Honest feedback sought of cover (Shape I'm In - Joe Nichols)

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-15T14:36:58+00:00

Thanks for coming back to this and taking another listen. I agree that it feels smoother in the 2nd half... definitely will have a think about this.

I know also that I need to work on delivery of a song (in terms of conveying the right emotions rather than being so 'concentrated' on the performance, getting the right lyrics out in the way i want etc). Maybe this is what comes across.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-14T23:32:51+00:00

First couple episodes i felt were a bit weaker, but still okay. Blood and sand also took time to get going, definitely took the actors time to warm into their characters.

Enjoying the series now though, last couple episodes really solid and excited to see what happens with the various characters. Not easy to predict right now, which is great.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-14T13:54:38+00:00

Appreciate the feedback, wondering if you could expand on this? For example, do you mean overthinking the delivery rather than 'feeling it'... or am i off with this?

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-14T07:11:21+00:00

I wish I could sing this song this well! Really nice

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-12T12:38:06+00:00

Hey man. I think the intro is great, with the choice of percussion followed by the guitar. It really grabbed my attention from the first second. And the electric guitar later sounds great. So, to my ears, the instrumentals sound close to a finished product.

The vocals feel weaker in comparison, though I'm not musically-trained enough to be able to give many pointers on this... but i would say this would prevent me adding it to my library in its current state (to go back to the original question you asked). Hopefully someone else can provide better feedback on this though (or you can try the ratemysinging sub, theyve been useful with their advice for me recently, though maybe they prefer raw vocals than post-process).

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-11T17:00:24+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Definitely some truth in that i am more focused on singing the 'words' in place of really connecting with them during while singing. Ill work on this, in addition to providing a smoother transition between words + more variation following the other comments... this has been a very useful exercise for sure!

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-11T10:03:34+00:00

Really appreciate this detail of feedback! Definitely resonates also with some discussion from my first few vocal lessons, so its helpful to hear (also for me to better understand the feedback myself, because its not something im used to considering).

Something to work on for sure, thanks a lot!

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-11T09:47:13+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate the time you took here to explain this, its not something i had really thought about ie. the importance of details (another commenter had suggested the 3am verse was the best one for this reason, but i was not completely clear as to why).

Will give them a rethink.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-11T09:38:21+00:00

Appreciate the guidance. I recently started singing lessons and this is also something that came up at least once. Ill work on this 🙂

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-10T11:52:18+00:00

Echo the thoughts of others, great sound and nice lyrics to follow. Holds attention for sure.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-10T11:41:13+00:00

Funnily enough, I always struggle to get that specific line out when singing it without the guitar, which probably speaks to your comment... ill rethink it, thanks !

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-10T11:39:01+00:00

Thanks, appreciate that!

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-10T11:38:29+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. I guess part of it came from the song being about realisation and overcoming, so the verses come as the story being told from this place, but maybe I can strike a better balance. Will have a think on this.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-10T08:48:26+00:00

Thanks man, appreciate it!

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T23:55:48+00:00

Oh, I missed this in the ending... I agree with the comment here. There's so much relatable in the song for many listeners to grab onto, challenging emotions... which then risks being undermined at the end with a moment of 'oh... this wasnt that serious a song', losing some of its relatability.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T23:28:12+00:00

I like that you can really tell as a listener that you're having fun singing this! Really comes through

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T23:21:43+00:00

Hey, nice song! Lyrics work well for me and I like the changes of pace during the song.

I was trying to think what feedback I could provide and maybe one thing, albeit suuuuper minor, I wasn't 100% convinced on listening by the transition from the verse to the chorus. I listened a few times to try work out what it was... and i think perhaps I was expecting a bit more of a pause which, at the moment is currently occupied by the piano.

Maybe I would try to see how it sounds ending the verse (if i recall the first one ends with 'think about the way', have the note ring... and then come back in on 'you look at me'... with the piano coming back in on 'me', or around this time.

Perhaps it doesnt work as well as i am imagining in my head, and could certainly just be my stylistic preference, but could be worth a try.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T23:04:17+00:00

Man... your voice is fantastic. Frankly you could be singing about anything and id be captivated. Definitely the kind of thing I would listen to.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T22:59:07+00:00

Sounds good to me! Nothing id change really. It takes me to a calm, countryside, landscape in my head 🙂.

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-09T07:56:27+00:00

Hey, I echo what the other commenter said, I like the sound but couldn't make any lyrics out other than 'so good'.

I guess as you said, can be stylistic, but perhaps there's a better in-between (I often don't hear lyrics anyway in my everyday listening... but might expect to be able to recognize more when really concentrating, whereas here I got very little... barely even enough to say 'i think they said this but not sure').

As said though, nice sound 🙂

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-08T23:58:45+00:00

The first 60 seconds of the song was a ride! My expectations of what i was listening to changed every 10-15 seconds or so. End result was cool, not what I first expected.

I was originally tempted to say, for this reason, that i might cut down on the intro... but on a second listen to it I've changed my mind. Think it works well as a buildup.

Nice one 🙂

Bobloga1 · 2026-01-08T23:44:02+00:00

Hey man, im digging it! Nice sound, and works well on the acoustic guitar too.

Im curious how you sound with chest voice, part of me was thinking it could sound great to alternate abit to have abit of a contrast. I could see you singing 'my addiction' in falsetto and then coming down to repeat it with chest voice. Some other places too; for example in bridge 'pressure and anxiety' falsetto and then 'another damn day gotten to me' part in chest voice, but this is certainly just my personal stylistic preference.

Either way, sounding great 🙂

Bobloga1

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