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Phew..! I was worrying slightly; glad we can still be chums. I'll get back to you on the 'classical' side; I'd really like to have a second opinion on some of the rubbish compositions I come up with. One day, maybe soon...

There, at least, I understand the sub-title (Pulling Teeth...). Quite apt, well done. (... and we play 'Hysteria' with the bass plugged straight into the amp; it sounds just fine. Just sayin'. ...).

Good evening, Dave, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Good luck with the hunt.

OK, but it's offered in honest and sincere spirit, taking nothing from your splendid offer of 'first three to reply'. Best be seated, though. ... OK, you're seated..? ... OK. Consensus in our household. The original track has many of the hallmarks of a garage-punk 'live take', with the energy that this implies. The vocals are far from operatic standards, but affirm the story line with confidence, and stand proud. The bass is pounding away, slightly 'in your face', and the guitars holding their own in the 'heft' stakes. The remix has taken away much of the urgency, with the vocals, whatever their 'musical' qualities, retreated to a 'safe spot'. The bass, too, has taken a back seat in the mix, where it was a stalwart pillar in the original. The guitars are brighter (and the solo does stand out more, as it should...), but the whole is now rather compressed into what I would call a 'plastic tube' effect. Not much to say about the drums; they retain their drive in both versions. Overall, there was no match nor recount: a clear win for the original, as being much more true to the genre. The remix suffers from cleanliness, and would probably pass much better as 'lift music' than the original; that, in this context, is not really a compliment. I should state that we listened to these, a few times each, through my decent M-Audio monitors (not cubic metre JBL's, but decent enough...), and at higher volume than I normally set for Soundcloud, which has a default volume a bit high for ordinary listening. I left the volume as that default, for both tracks (the remix is slightly lower level, but not by much...). I should also disclose that, for my part, I'm on the wrong side of seventy, and haven't the audio clarity of my youth. Our two sons (musicians, both...) do have, however, all their auditive faculties intact. There. I'm sorry that we couldn't be more positive in our appreciation of your efforts; I would allow that this type of music needs a certain 'touch' to keep it alive (less is more..?), and that it may not be your field of speciality. I'd repeat that your offer of a remix was, and still is, a wonderful gift, so kudos for going through with this whole deal. I'm really hoping that we can be more generous if we get to compare the others. Please accept my personal apologies if this offends in any way; it really is in Good Faith that I post this. Others are very likely to be of the completely opposite view, and it's us that are 'off the page'. Douglas

OK, you win ...

By weight or by height..?

Ooo..! Any chance of sharing to Soundcloud so that we may compare the two..?

Good evening, David, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Warning : the above ^^ 'advice' is not necessarily cautioned by the medical profession. Treat with much circumspection, if at all. (Although I suppose honey is mostly OK ...)

This 🔻 is the Ultimate Bass Method for beginners, at an unbeatable price. Spiral-bound, so lays flat, and three (yes, three..!) methods in one, to take any player to the level they want to achieve. Highly recommended. Go on; spoil yourself. You know it makes sense... Amazon.co.uk : Hal Leonards Bass Method...

Indeed, as of a few seconds beforehand, thanks to the superb work of my oculist and fine display screen. Beyond that, no.

Good evening, Mark , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Tips..? How about my usual words of encouragement..? ... 'It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get very slightly easier.'

Pity the poor drummer..!

Badly.

As I did, or I'd never have known I'd not heard of her..!

Never heard her, or of her. I rather think Janis Joplin would have sneered at the notion, and I'm pretty certain Grace Slick never used pitch correction. Joni Mitchell neither; there are some very 'interesting' high-note reaches on a few tracks. It's all up to the artist and the producers, really, and the final decision is whether anyone will buy the stuff produced. The rest is all just talk and bluster.

No; up to five notes at a time (five-note chords...) can be programmed into just one (any one...) of the pedals. A different chord can be stored in another pedal. One press and the whole pre-programmed chord of that pedal is sounded. No octopi are hurt in doing this.

There's different 'levels' of singer (and other musicians...), depending on genre. A rap artist would get short shrift at an operatic audition, and vice versa. There's not a lot of DB players here that work in symphonic orchestras, but do well as blue-grass players. What is suitable, or even required, of a pop artist is not the same as a jazz artist, or folk. It's not much cop to compare, still less judge, their respective merits and foibles.

I'm more interested in watching how they each react to the rhythm. All sorts of foot-tapping. The 'bone man has his own notion..!

Nah, they wouldn't leave a bottle of drink on a cab. ...

In order : Bad, Worse, Awful. Over to you, @Leonard Smalls Edit : Overdrive = 'Too Loud', Distortion = 'Amp/cab needs repair', Fuzz = 'Swarm of Killer Bees Nearby'.

Indeed (I was raised on 'Sparky' and 'Listen with Mother'...); it's the modern 'stuff' I don't get on with, with or without modern, vintage or no Fx.

... or was it the other way around..? ...

A very high percentage of whatever I record is virtual instruments, which are, by definition, artificial. Any and all treatment only adds to the artifice; there is no 'original'. It's fastidious to correct any blunders, and I don't always go to any lengths in that respect; in fact, much pleasure can be had in discovering 'blunders' that are better than the original intention..! Any treatment that improves things is Good, as far as I'm concerned. I detest hearing modern stuff with ring-modulator, Vocoder auto-tune Fx, but, then again, I detest much modern stuff without those Fx, so...