After… god knows how long, I've finally been able to cover the song that I've always had problems covering. Before, I used to not be able to sing it, not be able to play it, always forget the words… then today came, and I said, FUCK IT, I'm going to record this damn song once and for all. And whala! My roommate nor anyone else helped me with this, so it's me singing with myself, and only a rhythm guitar. Sounds pretty neat to me because I've heard a LOT of bad takes I've recorded in the past and this is the best one by far.
That doesn't say much because the others were garbage, but I'm proud of finally being able to cover this.whoala!https://soundcloud.com/reidd-maxwell/in-the-aeroplane-over-the-seanow back to my busy life that doesn't let me do anything evercritiques are HEAVILY encouraged… without you guys telling me the truth on whether you like it or not, i can't get better. so if you like it or hate it, tell me!
I haven't heard the original so maybe its meant to sound like this, but isn't the recording quality a bit low? I think it would sound pretty nice live, but the consistent recording distortion kind of makes it hard to listen too :(. I think the guitar and voice would sound quite nice if you got some better recording equipment, its simple but effective and even though it was a few copies of you singing it still sounded ok :). Good luck with your next song :D
this is fantastic! lofi is practically a necessity when covering this song. dig the vocal doubling and the humming around 1:00. the little guitar lick at the end is cool, too. hope you'll do the rest of the album!
yeah I wouldn't really expect you to do The Fool, but Communist Daughter is a great song (and no more difficult to play than any other song on the album).
steve reich says: "don't tell me you don't have the right equipment - what matters is your musical imagination". hi-fi recordings are not inherently better than lo-fi recordings, you just need to play to the strength of whatever you're using. in fact, hi-fi can be much more difficult to work with because mistakes are more apparent and you can end up with a very sterile sound.I don't mean to get too soapbox-y, I only want to encourage you to keep going.sounds like we have different perspectives on recording, steve. I think you might liken recording to taking a picture, whereas I would liken it to making a painting. you're looking for as-perfect-as-possible reproduction, but my feeling is that it offers an opportunity to alter timbre in a positive and unique way. that said, I absolutely agree that there are occasions when you want the recording to be as true to the performance as possible, and that 1930s piece is a good example. but if we're talking about woody guthrie, I would argue that the lo-fi is an important part of his sound.