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True to me w/evolvweb
by ajnorth

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Submitted on: Jan 24, 2008 - 01:37:35 AM
Last Updated: Feb 01 2008 - 07:11:46 AM
Keywords evolvweb (13)ajnorth (8)colaberation (1)rock (1184)coldplay (3)tom (5)petty (3)guitar (944)piano (648) ()
Description This was a piece by evolvweb that I agreed to put some vocals and guitar onto. It's not a perfect mix, and maybe could do with something else, but I quite pleased with this so far.
Lyrics With my face down in the dirt,
And people give nothing but hurt,
You always come back to me.

They tried to take away my heart,
Tried to tear my world apart,
You always stayed true to me.

In a place with out a light,
A world full of only night,
You make the sun shine on me.

When I fall and I’m out of sight,
And I’ve lost all my reasons to fight,
You always stay true to me.
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Feter said 350 days ago
True to me
Man !!! this is great ..and more into deep.
the guitar just so tastey here . your voice so
good here .I think the best thing to find on
MJ is the impressive colabs like this .i think
the mix is brilliant .the guitar excellent killer
here .very High quality of music here my friends
please want to hear more of this kinda rock and colabs
YOU ROCK !!


ajnorth said 350 days ago
thank you
for your kind words. My part of this was done in about 2 hours and came together really naturally. I will be posting more stuff in the future don't worry!
Adam

evolvweb said 350 days ago
You rock!
Adam,

You have no idea how happy you made me mister! I was having a bad day...woke up feeling sick and not wanting to go to work but you completely changed my day around.

Thank you thank you thank you a million times over...feel free to collab on anything I got anytime man!

As always your guitar work is amazing and I dig the vocals!

Tobin (evolvweb) Meyer

ajnorth said 350 days ago
So Glad
you liked it and it made your day. The guitar work was quite rough and I'm not 100% happy with the sound of it, but its still a nice piece. I certainly will think about doing something with you in the future.
Adam

lavalamp said 350 days ago
Strong song
Like the Cold Play feel on this, you surprised me. Like when artist change it up.
Very well done brother. Love when the piano comes in. Really cool.
I can hear what you say about the mix, but it is pretty good as is.
Really, really like you stuff, man.
Enjoyed!
Dave

ajnorth said 350 days ago
Again
your comments are valued. This is a bit different to my usual stuff, as all the drums, piano, synth, clean guitar was done very well by evolvweb. It gave a new sound to play with.

said 350 days ago
Nice Arrangement
Love the build up. Great voice! It just grows gets bigger and bigger! Very cool!

ajnorth said 350 days ago
thanks
for listening. Glad you liked it.
Adam

lengold said 350 days ago
Very lovely
song. Excellent collaboration of a great sound bed and very impressed with the guitar and vocals.
Cheers
Len



ajnorth said 350 days ago
Thanks
for checking this out, your comments are always appreciated.

said 349 days ago
sounds
good to me, great vocals and nice guitar licks

I'm not good at critiquing mix, but I think it's close. Did you add the bass? The bass and guitars sounded stronger in the mix than the keys. I also think that some more sustain at the end of the guitar solos would be nice, to carry them out a little further.

Nice song & collab.

. - Harold

ajnorth said 349 days ago
Thanks.
The Bass was done by Evolvweb in the original piece. I know what you mean about the guitar, I had a hell of a lot of inteference for some reason so I had to fade it out sooner than I wanted to. I guess thats because I use GBs built in effects, and thats not ideal. I am itching to re-do the guitar actually!

damiengh said 349 days ago
strong
Simple, strong, no-nonsense and to the point.

Great vocal with message definitely delivered emphasized with that terrific guitar and that reliable piano bed.

Nice one.


Livingstone said 349 days ago
Great collab
love the guitar, and the vocals are right on,
Im in need of a method for laying down vocals



ajnorth said 349 days ago
The
Vocals on this are double tracked. (basically I did the one take and then just copied it to another track).
I then panned 1 slightly left, the other slightly right. I changed the reverb on one very slightly.
I also added some bass as I don't have a very good microphone, so that helps to compensate.
Thanks for listening. Adam

Moviz said 349 days ago
excellent
recording ... the backing is so well balanced with those nice clear vocals and the lead is good too. Good song; good collab, regards M

bud said 349 days ago
Listening on speakers - I really like the
production - a very "live in the studio" sound. Your guitar and vocals are excellent and the acoustic space of the piano is really nice. Great collab. Looking forward to hearing more.

ajnorth said 348 days ago
Thanks
I like the live feel here too. I'm sure you will hear more collabs from me.

apb said 349 days ago
Nicely done

.. mix may not be 'perfect' but that can always be fixed .. the song is what matters the most .. and this is a great passionate song... excellent vibe .. fine combination of talents .. one tip springs to mind: I use GB FXs for el. guitar all the time .. no problem .. do you have GBv3? have you tried using the 'gate' when recording distorted guitars in particular? (helps cut off unwanted hiss and crackle etc when you stop playing).


ajnorth said 348 days ago
I keep
forgetting about using 'gate'. I will experiment with that next time.
Thanks for you comments.

Joe Brady said 349 days ago
Excellent combination
of skills. Nice tone to the guitar and the vocal is very pleasing; excellent writing. evolvweb' s bed supports the whole well, but you took it to a nice place.

Cheers,

Joe

ajnorth said 346 days ago
Your
comments are appreciated, thank you.

davisamerica said 348 days ago
wow...
wow.... amazing

aclarke said 346 days ago
Very nice
The temptation is always there to keep building and adding on to a song- so I'm really glad you didn't over-develop this. It works so well and build very nicely. A gorgeous sound bed, very tasty guitar licks, simple yet powerful lyrics and an honest vocal make this a very endearing song.

Outstanding job guys!

ajnorth said 346 days ago
Glad
you like it. I always try not to add too much to my music, I always prefer to stick to a basic band sound. something that can be reproduced easily live.
Thanks for listening.

thetiler said 345 days ago
wow
What a great textured in your voice. I think in singing, your either born with it or your not. Your the first one. Nice rock backround, with the piano backup fitting nicely for the lead guitar and other avenues.




ajnorth said 345 days ago
your
comments are very much appreciated. Thank you for listening.

Leon said 345 days ago
Nice!
Simple lyrics yet as heart-tugging as can be! Your unadorned vocals is dripping with sincerity. Vocals can be little more pro-sounding with a little more effort in the mixing maybe. The guitar-playing is wonderful. A real treat and a download for me!




ajnorth said 345 days ago
Thank you.
My vocals can be improved I know, what i need to do is invest in a decent microphone. Unfortunately money is a bit tight at the moment.
Thanks for listening.

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ajnorth

Artist Bio Have been writing songs and playing guitar since I was 12. Started playing with a friend, eventually formed a 3 piece which didnt last very long. Continued writing and playing but nothing much happened until 2000. Then came a band called 'Livid Sky' forme...[more]
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All your games (v2)
Stars in your eyes
Watching the Storm
Infinity w/apb
True to me w/evolvweb
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Highway to the sun
All your games
A new high