Vocal Week – Day 2c : A Sovereign Nation Sleeps Beside Me
As promised, some more audio.
All the same caveats apply as last time. Yes, you’ll hear some FX – reverb and such. I cannot stress enough as to how much more this piece will come into focus when the mix is done.
This might be interesting to some of you. Here is a link to the old demo of this song, I think it was one of the first ones I put up. Now remember, the demo is what the band heard, and then they created this. The demo is what we listened to as we came up with parts and whatnot.
The demo has become… this…
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2008
15
Jul
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Kirsten -
It’s funny… I’ve been reluctant to publish the demos for that very reason. It’s amazing to me how we imprint music in our minds if we hear it and like it, and then we don’t want it to change!
I’m sort of the same way… I get attached to one arrangement, and I don’t want to hear anything else.
On a Third Day behind-the-scenes video, I once heard them call it “demo envy” and the producer was warning them not to get too attached to the sound of the rough/scratch ideas.
We’re more than halfway through day three with no posts. Really?
Dig the anti-war chants on the back half. I almost expected to hear “What do we want?” “PEACE!!!” “When do we want it?” “NOW!!!”