• Anyone Want to Draw my Group an Album Cover?
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[QUOTE=TH89;18531472]No, it's pretty easy to put music on iTunes.[/QUOTE] Well I'll be damned, so it is.
[QUOTE=dookster;18531597]Well I'll be damned, so it is.[/QUOTE] It's been that way forever. I could burp in a microphone and get it on iTunes. [editline]03:53PM[/editline] And I don't mean that in a pretentious way. It's just shit easy.
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;18531856]It's been that way forever. I could burp in a microphone and get it on iTunes. [editline]03:53PM[/editline] And I don't mean that in a pretentious way. It's just shit easy.[/QUOTE] Do it :downs:
Quite dissapointed with that this is what the thread has turned into.
[QUOTE=Bdawg2077;18533481]Quite dissapointed with that this is what the thread has turned into.[/QUOTE] Welcome to Facepunch.
Bdawg, how about instead of having us PM you, you can just post what you are looking for.
OK well heres the idea thats in my mind: Its a cartoon, and the scene is a dark, shitty basement, and there is a stage with a dude with a hood on holding a mic rapping, but his face is green and fucked up like a cartoon zombie, and behind him theres a DJ set up with the same messed up face, and infront of the men on stage you see the backs of a bunch of screaming fans with their hands in the air and they too are wearing tattered clothes like they rose from the dead. BOOM i said it. This isn't definately what we are going to do, as I expect most people on here don't want to devote their time to something this intricate so if anyone else has any ideas, please tell me. The beat may inspire you: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MayxPEkfHY[/url]
Ok I made you a CD cover now, I hope you like it ; [media]http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/764/cdcoverm.png[/media] I did some background research, and he seems to be a proud american goon so I had to incorperate that into the cover. :)
Pwndd^^^
the music sounds so cheap, like hes just riding off the "formula" of three year old songs. The tracks and so repetitive and you can tell everything was sampled from other stuff or is a preset, and not in a creative way either. He's trying to the do the whole catchy superstar R&B + Rap mashup but it fails. If you're a shitty indie rapper and your sole purpose is to make money, you need to quit. He's doing "party songs" that aren't party-able at all. TL;DR, It's very hard to be motivated to do a good album cover for this guy.
None of that song was sampled or preset, the beat doesn't sound like the average background you'd hear on the radio, the YouTube quality doesn't do it justice as it certainly doesn't sound cheap, I'm not trying to make a combination of R&B and rap, and I'm not a shitty indie rapper. I hate peoples argument that if it sounds like something they have heard then they label it into a category and say it's shit, nobody will like it. What should I have done to make the beat unique have a fucking Indian tribal drums and the whistle tips sound effect blasting?! No. Listen to the beats that the greatest rappers (and I mean greatest lyricists use, not Lil Wayne) and realize how basic the beats sound. It's the rapper that makes the song.
[QUOTE=Bdawg2077;18535908]None of that song was sampled or preset, the beat doesn't sound like the average background you'd hear on the radio, the YouTube quality doesn't do it justice as it certainly doesn't sound cheap, I'm not trying to make a combination of R&B and rap, and I'm not a shitty indie rapper. I hate peoples argument that if it sounds like something they have heard then they label it into a category and say it's shit, nobody will like it. What should I have done to make the beat unique have a fucking Indian tribal drums and the whistle tips sound effect blasting?! No. Listen to the beats that the greatest rappers (and I mean greatest lyricists use, not Lil Wayne) and realize how basic the beats sound. It's the rapper that makes the song.[/QUOTE] To be quite honest though, JTGetem is a pretty poor lyricist (listening to the music right now) and therefore, the beats you use sound poor. The greatest rappers had solid beats to accompany their lyrics, JTGetem does not have decent beats, and he has quite poor lyrics. The songs does not sound very party-ish, they are a bit too mellow and "chill", and his voice sounds like those guys that just chip in now and then in rap songs. Something that I also noticed is that the beats sound awfully alike, which makes the songs blend into one and the same song (and that same song is not good, sorry). I think what you need to improve is some good beats, get a drummer and a bassist, live beats are great and that will give you a pretty unique sound. That is how the great rappers did it, and if you do as they do, atleast you'll have decent beats to go along with the lyrics, and the musical piece will make the song a better product. JTGetem needs to improve the character of his voice too, rap harder and stronger, get a unique rap-tone (the one JTGetem got is awfully bland, and as I said before sounds like a background rapper instead of the one putting down the lyrics) and together with a drummer and a bassist, you'll make some pretty damn good rap-songs. Well atleast hopefully, the lyrics need to be more upbeat and less about "hey girl, yeah girl, love me girl, oh girl, girl girl, yeah girl". Copy some from the days of 80's metal (yes, glam metal is what I am talking about, sue me) and rap about the life of the party, chilling out with the boys and hitting town and just creating total mayhem. That will also add to your unique flavour :) Edit ; I know this is about creating an album cover, but since I already covered that I felt that some CC would be in order for JTGetem to improve (that is your friend, right?).
@Gregah - the "wow" beat was actually pretty good, I don't know if you listened to that one
The beats on his myspace are not my own, but I actually do appreciate the criticism. Ok well this beat definately doesn't sound like the others I think you guys should check it out. The first verse is done I just didn't feel like posting in there because it'd sound stupid by itself. It is more upbeat and less melo like you said, and when we finish the song in a few days I'll post it here to get your opinion. I sampled Michael Jackson's Beat It so here it is: [media][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZmJEXfmLsU[/url][/media]
And live instruments for rap songs is almost always a terrible idea (and definitely not "how the great rappers did it")
[media][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZmJEXfmLsU[/url][/media] Tell me what you think of this MJ sample
Beat's dece, but the mix is clipping pretty bad. I'd read up on compressing and EQing to get a cleaner sound out of your software.
I'd like to. What do you have in mind? [editline]07:56PM[/editline] oh look at my dumb ass posting without reading the op. my badd. I'll see if I can work on something for you.
Here's some stuff I'm just pulling off the top of my head, and I don't even listen to rap very often, so I know theses aren't the best examples. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-_LGIC0VGo[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gLH1ErYx8I[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x6VspnvqHI[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06rbCDNodM[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bug-1YuCUGI[/media] Skip to 0:17, the 50 cent being played is commentary. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGvnI37mxk[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVseEeuHKM[/media] Notice how all these songs have substance and style? Usually if you want to sing about girls and money, you better have a catchy and original sound. If you can't do that, then sing about intellectual stuff. Can't do either and you end up with JTGETEM [Soulja Boy Tell 'Em is clearly the influence on the name], an almost satirically bad rapper. I guarantee I can go on MySpace and find thousands of others just like you. [url=http://www.myspace.com/diamondlex777]Took me 30 seconds[/url] Give me a reason to put you on my iPod, do something different.
Ok so what's your opinion on the MJ beat. Is it catchy enough?
[QUOTE=Analog;18536773] Notice how all these songs have substance and style[/QUOTE] lmao [editline]04:23AM[/editline] hahahaha
TH89 youre supposed to have MY back not the dude who's trying to hurt my feelings haha
[QUOTE=Bdawg2077;18539306]TH89 youre supposed to have MY back not the dude who's trying to hurt my feelings haha[/QUOTE] He was saying those songs are bad.
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;18539372]He was saying those songs are bad.[/QUOTE] Goddamnit I thought he was quoting it and laughing at me. Tone and expression are sort of necessary in this situation.
one thing I've always found hard around here was getting my sarcasm across as sarcasm. Little hard to add tone and direction to text, even for a seasoned professional :v: speaking of, the very first text "emote" was actually a ) laying flat at the end of a sentence to "imply jest", or more specifically, add a sarcastic tone to the sentence. It was supposed to look like : ) but, y'know, right-side-up, and without the eyes. THE MORE YOU KNOWWWW!!! :eng101:
[QUOTE=Bdawg2077;18539721]Goddamnit I thought he was quoting it and laughing at me. Tone and expression are sort of necessary in this situation.[/QUOTE] TH89 moved his shoulders up and down in rapid succession as he laughed at the comment he quoted. It was not an original part of his post, but an automerge, which showed the deep laden wit that shined in his eyes. His mother's eyes. The mother he loved, but lost as a child. [editline]01:40AM[/editline] He secretly missed her as he thought of how closely his eyes resembled his mothers. He burned with a secret sense of rage towards his drunk of a dad, who had survived the wreck while brutally killing her.
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;18541543]TH89 moved his shoulders up and down in rapid succession as he laughed at the comment he quoted. It was not an original part of his post, but an automerge, which showed the deep laden wit that shined in his eyes. His mother's eyes. The mother he loved, but lost as a child. [editline]01:40AM[/editline] He secretly missed her as he thought of how closely his eyes resembled his mothers. He burned with a secret sense of rage towards his drunk of a dad, who had survived the wreck while brutally killing her.[/QUOTE] It was strange enough there's no excuse for the edit.
[QUOTE=Gregah;18534800]Ok I made you a CD cover now, I hope you like it ; [media]http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/764/cdcoverm.png[/media] I did some background research, and he seems to be a proud american goon so I had to incorperate that into the cover. :)[/QUOTE] [media][img]http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/41KK31M4DHL._SS500_.jpg[/img][/media] Umm excuse me but what the fuck do you think you're doing.
1. This JT Getem person looks fucking laughable. 2. This idea for the album cover you have is really childish. It isn't cool, it isn't innovative, it isn't badass, it's trash. I drew you something anyways! [img]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7748/forjtgetem.jpg[/img]
Needs more angry facial expressions.
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