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Crazy Man In the Clouds (LIOLI8) by WillyB [Email]
Genre: Rock

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Uploaded: Sep 27, 2008 - 01:54:41 PM
Last Updated: Sep 27, 2008 - 03:55:33 PM
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Man I love these LIOLI things. The last one motivated me to finish something.

This time I bought a mic and thought I'd give this singin thing a shot. I've got a long ways to go! Try not to cringe, I'm somewhere around 6 hours into my vocal development. The bass is also a new addition. Penciling midi notes for bass tracks is becoming very tedious.

As for the tune, when in doubt, go simple and silly. just wanted to create something simple enough that I could try some vox.

Hardware:
Strat, Jazz Bass (mexi), AKG D5 mic/Lexicon Alpha interface

Software:
GB4, Gearbox
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Okay now Willy &mdash 09/27/08 - 04:08:24 PM
I don't know why you feel the need to hide you singing, you've got a great voice. And you put it to good use here I'll tell ya. Great backing tracks with and awesome bass and drums sound, Cool licks on the strat and then there's that loop. The loop is in there, but you've blended it in so well with the rest of the song that it sounds like you really wanted it there for effect.

Great job my friend, Kudos

Ed

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.. &mdash 09/27/08 - 04:50:59 PM
Thanks Ed, yah..I almost chickened out on posting this. I got a long ways to go on vocals, but you gotta jump in somewhere. May as well do it right out of the gate.

Thanks for the comments!

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Crazy Man In the Clouds &mdash 09/27/08 - 05:41:17 PM
this is cool ...what a great guitar work ...
nice sound bed and use of the loops ..Hot rockin
it felt so good man thnx alot for sharin !!!!

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hey Feter &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:42:54 PM
Thanks for the comments! Summers about over, and I'm looking forward to getting back to listening to MJ tunes a little more often...see you around.

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Crazy &mdash 09/27/08 - 06:19:31 PM
Look out for that crazy man. Enjoyed your effort. Its always a lot of fun to hear different approaches to using the loop. You have it as a pretty important backing instrument, mixed well with your guitars and vocals.

Thanks
Bill

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thanks bill... &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:14:13 PM
...i was hoping the loop wouldn't get lost. I used the clean rhythm track and made sure I left some air holes in the bass/vox lines so the loop could be heard.
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.

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Great fun! &mdash 09/27/08 - 06:41:01 PM
I love the lyrics - for some reason I imagined Neil Young singing them (!?). The guitar sounds awesome in there - I wish you had brought the solo up in the mix more!

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... &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:24:48 PM
...i wanted to bring the lead volume up a notch, but it was in one of those spots where the slider would jump three numbers, I ran out of time and chose the lower "safe" number. Haha..you imagined neil young? Are you getting ready to ask me for a hundred bucks? :-D

Thanks for the comments Chikoppi.

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Crazy Man Indeed &mdash 09/27/08 - 07:29:51 PM
....writing a tune about Dr. Lioli himself - what a blast. I'm amazed at how well that loop meshes with your guitars as well; absolutely solid work.

And I LO-O-OVE the artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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... &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:30:10 PM
..thanks Rik. Figured I'd give a little nod to the creator with the art. Hey, I vote we put LIOLI in a cryogenic container and send him off thru the stars rather than killing him off. Maybe someone will stumble on him in a few years and wake'm up? ;-)

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You show promise young SupLooper &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:29:58 PM
I will be watching you as you gain strength in using the Schwartz.

Excellent use of the loop and good production on the rest of the music. The vocal track stands out from all the rest and is primo.

CSP

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hey... &mdash 09/27/08 - 08:38:19 PM
..thanks again jedi master...and I'll be working on that strength thing...it's a glaring weakness! Here's hoping I can hit at least 10% of the notes next time ;-)

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Really cool &mdash 09/28/08 - 04:34:51 AM
I like what you have done hear and I agree with the consensus that you have a good singing voice. I agree with you to go silly and simple because it works really well. Nice one WillyB

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... &mdash 09/28/08 - 07:16:56 PM
...appreciate your comments Diviner.

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A for the graphic &mdash 09/28/08 - 05:10:25 AM
Looks like a frightening storm headed this way. Good use of the loop in the song, nice rocker!

. - Harold

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... &mdash 09/28/08 - 07:31:16 PM
..thanks for the comments RP. come to think of it, i do the artwork the same way i do the music... throw a bunch of stuff together ...mix, mash and blend until I'm out of time!

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Voice &mdash 09/28/08 - 09:40:31 AM

Very good song .
You have nice rythm ideas (short/long notes for exmple) with your singing and a good voice .

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... &mdash 09/28/08 - 07:49:01 PM
...thanks for the input. Long ways to go, so thanks for your encouraging comments!

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Excellent track &mdash 09/28/08 - 10:48:04 AM
great guitar sound, and your voice sounds just fine to me. Keep it up :-)

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... &mdash 09/28/08 - 07:58:29 PM
thanks for the comments wurzel...that a 2nd life avatar? I'll have to look for your live shows if I ever get around to going back there.

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Terrific &mdash 09/28/08 - 03:55:09 PM
job on smoothing out the loop. Which I am beginning to cringe from. On the vox, if this is you first shot your not to far off the mark. You hang in there with the correct tone for the key. Go somewheres where you can make silly of yourself and practice scales, strength, breath control while doing funny noises and vowels. Aida, is a good word to start with and you can stretch it and play with with it. My original vocal influence was with Mario Lanza with the movie the Great Carroso. Nuff said.
You have some knock down guitar riffs going for you and a great sense for composition.

Your definitely a number one Loopertrooper in my book.

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... &mdash 09/28/08 - 08:07:47 PM
...thanks for the suggestions and comments..I was hoping to get some input like this. I'm in my car for almost two hours a day, so plenty of opportunity to make silly sounds. Ahhh eeeeeeeeee da..all the way to work and back :-D Thanks again for your encouraging comments.

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nice &mdash 09/29/08 - 03:07:39 PM
drums are great, gtr is really nice and the bass is a great addition. i love using real bass. as for your voice: i think it sounds good. nothing to be ashamed of there at all. great ass whipping you've given the Doc.

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.... &mdash 10/03/08 - 01:42:54 AM
thanks M2..I actually stole the drum track from another tune I was working on. I hate penciling, but I hate straight using loops even worse :-) thanks for dropping by.

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Crazy Man &mdash 09/30/08 - 08:09:45 AM
You have a smoking guitar sound and I worked well with the loop. I'm always amazed when people like you are hesitant to sing, especially when I hear that you have a nice voice.

Glad you were brave enough to try singing. On to the next one!

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... &mdash 10/03/08 - 01:47:15 AM
thanks for the listen and the comments! I'll be working on those vocals.

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Very cool &mdash 09/30/08 - 04:41:00 PM
This sounds great. Makes me think of The Cure somehow, and I love the guitar sound here, and some really nice bass playing on here too if you ask me. Your vocal sounds really good to me - nice job - keep it coming! Lovely lead, with a nice sound (maybe bring it up in the mix a tad?) and love the lyrics. Very cool. Nicely done. Peace.

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... &mdash 10/03/08 - 01:55:29 AM
the cure... I actually thought that too while I was recording. I was thinking of going more in that direction with the rhythm guitar, but I didn't want to smother the loop. Thanks for stopping by!

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nice pic &mdash 09/30/08 - 08:00:55 PM
i like the chords chosen for the loop

the vocals fit right in - silly or not - i like it

great guitar work

thanks

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... &mdash 10/03/08 - 02:04:28 AM
..I think the chords were close to being my only choices; especially running the loop the whole way thru...and I used all three of them :-D thanks for listen and the comment!

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Excellent vocals Willy &mdash 10/01/08 - 02:01:45 AM
You're off to the races now - gotta hear more. Your strat sounds really sweet and the bass books along well. Fine track indeed.

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... &mdash 10/03/08 - 02:10:12 AM
thanks bud...i probably shoulda did a little more production on vocals; but thought I'd strip down to at least the undies on the first jump...now it can only get better (I hope).

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Pleased that &mdash 10/03/08 - 01:35:26 AM
you decided to start singing - it was the right decision. I really like your voice, very clear with a definite character to it.
Excellent song and great guitar, enjoyed.
Cheers
Len



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hey.. &mdash 10/03/08 - 02:20:37 AM
..there's LenG...I feel like asking for your autograph after listening to your Monster Miss. Thanks for the cool comments! And scrolling down the page, I just happened to catch neldlog and lengold on top of each other in the fan list..I take it neldlog's that dude in your mirror?

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