Walk on the Wild Side

[marcblack30]

i'm waiting fo rthe chipmunks to digitize my version of this as i speak.i was torn with this listing on which way to go with it, i decided to keep it more like the original. after hearing dans version i think he may have hit the more energetic better than i. i wish they would've specified the leval of energetic better, maybe they could say "red bull" energetic or "diet coke" energetic, that would be helpful. anyway, this will be interesting to see which they are looking for. i'm just glad to be able to crank something out on the short notice, and ya never know if you don't try.p.s i haven't submitted yet, do you think my doo section is ok, my back-up singers where out-of town this weekend so i had to do'em myself.dan, your version is really good. good luck!marc"Walk on the Wild Side"http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... tream=true

[daniel481]

Hey Mark,Your version sounds really cool, it has a great vibe! I do agree that it sounds about the same energy wise as the original, but who knows what they're really looking for. It's true that the listing was a little ambiguous.Good luck with getting a forward!Dan

[davewalton]

Quote:i'm waiting fo rthe chipmunks to digitize my version of this as i speak.i was torn with this listing on which way to go with it, i decided to keep it more like the original. after hearing dans version i think he may have hit the more energetic better than i. i wish they would've specified the leval of energetic better, maybe they could say "red bull" energetic or "diet coke" energetic, that would be helpful. anyway, this will be interesting to see which they are looking for. i'm just glad to be able to crank something out on the short notice, and ya never know if you don't try.p.s i haven't submitted yet, do you think my doo section is ok, my back-up singers where out-of town this weekend so i had to do'em myself.dan, your version is really good. good luck!marc"Walk on the Wild Side"http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... ream=trueI think if I would have submitted that I would have boiled down the listing description into something even less detailed rather than more detailed. I got "we want a high energy level that's noticeably different than the original" as I read between the lines of the listing. I doubt they know themselves the exact level of energy that's going to be just right. Now hopefully you get a forward , but if not, sometimes another point of view on the interpretation of the listing can help with another listing. Of the two, Dan's is obvious that it's a "high energy level that's noticeably different than the original" track. I'd tend to lean toward his interpretation as being closest to the intent of the listing. Of course if I'm dead wrong then I'm perfectly happy to have my point of view serve as a good example of bad insight and advice.

[liamkelly]

Hey MarcThoroughly enjoyed your interpretation. Thought it was very close to the original bar the background girls and the sax. I thought you handled two aspects very, very well: the harmonised bass line and the vocal harmonies. I'm not very good at interpreting listings but I thought that yours may not have been as 'up' as the listing asked for. But, again, they may just be me.Liam Quote:i'm waiting fo rthe chipmunks to digitize my version of this as i speak.i was torn with this listing on which way to go with it, i decided to keep it more like the original. after hearing dans version i think he may have hit the more energetic better than i. i wish they would've specified the leval of energetic better, maybe they could say "red bull" energetic or "diet coke" energetic, that would be helpful. anyway, this will be interesting to see which they are looking for. i'm just glad to be able to crank something out on the short notice, and ya never know if you don't try.p.s i haven't submitted yet, do you think my doo section is ok, my back-up singers where out-of town this weekend so i had to do'em myself.dan, your version is really good. good luck!marc"Walk on the Wild Side"http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... tream=true

[marcblack30]

thanks, you're probably right, i know it's pretty much like the original, i'm kind of a mello guy so my version originally felt a little more energetic than the original, i guess shouldn't have done yogo that day!i guess i'll submit it anyway and see what happens.thanks for the comments.marc

[Casey H]

Hi MarcI really enjoyed your version... I do think it's too close to the original, feeling more like a "cover" than a more energetic interpretation. It's a bit mellow too. I guess there's not much time left, but are you thinking of giving it another shot? Cheers,Casey

[billg]

Well here's what I had for the listing. Actually not sure if I'm going to submit it unless I get some time to mix it better. Mine is not only too mellow I think, but not nearly as good a recording as Marcs. I sang it an octave higher though . . . does that count as energy?http://www.broadjam.com/transmit/transm ... yhgbndsq=1

[aubreyz]

Cool tracks guys... it's interesting to hear the different takes on the listing. We really wanted to throw our hat into this ring, but too many projects right now -- but if we'd just had one more day

[marcblack30]

nah, i didn't have time to do anything else with it today.i'm just going to go with it and see what happens.i'll let ya know in a few days.billg, your version sounded cool, i really like the vocal, it definately gave it a different energy level.good luck to all!marc

[liamkelly]

BillReally good vocal performance and I see you got hold of some doo doo girls Did you submit?Quote:Well here's what I had for the listing. Actually not sure if I'm going to submit it unless I get some time to mix it better. Mine is not only too mellow I think, but not nearly as good a recording as Marcs. I sang it an octave higher though . . . does that count as energy?http://www.broadjam.com/transmit/transm ... yhgbndsq=1