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Hi, Scott !
I loved it too !!!
Cheers
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Awesome tune. Toe tapper . Excellent vocals and lyrics
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Scott, This is brilliant! Why isn't this on the radio?  I abhor comparisons, but I'm hearing the best of Jonathan Edwards in this one. Really nice! Regards, Bob Whoa. Thank you, Bob! Hi Scott,
This is the first song that I have heard from you and I enjoyed it a lot. Good production, lyrics, vocals and instrumentation. Sounds like what I would like to do right now! You have a very good voice and writing skills and I look forward to (hopefully) more than one a year.
Sonny Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment, Sonny. Scott,
A good write. Catchy. Your best vocal, I think. The harmonies are nice, too.
(At the risk of offending Bob), this one sounded like something Kenny Chesney would do.
I think you should replace the fingerpicking guitar with a strum (There is a high-strung strum that would be good if it is in the tempo area - or a syncopated strum). The fingerpicking doesn't fit the rest of the feel of the song - the strum would "hit the ground running".
Really good mix. Very enjoyable.
Nice to see ya around.
floyd First, what I'm most excited about is that so far the mix is passing muster! Regarding the guitar, you mean in that first verse? When I play the song, the way I wrote it, it's with palm-muted driving 8th or 16th notes. In the BiaB version I opted to ease into it a bit, and I'm not sure I could find the right RT. I probably just need to play that guitar part. Thanks for checking it out and for those nice words, Floyd.
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Regarding the guitar, you mean in that first verse? When I play the song, the way I wrote it, it's with palm-muted driving 8th or 16th notes. In the BiaB version I opted to ease into it a bit, and I'm not sure I could find the right RT. I probably just need to play that guitar part.
Yes. That 1st verse. The finger-picking is not right for this. The song has a great rhythm to it - the fingerpicking guitar starts it on "the wrong foot".... the song is too good to have something like that "detract" from it... if you can't find the right RT, then you should do it yourself... if that doesn't work out, get some help here on the forum... Tom, Herb, (me)... but you can do this...
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It all been said! I really loved the song after the first verse. Everything after that verse is radio ready IMHO.
I agree with Floyd about replacing that finger picking part. IMHO it should be replaced.
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Wow Scott. Top notch all the way. Very professional and a quality write and production.
Really enjoyable listen.
Thanks for giving it a spin, Charlie. Glad you enjoyed it:) Well constructed.Love this.
Thanks for listing.
Rob I appreciate the listen, Rob! Really enjoyed that - great chorus.
Very well put together and performed. Thank you so much, Peter. Hi Scott,
a catchy song with nice vocals
and harmonies.
Enjoyable listen.
Guenter
Thank you, Guenter. My harmonies are always trial and error. I practice/sing one part against the lead and then repeat if adding another vocal part.
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Hi Scott.
That was one powerful mix and I have to say that personally, I liked it exactly as it was.
This song has the makings of a classic and you really need to be posting some more like this.
Great storyline, and super vocals.
Loved it!
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hi scott fantastic peace love it great job thanks for sharing eric awesome vocal
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Hi Scott,
What a great song! Love the upbeat message and tempo. I'm gonna stay outta the "sounds like ..." discussion, other than to say it sounds like Scott on his best day. And there ain't a thing wrong with that!
As far as the finger picking that Floyd mentioned, I tend to agree with him. I think it would give the song just a bit more drive, and for the listener, the sense of more of an urgency to get to the beach.
But, all that said ... great song. Loved my listen!
Alan Thanks for giving it a spin and for that upbeat review, Al. I appreciate your suggestions. Scott, Catchy, catchy, catchy. Nice mix. An upbeat feel good tune. Excellent vocals. You can really sing. I really like this. You should come around more often you've been missed. Tom Gosh, thanks Tom. Funny how a song that seemed sort of odd at it's inception ended up being okay. I may have mentioned that I used to refer to my songs as 'feel good music' so your 'feel good tune' description makes me feel good:)
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Hi Scott,
Great song, very good vocals and harmonies.
Rob and Anne-Marie Thanks for the listen, you two:) She can wave a long goodbye to our vapor trail
Call your mama, tell her 'get the mail'
One of my favorites among a lot of great lines!! This is really good all the way around. Fun and easy to relate to. Great stuff!! Take care. Greg Thank you, sir. I was toying with working 'vapor trail' into the song along with telling 'Mama' goodbye somehow. I'm partial to that line myself:) One of your best Scott! Loved it. Appreciate it, Josie:) Very nice listen. Enjoyed the verses and it takes off in the chorus.
Fantastic vocals. Cheers. "Takes off in the chorus." Thank you! Scott, that was brilliant. There is some good country on this here forum  great vocals, catchy tune excellent Alyn Yep. Lots of good music, new songs all the time. I'm woefully behind in listening. Hey, thanks for taking the time, Alyn, and for those comments.
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nice song,
good sound and real tracks ensemble.
Nice voice too.
Sergio
Thanks for giving it a spin, Sergio:) Nice work my friend.
It's a nice, upbeat, feel good song.
Loved the line about waving goodbye to our vapor trail.... that was good. It created the perfect imagery in my mind.
One thing I think maybe didn't work as well as it could or should have, is the bridge. The song is sunny and upbeat and the bridge is kind of a musical downer... slower and darker... I would consider dropping the bridge and just come straight back into the chorus. This bridge seems to fit my personal rule for "bridge or not"..."NOT" ..... because it really doesn't seem to add any new or crucial info or a twist that makes you view the song from a totally new perspective suddenly after hearing it. It's more of a filler and you don't need or want filler for the sake of filler. If you're going to add a bridge, try making it shorter. Halve it to two simple lines that add some insight. I think part of my dislike for it was that it was too long. If you need to slow it down, temporarily lose some energy, and make it darker... don't stay there long. Get back to the chorus, sunshine and energy as quickly as possible. 2 short lines and done...
If it was mine, I would come right back from the solo into the chorus. Don't give it a chance to lose the energy level you have going.
And .... shorten the title to "Get the Mail"
Man, I really liked this song. It's got that "island theme" in it and I tend to love those kind of songs.... toes in the sand, drink in my hand.... (Chesney lyrics there.... my wife is a HUGE KC fan, so I've become somewhat of an expert on island country)
Excellent write. Thanks for all of those thoughts and recommendations, Herb. I gotta' say that getting a thumbs up from you means a lot. I would have liked to weave in some Hawaiian slack key guitar - I started to record my own, but gave it up. Luckily some of those lead guitar RT's sounded 'island' enough to work. Btw, I changed the title to 'Get The Mail.' Thanks for listening. Scott, since folks are comparing we'll throw ours in. How's about Chesney meets Buffet?  This has a most enjoyable upbeat feel and the write is really good with nice imagery. As Janice just said "let's go there right now!" J&B "Let's go there right now!" That's exactly what I was hoping for. Have fun:) I really didn't know where this song was going when I started it, all I had was that 'Call your Mama...' line. We lived in HI for a few years, and I did sing karaoke to my wife at the Outrigger Reef Waikiki during our first days there. Once that story found it's way into the song, it was off to the islands. Glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year! Thank you, Keith. Hi, Scott !
I loved it too !!!
Cheers
Dani Appreciate that, Dani. Sorry I'm so tardy in responding. It all been said! I really loved the song after the first verse. Everything after that verse is radio ready IMHO.
I agree with Floyd about replacing that finger picking part. IMHO it should be replaced. Thanks for the feedback, Mario. Happy New Year! Hi Scott.
That was one powerful mix and I have to say that personally, I liked it exactly as it was.
This song has the makings of a classic and you really need to be posting some more like this.
Great storyline, and super vocals.
Loved it!
ROG. Whoa! Thank you, Rog!! Happy New Year:) hi scott fantastic peace love it great job thanks for sharing eric awesome vocal Thanks for checking it out.
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Hi Scott,
This is terrific. I really enjoyed listening.... up beat, fun lyrics, well crafted arrangement... I'm heading back for another run through!
All the best,
Noel
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great country sound in your song.
Well sung.
Nice real tracks used.
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Hi Scott,
This is terrific. I really enjoyed listening.... up beat, fun lyrics, well crafted arrangement... I'm heading back for another run through!
All the best,
Noel Thanks, Noel! I actually 'released' this song through CD Baby. First time I've ever done that. It's even on iTunes now.
great country sound in your song.
Well sung.
Nice real tracks used.
Sergio
Thank you so much, Sergio! What would we do without those RT's? Happy New Year:)
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