http://fira.at/music/storm/
(will edit this post when I have something to add here... Cover is just a sketch. I am going to re-record it)
I’ve always been a big fan of Devin Townsend’s work, and Storm (From the album Accelerated Evolution) is no exception. Covering a Devy track is no easy job, there is absolutly no point in doing a straight cover, as the original is as near to perfect as it will ever be. No, so I wanted to pay tribute by looking at this song from a slightly different angle. There is a certain irony to an acoustic and gentle cover of storm which is not lost on me. But I really found the lyrics to this particular song quite relevant to my own personal life situations right now. So here is version 1 of this cover. This particular recording is meant as a sketch, for me to later re-visit and develop some more. As it stands right now, its just two guitars, one is finger picking harmonics on the 12th fret (which I used for keeping time), and the other is finger picking the song chords.
I actually cheated with the guitars, as I didnt know how many times it needed to go round. So i recorded them once, edited, and looped. Heheh!
The vocals were done ultra falestto because my parents were asleep, so I couldnt do them properly without waking them up. Whilst they are a bit flat in places (falsetto isnt my forté), there is a certain fragility to them which I do like. Perhaps when I have another go at paying tribute to this song, I’ll get them down better. As it stands now, there is 4 vocal tracks. 2 of each octave hard panned to each side.
Anyway… have a listen to this, then go listen to the Devin Townsend Band version, and see how it is MEANT to be done!
Peace!
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Planned for next version :
Complete re-recording of guitars and vocals.
Vocal harmonies (I don't have Dev's vocal range, so I will add subtle harmonies instead.)
Some guitar orchastration - will add some extra parts where needed...
maybe i can figure out how to acoustic-ize the "Time, time it's only time" bit, which I havmt done here....
(will edit this post when I have something to add here... Cover is just a sketch. I am going to re-record it)
I’ve always been a big fan of Devin Townsend’s work, and Storm (From the album Accelerated Evolution) is no exception. Covering a Devy track is no easy job, there is absolutly no point in doing a straight cover, as the original is as near to perfect as it will ever be. No, so I wanted to pay tribute by looking at this song from a slightly different angle. There is a certain irony to an acoustic and gentle cover of storm which is not lost on me. But I really found the lyrics to this particular song quite relevant to my own personal life situations right now. So here is version 1 of this cover. This particular recording is meant as a sketch, for me to later re-visit and develop some more. As it stands right now, its just two guitars, one is finger picking harmonics on the 12th fret (which I used for keeping time), and the other is finger picking the song chords.
I actually cheated with the guitars, as I didnt know how many times it needed to go round. So i recorded them once, edited, and looped. Heheh!
The vocals were done ultra falestto because my parents were asleep, so I couldnt do them properly without waking them up. Whilst they are a bit flat in places (falsetto isnt my forté), there is a certain fragility to them which I do like. Perhaps when I have another go at paying tribute to this song, I’ll get them down better. As it stands now, there is 4 vocal tracks. 2 of each octave hard panned to each side.Anyway… have a listen to this, then go listen to the Devin Townsend Band version, and see how it is MEANT to be done!
Peace!
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Planned for next version :
Complete re-recording of guitars and vocals.
Vocal harmonies (I don't have Dev's vocal range, so I will add subtle harmonies instead.)
Some guitar orchastration - will add some extra parts where needed...
maybe i can figure out how to acoustic-ize the "Time, time it's only time" bit, which I havmt done here....
Universal Choir!
Truth tutorial - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9235
My attempts at playing devy stuff - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=8666
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Truth tutorial - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9235
My attempts at playing devy stuff - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=8666
