https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:33:10 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380286 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:10:54 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380286 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380282 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:17:04 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group Hobson https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380282 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380249 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:41:03 +0000 Is that part of a software package? Yes and no. I used a software package, but tried to "create" a new sound

Steps taken:
Use Sonar X2
Open the vst synth TS-1
Set a midi channel for the "scream"
Set up another midi channel for the "applause"
Record some random "chords" to trigger the sounds
Go into the piano roll view and off set the triggered notes
Add an echo/delay audio effect to the midi channel..........and presto!

..........seagulls by the seashore (meant to be screaming teen age fans from the '60s) :lol:]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380249 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380248 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:16:36 +0000
And you're a braver soul than I, tweaking all those effects! Is that part of a software package?

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380248 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380247 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:59:16 +0000
"The British invasion; the Brits are at the door"

I tried to add applause to the screaming but it sounds more like the beach waves for the seagulls.....oh well, live and learn.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380247 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380243 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:50:46 +0000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njdvZR5R8qg
Maybe changing the third verse entirely might not seem so forced (even though this idea is also a forced rhyme!): How about depending more on repetition to simplify?

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion of 1964

or

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion 1964
The British invasion of 1964

or some of these alternatives.........

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion; the Brits are at the door
The British invasion of 1964

or

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion; like 100 years before
The British invasion of 1964

or

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion; they’re screaming for more
The British invasion of 1964

or

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion; hear them screaming for more
The British invasion of 1964

.....or no rhyme.....

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British invasion; abandon all hope
The British invasion of 1964]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380243 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380242 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:09:58 +0000
Definitely like the re-write better than the original. Have to say, though, the effect that's supposed to be (I think?) kids screaming at a concert sounded in my headphones like a cross between seagulls and the surf, making me wonder if maybe it was 1963 (release of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds") instead of '64.

It seems this is my week for picking on choruses! I think the "war" rhyme in the chorus is just that, a rhyme. Maybe changing the third verse entirely might not seem so forced (even though this idea is also a forced rhyme!):

The British invasion 1964
The British invasion on America’s shores
The British are coming! They're here at the door!
The British invasion of 1964

Or something like that. As always, just my two cents.

And, again as always, looking forward to more. Happy New Year!

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380242 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380228 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:16:47 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380228 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380221 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:37:57 +0000 it really doesn't grab me. I can't quite put my finger on why that is. I'll see if I can tweak it some more. I think what might be missing is some up close and personal or specific sensory details.

Thanks for the listen and feedback. :D

James]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380221 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380217 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:09:54 +0000
You have captured the music of 1964, but it really doesn't grab me. I can't quite put my finger on why that is. Good start, though.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Hobson https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg11-week9-the-british-invasion-of-1964/#post-380217