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Hi guys, another great collaboration. Super job on all aspects from vocals, mix, writing to great overall sound with Tom adding his magic on guitar. Thanks Janice, Bud, Floyd and Tom for working so good together and bringing us a super song.
Sonny Thanks Sonny for the listen and the kind remarks. We appreciate it and your support. J&B
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Looks like we're a little late to the party......
But just in time to hear this song which has great vocals, a very steady rock groove and very nice lyrics!
Tom's contribution is valuable as always!
Happy birthday Bud, you sure don't look like 70 as far as we can tell.
Music must be keeping you young ;-)
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Seriously when is the album coming out! You are too kind! Thanks! J&B Great stuff guys. Super song superbly put together. Wow, I love that vocal delivery!   John We and especially Janice appreciate that John! J&B
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You folks can do it all. You are surely right -- keep negativity at bay the best you can. good message and good tune.
One suggestion, if you want to do rock, study someone like the lead singer from Counting Crows. He really pushes his vocal to the limit during the verses -- and then cranks it up during the chorus (ha, ha). Janice is mighty close, but I think she can even dig deeper. Hmmm, easy for me to say.
Still an excellent performance, though. Good write and arrangement, too. Thanks, glad you liked it. Well, for one rock outing a year I reckon this will have to do. Too old to study!
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I appreciate the mention, but folks should know - I didn't do anything other than lend an ear at some point - I hardly remember doing that...  Some outstanding lyrical phrases in this - Noel mentioned several. Well executed throughout. I like the band. I really don't see this as "outside" of what you do - seems smack in the middle of a wide range of styles that you cover! And I'd call it Americana myself - whadda I know? Nice mix (which goes without saying) I like your singer! Where'd ya find her? Good music, y'all. fj Happy belated birthday!
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Another classic strong delivery from you guys, together with really thought-provoking lyrics. You never fail to deliver something solid, this one is certainly no exception.
Top job - again.
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Catchy, from the title to the outro.
I do think the drums are too hot, maybe just the snare and mainly in the verses. The guitars and the vocals are outstanding, naturally:)
'pulling me back all the time, girl you ain't gotta prayer
well it may look like I'm still here, but I'm getting there'
Cha-ching!
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It's good to see you break out of the confines of your "normal" style that you had cast for yourselves. I like this.
Everything sounds good. One thing that stuck out to me was the snare. It sounds really nice but it's a bit too loud in the mix.
Negative folks are all over the place and it's easy to commiserate with them, but you can't afford to do that if you want to be happy and get things done. I don't like hanging with or having discussions with folks who are always going to the negative side of things. The sun is shining in my world. Thanks Herb. Glad you liked it. Been listening a lot to three or four of our fav Americana artists and that's likely what influenced my mix of the hot snare. I couldn't agree more with your thoughts on negativity. Run run run run J&B
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Just a quick thanks to all who commented on my part in this. Bud and Janice are so accommodating and accepting of my input it's almost too easy. Thanks to them both for asking me to participate. Tom
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Hi Janice and Bud.
First off.... and most importantly....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Bud!
I really enjoyed listening to Janice sing this. The change of style took me by surprise.... but it was a good surprise. As always, Tom's contribution is like co-icing on the cake.
I also found myself thinking, "What a great use of connotation!" and "What a great use of metaphor!" on a number of occasions. Phrases such as "foes of happiness", "stained by anger", "sprout up around my soul", "garden of shame", "poison my peace" are so very visual and add a huge emotional punch. The rhyming of Happiness with Bitterness is also a masterstroke -- minor stress rhyme and using words that have opposite meanings.... very effective!
Really excellent work from everyone!
Regards
Noel Thanks Noel. It was fun experimenting a bit but keeping it all in the Americana tent. I sincerely appreciate you mentioning the lyric. I'm not a prolific writer and having you take time to quote from my write is very gratifying. Of course sans Janice's melody and vocal this would never have seen the light of day. Thank you very much! J&B,
Excellent vocals on this. Thx for posting.
SD Thank you very much! J&B
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Looks like we're a little late to the party......
But just in time to hear this song which has great vocals, a very steady rock groove and very nice lyrics!
Tom's contribution is valuable as always!
Happy birthday Bud, you sure don't look like 70 as far as we can tell.
Music must be keeping you young ;-)
Rob & Anne-Marie Thanks you two -- very glad you liked it. Not looking 70? Thanks as the photo is current....if anything is keeping me younger it's our love of mountain biking, kayaking and hiking -- some of which we do every day. Most of our friends are 25 or more years younger than me and they keep us "in the game" trying to keep up. Thanks again, J&B
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Love the title, love the vocals, wow!, love Tom's guitar work, man!
love the drivin' groove of this thing, love how Bud puts everything together so well. Yeah, it's pretty good.
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I appreciate the mention, but folks should know - I didn't do anything other than lend an ear at some point - I hardly remember doing that... Some outstanding lyrical phrases in this - Noel mentioned several. Well executed throughout. I like the band. I really don't see this as "outside" of what you do - seems smack in the middle of a wide range of styles that you cover! And I'd call it Americana myself - whadda I know? Nice mix (which goes without saying) I like your singer! Where'd ya find her? Good music, y'all. fj Happy belated birthday! Your ears are golden  Thanks for the nice comments and for mentioning the lyric. Where did I find the singer? I was recording some tracks the other evening and she walked in -- said she was driving by and saw a light on.....
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Another hit. You guys always hit the bulls eye. Great job!
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Another classic strong delivery from you guys, together with really thought-provoking lyrics. You never fail to deliver something solid, this one is certainly no exception.
Top job - again.
Thanks for the very kind words! J&B
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Janice Bud and Tom,
Janice's voice is always beautiful and this laid-back rock song shows it off well.
and what an outro her voice and the "finger noises" right at the end
enjoyed a lot
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Hey another super one!!
If you' ll be on tour in Italy a day, I'll be there...
Your songs always have something engaging.
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Catchy, from the title to the outro.
I do think the drums are too hot, maybe just the snare and mainly in the verses. The guitars and the vocals are outstanding, naturally:)
'pulling me back all the time, girl you ain't gotta prayer
well it may look like I'm still here, but I'm getting there'
Cha-ching!
We appreciate you listening and commenting. Yep, Tom did his usual fine work on this one. We listen extensively to several Americana artists and like John Mellencamp, for example, they tend to feature a hot snare. So that's my excuse Just a quick thanks to all who commented on my part in this. Bud and Janice are so accommodating and accepting of my input it's almost too easy. Thanks to them both for asking me to participate. Tom Thanks Tom! We would never have finished this project without you joining in. J&B
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Love the title, love the vocals, wow!, love Tom's guitar work, man!
love the drivin' groove of this thing, love how Bud puts everything together so well. Yeah, it's pretty good.
Kenny All of us very much appreciate you saying that Kenny. Thanks!!!
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Another hit. You guys always hit the bulls eye. Great job! Thanks David....not sure about always but we do give it our best shot! J&B Janice Bud and Tom,
Janice's voice is always beautiful and this laid-back rock song shows it off well.
and what an outro her voice and the "finger noises" right at the end
enjoyed a lot
Alyn Thank you Alyn. That means a lot since this style of song isn't something I attempt very often. We appreciate you! Janice
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