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floyd jane #450106 01/09/18 08:16 AM
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Hi Floyd,

A classic piece of Country Rock, in the inimitable Floyd style.

Everything working well in a superb mix with super vocals and even a solo which was quite loud enough.

Couldn't fault it.

Well, maybe lift Janice a shade?

Perhaps I'm just too much of a Janice fan.

Cheers, ROG.

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Originally Posted By: MarioD
This is absolutely fantastic.

I don't know how you do it but you put out winner after winner.

All three of you should be extremely proud of this one.



Thanks, Mario - we appreciate that...



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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
That JazzRock8thsJon soloist RT is a really nice one - it gets a little busy sometimes, so I had to take out small bits to get what I needed, but I really like the results...


I notice that with soloist guitars too. I'll keep the whole track when I take it to another DAW and just automate the volume areas where I want to use it. Otherwise, it does get busy leaving it on most of the song.


I think is pretty amazing that we can get solos in the first place. I generally do 3-4 gens on a solo guitar and can find good, useable (melodic) solos with that. Quite often MOST of a solo (that I end up using) is from a single gen. The new "simple" Brent solos are excellent, too.

Another truly amazing thing is that they don't get "repetitive". In producing well over 150 songs, I've never created a solo that made me think "I've already heard that"...

Magical software.

Samuel Davis #450597 01/12/18 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted By: Samuel Davis
Another great song Floyd. I can realy relate to this song being a Florida native and dealing with many heart breaks through the years. I love break up songs. My wife gets mad at me because I write a ton of them even though we've been happily married for almost 6 years now. I giess after being broken so many times it's easier to write songs about pain than ones about joy. Anyways, great song. I cant wait to see what else you come up with in the new year.


Samuel - thanks for stopping by... Heartache/break-up songs are generally easier to write - so writers tend to do more of them. They are full of emotion and regret and sorrow and vivid images (as long as the write has the wherewithal to get that down on the page)...and beer, of course.. It is way more difficult to write upbeat positive love songs (that aren't just a bunch of fluff).

Looking forward to your 2018, as well...

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Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Such a great write. Timeless. The story you tell, it's always been that way. The heartbreak, the runner trying to escape it, and the sad truth is your hero could have stopped at any bar along that 28 hour stretch of 1800 miles and been just as lost and lonely. Your story is a universal theme that will drive a person to drink and be an anonymous fixture in a crowded room. It's strange how two people can set beside each other and both be alone.

A top notch write, arrangement, mix, production and performance by all. The quintessential Floyd Jane song.


I could say "You Make It Look Easy" ....

Charlie


Thanks, Charlie. I appreciate such a nice review. I especially appreciate that you know one of my others enough to reference it... heart warming, for sure...

dani48 #450745 01/12/18 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted By: dani48
Hi, Floyd !:))


This is just great,
my new favourite of
your absolutely superb
tunes !:))

Cheers
Dani



Thanks, Dani!... smile

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Originally Posted By: sslechta
Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Steve - nice of you to drop by for a listen... you should post some of your stuff to give us a taste of what your genre might be... the more the merrier...

Floyd, working on that. I've always been involved in assisting others recordings/mixes mostly since I've never really written for myself. Trying to change that this year and hope to have something out in the next months. I've just had a hard time with writing..... hence: Writing Melodies - For the Creativity Challenged in the Songwriting Forum.


Looking forward to it, Steve...


Originally Posted By: gruverider
Great stereo separation! Those drums really kick! (lol) I would like to know more about them.

This is a great write! I just love the lyrics, especially the chorus - super write.

Someone once said, "it's not the story told, but the telling of the story". And you have given new life to well covered lyrical territory.

And Janice and Bud have added wonderfully to the joy of the groove!


Thanks, Lawrence - like a handful of others, if I can get a "great write" from you, I feel I have accomplished something... the drums are loops from Drums On Demand with the added effects that I drop on any stereo drum track in Studio One - a preset called "S1 Drumgroup" that includes an EQ and a multiband compressor - which adds a bit more "pop" to the track.

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Mr. Jane...

My girlfriend listened to "This Far". When she was done she sighed dreamily, pulled the headphones off and said, "I'm sorry, Loren, but it's over. I've fallen in love with Floyd." Through my tears and sobbing and wailing, I managed to ask her why she was leaving me. "Because", she explained, "he sounds like he's really hurting, and needs a good woman to soothe his lonely, tortured soul." Wiping my reddened, tear-soaked eyes and sniffling like a man who's nursed a really bad head cold for the last 3,000 years, I brokenheartedly accepted her cruel but heartfelt and truthful confession, and then watched her walk out of my life without even bothering to clean her makeup off of the headphone speaker pads.

Now, see what you've done, Mr. Jane? You're a bad, BAD man. From now on, I will NEVER, EVER listen to one of your excellently produced, lyrically powerful and passionately sung songs in the presence of any woman whom I've taken to dinner at least once.

Should be ashamed of yourself. And tell Ms. Merritt her harmonized vocals made your vocal sound even better than you deserve, you...you stealer-of-ladies'-hearts-with-a-song.

No longer your friend,

LOREN, THE LONELY

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Really nice. The fact is that you've got great vocal and talent and
every new song is a great one.

One of your best.

Sergio



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A lot of the songs being shared in the User Showcase right now have really been hitting me in the heart. It's a good thing! Everyone here is so gifted, and it's such a treat to hear and read what you guys come up with. This song in particular was really great as well! It sounded very professional and I liked the content of the song. I could definitely hear this on the radio.


Cheers,
Ember
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Hello, floyd

Highways, Heartache and Harmonies.
Everything is right there in this tune.
A protagonist who speeds along the highway far into far to forget the loved one appears well in my eyes.
Somewhat sad though, a very good driving tune.
As Robert said, really nice balance of vocals with harmonies (and Janice matches the kind of anthemic feeling you bring to the chorus).
I also like the held last chord going on so far like that!
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

All the best for 2018!

Shigeki Adachi

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
Just super as per usual.


Thanks, Joanne.


Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
Man, I always love your pacing. I always look at your lyrics as I hear the song for the first time. I'm am amazed at how many times the rhythms you pick are not in line with what I think they will be. For me, that's a REAL treat!

I have to say, I am a HUGE fan of how the song builds. It's powerful! The verse is great, the pre-chorus (if you call it that) is a nice step to the chorus...which then blows the roof off. It just soars in the best way.

Btw, this may be my favorite vocal from you. You sound great! I mean, I always think you are a really good singer, but "miles"...seriously nice tone my friend!

Now for another listen...

Thanks for sharing this!


C - thanks for that. I always appreciate how you pick different things in a song to comment on (different than what most other choose)... Those high notes are getting harder to reach all the time... smile

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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Another exceptional delivery.

You really kicked-butt with this one. The build, the vocals (especially the vocals), the balance, that driving beat, absolutely everything about this is sensational.

You and the Merrit's nailed another one. No question.


Trev - glad you stopped by. We appreciate it. Thanks for the nice review...

floyd jane #451293 01/15/18 09:10 AM
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Hey.... apparently the world keeps turning while I'm away..... I like this.... especially the chorus.

I agree with Dave's comment on the lyrics in the chorus..... well done.

I'm assuming the drums are the free loops. They sound good.


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Rog, Loren, Shigeki

Thank you for the kind words about the harmony. It was a SMALL part in a BIG song!

Janice

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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
My role is this big production plays only a small part but it was lots of fun contributing. I consider myself and Bud very lucky to have the opportunity to join in on this and other floyd jane songs. The fun singing harmony is felt all over again reading all of the wonderful comments about the song. I really don’t take being invited in for granted!

Janice


I consider it a huge enhancement - any time your are along for the ride!!


Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
You know you're on a forum of really good songwriters when the best lines are acknowledged in the first page of comments! I loved the lines referenced above, and all the other ones as well!!! Super write....such a creative idea for a song...fresh but so easy to relate to! The chorus melody really soars nicely, and the mix and vocal are excellent, as usual. Another real gem Floyd!! Take care. Greg


Greg - coming from a guy who works words the way you do, that is a huge compliment... thanks!



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Hey Floyd,

Love this... it is as truly as good as it gets. Tremendous song, mix and vocal.

Bob


Bob - you are another guy who know his way around a lyric - so I appreciate that..

floyd jane #451683 01/16/18 10:49 PM
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I could have sworn I wrote nice things about this song weeks ago.

The fact that it's still on the front page at this point says it all.


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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
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Originally Posted By: ROG
Hi Floyd,

A classic piece of Country Rock, in the inimitable Floyd style.

Everything working well in a superb mix with super vocals and even a solo which was quite loud enough.

Couldn't fault it.

Well, maybe lift Janice a shade?

Perhaps I'm just too much of a Janice fan.

Cheers, ROG.


Thanks, as always, ROG...


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Mr. Jane...

My girlfriend listened to "This Far". When she was done she sighed dreamily, pulled the headphones off and said, "I'm sorry, Loren, but it's over. I've fallen in love with Floyd." Through my tears and sobbing and wailing, I managed to ask her why she was leaving me. "Because", she explained, "he sounds like he's really hurting, and needs a good woman to soothe his lonely, tortured soul." Wiping my reddened, tear-soaked eyes and sniffling like a man who's nursed a really bad head cold for the last 3,000 years, I brokenheartedly accepted her cruel but heartfelt and truthful confession, and then watched her walk out of my life without even bothering to clean her makeup off of the headphone speaker pads.

Now, see what you've done, Mr. Jane? You're a bad, BAD man. From now on, I will NEVER, EVER listen to one of your excellently produced, lyrically powerful and passionately sung songs in the presence of any woman whom I've taken to dinner at least once.

Should be ashamed of yourself. And tell Ms. Merritt her harmonized vocals made your vocal sound even better than you deserve, you...you stealer-of-ladies'-hearts-with-a-song.

No longer your friend,

LOREN, THE LONELY


Loren - your reviews are as entertaining (often more so) than the songs your review. And so cram-packed with imaginative writing... WHY is this Showcase not OVERFLOWING with lyrics from you???? Gotta believe you've got notebooks filled with them!!!



Originally Posted By: Sergio Guarneri


Really nice. The fact is that you've got great vocal and talent and
every new song is a great one.

One of your best.

Sergio


Thanks, Sergio. Good to see you back around...

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Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
A lot of the songs being shared in the User Showcase right now have really been hitting me in the heart. It's a good thing! Everyone here is so gifted, and it's such a treat to hear and read what you guys come up with. This song in particular was really great as well! It sounded very professional and I liked the content of the song. I could definitely hear this on the radio.


Ember - thanks for stopping by... there are, indeed, a number of very talented people in the forums. We a lucky to be able to share their music..


Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, floyd

Highways, Heartache and Harmonies.
Everything is right there in this tune.
A protagonist who speeds along the highway far into far to forget the loved one appears well in my eyes.
Somewhat sad though, a very good driving tune.
As Robert said, really nice balance of vocals with harmonies (and Janice matches the kind of anthemic feeling you bring to the chorus).
I also like the held last chord going on so far like that!
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

All the best for 2018!

Shigeki Adachi


Shigeki Adachi - thanks, as always, for your continued support... looking forward to what you share in 2018..

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Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Hey.... apparently the world keeps turning while I'm away..... I like this.... especially the chorus.

I agree with Dave's comment on the lyrics in the chorus..... well done.

I'm assuming the drums are the free loops. They sound good.


Thanks, Herb. Glad you stopped by. ("royalty-free", not free).


Originally Posted By: dcuny
I could have sworn I wrote nice things about this song weeks ago.

The fact that it's still on the front page at this point says it all.


Thanks for dropping in, David... (I still hear your song in my head!)

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