Hearts….

This has a nice authentic Eagles feel to it, in both the lyric and the musical development.

If you’re looking to re-record, I would slip the pause right in there at 1.18, rather than keep that rather empty passage (in fact, just the chords without any sort of hook) which takes us up to 1.30.

With the time you gain, you could add another rep. of the chorus at the end

Lyrically, this comes across as honest and heartfelt.

Wouldn’t have minded hearing the “a little crazy, a little cold” line again in the coda.

As to the quality of the recording, this has been comprehensively dealt with above.

Oh, and Gene – please take the ’ out of the title. ‘Hearts’ is a plural, not a contraction.


Good look

I think more development is perhaps required in the writing to take this from a pleasant enough, major chord structured mid-tempo number to a truly memorable song.

Don’t think it would take that much – a bridge, a hook, just something to enlarge the song’s footprint.


NF

This one rattles along nicely. Once again, pleasing melody and chord structure and a well-crafted song.

I particularly like the irony in the title – not a quality one would readily associate with country
(where the preference is generally for full on self-pity!)

Not sure about that “through” / “cool” rhyme, though


Overall, this is an impressive body of work about what must have been a challenging period for you Gene.

The only general criticism I would have is that the songs are perhaps a little predictable. I think with not much effort they could be sustantially improved.

Thanks for posting,

Marc

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