Headlights is the story of a guy heading out after losing a love only to break down on the highway causing him to sit and think too much. He's blinded by headlights coming at him and confused by the road that lies ahead. This is a rough demo. I wanted to explore dark and introspective lyrics and tried to match a dark guitar sound to it.
Dennis, the movie I think of is “Wild at Heart” a David Lynch movie with Nicholas Cage.
Greg, you’ve got to listen through snippets of that soundtrack, because there are a a few songs on there that have a production similar to your song. The songs aren’t close to yours in structure or lyrics, but the sound is what impresses me, because I’ve tried and failed to reproduce it myself.
But that also brings me to say you should listen for the way the lead vocals are EQed and effected. The way you have it, the vocal sound fits with the reverb and EQ of the other instruments, but I bet it would sound great if there was a little less reverb (or you clone the vocal track use reverb on) and make the EQ with little or no low end, very little low mid, & tons of high mid. Try listening to Johnny Cash sing “Hurt.”
January 29, 2014
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Driving til a break down in Florida.
Sittin with my luggage on the shoulder.
White line stretches on, its been good to know ya,
to know ya til your loves grown colder.
Livin a dream. That line makes me shudder,
cause those dreams never ever seem to end.
My ships out to sea with no sail an no rudder.
My roads and endless blind mans bend.
The headlights, shine upon me
blind my vision, blind my faith.
The headlights, shine upon me.
Shine a way that looks unsafe.
To go driving til a breakdown in Florida.
Sittin with my luggage on the shoulder.
White line stretches on, its been good to know ya,
To know ya til your loves grown colder.
The sun comes up, then the sun its goin down.
Days pass before me like a blaze.
A blaze that rages on and on and on and on and on,
on unitl I'm lost in the haze.
The headlights, shine upon me
blind my vision, blind my faith.
The headlights, shine upon me.
Shine a way that looks unsafe.
To go driving til a breakdown in Florida.
Sittin with my luggage on the shoulder.
White line stretches on, its been good to know ya,
To know ya til your loves grown colder.
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Greg,
Very cool. Love the feel of this. I could see this as a soundtrack to a movie. It captures the feel you were going after really nicely. Thanks for sharing.
January 22, 2014
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Dennis, the movie I think of is “Wild at Heart” a David Lynch movie with Nicholas Cage.
Greg, you’ve got to listen through snippets of that soundtrack, because there are a a few songs on there that have a production similar to your song. The songs aren’t close to yours in structure or lyrics, but the sound is what impresses me, because I’ve tried and failed to reproduce it myself.
But that also brings me to say you should listen for the way the lead vocals are EQed and effected. The way you have it, the vocal sound fits with the reverb and EQ of the other instruments, but I bet it would sound great if there was a little less reverb (or you clone the vocal track use reverb on) and make the EQ with little or no low end, very little low mid, & tons of high mid. Try listening to Johnny Cash sing “Hurt.”
January 29, 2014
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Dennis Field
Greg,
Very cool. Love the feel of this. I could see this as a soundtrack to a movie. It captures the feel you were going after really nicely. Thanks for sharing.
January 22, 2014
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