Eyes On Hold (#3)

urbnite

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they say the third time's a charm... hope it's true.

took a lot of mixing/production advice and this is the result. same vocal and guitar tracks as the last upload, but with some tweaking. and i added an organ track - oddly ended up sounding like strings in some parts...

but here it is. easier on the ears, i believe.

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Lyrics

pretty things circling round my head
pretty things i can't take to you bed
a daze i've dropped into
my gaze is locked on you
all.

i put my eyes on hold
year after year
just so my heart goes cold
when you are near
i put my eyes on hold
i put my eyes on hold

little things i see but don't ever touch
little things i've never wanted so much
put me in the hands of forever
tell me that i'll never never
fall.

i put my eyes on hold
year after year
just so my heart goes cold
when you are near
i put my eyes on hold
i put my eyes on hold

someone get a handle on me
come and get your hands on me
read me my rights
steal me some night

lovely things keep swimming around
lovely things, in you i have found
it all.

i put my eyes on hold
year after year
just so my heart goes cold
when you are near
i put my eyes on hold
i put my eyes on hold

Song Stats

Hits: 1253
Comments: 13
Fans: 2
Plays: 126
Downloads: 96
Votes: 9
Uploaded: Dec 14, 2005 - 10:59:44 AM
Last Updated: Dec 14, 2005 - 09:10:56 AM Last Played: Nov 13, 2009 - 10:20:13 PM

Song License

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Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

seagull acoustic
silvertone tube organ... from the 70s i think
voice

m-audio firewire 410
m-audio luna
powerbook

Software:

garageband
some plug ins

Comments

Einarus	Einarus said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	wow Really beautiful. Your voice really fits the mood of the piece - very nice performance. I also really like the subtle touch of the organ in the background. It really gives the piece more warmth. Fav'ed and DL'ed! Check out my latest song called Running Scared (w/ Ziti)

urbnite	urbnite said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	wow thanks ein! the organ was suggested by musicdreamer and i happen to have one lying around... Check out my latest song called Everything's Perfect

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	Great song Urb, Really nicely done and the production on the sounds is really good, Your vocals sound much better. cool track Slimmie Check out my latest song called Not Enough

selters

selters said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)

Wow!
I must admit i didnt hear much different between #2 and #3.
I really love the sound of your organ, and I agree it sometimes sound like strings, which i consider a good thing. It seems to me that your vocals are as much upfront as they were, but still they are a bit lower!! This is a much more soothing piece now. I have always the agressive aproach to your tunes, but I must say i might like this even more! Really beautiful!!! Now i just wait to hear you do the same thing with OXheart John!!

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selters	selters said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	Wow! in my first sentence i meant to write :Between 1 and 2. Sorry!!! Check out my latest song called So Far (Out Of Reach)

	said 1444 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	Sounding better I like this mix. I suppose one could add just a touch of reverb to the voice. It begs to be spread a little wider. Your de-essed vox track is better now. Really, a very pathos-drenched song. Great job with guitar and vocal styling.

Peter Greenstone

Peter Greenstone said 1443 days ago (December 14th, 2005)

really strong
I guess I missed v2 but v3 is a real nice improvement over v1, which I
liked. As I said before, your vocals, the lyrics and delivery are
tremendously powerful. I like the addidtion of the synth stuff. I think
the recording and mixing could be better (though it's not unpleasant at
all as is). I think there needs to be more stereo separation of elements
to let them make room for each other a little better. Personally, I'd like
to hear the guitar sound more up close with the vocals so it sounds
performed by the singer rather than by someone further away in the
back of the room. There are various little tonal and effect things that I
think could enhance the sound quite a bit but it generally does sound
quite good as is.

Me likey.

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Joshosh

Joshosh said 1443 days ago (December 15th, 2005)

Organ, great touch
I didn't hear v1 or 2, but this is very nice. I'm torn between being on a less reverb kick and agreeing that I could go for a touch more on the vox to make it a little broader. Also, to my ears, the acoustic guitar is up slightly high in the mix, and dominates the sound in places, but it could just be my crappy headphones. Nice song! Now I gotta check out the other versions.

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The Composer

The Composer said 1443 days ago (December 15th, 2005)

A nice improvement
The use of the organ was nice. It added a little more depth to the
sound, widend it a little and helped to create even more of a sense of
background/foreground.

Some of my comments still stand from the last mix... would've still
liked a little more warmth in the guitar... or perhaps some bass pedals
from the organ instead.

Your vocals also sounded a little better too (they did distort a little at
one point, though I don't know if thats your fault though).

Nice update.

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	said 1443 days ago (December 15th, 2005)
	dig it downloaded

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1443 days ago (December 15th, 2005)
	kool vocal treatment....how 'd did u input the guitar into the computer, or did ya mike it?? if u doubled the guitar track it might sound thicker....i dug the lyrics nad your vocal approach....kool! Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

aclarke	aclarke said 1441 days ago (December 16th, 2005)
	Really like this still. This is a much improved mix. Organ did lend a nice touch- kinda strange how it sounds like strings, huh? In fact, I clearly was hearing some cello in the mix. The guitar sounds good but I agree with some others that it could be warmer. In any case, a very well done song! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

Eccentrikamerika	Eccentrikamerika said 1381 days ago (February 14th, 2006)
	(o) this is quite emotive, and almost makes me a little uncomfortable in the intimacy of the vocal performance. i guess it's a bit heavy, but there is a quality about it that is so direct and honest that i gotta keep listening. Check out my latest song called Car Go Fast

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