DogsoverLava Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 At The Stairway Project we have completed another N4N Zeppelin cover - this time it's Ten Years Gone. The cover was recorded over a period of 18 months and we recently completed it after finding a really good volunteer vocalist who could bring out that Plant vocal vibe..... here it is. This was all done in a home studio. Hope you all enjoy. For more information about the cover or The Stairway Project you can visit the site here: http://www.thestairwayproject.com/the-stairway-project-presents-ten-years-gone/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Everyone is on fire here and damn I love that voice. GREAT job. Really dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogsoverLava Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 10 hours ago, pageluvva said: Everyone is on fire here and damn I love that voice. GREAT job. Really dig it. Thanks man. We got really lucky with the vocals (last thing that was done). Clay has a really syrupy quality to his voice here just like Plant does... You gotta be fearless to tackle Robert's vocalizations because they are always pretty raw and very naked.... It's why I'm not singing this one - I just don't have that ability to let it hang out there like that. We really appreciate the support. Our next project is in discussion right now -- I'm leaning towards Down by The Seaside - others (including my wife) keep pushing for Kashmir.... I just like the challenge of "Seaside" because of that fantastic electric piano part. No quarter is another favorite of mine as well (also a great Electric Piano part)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/24/2019 at 5:36 PM, DogsoverLava said: Thanks man. We got really lucky with the vocals (last thing that was done). Clay has a really syrupy quality to his voice here just like Plant does... You gotta be fearless to tackle Robert's vocalizations because they are always pretty raw and very naked.... It's why I'm not singing this one - I just don't have that ability to let it hang out there like that. We really appreciate the support. Our next project is in discussion right now -- I'm leaning towards Down by The Seaside - others (including my wife) keep pushing for Kashmir.... I just like the challenge of "Seaside" because of that fantastic electric piano part. No quarter is another favorite of mine as well (also a great Electric Piano part)..... If I have a vote I'd say Down By The Seaside. It is such a beautiful and unique Zep tune and rarely covered. I'd love to hear what you could do with it. Keep us up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogsoverLava Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 3:53 AM, pageluvva said: If I have a vote I'd say Down By The Seaside. It is such a beautiful and unique Zep tune and rarely covered. I'd love to hear what you could do with it. Keep us up to date. Cool -- We decided to do both Seaside and Kashmir -- two at the same time.... Hoping these won't take 18 months! The general process is basically to live with the song(s) - endless plays on repeat for weeks and weeks while studying drums scores, transcriptions, tutorials... any available resources that are out there and audit the track - literally note for note trying to find out what people get right and wrong... slow things down - isolate certain instruments using selective EQ settings etc... And we start recording scratch tracks, basically building the arrangement and the mix (while learning all the parts) as we go..... dialing in the sounds, working out all the mix and production trickery.... We may recording 50 or even 100 takes of any particular part as the project evolves and we get closer to figuring it out.... and when we're done we have a complete working arrangement of the song and mix that we sometimes will abandon (but use as a template) to re-record an entirely new version of the song yet again - sometimes with dozens of new takes per track.... Seaside is going to be really cool - there are not a lot of N4N covers out there - and nobody tries to N4N the piano when they play it..... (lots of the Seaside covers are "blocked" on YouTube.) Getting the Fx right will be tough... that's the biggest challenge I think. Totally excited to pull that off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/8/2019 at 11:52 PM, DogsoverLava said: Cool -- We decided to do both Seaside and Kashmir -- two at the same time.... Hoping these won't take 18 months! The general process is basically to live with the song(s) - endless plays on repeat for weeks and weeks while studying drums scores, transcriptions, tutorials... any available resources that are out there and audit the track - literally note for note trying to find out what people get right and wrong... slow things down - isolate certain instruments using selective EQ settings etc... And we start recording scratch tracks, basically building the arrangement and the mix (while learning all the parts) as we go..... dialing in the sounds, working out all the mix and production trickery.... We may recording 50 or even 100 takes of any particular part as the project evolves and we get closer to figuring it out.... and when we're done we have a complete working arrangement of the song and mix that we sometimes will abandon (but use as a template) to re-record an entirely new version of the song yet again - sometimes with dozens of new takes per track.... Seaside is going to be really cool - there are not a lot of N4N covers out there - and nobody tries to N4N the piano when they play it..... (lots of the Seaside covers are "blocked" on YouTube.) Getting the Fx right will be tough... that's the biggest challenge I think. Totally excited to pull that off.... Love your passion and dedication Lava. Please keep us up to date when these songs are ready. Look forward to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jam Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 This awesome!!! Great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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