Could we make our own Queen cover?

I saw Bob / The Real Wizard volunteer to do the guitar track if no one else came forward, but I wasn't aware that anyone was in the process of recording one. Did I miss something, or are you referring to Wizard's post?

Instrumentally I can have a go at acoustic guitar and maybe a tambourine or something. I can sing, but I’ll not be much use at this song in this key - my full voice doesn’t go all that high.

How are backing vocals being handled? I can’t see anyone else having posted any so far, but don’t want to step on toes if some are planning on doing them.

I figure it’s impractical to try and break down the vocal arrangement, distribute parts, and then somehow try and make them blend sonically. It’s probably better (and more interesting) if we go section by section, that way different sections will showcase different interpretations. Thoughts on this?

I’ll have a go at some backing vocals tomorrow in any case.

tomchristie22 wrote:

Instrumentally I can have a go at acoustic guitar and maybe a tambourine or something. I can sing, but I’ll not be much use at this song in this key - my full voice doesn’t go all that high.

How are backing vocals being handled? I can’t see anyone else having posted any so far, but don’t want to step on toes if some are planning on doing them.

I figure it’s impractical to try and break down the vocal arrangement, distribute parts, and then somehow try and make them blend sonically. It’s probably better (and more interesting) if we go section by section, that way different sections will showcase different interpretations. Thoughts on this?

I’ll have a go at some backing vocals tomorrow in any case.

Dane wrote:

I've recorded some main and backing vocals. All mixed down into one demo file.


https://spaces.hightail.com/space/arR3EK47Rf


Maybe we need some kind of 'producer' to figure out what parts the song actually needs so we can provide files for those separate parts. Especially for backing vocal harmonies and guitar parts.

I don't think he ended up sharing the files though.

Just chuck it all in the pot. It'll be fiiiiiiiine.

Lots happening here! Great!
Had some time today to create the stems. Here are some links (both to the same Zip file)

https://mega.nz/#!jioSwa4K!ceIkscXZdf4vaJowdIyUp_9TWw-L7SRjitt34fs6Z8M

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/c008aef8f60a97fa0097f176eb390f9a20181101214659/e9f8fe86015d005eae5369470d813e6920181101214659/9ba417

Mixers enjoy mixing!

Here's my stuff, incl:

- Tambourine
- Acoustic guitar
- Backing vocals (mono and stereo mixdowns, can upload individual parts if necessary)

https://mega.nz/#F!lpZDRIhA!OsOVkq3FiWD4faofACW6xw

Vocals seem to be pretty well covered so I'm happy for those to be taken or left.

Note that I've done these in standard tuning, whereas I noticed the recorded version is about 20 cents below, so these might need to be transposed down slightly.

Can someone reshare the Bass track? The file is no longer available

Dane wrote:

Can someone reshare the Bass track? The file is no longer available

I don't have it handy right now, but I'll put it back up again later.

Have been playing around with mixing the tracks and they sound pretty awesome.

Only Guitars and Drums remaining!

Sorry for the delay! Here's the bass guitar again. https://transfernow.net/1276d6d13m49 This topic was a really nice idea, Golden Salmon. A round of applause to you!

Great work guys!
Please, drummers and guitarists, step up! :)

Here's a quick and dirty mix of what we have up to now.

Thanks Dane! That's starting to sound pretty good!

That's super cool guys! I can't believe this is actually working out :-D Someone get Bob on guitar already!

I'd love to contribute with backing vocals, but maybe closer to completion. I'm no singer!

Yeah this is great