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I Don't Wanna Be
by duckett
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Fri, Jun 13, 2008 @ 1:11 PM

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MC Jack in the Box
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permalink   Fri, Jun 13, 2008 @ 1:30 PM
this has this strange zappa-like quality to it, without the ripping guitars of course. you do a pretty good job synching the vocals up and the mix sounds good too. if anything, i kept hoping for some kind of instrumental bust out, either with the piano or some sweeping kind of string thing, to break up the vocals, but still a very solid effort ducky. :)
 
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permalink   duckett Fri, Jun 13, 2008 @ 1:36 PM
Well, I am a Zappa fan- must’ve leaked through unconsciously(?)
I thought about trying to fancy things up a bit, but sometimes that ends up losing what makes an arrangement a decent idea in the first place, so I just decided to keep things very simple. Thanks for the kind (and FAST) words!
Loveshadow
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permalink   Sat, Jun 14, 2008 @ 4:31 AM
You have found a brilliant chord solution to what appears to be a simple vocal but in fact is quite complex.

The fact that there were a ton of FX over the original does not detract from a great pop result.
Very Well done.
 
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permalink   duckett Sat, Jun 14, 2008 @ 5:29 AM
Thanks LS! Quite the compliment- the whole time I was working on it, I kept thinking “There’s other remixers who could do this arrangement justice…”
TheJoe
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permalink   Sun, Jun 15, 2008 @ 10:33 AM
Now that_s great!

Really super nice chord progression with a fine, not overdone, arrangement.
And yes, there is a Zappa factor in here ;-)(what is a good thing for me!)
 
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permalink   duckett Sun, Jun 15, 2008 @ 11:16 AM
Thanks Joe! Honestly- with tracks like these, I do get that feeling of, “OK, here’s my sketch in crayon; now can one of you oil-painters show people what it COULD look like?” :P
beckfords
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permalink   Mon, Jun 16, 2008 @ 8:03 AM
well,well,well mr D,i go away for a weeks hard labour an look what i get back to! you have been a busy duckster.i likes too! especially the percussive rythm u got goin on , reminds me of chris rea.but yes mi lion! another peach from you sir.very well done
 
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permalink   duckett Mon, Jun 16, 2008 @ 8:52 AM
Glad to hear it, thanks! I really enjoyed working on it.
Scott Altham
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permalink   Sun, Jul 13, 2008 @ 3:24 PM
Hey Duckett… I like this more than I should.. Its on its 3rd loop already. Popping this one in my ccMixter iTunes list. I’m trying to pin point what exactly I like about this… It just seems to result in being greater than the sum of its parts… I’ll sleep on it and call a conference call in the mornig with my team and get to the bottom of this! :o) = Nice job.
 
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permalink   duckett Sun, Jul 13, 2008 @ 5:42 PM
Thanks scott- I guess some helper elves must’ve been involved :P