[Nick Bauer]

Hi all! i'm new here and here is one of the first songs i had a crack at recording. It was literally the first time i had picked up a bass so i know there is room for improvement there. Most of my songs seem to just happen and if i think about them afterwards i might get some kind of meaning. This one put me in mind of like deeply melancholic rock stars (idols), nameley Syd Barrett. Would love to hear what you guys thought.

Pictures of Me

v
How did he get there
How did he get into the trees, so lonely

Recite, recite
Bill will make your mind more narrow

c
When it all doesn't work out in the end
Tell me why do you just sigh
When it all doesn't work out in the end
Tell me why do people pry

v
I caught a spider
I caught a spiders fall on camera

I look upon false idols
They say i wanna be your guide

c
When it all doesn't work out in the end
Tell me why do you just sigh
When it all doesn't work out in the end
Tell me why do people pry

http://soundcloud.com/nickbauer/pictures-of-me

[S.T.C]

HI,it`s a good song but needed to be cut loose about 3/4`s way through and really fly....but it didn`t.

[RichyRowlatt]

Hi Nick,

I love it, so raw. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing, sounds very retro but current too if that makes sense.

I can so tell how much you love it too - and as an aside I laughed at your comment on soundcloud 'because I'm cool like that'. Great production is a great thing, but when I started (I'm 40 in February), I was recording into a single tape player with a proper shitty mic and I thought I sounded like god, and that was all that mattered!

Reminds me in places of Turin Brakes, Nick Drake, Reef (a random mix I know), but with its' own edge. Very different lyrically to anything I'd write or be able to write. I'm more into my cliches!

Good to be in conversation buddy, I shall look forward to hearing more,

Richy.

[seriousfun]

It's a nice write and welcome to the forum my friend. It's very riff based and that's not a bad thing but I feel as though it was used a little too much and if you went some where else as suggested by songsthatcry  and then came back to the base riff just to take the song out it would have benefited from it. A nice first post however and I look forward to more.

[mihkay]

Nice work. 

Now I'm an old bloke. This track brought back memories of 1984 and a great underrated band called "The Sound". So your bass playing does the business.

[Boydie]

That is an absolutely FANTASTIC vocal performance! well done

The song itself is nice but you could show it off so much better with a good production

Find yourself a drummer and jam this song - with that vocal it will really take off!!

I look forward to hearing more

[Nick Bauer]

Thankyou all for your nice comments and also your criticisms. I completely understand what you are saying with it being the same riff over and over. Thing is i'm so lazy when it comes to lead guitar or maybe even a little scared to vary on the one riff that iv'e got that i actually like. Haha being compared to the likes of Nick Drake and The Sound has put a huge smile on my face, though Turin Breaks and Reef i am not yet aquainted with although i suspect i will be soon (I'm a complete music junkie as you can probably tell from me being 24 and knowing who The Sound are). I am actually in a band i could jam this with, though i don't know what the other members would think as they are into a more alternative/grungie sound, but I will definitely bring it up with them. Cheers guys  

[digger72]

Hi Nick.

Really good vocal - got a distinctive sound.
I liked the guitars. Haven't got a problem with the repeating riff. Could perhaps just vary the end of it sometimes. Definitely wants the full band treatment.

All the best,

Digger

[Dutchbeat]

Great vocal, catchy tune

i was hoping from drums to kick in somewhere

well done, Nick

[montydog]

Nice guitar sound on the lead work. Your vocal has a great tone but you have some tuning issues occasionally. As a rough draft, it has promise.

[man of simple pleasures]

ah am diggin those guitar riffs on this like! pretty good song like!

[James Nighthawk]

Nice guitar sound on the lead work. Your vocal has a great tone but you have some tuning issues occasionally. As a rough draft, it has promise.

Yup, agree with this. But, the character is there which is sometimes more vital than perfect pitching

This is solid riff based writing that shows promise in its raw form. Get yourself a full band and book a studio to let this sing!! A decent producer will help you along no end with this. The openness for backing vocals, ahhs, harmonies, layers, and general embellishments is clear to my producer ears. The kind of songs producers love to have dropped on them as everyone can have fun and get an awesome result.

Great 1st post and welcome to the forum, it's lovely here 'tis!

[flossie]

Hi Nick

I love your voice, it is really distinctive, the song is  quite good but it needs to develop a bit more to be really great, otherwise it is all on one level - needs a changy bit!!! (middle eight bridge, too tired tonight!!)

Oh but it is reallly cool though and I bet you wear drainpipe jeans, you do, don't you?

Flossie
x
(may as well finish my bottle of wine in the fridge I feel all rock n' roll now!!!)

[Nick Bauer]

Cheers Flossie. Haha i wear regular jeans actually, but i have had the same pair on "for four days now"        (Its probably more like 4 months haha) very very rock n roll/unclean/i have no money for more.