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52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky #352499 06/02/16 10:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota F fgrittner OP Expert
OP fgrittner Expert F Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota	Here is my week 22 recording: Out Along the Western Sky https://52tracksblog.com/2016/06/02/track-22-out-along-the-western-sky/ EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT THAT INTERESTED IN THE MUSIC, please check out the photo by a friend of mine. Stunning. If last week's song was grungy Neil Young, this week's is the folkier Neil. I kept this arrangement simple. At one point I had piano, organ, fiddle, and pedal steel RTs on the track but stripped it down to RT bass and drums. I played banjo-guitar and a baritone wood-bodied resonator guitar. Thanks for listening. Fred Out Along the Western Sky Out along the Western Sky Crows and wolves pass on by Whispered words like cottonwood Blow away misunderstood Trees have roots that hold them true Straight-line wind can drop them too Wishing I had said goodbye Out along the Western Sky Out along the Western Sky Two half-truths make a lie I have walked the King’s Highway With righteous pilgrims led astray Dust and thunder play duets I’m so close I’m not there yet Wishing I had said goodbye Out along the Western Sky Out Along the Western Sky The softest thoughts amplify Fallen idols cast about Planting fields with seeds of doubt Cut myself on common sense Against the grain of coincidence Wishing I had said goodbye Out along the Western Sky Out Along the Western Sky Shadowed hands mark my eyes Bloodied moon black-eyed sun Countdown days have just begun Fellow travelers in my heart Look for things to take apart Wishing I had said goodbye Out along the Western Sky Wishing I had said goodbye Out along the Western Sky Copyright 2016 Fred Grittner All Rights Reserved Fred Grittner 2020 iMac, Sequoia 15.5, Logic Pro https://fredgrittner.bandcamp.com

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky fgrittner #352510 06/02/16 11:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 23 Nashville Tn. Dave Chambliss Enthusiast
Dave Chambliss Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 23 Nashville Tn.	Excellent writing!!! I've listened to several of your songs. All are well written songs. It takes years of writing to write songs of this calibre. Dave Chambliss

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky fgrittner #352515 06/02/16 01:10 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Fred Sounds very good (and the photo is excellent) - nice lyrics, nice arrangement and melody.

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky fgrittner #352521 06/02/16 03:26 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,453 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,453 North Carolina	I love these really simple productions Fred. Your voice and instrumentations are clean and pure. Very enjoyable!!!!! Great lyrics too. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky fgrittner #352554 06/03/16 02:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,865 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,865 Florida	A pleasant listen, Fred. Production is just what this ought to be. I often tell people that if you only use BIAB for bass and drums and add your guitar, the program is worth getting. You prove that in spades. As ones of your commenters said, a harmony would be nice on this. It is a gorgeous picture. floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky floyd jane #352583 06/03/16 08:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota F fgrittner OP Expert
OP fgrittner Expert F Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota	Thanks for the comments. Floyd, a musical collaborator of mine heard the track last night and emailed to say he heard a harmony vocal part. Great minds think alike. I am going to send him the track. Fred Fred Grittner 2020 iMac, Sequoia 15.5, Logic Pro https://fredgrittner.bandcamp.com

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky fgrittner #352618 06/03/16 02:32 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Another pretty song Fred!! There are some really nice poetic lines in there. I liked the sparse arrangement. Enjoyed it! Take care. Greg

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky Greg Johnson #352648 06/03/16 11:34 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC Pat Marr Veteran
Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson Another pretty song Fred!! There are some really nice poetic lines in there. I liked the sparse arrangement. Enjoyed it! Take care. Greg what Greg said! (I'm thinking of licensing Greg to serve as my spokesman on everything, since he tends to say just what I was getting ready to say) ;-) The photo is indeed awe inspiring, and it goes well with the song as a visual reference. Nice project all around, Fred! You must be very pleased with this one! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: 52 Tracks Project - Week 22 - Out Along the Western Sky Pat Marr #352705 06/04/16 08:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota F fgrittner OP Expert
OP fgrittner Expert F Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,167 St. Paul, Minnesota	Thanks, Greg and Pat! Much appreciated. Fred Fred Grittner 2020 iMac, Sequoia 15.5, Logic Pro https://fredgrittner.bandcamp.com

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