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Rage by Alannah [Email]

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I came across this song by Darksun48 and fell in Love with it (http://www.macjams.com/song/24057) originally called UNSAID. I was looking for something to RAWK on (versus most of my weird crooning stuff I have been posting lately) and this one just HIT ME. My version is called "RAGE". As usual, I had some mixing issues trying to get the vocals not to sound so loud without losing the integrity of the grittiness of the sound I was going for ... but I think they might still be peaking somewhat into the dangerous RED ZONE now and again - but I wanted to post it anyway to see what you all thought. Darksun48 has not heard my version yet.

Lyrics:
I feel a little knot of fear
Deep inside my chest
Slowly growing larger
When I stop to rest

Time to think of all the things
Time to turn the page
Bring them to the surface
Turn this fear to rage

I want someone to prop me up
No one wants the job
Everyone is hurting
One big angry mob

I get in my car and I drive
No solace there
People shouting – tires screeching
Horns begin to blare

Maybe at the checkout stand
There’s a girl who looks nice
What a bitch – I hate her guts
Her voice is full of ice

What a joke
I hate my life
I wanna turn this fear to rage
Turn this fear to rage

Maybe I’ll have a drink
And then I won’t care
Whether or not I look good
Or what to do with my hair

Turn this fear to rage
Turn this fear to rage
It’s easier to hate myself
It’s easier to feel rage

I must behave myself
I must be careful
Or they’ll put me in a cage
If I don’t control my fear
By letting it turn into rage
Oh wanting to explode from me
The battle I must wage
Don’t turn this fear to rage
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THIS SONG! &mdash 10/16/06 - 07:43:01 PM
This song cut a hole in my soul! It's pretty raspy. D-Allanah! Totally Rock N Roll! Scream it out sista sledge love monkey hot tuna anaggle fish mcgoo!

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Thanks ... &mdash 10/16/06 - 08:20:11 PM
... for the kibbles BIZ ! Stay tuned for more "rockin-D-Alannah" ....

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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v. nice &mdash 10/16/06 - 08:05:52 PM
great take on our song....you've got a lot of emotion in your
vocals....it's interesting, we didn't really write this one with any vocals
in mind necessarily, but they definitely fit in very well.

let us know if you'd like to collaborate on any of our other music....
namely our song called "each moment of silence will pull us further
apart" ..... we are looking for some really emotional vocals to pull that
song together, to really drive home that emotion we are trying to get
across.....something very ambient, without a focus on the actual
words.... the best way we can put it is vocals as another instrument
rather than traditional vocals. we'd like to hear your personal take on
it.

if you think you're up for the job, let us know. we'd love the
collaboration.....as this is a collaborative art. darksun48@yahoo.com,
or aim darksun48.

feel free to lyricize any of our other music as well.

thanks again, keep rockin


http://www.macjams.com/artist/darksun48
http://www.macjams.com/artist/darksun48
http://www.macjams.com/artist/darksun48

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Actually ... &mdash 10/16/06 - 08:26:29 PM
I have already downloaded all the songs you have posted so far ... heh heh ... and I originally thought about playing around with the one you mentioned .. and then the MOOD of this one just sort of HIT ME and I couldn't stay away from it! I'll put some thought into the "moment of silence" ... I think I had some ideas over the last weekend but I need to listen to it again and remind myself. I tried to add you to my AIM list but for some reason it thinks there are thousands of you ... and the only way I can add you is if you are online and I manage to IM you during that time .... I'm glad you like this song tho ... always a worry (risk) when one "dances" on someone elses stuff and throws their own interpretation on it.

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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stupid me &mdash 10/16/06 - 10:31:05 PM
i don't know why i have not heard your stuff before. will have to look up
more. liked the built to spill style of music. great to hear a gritty female
voice. real nice.

from another gritty voice. Vic

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Thanks vic ... &mdash 10/16/06 - 11:54:39 PM
.. but you gotta pick the GRITTY ones out of a crowd of crooners in there too .. hahahaha the edgier ones that I have done are "Cold Passion", "Walls" ... Daddy's Little Girl ... and then I think they tone down from there .. but THIS is what I wanna do more of ... thanks for the listen !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Emotional.. &mdash 10/17/06 - 12:38:16 AM
..with edge. Vocals are done and mixed pretty good, and really enjoyable
on the mood. Evokes exactly what you probably wanted it to! Good job.

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Thanks for the comments JS ... &mdash 10/17/06 - 01:41:51 AM
.. yes that "edge" thing .. someone asked me earlier how many cigarettes I had to smoke to get that rasp in my voice !!! No cigarettes were harmed in the making of this song.

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Spot on! &mdash 10/17/06 - 01:14:59 AM
Loved the slow building music by Darksun48 and sung very well Alannah.
Hints of Joplin in there. Well done both of you.


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Yes ... &mdash 10/17/06 - 01:45:59 AM
I heard a lot of similar elements on this song that I hear on some of your stuff too Bad Smells ... which is probably why I liked it the minute I heard it ... (little secret I only listened to it once and just started to record hoping my adlibs didn't show too much) .... and I think I wrote in a forum post recently that I was going for the "Janice" sound on my next one .. heh heh

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Moody and Powerful &mdash 10/17/06 - 09:47:13 AM
Great job Allanah! Very distinctive vocal that stays with you after the song
is gone.

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After the song is gone .... &mdash 10/18/06 - 07:40:15 PM
... hmmmm song "stalking" ... I like it ! thanks for stopping by and giving this a listen and a comment.

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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worth every decibel &mdash 10/17/06 - 05:16:44 PM
The very best I've heard from you so far, Alannah. This is singing from very deep inside. I love every decibel that's coming out of your throat in this song. A vibrato that makes me so jealous. - Walter

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jealous ???? &mdash 10/18/06 - 07:42:17 PM
.. jealous??? Hey that's my LINE .... you are too good to me Walter ! Hope to have more like this ... it's FUN to do !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Lady Sings the Rock &mdash 10/18/06 - 09:34:09 PM
Powerful stuff. You picked an excellent backing track. It stands well
on it's own and you compliment it with your vocals perfectly. Excellent
performance. I like the doubling vocal with the heavy reverb and the
way you start some lines over the previous ones. Poignant lyrics with a
heart breaking twist at the end. Don't hate yourself, please, and do
keep up the good fight. I for one would like to hear more of your rage.
Interesting artwork too. Question: It sounds like you've got a real good
handle on recording your vocals but I was wondering if you use
compression at all? If not, you might want to try it. It might take a bit
of the dynamic out of your delivery but it'll keep you from overdriving
the recording allowing the whole track to come up more. Just a
thought. Overall, loved it. Listening again now... that last verse is a
killer.

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You know .... &mdash 10/19/06 - 09:36:41 PM
I have heard about "compression" before .. but I still have NO IDEA of what it is or how to do it .... work it .... find it ???? I gotta start reading the HOW TO forums more now that I have SOME idea ... time for me to branch a little more into the MIXING end of things .. I tend to use the same tired old pre-sets on all my recordings ... I'm AFRAID of most of them ! Thanks for the commentos !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Nice! &mdash 10/19/06 - 09:33:01 AM
I love that gritty emotional tone. I don't find the mixing to really be a
problem except for one or two sections. Great job and great work!

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Yes ... &mdash 10/19/06 - 09:39:27 PM
I know EXACTLY which sections you are talking about Bran ... problem is .. I don't hear them during the mixing process .. or it sounds OK through the headphones .. then I get all excited to POST IT .. and I do .. and then MUCH later I drop a copy onto the MP3 player .. or burn a CD and listen in the CAR and there is where I hear all the MISTAKES .... (not to mention the bad singing parts too ... ack) ... I need to TEST RUN these things more before I post .. I am just like a KID that way .. can't wait to get it posted ... WARTS AND ALL !!!!! Thanks for the listen !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Great Power!!! &mdash 10/19/06 - 06:52:01 PM
I love it!!! Super dark lyrics and major power on your delivery - Very, very cool! Your band is very hot behind you and the drums are remarkable.

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Absolutely ... &mdash 10/19/06 - 09:44:35 PM
.. the band behind this one is fabulous !! I tend to be quite picky about the backing track I choose to sing all over .. unfortunately I am NOT as picky with my own performance ... as I stated above .. I should REALLY try a little harder to do the MUSIC JUSTICE by taking more time with my performance .. iron out the flat notes ... clean up the mix a bit BEFORE I post it .... because usually I listen and always think to myself ... I can do SO MUCH better than THAT VOCALLY .. what is the MATTER with me ??? Why am I so anxious to post these tunes so fast without fixing the mistakes? Well hopefully Macjams is a learning PLACE and I will eventually post truly WORTHY vocals on the great stuff I keep HOPPING ON !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Great Grit &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:39:28 AM
Excellent sounding vocals you have there with a thick and moody accompanying track behind you. I like it a lot.

As for rushing to get songs posted, I do the same thing. One could say that we should polish the heck out of our work before handing it off to the masses, but my approach has always been, once it's created, release it and move on to the next creative effort.

I guess one of these days I'll try polishing something up if I'm really proud of it and have the motivation for it. Until then, all that engineering time could be better spent creating new stuff!


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Thanks Pete .. &mdash 12/05/06 - 02:27:43 PM
... I almost missed this note because it somehow got pushed up higher in the message list. But I admit I have never gone back and re-worked or polished anything ... I take the comments on any given song and try to apply them to the next song and hope I do better next time around ... I'm always afraid that if I did re-do it ... people would pop by and just think ... OH I heard this one already and move on ... thanks for the comments!

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Feeling it! &mdash 10/20/06 - 08:57:59 PM
I think your finding the perfect music stile for you girl. Getting better
every day!!!

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Thanks Rolo ... &mdash 10/21/06 - 04:44:24 PM
... this is the style I PREFER most to do ... just gotta watch them levels and learn a thing or two about compression!

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Reminds me of Joplin &mdash 10/20/06 - 09:22:18 PM
and no, not Scott.

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now there's ... &mdash 10/21/06 - 04:46:30 PM
.. the compliment ! Thanks for the listen McSweb!

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Western "Al"annah &mdash 10/20/06 - 09:40:11 PM
Other than a few technical anomalies, "Rage" proves you know what the
f**k you're doing musically... contrary to your self proclamation to the
otherwise.

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That is ... &mdash 10/21/06 - 04:48:29 PM
.. high praise indeed - I am honoured to have received it from you Alimar - GOD of mixing !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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great lyrics &mdash 10/21/06 - 04:07:32 PM
Love the rawness of your voice. FEELIN' THE RAGE HERE!!!!! I really like
your edge. You could never fit into a specific genre....and that's
something wonderful!!!

What inspires your writing?

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Yes .. I've always been a bit of an oddball of sorts .... &mdash 10/21/06 - 04:53:31 PM
... my lyrics are inspired by just about everything and everyone around me ... sometimes I hear someone's story or I see something and I just feel compelled to write something about it ... some of my songs were actually written some time ago in the form of poems .. and I have tried to adapt them to music .... the lyrics to this particular song stemmed from a friend of mine a few years ago who was going through a divorce ... her fear of being alone turned her into a RAGING lunatic ... and she pretty much hated everything and everyone and whatever she tried to do to make herself happy just ended up pissing her off .... I was reminded of the fact that a lot of anger really stems from fear .... (p.s. last I heard she got back together with her husband and I haven't seen or heard from them in eons) .. hahahaha

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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well done, evocative! &mdash 11/04/06 - 12:41:05 AM
I can really feel the tightness of the chest turning into anger... good lyrics, great emotional singing, great choice of backdrop! The usual dripping reverb, but only here and there in chorus, you're getting good! Brava...
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Thanks Drakonis .... &mdash 11/04/06 - 01:12:26 PM
.... it just would NOT be an Alannah song without my trusty dusty reverb .... I am using just as much as I usually use ... but I think what people are mistaking for Reverb on a lot of my songs is actually the ECHO feature which I sometimes also add .... and I am getting better at LOSING the Echo function when attempting to mix my vocals in to a tune ....

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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The beast! &mdash 11/04/06 - 12:55:04 AM
Entrancing. You voice reminds me of Mai Yammane. (she sings the end credit track to Cowboy Bebop) Good ballance of lead and fx on the vox tracks. I love the build on this song!

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Now I have to go ... &mdash 11/04/06 - 01:14:17 PM
.. and track down Mai Yammane - because it's a name I am not at all familiar with .... thanks for the listen and comments ...

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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I hade to... &mdash 11/12/06 - 03:39:15 AM
Listen twice and I love it I must make you as a fan....hm why have int I done that beffore.....Nice Rock tune I really love it.....Take care my dear friend. ;)
Kenta
PS: Downloaded love your voice

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Kenta ..... &mdash 11/12/06 - 03:42:50 AM
... you are just too sweet and too kind ..... keep your ears peeled for more RAWK to come soon ....

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Sure I'll do &mdash 11/12/06 - 09:21:28 AM
that and that is for sure...he he.
Take care Alannah.
Kenta :-)

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love the voice &mdash 11/19/06 - 12:26:31 AM
feel the angst and i'm inspirated out side the box thanks i'm so thinking about what the voice can sound like. he lyrics are hot and real

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Thanks .... &mdash 11/19/06 - 03:02:42 AM
For the listen "D" ..... starbucks soon !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Difficult thing... &mdash 02/13/07 - 02:09:05 PM
I like your vocals on this a lot, very fitting to the music. Hurt & pain are no fun.... But this is a good song Alannah...

. - Harold

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amazing vocals &mdash 03/19/07 - 03:12:04 PM
...so pure and powerful. your singing makes me "feel". that is the object of most music... mission accomplished!

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Thanks .... &mdash 03/19/07 - 07:06:16 PM
.. Most of my lyrics have a "deeper" aspect to them .... I tend to write about life's emotions and perhaps to a certain degree the "darker side of life" .... regardless of the genre ... you can pretty much find a lot of bleak stuff on my page (hahahaha) BUT I am not a dark or bleak person ... I just like to make songs about it.

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Wow &mdash 05/12/07 - 10:30:17 PM
What dynamics you get.. I am glad you turned me on to this very cool singing reminds me of janis(whos that) Joplin hahaha...... great singing I need to check out more of your songs

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oh how sweet .... &mdash 05/12/07 - 10:46:34 PM
... you actually left a comment .. and here I've been listening to your tunes and not leaving comments just listening .... bad Alannah !

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

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Great &mdash 02/16/08 - 01:08:19 AM
I'm really inspired by your FX's... And this one has a great guitar.... And what a great vocal... Sounds great...

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Thanks Lightman .... &mdash 03/02/08 - 01:00:50 AM
.. this is one of my favourite tunes that I did .. hence the blue highlighting ... sorry for my late reply ... I just noticed the comment today (March 1st .. bad Alannah Bad Bad !)

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rage &mdash 03/15/08 - 12:56:03 AM
WOW ...now this is a real janis tongue thingy
one of your best !!!

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Yes .... &mdash 03/15/08 - 02:34:57 AM
.. this was one of my favs .. which is why I highlighed it with the DOOFY BLUE CODE .... hoping more people would check it out!

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pat? &mdash 07/05/08 - 03:02:33 AM
very pat benatar vocals (i mean that as a compliment) meets pink floyd lush, chorusy guitars. nicely put together tune.

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Pat Benetar .... &mdash 07/05/08 - 10:42:26 PM
.. well now there is a whole new one for the books ... thanks for listening and commenting .... gotta love those late night pimps!

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powerful &mdash 07/05/08 - 03:03:29 AM
Dark, expressive, soulful tune. Well done - great music from Darksun and strong vocal/lyrics from Alannah.

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Thanks NP ..... &mdash 07/05/08 - 10:43:49 PM
... for humouring my late night pimperoonie with a listen and a comment!

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Rage. &mdash 07/30/08 - 09:49:35 AM
Whoopeee Alannah does again ! You Rock!

Nice one. Love it. Just perfect for you my dear:)
I like the pic too. LOL

Peace Dee xx

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