14-01-2014, 02:21 AM
(13-01-2014, 07:48 PM)Shiny Dog Wrote: Just having another go at this Mix, Sorry Pedaling Prince I forgot to render a un-mastered version. I am relatively new to county music so can you name me a couple of tracks that I could use for reference.
Well, if you're looking for MY advice I would stick to any popular country music recorded pre-1995 before "loudness" mastering techniques got out of hand. Vince Gill's I Still Believe In You jumps to mind, and probably anything on any of his albums from that one back would be good examples, whatever sounds good to you.
The singer I personally tend to base my country sound on is Scott Phillips, though you're not likely to find copies of his one and only album, Day One very easily; he dropped abruptly out of the music scene a couple years after his CD was released. Here's an article on him from just prior to his abrupt departure from the music scene:
http://www.whatsgoinon.ca/scott-phillips...tSQAvbWRpE
His pulling out of music had nothing to do with the quality of his work; he pulled out for personal reasons. I wasn't privy to the intimate details of exactly what happened but I did hang out with him and the band on a handful of occasions and I gleaned bits and pieces of what happened from his colleagues in the band. What I do know is not my story to share, but suffice it to say I wish I could've heard some of the new songs he wrote after Day One recorded in the studio. Sadly, it was not to be.