B

So, sorry I’m a bit confused, but all three solos are the same except the voice is different, correct? If that’s the case, I think I go with #1, it’s striking. :)

yes

A

I like Option B the best!

added a new option 4.

Hi Mike, nice harmonies! I think Options A and Salty are the same voice and prefer the energy and power in that voice over Option B. I also like the tempo/rhythm of Options B and Salty, which sounded the same to me.

My final answer: from a musical/composition standpoint, I prefer Option Salty. For vocal performance, I thought Option A was the cleanest and smoothest.

My 2 cents,
Brent

Still prefer the tempo of Salty.

Ok so first I’m musically illiterate second they all kind of sounded the same but the first one struck me and stands out to me so I would say A

done!

I’ll post the final in a few minutes

@michael – Will you walk us through your thought process as to how you came up with the final? Which way were you leaning before you solicited comments? How did the comments help or hinder your decision?!

I had three different singers sing the solo, and didn’t get what I really wanted. I wanted power, a little bit of desperation, and I wanted it to last for an eternity. It’s the plaintive cry of the penitent sinner before the throne of judgment.

I finally just set up a mic and sang it myself.

I am not a very good impartial judge of my own singing. I posted the examples to see if what I sang was passable. As long as it was close between Brent and I (Brent sang option B), I was going to choose option A. If it was a strong sense that it wasn’t good, then I would go another direction.

Between the comments here, on facebook, and over IM, enough people liked “A” that I feel comfortable using it.

The final mix of the entire piece is posted here.

It sounds great, Mike! Thanks for sharing your journey on this.

I wish there were an Option Psalty.

Would that option make you cry until you accepted Jesus?

The option of you singing it and sending me the audio.

As a wise man once said, “There is a dollar amount at which this can happen.”

Unless that amount is “a pint of ale”, we’re gonna have a problem.

Will sing for beer.

OK, I just listened to this…several times. Oh My Gosh!
It’s incredible!!! Reminded me of a beautiful musical piece I once sang…can’t remember the name of it, but since you’re the music pro here, it had a song in it called, “Maker of Heaven” (and of earrr rr rr rr ethhh) Yeah, you have no idea what I’m talkin’ about do you. It also had “Kyrie-elieson” …I am sooo not a music expert or speller…
(sp.?) Anyway, it reminded me of a much more complicated version of it, very haunting in the end. And it could know Jesus Christ Superstar right out of the grave with that last belt! Heck, I even accepted Jesus, and I already thought I had! Really impressed. :)