Comments on: Hallelujah, Hoarse (cover)

Hallelujah, Hoarse (cover)

cortex — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:14:06 -0800

I thought I'd take one for the team and kick off June's "Cover Hallelujah" Music challenge. This is a scratch recording I made about a year ago when I was home sick and had lost most of my voice. If you ever wanted to hear Excessively Husky-Voiced Cortex, this is your chance.

There are a ton of problems with this recording, and in general it falls too far onto the melodramatic side of the spectrum for comfort, but it was kind of fun to bulldoze through it with a voice that wasn't there.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:28:24 -0800

Excellent. "with a voice that wasn't there" is the best way to do any Leonard Cohen song. I particularly like the harmonies. Thanks for kicking it off!

By: dblslash

dblslash — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:33:41 -0800

rowr. "Husky".

By: ClarissaWAM

ClarissaWAM — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:29:49 -0800

How odd, I was just listening to "At the Open Mic" when I came across this. Interesting contrast, heh.

rowr. "Husky".

Agreed.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:29:33 -0800

Hey, great kick off for the challenge! This is a great rendition. You voice DOES sound really good here even though you were sick. And, man, I never noticed before that you could tickle the ivories like that!

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:43:54 -0800

I've been playing a lot more piano in the last year and a half. It was my first instrument growing up, we had an old beater upright around the house, but once I hit college I didn't really play regularly for a long time, until I got a keyboard winter before last.

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:57:16 -0800

"The baffled kiHYEAK!! *SPLUTTER* COUGH!"

Heh. I like it. Is it wrong that I do?

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:22:27 -0800

Heh. Yeah, I think it took me a few takes to even get that line out.

By: davejay

davejay — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:38:35 -0800

I enjoyed that immensely. I eagerly await the follow-up "Hallelujah, Horse (neigh)"

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:53:23 -0800

This is wonderful, cortex: a straight-up, no-frills cover done like you meant it.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:24:59 -0800

If this is any indication of what else is coming, I am really really looking forward to this challenge. Thanks, cortex!

By: xorry

xorry — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:11:35 -0800

Nice. That's a tough act to follow, as always!

By: metagnathous

metagnathous — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:07:44 -0800

Excellent. Just as this song was ending our local town bells began ringing in the hour of seven which fit in just perfectly. A happy accident. Well done, cortex.

By: drhydro

drhydro — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:50:21 -0800

I've been trying to convince the folks I play with to do this.... so far it's kinda like opening a tasty little can of "Tiki Cat Wild Caught Mackerel & Sardine in Calamari Consomme" for our finicky little grey-and-white, who simply turns up her nose and walks away.
One a these days. I think I can do a creditable job on the vocal.... with luck, I might approach Cortex when he's *really* sick.

Or not.

Very nice, Cortex.

By: edlundart

edlundart — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:01:59 -0800

Really well done! You probably won't like this particular compliment, but I think this is my favorite vocal performance of yours. It sounds really natural and free, like you're able to "let go and be yourself" or something. I dig it.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:59:53 -0800

That's awesome. The big bits are great, and I really love the organ.