I really wanted to do a full blown cover of this but never got round to it. Geordies beautiful rendition of crazy with a simple guitar and vocal style made me think it might be ok to put this up here. It's a test more than anything else, a test of my new way of recording vocals. Seeing what I can pick up now that I don't have to shout the damn things to pick it all up, a bit of a softer approach. But it's kinda neat in a monotonous, slow, marching forever onwards kind of way :lol:.

You surprised me with your choice of song to cover here, not that I know it, but well sung! I see the comparison with Geordie's, simple backing and vocals doing the work, and it came out real well.

One word,Danny.'Brilliant'

Danny i really enjoyed this rendition ..i like Leonard Cohen...great voice Danny perfect for this song :bowdown:

Beautiful.
Love some of the phrasings mate.
Well done!!

Excellent! NOW your finding the voice that's YOU mate. This same as the version on poor matey who died swimming in the Mississippi a good few years ago? Whatever, it's GOLD mate. I keep on threatening to do something like 'Sitting On The Dock of The Bay' with acoustic but I can't be arsed to set it all up. This might be the inspiration I need...cos it is inspiring. :thumb:

You surprised me with your choice of song to cover here, not that I know it, but well sung! I see the comparison with Geordie's, simple backing and vocals doing the work, and it came out real well.

Thanks Steve, this is a lovely tune indeed. Wouldn't you agree ?.

One word,Danny.'Brilliant'

Thankyou mate, very sweet of you dudle :).

Danny i really enjoyed this rendition ..i like Leonard Cohen...great voice Danny perfect for this song :bowdown:

Hey Lindy, Cohen is a great poet, he cannot sing for shizzle but many smashing artists should thank him for writing this as they have been able to do some great covers.

Beautiful.
Love some of the phrasings mate.
Well done!!

I just copied everyone else man, I'll pass on the thanks if I ever meet em haha :D.

Excellent! NOW your finding the voice that's YOU mate. This same as the version on poor matey who died swimming in the Mississippi a good few years ago? Whatever, it's GOLD mate. I keep on threatening to do something like 'Sitting On The Dock of The Bay' with acoustic but I can't be arsed to set it all up. This might be the inspiration I need...cos it is inspiring. :thumb:

You know what's cool Chris, putting the mic through my amp this way lets me go from really quiet breathy singing to full out rocking and it is all picked up. It has been such a great discovery, that's why I wanna do more vocals when I can (Chinatown, Unintended etc). I think on some level i always knew where my voice was at it's best, I used to sing alot of songs before I got more into the electric side. That's not to say im a great singer, but it is to say that I know where my voices place is at. I have tried to show it a few different rooms in the house from time to time but it knows where it's bedroom is I guess :lol:. Im full of fucking stupid analogies and metaphors aren't I.

I Remember This From Shrek. Apart From That Ive No Idea Who Wrote Or Sang This Originally,but ............ I Will Say This Danny........you Are A Fine Young Guitarist But Its Your Voice That Will Make You A Star.

Fuckin Brilliant Voice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Remember This From Shrek. Apart From That Ive No Idea Who Wrote Or Sang This Originally,but ............ I Will Say This Danny........you Are A Fine Young Guitarist But Its Your Voice That Will Make You A Star.

Fuckin Brilliant Voice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mighty praise indeed from a vocal leg-end like you mate. Thankyou.

The best voice here on GB by far !!!!!!!!!!!!!Mighty praise indeed from a vocal leg-end like you mate. Thankyou.

The best voice here on GB by far !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blimey I wouldn't go that far :lol:. You soppy bugger http://www.rivercityrc.org/forum/images/icon_smiley_Hugs.gif

Blimey I wouldn't go that far :lol:. You soppy bugger http://www.rivercityrc.org/forum/images/icon_smiley_Hugs.gif
LOL !!! Its only my opinion, but ... i wouldnt want to give the impression that im grooming you !!!!!!!!!!! :boobies:

LOL !!! Its only my opinion, but ... i wouldnt want to give the impression that im grooming you !!!!!!!!!!! :boobies:

Aye, we're not a pair of Scottish Dentists (Ben Doon & Phil McAvity) here. Thankyou though mate, really sweet thing to say. Thought I suspect you haven't listened to that RET reference track recently cause the vox there are shambholic :lol:

You think much of this chaps voice Geordie ?. I love this version, it's like Buckleys cept... better (to me). I actually like Rufus Wainwrights version but he's a little sloppily with pronunciation too often.

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Danny....to say that we're not the best of friends would be a major understatement!!!:lol: But, recently I've been listening and watching many covers of this song and it has become one of my favorite songs of all time!!! Sooooo, that being the case I decided to put the past behind and listen to your rendition. And I was pleasantly surprised!!! Exlnt tone to your voice and your vocal control and pitch was superb. Fantastic performance!!! Now I know that you probably won't care at all about my opinion....but, that's ok...I still enjoyed it very much!!!

Btw...here's the best version that I've heard....

YouTube - K.D. Lang sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

Danny boy, i think you need to put you voice up here more often. You have an awesome vocal. Im not that familiar with this song, but your voice fitted really well for the mood you set. Encore!!!

Danny....to say that we're not the best of friends would be a major understatement!!!:lol: But, recently I've been listening and watching many covers of this song and it has become one of my favorite songs of all time!!! Sooooo, that being the case I decided to put the past behind and listen to your rendition. And I was pleasantly surprised!!! Exlnt tone to your voice and your vocal control and pitch was superb. Fantastic performance!!! Now I know that you probably won't care at all about my opinion....but, that's ok...I still enjoyed it very much!!!

Btw...here's the best version that I've heard....

YouTube - K.D. Lang sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE&feature=related)

I fall out with people here and there, but I forget about it within a few days, I honestly wasn't aware that you and I were in some way fueding silently ?. If that was the case then a humble thankyou for breaking said fued to be so kind.

Well Danny, this is just an amazing rendition of this beautiful song!!! I truly thought you more a baritone, based on the few things i have heard from you, but this is absolutely surprising. Your recording technique on this is perfect......as you said, you are getting all the nuances of the dynamics so clear...STELLAR!!! Your vocals are sublime mate!!! And I do believe this to be the best way to convey a song such as this....Excellent work here mate!!!! And definite ***** stars!!!:bowdown: :rock:

for fucks sake!

surprised with geordies latest emotional uploads..now this!!

ive heard a few versions of this..[beautiful song...a few versions out there]
but this is the best vocal performance thats hit my lugs...:bowdown:

underneath that stroppy 20' year old " i aint ywengie!" [stamps feet]
gifted guitar player...there is a serious talented musician!

hope you dont get the hump dan, but i'd love to here you do other stuff bar shred.. vox + guitars

i think you got a lot more than a couple of sweep arps mate.

5 from me anyway

regards.
jim.

for fucks sake!

surprised with geordies latest emotional uploads..now this!!

ive heard a few versions of this..[beautiful song...a few versions out there]
but this is the best vocal performance thats hit my lugs...:bowdown:

Aye, tis a lovely song. I think I prefer singing it to listening to it almost.

underneath that stroppy 20' year old " i aint ywengie!" [stamps feet]
gifted guitar player...there is a serious talented musician!

Outright Cheek coupled with a genuine sentiment, I can dig that :lol: ;)

hope you dont get the hump dan, but i'd love to here you do other stuff bar shred.. vox + guitars

i think you got a lot more than a couple of sweep arps mate.

5 from me anyway

regards.
jim.

You'd be surprised how much tender themed and acoustic stuff I have done and posted up over the years mate. I think the "shred" image stays cause that's when I get pissed at people lazilly labelling me because they don't know any better. And I have a hissy fit over it.

Indeed, I like to think im more than a shredhead and I like it even more when others see that in me too, I barely even consider myself a shredhead really. I like ballads too much, was raised on lashings of the best ones, I like bluesy or older RnB (Ray Charles) stuff too much and I like pop (Beatles, Jacko etc) too much.

Thing is, this is a guitar site just as G101 before it was. And I was part of both sites during a big growing period for me on the instrument. I was building chops to a point where I got happy with my playing so that I could use them the way I wanted and not let them use me, you know ?. Suffice to say I love rippin up some guitar, though it gets increasingly more about the notes and the flurrishes and how they go together, more so than it is about how many notes and how many flourishes are played as quickly as possible.

So don't worry my man, im not gonna waste whatever humble musical talent I have on doing naught but shredding. Frankly im just delighted you have been wise enough to see im not just a little kiddy shreddler hehe!. Thankyou mate.

[Danny appologises for ranting about himself, he fears his ego must look huge right now, but begs the reader to believe he simply wanted to try and explain some stuff to a pal. Now he fears that he looks even more arrogant as he begins to talk about himself in the third fucking person.]

Well Danny, this is just an amazing rendition of this beautiful song!!! I truly thought you more a baritone, based on the few things i have heard from you, but this is absolutely surprising. Your recording technique on this is perfect......as you said, you are getting all the nuances of the dynamics so clear...STELLAR!!! Your vocals are sublime mate!!! And I do believe this to be the best way to convey a song such as this....Excellent work here mate!!!! And definite ***** stars!!!:bowdown: :rock:

Shit I just saw this, more sweet and lovely sentiments. Thanks alot JP, I really appreciate it. Any compliments on vocals are more than welcome but from yet another hyper-talented vocalist (GEORDIE previously in the thread lol) it's just that bit sweeter. Thankyou mate.

That was excellent mate, you sung this beautifully.:bowdown:

Well you've come on in leaps and bounds Danny :) , big change from a couple of years back . A smooth song , new to me as i have never heard anything by this guy before :confused: , so i dunno how accurate you are to the original , but what im hearing is very competent and soulful . It really is great to hear you sing this well Danny , well done all round :)

Well you've come on in leaps and bounds Danny :) , big change from a couple of years back . A smooth song , new to me as i have never heard anything by this guy before :confused: , so i dunno how accurate you are to the original , but what im hearing is very competent and soulful . It really is great to hear you sing this well Danny , well done all round :)


Arty, you gotta listen to some Jeff Buckley. When 'Mojo Pin' came out on his 'Grace' album in 1992, he was being feted as the new Zeppelin all by himself. The guy was a consumate guitarist and an amazing vocalist and Mojo Pin said everything about him. I'll put it up in Fileshare...check it out. Sorry to hijack your thread Danny.

Arty, you gotta listen to some Jeff Buckley. When 'Mojo Pin' came out on his 'Grace' album in 1992, he was being feted as the new Zeppelin all by himself. The guy was a consumate guitarist and an amazing vocalist and Mojo Pin said everything about him. I'll put it up in Fileshare...check it out. Sorry to hijack your thread Danny.

Bastard!. ;)

Very well done. This was just covered by one of the American Idol contestants last week, I believe, so it's still a very relevant song.

very nice work, you have great voice :woot:

GAY!!!!!





LOL!!! No this is sublime and beautiful. You really can sing Danny and there are even hints of a higher register in you - something you had vigorously denied :)

The vocal is beautifully recorded too - this is by far your best cover in terms of performance and clarity of mix. And vox through a guitar amp? Very nice and lovely compression.

I didn't think I would know this version but I remember it from one of the Shrek movies lol. Great cover Danny, you did a splendid job singing this one, I think you should have ripped a fast run on your strat towards the end for the hell of it j/k ;) :thumb:

GAY!!!!!





LOL!!! No this is sublime and beautiful. You really can sing Danny and there are even hints of a higher register in you - something you had vigorously denied :)

The vocal is beautifully recorded too - this is by far your best cover in terms of performance and clarity of mix. And vox through a guitar amp? Very nice and lovely compression.

Mixing this ain't hard mate. Simple backing from the "Jam" function of www.all-guitar-chords.com and then the vox. No mixing required really :lol:. Higher register... maybe when it's in the right zone sure, it's a struggle any other time :lol:.

I didn't think I would know this version but I remember it from one of the Shrek movies lol. Great cover Danny, you did a splendid job singing this one, I think you should have ripped a fast run on your strat towards the end for the hell of it j/k ;) :thumb:

I should have done shouldn't I. A missed opportunity haha.

Thanks gents.

fantastic cover Danny. very nice stuff. wtg

I have never heard this originally or know anything about the song, but I can tell you I can hear the quality job you put into it. Your vocals...excellent! Your mix may be a little off on my speakers..but I am certainly no expert... but this has feel that transends that. You could have sang it through a brick wall and it hits the mark!

Very enjoyable! You sound so confident and relaxed. Very well done Danny!

This song is amazing!..Everytime i hear it i get chills all over..I definately got chills listening to yours Danny.Just sang so beautifully hun:bowdown:

fantastic cover Danny. very nice stuff. wtg

Thanks Scott :)

I have never heard this originally or know anything about the song, but I can tell you I can hear the quality job you put into it. Your vocals...excellent! Your mix may be a little off on my speakers..but I am certainly no expert... but this has feel that transends that. You could have sang it through a brick wall and it hits the mark!

Very enjoyable! You sound so confident and relaxed. Very well done Danny!

Was a test really Serg my man, I did a cool little backer on the all-guitar-chords jam function. It sounds more like MIDI Piano more than anything else haha. But a vocal test was what it was and if they came accross nicely then that's great news.

This song is amazing!..Everytime i hear it i get chills all over..I definately got chills listening to yours Danny.Just sang so beautifully hun:bowdown:

Beautiful song. Thanks alot for being so sweet Mandy :inlove: