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Without You Blues
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Took a dose of inspiration
To diagnose my desperation;
What good did it do?
What's life without you?

Did some self-examination;
Tried to find an explanation;
What good did it do?
I can't live without you?

Sure, not a string holdin' me;
Do anything I want, c'ause I'm free;
I ain't smiling,
I ain't laughing
I wonder what my fate's gonna be?

Spent some time in contemplation;
Lookin' for that consolation;
No good did it do;
There's no life without you.
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BLZTRIO3.STY. Blues Trio 3 - Chicago Blues LH-Piano
Midi Bass, Piano, Organ, Guitar
RT673..Organ Bkgrnd


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Tom,

I always enjoy your music. That chugging bass sets the mood very nicely. The syncopations were a nice treat.

IMO, the vocal is a little out front, but it didn't interfere with my enjoyment.

Best to you,

Alan


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You do have a pleasent sound in your vocals. It doesn't matter, that it isn't in perfect pitch. Nice swinging song, thou a very short one. Maybe you could lenghten it in that old jazz way: repeating at the end the first verse or adding a solo verse.

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Alan, Brno.. your comments are most helpful.. thanks for taking the time to listen,.


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Fun tune! Playful write with nice vocals. Like the choice of dry-ish vocal FX. Love your overall smooth throwback stylings. The vocal good lay back a bit more in the mix if you're looking for input. Nice one!


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Nice small jazz club vibe here.
If we were walking by and heard this we would go in for a set or two!

Sweet lyric, nice vocals, fine session guys and a mix that sounds great on the monitors.

Enjoyed it,

J&B


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I really enjoyed that. I could imagine Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross singing a version of that. Good band...that organ bit sounded perfect.

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Nice laid back groove, and I like the stripped down approach.

I always enjoy your lyrics, fun! Good vocal too, maybe a bit upfront, but that's a minor quibble.

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Hi Tom,

The intro surprised me a bit, but you made it a very pleasant song.
And your vocals are very nice, bright with a little twist of humour in it (am I right?)
At least your humour can be seen/hear in your lyrics. Like them!
One small thing to pay attention to; sometimes your voice is too close to the mike, like at 0:51
Oh, I noticed some wrote that too.
And another thing, someone else said it and I agree; the song is a minute too short... ;-)

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Tom, this is fantastic.
Great vocal and lyrics.
Nice touch on that arrangement
Great mix
Super song


Doc-take it easy John this is just a sharp scalpel. It will not cut deep so don't worry.
Me-I'm not John
Doc-I know, I am!

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Thank you all for your supportive comments!


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Good tune with interesting arrangement. I might've liked to have heard Natalie on this, but not bad as is. Vocal needs to sit in the mix better. I have a lot of trouble iwith that, too.


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Thanks TuneM...it's my least favorite aspect of music creation. The songwriting and creative part is my main interest...I get frustrated trying to get the mix/production just right. I usually wind up settling for "just good enough" for my own ears.


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Clever arrangement Tom! This has that classic swinging jazzy/blues vibe!
It's got minimal instrumentation but still gets the job done!
Nice job with all the shots/stops....they really add an extra dimension to the song!
Enjoyed it!

Take care, TB

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