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My latest project. Ingredients:-

- Lyrics from a free song words internet site with some changes/additions.
- Drums On Demand 'My Co-Writer' tracks.
- BIAB Style 'PBALADF Fst PopBal w DreamyElGt' (RealTracks only).
- Me: vocals and lead guitar.

YouTube video here. (View 1080 HD for best results).
Lyrics and Notes here.


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Hi Loved this!
A super Christian song with interesting lyrics.
Nice Rocky style to it. Excellent guitar break too.
Excellent mix - well balance throughout a strengthening feel towards the end and then that soto voce ending. Spot on.
Bangs of "oomph" - us Brits will know what that is - lol!
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ian
Hope the Band is doing well

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Excellent song well played and well sung


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Hi John,

good production.
Like your vocals and guitar.
The piano fits in well.

Guenter

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John,

I liked everything about this - great job!

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John,

A beautiful production. Crystal clear! Love your vocal on this (beautifully recorded, too).

Love the melody/music/dynamics of the chorus. Top shelf writing.

And tasty guitar work on top of everything else. Enjoyed several listens...

Professional in every regard.

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John, Everything about this is first rate! The vocal is great , the production and mix sound great. Excellent sound on your guitar and it blends so well with the real tracks. I loved it and am going back for another listen. Tom

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Hi John.

Good to see one of your songs on here and a great track it is, too.

I loved the super big stereo wash on the backing - we don't see much of that on here and yet, as Floyd said, everything was still crystal clear. Great choice of instrumentation and I particularly liked the "Bruce Hornsby" style piano.

Vocals were amazing, with lots of genuine emotion coming through and the whole package was finished off with a very professional production and mix.

Already looking forward to some more of your stuff.

ROG.

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Great job, John, really liked it!


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What they said. smile

Your vocals have a Warren Zevon vibe, which gets another +1.


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John,

Great Job. The production is excellent... As are the guitar & vocal!
Cool song too. cool

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Hi Skyline,

This is a very good song.
I for one enjoyed it.
Tells the story of why we have Christmas.

George


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Sounds great. Well done.
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Nice clean mix.... good job on this.


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John you have such finesse. Great vocal - as well as everything else. smile

Oh yeah, really cool video too.

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John,

It's all been said so all I can add to the kudos above is that personally I liked this production and performance a lot.

Solid is every aspect.

Later,

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Yup, this one has it all -- arrangement, vocal, lyric and a fine blend of RT's with your playing. Most enjoyable!


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Good lyrics and overall production!


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
John,

A beautiful production. Crystal clear! Love your vocal on this (beautifully recorded, too).

Love the melody/music/dynamics of the chorus. Top shelf writing.

And tasty guitar work on top of everything else. Enjoyed several listens...

Professional in every regard.

floyd


I totally agree with all that floyd said. This is as professional as anything I've ever heard. Really, really good work from whichever direction I look at it and capped off with outstanding vocals.

Wow!

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Noel


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John,

I am beginning to expect stuff like this from you as every song you do seems to be perfectly produced/written etc etc

Marvelous stuff

Alyn

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