by steban » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:01 am
OK, listening to both, they are both pretty darn great. The song itself is lighthearted and self-centered, very British in the actual lyrics, not trying to be more than funny, no buy me a diamond ring or condo material girl stuff going on, it is better for that.
The bass is excellent, muchos kudos to el Greggo. The second version, lowering the bass volume a tad, elevated the vocals and drums relatively in my ears, and I think that mix is a little better.
It is such a very jazzy song, maybe pop jazz, certainly easy listening material. I like it a lot, even though it may not be my favorite K song, it is in my top half, maybe 25%.
No doubt it went from an a capella masterpiece to a more full fledged pop production.
I think a version with instruments instead of the vocal harmonies would be good as well, but I am always most impressed with your voice as instrument. So creative and musical.
The drums were good. I don't think they shattered the drummer world, but the timing was spot on, felt quite sensitive to the action, too.
All in all, this one handled the upgrade extremely well in my opinion, and now it is hard to imagine it without the bass!