Inside Of You - haven't posted an original in a while...

[rayc]

The double up works - it does distract from the twang but it also boost the "straight" guitar.
Now you have three options - choice can be evil.

[Greg_L]

I like the blended intro, so it's gonna stay that way.

[WhiskeyJack]

I much prefer the surfy intro purely on the personal tastes alone but i think it just suits your greg sound better then what you had there originally. It is much more a greg jam with the surf mix. So i would run with that one.

I got nothing on the mix that needs fixing really all i got is a bit of commentary really. Your vocals have come along way since i started coming and joining in with you guys on HR.com. A nice over all mix As to be expected. Your snare sounds wetter than i think i am used to hearing but not in a bad way at all man i kind of like it. Maybe i am wrong.

That solo at 2:23 dude. WTF. LOL SO GOOD! It's awesome. From a tone nerd angle you have safely captured the best possible essence of string/pick up/amp/cab/out i think i have ever heard with that in this style of rock. take a fkn bow champ.

Ok 3rd listen: That little twang at 0:36 is comical. I dig it. not sure if it was inteded to be comical but it makes me lol. Not sure why.

great tune, great mix and that solo wins the internet for today.

[Greg_L]

I much prefer the surfy intro purely on the personal tastes alone but i think it just suits your greg sound better then what you had there originally. It is much more a greg jam with the surf mix. So i would run with that one.

I got nothing on the mix that needs fixing really all i got is a bit of commentary really. Your vocals have come along way since i started coming and joining in with you guys on HR.com. A nice over all mix As to be expected. Your snare sounds wetter than i think i am used to hearing but not in a bad way at all man i kind of like it. Maybe i am wrong.

That solo at 2:23 dude. WTF. LOL SO GOOD! It's awesome. From a tone nerd angle you have safely captured the best possible essence of string/pick up/amp/cab/out i think i have ever heard with that in this style of rock. take a fkn bow champ.

Ok 3rd listen: That little twang at 0:36 is comical. I dig it. not sure if it was inteded to be comical but it makes me lol. Not sure why.

great tune, great mix and that solo wins the internet for today.

Wow, thanks bud. I appreciate the kind words.

Lol. That little twang is intentional.

[JD01]

Taking 20 minutes out from torturing expectant fresh graduates..

The 3rd version is the best

[vomitHatSteve]

Yeah. I like the dual intro. Go elaborate and over-arranged every time!

[Greg_L]

Taking 20 minutes out from torturing expectant fresh graduates..

The 3rd version is the best

Thanks. If you wanna torture them, make them listen to this.

Yeah. I like the dual intro. Go elaborate and over-arranged every time!

You're not wrong! This isn't the first time I couldn't decide on A or B and just used them both.

[miroslav]

I do just play what comes naturally and seems right to me.

That seems to be a problem for a lot of players, especially these young virtuosos you see all over the internet, blazing away playing 10 million notes per second...it's all just learned mechanics, and not a lot of "natural" feel.
Just like many of the cover band guys, who know a lot of the guitar solos note-for-note...but then if you just ask them to jam along to a chord progression, they're either lost with a blank stare, or they end up simply playing chunks of the many note-for-note solos they've learned....but it doesn't feel or sound natural.
I mean...you can really tell when a player is simply repeating a learned lead (they're often staring very hard at the fretboard, tongue hanging out)...VS... someone who is playing what they feel, and naturally improvising on the fly.

Sure, there's times when you have a specific, melodic line that needs to be played, because it ties in to other parts of the song arrangement...but like I said, way too often the players are stuck in that note-for-note, learned repetition.
That's why I prefer listening to some blues players, because very often they are improvising as they play...instead of listening to modern shredders, who are executing pre-planned/learned performances in many cases, and they'll pretty much play them the same way each time.

Granted, there's something to be said to learning and then repeating very complex phrases and doing it through a lengthy piece...most classical music is about that...playing note-for-note what is on the written page...but that ain't Rock music.

[Greg_L]

That seems to be a problem for a lot of players, especially these young virtuosos you see all over the internet, blazing away playing 10 million notes per second...it's all just learned mechanics, and not a lot of "natural" feel.
Just like many of the cover band guys, who know a lot of the guitar solos note-for-note...but then if you just ask them to jam along to a chord progression, they're either lost with a blank stare, or they end up simply playing chunks of the many note-for-note solos they've learned....but it doesn't feel or sound natural.
I mean...you can really tell when a player is simply repeating a learned lead (they're often staring very hard at the fretboard, tongue hanging out)...VS... someone who is playing what they feel, and naturally improvising on the fly.

Sure, there's times when you have a specific, melodic line that needs to be played, because it ties in to other parts of the song arrangement...but like I said, way too often the players are stuck in that note-for-note, learned repetition.
That's why I prefer listening to some blues players, because very often they are improvising as they play...instead of listening to modern shredders, who are executing pre-planned/learned performances in many cases, and they'll pretty much play them the same way each time.

Granted, there's something to be said to learning and then repeating very complex phrases and doing it through a lengthy piece...most classical music is about that...playing note-for-note what is on the written page...but that ain't Rock music.

I agree. This really is a spectacular song and mix! Thanks!

[miroslav]

I was going to say that...but I didn't want to get too wordy.

[rammer24]

HAHA! Jesus fuck. 4 pages of comments. Amazing. I'm lucky if I get 4 comments.

It's all been said. Sounds almost perfect. Great tune, too. I think the solo is awesome.

So, have we figured out what it's about? Sounds like you killed a bitch and you're still getting "inside of her", either sexually or literally.

[Greg_L]

HAHA! Jesus fuck. 4 pages of comments. Amazing. I'm lucky if I get 4 comments.

It's all been said. Sounds almost perfect. Great tune, too. I think the solo is awesome.

So, have we figured out what it's about? Sounds like you killed a bitch and you're still getting "inside of her", either sexually or literally.

Thanks Rami! Where the fuck you been anyway? Yeah four pages...of mostly my own comments.

The song is about being attracted to women for their skin, and luring them home under the guise of sex but really I'm gonna kill them and literally get inside of them to wear their skin as a disguise.

Like I said, it's a love song.

[rammer24]

I'm gonna kill them and literally get inside of them to wear their skin as a disguise.

Ah, so you're a romantic. Cool. That's actually exactly what I thought the lyrics were about. It's awesome. Lol!

[Greg_L]

Ah, so you're a romantic. Cool. That's actually exactly what I thought the lyrics were about. It's awesome. Lol!

Thanks. I thought it was pretty stupid as I was writing it, but all my songs are stupid, so it works out. Once I had the melody sorted it came together and I liked it.

[rammer24]

Stupid is good when it's deliberate.

[Greg_L]

Stupid is good when it's deliberate.

Oh God yes. Stupid is okay when it's supposed to be stupid. When you're serious and it's still stupid...that's real bad!

[rayc]

Stupid is good when it's deliberate.

Deliberate stupid - lots of examples.
Stupid stupid - well lots of examples but JASON still comes to mind.

[einstein magoo]

Excellent work Monsieur LeBloodshit!!!

My granddaughter has been stayin with us the last three weeks and I can't get her off the computer log enough to check this stuff out. Finally kicked her to the other room for a while so I could catch up. This was my first opportunity to hear this.

This is pretty far from a genre I would excel in, but genre aside, I think this is a study in good tracking and mixing! Of course the performances are great all around, but beyond that, the tracking, arrangement, the mix all work very well. I love the sound of ride cymbals when executed and captured well, and the ride pings in this seem to carry the song forward while the kick and snare define and drive the groove. Even the final fade is really well executed. Superb all round!

I will likely download and save this as a reference track, just so I can strive for the distinct separation of the elements you have achieved here as I work on my own clunky stuff. Bravo!

[ido1957]

Great mix Greg - playing's great too, love the tones you're getting on those guitars. Those are the tones I heard growing up and you've nailed them. Very pro. I like it when you write love songs like this.

[Greg_L]

Excellent work Monsieur LeBloodshit!!!

My granddaughter has been stayin with us the last three weeks and I can't get her off the computer log enough to check this stuff out. Finally kicked her to the other room for a while so I could catch up. This was my first opportunity to hear this.

This is pretty far from a genre I would excel in, but genre aside, I think this is a study in good tracking and mixing! Of course the performances are great all around, but beyond that, the tracking, arrangement, the mix all work very well. I love the sound of ride cymbals when executed and captured well, and the ride pings in this seem to carry the song forward while the kick and snare define and drive the groove. Even the final fade is really well executed. Superb all round!

I will likely download and save this as a reference track, just so I can strive for the distinct separation of the elements you have achieved here as I work on my own clunky stuff. Bravo!

Great mix Greg - playing's great too, love the tones you're getting on those guitars. Those are the tones I heard growing up and you've nailed them. Very pro. I like it when you write love songs like this.

Hey thanks for the comments and kind words guys. I appreciate it.