simply amazing. woweeeee, you are good sir.
Reviews for "Pick Me Up Baby (Cover)"
Great cover, has an even more funky vibe to it now; super groovy ;D
The main issue with this cover is that structure-wise, it is largely a carbon copy of the original with replaced instruments. Hence the only new elements of this version is the rock band instrumentation. That part is done very well though - it has a nice, fat and wide mix of tight guitars, good vocals and a drum beat that somewhat keeps the spirit of the original.
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Right after SineRider's dreamy submission, moving straight on to reviewing this is one hell of a contrast haha. Great work with it though!
It's hard to take a song seriously when it has lyrics like that but if I had to speak truthfully this was actually very well-made! First off; lovely singing. A bit weak in some parts in the intro, but that's nothing a second take won't fix. Parts like 0:44 are where we can really hear your voice shine; you've got an excellent recording voice and a great range. Brilliant vocal harmonies too; the original had none of those and I'm so glad that you added them. They work really well for parts like 0:08 and the "pick me up baby" iterations at the end. Really cool guitar-playing as well! Great idea turning the last part into a kickass guitar solo.
However, what's instantly apparent is that this isn't all that different from the original; you say yourself it was recreated note by note, and while this is an impressive feat, basically what you've done is make a 'standardised' pop version of the original, making it considerably more unininteresting/typical than the original is. I won't deny it sounds great in this genre. I also won't deny that you executed some things here even better than the original did, like the singing, the ending and the transition at 0:44. That said, the structure is practically identical and I can't credit you for that many new ideas. That, and I'm not a big fan of your mix, mainly percussion-wise. I'm not such a fan of the original's percussion and I think yours is better, even if it's just the same beat with different samples, but I would've liked some beefier and somewhat more varied percussion.
It's a real shame you didn't venture much into new stuff from the original, because you most certainly have the talent to do so!
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SCORE: 7.5/10
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The Good:
-I like the opening a lot, yeah. There's some nice guitar and the drums are nice and clean.
-Sweet harmonies panned to the left for the bass. Me gusta.
-The vocals sound pretty nice aside from one issue I'll get to later.
The Not-So-Good:
-There's some distortion in my right ear which seems to be coming from the vocals - whether it's in the recording or the mixing I'm not sure.
-The little break at 0:44 doesn't sound as good as it could, it seems somewhat empty.
-The guitar solo after the break at 0:44 is a bit obnoxious-sounding, though that's more of a pet peeve.
-In the overall mixing it seems very close to the breaking point, which isn't the best considering how much panning there is.
-After the break, the chord guitar I loved at the beginning is almost totally overpowered by the soloing.
-It seems like you only replaced instruments and added a bit of harmony when compared to the original. It would have been better if you tried putting a bit of your own originality into this.
Overall: Score of 7/10. Biggest problems were the guitar solo causing issues in the second half, mixing problems with the recording, and very little change in the song other than different instruments.