"Trust The Bet" a 64Guitars & Hook original for 3/4Fest

[thetworegs]

Excellent production everything in its place Bravo

[chapperz66]

Brilliant - and not even close to "Too Much."

[Oldrottenhead]

Listening on my iPhone speaker and it sounds fab. Great collab guys. What new gear did you get 64?

[64Guitars]

What new gear did you get 64?

I bought a Zoom R20 multitrack recorder. See this post.

I recorded the guitar tracks for this song on the Zoom. All of the synth tracks were recorded in Bitwig.

I've been keeping notes about the Zoom's features and quirks. I'll post them in a detailed review at some point. But first I want to explore it a bit more so I don't miss anything.

[godinqc]

Great collab, it sounds great. Really liked it ..

[cuthbert]

This song has it all - too much, and yet somehow remains not overcrowded. Love those soaring 64G leads on top of Hook's solid foundation, top-notch lyrics, and vocals.

Well done, gents!

[Ted]

I didn't plan on the consequences
I failed History and didn't catch the references

A great line.

Downloaded to listen to later in headphones. Sounded huge on laptop speakers.

[hooper]

Wow! Sounds like you guys had fun with this, managed to really load it up with a busy palette of sounds and still keep it clean. The synths and guitar parts sound like they belong in the same world. Nice job arranging, playing and mixing!

[Redler]

Great collab, guys!

I love the groove you've created here. Nice instrumentation and everything has put well together!

[Ted]

As promised, I came back for another listen in headphones.

I said to 64 when he agreed to play on this, "let's do too much" and we certainly did...and I love it!

Reminds me of what Elvis Costello said to Steve Nieve for the orchestration on the song "And In Every Home." I'm sure you know it.

[Costello's] instructions to Nieve were "give full vent to your imagination". He added that this simple direction "gave (the song) this deranged setting". The song almost sounds like what a young music college student would do if you gave him a major label budget, an orchestra, and a former Beatles producer's studio, which is exactly what happened.

https://www.popmatters.com/elvis-costello-imperial-bedroom-atr40

(It took me a little while to find that quote, so I hope you appreciate it.)

Like the Costello song, the mega-production is ironic against the lyrics – an anthem of regret, self-doubt, and second guessing. Sentiments with which I am too familiar.

Sounds so good in headphones.