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As the new iteration of Rockstar dawns, we are closing in on the holiday season. It's a time of peace and love, where we celebrate family and the giving of gifts. That's loving boring though, so the theme of this Rockstar is CRUSH KILL DESTROY. Your mission is to choose a violent, preferably apocalyptic song, and cover it in whatever way you see fit. I have a massive tidal wave of poo poo To Do approaching at the start of February, so I'm setting a deadline of January 31, 2016. quote:What's Rockstar? How do I Rockstar?
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Dec 11, 2015 18:53
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For my track, I'm picking Everything's Exploding, by The Flaming Lips back when they were good.
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Dec 11, 2015 18:53
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i'm going to do a bad song by a terrible band - "when the world ends" by dave matthews band
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Dec 12, 2015 02:13
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Skullcrusher Mountain calls to me
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Dec 12, 2015 13:28
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I'm torn between straight apocalypse with Johnny Cash's When the Man Comes Around or trying to find something more violent.
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Dec 12, 2015 17:31
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Hoping to finally get back into this with Blow Up the Outside by Soundgarden...
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Dec 12, 2015 19:12
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Calling Electric Wizard - "Funeralopolis".
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Dec 12, 2015 21:12
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For about a year now I've wanted to do an... expansion of the ending sting of those Protect and Survive videos. Dunno if it'll really fit the 'cover' rule but I think I'll finally try to get that onto DAW.
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Dec 13, 2015 05:05
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Army Of Me by CanniBjork Holocaust.
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Dec 15, 2015 20:17
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I'm thinking about doing Tables & Chairs by Andrew Bird. Unless it's not violent enough, how violent is violent for the purpose of this thing?
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Dec 16, 2015 07:04
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Doesn't matter, it gets a pass for being Andrew Bird.
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Dec 16, 2015 10:26
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It's a Mistake by Men at Work? Cold War-era nuclear scare is apocalyptic enough, right?
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Dec 17, 2015 00:00
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So. Here's what I was going for. A War Pigs guitar sound, Bjork psycho kind of vocals, Closer by NIN drums and dirt. And then, Back in Black brick wall mastering, which might've pushed it a little too far. https://soundcloud.com/beauhall/army-of-me-by-beau Here's the same track, but NOT AC/DC squashed. https://soundcloud.com/beauhall/army-of-me-unsquashed-so-much So, which one? Any thoughts? My ears are totally hosed so I've got no idea how bad I made it. magnificent7 fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Dec 17, 2015 |
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Dec 17, 2015 01:16
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magnificent7 posted:Here's the same track, but NOT AC/DC squashed. I don't know anything about Björk, nothing at all, haven't heard of her, I've certainly not flown to NYC just to see her in concert, but I liked the second version better. Potentially claiming "Bang Bang" by Nancy Sinatra. Also thinking about "Atrocities" by Antony and the Johnsons but that's rather boring. There's a song I could do that perfectly fits this theme but it's 15+ years old and is also in Finnish (Kun Vaihtuu Vuosituhat by Ultra Bra if anyone is wondering). Anyway I'll probably end up doing Bang Bang. E: Officially claiming Bang Bang even though doing a weird, old, not-in-English song would be fun. Koivunen fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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Dec 17, 2015 10:07
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Koivunen posted:I don't know anything about Björk, nothing at all, haven't heard of her, I've certainly not flown to NYC just to see her in concert, but I liked the second version better. SO. Here's just one guitar soloing while the other sticks to just the facts. And a lot of phase because drat that's cool am I right. Or perhaps too much again. Same diff. https://soundcloud.com/beauhall/army-of-me-3-with-more-flutter-and-wow Goddammit that very first vocal line. Hell if I'm gonna re-record it again.
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Dec 17, 2015 18:17
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Come on now people. Surely somebody else is recording this week, right?
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Dec 22, 2015 20:55
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I have been, but not for this.
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Dec 22, 2015 23:18
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I wish we'd do a RockStar of songs whose lyrics are baffling. We're always picking awesome topics, but that rules out some really fantastic tunes like: - Louie Louie - Da Da Da (I don't love you you don't love me) - Turn Down For What I mean, sure, those tunes are about something, I suppose. I think. But maybe we do a round titled, "What the gently caress does that mean?" Then again, I think the most popular RS themes have always been a music style vs. the lyrical content. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong... Reggae Gone Metal, Country/Disco, something that the nine year olds in GBS can go, "ME GET JOKE!" But okay. Hope everybody gets that amazing musical doodad they wanted for the hurlidays.
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Dec 23, 2015 17:34
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https://soundcloud.com/koivunen/bang-bang-nancy-sinatra-cover I need some feedback. I turned the high gain way down due to an awful amount of background fuzz thanks to my super amateur setup and microphone. In my headphones it sounds fine, but when I listen on my computer speakers it sounds really bad. How does it sound when you listen to it, and is there something I can change to make it sound better? Totally whipped out "vocal-ooh" and I like it.
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Jan 5, 2016 12:04
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Koivunen posted:https://soundcloud.com/koivunen/bang-bang-nancy-sinatra-cover
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Jan 6, 2016 13:46
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Koivunen posted:https://soundcloud.com/koivunen/bang-bang-nancy-sinatra-cover I'd say ease up on the vocal reverb, and bring up the vocal by about 1-2 dB, but other than that it sounds pretty darn good!
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Jan 6, 2016 21:05
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Hey guys.. sorry for being off-topic, but I'm trying desperately to find Rockstar 48. Does anyone have a link to the thread or a zip/rar of the songs? It was an entire album where we all did David Bowie songs. I think it should be re-posted in honor of his passing because some of those covers were loving FANTASTIC. I covered Queen Bitch, which can be found below in case we need to re-compile the whole thing. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1108548/vmod%20-%20queen%20bitch%20%28david%20bowie%20cover%29.mp3
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Jan 12, 2016 08:27
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Here's the Bowie cover I did. If memory serves somehow I might have even inexplicably won that round. http://tindeck.com/listen/ekty Hallo reverb!!
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Jan 13, 2016 00:31
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Such a fan-loving-tastic edition of Rockstar. RockStar 48 Album via Tindeck The thread Download link at tindeck still works. E: Because I suck at phone posting. Alternative pants fucked around with this message at 21:51 on Jan 18, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2016 02:32
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My cover of "Ashes to Ashes" isn't on Tindeck anymore, but you can still find it here: https://soundcloud.com/small-islands/ashes-to-ashes
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Jan 13, 2016 03:26
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I dropped my entire life to go to school this semester, so I'm dropping out ( ) of this month's rockstar. Soz bois
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Jan 15, 2016 07:21
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I've been itching to do another one of these for a while. I combed this wiki page for ideas and picked Adele's Skyfall. In retrospect, while apocalyptic in tone, it's not particularly violent. I'm almost done with it, but it only took a handful of hours, so if you guys decide I have to pick a new song, it shouldn't be a problem. edit: Thinking about going with Symphony of Destruction for attempt 2. nh fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Jan 21, 2016 |
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Jan 21, 2016 04:27
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Do both!
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Jan 21, 2016 06:48
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Actually, I'm thinking I may take on a second one. Burn and Rob, by Paleface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfIMiLwWQFE
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Jan 21, 2016 06:50
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Do it. That song is beautifully violent. While I figure out how I'm gonna do Symphony of Destruction, this is my Skyfall: https://soundcloud.com/stepwisecliche/skyfall-adele-cover
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Jan 22, 2016 12:32
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Ohhhhh nice!
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Jan 22, 2016 20:58
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I am going to end up not being able to do this one, decided to get a new apartment so I have been so focused on moving that I forgot all about Rockstar.
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Jan 24, 2016 19:01
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Here's Symphony of Destruction. It's long, but it's easy listening so you can just put it on and stop paying attention. I would've rather put a sax solo in the middle than a guitar solo, but it is what it is. https://soundcloud.com/stepwisecliche/symphony-of-destruction-cover
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Jan 26, 2016 23:51
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So mine has slowly morphed into a mash up of Black Label Society and Johnny Cash. Still trying to figure out whether I should be proud or ashamed.
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Jan 27, 2016 21:58
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Okay I'm going to do the obvious and extend the deadline. Let's say February 13, so we can put it on GBS just in time for Valentine's Day.
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Jan 27, 2016 22:47
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gently caress yall I killed this poo poo seven weeks ago while you guys weeped over Ziggy Stardust. I kid. Fine. Hurry up and rosin your bow, soak your reed, string your cat guts. Bitches.
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Jan 28, 2016 03:24
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Tayter Swift posted:For about a year now I've wanted to do an... expansion of the ending sting of those Protect and Survive videos. Dunno if it'll really fit the 'cover' rule but I think I'll finally try to get that onto DAW. Okay this is about as good as I can stand to do. It's by far the most polished track I've ever done. It rather strays from the 'cover of a ten-second music sting' bit but hopefully it'll still work for the contest. https://soundcloud.com/dumbledog/action-after-warnings Certainly wouldn't mind some feedback on production.
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Jan 30, 2016 05:36
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Niiiiiiiiice! Made me think of that song "nineteen" for the first time in many years. e: In case anyone here is too young to know wtf I"m talking about : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcFFEjq5Ap8
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Jan 30, 2016 06:23
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Holy poo poo is that song a blast from the past.
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Jan 30, 2016 06:27
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Right? The summer that came out it seems like it was playing everywhere, constantly.
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Jan 30, 2016 06:47
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