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Title: Could It Be (Original by Rata-tat-tat)
Post by: Rata-tat-tat on May 28, 2012, 04:30:25 AM
I did this one for DIY fest... all done on the MBR in one rainy night. Started out as a 6-8 drum beat and then I added the geetars (Buzzy)... Fender Squire plugged straight into the MBR.

I'm not happy with the mix... I did it all on the MBR and am too tired to fix at the momment. Hope you enjoy this version!!!

If anyone wants to lay some lead on this feel free... I aint much of a geetar player....

Oh/// I'll be posting the drum track for this one in collabs. ::) ::) ::) ::)

Could It Be

Twilight turns the pages drifting round the sun
Wise men or fools turned traitors drifting on the run

Could it be the words they say
Could it be that on that day
Could it be the screams heard for miles
Could it be the sound of guns
Could it be the strength to run
Could it be the smell of blood in the night
Could it be the rising sun
Could it be that you're the one
Could it be a dream...  Could it be a dream

As I lay here in the sand Taking my last breath
The earth stands still around me
So I may have a closer look at my soul...  A closer look at my soul
And the souls... they lay dead around me

Could it be???... Oh Could it be???
The Earth stood still for me... But it was just a dream.

As I look across the valley of rubble
I wander why???... What brought us here???... When will we ever learn???
As I gaze off into the distance... the distance between fellow man
I can't help but wonder if good will always prevail...
Goodbye fellow man.




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Post by: Farrell Jackson on May 28, 2012, 09:14:16 AM
Excellent creativeness Rata! Your vocals and phrasing is the standout here for me. I like the narration and singing combination. The drums rock bro!

Farrell
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Post by: henwrench on May 28, 2012, 10:56:06 AM
Absolutely love this!!! Really fecking good, I'm going straight back in. Has an almost early Alice Cooper vibe to it (the first 5 or so Alice Cooper albums are under-rated classics). I'm thinking I'm gonna be breaking out the SC can...

                                                                    henwrench
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Post by: henwrench on May 28, 2012, 10:58:16 AM
oh yes...

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Title: Re: Could It Be (Original by Rata-tat-tat)
Post by: bruno on May 28, 2012, 11:17:47 AM
RTT - loved the playfulness of the mix - distant vocals, and upfront and hard left panned guitars - sounds quite psychedelic. Great stuff.
B.
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Post by: SE on May 28, 2012, 12:49:51 PM
This is just top stuff, your vox are right on the money,  loved the listen, kinda beatles vibe but up dated with the rap, well impressed, loved it will be back for more!!!
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Post by: Gritter on May 28, 2012, 02:16:29 PM
love it! So cool...spectacularly quirky, gritty and fun...this rocks!!!
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Post by: Oldrottenhead on May 28, 2012, 02:30:58 PM
trippy excellence

love this mix

dont touch it.

its braw tell yer maw.
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on May 28, 2012, 04:40:21 PM
No way... I get an SC can... I do believe this is a first for me unless I missed something... I think maybe your right ORH I should probably leave it alone. Listened back with fresh ears... I'm still amazed at what the MBR can do. I was up late working on this one and even reverted back to my old ways (Recorded the vox in my wifes truck out in the garage). Brought back some memories for sure. I did this one in the same fashion as some of you are doing with my drum tracks. This was a first for me starting with a drum track. I usually start with a hook or melody and work around that. This actually seems a little easier... I'm not so stressed about accents and fills being placed accordingly.

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Nice to feel ur music is appreciated.
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Post by: Nelson on May 28, 2012, 08:55:22 PM
Holy Shit, batman... uh Tatman

There is some serious groovy ness going on here.

Absolutely loving them vocals.
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Post by: Speed Demon on May 29, 2012, 05:04:01 AM
Very nice work, RTT.

Nice arrangement and vocals. I like the story it tells. Requires more than one listen to get the full benefit
of the story.

Well done.
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Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on May 29, 2012, 05:39:44 AM
What a beezer post. I agree with the others,don't touch it. The mix is an integral part of the quirkiness. Top notch........Willie
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Post by: launched on May 29, 2012, 07:37:43 AM
Hell, yeah!!! I'm totally soaking this one in. F*cking wayyyyyy badass!!! I agree with the AC comment, loved all those older albums. Matter of fact I just listened to Million Dollar Baby a couple hours ago.

This is fresh and exciting sh*t, bro - Love those high vocals, blended in so well. Something I can never get right. A mindblowing tune, my fave of yours already!

You gotta post the lyrics. Do it.

Awww man, this is:

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!
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Post by: Kenny B on May 29, 2012, 11:18:27 AM
THIS IS COOL!!!   WOW!!!

Everything about this is fantastic!!!

Dig the vibe ... a really incredibly well done tune ... DIG IT!!!

kb
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Post by: Kenny B on May 29, 2012, 11:22:52 AM
Quote from: henwrench on May 28, 2012, 10:56:06 AMAbsolutely love this!!! Really fecking good, I'm going straight back in. Has an almost early Alice Cooper vibe to it (the first 5 or so Alice Cooper albums are under-rated classics). I'm thinking I'm gonna be breaking out the SC can...

                                                                    henwrench

Heard  "No More Mr. Nice Guy"  .... On the radio a couple weeks ago!!!

Almost couldn't keep the car on the road ...  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Could It Be (Original by Rata-tat-tat)
Post by: Rata-tat-tat on May 29, 2012, 11:35:10 AM
Lyrics posted.... Thanks a million guys.
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Post by: launched on May 29, 2012, 02:08:04 PM
Still listening - Frickin' awesome tune, bro!!!
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Post by: Gnasty on May 29, 2012, 04:42:51 PM


Dude, that is one stellar cracking guitar riff and love the lyric and vocal effect. Not commenting on drums..The`yre
always freakin good. :D Damn yeah..HELL YEAH!

 Great job Tod! You one talented guy!
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Post by: Vanncad on May 29, 2012, 08:24:00 PM
I hear Jane's Addiction brother.

Drums sound really good. It's refreshing to hear the real Mcoy!

This is a good tune man.
I love that those bass and guitar lines at the end. Makes it sound like a live recording of a jam.
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Post by: Bluesberry on May 29, 2012, 08:32:45 PM
Quote from: launched on May 29, 2012, 07:37:43 AMHell, yeah!!! I'm totally soaking this one in. F*cking wayyyyyy badass!!! I agree with the AC comment, loved all those older albums. Matter of fact I just listened to Million Dollar Baby a couple hours ago.

This is fresh and exciting sh*t, bro - Love those high vocals, blended in so well. Something I can never get right. A mindblowing tune, my fave of yours already!

You gotta post the lyrics. Do it.

Awww man, this is:

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!
I was listening, grooving hard, loving this, and immediately thought of Mark, this is so Launched-i-fied  a groove that I thought it was a coolab between you and Mark.  HOLT SHIT batman...........I love everything about this flipping masterful love-groove of a sheeeeebanger.  You rock hard my man.  You have some crazy good timing, rhythm, groove, shazzzzzam going on.  I can see banging my head to this one till it bleeds.  Ouch, thats some shit.
Title: Re: Could It Be (Original by Rata-tat-tat)
Post by: Rata-tat-tat on May 29, 2012, 11:28:23 PM
 
QuoteI was listening, grooving hard, loving this, and immediately thought of Mark, this is so Launched-i-fied  a groove that I thought it was a coolab between you and Mark.  

BB you nail'd it... Mark doesn't know this yet, but.... Yes this is definately and 100% certifiably Launch inspired. I also remember... (Which is amazing in itself)... a thread where Tony W was talking about his trip to visit (MET) and the techniques that Mark used for recording... I applied some of this principle and often would ask myself...sometiimes out loud... What would Mark do here???... Hmmmm an off beat quirky guitar strum... a trippy bass run... Sound familiar Mark... The song really wrote itself using this approach... I just tried to add some lyrics that were also a kind of off the cuff (Train of Thought) and fit the vibe of the song... which was another method that my bass playin brother used...

As far as the AC reference... "That's High Praise"....But I still think Mark's better....

So you see... it really is the community that inspires. This is no bullshit...Mark...your a true gem here buddy... your songs often leave me wishing I could've wrote that!!! Hope this even came close.

Vann... I aint gonna change it now... but that was just me being lazy and not trimming LOL... Not intentional at all....But I see what ya mean gives it a live type of feeling.... Now get yer ass back here with a song my friend...

Eric I'm hanging up a Wav for ya now!!!

Thanks again fellow songcrafters... I put the drum track in collabs...here (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=15375.0)

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Post by: andy casson on May 30, 2012, 12:54:09 AM
Blimey Todd this is bloody superb! What a cracking song! Love everything about it, but you vocals really stand out for me! Flaming heck this is a work of genius! Wonderful listen!

andy
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Post by: launched on May 30, 2012, 08:43:12 AM
Talk about someone that provides inspiration - That is you, bro! Thanks for the nod, and you are definitely the cream of the crop in my book - I absolutely love everything you do. A true rocker for sure!

You are the man!!!!!
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Post by: Tangled Wires on May 30, 2012, 12:30:33 PM
Love this...and really like the twists and turns it takes along the way.

At first I thought the vocals were too low in the mix, but the more I listened to it the more I realised that they were perfect!

Just learning myself how to record drums on the MBR, and this is the standard I need to get to.

Superb song!
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Post by: Geir on May 30, 2012, 12:57:54 PM
this is as good as bacon !

SC can well deserved !
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Post by: thetworegs on May 30, 2012, 01:05:46 PM
Sweet as..................
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Post by: SwanSong on May 30, 2012, 01:20:43 PM
Another fine example of ur superb composing well executed
nice production . enjoyed as always cheers NEIL.!
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Post by: Nelson on June 08, 2012, 02:40:30 PM
My OH My, Tod.

You are seriously kicking some ass on this one.
Love the lyrics, vocals, bass, drums, well everything.
Damn it man.
U Rock
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Post by: henwrench on June 14, 2012, 05:54:25 AM
this is so cool!
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Post by: Mojo1961 on June 14, 2012, 06:56:21 AM
Man you come up with the coolest stuff. Doing this on that 6/8 beat is groovin.

Martin
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Post by: Redler on June 14, 2012, 07:50:38 AM
Very trippy/psychedelic vibe here!! Great job RTT!!

Kari
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Post by: launched on June 14, 2012, 09:47:37 AM
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet bump!!!!!
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Post by: Tony W on June 14, 2012, 10:36:54 AM
Fuck me running, this is certifiable. I was sure that Mark was going to be involved in this somehow when the music kicked in. I'm so glad this got bumped up to where I saw it! I absolutely dig it from start to finish Tod.
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Post by: Hook on May 28, 2014, 06:04:24 AM
OTD bumpalicious! How did I miss this one brother, very cool track! I saw you sneaking around here last night, hope all is well with you & ours up in the mountains.
Rock On!
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on May 28, 2014, 01:30:51 PM
I must not have been very sneaky my friend... All is well on the ranch... Life is good. Had a bit of a run in with some barbed wire and horses yesterday. Needless to say I lost the battle... Horse tripped on fence I just happened to be stupid enough to be in the way of the fence as it slashed my arm up pretty good... I'm happy to say the horse made it out unscathed as did all of the other 27 horses that managed to get loose just before a scheduled ride in the forest.... It's a hoot here I tell ya. Hope everyone is doin good here. Yes I sneak in every so often... Just haven't had much free time. Cheers all.
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Post by: kenny mac on May 28, 2014, 05:07:32 PM
Nice to hear all is well Tod(apart from the fence thing).
Get some stuff on when you get a chance.
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Post by: Speed Demon on May 28, 2014, 07:32:54 PM
Tod! Good to hear from you again.

Man, you are living large. Wide open spaces, horses, good hunting and fishing. As good as it gets.
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Post by: taffsdad on May 29, 2014, 04:42:43 AM
really like this plus the fact that I somehow how have Dronefest tracks playing as well gives it the EXtra surreal feel......
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Post by: launched on April 28, 2017, 07:17:15 PM
I was going through the "old stuff" and I still get goosebumps listening to this. So amazed at what you created, definitely deserved the SC can Oscar!!!
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Post by: Rata-tat-tat on April 30, 2017, 12:49:43 PM
Thanks for the bump Mark... hard to believe it was that long ago. Seems like yesterday!
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Post by: Siru on May 01, 2017, 12:57:11 AM
How strange and disturbing mixing!! Almost too much but it tickles my nerves and dammit I always love that!!
Love the composition as well!

Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails do the same to me..

Good good good  8)

 (=| (=|
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Post by: Hook on May 28, 2019, 05:58:46 AM
RTT-OTD-BADASS!
Rock on!
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Post by: launched on July 09, 2019, 08:46:45 PM
"Goodbye fellow man..." That means you have to run back and hit the repeat button, always loved this one!
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Post by: tonyc on July 14, 2019, 11:07:19 AM
wow love it , love the vocals , superb song .....cheers tony cee
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Post by: bruno on July 24, 2019, 08:36:41 AM
Great bump, great tune :-)
B
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Post by: launched on January 04, 2020, 10:26:06 PM
I'm a broken record with this tune, but from beginning to end it is natural, organic and amazing. Yes, I love it!
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Post by: launched on June 28, 2020, 05:30:06 PM
I guess I will have to be the constant bumper of this awesome tune. "Could it be... Awwww could it be. The earth stood still for me!!"

Tod, you rock!!!
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Post by: launched on December 30, 2022, 11:06:40 PM
And as bumps are not popular now you will still get one from me as always. The guitar work is friggin' good! I rewind it. And then I hear the bass, and the drums! You have everything!
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Post by: launched on August 07, 2023, 03:15:43 PM
And one more! To the Tod with one D, I think you're the greatest. If you had the extra D you'd be ruling your own country right now.

That's why they held it back, but lucky for you I have an extra one in my pocket.

Gold plated with a chain, the most beautiful thing you could ever see!!

I'm an idiot. Yes I am.