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 | egobandit said 128 days ago |
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Great choice I agree Cjdaly is one of the less appreciated artists here. YOu have done some outstanding justice to this song. What a punch in the face this is love the fuzz Excellent! |
 | Relic67 said 128 days ago |
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way kool the loud guitar break was killer. the menacing vibe was sustained throughout very effectively. also seemed exactly the right length, which I think can be difficult for a tune like this one. another nice one. |
 | five_extra_arms said 128 days ago |
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Intensity In Tense Cities Ridd, As the Fan Club President of the Hamlet Machines, I have to take my cap off to you and this dynamic version of one of their finest songs. You've captured the intensity of the original and drove it through a Marshall stack into our unsuspecting faces. It's like a swarm of hornets swirling around my head. It's loud and frightening. I was waiting for your French accent to poke through, but I guess you live in the other part of Canada where they don't speak French. ;) You've done an amazing job mastering all that fuzz and noisy distortion with your soft vocals, strumming guitars and synths. I love the high pitched backup vox that work so well with your voice. You managed to keep such a tight grip on my throat without asphyxiating me, but leaving me breathless, just like I was when I heard the original Hamlet Machines song for the very first time. You've paid a great tribute to a great artist. I'm sending you a Hamlet Machines t-shirt! Bob |
 | Vic Holman said 128 days ago |
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dang! uh, umm, jeezuz. this just goes way beyond description. totally intense throughout and when it builds into a crescendo... well I think you ripped the sky wide open. okay, I'm gaining my senses. this is excellent beyond us mere mortals. you really went for the jugular and outdid yourself on this Ridd. |
 | 12parsecs said 128 days ago |
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radness and sonic gladness. you already know i love this. nice work, mon frere! |
 | Nick_Flash said 128 days ago |
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wow This sounds huge Ridd. I love songs like this that just build up into such an explosion of sound. You got some great sounds out of the Firebird for this one. Cool as hell. |
 | cjdaley said 128 days ago |
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snowshoegaze beautiful satellite view of hyperboreal lands. The new contrast and dynamics made me shiver, though not from cold. (Strange, by the way, how the reversed song is reminiscent of Bauhaus's Hollow Hills).I'm proud and glad you planted your flag on this and thanks a million for the kind words. |
 | dajama said 128 days ago |
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Outstanding First off, a great song, and as soon as I'm done here I'll be checking out the original, which I don't believe I've heard. Then there's your approach to the song - also great. I'm particularly impressed with the feedback and ambient sounds behind your guitar and vocal in the first half, and how well that's managed. The mix is perfect. Then the explosion of sound and screaming guitars kicks a hole in the speakers - sweet. The beauty is that there is no disjoint between the different parts of the song; it's seamless, despite the dynamic difference. A very, very cool performance, arrangement and production. Kudos to the hamlet machines on the song, and kudos to you for this take on it. Outstanding. Peace. |
 | spitlogic said 128 days ago |
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Wow man The mood you set here is very intense. Your music here draws us in and your vocal performance (along with the exceptional lyrics) is outstanding. Great job all around. |
 | michael2 said 128 days ago |
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dude this is ridiculously good. CJDaley must be super stoked. what a mix too, you've really done some damage on this one. Excellent choice for a cover BTW. |
 | HenriROGERsoloandbands said 128 days ago |
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Big sound Intense from the start , very good construction . Love the vocals . |
 | SystematicFailure said 128 days ago |
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/// this is dark & beautiful!! I' alomost spit out my coffee when the BIG guitars took off. awesome cover of a cool song. |
 | stevel said 128 days ago |
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Great track Powerful sound to this...will have to check the original out too now. Well done! Steve |
 | Lennon714 said 128 days ago |
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whoa A lot of raw power. A very crisp sounding recording. You and 12p nailed that mix. What's great about this cover is how you can tell in your approach that you really really really dig this song. You weren't simply re-doing the song, you were pouring your passion in to that song. Incredibly well done. If that's sonic rape, then... well... you know... |
 | The Infinites said 127 days ago |
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Fine take on CJ's original Great choice, well worked and a different feel from the original but with all the same energy coming from a different direction. Difficult song to take on (I mean that with all respect to CJ) so I am well impressed at the outcome. You obviously have a good ear to cut through the original mesh of sound to come up with your own cool version. Nice work! Jim |
 | Skean said 127 days ago |
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Yep Now we talking this sure ROCKS in my book.. Cheers |
 | jiguma said 127 days ago |
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Excellent post Ridd! This is quite amazing - I don't remember the original, but it is obviously, first and foremost, a very good piece of writing. Your interpretation just left me dumbstruck! I love the way you use feedback and the synths to build the power - the guitars are just screaming, and it sounds like someone doing everything they can (and maybe not quite enough) to keep the song from escaping and reproducing in the wild. This is one of the exceptional MJ posts of 2008. Neil |
 | No_Secret_Revealed said 127 days ago |
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yeah I've said it before (under a different handle of course)... huge talent. Early part of the song brings to mind Elliot Smith in terms of your whisper-thin delivery. Then the transition to the vocal delivery later in the song shows off your versatility (maybe a touch of Radiohead influence there?) You have a real talent for building up a sonic landscape. I should probably go back and listen to the original. |
 | bud said 126 days ago |
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Amazing work on a killer tune you took it way past eleven man. I really like the rising sustain on the guitar as it bleeds into the riot. Cool. |
 | SmokeyVW said 126 days ago |
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chilled great cover! lots of great vocal things going on here i really like what you did on the vocals starting around 2:03 - wow. reminds me of Filter somehow. and those background voices at the end thanks |
 | racerat said 125 days ago |
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whoa. HUGE. I sit in awe of your guitar godliness. Nice Job Ridd. Philip |
 | Alannah said 124 days ago |
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Fabulous .... .. what else can I say ..... rawks |
This is totally freakin Awesome!! I have to check The Hamlet Machines out now. Thanks for sharing this Ridd, you did a stellar job on it. Scott has a decent set of ears on him doesn't he? ;o) Great choice man.
Peace
Guy