Oh Balloon Boy

This is my messy pop-rock interpretation of mikepop's excellent parodic adaptation of the old murder ballad "Darling Corey", which this sounds basically nothing like.

Mix is a mess, everything recorded not-particularly-closely-miked in my big bare basement so there's a whole lot of room in everything and I couldn't figure out how to make it behave.

Definitely need to look into more properly miking my drums, since this whole stereo room mic setup makes it just about impossible to control the splash of the cymbals. Rolled out electric bass for the first time in a while to try and give the rhythm section a little more thump.

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posted by cortex (11 comments total)

Okay, now I dare you to do "O Balloon Boy" in the style of "O Superman."

I DARE YOU
posted by speicus at 2:36 PM on November 6

Doesn't scan!
posted by cortex at 2:38 PM on November 6

Wow, totally different but still terrific! I am happy to be a part of it.
posted by mikepop at 4:17 PM on November 6

This kind of pop-rock setting seems particularly appropriate for your voice, cortex. Nice job on those vox!

Mix is a mess, everything recorded not-particularly-closely-miked in my big bare basement so there's a whole lot of room in everything and I couldn't figure out how to make it behave.

Hey, fuck making it behave! This is genuine lo-fi, not lo-fi from a band who recorded with great mics in a pro studio and then tried to make it sound "lo-fi". This is lo-fi like Guided By Voices back when Pollard and company actually recorded in his basement in Dayton.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:23 PM on November 6 [1 favorite]

This is sweet - I agree, your voice fits this really well, and whatever kind of sloppy pop-rock this is, it's a good kind.
posted by tmcw at 9:07 PM on November 6

This reminds me a lot of The Gourds, vocals and all.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 2:56 AM on November 7

Ya, you do this sound well, cortex. Really suits you.
posted by chococat at 10:16 AM on November 7

I didn't think I could possibly like anything about the balloon boy. I was wrong.

I'm playing this loudly in my garage and it sounds great!
posted by snsranch at 3:53 PM on November 7

This is going to be hard to believ- I mean, beat.
posted by Corduroy at 12:39 PM on November 9

Regardless of acoustics. Its a great little classic rock tune.
posted by The Audio Invasion at 4:36 PM on November 11

i haven't heard version.1 yet, but this shit makes me laugh and smile. thanks again cortex et.al.
posted by punkbitch at 4:26 PM on November 13