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| Procedenti puero (rehearsal edit) by schubertiad | 6 months ago |
| Some are students, some are church members, some are just members of the community. They all have to be able to read music to some degree and hopefully have choral experience and voice training. The quality varies, but ideally the better singers help cover the weaknesses of the less-gifted singers. | |
| Change (Tears for Fears acoustic cover) by schubertiad | 6 months ago |
| Thanks. I meant I hadn't played it before that day. The chords were easy to figure out (I got most of it by memory, then listened to the song to clarify a couple parts--I chalk that up to my music theory/ear training experience). Then I just did a couple run throughs and recorded it. Yeah, I was reading the lyrics. One less thing to juggle. | |
| In manus tuas (Into your hands) by schubertiad | 7 months ago |
| No, I wrote this music. As far as I can tell, Bruckner never set this text, although many other composers have over the centuries. | |
| Tree by ScottHorwath | 7 months ago |
| Gentle and sensual. | |
| Circus Island by ZipZipper | 7 months ago |
| Would work well as film music for some surrealistic scene. | |
| Piece for piano (atonal) by Gsus4 | 7 months ago |
| I enjoyed it. Reminds me of experiments I did in 20th cent. music theory class. | |
| Explorers 3.0 by mlpbadarak | 7 months ago |
| The organ works very well. A very fine piece, sympathetically performed. | |
| Was macht der Herr da bei Fräulein Gerda by dirigent | 9 months ago |
| I really like German music (and art) from around that time (especially the stuff that was considered "degenerate"). This is totally authentic and effortlessly cool. | |
| In pace, in idipsum by schubertiad | 9 months ago |
| Thanks. I'm actually in three choirs now, and I believe one of them will be performing it in June, so that's something to look forward to. But yeah, if MLP Badarak wants to do it, too, all the better. The more, the merrier, I say. | |
| A Still Life by schubertiad | 11 months ago |
| I'm planning on adding some percussion and drums to the "final" version. (There is never a truly final version...) | |
| That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door) by mabdon | 11 months ago |
| I like the unusual meter (5/4), phrasing, and chord progressions. | |
| 3 pieces for organ 2 of 3 by Fazioli | 11 months ago |
| Another fine piece. It unfolds slowly and gradually but doesn't get boring. You're playing in a fantastic acoustic. I don't know where it is, but I would love to sing there. The recording really captures the space. |
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| Toccata No. 3 by Fazioli | 11 months ago |
| I really enjoy these. These are all solid compositions. | |
| Menuet in A major by Fazioli | 11 months ago |
| A very fine, assured composition. | |
| Pastorale in C mineur by Fazioli | 11 months ago |
| Has real character. I like the unusual harmonic changes later in the piece--that adds a lot of flavor and interest. These are well composed miniatures. |
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| Miniature in A by Fazioli | 11 months ago |
| It certainly is a short piece in a French Romantic style. You got that description dead on. Very interesting. I'd like to hear more of your stuff and find out your musical background. Are you an organist somewhere? |
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| Ball and Chain by schubertiad | 11 months ago |
| Thanks. I think the song could be done in a variety of ways--industrial, more cowboyish, more bluesy, more rockish. I'm open to people covering it in their own style--all you need to know is B minor and F# minor, more or less, and follow the simple melody. | |
| Remember You Are Dust by Rusticalia | 11 months ago |
| You are a master at this type of song. Sad, grieving, left to ponder. | |
| Building Blocks by ScottHorwath | 11 months ago |
| A fine touch at the piano. Must be nice. I play at a pace that can only be described as glacial, with all the gaps and fractures therein. | |
| Gloria by schubertiad | 11 months ago |
| Yeah, I like to throw in unexpected harmonies every now and then to keep it interesting and add flavor. Part of my jazz influence. The more you hear it, though, the more it makes sense, the more it becomes a positive and distinctive feature. | |
| Sanctus and Benedictus by schubertiad | 1 year ago |
| Thanks. Yes, that's my voice, with some reverb added to simulate a cathedral acoustic. Unfortunately, the instruments are only midi, but they work all right for a demo. | |
| 'Shag' by soulima | 1 year ago |
| This would work well in a modern retro movie that had a scene with a Russ Meyer girls film loop playing on one wall while young folks on the dance floor do the jerk and the pony. |
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| Old Man by eagle | 1 year ago |
| This was one of the first Neil Young songs that got me into his records. Great song, great cover. | |
| Statues (OMD cover) by robby_reverb | 1 year ago |
| Sounds straight out of the era. I don't know the original. Sounds moodier, more minimalistic than I would have thought for OMD. Has that Gary Numan, Faith-era Cure feel to it, which I like. | |
| Mother and Child demo by schubertiad | 1 year ago |
| Thanks. I really like it the way it is, too, even though it's imperfect. I think the recording captures a genuine feeling. As for a final version, if I do one, the only thing would be to play the guitar a little more accurately and record the vocals with a nicer mic (I was just singing into my computer's built-in mic). But it may not have the same feeling if it's too polished.... |
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| Sunday Driver by Rusticalia | 1 year ago |
| Sadness expressed gently and in an understated way. The very qualities I admire in your writing. | |
| Northern Sky by Rusticalia | 1 year ago |
| When I saw the title, I thought, "I wonder if it's the Nick Drake song." Glad to see that it is. You have something in common with him, though. You both can create a fragile, heartbreaking, intimate moment in your music in a way that not many people can do. | |
| Save Me, O Superman demo by schubertiad | 1 year ago |
| Thanks everyone. I'd be interested to hear someone's cover of it someday. | |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting (1897) by georgeptingley | 1 year ago |
| I haven't heard this since music history ages ago. A precursor to rags. Poised and charming, and so played. | |
| Time Brutal and Tender by georgeptingley | 1 year ago |
| A fine touch on the keys, as usual. I like how you vary the time signatures in spots, as well as change the tonal and rhythmic density of the various layers, from very open and transparent to more active, using different registers of the keyboard. Contemplative. | |
| Little Man by Filmscorz | 1 year ago |
| This is clearly heartfelt. Elegant and poised (as suitable for a cat), but with a melancholy sense about it, like when you're a kid and you're sitting all by yourself at the playground in the Fall, with the wind blowing by. You have so much music flowing through you on such a regular basis, and good stuff, it's kind of amazing. |
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| I Live My Broken Dreams by WillCharles | 1 year ago |
| Well done. I don't know the original, but you made it sound like it was always yours. Evocative, unguarded singing. Fine picking. | |
| Dream Girl by inspired86 | 1 year ago |
| Attractive writing. You're very good at keeping the flow of sound going, lilting, rising and falling. I like writing for men's voices, too, but it's hard to find men's choirs outside of high schools and colleges, particularly adventurous ones. It might be helpful to include the lyrics. It isn't always possible to make out in the choral texture. |
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| old town by neurologist | 1 year ago |
| Certainly wistful and nostalgic in feel. There's some mourning in there, too, or maybe regretful longing. I like those moods. The language is a mix of 20th century (tonal) and 16th century, brought together in the 21st century. Good writing. | |
| O, Come, O Come Emmanuel by inspired86 | 1 year ago |
| A very fine arrangement. It flows well. Whoa...the modulation toward the end took me by surprise. I wonder if your composition prof. said anything to you about that. I would always have to justify those things to my old composition prof. and he didn't always buy it. I think you got a really good performance of it. You should be pretty happy about that. |
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| dishonor by CduB561 | 1 year ago |
| Wait, you played the drums live with your fingers? How did you keep the timing so steady? You're right on the beat. | |
| I Walk Alone by Louis729 | 1 year ago |
| I like this song. It seems well constructed to me. I like how you are juxtaposing a driving beat and vigorous piano with slow, understated, almost sleepy vocals. I relate to the lyrical sentiment, too. | |
| The Night Owl by billylimbo | 1 year ago |
| I like it. | |
| Wet Matches by WillCharles | 1 year ago |
| Moody and appealing. The vocals really suit this music. Thoughtful lyrics, too. The songwriter in me wants to add another chord or two for variety, but this is just personal taste. | |
| All The Same by WillCharles | 1 year ago |
| I like it. Good lyrics that flow. An attractive breathy tone. There could be room for an instrumental break, like a guitar or fiddle solo over the chords. It might be a nice breather. I like how you drop in the E majors leading to F. Is this an original or cover? |
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| Ash Whoa. by AimlessSea | 1 year ago |
| You're very creative. Glad you're still putting out music. Always a distinct vision, always an engaging listen. | |
| Goodnight by mneubey | 1 year ago |
| Nice dreamy, moody guitar, fine playing. The recording is more lo-fi, but I really like the guitar tone you chose. I hear a little bit of "Exit Music (For a Film)" 3/5 of the way in. Maybe that's part of the essence of a dream, where ideas and images constantly shift. | |
| I Don't Wanna Be Afraid by Straydog23 | 1 year ago |
| This is a really solid song, singable and memorable. I think everyone can relate to your lyrics. Your voice reminds me of Peter Wolf. I think the mix needs to be balanced a bit more. The lead guitar melody sounds really loud, whereas the rest of the band is pretty quiet. I would lower the lead guitar and raise everything else. |
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| Slow Down by Greg_Gibbs | 1 year ago |
| The vocal/guitar balance works for me. This is actually a pretty smart song. It's not ordinary. It's not cliché at all. Refreshing. Shows some real imagination and well-developed songwriting sense. As far as the ending goes, I think I get it. Part of me wants more, but I can respect your artistic vision, because it's clear you have one. I can see this leading into another, more upbeat track. |
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| "Easy" by mneubey | 1 year ago |
| Good singing. Love that guitar tone. | |
| turn, turn, turn by eagle | 1 year ago |
| Very fine vocals, well-suited to that '60s folk-rock style. | |
| Since I've Known You by Lightning31 | 1 year ago |
| This has a youthful, sunny feel to it. A good song for a warm summer day. | |
| Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin Cover) by Tony2008 | 1 year ago |
| Shredding guitar solos. You clearly have the chops to play the song, all the parts of it no less. There are a couple parts where it gets a little out of sync, and a part in the middle where the vocal wanders a bit, and in the chorus in the middle of the song I'm not sure if you're playing the right notes in the bass for a few bars. You could polish those things up a tad and then it will be solid and rockin' hard. Overall, though, I'm impressed by your versatility and abilities. It's not easy to do this kind of thing. |
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| Disappearing Coast by mneubey | 1 year ago |
| I like the rolling waltz time and the crystal clear jazz guitar tone. Good musicianship all around, no doubt. Well done. Sophisticated. | |
| gray world by famouspainters | 1 year ago |
| Another vote for "catchy." Starts off at full steam and then keeps sticking earworms into the head. Lead guitar makes me think of Paul Reynolds from A Flock of Seagulls, though not a copy. Good writing, this. |
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| Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Major by JmAYone | 1 year ago |
| A lot of time and thought must have gone into this, as well as musical training. The writing is ideomatic, an amalgam of late-Classical era composers. I think I hear more of Haydn and Beethoven in this than any other composers. | |
| Home Sweet Home by particledots | 1 year ago |
| I like your use of harmony vocals. The singing is understated, but I can hear emotion in it. It sounds like you're longing for some ideal that's completely different than what you have, but which is probably unreachable. Actually, the whole song is understated, but I think that's what makes it work. |
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| Never ending song of love by kappy | 1 year ago |
| Makes me want to join in the jam. Sounds like a fun time. | |
| Wonderwall - cover by my son by geoff_wales | 1 year ago |
| He's a fine singer. Good pitch and tone. | |
| Dazed And Confused (Led Zeppelin Cover) by Tony2008 | 1 year ago |
| A very credible rendition. Has a live feel to it, too, that's kinda fun.. | |
| If Only We Could Go Back To Then (The Brilliant Green) repost by schubertiad | 1 year ago |
| Thanks. I'm at an age where I don't feel like I need to hide behind a cover of irony or affectation when I sing. There's technique involved, but the most important thing is to experience the heart of the song. I like it when people sing like they mean it, not like they're trying to fit some commercial ideal, something that would appeal to Simon Cowell. Just sing the truth and it'll come through. | |
| Surf's Up by Devinn187 | 1 year ago |
| A classic song, one of Brian's best. It is definitely not easy to sing, but you've done an admirable job. I love how this song is not what you'd think when you hear "Beach Boys" and "Surf's Up." It's really a sophisticated composition, more an art song than a pop song. |
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| At the Gates by SongsfortheSinister | 1 year ago |
| It certainly is a rockin' number. Is it really "only loops"? It sounds like someone is actually playing. | |
| O Gwiazdeczko by majlo17 | 1 year ago |
| I can't get it to load. | |
| Mon coeur s'ouvre a toi voix by Mosaica | 1 year ago |
| I think you have the right tone for this piece. Very attractive sound you have. I completely know what you mean in regard to your imperfections looming large in your ears when you listen to yourself. I have to forgive myself every time I record and learn to live with it. But I don't hear much here needing forgiveness. The positives really outweigh any minor negatives, and the emotion really comes across. It's nice to have something as elegant as this on iComps, too. More, please. | |
| Perpetual Motion (Sketch) by Mungo | 1 year ago |
| I was really into Suede, and I can't place it with anything in their catalogue. | |
| Enjoy The Silence (Lacuna Coil cover) by Sewer_Rod | 1 year ago |
| I don't know about Lacuna Coil...it's technically a Depeche Mode cover, as it was written by Martin Gore and featured on their classic album Violator. If you don't have that album in your collection, you must get it. That's the gold standard. | |
| Where did you sleep last night? [Nirvana Cover] by herculo | 1 year ago |
| Creepy, like some guy losing his mind out in the woods. I like that. The song is supposed to spook you, and it does. | |
| Intermezzo by gepo | 1 year ago |
| A smooth and pleasant listen. I really like this kind of stuff. Feels natural and warm. | |
| Cleveland by Fenzakerus | 1 year ago |
| There's definitely more than Am7 going on. Really interesting stuff. Evocative. Makes me think of Sandycoates (Greg Moore), but following your own vision. | |
| Clouds by Fenzakerus | 1 year ago |
| Dreamy, sleepy song...intriguing mood...cool, unusual arpeggio. I like this. It's not ordinary. | |
| La Grange (ZZ TOP 2010 cover) by LaFayette | 1 year ago |
| Very fine guitar playing. As it is, the drums are very much up to the fore in the mix, clean and clear, while the guitars sound covered and distant. You could afford to bring the guitars up a bunch more in the mix to give them more power and presence. Try that and see what you think. | |
| Vampire by derekgrote | 1 year ago |
| This song is not what I expected from the title--it's better. This is a real song. As to the vocals, I wouldn't put them up much louder. That gives it a certain sense of 3-dimensionality, some extra depth as opposed to just right and left. To me, it paints this kind of picture: It's a nighttime scene, with cobblestone streets and brick buildings. You hear a voice coming from somewhere. Then you look up and see a guy singing at you from somewhere above you, supernaturally climbing the walls of a brick building, leaping from the eaves, lurking in the shadows, like a spring-heeled Jack. You see his face, the manic grin, and then he is gone, singing the chorus somewhere in the dark, only to pop up somewhere else to sing the next verse. That's the image I get. If the vocals came up too much louder, it would sound like the guy is singing right in front of you, which is less creepy. |
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| Golden Means by glendt | 1 year ago |
| I think it flows well. Some nice combinations of interwoven lines juxtaposed with rhythmically synchronized bits. As I listen, I think, "yeah, this is similar to where my own ear would lead me," so I can relate to how you wrote this. Very agreeable, engaging music. | |
| Eyes of the Drone by NomadicMind | 1 year ago |
| Good lyrics. Intense delivery. | |
| Perspective by Stebbo | 1 year ago |
| That used to happen to me, too. Inconvenient, but if the results are good music, then it's worth it. Solid song. |
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| A little Blues by archjerry | 1 year ago |
| Charming, classy blues. Swings, too. | |
| See You by dirigent | 1 year ago |
Good addition. Very stylistically authentic singing by Violetta. If she could add one more verse it would be even more cool.  |
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| tomorrow or today by that80sboy | 1 year ago |
| This would definitely work on an '80s movie soundtrack. This song sounds like it was pulled right from 1985. You could always do an extended re-mix version with guitar solo or percussion break, but leave this as the radio single version. That was common practice back then. |
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| "SOLAR STORM" by imadesentana | 1 year ago |
| Speed is overrated. Far better to communicate a mood than pack 64 notes in a bar. You've accomplished that mood creation here. What I'm hearing in this track is joyous excitement and wonder. | |
| Uma no hone by dantimmermans | 1 year ago |
| A fine song. Lovely, textured singing and great playing. | |
| Crazy - Organizing Chaos by dirigent | 1 year ago |
| The electronic vocal plus talking regular vocals reminds me of some theatrical piece by Laurie Anderson. I could take or leave the swear words. A creative venture. |
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| Man of Means by mfwmiles | 1 year ago |
| When I read the title, I thought, "I am a man of means...of slender means" from The Smiths' "Nowhere Fast." This is a fine song with a nice intimate atmosphere. |
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| gravity (cover) by Multiple_Fx | 1 year ago |
| I'm a big Luna Sea fan. I've wanted to cover one of their songs for a long while. Where did you get the English version of the lyrics? Production-wise, everything sounds like it was recorded really HOT and mixed right down the middle. Needs some more air, more space. |
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| Soundscreen by ROJH | 1 year ago |
| I like the energy. Is this really only loops or are you playing guitar? | |
| She Just Stayed Inside Herself by ClayPotts | 1 year ago |
| Good stuff. There's some Beatles in there, but I could also imagine Elvis Costello singing this. This is an example of solid songwriting. In terms of production, you could try lowering the vocals a hair to balance it a little more, and maybe try some light reverb on the drums to give them more three-dimensionality. Just a thought. |
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| You Can't Have Me (Unless You Want Me) by jgurner | 1 year ago |
| Yeah, definitely an '80s feel. The lead guitar reminds me of a cross between Bob Seger's "Down on Main Street" and Paul Reynolds from A Flock of Seagulls. | |
| in this prison by ROUSE77 | 2 years ago |
| I like the feel of this one. Heavy, but with a groove. Have you considered adding a bridge or break with a contrasting riff, as opposed to maintaining the same riff throughout? | |
| Heaven and Earth by soulima | 2 years ago |
| Simple and evocative. Peaceful. | |
| The Crucifixion by carlajpatterson | 2 years ago |
| This Barber setting (and in fact the whole cycle, Hermit Songs) was enormously influential on me. Fabulous music, sung here with real honesty and feeling. I can hear the sadness in your voice. By the way, I loved the song so much I used the text in my own setting for 3-part men's choir, which was recorded (magnificently) by Andreas (Dirigent) here: http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=74382 |
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| Miracle Man by deangersmith | 2 years ago |
| I enjoyed the listen. | |
| Before We're All Gone [Alternate Mix] by JulietsFuneral | 2 years ago |
| I got caught up in the groove. Hypnotic, in a way. | |
| All to Yourself by blackthreeone | 2 years ago |
| I kinda like this. | |
| She Makes It Easy by TheBananaConvention | 2 years ago |
| This is "only loops"? Sounds like a real band with real instruments. Not too shabby, either. | |
| Traveling Abroad by silenceRemembrance | 2 years ago |
| Good lyrics (although I disagree with the bit about Classical music). Good combination/juxtaposition with waiting/wasted/wasting time. | |
| Respect And Disdain by ZipZipper | 2 years ago |
| Very capable orchestration. | |
| Let Me Be Me by FrankAxtell | 2 years ago |
| Excellent axmanship, per usual. | |
| Set Me Free [Instrumental] by Stebbo | 2 years ago |
| I can kind of imagine what vocal lines you might take, so my head is already filling that in for me as I listen. I'll be curious to see what you come up with, though. | |
| Wild Mountain Thyme (cover) by Songstar | 2 years ago |
| Love the Irish vocals. Authentic. | |
| hyde_park . by DeadGiveaway | 2 years ago |
| Whitman rules. | |
| Astronomy Domine (bluegrass version) by robby_reverb | 2 years ago |
| Wacky, in a good way. I love the original, but this is an original version of the original. So, it's double-original. | |
| Father Time by Mystified | 2 years ago |
| Nice lyrics. | |
| Der blaue Engel by dirigent | 2 years ago |
| That was a rich and tumultuous time in German music. So much interesting music written then. Impeccable singing. Who is the composer? Was this your original arrangement? |
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| The Battle Cry Of Freedom by Rusticalia | 2 years ago |
| The guitar sounds bright and new. That should serve you well on your journey. | |
| Marta and the Soldier by schubertiad | 2 years ago |
| Tedfire, you are an angel. Thanks so much for your support. | |
