cover of "summer breeze"

horsmar15 · Unread post by **horsmar15** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:21 pm

Here is my cover of the 70s classic "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Crofts. In my cover I took infulences from the original, the Jason Mraz cover, and some of my own input. I just learned it a couple days ago and might play it at an open mic night coming up in a couple weeks, so any input or constructive criticism whould be nice. Thanks!
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/horsmar15/

firedancer86 · Unread post by **firedancer86** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:50 pm

hey man, pretty nice cover!
AWESOME to hear somebody cover something new

only some minor constructive critisism though...

- mellow 70's tune...keep a mellow pace (kinda jumps back and forth - try and keep a steady flow).
- vocals need to be a littl emore relaxed (again, mellow relaxed 70's tune needs smooth even paced calm vocal work).

Mostly just try and mellow out just a tad more to get a smooth tone and feeling across to the listener

other than that, I love it...
kudos
nice choice

horsmar15 · Unread post by **horsmar15** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:40 pm

Thanks for the good constructive criticism. The only thing is I am not sure really what parts I am jumping around on. Is it the transition from the verse to the chorous, and if it is how can I fix it? Also, should I sing less loudly or with more breadth to mellow it out more? Any suggestions would be great so I don't look like a fool at open mic.

mbgreen · Unread post by **mbgreen** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:14 am

Hey good cover man...I liked this one a lot. I agree with Fire in that it jumps around a lot. Specifically, the verse is a nice pace, and then the chorus takes off. I kinda liked the slight stress (non-mellowness, if you will) you had in your vocals...it gave the song a little different character. Your own touch. Just keep it all the same pace, and you're golden.

Appfro · Unread post by **Appfro** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:41 am

great job, you gotta pretty good voice too. a little off at times but nothing too major. great job, sounded awesome. i agree w/ mbgreen, the speed ups kinda added a little IMO. it's all about what kind of cover you're doing, one just like the original or trying to make it your own.

my only suggestion would be to try to make sure you don't sing out of your nose (you did in a few places) and work on your range...which is something we can all do. just little picky stuff, you did a really good job.

horsmar15 · Unread post by **horsmar15** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:14 pm

ya, now after listening to it a few times it was a bit jumpy. So I decided to slow down the chorus a bit and tried to smooth it out somewhat. I posted the newer version on my site, it is far from perfect but it seems to be somewhat of an improvement from the first

paywad927 · Unread post by **paywad927** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:20 pm

that sounded really good. what tabs did you use? ive looked for tabs for this song and havent really found any good ones.

mastermindmatthews3436 · Unread post by **mastermindmatthews3436** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:52 pm

good job hats off to you man

MWR · Unread post by **MWR** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:47 pm

Your voice was a bit on the flat side and a little nasal. I think the two are probably related so try and sing less thru your nose and see how that effects the tone. The guitar was great it had a nice percussive feel. Good job and keep it up.

toadsmack7 · Unread post by **toadsmack7** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:26 am

Good work. I especially liked the guitar.

Aaron

akachronic · Unread post by **akachronic** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 10:03 am

very nice job...
peace
Scott

akachronic · Unread post by **akachronic** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 10:04 am

very nice job...
peace
Scott

akachronic · Unread post by **akachronic** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 10:05 am

very nice job...
peace
Scott

borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:10 pm

VERY Nice dude
Kinda different to all the other stuff in this forum which is what I like

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