Behind Their Hands

The Gobi Desert Canoe Club · January 07, 2022, 09:29:33 AM

Hi all, still in the after Christmas lull so here's another song before I have to put the overalls of life back on. Hope you enjoy.
The Gobi Desert Canoe Club
Rickenbacker 330, PRS SE Custom. Fender Precision, Drums and Pads from GarageBand

My friends have seen you dancing with another man
They say he drove her home but they didn't see her leave
And now I see them laughing behind their hands
And I think they must be laughing laughing at me

So why don't you tell me what's going on
'Cos you're not in the place where you're supposed to be
And now my friends are laughing behind their hands
And I think they must be laughing laughing at me

Your best friend just told me
That you just need time and space
But I just can't believe that
Until you tell me face to face

Instrumental

And now my friends are laughing behind their hands
And I think they must be laughing laughing at me
Laughing at me
Laughing at me

Pete C · January 07, 2022, 12:06:33 PM

Great song - love the vocals but I really like the sound of the guitars on this. What effects did you use ?

Pete

Ray Brookes · January 07, 2022, 12:35:35 PM

Great sound you guys have and an excellent production on this song. Great vocal work and love the sound of those guitars.

DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee · January 07, 2022, 12:58:21 PM

Excellent song. I love the guitar sounds too, great lyrics and vocals. Happy new year!

Darren

The Gobi Desert Canoe Club · January 07, 2022, 01:25:43 PM

For those interested in the guitar sound, there are four tracks,
1. Quiet Acoustic, panned centre
2. Rickenbacker, panned left (I think)
3. Rickenbacker, panned right.
4. PRS stereo track.
All guitar tracks apart from the bass were going through a Boss GT-1 effects pedal straight into a
Boss BR-900 using onboard sounds which I think comprised of different amounts of delay and reverb.
I tidied the beginning and ending in GarageBand and added compression.
This is how I think it was done but when I'm recording I don't worry about how I get a sound only that I get it. Hope this helps.
The Gobi Desert Canoe Club

tonyc · January 07, 2022, 01:48:17 PM

nice catchy song love the guitars and a really great mix , brill vocals ......cheers tony cee

Blooby · January 07, 2022, 01:57:14 PM

Lovely tune. Big sounding. Digging the subtle keys. Lyrics are strong (albeit depressing). Hope there's a happy ending in there somewhere.

Blooby

Zoltan · January 08, 2022, 03:37:44 AM

The lyrics caught my attention. I had to read them in full before hearing the song. I wanted to see how it goes. The vocals are great. There's sadness to them. The sound of "acceptance" that brings the lyrics to come alive. The sound picture is full and beautifully realized.

Overall i think the mix is good, but i'm hearing some mud build up (overall sound), and slightly harsh high(er) frequencies (guitars). This is mainly nitpicking, and i wouldn't (

) trust my ears, but if you're still tinkering with it then that's an area that could be perhaps still improved. It's more about "smidgen" than any huge cuts.

Great song!