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robnobcorncob wrote:Awesome mate that's exciting to hear! I heard the song on Off The Record the other day too, I liked it a lot more than the usual drivel they have on that segment (I actually think it's really good). Great stuff.
Same thing I was thinking. Just heard the track on The Low-IQ Panelbeaters Favourite Station Play Some Metallica FM (sometimes known as The Rock), and I really liked it. Certainly a cut above the usual tripe that gets on that segment of the show. 8)
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I've added two more songs to Black River Drive's myspace:
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One is a demo currently but we are considering doing the "proper" recording of it as the next single. It's called 15 minutes and it's a favourite of mine. The other is Here Beside You with a new vocal track, and now mastered as well.

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Wow, you guys sound great Sam, awesome work!! :mrgreen:
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That song of yours 'Here Beside You" sounds very much like the Goo Goo Dolls/Collective soul,great song & good luck bud.

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sambrowne wrote:
Gelato wrote:
robnobcorncob wrote:Awesome mate that's exciting to hear! I heard the song on Off The Record the other day too, I liked it a lot more than the usual drivel they have on that segment (I actually think it's really good). Great stuff.
Same thing I was thinking. Just heard the track on The Low-IQ Panelbeaters Favourite Station Play Some Metallica FM (sometimes known as The Rock), and I really liked it. Certainly a cut above the usual tripe that gets on that segment of the show. 8)
Thanks guys.

I've added two more songs to Black River Drive's myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/blackriverdrivenz

One is a demo currently but we are considering doing the "proper" recording of it as the next single. It's called 15 minutes and it's a favourite of mine. The other is Here Beside You with a new vocal track, and now mastered as well.
I thought that meant it was a 15 minute long demo, so I didn't listen to it. :oops:
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jeremyb wrote:Wow, you guys sound great Sam, awesome work!! :mrgreen:
Thanks mate.

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philbit wrote:That song of yours 'Here Beside You" sounds very much like the Goo Goo Dolls/Collective soul,great song & good luck bud.
Cool, thanks bro.

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hamo wrote:
I thought that meant it was a 15 minute long demo, so I didn't listen to it. :oops:
Haha no....though that is perhaps reason enough to consider changing the name of the song...

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hamo wrote:
I thought that meant it was a 15 minute long demo, so I didn't listen to it. :oops:
Haha no....though that is perhaps reason enough to consider changing the name of the song...
the song formerly known as 15 minutes is now "15 minutes (not really)"
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Perhaps I should call it "3 and a half minute pop rock song" to avoid confusion.

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sambrowne wrote:Perhaps I should call it "3 and a half minute pop rock song" to avoid confusion.
That's a cool title. I'm sure there's a term for that.
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hamo wrote:
sambrowne wrote:Perhaps I should call it "3 and a half minute pop rock song" to avoid confusion.
That's a cool title. I'm sure there's a term for that.
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I should add that I think the 16th note rhythm figure played underneath the chorus is bloody brilliant. Oh and that bit where you open up a little bit with the vocals on the last chorus... reminds me heaps of Aaron from Weta.

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robnobcorncob wrote:I should add that I think the 16th note rhythm figure played underneath the chorus is bloody brilliant. Oh and that bit where you open up a little bit with the vocals on the last chorus... reminds me heaps of Aaron from Weta.
Wow high praise indeed, without a doubt my favourite NZ rock band of all time.

That sound you're talking about (16ths) was done with a gate but that's what I bought BG's cusack tap a whirl for - a tap tempo trem to play the chords in the chorus. We used it again (to a lesser extent) in Here Beside You. I'm hoping to use it quite a bit as it gives the part this amazing momentum in a way that isn't generally the way trems are used.

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sambrowne wrote:
robnobcorncob wrote:I should add that I think the 16th note rhythm figure played underneath the chorus is bloody brilliant. Oh and that bit where you open up a little bit with the vocals on the last chorus... reminds me heaps of Aaron from Weta.
Wow high praise indeed, without a doubt my favourite NZ rock band of all time.

That sound you're talking about (16ths) was done with a gate but that's what I bought BG's cusack tap a whirl for - a tap tempo trem to play the chords in the chorus. We used it again (to a lesser extent) in Here Beside You. I'm hoping to use it quite a bit as it gives the part this amazing momentum in a way that isn't generally the way trems are used.
Yeah I noticed it under the other song aswell, very cool effect ! remember to use it sparingly 8)

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It was on the Radio again this morning
Prime Time
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and that beacon of popular taste Roger Farrelly(?) gave it the thumbs up.
I'm taking back everything bad I said about the Rock FM if they are going to put Indie NZ music on at 9 in the morning.

good stuff Sam.

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