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Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/austin51/glass-bottles-on-the-side-ofThis is a song I wrote years ago and never recorded. BIAB gave me the ability to make it happen. Comments and suggestions welcome and encouraged. aka Glass Bottles, I used the following: All music with RealTracks Drums – Nashville Waltz SW5 Stick and Snare #07 Bass – Acoustic Country Waltz #1121 Guitar – Acoustic Fingerpicking Pop Waltz #1698 Guitar – Acoustic Rhythm Celtic Jig #1163 Banjo – Rhythm Bluegrass Waltz #1698 Fiddle – Background Country Waltz (Outside) #1150 Pedal Steel Guitar – Rhythm Country #1126 Cello – Background Pop Country #1856 Vocal – Me (M-Audio NOVA condenser mic) Mixed with effects added using Cakewalk Home Studio Lyrics Glass Bottles On The Side Of The Road The sun burns the back of my neck Highway burns the soles of my feet I’ve lost count of the miles I’ve put between her and me Chorus: Empty and discarded Broken and exposed Like glass bottles on the side of the road Like glass bottles on the side of the road My heart is a vacancy sign Love flickers that once made it glow On the edge of my lips I feel her move like a ghost Repeat Chorus Heat lightning in a desert sky The night air still as a stone You can be sure you will reap The fruit of the seeds you have sewn Repeat Chorus Sondcloud
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I like this a lot Austin51. Beautifully written and sung. Great raw feel. If I changed anything I might tighten up the instrument breaks and ending....but it's fine as is.
Good song.
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Great lyrics, vocal and production. Thanks for sharing! My Tunes
My TunesPsalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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austin,
Love the sound of this one. Great combination of tracks. Really well mixed. Heart-felt vocal - great job. Love that last verse! Keep 'em coming!
floyd p.s. - you have a PM.
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Thanks so much Josie. Yes, I agree with your suggestions and I am planning to do some tweaking.
Otherwise I'm pleased with the way the song turned out.
I appreciate your response.
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Nice lyrics and tune and really well sung.
Happy New Year
Guenter
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Thank you for listening and nice comments PgF.
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I really like the sound of this - great job!
Bob
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Thank you Floyd, it means a lot to hear the song turned out well.
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Thanks for listening and feedback Guenter.
Happy New Year to you.
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Thank you Bob.
Have a great New Years.
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Austin,
This is a very good well performed song.
PS: I am on my 3rd listen as I type.
Later,
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Great imagery..really enjoyed it.. I esp liked the "vacancy sign" reference!
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Thanks for the comments Tano.
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Excellent song - good lyrics, nice arrangement, and nice vocals. It's got an Eagles sort of sound to me. Because of that, I'd really like to hear harmonies - especially on the chorus. Your arrangement hints at it, but it would rock if you could add a string trio. Sadly, BIAB can't do that yet! 
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Thanks for the nice comments David.
The Eagles are one of my favorites. I tried background vocals on the chorus but it betrayed the sense of isolation, loneliness, and anguish I was after.
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Nice, we enjoyed that a lot!
I would be curious how you created this, BB or RB? And if you generated the tracks in 2 passes & then joined them up in Cakewalk, etc.
Again, nice track!
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Nice, I like the Karma vibe in the final verse and as mentioned by Tano the "vacancy sign" allusion is great.
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Glad you enjoyed the song. Thanks for listening.
I created the tracks in BB using RealTracks. Using the the seven tracks (instruments + melody and solo)I moved those to Cakewalk. Went back to BB and made a copy of the song and changed the RealTracks to other instruments. Moved those to Cakewalk. With Cakewalk I can directly drag and drop one instrument track or all seven at once using the Combo feature.
I wanted pedal steel only in the music break and Irish Jig acoustic guitar only in the chorus so I trimmed the tracks in Cakewalk. I enjoy experimenting with the tracks to get a different sound. It's surprising what combinations will work together (within reason).
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