Title: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: ODH on July 27, 2013, 10:54:09 AM
Post by: ODH on July 27, 2013, 10:54:09 AM
As suggested by Tangled Wires in the good old Suggestfest.
(Never Trust a Man) With Egg on His Face
ADAM & THE ANTZ cover
A mixture of GarageBand and live guitars, recorded on the Zoom
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Post by: Hilary on July 27, 2013, 11:13:32 AM
Post by: Hilary on July 27, 2013, 11:13:32 AM
Oh fabulous and what a great choice for you :D
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 27, 2013, 12:05:03 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 27, 2013, 12:05:03 PM
never heard this one before, would have thought it a syd barrett song or suchlike. but i now consider it a nick-ODH song. braw tell yer maw.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 27, 2013, 12:19:55 PM
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 27, 2013, 12:19:55 PM
Very excited when I saw this posted, and have to say it is superb Nick and the high expectations I had have been exceeded here.
The moment the electric rhythm guitar kicked in halfway through the first verse after the acoustic intro got the hairs on the back of my neck standing up!
Vocal is just so spot on, and having had a go at singing it myself (not that I am much of a singer mind!) I know that the "She heard the voices from outer space" part was quite hard to get right, but you just nailed it completely.
Every part is beautifully played and the quality of the production makes it shine even more.
Thanks for covering this, you made my day and this will be played many more times this evening!
The moment the electric rhythm guitar kicked in halfway through the first verse after the acoustic intro got the hairs on the back of my neck standing up!
Vocal is just so spot on, and having had a go at singing it myself (not that I am much of a singer mind!) I know that the "She heard the voices from outer space" part was quite hard to get right, but you just nailed it completely.
Every part is beautifully played and the quality of the production makes it shine even more.
Thanks for covering this, you made my day and this will be played many more times this evening!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Hilary on July 27, 2013, 12:39:12 PM
Post by: Hilary on July 27, 2013, 12:39:12 PM
Quote from: Tangled Wires on July 27, 2013, 12:19:55 PMEvery part is beautifully played and the quality of the production makes it shine even more.
Thanks for covering this, you made my day and this will be played many more times this evening!
hear hear . . .
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Hook on July 27, 2013, 10:06:30 PM
Post by: Hook on July 27, 2013, 10:06:30 PM
Excellent brother, I really enjoyed this one!
Rock On!
Rock On!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: cuthbert on July 28, 2013, 02:33:10 PM
Post by: cuthbert on July 28, 2013, 02:33:10 PM
I don't know the original, but this is super! I had a couple Adam & The Ants LPs as a youngster, and their style certainly comes through on this cover. Well done, and well-suggested!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Geir on July 28, 2013, 02:57:39 PM
Post by: Geir on July 28, 2013, 02:57:39 PM
This was new to me as Wells, but wow, this is excellent!!
Not my normal cup of tea, but this realt cought me!!
Realt excellent work Nick!
Not my normal cup of tea, but this realt cought me!!
Realt excellent work Nick!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: ODH on July 29, 2013, 05:29:11 AM
Post by: ODH on July 29, 2013, 05:29:11 AM
Thanks for the comments all, and thanks again to TangledWires for the suggestion.
It's not a song I would probably have thought to cover, but I'm glad I did. When I was driving back from the takeway with our Chinese on Friday "The Day I Met God" (also from Dirk Wears White Socks) came on my iPod shuffle and I was glad I didn't have to do that one - way harder (although does contain the great line "The day I met God I got so carried away - not with religion but the size of his knob"). Anyway, had a lot of fun just rocking out with those guitar parts as the song develops.
I did worry how it would turn out because I it's essentially a backer developed in GarageBand (drums, bass, the keyboard part in the 'outa space' part and a couple of guitar parts) with vocals and other guitars added subsequently.
I had hoped when I was recording to the Zoom that I could get each GB part as a separate track to get control over each. But it proved impossible to get them in sync and I had to record the whole ugly mess as a stereo pair, then build the vocals and real guitars around it. Quite happy with the result though. Must say I am impressed with GarageBand, even if my scepticism isn't totally gone.
It's not a song I would probably have thought to cover, but I'm glad I did. When I was driving back from the takeway with our Chinese on Friday "The Day I Met God" (also from Dirk Wears White Socks) came on my iPod shuffle and I was glad I didn't have to do that one - way harder (although does contain the great line "The day I met God I got so carried away - not with religion but the size of his knob"). Anyway, had a lot of fun just rocking out with those guitar parts as the song develops.
I did worry how it would turn out because I it's essentially a backer developed in GarageBand (drums, bass, the keyboard part in the 'outa space' part and a couple of guitar parts) with vocals and other guitars added subsequently.
I had hoped when I was recording to the Zoom that I could get each GB part as a separate track to get control over each. But it proved impossible to get them in sync and I had to record the whole ugly mess as a stereo pair, then build the vocals and real guitars around it. Quite happy with the result though. Must say I am impressed with GarageBand, even if my scepticism isn't totally gone.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 29, 2013, 07:22:30 AM
Post by: Tangled Wires on July 29, 2013, 07:22:30 AM
Quote from: Nick_ODH on July 29, 2013, 05:29:11 AMWhen I was driving back from the takeway with our Chinese on Friday "The Day I Met God" (also from Dirk Wears White Socks) came on my iPod shuffle and I was glad I didn't have to do that one - way harder (although does contain the great line "The day I met God I got so carried away - not with religion but the size of his knob").
Yeah, as a 10 or 11 year old listening to that back in the day I used to turn it down on that bit when my parents were around!
The whole album is full of now very un-politically correct lyrics...happy days!!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 29, 2013, 09:58:30 AM
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on July 29, 2013, 09:58:30 AM
Cor blimey, you nailed this! Fantastic arrangement, vocal and guitars. Serious quality all round. It's songs like this where you can really hear the effort and attention to detail that's gone into them.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: ODH on July 29, 2013, 10:18:40 AM
Post by: ODH on July 29, 2013, 10:18:40 AM
Thanks Mr G
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Pete C on July 29, 2013, 12:18:30 PM
Post by: Pete C on July 29, 2013, 12:18:30 PM
never one of my favourite bands so I must say I don't know this song. Well played, well sung and well produced. Enjoyed it !
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Post by: Jarle on July 29, 2013, 12:19:03 PM
Post by: Jarle on July 29, 2013, 12:19:03 PM
Well done. I don't know the original but this is really good.
JOA
JOA
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: MusicB on August 02, 2013, 02:30:02 PM
Post by: MusicB on August 02, 2013, 02:30:02 PM
Oh my god!!!! This is a phenomenal cover!! Well played, well sung and well delivered!! I know this well as its one of Andrew's favourites (looooong night with vinyl, turntable and a beer in our hands...!!) and it's fabulous! Absolutely top notch and most definitely downloaded to my playlist!!
Sash xx
Sash xx
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Flash Harry on August 02, 2013, 05:14:43 PM
Post by: Flash Harry on August 02, 2013, 05:14:43 PM
Crrrrr...... acking!
There's some controlled madness going on here, and I'm not sure if it was on the original...
It's a superb arrangement - kudos on sussing out GarageBand and its a superb vocal and guitar track.
I think it's Ace!
There's some controlled madness going on here, and I'm not sure if it was on the original...
It's a superb arrangement - kudos on sussing out GarageBand and its a superb vocal and guitar track.
I think it's Ace!
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: ODH on August 03, 2013, 01:53:31 AM
Post by: ODH on August 03, 2013, 01:53:31 AM
Thanks Sash & Flash. Came out alright I s'pose.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: 64Guitars on August 03, 2013, 12:54:02 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on August 03, 2013, 12:54:02 PM
Cool song. I don't think I know anything by Adam and the Ants but this makes me want to check them out. Well done.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Hilary on August 03, 2013, 01:17:53 PM
Post by: Hilary on August 03, 2013, 01:17:53 PM
Quote from: 64Guitars on August 03, 2013, 12:54:02 PMCool song. I don't think I know anything by Adam and the Ants but this makes me want to check them out. Well done.
I used to love Adam & the Ants - I used to think Adam Ant was sex on a stick :o ;D
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: ODH on August 03, 2013, 01:52:59 PM
Post by: ODH on August 03, 2013, 01:52:59 PM
Quote from: Hilary on August 03, 2013, 01:17:53 PMI used to love Adam & the Ants - I used to think Adam Ant was sex on a stick :o ;D
What a coincidence, I think he felt the same way.
Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Hilary on August 03, 2013, 02:48:27 PM
Post by: Hilary on August 03, 2013, 02:48:27 PM
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Title: Re: Never Trust A Man With Egg On His Face - Adam & The ANTZ
Post by: Redler on August 04, 2013, 10:09:06 AM
Post by: Redler on August 04, 2013, 10:09:06 AM
I'm not familiar with THIS Adam and the Ants song, but no matter... Fine job all around!!
Kari
Kari