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Hi Rob, That's a crackin' pop song. Really love it. Like the way you double time the lyrics on the last line of the chorus, or Tom did. I thought we were going to get a Brian May solo there at the beginning. Great work, kind regards Thanks, Lee! Brian May, that would have been nice! Plus, he's a vegan, which always scores points with me!
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Rob, That's one awesome pop-rock song! Love the groove and Tom's vocals are excellent. The mix is perfect. Loved it! Bob Thanks as always, Bob!!
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Rob, a pop song without a harp...what is the world COMING TO??? Ha! Kidding!!! This sounds great. A very cool song, nicely arranged and performed. Super use of BiaB instruments. That's a L-O-N-G decay at the end, but that's a nit. Thanks, Ron! The ending sounded better on the original. It was an artistic choice and I'm quite sold on it. Yes, rayc has been a trove of help for me these past seven years, not to mention someone who shares my worldview.
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A catchy pop song. As BD points out. That chorus, especially the second part, is pure gold. Thanks, Herb! By far my favorite comment on this song!
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A cool, rocky love song, and that (second part of the) chorus is seriously catchy. Thanks, BD! And thanks for the lyrical help. I've had so many good suggestions I don't know which to pick!
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Hi Bob! (I’ve been calling you Rob because of your email address - I’m not sure of your preference if you have one?)I like the unexpected chord on the word ‘wide’ - unexpected for me anyway - and I like these little sonic surprises in songs. There is something very appealing about this line: Every time I look at you I think that I might be okay I think it’s because the syllables flow well, coupled with the upwards direction of the melody. Great to listen to! Andrew Andrew - Rob, Bob or TM is fine. And yes, all my money was on that line you mention. Glad you liked it!
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Well done. The magic of this one is the use of repeated and harmony lines...they make it really real. Everything about this is cool...cajon included. I LOVE the double solo...the counter line underneath doesn't compete but adds context. ACE writing, arrangement & mix. Thank you Ray. Janice made up those harmony and BGV bits in her head and Bud had no idea what was happening until record time. 😀 We’re glad you liked it. We certainly agree with you re Peter’s guitar and we appreciate the cajon and mix mention. J&B
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Wistful indeed, Ken! Great job with the vocal phrases, they sound super. Nice composition and well mixed. Sounds quite nice through my studio monitors: Very clear with a good stereo image. A lot of us have grey stubble, or worse, so welcome to the club!
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Funny and fabulous, Mario. Love the B3! Super vocals that capture the down trod narrator's mood perfectly. Quirky and cool band, especially the bass player. Nicely done, sir!!
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Hi Mario! Very funny, and something different from you. I enjoyed hearing your singing. I had heard she was also becoming familiar with Bud Weiser. Andrew
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Hi Ken! This is lovely! I noticed you had some descriptors on Soundcloud (wistful, bittersweet etc) and I wholeheartedly agree. It’s short at just over 2 minutes, but that means I’m going back for a second listen. Regarding your forum status, the Forum FAQ page has a topic on this, and apparently, you will become ‘Journeyman’ once you hit 300 posts. Andrew
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Nice upbeat groove. Guitars sound great, bass too (pretty sure he is getting paid by the note  ) Good one, Andrew, I enjoyed the story, lots of fun, nice job on the video too. Thanks Dave! It’s good to let fellow band members to shine, and sometimes that even includes bass guitarists! And regarding the story, I’ve always had a good imagination, which comes in handy when coupled with shallow life experience. Thanks for listening! Andrew, clever and funny write. Super band! Especially like your guitar work here, and the Gretsch comes in quite magically. Those two RealStyles blend well together, too. That's an effective trick I don't use as often as I should. Vocals are exactly right and convey the narrator's plight quite well. Another finely crafted pop treat. Thanks Ron. I like to give my fingers a run occasionally. Being a bedroom strummer for my early years, playing alone, I taught myself how to mimic each song’s style as much as I could with only one instrument, so the ‘up strum’ in ska became part of my arsenal. Careful, or you'll be a lyrics-first songwriter before you know it! It’s still the hardest part for me that I have to work at. Many of my teen and early twenties songs remain unfinished due to lack of lyrics, or bad ones. I probably have around 50 or so ‘songs’ waiting for words that have sat there for years. One day. Really enjoyed reading the details of the process you used. Fun stuff. (FWIW, Drop Station has been around for years so the comment about loving "this feature of BiaB 2026" was a wee bit baffling.) Thanks Ron. I like reading about others’ methods and approaches as well. Regarding Drop Station, do you mean to tell me that my productivity has been sub-optimal for years?  Seriously, I saw it in the top left corner of 2026 and thought it was a new feature! Great song! Love the rhythm and sheen this one has. You craft some superb pop pieces and this one is no exception. Love the backstory as well. Awesome stuff! Thanks Bob! You used the term ‘pop’ in the sense of how I understand pop, but which nowadays is used for Katie Perry, Taylor Swift and the like. In my view, ‘pop’ is best illustrated by the brilliant Beatles double A single of Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane. Thank you all for listening and commenting! Andrew
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Very funny song, great play on words! Was that really 100 bpm? I felt like the bpm needed to be much faster, the song was a bit of a slog to get through. Vocals were "good enough", as they say, and the B3 was great! Well done!
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Hi Chay! I like the pace you’ve chosen for this instrumental - not too quick, not too slow. Just right for the soloists to be able to dance around it. And it always helps when your foundation is reggae. Your soloist choices add a lot of colour and provide good examples of how different instruments can mix with others. Andrew
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I gotta say this is easily the best thing I've heard from you and I'd certainly rate it higher than a B- So affecting, so true to its time period. I'm really impressed with what you've done here. The only thing I'd do is rewrite the line "You and me married summer '53" due to ambiguity. You never mention a female in the body of the lyric, so it confused me. Not a big deal, this is one of my favorites by anyone on the forum of late. (Also "raised" should be "razed") EDIT: My first listen was on Soundcloud. Then I watched the video and the line about marriage made a lot more sense.
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Hi Dave, Marty and Chris! I listened to this song again and my thoughts haven’t changed - it’s a really classy song. Chris’ vocal is good and loved the doubled parts, and you Dave and Marty have some fine playing over some very tasty chord moves. I enjoyed this a lot! What I also enjoyed was watching your ‘Home’ performance video - it’s good to put some faces to the names and see the three of you in action. Andrew
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Chris's vocal seems more delicate then usual on this song, but to great effect! Lyrics are the best BA has done, IMHO. The lead guitar is right there with her for the journey. One of BA's best, I feel sure!!
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Wow, Chay, you are a maestro chef packing in so many ingredients for this Reggae-infused instrumental. Very tasty indeed. You always amaze me how you can mix so pleasently all of those ingredients into such a delicious dish. Thanks, Marty! That's the 2nd comment I've had on this which has made have to run for a snack! 
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As soon as I saw the title I knew I was going to love it as I could immediately feel how you'd play the guitar. But it was even better than anticipated, particularly with Chris's super-superb vocals! Absolutely brilliant song in all respects!
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You've scored (both meanings of the word) a brilliant rhythm section mix in this song, plus some of the funny lyrics brought on big smiles: Bengay, Art Hrightist & Dr Pepper! Like one other forum member I mostly prefer to hear real flawed vocals than AI, but this is a song you could talk the lyrics to and with you, like me, being a venerable retiree, have the perfect voice for it.
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Love the choice of the laid-back instrumentation in this, plus your guitar solo is superb.
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This is a brilliant concept for a song, particularly now that more and more kids and innocents are being blown to bits all over the place, and I love the arrangement and mix, plus the tin whistle is a favourite of mine and is perfectly placed here. My only criticism is the 'spacing' or 'pacing' of some of the vocals in the main verses - the chorus is perfect - as sometimes it sounds like metre of lines don't match the music.
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This is a great love song and the line "It was such, such an inviting stare" is exactly the right wordage. I was just communicating with an old friend via email and I mentioned that where I now live there are 3 ladies, all half my age (which is now 75, though I'm told I don't look old enough to retire) who I get on amazingly well with and all 3 moon into my eyes, while one goes all 'girlie and vulnerable' when we chat, while another always gives me that semi-shy "inviting stare" when she sees me approaching. I told my friend that all are in partnerships so nothing could happen - I've basically become the 'sexy older guy' - but he replied something like "oh, they just like talking to you", but one automatically *knows* it's more than that through the obvious body language, and thus I 100% confirm that "inviting stare" hits the nail on the head!
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The addition of the harp works very well with the style for a very successful reggae song.. Laurent Thanks for listening, Laurent! I've now used those harps a few times and they always add a flowing layer.
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