Comments on: Worse Than the Sum Of Its Parts: Smashmouth “Days Like These” Isolated Vocal Track http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/ For Real Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: FLMason http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6410 FLMason Sat, 24 May 2008 03:18:56 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-6410 Hmm... I found one of these of Diamond Dave. Loaded it into Tracktion, added just a little Delay and Reverb and it sat in a mix very easily. I'd be this track would too. So here's the question, what exactly has been done from mic to track. The goal being to replicate it with my own voice. I tinkered with EQ, compression, Reverb, Delay, ad nauseum on my voice and can't get it to sound pro. Yet the Daimond Dave track making the rounds, though not sounding particularly special in isolation... mixed in with so little effort it was amazing... So if anyone knows what the story is, I'd appreciate knowing what it is. flmason@earthlink.net Hmm… I found one of these of Diamond Dave. Loaded it into Tracktion, added just a little Delay and Reverb and it sat in a mix very easily.

I’d be this track would too.

So here’s the question, what exactly has been done from mic to track. The goal being to replicate it with my own voice.

I tinkered with EQ, compression, Reverb, Delay, ad nauseum on my voice and can’t get it to sound pro. Yet the Daimond Dave track making the rounds, though not sounding particularly special in isolation… mixed in with so little effort it was amazing…

So if anyone knows what the story is, I’d appreciate knowing what it is.

flmason@earthlink.net

]]> By: Owen http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6223 Owen Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:03:55 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-6223 BTW, that electro track sadly fits perfectly with the vocals. It sounds hilarious. BTW, that electro track sadly fits perfectly with the vocals. It sounds hilarious.

]]> By: Owen http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Owen Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:02:04 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-6222 So much for your logic, jackass. I happen to be a very big Smash Mouth fan and I'm also not a 9 year old. I'd like to see a 9 year old understand a song like Right Side, Wrong Bed. Smash Mouth means alot to me. Major memories of my childhood and teenage years are tied to Smash Mouth's music and your assessment that no one cares for the band is narrow-minded. The vocal track, as others have said, only sounds awkward because it is unaccompanied. The majority of vocal tracks do. I've heard Smash Mouth live and Steve Harwell most definitely knows what hes doing. The lack of even the most basic instrumentals would show that Steve probably hasn't even sat down with the rest of the band to work on this song, and therefore probably doesn't even have much practice for this song under his belt anyway. More so than that, I'm not even sure this is a Smash Mouth song in the first place. If you did any research beforehand, you might have discovered that Steve is in another band called Radio Angel, and since Smash Mouth has long been stagnant (aside from the sparce show), it is quite possible this track is for that band. Another thing to consider is that Steve does not usually write the lyrics to Smash Mouth's songs. I'll concede, as a big fan, that these lyrics are far from Smash Mouth's best. But that would only make me suspect that they weren't written by Greg Camp. So much for your logic, jackass. I happen to be a very big Smash Mouth fan and I’m also not a 9 year old. I’d like to see a 9 year old understand a song like Right Side, Wrong Bed. Smash Mouth means alot to me. Major memories of my childhood and teenage years are tied to Smash Mouth’s music and your assessment that no one cares for the band is narrow-minded. The vocal track, as others have said, only sounds awkward because it is unaccompanied. The majority of vocal tracks do. I’ve heard Smash Mouth live and Steve Harwell most definitely knows what hes doing. The lack of even the most basic instrumentals would show that Steve probably hasn’t even sat down with the rest of the band to work on this song, and therefore probably doesn’t even have much practice for this song under his belt anyway. More so than that, I’m not even sure this is a Smash Mouth song in the first place. If you did any research beforehand, you might have discovered that Steve is in another band called Radio Angel, and since Smash Mouth has long been stagnant (aside from the sparce show), it is quite possible this track is for that band. Another thing to consider is that Steve does not usually write the lyrics to Smash Mouth’s songs. I’ll concede, as a big fan, that these lyrics are far from Smash Mouth’s best. But that would only make me suspect that they weren’t written by Greg Camp.

]]> By: Jimbo http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5688 Jimbo Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:26:34 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5688 i too thought that his vocals reminded me a little of trent reznor so i took a recent NIN remix and added Steve Harwell's vocals on top, made a purdy nice mashup http://www.fileshost.com/en/file/36337/j1mb0---Nine-Inch-Mouth-mp3.html as far as the whole "man this sux, smash mouth sux" argument, i personally am not a fan of their music, but from my experience in audio recording, it's actually not too bad of a dry vocal track... not my style, but a decent start of a recording... oh, and in my mashup, i didn't use autotune i too thought that his vocals reminded me a little of trent reznor so i took a recent NIN remix and added Steve Harwell’s vocals on top, made a purdy nice mashup

http://www.fileshost.com/en/file/36337/j1mb0—Nine-Inch-Mouth-mp3.html

as far as the whole “man this sux, smash mouth sux” argument, i personally am not a fan of their music, but from my experience in audio recording, it’s actually not too bad of a dry vocal track… not my style, but a decent start of a recording… oh, and in my mashup, i didn’t use autotune

]]> By: Chris http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 Chris Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:26:09 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5603 I made a mashup! Let me give you the context behind it first: With an acapella as terrible as this, I wanted to pair it with the hardest electro song I know. Hearing them together makes me giggle. Enjoy! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9WSU05WQ I made a mashup!

Let me give you the context behind it first: With an acapella as terrible as this, I wanted to pair it with the hardest electro song I know. Hearing them together makes me giggle. Enjoy!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9WSU05WQ

]]> By: JeffSimmermon http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 JeffSimmermon Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5576 @Jeremy -- thanks for this ... I really appreciate your efforts here. But the point here isn't just that it sounds silly while isolated -- it's that the song is just a really bad song, in my opinion. I'm not saying that I'm capable of writing a better one, but bad lyrics + the way that guy sounds = bad song, and that's all. Good music rarely saves bad songwriting. @Jeremy — thanks for this … I really appreciate your efforts here. But the point here isn’t just that it sounds silly while isolated — it’s that the song is just a really bad song, in my opinion. I’m not saying that I’m capable of writing a better one, but bad lyrics + the way that guy sounds = bad song, and that’s all. Good music rarely saves bad songwriting.

]]> By: Jeremy http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5575 Jeremy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:08:28 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5575 Here's the same vocal with a little treatment, placed in a mix: http://rapidshare.com/files/93542542/SmashMouthDC.mp3.html Here’s the same vocal with a little treatment, placed in a mix:

http://rapidshare.com/files/93542542/SmashMouthDC.mp3.html

]]> By: Lonnie Bruner http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5573 Lonnie Bruner Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:27:03 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5573 To the humorless commenters on this blog post, I'd like to send you all a big personal "NNNEEERRRDDDSSS!!!" shout. Remember when that happened to you throughout high school? Well, it's happening again right now. We are all laughing AT you. Kindest regards, Lonnie Bruner To the humorless commenters on this blog post, I’d like to send you all a big personal
“NNNEEERRRDDDSSS!!!” shout. Remember when that happened to you throughout high school? Well, it’s happening again right now. We are all laughing AT you.

Kindest regards,
Lonnie Bruner

]]> By: Jeremy http://andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/comment-page-1/#comment-5571 Jeremy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:07:17 +0000 http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2008/worse-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-smashmouth-days-like-these-isolated-vocal-track/#comment-5571 How is this humorous or worthy of posting? This is a raw, dry vocal track (obviously through a quality pre and with compression applied). There is no music and no discernible reverb applied to the vocal. It seems most of the negative commentary on this comes from folks who have no experience in the audio field, or comes from people with little experience with music production. This would sit nicely in a rock mix -- nothing funny about it. How is this humorous or worthy of posting? This is a raw, dry vocal track (obviously through a quality pre and with compression applied). There is no music and no discernible reverb applied to the vocal. It seems most of the negative commentary on this comes from folks who have no experience in the audio field, or comes from people with little experience with music production. This would sit nicely in a rock mix — nothing funny about it.

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