Need feedback ASAP for my Nirvana covers - practice for my live perfomance

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
in Musicians and Gearheads
Hi all,
I am playing at a Nirvana tribute open mic night tomorrow and need some feedback, how do I sound?
I am going to play Come As You Are, Drain You, School and if time permits Floyd The Barber.
Here are recordings I did of my rehearsal on Sunday.
Honest constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.







Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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  • ehbacon
    ehbacon Posts: 1,972
    I'm being 100% honest here because I think that's what you want.

    Come as you are:
    Your guitar is out of tune, your singing is pitchy and off beat, and you just couldn't keep the beat very well.

    Drain you:
    singing is off key, tone is weak for this song. I would try increasing treble to make the distortion tone sharper.

    The rest is pretty much the same. Need to get a better tone, and if you have to sing in key if you are gonna sing at all. do you have a drummer? Because the songs are a bit dull with just the guitar and the vocals, maybe doing acoustic renditions?
    Listen to some of my music here (if you want to): [url="My soundcloud"]
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    ehbacon said:

    I'm being 100% honest here because I think that's what you want.

    Come as you are:
    Your guitar is out of tune, your singing is pitchy and off beat, and you just couldn't keep the beat very well.

    Drain you:
    singing is off key, tone is weak for this song. I would try increasing treble to make the distortion tone sharper.

    The rest is pretty much the same. Need to get a better tone, and if you have to sing in key if you are gonna sing at all. do you have a drummer? Because the songs are a bit dull with just the guitar and the vocals, maybe doing acoustic renditions?

    Thank you for your honest feedback.
    Yeah I didn't tune my guitar before playing, I know I should've. Was rushed.
    I know it wasn't the best singing, ah well, aiming to have fun more than perfection.
    Nah it is not for a band, for solo performances. I am playing guitar and singing.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • ehbacon
    ehbacon Posts: 1,972
    Thoughts_Arrive said:


    Thank you for your honest feedback.
    Yeah I didn't tune my guitar before playing, I know I should've. Was rushed.
    I know it wasn't the best singing, ah well, aiming to have fun more than perfection.
    Nah it is not for a band, for solo performances. I am playing guitar and singing.

    Definitely have fun, don't give a shit and just have fun. I would consider doing either a quieter song, or a quieter version of a song. It's a lot harder to pull off that hardness that Nirvana has without any drums or bass, so a soft song would sound pretty cool solo.
    Listen to some of my music here (if you want to): [url="My soundcloud"]
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited February 2016
    ehbacon said:

    Thoughts_Arrive said:


    Thank you for your honest feedback.
    Yeah I didn't tune my guitar before playing, I know I should've. Was rushed.
    I know it wasn't the best singing, ah well, aiming to have fun more than perfection.
    Nah it is not for a band, for solo performances. I am playing guitar and singing.

    Definitely have fun, don't give a shit and just have fun. I would consider doing either a quieter song, or a quieter version of a song. It's a lot harder to pull off that hardness that Nirvana has without any drums or bass, so a soft song would sound pretty cool solo.
    Yeah it is so hard to sing like Kurt. I am not the best singer, I haven't had many lessons but I love Nirvana so much I don't want to not perform. Want to have a blast.
    Post edited by Thoughts_Arrive on
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited February 2016
    Btw, did you mean my guitar tone or voice tone is weak?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • ehbacon
    ehbacon Posts: 1,972
    guitar tone
    Listen to some of my music here (if you want to): [url="My soundcloud"]
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I did well last night, got a lot of praise :D
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    :clap: good for you!

    is there a video?
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    rollings said:

    :clap: good for you!

    is there a video?

    Sadly not. I was hoping someone would film or that my friend would come to film.
    My only regret about last night.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • evsgjamm
    evsgjamm Posts: 2,108
    NO REGRETS!!!!!!!

    ;)
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    evsgjamm said:

    NO REGRETS!!!!!!!

    ;)

    haha I still wish I had it for memories sake.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    evsgjamm said:

    NO REGRETS!!!!!!!

    ;)

    haha I still wish I had it for memories sake.
    Do it again and bring someone to record it!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Did you charge for your performance?
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Did you charge for your performance?

    No it was at open mic which is free.
    Why do you ask?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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