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Hi All. After singing for so many others, I've finally found time to do one of my own songs. This will be my last one before heading off to Guildford Music College in the deep south of England. I'll still be watching the forum and I hope to still do some work with ROG by swapping files over the internet as we do with Eddie. I'm doing all the vocals and the backing guitar and Roger did the guitar solo and bass and drum programming. We produced it between us. Hope you like it, even though the subject is a bit dark! Voices In Your HeadKeep it in the back of your mind Don't let them hear a word that you think Everybody knows it's just the voices in your head It's not your concience talking It's not your intuition You don't get spidey sense just voices in your head. When it says left, best go right When it says up, best go down Remember not to listen to voices in your head It'll send you on a backward spiral Falling in a sea of dreams The dreams will turn to nightmares with voices in your head Listen to the voices, listen to the voices in your head Do the things we tell you, do the things we tell you like we said Nobody is listening, nobody can hear us only you No one understands you, no one understands the things you do. Thanks for listening - all comments welcome. Josh.
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Hi Josh
I really like the driving style, and the guitar works really well. Great solo. Well done I reckon!
And great lyrics actually. Thought provoking...
Hope college goes well. Keep up the good work
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Josh,
Killer! Super well done! Everything about it. Traces of Bowie and Beatles. excellent production. Good job on the vocals.
(ROG - perfect solo!)
Good luck...
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Josh,
when the song started, my first thought was "Smells like Teen Spirit, but with different chords"... which in turn made me wonder if Kurt Cobain heard voices in his head... Which made me shiver and come back to the song review.
But it didn't take long for you to differentiate your song. My final conclusion is that your song is quite original. Specifically, I liked:
1) the switch to falsetto for the phrase "voices in your head" as though the internal voices were singing that part themselves... nice touch.
2) I liked the verse at the end in which the voices "take over" and have the final say. it's A little bit creepy, but it makes a very effective statement given the theme of your song
3) your lyrics are intelligent and thought provoking, and they do a remarkable job of maintaining rhyme and meter. I didn't count off syllables as I listened (to me that's going overboard) but at first blush nothing sounded "wrong" or forced(and that's not always the case in hobbyist recording forums)
4) I thought it would have been an interesting twist if on the line where you sing
"When it says left, best go right", if the left speaker said "LEFT" both times (in the falsetto voice) while the right speaker said "RIGHT" in your voice. That would create the almost subliminal perception that the voice was contradicting you even as you sung your own song. It would go by so fast most people wouldn't notice it until later
5) as usual ROG did a great job with the solo, drums and mixing. You are fortunate to have had Rog's guidance all this time. I suspect that when you start school you will have a big head start over many of your peers. Please keep in touch, and I wish you well at school! You are a very talented young man!
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Hi Josh,
Killer! Super well done! Everything about it. Traces of Bowie and Beatles. excellent production. Good job on the vocals.
Exactly. Guenter
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Fantastic work Josh and good luck at music college. Enjoy the opportunity.
Regards
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Josh,
2.16 onwards sounds like the Rutles!The riff sounds like another song but I am damned if I can remember which; no matter as this song stands out.
good luck at Guildford, I hope they understand your Yorkshire accent, if you have one!!
I do like all the background vocals.
A wonderful ROG sound as usual as it shows that it is not the DAW, it is how it is used.It sounds like that was recorded in a far more expensive and feature laden DAW.
WELL DONE ROG! and Josh for the song.
Alyn
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Hi Josh,
Killer! Super well done! Everything about it. Traces of Bowie and Beatles. excellent production. Good job on the vocals.
Exactly. Guenter +1
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Great Job! Love It. Towards the end it started to sound like one of those trippy Beatles songs. Very Cool. Good luck at school. I want to hear more like
this. Thanks for posting, Tom
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Josh,
Killer! Super well done! Everything about it. Traces of Bowie and Beatles. excellent production. Good job on the vocals.
(ROG - perfect solo!)
Good luck...
floyd I totally agree! You've got a great future ahead of you Josh. All the best. Study hard and have fun.
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All been said! Very nice! Good luck with your school. Really enjoyed this one.
Steve
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Hi Josh.
I really think this has to be one of the best things you've done so far. It's a great track and I feel privileged to have worked on on it with you.
Good luck for Guildford - go and show those southerners how we professionals do it up north! Hope to see you in November for the gig.
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Hey Josh, "Voices in your head" is incredibly good! Everything about screams professional - the writing, singing, soloing, mix, everything! You and ROG have my standing ovation on this one  All the best with your studies! Noel
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Hey Josh, "Voices in your head" is incredibly good! Everything about screams professional - the writing, singing, soloing, mix, everything! You and ROG have my standing ovation on this one All the best with your studies! Noel Just got to it and could not agree with Noel's statement above anymore. Top shelf all the way! Later,
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Thank you very much for the feedback everyone! I really enjoyed making this one and I'm glad you all enjoyed listening to it.
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Excellent work Josh, very original and full of hooks, especially the middle 8 (at the end!) which was a great move. Well done to Rog for the great collaboration.
I'm sure you'll thrive at Guildford, Josh.
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Hi, Josh !
I think you have made
a very good job on this one !
Enjoyed listening very much !
Good luck with your forthcoming
musical studies !!!:)
Cheers
Dani
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