I'm on YouTube!

Overheat · March 1st, 2007, 9:47 PM

Okay, so yes, it's blatant self-promotion again, but I just posted my first you tube video of a song I wrote ages ago. Anyway, did it so that I might get back into writing music again and any comments from you guys would be much appreciated.

The link to the vid is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GG4EblIM5Y

Thanks in advance for any feedback anyone leaves images/smilies/smile.gif

epp_b · March 1st, 2007, 11:03 PM

Man, you look like such a hippie images/smilies/lol.gif

FYI, you can embed YouTube videos with the [ youtube ] tag:

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Shawn · March 1st, 2007, 11:07 PM

Good work Overheat, just wish the volume was better as I can't make some of the lyrics out.

You even got the grunge look down!

jeffy777 · March 1st, 2007, 11:24 PM

Good job dude!

As far as the video quality, the audio is pretty "hissy", but the song/performance itself is good images/smilies/thumbup.gif

Overheat · March 1st, 2007, 11:32 PM

cheers guys! images/smilies/smile.gif

comments greatly appreciated - you ought to hear it before I bought a new mic! lol

ESPNSTI · March 1st, 2007, 11:45 PM

Good stuff dude, I like it. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

jayhawk · March 1st, 2007, 11:54 PM

Not bad, mate! I like how you are NOT using the usual A B C D E F G barre chords. Very moody, like maybe Radiohead?

I played the vid three times so I could hum along a bass line I made and play the drums in my head. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Do you record via your computer? I use Guitar Track Pro 3, very easy to use...good quality. I would suggest getting a drum machine like the Boss Dr. Rhythm and a cheap bass; a used Ibanez is good. You can plug in the computer via a 1/4" jack port, and there is no need for amplification. Though I suggest a compression pedal for the bass.

watisdis · March 1st, 2007, 11:57 PM

Good song. More originality than 90% of pop tarts. How long have you been playing/songwriting? What where you playing, Fender?

Overheat · March 2nd, 2007, 1:00 AM

Hi watisdis, I've been playing for about 6 years, very much on and off though. Only recently started to get back into it. When I got my new flat I decided to buy an acoustic for the living room so that I'd play more and it's working so far, every time I see her just sitting there looking pretty, I feel I have to pick her up and have a strum images/smilies/smile.gif

It's a Martin Grand Concert guitar btw.

jayhawk, thanks for the tips images/smilies/smile.gif

I did Music Technology at school, so what you're saying is bringing back memories - hehe. Incidentally, that's when I first wrote this song too by the way. The recording that I made there was just using a webcam and a small condenser mic (and I mean really small!), hence the really poor quality, but I just made it for show and for inspiration, to tell myself to keep at it. If I was going to record an actual record, then I'd use better equipment.

I was on an EP a while back with the band 16th Round. That wasn't really my music though, although I did influence a lot of it and I did a lot of the mixing, they weren't my songs. Can hear that stuff at www.myspace.com/16thround if anyone's interested btw. I always felt with that band that I was more of a fan that got involved. I mean I do really love his music, Wes Johnson that is the singer/songwriter and I know I'll never be as good as him. But what the hell, it's worth a try! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

jayhawk · March 2nd, 2007, 1:11 AM

Martin, eh? Wow. Nice choice.

I myself have been playing guitar 18 years, and I did studio sound engineering and live mixing for a local band in Madison, WI.

Gosh, I havent played a guitar for about a year now. Well, you inspired me to dust one of them off!

watisdis · March 2nd, 2007, 1:32 AM

Martin Grand Concert: Nice choice! I didn't know there were other fellow guitar players here, nice to have company. images/smilies/wink.gif

Overheat, Jayhawk we should start our own dedicated thread/topic! I've been playing for going on 7 years now although sometimes life (i.e uni, work) gets a little hectic and in the way. I'm currently trying to save funds for Gibson Songwriter Cutaway

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/9/3/7/460937.jpg

Or an SG either would be fine.

jayhawk · March 2nd, 2007, 1:36 AM

Me with my guitars...well, some of them:
http://www.pbase.com/jayhawk1013/image/73006484

Im holding a naked Yamaha Pacifica, and from left to right, a Dean SS, a Dean Evo, and a Fernandes.

KaJuN · March 2nd, 2007, 1:40 AM

I've got one just like that Fernandes, except mine's a Jay Turser and it's green. And it's got a Ferrari 430 sticker on it. images/smilies/smile.gif

BTW, is that pic really a 10 second exposure? Or were you simply sitting there that long while she got ready to snap it?

jayhawk · March 2nd, 2007, 1:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaJuN

I've got one just like that Fernandes, except mine's a Jay Turser and it's green. And it's got a Ferrari 430 sticker on it. images/smilies/smile.gif

BTW, is that pic really a 10 second exposure? Or were you simply sitting there that long while she got ready to snap it?

10 second exposure. That was #10 IIRC, it was really hard to sit that still and breathe shallow. images/smilies/lol.gif

Overheat · March 2nd, 2007, 2:46 AM

Love those long exposure shots - and very well done for staying still that long! images/smilies/smile.gif

Got some sexy axes there by the look of it. Besides my Martin, I have an Epiphone .335, although I've just sold her, so she'll be dearly missed. Here's a recent pic of her: http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4...pics001by6.jpg

She was my 3rd guitar that I've owned, the first two being Squier Strats that I no longer have, and I'll be sorry to see her go, but I don't use her any more so there's not too much point in having her around besides nostalgia.

My other guitar is a Brawley Threat, which I think looks beautiful and plays brilliant, great action. I think I posted a pic of that one on this site quite a while back when I first got it, it's probably in the New Toys thread, I'll go and have a look after I've posted this.

I'm glad I've helped rekindle some love with you guys and your guitars too, it's really made me want to write more just from the support I'm getting here images/smilies/smile.gif

In fact, I just wrote a song a few minutes ago that I'm very happy with, which is the first time I've done so in a long, long time, so I'm pretty chuffed. Now I'm gonna spend the next few days learning it - hehe.

***EDIT - yeah, just checked the New Toys thread, seems I got the Brawley in October of 2005 - quite amusing how this website keeps tabs on my life images/smilies/tongue.gif

anyway, here's the link to the pic: http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/3526/newax7ts.jpg

jayhawk · March 2nd, 2007, 11:08 PM

Aaah! You have a 335! I love the tone of those! You get some really jangly sounds to them, perfect if you are into Oasis or The Stone Roses. Like, uh, me. images/smilies/smile.gif

You have excellent taste in guitars, sir!

mancs · March 3rd, 2007, 4:05 PM

Nice job dude! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

My first thought was Radiohead (as Jayhawk mentioned before), and thats good images/smilies/smile.gif

Overheat · March 3rd, 2007, 7:10 PM

Thanks manc. I do like Radiohead a lot, so I'm always happy with that comparison! hehe images/smilies/smile.gif

btw guys - I'd like to see your stuff on youtube too, especially the guitarists amongst you, let's see what you're made of images/smilies/tongue.gif

Feel free to hijack this thread with you own youtube links - I'd like to see that images/smilies/smile.gif

Derek · March 3rd, 2007, 8:53 PM

Great stuff Overheat! I still listen to Matchstick Men, Seaside Heights, Rooftop Gardens and Australia from time to time you sent me a while back. Keep up the good work!

Overheat · March 11th, 2007, 3:54 AM

cheers Derek images/smilies/smile.gif

here's another song I just recorded - it's not very interesting as I was just making it up as I went along, but it's okay I guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WiK22c_muc

March 1st, 2007, 11:24 PM	#4
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 12:13 AM Location: US Age: 28 Posts: 6,295 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 91	Good job dude! As far as the video quality, the audio is pretty "hissy", but the song/performance itself is good __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

March 1st, 2007, 11:32 PM	#5
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	cheers guys! comments greatly appreciated - you ought to hear it before I bought a new mic! lol __________________

March 1st, 2007, 11:45 PM	#6
ESPNSTI Can't Find Waldo Joined: Dec 9th, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Decorah, IA Age: 37 Posts: 4,333 Car: 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (USDM) LFS Status: Rep Power: 42	Good stuff dude, I like it. __________________ Top Gear Episode Guide (Excel) \| Top Gear Episode Guide (HTML) \| Top Gear Classic Episode Guide (HTML) Other Top Gear Guides \| Fifth Gear Guides \| Clarkson's TV/Video List \| Tiff Needell's TV/Video List

March 1st, 2007, 11:54 PM	#7
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	Not bad, mate! I like how you are NOT using the usual A B C D E F G barre chords. Very moody, like maybe Radiohead? I played the vid three times so I could hum along a bass line I made and play the drums in my head. Do you record via your computer? I use Guitar Track Pro 3, very easy to use...good quality. I would suggest getting a drum machine like the Boss Dr. Rhythm and a cheap bass; a used Ibanez is good. You can plug in the computer via a 1/4" jack port, and there is no need for amplification. Though I suggest a compression pedal for the bass. __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

March 2nd, 2007, 1:00 AM	#9
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	Hi watisdis, I've been playing for about 6 years, very much on and off though. Only recently started to get back into it. When I got my new flat I decided to buy an acoustic for the living room so that I'd play more and it's working so far, every time I see her just sitting there looking pretty, I feel I have to pick her up and have a strum It's a Martin Grand Concert guitar btw. jayhawk, thanks for the tips I did Music Technology at school, so what you're saying is bringing back memories - hehe. Incidentally, that's when I first wrote this song too by the way. The recording that I made there was just using a webcam and a small condenser mic (and I mean really small!), hence the really poor quality, but I just made it for show and for inspiration, to tell myself to keep at it. If I was going to record an actual record, then I'd use better equipment. I was on an EP a while back with the band 16th Round. That wasn't really my music though, although I did influence a lot of it and I did a lot of the mixing, they weren't my songs. Can hear that stuff at www.myspace.com/16thround if anyone's interested btw. I always felt with that band that I was more of a fan that got involved. I mean I do really love his music, Wes Johnson that is the singer/songwriter and I know I'll never be as good as him. But what the hell, it's worth a try! __________________

March 1st, 2007, 9:47 PM	#1
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	I'm on YouTube! Okay, so yes, it's blatant self-promotion again, but I just posted my first you tube video of a song I wrote ages ago. Anyway, did it so that I might get back into writing music again and any comments from you guys would be much appreciated. The link to the vid is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GG4EblIM5Y Thanks in advance for any feedback anyone leaves __________________

March 1st, 2007, 11:07 PM	#3
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	Good work Overheat, just wish the volume was better as I can't make some of the lyrics out. You even got the grunge look down!

March 1st, 2007, 11:57 PM	#8
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	Good song. More originality than 90% of pop tarts. How long have you been playing/songwriting? What where you playing, Fender?

March 2nd, 2007, 1:11 AM	#10
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	Martin, eh? Wow. Nice choice. I myself have been playing guitar 18 years, and I did studio sound engineering and live mixing for a local band in Madison, WI. Gosh, I havent played a guitar for about a year now. Well, you inspired me to dust one of them off! __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

March 2nd, 2007, 1:32 AM	#11
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 812 Rep Power: 30	Martin Grand Concert: Nice choice! I didn't know there were other fellow guitar players here, nice to have company. Overheat, Jayhawk we should start our own dedicated thread/topic! I've been playing for going on 7 years now although sometimes life (i.e uni, work) gets a little hectic and in the way. I'm currently trying to save funds for Gibson Songwriter Cutaway Or an SG either would be fine.

March 2nd, 2007, 1:36 AM	#12
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	Me with my guitars...well, some of them: http://www.pbase.com/jayhawk1013/image/73006484 Im holding a naked Yamaha Pacifica, and from left to right, a Dean SS, a Dean Evo, and a Fernandes. __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

March 2nd, 2007, 1:40 AM	#13
KaJuN Disco Inferno Joined: Jul 31st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: American in Okinawa Age: 23 Posts: 5,068 Car: Suzuki Swift, Honda Benly CL50 Rep Power: 176	I've got one just like that Fernandes, except mine's a Jay Turser and it's green. And it's got a Ferrari 430 sticker on it. BTW, is that pic really a 10 second exposure? Or were you simply sitting there that long while she got ready to snap it? __________________ ...and Michigan still sucks. D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. My Flickr Last edited by KaJuN; March 2nd, 2007 at 1:42 AM. Reason: I forgot about the sweet sticker

March 2nd, 2007, 2:46 AM	#15
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	Love those long exposure shots - and very well done for staying still that long! Got some sexy axes there by the look of it. Besides my Martin, I have an Epiphone .335, although I've just sold her, so she'll be dearly missed. Here's a recent pic of her: http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4...pics001by6.jpg She was my 3rd guitar that I've owned, the first two being Squier Strats that I no longer have, and I'll be sorry to see her go, but I don't use her any more so there's not too much point in having her around besides nostalgia. My other guitar is a Brawley Threat, which I think looks beautiful and plays brilliant, great action. I think I posted a pic of that one on this site quite a while back when I first got it, it's probably in the New Toys thread, I'll go and have a look after I've posted this. I'm glad I've helped rekindle some love with you guys and your guitars too, it's really made me want to write more just from the support I'm getting here In fact, I just wrote a song a few minutes ago that I'm very happy with, which is the first time I've done so in a long, long time, so I'm pretty chuffed. Now I'm gonna spend the next few days learning it - hehe. **EDIT - yeah, just checked the New Toys thread, seems I got the Brawley in October of 2005 - quite amusing how this website keeps tabs on my life anyway, here's the link to the pic: http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/3526/newax7ts.jpg __________________ Last edited by Overheat; March 2nd, 2007 at 2:50 AM.*

March 2nd, 2007, 11:08 PM	#16
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	Aaah! You have a 335! I love the tone of those! You get some really jangly sounds to them, perfect if you are into Oasis or The Stone Roses. Like, uh, me. You have excellent taste in guitars, sir! __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

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mancs Joined: Feb 26th, 2005 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Hungary Age: 22 Posts: 1,461 Car: Lada 2107 (only race), VW Golf MKII LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	Nice job dude! My first thought was Radiohead (as Jayhawk mentioned before), and thats good __________________ Oversteer is when the passenger is scared, Understeer is when the driver is scared. Xprovid.hu My Project Car

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March 3rd, 2007, 7:10 PM	#18
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	Thanks manc. I do like Radiohead a lot, so I'm always happy with that comparison! hehe btw guys - I'd like to see your stuff on youtube too, especially the guitarists amongst you, let's see what you're made of Feel free to hijack this thread with you own youtube links - I'd like to see that __________________

March 3rd, 2007, 8:53 PM	#19
Derek Is Über Joined: Dec 7th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: United Netherlands + Rapepublic of Belgium Age: 20 Posts: 1,318 Car: Ain't got no Rep Power: 137	Great stuff Overheat! I still listen to Matchstick Men, Seaside Heights, Rooftop Gardens and Australia from time to time you sent me a while back. Keep up the good work!

March 11th, 2007, 3:54 AM	#20
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 29	cheers Derek here's another song I just recorded - it's not very interesting as I was just making it up as I went along, but it's okay I guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WiK22c_muc __________________

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