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SIDE EFFECTS (For those with SoundCloud issues: Side Effects ) Happy New Year everybody and thank you for your support, encouragement and your listening time over the past year. We appreciate you one and all! Hey, ever get tired of the prescription drug ads (at least in the US) on tv and in all the magazines? And then there's the invariable listing of side effects they always throw at you.....thinking about them inspired this eight bar blues tune featuring Janice on vocals and Tom Adams (tommyad) on lead guitar. We welcome comments! Vocal: Janice/Rodes NT1/Blue Icicle USB Guitar Lead: Tom Adams ( www.tommyadamsmusic.com) Thanks Tom!! Bass: RT 1392 Jazz Ballad SW Very Simple Piano R: RT 2167 Country Swing SW Piano Solo (fills): RT 2047 Country SW Drums: RD Blues Rock Guitar R: RT 566 Blues SW (amp sim via Logic Pro X) (All RT's and the Drum Track were comped from multiple regens) Mixing: Logic Pro X Effects/Mastering: Nectar 2/Ozone 6 Side effectsI get side effects from you baby yes I do Yeah they come from hanging round you Maybe I should have read your label cause When you're away they make me blue I get side effects every time you walk by They always make me feel oh so high Maybe I should have read your label cause My heart flutters when you catch my eye I get side effects when I'm in your arms They come on quick and set off my alarms Maybe I should have read your label cause I get dizzy when you turn on your charms I get side effects when you call me sweetheart when you say I'm yours they always start Maybe I should have read your label cause They run my temperature right off the chart Come on baby give me some side effects © 2015 Janice & Bud Merritt
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Janice and Bud,
What a great vocal performance and guitar lead. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed it. Happy New Year!
SD
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Really nice. Another great write, mix and performance. The Janice, Bud and Tom Team is gathering steam with each new post. You guys should have a great 2015. Your own unique sound is developing.
Charlie
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Janice and Bud,
What a great vocal performance and guitar lead. Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed it. Happy New Year!
SD Thanks....glad you enjoyed the spin... J&B
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Just when I thought you guys couldn't get any better....WOW!! Vocal is killer, and Tom plays with an authority that few possess. Great job on EVERYTHING! Take care. Greg
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Really nice. Another great write, mix and performance. The Janice, Bud and Tom Team is gathering steam with each new post. You guys should have a great 2015. Your own unique sound is developing.
Charlie Thanks Charlie. Suggesting we are developing our own sound is high praise and we appreciate it.
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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Hehehe. I cheated and read the lyrics first - a great write - they're hilarious.
As usual, excellently sung by Janice, and the mix convinces me I'm surrounded by a group of professional players.
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-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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You 2 make a great music pair; Love the use of side effects; thanks for sharing!
My TunesPsalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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Hi Janice, Bud and Tommy,
what witty lyrics. Great vocals and lead.
Your collaboration is a trademark.
Side effect: Great listening.
Happy New Your to the three of you.
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Wow! Clever lyrics, sexy vocal, tasty guitar work, and a really nice arrangement and mix. The recording quality on the vocal is tremendous - so present, but still sitting well in the mix. I like it a lot!
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Wow! Clever lyrics, sexy vocal, tasty guitar work, and a really nice arrangement and mix. The recording quality on the vocal is tremendous - so present, but still sitting well in the mix. I like it a lot!
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Bruce Indeed the vocal is so close i'd think you were standing next to me. All very well played composed and mastered. Loved Tom's guitar play, Greetings Fred
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Hi there Janice, Bud & Tom.
Hey, what's not to like here? A super smooth blues with clever lyrics, excellent choice of RTs and some really nice relaxed guitar work.
And then, of course, there's Janice. What can I say that I haven't said before? Janice, when you sing like that you send shivers down my back. Wonderful.
Great track, team.
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Janice Bud and Tom, Hmmm you three are getting quite good  Great vocals and stellar guitar, as usual from Janice and Tom. And a lot of work I assume from Bud. If only the side effects of prescription drugs were as delightful as this song then I would willing swallow the tabs I take.  There are definitely no contraindications with 500 mgs of Janice and Bud; 500 mgs of Tom and 50 mls of BIAB. Guaranteed to make you happy!! Alyn
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Just when I thought you guys couldn't get any better....WOW!! Vocal is killer, and Tom plays with an authority that few possess. Great job on EVERYTHING! Take care. Greg Nice of you to say that Greg....this was one of my rare writes that came together relatively quickly. Most of them are geologic in time. J&B Hehehe. I cheated and read the lyrics first - a great and they're hilarious.
As usual, excellently sung by Janice, and the mix convinces me I'm surrounded by a group of professional players.
-- David Thanks David!! You 2 make a great music pair; Love the use of side effects; thanks for sharing! Glad you liked it!
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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Happy new year to you guys as well. Thanks for helping it get off to a very good note.
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Geez...walk in a little late and all the accolades have been taken... Hey, Doc! can you refill my accolade prescription?!?!
Stellar. Awesome. Delightful. Gorgeous. Tasty. Beautiful.
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The girl just gets better and better and better... how can that be????
Very clever write. Pro instrumentation and mix. Tasty lead - in all the perfect places.
Bravo. Bravo. Bravo.
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Janice, Bud & Tom,
This is very cool - loved everything about it. Great work.
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Ha Ha! All fabulous. Particularly love your phrasing Janice. Cheers.
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Hi, Bud & Janice !!
Impossible to get by
listening to this without
side effects (like tapping
your feet, snapping your fingers
swaying your head and feeling
those good heat waves and
goosebumps rolling in
over you when listening to
that silky smooth wonderful
voice of Janice !! ohhh ahhh !!!
I do not find the right words
for how to praise this
superb tune and that superb voice !!!
A most Happy New Year to you too
Dani
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Hi Janice, Bud and Tommy,
what witty lyrics. Great vocals and lead.
Your collaboration is a trademark.
Side effect: Great listening.
Happy New Your to the three of you.
Guenter Thank you Guenter. Glad you liked it and thanks for mentioning the collaboration! J&B Wow! Clever lyrics, sexy vocal, tasty guitar work, and a really nice arrangement and mix. The recording quality on the vocal is tremendous - so present, but still sitting well in the mix. I like it a lot!
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Bruce Thanks Bruce. Tom and floyd have provided me great counsel in mixing vocals. I'm starting to get a little confident with Janice's voice. Bud Wow! Clever lyrics, sexy vocal, tasty guitar work, and a really nice arrangement and mix. The recording quality on the vocal is tremendous - so present, but still sitting well in the mix. I like it a lot!
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Bruce Indeed the vocal is so close i'd think you were standing next to me. All very well played composed and mastered. Loved Tom's guitar play, Greetings Fred Thanks Fred! Glad you like the vocal mix and Tom's guitar -- it all seemed to worked out well. Bud Hi there Janice, Bud & Tom.
Hey, what's not to like here? A super smooth blues with clever lyrics, excellent choice of RTs and some really nice relaxed guitar work.
And then, of course, there's Janice. What can I say that I haven't said before? Janice, when you sing like that you send shivers down my back. Wonderful.
Great track, team.
ROG. ROG, that is extremely nice of you to say that! We all very much appreciate your comments and your posts. J&B
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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