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Re: DT vocal covers by Nicky Spanjaards
« Reply #735 on: October 18, 2016, 06:34:56 PM »
That mic sounds awful, just want to get that out of the way...

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« Reply #736 on: October 18, 2016, 07:55:05 PM »
That mic sounds awful, just want to get that out of the way...

Yeah, it's the best one I have right now. But i'm saving money for a new mic  ;D

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« Reply #737 on: October 18, 2016, 07:58:31 PM »
Some of those hair flourishes were spot on  :D
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« Reply #738 on: October 18, 2016, 08:01:17 PM »
Honestly, that was amazing.

The introduction, when you sang it, you really sang out the mood. You sang in a deep, growly voice and reflected off of Nafarius' mood nicely. Well done!
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« Reply #739 on: October 18, 2016, 09:53:28 PM »
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« Reply #740 on: October 18, 2016, 10:42:09 PM »
a simple popfilter would already make a big difference with your mic..

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« Reply #741 on: October 18, 2016, 10:44:34 PM »
I actually had (somewhat) high hopes after the soft intro, but then the rest of it kicked in and I had to turn it off during what I assume was the chorus (not a slight against you, just not sure if that's actually the chorus in the song or not).

But this is a DTF tradition at this point I guess. You post a video, a bunch of us rip it apart, a bunch of guys decide that only praise is worth posting and give you tons of compliments, you say thanks, ignore the criticisms and suggestions to improve and the cycle repeats in a few months.

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« Reply #742 on: October 18, 2016, 10:49:17 PM »
I actually had (somewhat) high hopes after the soft intro, but then the rest of it kicked in
Yeah, I thought his intro was actually quite good other than the mic.

and I had to turn it off during what I assume was the chorus (not a slight against you, just not sure if that's actually the chorus in the song or not).
Are you talking about the section before "brace yourself..."? Because if so, I'm not sure if that's the chorus or not but it was the worst part in this cover; that and the very last line of the song...

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« Reply #743 on: October 18, 2016, 10:58:36 PM »
I actually had (somewhat) high hopes after the soft intro, but then the rest of it kicked in
Yeah, I thought his intro was actually quite good other than the mic.

and I had to turn it off during what I assume was the chorus (not a slight against you, just not sure if that's actually the chorus in the song or not).
Are you talking about the section before "brace yourself..."? Because if so, I'm not sure if that's the chorus or not but it was the worst part in this cover; that and the very last line of the song...

Looked it up, I meant the "hide and protect him....". Felt like a chorus, but whatever it is, that's when I had to shut it down.
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« Reply #744 on: October 19, 2016, 04:36:42 AM »
Ah, come on, you gotta do the "HA HA HA HA HA HA" section!

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« Reply #745 on: October 19, 2016, 11:13:49 AM »
A bummer you didn't do the laughing section man! Perhaps it would be a good idea to do some eartraining, there are plenty of apps, websites etc that can help with that  ;)
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« Reply #746 on: October 19, 2016, 03:35:30 PM »
If James does it, Nicky does it. If James doesn't do it, Nicky doesn't do it.
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« Reply #747 on: October 19, 2016, 03:56:51 PM »
Dude, what happened to your backdrop?  And by backdrop I mean the one random poster you decided to decorate your wall with by using a single piece of tape to hold it up. 

I hate to nitpick but I will not watch any more of your videos unless you bring it back. 

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« Reply #748 on: October 19, 2016, 05:22:18 PM »
I'll make a new video where I'll do the evil laugh  :yarr , special for all of you  :D
The reason why I didn't do it was I didn't know if I would do it right. But fuck it, once in a life(live)time, right?  ;D

Dude, what happened to your backdrop?  And by backdrop I mean the one random poster you decided to decorate your wall with by using a single piece of tape to hold it up. 

I hate to nitpick but I will not watch any more of your videos unless you bring it back.

All right, sorry! I'll bring it back!  :angel:

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« Reply #749 on: October 19, 2016, 06:25:51 PM »
You should collaborate with Zantera on the next Paris in the Spring album.

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« Reply #750 on: October 20, 2016, 05:31:15 AM »
For all the s*** he's getting when posting here, Nicky Spanjaards keeps coming back and keeps his sense of humour. For all that, and I mean it sincerely, I love you, Nicky!

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« Reply #751 on: October 20, 2016, 06:29:28 AM »
Reading this:
Brace yourself.

Immediately after reading this:
Hi everyone,

Here is a new cover of me, this time I'm singing three days!  :yarr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJS7dp1LLPI


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« Reply #752 on: October 20, 2016, 05:39:54 PM »
I'll make a new video where I'll do the evil laugh  :yarr , special for all of you  :D
The reason why I didn't do it was I didn't know if I would do it right. But fuck it, once in a life(live)time, right?  ;D

Dude, what happened to your backdrop?  And by backdrop I mean the one random poster you decided to decorate your wall with by using a single piece of tape to hold it up. 

I hate to nitpick but I will not watch any more of your videos unless you bring it back.

All right, sorry! I'll bring it back!  :angel:

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Re: DT vocal covers by Nicky Spanjaards
« Reply #753 on: October 20, 2016, 07:16:30 PM »
So do you guys seriously think he sounds exactly as bad as years ago? No improvement? I could have sworn he sounded a tad better in his latest than the ones he did way back when. I mean, it still hurts to listen to, but still.

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« Reply #754 on: October 20, 2016, 08:43:31 PM »
He *has* improved, no doubt. But reality is, you could count the on-pitch notes in that song on one hand.
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« Reply #755 on: October 20, 2016, 09:00:40 PM »
So do you guys seriously think he sounds exactly as bad as years ago? No improvement? I could have sworn he sounded a tad better in his latest than the ones he did way back when. I mean, it still hurts to listen to, but still.

Minor improvement over........5 years? I think? Sure, but if our standards are at the point where we praise that kind of improvement, then we probably don't have much room to criticize anyone.
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« Reply #756 on: January 08, 2019, 06:29:47 AM »
I'm waiting in the pumpkin patch for Nicky to return....
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« Reply #757 on: January 08, 2019, 08:04:37 AM »
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« Reply #758 on: January 08, 2019, 02:44:15 PM »
He posted on his YouTube account more recently than that:
https://youtu.be/_w3J84Hztyk

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« Reply #759 on: January 08, 2019, 03:11:29 PM »
I have never once listened to this guy. Went to the page, listened to him cover about a minute of my favorite current band, Alter Bridge, and just cringed. Holy shit was that bad. I mean, credit to him loving hard rock and metal, and loving to sing, and putting it out there. But uh...
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« Reply #760 on: January 08, 2019, 09:21:16 PM »
I completely forgot about the Christmas Special that he did. I feel so uncomfortable watching it because everyone in the room looks so confused.
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« Reply #761 on: January 08, 2019, 09:47:57 PM »
I completely forgot about the Christmas Special that he did. I feel so uncomfortable watching it because everyone in the room looks so confused.

Even before the "singing" starts.

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« Reply #762 on: January 11, 2019, 09:35:32 AM »
This thread is still alive!  Incredible!
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« Reply #763 on: February 25, 2024, 12:40:06 PM »
Saw the reference to this one in another thread. Wow.

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« Reply #764 on: February 26, 2024, 06:49:30 AM »
Jesus Christ
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« Reply #765 on: March 01, 2024, 01:44:29 PM »
looks like i have some homework
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« Reply #766 on: March 02, 2024, 01:33:23 AM »
Damn, you guys got me excited. I thought Nicky dropped some new material. I'm not sure the forum could handle new Nicky content and Dream Theater reuniting with Mike Portnoy in the same year.

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« Reply #767 on: March 02, 2024, 04:28:49 AM »
looks like i have some homework

IKR?! I don't know who this person is either. Maybe we don't want to know?  :lol Just getting the impression from some of the comments that it may not be worth my time.

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« Reply #768 on: March 02, 2024, 06:25:53 AM »
The thread was 5 years dead for a reason . . .  :facepalm:

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« Reply #769 on: March 02, 2024, 06:53:29 AM »
no other reason than Nicky stopped posting his vids, sure hoped he'd come back to the forums when MP returned...