Guys I put some of the stuff I've recorded on my 8 track on bebo and two of them are Prince covers. One is purple rain and the other is WHen you were mine. Please check them out and let me know what you think guys!

Thanks!

http://www.bebo.com/ritchiemusic101inc
[Edited 4/3/08 2:23am]

Great! I loved both your covers! Awesome guitar! I was getting goosebumps listening to your solo on Purple Rain. Great!

Listening to the other tracks also. Great stuff!

awesome stuff. Purple rain was great but my favorite so far is "One of Us."

Good work, but (oh you KNEW there was going to be a but, didn't you?) what is the point of publishing direct lifts of a song? Why not make it your own somehow? On Purple Rain, you were doing some interesting stuff with the intro solo, but you're trying to get the same sound, same production and same arrangement as the original. But you're talented, (to be fair, kudos on getting so close to the original sound) - I bet you could make those songs your own, delivering them in an interesting way, don't you think?

I've done tons of Prince covers, and I don't think I've ever done a literal cover -- only because, the original is like the blueprint, from which you could really grow something incredible.

But maybe that's just me. I LOVE covers of songs - I love hearing what somebody else's take on that song is... how are you hearing it, how are you going to make it stand apart from the original?

Take these for example:
Life Can Be So Nice (this one is probably the closest to the original)


I Would Die For You - this is the original demo


I did those two a few years ago. I'm just saying - you are very talented - why spend so much energy trying to be just like the original?

blackielawlessrules said:

Really, nice work all the way around...thumbs up on those...
I've listened to the first 3 and the last one so far.

could never take the place of your man is fab!!!


I love it, youve got those screeches off to a tee! and ur backing singer is good too.

do you read the sheet music or just listen close and replecate it?

im interested in how you do that.

Got any of your own material we can hear?

Hi guys! Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

At present it is me doing everything on the recording. The drums are made using a built in drum machine on the 8 track. There is no backing singer, that's me too, but I will be getting a very talented local singer to do those sometime in the future.

As for taking the cover and making it my own, I understand what you are saying and it is right what you are saying. I should make it my own way. But I just love that so much that I recorded it that way and was happy with it that way.

And as or the question regarding sheet music, I dont use sheet music and I never had. I play everything by ear and strangley, I doubt I'd even be able to tell what chords I'm playing. I can play ok but I know no theory lolol!

I'll denitly never be no guitar teacher.

blackielawlessrules said:

thats real talent so ur like Prince can u turn ur hand to any instrument?

I had an uncle like that he could literally play anything u put in his hands he just felt the music didnt sight read or anything!!

blackielawlessrules said:

You play really well.

I can play guitars, bass, drums, keyboards and sing. I have no experience with horn instruments or anything but with music you are always learning, even Prince! You never stop learning music even if your the best. So hopefully, good things are to come. Freeloader, I'll be there and Lady luck are all origonals however that was with my old band so I am only doing the vocals.

I will let you know when I put my origonals online. I am working on them at the minute.

And I listened to your songs beauhall. They are great, I love your take on I would die for you.