BE MY FRIEND - CitizenMofo

9th Feb 2017 13:49 - 9 years ago
Description : Psychedelic funk rock blues. Sunny War on vocals and guitar - wicked wicked guitar. Wanted to do a song that wasn't a story or a protest or an intricate argument and jumped out of the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge box to just seethe and wail. Also wanted a massive break and musical bridge, mixing Sunny with a loop orchestration; you be the judge if it's massive enough. This will be on our HELP album. For this weirdo who has toiled alone for years with headphones on to try to get somewhere, any feedback, good or bad, is most welcome.

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StaticNomad
StaticNomad 10th Feb 2017 18:59 - 9 years ago
Yo.

Cool, spacious, trippy intro but I think it should be twice as long before guitar and vocals enter. 5 seconds is not enough.

Yes, maybe your main snare choice (0:22) isn't quite right for this type of song. It's something different, which I appreciate. Perhaps try some others but still use that one for a change.

Yes, cool, dirty bluesy guitar. No complaints about that. 1:24 good high note.

Are you using a pop shield for her vocals? I can spot some plosives here and there.

1:43-2:27 maybe guitar gets too loud and drowns out the groove. Good, dark guitar there but I feel the beat should still be driving it powerfully.

2:51 nice little bleeps in the background. Lots of nice, little ambient touches going on behind Sunny War.

I think the drums need work. Think a bit more rock rather than hip hop/trap/electro. I'm not saying switch to a full, regular rock kit.

Otherwise it's a good piece of dark, psychedelic, guitar groove music.
CitizenMofo
CitizenMofo replied 11th Feb 2017 - 9 years ago
StaticNomad, thanks for the careful listen and the feedback notes. I may do some drum surgery and your ideas are very helpful. Yeah, the plosives are a bit of a problem now and then, dang it. We should have been using a pop shield but alas. Again, thanks for you, as always, thoughtful comments. Much appreciated.
BeatzFactory
BeatzFactory 10th Feb 2017 05:37 - 9 years ago
What can I say ? ... well... this is great !

Really enjoyed this one !

Peace
CitizenMofo
CitizenMofo replied 10th Feb 2017 - 9 years ago
Thank you, BeatzFactory. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Peace
Danke
Danke 9th Feb 2017 21:10 - 9 years ago
Ahhh...another brilliance...tension, feeling, groovy...good song...cool song...if I were you I would make some heavier snare sound for this dangerous number...well?

10/10

Handshake, Danke
CitizenMofo
CitizenMofo replied 9th Feb 2017 - 9 years ago
Heavier snare - hmmm, I'll mess around with that idea. I'm doing some drum surgeries on other songs pre-mastering, so thanks for the tip on this one. Danke, Danke.
Dirtzilla
Dirtzilla 9th Feb 2017 15:01 - 9 years ago
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