My cover of "The Grudge"

[SterileEyes]

I posted this in the Lateralus section too, I'm not sure where it should technically be but I guess it's someone else's job to figure that out.

Here's my cover of "The Grudge"...I do cover songs in my garage when I have free time on an 8 track recorder, and this is my latest one:

http://www.myspace.com/sterileeyes1

Click the link and it should play automatically. There's also covers by Alice In Chains, System of a Down, and STP posted at the moment if you're interested.

A couple disclaimers:

1 - The drums are one take on a five piece, so don't expect Danny Carey's million dollar and million piece drum sound

2 - I'm not Maynard, but I sure tried my best.

I know Tool are worshipped like gods as they should be...so I hope this doesn't offend anyone.

I hope you enjoy, feel free to download, comment, share, etc!

Jeff
22, Los Angeles

[rochey-o]

not too bad actually dude

i liked it

[toolloot]

I like how it doesn't sound exactly the same as Tool.

Edit. Your drummer isn't limited by the size of his drums but by his abilities. He's still really good, though.

[thirdseason17]

Not bad. You definitely have talent. My only gripe was the awful mastering and cruddy bass tone. But other then that, pretty good. Like your guitar tone, pretty close to Adam's sound.

[Riff]

Good work. It was one of the few covers of Tool that I've listened to and actually liked. Keep em coming

[Wretched]

ooo baby

[mancalledsun]

Gravy!

[auralassassin]

dude... this makes me wanna listen to Lateralus. Good one.

[systematicdecline]

this is impressive.

[chalk_line]

Kudos

[waurbenyeger]

You have a great voice!!...I'd like to hear some of your own music if you write your own stuff.

[Frenchy]

Very impressive. What else can I say that hasn't already been?

[SterileEyes]

I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has posted a reply on here or sent me a message on Myspace. I have covered 11 bands in the last 6 months or so, and I was definately the most nervous at the idea of recording a Tool song and sharing it with Tool fans. I am pleasantly surprised that people seem to be enjoying it. The amount of kind encouragement I've received in the last two weeks is just amazing and I can't thank you enough.

Cheers, can't wait for 10,000 Days!

[Nonduality]

I like how it doesn't sound exactly the same as Tool.

Edit. Your drummer isn't limited by the size of his drums but by his abilities. He's still really good, though.

I think he is the drummer and vocals and bassist and guitarist. Extremely talented. Good luck in your future endeavors Jeff!

[Shmooove]

Shit man, that is bad ass. Them Bones really kicks, too - you nailed Layne and Jerry's harmonization and used some interesting effects on the vocals in both songs. I like the MySpace comment that says: "Of course you pick one of tool's easiest songs to cover". Classic.

/clap

[arcane]

Good effort. The parts with the layered vocals ('wear the grudge like a crown') are great.

(Edit:) You're doing all the instruments right? Impressive.

[psims23]

Surprisingly good, good work.. tough song to cover

[TurdEye13]

thats great bro

[RiddleN]

Damn dude. Color me impressed.

[Corganschild]

Wow, good job. Your rhythm isn't off at all, most people's seem to be at least a little. A lot better than most covers I hear.

[LabRat404]

Definatley not Tool but definetly kicks ass.

[third_eye77]

Not bad. You definitely have talent. My only gripe was the awful mastering and cruddy bass tone. But other then that, pretty good. Like your guitar tone, pretty close to Adam's sound.
This was recorded in his garage on an 8-track recorder, not a multi-million dollar studio. Plus, he played all the instruments himself - impressive to say the least.

[Sieta]

Nice covers man, I liked the TOOL and the AIC cover. Personally I liked "Them Bones" more though. :)

[SterileEyes]

You guys are awesome, thank you again for all the encouragement.

I'll be sure to post an original or two in a couple months if it's Tool friendly enough :)

[æmoeba•°·.]

I loved it. Your own detail and it's not half bad at all.

I can't afford much at all and have only been playing guitar for about 2 years now, but all i have aquired is a Gibson Les Paul and a pretty "ok" Fender Side-kick amp.

But i work well enough with it.


But , i'm being honest, i was jammin' to it...so i give you a 4½ out of 5..

[Boyd in Black]

I loved the drums at the end, the voice reminds me of Perry Pharrel(spelling?)
pretty cool overall, did you play all the instruments yourself?

[encrusted]

Nice work brother - you've got clear talent - passion comes through - I really like the sound of your voice during the verses of the STP cover.....noticed you listed QOTSA as an influence - if you've done a cover I'd love to hear it - but don't consider this a request!

keep at it - your hard work will pay off....

[SterileEyes]

Actually yeah I covered "Someone's In The Wolf"....The Grudge was the 10th out of 11 covers that I recorded, and the Queens one was the 2nd, so the sound will be a little more 'rough', but I think it came out pretty heavy sounding. Here's the link:

http://www.myspace.com/sterileeyes

That's my other page, I don't usually update/promote it...there's also a 311 cover and some original stuff that's probably 2 or 3 years old now. Hope you enjoy the Queens.

[encrusted]

Actually yeah I covered "Someone's In The Wolf"....The Grudge was the 10th out of 11 covers that I recorded, and the Queens one was the 2nd, so the sound will be a little more 'rough', but I think it came out pretty heavy sounding. Here's the link:

http://www.myspace.com/sterileeyes

That's my other page, I don't usually update/promote it...there's also a 311 cover and some original stuff that's probably 2 or 3 years old now. Hope you enjoy the Queens.


Thanks, very cool - great work again man, it did come off heavy....great track to cover btw - brilliant album...I'd give you a deal just based on your good taste in music!

[Oddman]

Yeah very impressive i loved it! Very nice drumming nearly perfect!

[Loveboat Captain]

The production rules.

[CLIPSIDEDDEFORMD]

Good job. Makes me want to listen to the real song, only one thing, you're voice isnt really meant for a song like The Grudge.

[SterileEyes]

couldn't agree more...tried my best, maynard's one of a kind.

and fuck that scream hurt.

[IC]

hahaha this is really sweet. and even tho your voice isnt exactly for the song, you still are good. different style - made it refreshing. Great job man- Im a sucker for the drum work too.

[transcend187]

Holy shit. I'm very impressed. I actually really enjoyed listening to this, rather than most decent covers where I sit there thinking, "This is one of the better ones I've heard, and it'd actually be good if..."

I'd have to say the only actually weak point (as opposed to the parts that just aren't up to Tool's standards...) is the insanely fast drumming at the end.

This makes me want to do two things....

Listen to Lateralus....
...And find some people in my area who will play this kind of music....and play it well...so that I can sing! I'm no Maynard, but I love singing this stuff. And I'm tired of just singing along with the album.

Kudos, keep up the good work.

[transcend187]

By the way, I like the Offspring cover. You actually sound a lot like Davey Havok of AFI on this track. With just enough Dexter in there to sound like The Offspring.

[SterileEyes]

Thanks...you're not the first person to say I sounded like AFI on that track...which is weird cause I've heard one song of theirs ever I think.

And I so just got floor tickets to both Staples Center shows, I just had to brag about that :)

[LEARN.2.SWiM]

nice job man, the music was like right on

[LEARN.2.SWiM]

i also dug that 'them bones' cover
wish there was some of that talent in my area

[x7 Lateralus 7x]

I love how it's the most played there, puts a really big smile on my face.

It's like AFI meets Tool, you did this very well, I enjoyed it much my brother.

Rock on!!! GIDDIE-UP BITCH!

[lachrymotion]

that sounded great

I bet that hurt your throat. You seem to have such a nice clean voice....I could feel your pain a few times. Try smoking a pack of Camels and grunging it up!

Time is impossible to keep on that track, and you did it beautifully. Kudos man

[imatoolhed]

nice, good job all around fo sho

post something off aenema

[SterileEyes]

I haven't been on here in like a year but I was buying tickets for the Nokia show and thought I'd check out these old threads. Thanks for all the replies, I had no idea Tool fans would be open to something like this - totally made the effort worth it!

[Jungmamr]

very well done. i enjoyed it a lot.

what kind of effects and techniques were you using to record your vocals? i like the tone/effect you got going on here. are you doing any type of mixing/panning?

[setvak]

Nice job. Just out of curiosity, have you taken any kind of singing lessons, or did you just basically develop your own style? I'm just asking because I've been doing something similar (recording songs by myself) for a while, just without any vocals, and altogether don't feel too confident about singing.

[Elgyn]

Very nice job dude, sounds good.

[Esurient4Truth]

Awesome cover of The Grudge. I'm currently working on doing my own version of Prison Sex.


I bet that hurt your throat. You seem to have such a nice clean voice....I could feel your pain a few times. Try smoking a pack of Camels and grunging it up!

lol!

[jaw knee]

thought it was pretty good. i think the vocals were the furthest off out of everything. theres an effect on there, sounds like chorus and a little reverb, that is throwing me off. did you try to use an auto tuner on the vocals?

[SterileEyes]

Thanks for all the opinions and compliments!

very well done. i enjoyed it a lot.

what kind of effects and techniques were you using to record your vocals? i like the tone/effect you got going on here. are you doing any type of mixing/panning?

Part of what makes recording these covers so fun (and challenging) for me is I intentionally keep the production as raw as possible - drums were one take with four mics directly into the P.A. and the guitars were done with a mic on my Marshall into the P.A. There's no post production, computers/pro tools, pre-programmed mix down or anything. No panning on this one...maybe slightly with the beer keg bashing at the end (the "Let Go" chant). The GN'R cover I posted has some vocal panning I think.

I mix as I record (the levels are adjusted and final before I do the takes), any mixing touch ups are done live as I do the final playback from the recorder to the CD burner. I had to memorize where various parts had to be turned up/down/etc. and twist the knobs as it played back. If I missed one little thing I had to start playback over again...took a few tries!

As far as vocal effects, I used some distortion on a few key parts - "Wear the grudge like a crown" (the low voice), the "lifts you up like a child" echo part, and the "let go" chant. There's a chorus on during the first verse and some reverb throughout most of it. The scream at the end is totally raw, took 8 tries to get it recorded well...it hurt and I wouldn't recommend trying it to anybody!

Nice job. Just out of curiosity, have you taken any kind of singing lessons, or did you just basically develop your own style? I'm just asking because I've been doing something similar (recording songs by myself) for a while, just without any vocals, and altogether don't feel too confident about singing.

I own a few books but singing came from years of practice in the car. I've played the other instruments for 12 or 13 years but I never had confidence (or range) in my voice until 2 or 3 years ago. I don't know how I got the range, I never used to be able to hit a high A without my voice cracking, now I'm a tenor. Part of the reason I recorded the covers is because I never really recorded vocals before so I figured it'd be good practice.

thought it was pretty good. i think the vocals were the furthest off out of everything. theres an effect on there, sounds like chorus and a little reverb, that is throwing me off. did you try to use an auto tuner on the vocals?

I agree the vocals are the furthest off - there is only one Maynard and I have no clue what kinds of effects he's using, I probably sound more like Don Henley than Maynard. I just sang it like I would at the time I guess.

I would never ever use auto tune! What you might be hearing is I lightly doubled a few parts ("Saturn comes back around", "Give away the stone", etc.)

Auto tune = satan.

Thanks again everybody!

[cliche101]

cool, nice work

[revolve]

God damn it must be fun as hell playing and performing a song like that, and getting praise for it...Nice Fucking Work, congrats. Lets here some original stuff!

[SterileEyes]

God damn it must be fun as hell playing and performing a song like that, and getting praise for it...Nice Fucking Work, congrats. Lets here some original stuff!

I hope to have some done in the next few months...I've had so much to do with work and school that I've got up to my studio maybe an hour a week for the last year so all I have recorded are a couple finished songs and like 20 instrumental clips that I'm working on building into songs.

I'll be sure to post them if/when I finish some though!

[vecima]

awesome. way to rock it out, without letting not sounding exactly like 'nardo vocally stop you.

i'd be way to nervous on that part of it.

[©ûÞ]

I love your valiant effort on the scream. It was the second best Tool cover I've heard. Ever.

Rexway's cover of Hooker With a Penis takes the cake.

[Nine]

I like how it doesn't sound exactly the same as Tool.

Edit. Your drummer isn't limited by the size of his drums but by his abilities. He's still really good, though.

ditto check out a drummer by the name of eric slick, he replaced dany for adrian belew's one project when danny went back on tour and also plays with a band caled project object who are the number one zappa tribute band in the world. he had such a tiny set yet was pulling off shit just like terry bozzio on his diety of a drumset, anyhow man i like what you did with this, you took it and didnt mimic it but rebuilt it in a new form. keep goin.

[/Parallelus/Reflectionis/]

Man, you really are talented ! Plus your drumming is incredible for a 5 piece. Keep up, I loved it.

[CoreyL]

That was really well done. I enjoyed it a lot. Keep it up and good luck with your music.


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