Newbie Cover Contest

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Interested in a Newbie Contest?

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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:28 am

firedancer86 wrote:Warehouse...I guess my computer was still crashed over that one ;)
Think waaaaaay back to last Nov...I'm pretty sure you entered...
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Unread post by Lou » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:39 am

So how bout this......we have the "contest". :D

But what song? I think it depends on the rules. If u can only do one track and not layer over two, than it hasta be something with some body (i.e. Grey St.; Ants; etc.) If we can do two tracks than it's ok cuz we can put in our shitty lil solos :lol: , (i.e. LIOG; #41; etc.)


So let's do this thing
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:29 pm

firedancer86 wrote:you are likingthe Grey Street idea aren't you Roast ;)
Come on dude. If I even want to consider entering a "contest" with you, it'll have to be a song I know well. Plus I have a 12 string. :P Na na na na na
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:38 pm

Lou wrote:But what song? I think it depends on the rules. If u can only do one track and not layer over two, than it hasta be something with some body (i.e. Grey St.; Ants; etc.) If we can do two tracks than it's ok cuz we can put in our shitty lil solos :lol: , (i.e. LIOG; #41; etc.)
I would say limit it to solo acoustic. Two tracks max used any way you wish (e.g. singing and rhythm on one, improv on two; or rhythm on one, singing and improv on two, etc...).

Perhaps we should start a new thread and poll to determine the song. Now we need a list to vote on. So far in this thread we have:

Lie in our Graves
#41
Ants Marching
Bartender
Don't Drink the Water
Grey Street
Space Between
Typical Situation

Any others? I can start a poll thread. Thoughts? Also is it worthwhile to start a poll on the rules (i.e. number of tracks allowed, solo acoustic vs. full band)?

Oh and do we have final results on the Stone contest yet?
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Unread post by fatjack » Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:50 pm

how bout we wait for the stone votes to die down till we start another one...
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Unread post by matthews123 » Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:54 pm

yea roastbeef that idea came into my head....if this "contest" goes through then we should have another poll to determine what song. im all for that. but i think we should wait for the other contest to determine a winner. speaking of that who won the last competition?
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Unread post by ElGuitarrista » Wed Jul 02, 2003 5:27 pm

I nominate Where are You Going, Crash, or Grace is Gone. I think these are easier to play and sing than say, Ants. If you going to make it a poll, please add these.
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Wed Jul 02, 2003 9:34 pm

I am not entering Rost...just commenting...


oh, and I never entered a warehouse contest...I don't even have a recording of me playing Warehouse :lol:...just the Passion Intro, and I never entered that either...
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Unread post by AdamCU81 » Wed Jul 02, 2003 10:17 pm

I'd enjoy participating in an Ants contest.

But I think to make it fair, we do have to limit the number of tracks to 1 or 2 max. And to go even further, we can make it so no enhancing effects are allowed. No reverb or echo or things like that. Just hiss reduction and other effects to take away noise or raise the volume. This will even out the playing field a little bit.

In otherwords: a contest to determine who would sound the best if we were all sitting around a campfire jamming. The CAMPFIRE CONTEST.

Whaja think?

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Unread post by Lou » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:42 pm

nominate:

watchtower
Two Step
WWYS
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:42 pm

AdamCU81 wrote:But I think to make it fair, we do have to limit the number of tracks to 1 or 2 max. And to go even further, we can make it so no enhancing effects are allowed. No reverb or echo or things like that. Just hiss reduction and other effects to take away noise or raise the volume. This will even out the playing field a little bit.

In otherwords: a contest to determine who would sound the best if we were all sitting around a campfire jamming. The CAMPFIRE CONTEST.
If this is to be a "Campfire Contest", I would say only one track. However, as Lou mentioned, it really will depend on the song. I have a feeling that if we only allow a single track version of songs like DDTW or Bartender, we're going to end up with a lot of similar sounding covers. Adding an improv track and/or background vocals to songs like that will really make them unique.

As for effects, I would say a slight reverb is okay, just to "open" it up a little. I know the recordings I get from my PC mic sound a little one dimensional without a little reverb. I would stay away from flanger and whacky delay effects though.

I think we have [more than] enough options for the song. I'll post a poll....
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Thu Jul 03, 2003 1:03 pm

Okay...the poll is HERE. The poll system only allows for 10 options so I could not include the following suggestions:

Grace is Gone
Two Step
Watchtower
WWYS

If you'd really like to do one of those simply reply to the poll thread indicating so and don't vote...
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Unread post by Versacci41 » Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:18 pm

I'd definately be interested in a contest of an easier song...my vote's for wwys...
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Unread post by taylordb » Thu Jul 03, 2003 4:02 pm

AdamCU81 wrote:
In otherwords: a contest to determine who would sound the best if we were all sitting around a campfire jamming. The CAMPFIRE CONTEST.

Whaja think?
Now thats a good idea...I like the sound of it too.
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Sun Jul 06, 2003 6:13 pm

Well, it's looking more and more like it's gonna be LIOG. So, what are the "rules" gonna be? I say three tracks max (rhythm, vocal, and improv) with limited effects - maybe just reverb. I just don't think the entries will be as intriguing as a single vocal/guitar track recording. The jams are what's gonna make it. Thoughts?
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