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Been listening to Rodney crowell,willie etc.good ole time country ,.I sat down and this came up. please feel free to comment https://soundcloud.com/brad-stevens-uk/what-have-i-learnt-1The Band RealTracks in style: 1825:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: 2542:Pedal Steel, Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065 RealTracks in style: 2552:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Songwriter16ths Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: 2553:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Songwriter16thsHigh Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: ~2051:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~409:Fiddle, Background George Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes ******************* ID LOVE EM THEN ID LEAVE EM BY EARLY MORNING LIGHT PULL ON THOSE WINGED TIPPED BOOTS AND RIDE ON OUT OF SIGHT HEAD OUT TO THE HIGHWAY WIND BLOWING THROUGH MY HAIR NEVER LOOKING BACK NEVER HAD A CARE PROMISES ID BROKEN AND MANY HEARTS THATS TRUE PLAYING JUST A STUPID GAME THE ONLY ONE I KNEW ON ONE SIDE THERES AN ANGEL ON THE OTHER DARK DESPAIR FIGHTING WITH MY DEMONS AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IN ALL THIS TIME LOVE IS CRUEL LOVE IS BLIND WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IM JUST A FOOL MY HEART WILL NEVER BE TRUE FROM TOWN TO TOWN ID WANDER JUST BUMMING HERE AND THERE WEST COAST TO THE GEORGIA PINES BARS AND COUNTY FAIRS IM RUNNING OUT HIGHWAY AND RUNNING OUT OF TIME SLOWLY LOSING ALL MY HOPE AND MY SENSE OF PRIDE TIME NOW ITS A SLIPPING LIKE WATER FROM MY HAND CATCHING UP TO ME A SINNER ONCE AGAIN IM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS AND THE HURT I LEFT BEHIND WAITING ON MY LAST GOODBYE WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IN ALL THIS TIME LOVE IS CRUEL LOVE IS BLIND WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IM JUST A FOOL MY HEART WILL NEVER BE TRUE MY HEART WILL NEVER BE TRUE BRIDGE IVE DRANK AWAY MY DEMONS IVE SEEN MY SHARE OF LIFE WATCHED SINNERS GO FREE IVE LOVED AND LOST FAR TOO MANY TIMES YOU SEE ITS EASY WHEN YOUR ME WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IN ALL THIS TIME LOVE IS CRUEL LOVE IS BLIND WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IM JUST A FOOL MY HEART WILL NEVER BE TRUE MY HEART WILL NEVER BE TRUE @Spender2018
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Rodney Crowell is one of my favorite country writers.
Nice song. I like it.
The mix could use some work. Mainly with the vocals. Your vox is good, but it really becomes distracting hearing those obviously doubled tracks. I liked the part at 2:33 where it was just one vocal track. Personally, I'd remix it with just that one main vocal.
I'm not telling you anything that I don't do myself. I'm in the process of final mixing a song where I took the time to record 5 vocal takes....one main lead, 2 harmony and 2 doubles. In the last few sessions, I have muted and moved the doubles to the bottom which is the last step before deleting them totally, But, yeah, I pulled them out because they took away from the mix.
See what everyone else thinks. All told, I like the song but it's not finished yet from the mixing POV. IMHO.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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cheers herb ill give it a go . I agree its been a nightmare to mix
thanks john
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A nice, thoughtful write, John.
A good vocal on this. The mix is sounding good (you must have removed the extra vocals that Herb mentioned?)
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Lovely tune Brad. Super vocal. Acoustic was very nice. Well done.
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Brad, there's a lot I like about this song, and only a few complaints. Great title, catchy chorus. Good lyrics, pleasant vocal. I've got a few quibbles about the arrangement and mix... But then the final chorus comes around, and it doesn't really matter, because it's a great chorus and it brings the song home good and proper. It might be nice to have some more vocals on it, but I'd take Guitarhacker's advice any day over mine.  I enjoyed the song!
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Hi John,
I enjoyed this. The write, the arrangement and your performance complement one another really well and each component adds texture to the ambience of self-reflection and self-honesty. It's a really nice song you've composed.
Also, since you asked for comments, here are some thoughts that occurred to me as I listened. Please feel free to ignore them.
I read where you said that you were finding mixing this a bit of a challenge. For what it's worth, I found myself wondering if part of this might be because you are pushing the limits of the Realtracks you've used. I notice that you have utilised RTs optimised for tempos 65, 75 and 85 bpm while the tempo of your song feels like it's more around 100 bpm. Have you tried using RTs designed in the 90 to 115 bpm range? These might add instrumental clarity that makes mixing a little easier. I also found the drums very busy but couldn't work out if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
This is definitely a song that's worth working on. It's got everything going for it.
All the best,
Noel
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Hi Floyd ,thanks for the kind words.i did indeed take herbs advice and remove the backing vocals,its an improvement .the mix is clearer and I lowered the drums a little.glad you enjoyed it
cheers john
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Wow - this is beautiful. It is so texturally pleasing on the ears, and every aspect of this song compliments the others. I love the chord progression, I love the gentle shuffling percussion, and I love your remorseful and intense vocal performance. This is a very strong ode to that classic old school country sound. You nailed this - thanks so much for sharing 
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"FROM TOWN TO TOWN ID WANDER
JUST BUMMING HERE AND THERE
WEST COAST TO THE GEORGIA PINES
BARS AND COUNTY FAIRS
IM RUNNING OUT HIGHWAY
AND RUNNING OUT OF TIME
SLOWLY LOSING ALL MY HOPE
AND MY SENSE OF PRIDE"
Nice!
We enjoyed it.
BTW, we've been Crowell fans since his heyday. A great catalog of work.
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A lovely song Brad and beautifully sung, you have a nice timbre to your voice.
John
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Wow - this is beautiful. It is so texturally pleasing on the ears, and every aspect of this song compliments the others. I love the chord progression, I love the gentle shuffling percussion, and I love your remorseful and intense vocal performance. This is a very strong ode to that classic old school country sound. You nailed this - thanks so much for sharing I agree with the above. Great job Brad. My fav or yours so far.
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Thanks sundance appreciate the kind words
cheers Brad
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