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Begin to Wonder by michael2 [Email]
Genre: Indie Rock

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Hits: 1333
Comments: 15
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Plays: 143
Last Played: Nov 29, 2008 - 10:20:36 AM
Downloads: 63
Fans: 7
Uploaded: May 15, 2007 - 11:43:18 PM
Last Updated: May 15, 2007 - 11:43:18 PM
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Description:
i've been super busy with the baby (all of a sudden she is very needy and you can't put her down. pretty cute actually.), so i haven't had much time to record (god how i miss it). today Nicole went out with her friend, so i quickly grabbed my 4 track, and bounced some sloppy drum and bass jam that scott and I recorded about a year ago into GB. I added synth, vocals, and a guitar track to it, and now i'm here to call it a song. Picture a more aggressive Pavement (felt good to turn the amp on). the reverb on the drums is how my basement sounds. I must be the only on in LA with a basement. this is very quick and dirty, so be warned (it's also about 2 and a half minutes long).

The very last word of the song is almost a swear word, but I left off the last consonant (so it really doesn't count). If anyone takes offense, let me know and I'll change it to explicit.

Lyrics:
I dropped my keys, they fell in the water
I felt around and I found then again
I dropped my guard, it fell in the water
I'd ask for help but it's not the same

(chorus)
It'll make you begin to wonder
It'll make you begin to question why
It'll make you begin to wonder why, oh why

I went outside and walked in the garden
I held your hand and I felt for a ring
I left my heart in someones apartment
I'd ask for help but it's not the same

(chorus)
It'll make you begin to wonder
It'll make you begin to question why
It'll make you begin to wonder why, oh why

(Bridge)
Like a holiday, on a dirty beach
With a bad sunburn
I'll deal in the morning
And my car won't start, cuz it's cold today
And I'm running late, I need to get moving
Like a girl I knew, said she'd lost respect
For the things I do, I don't even miss her
Like a book I read, in a class I took
At a school I hate, I'll never go back there
Like a chord I played, on a bad guitar
With a broken string, it's hard to keep smiling
Hey what the f#$k?


Hardware:
tascam 4 track, epiphone univalve amp, danelectro fabtone fuzz pedal, fender tele, ibanez bass playing through a fender super, gretsch drums, SM57 mics: one over the drums and one in front of the bass; you can hear the bleed.

I bought a condenser mic last week, but I needed to record quickly as i only had the house to myself for about 45 mins (and just wanted to rock)

Software:
GB
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I think &mdash 05/16/07 - 02:56:40 AM
this is great....

:-)

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Nice Work____ &mdash 05/16/07 - 12:26:53 PM
This is great. Reminds me of mid to late 60's stuff. Kind of rough in a good way. Don't you just love that Tascam 4 track? Used one for years myself. Congrats to you and Nicole on your new baby.

Thanks for sharing,

mvh : )

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i do &mdash 05/16/07 - 01:26:25 PM
love the way that the tascam makes things sound. it's also so quick and easy. after years of using analog and real synths, it's all second nature. i wish that the soft synths were as easy to manipulate in real time. i used a roland JX3P on this song ran through a ring modulator. i do like the soft synths too (particularly that there are so many free ones available).

thanks so much for listening to my song. i just listened to it at work, and it sounds worse than through my monitors at home. almost makes me wonder why people use monitors when no ones regular speakers sound the same way. i should start mixing on the 1" speaker that's built into my computer.

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quick and dirty &mdash 05/16/07 - 08:22:29 PM
but nice energy. your vocals hold it together real nice

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thanks vic &mdash 05/18/07 - 01:56:45 PM
it was a fun little realease for me.

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Down and dirty &mdash 05/16/07 - 09:53:15 PM
I like this a lot. Seems like you have the touch. "Like a holiday on a dirty beach" - I love it. The guitar sound here is terrific - raw and effective. Your vocal is raw and rich, and I love it when the backing vocal comes in. If this is what you can come up with in 45 minutes, watch out world...Another awesome track. Nice work, man. Peace.

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thanks &mdash 05/18/07 - 01:58:01 PM
glad you like. i like that part of the lyrics myself.

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that was &mdash 05/16/07 - 10:13:19 PM
REaly great, as soon as it starts Its like gravity glueing you to your seat as the beat pushes you further to the next sound...great song

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thanks egobandit &mdash 05/18/07 - 02:01:01 PM
glad you got into it. actually there are not many sounds. basically guitar and a little synth. the ring modulator on the synth is a favorite effect though. i gotta try singing through that thing.

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Short but sweet &mdash 05/17/07 - 03:59:13 PM
Groovy tune alright...reminds me a bit of Fountains of Wayne.. I like the dirty guitars. Hey its all just great!
Steve

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not really &mdash 05/18/07 - 02:06:14 PM
familiar with fountains of wayne; i do remember something about them having the same album artwork as someone else (the artist sold the rights to them and another band - greedy bastard).

the guitar was just my tele running through a cheap danelectro distortion box into my epiphone univalve amp (the only knob on the amp is volume). those amps are awesome, and they are available new for around $100 and are great for recording (gotta have a tube amp around); not good for a band situation though. the more you turn it up, the more it breaks up and turns into a garbled wall of mud. i totally recommend those amps: they work great with effects, they have a speaker out, they're cheap and tough, and if you are a techie there are all kinds of cool mods online.

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Hey Man &mdash 05/19/07 - 01:04:04 AM
You never disapoint. All those dirty tones mix togther to form something thats aggressive yet soft and subtle. ( does that make sense?) Love the lyrics too. btw I also have one of those demanding things that you can't put down. She's already made her recording debut. The reason they are cute is so that you won't throw them out the window or eat them for dinner, It's all part of gods grand design. I enjoyed the hec out of this song. Regards

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thanks &mdash 05/19/07 - 01:09:47 AM
for listening; and I think you're right about "cute" being a survival skill. how old is yours? sophie is 8 weeks today.

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Wonderful song! &mdash 12/31/07 - 08:15:24 AM
Thanks for the download.

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There must be &mdash 06/10/08 - 10:20:49 AM
something wrong with me. I love how it bleeds and how it's perfectly imperfect. I do love polished recordings, but there's something about an unpolished sound that boosts the feel of the song. Great tune.

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