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EgoHanger1966
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Should I Worry? (Ego/Rab collab)
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Hope you enjoy this newest creation between Rab and I - we had the idea to make a track influenced by Phil Spector's sonic techniques, while still incorporating the influence of BW/The BBs (especially the SMiLE era). We're now calling ourselves The Wrecking Two! Comments appreciated and welcome.
https://soundcloud.com/thewreckingtwo/should-i-worry
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Re: Should I Worry? (Ego/Rab collab)
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October 14, 2013, 02:04:28 PM »
Great job guys, I like it, especially the break (which reminds me slightly of Do You Believe* by Billy Nichols, for some reason).
Is that Ego or Rab singing the verses? It didn't sound like Rab at first, but now I'm not sure.
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Edit: the correct name of the song is "Would You Believe".
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That's Ego singing the verses. I'm singing the chorus - with Ego repeating the lines.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Thanks!
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Awesome! Well, I'm a sucker for all things Spector so I would probably have dug it no matter how the song had turned out. But the wall of sound aside, I think it IS a really, really catchy song.
Two suggestions; - the lead vocal during the verses sounds quite trebly to my ears. Maybe it would benefit the song if you added a bit more bottom to it by fiddling with the mix? But it may be a question of taste of course.
Also, if you wanted it to sound even more Spectoresque you could add some low saxophone sounds in the mix. I think there's already something down there meant to emulate the sax feel of many of Spector's productions, but it could be pulled a bit more forward for added effect.
GREAT job guys!
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Quote from: kwan_dk on October 16, 2013, 01:55:15 AM
Awesome! Well, I'm a sucker for all things Spector so I would probably have dug it no matter how the song had turned out. But the wall of sound aside, I think it IS a really, really catchy song.
Two suggestions; - the lead vocal during the verses sounds quite trebly to my ears. Maybe it would benefit the song if you added a bit more bottom to it by fiddling with the mix? But it may be a question of taste of course.
Also, if you wanted it to sound even more Spectoresque you could add some low saxophone sounds in the mix. I think there's already something down there meant to emulate the sax feel of many of Spector's productions, but it could be pulled a bit more forward for added effect.
GREAT job guys!
Thanks!
Yeah, agreed on the trebly lead...This was the best I could mix it without the vocals becoming muddy/buried in the mix. I'm really not good at mixing vocals haha. And yeah, we have a MIDI sax buried in there, but because it's MIDI it doesn't sound good when it's high in the mix.
Anywho, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback!
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Quote from: mtaber on September 18, 2021, 07:39:15 AM
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You should've been called "The Wrecking Twins" instead. No, seriously, you both sound like lost & found brothers. Anyway, the song is catchy & I liked EgoHanger's playful & kittenish vocs. rab, as usual, I marvel at your arranging job, this might just be your best one.
Btw, I don't hear anything Spector-ish in the song, a bit too modern.
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This one is begging to be listened to on a decent set of speakers, but in re-listening on my cell phone I was taken again by the break and, especially, the chords/riff immediately after, through approximately the 2:15 mark. Is that a rab creation? Regardless, this is a really good song, I'd like to hear a version with the vocals recorded a bit better.
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Quote from: Empire Of Love (mypetsounds) on January 07, 2014, 11:36:36 PM
This one is begging to be listened to on a decent set of speakers, but in re-listening on my cell phone I was taken again by the break and, especially, the chords/riff immediately after, through approximately the 2:15 mark. Is that a rab creation? Regardless, this is a really good song, I'd like to hear a version with the vocals recorded a bit better.
Yeah, rab added those parts in. Soundcloud makes everything sound worse - the song sounds pretty good if you're listening to the higher-bit mp3 or WAV. Still, it's not studio quality, because it wasn't recorded in a studio - it was recorded in two separate dude's rooms who haven't actually met in real life. And for what it is, I'm proud - I never thought I'd have the ability to express myself musically in such a way.
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You should be proud. This song has really grown on me since I first heard it. I like the music and the lyrics.
Let's give it a bump, back up to the top so more folks will notice. I should go bump "Relapse" too. That might be my favorite - let me go comment there. You, rab, and Zach, are all great singers and players. I hope you guys, whichever are the "two" the next time, will continue to add to your SoundCloud list. Every song you put up has something going for it. The writing on all the tracks is wonderful. You guys are getting a 60's feel on all of 'em. Try and list who wrote, sang and played what on each one at the SoundCloud site - as that's where I'm at when I listen. Can't understand how this fell all the way back to page two. But I searched out to comment here instead of on the listening station.
Maybe all three of you could do one together. peace, Will
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