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Posted on 4/7/19 at 4:33 pm
Posted by joshwj93
Member since Feb 2019
627 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 4:33 pm
Feedback on this song I just wrote would be great. Feels like a bluegrass song to me. Obviously this is a rough recording and I know I can't sing lol
Old Dead Trees

EDIT: Added this one

Singer Or Saint
This post was edited on 4/13/19 at 3:04 pm
Posted by rilesrick
Member since Mar 2015
6704 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 4:49 pm to
Chords are nice . Lyrics are suspect . Vocals a little more suspect. But I admire your effort and again the chords are very nice
This post was edited on 4/7/19 at 4:50 pm
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
34603 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 4:52 pm to
That doesn't suck. Your picking fits the song.
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2677 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:22 pm to
Not bad at all. Like the picking, agree that it does feel like a bluegrass song.
Posted by joshwj93
Member since Feb 2019
627 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:25 pm to
quote:

 Vocals a little more suspect

I think the only thing that could help that is going to the crossroads lol
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 7:24 pm to
quote:

I think the only thing that could help that is going to the crossroads lol



Those crossroads are legit.

I mean..I even got successful.
Posted by joshwj93
Member since Feb 2019
627 posts
Posted on 4/7/19 at 8:41 pm to
Hey whatever works lol
Posted by SwatMitchell
Austin, TX
Member since Jan 2005
2312 posts
Posted on 4/8/19 at 10:51 am to
Way to put yourself out there. Very good picking - upvote!
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
27812 posts
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:19 am to
really like the chord progression. Maybe slow it down a little bit and record it again? Might be easier to sing it, just a little slower.

Maybe try it in a couple different keys? Might find 1 that's easier for you to sing it in.
might try tuning down 1/2 step too, that helps sometimes.
This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 12:50 pm
Posted by AU_251
Your dads room
Member since Feb 2013
11559 posts
Posted on 4/8/19 at 11:20 am to
In the spirit of this thread, check out my song if you want

YouTube

I like your chords and picking.
Posted by SUB
Member since Jan 2001
Member since Jan 2009
20757 posts
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:14 pm to
Good song. I think your voice fits the song, but need to work on hitting some of those notes.

Nice work though -
Posted by gleasongras
Member since Feb 2019
182 posts
Posted on 4/8/19 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

In the spirit of this thread, check out my song if you want


Love the continuous "that baw can sing" in the background. Homeboy was a big fan.

Nice work all
Posted by AU_251
Your dads room
Member since Feb 2013
11559 posts
Posted on 4/9/19 at 7:59 am to
quote:

Love the continuous "that baw can sing" in the background. Homeboy was a big fan.



lol he's a distant buddy of mine. Good dude.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
34603 posts
Posted on 4/9/19 at 5:46 pm to
quote:

check out my song


Solid work.
Posted by sodcutterjones
Member since May 2018
1242 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 7:07 am to
Slow it down/ tighten it up. Sounds like a song that could be used on oh brother where art thou soundtrack (that’s a compliment).
Posted by madmaxvol
Infinity + 1 Posts
Member since Oct 2011
19126 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 8:21 am to
Old dead trees
And old steel strings
Old sad songs, cut like a knife
Old dead trees
And old steel strings
Wont you tell me, about my life


This is a great chorus for the traveling balladeer...but it doesn't seem to match with the rest of the song.


Posted by joshwj93
Member since Feb 2019
627 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 9:38 am to
quote:

This is a great chorus for the traveling balladeer...but it doesn't seem to match with the rest of the song. 

Dead trees means wood and strings and wood mean guitars. Its talking about songs that reflect his life. So Lonesome I Could Cry and He Stopped Loving Her Today are in the first verse, the second verse refers to Copperhead Road and Mama Tried, and the the third verse is just a general reference to all the different jail songs.
Basically this guy screwed up his life and is sitting in jail reflecting on how these songs tell his life's story.
This post was edited on 4/10/19 at 9:39 am
Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7507 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 9:47 am to
I like it.

It'd be a good one for the Soggy Bottom Boys to record.
Posted by BigOrangeBri
Nashville- 4th & 19
Member since Jul 2012
12265 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 12:45 pm to
I like the premise. Just need to work on the vocals.

Here's one I recorded in my kitchen on my iPad. Hope y'all like it. I posted it before in another music board thread. Lots of music boarder music there, I'll link it.

Every Now and Then

Music Board- Do you write your own music
This post was edited on 4/10/19 at 12:46 pm
Posted by joshwj93
Member since Feb 2019
627 posts
Posted on 4/10/19 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

I like the premise. Just need to work on the vocals

Thanks, I like your song too. Yeah lol I've wrote a ton of songs but I'm kind of lacking in the voice and skill department so they just sit around.
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