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Title: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: AndyG6508 on March 01, 2015, 02:19:50 PM
A 'rock" version of this song......I was looking for a chance to redo the bass, and get real drums.

This time around, George contributed super vocals and guitars, while Paulo once again helmed the producers seat and this punchy mix is the result.

Check out the guitar and keys solos, both are fantastic.

Thanks guys!

Show Your Face (c) 2009, 2015

(v1)
Am
Too much stress, too little rest
Making us dysfunctional today
Maybe it's a curse as we wait for the worst
While sanity slips away
D
Welcome to century twenty-one
Who knows what went wrong
Am
Flower Power replaced by guns
When we turned our backs so long

Chorus
Em
If anybody's out there
 D    
Come on out and show your face
Am                C
Call off this mindless marathon
                D         Am
Or we'll lose the human race
   Em
If anybody's out there
D
Come on out and show your face
Am                          C
Please rearrange the panorama                      
D                                         Em
Stop the deadly psychodrama yeah

(v2)
With a pace this fast, we can't last
Feels like it's already Hell
Hopes and dreams spill through the seams
Hear the tolling of the bell?
Effexor, Zoloft, needles and pills
Crime scenes everywhere
Booze and drugs, a life that kills  
Violence poisons the air                                        

Chorus
If anybody's out there
Come on out and show your face
Call off this mindless marathon
Or we'll lose the human race

If anybody's out there
Come on out and show your face
Please rearrange the panorama
Stop the deadly psychotdrama

Bridge
         C           G
If it's not over soon
        Dm             Am
We'll colonise the moon
      C                          D                        Am
Our spacecraft and our freighters and our probes
          C                       G
Will all fill those ancient craters
             Dm               Am
With the sad debris of men
          C          D               Em
Who'll destroy themselves again

Chorus
If anybody's out there
Come on out and  show your face
Call off this mindless marathon
Or we'll lose the human race

If anybody's out there
Come on out and show your face
Please rearrange the panorama
Stop the deadly psychodrama

C'mon and show your face
C'mon and show your face
C'mon and show your face

Personnel:
Sam Wilson & Donna Devine :Lyrics
George Williams: Vocals, all guitars
Paulo Gomes: Synthesizers/keys, mix/master
Erik Koskas: Drums
Andy Gupta: Original music, bass, synthesizer
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napolean Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: rightonthemark on March 01, 2015, 02:47:51 PM
this is killer \m/
George should play guitar more often.
great mix & great performances = great tune.

absolutely loved it \m/
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napolean Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: Paulo on March 01, 2015, 03:22:22 PM
Too much stress  ;D...

... Not really, it was very smooth...

... Good and clean tracks and easy people is 90% the way...

... The other 10% is just pushing and pulling some buttons  ;)
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napolean Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: napoleonboot on March 01, 2015, 03:48:18 PM
This was a hoot.

Rightonthemark - up until 2008 I only played guitar here (and elsewhere) - then Andy (playing bass here) persuaded me to do some vocals, and since then it's become my main thing.
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: CosmicDolphin on March 02, 2015, 02:46:07 PM
Cool song guys, Paulo's trademark keyboard solo and nice vocals George, you sound different...more head voice than belting it out of the chest voice.

Mix sounds balanced but a bit bass light and a tad crispy to me, probably nothing that can't be fixed with some master EQ

CD
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: Paulo on March 02, 2015, 03:05:28 PM
Thanks CD... The funny thing is that the original mix had more low end and I removed it, lol...

Probably my ears were tired at that time.
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: CosmicDolphin on March 02, 2015, 03:22:06 PM
Thanks CD... The funny thing is that the original mix had more low end and I removed it, lol...

Probably my ears were tired at that time.

 ;D  - Usually the way..maybe post it up
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: napoleonboot on March 02, 2015, 06:02:32 PM
CD - yes, I was belting less than usual here.
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: Billy on March 06, 2015, 08:21:58 AM
Cool track, guys.

A great hi-energy rocker with a totally rollicking vocal performance from George.

Everyone sounds great on this......excellent mix, Paulo.

Billy.
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: AndyG6508 on March 08, 2015, 12:37:43 PM
Thanks Billy!
Andy
Cool track, guys.

A great hi-energy rocker with a totally rollicking vocal performance from George.

Everyone sounds great on this......excellent mix, Paulo.

Billy.
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: stoman on March 09, 2015, 06:53:03 AM
Nice - brings back the 80s. :)

Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: AndyG6508 on March 09, 2015, 01:18:01 PM
And you like the 80s :)

Andy
Nice - brings back the 80s. :)


Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: stoman on March 09, 2015, 01:20:22 PM
And you like the 80s :)

Yep - the good half of it. :)

Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: Donna on March 15, 2015, 04:21:34 AM
Wow, guys! What a great little - or big ;) - rocker.  :) Really fine take on this older song.
(Can't believe the original was from 6 years ago. :o )

Excellent work all round, lads. :)

Donna
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: napoleonboot on April 11, 2015, 04:20:29 AM
I just relistened - it is pretty good !
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: Zax on May 22, 2015, 12:20:12 PM
Whoa!!  How did I miss this one!!   :o  :o  :o

This is groovin' brilliantly!   8)

Great vocals and guitars from George... Super drivin' bass from Andy... Tight drum groove from Erik... And great keys from Paulo (love that keyboard solo)!  And an excellent mix to top it all off!   8) 8)

Great job from everyone... from lyrics and song writing, to performances and mix.

Frank
Title: Re: Show Your Face (Rock version) (Napoleon Boot/Paulo/Erik/AndyG)
Post by: AndyG6508 on May 25, 2015, 07:30:13 AM
Thanks Frank I am glad you like the song with all the performances. It was a fun collaboration for sure.
Andy