Multi-track recording

So all of the songs that Pat played in class on Tuesday happened to be songs that always make me think "I could never do something like that..." whenever I listen to them.  I have tons of attempts at replicating those sounds, simply because I strive to make something like them of my own, and I can see no better way of replicating it than to cover it first in order to "perfect" it.  Unfortunately, the majority of my cover attempts are still unfinished because I never seem to think they're anywhere close to good enough to do the originals justice.  I do, however have plenty of multi-track recordings of my own that incorporate my singing and playing multiple parts on my own.  The following was done with six tracks:  one drum, three vocal and two guitar.

Forever and a Day Ago

I think my biggest bust was with Brian Wilson's "Good Vibrations," which reportedly took seventeen sessions in four different studios, 90 hours worth of magnetic tape recording and $50,000 to produce.  It's one of my favorite songs, and while I can generally hit the falsetto, it doesn't necessarily sound good.  Similarly, I can generally play a lot of what's being played, but for some reason, it just doesn't seem to come together quite so well.  I feel as if my tambourine is off key, my keyboard playing is not quite holding the beat, etc.  Perhaps it's just a paranoid frustration.  Either way, I know that Brian Wilson is one of my favorite music writers, and the production value in time and cost of Good Vibrations alone show his dedication to perfection.