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Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Fman99 Dec 13 2010 07:48 PM

Here's some hack doing Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Edgy DC Dec 13 2010 07:52 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Well, shit. We don't need no hacks. We're looking for diamonds in the rough, or at least interesting curiosities. If we want hacks, we can just put videos of ourselves up there. What? ... WHAT?

batmagadanleadoff Dec 13 2010 07:55 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

You can't be a rock star without assless pants.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 13 2010 08:12 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Nor does wearing assless pants alone make you a rock star. #HardLessonsLearned

Edgy DC Dec 13 2010 08:17 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Still, great fingerwork by the Fingerman.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 13 2010 08:30 PM Split Frag

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Nor does wearing assless pants alone make you a rock star. #HardLessonsLearned lol

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 13 2010 08:47 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Fingerman, indeed. Nice fretwork, sir.

Fman99 Dec 14 2010 12:03 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Thanks boys.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 14 2010 12:05 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Do you take requests?

Fman99 Dec 14 2010 01:00 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Do you take requests? Sure! I've got a decent repertoire of Beatles/Stones, other classic rock stuff, some 80's and a little bit of early 90's Seattle/alt rock. Nothing really much newer than that though.

seawolf17 Dec 14 2010 01:11 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

batmagadanleadoff wrote: You can't be a rock star without assless pants. You're assuming that he ever wears anything other than assless pants. Somehow I doubt it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 14 2010 01:13 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

Fman99 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Do you take requests? Sure! I've got a decent repertoire of Beatles/Stones, other classic rock stuff, some 80's and a little bit of early 90's Seattle/alt rock. Nothing really much newer than that though. Nerts, you didn't fall into my trap. I wanted you to say "Yes, I do take requests" and I was gonna say "Retire." Just kidding. OK, let's some hear some Beatles.

Fman99 Dec 14 2010 04:12 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

OK, then. Here's some hack doing a Beatles song.

soupcan Dec 15 2010 07:33 AM Re: More Amateur Covers

I want some Stones. Dead Flowers? Under My Thumb?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 15 2010 07:48 AM Re: More Amateur Covers

Backstreet Boys, please.

Edgy DC Dec 15 2010 08:09 AM Re: More Amateur Covers

I think we may need to split this thread between Amateur Covers and CPF Member Performances.

MFS62 Dec 15 2010 08:19 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Just as we had envisioned you, Fman, playing with yourself behind closed doors. Not bad, kid, not bad. Later

metirish Dec 15 2010 08:31 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Good stuff...facial gestures and all.....brave of you to put yourself out there like that..... Looking for the obligatory Fman version of "Hallelujah"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 15 2010 09:04 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

You're so... gentle.

metirish Dec 15 2010 09:07 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Some Toby Keith please :)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 15 2010 09:45 AM Re: More Amateur Covers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Backstreet Boys, please. With slight retooling, "I Want It That Way" works really well as a Bready guitar-and-voice ballad. I hear.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2010 10:08 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Think there's something to that. Heard Lou Barlow do a cool-ass cover of Ratt's 'Round & Round' and thought of a good many cheesy songs that could use a make-over and be kewl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2GucoX2nWk Mark Kozelek from Sun Kil Moon did a bunch of cocky AC/DC covers and made em sound more serious or heartfelt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_TBnDGK ... re=related Think it'd be feckin' awesome to do a tender cover of Bad Company's 'Feel Like Makin' Love'!!!???!!!

Edgy DC Dec 15 2010 10:15 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Eh...

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2010 12:17 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Edgy DC wrote: Eh... To which? All of em?!

Edgy DC Dec 15 2010 12:19 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

To the idea that any new reading will save "Feel Like Makin' Love."

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2010 12:32 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Gauntlet thrown down.

seawolf17 Dec 15 2010 12:39 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

I thought he was "eh"ing the fact that you stomped all over the thread with your professional musician crap. And to think I actually have an ABNS song on my iPod.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2010 05:06 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

seawolf17 wrote: I thought he was "eh"ing the fact that you stomped all over the thread with your professional musician crap. And to think I actually have an ABNS song on my iPod. Great Googily Moogily, there's gotta be a better way to use 3MB of space on your ipod for something else. Katy Perry. J-Bieb. Anything.

Edgy DC Dec 15 2010 06:55 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

(Embarrassingly deleting 2 gigs of Biebermusic.)

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2010 07:34 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Edgy DC wrote: (Embarrassingly deleting 2 gigs of Biebermusic.) Bye-bye bevy of Bieber bootlegs.

Fman99 Dec 15 2010 08:02 PM Re: More Amateur Covers

soupcan wrote: I want some Stones. Dead Flowers? Under My Thumb? Didn't get to that today, threw some Tull and Blind Faith up there though. I do know "Dead Flowers" but I'd usually be singing that in harmonies with my buddies up in Watertown. Under My Thumb, Angie, Waiting on a Friend, and a bunch of other Stones stuff I do know. Coming soon...

soupcan Dec 16 2010 08:57 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Edgy DC wrote: (Embarrassingly deleting 2 gigs of Biebermusic.) Would've been SO much better if those just appeared randomly in the iTunes thread.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 28 2010 11:28 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

ABNS vs. Big Star in a sissy battle royale where the only pain is emotional. http://snd.sc/hogZvp

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 28 2010 11:33 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

A Boy Named Seo wrote: ABNS vs. Big Star in a sissy battle royale where the only pain is emotional. http://snd.sc/hogZvp Fuck, man, that's nice.

Edgy DC Dec 28 2010 11:51 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

I'll buy.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 28 2010 12:08 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

thx, dudes.

Fman99 Jan 04 2011 10:19 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Still working on the right Rolling Stones song to post, in the interim, here's one of the few Who songs in my vocal range.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 04 2011 10:23 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Fman99 wrote: Still working on the right Rolling Stones song to post, in the interim, here's one of the few Who songs in my vocal range. This is really weird. As I was reading your post, Behind Blue Eyes popped into my head. I'm going out to buy a couple of lottery tickets right now.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 04 2011 10:52 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

A Boy Named Seo wrote: ABNS vs. Big Star in a sissy battle royale where the only pain is emotional. http://snd.sc/hogZvp Finally had a bit of time/space to listen. Weird to say, but you win. By a lot. I'd call it a total victory, but for the fact that Chilton wrote the damn song.

Edgy DC Jan 19 2011 09:00 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Not my vocal, but my composition with my friend Ross on vocals.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 19 2011 11:00 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Edgy DC wrote: Not my vocal, but my composition with my friend Ross on vocals. have I heard this before? if so, I still love it.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 19 2011 11:01 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ABNS vs. Big Star in a sissy battle royale where the only pain is emotional. http://snd.sc/hogZvp Finally had a bit of time/space to listen. Weird to say, but you win. By a lot. I'd call it a total victory, but for the fact that Chilton wrote the damn song. PS - missed this comment before. thank you, man, you're crazy, but thank you.

Edgy DC Jan 20 2011 05:31 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Not my vocal, but my composition with my friend Ross on vocals. have I heard this before? if so, I still love it. I think I might have sent you an earlier draft, but I apologize if I've posted before.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 20 2011 09:39 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

That was it, you did email it. Just found it again. Great song. Love the 'petals open to hear her laughter' line. Is there a collection of these headed for an album or something?

Edgy DC Jan 20 2011 09:54 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

I don't know. I have 10 or so compositions I like that are more mine that Cha's, and some filler to tack on to that. If I can get my vocals anywhere near where I'm confident in them, I may make an album. Until then, I'm just shopping demos with guest vocalissts through Taxi. No reality bites yet.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 20 2011 09:58 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Gentle, with some kick. Me likey (especially the "10 Walter Raleighs").

Edgy DC Jan 20 2011 10:18 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

It was conceived as an Everly Brothers raveup. Ross --- who I hired because he's something of an Everlys nut, despite being about 26 -- had a more gentlemanly delivery. My engineer/lead guitarist was supposed to give it a rockabilly solo, but perhaps playing off the feel of Ross's vocal, totally country/westerned it. It came out nicely, so I rolled with it. I've come to learn that, with some guys, you have to go into the studio aiming beyond what you want. If you aim for the Everlys, you get Conway Twitty. If you really want to Everlys, you've got to aim for the Tuff Darts or something.

Ashie62 Jan 20 2011 10:23 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Edgy DC wrote: Not my vocal, but my composition with my friend Ross on vocals. Sounds great! Sounds like something Marshall Crenshaw wishes he wrote.

Edgy DC Jan 28 2011 11:33 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

The latest rejected submission came with this helpful feedback from an A&R professional. Melody 4/10 Lyrics 4/10 Marketability 4/10 Song Structure 4/10 Production 5/10 Engineering 5/10 Musicianship 5/10 Lead Vocal 5/10 "Edgy, The hook is good, if it was grammatically correct. It should be "What's She Ever Seen in Me?" There's a good amount of repeating of the same phrase (She's got) and whole verses and you want to avoid that. It's considered wasted lyric time to do that. You are a good enough writer to say the same thing a different way. The only thing that should be repeated is the hook twice in the chorus." Status: ? Forward X Return Style: ? On target for this listing ? Hard to classify X Not close enough to what listing asked for X Not "current" sounding ? Style not consistent enough from song to song for an artist pitch "This is dated traditional country." Overall Comments: "Edgy, Thanks for sending the song our way. I would highly recommend that you read the selections below* to increase the talent you already have. What's missing in this song, besides the style, is the necessary structural knowledge and information that the publisher must have for a song these days. Once you read these books, they will probably answer questions you have always had about writing. Plus, they will inspire you in new directions. Blessings on all you do!" The main reason(s) you were or were not forwarded for this listing is: "The lyric and music maturity, along with the style, is different than needed." *Recommended Reading Writing Music For Hit Songs, Jai Josefs (Schirmer) Writing Better Lyrics, Pat Pattison (Writers Digest) The Craft Of Lyric Writing, Sheila Davis (Writers Digest) Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg (Shambhala) Songwriters Playground: Innovative Exercises in Creative Songwriting, Barbara L. Jordan (ookSurge Publishing) Tell me again about using profanity in a constructive manner. I can take a no thanks. I get 'em often enough. But a patronizing grammar lesson? A pitch for reading reccomendations?

A Boy Named Seo Jan 28 2011 10:07 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

SO many things I can't believe I just read.

Number 6 Jan 29 2011 12:49 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Wow. That criticism ain't constructive. As for the tune, great stuff, although I'm apparently a philistine for appreciating so much wasted lyric time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 29 2011 05:35 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Really man.

TheOldMole Jan 29 2011 09:03 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

I'd want to respond to that with a letter bomb. Loved the song. I wonder if the guy is right about it not being in a contemporary style -- maybe think about who you'd want to pitch it to, and demo it again targeting specifically to that style?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 29 2011 09:32 AM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

The worst thing? He probably thinks he's being nice with the heapin' helpin' of condescension.

Edgy DC Jan 30 2011 12:12 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

TheOldMole wrote: I'd want to respond to that with a letter bomb. Loved the song. I wonder if the guy is right about it not being in a contemporary style -- maybe think about who you'd want to pitch it to, and demo it again targeting specifically to that style? Oh, yeah, I'm perfectly accepting of hearing that it's not a contemporary sound. I don't know quite what a country/rock crossover should sound like in 2010. Being told that a common everyday phrase is a problematic title line because it's somehow not grammatically correct (it is so!) is pretty frustrating.

TheOldMole Jan 30 2011 12:54 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

Grammatically incorrect? Ain't that a shame. That, of course, is total bullshit. I have a whole thread on rdio of grammatically incorrect song titles, and most of them are classics -- all were good enough to be recorded and remembered. I'd write him back and say "I done got hip to your jive."

Edgy DC Jan 30 2011 01:54 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

That's great. Thanks. I don't have the abiltity to write him back. (If I did, I'd probably not whine here.) But thanks a lot.

Edgy DC Jun 21 2011 01:55 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

This thread degraded into a therapy session for me and needs more submissions.

Fman99 Jun 21 2011 06:57 PM Re: Crane Pooler Performances (split from Amateur Covers)

I haven't recorded anything in a while. I'll have to look at my fakebooks sometime...