Davester2296 | Staind - For You [Cover By DAR] @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
"Should I Turn This Up For You?"
Surprise, all! My decision to cover this one was so spontaneous that I even surprised myself!
So after wrapping up stuff for Cyclic Divide, I was still craving a bit more vocal stuff. I wanted to do something with a little more grit, since CD was more on the lighter side (for the most part). I wound up goofing around with a couple of songs (that shall remain a surprise until the time is right), however things didn't really go all that well. So while unwinding from my session, I decided to just put this song on, cause why not?
"Break the Cycle" was (and still is) one of my favorite albums. For the past couple of years, I would have songs from it come up in my shuffle while driving. Every time "For You" came on, I'd always think, "man, I'd love to do a cover of this one sometime." (there are also a few others I shared the same sentiment for too)
It wound up on the backburner the whole entire time until a few days ago when I messed around with it on a whim. Felt like things really clicked, so I decided to go all in on getting the cover done!
I had a lot of fun putting this one together. As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original, while also trying to give it a few things make it my own. I'll save my guitar and instrumental commentary for the Instr. video description.
Now, for a thought dump on the vocals. It was a blast to use this one to explore and experiment with my voice. Had my usual clean vocals during the chorus, turned on the grit during the verses, got croaky during parts of the bridge, and even threw in some screams during the end of the bridge! I was very happy and surprised when I pulled off those screams without coughing or blowing out my voice.
I also decided to further combine the things I've learned about doing vocal stuff. Combining the knowledge I've gained from doing "FAME" and the recent "Cyclic Divide" redux. I decided to keep the vocals straight-down the center here, and tried not to get too crazy with my layering. I did make up a couple of vocal harmonies for the chorus, to give it a little extra something. It was also pretty fun getting right up on the mic and doing the croaky voice (the bit during "And I feel like...").
As for the video, I WAS going to have me up there lip-syncing and stuff, but wound up scrapping it during recording. Looked and felt too silly, so I decided to stick to the good 'ol guitar-dance (because the guitar-dance looks much cooler than noiselessly trying to sing along on camera).
This little music/cover side-quest has definitely been a great learning experience, and has certainly opened up new doors for other covers in the future.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
Instrumental Version: youtu.be/iLXSGe5LHTk
DOWNLOAD .OGG: mega.nz/file/JKkjwKbB#-k5Ly9MiYXOz-_odoVdhcmBoTCVEvSEUU8WxhX7MtXs
Originally Composed By: Staind (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki)
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"Should I Turn This Up For You?"
Surprise, all! My decision to cover this one was so spontaneous that I even surprised myself!
So after wrapping up stuff for Cyclic Divide, I was still craving a bit more vocal stuff. I wanted to do something with a little more grit, since CD was more on the lighter side (for the most part). I wound up goofing around with a couple of songs (that shall remain a surprise until the time is right), however things didn't really go all that well. So while unwinding from my session, I decided to just put this song on, cause why not?
"Break the Cycle" was (and still is) one of my favorite albums. For the past couple of years, I would have songs from it come up in my shuffle while driving. Every time "For You" came on, I'd always think, "man, I'd love to do a cover of this one sometime." (there are also a few others I shared the same sentiment for too)
It wound up on the backburner the whole entire time until a few days ago when I messed around with it on a whim. Felt like things really clicked, so I decided to go all in on getting the cover done!
I had a lot of fun putting this one together. As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original, while also trying to give it a few things make it my own. I'll save my guitar and instrumental commentary for the Instr. video description.
Now, for a thought dump on the vocals. It was a blast to use this one to explore and experiment with my voice. Had my usual clean vocals during the chorus, turned on the grit during the verses, got croaky during parts of the bridge, and even threw in some screams during the end of the bridge! I was very happy and surprised when I pulled off those screams without coughing or blowing out my voice.
I also decided to further combine the things I've learned about doing vocal stuff. Combining the knowledge I've gained from doing "FAME" and the recent "Cyclic Divide" redux. I decided to keep the vocals straight-down the center here, and tried not to get too crazy with my layering. I did make up a couple of vocal harmonies for the chorus, to give it a little extra something. It was also pretty fun getting right up on the mic and doing the croaky voice (the bit during "And I feel like...").
As for the video, I WAS going to have me up there lip-syncing and stuff, but wound up scrapping it during recording. Looked and felt too silly, so I decided to stick to the good 'ol guitar-dance (because the guitar-dance looks much cooler than noiselessly trying to sing along on camera).
This little music/cover side-quest has definitely been a great learning experience, and has certainly opened up new doors for other covers in the future.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
Instrumental Version: youtu.be/iLXSGe5LHTk
DOWNLOAD .OGG: mega.nz/file/JKkjwKbB#-k5Ly9MiYXOz-_odoVdhcmBoTCVEvSEUU8WxhX7MtXs
Originally Composed By: Staind (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki)
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![Staind - For You [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x1TqqFybxV8/hqdefault.jpg "Staind - For You [Cover By DAR]
Should I Turn This Up For You?
Surprise, all! My decision to cover this one was so spontaneous that I even surprised myself!
So after wrapping up stuff for Cyclic Divide, I was still craving a bit more vocal stuff. I wanted to do something with a little more grit, since CD was more on the lighter side (for the most part). I wound up goofing around with a couple of songs (that shall remain a surprise until the time is right), however things didnt really go all that well. So while unwinding from my session, I decided to just put this song on, cause why not?
Break the Cycle was (and still is) one of my favorite albums. For the past couple of years, I would have songs from it come up in my shuffle while driving. Every time For You came on, Id always think, man, Id love to do a cover of this one sometime. (there are also a few others I shared the same sentiment for too)
It wound up on the backburner the whole entire time until a few days ago when I messed around with it on a whim. Felt like things really clicked, so I decided to go all in on getting the cover done!
I had a lot of fun putting this one together. As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original, while also trying to give it a few things make it my own. Ill save my guitar and instrumental commentary for the Instr. video description.
Now, for a thought dump on the vocals. It was a blast to use this one to explore and experiment with my voice. Had my usual clean vocals during the chorus, turned on the grit during the verses, got croaky during parts of the bridge, and even threw in some screams during the end of the bridge! I was very happy and surprised when I pulled off those screams without coughing or blowing out my voice.
I also decided to further combine the things Ive learned about doing vocal stuff. Combining the knowledge Ive gained from doing FAME and the recent Cyclic Divide redux. I decided to keep the vocals straight-down the center here, and tried not to get too crazy with my layering. I did make up a couple of vocal harmonies for the chorus, to give it a little extra something. It was also pretty fun getting right up on the mic and doing the croaky voice (the bit during And I feel like...).
As for the video, I WAS going to have me up there lip-syncing and stuff, but wound up scrapping it during recording. Looked and felt too silly, so I decided to stick to the good ol guitar-dance (because the guitar-dance looks much cooler than noiselessly trying to sing along on camera).
This little music/cover side-quest has definitely been a great learning experience, and has certainly opened up new doors for other covers in the future.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
Instrumental Version: https://youtu.be/iLXSGe5LHTk
DOWNLOAD .OGG: https://mega.nz/file/JKkjwKbB#-k5Ly9MiYXOz odoVdhcmBoTCVEvSEUU8WxhX7MtXs
Originally Composed By: Staind (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki)
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![DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xmEr906DNoI/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM]
TRACK LIST:
0:00 Exodus to the Stars
1:53 Collision Course
4:13 Final Solstice
8:20 Distant Transmission
13:17 Rocket Racer
17:11 Tale Of Times
22:06 Upon The Wishing Stars
26:07 A New GENESIS
29:56 Nations Collide
35:57 End This Cycle
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Ah, another old release remade and brought forward into modern times! As much as I really loved SoM and RISEN, New Genesis will always be my favorite of the three early Stratocaster era of my releases.
This was also the first of my works that was built around a story from the start. Ive also always been very proud of the album art that I made for this one too. Not only is having the big ol cosmic and ethereal snake pretty kickass, but its also very fitting for the story of the album. Obviously said snake is the Ouroboros, representing infinity, and the cycle of life and death. However rather than have it eating its own tail, its left open-ended. Just as the ending of the albums story is left open-ended as to what the fate of humanity is by the conclusion.
The symbol residing within the serpent may also probably look familiar as well. It is the World Triad symbol. I wound up combining some of the interpreted meanings of this ancient symbol from both its use as a Chinese symbol, its use in Gnosticism, as well as the Shinto version of it, Mitsu tomoe. Long story short is that this is supposed to represent the spirit of humanity itself, swirling and going about with its own cycle.
So in relation to the album, we have the spirit of humanity itself trapped within a vicious cycle. With the small hope and opening of potentially escaping this infinity. New Genesis follows the story of an ancient human civilization on the brink of destruction. They take to the stars, and after much time and hardship, humanity manages to begin anew. But, as the civilization reaches its peak once more, it once again faces the threat of complete annihilation.
But yeah, thats the deeper meaning and backstory behind the album art!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the album! I also hope you all look forward to when I get around to remaking my HORIZONS album as well! ~DAR
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Contemplate [Cover By DAR] - MAP25](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yp-m594Wyl4/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Contemplate [Cover By DAR] - MAP25
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/sSEnlAbJ#SC2CQY13nlsK89eLKMjKbvAqccmjgQjgJsq1RPyKuu8
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Originally Composed By Hellish Godzilla
Final Doomer+: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Painful Dreams [Cover By DAR] - MAP14](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ys4DysxCLVc/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Painful Dreams [Cover By DAR] - MAP14
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I really love the mood and pacing of this track. Starts off soft and melancholic, then the heavy guitars fade in, and when the drums finally kick in, you know its time to kick ass! That back and forth between the clean guitar parts and heavy parts make for a nice contrast.
Very happy to finally get to use my Stratocaster for the audio-side of things during this cover! I really wanted to try and imitate the Clean Guitar sound from the MIDI, so the humbuckers on my Ibanez just werent going to cut it. This was a job for some single-coil pickups! After slapping a chorus effect on to the clean parts, I managed to get the exact sound I was hearing in my head!
Ive kept the structure of the song exactly the same as the original. I only added a few small new lead parts here and there. Like the parts from 0:50-1:42 and 2:17-2:34 were originally just the rhythm guitar parts. I felt compelled to try adding some things to go along with these segments. I had also threw in some choirs for some dramatic effect. I also finally got to use my tremolo/whammy bar for the first time since the RED PLANET albums! One of the new parts I really enjoyed doing was the bit from 1:59-2:17/5:42-6:00. I really liked using that hammer-on/pull-off technique to get that sort of Schism sound.
The fast bits were nice, but challenging for me (since Im not really that kind of style of guitarist!). I also always totally forget how to properly play the parts once its time to get around to the video production (and always usually have to go through the slow process of relearning the parts all over again)! Since Im running on a tight schedule of new content every 2-4 days, Ive gotta cut some corners (so no guitar dance in this one!). So forgive my laziness/haste when it comes to that!
The only other little new addition were the screams from 4:24-4:32. I swear, that scream of mine has become a stock sound-effect for me now! Used it for the RED PLANET albums, the DOOM 3 cover, and for a few other things I think. I also threw in DoomGuys death scream for 4:29-4:32 since it felt right for that build-up before everything kicks back in.
Anyhow, I enjoyed cutting together the gameplay for this video. I really like switching between the original D64 level and the D64D2 conversion. I decided to throw on a tint of green for the D64D2 level in order to imitate the lighting of the original level (plus it makes switching between the two a little more visually consistent).
Anyways, hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/lfbvfmg7vudgzfx/D64D2+-+Painful+Dreams+(MAP14)+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Previous DOOM Cover: Plutonia - Jade Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNZwteT 4
Next D64D2 Cover: Sanity Slip: https://youtu.be/YNHTgfGiXE0
Previous D64D2 Cover: Sanity Decay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETOLiAf4x6Y
Originally Composed By CoTeCiO (https://www.youtube.com/user/CoTeCiOtm/featured)
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![Raptor Call of the Shadows - Wave 4 Music [Cover by DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z5NAhXSdZtk/hqdefault.jpg "Raptor Call of the Shadows - Wave 4 Music [Cover by DAR]
Shoutout and thanks goes out to longtime subscriber, Raees Kamaar, for requesting this rockin tune for the Subscriber Appreciation Event!
So, this one was a bit tricky at first, as the original was only a 30 second loop. In the beginning, I wasnt sure where I was going to go with this one. However, I knew that I definitely wanted to have it open up with some epic orchestral rendition of the song. Shortly after that, I chugged and noodled around to my hearts content!
I tried to stay true to the direction and spirit of the original. The original had this very heroic and triumphant-sounding air about it. I wanted to amplify that feeling a bit more, and I also wanted to impart a heavenly tone to this cover as well. I think that the additions of the choir and the clean-guitar/synth combo achieved this fairly well!
As I worked on this cover, I really got a sort of Ace Combat vibe from it all, so I certainly enjoyed myself while working on this one! Anyways, as always, I hope you all enjoy the cover and hope you all look forward to more covers! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ih0mtpwl07sasmm/Raptor+CotS+-+Wave+4+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By Matt Murphy
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Interview with Vilison: https://youtu.be/qO6OXdnYvXg
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