So a few posts ago I went through a bunch of songs I recorded over the years. I linked them to my kiwi account, but I might have to switch them over to Soundcloud since some of them don't work no more. But I digress... the real reason for this post is to talk about some fun i've had recording over the past 6ish months.
So earlier this year I got the recording bug. I love recording for several reasons:
- Forces me to learn new songs, and it helps make practice fun and productive.
- Its a great creative outlet (whether its a cover or an original... I always put my own spin on it)
- I love editing... sometimes it makes it so I sound decent!
- I'm usually pretty shy about playing in front of others, this way I can share my songs without being nervous!
- Gives me a chance to play with my toys and gives me an excuse to buy more! (I heart my new synthesizer)
Ok, I wont begin this section with "So"... but here's the part where I catalog my recent recordings. I was at a pace of about 1 every other week for a little bit :) Each song takes anywhere between 30 minutes to 3 hours to put together... i'm sure you can tell which songs were quick projects!
So here's the link where you can listen to all my songs instead of clicking on each link below
The Beatles: What can I say... I learned guitar by playing Beatles songs, each phase of their career brought something fun and fresh that will always feel timeless:
I'll Be Back: -Not Terminator 2, Another amazing harmony-centric song. One of my favs
Oh Darling! -Yup, went all out for this one :D It's slightly awkward, and all awesome!
Tell Me Why - I'm a dork, remind myself of Andy Bernard's recording where he harmonized with himself B) Also... how bout' my John Lennon? hehe
This Boy - Under-rated early Beatles song. Again, had fun with the harmonies, especially the end!
Yer Blues - See comment for Oh Darling! "James Harrington sings the blues" Had a TON of fun recording this one :D
For No One: -This song isn't for you
Coldplay:
Amsterdam And I thought Yer Blues and Oh Darling were vocally challenging for a bass. Chris Martin has a huge range! This one was one of my more complicated arrangements...got some pretty sweet guitars effect. I love the end of this one, the organ was a blast to play!
The Cure: Robert Smith is a genious. Our band has played Just Like Heaven and Friday I'm in Love a million times so I decided to try Boys Don't Cry. Loved it, though my voice is a little whiney... oh well, I won't cry over it.
Boys Don't Cry
Just Like Heaven
The White Stripes: I have an electric guitar... this needed to happen. My most recent recording. Loved making a bazzillion tracks for this one.
Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground
Fleetwood Mac: We played this song for my dad's 60th B-day party this past January. My voice doesn't suit it nearly as well as my mom, but as Ryan Adams gave it a shot, I figured a dude could sing this song too :)
Dreams
Fountains of Wayne: Long live power-pop! I love these fellas. Their songs always have catchy hooks from which great "slice of life" storytelling perfectly suits the tunes.
Hackensack
Hey Julie
Valley Winter Song
Ben Kweller:
I'm on My Way I saw this dude a few months back and he inspired me to learn a few of his tunes. I think this is a perfect folk song. The lyrical progression is so simple and perfect. It was fun to sing along with a simple guitar part. I believe I didn't have multiples tracks and did most of this song in one take...
The Strokes:
I'll Try anything Once This song came out on my mission and I didn't find it till way late. I don't play piano besides picking out songs by ear... so I was messing around on my folks piano and I figured out the riff to this song and thought it sounded kind of cool on piano instead of the guitar so I had to record it then and there!
Third Eye Blind:
Hows It Gonna Be I had a ton of fun recording this one. Its the pinnical of mid 90's alt-rock and holds up really well even now. As I listened to it a few times to learn it, I realized that it was fairly complex, especially the way he sings it. As such, I had fun trying to sing in a totally different style then i'm used to. Also was fun to create some harmonies at the end... skip to that part, its fun!
Ryan Adams:
Lucky Now This was the first of the new recordings... pretty much since college with a few original songs as an exception, I hadn't recorded in years. I heard this song and I wanted to share it with everyone. Ryan Adams' voice is so good, its not fair! :) Also, no more auto-tune for me. I kind of want to redo this one and flesh it out with organ.
The Foo Fighters:
Big Me The first Foo Fighters song I ever heard... loved it, including its amazing mentoos parady music video. Sounds pretty good in a stripped down version.
Thanks for listening... I'd love suggestions as always for songs for my next recording!
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