Hey eveyone thanks for commenting, I know that the recording itself wasn't very good, but I more or less wanted to get opinions on the song and music in general. Words on a page don't mean much until you hear them sung or spoken.
252 2008-10-16 11:24:18
Re: Song no. 2 is up (8 replies, posted in Recording)
Old Doll wrote:
Hi Stephen ,
its a good idea to put your url alongside your new recordings. Its easier to go directly to your site.Ive listened . Your doing good. Personally i didnt like the heavy intro but thats just me. You Son, always go with what you feel is right.
Old Doll.
Yeah, I kinda came up with that seperately, and I figured I would try it out, and I think it's better to just do the acoustic strumming in the intro. Oh well, live and learn.
253 2008-10-15 21:09:31
Topic: Song no. 2 is up (8 replies, posted in Recording)
The vocals are slightly better than my first recording, again some parts are a little awkward, as the tracks son't mesh exactly, but I forgot to use a click track (doh) and by the time I remembered I already had most of the song done. Hope it's a little better than the first one. There will be good, final recordings of these and others up in a short time. Again, feel free to comment. Thanks!
254 2008-10-15 00:41:51
Re: Oh boy, it's up, my first full recording (11 replies, posted in Recording)
Thanks a lot guys, I'll work on getting some songs up, and better quality too (without the awkward breaks in tracks). Yeah, now that I listen to it I think that the solo parts need an acoustic in the background. I'll be working at this one and some others, some covers too.
255 2008-10-14 22:53:44
Re: Oh boy, it's up, my first full recording (11 replies, posted in Recording)
No I joined as an artist. The song should automatically start playing when you go on there.
256 2008-10-14 21:44:54
Topic: Oh boy, it's up, my first full recording (11 replies, posted in Recording)
Well, it's rough, as I did it quickly, and my voice isn't anything to bark about, but I recorded my first full-length multi-track song. I used an acoustic, electric, and a djembe. My myspace url is www.myspace.com/stephenhooper Please, feel free to offer constructive criticism and comments. Don't expect a lot, but please give your opinions. Thanks, Steve
*** I hope you don't mind I have removed the full stop at the end of your link as it was preventing anyone finding you. Roger ***
257 2008-10-14 01:13:47
Re: Help, I'm writing songs but I can't sing (7 replies, posted in Recording)
I'll keep at it. I think using a handy little device called the capo might be in order.
258 2008-10-13 20:27:21
Topic: Help, I'm writing songs but I can't sing (7 replies, posted in Recording)
What to do? Listening to myself isn't just bad, as I thought it would be, it's absolutely awful. What can I do to learn how to sing better?
259 2008-10-10 12:02:11
Re: looking the part (19 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Someone once told me "Some people will tell you that smoking marijuana is good for musical creativity. Don't believe them." I agree with the hair part. But what about Joe Satriani?
260 2008-10-10 03:04:16
Re: Hello! Anyone Home. :lol: (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Russell_Harding wrote:
Makes me wonder whats on your answering service
I remember a "Seinfeld" episode when Jerry answered the phone the person at the other end was a salesman, Seinfeld said "I'm a little busy at the moment but if you leave your home phone I can call later,what? you dont want to be bothered at home? well then you know how I feel" and hung up
LOL love Seinfeld!
261 2008-10-10 03:02:27
Re: Athiest's Prayer (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Old Doll wrote:
06sc500,
I like this song. Can i tell you, my Dutch brother in law is an Athiest. But he is one of lifes gentlemen, never heard him speak an unkind word about anyone in 3o years. Loves my sister and his family dearly.
Whether we believe or not, the path is love to my way of thinking. i know lots of "Crá thumpers" as we call them here. They
spend all there time at church and wouldn't support a local charity buying a one Euro ticket. HuH!
Life lessons i call them!Old Doll.
My great grandfather was the same way, never said anything bad about anyone, was a great guy, but didn't have a relationship with God. I can only hope that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior before he passed away.
262 2008-10-08 22:18:05
Re: nervous (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Whenever I'm faced with a nerve-racking situation, I remember the saying "man up".
263 2008-10-08 11:15:45
Topic: Recording mic (4 replies, posted in Recording)
When I buy I mic for recording on my computer, I need a male/female mic cable, right? Is there anything else I need, or just the mic and cable? I already have an adapter.
264 2008-10-08 00:26:50
Re: I Miss America (21 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I'm not saying that Bush is all that great of a president, as he's no Ronald Reagan or JFK, but a lot of people try to pin the economy and stuff on him. It's been a gradual build-up over the years of American greed that has caused our problems we're facing now.
265 2008-10-07 21:14:21
Topic: Athiest's Prayer (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a song of hope for those who choose not to believe in God.
Athiest's PrayerChristian Rock
Moderately, with feeling
Verse 1
[Cmaj7]There is no God he [C]said
And [Gsus4]we're just here by [D]cha-[Dsus2]nce
[Gsus4]Someday we'll all fade [D]a-[Dsus2]way
[C]Into this great [Cmaj7]expanse
[Cmaj7]"Why are we even [C]here?" he asked
"When we're [Gsus4]just gonna die and be [D]go-[Dsus2]ne"
[Gsus4]"Dear God," he prayed, "if You're [D]out [Dsus2]there"
[C]"Please tell me that I'm [Csus2]wrong."
Chorus 1
Where's his [Gsus4]hope?[D]Where's his [Gsus4]trust?
Living [Gsus4]life as cosmic [D]du-[Dsus2]st
[Gsus4]If what he believes is [D]true, life has [C]no [Cmaj7]meaning
Where's his [Gsus4]strength?[D]Where's his [Gsus4]love?
When it's not [Gsus4]coming from a-[D]bo-[Dsus2]ve
[Gsus4]And Lord, oh God I [D]pray, [C]You'll [Cmaj7]save him
Verse 2
[Cmaj7]He's a [C]sad and bitter man
Cuz he was [Gsus4]hurt long a-[D]g-[Dsus2]o
So he [Gsus4]blamed his pain on G-[D]o-[Dsus2]d
[C]Why?He didn't [Cmaj7]really know
[Cmaj7]So he [C]sought the ways of man
He [Gsus4]thought that he was [D]w-[Dsus2]ise
[Gsus4]"Christianity," he [D]told him-[Dsus2]self
[C]"Is just a [Csus2]pack of lies."(To chorus 1)
Verse 3
[Cmaj7]Then he [C]got to the end of the line
As [Gsus4]death was drawing [D]ne-[Dsus2]ar
And he [Gsus4]wondered what lay on the other [D]si-[Dsus2]de
[C]"Where do I go [Cmaj7]from here?"
[Cmaj7]And he thought about [C]this Jesus
He had [Gsus4]heard about during his [D]li-[Dsus2]fe
And with [Gsus4]nowhere else to turn, he [D]prayed this [Dsus2]prayer:
[C]"God, take me home [Cmaj7]tonight."(To bridge)
Bridge
[Asus2]"I know I've lived an unworthy life"
Not [Dsus2]accepting You and Your grace"
[Asus2]"But Lord, oh God, I know You're there, save me [Gsus4]from that terrible place!"
Chorus 2
There's his [Gsus4]hope, [D]there's his [Gsus4]trust
In a [Gsus4]man who became like [D]u-[Dsus2]s
To [Gsus4]pay the cost of [D]si-[Dsus2]n
[C]Upon a [Cmaj7]wooden cross
There's his [Gsus4]strength, [D]there's his [Gsus4]love
Raining [Gsus4]down from a-[D]bo-[Dsus2]ve
[Gsus4]Dear God, oh Lord, You [C]saved [Cmaj7]him
[C]You saved [Csus2]him
266 2008-10-07 19:18:59
Re: You Broke the Chains (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well my intent was to get a feeling of how mankind messed things up, and thus began a long dark journey through the ages denying Jesus and trying to live life as if humans are the highest power in the universe. Of course, as the chorus goes, God sent His one and only son Jesus to die on a cross for us and pay the price for the sins of the whole world.
267 2008-10-07 01:37:19
Re: I Miss America (21 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Good idea and theme for a song, but after reading the lyrics all I see is an anti-Bush-anit-McCain/Palin-let's-get-Obama-in song. No party is perfect. It's a shame how many bitter people there are out there that think all of our country's problems are because of Bush. Guess what? We've turned from our core values, sought after money and material things rather than God, and yeah, look where we are. Just my opinion.
268 2008-10-07 01:23:05
Topic: You Broke the Chains (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I'm not sure if I'm completely satisified with the lyrics, but here goes. I have a tabbed intro and solo, but I don't know how to post tabs. I wish I could sing better, and hopefully soon I'll try to record some of my stuff.
You Broke The ChainsChristian Rock
Drop-D tuning, slowly with distortion
Verse 1
[Am]And so the serpent [Dm]decieved her
[Am]And so she [Em]gave in
[Am]The man followed [Dm]behind her
[Am]And so sin [Em]began
[Am]And with flaming sword the [Dm]angel came
[Am]And so they were [Em]exhiled
[Am]To depart forever from that [Dm]holy place
[Am]Unworthy of being [Em]God's [Esus2]child
Chorus
But then You [G]came [D]and broke the [G]chains
[D]That once bound [Am]us to hell's [Em]do-[Esus2]main
Then You [G]came [D]and set us [G]free
[D]Once, for [Am]all [Em]etern-[Esus2]ity
Verse 2
[Am]And for 2,000 years we [Dm]denied You
[Am]Trying to run things on [Em]our own
[Am]Refusing to acknowledge Your [Dm]power
[Am]Helpless and all [Em]alone
[Am]And the enemy laughed as we [Dm]turned away
[Am]As we walked straight [Em]into his trap
[Am]And we ran farther and [Dm]farther away
[Am]From Your hands and into [Em]death's [Esus2]grasp
Bridge
But now we're [Esus2]safe, oh now [Dsus2]we're free
We're [Esus2]protected from the [D]enemy
[Am]Now we're safe, forever [Em]safe
You broke the [G]chains
269 2008-10-04 16:57:35
Re: Soloing, revisited (2 replies, posted in Electric)
I'll check them out thanks Russell
270 2008-10-03 21:30:12
Topic: Soloing, revisited (2 replies, posted in Electric)
I seem to have a real problem grasping this concept. I can do it on a trombone in jazz band, but not a guitar. I don't know why, but can anyone tell me what you do when they go about soloing? Is it really necessary to know all that stuff about modes, etc? I mean, I know a little bit of music theory, but when you solo, isn't it supposed to be less mechanical and more creative? I can riff and play rythms fine, but when trying to solo, I just can seem to get in that "zone", where you are just playing the notes and everything else takes care of itself.
271 2008-10-02 19:53:04
Re: Gonna Give My Life Away (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Figured it out
273 2008-10-02 11:35:12
Re: Recording basics? (28 replies, posted in Recording)
I think the program will be better for recording acoustic and vocals. Is it at all possible to run my guitar through my amp first then the computer?
275 2008-10-02 01:16:22
Topic: Who Am I? (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Another upbeat acoustic-style praise tune. Feel free to slap and pop them strings 
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