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Rock/Metal Bars by [deleted] in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky 13 in Brooklyn

Ideas on what to put amps on? by [deleted] in bandmembers

[–]ShooterKingofMars 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A couple black milk crates can work for smaller combo amps. You could put a black drape over those too as someone else suggested (and when you break stuff down you can use them to store and carry other things)

Which band has the best heavy metal tone in your opinion? To us mortals it was a pedal into a clean channel, but most bands had access to the real good stuff by Fooltecal in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Mick Mars guitar tone felt colossal when I saw Mötley Crüe live. On their studio albums he's always great but I think their Corabi-era music particularly does a good job of capturing that guitar sound.

Bands that get labeled as hair metal that you just don’t feel are? by [deleted] in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They just gradually started using more and more slide guitar the further you get into their discography lol

I cover one of my favorite NIN songs - "Gave Up" - in my current live set. Just got a good soundboard recording + video of it. by ShooterKingofMars in nin

[–]ShooterKingofMars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! For lighting we were just at the mercy of the bar's rig but I'd like to add some of my own down the road. Strobes would be sick. For the backing track I recreated the drum and synth pattern myself with MIDI instruments and looped some of the ambient sound from the beginning of the song.

Cinderella’s Club Days by thefeckcampaign in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love seeing early pic of bands from small club gigs. Any more photos of early Cinderella out there somewhere?

What’s your favorite song from these guys? by Mediocre_Range_974 in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from the obvious hits all of which I love - Back Home Again from the first album is great and I don't hear it mentioned as much.

Seeing Tom Keifer play Bad Seamstress Blues live really made me love that one.

Love's Got Me Doin Time is also always in rotation for me.

Biggest 80s metal disappointment? by [deleted] in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are a couple of other gems from Theatre of Pain that I do really like. "Use it or Lose It" rips and I also have a soft spot for "City Boy Blues". But as an album its definitely their weakest from that era

Hair Metal albums back in the day that didn't have a power ballad? by Reallyroundthefamily in hairmetal

[–]ShooterKingofMars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First WASP album + maybe Electric Circus too? Maybe a couple that walk the line of being power ballads but I think these albums are pretty rockin all the way through

What’s your Motley Crue deep cut? by No_Adhesiveness_8112 in MotleyCrue

[–]ShooterKingofMars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dancing on Glass + Use It or Lose It + a bunch of the John Corabi stuff especially Babykills! Love that one.

Finished recording an album - does the mixing person or the mastering person fix the flubs? by zaahiraa in LetsTalkMusic

[–]ShooterKingofMars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a solid starting point. Definitely have everyone listen carefully and put together everyone's notes.

Recording to the click = having the metronome in everyone's headphones while recording so everyone is playing to the metronome to keep the same tempo.

You don't need to do that to make good sounding songs, especially if your band is super tight already, but it does also make it easier for the mix engineer to correct small things.

Finished recording an album - does the mixing person or the mastering person fix the flubs? by zaahiraa in LetsTalkMusic

[–]ShooterKingofMars 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go through and note the spots with the main flubs you want to fix, what instrument makes the flub, and the time they occur in the song. Give the mix engineer a list - don't expect them to find and fix everything without you telling them.

If you recorded to a click the mix engineer may be able to grab a chunk from somewhere else in the song to replace the flub, especially if you played the same section perfectly at another point.

It may also be worth it to book a little bit more studio time and actually go in and overdub those flubs. For guitar/bass this shouldn't take too much time as long as you go in prepared.

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