What song shall we cover for our March project (poll)

frobisher · 08-03-2007 10:42pm #1

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Okay, we could spend the month throwing around song ideas. Let's do a poll on what has already been suggested already below. If you think you have the perfect song and it's not on the list....tough! Too late!

Judas101: I know you mentioned a few Joy Division songs there but I've just picked Love will Tear Us Apart as being the most translatable to different genres, if you know what I mean. For the Nirvana song I've done the same.

squibs · 09-03-2007 10:26am

How about taking a well known song and covering it in a different genre? Just heard that French band on the radio doing their folksy version of Teenage Kicks. It should be a simple song, and you could even cross genres. Select a tempo, and go from there.

I suggest a cover of Aslan - This is.

And as usual I'll probably be too busy to actually contribute

frobisher · 09-03-2007 11:25am

squibs wrote:

I suggest a cover of Aslan - This is.

And as usual I'll probably be too busy to actually contribute

I don't think I know that song but I'll check it out. Sounds pretty interesting to me!!

TelePaul · 09-03-2007 12:35pm

squibs wrote:

How about taking a well known song and covering it in a different genre? Just heard that French band on the radio doing their folksy version of Teenage Kicks. It should be a simple song, and you could even cross genres. Select a tempo, and go from there.

I suggest a cover of Aslan - This is.

And as usual I'll probably be too busy to actually contribute

Did you hear Nouvelle Vague?? They rock.

squibs · 09-03-2007 1:43pm

@Telepaul - that's the band that were on the radio this morning covering Teenage Kicks.

@Frobisher - I'd be surprised if you didn't know that song. It's Aslans biggest song. I suggested it because it was popular and easy chords. Maybe we should pick a different song?

judas101 · 09-03-2007 8:52pm

i'd be interested in doing this.

maybe not said aslan song tho

frobisher · 09-03-2007 10:02pm

I'm into this. If anyone has a suggestion for other songs feel free to throw them out and we can all decide on one in the next few days. I have to say that I think Teenage Kicks as mentioned above could be pretty perfect song for it. It couldn't be simpler but it's strong enough to be adaptaple. Any thoughts?

TelePaul · 09-03-2007 11:06pm

I have a terrible habit of lounging up Love Will Tear Us Apart. I think we should pick an easy enough song. For some reaosn Nirvana springs to mind...I dunno, I'll definetely contribute this time though.

judas101 · 10-03-2007 1:55am

yeah a joy division tune could be could. not difficult technically and theres scope for messing around with.

transmission and she's lost control spring to mind immediately for me

TelePaul · 10-03-2007 4:56am

judas101 wrote:

yeah a joy division tune could be could. not difficult technically and theres scope for messing around with.

transmission and she's lost control spring to mind immediately for me

We'd need a good bassist. Hook is the man!

judas101 · 10-03-2007 1:32pm

any other ideas?

frobisher · 10-03-2007 2:50pm

Okay, we could spend the month throwing around song ideas. Let's do a poll on what has already been suggested already. If you think you have the perfect song and it's not on the list....tough! Too late!

Judas101: I know you mentioned a few Joy Division songs there but I've just picked Love will Tear Us Apart as being the most translatable to different genres, if you know what I mean. For the Nirvana song I've done the same.

judas101 · 10-03-2007 4:57pm

right, i went for love will tear us apart but reckon it'd be a tricky one to do anything original with.

i'll have a shot tho!

red_ice · 10-03-2007 5:01pm

joy division...

everything else is just pants.

well, not pants, just for doing a cover of it.. i rekon the other songs have been rinced, a joy div cover should go down nicely, especially something thats a good bit off the origional version

copacetic · 10-03-2007 5:05pm

i think out of those four joy division is 3 streets ahead, no contest really. don't do the ian curtis voice though..

TelePaul · 10-03-2007 9:53pm

Ian Curtis = me + Antares Autotune 5

Worst sound ever!

Niall - Dahlia · 11-03-2007 1:30am

I'll give it a bash this month, along with a mate of mine who I'll try to get to post.

I went with Love Will Tear Us Apart aswell, same reason as most people I think, lots to play around with compared to the other three.

TelePaul · 11-03-2007 1:48am

This is gonna be fun guys!

frobisher · 11-03-2007 1:07pm

Well it looks like we have a winner...

A couple of points:
* Have fun with it. Even if you think you could do better or it isn't good enough or sumfink, don't worry about it. Just post it, by getting CONSTRUCTIVE (!!) feedback from each other we'll all learn and get better.
* I'll set up a page that features some samples of our monthly projects as time goes on. Probably as part of the boards Biki, although I might do an external page hosting songs and links to our boards profiles and the recording forum. But this will take contributions so please get the music in!!

..... Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division. 1.......2......3.......GO!!!

Niall - Dahlia · 11-03-2007 2:23pm

I can host some stuff if needs be frobisher, give me a PM if you want FTP details.

frobisher · 11-03-2007 2:46pm

Niall - Dahlia wrote:

I can host some stuff if needs be frobisher, give me a PM if you want FTP details.

Nice one Niall. Will keep it in mind.

TelePaul · 11-03-2007 3:36pm

Should we decide on a tempo? What BPM?

frobisher · 11-03-2007 3:51pm

TelePaul wrote:

Should we decide on a tempo? What BPM?

I was thinking about that. Considering that we haven't planned on joining up our mixes or individual parts (we haven't, have we?!) I think that tempo and BPM is too big a creative area to give up.

What do others think?

judas101 · 11-03-2007 5:22pm

If everyone is doing there own thing with it it'd be stupid to have a fixed bmp right?

TelePaul · 12-03-2007 12:54am

Oh sorry I thought this would be a collaborative thing, didn't think we were doing it solo my bad. Okay I'm done:

http://glasshouserecordings.bebo.com

Okay I didn't do that just now, that was about 3 years back on Cubasis VST (shudders) 16 bit, 8 tracks, no midi! It's bollox I know, but it reminded me of how far I've come.

Niall - Dahlia · 13-03-2007 2:24am

Ahh Hungerstrike, love that song.

I'm a bit confused myself...I thought we'd be all doing our own thing? Or is it pass the musical parcel?

TelePaul · 13-03-2007 2:39am

Niall - Dahlia wrote:

Ahh Hungerstrike, love that song.

I'm a bit confused myself...I thought we'd be all doing our own thing? Or is it pass the musical parcel?

yeah it's a cool tune. Uhmm I don't think it's collaborative, everyone for themselves.

Giblet · 13-03-2007 10:10pm

Should try something collaborative for the laugh! I'd have a bash of hungerstrike with some others.

fuse · 14-03-2007 4:23pm

Nice one,
gonna start working on a version of this, just getting to grips with cubase & vst's, will be good practice for me!

Giblet · 15-03-2007 12:28am

I'm doing a straight cover, here's what I have so far $:\$ /

http://www.it-netsoc.ie/~pconnolly/love.mp3

I've only really started recording about 10 days ago so be gentle

All done with GT-8 + Midi (Bass done with guitar through octave pedal)

TelePaul · 15-03-2007 3:31am

Giblet wrote:

I'm doing a straight cover, here's what I have so far $:\$ /

http://www.it-netsoc.ie/~pconnolly/love.mp3

I've only really started recording about 10 days ago so be gentle

All done with GT-8 + Midi (Bass done with guitar through octave pedal)

Links broken....but this is something I really wanna hear!! Love hearing peoples early recordings! You're not in UCD no?

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