The Guitar Talk Anthem Challenge!

V8 · 2019-08-31T08:28:20+00:00

Thanks to @Stoffeltoo for this month's Challenge topic..."Anthem" And before we get into it - a big thank you to @Stoffeltoo, @RodneyVikens for agreeing...

The Guitar Talk Anthem Challenge!

guidothepimmp

Instruments largely done. Working on lyrics and vox

ScottyDogg

RodneyVikens Song is mostly arranged and scratch guitars recorded. Need to finish up leads, bass and refine drums then will re-record the tracks properly. Not much of a singer so it'll definitely be an instrumental lol

Find it much easier to use an amp VST to get scratch tracks in while songwriting then will fire up the Marshall and my pedals to finalize ?

V8

RodneyVikens I've got a riff, it grooves sweetly but there's no B and C section yet. Story of my songwriting life, get one idea and it withers as I try extend it.

It IS a good riff though!

klaasvakie

I've got the guitar pretty much sorted, struggling to get lyrics and melody to fit. If it goes pear-shaped I might just submit as an instrumental.

warrenpridgeon

I still need to figure out "what makes a song an anthem"... lol. Off to google :-D

warrenpridgeon

From my research thus far:
"If I flick on my lighter, it's an Anthem."
"When perfect strangers start hugging each other."
"A rock anthem is a powerful, celebratory rock song with arena-rock sound often with lyrics celebrating rock music itself and simple sing-a-long choruses, chants, or hooks. These Rock Anthems were chosen for their popularity as a rock anthem, music, lyrics, and originality."
"when a song demands more air guitar"

Some apparent examples:
"Anthem" - Wayne Newton
"Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen
"Dancing in the Street" - Martha & The Vandellas
"God Bless America" - Connie Francis
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme from 'Rocky')" - Bill Conti & His Orchestra
"Hands Across America" - The Voices of America
"Heal the World" - Michael Jackson
"I Have a Dream" - Rev. Martin Luther King
"I'm Coming Out" - Diana Ross
"Put Another Log On the Fire (Male Chauvinist National Anthem)" - Tompall
"Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)" - Kiss
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" - Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
"The Star Spangled Banner (live)" - Whitney Houston
"The Star-Spangled Banner" - Jose Feliciano
"The Star Spangled Banner" - Faith Hill
"United We Stand" - The Brotherhood of Man
"We Are Family" - Sister Sledge
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
"We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions" - Queen

RodneyVikens

Wow.... Seems like everyone has at least something. Maybe I can get into it a bit later today.

V8

RodneyVikens I always have a groove and occasionally a riff...but a whole song? Don't let me mislead you...?

warrenpridgeon

RodneyVikens Wow.... Seems like everyone has at least something. Maybe I can get into it a bit later today.

Ek het niks bra! NIKS... lol

I'm still trying to find some inspiration from other anthem songs.

V8

warrenpridgeon I'm still trying to find some inspiration from other anthem songs.

I just found a B section to the A - all thanks to a teeny sized Jazz III - they're not entirely useless it seems ?

All I need is a C (middle 8/bridge) section and a lot of energy - I get far too involved in tweaking & fiddling with things.

Oh, I guess some lyrics too. And A singer. And a drummer with some fresh beats...Oh dear ?

warrenpridgeon

Some "top 10 anthems" from watchmojo

RodneyVikens

V8 Lol! I've got a chorus which I think sound sick....no, like I might have flu. This will be the first song I have ever recorded with voice.

V8

RodneyVikens Lol! I've got a chorus which I think sound sick....no, like I might have flu

Grin - I think most of the fun is coming up with something, recording it is usually not fun for me, it's a four letter word... 'work' .

Though I'm no help with vox but I'll offer my usual encouragement, we're usually our own worst critic. I'll hide behind fx, though I'll draw the line at auto-tune. (Admittedly, I have tried it, but I hate it).

RodneyVikens

Are we allowed to let someone mix/master the final track?

V8

RodneyVikens Yeah, for sure - more the merrier! Though your last entry (with no mastering?) was pretty balanced. ?:

P.s. Thanks may be in order,I got inspired last nite, Now have C & D sections. All in a ll a noisey mess!

RodneyVikens

V8 How many sections do I need? Modern music is only A & B, repeat half of A, repeat half of B. Then ABBBBBBBBB

V8

RodneyVikens Modern music is only A & B, repeat half of A, repeat half of B. Then ABBBBBBBBB

It is...!

Though, the last band I was in, was a progressive djent experiment. We used most of the alphabet for song structures. ?

Progressive Djent checklist:
Gratuitous key changes. Check.
Needless rhythmic changes. Double Check.
Three or more genre's in one song, Everytime!

RodneyVikens

V8 Lol! Sounds perfect to me then. ?

V8

RodneyVikens Well in that case...

RodneyVikens

warrenpridgeon

RodneyVikens Too pro!!! My stuff is always a buttload messier and "deurmekaar" lol

RodneyVikens

V8 Nice!!!!