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This page represents my attempt to force myself to improve my singing
as I struggle to write some actual songs, and design a real web page.
So far, it's a losing battle.
I continually update the mp3s as I grow disgusted listening to my previous
performances. The numbers in each file name are the date I recorded each
particular atrocity. I suppose eventually, I will have a collection of cover
songs I can be proud of. Until then, I appreciate any critiques of my singing.
Let me know what you think. Be
brutal. Please. It'll help me improve.
Songs are listed in roughly reverse chronological order. Older versions of a
song will disappear as new versions are recorded, unless I thought that the new
version was not necessarily an improvement, in which case an older version may
still be available. Some day in the future, I'll get around to scripting this
crap so I don't have to do this manually. Don't hold your breath.
| Acoustic covers (yes, that's me singing and playing the guitar at the same time) |
The Silent Man (2/28/03)
[Dream Theater] |
so after nearly a year, I've finally recorded a new take. I was hoping
to have some new songs covered, but that ended up not panning out. I
think I've improved since my last take on this song. |
No Excuses (5/8/02)
[Alice in Chains] |
wow. Exactly one month of void. I actually started laying down the
tracks for this a couple weeks ago. I just dilly-dallied with some of
the guitar overdubs. Oh, and I cheated on this one; I recorded the
guitar and vocals seperately. Anyway, I did this as sort of a tribute
to Layne Staley, the singer of Alice in Chains who died recently... one
of the few times I've felt something from hearing about the death of a
musician. |
Crush (4/8/02)
[Dave Matthews] |
One of the few unabashed love songs I'm willing to sing. The guitar
arrangement is the one Dave Matthews uses when he sings this song
without the band. Sorry, no Tim Reynolds overdubs. |
So Much To Say (4/8/02)
[Dave Matthews] |
Happens to be the song that made me want to learn how to play guitar,
and eventually play and sing at the same time. It was a couple years
before I was able to pull it off with this song. |
The Silent Man (4/8/02)
[Dream Theater] |
Something about the musician in me is overly intimidated by the
prospect of covering Dream Theater, but well, I guess it wasn't as bad
as I originally imagined. Includes nifty harmony vocal and guitar solo
overdubs. |
I used to have some mp3s of me singing over karaoke'd tracks from the original
recording, but after a bit of a run in with my ISP (most likely related to recent
RIAA tyranny), I decided I would stay out of the legal grey zones, as far as the
RIAA is concerned. Until the ASCAP starts complaining about songwriting royalties
for cover songs, I will still post mp3 covers that I record and produce in
entirety.
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