From XtraStyles Contest: I have to say I think this is my favorite Xtra Styles Pak, this set #5. I am using this opportunity really just to give me the extra “juice” to finish an album, and I am rooting hard for everyone here!
But I am just thankful this contest has given me: Unusual, House Party, Tahoma, Eff It, My God is Not for Sale, Listen to the Rain (not posted yet) and this song, Rock and Roll Sky, all of which will go on my next release sometime this fall. Thanks BIAB! That’s good enough for me!
GENRE_Country (Americana, Alt. Country, Alt Country Rock) Style_ Rainin3.style. Complete tracks below lyrics
I started with Rainin3.styl, added cello and electric, and played acoustic and piano (a second piano part to an Alberti midi track to fill in some gaps and give it more punch.)
For production, I added the Waves REDD console to the instrument bus (got that for $1 on the recent sale) and ran everything through the Waves J-37 on the Master Bus. I could not get the final volume I wanted to match other tracks I have without using the Lurssen console as a final boost, but that is the sauce.
Great stuff everybody. I don’t know how they are going to pick because there is so much fabulous stuff from everyone.
Hope you enjoy this. ROCK AND ROLL SKY
By David Snyder
V1
Do you still own those rock and roll boots Do you still wear that rock and roll coat Do you still drive that rock and roll car Down to the beach with the night in your throat
PreChorus
You said our glass would never run dry You promised me Our love would never die
CH
And there was silent thunder Under that Rock and Roll sky Are you still there I wonder Under that Rock and Roll Sky
V2
I fell in love with a magic girl And she fell in love with me Made love with a magic girl On the edge of eternity
Pre Chorus
We walked on the water In late July She promised me We would never lie
CH
And there was silent thunder Under that Rock and Roll sky Are you still there I wonder Under that Rock and Roll Sky
Pre Chorus
We stared at the water When we said goodbye I broke my promise Cause I think I cried
CH
And there was silent thunder Under that rock and roll sky Are you still there I wonder under that Rock and Roll Sky Rock and Roll Sky Rock and Roll Sky Are you still there I wonder Under that Rock and Roll Sky That Rock and Roll Sky
Words and Music by David Snyder, copyright 1990, renewed 2018 ASCAP/Day of Faith Records
Title: Rock and Roll Sky File:Rock and Roll Sky.SGU Key=C , Tempo 93, Length (m:s)=4:15 Style is _RAININ3.STY (Raining Americana Flk Fingerpick)
David Snyder, Piano, Guitar, Vocals, Production, Engineering
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Great melody and interesting chording, kind of Guns'n'Roses ballad. Excellent vocals. Arrangement is powerful, although piano makes it sound bit crowded at times.
What do you mean still own, a was wearing them tapping away to this!!.
Do you still wear that rock and roll coat
What do yo mean still own I was wearing it, enjoying the feeling from this track.
Do you still drive that rock and roll car.
Yes I do and I was listening to your track Rock and Roll Sky driving along.
Enjoyed this and the others you have posted lately , all the different styles of writing and productions. Good stuff and good luck for the competition.
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I answered your question about REDD and how I got "that sound" in a PM but I will repeat it here in case it benefits anyone else:
The Waves REDD console is an emulation of the analog console used at Abbey Road with the Beatles. With the the right presets (and there are some good ones) you can get a good analog sound. It makes things sound more defined, warm and crisp and less harsh. The J-37 tape emulator gives it a "buttery" finish.
REDD is on sale now for $39 and I posted a $10 coupon in the recording forum so you can get it for $29. It used to go for $249.
If you asked what it "does" it gives you that sound I got in the song Rock and Roll Sky.
I do not use it on the master bus though, either in an instrument bus, or select instruments. I run the entire mix through the J-37 on almost everything, as you see in the picture.
There is more info on REDD if you want to google it.
If I had not used it, the song would have had a modern "metallic" feel to it, or a "high end processed feel" not a warm, analog but defined Bruce Springsteen feel.
I like the analog touch, and that's what it gives, but again, I think it is the combo of REDD and J-37 that is the secret sauce, as I explained. From the Recording Revolution
This reminds me of Bob Seeger, a terrific singer/songwriter - as is our own David (energizer bunny) Synder. I don't want to be envious of his energy altho God knows I wish I had that much.... I could go on about the great production, the soulful vocal and how great it all is etc., but I think this about aays it... Well done David.
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