Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Re-Post Reel Big Fish- Cheer Up

Second Song: Reel Big Fish- Cheer Up
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n05Fsq5mASw
BPM:
Time Signature: 4/4 throughout

Time Code:
00:00-00:13 Intro- Guitar, Bass, Drums
00:14-00:32 Verse- backing vocals
00:33-00:46 Chorus
00:47-00:51 Short breakdown
00:52-01:11 Second Verse
00:12-01:25 Chorus
01:26-01:36 Breakdown 2
01:37-01:52 Short Verse (vocal effects)
01:53-02:02 Solo 
02:03-02:44 Final Chorus, 2 times, "I've got a funny feeling" repeated util end

Levels:

Guitar 7 
Bass 6
Horns 7
Kick 7
Snare 7
Cymbals 8
Vocals 8
Backing Vox 6

Pan:

Guitar -3
Bass 0
Horns -5/5 (stereo?)
Kick 2
Snare 0
Cymbal 2
Vocals 0
Back Vox 0 

This song is a genre a do not normally listen to, which is why I picked it. Also this song was mastered by George Marino who also worked with (Dio and Tokyo), and allowed to contrast the Metallica post. It was produced by Val Garay, Aaron Barrett, Scott Klopfenstein, Gordie Johnson. The song was mixed by Val Garay, who has worked with Santana and Queensryche. I really enjoyed this mix and after listening over and over again many times I think this is a genre I should expose myself to more. I really liked the vocal effects that take place about 01:37 into the song. It sounds t me like there was a doubled vocal with possibly a octave type effect on it, frankly I'm not really sure but it was really cool. I also liked the backing vocals that were not too apparent in the mix but definately supported the vocals for a nice pop. The horns also do a great job of filling out the extra space in the mix and only becoming super apparent when necessary such as during the solo. I realy love the sound of the snare, it sounds almost as though they mic'ed top and bottom to give it a nice warm crack. It sounds like at some points the backing vocals act as a double vocal track because of how similar in tone they are. Overall I think this a terrific song, mix and writing and adding super big sounding horns towards the end.

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