Recent content by Mike Greene

I took them down a minute ago and was going to title this "Sorry about the ads that were on the sides", but then figured people might want to see what I was talking about. So I put them back up. Gearspace does these ("Site skins" or whatever they're called), and they try to sell me (Realitone)...

Yep, that's where I would start it. That's just me, though. People who ignore my advice often wind up doing very well, so don't too much stock into what I say. :grin: Listening again, though, I'd be really tempted to start the song with just kick drum and a soft synth pad. Something warm...

That describes me, too. I can't think of a time where I started with a melody and the lyric coming second. I've started many time with a track, mind you, but for whatever reason, I either do the lyric first, or better yet, both lyric and melody come at the same time. With that said, I'm a...

Cool song. I can't help but offer some suggestions, with the caveat that this is just my opinion. The vocals seem very out front, so I would turn them down, or else bring up the other instruments, especially the drums. I would also hit the compressor harder on your vocal. Mind you, I'm a...

Those are both very impressive, although I especially like Ferocious. I'd hit the Like button on that one if it appeared in my Spotify rotation.

I like this a lot. (I might tweak the drums in the intro, but I'm starting to like that more, so don't listen to me.) I'm curious whether the vocals are real. If so, you or whoever that is are a really good singer.

Speaking for myself (and I assume a few others), I'm way more pop than orchestral. (Embarrassing admission - When we were getting ready to record Sunset Strings and the guys said the main articulation should be "sul tasto", I didn't know what that was. Same for "ricochets" and a number of...

Wow, that surprises me, although listening back, I may have been a little harsh, since D doesn't sound bad at all. (I, along with most peopole with decent hearing, would prefer your singing over mine. ;) ) I just figured it was one of the derivatives because it seemed to have less...

I think a casual listener would not be able to tell, and even in my own case, they're all "believable." But ... they're not all good, and I think that's the tell. Hopefully I'm not about to offend, but I would reject C, D and E as not great interpretations of the song. (I'd be telling the...

What comes to mind for me with "kissing" is the Katy Perry song, where the first line in chorus, "I kissed a girl and I liked it", is certainly provocative. But it's the second line - "The taste of her cherry Chapstick" - that makes it real for the listener.

Acchhh! We need to be more careful about who we allow on the forum, starting with a requirement that members be able to read! :grin: In my defense, I did understand what this thread was about ... when it started. But as you proabably guessed, I forgot (even with the title serving as a...

I have a "21 Pilots" playlist on Pandora, which plays a bunch of alt rock stuff, but also injects some adjacent things. A lot of Chris Stapleton, for instance, which I assume is because on other playlists (Zappa, 70s Soul, whatever), I must have clicked the Like button when his songs randomly...

This is really good. Thanks for posting it. The one that sticks out most for me is about imagery. (Part 2, #2.) Even in normal writing, I try to use specific images rather than a generalization, since it makes things more real in the reader's/listener's head. For instance, "I even had to...

Guilty here of not posting much, and worse, not writing any songs, either. (Mind you, some would say that me not writing songs is doing listeners a favor! ;)) Here's hoping after NAMM I'll be ready to join back in on the conversation ... and torture a few ears.