BaoBou

You've got good songwriting skills and good overall musicianship.

If you are looking for advice, I'd find a funky lick resource of some kind (tutorials are great), to increase the variance of your fills (across multiple instruments and songs). Then learn each lick in every key (I do them chromatically), so that you have a muscle memory library to pull from (this is an old bebop technique).

When it comes to vocal training, I would practice scales through the 12 keys. There is nothing wrong with your voice. If you want it to sound better (and you are too hard on yourself), you need to develop the muscles (probably via more tutorials). You would be amazed what a little sight singing and ear training can do. Get your 10,000 hrs in and you may scare yourself :)

Food for thought. Hope it helps, keep it up.

I think your track is rather beautiful. It has nature in it, just like the poems. Never fear about your voice man, I like it and on this track they are definitely on the money. A bit of Santana in this maybe.

I love the sound of the rain BUT anyways, I have to say that guitar is selling this song to me no end & got me hooked!...Very smooth! and tasty track here indeed and your vocals have a very soulful authenticity to it. Much enjoyed! Keep On!

Angelus

Hey man? Yea u a true artist.
Brilliant come in towards end.
Very creative and musical!
Enjoyed my listen.

I like the suspense in the intro.
The Guitar is soulful and the Vocals
put me in the mind of the singer for "Dire
Straights" loved it. If I just had to do something
different in this track; I think, I wouldn't be as hard
core with the stereo separation, especially for the keys.
I (my opinion) would have given the Piano and Guitar a little
nudge towards the center.

Great track..

PEACE...

underground indie bro your vocal is tight, sounds better, but its sitting in the right spot your git i love, the drums need a little bit more space that hat is dominant i wanna here the snare kick and cymbal crisper they crushing each other slightly, love the intro outro, its shows you care about the whole production, but i think the vox are bang on bro

really lovely guitar sound and a really pro mix. Great song man, cool groove :)

Very cool, this way I'll listen to all your songs ah ah ah
not easy to sing this one

I really like your vocals and your guitar solos, the composition is excellent, it sounds like something professional...i am your fan now

Instant attention grabber, im loving this!

I can hear Tina Turner on this..

liked this one right from the first note. Great to hear everything they way it really is instead of the canned and over-processed stuff that is much of commercial music..I have been attempting to create a Motown inspired mix this week so this whole track just rings the right bells for me...Not a think wrong with the mix in my opinion my friend and your vocal delivery is just fine...big Well Done to you..keep on doing it your own way..its the music that matters..Ed

The poem fits the rhythm of the track well, the bit towards the end really flows.

BaoBou, the others are right and I can only agree: that sounds like a good live recording. Personally, I would have given everything a little more reverb, but that's definitely my quirk... I live completely in some reverb and echo room (I'm sure it's my wild past to blame for that LOL). I also think the change to 4/4 is great ... it really pushes you again. Only the end is a bit abrupt .. I could imagine another solution. But in the end it's all a matter of taste, isn't it. I think it's a great idea to set a poem to music and you've done a great job here!
Greetings from (finally) rainy Germany,

Micky

Sloppy I heard you say. Man if this is sloppy I may as well give up. Super tight to me. Really good vox performance too.

BaoBou, so I’m echoing sentiments here! Superb job capturing the sheer essence of a live performance. And very lively one at that. I was in a phone conversation with Jynxz this afternoon talking about tracks that are more than just sound. We both agree you must have life in the sound or it’s just noise. When you put life in the sound it’s called “Your Sound” like here. Wonderful listen that’s a fave for me.

Mark

Awesome!

This track sounds very live.
It would be easy to believe
that you recorded this in a
lounge. Of course it's clean
as hell, all the tracks of yours
that I've heard have been studio
quality.

Great track. Faved..

PEACE...

them drums are great mate, so crisp and clear, the volume is perfect, loved the hat before this, now i love it more i have advised others on the double tempo hat it just works for me treating it like a shaker or cabasa. i also forgot to mention first time the cymbal is on point too bro.
the volume of your voice also sounds better in the mix, im not sure whether you tweaked it down, im thinking maybe not, but bringing the drums up has given the vocal so much more balance, truthfully mate i think this sounds great now but as my first comment would really like to here you let go on the guitar everything else stopped. i would pay to watch you, as i would a couple of artists hear, super talent.

love the feel of this track. judging from your other songs you clearly know your way around a guitar! lovin the vocals to :)

Hey...disco is nog een groter publiek hahaha je word beroemd BaoBou!!!Ben benieuwd welke kant je gaat nemen!!

Dit klinkt nu al heel goed maar ik ben benieuwd als het helemaal af is Baobou.
Ik had het denk ik al eens eerder gezegd maar mijn idee kan jij zo gaan optreden in zon jazz bar .

Not like I'm an expert or anything but I think Neruda would've heartily approved of a music setting like this. Really fun song you've got here, pretty different than most stuff you hear on LM which is always nice!

If you'd like feedback I only have a couple of suggestions. But please feel free to disregard them if you don't agree! Honestly, the mix is really solid. I'd suggest bringing out the mids somewhat, and maybe adding a high shelf in side mode to give the track a bit more width.

I'd suggest bringing the level of the vocals down a touch. Your voice will continue to stand out well amongst the instruments while allowing you to bring up the volume of the mix. And finally, Paul is right, no need to hide your natural voice. I got the sense in a few places that you were backing off your air support a little bit, especially in the build-up to high notes. Keep the airflow consistent and your core engaged. Keep your foot on the gas as you go higher and it won't let you down.

Really great stuff! These are a few humble suggestions and please feel free to ignore them.

Cam

This feels like it was recorded live in a small club, which is a fantastic vibe to have! I would go see you! Good Work.

mate this is great for a first draft, im not a musician, i used to play drums but not for a while now, i do a bit of street drumming now and again still, you know neighbours hate drummers :)) so i cant give feedback on the instruments other than the drums really i think they are in the right place they are right in the middle of the mix not to loud and not to quiet if you get my drift you could mix the hat up and double tempo it, i think the guitar is gorgeous love the tone you should give us a bit of a solo of that alone im sure you could get this out to 3 and half mins, the vocal like me we both know we need to work on them but i want to here YOU and not some autotuned fx to fuck shit that has no resemblance to the artist i know, the lyrics are great, and i would never criticise a singer anyway, i know you'll tighten things up mate but for a first listen i enjoyed a few times tbf, so i could give you an honest opinion, keep up the great work mate, your respected within the community

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