Livin on a Prayer- Complete Makeover
Michael4000
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What do you all think? I totally re-arranged it.
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Overall I would really enjoy listening to this if I was in an intimate bar. 👍🏼
Michael very nice version, especially like the start good emotion with nice tone and for me the chorus was good but missing something any case really nice job enjoyed it very much.
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I had to explain to my brother that i was intentionally using rasp/distortion on the high notes, he thought I was just struggling to hit them them and my voice was breaking up. I do this on a lot of my songs and I'm wondering if it's coming across to listeners as a struggle rather than what I am intending it to be. What do you think, should i dial this back a bit?
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There is also a possibility that while you are effectively able to use the technique, the nuances and ability to blend it seemlessly with your tone is still going to take some time. We know what you are doing and how, but since the audience doesnt, it's mistaken for strain.
Anyway these are just my musings 🙂
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They don't realize that the distortion is fooling them into thinking you are blasting, giving it all you've got and about to blow out your voice, when in fact you're just adding a little more buzz to the sound, at a very reasonable volume level.
There is no need to go full-on into distortion. A little bit goes a long way. Why make people think you are blowing out your voice, even if you really aren't? Their brain is telling them "Bad for the Voice, about to Blow up!"
So good distortion should be more of a blend of clean with just enough distortion to detect. Season to taste, but don't drop the salt shaker into the soup.
what do you think about the rasp vs no rasp? I think it does not need the rasp, it sounds good without it, and would save you the "straining" comments but then, if you like it better, i would also not worry too much about people worrying about you oversinging, if you aren't...
just an idea: i though that the bridge could speed up a tiny bit, and/or get more powerful (maybe in the voice, but maybe just hitting the keys a bit harder. not much just for additional contrast.
well done!!!
Which part are you referring to as the bridge? I don't see this song as having a bridge...does it?