Overthruster 72 by springclock
Genre: Alternative Rock
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overthruster (1), 72 (1), spring (90), clock (69), wonder (73), ian (73), baird (62), fantastic (15), buckaroo (1), banzai (1)
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not sure what to say about this one as I sit here and type.... so what do you get out of it??
All sounds performed by yours truly...
live drums and all....
I stress live drums due to the fact that I keep getting asked if my drums are live or something like Drums On Demand....sorry....no DOD for this kid....
p.s. tis is from the album "Fantastic" which you can find on iTunes, Cdbaby.com, Amazon.com, Rhapsody.com and YahooMusic.com nice
All sounds performed by yours truly...
live drums and all....
I stress live drums due to the fact that I keep getting asked if my drums are live or something like Drums On Demand....sorry....no DOD for this kid....
p.s. tis is from the album "Fantastic" which you can find on iTunes, Cdbaby.com, Amazon.com, Rhapsody.com and YahooMusic.com nice
Lyrics:
No words to say, no thoughts to speakThe dark light fades like hide and seek
A sacrifice made complete
The warmest ice, God's candy treat
Let the lie lay down stone dead
Let the nations all break bread
Wake the watchers, shake their heads
Wake the kids to faith unsaid
Slay good war
Cannibal
Majick's gone
Rocket dawn
With love indeed
Signals deployed
Spirit the seed
Overthruster
Slay good war
Cannibal
Majick's gone
Rocket dawn
Hardware:
slingerland drums, ludwig snare, zildjian and ufip cymbals, fender strat, fender bass, voice, gigi 001, m-audio buddySoftware:
pro-tools 5.2.1, reason 3.0, logicYou must be registered and logged-in to comment.
Shabadoo
I like it. Great production, mixing. I am partial to the live drum thing too. Strong performances all around. Interesting mix of band elements and electronic sounds. Guitar solo reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins (a good thing). i also hear elements of Seimisonic in the overall bounce of the song.
springclock
I listened to a ton o' pumpkins from 1992 to around 1996....and saw them 4 times.... though after Mellon Collie (which really should have been trimmed down to one disc) my interest started to drift.... with that said I did think Mchina 1 was brilliant.... and they have a track here and there.... but I had been getting into more brit shoegaze stuff, which struck an even stronger chord with me.... many of those bands were a big influence on Billy as well.... but still those years ingrained in pumpkins records is still wired into the ole psyche somewhere... and I never deny Corgan's influence on my guitar playing.... even if you are not a fan of them you have to admit he is a monster of a player.... so was Iha for that matter.... damn this comment is long.... peace and future
lavalamp
That's really hard to do. Respect.
Now, the song. I tip my hat.
Great stuff.
Dave
Morning Light
I really like the heavy rock sound in combination with the awesome lyrics!
MarkHolbrook
do you mean you have a set and you mic and record them or you "play" them on a midi keyboard?
Either way they are nicely done!
springclock
I meant I set-up, tune up, mic-up and physically play my slingerland drum kit (see hardware used)(also you can see my setup at http://www.ianbaird.net .... If anyone is "playing" drums using a midi controller and calling it live drums I am sorry but it IS NOT live drums....just for the record.... and I don't mean to sound crass....thanks for listening and taking the time....peace....Ian
MarkHolbrook
Sorry, no offense intended. I've just heard the term "live" used several different ways:
"I played the drums live... (on the midi keyboard)"
and yours... the real thing...
Like I said, they sound great. I'm kinda slow sometimes with the terms... I'm no pro, not even near so I'm trying to learn what people mean.
The drum work is amazing!
D-Day1944
I had an Overthruster once but mu husband made me take It back to the shop. Awsome drums.
Peas. D-Day xxx
TobinMueller
Great song. Only thing: last second gets clipped off, no reverb tail, added click. Maybe due to bouncing. Do you hire out for your drumming? If so, please email me.
springclock
is meant to be that way...right down to the pop.... it duplicates the sound of the stop button being pushed on the very first boom box I ever owned way back in 1985.... seems silly I know but the sound was so spot on I just had to use it.... sort of a personal childhood memory thing.... and yes I am for hire....I'll shoot ya a note....peace
TobinMueller
Yes, seems silly...
springclock
ok.... surely you know by now that I am not interested in making conventional sounding records.... and who is to judge what is right and wrong or silly for that matter.... esp. if it's something that resonates in a personal way for someone
besides it's already out on iTunes and everywhere else so should I pull it down and fix it?? once again I don't mean to seem crass but I haven't a clue/ nor an interest in making anyone happy with what I create except for me.... peace and future Tobin
jiguma
Call me old fashioned, but jeeze this is LOUD! The "light" sections were something of a relief. Great drums and everything sounds to me like it might sound in a live concert situation. The crash cymbal seems a little undefined to these ears (each crash blending into and interfering with the impact of the next), but maybe that's what you were after.
I'm so envious that you can play the drums live - maybe I should seek spouse permission for a drum kit ;)
Good song, maybe my ears are the problem.
Cheers,
Neil
springclock
stand by.... you will get the enhanced response soon
Shabadoo
How are you miking the drums?
Also from a process standpoint - how do you work through all of this? I've been starting with a loop and then typically doing a one mic acoustic guitar/vox take and recording everything else over that and then dropping the loop.
Overall - the whole song is so 3D. I'm really digging it.
springclock
so I have been getting that question a bit more often as of late and I will answer it shortly....
please stand by
guygrooves
HOT!!! This is a great song from all perspectives. I was becoming somewhat disenchanted with the whole "music scene" per say, until I discovered your music Ian. Artists like yourself inspire me to look at how I write, in a different way. I have spent most of my musical life writing to please others, and it shows in the songs I have currently posted. I listen to something like this and I immediately start hearing what my new catalogue might sound like once I am comfortable with how to record it. Artists like you are keeping music alive and evolving.
This is such a Springclock tune, uniquely yours, and very well written, performed and produced.
springclock
thanks once again bro.... it's folks like you who inspire me to keep going, so the inspiration runs full circle my friend....the way it should.....
thanks and glad I could help....
can't wait to hear your next phase
peace and future
Feter
what a sound you blast here my friend ...loved the
whole arrangment as the tune itself ..sure the REAL
drums rock big tme here !!! ...enjoyin this so very
much ...thnx alot for sharin !!!
egobandit
Thanks for the down load to be honest I wouldnt buy this(not that I dont like it, I think IT is well produced and the bass is excellent) but since you offer it free I say thanks !
springclock
is totally good enough amigo.... thank you :)
Skean
And all sounds so cool great mixing...And I love that ending...You ROCK HARD..Cheers
12parsecs
your usual greatness, ian. the clincher in this one is the bass line... 'specially during the verses. great playing all around. i WISH i had real drums... but in an apartment building, not gonna happen. it would force me to practise and get better, though. anyway, well done.
actually, checked out the pic of the kit on your site. nice! surprised you're not getting more phasing with all those windows and the closeness of the overheads to each other. but, hey, whatever you are doing... it's working! is that in your home?
xavrockbeats1334
holy crap! what the @#!$ is THAT? WHAT THE %^&* is THAT? (private) it's great music, sir!!