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Have We Got The Feel Right?
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Hoping for some good constructive feedback here.
My band usually concentrates on covers of classic funk, disco, soul & motown material, but (despite our name - LeFunk!) we're trying to broaden the genres we cover, to satisfy a wider audience. Sticking to what we know is great when it comes to private gigs like weddings & birthdays, but we often have to do pub/club gigs to make initial contact with potential clients for these private functions.
Pubs and clubs frequently want rockier stuff and we're happy to incorporate that, but at weddings especially there will be older people who want something they recognise from way back, so we decided to try a classic swing number - Moondance. We've based it on the Michael Buble version (albeit with female lead) and I keep telling myself it sounds really good. But the reason I say that is I was terribly nervous about playing a swing bass line because it really isn't me, so my view of it now is based on me just being relieved that the bass doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would.
Could I ask AB-ers with a musical bent to take a listen and let me know if, overall, we've got the feel right?
Many thanks
My band usually concentrates on covers of classic funk, disco, soul & motown material, but (despite our name - LeFunk!) we're trying to broaden the genres we cover, to satisfy a wider audience. Sticking to what we know is great when it comes to private gigs like weddings & birthdays, but we often have to do pub/club gigs to make initial contact with potential clients for these private functions.
Pubs and clubs frequently want rockier stuff and we're happy to incorporate that, but at weddings especially there will be older people who want something they recognise from way back, so we decided to try a classic swing number - Moondance. We've based it on the Michael Buble version (albeit with female lead) and I keep telling myself it sounds really good. But the reason I say that is I was terribly nervous about playing a swing bass line because it really isn't me, so my view of it now is based on me just being relieved that the bass doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would.
Could I ask AB-ers with a musical bent to take a listen and let me know if, overall, we've got the feel right?
Many thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks Andy - getting feedback from fellow musos is great, although I must give you the bad news that the drums on Moondance are programmed (other demos on the website use our human drummer). Reason for this is the 'mini' version of our band (drums & keys programmed to backing track) was booked for an event where this would be played, so no reason for drummer & keyboardist to learn the parts.
BTW Andy, we just had a mega rehearsal sesh with our new vocalist Jade - flippin' 'eck she's good! As we have another Mini LeFunk! gig on Friday we used backing tracks again, but I can assure you the 5-piece does this song every bit as well (OK, our drummer tends to add unnecessary fills but that's what drummers tend to do, unfortunately).
I'm posting this mostly for your benefit as it is - for me - an interesting bass exercise. The bassline is very simple but the challenge is to make it sound almost like programmed bass without changing any amp/bass settings, so it's all about how the strings are hit. This rough mix places the backing track a little high and bass a little low - I forgive Dave the guitarist (who did the mix) as he's going down with a cold and did this very quickly before tucking up with Lemsip - but the effect of the bass seems to be OK.
I'm posting this mostly for your benefit as it is - for me - an interesting bass exercise. The bassline is very simple but the challenge is to make it sound almost like programmed bass without changing any amp/bass settings, so it's all about how the strings are hit. This rough mix places the backing track a little high and bass a little low - I forgive Dave the guitarist (who did the mix) as he's going down with a cold and did this very quickly before tucking up with Lemsip - but the effect of the bass seems to be OK.