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Hi Alyn, When I see a new song from you pop up in the forum, I know I'm going to be surprised. You're like a magician. There always seems to be another rabbit in the hat to delight the audience. Just when I thought I'd heard all your styles, you come along and post this! It's a great listen. Like Joanne, I'm a fan of the spoken word verses versus the harmonically and electronically layered chorus. Very creative... but then you always are! I enjoyed it! All the best, Noel Thanks Noel, Always good to hear from you and glad you enjoyed my latest. As I said to Joanne I try to only post different sounding songs so people will not know what to expect. I have been through many musical phases but am basically a rocker, apart from the spandex  BIAB is a great programme for experimentation and it helps produce that little bit of magic (I like that analogy very much) I hope all is well down under! take care Alyn
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Great little rockn roll tune hear Alyn.
Great lyrics and story.
Well done my friend.
Rob Thanks a lot Rob, glad you enjoyed this little story, this little piece of my life! Hope all is well where you are and that your other hobby is yielding interesting surprises!! take care, mate Alyn
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Alyn,
Awesome. I like how you put so much of yourself into your songs - both the writing and the production - a little piece of your soul in each. So very original. So enjoyable to listen to.
Excellent. (Nice collection of guitars!)
floyd Thanks floyd, thanks for the compliment about the production, praise indeed coming from The Maestro himself. (Nice collection of guitars!) I have learnt so much from the lists of RTs others include in their posts.Then judicious use of a distortion vst changes the most unlikely candidate. My friends use "soul" when describing me but sadly they reference a donkey first  Glad you enjoyed, I await your next opus  Alyn
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Enjoyed it Alyn. I'm not a big fan of spoken word in songs but you make it interesting with your originality and your production choices are always interesting.
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"the moon was eaten by a wandering cloud"
I'd be satisfied to conjure up this one line...but
you surround it with plenty more. A very cool
write that is a clinic on imagery.
Plus one on the Roger Waters feel. You did an
outstanding job mixing all the tracks and
ending up with a great soundstage. That is
not easy.
Inventive, effective and a great listen.
We enjoyed it.
J&B
PS I had a TR4 waaaaaay back when.
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the moon was eaten by a wandering cloud
as i struggled with the demon sleep
that was always there with me on the steering wheel
like a monster from the deep
Nicely put, it brings back memories when I was on the road weekends. On the way home at some ungodly hour followed by the sleep demon. I had a TR6 PI, a joy to drive, even with the top down in the rain (if you drove fast enough)
I liked the chorus, reminded me of the Wall.
Chris
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Alyn,
This is really good stuff! The spoken word really paints a picture in this one, and the background vocals are just right for this style. Really like it!
Steve
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Enjoyed it Alyn. I'm not a big fan of spoken word in songs but you make it interesting with your originality and your production choices are always interesting. thanks Josie. I really appreciate your honesty, you said similar to another "song" of mine and I fully understand, wouldn't it be awful if we all sounded the same  and liked the same styles of music So thanks even more for listening and commenting est wishes Alyn
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"the moon was eaten by a wandering cloud"
I'd be satisfied to conjure up this one line...but
you surround it with plenty more. A very cool
write that is a clinic on imagery.
Plus one on the Roger Waters feel. You did an
outstanding job mixing all the tracks and
ending up with a great soundstage. That is
not easy.
Inventive, effective and a great listen.
We enjoyed it.
J&B
PS I had a TR4 waaaaaay back when. The TR series were a good bunch of cars until the 7 series. A very cool
write that is a clinic on imagery. thank you, my little son's phrase got my brain working for once. To be compared to Mr Waters is humbling, I wish I had his money Thanks for listening and commenting Alyn
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the moon was eaten by a wandering cloud
as i struggled with the demon sleep
that was always there with me on the steering wheel
like a monster from the deep
Nicely put, it brings back memories when I was on the road weekends. On the way home at some ungodly hour followed by the sleep demon. I had a TR6 PI, a joy to drive, even with the top down in the rain (if you drove fast enough)
I liked the chorus, reminded me of the Wall. Greetings to a fellow TR6-er. Yeh what a great car at 3500 revs and above. The hood was not the easiest to "put up" so I too drove fast in the rain!! Bit naughty on the corners tho!! as I almost discovered once  Glad I rekindled the memories and that you enjoyed the song. Thanks for the Waters vibe All the best Alyn
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Alyn,
This is really good stuff! The spoken word really paints a picture in this one, and the background vocals are just right for this style. Really like it!
Steve
Cheers Steve, I tried to portray the "loneliness" of driving when "her in the next seat" was asleep. When you were young and care-free and getting to know each other. The chorus was a lean towards to power of Deep Purple (Speed King) and especially The Brandenburg Concerto Glad you enjoyed it Alyn
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Hi, Alyn !
WOW ! this must be one
of your best if not
the best !!!:))
I Loved it !!!!
Cheers
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Hi Alyn.
Very much an "Alyn" production - always original, always interesting.
Even though all your songs are so different from each other, they all somehow retain that style which you seem to have perfected.
Great track.
ROG.
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Hi, Alyn !
WOW ! this must be one
of your best if not
the best !!!:))
I Loved it !!!!
Cheers
Dani Cheers Dani, you are too kind  Thanks for commenting, it's good to hear you are back also best wishes Alyn
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Hi Alyn.
Very much an "Alyn" production - always original, always interesting.
Even though all your songs are so different from each other, they all somehow retain that style which you seem to have perfected.
Great track.
ROG. Thanks for that, with my voice that style sorta was a natural progression!! Glad you enjoyed it and I am glad some people like it LOL Hope all is cool up Yorkshire way! Alyn
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