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Hop On Pop
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10/9/2013 7:50:11 AM
When the demo is better than the released version
Just went back and listened to the Demo version of "I Got Nothing", which I had re-recorded for my solo EP.
I was a little bummed to discover that I preferred my performance on that demo version to that on what I ultimately released.
This ever happen to you? After the fact? When it's too late?
How do you feel about it?
For reference here are the 2 versions:
DEMO
RELEASED VERSION
Thoughts?
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Steady Challie
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10/10/2013 9:55:43 PM
I have a friend who got really involved in home recording. Her songs had a charm and a depth, you never noticed the production. Some know-it-alls got into her head and told her that she needed to be polished so she rerecorded a bunch of her songs which never came close to the originals, they were just lacking something huge.
Another band were up-and-coming stars. Their first record was so good they got interest from a label and signed, they got to work with a hotshot producer. That producer rerecorded some of the songs that were already successful and the versions were just inferior, everybody wanted them to put the old versions back on their page but the label didn't want that. The band faltered and eventually broke up.
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Richard Scotti
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10/11/2013 8:30:46 AM
Todd ~ It's never too late to put out a better version of a song. I agree that the demo
in this case is better than the released version. Why not include it on your next CD?
(you can call it an "alternate take")
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Steve Ison
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10/11/2013 9:07:12 AM
Yeh i def prefer the original to the released version Todd..Its far more lofi -but (very importantly) more atmospheric with a better vocal..The released version sounds rushed next to the grooviness of the original too
Why not just substitute it when you do another pressing ?
All my demo's are actual releases lol -so gotta say i've never had that problem..
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Hop On Pop
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10/11/2013 10:56:48 AM
If you noticed, the released version came from an EP that I titled Well-Enough Alone. The idea was to re-do every single song on there and put out a second release called (you guessed it) Can't Leave Well-Enough Alone.
Just haven't had the time or resources to it, though.
Eventually I'll get around to it.
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Stoneman
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10/14/2013 11:46:08 AM
Yeah, I prefer the original also. But what you feel is the most important factor. It has been my experience with my music that most times, the first feel and recording of a song is the closest to what I originally had in mind. But Mr. Smart Ass (me) may occasionally decide to go back and redo something. Quite often that winds up being a total waste of time. From a technical perspective, I always keep every track I record just in case I want to go back to something or put something in a different place. I also take lots of notes so I can remember what was what. I keep program snap shots of the board at different stages so I can remember my previous settings before I start making my so called "improvements". Quite often my improvements smell like ass. Going back to the original vibe can be refreshing.
Another thing to consider is that before you make changes or redo a song, you have listened to the original and have programmed your brain into believing that that is how it should sound. My remedy for that is to not listen to the song for a long period of time. I isolate myself from it and put it on schedule to be produced again at a later date. Then, when I restart working on the song I have a fresh outlook of what I want to do. This is my method and it may or may not work for you also. But yeah, I have been where you are at on this song many times. Good luck on a resolution!
Much Respect,
Stoneman
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