I do play all parts, I was a guitarist turned drummer some 15 years ago. It’s fun, but males gigging hard.
Like most people, I don’t like my voice, I think it’s too shaky at times. However, I will say, when I first started singing, I was pitchy and a lot more shaky and weak and thin. So I definitely see progress. Plus, auto tune works wonders! Actually, TBH I use auto tune and melodyne sparingly. Really only use it to hit higher notes or when I’m lazy and don’t feel like taking 20 takes.
I have sung my share of karaoke and have done public speaking, spoken at conferences, etc. I have a quiet voice. But I also have a friend who is an opera singer who has said I have potential and would benefit from voice lessons and/or practice. It’s another one of those things where you get out what you put in, so I’ll keep singing in my car
On another note, this is the first time I’ve delved into this thread. I don’t always have the ability to listen to things when I’m on TS, so it’s always been “I’ll look later,” but inevitably I forget. You have some great songs! I’m glad you shared them!
I’ve found writing the first verse of a song easy but the 2nd and 3rd verse? Challenging!
TIL that there’s a term for it, Second Verse Hell.
It’s Challenging because with the first verse, you’re starting with a clean slate, you’re free to create the cadence, the syllables, the rhyming structure and melody.
The subsequent verses are now written within the confinds that was set and often feels like I’m choosing words that fit the structure but not the story, so subsequent verses feel thin and without real meaning or content.
As a result, I have a lot of unfinished songs, plenty of first verses…
Today, I’m taking a different approach, after all, nothing changes if nothing changes. Today, I am thinking of the song as a whole story first, thinking about it as a begining, middle, and end. Crafting each line that supports the story rather than the structure. It’s different approach, albeit an obvious one.
