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Subject: "Handwritten" acoustic Tue May 14, 2013 12:05 pm
ThisMachineKillsFascists I'da called you Woody
Posts : 785 Join date : 2009-11-22 Age : 34 Location : Stockholm, Sweden
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Tue May 14, 2013 1:23 pm
I think this is my favorite acoustic version of the songs from Handwritten.
Jack The '59 Sound
Posts : 1218 Join date : 2009-12-12 Location : Jersey
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Tue May 14, 2013 1:29 pm
Every once in a while Brian does a phenomenal acoustic version of a Gaslight song. This is one of those times.
The Last Jukebox Romeo Wooderson
Posts : 519 Join date : 2012-12-19 Age : 28 Location : Southampton, England
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Tue May 14, 2013 3:36 pm
I always get like a little schoolgirl when there is a new Fallon acoustic thanks.
DeathoftheCool The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1953 Join date : 2010-07-26 Age : 30 Location : The Dreaded Barbary Coast
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Tue May 14, 2013 5:06 pm
ThisMachineKillsFascists wrote:
I think this is my favorite acoustic version of the songs from Handwritten.
agree
Jerseyrain I'da called you Woody
Posts : 931 Join date : 2011-03-15 Age : 38 Location : Wigan, England
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Wed May 15, 2013 6:39 am
Good Find
Harbortown The Navesink Banks
Posts : 6784 Join date : 2011-04-13 Age : 33 Location : yes
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Wed May 15, 2013 8:15 am
In my honest opinion, Brian hasn't done a single decent acoustic performance for a long time. His voice sounds really shaky and insecure, like he doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
Jack The '59 Sound
Posts : 1218 Join date : 2009-12-12 Location : Jersey
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Wed May 15, 2013 8:37 am
Harbortown wrote:
In my honest opinion, Brian hasn't done a single decent acoustic performance for a long time. His voice sounds really shaky and insecure, like he doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
I've been as critical as anyone on here, but I am absolutely shocked you don't find this to be anything less than a great performance.
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Wed May 15, 2013 3:53 pm
I'm sort of "eh" about this. Performance-wise, it was awesome--his voice sounded great, and I liked what he did with the fingerpicking--but I thought the pacing made it kinda boring. It's not an interesting enough song, lyrically, to be that slow.
Also, since we're on the subject, I like most of his acoustic performances. I believe someone above in this thread mentioned his voice during acoustic sessions is most times shaky, like he isn't sure what to do with it. While that is 100% true, I actually like those scratched-up-vocals acoustic performances. Even though I admit there are times when it gets out of hand, there are more times for me where it works.
simo The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1983 Join date : 2009-07-03 Age : 32 Location : Columbia, Missouri
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Wed May 15, 2013 8:27 pm
It's weird how they cut in shots from another performance.
Harbortown The Navesink Banks
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Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 3:13 am
Jack wrote:
Harbortown wrote:
In my honest opinion, Brian hasn't done a single decent acoustic performance for a long time. His voice sounds really shaky and insecure, like he doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
I've been as critical as anyone on here, but I am absolutely shocked you don't find this to be anything less than a great performance.
I hold him to a higher standard than this.
Guitar playing's sloppy, singing's mediocre.
DeathoftheCool The Navesink Banks
Posts : 1953 Join date : 2010-07-26 Age : 30 Location : The Dreaded Barbary Coast
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 3:15 am
Compare to this. Almost undisputedly the best one
GuitarMike Red In The Morning
Posts : 24 Join date : 2012-08-01
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 6:07 am
I still think his best acoustic performances was when he did The American Slang ones, but of course The Revival Tour too. It feels like he's not prepared when he does acoustics now a days.
simo wrote:
It's weird how they cut in shots from another performance.
Its the Gibson Showroom performance. Theres videos of it on Youtube, including a acoustic version of Keepsake.
Jack The '59 Sound
Posts : 1218 Join date : 2009-12-12 Location : Jersey
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 9:08 am
Harbortown wrote:
Jack wrote:
Harbortown wrote:
In my honest opinion, Brian hasn't done a single decent acoustic performance for a long time. His voice sounds really shaky and insecure, like he doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
I've been as critical as anyone on here, but I am absolutely shocked you don't find this to be anything less than a great performance.
I hold him to a higher standard than this.
Guitar playing's sloppy, singing's mediocre.
Ehhhh his guitar playing is almost always sloppy. I really like his voice here. Then again I like when he sings in his quavering low register. That shaky quality doesn't bother me as long as he doesn't start singing high and wispy and attempting vocal runs he can't pull off.
Harbortown The Navesink Banks
Posts : 6784 Join date : 2011-04-13 Age : 33 Location : yes
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 9:15 am
DeathoftheCool wrote:
Compare to this. Almost undisputedly the best one
AMEN
Jack The '59 Sound
Posts : 1218 Join date : 2009-12-12 Location : Jersey
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 2:54 pm
Generally speaking all my favorite Brian acoustic performances are the ones he did for The '59 Sound. So much emotion and he barely brings his voice above a whisper for most of them.
Harbortown The Navesink Banks
Posts : 6784 Join date : 2011-04-13 Age : 33 Location : yes
Subject: Re: "Handwritten" acoustic Thu May 16, 2013 3:16 pm
Jack wrote:
Harbortown wrote:
Jack wrote:
Harbortown wrote:
In my honest opinion, Brian hasn't done a single decent acoustic performance for a long time. His voice sounds really shaky and insecure, like he doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
I've been as critical as anyone on here, but I am absolutely shocked you don't find this to be anything less than a great performance.
I hold him to a higher standard than this.
Guitar playing's sloppy, singing's mediocre.
Ehhhh his guitar playing is almost always sloppy. I really like his voice here. Then again I like when he sings in his quavering low register. That shaky quality doesn't bother me as long as he doesn't start singing high and wispy and attempting vocal runs he can't pull off.
Indeed, the high and wispy thing is also a problem.
Thing about this performance though is he doesn't seem to be in control of his voice even in the lower range, which should be a piece of cake.