Sparks Cover
ODH & ORH
Title: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: ODH on July 15, 2013, 01:29:16 AM
Post by: ODH on July 15, 2013, 01:29:16 AM
As suggested by ORH
I 'finished' (like it'll ever be finished) the This Town Ain't Big Enough instrumental. Jim offered to add a vocal and mighty fine it is too. Thanks for the colab, great fun.
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: henwrench on July 15, 2013, 02:10:09 AM
Post by: henwrench on July 15, 2013, 02:10:09 AM
Champions!! What a great cover, top vocal too...
henwrench
henwrench
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Flash Harry on July 15, 2013, 05:06:06 AM
Post by: Flash Harry on July 15, 2013, 05:06:06 AM
Yowser! What a cracker! Such an intricate and difficult track to play - or even to dissect, this was one of my childhood favourites, just stunning. And the vocal: there's a lot of words to get into the right order, kudos here James.
All round fantastic cheesy greatness. I love it!
All round fantastic cheesy greatness. I love it!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: 64Guitars on July 15, 2013, 09:40:58 AM
Post by: 64Guitars on July 15, 2013, 09:40:58 AM
Excellent! I've always loved this song and you guys have done a great cover of it. I would image that it was a tricky vocal to do but it turned out great. Could be a bit louder in the mix though. I found it a bit hard to hear in some places. And there's a faint hint of a falsetto backing vocal that I would have liked to hear a bit louder.
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 15, 2013, 11:52:06 AM
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 15, 2013, 11:52:06 AM
Wow, what a cover of a song that isn't exactly easy to do justice to.
The music is amazing and a brilliant vocal Jim, absolutely outstanding!
The music is amazing and a brilliant vocal Jim, absolutely outstanding!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Burtog on July 15, 2013, 01:56:00 PM
Post by: Burtog on July 15, 2013, 01:56:00 PM
OMG - ODH & ORH that was fecking fantastic, been looking forward to hearing this all day and it didn't dissapoint.
Awesome idea and colab. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Awesome idea and colab. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: SE on July 15, 2013, 10:10:22 PM
Post by: SE on July 15, 2013, 10:10:22 PM
Just so much respect, what a track to cover, I would not have clue where to start with this one, just fantastic!!!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Facemask93 on July 15, 2013, 11:22:10 PM
Post by: Facemask93 on July 15, 2013, 11:22:10 PM
I commented over on alonetone , didn't realise James had done the vox , bloody great cover , such a great live band , anyone watching the basement series on Sky Arts will have seen them do an amazing live set , they are far removed from their TOTP chart image days
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: thetworegs on July 16, 2013, 02:25:03 AM
Post by: thetworegs on July 16, 2013, 02:25:03 AM
Excelllent cover Bravo
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 16, 2013, 02:30:52 AM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 16, 2013, 02:30:52 AM
Fucking brilliant. Love the original, and I love this. A tough one to take on musically and vocally, but you both nailed it. Really like the arrangement too. Fantastic!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: ODH on July 16, 2013, 03:27:17 AM
Post by: ODH on July 16, 2013, 03:27:17 AM
Thanks all and thanks Jim for the vocal. I could never have managed a natural sounding vocal like that for this.
I'm actually quite impressed with GarageBand piano, sounds really authentic, I think. My next GB project will be a string quartet arrangement, I fancy.
I'm actually quite impressed with GarageBand piano, sounds really authentic, I think. My next GB project will be a string quartet arrangement, I fancy.
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 16, 2013, 03:38:06 AM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 16, 2013, 03:38:06 AM
Quote from: Nick_ODH on July 16, 2013, 03:27:17 AMI'm actually quite impressed with GarageBand piano, sounds really authentic, I think. My next GB project will be a string quartet arrangement, I fancy.
I'm really starting to get to grips with Garageband now. I avoided it for a long time, but it's a great tool - and as you say, the piano sounds are excellent. I've used it in two ways: to compose songs which I then add regular instruments too, and to enhance songs that I've written on guitar. I prefer the cello, violin and viola on Thumbjam though.
On the evidence of this song alone you've REALLY got yourself sorted on Garageband!
I'm currently indulging in all the vintage synth sounds for some 80's electro-pop :-)
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: ODH on July 16, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Post by: ODH on July 16, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Greeny on July 16, 2013, 03:38:06 AMOn the evidence of this song alone you've REALLY got yourself sorted on Garageband!
That's necessity being the mother of invention again. Don't hardly get a look in on my guitar and stuff since the baby came. Weird thing is when I did get a rare couple of hours on Saturday I spent it on GarageBand anyway.
Quote from: Greeny on July 16, 2013, 03:38:06 AMI'm currently indulging in all the vintage synth sounds for some 80's electro-pop :-)
Look forward to hearing that :)
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Geir on July 16, 2013, 04:09:53 AM
Post by: Geir on July 16, 2013, 04:09:53 AM
Wow this is really impressive!
Such a complex song and you've done a fab job.
Excellent collab guys!
Such a complex song and you've done a fab job.
Excellent collab guys!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Pete C on July 18, 2013, 01:13:45 PM
Post by: Pete C on July 18, 2013, 01:13:45 PM
Well done you two - really enjoyed this.
My mum-in-law died a couple of weeks ago so I'm just catching up on what I've missed. Hope to get started on my suggestion from ORH this weekend.
Pete
My mum-in-law died a couple of weeks ago so I'm just catching up on what I've missed. Hope to get started on my suggestion from ORH this weekend.
Pete
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Jarle on July 18, 2013, 03:19:41 PM
Post by: Jarle on July 18, 2013, 03:19:41 PM
Fabulous
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HweSE6RRCAQ/T9u7fAEAgNI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7Gsk6VN5d0w/s1600/manos_aplaudiendo.jpg)
JOA
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HweSE6RRCAQ/T9u7fAEAgNI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7Gsk6VN5d0w/s1600/manos_aplaudiendo.jpg)
JOA
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 03:26:07 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 03:26:07 PM
cheers for letting me on this odh, nearly burst a lung trying to fit all those words in ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: cuthbert on July 18, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Post by: cuthbert on July 18, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Very well orchestrated - I can imagine this wasn't easy to pull off. I was hoping that Jim would wear his tight pants when he sang this. ;D
Braw, tell both yer maws. :)
Braw, tell both yer maws. :)
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: ODH on July 19, 2013, 05:35:17 AM
Post by: ODH on July 19, 2013, 05:35:17 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on July 18, 2013, 03:26:07 PMcheers for letting me on this odh, nearly burst a lung trying to fit all those words in ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.
No, thank you Jim. No way I could've done a vocal for it, can't even sing along to it in the car...
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: ODH on July 19, 2013, 05:37:19 AM
Post by: ODH on July 19, 2013, 05:37:19 AM
Quote from: Pete C on July 18, 2013, 01:13:45 PMWell done you two - really enjoyed this.
My mum-in-law died a couple of weeks ago so I'm just catching up on what I've missed. Hope to get started on my suggestion from ORH this weekend.
Pete
Thanks Pete. I'm sorry to hear about your mother in law. Hope you and your wife are okay.
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Hook on July 19, 2013, 07:56:22 PM
Post by: Hook on July 19, 2013, 07:56:22 PM
BRAW!
Rock On!
Rock On!
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: kenny mac on July 22, 2013, 03:35:31 AM
Post by: kenny mac on July 22, 2013, 03:35:31 AM
Yeh baby yeh ;D ;D great collab guys,This isn't an easy song to pull off but you did it. Great stuff.
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: fenderbender on July 22, 2013, 02:54:01 PM
Post by: fenderbender on July 22, 2013, 02:54:01 PM
This is a masterpiece great collab
congrats
congrats
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: andy casson on August 19, 2013, 04:17:31 PM
Post by: andy casson on August 19, 2013, 04:17:31 PM
Holy crap! I am speechless....incredible guys, really and honestly this is brilliant! Nick HTF did you play this....Jim HTF sis you sing it???? One of those TOTP songs that sticks with you for life!
Andy
Andy
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Farrell Jackson on August 29, 2013, 09:23:44 AM
Post by: Farrell Jackson on August 29, 2013, 09:23:44 AM
I'm not familiar with this band or song but I have to say that this wasn't an easy feat to accomplish. Well done ODH and ORH, you both absolutely rock on this song!
Farrell
Farrell
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 10, 2014, 11:26:46 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 10, 2014, 11:26:46 AM
spider bump and followed up facemask's advice and found this, what a fabulous performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPpx_4SqL2U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPpx_4SqL2U
Title: Re: This Town Ain't Big Enough - ODH vs ORH - Suggestfest
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 10, 2014, 11:30:57 AM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on January 10, 2014, 11:30:57 AM