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Take the Originals Challenge!

mellowinman

mellowinman

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Oct 19, 2011
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#1
It's simple. Post your very original song, that you believe is not derivative of any other act.

THIS IS NOT A TROLL THREAD.

You may critique peoples' originals based on what you think it sounds like. This is not a thread for bashing.

It is simply an informational thread. Sometimes you create something you believe is unique, only to discover that it is very similar to something else.

Sometimes, you really do create something unique!
 
#4
What's the problem with being "similar to something else?"
We're all working with the same set of notes and a great many other similarities.
We humans are also great "similarity-finding" machines (also great "difference-finding" machines). I guarantee that I could post any piece of music and someone here could find similarities to other existing work, or differences.

But for fun, here's "Lucky". Which is definitely similar to and different from some other things.
 
#9
6jase5 said:
Ok, here are two that I made up. Not even remotely similar to one another. One is to be used in an independent film to be released next year.

https://soundcloud.com/6jase5/to-the-middle
https://soundcloud.com/6jase5/carousel
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Both are cool! The thing that immediately came to mind on both tracks, believe it or not, was some early King's X influence. Was also reminded of some mid-90's, melodic stuff from Dog's of Peace and PFR - both produced by Jimmy Lee Sloas, Nashville A-list session guy who also recorded bass on The System Has Failed with Megadeath.
 
#12
agent77 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YDoJ6hA6Y

I like to think I created a new sub-genre that will be known as sci-fi punk.
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Punk, and nothing wrong with that. Ok, I'll be "that guy"....move around a little to match the emotion of the song and I think it would be that much better. A little Matt Freeman would match the vibe....IMHO. Keep rocking.
 
#13
I'm having issues with my browser, so I couldn't listen to anybody's Soundclouds. I did listen to those of you who have videos. The only songs I've heard so far sound like jazz to me, and some are instrumentals. I am not qualified to say if these songs sound like anyone, because I am too ignorant within the genre. I hope others will listen.

I have not heard much within the ROCK genre, though. Is anyone on this forum creating original rock songs, and willing to post them on this thread?

The Originals vs Covers thread is still raging on, and I think this thread could be very helpful.
 
#14
You didn't qualify that you were looking for rock. So here's a few from a now defunct rock band I was in a few years ago. We were going places, then it was suddenly all over. Good little run, though. And I have no idea how "unique" it was. There were a LOT of different influences we were drawing from, but never any intent to sound like anyone else. So who knows?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BKByC09jA0 (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkvCGQi04PM (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHY2hc9eh2E (live, missing one of our guitarists)
 
#15
lowfreqgeek said:
You didn't qualify that you were looking for rock. So here's a few from a now defunct rock band I was in a few years ago. We were going places, then it was suddenly all over. Good little run, though. And I have no idea how "unique" it was. There were a LOT of different influences we were drawing from, but never any intent to sound like anyone else. So who knows?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BKByC09jA0 (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkvCGQi04PM (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHY2hc9eh2E (live, missing one of our guitarists)
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I didn't qualify, because I was just looking for originals in general, but it is hard for ME to comment on jazz, because I am not that knowledgable. I will listen to these when I get home tonight, or maybe tomorrow.
 
#20
lowfreqgeek said:
You didn't qualify that you were looking for rock. So here's a few from a now defunct rock band I was in a few years ago. We were going places, then it was suddenly all over. Good little run, though. And I have no idea how "unique" it was. There were a LOT of different influences we were drawing from, but never any intent to sound like anyone else. So who knows?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BKByC09jA0 (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkvCGQi04PM (Studio cut)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHY2hc9eh2E (live, missing one of our guitarists)
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These are very good.

The two studio songs do sound like a lot of other bands in this genre; that's not necessarily a bad thing; hell it might be a good thing! I would go see this band.

The live song, however, is more original than the others. The Mariachi thing definitely sets it apart.

I think what I was out to prove in this thread is that there is only so much you can do in rock before it sounds like a lot of what has been done before.

Those two studio songs have a Texas boogie feel, with more of a Humble Pie thing going on vocally. Before anyone accuses me of being unfair, I guarantee you, every song I ever wrote sounds derivative of SOMETHING.

I'm sad that band didn't make it; you guys were good.
 

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