EWB Musicians

[VerbalPuke]

21 hours ago, Gabriel said:

...man... I'm fucked.

Good voice was poor choice of words on my part. I'd say just confidence in singing as opposed to a great voice or talent. 

[Gabriel]

2 hours ago, VerbalPuke said:

Good voice was poor choice of words on my part. I'd say just confidence in singing as opposed to a great voice or talent. 

Haha, I knew what you meant.

BandLab, using free-use loops and the like, is a great place for me to experiment, but it's definitely not the same as collaborating with a real person. Which, I suppose is why I'm treating everything I do with it as if they are demos. Ideally, I'll put it together, record vocals and hopefully attract someone or some people who may be able to take those demos and help mold them into a more solid set of tunes.

I was really excited to find BandLab for that reason, because every time I've been in a band, it's crashed and burned before we got a chance to play a show or properly release anything. The reason being, that every time I've managed to gather the troops, we go in with a set plan that had been discussed (song ideas, style of play, etc)... and then inevitably, all of those people have ended up whinging and complaining that they wanted to play something else entirely.

I figured it would be best to bring a more completed vision to players, who can them help to complete the vision. I think I like the idea of collaborations better than the idea of trying to find a full band. Also, that way, people can jump in and out on a song by song basis... there's no real commitment for anyone else... and I don't have to compromise what I'm doing.

Eventually, my end goal is to have a two-pronged attack of Cancerslug-type Punk Rock, where I can really just tap into my anger, toss my tongue into my cheek and probably offend a lot of people who don't get it... and then a more Horror Punk oriented prong, looking to bands like Blitzkid and obviously the Misfits as inspiration.

I've also got a scribble book of lyrics for a little black metal project, but like my foray into trying my hand at country, I have no intention of that being something I work on consistently. Probably something I'll just do a handful of tracks for and move on until I get the urge and time to do a little more down the road.

[Gabriel]

I haven't done much work on my tunes lately, what with having Covid and losing my grandfather and having the funeral all within a few weeks.

That said, I heard the newest Jamie Bower song for the first time this week and decided my grandmother needed to hear it... and they've been bugging me to do more since I sang in front of that side of my family for the first time at the celebration of life.

So, even though I'm not entirely happy with the recording, I wanted her to have it and did a vocal cover.

https://www.bandlab.com/post/0ef1f06a-bee0-ee11-85fb-000d3a425266

[Gabriel]

After going WAY out of my comfort zone for the last song I posted, I went back to an old favorite to record a vocal cover for my partner.

https://www.bandlab.com/post/789ac061-88ec-ee11-aaf0-000d3aa5105b

Five Cellars Below by Argyle Goolsby.

Again, I didn't spend a lot of time on it because it's just a vocal cover, not a full band cover or original tune. Much happier with the results though, than I was with my Jamie Bower attempt.