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Hi Tommyad, excellent production quality on this! Really enjoyed the theme and the message. Great mixdown on the vocals too. Great work! Joe, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks much, Tom Man, talk about capturing a feeling! Dang!
The lyrics and melody said it all, they guitar echoed the meaning.
I love the feel of this. You don't hear enough of these songs anymore. You nailed it Tom!
Great job!
I just hate that you had to write it in the first place. But I'm sure as hell glad you did! You know I really hate that I had to write it. The more attention that can be brought to the cause the better chance we have at implementing the solution. Thank you for the fine review, Tom
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Tom,
"Down in sw fla where the water was so clear
The river of grass doesn’t flow like it did Our world’s gonna disappear
There’s a Tallahassee stranglehold they say the money all sits there
corporate sugar’s a political dam something fishy’s in the air"
An excellent "issue write". You've stated the case in just 4 lines. Very well done.
The Driving Country Blues is a perfect vehicle for the message.
Excellent mix. Good "passionate" vocal - clean and clear and gets the message across. Cool guitar riff. Nice "angry" solo...
Love that last chord! Well done all around.
fj I thought this might resonate a bit with you. I know you have spent some time on the water. Luckily this problem doesn’t exist in the Bay Area but it is very serious down here. Thanks for your complimentary review. I always look forward to your comments, Tom
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Great song. As a native Floridian I know exactly what you are talking about.
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"Down in sw fla where the water was so clear
The river of grass doesn’t flow like it did Our world’s gonna disappear
There’s a Tallahassee stranglehold they say the money all sits there
corporate sugar’s a political dam something fishy’s in the air"
Like fj mentioned those four lines absolutely nail the entire problem and the reasons behind it.
If you removed the message from the lyric and changed the entire meaning it would remain a great tune based on the performances, melody and mix.
But with that lyric...wow! This is a textbook example of where the lyric, arrangement, vocal and instrumental tracks can have that symbiotic feel that is so often lacking.
Tremendous and thanks for the background link.
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Very nice Tommy.Great power ballad. Has that Copper Head Road feel. All the best with this. Rob Rob, Thanks! I am a huge Steve Earle fan, Tom Tom
Powerful message, in a powerful song. Great production - really liked the intro drum part.
Great playing throughout and an excellent vocal.
Peter Peter, Always glad to hear from you. Thanks, Tom
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Great song!
Great listening.
Cheers.
Rich, glad you liked it, Tom Marty, Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it, Tom Powerful message Tom. Super lyrics on this tune Tom. Super vocal and backtrack. I agree with Herb this could be the banner song for your cause... Scott, Thanks for the fine review, Tom
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Tom,
Great protest song, sung with the conviction it deserves.
One of your best lyrics and the guitar work just sets the song on fire.
Excellent work!
Robert
Thank you Robert. Glad you came by and left these kind words, Tom
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Hello, Tom
Environmental problems are everywhere serious. There are various environmental problems in Japan as well. It is quite difficult to solve them with the power of singing, but nothing will start unless we raise our hands.
These subjects tend to be heavy, but I was touched by the fact that difficult subjects are expressed with your powerful vocal very well.
I agree with floyd.
The Driving Country Blues is a perfect vehicle for the message.
Excellent mix. Good "passionate" vocal - clean and clear and gets the message across. Cool guitar riff. Nice "angry" solo...
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Tommy this may be your best to date. A song sang with emotion about a great cause with the usual Tommyad superior mix, vocals and guitar parts.
I really liked this one. Thanks Mario. Glad you liked it, Tom
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Excellent song.
Super guitar playing.
Important matter in your lyrics.
In Italy, in 1963, we had a Vajont dike disaster and as you said in your lyrics, about 2,000 souls went
to Heaven.
In everything, as it happened, first money, after people.
Sergio
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Good political song.
John Anderson did something similar back in the day.
Water..... ask California how important it is. They shut it off to the farmers to try save some miniature fish.
Foolishness..... if you ask me. DO the right thing.
Nice job on the song. I could see this being the banner song for that movement. Great stuff Tom!! Hard to imagine anything about it being better. I had heard some reference to this but wasn't sure what it was about. I was going to reference the battle in California as Herb did. I hope this song gets to a lot of ears. So well done!! Take care. Greg
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Great song. As a native Floridian I know exactly what you are talking about. Thanks Sam. I appreciate you stopping by, Tom Thanks Phil, Tom
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Hi Tommy,
Good luck changing the minds of politicians.
I like the song. It has good production values and straight forward lyrics but it didn't move me. Songs created in support of a cause need to have an emotional impact and this song didn't hit me in the gut. I never understood (from the song) what we're loosing.
I love the Everglades because I've experienced it. The summer heat, the smell, the sound of wind blowing over the reed marshes and through the swamp trees, the view of the sun at dawn or dusk (more dusk than dawn for me!). You have to make citizens realize what their losing so they will bring the politicians in line.
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"Down in sw fla where the water was so clear
The river of grass doesn’t flow like it did Our world’s gonna disappear
There’s a Tallahassee stranglehold they say the money all sits there
corporate sugar’s a political dam something fishy’s in the air"
Like fj mentioned those four lines absolutely nail the entire problem and the reasons behind it.
If you removed the message from the lyric and changed the entire meaning it would remain a great tune based on the performances, melody and mix.
But with that lyric...wow! This is a textbook example of where the lyric, arrangement, vocal and instrumental tracks can have that symbiotic feel that is so often lacking.
Tremendous and thanks for the background link.
J&B
J&B, Thanks for your support and the mix check, Tom
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Man, great job Tom, love this one, guitar and vocals are so good, i am a guitar fan and this song brings it!!!! We lived in S florida a few years, and we would go the Everglades regularly. Agreed!!! Save the Glades!!!!
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Across the southern tip of Florida including the beautiful Florida Keys, We are in the midst of an environmental nightmare. This has not seemed to reach the national attention in the way we had hoped. I have spent a good portion of my adult life on these waters and it is heartbreaking to witness the decline in quality. A group of charter boat captains are in Washington DC as I write this. Hopefully they can rattle some cages.
What a great gift to be able to use the music to draw attention to an important subject. Great job, Tom. Particularly like your playing on this; good stuff there. Keep 'em coming, Bob Buford
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Cracking stuff Tommy, you know I always love your stuff. Very tasty Tele work (bound to catch my ear...) plus just-right vocals hammering home the issue here. And that second chord in the choruses, an inspired choice!
John
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Bob, Thanks for posting those articles. I appreciate your support, Tom Hello, Tom
Environmental problems are everywhere serious. There are various environmental problems in Japan as well. It is quite difficult to solve them with the power of singing, but nothing will start unless we raise our hands.
These subjects tend to be heavy, but I was touched by the fact that difficult subjects are expressed with your powerful vocal very well.
I agree with floyd.
The Driving Country Blues is a perfect vehicle for the message.
Excellent mix. Good "passionate" vocal - clean and clear and gets the message across. Cool guitar riff. Nice "angry" solo...
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki Adachi, It is my hope that we can all make progress worldwide on these environmental problems. After all it's all we have. Thanks, Tom
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