Old Song Reviews Found – Song: All In Due Time
Lazy Recording Attempts Should NOT Be Uploaded…
I was cruising the internet the other day and found some old (really old) reviews of a song that I had uploaded to garageband.com several years ago. I had forgotten all about this song. …
The song: All In Due Time
It was an attempt at a professional recording; however, I knew, even at that time, that it was nowhere close to sounding pro. I never really take the time to perfect any of my recordings. I always think that I’ll go back and fix them later, but never do. It was fun to make though. Also, and more importantly, this was a song that I had written so many years back that it wasn’t the greatest example of my song writing / singing capabilities. But, I was lazy and just wanted to hurry up and get a song uploaded. I was in the process of re-recording all of my old tunes, in-order-to get the hang of my new recording equipment (an ADAT machine at the time). …
So, I uploaded the song and listened to some other songs by other artist. Wrote some reviews on their songs; and finally started getting some reviews on my song. Before I stopped keeping track of my song on garageband.com, I had only received about 2 or 3 reviews. I think the garageband.com website went down for quite some time, if I remember correctly. Now, several years later, I see that my song is still there and several more reviews have been added (last one being in 2004 – song was uploaded in 2001). Some were good, some OK, some needs work, and some down right terrrible…
You’ve Got To Have Thick Skin / If The Shoe Fits, Well, Just Put It On And Walk Away…
I know I have fairly decent ideas/concepts when it comes to writing and recording music; however, reading some of the negative reviews on this particular song, I must say that I agree with most of them. Yes, there are some good reviews, but nowadays, I can agree more with the bad ones. It’s just not that great a tune. There are some good ideas thoughout, but not the greatest of songs as a whole. The singing on most of my stuff will always get a bad rating due-to-the-fact that I never really “sing.” I’m either in my bedroom, in a bathroom, or something holding back my full voice. Also, earlier in my years, I never really understood the importance of a good vocal track. My head was still in the early R.E.M. way of doing things, where lyrics are just kind of muttered, and sometimes, monotone. I was simply more into the guitar sound than anything else…
I Did Fool A Few However…
There are a couple of reviews in there that state some good drum playing. Well, I had to laugh, because there is no drum playing on this version of the song. Instead, I used a Roland DR-5 drum machine. I have been told by many that my drum programming (sound type and pattern layouts) do sound like there’s a drummer playing… So, I guess I kinda thought those particular reviews mentioning the drum playing were interesting and funny at the same time…
Maybe One Day I’ll Start Writing Again…
I didn’t know if I should post my findings since some of the reviews are so bad, but I guess found them kind of fun to read overall. Besides, my understanding and feel for music has greatly evolved over the years. I just hope that sooner or later I can prove it my settling down and writing some more material…
