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Go with me
by TheJoe
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Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:36 AM
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spinmeister
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 11:59 AM
so you took your chance on a Sellaband artist :-) I just hope they don’t kick up a fuss with their publishing rights, because this is really beautiful. Having just your nice piano track around Ms. M’s wonderful vocal track really highlights her abilities.

Really nice work!

p.s. there wouldn’t be a midi track of your playing available somewhere?
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:13 PM
Thanks Spinmeister!

I hope there will be no problems with it for Sellaband. Didn_t knew she was publishing/selling her records there.
I only detected her pella on the acapella forum and didn_t had a look on her profile details. So I should better look twice in future! ;-)

For the Midifile, please give me some days to clean the midi data for posting it here at ccmixter.
In this version it would be too much shame…:-)
colab
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:38 PM
You know I risked my ear infection getting worse by listening to this track on headphones; but it was worth it. :)

Very nice change of pace for you. Bold move to just keep the instrumentation to piano only, and it paid off nicely.

The sound of the piano is outstanding - really nice sound, and I like how your performance is restrained to not overpower the vocals.

Thanks for sharing this one. Very enjoyable.
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:16 PM
I hope you didn_t got your ear infection while listening to this remix! ;-)

So thanks for your kind comment.
I really thought about to make some Bigband track of it, but then I thought about how much work this would be…..
Maybe somebody else here at ccmixter is inspired to put his hands on this pella to do so.

I wish you good bettering for your ear infection. Be careful, we need you!
Loveshadow
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 1:00 PM
I like your playing better than her performance with your piano if you understand that.

Its one of those arrangements where you have made a spectacular piano piece fit to an unlikely vocal.

Some nice chords early on that gave it real shape.

Maybe you to get her to re record it and calm down here and there.

Top work sir :-)
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:23 PM
Thank you very much LS!

So you know my english isn_t the best, but I could get your message:-)

To make a re record with Mandy Leigh would mean, she had to make again a long trip from Perth/Australia to Europe?

Hmmmh,…no, I think I better calm down by having a nice drink now.

Thanks again for your kind comment!
 
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permalink   Loveshadow Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 11:15 AM
its like the comments i got about that mix i did a while back at some other place where a few people said that the guy was shouting.

Nothing you can do about it. :-)
Anchor Méjans
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 1:44 PM
I agree with LS - your piano composition is super-fine. An unexpected mix of vocals and backing, but really very pleasing and the timing of vox phrasing with playing seems perfect. enjoyed it.
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:26 PM
Thank you Anchor!

I couldn_t play it while listening to a beat or metronome, so I listened first a few times for her phrasing and especially in the first bars it was a bit tricky to find her beat. Funny experience to play while watching the (zoomed)waveform. I can recommend it!
essesq
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 1:56 PM
Really nice Joe! I am seriously enjoying the latest run of mixes that are going for simpler arrangements with less stuff piled into the mix. I love complexity but for emotional heft sometimes a lighter touch is what gets the job done. This mix is no exception.

More and more people here are convincing me that it’s time to go back for more piano lessons :-).

Thanks for this one.
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:31 PM
Hello essesq!

Thank you for stopping by and letting a comment!
To make such a spare arrangement means for me also, to save a bit time and to cencentrate on the important things. Normally I have much more tracks, but sometimes it works also with only two of them.

I really can_t remember when I had my last piano lesson, but I should take better some.
The more that I can_t read notes prima vista. But I can read waveforms “prima vista” ;-)
duckett
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permalink   Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 2:58 PM
I’ve got to agree with LS- your tasteful playing sounds wonderful against the melody, but it unfortunately emphasizes the overwrought vibrato/breathiness of the pella; as skillful as many vocalists can be, sometimes it seems they succumb to the “whitney/mariah” school of too much dramatization, due to being determined to stand out in an audition…
 
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permalink   TheJoe Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:38 PM
Thank you duckett!

Well in this case I don_t feel that she is singing and phrasing much as Whitney/Carey, even ML has some of this technique too, so I agree to you in some points.
Normally I like it too if artists have a more “straight” vocal technique and phrasing. The “overwrought vibrato” as you have called it is indeed sometimes a bit artificial.

Maybe it sounds here like that, because I have pitched the pella a halftone upwards which probably increases that impression.

However, thanks again to you for comment!
 
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permalink   duckett Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 5:22 PM
Sorry if I let a “pet peeve” overflow into my review; after all, it’s not as though I could sing better myself ;-)
I do love that arrangement, though.
George_Ellinas
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permalink   Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 4:40 AM
Wow !!!
This is truly magic for my ears Joe!
I don’t want to spoil it with words just magical!!!
 
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permalink   TheJoe Sun, Apr 20, 2008 @ 12:07 PM
Thank you George,

sorry for this late reply. I am glad you like this simple, two track tune.
radiotimes
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permalink   Thu, Apr 17, 2008 @ 6:51 PM
This is one hell of a vocal to wrap a piano around so 10/10 for getting it to sound so good
 
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permalink   TheJoe Sun, Apr 20, 2008 @ 12:09 PM
Thank you RT,

it is a hell of vocal track. I hope there will be no problems with “Sellaband”. Some mysterious thing though….
Your rating seems to be out of range…, but thanks a lot for it though! :-)
ditto ditto
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permalink   Sat, Apr 19, 2008 @ 3:21 AM
The Joe..the Romantic pianist..Really nice work, beautiful piano…Carey or not Carey, even if this kind of voice could seem sometimes too perfect, she doesn’t leave me indifferent…
 
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permalink   TheJoe Sun, Apr 20, 2008 @ 12:11 PM
Thank you ditto ditto!

haha, you got me! ;-) If I could, I would do only this kind of music, but I seriously should take some piano lessons to make it real!
audiotechnica
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permalink   Thu, Apr 24, 2008 @ 8:53 PM
Wow Mr Jo—very nice piano. you did let the vocal take center stage (of course you should) but I did find myself enjoying the piano more the vocals, but in saying that the track as a whole is very very well done. Excellent work.
 
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permalink   TheJoe Fri, May 2, 2008 @ 3:47 AM
Hey AT!

Thanks for stepping by and letting this nice comment!
So if you like, you can play around with the piano solo as I have uploaded the mid.file in the download area.
Mindmovie
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permalink   Mon, Apr 28, 2008 @ 12:56 PM
You are my man TheJoe - Your Piano put tears in my eyes - what a feeling - so nice - I even forgot to listen to the vocals which I did not really like anyway (too much - not really soulful) and fully concentrated on your playing - subtile, precious - just great. Hey my friend I will definitely need a midi file of this piece of art - I#d like to do a remix adding my ingrediences to your Piano - (just in case you would let me ?)
Congratulations
You have really got it !!!!
 
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permalink   TheJoe Fri, May 2, 2008 @ 3:50 AM
Thanks so much my friend!

Mid.file is uploaded and I can_t wait for what you will do with this pella :-)
-= The Spirit Of Light =-
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permalink   Fri, May 30, 2008 @ 8:18 PM
that’s a pretty good job you have done there. I would work out more different voice details, i noticed sometimes it cuts abruptly etc.. but overall its a nice job, i tried to do a remix over that vocal track, but i couldnt find anything suitable for me, so you did really nice.