Recording Vox (updated)

Ok, back in business. Set up Harvey’s nice Manley mic and began recording some lead and backing vocals for several existing songs. I had finished some new lyrics for a few tunes and did those as well.

Rather than describe in paragraph form, I’ll use the following list to keep you informed of my progress…

(in no particular order)
1. Ambient Alarm Clock (instrumental) – Done

2. Soul Down the River – Redid the lead and backing vocals – I’ve sang the song so many times, it was fairly easy – only a few takes each. – Done

3. Little Man – yeah, I’m borrowing Cannon’s title from an old Gentleman Losers Cd, what the hell. Sing-songy lyrics with a silly ending. The song clocks in at a measly 2:13. Added background vocals later in the day. Satisfied, plenty of alternate takes for mixing – all other instrumentation was done. Tweaked a vibe part now that there is a lead vocal line. Done

4. Swingy Memories – the last ‘dip into the old catalog’. Actually using Cannon’s vibe part from years ago – thought he should be included. Added a more interesting bass part which changed the feel of the tune quite a bit. Also has a great trumpet solo from my Bro-in-law. Should be good to go – Done

5. Born in a Cemetery – Had done the vocals earlier this year, but re-did them to match the quality level – haha! Changed a few lyrics here and there. Added 2 more guitar parts, remixed. Added Harmony vocals early this morning. Satisfied. Done

6. Nothing Left to Give You – Aug 25th – A pretty mean song, and an audio blood bath. I sang and sang and sang, but still not satisfied. 10+ takes didn’t get it. I’m going to rephrase some of the lines or split the parts. Will try again later tonight. Other than that, the rest of the stuff is done

Update 8/31: Finally got my voice together and redid everything – sounds pretty good now. Very fun harmony parts Done!

7. Faster Faster (working title) – Aug 25th -All music is done, I re-tracked a couple of guitar parts last week. Brian does an insane, sick backing part as mentioned about a year ago. Still need to write several verses, will try to get this done later in the week.

8. Over-Dosed – Need a theramin part from Russell. Bg vox from him as well. Still have to write all the lyrics. I have to really work hard on this one.

Update 8/31: Wrote some silly heavy-handed lyrics but got it all tracked. Sent several versions to Russell (hard panned, no vox, full vox parts, etc)

9. Evangelina – Need to have Joe do a lead part – mine just sounds too unprofessional. Have about 2/3 of the lyrics done. Will record vocals in the next coupla weeks.

Update 8/31: Wrote some more heavy-handed lyrics but got it all tracked. May kill the 3rd harmony part. What the hell. Just need a Joe strummy.

10. Moving to Maryland (working title) – All music done, just need to redo an acoustic guitar part. This one still needs lots of work on lyrics and phrasing. Will probably be the last one I finish.