Afraid of it All

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drmo

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« on: November 29, 2013, 10:27:48 AM »
Hi,
I've just started using this forum so hopefully I'll get this right.
Been listening to a few tunes uploaded by some of you and liking a lot of what I hear, after I've posted this I'll try and give some feedback on some of them.

Anyway, not sure if this song is finished or not, I know the vocals are a bit ropey but I'm hoping to get a singer soon. I hate saying what my songs are about because I'm not always sure I know myself. Some feedback would be appreciated anyway, hope you like it.

https://soundcloud.com/drmousley/afraid-of-it-all

Afraid of it all

Tell me, did you see the lights go out today?
The lightest of touch from your fingertips
Made them burn out to dust in the haze.

Soft boys and saints, they'll do delicate things for the girls,
But faded boys with time to kill,
Just get caught up in news of the world.

Chorus:
Someone told me you're still in the room,
But you're trying it on with the groom.
Filling the silence with false heart attacks,
And he knows you're not coming back.
A funny old thing that you asked him to do,
When he's trying so hard to impress you.
But your face is a mess and you're staying out less,
And I know you are,
A little afraid of it all.

You've seen, too many pints of his best up the wall,
And he's watching repeats of the days gone before,
On his telly he keeps in the hall.

And you know, he's got everything you need,
Tight t-shirts and faded jeans,
And a subtle obsession with the Queen.


Cheers,
Dan

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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2013, 03:20:29 PM »
Hi Dan really enjoyed that,,so chill......story was good,good lyrics...well done.

Jamie

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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2013, 03:28:44 PM »
Hi Dan,
           Bit of an Oasis guitar sound, but the melody and vocals quite different, a bit Ray Davies maybe. Some very good lines in the lyrics. Nice one, welcome to the forum.
Cheers
Jamie ;D

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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2013, 03:31:21 PM »
Love it  :)

Agree with Jamie about it having an oasis guitar sound to it.

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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2013, 09:19:53 PM »
Excellent lyrics, drmo :)

I like the vocal too, it's soft and personal and really draws you in.

Welcome to the forum :) 

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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2013, 03:15:22 AM »
I liked the lyric a lot.  Liked the vocal treatment too.  The music was (and this is just one person's opinion) a bit too "busy."  Too much going on for my taste.  I think simpler would be better. 

As I listened toward the end, that "busy" kind of softened out.  Still just a little too much going on musically for my taste though. 
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drmo

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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2013, 02:01:23 PM »
Thanks for all the feedback, glad it went down ok.
Yeah I know what you mean about it being a bit busy, I kind of wanted that for the chorus at least, so I could build it up to bring it back down again. You are right though, I'll have a bit of a play around with it and see what I can do. Cheers!

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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2013, 03:47:39 PM »
This is a fantastic couplet:

"Someone told me you're still in the room,
But you're trying it on with the groom."

And I love

"Soft boys and saints, they'll do delicate things for the girls,
But faded boys with time to kill,"

But I don't think that those boys

"Just get caught up in news of the world."

That line seems like it's just there for the half-rhyme...

The other thing is, I think you could afford to pan the guitars - everything's a bit stuck in the middle.

But well done on the strong imagery - "too many pints of his best up the wall" is pretty damn good as well.

Matt

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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2013, 06:16:22 PM »
Like the song lots and your voice is strong too. Personally I found the guitar to be a bit dominant really - should be backing felt very up front and I thought was was steeling the show from the strength of the voice and the lyric which is a shame. So I would love to hear it with the guitar knocked back - maybe even acoustic?? Good song though. Good luck - BTB
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2013, 06:17:41 PM »
Someone mentioned that your "guitars seemed too up front."  That's the same "too busy" that I was hearing I think.

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