I wrote these two songs when I played in a rockband in the -80s in Sweden. Now about 40 years later I felt it was fun to do new versions, translated to English and I had a female singer, Sofi Berro, from Argentina to sing along with me.
BIAB: Eyes Like Fire I used _Proxy.sty that have a 90s rock sound, tempo 135 and the amazing drummer is Pat Steward who played a lot with Bryan Adams. I love that energy in his play style. After putting all files into Logic Pro I recorded several tracks of Guitars, Bass, and the short Keyboard Intro/Outro. So the only thing I kept from BIAB was the Drums. Then I did the singing and sent a mix to Sofi Berro in Argentina who did a sing file and sent back. Then Mastering and up to all digital platforms using RouteNote.
Noah I picked _Explode.sty that have a pretty cool energy sound, tempo 125. I used Chord setting "hold, except drums" several times. I chord setting I find very useful. In Logic I kept Drums, Bass, String Quartet, and Synth from BIAB played the Guitars, a Big Saw Bass and Vocals. Then same procedure with Sofi Berro and up to Spotify, YouTube etc.
This was a fun project because I wrote the songs about 40 years ago and the somehow belong together in 80s rock style and the lyrics.
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EYES: Good one, Sören. Vocals are good, but my ears want them louder than the guitar. I can imagine this in the 80s. This is an interesting version, and I like the lyrics.
NOAH: Driving song, and I like how you worked the drums. You and SOfi sing perfect together. All nicely done.
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Eyes Like Fire: Nice pop rocker! Love the modulations between sections. Vocals are very cool, like them a lot.
Noah: Well, this is another fine rocker! Again, the vocals are quite nice.
You have a real talent for backing track and vocal arrangement, and packing a lot of musical action into a sub 3:00 minute tune. Enjoyed listening to all of the songs you posted.
Just a thought, but you may want to break your songs into individual posts to get more listens and responses.
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You have a cool sound there. Nailed that 80's rock groove. Next time, make sure the vocals are setting on top of the music or at least higher in the mix to understand what they are saying. Post the lyrics to the songs so it's easier to hear what's being said. Lots of reverb and low in the mix makes it really hard to understand. I went back to listen closely.... I could get a word here and there in places. Back off the reverb significantly, and push the volume up.
You might want to consider , as someone else mentioned, limit the post to ONE song so people can focus more closely on a particular song and direct all comments to that one.
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Neat songs. I particularly like "Eyes". Really liked the guitar and bass, but I'm with the others as far as bringing the vocals up front a little more. I can certainly hear the 80s influence in your music, though I think they both would sound good with a more modern sound as well. I liked that guitar outro on Noah. I wish it would have lasted longer.
Both songs are great, but I'm with the others re vocals gain.
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