar part, tho. learn to sing melody. shouldn't have repeated strumming throughout, last verse (rapping) should have stuttered strumming. you missed the M-R-A-Z
cool sounding solo, mucho gusto, etcetera. overall 7.5/10. not too shabby my friend

i know i missed the girls lyrics... sheesh

just wondering... if you took back a comment in the same post why didnt you just delete it? whatever

this is another one for the boardwalk i think, ill play the barre and you can do whatever it is you do

btw: do we have rugby practice tommorrow... i dont feel like getting up to find the phone... sigh

[fatjack]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

[mangold]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

[fatjack]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

if you have to "play it safe" it means that when you try to sing the melody, you are going off key. get some singing/ear training lessons

[mangold]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

if you have to "play it safe" it means that when you try to sing the melody, you are going off key. get some singing/ear training lessons

i dont think that i have enough vocal ability to warrant lessons
and im definetly going out of key

[fatjack]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

if you have to "play it safe" it means that when you try to sing the melody, you are going off key. get some singing/ear training lessons

i dont think that i have enough vocal ability to warrant lessons
and im definetly going out of key

then what exactly are you doing to get better at singing?

start with ear training then

[dmbguitar718]

the guitar was great. definitely the best i've heard from you.

however, the vocals...come on man. you spoke the words!!

[mangold]

the guitar was great. definitely the best i've heard from you.

however, the vocals...come on man. you spoke the words!!

thanks for the instrumental comment, but it is a rappish song... maybe?

[fatjack]

the guitar was great. definitely the best i've heard from you.

however, the vocals...come on man. you spoke the words!!

thanks for the instrumental comment, but it is a rappish song... maybe?

yes, but there is a melody, its a blend of both

[mangold]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

if you have to "play it safe" it means that when you try to sing the melody, you are going off key. get some singing/ear training lessons

i dont think that i have enough vocal ability to warrant lessons
and im definetly going out of key

then what exactly are you doing to get better at singing?

start with ear training then

okay, how should i go about that exactly? i find that singing along with songs while i have one ear in the headphone and one out works pretty well... any other tips?

[fatjack]

that was the sleepiest rap i've ever heard. have some personality if you are gonna do this kind of song

there were a few rhythmic problems with the solo, but this has probably been your best effort yet.

thanks man.
i tried adding more personality and volume to the vocals... but it just sounded crappier and crappier... so i played it safe

freeker cover is coming friday

if you have to "play it safe" it means that when you try to sing the melody, you are going off key. get some singing/ear training lessons

i dont think that i have enough vocal ability to warrant lessons
and im definetly going out of key

then what exactly are you doing to get better at singing?

start with ear training then

okay, how should i go about that exactly? i find that singing along with songs while i have one ear in the headphone and one out works pretty well... any other tips?

dont start with songs, get a piano, and work on playing simple melodies and singing them