My bands cover of vicarious

[Rubb.]

have a listen (http://stashbox.org/45614/The%20Fecal%20Brothers%20-%20Vicarious.mp3) and tell me what you think.

Criticism welcome.

[whittashau]

Desk drumming - Awesome, who needs danny?
Vocals - You have way more balls than maynard. Great job
Guitars - I didn't like the intro but the rest was cool

[SpiraMirabilis]

I can't wait to hear this song from my favorite tool cover band

[SpiraMirabilis]

brilliant as ever

once you've covered every song i'm going to snap my tool cds

[Cheesegreater]

I really hope you guys aren't serious and are simply employing sarcasm. This needs a lot of work.

[Dianoetic]

I'm in love with the vocals, maynard doesn't have a dime on that lovely set of lungs!

[Angel on the Sideline]

Why not write your own songs?

[MORNING_GLORY]

I think my appreciation for Tool just grew greatly. Thank god for Tool.

[Rubb.]

Why not write your own songs?

i've recorded over 200 original songs you ignorant fuck, re-interpreting other peoples work every now and then provides me with a fun and interesting alternative to the hard work that song writing requires.

[SuperSteve]

Drums sound like they need to be tuned but otherwise pretty great.

[Agenda]

i've recorded over 200 original songs you ignorant fuck, re-interpreting other peoples work every now and then provides me with a fun and interesting alternative to the hard work that song writing requires.



Sounds like you don't want any criticism..........

[Rubb.]

criticism on the song is all i asked for, not criticism on what i choose to do with my time.

[SpiraMirabilis]

this thread needs more attention

[TOOL_Rules]

The Fecal Brothers strike again! Glad to see you've been able to keep that tight unit together. You guys are better than ever. Wow, mates.....pure genius. That drum kit must have really set your drummer back a few bucks, eh?

[Angel on the Sideline]

Okay, I was trying to be nice by simply asking why you didn't choose to channel your creativity into something original versus copying someone else's work. But since you responded so hatefully and called me an ignorant fuck, I'll now give you what you asked for. This is my honest opinion:

1) I really like the name of your band.
2) Your vocals need a LOT of work. You can't sing. In fact, you suck at it. I do too, so I'm not mocking you.
3) The guitar is terrible, just lousy.
4) The drumming has potential provided you do it on a real drum kit instead of the kitchen table.

Post something original and we'll let you know if it's any better. And, finally, if you want to hear what a respectable Tool cover sounds like, go here: http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=40327

Jeff's effort is far superior to yours.

Sincerely,
Ignorant Fuck

[SpiraMirabilis]

As a long standing fan of the fecal brothers, i feel a duty to argue for the greatness of this cover.

1) I really like the name of your band.
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2) Your vocals need a LOT of work. You can't sing. In fact, you suck at it. I do too, so I'm not mocking you.I don't know what you have against aussie accents, but i love them, anyway we should everyone try and imitate maynard. also, at the climax of the song there is real emotion in his voice, not the half asked fake emotion of maynard
3) The guitar is terrible, just lousy.the ability to play with flexible timing is a virtue
4) The drumming has potential provided you do it on a real drum kit instead of the kitchen table.Fuck, the table drumming is what made the song, do you have some grudge against originality?

[Rubb.]

Okay, I was trying to be nice by simply asking why you didn't choose to channel your creativity into something original versus copying someone else's work. But since you responded so hatefully and called me an ignorant fuck, I'll now give you what you asked for. This is my honest opinion:

1) I really like the name of your band.
2) Your vocals need a LOT of work. You can't sing. In fact, you suck at it. I do too, so I'm not mocking you.
3) The guitar is terrible, just lousy.
4) The drumming has potential provided you do it on a real drum kit instead of the kitchen table.

Post something original and we'll let you know if it's any better. And, finally, if you want to hear what a respectable Tool cover sounds like, go here: http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=40327

Jeff's effort is far superior to yours.

Sincerely,
Ignorant Fuck

See, now that wasn't so hard now was it. Thankyou, and everybody else, for your opinions. :)

[Angel on the Sideline]

Maybe you're not so bad afterall!

[Rubb.]

Wanna make out?

[black_rose]

This was so good I burnt 10,000 days again but with this version of Vicarious instead of the original.

[orangeisgoood]

that was so bad, that was almost mocking tool with how much it sucked. your vocals were terrible, and i could BARLEY tell that was vicarious. the guitar was, minimally good, but was hardly the song you were *trying* to cover. (work on your timing a little more, then you'd be a lot better) hell, and i didn't even hear any drums, unless you call the sound that sounded like someone slapping there thigh, "drums", there weren't any. and work on your singing a lot more. it was some of the worst i've ever heard.

[Luosdasa]

i lol good and proper.

not at the song though.
seriously, have you consulted any lables? or had any interest from any?

[Rubb.]

not yet, we intend to complete our album of orginals before we have a crack at the big time.

[Mooseifer]

Dis verzon ov VeyCarEoz is da best iv eva herd.

Marry me Rubb.

[Mooseifer]

Ok, first of all, why is there one guitar in each speaker? It sounds good at some points, but sometimes it seems like the guitars aren't playing exactly together. Also, the guitar tone on the right guitar sounds less like tool than the other.

Also, there are points where the song seems to speed up or slow down, and occasionally one of the guitars will stop playing or will get ahead of the drums. Don't worry it's not quite so noticeable. I also think that you should try to make the vocals just a little more like the original. It sounds like you're getting further away from the mic and then closer to it. I like the way you sing it too, though.

I really liked your take on the drums though. It's almost like if Danny played Vicarious on the tabla, except it's kind of muffled just like my mind is when I have my "eyes on the t.v."

This version is pretty good, but I bet you guys could make it great with just like one or two more takes.

lol

Serious Bizness.

[Stoned Immaculate]

amazin esp teh drummin

[lucydog]

WHERES THE BASS

[Topher]

Could you please provide a link to this song in a lossless format? I have a hard time appreciating good music when it's in MP3 format.

[bitter_enigma]

Needs more cowbell...
Apart from that, a marked improvement on the original.

[Mooseifer]

Dis verzon ov VeyCarEoz is da best iv eva herd.

Marry me Rubb.

:(

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[Rubb.]

Could you please provide a link to this song in a lossless format? I have a hard time appreciating good music when it's in MP3 format.

fecal bros songs are best listened to in a compressed format, thus we don't save it in a higher quality, sorry.

:(

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<3!

:)

[Headphuq]

Justin's solo part made me lol.

[Idiotica]

i want my 10MB back! hang your head in shame retards.

[Rubb.]

Now that's just mean :(

[imatoolhed]

yeah, he must have had a crabby patty or something

[Rubb.]

thanks man <3

[Thunderbutt]

You definitely made this your own. The guitar shredding in the background was unique, more artists should explore that...Would be very cool.

[Orbit]

ummm i didnt really like the guitar in the beggining but it stedily got better. The vocals almost sounded...i dont know what to say about them to be honest (Not saying i could do better), the drums were amazing, How much did that set cost?

[Rubb.]

It's a actually a completely home-made kit! pretty happy with how it turned out too.

[Orbit]

Ya man i bet, did you tune them at all or just play them as they came?

[lachrymoIogy]

best thing i've heard since the last state of the union address. ;/